Mosaic

Chapter 13

       Allison got home quickly. Her father looked surprised to see her honestly.

       "Did anyone stop by?" Allison gasped. She didn't take the elevator up to their apartment, she ran up seven flights of stairs.

       "Not that I know of. I heard about what happened to Lydia... Is she going to be okay?" Chris asked. Allison nodded, trying not to show how disappointed she was. Barry was back and apparently didn't stop by to see her. He saved Lydia though, and for that she was grateful.

       "Yeah, she'll be fine." Allison said softly. "Everything's fine, she'll just need a little while before she can use her voice."

       "But only a banshee can pull that kid out from inside the beast." Chris said.

       "Yeah. That kid also happens to be Mason and he's missing because Corey decided to turn both of them invisible and run off. Its not like we're going to kill him. We just want to help." Allison said, voice rising at the end. Chris looked surprised at her outburst.

       "Are you alright?" he asked.

       "Yeah... yeah, no, I'm fine. I... I just need to get some sleep, I'm a little exhausted. I'll finish my homework before school alright." Allison said as she started toward the staircase.

       "I have to run out and do a patrol with Derek, are you going to be alright on your own?" Chris asked.

       "Yeah, don't worry. I'll lock my window. Be careful out there." Allison said quietly. She pulled her father into a hug. She didn't head upstairs until he was gone and the front door was locked. She trudged her way upstairs, already feeling the like the weight of all of the town, the weight of Barry being gone, and the weight of trying to deal with everything, was on her shoulders.

       She barely even looked up when she entered her room.

       "Allison..." her head snapped up, and there was Barry, in his Flash suit, looking out her window.

       "Barry." she gasped. Then everything came rushing back. "You just ran off with no explanation! I tried calling you all week but you were MIA! Where the hell have you been? And what, you just come out of nowhere, save Lydia and expect everything to be alright?! Barry I-" she felt like shit as soon as Barry turned around and he was crying. "Barry, oh my god." she gasped.

       "Allison... he... he killed my dad. Zoom killed my dad. He was all I had left... and he... killed him." Barry broke down. Falling to his knees, uncontrollable, gut wrenching sobs leaving his mouth. Allison was over too him faster then she believed she over could be.

       "Barry... Barry you have to breathe." Allison said as she pulled him into her arms. She rubbed his back and whispered soothing words as what seemed like years worth of guilt poured out of Barry in the form of tears and screams. She sat there with him forever. Just soothing him, being his shoulder to cry on, until she felt him calm down.

       "I'm sorry I left without warning, and didn't answer your calls." Barry said once he had calmed down. His voice was low and rough and it only made Allison want to cry. She had been such an ass to him.

       "You have nothing to be sorry about. I was a total ass. The was you reacted before you ran out should have keyed me in to the fact that something was very wrong in Central City. I'm sorry for how I treated you. I was just worried." Allison said softly.

       "Its okay." Barry said. "Do you mind if I slip the suit off? I have on a pair of boxers underneath."

       "Go ahead. I'm going to go change too. I've been in these clothes all night, and tonight was pretty hectic." Allison smiled, grabbing shorts and a shirt and running to the bathroom to change. When she came back, Barry was standing there awkwardly in a tight red pair of boxer breif's. "Get into bed silly. You can stay the night. No way am I letting you leave. Not after you just got back."

       "Okay." Barry said softly. Barry climbed into bed and she climbed in after him. She flicked off her lamp, settling the room in complete darkness. She rolled over so she was facing Barry.

       "Thank you for coming back." She smiled. She could tell he wanted to smile back, but his emotions were still all over the place.

       "Thank you for being here." Barry replied. She nodded. Barry leaned in and kissed her softly. When he pulled back, he pulled her in and tucked her head under his chin, wrapping his arms around her protectively. They both drifted off.