When Ice And Lightning Align - Snowbarry

Chapter 4: Midnight

"Oh, Its just weird seeing you like this, so disheveled." She stops abruptly, pulling her hand away. "Sorry, I probably sound like an asshole." Barry smirks.

"No, you re right, it is weird. I'll probably shave it soon." He leans back in the chair, sweeping a hand through his hair to try and tame it. A phone breaks through their conversation, and Caitlin pulls it out to see a text from Joe.

"Its Sionis, he escaped from police custody and has Joe as a hostage, he-" Barry's gone before she even finishes the sentence, searching the entire city. He stops as he sees a police car smashed into the side of an abandoned warehouse.

He steps inside, and he feels his speed leave his system once again as he drops to the ground. Sionis is here. "You like that?" Sionis smirks as Barry catches his breath. "Y'know Barry, at first it was just business, but now its personal!" Sionis tells the scarlet speedster as he presses the knife against Joe's throat, blood beginning to run down the serrated steel. "I want to see your face as I slit his throat, so take off that mask now!"

Barry obliges, pulling down the cowl of his costume and slowly putting his hands up. "Listen Joe, everything is going to be okay."

"Enough of the sentimental bullshit!" Sionis says. "On the ground Allen, I want you to beg me to spare his life." He points to the concrete with his gun while his other hand holds the knife around Joe's throat tightly.

Barry stood in shock for a moment before he fell to his knees, hands on his head. "Please, let him go."

Roman let a long dramatic sigh. "Louder! More emotion! I mean this is the man who raised you as if you were his son for christ sake."

"Let him go, I'm the one you want Sionis!" Barry says even louder.

"C'mon Barry. Cry, scream, I wanna hear some godamn begging!"

"Let him go you sadistic maniac!" Barry screamed, rising to his feet.

"There it is, the fire in your eyes! Thats what I've wanted to see." Roman announces. "But it's too little, too late."

Barry squinted his eyes at the man, but he saw the true intent in his eyes and Barry began running as fast as he could without his powers, knocking the knife out of his hand and delivering a few punches to his mask covered face.

Joe's body dropped to the ground and Barry kneels over him in worry. He smiles as he sees Joe is unscathed. Barry then feels a gun press against his skull and he closes his eyes. "I just want you to know Barry, I'll kill them all slowly, but you won't have to endure watching that, because you'll already be dead."

Barry whips around so fast Sionis questions if he somehow regained his powers but he hears the sound of a gunshot, sees a flash of white, and he feels the weight of himself hitting the concrete.

When he opens his eyes, he sees Barry standing above him. Sionis looks down, feeling the bullet wound in his abdomen, and the blood begins to flow onto the ground. Barry crouches down, watching the man closely. "It's over Roman, you are never hurting anyone ever again."

Sionis cuts through the pain with a hardy chuckle. "This isnt over Barry."

Barry stands as he hears the police sirens become louder and louder in the distance and he looks over at Joe before pulling his cowl back over his face and taking a few steps back.

He helps Joe up, leading him over to the ambulance and making sure hes alright. He stays a little while to make sure that Roman makes it to Iron Heights and after that he's gone with a trail lightning following. Joe was alright, Snart and Sionis were in Iron Heights and J'onn J'onnz helped wipe all the ballroom attendants memory of his secret identity. There was just one thing he needed to do: make sure Caitlin and Frost were alright.

Lightning fills Star Labs as Barry comes to a halt in the Cortex, smiling as he sees Caitlin has fallen asleep. He couldn't blame her, it had been a very long and stressful day but he can't let her sleep here for the night. After flashing out of his suit and into normal clothes he lifts her into his arms and flashes her to her apartment, setting her on the bed gently. "Thank you Barry." She says as he turns to run.

He turns back and smiles at her. "No problem Cait." Caitlin intertwined her fingers with his and stares up at him, a smile gracing her lips. The air was palpable, and the two were inching ever closer to each other every moment. Without hesitation, Caitlin places her hand on Barry's neck and brings him down the rest of the way on top of her, their lips moving in a steady rhythm.

They have to stop a few moments later for air, but Caitlin takes the time to begin unbuttoning his shirt. "Are you sure?" Barry asks uncertainly, and Caitlin answers him with a searing kiss. That's all he needed as he returns the motion with vigor, cupping her face in his hands. She can't help but smile into the kiss, she is filled with an overwhelming amount of love and adoration, and she knows without a doubt: She is in love with Barry Allen.