I Hope To be There: Superflash

7. Your Everything

Back on Earth 1:

"Oliver called." Cisco announces as he steps into the room. I stand up hoping that it might be Barry he called about.

"What did he say?" I ask him but his face says it all as he sighs.

"He's worried." Cisco seems to be unusually quiet but he worst thing is that he seems unusually calm like he knows what's going on.

"What did you do?" I ask him and he hugs himslef, shrugging avoiding my eyes and acting confused.

"What do you mean, Caitlyn?" He asks and I walk towards him.

"You know something and I'm gonna find out what it is." I tell him, heading for my lab.

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Barry POV

"Barry! Barry! Hey, it's okay!" Kara grabs my arms as I try to control m breathing. The light hurts my eyes and I'm trying to concentrate on her voice but I'm still breathing fast.

"What-what...?" I ask disoriented and she remains holding my arms, kneeling in front of the couch I was sleeping on.

"You were screaming in your sleep." Kara informs me with a sad tone in her voice. I press my eyelids shut for a moment trying to punch the though away.

"What's bothering you?" She asks in a whisper, releasing my arms and sitting besides me on he couch. I evade her eyes.

"Nothing." I respond but she doesn't quiet seem to let it go.

"I can help, please. I want to know what's on your mind." She sounds a little desperate and I'm estranged by the reaction. I take a deep breath and her eyes connect with mine, exposing all my secrets.

"I don't think they're looking for me. Team Flash, I mean. Maybe the speedster who put me here killed them. I don' t know, i just-" Kara's eyes widen in surprise.

"Breath Barry" She breathes. "Barry, they would never stop looking for you. I mean, you're kind and honest and helpful and a hero. They need you." She encourages but I brush her off.

"No. They don't. They need me as much as you need me" Things seem to pour out my mouth but to be honest: I'm angry and depressed.

"Then, I guess it's a lot." I look at Kara when she says that. Her cheeks turn scarlet and her gaze directs itself to the window. My heart pounds as I realize I make her nervous. A though rushes to my mind and before I can think it twice, it's already out there:

"Why did you get so angry when Luthor targeted me?" I ask her and she skips my eyes into all directions.

"Because it was my fight. You shouldn't have to get hurt because." She states her answer clearly with her chin up.

"It was my fight as soon as he messed with you." Her lips seem to twitch into a smile.

"That's not the only reason." She adds. "Now, the main reason I beat his ass was because he touched you. bSimply, because he hurt you and I will not tolerate that. Ever." Her voice is full of fierceness and I smile thinking to myself that the hero has gotten a hero.

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For the next three days, the city seems to be quiet and I find being with Kara very pleasant. I've talked with her about things that bother me, she has told me things I didn't know about her and I have caught myself staring at her eyes and getting lost in them sometimes.

"How come we haven't sang together again?" she asks me with a smirk on her face. SHe puts her elbows on the table as I sip my mocha latte.

"I don't know. But we have to." Before I can think I speak: "I sang to Iris right before proposing to her." This thing with Kara is awesome and I pretend not to notice how her eyes dim when I talk about Iris, however I can't help it. I no longer know which tense to use when I say 'love her' or in this case maybe, 'loved her'.