Thank you for the review Amelia :)
You're right that they are too young to walk around without adult supervision so I changed their ages into 8 years old.
Hope you enjoy the rest of the story 😉
"She still looks sad." Barry tapped at Cisco while looking at her.
"Ssh looking at her ! She might suspect something." Cisco whispered. "Just wait okay. Wait."
A few minutes later, the bell rang and most of their classmates began to leave.
"Caitlin, you coming with us ?" Cisco invited Caitlin.
"Of course. I always walk with you guys everyday." Caitlin raised an eyebrow.
"I just thought your mom is going to fetch you or something." Cisco said while stuffing his bag with his things.
"My mom's always busy." Caitlin put up forced smile on her face.
"Hey guys, we should get going." Barry told the two as he put his bag on his back.
The three were the last ones to leave the classroom along with their teacher.
"Good Bye Teacher Wells." The three waved him goodbye.
"Good bye Barry,Cisco and our birthday girl,Caitlin. Again, Happy Birthday Caitlin." Wells patted her head and walked into another direction.
The two tried to act like they didn't hear anything.
"Caitlin, mind if we hang out for a while in the park ?" Cisco invited as they walk near the park.
"Sure, It's just a normal day for me." She said as she walked with her head down.
In a few steps, they had reached the park and they decided to seat on one the marble chairs. They sat there for a little while to relax their tiny feet.
"Hey, what they doing ?" Barry pointed at the kid with her mother, threw some coins, at the fountain.
"They are wishing." Cisco said to him as he opened his bag and get a candy.
Barry raised his eyebrow and said "Since when they allowed it to be a wishing fountain ? We have been hanging out here for the rest of our lives but that fountain is just a fountain,not a wishing one."
"Change is inevitable Barry." Cisco unwrapped his candy and eat it.
Upon hearing this, Caitlin bit her lower lip.
"So why don't we accept the change ? Coins on me." Barry reached for coins in his pocket and gave each to his friends.
They walked towards the fountain.
"I have an idea. It's better if we make a group wish. Each one of us should say what is our wish for our group. Coins on me. One group wish and one individual wish." Cisco suggested to them as he gave them a coin.
"That's great Cisco !" Caitlin smiled.
"We should hold hands together for the group wish and close our eyes too." Cisco grabbed Caitlin's hand while she get Barry's hand.
"No peeking, wish will be voided if you peek." Cisco warned them "1…2…3 Close" he counted as they close their eyes. "I'll go first" he hold Caitlin's hand tigther and said " I wish that we'll have superpowers someday and become superheroes! Barry's the flash, I'll be Vibe and Caitlin's Killer Frost. I know Killer Frost is evil but later on she will be a great hero, fighting along with the Flash and Vibe against those bad metahumans."
"Excuse me… What are metahumans ?" Barry, still eyes closed,asked Cisco.
"They are people with powers. But some of them use it for bad things. So our team, with our great powers, are going to stop them. Caitlin, you're next." Cisco smiled wider.
"Okay. My wish is we still be close to each other even a lot of things change. Just like Cisco said, change is inevitable. I hope that our bond will remain very intact through the years." Caitlin said with her voice cracking.
"That's a great wish Caitlin." Barry, without opening his eyes knows that she is a crying a little, so he complimented her to cheer her up.
"Thank you Barry. Your turn."
"My dream is to become a great forensic scientist, Caitlin's becoming a doctor and Cisco wants to be a mechanical engineer and become the owner of Ramon Industries. I wish that we will achieve our dreams someday." Barry smiled.
"Okay. Now, still eyes closed, we should throw our coins. 1…2…3" Cisco said as he removed his hands from Caitlin's. The three threw their coins in the fountain.
"I hope my coin didn't hit something else. It's time for individual wishes. No peeking !"
Barry finished his wish earlier while Caitlin is still wishing. So he watched her quietly. As he watch her, he noticed that tearing are falling from her eyes.
"Caitlin, are you okay ?" He moved a little closer and asked her.
Cisco came behind with a party popper and with a cake. He gave the cake to Barry as he launched the party popper.
"I'm o—-"
Caitlin, being surprised, opened her eyes and turn around to see Cisco
with the party popper.
"Good thing, our house never ran out of party poppers!" He stared at the party popper.
"HAPPPPY BIRTHDAY CAITLIN !" He greeted her.
Caitlin hug him. "Thank you" she said with her voice cracking.
"Wait ! Are you crying ?" Cisco pulled back from her hug to see her face. "Oh my god Caitlin, we are really sorry for the delay." Cisco apologized.
"Not a problem Cisco." Caitlin wiped her tears. "I'm just surprised and very happy that you guys are my friends."
"Awwwwwww" Cisco hug her. Afterwards, she turned around to see Barry holding the cake.
Barry smiled at her and said "Happy Birthday Cait."
"Thank you." She smiled while Cisco interrupted "Hey why don't we sit first for Caitlin to blow her cake !"
"Great Idea Cisco. But we should clean our mess later." She pointed at the confettis on the grass.
"Don't worry about that Caitlin, we'll clean it later." Cisco winked at her as they walk towards the nearest table.
Barry laid the cake on the table and then search for a lighter.
"Dude, I forgot the lighter !" Barry said while searching in his bag.
Cisco rolled his eyes.
Barry snapped his finger to the candle.
"What are you doing ?" Cisco furrowed his eyebrows.
"I'm making fire with my powers."
"Barry, it won't work. It needs a reactant. I don't know. Maybe we need to explore more what your capabilities are." Cisco explained to him.
"Cheer up Barry. Anyway, here's a lighter. Be careful." Caitlin handed him a lighter.
Barry lit the candle and sang together with Cisco the Birthday song.
Caitlin closed her eyes, made a wish and blew her candle.
"Again, Happy Birthday Caitlin !" The two greeted as they lay a gift wrapped in blue wrapper with silver ribbon.
Caitlin hesistantly get the gift and opened it.
"Operation ?" She raised an eyebrow while the two nodded.
"Woah ! I love it ! Thank you so much !"
"You're welcome Caitlin. Barry and I saved up for that, it warms our heart that you love it" Cisco genuinely smiled.
"Did you like the cake ?" Barry asked her.
"We baked it but Mrs. Allen supervised us. I hope it tastes good" Cisco added.
"Awww" Caitlin's eyes are going to water again. "I'm going to miss you."
The two share a look and Cisco said "We are not going anywhere Caitlin, and you also. Wait, are you ?"
"I'm…I'm going to France." She said as she wiped the tears away.
"That should be a good thing right ?" Cisco narrowed his eyebrows
"That's your dream, right ?" Barry cut in.
"But I'm going to be there for good."
The three remained silent for a while.
"Then we should at least enjoy your days here. Starting right now !" Barry tried to make the scenario more lively.
"Barry's right." Cisco smiled. "So let's see if this things works." He unboxed the toy and they started playing for the rest of the afternoon.
