Hey, so first of all, i am sorry for the late update. I wasn't really happy with it and i didn't want to release anything i am not happy with.

Second, this is a little bit longer then expected. I started writing and it kind of just happened...

Anyways, i hope you like it. :D


"You should have accepted my offer." Savitar said as he took of with Frost.

Barry chased him down to the place he saw in the future. "Please don't do this." He said panicking.

In the future this was where Caitlin would join Savitar but because they were able to get her to control her powers, that future wouldn't happen.

"Please, I'm begging you don't do this." He pleaded once again.

Savitar didn't say anything, instead he picked Caitlin up and stabbed her through the heart with Barry watching everything in slow motion, making it ten times worse.

Barry shot awake screaming. "It was just a dream..." He whispered.

He looked over at the clock and realized it was only 3:30 am.

He decided to go back to sleep but every time he closed his eyes, the only thing he could see was Caitlin dying right in front of him.

He laid in bed until it was 4 am and as he couldn't sleep he headed to Star labs.

He got in, turned the lights and computers on and when he sat down his eyes fell onto the date.

January 20, 2015. The day that Caitlin gets kidnapped by Snart.

He started to try and find a way to prevent that from happening, as much as he wanted to keep the timeline intact, Caitlin was more important to him.

He was distracted by the sound of heels in the hallway.

He turned around and noticed Caitlin walking in. "What are you doing here so early, it's nearly 5 am." She asked still really tired.

He grinned. "I could be asking you the same thing Dr. Snow-Aahhhh." He finished nervously rubbing the back of his head.

She didn't seem to pick up on his mishap. "I couldn't sleep so I just came over to get an early start."

"Cait, you still look really tired, are you sure you don't want to go back to sleep?" He asked.

She yawned. "I'm fine."

Barry clearly knew she was lying and swooped her up and flashed her back to her apartment.

It took her a few moments before she realized she was back in bed. "Barry, why did you do this?"

"You need to get more sleep, you were practically falling asleep on the way over."

"Why do you think I came to Star labs?" She asked. "I couldn't sleep." She finished, arms crossed.

Barry walked over and sat down next to her. "Would it help if I stayed?"

She smiled and pulled the covers up. A few minutes later she shot back up. "I still can't sleep." She said defeated.

That's when Barry got in bed with her and wrapped his arms around her.

"What are you doing?" She asked confused.

"Maybe this will help." He said softly.

She nodded and snuggled closer to him. In the future, whenever Caitlin couldn't sleep, Barry would do the exact same thing. And low and behold, she went out like a light.

"Cisco, where is he?" Caitlin yelled as she came running into the cortex. "Where is he?" She asked again.

Cisco turned around and gave her a sad look. With that she knew what was happening and ran off to the pipeline.

"Barry!" She yelled as she saw the door close. She pressed the comm button and begged him to come back.

He didn't answer and soon the building began to shake. Caitlin dropped on her knees crying.

With a lot of interference she heard something over the comms. "Cait, I love you." Was all that was heard before the particle accelerator exploded.

She opened her eyes and realized it was all a nightmare. However, she noticed that Barry was gone and soon started panicking. "What if this wasn't a dream?" She thought.

"Barry." She yelled but he didn't show up.

"No, no this didn't happen. Not again." She said as tears made their way down her cheeks.

A few minutes later Barry flashed in. "Sorry, I was busy making..." He soon realized what was going on and flashed over to her.

"Hey, what's wrong?" He asked.

She turned around and hugged him for dear life. "Thank god." She whispered.

"Cait, what happened?" He asked again.

"I dreamed that the particle accelerator exploded again, and you tried to stop it and when you didn't answer I thought that you really..." she couldn't finish the sentence but Barry knew exactly what she meant.

"Sshhh, it's okay." He whispered. He was now more determined then ever to make sure today would turn out differently. He wanted her to be safe, especially after she though she just lost him.

"So, do you like pancakes?" He asked trying to cheer her up.

She nodded happily and he sped them to the kitchen.

A little later Barry's phone rang, it was Joe telling him about the breaking. He knew it was Snart so he got up immediately, he needed this done quickly.

"Wait, where are you going?" Caitlin asked as she pulled his arm.

"There's been a break in, they need me there." He said.

She let go and nodded, trying to hold back her tears. She was still a little shaken from her nightmare and didn't want Barry to leave.

He noticed and as much as he needed to go, the one thing he wanted more was for her to be happy.

"Why don't you come with me?" He asked. That way she would be happy, which in turn would make him happy and that way he could keep her safe at all times.

"I would love to but I won't be ready on time." She said a little disappointed.

The entire apartment was soon engulfed in speedster lightning. Everything was cleaned up and soon Caitlin was dressed and ready to get going.

"Well that certainly changes things." She said with a light chuckle.

He even prepared her purse with everything she would need.


They got to the crime scene and Caitlin wanted to stay out of Barry's way but he insisted that she'd help him.

Barry was more focused on her then the evidence, he already knew everything so he could afford to not pay attention for a few moments.

That's when Joe came up and called his name. Only after a few tries Barry finally heard it. "Oh, hey Joe."

"Hey, since when does Caitlin work for the CCPD?" He asked jokingly.

"I brought her with me to cheer her up, she didn't exactly sleep well last night. I'm sorry, I should have said something." Barry said.

Joe chuckled. "Don't worry, it's alright." He noticed Barry was staring at her. "You really love her don't you?"

"More then you could ever imagine." He replied with a faint smile.

Joe chuckled and that's when Caitlin came over. "Hey Joe, sorry for tagging along today. I hope it's not too much trouble."

Joe hugged her and laughed. "It's always nice having you around, don't worry about it. So what have you got?"

"Well the breakage indicates that the door somehow had zero viscoelasticity when it hit the ground." Barry started.

"That means that the steel shattered like glass." Caitlin cut in.

Barry was just staring at her grinning as happily as he could. "What?" She asked, afraid that she did something wrong.

"Uh, nothing it's just something we always do in the fu..." He finished fake coughing.

"Barry, are you okay? You seem rather off today." She stated.

"I'm fine." He quickly replied. "Anyways, the door was frozen, it was Snart."

"But why would Snart break in and leave everything?" Joe asked.

"Because he was setting a trap, for me."


"So captain cold is back?" Cisco said as the team entered the cortex.

"Yup, and he wants a fight with the flash." Barry said.

"Barry, remember what happened last time you fought Snart." Wells said but was soon interrupted by Barry.

"Dr. Wells, I am taking Snart down whether you like it or not." With that Barry left the room leaving Cisco, Caitlin and Dr. Wells stunned.

"I'll go talk to him." Caitlin said as she made her way to the exit.

She caught up to him. "Barry, what is wrong? You've been acting strange all day now."

He sighed. "I'm sorry. I've just been a bit on edge. I guess with Snart coming back, I'm just scared he'll hurt you."

"Well, I'd like to see him try. With the flash by my side, I doubt he'll get anywhere close." She said grinning.

He had to laugh. Somehow she could always cheer him up.

"Do you want to get some coffee?" She asked.

He nodded and took her to jitters.


A few hours later they were walking out of jitters when suddenly Barry was hit in the back of his head and got knocked out.

He woke up a few hours later and noticed that Caitlin was gone. He slammed his fist into the ground and scolded himself for not paying more attention.

He ran off and soon got everyone at the CCPD and star labs looking for her. He wished he would have asked where she was being held the last time this happened.

Barry and Joe came walking into the precinct and Eddie came up to them. "We got a hit on the second pair of prints, they belong to..."

"Mick Rory." Barry interrupted.

"Yeah, how did you know?" Eddie asked confused.

Before Barry could explain, captain Singh told everyone about the broadcast.

He didn't listen to any of it and instead was keeping an eye on Caitlin who was struggling in the background.

And when she told him to stay away, he realized it wasn't just to keep the flash secret, it was also because she didn't want him to put himself in danger for her like in her nightmare.

Barry stormed out leaving Joe and Eddie rather confused. "Barry, where are you going?" Joe yelled after him but he was already gone.

Barry flashed into the cortex and immediately started typing at super speed.

"What are you doing?" Cisco asked.

Barry didn't listen however. He was reprogramming the star labs satellite to search for Caitlin's bio signature.

In the future, whenever she was in trouble, she could be tracked by searching for frost's genetic markers. Barry knew that she had her powers since she was a child so he knew that he could track her that way.

Barry backed off and stared at the screens as they were searching.

"What is that?" Dr. Wells asked as he rolled over to have a look at the screen.

Barry didn't answer and just stood there.

After a little while the computer beeped giving them Caitlin's position.

He also noticed that it was time for the battle. "Call Joe and Cisco, tell them this is where they'll find Caitlin." He ordered before flashing off.

Dr. Wells did as instructed but couldn't help but notice Barry's vitals, they were off the scale. He knew something was off.

Barry got to the scene and stopped as he watched Snart and Rory walk over.

"The scarlet speedster, any preference on how you'd like to die?" Snart teased. "The flame or the frost?"

Barry didn't react and just kept staring. "Not in the mood for chitchat, gotcha. Ready when you are." Snart said.

At this point Barry was channeling so much energy he was surrounded by lightning, a bit like zoom.

As they took their first shots at him, Barry shot into action. He was moving so fast the blasts looked frozen in mid air.

He walked up behind the pair and punched them as hard as he could. He knew as soon as he would slow down they would be sent flying into the wall. He also knew they would probably break a few things but he couldn't care less.

He slowed down and witnessed everything going as planned before speeding off to where Caitlin was being held.

"Barry. Barry!" Wells yelled over the comms but he turned them off. He didn't want to hear him right now.

On his way over he flashed passed Joe's car. "Was that Barry?" Cisco asked pointing at the red streak in the distance.

Barry flashed in and grabbed Caitlin before the bomb could even go off.

However, the explosion was a lot bigger then last time and sent Barry flying with Caitlin in his arms. He ended up hitting a container but he hit it right where the cut from Cicada's dagger was.

He was in pain you couldn't possibly imagine but he didn't care. First, he had to make sure Caitlin was okay.

He untied her and hugged her as hard as he could.

"What happened to Snart?" Cisco yelled as he came running over.

"In intensive care, apparently." Joe mentioned from behind. He had just received information on what happened.

"How hard did you hit him?" Joe asked.

"Not as hard as I would have wanted." Barry said.


Barry flashed Caitlin and Cisco back to star labs.

When Cisco noticed that the computers were all completely dead, he screamed in shock. "What happened?"

"Apparently Barry was running too fast for our computers to safely process." Dr. Wells said calmly but with a hint of suspicion in his voice.

"Joe was right, how hard did you hit him?" Caitlin asked.

"I don't know, I guess I just really wanted to make sure you were okay." Barry said nervously.

"Well, and I guess I'll be repairing computers for the next few days." Cisco said as he left the room with Wells close behind.

Barry started taking his suit off when Caitlin noticed he was bleeding heavily. The sutures must have weakened with the insane amount of heat he generated during his run causing the would to re-open.

Shocked, Caitlin pulled up his sleeve without warning and gasped when she saw it. "What the... What?" She stuttered.

"Cait, I can explain." He quickly said.

"First, I need to take care of this." She said as she dragged him to a bed.

She sat him down and took a closer look. "Is that ice?" She asked as she pulled out a little piece.

Barry nodded. "You have some explaining to do, mister." She said.

They managed to close the wound again, they had to use the cold gun since normal sutures would just dissolve due to the dark matter and Caitlin didn't have cold powers yet.

"So, explain." Caitlin said as she sat down next to him.

"I'm from the future." He blurted out as quick as he could leaving her looking fairly shocked.

He proceeded to explain how he got here, her powers, their relationship, the flash ring and how Nora gave it to him and who she was, everything. With the exception of a few things, like Wells secretly being the reverse flash.

"So that is why you've been acting so strange lately. Why didn't I figure this out sooner." She said surprisingly calm.

"So you're not mad?" He asked.

She leaned in and kissed him. "You are still the same Barry Allen I love." She said grinning.

This made him remember something she once said in the future. She will always love him, no matter which version.

He hugged her and she yawned. "Do you want me to take you home?" He said as he realized they had been talking for three hours.

She silently nodded and he flashed them to her apartment. He waited until she was dressed and tucked her in before heading out.

"Barry." He heard from behind. "Please stay." He went and sat down next to her.

She shook her head. "No, here." She gestured him to come join her.

He hesitated for a moment but did as she asked. He was thinking about how this would affect the future.

He thought that she would be mad at him for not telling her. He thought that once she found out, she would end their relationship, she really did love him no mater what.

He was distracted from his thoughts as she snuggled up to him. He simply smiled and decided to get some rest.


Okay, gonna be honest. Not how i planned it to end but i think it worked out.

I hope you enjoyed, next chapter is going to be a special one. ;)