Caitlin Snow is Cold?

Chapter 2 – You Seem Different?

EARTH 1

Barry strolled into Cisco's workspace watching him as he finished a few rough sketches for new ideas. Barry broke the silence first, with a question he had been meaning to ask.

"Have you seen Caitlin yet today? She's normally one of the first at the lab," he queried.

"Nope. But maybe she finally decided to get a life and is having a lay-in from a wild party last night," Cisco replied.

"No offence to her, but I don't think that is going to be happening any time soon," laughed Barry.

As if hearing her name, Killer Frost, or Caitlin as she would now be known walked into Cisco's workplace to be greeted by the two men. She had changed into some of her doppelgangers clothes which, in her opinion, were uncomfortable. She'd have to teach that woman a bit about style someday.

"Miss me?" she asked.

"Did you have a bit of fun last night?" Cisco said with a lift of his eyebrows.

Ignoring what he'd said Barry voiced to Caitlin, "You seem different."

It was true that as soon as she walked in, he thought something was up. Caitlin, or whoever it was, had an air of cold about her that made her seem less friendly than the woman who had become his friend.

"And you seem smarter."

That stopped him and it was then he knew something wasn't right. Their Caitlin didn't joke.

"What?"

"Oh don't worry Bear."

It was one of his nicknames yes, but Caitlin never used it. Out of Joe's mouth it would have been completely normal. Caitlin's though? Not so much.

"Cisco, can I talk to you for a second?" Cisco got up and followed Barry out into the cortex.

"Caitlin seems…weird," Barry started trying to find a way to describe their most trusted partners change in attitude.

"Maybe she's just trying to loosen up a bit," reasoned Cisco, "maybe after everything that has happened she just wants to let it all go."

"Does that really sound like Caitlin to you? She never jokes and in there she was sassing us up! It just feels like something's going on," Barry continued.

"Relax dude. Go talk to her yourself if you're worried something's wrong. You know she'll always talk to you." The two men walked back into the room where silence echoed. Caitlin had sat down and was watching them. Her eyes glistened blue in a way he'd never seen before. It made him nervous. He felt like one false step and he would fall into an oblivion of darkness.

"Is there anything you need me for around here?" When she was met with silence from Barry and Cisco, she got up and left. Turning back when she reached the cortex she told them, "I'm gonna go home. Got something I need to do."

Caitlin slowly opened her eyes but shut them again immediately. Bright lights flooded the room from two windows high up telling her it was still day. At first Caitlin couldn't remember how she came to being cuffed to a chair, gagged and with legs tied together. Then she remembered, earlier on, walking to her car and getting hit in the head by a baton. She couldn't think who had kidnapped her though.

After she managed to open her eyes without suffering from a roaring headache she noted that from the looks of it she was in some sort of warehouse. She mentally face palmed. So cliché, she thought.

Caitlin tried pulling her legs apart but it was no use – the bindings were tied too tight. Instead she shook her head until the gag fell from her mouth to around her neck.

"Help," she screamed but her shout only vibrated across the walls. It didn't seem like anyone would be coming to her rescue.

About a half hour later she heard footsteps down the hall and wondered whether someone had found her. Caitlin was just about to shout again when a pale face emerged in the doorway.

"You're awake!" Killer Frost remarked in a tone that sounded distinctly happy.

"You know, I just visited your friends at S.T.A.R. labs, and they thought something was a bit off with you. I wonder, do you think you could help me get into character a bit, become you?"

"Fuck off!" Caitlin said as answer.

"Alright miss feisty, calm down. You've really been practising impersonating me recently haven't you? I wondered what you and Speedy Gonzales did in your free time. Now I know," Killer Frost loved teasing people. Who knew how fun it would be to tease your doppelganger?

She was then struck with an idea. Caitlin would never tell her anything if it was under her life but if someone else was being tortured it was bound to do the trick. She'd have to go on a trip find someone the woman cared for, it was easy enough. She bet if anyone was being tortured Caitlin would crack after a minute.

Killer Frost stood but Caitlin asked, "Where are you going?"

"You know that one innocent person who's never done anything wrong. Their life is now in your hands."

A/N – This is also another redo since the 5/3/18. It is roughly the same length as what it was before, but I feel it is better quality.

I've copy and pasted the review messages from the chapter:

TheRecklessRocket – I like the idea of Killer Frost flirting with Barry. It seems really in her character. I will probably like to try adding some in throughout this story, however long it will be.

Snowgem33 – Pairings. I don't really have any favourite or ones that I prefer writing so I don't know whether there will be any included. There will probably be flirting with Killer Frost to Barry (as I said above) and maybe Caitlin and Iris being protective over him. I hope this answers your review!

Thank you for reading. I hope you enjoyed.

~a-halfblood-with-attitude