++++++ So how many of you have watched from Dusk Till Dawn? Both the movie and the TV series?

Cause I'm totally thinking of doing a fic for that.

Quite frankly it's then a question of Seth or Richie? I'm totally thinking Seth but Richie is as bat shit insane as I like my boys lol

And yes I know you're saying what does FDTD have to do with DC? Well frankly nothing but it's freaking awesome!

Anyway...I hope you enjoy the chapter.

I do not own ++++++

Twenty-Seven

It was nice talking to River like we used to-her mentoring me and guiding me. It made me smile. I sat in a small, weird café and drank an iced chocolate whilst bouncing Sara in my lap and River returned to yell at the waitress over her weak coffee.

"See the lady at Starbucks just knows me," River grumbled, sitting back down. She sat the coffee on the table and ripped off a piece of red velvet cake. "So tell me how you are," she spoke, mouth full of food.

I shrugged. "I dunno. I probably shouldn't have been but I was looking online on how to deal with this sort of thing and I physically can't deal with the physical side of the attack just the mental side…I wish I could look into the mirror and see the bruises that littered my skin and the cuts but I can't…"

River sighed. "I feel horrible for bringing this up but Barry told me what happened with Joe."

I sighed. "I know…I shouldn't have attacked him…I just lost control…I was so angry…"

"Water when it rages can destroy everything in it's way," River explained. "They say that fire is destructive but I find that water is the most dangerous."

"So what do I do?" I asked her. "I literally don't know. I want to move on. I want to…I want to be with the man I fell in love with."

River shrugged. "I don't know, Charlie. I honestly don't know either. We can give you all the advice in the world but in the end you can only do what you want to do."

"But I don't know," I sighed. "I want to hunt that fucking bastard down and cut his dick off, make him suffer because I think it'll make me feel better…I feel empty…"

"I felt like that after Roy dumped me," River replied. She laughed at my raised eyebrow, "yeah when Roy found out the family secrete he dumped me so I ran away. And in all honesty it felt like I was empty inside. Hollow. How sure are you that you're in love with this guy?"

"He makes me nervous," I whispered, "like butterflies in my stomach…the way the corner of his mouth flicks up when he smirks. The way he calls me snow princess…"

River outright laughed at me. "Snow princess?" She ate more of her cake. "Snow princess? Bloody hell what is it with everyone and nicknames?"

"What does Roy call you?" I asked her.

"Fucking hot," she laughed.

"It kind fits you know?" I smiled. "The Cold Gun and all. Captain Cold…I'm gonna have to help Cisco with those names."

"So you're going back?" River asked me. "Cause Barry's like an hour away from flashing on down here to get you. He wants his sister back and I can understand why especially seeing how much I miss my sisters and they just moved away."

I sighed. "I'll go back…I just want to wait a few more days…I need to figure out how to do this…you and Oliver carried me the first leg of my journey…it's time for me to do this on my own."

River nodded. "I trust you Charlie…and I trust that you'll forgive Sara for throwing up on your caramel slice."

I grinned and kissed Sara's head. "Of course, my superhero. I forgive you."

On the way back to the hotel, I decided to walk back, enjoy the feeling of the rain against my skin. I stopped by a small shop and brought some food for dinner before continuing on my way.

When I got back to the hotel, Leonard was working on something that he immediately covered up when I let myself in.

"Um-what are you doing?" I frowned.

"What are you doing?" Leonard asked.

"I picked up some food on the way back," I replied.

"I think you need to go back to Central City," he told me.

"Excuse me?" I frowned.

"You need to go," Leonard repeated, putting emphasis on every word he said.

"Fine I'll go!" I screamed at him, throwing the food I'd picked up on the way back. "I'll go and I'll never come back!"

"I don't understand why you're so upset!" Leonard argued. "You want to be a hero so go be a hero. This is who I am. I'm surprised you didn't just up and go the moment you found the gun. Why didn't you, by the way?"

"Because I'm in love with you, you fucking asshole!" I snapped, pushing him away from me. "There! Fucking happy?" I grabbed my bag and headed for the door. "Oh son of a bitch," I muttered once I was outside. I made my way to my room to pull my shit together.

"You're in love with me?" Leonard frowned.

"I thought that was fucking obvious," I snapped. "And no before you have a senior moment at me-I don't have a little teenage crush. I feel it in my gut…Leonard, I would move the world for you. That's gotta be what love feels like right? I can't stop thinking about you…"

He grabbed the back of my neck and pulled me in for a kiss, snaking his hand around my waist he gently yanked me close and kissed me.

Everything should be normal, I thought to myself, over and over again. Everything should be normal. Everything should be normal. Everything should be normal. Pushing any and all thought of Joseph Wilson to the back of my mind, I bit my lip and with shaky hands started to unbutton the shirt I was wearing.

Leonard twirled a strand of hair around his fingers and kissed the top of my nose. Trailing those kisses he took my ear lobe and started sucking on it, sending shivers down my spine. He didn't touch my neck.

His hands slid the shirt off my shoulders, moving across my skin to tenderly unhook my bra. Leonard and I stumbled back to the shitty hotel motel bed and I tripped landing on the bed with him on top of me.

My body suddenly seized up and I could feel the iced chocolate and cake rising up in my stomach. "Get off!" I gasped.

"Charlie?" he frowned.

"GET OFF!" I screamed. Leonard moved, taking his weight off my body. Scrambling off the edge of the bed I ran to the bathroom and threw up, just making it to the sink. I hugged the sink and threw up until there was nothing left and continued to dry reach.

Leonard watched me from the edge of the bed and got to his feet when I slid to the ground, pulling my knees up. I buried my face in my knees and started to cry. He came into the bathroom and sat down on the floor beside me.

"I'm sorry, snow princess," he whispered in my ear.

"Please stay with me," I whispered. "Please?"

"I ain't going nowhere snow princess," he whispered in my ear.

++++++ So next chapter Charlie will be back in Starling in time for the Arrow to come to Starling ++++++