A/N: Oh, just an fyi Barry isn't Dennis being Barry in this. Barry is Barry. We're not going into movie events for a while, if at all.

'-' means Evangeline typed it on her phone and showed someone and "-" is obviously normal talking.

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The next day Barry went back to Dr Fletcher's apartment and Evangeline answered the door to let him in. She gave him a smile that he returned while taking off his beanie. He opened his mouth to speak but was cut off by Dr Fletcher as she walked into the room.

"Barry? Is something the matter?" she asked when she saw him.

"Oh, no, I'm fine. I just…" he hesitated before reaching into his pocket and pulling out a folded piece of paper. "My uh… younger brother wanted me to give this to Evangeline." He held it out to her. "He heard you had a… very beautiful but sad smile..." he said with a look that made Evangeline's cheeks flush. She smiled as she took the folded paper and opened it. In a child's handwriting written in crayon it said 'I hope you feel better soon' with a picture of what appeared to be her with a smile.

"That was nice of him." Dr Fletcher said with a smile. She was under the impression that Evangeline didn't know about any of the other alters so until Barry told her that he'd told Evangeline he would just say the alters were his family members when around her. Evangeline nodded in agreement.

"I was also wondering if Evangeline would like to get a coffee with me?" he looked to Evangeline with a smile as she tried to hide her own smile.

"Oh, well Barry-" Dr Fletcher started, shaking her head, but her niece turned to her. "Well… alright then. If you're sure." Evangeline nodded and quickly grabbed her coat from the coat rack nearby.

"Well, I'll see you later, doc." Barry said as he put his hat back on and smiled at Evangeline.

…

As the two headed down the stairs, Evangeline took out her phone and started typing. Barry looked over as she showed him the screen.

'Younger brother?'

"Ah well, not really." He rubbed the back of his neck with a smile. "Hedwig is…another alter." Barry explained. Evangeline nodded with a smile. "He's nine, hence the child-like writing." He added with a chuckle. She nodded.

'Another alter?'

"Ah… yeah." He hesitated. "I'm actually an alter." He gave her a sheepish smile as he watched for a reaction. She simply tilted her head with interest, waiting for him to keep talking. "Kevin is the host, the main owner of this body, we just share time in the light."

'The light? That sounds strangely beautiful.' Evangeline smiled at him. Barry chuckled. 'So who else is there, if you don't mind me asking?'

"I don't mind. It's nice for someone to actually believe in us, ya know, besides your aunt. There may be other people in here but it does get lonely…" Barry admitted as he tapped his head. "Not counting Kevin or myself there are 21 others." Evangeline's eyebrows rose and Barry chuckled. "I know, big number." Evangeline suddenly looked sad. "Hey, what's the matter?"

'My aunt tells me about her thesis and papers and I know that alters appear (like for the first time) because of stress or great traumas.' Barry frowned slightly. 'It just breaks my heart that Kevin has so many, because of terrible things he's gone through.' Barry didn't respond and looked away. Evangeline quickly typed something else and showed him. 'I'm sorry, I didn't mean to be insensitive or anything. I just got really concerned.' She wouldn't look at him anymore.

"Hey, it's alright." Barry assured her quickly. "I know you didn't mean anything by it." He gave her a soft smile. It caught Barry's eye that she had started to hug herself as they walked. "Evangeline. Really, it's okay. I'm not angry or upset with you, honey." He reassured in a gentle tone. She slowly looked at him and saw something in his eyes that made her feel more relaxed in an instant. He suddenly chuckled. "Hedwig wants me to tell you to smile. He thinks you're very pretty." He added playfully with a wink. Evangeline couldn't help but smile at him.

'Tell him I say thank you'

…

The two entered the small café, it was generally quiet, a few other patrons were talking at their own tables. A few people sat with books or a laptop. Evangeline 'told' Barry what she wanted, after he insisted on paying since it was his idea, and she took a seat at a booth by the window. Barry came back after a few minutes with their drinks and two bagels.

"Here you go, my dear." He said as he set hers in front of her before sitting down in the seat across. She smiled in thanks. "So…" Barry began. "You think I could see some of your work?" he asked with a smile.

'Only if you show me yours.' Evangeline countered as she bit into her bagel.

"Deal." Barry said with a nod and a chuckle. Evangeline looked through her phone for a bit then hesitated.

'What's your number? I could text you some pictures instead.' She held out her phone which had edit new contact on the screen.

"Oh right, that makes more sense, wouldn't want to take away the only way you can talk to me." He said as he typed in his info before handing it back. "We never really text people so… I'll tell the others to introduce themselves if you text and someone else ends up getting it." Evangeline nodded.

'Would I ever get to meet the others? Hedwig sounds adorable.' Barry chuckled with a huge smile.

"I'm sure he'll be happy to hear that." He took a sip of his drink. "Only some of us are allowed to be in the light when we're out and about." He explained. "Like Hedwig can't, it wouldn't look good if people saw a grown man's body acting like a nine-year-old." Evangeline nodded. "He was bummed about it at first but then Patricia got him a couple hamsters, he wanted a puppy but - " he stopped seeing Evangeline had stopped mid-bite. She blinked at him. He chuckled nervously. "Uh yeah… some of the other alters are... women." He said.

'How many?' she asked. Barry started to count in his head and Evangeline raised her eyebrows. It wasn't in a weirded-out way but more of a fascinated sort of way.

"Well, there's Jade, Norma, Bernice, Patricia, Polly, Rakel, Felicia, Kat and Mary Reynolds." He listed off.

'you might as well list off everyone else.' She chuckled silently. He smiled and nodded.

"Alright. Well, there's me, Kevin of course, Orwell… Dennis, Hedwig, Luke, Heinrich, Ansel, Jalin, Goddard, B.T, Samuel, Ian and Mr Pritchard."

'I'm definitely going to have trouble remembering all of those.' She admitted.

"Yeah, it's a lot." Barry agreed with a nod. "Took me a while to learn everyone too." He admitted in a mock whisper that made her smile. "And there wasn't even that many back then."

'do you think they'd like me?'

"Well there are some you'd get along with fine but others are more… picky about other people. They don't really trust others." Evangeline nodded in understanding but frowned slightly. "But hey, you don't have to please everyone. I like you, that counts for something right?" she smiled at him and nodded. "Plus you have Hedwig's vote for sure."

'Thank you.' She gave him a smile.

"Now, about your art?" he smiled and she nodded before searching through her phone.

The two exchanged photos of some of their pieces and talked about different things pertaining to either fashion or other arts while they finished their drinks and bagels. Barry got Evangeline's opinion on a few ideas that he'd thought of then, drawn on napkins, and she tried her hand at drawing an outfit or two – with his help in drawing an outline of a model. Barry did most of the actual talking about different necklines, skirts and other fashion terms that Evangeline didn't know. She could tell he was very passionate about his work, the way he smiled when explaining things or the focused expression he had when adding little details.

When they finally took notice of the time they realized they'd been sitting there for almost three hours. It didn't feel that long to either of them and they reluctantly decided to start heading back.

...

The two walked beside each other as they headed back to Dr Fletcher's apartment. Barry couldn't help but noticed how relaxed Evangeline looked and the soft smile she'd had since they left the café. They walked a bit slower than they had on the way to the café.

"Evangeline…" he started. She looked up at him. "I had an ulterior motive for asking you out today." He confessed. Evangeline's eyebrows rose and her shoulders immediately tensed. "It's nothing bad." He added quickly. "Nothing to be concerned about. I just have a question for you." She tilted her head.

'A question you couldn't email?'

"No, this is a very personal question and deserved to be asked in person." Barry smiled. "I meant it when I said you had a beautiful smile, before." He noticed her cheeks start to flush as she tried to hide a smile. "You sketch, right?" he asked even though he knew the answer. "So you'll probably understand, when you see something and everything just starts to flow, the creative juices and such." She nodded. "The second I saw you all these ideas came to me, I almost couldn't get them down on paper fast enough." He said with a chuckle and Evangeline smiled in amusement. "What I'm trying to ask is, would you be my muse?" he asked. Her eyebrows came together in confusion. "You wouldn't have to be my model for my designs or anything but we could just hang out again and… maybe a have shopping day…just spend more time together." he chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck.

'So you're asking me out again?' she asked with a smile.

"Pretty much, yeah." He admitted with a laugh.

'I'd love to. When and where?'

"Well, how do you feel about the zoo?"

Sorry it was short but hey Hedwig is in the next chapter. I hope I do his adorableness justice.