Hey guys! Im really glad you guys liked the last chapter, and I hope this one was worth the wait. A special thanks to everyone who reviewed and gave me so many wonderful suggestions. I hope I can one day colab with all you lovely people, because youre awesome! One thing I might go back and change from the first few chapters is have Barry be Pansexual, not Bi. Ive been learning a lot about it and it seems to fit Barry a lot more since he accepts pretty much everyone you know? Tell me if youre okay with the change or not. Or if I should do it.
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"So Iris told me you went on a date yesterday" Joe said when they both were at lunch. "Why is it when something happens in your life I always hear it from her and not you?"
"Because it wasn't a date" Barry said looking up from his pizza.
"You and a girl sneezing off from a movie isn't a date?"
"No! Joe we just saw another movie because Iris' romantic ridiculousness was killing us both."
"Well, did you have fun?"
"Yeah, we talked about quite a lot actually." Barry looked down at his hot chocolate, thinking if now was a good time to tell Joe. "Not romantic talking or anything, but it was nice to talk about stuff other than criminal and flash stuff."
"I understand that perfectly. Talking about nothing but work can get old, real fast." Joe chuckled.
"So yeah...I invited her and her fiancé to karaoke with Hunter and me. Micky told me a lot about her and I wanted to meet her."
"It's...a girl?" Joe asked making Barry sink a little.
"Yes, Micky and Maddy are a lesbian couple." Barry stated, gripping his pizza. "You got a problem?"
"No, I'm just not used to that yet."
At this point, Barry was sweating; Micky's words from the previous night ringing in his ears.
"Well...she's coming over next week. So please just...learn to get used to it please."
Barry left after that, going up to his lab and finishing his pizza there. Hunter came back with Chinese food from across town and talked it out with Barry, eating outside the lab until their lunch hour was over.
Maddy and Micky went to karaoke with the two the next week. Unfortunately the double date ended a bit early due to a distress call from S.T.A.R. labs.
"So who is this guy?" Hunter asked getting on his bike. His suit had been completed, similar to Barry's own Flash suit, only with blue and gray patterns outlining his muscles and form, with hints of silver in the gloves, boots, and helmet.
"Leonard Snart, only we call him Captain Cold. He's not a meta, but he's still dangerously armed. He has a cold gun that can go to absolute zero."
"Hence the name?"
"Yeah, so just be careful. He's got a whole crew behind him and they're all armed with similar guns only with fire and gold."
"So be extra quiet, got it."
Hunter and Barry went over the plan with Cisco and Caitlin over the headset while they rushed to the building.
"Quick, Barry, Hunter needs a code name in case you get caught." Cisco said. "I have a list."
"Hurry, we're almost there!" Barry said running blocks faster than Hunter to get to the building.
"Chameleon?"
"They don't actually turn invisible Cisco" Caitlin dead panned.
"Glamor?"
"Sounds too much like your murdering girlfriend."
"She's not my girlfriend, okay how about Silver?"
"The color of my powers when I teleport, real creative." Hunter said with a tone not unlike Caitlin's.
"It will have to do for now, I'm here." Barry said getting all the civilians out of the now burning bank.
"Looks like Heatwave is here, and there's a chance Golden Glider and some of the other rouges might be too."
"Alright, I'm going in." Hunter said turning invisible and going into the building. He spotted a little girl and tried to teleport her out, but she screamed and crying. Fearing the girl might get to much attention and draw one of the rogues to his location; he turned visible for a few seconds and shushed her. She stared in awe for a few seconds, but stayed silent as Hunter picked her up bridal style and teleported her out of the building. Hunter continued teleporting people out while he heard Barry and what must have been Snart bantering to each other.
Barry weaved through the shots of ice and fire, dodging Snart and Rory's gun fire.
"What gives Scarlet? Thought we had a deal?" Snart said shooting and hitting Barry in the shoulder, knocking him down.
"Thought not killing people was part of it!" Barry yelled, clearly mad and disappointed that Snart almost trapped a group of people in a burning building.
"Yes, well setting the pretty little bank of fire wasn't part of the plan. Someone just couldn't control his weapon too well." Snart said turning to Mick who was laughing at the flames. Snart started freezing the building and putting out the fire, more annoyed about the fire- and Mick- then the speedster on the ground. Barry spun his arms creating a vortex, putting the rest of the fire out.
"Is everyone out?" Snart huffed at Barry.
"Yeah, we cleared the building." Barry said flinching at his slip up. Snart seemed unfazed.
"We?" Mick shouted confused, aiming his gun at Barr; which followed a creek in the wood from the weak floor above.
"Let's go, no use in being here longer then we have to." Snart said grabbing what bags of cash hadn't been left near the fire, eyeing Barry. "Mick!"
Reluctantly Mick Rory turned around, grabbing the remaining bags, and following the head of the rouges out of the building. What Barry and Hunter didn't know was that Snart actually stayed behind, spying on the scarlet speedster. At first he was perplexed on why someone like Barry would be talking to himself. He seemed like such a stable kid. His gripped tightened on the wood when Hunter appeared out of thin air.
"Are you alright? I saw one of them hit you."
"Snart, I'll be fine. It'll go away in a few hours."
"Alright" Hunter said "you made a deal with a criminal?"
"He found out who I was. He doesn't go to jail by my hand and he doesn't reveal my identity to the world, and he and his rogues don't kill anyone."
"That's...okay wow. So if you have the deal why did you come here in the first place?"
"He had people trapped in a burning building, the deal says nothing about saving people while a robbery goes on, just that he doesn't get arrested."
"You and your loopholes, and you wonder why people wanted you to be a lawyer." Hunter chuckled.
"No, lawyers are cold hearted. He could never pull it off." Leonard Snart said, smirking from the shadows. "Well, aren't you interesting."
"Leave him alone Snart."
"Why should I? You know everyone on my little group."
"I'm sure there's someone you're hiding. And where's Mick?"
"He left with the cash."
"Just get out of here would you-" Barry stopped when he heard first responders entering the building. Barry grabbed Hunter and Snart and ran.
"Why did you stick around!" Barry shouted at Snart, gripping his in injured arm.
"You don't slip up often scarlet. 'We,' could you make it more obvious?"
"Just get out of here, and leave him alone." Barry said leaning on Hunter.
"Fine Scarlet, l find out who your little boyfriend is. I have my ways."
"He's not my-"
"Don't cry a river Barry." Snart said gazing up at Hunter. "I guess I'll be seeing you." Snart smirked, turning to the brunette; but not before Hunter punched him square in the face.
"Leave, Barry's hurt and we don't have time for playing this game!" Hunter scowled until Barry pulled him back. "Bear, you're bleeding!"
The speedster looked down, and sure enough his arm was now soaking red.
"I'm alright."
"My face isn't." Snart spat. "Red, tell your rookie he can't go around punching people you have a bargain with!"
"Sorry, thought someone like you could take a punch." Hunter said getting angrier.
"Boys!" Barry screamed. "Just leave it be! Snart, get out of here! I'll talk to him myself! I don't need you making him worse!"
Snart was a little taken back. He'd never seen the hero loose his temper, even raise his voice.
"Barry I..."
"Just get us back to the lab." Barry said with his knees weakening. Hunter picked him up bridal style, smiling apologetically. Barry simply hung onto Hunter's shoulders.
"Alright scarlet, since he's still in training I'll let the spur punch go, but that doesn't mean I'm still watching you." Snart turned on his heals back toward the city. "See you around scarlet...ghosty."
"That was a disaster!" Barry yelled as Caitlin bandaged his frostbite and cuts.
"Barry calm down. So Hunter punched Snart in the face, is that really that bad?" Joe said smiling a bit.
"Yes" Barry hissed. "Now he knows he exists! The whole point of Hunter coming with me was that he'd stay in stealth mode. Snart is the head of the rogues, now every criminal in town is going to know about you."
"Barry calm down." Hunter said "I'm sorry I lost my temper, okay?"
Barry sighed. "I know how he can be, but you have to control your emotions. You have to keep your head clear otherwise you'll do more harm then help. You have to think on the fly a lot, but you need to do it wisely."
"I know" Hunter said biting his lip.
"Well, working with Caitlin and Cisco might help. You should work on the teleporting, before the man in yellow shows up again. Just like I need to get faster."
"Alright." Hunter nodded. "I'll stay grounded for a while. Learn a little more before I jump again."
"That's more like it." Barry winced as Caitlin finished up his bandages.
"We should probably get Barry home. He needs his arm for tomorrow."
"Yeah, I got a sick training planned!" Cisco said packing a drone up with missals.
"And Mr. Allen, if you would be more careful in the future. Don't let Clarington do anything like what he did again. Get Leonard Snart angry and he might just do more then burgle people." Dr. Wells said, finally rolling out of the lab. "We start in the morning. Be here by 9, both of you." He said scowling at Hunter before rolling out of the cortex.
"Well that went great." Hunter said scuffling inside his apartment with Barry looking no better. They were both sore and drained from training, as it had lasted well into the night.
"So beat...and I didn't even get faster. All this training was for nothing."
"Hey, you worked on your reflexes too, not everything is about speed. You're going to need to wit too to beat Reverse Flash, not just your speed. You're more then your legs, although they are hot." Hunter said scooping him up on the couch.
"Oh, and what about the rest of me?" Barry said smirking, tilting Hunter's chin up.
"The rest of you is practically burning gold." Hunter said kissing him. "Thank you for all of this."
"Your welcome...Silver Ghost."
"I can't believe that's the best the newspaper could come up with."
"Well, that little girl you saved described what she saw. It's pretty good for an eight year old." Barry said laughing. "It's better then the streak."
"I guess I can live with it. Besides, SilverFlash sounds pretty cool."
"Yes it does." Barry blushed and continued kissing Hunter, sitting comfortably on his lap.
The two were so immersed in each other, Barry had little time to react. It all happened so fast.
Electricity went out.
Water rose from the sink and wine floated.
Barry saw red and yellow
A whooshing crackle and he found himself suddenly on the floor.
Barry ran.
Please dont kill me...
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