Hi guys! So this is my very first story, but I've been playing with this idea for a while. There seems to be a bit of a lull in the snowbarry fanfics recently, and with this months on end hiatus we are facing, I thought I would just throw this fic out there. Don't feel obliged to review if you don't want to because I won't withhold updates if there's not enough favorites or follows or anything like that(I would really appreciate it though!). You also won't have to worry about me not updating chapters for weeks or months (don't you hate that!) because I'm actually pretty far along in this story. Like I said, I've been slowly writing more and more for the past few months & wouldn't have posted it had there not been such a decrease in snowbarry stories (Im shy about my writing). I also tend to write pretty long chapters (like 2-3000 per) so if you don't like it...sorry. :)

Ch 1

When S.T.A.R Labs discovered their next metahuman, it was completely by accident. Barry was just leaving Jitters to head back to the precinct when he noticed a girl sitting in the corner of the cafe. This wasn't anything abnormal given it was a Tuesday and there were handfuls of people scattered around the place. But for some unknown reason, call it instinct, he felt like there was something different about her.

She was engrossed in watching a man and woman on the other side of the cafe and didn't even notice Barry studying her. He followed her gaze to the pair having a platonic conversation, nothing noteworthy about the two, and was confused. Why did she seem to be so interested in what they were doing? Her demeanor was akin to a lion watching its prey. Suddenly, she did something strange. Touching three fingers to her slightly puckered lips, the girl blew a kiss to her completely oblivious victims.

She then stood up with a satisfied smile and contentedly walked out of Jitters, barely even glancing at the puzzled Barry Allen standing in the middle of the cafe.

His eyes followed her as she rounded the corner, wondering if he should go after her. Deciding to wait and see what happens, Barry sits back down. Not even five seconds later, the couple surprises Barry by launching at each other, aggressively grabbing the other's face.

He rolls forward on the balls of his feet, ready to break the fight, when he gets an even bigger shock. They weren't fighting at all; they were kissing. Two strangers were engaging in a heavy make out session right in front of his eyes. Well, in front of everyone at Jitters. It was like a switch was flipped. One second they were conversing in an utterly platonic manner, the next they seemed

"Crazy about each other!" he exclaims to the S.T.A.R labs trio

"Barry, are you sure they weren't just a couple really into public displays of affection?" Caitlin asks with one eyebrow raised

"Or like..really bad at expressing their feelings. You know, without their tongues down each other's mouth" Cisco adds

Caitlin wrinkles her nose at his remark

"No, guys trust me" Barry assures "You didn't see what I saw in there. There's no way they would have done that- acted like that- without someone messing with their minds somehow. I mean, why would someone randomly blow a kiss to two strangers?" he pointed out, noticing their reluctance to believe he stumbled upon a metahuman during a coffee break. "And why would two people, who looked like they barely even knew each other, suddenly act like starving hitchhikers who found water? Like they can't get enough of one another."

"So..what? She's a metahuman that can make people…want to sleep with each other?" Cisco asks with a hint of amusement

Barry rolls his eyes "No no, something more complicated than that. I think she can make whoever she wants fall in love"

Caitlin tilts her head slightly. He always loves it when she does that.

"Like Cupid?"

"Yes! Exactly. Except I'm not sure if blowing kisses is the only way she can influence people"

"Hmm..a female Cupid…" Cisco says thoughtfully. Barry could already see the wheels turning in his head, thinking what nicknames she could be dubbed with.

"Well, Mr. Allen," a, up until now, quiet Dr. Wells begins "I would do a little more research into this girl before we confront her. If she turns out to be a normal person and we make ourselves known, that could be very bad for all of us. Find out how she uses her powers first"

"and if she can affect other aspects of human emotion such as anger and fear" Caitlin chimes in excitedly

Barry nods "Okay. Cisco, run the facial recognition software and see if you can find a match"

Cisco sits down at the computer desk. "I need to know her name to even pull up a face in the dataset and I am 100% sure that I am 0% certain where to even begin"

Barry looks at him with surprise "How did we find all the metas before?"

Caitlin looks up from her desk "Well usually they're all bad guys that make themselves known by terrorizing Central City" she starts typing on her tablet "and in her defense, it's not like she's out to take over the city or cause chaos"

Cisco smirks "You know, unless she's going for the 'All's fair in love and war' type of thing"

Barry plops down on the exam bed "How are we even going to find her then?"

"If you give me a description I can try and run facial recognition off the features and narrow it down. But that's still a LOT of people to go through" Cisco slumps in his chair, just exhausted by the thought of it

"Well at least it's a start." Barry offers "Okay, she has brown hair and -" he begins

"Short or long?" Cisco interrupts

He thinks "Long. Really long"

"Light or dark?" Caitlin questions

"Err..darkish. Actually, a little bit darker than yours, Cait"

He beams at her and she smiles back, trying to ignore the way her cheeks slightly blush at the simple comment

'Calm down Caitlin, anyone can point out your hair color' her self conscious mutters sarcastically.

'Yeah but they can't somehow turn it into a compliment like Barry' she argues with herself. 'Focus, Caitlin' she reminds herself. She promptly turns her attention back to the conversation at hand.

By this time Wells has wheeled himself out of the room, clearly having said all he wanted to on the matter. Where he went off to most days was still a mystery and a question in the back of everyone's mind. I mean, a guy in a wheelchair can only go so far.

"Eye color?" Cisco notes

Barry scratches the back of his head "Lightish brown..ish?"

"How tall would you estimate?"

"Eh, 5'4..give or take"

"How old? Mid or late twenties? Maybe thirties?" Cisco guesses

Barry shakes his head "Not even. She was young. Probably 18. 19 at the oldest."

Caitlin and Cisco raise their eyebrows at him simultaneously "We've never encountered a metahuman that young yet.." Caitlin shifts uncomfortably, then starts walking towards him "Be careful when you go out there. Her powers might be stronger than the other metas because she got them before reaching full adulthood. And she may not be able to control them that well"

She stops in front of him and has that crease between her eyebrows.

Barry knew it well.

It was the same one he always saw when she was patching him up or when he was about to leave for another fight. Caitlin has always been a worrier and he couldn't- can't bring himself to admit how much he loved when it was over him.

Barry puts his hands on her shoulders and gives a small squeeze, mimicking her face

"You know Dr. Snow, I have this thing.." He lowers his voice to a whisper "a 'special ability' you could call it…" he breaks out into a playful smile "It's called healing fast"

She pushes him away and whacks his arm not so gently with the tablet in her hands.

Barry looks down at the red mark forming "Ow! That hurt" he says accusingly.

Caitlin smiles in mock amusement "You heal fast, remember?"

Cisco observes their banter quietly. He knew Caitlin had feelings for Barry. He's worked with her for years and doesn't understand how she possibly thinks she can hide this obvious truth.

He saw how she was with Ronnie. Ronnie was the only person who drove her up the wall; he just knew how to push her buttons. But Ronnie also drew out other sides of Caitlin that have been all but nonexistent since his death. Smiling, playful, always worried for those she cared about.

Part of her will always belong to Ronnie. Not Firestorm Ronnie, the one who ran into the accelerator to save her and hasn't come out quite the same ever since. And as for Barry, Cisco knows how much he cares for Iris. He still talks about her quite often even though she is happy and in love with Eddie. He's seen the longing glances Barry gives her when they're in the same room. The 'what if's' that are probably running through the speedsters mind faster than even he can catch up with. Iris is the forbidden fruit.

On the flip side, Cisco also sees the way Barry looks at Caitlin. The sparkle in his eye she brings out even on his worst days, the way he stands a little taller when she is near, even the way he watches her as she concentrates; Barry likes Caitlin. She's the paradise he's trying so hard to find. If only he would stop thinking happiness can only be with Iris, Barry could open his eyes and see that Caitlin is everything he's looking for and more.

Cisco sighs as Barry and Caitlin continue joking. They're both as stubborn as an ox and extremely in-denial. It would have to take a lot for both of them to finally realize the truth.

Rolling his eyes, he enters the description of female cupid into the database

"Okay. The recognition is scanning, but it could take a few hours-even days- for it to come up with the right match"

Caitlin becomes serious and resumes typing away on her tablet as she returns to her chair. Barry starts walking towards the lab entrance "Okay. I'm going to change. Let me know when we get a match"

Caitlin looks at the clock. It was 5:40 on a Tuesday. Tonight is his weekly dinner with Joe and Iris.

She sighs. It was his favorite day of the week and everyone knew why.

Cisco was barely even paying attention, absorbed in something on his computer screen "Later" he mumbles

"Bye" Caitlin mutters quietly, trying her best to seem uninterested.

Barry exits, then returns a moment later "Oh! Cait, can I ask you something?" he stops next to her desk and smiles at her almost shyly.

She whips around "Sure! What is it?"

Her mind is running a mile a minute 'Oh my gosh is he going to ask me to dinner with the West's? I don't have anything nice enough for a dinner like that. I mean, I know them but I obviously want to impress them, but all my dresses look like I'm about to attend a board meeting. Maybe they don't dress that nice for dinner. What do they even wear? Maybe I could wear that dress I got-'

He interrupts her train of thought

"Can you give me some advice on what kind of shirt to wear with those new pants I bought?"

*No not interrupts, more like crashes and burns her train of though*

Caitlin looks at him in surprise. He notices her expression and, assuming it's confusion, continues "You know, the ones you practically made me buy when we were at the mall last week? I kind of want to impress Iris by looking nice tonight. And since you were telling me how nice they looked, I thought Iris might like them too" he smiles at her expectantly.

'See that's what you get for getting ahead of yourself. He loves Iris. You're just his physician' her self conscious mocked.

She really hated that snarky little voice inside her head.

Noticing the hesitation on her face, Barry starts backtracking "I know it's stupid because she's with Eddie and everything but I just thought if I tried to make an impression- "

Caitlin plasters an enthusiastic smile on her face and interrupts "No, no. I think that's sweet of you. You should wear that navy button down you wore last week…and maybe a tie"

"You think it'll impress her?" he asks hopefully

Caitlin turns back towards her desk "Definitely" she forces through gritted teeth

He grins "Okay! Thanks, Cait. See you guys tomorrow" he says as he swiftly walks out, practically bouncing with excitement.

Once Caitlin knows for sure he has left, she lets out the breath she's been holding and leans back in her chair.

Cisco watches her from the corner of his eye and sighs.

So there is Chapter 1. It's not my favorite chapter that I've written so far, but it is essential. If you don't like this story...stop reading? Haha and if you aren't a snowbarry fan...I legitimately do not understand why you are reading this. Seriously though. I tried to keep the characters true to themselves from the show, but I also wanted to delve a little deeper into their interactions off screen. Also, I sometimes take small snippets from scenes in the show to use but it won't ever be the entire dialogue, more like a central idea. Lastly, in this story no one knows that Harrison Wells is the Reverse Flash (they might learn later on, who knows) and Eddie is obviously not dead. Caitlin already knows about Firestorm and the whole Ronnie/Stein thing as well. Hope this story helps ease a little of the hiatus pain before season 2!