Cisco looked up the next day to see Barry walking into STAR labs. "Hey man, feeling better?" He said seeing him with more color in his face and the fact that he was walking in without a problem. "Yeah loads, thank you." He said hoarsely and cleared his throat which got him pointed looks from Caitlin and Cisco. He innocently smiled back at them. "Well, you still seem sick." Caitlin says. "Yeah I kind of have a headache and a sore throat. I've also been coughing a lot and it seems like I'm losing my voice a little. But I'm fine, really, much better then yesterday." He said, but Caitlin was still unconvinced. She walked over to him and felt his forehead. "I think you still have a fever let me check." She grabbed the thermometer that was on the corner of the desk. Barry looked disappointed as she stuck it in his mouth.
"You still have a slight fever of 100.1" She said after it beeped. He shrugged and said, "I really feel fine guys."
"Okay, but if you feel nauseous you have to tell one of us." Caitlin said sternly.
"Alright." He simply replied. Just then a girl struts in. She looks familiar but doesn't at the same time. "I see you're feeling better." The girl says. She had strait brown hair that went a little bit past the sleeves of her short sleeved black and grey striped shirt. She looked up at him with her blue-green eyes. "And who's this?" He questioned raising an eyebrow. "You don't remember." Caitlin said skeptically. "Well he was sleeping most of the time." The girl implied. "Wait, are you confessing to watching me while I sleep?" He asked confused, and everyone else started laughing. "I took care of you when you were sick. I also just started working here as a scientist." She said still laughing a bit. Everyone tried to hide their smile as Barry blushed wildly and looked at the ground. He slowly looked up and half-smiled. "I guess I didn't make a good first impression then did I?" He said and she giggled. "Well let's start over. I'm Barry." He says sticking out his hand. "Anabelle." She shakes it and he says, "Nice to meet you Anabelle." He vaguely remembers her taking care of him and for a minute he can't stop smiling, she was so sweet and kind. Hopefully she will become part of Team Flash soon. Just then he got a call from Joe asking if he was coming to work. "I got to go, hopefully I will see you later." He said looking directly into Anabelle's eyes. "Yeah." She says with a bright smile on her face as Barry walks out.
"I see someone's got eyes for our Barry Allen." Caitlin points out. "Mmhmm." Cisco agrees. Anabelle looks at them both with disbelief. "Do not!" She playfully snaps at them. "Okay then." Cisco says and they all go back to work.
When Barry gets to CCPD he is greeted with a hug from Joe. "I'm so happy you're feeling better." He says with a bright smile. "Me too." Barry says back and also smiles. Barry goes up the stairs to his lab signaling for Joe to follow. When they reach the top of the steps Barry breaks into a coughing fit. "You alright? You don't have to stay if you're still not feeling well." Joe says super concerned going into overprotective father mode. After the coughing stopped Barry said, "No it's fine. I'm still sick but I can manage." He recieved a frown from Joe. He reached over and felt his forehead. "Maybe you should stay home, you have a fever."
"Joe I said I'm fine!" Barry snapped. All the sudden he felt really dizzy and had to clutch the side of the desk. "Barry, we're going home." He said steadying him. "No." Barry said squeezing his eyes shut, trying to get rid of the dizziness. Once he was okay again Joe was staring at him. "I'm taking you home, you don't look too good."
"No, I just got a little dizzy for a second."
"Well then we're going to STAR labs."
"No."
"Yes."
"No."
"You're sick. You can stay there until you're fever is gone."
"Fine." Barry reluctantly agrees.
Barry storms into STAR labs and plops in the chair. Joe follows in with his angry face. "Come on Bar." He practically yells. "I'm not staying!"
"Oh yes you are!"
"Make me." Barry says with a smirk but then he feels a really strong urge to cough. He coughs a tiny bit but it turns into an uncontrollable coughing fit. Caitlin rushes to his side, rubbing his back. "Barry that doesn't sound too good." She says after he's finished. He just groans and puts his head in his hands. "I'm fine." He says in barely a whisper and breaks into another coughing fit. Just then Anabelle walks in.
After he finished talking she says, "Barry how about you get some rest, you need to get better."
"But I feel-" He can barely speak. He clears his throat. "Feel" He tries to speak but nothing comes out. He looks at Caitlin with a nervous look. "What was that Barry? You feel what? Fine? I'm sorry I can't hear you. It seems you have lost your voice Mr. Allen." Caitlin says laughing and Barry shoots her a look. "Come on let's get you to bed." Anabelle says helping him up and Barry gives her a pouty face.
Anabelle's heart skips a beat. His eyes are locked on hers with a sad look. They are an irresistible green, his perfect chin and the hair. Oh his hair. She calls it the WHOOSH! The way it looks windblown but so perfect at the same time makes her heart explode. But she can't think about this right now, he needs to get better first.
Once Barry is in bed he just stares at Anabelle. "What?" She asks. He keeps staring until it looks like a lightbulb clicked on inside his head. He held up a finger telling them to wait and got out his phone. He started typing quickly, but not too quickly. He showed Anabelle what it said.
My head hurts ;(
I'm too warm, can u get. me a washcloth for my head please :)
Anabelle smiled and nodded. She came back a minute later and put the cold washcloth on his forehead. Barry smiled and relaxed a bit once the coolness of it touched his fevered skin. "I'm going to go now, it looks like you have this handled." Caitlin said eyeing Anabelle. She turned and left. "I'm going to go too so you can get some rest." His eyes looked so sad and he tried to speak. "Stay." He barely got out. She smiled and went over to the side of the bed. "I'm only going to stay if you try to fall asleep." He nodded and closed his eyes. She rubbed his back until she heard a change in his breathing. There was that light snoring again that she loved. She ruffled his hair. "Sweet dreams Barry."
