Chapter Three: Speed Date

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Krida yelled as she charged at Barry, her karambit knives drawn. She swiped and stabbed at Barry, adding a few terrifying kicks sometimes.

In return, Barry used his speed to dodge all of the attacks sent his way.

Harrison, Caitlin, and Iris watched the two spar with each other at a safe distance. Iris recording the fight, both for herself and Cisco to watch later. Cisco at the moment was absent for the fight.

He told the three he was working on a side project that had to be completed today.

Krida stood stock still, using her eyes to keep up with Barry as best she could. Trying to predict his next move.

It didn't do the warrior much good when Barry zoomed past her and used his arm to sweep under Krida's feet. Her back his the floor with a loud smack, making the alien warrior clench her teeth in pain.

"You ok Krida?" Barry asked walking up to his friend.

Extending his hand to help her up, Krida grabbed his wrist and wrapped her legs around his arm. Pulling with her hands and pushing down with her legs, Krida made Barry flip; slamming onto the floor just as hard as she had.

"You forgot-"

"Rule one, I know" Barry grunted.

"Krida really takes this training seriously," Iris said, sending Cisco the video before stuffing her phone in her purse.

"From what Krida's told us about what the Famine can do, it's understandable" Caitlin reminded.

Barry and Krida made there way back up from inside of the pipeline. Krida informing Barry that his fighting had gotten better, he just needed to do a better job at not letting his guard down. She explained that she understood it because they were friends, but when they were sparring, they weren't. When they were sparring, Krida was the Famine trying to kill Barry.

"Are you feeling alright?" Krida asked Barry worried, "You seem to be a little slower."

"Yeah, I've just been a little tired lately" Barry assured.

Krida turned her worried look around to the three humans and lifted an eyebrow confused.

"Where's Cisco?" Krida asked.

"He said he was working on something and couldn't make it" Caitlin explained apologetically to the alien; making her lips turn down in a pout.

Iris and Barry shared a knowing look behind Krida's back. The connection Cisco and Krida had was obvious to anyone that laid eyes on them.

The small group of friends weren't surprised. Cisco given the chance to hang out with an alien? It was an opportunity that couldn't be passed up.

"Since Krida's done kicking Barry's butt, can everyone meet up in the Cortex" Cisco's voice called out from the intercom.

"Really?" Barry huffed annoyed following the group.

Cisco stood in the center of the Cortex, a smile on his face; hands tucked behind his back.

"Krida can you hold out your knives?" Cisco asked in a way that made the alien suspicious.

Slowly, Krida pulled out one of her Karambit knives and held it out in front of her. Cisco threw one of his hands out, a glove wrapped around it, and Krida's knife went flying out of her hand and into Cisco's.

"Wow," Iris muttered.

Krida looked from her hand to Cisco's and back again. Surprised confusion controlling her face.

"How'd you do that?" Caitlin asked astonished.

"I would like to know as well," Krida said, eyeing Cisco.

The man couldn't stop the grin that was spreading on his face.

It took a lot to bother Krida, except one thing. When someone takes her knives without her permission, that is an instant trigger.

Not counting when Krida landed on Earth.

In one of Barry and Krida's sparring matches, he speed past her and grabbed both of them from her hand's. It didn't make the warrior too happy. She put him in a choke hold until he let them go.

However, Cisco knew Krida wouldn't attack him like she did Barry.

"I designed these gloves that recognize the metal in your knives so they can attract them back into your hands" Cisco explained, peeling the gloves off his hands.

"My hands?" Krida asked confused.

Cisco pulled the fingerless gloves onto Krida's hand. Mindful to design them so the gloves didn't overlap the rings on her middle fingers.

Cisco threw the knife and Krida instantly shot her hand out. The knife came spinning back and slammed into Krida's hand.

She smiled at the gloves before turning it to Cisco.

"Thank you much!" Krida said pulling Cisco into a tight hug.

Knife, knife, knife!" Cisco panicked, arching his back away from the sharp end.

Krida gave an apologetic smile before putting the knife away. Pulling Cisco back into a hug, he happily returned it.

"How sweet of you Cisco" Barry teased.

Cisco just glared playfully at his best friend, who just chuckled.

"If we could get back to work now-"

"We were actually going to go out and eat" Iris interrupted Harrison, swinging her finger to her, Caitlin, and Krida.

Harrison shot Iris a disgruntled look.

"Sorry" Caitlin apologized before looping an arm around Krida's waist.

The apology was more for Cisco as the Doctor pulled the alien away.

The three women scurried off, Krida waving bye before they disappeared around a corner.

"So what was that about?" Iris asked, closing Krida's door when she started pulling off her spacesuit.

"I don't understand," Krida said, pulling on a pair of distressed blue jeans before adding on a black, off the shoulder, top that had multi-colored flowers printed on it.

"She's talking about how close you and Cisco are getting" Caitlin elaborated, sharing a look with Iris.

"Oh, you're inquiring that we have romantic feelings for each other" Krida said, looking between the two as she pulled her hair up into a high ponytail.

"Sometimes I forget how blunt she is" Iris muttered to Caitlin.

The Doctor nodded in agreement.

"Well, I can't speak for Cisco, but yes I do" Krida answered, walking out of the room, her black sneakers giving small squeaks every now and again.

Iris and Caitlin shared a shocked expression, stopping mid-step out of the room.

"Did you see that coming?" Caitlin asked.

"No, but we really should have," Iris said.

Krida stopped walking and looked over at her two friends.

"I'm really hungry, are we going out or eating in?" Krida asked.

"Out" Iris answered quickly.

The two friends shook off the shock and quicken their steps to match Krida's.

"So wait," Krida looked up from her burger and raised an eyebrow at Caitlin, "When exactly did you get feelings for Cisco?" Caitlin asked.

Krida hummed to herself, taking another bite of her burger.

"Before I kissed him" Krida answered.

Iris choked on her drink and started coughing, trying to clear her throat of the bubbly liquid.

"When did you two kiss?" Iris asked surprised.

"The night I had landed here" Krida answered, "I didn't speak your human language yet, so I kissed him to learn how."

Iris looked over at Caitlin, wanting answers as to why she is just now hearing about this, months later. Caitlin just waved at the journalist, silently promising to explain later.

"When exactly before the kiss Krida?" Caitlin asked.

Krida munched on a fry, lost in her thoughts of when she could pinpoint her feelings.

A happy smile spread across her lips.

"It was when the Famine set off the security system. Cisco was very kind to me, even though he knew I didn't understand a word he spoke" Krida answered happily.

"You know him for ten minutes" Caitlin huffed.

"I know, which is why I thought nothing of the feelings until just now," Krida dug in her back pocket and pulled out the gloves Cisco had made her, "These made me fully believe in my feelings."

Krida smiled at the gloves happily, stroking the leather material with her thumbs. This was something made because they thought of her. The only other gift like that for her was her Karambit knives, they were gifted to her from her brother Kira.

"Why don't you tell him?" Iris asked.

"Urey razyc" Krida spoke in her own language, "Just because I have those feelings, doesn't mean Cisco does," Krida said.

"Oh, he totally does," Iris said, sipping on her drink.

Caitlin shot Iris a look that said to be quiet, while Krida raised a confused eyebrow.

Iris rolled her eyes at the two. They were both geniuses in their own way. They could also be very clueless, it was adorable sometimes.

"Krida, you said it yourself," Iris said, "He made sure you felt safe when you first came here, he made these gloves," she placed her hand on top of Krida's, "With you in mind. So you could be safe."

Krida turned her gaze back to the gloves in her hands. That warm feeling in her chest she got when seeing, or thinking of, Cisco crawled it's way back in. Her smile returning she tightened her grip on the gloves before returning them to her back pocket.

"Are you going to tell him?" Caitlin asked.

"Maybe" Krida answered, finishing the rest of her burger in three bites.

Caitlin and Iris shared a smile. They've come to learn that when Krida say's 'maybe' she means 'yes'.

Looking up from her fries, Krida shared a smile with her friends.

Walking into the Cortex, Krida stopped in her steps. Cisco sat at one of the computers, typing away.

From what Krida could see, he was finishing up all the data they had collected on her. Pairing things together, seeing what made sense with what information. What was needed; what wasn't, and filing them away in an encrypted folder.

Krida turned her eyes from the computer to the back of Cisco's head. Gripping the gloves a little tighter for courage, Krida tucked them in her back pocket.

"Busy evening?" Krida asked, making Cisco jump with a yelp.

He spun his chair around, looking at Krida with surprised wide eyes. Krida let out a giggle, a toothy smile pulling at her lips. Not at all sorry for startling her friend.

"I'm gonna get you a bell" Cisco promised.

Krida raised an eyebrow in challenge. Cisco just rolled his eyes, a small smile pulling at the corner of his lips.

Slowly Cisco started turning back to the computer.

"Let's go on a date," Krida said.

Turning his chair back to the alien so fast, Cisco fell out of it and onto the floor.

"Cisco!" Krida gasped running to his side, "Are you ok?"

"Yeah, yeah, just thought I was hearing things," Cisco said, standing up with Krida.

Looking down at his alien friend, he watched as her eyes roamed his body. Looking for a bruise that might show up.

Licking his lips, Cisco mustered up the courage that was making his stomach sick.

"Did you just ask me out?" Cisco asked.

Krida looked up at the man and nodded.

"Like, me and you?" Cisco asked.

"That is what a date is right?" Krida asked and started tapping her lips, "Or am I getting my words mixed up again?"

"No, no, you got the word right" Cisco chuckled.

Krida smiled, proud of herself. Cisco smiled back down at her.

"Cisco," Krida said.

"Yeah?" he asked, still smiling down at her.

"You haven't answered my request" Krida reminded.

"Oh right!" Cisco realized, "Yeah, yes, of course, totally,"

Krida put a hand over Cisco's mouth, stopping his ramble before it started.

"I understood at 'yeah' Cisco" Krida teased.

Cisco nodded behind Krida's hand. She giggled before dropping her hand and walking off.

Stopping at the entrance of the Cortex, Krida turned to Cisco confused.

"Are you coming?" she asked.

"Oh, you meant tonight?" Cisco asked surprised.

"Of course, or are you busy?"

"Nope, nope, not at all," Cisco said quickly.

As fast as he possibly could, Cisco logged everything off before grabbing his coat and rushing to Krida's side.

"So what did you have in mind?" Cisco asked.

"Caitlin told me they were playing a movie called 'The Princess Bride' at the theater today," Krida explained, "She told me it's one of your favorite movies, and that the theater is next to an ice cream shop."

"You know how to show a guy a good time" Cisco teased, bumping shoulders with the alien.

She smiled up at Cisco, linking arms with him, Krida had an extra kick in her step.

An airy feeling fluttered in her chest. A feeling she didn't think she would feel in a very long time.

A joyous laugh from blue lips was followed by a snort from a pale nose.

Krida stopped herself from taking another lick of her ice cream, and covered her mouth, trying to muffle her laughter. Krida couldn't contain herself as Cisco recited the wedding scene from the movie. Word for word, perfectly. If she hadn't been told before that The Princess Bride was Cisco's favorite movie, watching him right now would have been proof enough.

"Come on, isn't it the best movie you've seen?" Cisco asked, smiling at the alien woman that was holding onto his arm.

"It's the only movie I've seen Cisco" Krida reminded, finally calm enough to take a lick of her mint chocolate chip ice cream.

"Well then, it's the best movie you will ever see," Cisco said.

"I'll take your word for it" Krida stated, smiling up at Cisco.

He smiled back at his alien date, enjoying how she kept herself close to him.

Never, in his wildest dreams, did Cisco think those two words would ever be put together for him.

Alien and date.

He always hoped that he would have dates in the future and hoped to meet an alien in the future as well. But this? It was too surreal, to fantastic, to be real.

A few times, Cisco thought he was dreaming, that none of this was happening-

Krida leaned her head on Cisco's shoulder, a content sigh leaving her lips. Cisco could see the smile at the corner of his eyes and couldn't stop the warm feeling in his chest.

-Then she would do something small like that, and he would be brought back to reality.

"How are you not cold? There's a reason I ate my ice cream inside" Cisco teased.

"And what if I am cold?" Krida looked up at Cisco, stopping the two.

Skillfully, Krida threw what little ice cream she had away, not breaking eye contact with Cisco.

Cisco would be lying if he said he wasn't a little impressed.

"How would you keep me warm Cisco Ramon?" Krida asked, taking a step closer and batting her lashes up at him.

Cisco felt a spark in his chest.

Was Krida flirting with him?

Did she know how to?

Those question came to a halt when Krida wrapped her arms around Cisco's shoulders.

He wasn't a complete expert when it came to dating, but the look in her eyes was all the answers Cisco needed.

Yes, she was most definitely flirting with him.

Wrapping his arms around Krida's waist, Cisco rested his forehead on hers.

The alien started humming a tune Cisco had heard from time to time. Krida had told him it was a song her mother would sing when she was happy.

Cisco's heart beat a couple pumps harder with his own joy.

Nothing could ruin this moment right now. Nothing.

Krida cut her humming short, feeling the hairs on her arms and the back of her neck stand up. She only got this feeling when Barry was around. When they were sparring with each other.

Looking to the right, Krida bared her teeth in anger.

The only problem was, this feeling was darker.

Pushing Cisco away, Krida jumped back just in time to barely miss a streak of blue.

A man stood there, in a black suit similar to Barry's Flash suit, but more twisted and a mouthpiece attached to it. Making him look like he was in a permanent state of screaming.

The speedsters black eyes stared down Krida.

The alien flipped her karambit knives out of a holster that was strapped to her thigh, and let out an angered yell.

"So," the demon in front of Krida spoke, his voice sending a disgusting chill down her spine, "You are here."

"It seems you know who I am," Krida snarled, "Pity you mean nothing to me."

The demon turned it's head to Cisco, watching as he stepped closer to Krida, ready to do anything he could to keep her safe.

In the back of Cisco's mind, he knew there wasn't anything he could do.

"You didn't tell her about me Cisco?" the demon asked.

Krida's shoulder twitched, her training preventing her from looking away from the enemy.

The demon let out a chuckle. It was just as vile as if he were speaking.

"Big mistake," it said.

Before Cisco could blink, a rush of wind flew past him. Krida along with it.

"Krida!" Cisco yelled out to the alien, hoping that would somehow bring her back.

It was a fools thought and a mistake to hope for.

The biggest mistake though was thinking nothing could go wrong with his date tonight.


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