Chapter 4: The Warbler Invasion Part 1
When I brought the Unholy Trinity back to their hotel, I went back to my own apartment. I turned on my laptop, what the others had said struck me. I guess I have been a bit out of commission for about a year and now that I'm out of the coma, I don't want to be bombarded by the Warblers, college friends, or even the lacrosse team for not informing them that I woke up.
I posted in the group the Warblers made to keep in contact. It's original purpose was to help the younger Warblers to contact the older bunch in case of need or for advice. But after Dalton burned down, the Warblers used this as a form of communication to keep in touch with what's going on with everyone's lives. Even without the academy, Once a Warbler, Always a Warbler.
Sebastian Hey guys
It took about five minutes until I was suddenly flooded with notifications
Thad YOU'RE AWAKE! GOOD GOD, BARRY DON'T SCARE US LIKE THAT!
Nick Wow angry capitals, I haven't seen that that angry since you fainted back in Junior year Sebastian
Jeff I agree, good to see you back on your feet, Barry.
Sebastian Thanks, I've been up for about a week, but my foster dad and foster sister practically kidnapped me so I wasn't able to leave their house, I only managed to get online just now since my laptop was in my apartment.
Trent Good to have you back, Seb.
David Good to see you back from the dead. You honestly scared us all to death. We all thought you died. And to think we thought that you'd probably the last one to die on us being so stubborn
Sebastian Haha really funny
Jon He wasn't kidding about that. Good to have you back, Seb.
Sebastian For real?
David Yeah I think Niff were in the lead for that
Sebastian …meh, probably from doing something stupid
Nick HEY!
Jeff We aren't that crazy
Thad Yeah right
Wes Hey, Barry. Good to see you're up and about again.
Thad Am I the only one who is angry that he'd scare us like this again.
Nick Last I remember the last time he did something this stupid was because of not eating. But that isn't as deadly unless Bas is a anorexic…you aren't are you?
Jeff Well he is kind of skinny for someone his height…
Sebastian Guys, just no. Seriously, No.
Thad Well I'm coming over.
Sebastian Wait what?"
Thad I was thinking of visiting. But I only managed to convince my boss for some vacation time.
Nick How I thought you said your boss was a tyrant
Thad Oh, he is. I used the "my best friend got struck by lightning and is in a coma" excuse. It took him three months looking for proof before he could allow me some time off. But only managed to schedule it now.
Wes Well that's great. I think I could head over. I'll just ask my wife to cover my shift.
Sebastian Wait, Wes got married too! When did this happen
Nick About seven months ago.
Sebastian Dammit! Seriously? Why do I keep missing my friend's weddings I mean seriously, I just found out that I missed not only the Brittana Wedding but also Klaine.
Jeff If it makes you feel any better, we also weren't invited. According to Skylar , Brittney and Santana jumped on the two so not even the Warblers(Who were under Blaine's coaching at the time) were invited.
Blaine Hey that wasn't totally my fault. Sue jumped on us. Good to have you back, Barry.
Thad Wait, Blaine KNOWS?
Blaine Knows what?
Sebastian Wait, Blaine is HERE? Please tell me Lady Hummel isn't here too.
Nick Yeah Blaine is here, why wouldn't he be?
Jeff Don't worry, Bas. Kurt isn't here. He didn't form that close of a bond with the other Warblers so he felt awkward in the group and left
Blaine What don't I know
Thad The whole Sebastian-Barry situation
Sebastian Uhh…yeah I sorta met up with Blaine before the whole coma thing. He was here in Central City
Blaine In retrospect, I didn't know that Seb would be in Central City. It was a coincident that I met up with his friend Iris.
Clark Wait! Rewind and stop! First good to have you back, Bear. Second Where was I when this happened!
Nick Bear?
Sebastian Just ignore it Nick, Thanks Clark but I don't know where you were when this happened we met at Jitters.
Wes That's it! Couldn't we all just find some time to meet up or something. This is really getting off topic.
Nick PARTY IN CENTRAL CITY!
Sebastian Don't even think about it.
Jeff Aww kill joy, Bas is back.
Sebastian Shut up.
Thad I don't know about you guys but I have my flight booked already. I'll be over Thursday to give the whole 'why aren't you taking care of yourself' speech then
David Good luck with that Bas.
Blaine Yeah, I haven't seen, Thad this mad since the Sophomore-Junior Prank got out of hand and destroyed his project.
Trent See you guys then Thad, Sebastian, Clark Heading over there Thursday too.
Sebastian How in the world did you get a ticket that fast
Trent I'm not. I have a meeting at Starling City. Which was about 600 miles away so I told my dad I was taking some time off.
Clark …I'll just invade you at your place.
Sebastian I don't live with Iris and Joe anymore
Clark Dammit. I'll just ask Iris where you work
Thad No need, he obviously works with the Forensics at the Police Station. Remember the internship after the stabbing incident, Summer before Senior year?
Blaine …I really did miss a lot in two years I was gone didn't I.
Nick No Sebastian just caused a lot of drama from his time as Captain
Sebastian I wasn't that bad
Jeff No you weren't
Nick Yeah, Hunter was waaay worse.
Sebastian -_-
Thad What happened to that guy anyway?
Sebastian Not sure. Last I talked to him he said he was going back to the Military
Clark You still talk to him?
Nick Are you crazy?
Sebastian He wasn't that bad
Thad No he just broke your arm and nearly killed you.
Jeff Ahh good times.
Sebastian -_-
~()~
Thursday morning, I went to the precinct early to hand in my report on the current case so I could take my day off to meet up with Thad and Trent. It was either I was not as early as I thought, or Clark had a really early sense of time. He walks into the precinct in his Dalton uniform and scarf.
"Barry!" he called as I saw him after leaving the Captain's office. He caught the attention of most of the officers in the precinct. A slightly flamboyant looking guy in a prep school uniform does catch a lot of attention. He frowned looking at my usual get up. "Why haven't you changed yet? We're going to be late picking Thad up from the airport."
"Who's brilliant idea was it to meet up in the airport in the Dalton Uniform anyways?"
"Thad's I think." Clark said. "Now go get changed. I know you have a reputation of being late, but I am not going to let that happen."
I sighed and found my way up the stairs.
~(3rd Person POV)~
Iris entered the precinct Thursday morning to find a familiar face.
"Iris?"
Iris studied the man before her and recognized the preppy looking gay man. "Clark?"
"Hey!" he greeted happily hugging her
"What are you doing here?" she asked then she noticed the get up. "And why are you in Dalton uniform?…wait don't tell me…"
"Yes, I transferred to Dalton a few years ago." he said. "Barry and I were going to pick up Thad and Trent at the airport and instead of a sign we decided wearing some old clothes was going to make looking for each other faster. There is no better way to have a Warbler reunion unless you look the part."
"You were a Warbler too?"
"Yep."
"Where's Barry?"
"He's upstairs getting changed."
"Okay, it was nice meeting you, Clark. My boyfriend…"
"Say no more." Clark said. "I am happy for you though. Who's the lucky guy?"
"My dad's partner."
"Ooo" he winced. "How did he take it?"
"Well he's still alive."
"Then that's a good thing then." Clark said "Now go to your to your man and be love birds."
"Nice seeing you Clark." Iris said then walked over to the main office. She greeted Eddie with a hug from the back. "Hey there."
"Hey Iris." He said looking at Clark who stood outside. "Who was that you were talking to?"
"Oh, that was Clark." Iris said. "He's Barry's friend from his old school."
"Barry went to a private school?"
"Yeah." Iris said. "He was in Ohio for the last two years of high school. He went to a school there Dalton Academy."
"Wait, the all boys school in Westerville? Barry went to a prep school?" Eddie asked in disbelief. "He doesn't look like the kind of person you see in a prep school. I thought that was for snobby spoilt brats."
"That was mean." Iris scolded. "Barry's friends are all very nice. And perfect gentlemen. I mean look how Barry turned out."
Eddie shrugged. "I thought Barry was just a very nice kid. I didn't think it had anything to do with prep school."
"Barry was always nice." Iris said. "He just dresses better after being in Dalton."
"Oh, the collared shirts and blazers? He wears those even on days off." Eddie asked. "I just thought he was gay."
"Eddie!" Iris scolded slapping his arm. "Now that was mean. They wore that every day back in high school. I think he just got used to it."
"I'll take your word for it."
~(Back to BARRY)~
I walked down the stairs to the 'lobby' of the precinct, where Clark was waiting. And so was Trent.
"Trent! When did you get here?"
"Just a few minutes ago." Trent said. "We managed to wrap things up yesterday so I thought I should come early in case there was traffic."
"Great to see you," I said hugging the Warbler.
Clark was frowning at me and started fixing the collar of the blazer, I slapped his hand away and fixed it myself.
"Just because I haven't wore this in years doesn't mean I don't remember how to wear it." I said. "Man, this feels weird and great at the same time."
"Can't help miss a good blazer, right?" Trent said "You even gelled your hair."
"Go big or go home right?"
"Hey Barry." Joe said coming out from the office with Eddie and Iris flanking him. Then he noticed my attire. "Meeting with the Warblers?"
"Yep." I said. "You remember Clark, this is Trent."
"Nice to see you again Detective West." Clark greeted.
"Wow, Bear. I haven't seen you like that since you graduated high school."
"Well I haven't worn this since I graduated."
"Nice look, Barry."
"Thanks Eddie."
"I still don't get why you need to wear the uniform."
"Quoting our friend, Skylar." Clark said then started to create an imitation of our younger uptight friend. "Your look is iconic synonymous with tradition and excellence. Which elevates whoever wears it to sex symbol status."
Trent and I decided to play along and snapped our fingers in the end of his little speech. Which made a familiar smirk return to my lips.
Eddie chuckled. "That is a bit ridiculous."
"Probably, but after Dalton burned to the ground, I guess some of us wanted to reminisce some of the treasures that we had shared there." I said. "These uniforms are the last of what's left of Dalton that we still own. The last artifacts of a place that meant so much to us."
"Anyways, we have to go." Trent said. "Thad's flight should be arriving soon."
"Yeah, we should." I prompted Clark who had this look on his face.
"Are you sure you don't want to do a number first for old time's sake?" he teased seeing as we have done so many numbers here in Central City every time we meet up with other Warblers.
"You could if you want to get arrested, Clark." I ordered bringing a bit of Sebastian back. "And maybe we'd leave you there see where your honor and tradition would take you in the slammer."
"The Head Warbler is back!" Clark exclaimed as he went over to the elevator and dramatically pressed the button. I rubbed the bridge of my nose with my thumb and forefinger feeling a familiar headache come back after rooming with Clark for so long.
"I have never seen you so Snarky, Bear." Iris said. "Are you feeling alright?"
"What? Oh that's nothing." I said. "You've got to give sass to handle these guys sometimes. I dormed with Clark in my Senior year. He knows not to mess with me."
The Elevator dinged and Trent and Clark climbed aboard the elevator. "Come on, Bas."
"Got to go guys, see you later." I said entering the elevator but walking in normal pace.
~()~
Okay this is it for now since it's pretty long. Part two of the Warbler visit would come…next :D
So which of the other Warblers do you think should pop up in Part two?
