I know it's been a while since the last update. I would have had this out sooner...but then I saw Avengers: Infinity War...Let's just say I'm still trying to process everything that happened in that movie. It was a great film, but boy was it insane.

Anyway, this is it. The final chapter before I move on to season three. This takes place during the tail end of the season finale of the show.

Chapter 8: Love at Long Last…Or is it?

The Home of Detective Joe West, Central City

It has been a crazy week. After defeating his evil doppelganger, Peter came up with an idea on how to defeat the remaining metas that were running rampant throughout the city. When he was still working at Horizon Labs, Venom tried to invade New York with an army of symbiote creatures. Peter, with the help of Max Modell and the rest of the Horizon crew, created a device that would neutralize them in one fell swoop. This device was a giant antennae that was planted just on top of the Horizon building. With just a flick of a switch, the antennae would create a sound that, while normal people wouldn't be bothered by it, would be ear-grating to anyone wearing a symbiote. Peter calls it, "The Ultimate Dog-Whistle". The device worked like a charm, and Venom's entire army (As well as ol' slobbermouth himself) was brought to their knees. Peter figured, he could recreate that device, but this time, have it affect, well, everyone else. Building the machine was no problem, all Peter had to do was show Barry the blueprints and that was that. With the help of the spider hero's invention, the evil metas (which includes Black Siren) were down for the count.

Central City was saved…but now there was Zoom to deal with. After months of screwing around with the heroes, the evil speedster finally revealed his evil plan: He was going to destroy the multiverse…Except for Earth 1 since it's the center. He had a machine that would accomplish such a feat, but it needs the power of, not one, but two speedsters in order for it to function, hence Zolomon forcing Barry to race him to see who truly is "the fastest man alive". Barry ends up defeating Zoom, and the evil speedster gets whisked away by Black Racers, never to be seen again. The multiverse is saved and the heroes are now victorious. After sending Harry Wells and his daughter Jesse back home, Peter, Barry and the rest of "Team Flash" are now hanging out at Joe's house to celebrate a job well done. While Cisco, Joe and Wally are in the other room talking, Peter is looking out the window, watching Barry and Iris talking on the steps near the front door.

"Well aren't you a nosy little Spider." Peter turns around and sees Caitlin giving him a sly smile.

The spider hero chuckles, "Sorry, I was just seeing how Speedy out there is holding up. You know considering…"

Peter had suddenly lost the will to finish what he was saying. While the team was victorious in defeating Zoom, it came at a price. After knocking out and imprisoning all the evil metas, the evil speedster retaliated in a big way. He kidnapped Barry's father, Henry Allen, took him to the old Allen residence and killed him right in front of the scarlet speedster himself. This drove Barry over the edge and he wanted to murder Zoom for what he had done. When The Flash defeated Zoom, Spider-Man was surprised that his fellow hero didn't try to deal the finishing blow, then again, when the Black Racers arrived, the wall crawler figured his speedster friend didn't have to.

Caitlin's smile fades, and was now replaced with a look of sympathy, "It must be hard. I mean, now he's lost both of his parents."

"I've lost my parents too," says Peter. "Only difference is that Barry actually knew his more than I knew mine. And yet, I do know what it's like to lose a father."

The brunette woman sighs, "We both do."

After some awkward silence, Peter says, "And to think, I thought things wouldn't get any crazier after Eobard Thawne. Boy was I wrong."

Caitlin chuckles, "You were wrong about a lot of things, you thought I wouldn't make a good supervillain, and then you went to Earth 2. I had the pleasure of meeting her by the way."

Peter perks up, "You met your evil doppelganger?"

The brunette woman sighs, "Yeah, I did. Despite her sinister tendencies, she spoke very highly of you."

The spider hero raises an eyebrow, "Really?"

Caitlin just shrugs, "Yeah…Said that the next time you two meet she would let you web her up again…in a completely different fashion."

Now Peter's face turns beet red, "Wow, she loses her boyfriend for about a week or two and already she's out fishing."

"You left quite an impact on her. Too bad she'll never get the chance to entertain her…interesting thoughts about you."

"Eh, I'm not gonna lose sleep over it. It's one thing to date a thief, but murdering psychopaths is where I draw the line."

Caitlin bites her bottom lip "Um…Peter?"

"Yeah?"

"That's not what I meant."

Peter was now confused, "Well what did you mean?"

"What I mean is, you won't be able to see evil me ever again…because she's dead."

The wall crawler's face went pale, "W…What?"

"Zoom killed her. I saw it with my own eyes."

This sudden piece of information hit Peter like a ton of bricks. He walked over to the stairs and sat down, trying to process everything. Caitlin walked over and sat down next to him.

She looks at her friend, who now begins to lower his head in guilt, and says, "She told me about the promise you made to her, that you wouldn't let anything bad happen to her."

Peter sighs, "I should really stop making promises I can't keep."

Caitlin puts her right hand on top of her friend's left one, "There was nothing you could have done for her Peter. When I looked her in the eyes for the first time, I knew that she was beyond saving. She chose her path, and she stuck with it until the very end."

"…I…I guess you're right."

Now it was Caitlin's turn to lower her head, "You know, before she died, she tried to kill me."

The spider hero perks up again and looks over at his friend in shock.

The brunette woman just nods, "Apparently she wasn't COMPLETELY over her Ronnie's death. When she found out that Zoom had feelings for me, she wanted him to hurt as bad as she had hurt. If Hunter hadn't shown up when he did, I probably wouldn't even be here."

"Oh, well, remind me to thank him for doing that…and then remind me to curse him for all the horrible things he's done."

Caitlin giggles then says, "God, I can't believe I've been dating a serial killer this whole time."

Peter shrugs, "Hey, as long as it wasn't Cletus Kasady, I won't judge."

"Still, this whole experience made me realize something…"

"Yeah? And what's that?"

Caitlin begins to tighten her lips, "Well, this is it, you made it to the cliff, now it's time to jump." She then speaks, "Well, when I was still kidnapped, I felt helpless. I heard about what happened to Barry when you guys tried to restore his speed and I thought, maybe we aren't going to win this one. Maybe all hope is lost…But then I thought about you, and how you would never give up even when there are so many odds stacked against you. You always keep a positive attitude, even in the most dire of situations. You never let your inner demons fully corrupt you and you always rise above the darkness. Peter, you inspired me to be strong, you taught me never to doubt myself, or anyone else, and to have a little faith, and I can't thank you enough for that. You have been a really good friend to me, every time I feel sad, guilty, stressed, you were always there to put a smile on my face, whether it's with your many, many jokes and wisecracks, or it's with you just saying something that would make me feel better. The only other person who made me feel this way was Ronnie. When I lost him, both times, I thought I would never be happy again. I thought with Hunter, I would be able to have that kind of happiness again…and boy was I wrong. In fact, this experience gave me another realization…I went after the wrong guy. I was too busy trying to pursue a relationship with one person that I didn't pay attention to the person that was in front of me this whole time."

The brunette woman then looks over at her friend. "And Peter…I think that person is you, it's you who I want to be with. Ever since you first walk through the doors of STAR Labs, and we got to know each other more, these feelings I had for you were there, and it's only when I was fearing for my life that I realized I had them. Whenever I'm around you…I feel like a massive weight has been lifted off my shoulders, all that stress and anxiety just…disappears. I want to keep having that feeling."

Peter doesn't say anything. He just looks at his friend in shock as she spills her guts about her feelings for him.

When the brunette notices the spider hero not saying anything, she sighs in defeat, believing she had made a massive mistake, and looks away, "Look, I get it. You probably don't feel the same way. I mean, after Gwen you probably weren't looking to get back to the dating scene anyway, and that's perfectly fine. I…I just wanted to get all of this out of my chest you know? If you want us to stay friends, that's perfectly fine. You can forget this ever…"

Before Caitlin could even finish what she was saying, she felt a hand cup her chin and turns her head back in Peter's direction. She's once again facing her friend, and the wall crawler does something completely unexpected…He kisses her. Caitlin's eyes widened at the sudden action, but that surprise immediately went away as she starts to kiss Peter back. After a few seconds the two finally break apart. Caitlin looks at her longtime friend in shock, while Peter just has a wide grin on his face.

"Man," he finally speaks. "You have no idea how long I've been waiting to do that."

The brunette woman's jaw officially drops, "You…you mean…"

Peter then looks up at the ceiling and tightens his lip, "Well…I've been doing a lot of thinking these past few weeks…A LOT of thinking…And you're right, after Gwen I wasn't planning on pursing another relationship. I figured, any girl I try to be with would just end up like her, and I wouldn't want to put ANYONE through that…Not again. But dammit, when I first moved here to Central City, and we reunited, I realized why you and Gwen got along so well. The two of you are a lot alike. You're both really smart, and caring. Yet at the same time, you and I have a lot in common, as we've had our fair share of losses, we're always insecure and we've been known to be quite the social outcasts. When Zoom kidnapped you, I was devastated. I thought I was being punished for having feelings for someone for the first time in years, and that was when I realized that…maybe my feelings for you go much deeper than a simple friendship. Everything about you, your kindness, your smile, your laugh, it just draws me in. Whenever I see you bury yourself in your work, I always want to just come in and turn that frown you had upside down. Because you deserve to be happy after all the crap you went through. So yes Cait, I like you…a lot…and I'm glad to hear you feel the same way."

This time Caitlin was speechless. The fact that Peter had just reciprocated his feelings made her heart flutter So the brunette woman responds the only way she knew how, she grabs the spider hero's face with her hands and kisses him once again. After a few seconds, the two break apart, both of them breathing heavily.

Caitlin was the first to speak, "And for the record, you did keep your promise. It's because of you I'm still here, safe and sound."

This elicits a small smile from the spider hero.

After some more silence, Peter was the first to speak, "Sooo, does this mean we're more than friends now?"

Caitlin giggles again, "What do you think Mr. Parker?"

"Well Dr. Snow, I think we should probably inform everyone of our current status. Wouldn't want to leave them in the dark, do we?"

The brunette woman looks up at the ceiling and bites her bottom lip for a moment, she then looks at her now new boyfriend and says, "You're right, but we'll tell them later, first things first." She then grabs Peter's face again and continues to kiss him.

However, the wall crawler breaks the kiss and says, "By the way, I thought that was so cool when you took down "evil me" with that sonic gun Cisco and I made."

Caitlin rolls her eyes and smiles, "You talk way too much, you know that?"

"Yeah, but you love it."

"Mmm, I do actually."

As the two continue to kiss, outside the house, Barry is now sitting on the steps, lost in thought. He had just finished talking with Iris, who was ready to take her relationship with the speedster to the next level. Barry was also willing to take that next step, but he told his childhood friend that there was something he needed to do first. As he was sitting on the front porch, he realizes that even though he defeated the villain and got the girl, he can never truly be happy…not until he fixes one more problem. With that, Barry gets up from the steps and speeds off…

There you have it folks, the moment you've all been waiting for, SpideyFrost is now official...Now watch as Barry does something REALLY stupid that will screw it all up.

On that note, season two comes to a close, but the story's not over yet. Be sure to stay tuned, as we now move on to season three. It's probably my least favorite season of The Flash, but it still had some cool stuff in it. If you loved the Spider-Man/Killer Frost dynamic from chapter 2, strap in because there's going to be more of it. Not to mention Spidey will also participate in the Invasion crossover and will interact with all of the CW/DC characters.

Be sure to leave a comment with your thoughts on the story so far. I know I mentioned Infinity War earlier, please, for the love of God, if you want to talk spoilers, PM me. Don't be a dick and spoil the movie in the comments for everyone to see. Until next time...