Delaney POV
Iris and I get off work and head to the police station to meet Barry for this science-y event thing. Honestly I don't know what he's talking about most of the time. I've been in love with Barry since he came to live with my family. If you're wondering why I don't look like my sister Iris or my Dad Joe, its because I was adopted when I was a baby. Dad said he found me on his doorstep and decided to give me a home.
We head upstairs to Barry's CSI lab and see him working on yet another case. "Okay we are ready to see this atom smasher smashing", Iris says trying to understand what Barry called it. He looks up at us from his computer, "There was a shooting today. Your dad needs me to process some evidence, which means I don't know if we're going to be able to make it to S.T.A.R. Labs", he explains as he walks around his lab placing evidence.
I follow him and sit on top of his desk where he is standing, "But Bare. This is your dream", I say picking up the box of fries on his desk and take a few. Iris reaches over and takes one," Besides I cancelled a date for this", she says and I roll my eyes at her. He sees that we're stealing his food and snatches the fries away from me, "Hands off my fries", which makes me give him a pouty look but he just laughs and walks away with the treasure, "Unbelievable", he whispers going back to his computer.
Iris puts her hands up in defense, "I'm stress eating over my dissertation. We started selling cronuts at Jitters". I laugh when she mentions the cronuts, "She ate two today. I practically had to peel her away from the display case". She rolls her eyes, "If I don't graduate soon, I'm gonna be more muffin top than woman", she says stealing more of his fries. He looks at her, "You look amazing", god that hurts.
I know that he's in love with Iris, always has been. I should try to move on but, I can't. Barry Allen will always have my heart, even if he doesn't know. I pick up one of his magazines talking about the Particle Accelerator thing that he wants to go to tonight, "What's so important about this particle accelerator anyway?", I ask. He looks at me with a smile and rolls his eyes taking it from me, "Harrison Wells' work in quantum theory is light years ahead of anything they're doing at CERN", he says very excited. I smile at how passionate he is about this stuff.
Iris rolls her eyes, "You're doing that thing where you're not speaking English". He goes over to his board to try and explain it to her, "Okay. Just imagine. That this dot" he says drawing a small dot, "Is everything the human race has ever learned up until this moment". Iris interjects, "Does that include twerking?", I roll my eyes at my sister's thought process. He continues and draws a large circle around the small dot, "and that is everything we could learn from the particle accelerator. It's a whole new way at looking at physics. It will literally change the way that we think about everything" he says walking up to us excited about this idea.
Iris puts a hand on his shoulder, "You got to get yourself a girlfriend", she says and I can't help but feel my heart scream out for it to be me.
"Hey leave him alone. He's working", I hear the gruff voice of my father, Detective Joe West, as he walks in. I smile at him, "Hey dad", he smiles back. I hear a beeping and look behind me to see what is making the noise, "Your test thingy is done". Barry walks over to check it, "I think the Mardon brothers are hiding on a farm. The fecal matter I found on the street is cow manure", I cringe when he talks about cow poo. He continues looking at my father, "Which contains traces of oxytetracycline, an Antibiotic. There are only four farms in the area that still use it in their feed". He prints out a list of addresses for the farms and hands it to Dad, "Bet you'd find a really sweet Shelby parked at one of them".
Iris and I both stand up, "Dad, seeing as Barry solved your poop problem, how about letting him go to STAR labs?", she asks our father. I walk over and hug his shoulders from behind, "Please dad", I plead. He looks at the three of us and finally cracks a smile, "Fine, go". Iris and I both kiss his cheeks as Barry gets excited and runs to grab his jacket. "Thank you Joe", he yells as the three of us run out of the lab before he can change his mind.
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We get to the lab and there is already a huge crowd here, some supporters and others protesters. Iris and I have linked arms with Barry as we walk up, "So Barry how was your trip?", Iris asks him, "Did you find proof of the impossible in Starling City, or did you just have to make Dad mad for no reason?". He laughs a little, "Actually while I was away, I had a chance to think about... you know relationships. And well I'm not in one, and neither are you", I couldn't listen to him any longer so I unlinked my arm with his and walked away.
It hurt having to hear him be in love with my sister. I walk closer to the front and see a man walk out that I've seen to be Harrison Wells. Barry and Iris walk up behind me and he looks at me, "You ok?', he whispers. I put on a fake smile, "Yup I'm great Bare". We start to watch the ceremony but I don't really pay attention. I feel someone grab my purse and try to take it. I turn and see a teenager taking it and running away, "Hey stop". Barry and Iris see the struggle just as the kid runs away with it. Barry starts running after the thief and Iris and I follow.
They run back behind a building and we lose him until we see him leaning against the wall clutching his stomach in pain, "Barry!" we run up to him and help support him. "I'm sorry I tried", he says looking at me. I look at him shocked, "Barry, I don't care about the stupid bag. I just care about you", I say checking over his injuries.
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We got back to the police station and I was sitting at Dad's desk with Barry helping him with his bloody nose. Iris walks up with an annoyed look on her face, "Who is that guy? What's he so proud of? So he caught a mugger?". Barry and I look over at the guy that she's talking about. He's blonde with a little scruff and a smug look on his face. "He's a transfer from Keystone. Started a few weeks ago. Eddie Thawne", he explains. I nod, "Oh that's detective pretty boy", I whisper in realization and Barry looks at me confused, "That's what Dad calls him. Says he actually keeps score when it comes to arrests".
Iris looks over at him, "Well he is pretty", she whispers and I roll my eyes. "I don't see it", I say looking down at my nails. Barry rolls his eyes and stands up, "I should probably get back to work". I stand up , "Are you sure Bare? You got hit pretty hard", I say concerned. He smiles, "Don't worry Delaney. I'm fine. I'll see you guys tomorrow". I nod and Iris and I start out to her car. We ran because it was raining and we didn't want to get wet. I realized that I didn't have my phone, "Oh shoot I left my phone in Barry's lab. I'll be back in a minute", I tell my sister as I run out of the car and back upstairs to his lab. When I walk in I see Barry standing in front of a board with newspaper clippings from his mom's death.
"Bare?", I ask gently to get his attention. He turns and sees me looking surprised trying to cover it up but I walk over to him, "You're looking into it?". He sighs, "I have to, Delaney. My dad is innocent and I plan to prove it and clear his name". I put my hand on his shoulder, "I understand, Bare. I would give anything to know what happened to my parents", he gives me a sympathetic look since I don't even know my parents.
There is a really loud clap of thunder and I jump because I'm scared of loud noises like that. He laughs a little, "Relax scaredy cat. It's just thunder". We hear a news report saying that the particle accelerator malfunctioned and suddenly we hear a large explosion coming from STAR labs. We look at each other scared for the people nearby. We pushes me back a little, "Get away from the window Delaney" he says as we both walk backwards with our eyes still on the explosion.
All of the power goes out in town including in the lab and Barry goes over to close the opening in his roof when we see the chemicals in his lab start floating out of the jars. I step back scared, "Bare?", he looks over at me. Suddenly a bolt of lightning crashes trough the ceiling and Barry is thrown back into his shelves. I watch in horror, "Barry!", I scream out just as I am thrown into the wall and the last thing I see before I black out is my best friend unconscious on the ground.
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When I wake up, I'm in the hospital and I start freaking out. Dad walks over and calms me down, "Delaney, honey, It's ok. I'm right here", he says hugging me while I look around in fear. I try to speak but I only feel a piercing pain in my throat. I wince at the pain and Dad looks at me saddened, "Delaney, the doctors say that your vocal cords were damaged in the blast. You may not be able to speak again". I hold my throat and cry when my father tells me that.
The door bursts open and Iris runs in, "Oh I'm so sorry Delaney. I got here as soon as I can", she runs over and hugs me. I hug back and then look around realizing one person isn't here. I grab my phone from beside me and type on my notes, Where's Barry, I show them the note and they look at each other then at me. Iris holds my hand with tears in her eyes, "Barry is in a coma. The doctors aren't sure when, or if he'll wake up".
I cry even harder praying that the man I love will wake up
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Alright here's my first chapter. Yes, how Delaney gets her powers is the same how Dinah gets hers in Arrow but I really liked it and wanted to use it. Don't hate me. I hope you enjoy this story. I love the flash and I am pretty much in love with Grant Gustin so I really wanted to do this.
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