*sigh* Guys... I don't want this story to end... :(
However, I have enjoyed writing for it SO MUCH! I seriously don't know if I've had more fun doing a story than this one. Seriously... something about it made it so easy to write. I wanna thank all of you all once again for all of your support. Its given me so much inspiration... thanks guys. :)
Now, let's wrap this baby up with a bang! :D
As soon as Barry was in STAR Labs again, he immediately ran to the lab and placed Frost gently on one of the med-beds in the room.
"I-I'm not hurt," she said gently.
"Well, I just wanna make sure," Barry said, equally as soft. "Frost... I was so scared about you and Cait. I didn't know what I would do if... if you w-were-"
"I'm a tough girl," Frost said. "You didn't have any reason to worry about little old me."
"Yes, I do," Barry insisted. "I care about you and Cait; that's why I was worried about you, and why I'll always worry about you. You two mean so much to me... if anything worst had happened to you, I'd never live it down."
Frost looked down innocently, taking in a deep breath. Barry had turned around to look at something, and then Caitlin spoke to her.
"Hey, snowflake, what's wrong?" Caitlin asked softly.
"Nothing..." she softly whispered.
"You know he loves you, Frosty," Caitlin said. "Just tell him what you want to say."
Frost sighed. She knew Caity was right... as she always was.
"Barry, I meant it," she finally said.
"Hmm?" Barry asked, turning around.
"When I said I love you... I spoke for both me and Cait," Frost admitted. "And I meant it. For both of us. Barry... you mean the world to me too. And more."
Barry took a seat next to Frost, and wrapped his arm around her shoulder.
"I love you too," he said. "And that's also why I'll never stop worrying about you."
Frost couldn't help but smile... and also feel a sudden, overwhelming wave of emotion suddenly rush over her. It hit her so quickly that she found herself smiling from ear to ear one minute, and then she was crying the next.
"A-Are you okay, Snowflake?" asked Barry. "Was it something I said?"
"N-No," Frost choked out. "I... I'm j-just so h-happy..."
Barry gave her a warm smile, and pulled her into his lap so she could have his shoulder to lean on.
"I owe Cait a cuddle after this," Barry chuckled.
"Oh yes you do, mister," Frost giggled lightly. "You free tonight?"
"Absolutely," he smiled.
Suddenly, three people came rushing into the room - Cisco, Nora, and Sherloque.
"Hey! Frost! Are you okay?" asked Cisco, walking over.
"Frosty! We were so worried!" Nora said, sitting down next to Barry.
"Oh, I had no worry, Mr. Allen seemed pretty confident he would rescue you," Sherloque chuckled.
"Well, Mr. Confidence, I'm glad that paid off," Frost chuckled.
"Having Batwoman helped a ton," Barry said.
"Can we speak to Caitlin?" Cisco asked.
"Sure," Frost smiled. "I need a nap anyway."
With that, Frost retreated into the corner of Caitlin's mind, and the doctor's brown auburn hair and green eyes returned.
"Welcome home, Dr. Snow!" Sherloque said. "And if you're wondering about the enthusiasm, let's just say my new herbalist is... a very interesting man."
"Uh... cool," Caitlin said, raising an eyebrow, before smiling. "I'm so glad to be home."
"I can't imagine what Cicada must've put you through," Nora said.
"It wasn't physical pain... it was emotional torture," Caitlin admitted. "The thought of never seeing you guys again is something I never wanna experience ever again."
"Well, you never will," Barry promised, squeezing her hand tightly. "We'll always be here for you, Cait. I promise."
"We all do," Cisco added.
Caitlin smiled warmly, and rested her head in the crook of Barry's neck. "I love you all..."
"We love you too, Auntie Cait," giggled Nora.
Caitlin then whispered something so faint and tender... it was meant for Barry's ears only, and that's all it reached.
"I love you, Barry..."
Barry just looked down at the doctor who was cuddled up in his lap, and smiled brightly.
She was truly his whole world...
Later that night, Barry made his way back to his loft, and sat down on his couch... he felt happy. Complete.
And maybe it was due to the fact that Caitlin was now his girlfriend...
Also, it might have something to do with the fact that he had managed to bring her home from a kidnapping. That, too, made him happy.
The day then went by with little other things happening, until it finally came time for him to get ready for bed.
After he had gotten done washing his face, however, there was a knock at the door.
"Coming," he said tiredly. Who could be knocking on his door at 10:30 at-
Oh.
Of course...
He smiled instantly when he saw her face, but didn't like the expression she was making - poor Frost shivered in her coat, shaking and freezing from the bitter cold outside. Because yes, even the ice queen herself got chilly every now and again.
"Hey, hey, Snowflake," he said, bringing her in quickly. "You feel okay?"
"C-Cait ha-had s-some w-work to d-d-do, late," Frost shivered. "S-She g-got really c-c-cold, s-so I d-did too... y-you were c-c-closer."
"Okay, I see," Barry nodded. "I'll get you a blanket."
When he came back with the blanket, Caitlin had taken back over, and she wasn't shivering as much, but Barry could still tell she was freezing.
"Here you go," Barry said, wrapping the blanket around Caitlin.
"T-Thank you," she shivered, clutching the fabric with all of her strength.
Barry then looked at what she was wearing - a STAR Labs sweatshirt, sweatpants, and simple socks and shoes. No wonder she was so cold... in this type of weather you'd be lucky to head out without at least three layers on.
"Okay, I've turned up the A/C a little bit, can I do anything else for you?" Barry asked.
Caitlin muttered something, but it was covered by her shivers. "Hmm?" Barry asked.
She then said, as her already rosy cheeks turned an even deeper shade of red, "Y-You... c-could hold me..."
Barry didn't have to be told twice - in a near instant, the doctor felt herself being held in the speedster's arms.
She felt something she hadn't felt in a long time the moment he took her into his soft comfort... that was bliss. For some reason, her world instantly lit up the moment she found herself in his protective hold... almost like nothing could touch her if it wasn't Barry's hands running through her hair and down her back.
"See? That wasn't so hard, now, was it?" Frost giggled from inside her head.
Caitlin smiled at her alter ego/sister's teasing... even though they butted heads a lot (inside her own head... cue the paradox), they were as much family as they were one.
"Okay, this is getting uncomfortable, I can tell," Frost said. "So ask him if you can cuddle in his bed instead."
Caitlin nearly coughed at this - Frost went from sweet and innocent to cheeky and teasing within a minute.
"Hey, Cait... are you uncomfortable standing up?" Barry suddenly asked. "You know, if you wanna move somewhere else-"
"Would the bed be okay? I'm still kinda chilly," Caitlin muttered.
Instead of being rebuked like she expected (you poor, innocent soul Cait), Barry guided her over to his large bed - a comforter had never looked so appealing.
When they had climbed underneath the covers, Caitlin instantly found herself being cuddled by Barry. Her happiness was so high she could've broke out dancing, but her tiredness was also very high.
As she fell asleep, she felt Barry's caring gaze still looking down on her, and a sense of peace fell upon her as she fell asleep.
Frost, however, took over at this moment to let Caitlin rest, and tell Barry something.
"Hey, sweetie?" she asked quietly.
"Yes, Snowflake?" Barry asked, equally as quiet.
Frost then beamed as she said her next sentence, "I love you."
Barry smiled widely, and planted a soft kiss on her lips. "I love you too."
And with that, the two souls drifted off into sleep, happy as can be.
And... Yes, he does like you, Frost.
WOW! I CAN'T BELIEVE WE'RE HERE... but this story is finished. :( However, I hope you all have enjoyed it! I know I have! :D
I think the previous chapter might be one of the works I've been most proud of... I'm so happy with how it came out. :D XD
I wanna thank everyone who reviewed, favorited, followed, and viewed this story, and made it this far - y'all are the reason I made it. Thank you all so much. I love you all. And Write-To-You, thank you so much again for suggesting this story. Its been such a blast to write. :)
Hopefully, I can start another multi-chapter Snowbarry story soon! In the meantime, however, my Season 3 re-write calls me... Hope to see you all there! Once again, thank you all for reading! :D