It may be early, but I think it's time for a Valentine's Day special. While I may not be carefully tracking the timeline, I'm pretty sure it's somewhere in the middle of February in the story. Enjoy.

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"Kara! Kara!"

Alex Danvers was walking around the school halls, looking for her sister, Kara. She has been evading her all day. As she walked along, she didn't know that she just walked past the very room where Kara is. The janitor's closet.

Kara peeks into the blinds to see if her sister is out of sight.

"Whew! We're safe, for now," said Kara.

"I really hate having to hide here with you. It smells like sewer water," said Barry, who was in the closet with Kara.

"I know," said Kara.

"Why don't you want to tell your sister about us?" asked Barry.

"Because she and I are now getting along and I don't want to ruin it by having her monitor my boyfriend 24/7," said Kara.

"But she does know that Supergirl is into The Flash," mentioned Barry.

"Yeah, funny thing about that," said Kara. "Alex knows Supergirl has a thing going on with The Flash, but she thinks that Kara Danvers is also has a thing going on with someone else, meaning that she thinks I'm some two-timing wretch."

Barry and Kara both laugh, amused by Alex's obliviousness.

"Boy, is she gonna feel silly when she finds out," said Barry, imagining the look on Alex's face.

"Just not today," said Kara.

"So, before you, uh, dragged all the way here, I was gonna give you 'this,'" said Barry, taking out a little gift box. "Happy Valentine's Day, Kara."

Kara takes the box and opens it. Inside was a gold necklace with the Coat of Arms of the House of El as the symbol. She gasped with delight, surprised by not only how lovely it looks but also that Barry chose such a

"I made it myself," said Barry. "Hurt myself a couple times, but it was worth it."

"Barry, this is beautiful," said Kara. "But don't you think it'll draw suspicion?"

"Oops," reacted Barry, mouth agape. "I totally did not think about that. I am so, so sorry. I'm an idiot..."

"No. No, Barry. I love it, really," said Kara, calming down her boyfriend. "I'll just say that I made it. After all, who isn't a Supergirl fan in this city?"

Barry smiled, happy that she loved his gift.

"May I?" He asked her.

"Sure," answered Kara.

Kara gives Barry the necklace as she turns around. Barry puts the necklace around her neck. She takes a moment to admire it before she looks at Barry's eyes with love in hers. She then leans forward and kisses Barry on the lips. Barry happily kissed her back.

"Wait," said Kara as she pulled away.

Kara removes her glasses, lets her hair down, and removes her coat as she kisses Barry again, adding ferocity this time. Barry was a little overwhelmed, but did not break away. He kissed her with as much passion as he can show.

However, their moment ended when someone opened the door. It was Winn and Siobhan.

"This is awkward," said Barry.

"Yeah, it is," agreed Winn.

"Okay, you two, get out," said Siobhan to the two lovers.

"Why? So you can take your top off in front of my friend?" questioned Kara.

"Um, Kara, let's just... just do what she says," pleaded Winn, not wanting a fight to start. "Besides, we agreed to meet here for our... moment."

"Well, Happy Valentine's Day, I guess," said Barry.

Barry and Kara leave the closet so Winn and Siobhan can have their "moment". The moaning and smooching noises inside was enough of an answer of what the "moment" is.

"Ew," reacted Kara.

"Well, at least your friend found someone," said Barry.

"Someone obnoxious and egotistical," said Kara. "But... if he's happy, I'm just gonna leave it alone."

"What's say we continue our little moment tonight out on the streets?" suggested Barry.

"I'll bring the donuts," said Kara.


Laurel was texting her friend Joanna. She and her family had left Silverstone City after the death of her brother, Danny de la Vega, who was a college student interning at a fire station. Garfield Lynns, a.k.a. Firefly, the person responsible for Danny de la Vega, killed himself in a fire when he was encountered by Green Arrow and Black Canary.

"Hey."

Oliver approached his crime-fighting partner with a gift box in his hand.

"Joanna?" guessed Oliver.

"I just miss her," said Laurel.

"Well, that's what I'm here for," said Oliver. "Happy Valentine's Day."

Laurel takes the box and opens it. A necklace with the symbol of a canary.

"Ollie, this is... this is wonderful," said Laurel honestly.

"Yeah, well, I know you hated the canary that your dad bought for Sara, but I just thought that, well, it was fitting," said Oliver.

Laurel was silent for a moment. Just hearing the name of her sister made her think about the black-suited vigilante that was inspired by her own alter ego.

"Everything okay?" asked Oliver, noticing the grave look on Laurel's face. "I probably shouldn't have said her name."

"N-N-No, it's okay," said Laurel. "It's just... this is beautiful, Ollie."

Laurel lets Oliver put the necklace around her neck as a gesture of goodwill. Laurel then takes out her phone and takes a selfie of her and Oliver. She held up the canary symbol on the chain so it would be very present on the picture.

"Thank you, Ollie," said Laurel. "You've really raised the bar high. As much as I like Tommy, I don't think he can top this."

"Well, he can try," said Oliver. "How are you two?'

"I'm still trying to get back to where we were before you... you know," said Laurel.

"Good luck," said Oliver.

"Thanks. I need it," said Laurel.

For some reason, Laurel kissed Oliver on the cheek, stunning both him and herself. She decided to walk away before it gets awkward.

She then sees someone in the distance. Her boyfriend, Tommy. He didn't look happy, though.

"Hey, what's wrong?" asked Laurel.

"That's a nice gift he gave you," said Tommy, looking at the necklace with a frown on his face.

"Uh, yeah, it is," said Laurel, admiring the necklace again.

"The kiss was kinda uncalled for," said Tommy suspiciously. "Is there something you're not telling me?"

"Tommy, nothing's going on between me and Ollie," said Laurel, knowing what he was thinking.

"Laurel, don't lie to me," said Tommy. "I see the way you two look at each other. Reminds me of when you two were dating."

"Tommy..."

"No, Laurel. I don't want to hear any more lies," said Tommy. "And to think, I was gonna give you this." He held up a gift box. "It's just a stupid necklace, nowhere as good as the one Oliver gave you."

Tommy drops the box.

"Look, Laurel. If you and Oliver want to start over, that's fine with me. But I'm not fine with you going behind my back," said Tommy.

Tommy walks away, leaving Laurel to wrestle the decision to tell him the truth.


Caitlin and Ronnie were alone in the cafeteria, talking about Firestorm. Both Ronnie and Martin Stein have just been legally resurrected and allowed to return to Silverstone High.

"... and Stein was so upset that I kissed you while we were still merged," finished Ronnie. Doing his best Martin Stein impression, he says, "He was like, Ronald, please, this is highly inappropriate in our current state. I think I'm about to puke in your subconscious."

Caitlin laughed, amused.

"Well, next time, separate before we kiss," suggested Caitlin.

"So, how does it feel? Helping The Flash save the city?" asked Ronnie.

"It feels... great," lied Caitlin, trying to hide her deepest darkest secret from him. "It helps make me feel like a hero myself."

"Well, you're my hero," said Ronnie.

Ronnie kisses Caitlin. A certain someone entered the cafeteria, catching them kissing. Fortunately, it was just Barry.

"Awkward," commented Ronnie.

"Sorry," apologized Barry. "I just came here to give Caitlin a gift for Valentine's Day."

"Well, in that case, I'll leave you two alone," said Ronnie. He says to Caitlin, "I love you."

"I love you, too," said Caitlin.

Caitlin and Ronnie kiss one more time before the one-half of Firestorm left the room so Barry can talk to his girlfriend alone. Caitlin smiled as she watched Ronnie walk away.

"I'm really happy for you, Cait," said Barry, smiling at her.

"Yeah, well, don't get used to it," said Caitlin.

"Hard not to when I've known you before... you know," said Barry.

Caitlin hangs her head as she thought about what, or more specifically, "who" Barry was referring to. Killer Frost.

"You haven't told him, have you?" guessed Barry.

"Stein knows, but he doesn't," said Caitlin. "And I prefer to keep it that way. As far as he knows, Killer Frost is a cold-hearted murderer. I don't want him to see me like that."

"Cait, you're gonna have to tell him someday," said Barry.

"And I will. Just... not yet," said Caitlin.

Barry gives Caitlin the gift box. She opens it and finds a microscope.

"You did say you needed a new one," said Barry.

"Thanks, Barry," said Caitlin.

Caitlin gives Barry a hug. He happily returns it.

"Hey."

The two turn around to see Cisco enter the cafeteria. He looked betrayed.

"Don't I get a hug?" He asked.

"Come on. Get in here," said Barry.

Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin get into a group hug. Cisco smiles at Caitlin, telling her that he's happy for her and Ronnie.

"Oh, hey. There's someone I want to introduce to you guys," said Cisco. He looks at the door and says, "Come in."

Coming in is a girl with curly brown hair. A few of her streaks were blonde.

"Guys, this is Kendra Saunders. My new girlfriend," said Cisco.

"How long have you two known each other?" asked Caitlin.

"Last week," said Cisco. "I didn't want to tell you guys until it was official."

"Well, now it's official," said Kendra, kissing Cisco on the cheek.


At Silverstone Elementary, Thea arrived early in the classroom with Jesse. What she found on her desk surprised her. It was a heart-shaped box.

"Ooh, looks like someone has a secret admirer," teased Jesse. "Too bad, though. You're taken."

There was a note attached to the box. On the note was a riddle.

"I fly freely through the wind, my point hits where my heart spins"

"It's from Roy," guessed Thea.

"A box of chocolates. How cliche," commented Jesse. "Wally got me a new skateboard."

"Which I hope to see you ride after school."

Jesse turns around and sees Wally, smiling at her. Jesse quickly kisses Wally on the lips.

"I'm gonna go look for Roy," said Thea.

Thea picks up the box and runs out of the classroom to find Roy. Wally and Jesse looked at each other with concern.

"Have you told your sister about Eddie?" asked Jesse.

"No, not yet," said Wally.

"But you have to. He's her boyfriend," said Jesse.

"I just think that we should tell The Flash first," said Wally. "If we tell Iris, she'll put herself in danger to save him."

"Fine," agreed Jesse reluctantly. "But promise me you'll tell Iris. If not, I will."

"I promise," said Wally.

...

Thea finds Roy putting books away in his locker.

"Hey, Harper," called Thea.

"Oh, h-hey," greeted Roy nervously. "I see you found it. Let me guess. Too cliche?"

"So cliche," said Thea. "But I'll accept it if you do me one thing."

"Anything," said Roy.

"Feed me one," said Thea.

Thea opens the box. Roy picks up one heart-shaped chocolate and pops it into Thea's open mouth. As she chews, she smiles and blushes at him. After swallowing the chocolate, Thea kisses Roy on the lips.

"You succeeded," said Thea.

And that's the end of it. I know this isn't much, but this chapter is all about romance.