Caitlin's POV
Caitlin made herself comfortable in the unused attic of her high school. She peered out the window and watched the chaos at the entrance. Policemen were lined under the balcony blocking the journalists who wanted the latest scoop on the villain, Killer Frost. Part of Caitlin enjoyed how her acts for survival get so hectic. Sometimes she smiled at the fear she struck in her 'victims'. Once in a while, she liked that she wasn't being the 'girl-next-door'. The rush of doing the wrong thing felt amazing.
When this whole act started, she convinced herself that Killer Frost was her fake side. Yet, as time went on, embracing Killer Frost brought out the true Caitlin. Caitlin was the fraud. Plus, it was easier to be cold and detached. This way, people won't bother her with feelings and such. It also helped her not deal with her own emotions.
However, recent events have caused her to think as she hid in isolation. Such thoughts were in a category of 'what am I going to do?' Caitlin can't go home, Veronica made that very clear. No point in hiding her snowy persona anymore. She has no more to lose. Her 'friends' are afraid of her. The meta had settled to ask to stay with her boyfriend.
Speaking of which, his familiar streak of lightning zoomed across the road in front of her. Caitlin rushed from her place on the floor to the window sill. The girl's mind got frantic as she feared for the Serpent's safety. He must've entered the building because Killer Frost could feel his distinctive heat. Oh, how she yearned for it. How she yearned to be safe in his arms; to feel his vibrating body as she kissed him. Caitlin shut the thoughts down as she found a way of escape. For now, it was best for him to stay away.
Caitlin went to the side of the room that faced away from the police and started to freeze part of it. When she thought it was right, the frosty meta lunged her fist to it and the cold surface shattered. Caitlin jumped through it and made an ice slide to the ground. Being wary of her surroundings, the wanted woman ran toward the train tracks. She looked behind her as she sprinted. Before she could realize what was in front of her, she crashed into black.
"You alright?" A familiar masculine voice asked.
Killer Frost prepared for an attack as she looked up. Instead of an enemy, she saw a friend. "I'm fine, Jughead. What are you doing here?"
"Saw the news." He answered bluntly. He stood up and reached out his hand to help his queen. She refused but thanked him. "Need a ride," Jughead offered, jerking his head toward his bike.
Not wanting her friend's help, Caitlin shook her head neglecting the offer. "I'm fine." She lied.
"Don't turn down Serpent's help. You're they're queen after all." The author advised.
"Listen, I don't want you guys to get hurt. The only way to do that is for me to keep my distance. Now get out of here!" Killer Frost shooed him toward his bike.
Jughead got on and started the motor as Frost started her run away again. She kept on reminding herself that she had to stay away to keep her friends and Barry safe. Since she was used to running from the law, Caitlin's feet swiftly traveled over the pavement. Although, this time around, she was running from her family, her old friends, her school, her home. She was leaving behind her history and pushing toward the undetermined future. Yet, all she was thinking right now, was far from what life planned on giving her. Caitlin's mind was set on seeking safety. She wanted, no, needed the safety of Barry.
After a long time of constant moving, whether it was between walking and sprinting, Caitlin stepped foot into the downtown part of Riverdale. It was the only thing separating her from the Southside. Since it was a busy, bustling town of people, the runaway stopped at the end of the first alleyway she approached. If the wanted meta were to just prance the streets, she will undoubtedly be seen. Caitlin concluded the best option was to take to the sky and fly from rooftop to rooftop. She boosted herself to the height of the building in front of her with a blast of cold air coming from her hands. Caitlin reached out and hurled herself over the safety bar on the roof and landed on the high surface. She decided she could finally take a breather, so she rolled onto her back and closed her eyes. A long sigh escaped her mouth. Frost has done her fair share of running, but this was a longer distance. Now that she was above the searchers, she could rest, then, hopefully, walk the rest of the way.
A big gust of wind caused the white-haired woman's eyes to fly open. "I see you heard I was coming. You've already submitted defeat." A feminine voice sneered.
As the new face talked, Frost had stood up. From the comment the newcomer made, Caitlin stood in a strong stance and allowed her powers to run through her. She opened her eyes again and allowed her irises to glow white. "Never," she growled.
The two women charged toward each other. Killer Frost held her hands up with dry ice smoke steaming from them. The other woman just clenched her fists as she ran for the attack. She wore a blue top that connected to a red shirt and red cape. There was a big 'S' on her chest. Frost got the first blow. With a big gust of cold air, she pushed the brunette backward. Expecting the return attack, Caitlin dodged the wind the other woman blew.
"That all you got, Supergirl?" Killer Frost teased.
"Try me!" Supergirl set herself up so she wouldn't be pushed back by the force of the next strike. This made it predictable of what she was going to do, so Killer Frost ducked under the force.
Caitlin and Supergirl kept charging at each other. Frost got the most blows in and dodged most of the counter-attacks. Soon enough, Supergirl was limply struggling in the pale woman's arms. The 'indestructible' woman was worn down by the cold murderer. The skin of the cape-wearing hero was starting to lose its color drastically.
"Alex…" Supergirl breathed into what could be presumed as a communication device in her ear. "Alex…" she repeated.
Killer Frost held an unflinching arm across the alien's neck. She bent her head down to the victim's ear so Alex could hear on the other end. "I'm not going to kill you. This world needs a hero, and that is not me." Frost moved her arm and let the woman fall to the ground. "Hope you recover soon." She said sincerely before running off in the direction of her gang's home.
Caitlin didn't even look back to see if Supergirl, also known as Kara, flew away by the time she got three buildings down. She met the alien through Barry when they got together. Kara only met the 'Snow' side of Caitlin. The 'Frosty' side she kept hidden because Ms. Danvers had an eye peeled for the meta when she appeared. Lucky for Caitlin, Kara didn't know her that well so the superhero didn't recognize her in Frost's look.
As she landed on the next building, she risked a glance behind her. As she did, she saw a big gust of air go up and the opposite direction of Caitlin. Letting out a sigh, she got up and started toward her destination, still looking back. So much had happened. She lost her family, old friends, her home-
Killer Frost's train of thought was interrupted as the edge of a round, wooden table pushed against her side. Alarmed, instinctively the meta froze the offender. It took a second for her to process her surroundings. Relaxing as she realized she was at Jitters, Caitlin placed her hands on the newly iced table and leaned over it. She let out a pleased sigh. Then she raised her hand out to the side and shot a blast of ice.
A girly-ish scream sounded in the direction the white stream was shot. "Woah," the same voice, though, now, masculine, said.
The Serpent queen just smirked at the reaction. "Should've given me a heads up."
"Noted," the other person in the room said.
Caitlin pushed herself up and looked around the room. Her eyes searched for another comforting pair, but they weren't found. "Where is Barry?" She asked, still looking around as if she might have missed something. Giving up the useless search, she stared coldly at the man in the room. "Cisco?" She prompted.
"He…" the bartender trailed off nervously.
"Cisco?" She repeated, except a mistiness laced the word and her eyes glowed a threatening white.
"He...um…"
"CISCO!?"
"He went to Star High." He rushed.
"What?" She managed to say out of her annoyance. Caitlin already knew, but she didn't want to believe her boyfriend would disobey one of her commands. The command was that she didn't want the speedster to get involved with her Northside life. That meant not going to her school. That also went for the rest of the gang. Yet, that doesn't matter much anymore, does it? Her identity has been revealed. Killer Frost raised and clenched her fist. After a moment as she thought, she eased. "You know what? My life is already ruined, so, whatever." She thought aloud.
Abruptly, she stumbled back and crashed into the chair. The fight with Supergirl and all the running drained a lot of heat. She needed to feed soon or else she...might…
"Frost," Cisco shouted. He ran toward his wounded leader and crouched above her, but didn't touch her.
"Get me to Barry. Breach me to the choir room at Star High," she breathed, hardly able to get up as she shivered.
Cisco nodded. He pushed his fear of being heat-drained aside and helped her up. Trusting that his friend would be strong enough to not kill him, he slung Killer Frost's arm around his shoulder and let her lean on him. Vibe raised his arm and opened a breach. The void of blue patiently waited for someone to enter.
Killer Frost pushed herself off of her friend and used the momentum to jump through the breach. Before she entered, she heard the lighthearted Serpent joke to lighten up the situation.
"Careful, Barry might be holding up a boy by their collar," Cisco said.
She gave a slight smile at the comment and entered the swirling blue. She stepped into the place she not too long ago ran away from. She stood for a minute swaying on her legs as she surveyed the room. She smirked against the cold inside her body. "Cisco was right," she chuckled but was cut short as she collapsed.
A/N
CAN'T WAIT FOR NEXT CHAPTER! I WANT TO TELL YOU WHAT I AM PLANNING BUT I DON'T WANT TO SPOIL ANYTHING! Let's just say you will find out what happened on that summer vacation.
