The Allen Twins (Glee and Flash FF)

Confrontations

Age 19

New York City

Sebastian was in a little coffee shop near their apartment. It was a Saturday and Barry had a class. They agreed to meet in the coffee shop instead of at home.

The two had a tradition back when they both lived in Central City. Movie night and dinner out once a month. Usually the funniest movie available and just laugh it off when they get home.

Sebastian was doing some homework in the coffee shop and he heard someone seat across him.

"Your class ended early." Sebastian commented not looking up from. His work. "Just let me finish this. I think Delivery man might be good. The trailer seemed interest... "

Sebastian looked up and groaned the one who sat across him was Blaine with Kurt standing behind him.

"I think you owe us an explanation." Blaine said

Sebastian motioned for Kurt to grab a seat.

"I already told you two, I don't need to explain anything to you."

"You can't just tell us something like that and think that we'd just let it go."

"There's nothing to tell." Sebastian said "I have a twin. So what? Gay Face has Frankenteen as a stepbrother and Blaine has Cooper. What's so interesting about me and Barry?"

"We're not talking about that." Kurt said "You and Barry have a different surname. Last I remember you mentioned that your dad was a State Attorney in Ohio. Alexander Smythe has a well known wife who was also a fashion designer. So what's with your mother being dead."

"I was adopted." Sebastian admitted with a glare. "Which is none of your business."

"We're Just trying to understand. And maybe help." Blaine said

"I lost my mom, too." Kurt said "I was eight, she had Cancer."

"We're not the same, Hummel." Sebastian snarled. "You don't know me. And you don't know what I've been through."

"Then help us understand." Blaine said "I am your friend, Sebastian. Even after everything that happened in high school. You can try to shut me out, Bas. But I can see that it's bothered you more than how it should."

Sebastian's expression turned blank.

"Barry would tell you that he saw our mother get killed." Sebastian said softly. Not looking at the two across him. If they weren't paying attention they might not have caught it. "but the truth is that he didn't, he saw, whoever it was, standing in front of her before Barry was suddenly swept away by something. We were eleven, I went down the stairs when I heard him screaming. I saw Barry get swept away. I saw the man pick up the knife from when we were eating pie before bed and stab my mother in the chest. And I stood there like an idiot."

Sebastian looked at the two. A look of both helplessness and grief in his face. "I could've saved her. I could've done something. Anything to stop him from killing my mother. Maybe if it were me that night. At least one of us would have a normal life. Not having to go to prison every few weeks to visit dad, or booking a plane just to see me."

"You were a kid." Kurt said with compassion that surprised Sebastian. "It's not your fault. How could it be?"

"I could've..."

"'Could've' be damned." Blaine interrupted "Do you honestly think if you had died that man wouldn't kill your parents too? The man could've ran only because he heard sirens."

Sebastian shrugged "I don't want to think about it. I'm still trying to suppress those memories if I want to sleep at night. So are we done? You got what you want. Go tell everyone in Nude Erections and ruin everything I've been trying to prevent."

"Why would you..."

"That's why you wanted to know, isn't it?" Sebastian said bitterly "It happened before. Go tell your little groupie, who'd probably tell the Warblers that I killed my own mother. It wouldn't make it any different than what happened to me in Central City. They'd probably drop me like a hot potato."

"They would never do that." Blaine said looking affronted at how badly Sebastian still didn't trust the Warblers. "Why would they? And how in the world would you being an orphan turn to you killing your mom?"

"You'd be surprised at how much rumors could change in such a short notice." Sebastian growled bitterly. I saw Barry standing across the block waiting for the stop light. Sebastian packed all his books and stood up. "Now if you excuse me, I am going to go while I have some dignity left."

~()~

Age 25

Central City

Barry saved the City from turning into a big black hole.

And the next day, he called Sebastian to meet for coffee.

"So what's with the meeting." Sebastian teased after taking a long sip of his coffee. "I know its impossible for you to miss me already, seeing as we had our monthly movie night just the other day."

"I went back in time." Barry said simply. "To the night mom died."

Sebastian's expression turn mellow. Like he had saw it coming.

"Why didn't you tell me?" Barry asked "You saw it happen. You met the Flash."

"What was I supposed to tell you, Barry?" Sebastian asked defeated "That I watched our mom get killed. That I just stood there? And watched as someone pierced a knife through her heart."

"Bas, you were eleven."

"Barry, I stood there frozen." Sebastian said his green eyes looking sadly at his brother. "I saw him kill our mother. Right in front of me. And after I hid. I wasn't even there while she cried. I just stood there."

"I could never look at you in the eye, and tell you that I was there when our mother was killed. I didn't want you to know that I left her alone in her dying breath. I was so weak and just siting there hoping it was all a dream. I thought I left her to die beside a stranger."

Sebastian then looked at Barry with a small smile. "But apparently I was wrong. She did have family with her in her last dying breath."

"That's how you know about the Flash." Barry said "before he was even called that."

Sebastian nodded "You told me years ago. I just didn't think it would be you."

"Is that why you left?" Barry asked "After mom died?"

"One of the reasons." Sebastian said "The Reverse Flash tore our family apart. I vowed myself I'd keep you safe as much as I can. I'd make sure even with everything that happened, you'd be at home. You'd be somewhere familiar. Where you'd be comfortable, Happy. Even if I wasn't in the picture."

"I won't be happy without you in my life." Barry said "Your my brother, I can't think of a life without you there."

"I couldn't either." Sebastian admitted "But if I didn't go to Papa all those years ago, we'd certainly be separated. And who knows what kind of abuse we might have endured. It was better that way."

"You didn't have to." Barry said "We would've figured it out together."

"Do you remember that night?" Sebastian said "When mom tucked you in and closed the lights and we ended up sleeping in my bed."

Barry nodded.

"Do you remember what we talked about before bed? "

"I think it was about Tony when he stopped bullying me that week."

"I made you a promise that night." Sebastian said "I promised I'd do anything to keep you safe. And I kept that promise."

"And do you remember the night of the science fair?" Barry asked in return.

"The night I came out to you." Sebastian remembered

"I made a promise as well." Barry said "I promised that I would be there for you no matter what."

Barry placed his hand over Sebastian's. And they exchanged a small smile.

"I love you, Sebastian."

"I love you, too Barry."