Nothing Without You(Barry/Alec) SHADOWHUNTERS/THE FLASH

Chapter Seven

Barry Allen

The next time he saw Alec, was during a hostage situation at the NYPD precinct. He was up in the lab at the time, pouring over evidence from his most recent case when he heard the gunshots. Barry, still not used to the fact that here he was just a normal person--and not the Flash--found it hard not to use his speed to fight the criminals.

Barry ended up hiding behind his desk when he heard heavy steps coming up the stairs toward his lab. He held his mouth shut and waited in silence. He pulled his phone out and sent an SOS text to Zayn.

"They said he'd be up here. Search the entire lab for this CSI!" A man said. "He's in here somewhere."

Barry closed his eyes, knowing he may not have a choice in using his speed. What these men wanted from him he had no idea but he wasn't about to find out. He counted to five before opening his eyes, shooting out from his crouched position behind the desk, making a run for the stairs.

"Stop him! He's our payday!" A man shouted behind him.

Barry heard them give chase after him and he rounded a corner sharply, relieved that he hadn't lost his footing as clumsy as he was when he wasn't using his speed. He risked a glance over his shoulder, hazel eyes widening. One of the men chasing him was a foot away from catching him. He was too close and Barry tried to run faster, rounding another corner sharply almost tripping over his feet.

Right as he reached the stairs, the man chasing him lunged at him from behind, knocking him off balance and sending him plunging down the flight of stairs head first. Barry toppled down the stairs, every part of his body slamming into a stair and he felt his head hit one more than once. It seemed like forever before he finally landed at the bottom, the back of his head cracking against the marble flooring.

"Barry!" He heard Luke shouting his name from somewhere off to his left.

He felt pressure building up inside his skull, giving him a horrible headache. He felt sick and had to blink a few times to clear his vision, which only clouded over again within seconds. Self-assessing, Barry knew he had a concussion. Probably a bad one if the heavy disorientation was anything to go by. Barry couldn't move. He heard Luke say his name again and he slowly rolled his head to look in his direction. His eyes were uneven, unfocused, and dilated. His right pupil was larger than his left, speaking of a stage 3 concussion.

Luke was saying something but Barry wasn't understanding him, in fact he couldn't even hear him. Barry felt himself starting to lose consciousness and closing his eyes slower than a blink, he found someone kneeling over him. It was one of the men holding the people in the precinct hostage. He was saying something to him.

".....kid can you hear me?"

Barry felt his fingers twitch on his hand and he tried to speak, but found it difficult and way too exhausting. He frowned at the man leaning over him, feeling the speed force humming throughout his veins, begging to be set free. He felt his eyes closing again and he knew that once they closed, he wouldn't be opening them again for quite some time.

"...kid..." The man was now looking up, his face a mask of anger. Barry thought he must be talking to the guy that pushed him. The bits and pieces that filtered in and out of his ears, confirmed it. "...are you...killed him!...boss is...kill you!"

Barry turned his head to look at Luke, eyes heavylidded and he mentally frowned when he saw a shadow dart by the desk Luke's back was against. He thought he caught a glimpse of black and blond hair but his disoriented brain was probably playing tricks on him.

"...Help me get him up!"

All of a sudden, Barry felt an arm slide behind his knees and another under his upper back in a bridal style carry position. The feeling of being lifted off of the ground made his stomach flip and his head throb painfully. A moan of pain escaped his lips and his head rolled onto the man's shoulder. It was so strange because Barry should be healed by now because of his speed but it didn't seem to be working.