"So," Alex began as the two sat at a secluded table with their coffee cups in front of them. "Is there a reason you decided to follow me out of STAR Labs?" she asked curiously as she fiddled with her cup. The frustration she felt earlier had slightly subsided on their way to Jitters.
"We want your help to save Iris," Cisco said leaning in a bit closer so he could talk in a quieter tone. Alex let out a bitter laugh.
"Yeah, it really sounded like she wanted my help," she replied sarcastically.
"Everyone's a bit reluctant, but it's just because they're just scared. In the past, we've been let down by people we've trusted," Cisco explained. As he spoke, Alex could almost hear the heartbreak in his voice. "People we loved and admired betrayed us," he continued as he too began to run his fingers over his cup of coffee.
"Then why are you so willing to trust me when the others aren't?" Alex quickly countered. She wasn't trying to be rude, but her question came off a bit harsher than she intended. Cisco's lips formed a small smirk. Leaning in even closer, he rested his fingers lightly on top of Alex's.
"Cisco, please don't go! If this doesn't work you could die!" Alex pled as she grabbed hold of his forearms to stop him from leaving. He stared down at her with a look of hopelessness.
"And if I don't try she'll come for you," he whispered before lifting his hand to caress her cheek.
Alex quickly pulled both of her hands into her lap, her gaze following. She took a second to compose herself before looking back up at Cisco. He was staring directly at her.
"You're not the only one with visions," he said, his smirk growing into a grin. Alex stared at him in total confusion. It was always hard coming back to the present after seeing an emotional vision, and she had absolutely no idea what was going on in it, but she had to brush it off for the moment.
"You...you have visions too?" she asked in shock. Her heart sank a little. If Cisco had visions too then The Flash wouldn't need her, and if there was nothing she could do to help then was it even possible to save her brother?
"Yeah, but from what you've told me it sounds like ours vary slightly. I was wondering if you could tell me about them?" Cisco asked. His grin had faded and he was now looking at her with undivided attention.
"If I tell you about mine, will you tell me about yours?" she asked hesitantly. Although he admitted to having similar powers, Alex was still nervous to talk about her visions. Ever since they started, she feared if she shared them with the wrong person they would think her crazy.
"Deal," Cisco replied, giving her a charming smile in the process. Alex took a deep breath before she began to explain how the everything started.
"At first they were like brief daydreams; clips flashing before my eyes whenever I talked to someone," she explained, lowering her gaze to her coffee mug.
"Then the dreams started. I would have the most intense dreams like I was actually experiencing everything as it happened. Then came the physical interaction with people. The slightest touch of someone...this sounds insane doesn't it?" she asked worriedly as she looked back up at him.
"No, no," Cisco rushed, fearing Alex might give up and leave any minute. "Please, keep going," he encouraged.
"Physical contact with someone is when the visions are the strongest. I can almost feel what the person is feeling. Like Joe, for instance, during his vision I could practically feel his heartbreak...it was one of the worst experiences I've ever encountered during a vision." Alex closed her eyes as she tried to push that memory away.
"What about with me? What did you see?" Cisco asked playfully, hoping to lighten the mood a bit. Alex looked up at him to find him smiling at her, and she couldn't fight the small laugh that escaped her lips.
"No," she grinned, shaking her head. Cisco scoffed as he dramatically lifted his hand to his heart as if he were offended.
"And why not?" he asked. Her cheeks began to flush as she thought back to what she saw when they first shook hands.
"Because you still haven't told me about your powers," she countered with a smirk causing Cisco to laugh.
"Touché," Cisco conceded as he sat back in his chair feeling a bit more comfortable.
It was now Alex's turn to lean in closer as she listened to Cisco explain how his powers worked. She wouldn't admit it, but she was a bit jealous of his other abilities besides the visions. She then found herself wondering if maybe she, too, had other talents that she had yet to uncover.
