I know this story is suppose to be a crossover and I promise it is. This chapter and the next chapter are probably both filler chapters but the next one will feature Kurt, Blaine, Santana and Brittany. This chapter was just to introduce Eddie to the story and I know you are going to probably hate me after you read this chapter. I am so glad that so many people like this story please keep the love coming! Anyway enjoy! BTW Eddie won the poll, sorry all SnowBarry fans. I ship both so I don't mind either way.
Joe awoke the next morning to a loud ringing next to his ear. Opening his eyes and glancing towards the clock he saw it was only 6:30. Groaning and reaching out his hand to snatch the phone off the bedside table.
"Hello?" he said into the phone as soon as he pressed the answer button, forgetting any and all formalities this early in the morning.
"Sorry to call you this early in the morning but we have a case, 4 men dead and another 2 in the hospital. Some weirdo is slashing people with a Samurai sword of all things. Bring Allen with you he is going to be needed at the scene" the captain said down the line then hung up without another word. Joe sighed and pulled the covers off then climbed out of bed and made his way to Barry's room. Knocking on the door loud enough to wake him up, which also woke up Iris in the process.
"What's going on, it's 6:30 in the morning" she questioned hair all over the place and her eyes full of haze and sleep.
"Nothing is wrong we just have a case, sorry for waking you baby" he replied kissing her forehead. She just nodded and shuffled back to her room to catch some more sleep.
"Bar wake up we have a case, come on don't make me come in there and roll you out of bed because you know I will" he said knocking on the door harder to make sure his son got the message.
"I'm awake, just give me a minute to get dressed" came Barry's voice through the door, then came she shuffling and banging. The pained cry came after that. 5 minutes plater he came downstairs fully dressed and ready to go, bruise on his face and all.
"What happened to you?" Joe asked as he saw Barry walk into the kitchen and grab a slice of toast.
"Walked into my closet still half asleep" he said stuffing the piece of toast into his mouth and putting on his shoes. Joe had to hold back a laugh when he heard that Barry had walked into his own closet.
When they got to the crime scene they could see blood everywhere and 4 body bags being taken away by the coroner. A samurai sword lay in the middle of the pool of blood, the metal coated with red liquid gleaming in the sunlight. Witnesses statements were taken and evidence was collected to be brought back to the lab for Barry to analyse. As he was waiting for Joe to finish up with the scene so they could go back to the lab Eddie walked up and sat next to him on the bench and passed him a cup of coffee which he greatly needed if he was going to stay awake.
"Here you look like death warmed over, are you ok?" Eddie asked handing over the coffee and looking at Barry with concern.
"Yea just kind of tired. Haven't been sleeping much lately" he responded yawning and and opening his eyes wide in effort to keep them from closing.
"Why not?" he asked turning to fully face him.
"Nightmares, I used to get them a lot as a kid and they disappeared when I was a teenager. Now they are back, i have been having them for about a week" Barry confessed, not sure why he was telling Eddie all this. Somehow he felt like he could trust Eddie with anything.
"Have you told Joe about this?" Eddie asked taking another sip of his coffee while still keeping his eye on Barry.
"No I haven't. He has enough to deal with especially with this new case, I don;t want to bother him with this" Barry explained shrugging with a sad smile on his face. Eddie placed his hand on Barry's knee in comfort and to get his full attention… and it worked. A shiver ran up Barry's spine at the contact and an he looked at Eddie who had a kind and encouraging smile on his face.
"I don't get much sleep, never have. So if you wake up in the middle of the night and need to talk to someone or if you just want to talk about anything you can always call me, or you can come by my house, any time, day or night it doesn't matter" Barry smiled back at this, a little shocked but happy non the less.
"I couldn't do that. I would feel guilty if I called or showed up at your doorstep while you were asleep or if you were really busy and didn't have time" Barry said knowing that he would feel bad for waking Eddie up or taking up his time for a little chat.
"Listen to me Barry Allen. I will always have time for you. You can't keep going on like this, with no sleep and being afraid to close your eyes because of what you might see" Eddie explained the smile disappearing from his face and a stern yet still kind expression took it's place. Barry smiled and nodded back.
"Ok I will" he agreed but having no intentions of actually calling the man next time he had a nightmare. Eddie went over to talk to Joe and came back a few minutes later.
"Joe isn't going to be finished for at least another 45 minutes so he told me to go back to the precinct. You can either sit there and wait for Joe in the rain and it will rain, or you can get a ride with me" as if on cue he heavens opened and the rain poured down in buckets with no sign of letting up anytime soon. Barry and Eddie ran for Eddie's car which was on the other side of the parking lot. By the time they got there and got in they were both drenched. Water dripping from their clothes and hair. Barry looked down and saw that the water was seeping into the seats.
"Don't worry about it, it's only water it will dry" Eddie said when he saw Barry looking at the now soaking seats. Barry looked up and laughed out loud when he took in Eddie's appearance. His normally slightly spiked hair flat on top of his head and his clothes stuck to him showing quite a nice view of his abs. Barry blushed and looked away when he realised he had been staring. Eddie looked up and started laughing along with his care mate when he also took in the others appearance. Hair stuck to his forehead with his usually light grey shirt now dark and also stuck to him. Their eyes were full of joy and laughter as they both gradually stopped laughing enough to get the car moving, just having a small chuckle every now and again.
They didn't need to stop off at their houses as they had clothes at the CCPD in case of situations like this. 10 minutes into the car ride and Eddie was constantly checking his rearview mirror, he had a slightly worried look on his face.
"Whats going on?" Barry asked as he tried to crane his neck to see why Eddie was always looking behind him but Eddie grabbed his arm stopping him from turning round to look out of the back window.
"Someone is following us" he said simply and Barry sat straight in his seat facing forward and eyebrows scrunched. Eddie explained that someone had been following them since they met the main highway after they left the crime scene. Another two cars came up either side of them and one appeared in front. They were completely boxed in and couldn't go anywhere. the car at the front stopped suddenly and Eddie did not have enough time to put on the brakes. They crashed head on into the car in front while the car behind crashed into them, controlled, as if on purpose. The side cars also turned slightly and slammed into the driver and passenger doors, trapping the car in between them. Barry looked at Eddie in shock before they were both thrown forward and hitting the dashboard. The last thing that Barry saw before he passed out was the pained look on Eddie's face wanting so badly to make it disappear and replace it with the smile he loved so much.
They both awoke in a cold hard room made of thick concrete with no windows and only one door and a camera in the corner. Barry was the first to wake slowly opening his eyes and clutching his head in pain. On the plus side he no longer felt tired but probably had a concussion. He looked around the room then finally his gaze landed on Eddie beside him. That is when he realised the rip in Eddie's shirt which had blood seeping though it, on closer inspection Barry saw the long gash Eddie had across his torso, deep and nasty. Barry scooted closer to the other man and lifted his shirt to inspect the wound and that is when Eddie chose to wake up attempting to sit up but screaming out in pain and falling back down onto the concrete floor.
"Easy Eddie, lay still. I'm sorry but this is going to hurt" Barry said putting a hand on Eddie's shoulder to calm him down before he took off his jacket and pressed down on the wound making Eddie cry out again while gripping onto Barry's arm tightly. Suddenly the door flew open and a bottle of water, a towel, some thread with a needle and some bandages were thrown in with a note before the door slammed closed again.
'Wouldn't want you to die so soon' the note read. Obviously who ever took them needed them for something or they would not be trying to stop Eddie from dying. Barry took the towel and wet it then proceeded to clean away the somewhat dried blood surrounding the wound. This time around Eddie did not scream or cry out as his body had lost all feeling and his head lolled back against the wall that was currently supporting his body. He kept his eyes open somehow watching Barry's every move as he took his time and a lot of care into sewing up the wound and bandaging it.
Eddie could only think of how smooth Barry's hands were on his skin and how nice the couch felt even thoe he could not feel it. If these was Eddie's last few hours/minutes alive, the last thing he wanted to see before his eyes closed was Barry's face and his smile.
"Come on Eddie stay with me, just think of all the things you want to do that you still haven't done. You have made it this far do not give up now" Barry said trying to encourage Eddie to keep his eyes open and stay awake for as long as possible. Eddie's sleepy eyes looked directly into Barry's when their gaze's met and refused to let the other out of the trap.
"Lets face it I'm not going to make it to tomorrow. One of the things that I want to do but haven't had chance is what I am about to do now" he paused for a few seconds and looked down before taking a deep breath.
"I have had feelings for someone for quite a while but never told them because I was scared. Scared of rejection. Scared of taunts and prejudice. But now I don't care I have to let it out" Eddie said while still staring at the floor almost as if he was afraid to look up. When he finally did Barry could see tears forming in his eyes.
"It will probably be my only chance I have to say this so… You are so talented and always underrated, you always keep your cool when everything turns, your smart and you are loyal to everyone. You're amazing. As soon as I saw you walk through those doors on my very first day I was drawn to you by your beauty and awkwardness which I know you hate but I find it adorable. I thought if I ignored the feeling that it would go away but it didn't, it just grew stronger until I couldn't deny it any longer and I accepted it. I love how when you are stressed the tips of your ears go red and the way you trip over your words when trying to explain something. When your exited you get a big grin and you start explaining things in scientific ways that nobody but you can understand. I love everything about you, you are special Barry Allen and don't you ever forget that" as the speech went on Eddie's voice grew weaker and quieter up to the point where it was barley audible but he managed to find the strength to carry on until the end.
There were tears running down Barry's face as the speech came to an end realising that the man he had had a crush on for as long as he had known him felt the same way. If only either of them would have said something before they could have had a chance with each other but that was not looking too likely now.
"Eddie I feel the same way, I always have… I hate that we are admitting this under these circumstances but at least we both know now. Please Eddie you have to hold on. I have lost too many people I love, I can;t do it again" Barry's eyes went wide as soon as soon as he realised what he had said but Eddie just smiled and gathered the little bit on energy he had left in him. He leant forward and pressed his lips firmly on Barry's and gripped the front of his shirt as hard as he could while Barry continued to cry but kissing back with as much passion and love as he could, holding Eddie's face in his hand.
The hand slipped from his face and the lips parted ways when Eddie's body went limp in Barry's arms. He couldn't stop the cascade of tears flowing down his cheeks or the sob that broke free from his throat as he leant his head down to touch it with Eddie's as he rocked backwards and forwards like a madman with Eddie's body cradled in his lap, his heart breaking every second. Suddenly Barry looked up to the camera with fire in his eyes making a silent promise to kill the person who did this to his love.
There you are, another chapter finished. How many people hate me? Please don't forget to review and tell me what you think!