It was an average day in Central City; everything was normal, except for one thing. An international celebrity was currently sitting in Jitters alone, enjoying a cup of coffee. Cooper Anderson, a now very famous actor who has been in multiple hit movies, was in Central City to shoot a part of his latest movie.
Entering the coffee shop, Jitters regular and favorite customer Barry Allen made his way towards the cashier, unintentionally passing by Cooper without noticing.
"Well isn't that rude. We've been friends for 9 years, yet I don't even get a hello?" Cooper called out to Barry.
Turning around, Barry's eyes landed on his old friend, and as a smirk graced his face he replied, "We're friends? That's news to me."
Getting out of his seat, Cooper said, "Hey Bas. Long time no see."
With that, Barry ran towards his good friend and gave him a bone-crushing hug, which Cooper eagerly returned.
Letting him go, Barry asked with a smile on his face, "What are you doing here Coop?"
"Remember that new movie I told you about last week? Well, part of it needs to be shot here in Central. And since I wanted to find and surprise you, I thought I would try a coffee shop, since you always tend to live in one no matter what city you're in."
Barry laughed in response to his very accurate statement.
Flashback: Paris; 9 Years Ago
It was the summer of dreams, the summer of changes. Barry had just moved to Paris and created the alter ego Sebastian, and he spent all of his time enjoying developing his new personality. He wanted to have Sebastian perfected by the time he moved to Ohio to attend Dalton. Entering his regular coffee shop, La Merveille, he got in line to order his coffee.
The man ahead of him was currently trying to order his coffee in English; to the non-English speaking waitress who looked beyond confused. Chuckling slightly, Barry put on a smirk and told the waitress in French charmingly, "Please don't mind my friend here. He will like a caramel latte with a shot of espresso."
Sighing gratefully, the waitress left to make the mans coffee as said man turned to look at Barry. "Thanks man. If it weren't for you, I may have never gotten my coffee."
Barry smirked and replied, "Word of advice, if you're going to vacation in France, it might help to at least know a few words in French."
The man looked surprised at Barry's accent, "You're American?"
"Last I checked. But my mother is French." Barry told him.
"Makes sense. And in my defense, I didn't even know I was coming to France. I was supposed to be shooting my commercial in New York when the directors told me last minute that they decided to shoot it in Paris instead. Apparently, it's more unique."
"Ah, I thought I recognized you from somewhere. Well if you want, I can show you around. After all, what kind of person would I be if I left a poor attractive actor to his own misguided devices in an unknown city?"
"I appreciate it. Cooper Anderson." Cooper told him extending his hand.
Barry shook his hand as he said, "Sebastian Smythe. Pleasure."
End of Flashback
"Well, it's great to see you Coop. I've missed you bro." Barry tells him with a genuine smile.
"Not to go all teenage girl on you, but I've missed you too little bro."
"Are you going soft on me Anderson?" Barry asked him mockingly.
"Shut up Frenchy." Cooper told him jokingly.
They both laughed at the very bad nickname Cooper had given him shortly after they had first met. They had become very fast friends, and they had always stayed in contact through the years. They were both very similar in many ways, and joked many times about being long lost brothers, considering how close they were.
"So tell me Bas, what are your plans for the day?" Cooper asked him.
"Well I just got off work. So nothing yet." Barry said.
"Great! Then go order your coffee, and have a seat with me. We, my friend, need to catch up. After all, I need to see how my favorite wingman is doing."
Barry laughed at that reference. Back in Paris, it didn't take the two long to realize that since both of them were charming womanizers, they were amazing wingmen. Most days they spent their nights helping each other win the hearts of unsuspecting beautiful girls.
"Whatever you say buddy." Barry told him as he went to order his coffee.
The next 5 hours were spent with the two of them talking, and catching up. They spoke about everything, from their respective jobs, to Blaine, to their personal lives. As night began to fall, Cooper looked at his watch and told Barry reluctantly, "Well, it's getting late. I better head out, since I have an early day of filming tomorrow."
"Sure thing bro. Hit me up when you're done, ok?" Barry told him.
"Always." And with that final statement, Cooper departed.
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The next morning Barry found himself at work in the police station, when Cooper walked in.
Walking up to a random detective, who was currently conversing with Eddie, Cooper asked, "Hi, can you help me with something?"
Instantly recognizing him, the detective quickly answered, "Of course, what do you need?"
"I'm looking for my little brother. I know that he works here."
"What's your brothers name?"
"Barry Allen? Do you know him?" Cooper inquired.
Looking confused, Eddie told him, "Allen doesn't have a brother."
At the top of the stairs leading to his lab, Barry noticed Cooper standing there, and called out, "Coop?"
"Hey bro!" Cooper yelled across the station. Going towards him, Barry grabbed his friend in a hug.
"What are you doing here? I thought you had to shoot your scene this morning." Barry asked.
"Yeah, but I just finished and thought I would visit my favorite alcoholic."
"See, that would be more funny if I were actually an alcoholic."
"Do you want me to remind you of your regular coffee order?"
"Touché."
At this point, Eddie looked beyond confused, "Barry, do you want to explain to me what the heck is going on?"
Remembering that they had an audience, Barry told him, "Oh, right! Eddie, this is friend Cooper Anderson. We met back when I lived in Paris."
"You lived in Paris?" He asked.
"Didn't I just say that?" Barry asked.
Cooper chuckled at his friends antics and said, "Well I better let you get back to work Bas. I'm needed back on set anyways. I just wanted to check in on you."
"Sure thing Coop." Barry said as Cooper left the station.
Barry retreated back to his lab, leaving Eddie downstairs. "What the hell just happened?" He exclaimed.
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That afternoon, Eddie and Iris had coffee at Jitters, where they coincidently bumped into Cisco and Caitlyn, who joined them.
"Hey, did you guys know that Barry is apparently best friends with a celebrity?" Eddie asked.
Iris chuckled and said, "Yeah honey, we all met Oliver."
"I don't mean Oliver." Eddie said. And just as everyone else was going to question him, Barry walked through the door with Cooper, and they went to go order their coffee.
Recognizing Cooper, Caitlyn asked in a hushed yet surprised tone "Is that Cooper Anderson? With Barry?"
"No way." Exclaimed Iris.
"The famous actor?" Cisco asked.
Eddie nodded, "I'm taking that as a no, you didn't know about that friendship."
"How did they even meet? And why didn't I know about this?" Iris asked.
"Paris, apparently." Eddie replied.
"Typical." Iris mumbled.
"Barry's been to Paris?" Caitlyn asked.
"Yeah, he lived there for a few months with his uncle before his junior year." Iris replied.
"Why didn't I know about this?" Cisco all but yelled.
"Must not have come up. Barry doesn't really talk about his high school days, especially after moving to Paris." Iris replied.
Receiving their coffee, Barry led Cooper towards his friends.
"Hey guys, this is my old friend Cooper Anderson. Coop, these are my friends, Iris, Caitlyn, Cisco, and you've already met Eddie." Barry said, pointing out each one of his friends.
"It's nice to meet you, I've heard a lot about you guys." Cooper said.
"Yet we've heard absolutely nothing about you." Cisco mumbled.
Caitlyn then proceeded to elbow Cisco in the stomach as Cooper just laughed, "It's alright. Barry isn't the kind of guy to flaunt the fact that he's a close friend to a celebrity."
"First Oliver Queen, now Cooper Anderson? Anymore celebrities that you are hiding from me?" Iris asked jokingly.
"No that's about it." Barry replied with a laugh as he and Cooper took a seat at the table.
"So you guys met in Paris?" Caitlyn asked politely.
"Yeah, Barry offered to show me around, considering that I didn't speak a word of French. We met again though in Ohio." Cooper answered.
"Ohio?" Eddie asked.
"Yeah, I went to school there." Barry answered.
Flashback: Junior Year
Entering Lima Bean, Blaine and Kurt showed the elder Anderson brother around their quaint coffee shop.
"I know it's not exactly Paris, but we love it here." Blaine told Cooper.
"Yeah, we're regulars here." Kurt said, backing up his boyfriend. He is now more used to his boyfriends brother, since it is now the second time that Cooper has visited. Thankfully, he didn't fan boy this time.
Cooper smiled at his baby brother, "It's nice."
Blaine smiled, and then said, "Lets find a place to sit."
While looking for a table, Cooper saw a familiar pair of green eyes that were currently glued to his advanced chemistry textbook.
"Hey guys, hold up. I think I see an old friend of mine." Cooper said, making his way towards his French friend.
"Is he talking about that Meerkat?" Kurt asked, surprised.
"He must be mistaken." Blaine said incredulously. Even though they both had doubts, they went close enough to listen.
Standing directly next to Barry, who didn't even notice his friends presence, Cooper said, "I don't know why you're studying this in the first place Frenchy, it's not like you need to study, we all know that you're a nerd."
Turning around to look at the eldest Anderson brother, Barry retorted, "At least I have a few brain cells to spare."
Cooper responded, "What are the odds that I would find you in a coffee shop? I think you have a serious addiction."
"Oh please, as if you can survive a day without at least 3 cups of coffee."
"At least I don't put Courvoisier in my coffee."
"At least I don't disguise my alcohol in public by putting it in a coffee cup."
"Touché." Cooper said.
Blaine and Kurt approached the two, "Sebastian, you know my older brother?" Blain asked.
"Older brother? I should have known. Cooper baby, you didn't tell me you had a younger brother. Looks like great genes and aesthetics run in the family." Barry told Cooper with a smirk and wink.
Catching on to Barry's plan, "Sorry babe. I guess I was too busy doing other things to tell you about my family."
"What the hell is going on?!" Kurt cried.
Cooper and Barry just laughed at the two, before Cooper responded, "We're just joking guys. I'm straight, remember?"
Looking relieved, Blaine asked, "Then how do the two of you know each other?"
Barry answered, "We met back in a coffee shop in Paris. I helped him order his drink, since he doesn't know a word in French. I then showed him around, since I couldn't leave an attractive guy like Cooper fend for himself in the big bad city."
"You might want to stop the innuendos Bas, you're scaring my brother." Cooper told him, amused.
Smirking, Barry answered " Well, isn't that the point?"
"So the two of you are friends?" Blaine asked, still not quite believing what he was witnessing.
"Yeah, we are." Cooper answered.
Looking at his watch, Barry told them with a smirk, "Listen, I got Lacrosse practice, and as much as I would love to miss it, I'm the captain so that won't be possible. Cooper, Blaine has my number. Text me so we can catch up. Bye boys."
"Will do Frenchy, will do." Cooper said, as Barry left the shop.
"Why are you friends with him? He's the definition of a cheesy cartoon villain!" Kurt told Cooper.
"Oh, he's not that bad." Cooper said.
"No, he's worst." Kurt said persistently.
"Kurt's right Cooper, Sebastian isn't the kind of guy you want to be around." Blaine said.
Cooper just looked at the two with a small smile, "And haven't you guys ever thought, that maybe he's a good guy, and you just didn't know him well enough?" And with that Cooper walked away to order his drink.
End of Flashback
"So Cooper, do you know any hot models you can introduce me to?" Cisco asked.
Cooper laughed and responded, "Some. But I actually know someone perfect for you. A retired cheerleader actually, and she's Latina as well."
Catching on to whom Cooper was referring to, Barry growled warningly, "Don't you even think about it."
Cooper laughed at Barry's response, as Cisco asked confused, "Who was he referring to that's making you all mad Barry?"
Cooper laughed once more as he responded, "Don't worry about it. Barry just gets really protective about the ones he loves."
"Cooperrr…." Barry subtly threatened.
"The one he loves?" Iris repeated.
"Don't listen to Cooper, he's just trying to annoy me." Barry persisted.
"Yeah, I'm just joking. Plus, if Barry here doesn't kill me for saying that, she will." Cooper said with a chuckle, as Barry glared at him.
Changing the subject, Barry asked, "So how long are you going to be in town Coop?"
"Actually, I wanted to talk to you about that. I just finished filming the last scene this morning, and we have to finish the rest of it, in Vancouver Canada. I'm supposed to leave in an hour." He admits begrudgingly.
"So this is goodbye?" Barry guessed.
"More like, a 'see you later'." Cooper tells him, standing up from his seat.
Giving him a smirk, Barry uttered, "See you later Coop."
"See you Barry." And with that Cooper gave him a great hug, which Barry responded to.
"It was nice meeting you guys. I hope to see you all soon." Cooper announced.
Everyone was quick to agree with Cooper, before he began to walk out of the shop.
"Hey Coop!" Barry called out to him when he was next to the exit door.
Cooper turned around just as Barry assured, "For the record, you're still my brother, no matter what."
Cooper smiled, and with a final wave, he departed.