I am starting to think people are getting bored with this story, I don't know why. If you are I wont carry on so please let me know. Anyway enjoy this chapter. Lets pretend that Dalton never burned down for the sake of this story.
Barry blinked his eyes open and lifted his head from the spot it had been on the wall, wincing in pain when he did so. He glanced down at Eddie still asleep in his lap but had moved in the night so his head was rested against Barry's chest and his legs in Barry's lap hugging his waist and snuggled against him. He couldn't believe this was real he had only imagined this in dreams never thought it could come true, but it did and he couldn't be happier even with the current situation.
Barry smiled and brushed Eddie's sandy blonde hair off of his face and stroked his cheek with his thumb unintentionally waking up the sleeping man.
"Good morning beautiful" Eddie said craning his neck up so he could look Barry in the eyes.
"Morning. I didn't mean to wake you" he replied but Eddie shook his head and attempted to bring his hand up to Barry's face but lowly cried out in pain the let his arm flop back to Barry's stomach with a look of pan on his face.
"You didn't, Ive been in and out for a few hours" Eddie exclaimed leaning back fully into Barry letting his hand come up and play with Eddie's hair.
"Oh and the nurse came round about an hour ago and said I can go home today. I am healing more quickly than they thought I would so I can go home" Eddie smiled at Barry like it was the best thing in the world.
"That's right you can go home today you just have to have someone sign the discharge papers, but you have to take it easy. Rest as much as possible. No excise, heavy lifting, or physical activity other than walking and only do small amounts of that' the nurse said as she walked into the room not saying anything about Barry being in bed with him even thoe it was against hospital regulations.
"I will sign them and he can stay at my place until he recovers. I wont let him do anything other than rest I promise" Barry said after listening to all the things he could not do. Barry nodded inclining that he understood all the instructions. He looked down at Eddie to see a slight pout on the others man's ace clearly not liking all he could not do. The nurse sent him a look clearly asking is he understood so he nodded too. He may not like it but he knew that this was what he had to do in order to heal.
The nurse walked out of the room to give the boys some privacy and to collect the discharge forms. Barry helped Eddie from the bed and helped to put on some clothes that Joe had dropped off earlier on his way to the precinct. 10 minutes later the nurse came back with the papers in her hand and passed them off to Barry who quickly signed them and texted Iris to come and pick them up.
Another woman came in with a wheelchair that she told Eddie to get in so she could escort him out of the hospital to the car but he refused. She said it was policy but he still refused and used Barry for support as he walked himself down the hallway and into the elevator.
"You know she as only trying to help" Barry said as soon as the doors to the elevator had closed.
"I know but I'm injured not an invalid. I can walk, and whenever I can walk I am going to walk besides the nurse did say I have to try walking" he replied with his arms around Barry's shoulder for support and because he wanted to keep Barry as close as possible.
"You are so stubborn and yes she said try walking but not too much. Don't overdo yourself, we haven't even left the hospital yet" Barry said with a smile knowing full well that Eddie was going to be up and on his feet every chance he got. When they got to the front doors they were greeted by a smiling Iris who had come into the hospital to meet them instead of staying in the car.
"Hey I thought you were waiting for us in the parking lot?" Barry asked as she walked over to them.
"Yes but I got bored plus I came to carry the stuff" she replied as she reached for the bag with Eddie's clothes in and the bathroom stuff. Barry gladly gave the bag over to his best friend otherwise she would have taken it by force, she didn't like the idea of him having to carry everything , both Eddie and the bag full of his stuff.
"We will need to stop off at Eddie's apartment first to pick up some of his things" Barry said as he manoeuvred Eddie and himself into the back seat of her car. She just turned and raised her eyebrows at both of them.
"He is staying at ours until he is healed. The doctor said he would need help until he gets better so I offered to let him stay with us. I already confirmed it with Joe" Barry said as he noted the surprised look on her face. She just none again and turned around in her seat to start the car and drive them across town to Eddie's apartment. The drive was quiet with the radio playing in the background, it was comfortable silence.
Eddie got told to sit on the couch and not move, so that's what he did, under much protest and whining. He directed Barry and iris places to where the stuff was that he wanted to take. around 15 minutes later everything was packed into a big suitcase and in the trunk of the car ready to be transported to the West household.
By the time they got back home and everything was unpacked and put away in the space that Barry made for him it was already 1 o'clock. The reunion stared in 4 hours. They sat and waited a movie until it was time for Iris to go to work and get everything ready for the reunion. Cisco and Caitlin arrived at 4 to pick Barry up and Kurt and Blaine arrived with Santana and Brittany a little while after. They had arranged to all meet at Barry's so they could all go together.
Blaine ended up inviting Eddie along to the reunion, he said he could go as one of his plus ones, his other being Santana. While Eddie and Barry disappeared upstairs to get Eddie dressed the others sat around and talked.
"So where did you meet the criminal chipmunk?" Santana asked Caitlin and Cisco while they were sat about the living room waiting for the two men to emerge from upstairs.
""He was brought to S.T.A.R Labs when he got struck by lightning last year. The hospitals weren't equipped to handle him so Cisco, DR Wells and I took him in and got him stabilised. He woke up 9 months later and we have pretty much been inseparable since" Caitlin answered with a smile and Cisco nodded in agreement.
"How did that wimpy puff survive lightning?" Santana wondered aloud for everyone to hear.
"Why do you keep hating on Barry?" Cisco piped up from where he sat in the armchair. He had noticed the language and the tone of voice she used when speaking about Barry and he didn't like it.
"Because he is an egotistical snob who always has to be the best at everything even if he has to cheat and blackmail to do it" she replied with a smirk not wanting everyone to fall for his sweet and innocent act.
"He may have been like that when he was in Ohio but he isn't like that now. He is a good person who helps anybody every chance he gets" Caitlin said standing up in front of Santana with her hands on her hips staring her in the face with a hard glare. Cisco rose from his chair and put hand on Caitlin's arm to calm her down. Neither of them liked it when people talked bad about Barry, nobody apart from them and Joe knew how much good Barry did for the city.
"I agree I may have only seen him a few times but I can tell he has changed" Kurt said much to the surprise of everyone else excluding Blaine because they had a conversation on it the night before. Barry came back downstairs with a slightly limping Eddie being him resisting help. Barry wore black jeans, a casual red shirt and a dark blue blazer with his white converse, Eddie wore light denim jeans a blue shirt with a black jacket and converse. Everyone downstairs was still stood up glaring at each other except Blaine and Kurt who were sat on the couch watching the events play out in front of them.
They all got into their respective cars Santana, Brittany, Kurt and Blaine in one car the Barry, Eddie, Caitlin and Cisco in another car. The car was filled with exited chatter the whole way to Jitters and Barry got more nervous every minute. Finally they pulled up into the parking lot and found two empty spaces then exited the cars and walked towards the doors of the coffee shop he had been going to since he was a pre teen. Blaine led the rest of the group in as Barry held the door open for them all then walked in last.
Everyone stopped what they were doing and turned to look at the group people walking through the doors. They all smiled and a few people clapped when they saw Blaine and Kurt then everyone got off their chairs and whooped when they saw Sebastian. Blaine gave them all a thumbs up then dragged Kurt off to go and stand amongst the group of guys in the middle of the room. Suddenly music started blasting through the speakers and light came on while the group of guys started to sing.
'Da na na na na, chk, chk, chk
Da na na na na , chk, chk ,chk'
They started and Barry knew that Blaine had set him up, he had arranged this with the other warblers so as soon as Barry walked through the door he would be pulled back into the world of show choir. Barry couldn't resist, he could feel himself slipping back into his old role of captain and lead singer that he used to be on stage. He walked forward towards the group that were once like a family before they all graduated smiling the whole time while singing the lyrics he knew off by heart but not remembering the dance.
'Hey girl, I'm waitin' on ya, I'm waitin' on ya
Come on and let me sneak you out
And have a celebration, a celebration
The music up, the window's down
Yeah, we'll be doing what we do
Just pretending that we're cool
And we know it too
Yeah, we'll keep doing what we do
Just pretending that we're cool
So tonight
Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the sun
I know we only met but let's pretend it's love
And never, never, never stop for anyone
Tonight let's get some
And live while we're young
Woahhh oh oh oh
Woahhhh oh oh oh
Wanna live while we're young
Woahhh oh oh oh
Tonight let's get some
And live while we're young
Hey girl, it's now or never, it's now or never
Don't over-think, just let it go
And if we get together, yeah, get together
Don't let the pictures leave your phone, ohhhh
Yeah, we'll be doing what we do
Just pretending that we're cool
So tonight
Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the sun
I know we only met but let's pretend it's love
And never, never, never stop for anyone
Tonight let's get some
And live while we're young
Woahhh oh oh oh
Woahhhh oh oh oh
Wanna live while we're young
Woahhh oh oh oh
Tonight let's get some
And live while we're young
And girl, you and I,
We're 'bout to make some memories tonight
I wanna live while we're young
We wanna live while we're young
Let's go crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the sun
I know we only met but let's pretend it's love
And never, never, never stop for anyone
Tonight let's get some
And live while we're young
Crazy, crazy, crazy till we see the sun
I know we only met but let's pretend it's love
And never, never, never stop for anyone
Tonight let's get some
And live while we're young
Wanna live, wanna live, wanna live
Come on, younnngg
Wanna live, wanna live, wanna live
While we're young
Wanna live, wanna live, wanna live
Tonight let's get some
And live while we're young'
As he was singing along with the other guys backing him up smiling like an idiot the whole time with people patting him on the back and giving him high fives he pulled Iris from behind the counter and danced stupidly with her, she went with him willingly laughing and dancing along until she couldst breathe from all dancing around so she went to sit on a chair next to Eddie. The music finished then she let out a big laugh and launched herself forward onto Barry who had to take a step back and wrap his arms around her small frame to stop her from falling to the ground.
He swung her round in a circle and laughed once again while everyone cheered. He placed her back onto the floor and pulled back from the embrace then she did the unexpected when she had stopped laughing. She pushed him in the shoulder.
"Ow! What was that for?" he asked, his eyes wide and rubbing his arm with a slight pout on his face.
"For once again not telling me you could sing. And that good. You should have gone into singing as a career instead of forensics" she said poking him in the stomach making him laugh as she hit one of his tickle spots. He just rolled his eyes and shooed her away to get him some coffee as he wasn't allowed behind the counter even thoe he knew every machine inside and out from how many times he had been there and watched people make every drink under the sun. He went round the room talking to his old classmates and the people they had brought along. Some of them had gone into music professions, some taught and some had dead end jobs but they all looked happy. Especially the two he talked to last.
"Sebastian Smythe, after all these years you still got it" a voice from his right sounded. Barry turned around to find two guys, one with light blonde hair and the other with dark brown hair walking towards him. They each pulled him into a bro hug when they reached him.
"It is something that never goes away and my name is Barry now. Barry Allen. It was Barry before I moved to Ohio but I went by a different mane while I was at Dalton" he explained, the other two just looked confused to why he would go by a different name.
"Actually It's Bartholomew Henry Allen. But he hates it so everyone calls him Barry" a female voice reaches his ears from the back of him. He turns around to see Iris holding two cups of coffee. She walks towards him and passes him the coffee with a slightly concerned look on her face.
"This is your last coffee for a while. You had like 6 at home, and they were all double strength so make this one last" she said to him and fixed him a glare to make sure he got the message.
"Ok I will. Guys this is Iris. Iris this is Jeff and Nick" he points to each man respectively as saying their name. They waved slightly and exchange welcoming hello's before she excuses herself to give Eddie his coffee.
"Home? You live with her?" Jeff asked pointing in the direction Iris just left.
"Yea but not like that. She is sort of my adoptive sister. When my mom died I moved in with Joe my adoptive dad and his daughter Iris who also happened to be my best friend, she still is" he explained looking at his friends setting the record straight for them both.
"Is she one of the people you brought with you?" Nick asked because he hadn't seen Barry with anyone else.
"No she works here and just happened to have this shift, thoe I think she asked to work this shift so she could meet people I went to high school with. I brought those guys" Barry pointed to the table that Cisco, Caitlin and Eddie were sat on talking between themselves.
"Well I brought Cisco and Caitlin then Blaine offered to let Eddie go with him because he only had Santana" he explained as it looked like he had brought 3 people.
"I would love to meet your friends, see what your like now. You seem changed, which is a good thing" Jeff said while grabbing Barry and Nick's arms and dragging them to the table which Barry pointed out a minute ago.
"So what did you think?" Barry asked as soon as he reached the table.
"It was amazing, we have seen the recording of hat other performance but it was nothing compared to that" Cisco exclaimed waving his arms around like a mad man. Caitlin agreed with a smile saying it was one of the best performances she had ever seen.
"You were incredible Bar, so were the other guys. Why didn't you tell me you could sing?" Eddie asked putting his hand in the other mans and smiling wide at him which did not go amiss by the other occupants of the table.
"It never came up and honestly I never thought I would be singing again" he explained with a shrug of his shoulders. Eddie just laughed and shook his head then leaned forward and placed a loving kiss on his lips. They pulled back, warmth spreading in their cheeks and dopey, lovesick smiles on their faces.
"So it seems the friend is much more than a friend, don't you think Nick" Jeff said while nudging Barry with his elbow, a teasing tone to his voice.
"Definitely Jeff, it seems our old friend has been holding back some important information" Nick replied in an equally teasing manor. Barry just rolled his eyes at the two's antics while his face got redder from the attention.
"Ok so Eddie is more than my friend he is…" Barry trailed off, not sure what he and Eddie were. They knew how the other felt about them but they had not talked about yet.
"I'm him his boyfriend" Eddie said noticing Barry's pause. He sent a thank you glance Eddie's way for getting him out of explaining the pause.
"So how did it happen and when? Come on you can't leave us hanging like that" Nick said as he pulled up a chair to the table as did Jeff. They both put their elbows on the table and rested their chin on their open palms awaiting an answer.
"It was only a few days ago. We got kidnapped and Eddie was hurt" Barry started the small story.
"I thought I was going to die so I told Barry how I felt about him and I had felt that way since I first saw him" Eddie continued with another smile. They had both been smiling since they walked through the door and their cheeks were starting to hurt.
"And I said I felt the same. Cheesy I know but it's true" Barry finished making a very long story shortened into a few sentences. Both Jeff and Nick awed at the cuteness of it and the blush that still had not left both the men's faces.
Barry, Jeff and Nick spent a good hour walking round introducing their guests to each other correcting them all when they called his Sebastian. He gave up in the end and stop correcting everyone. Suddenly the whole room went dark and smoke filled the space. A rotten sweet smell filled the air and Barry could see people running to the door to open it but it looked to be stuck or locked. People started dropping to the floor around him. He raced over just in time to Catch Eddie before he fell and hurt himself even more. Caitlin and Cisco slipped off their chairs and onto the floor of their own will before they passed out and fell off the chairs. Blaine and Kurt were already on the floor as were Nick and Jeff.
The face he saw just before he gave in to the darkness was a face he never thought he would see again, or at least he hoped he wouldn't.
"Not again" he whispered to himself as stars danced across his vision and his head started to go fuzzy. Kidnapped twice in one week, luck was clearly not on his side.
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