Barry's View

Barry and Iris have been doing the "vision test" (the name Iris called it) after school. He was getting good at controlling his ability and the visions were less random, but still, it was not what he wanted. He learned there are rules of this ability. Rule #1: The vision lasts for only about a minute; Rule #2: No matter how similar two visions are, no two are the same; Rule #3, (the rule he hated) You must have had recent physical contact with the person you are having the vision of.

He wished he could just think of Len and find a way to help. Barry sighed. He heard Iris turned to him from where she was sitting.

"Still hung up on the whole touch, vision thing?" He and Iris had become closer to one another and told each other everything. "You have been hanging out with him at the station every week. Why don't you try to touch him?" she asked.

"What if I see something Len doesn't want me to know," he replied.

Iris took a moment to think about what Barry just said before answering, "You might have to do something Len doesn't like because sometimes people don't think they need help."

Barry kept thinking about this until Joe came to pick them up and then dropped Iris off at her mom's house. Joe and Iris' mother has been trying to work on living in both the kids' lives.

Joe turned down the road towards the station before signing and saying, "I have been trying to find out what I can, but unless Detective Snart is caught, I can't do anything." Barry nodded, knowing how much that hurt him to say. Especially after meeting Lisa, Len's middle school sister.

As they pulled up Barry looked at Joe and said, "We will figure this out one way or another," before jumping out and racing to the lab where Len was sitting. Barry stopped when he saw that Len was poorly wrapping a wound; it would anger him every time he saw a mark on Len. He walked up, sat down and stuck out his hand. For some time Barry had been learning first aid from his dad. Len slowly gave up his hand and Barry started to treat it the correct way. Len touched Barry's face where tears were; Barry didn't even know when they started. Barry hugged Len. Len was tense at first, but then he held Barry tighter. They stayed like that for a while, but when they broke Len apart to have a strange expression that sent worried chills down Barry's back.

Len's View

Rewind to that morning

Len got up to start making a normal middle schooler breakfast, or at least what he thought was normal. It was important to him that Lisa got some sort of normalcy, because normal for his dad was a beer and some aspirin for the hangover. For Len's breakfast, it was whatever Lisa didn't eat or something easy.

After breakfast was getting her on the bus and since it was Friday, it was Lisa's ice skating practice today. That meant Len would have to pick her up.

After that dad went to work, which meant that Len left for work as well. After work, Len would go to the station to see Barry. He was really happy that in such a short span of time Barry, Wally, and Iris had become good friends with Lisa, plus Len liked Barry's company when the two were alone.

He heads to the lab since he had to wait for Joe to drop off Iris and come with Barry. Len looked at his arm, it was bad because of the little accident that happened last night when his dad was drunk. He managed to find the medical supplies and start wrapping his arm before Barry came in. Barry has been spending many Fridays patching Len up and the kid was getting good.

Len watched as tears form in Barry's eye and fall down his face. Len couldn't stop himself from reaching out and wiping his face. Len felt his heartache. It had been years since he or Lisa had cried. Most people wouldn't look Len in the eye when they saw the wounds or scars, but Barry never did that. The kid took everything that had happened or was happening to Len and made him feel like it would be alright. Len wished he knew how to make the kid feel the same way he did, but before Len could think, Barry hugged him. Len had never really been hugged before. He knew how it worked or at least had seen people do it before. He slowly wrapped his arms around Barry. He was so warm and… God, he wanted to kiss him.

No, he couldn't do that. Barry was a middle schooler, the same age as Lisa. How could Len even think that? Barry was just so good that Len wanted to hide him from the world. He had never hated his dad as much as he did now. He had turned Len into an emotionless monster, was trying to do the same to Lisa, and was hurting Barry, all for a drink.

Len pushed away slowly, worried that soon he wouldn't be able to keep still anymore. "Sorry," Barry said.

"No, it's okay Barry", Len patted Barry on the head. "Let's go see Lisa, okay?". Barry nodded in agreement. They went to Len's car; Barry and Len had been going together to Lisa's practice for the last few weeks. Even when Len didn't drive him, both Iris and Barry would be there. Iris couldn't come today since she was trying to reconnect with her mother.

Len pulled up to the school and Lisa got in. The second her buttocks hit the seat she turned to Barry and started talking about her day. Barry of course somehow following who "That Bitch" or "Miss know it all" was and why Lisa had to defend her territory. When they got to the ice rink the conversation had become about Iris, her mother, and what Lisa was doing this weekend. Lisa and Barry got out so Len could park the car.

Barry view

When Len was out of earshot Lisa turned and said, "Did you kiss him?"

Barry became red as a tomato. "No... Not yet."

Lisa signed "I thought for sure you did since you keep blushing and looking at him."

Barry breathed out "I think he is worried that I'm too young and I respect that, but I really want to."

Lisa laughed, then ruffled Barry's hair "you're too cute." Lisa left to go change in the locker room and

Barry went to the bleachers to wait for Len. Soon Len joined him and Lisa was practicing her set before her couch came. Barry loved watching Lisa skate. She acted so tough all the time, but when she was skating there was no acting. It was just her, and Barry thought that was amazing.

He started to think back on how he had first met Lisa. Barry knew that Len had a sister, thanks to the vision he had, but he had no idea how to find her. Barry was aware that there was not much he could do to help but he could try to make it easier for them. Iris was the one who found her. At a gym she went to and they become good friends. They loved to try and match Barry with Len. Lisa was happy to have a friend, and she was overjoyed that Barry had a crush on her brother.

Lisa was finishing her practice and yelled at them up in the bleachers, "Let's get some ice cream." Len sat up with a dazed look in his eye and nodded slowly.

Barry laughed "Good morning." Len smiled, and then they met up with Lisa to go out for ice cream. On the ride there Lisa was on the phone and from the sound of it, Iris was on the other end. Len parked the car and they all got out.

As they went to the mall Barry bumped into a guy. Suddenly Barry saw a fire and the guy he bumped into watch the house burn. Barry blinked. He was being held up by Len, while the rest of him was on the ground. Lisa looked at him and asked, "What did you see?" Iris must have explained Barry's ability to her. Len, on the other hand, looked lost and confused at him back and forth to look at the two.

"Fire," Barry choked out, trying to get air into his lungs, "lots of it too." Len carefully let Barry go before getting up and yelling at the guy, who stood still while watching and looked generally confused by everything.

" Watch where you're going," he said.

"He bumped into me." Len was about to go on yelling, but Barry had gotten up.

"He is right, I did and I'm sorry for.." Barry stops, trying to find the words.

The guy ruffled Barry's hair."It's okay Kid, but be more careful next time, okay?"

"Yes," Barry said as a vision of the fire came again, but Barry saw the address this time. Barry found himself watching the guy about Len's age, but with what looked like some burn scars on his hand and lower arm as he walked away.

Lisa now stepped in front of him, blocking the view. "I want vanilla, Barry?"

"Chocolate, " she smiles at Len well he huffed off to get the treats.

"Iris told you?"

"Yes, when we first met."

Barry nodded and sat down "It doesn't freak you out?"

Lisa looked at him, then sat across from him. She put her hands on his. "You see or have seen the worst things that people spend lifetimes trying to hide, and instead of standing on some high horse judging, you try to help. I think it's amazing." Barry smiled happily. Len walked up and gave a weird expression, his eyes focused on their hand. Barry broke free and reached out for his ice cream. He ate it as he watched the secret message being sent by Len and Lisa to each other. Lisa took a bite and shook her head at Len. She continued to eat but would look up at Barry and smile. Barry couldn't help but smile back.

Len's view

Barry was walking to the ice cream stand but then he bumped into some guy and then started to fall. Len grabbed Barry before he even got close to hitting the ground and carefully lowered him down.

When Barry's eyes seem to refocus and Lisa asked, "What did you see?" Len looked at her.

Then Barry choked out "fire, lots of it". Len did not know quite what was happening, but he knew the guy Barry bumped had done something.

Len let go of Barry carefully before getting up and yelling, "Watch where you're going!"

"He bumped into me," was the answer from the guy. Len was ready to hit this guy. How dare he try to blame Barry.

"He's right, I did and I'm sorry for.."

"It's okay Kid but be more careful, okay?" He touched Barry's head and something in Len froze.

"Yes!" Barry said they all stood there watching the guy leave before Lisa moved to be in front of Barry.

"I want vanilla. Barry?"

"Chocolate," Barry answered. She smiled at Len and he went to the stand.

He kept thinking about how soft Barry's hair must be or what Lisa was talking about when she asked Barry about what he saw. What does that even mean? Len got the ice cream and was coming back to find Barry and Lisa holding hands. Why was everyone touching HIS BARRY? Wait, his Barry? What was he thinking? Barry wasn't his. He handed the ice cream to the other two when they both broke free. Len sat down to glare at his sister, while she gave one of her knowing smiles. She smiled at Barry and he smiled back. Of course, he smiled back. Barry was not about be taken by his own sister, right? After eating Len drove Lisa to Iris's mom's house.

"Where to now?" Barry looked at him and then said, "We need to talk." Len nodded and drove to a spot where they wouldn't be interrupted. Barry sat silently before finally saying, "for some time now I have had this ability" Barry made a face and Len couldn't help but find it adorable. "When we first met, I…" Barry didn't need to say anything more. Len had put all the pieces together. Len sat still for some seconds to think about it all. "I'm sorry, I shouldn't have done..." before Barry could get any words out, Len had pulled him close or as close as they could be in the car. Barry started to cry. "I don't want you to hate me."

"Barry" Len leaned back. "Nothing and I mean nothing could get me to hate you."

Barry nodded and said, "The guy I bumped earlier, I saw him with a fire."

"Do you think he set it?" asked Len.

"Maybe, but he looked like he was in pain", replied Barry. Len nodded, processing the new information.

Just then his phone rang. On the other end was some bar calling and asking Len to pick up his father. Len backed up the car and started to drive to the bar. "Anything that might help us with this fire?" He asked Barry.

"Us?", Barry asked.

"You don't think I'm letting you do this by yourself, do you?" Barry shook his head no and had a huge smile plastered on his face.

"I saw an address and it was by your house."

"After we get my dad home, let's check it out."

"Thanks, Len." The rest of the ride was in comfortable silence. Len got his passed out dad into the house before the two were walking up and down the street trying to find the house. On the edge of the hill was the house, there already was smoke rising out of it. Len whipped out his phone and dialed 911.

"911 what's your emergency?", a voice on the other end of the line said.

"There is a fire at a *** west street, yes, the one on the hill." Out of the burning house came the guy that Barry had bumped into.

"Is there anyone else in there?" Barry yelled at him.

"Yes, my family", the guy breathed out. Before anyone had a chance to think, Barry was running inside the house. Len tried to follow, but the firemen had shown up and were yelling for the two of them to back up.

Barry came out with a boy sitting on his shoulders. The fire was growing larger and the firefighters were trying to stop it but seemed to be losing the battle. Len caught Barry when he fell down coughing and the guy was holding the boy, who was having trouble breathing. One of the firefighters came over with two oxygen masks. Both Barry and the boy were given them, but the boy was still not breathing right, and he coughed up blood. "Mick.." The boy called out in a small voice before he stopped breathing. The guy, Mick, sat there holding his brother.

"This is all your fault, you did this to make me look bad, didn't you, you knew I was on duty tonight." Yelling this and walking towards them was Detective Snart, who was obviously still drunk. Len got in front of Barry, trying to use his body as a shield. One second Snart was marching towards them, but then he was on the ground, knocked out by Mick.

"You tried to save my brother, the least I could do was punch this asshole."

"Thank you," Len replied. The police arrived and asked what happened.

"Detective Snart had been out drinking and we brought him home, but he seemed angry about something that had happened with the man of this house. He was so mad, we tried to stop him, but he was inside before we got here. It was so awful." The policeman nodded. He didn't seem to completely trust what Barry said, but accepted it anyway.

The police took Snart away and Mick said, "Thanks, you didn't need to do that."

"He is getting what he deserves."

POWER NOTES
Barry's powers are not actually seeing into the future, but the "visions" are his conscious mind interpreting the information that his subconscious has since before the Flashpoint timeline.

Ps: Barry is supposed to be about 13 or 14 well Len is about 16/17 next chapter has a time skip and Barry then with be about 20 well Len will be about 23. I did this because when they are younger and Len thinks Barry is kissable it seems less pedo if anyone cares really.