Part 10
Caitlin sat on the bed with her legs pulled up to her chest. She really had no idea what had happened to Iris. It was Iris that had been the one to get her and Frost to embrace each other in the first place. But what if that had been the plan all the time? She knew that there was something more to why Iris hates her so much. It wasn't just about Savitar. She looked over when the door opened. She raised her eyebrow in surprise when Ronnie was pushed in.
"Ronnie?"
"Uh hi. Caitlin right?" asked Ronnie
"Yeah."
"I just wanted to be sure. I have these memories that are mine. But I know they can't be. Because I never met Martin Stein and I am fairly sure I never died."
"She gave you memories from the old multiverse."
"What I don't understand is why. I am not saying you aren't beautiful and maybe in another life I would fall in love with you. But I am actually married to a really sweet woman. Maybe a little high strung but I love her."
"It's ok. I already know that you aren't my Ronnie. It has been a long time since I lost my Ronnie. I don't want to live in the past. He may have been my first love. But I moved on."
"So you are seeing someone?"
"No. But I am ok with that. There is someone that I have feelings for. But he just sees me as a friend."
"Then he is an idiot. Cause based on these memories I was given you aren't just beautiful but smart and kind. Well once you get past that iciness."
"Well my Ronnie use to say he was like fire and I was like ice. He had no idea how right he would turn out to be. He became Firestorm and well I can control snow and ice. I go by Frost in the field."
"Frost cool. Sorry I guess you have heard all kinds of cold puns and jokes."
"Just don't call me Elsa. Or as soon as we get away from these power dampeners I will stab you in the leg with an icicle."
Ronnie looked scared until he realized she was smiling.
"That was cold Snow."
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Iris sat at her desk watching the feed from Caitlin's room. Putting Ronnie in her room did not have the results she was hoping for. In fact from what she was seeing they were acting like they were close friends not lovers.
"You do know he is married."
Iris looked up to see Lex had walked in.
"I know. But I thought giving him memories from the old multiverse would wake his feelings for the ice queen."
"You divorced your husband why do you care if she has feelings for him?"
"Barry always puts her first. He wanted to save her when she went Killer Frost. He didn't give a damn that she plotted my murder. They have all these inside jokes and other things between them. Barry loves musicals. The only one I like is Grease. But he won't watch it with me. Mumbles something about only wanting to see it with Caitlin."
"Sounds to me like you are jealous."
"I am not jealous of that bitch."
"Definitely jealous. Look Iris don't let this jealousy cloud your judgement. I still don't understand you sending her on these mission you know she will never kill any of these so called heroes."
"Lex, I believe that the darkness that caused her to join with the psycho who wanted to kill me is still there. If pushed enough she will give into it."
"Well good luck with that."
Lex walks out leaving Iris alone.
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Alex looked up from her tablet and smiled at Thea as she woke up.
"You feeling ok?" asked Alex
"Yeah still a little cold. But other wise I feel good."
"Well everything looks good. That letter Caitlin left with you revealed who is running things. It's Iris."
"Why target Roy and me?"
"Best guess it was a test. To see if she could turn Caitlin."
"Which she couldn't."
"I didn't meet Caitlin or any of the others until Barry and Iris's wedding. So I don't know what she was like before she developed her powers or during the time they were developing. But the one I have gotten to know wouldn't hurt those she cares about."
"That is the Caitlin I know. Though I do know that her powers were screwing with her mind for a while. How would you describe Caitlin, Alex?"
"Well until she feels comfortable with you she can be guarded and seem cold. But once she is comfortable around you she is warm and kind."
"That is the perfect description of her. Caitlin and Barry both could revival your sister in tragic backgrounds. Barry's mom was murdered when he was a kid, his father framed for it. He finally nearly fifteen years later proves his father was innocent and gets him out of prison, only to have him murdered in front of him by an evil speedster that wanted to take over the world. Caitlin was led to believe that her dad died from ALS when she was a kid. Her mom more or less froze her out. Only to find out her father was alive and locked away because he was an ice monster. He developed a cure for ALS the side effect though was becoming a meta with ice powers and an evil personality. On top of that he used a more refined form of that treatment on Caitlin who had the gene for ALS. Her Frost personality formed but got locked away for nearly twenty years. So when Frost finally broke through she went a little power hungry."
"Thea, everyone has a past. Things we did we aren't proud of. I killed Kara's Aunt Astra. I hid it for a while. J'onn took the blame. But in the end she forgave me. Just like all of Caitlin's true friends have forgiven her for when she was over come with her anger driving to hurt them."
"I understood why Caitlin had to play at killing Roy and me. While we were ready to shoot her with arrows neither of us was going to do a kill shot. In fact we had trick arrows. Roy had a bola arrow, one that would have tried her up. I had a tranquilizer arrow."
Alex nodded. But she still was worried for her friend.