Glass

Reaching out

Inside Kevin's head...

Dennis jolted in his seat as he was woken up by The Beast who was growling furiously, Dennis figured that something outside must have pissed him off because he retreated to his train yard pretty quickly without a word spoken to anyone.

Dennis rubbed his eyes trying to get rid of the drowsiness he was experiencing after his fight with The Beast and the rest of The Horde, he didn't know how long that fight had gone on for or how long he had been forced to sleep for and the thought panicked him slightly, what if Casey had left him?, he had no idea how much time had passed, for all he knew several hours could have passed or several years and the thought of not seeing Casey again made him feel physically sick. He leaned forward in his chair resting his head in his hands trying to control his breathing, he was desperate to take the light again just so he could see her and hold her in his arms again, thinking of Casey was the only reason he had lasted in that fight as long as he had, he had told himself over and over that he was not going to let the others take her away from him without a fight, losing that fight had been inevitable without the help of anyone else Dennis had been severely outnumbered and had been forced to sleep his last memory had been of Casey's lips on his before he slipped into a consuming darkness.

Dennis caught Patricia pacing up and down their room with chairs and felt a surge of anger towards the woman, she had used him for her own selfish needs and discarded him just as easily after everything he had done for her and The Beast the thought of just being cast aside so easily made him increasingly angry, he cleared his throat before standing up.

"What the hell just happened?" he yelled making his anger apparent and startling Patricia much to his amusement

"Your good for nothing friend Detective Price is causing us some trouble" Patricia snapped recovering from Dennis's outburst

"Patricia maybe it is time you admit defeat, Emma is obviously way too smart or stubborn to let you win" Dennis insisted trying not to smirk as he said this.

"We will not stop just because of some insignificant whelp who is hell bent on causing trouble!" Patricia yelled raising her hand and smacking Dennis across the face causing him to whimper slightly, Dennis hated himself for showing his fear in front of her but he couldn't help himself, Kevin's mother had instilled in him a fear of being hit causing him to flinch away from the slightest movements, a fact that Patricia used to her advantage.

"Hmm you haven't changed at all Dennis, you may have grown up to be tall and strong but beneath all that your still that scared weak little boy you have always been... I don't know what Casey see's in you to be frank" Patricia mused before walking away to talk to The Beast leaving Dennis alone as he tried to control the sudden wave of anxiety he was feeling.

Dennis took a few deep breaths before he felt his panic lessen slightly, as he started to cry quietly, feeling the fear he had been trying to hide for the past few months overwhelm him, he wished Casey was with him now more than ever her warmth, gentle touch and her soothing voice speaking words of kindness was more than enough to lift him from this dark place he was sinking into.

"Dennis" a soft voice whispered so quietly he thought he had imagined it, it wasn't one of the others since they were all accounted for in their various seats sound asleep and Dennis couldn't imagine that any of them would call out to him after what he had done, besides this voice sounded like it was coming from outside rather than in the room.

"Dennis" the voice said a little more clearly and Dennis nearly collapsed back on the floor when he realized it was Casey's voice reaching out to him "Dennis if your in there, I really need you back...I miss you so much, Emma told me that Patricia and The Beast forced you to sleep but I don't believe it, your a good, strong and compassionate man and I refuse to believe someone as incredible as you can be taken away from me so easily..." Casey's voice broke as a sob threatened to come out, Dennis's eyes were brimming with tears of joy at being able to hear Casey's voice again even if he couldn't see her yet.

"It's okay baby I'm here" Dennis muttered in spite of himself

"I can't do this alone I need you back by my side Dennis, I love you, your the only man who has shown me what love feels like and I'm not ready to give up on that yet so please...please if you can hear this please come back to me Dennis" Casey begged before her beautiful voice disappeared again. 

"I love you too Casey" Denis whispered, weeping with joy at the short contact he had had with her, he had to get back to her no matter the cost, he scanned the faces of all the people sat in chair looking for the one man he needed to help him.

Once he had found him, head slumped forward as he slept Dennis marched over to him before shaking his shoulder until he was awake.

"Just five more minutes" Barry mumbled sleepily before turning around and trying to get back to sleep, Dennis rolled his eyes before whispering sharply in his ear

"Barry wake up" Barry jumped slightly before turning to face Dennis.

"What the hell Dennis" Barry exclaimed trying to regain his composure after nearly falling off his seat "What on earth do you want so urgently that you chose to wake me up at this ungodly hour?" he asked eyebrows raised.

"Barry I need you to let me have the light" Dennis pleaded

"What after all the trouble you've caused I don't think so, your lucky I'm even talking to you" Barry argued, Dennis bowed his head shame written all over his face.

"I know I fucked up but Barry please...I'm trying to fix this I really am but I can't do that from in here... I know you don't trust me anymore and I understand why...you have every right not to, but we used to be like brothers when we were little and if that part of you is still in there...please help me to do this, if not for me do it for Kevin" Dennis begged.

Barry considered it for a moment before shrugging his shoulders and saying

"Alright Dennis I'll help you out, but what about the rest of The Horde and The Beast?" Barry asked

"I have a friend on the outside who is helping us to fight him if he steals the light again as for in here if you can convince the others to help us subdue him I think we might have a chance to beat him, but only if we work together" he explained.

"Okay I'll see what I can do on my side good luck out there" Barry nodded

"Thanks" Dennis replied before getting ready to take the light.

"Don't worry Casey I'm coming" Dennis thought to himself