Things between Hunter and Barry get a bit more explained in this chapter which I think you guys with appreciate. Don`t forget to leave a review and thank you for all your support :)
"Joe, Eddie, help me get him up!" Hunter said once he turned visible again and climbed half way up the ladder. Joe and Eddie hosted Barry up. Then they helped Hunter up the rest of the ladder. "Someone's down there! This whole thing was a set up!"
"Who?" Joe demanded. "Who was down there attacking Barry?"
"Someone named Hartley. I don't know his last name." Hunter picked Barry back up bridal style. "What do I do with him?"
"S.T.A.R. labs, get him there quick!" Joe ordered as the force made their way down to arrest Hartley. Hunter nodded and made his way down the creaky steps. Barry began to move and grown in his arms.
"Hey, welcome back" Hunter cooed softly. "Can you hold on to me? We need to get you to the lab." Despite how he looked, Barry nodded his head and held on to Hunter until they got to S.T.A.R. labs.
"Oh my god, Barry what happened?" Caitlin said as Hunter made his way up the cracked entrance way of the building.
"He got attacked by someone named Hartley. Does that name mean anything to you guys?"
"Yeah, he used to work here" Caitlin said opening the door.
"He my arch nemesis and a total di-"
"Cisco, get a bed set up for him when they get up, this way." The red head guided Hunter up to the not destroyed part if the lab. He set him down gently on the bed. After a few minutes Barry was sleeping soundly and Hunter was sitting in a chair next to him.
"I assume you're Hunter Clarington." He turned around to see Doctor Wells wheeling up to the bed.
"Yes, and you must be Dr. Wells. We've met before."
"I'm aware. So Hartley Rathaway struck again. I`m surprised he just passed out. Last time he attached Barry he almost ruptured a few organs." Hunter looked over at the sleeping boy. Had he really been through that much?
"I recorded his little monologue." Hunter took out the recorder he had been given along with some other equipment to help Barry.
"Let's see it then." He put the recorder in the computer and they listened to Hartley Rathaway's little rant.
"This is bad. Hartley knows Barry is the Flash." Caitlin said concerned.
"Yeah well, so does he" Cisco said turning to Hunter. "So, we know you guarded the entrance when the lab exploded." He brought up the recording he showed Barry last night. Hunter saw himself turn invisible and got increasingly nervous. Could he trust them? "Don't worry dude, we keep an eye on all the meta-humans. You're secret is safe with us." Cisco said putting a hand on his shoulder.
"So, you knew Barry in high school?" Caitlin asked nervously trying to change the subject.
"Yeah, we were roommates." Hunter remembered no one knew about Sebastian, so he kept it general.
"Oh that must have been fun." Cisco remarked sarcastically.
"You have no idea." Hunter flashed back to all the 'fun' Barry- well at the time Sebastian- and him had in their room. At first it was just a game to the brunette, a can-I-get-a-straight-guy-to-have-sex-with-me game. Needless to say he won. And then they just continued it secretly for the rest of high school. It was supposed to be a no-strings-attached thing between them, but it never worked out that way.
Hunter went back to reality when Barry groaned and started to wake up. Hunter walked over to him and sat back down on the chair next him.
"Hunt" Barry said as opened his eyes and turned to the blonde.
"Hi" Hunter said softly and Barry smiled his bright little smile that he missed so much.
"Welcome back Mr. Allen." Wells rolled over to the opposite side of the bed. Barry jumped at his booming voice and realized where he was. He suddenly got very nervous that Hunter was at the labs. "Don't worry Barry, he knows" that didn't seem to help Barry to calm down. He looked at Caitlin, then Cisco, then back to Hunter.
"Hartley told me everything when you passed out. The particle accelerator, what it did to you…to me." Hunter glanced over to the footage still on the screen.
"So it's true? You turn invisible?" Barry said sitting up and accepting water from Wells. Hunter answered by disappearing, then making the chair go with him.
"That is so dope" Cisco said with a grin.
"What is?" Joe said as he came in Hunter quickly turned him and the chair visible again so Joe didn't see.
"You know about this too?" He asked quickly.
"I'm the first one who found out about it, except for these three. How do you know?"
"Hartley" he answered. Joe gave a frustrated and angry expression.
"This is bad."
"Joe I think we need to focus on getting Barry home right now, yes?" Wells said in a calming voice.
Joe nodded "Can you walk?"
"Think so" Barry swung his legs over the bed and stood up. Hunter helped him as the three walked out.
"I still have to work for another few hours. Can you take him home? I'll clock you both out." Joe asked as he got into his cop car. Hunter nodded and watched him drive back to the station. Hunter got Barry on the back of his bike and he guided Hunter to his house. Hunter got to Barry's house and opened the door for him.
"Thanks, for everything today." Barry said as he sat on the coach.
"It was nothing really. I'm just glad you healed as fast as you did."
"One of the many perks of being me."
"Well, I guess I'll just-"
"Don't go" Barry caught Hunter's sleeve as he tried to leave.
"Alright" Hunter said hesitantly. He cautiously sat next to Barry and let him lean on him for support. He was still rather weak from all of this.
"Barry, I'm home" Joe called out as he closed the door. He stopped dead in his tracks when he saw Barry and Hunter, asleep on the couch. Barry was snuggled up against Hunter, and he had his arms around him protectively. Joe quietly made his way up the stairs and to his bed.
Barry groaned as he heard his phone alarm go off. He didn't want to get up. He was warm, and felt safe, and did not want that to end. He snuggled up to the body next to him and…wait a minute how was he snuggling up to a body? His eyes shot open to see Hunter sleeping soundly with his arms around his torso.
"Hunt" he shook the soldier lightly. Being in the Army you would think he would be getting up at 5 AM or something. "Hunter, wake up!" Barry finally saw his eyes flutter open. He repeated his statement and Hunter unwrapped his arms and shot up from the couch.
"How did I-did we?"
"No Hunter I fell asleep on your shoulder. How we got into this position I don't know, but I'm not complaining."
"I didn't want to wake you up by moving. So I just slept here with you."
"That sounds so wrong."
"Allen, shut up and show me were the fridge is. We have work to get to." Hunter said coaxing Barry off the couch. They got a quick breakfast and sped off to work on the motorcycle. To everyone's shock, especially Joe's, Barry and Hunter managed to punch into work early.
"It's a miracle." Barry just rolled his eyes at Eddie and double stepped up to his and Hunter's lab. It was weird thinking of this work space belonging to anyone else but him, yet he liked the change. He now had someone to keep him sane that new his secrets. He liked that very much.
"So, what's on the agenda for my first day in here hmm?" Hunter questioned giving Barry his coffee order.
"Run some tests on some evidence found yesterday, DNA samples to deal with, all the fun stuff."
"Let's get started."
They worked endlessly for hours at a time. Barry explained every nook and cranny on how the lab worked. What instruments did what, how they worked, his process. By 2 O' clock all their work was done, the Flash saved 20 people from a burning building, and Hunter learned how not to accidentally burn down the station.
"So we're done for the day, what now? We can't leave until 3?" Hunter inquired as he put away the last of the files.
"Technically, our work is never done. But I guess we just hang out and wait for someone to give us another assignment." Barry made his way over to Hunter's desk with hips swaying. Hunter swallowed as old temptations and images came flooding back into his mind.
"So what do you want to do?" Barry asked leaning on the arm of Hunter's chair.
"I have something in mind." Hunter smiled suggestively and pulled Barry on top of him so he was sitting on his lap.
Cliff hanger because I`m a jerk XD Thank you for all the support you guys have been giving this fic and please don`t forget to leave a review!
