Zatanna kept a straight face for as long as she could, but when he ran out of guesses a small smirk tugged at the corner of her lips. “Chinese is a close second, but it’s actually Italian. Pizza is still technically under that category, so congratulations you managed to guess correctly.”
“Really? ‘Cause I make a mean Chicken Alfredo.” Cisco said with a wink. “So, dinner then? We can either go out or I can cook for you. Like I said, a mean chicken alfredo.” Cisco lifted his head and let his arm fall gently onto the table, where he began drawing circles, awaiting the woman’s response.
Violet: Ugh you’re so annoyinggg. So. last night. I stay over at Barry’s. (Sidenote: Apparently he has an 18 year old kid named Wally as a hostage or something?) And he said he couldn’t sleep. And I was like ok let me just try getting you to relax. Sort of like when I slept over at your place and you woke up screaming and then you held onto me like a teddy bear? Anyway. he was like. I’m not sure if that’s a good idea. And i was like why? And he was like. because i don’t want to have feelings for you because i’m a complicated guy. and i was like alright. but he still said we could cuddle. So he gave me some sweatpants that were way too big but YES I GOT IN HIS PANTS!!!!! anyway. And we cuddled. And we talked. And he started falling asleep despite saying that he couldn’t fall asleep anymore. And he was saying things like that I was really pretty and stuff so I leaned up and kissed him and he kissed me back and we were cuddling and I was in his bed and I CONTROLLED MYSELF and I couldn’t stop blushing and he smells like the forrest and I got to stroke his muscles and it was, without exaggeration, the best night of my life.
Cisco: OOOOh. YOu literally got in his pants. Proud of you, man. YOU DIDN’T ACTUALLY HAVE SEX, DID YOU?!?! CAUSE THEN I MIGHT BURST INTO FLAMES.
Cisco: I’m glad you had a good night, sis.
Cisco: BUT SERIOUSLY FLAMES.
Violet: Ok. So. I’m going to tell you something. Because you’re my brother. And Oliver would probably burst into flames if I told him. But don’t freak out and be weird about it, okay? I’ve blushed more in this week alone than in my entire life.
Cisco: Oh, I’ve noticed, trust me. But please, do tell. I’m listening.
“Cisco,huh? It’s a pleasure to meet you.” She let out another laugh as he stumbled over his words. He was amusing and cute in a dorky way. “You’re playing your cards pretty well. Are you sure the awkwardness isn’t part of your charming plan?” She teased as she continued to watch him. “After the show? Hmm, I’ll tell you what. If you can guess what my favorite type of food is then I’ll go to dinner with you. But here’s the catch you only get two guesses. Think you can do it?”
“Oh trust me. Charming plan? I have none.” Cisco laughed, tucking some stray behind his ear. “I’m terrible at guessing games though…” He grinned, resting his head on his hand. “Okay fine. Is it chinese? What about pizza?” He asked, closing one of his eyes and hoping for the best. In his head, different choices he could have made rushed through his thoughts and he kicked himself for not choosing one of those instead.
“Well today is your lucky day, cutie.” Leaning in, Zatanna lowered her voice to a whisper. “On opening night, go up to the front door and ask for Frank. Tell him that Zee sent you and he’ll give you two front row tickets on the house.” Once she finished speaking she pulled away and grinned. “But first, you’ve gotta tell me your name. Sound like a fair enough deal?”
Cisco grinned like a total dork as she called him a cutie. “I’m available. I mean. uh- Cisco. I’m Cisco.” He stammered, hoping this didn’t ruin his chances with the woman. “I apologize for my, uh, inappropriateness. I get awkward around beautiful women. Thanks for the tickets. Maybe after if I didn’t just completely turn you away, I could take you to dinner?”
“No need to thank me.” He was a bit surprised when the man offered the card to star labs, chuckling a bit. “I doubt you’re interested in me. Simply based on the list of heroes you seem to help at Star labs, I don’t meet the criteria. But it’s a nice offer.”
“We don’t really help too many heroes, but I‘m sure we’d be interested in you. ” He paused, thinking. “Wait, how do you know we help heroes?” Cisco cocked his head to the side with a curious grin on his face.
“Stop it!!” she whined at Cisco, punching him lightly in the arm. “It’s not my fault. He kept smirking and doing it on purpose and I can’t control it.” She frowned and plopped down on a chair with her arms crossed and a humph.
Barry took the tablet with a smile and nod. “Absolutely. I’ll make sure you’re not on the edge of dying. Just be careful okay?” The speedster lifted an eyebrow at his friend, really hoping he would be cautious. He and Violet weren’t equipped to help him if something went wrong, though he wasn’t beyond running into Caitlin’s house and kidnapping her to take care of Cisco.
“You know you love me, or rather tolerate me,” Cisco said to Violet with a smirk. He jogged a little ways to the jugs and turned his head to look at the concrete that crumbled not even 5 minutes ago. Now at the jugs, Cisco stuck his hand out toward the jugs and focused all the pain and power he felt from his headache and focused it completely on the plastic jugs of water. Before their eyes, the plastic began to shake and a crack formed slowly before the plactic broke into pieces, sending plastic flying into the air and water spraying toward Cisco, drenching him from head to toe. “Oops.”
“Nah, I just run for fun.” Wally answered. Would it be considered cheating if I ran for sport? “As you can tell, it’s probably best if I don’t run for sport if I keep bumping into people.”
“Heh yeah, probably,” he laughed. “I don’t run for anything. Well, maybe for food. Anyway. Just be careful out there friend.” Cisco said, patting the man’s arm.
Violet pressed her lips together, trying to hold back a smile. “Stop smirking!” She said, reaching out and slapping his arm lightly. “You’re getting me all flustered on purpose.”
“You’re the one talking about riding me.” He smirked again and held her close before running to the airstrip, stopping next to Cisco. “Alright, how can we help you? Should I bring the water jugs closer?”
While Barry ran back to get his sister, he placed the helmet
carefully on his head and the belt around his torso. He raised one of
his hands and pointed it at a piece of concrete and focused the power
and pain of his headache and focused it on the concrete. Before his
eyes, the bottom corner of the concrete crumbled, allowing the concrete
to tumble on its side. “Woah.”
He whipped his head to look at Barry when he felt a gust of wind at his
side. He saw Violet standing close to Barry with quite the blush across
her face. “Having fun there, Vi?” He teased, poking Violet’s side behind
Barry’s back. “I think I’ll go to the jugs, you guys stay here.” He
reached into his bag and pulled out a tablet and pushed a few buttons
before handing it to Barry. “This will have all the levels, watch it for
me, yeah? Heartrate, blood pressure, glucose levels, the works. Just be
sure they stay normal please? I really don’t want to have to call
Cait.”
He shook his head, moving past Cisco to retrieve his weapon. “Who I am doesn’t matter. Though thank you for the compliment.” The vigilante smiled slightly, figuring he could see that part of his features.
Cisco saw the smile and returned it. “Everyone is important, whether a person thinks it or not. Thanks for your service.” He reached down into his pocket and pulled his wallet out and grabbed a business card for STAR labs out of it. “If you ever need anything, feel free to stop on by. We can help.” He held the business card out to the vigilante.
Cisco backup 