Episode 32 - Flash Fanfiction - Dracula

Chapter 10

The group returned back to the cortex, Astrid attempted to make a quick getaway heading straight for her office, but Cisco took her by the hand to stop her. "I'm curious." He said looking at she, Caitlin and Iris. "I've seen plenty of Dracula movies, when Dracula turned the three of you... was it anything like the movies? You know where there's a lot of kissing and drinking of blood with multiple people at once?"

"Can we just not answer this?" Caitlin asked looking over at Barry.

Constantine was humored by the conversation, but he had more pressing matters to deal with. "So, Dracula is dead... I best be off... til' next time!" he lit up a cigarette and made haste for the elevator as Gideon addressed him. "Mr Constantine, might I remind you..." He entered the elevator sticking up his middle finger at the roof as the elevator doors closed behind him.

"I'm actually curious too. Did the three of you..." Barry asked with a smirk.

Astrid and Caitlin groaned, but Iris couldn't help but continue to stare at Barry. "Why didn't you tell me, Barry?" she asked him angrily. "You should have told me that you were the Flash! Does my dad know?"

Barry looked at her, unaware of what to say. "Iris... I..."

"Does Wally know?" she asked him.

Barry stared at the ground.

"My dad and Wally both know?" she angrily turned away and made haste for the elevator and pressed the call button.

"Don't go, Iris!" Barry called out behind her. Caitlin turned to face them. There was something that she couldn't quite put her finger on.

"Barry! You have been keeping this secret from me for so long! You should have told me!" Iris snapped as the elevator arrived and she stepped in. Barry went to chase after her but Caitlin called him back. "Barry." Caitlin said softly. Barry turned to her and the elevator doors closed again.

"So... Is anyone going to answer my question?" Cisco asked.

Astrid stared at him. She was angry at herself just as much as she was at the vampire who had been able to get into her head so easily.

"He got into my head..." She began, looking over at Caitlin, "...he got into all of our heads. I wasn't strong enough to resist! God! I could kill that bastard! If it wasn't for Barry the Vampire Slayer..."

"Barry the Vampire Slayer?" Cisco asked, "That has a nice ring to it... that could be... Wait, are you saying that something did actually happen?"

Astrid and Caitlin stared at him angrily. Astrid stormed into her office, slamming the door behind her. Caitlin stormed into her medical bay as Barry followed her.

"Caitlin... are you okay?" he asked her.

"Leave me alone, Barry!" Caitlin snapped at him.

"Please... talk to me." He told her.

"Fine, you want me to talk to you? I will! I can't believe that I didn't see it before. You're still in love with her. You told me from the beginning that you were not using me as some sort of distraction! How could I be so stupid!" there were tears welling up in Caitlin's eyes.

"Caitlin. I've known Iris for a long time. That's it! I love you. You're the perfect woman for me. You're caring, you're nurturing, you're beautiful."

"The Reverse Flash said it himself, I remind you of your mother. That's it. You don't love me for me, you love me for what I represent!" Caitlin stormed out of her medical bay and ran towards the elevator doors. "I need some space, Barry. Don't follow me!" she demanded of him. She pressed the call bell for the elevator and waited for the doors to open.

When they did, she stepped inside and said to Barry, "Maybe you should move out for a little while." The doors closed in front of Barry leaving he and Cisco alone in the cortex.

Neither one of them had spoken a word to each other since they had fought.

"Women, huh!" Cisco said. "Somehow, my fiancé and your girlfriend might have had some awkward sexual encounter with each other, Dracula himself and another woman... namely your first love... and somehow we're the bad ones."

Barry sighed, "yeah... that's it!"

Cisco shook his head and went to leave.

"Hey, Cisco..." Barry continued, "Your powers tonight... I didn't realize that they could actually disrupt the speed force."

"Yeah, it's scary. I know..." Cisco said as he turned to face Barry, "It's a good thing you're my best friend, huh?"

"It is... but tonight, the lot of you were vampires. The only thing that stopped you from biting me was because Dracula was in trouble. What happens if..."

Cisco knew where Barry was going with his sentence. "Well Buffy, let's just hope that we never need to find out. Hey, did you leave Mr Pointy with Dracula?" he asked trying to lighten the conversation.

"Yeah... I did, sorry. Did you want me to go and get it?"

"Nah, leave it... it seems kinda fitting, don't ya think?"