barry allen/ the flash reader
requested by: Polli2123
picture credits: zephyrianBoom on DeviantArt
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Your P.O.V.

It's been six months since I've last seen my boyfriend, Barry Allen. He told me he had somewhere he needed to be.

I've got to go...

That he might not come back.

I don't think I'm coming back...

Where are you going?!

For me to keep living my life.

I can't say where; but, I want you to keep living your life. Keep growing. Keep loving. Keep running. For me.

I didn't know what he meant; but, he made me promise...

Promise me you'll run, (Y/N).

...I promise.

I'm on Bus 405, my usual mode of transportation to Central City Picture News; where I work and where my friend, Iris West, used to work. Suddenly, the bus swerves to a halt. I move my attention, from blankly staring at the window to paying attention to what's happening through the windshield. What appears to be lightning is moving frantically inside of a giant hole in the middle of the road. Something, something fast, runs out of the hole and it closes. I wonder what came out... The rest of the passengers on the bus chatter about what had occurred previously... How will it affect Central City? The bus keeps moving and drags me from my thoughts. Off to work...

~ Time Skip ~

I get off my bus and walk towards my apartment. I put the keys in the door when I hear something move on the other side of the door. I pause, I pull out my baton and proceed to open the door quickly. I loose my grip on the cool, metal handle of the retractable stick when I peer into my apartment to see Barry Allen and my vase in the process of falling.

"No!" I shout as I extend my hand and the vase stops falling. I stand there, confused. Is my vase floating or did I just stop my vase from shattering? I move my hand from it's current position to motion for the vase to return to it's previous position and it does! I place the vase on the stand in the corner of my living room. I look over to Barry and he's looking at me likes he's seen a ghost.

"How did you do that?" He asks.

"I don't think you get to ask the questions, sir." I say defiantly.

"Where have you been the last six months?" I question, hands on my hips like I didn't just stop a vase from breaking into a million pieces, mid-fall. He looks at me and sighs.

"You might want to sit down..." He starts, motioning for me to take a seat on my couch.

"I just brushed off the fact that I can move stuff with my mind. I think I can handle whatever you're trying to throw at me..." I retort. He sighs once more, a deeper one this time. He starts talking really fast.

"I was in the speedforce, which is an extra dimensional energy source that allows speedsters to run at impossibly extraordinary speeds and I know this because I'm a speedster. I'm actually the Flash." He stops abruptly. I look at him and quirk my eyebrow at him.

"You're the Flash? Heh, sorry if I sound skeptical but..." I scoff. I'm looking at Barry when he just disappears!

"Barry?" I ask.

"Yes?" He answers. I look all around my living space and Barry is no where in sight.

"Where are you?" I investigate as I tip-toe through my apartment.

"Right in front of you." He says. I look in front of me and Barry appears out of thin air.

"What? How did you jus-" Barry cuts me off.

"I was vibrating so fast that you couldn't see me." He fills in. I look at him, dumbfounded.

"Or I could just do this." He states.

"Do what?" I inquire when he picks me up bridal style and he takes off. He's... running! Through the streets, up building, through cars! I close my eyes and start laughing; laughs of joy. Who knew it was so fun going so fast! Suddenly, I no longer feel the wind against my face. I open my eyes to see we are in S.T.A.R Labs, the cortex to be more specific.

"Wow! That was so much fun!" I shout.

"Your shirt!" He exclaims. I look down to see my shirt is on fire!

"Ahh!" I yell and quickly take my shirt off and throw it on the floor. I stomp on it until the fire's out.

"Aw, I liked that shirt..." I mourn as I stand in the cortex of S.T.A.R Labs in my bra.

"So Barry, how does it feel to finally be out of the speeoHHH. Hey, (Y/N)!" Cisco stops short when he sees you.

"I haven't seen you since..." He looks over to Barry.

"Where is your shirt?" Caitlin interjects.

"Oh, it caught on fire when... wait a second..." I glance in Barry's direction and jerk my head in their direction. He laughs and nods.

"Oh, alright. Well, WAIT! You told them before you told me?!" I gasp dramatically. Barry's smile diminishes.

"No! It's just that, I didn't have to tell them..." He tries to justify his actions.

"What are you guys talking about?" Cisco exasperates.

"Me being the Flash." Barry states, clearly up any confusion.

"Ohhhhh. Yeah we were actually here when he took his first run as the Flash." Cisco nods in agreement, almost reminiscing.

"We were his doctors when he was in a coma..." Caitlin explains.

"Ohh, well my shirt caught on fire when he sped me over here and is currently on the floor." I say saddened as I look down at one of my favorite shirts. Caitlin walks into a room in the cortex and hands me a S.T.A.R. Labs shirt.

"Here you go." She smiles and extends her arm.

"Thanks Cait." I gratefully accept her offering. I pull the shirt over my head and smooth it out. I look to my left to see Barry and Cisco chatting it up. Suddenly, Cisco turns away, grabs an apple and chair, and puts it in the center of the room. He looks at me, from his position and starts walking towards me.

"(Y/N). Can you get that apple?" He asks.

"Sure." I respond as I start walking to the chair. He puts his hand on my shoulder.

"I meant using this." He says, pointing towards his head.

"Ohhh." I drag. I look at the apple and think about how I want the apple to come to me. It starts shaking.

C'mon! Come! I think and it rushes towards me really quickly.

"AHH!" I scream and put my hands out to protect myself; but, the impact never occurs. I open my eyes to see the apple floating near my hands. I lower my arms a little, still using them to control the movements of the apple. I take my left hand, point my index finger and swirl it around in the air. The apple starts spinning like my finger!

"Cool..." I comment.

"Woah, when did you get powers?" Caitlin questions.

"Honestly, I have no idea. I've never done something like that before today..." I reply, stopping my finger and catching the apple.

"Alright, run me through your day." Cisco commands as he takes a seat behind the large computer table.

"Well, I woke up, got dressed, got on my bus, bus stopped though because of a giant hole filled with lighting, went to work, came back ho-" Cisco cuts me off.

"Wait, did you say 'giant hole filled with lightning'?" Cisco asks, astonished.

"Yeah. It was pretty weird. Something came running out of it, then it closed up." I say casually.

"Maybe that's where Barry came out..." Cisco suggests as he taps away at the keyboard.

"I fired the speed force bazooka at approximately 10:47 am. Nothing happened and then Joe got a call about Barry being picked up by a police officer..." Cisco states.

"Wait, you were what came out of the hole? And you were arrested?" I whisper, looking at Barry in utter confusion.

"I'll explain later." He whispers back.

"According to my geographic chart, the hole appeared on Infantino St...." Cisco trails off and looks at Barry. He shakes his head and Cisco continues. Weird...

"...at about 10:48 am. What bus do you take (Y/N)?" Cisco looks up again and asks me, probably while it's loading.

"405." I fill in.

"Which is exactly the bus that was on Infantino St. When the portal opened up, the bus must have been shrouded with dark matter and that's how you have powers." Cisco finishes, crossing his arms with confidence.

"Wait, does that mean all of the other people on the bus have powers too?" Caitlin offers. Cisco has a look on his face and types away at the keyboard once more.

"If they do, we'll be ready." Barry states, quite heroically might I add.

"I just pulled up a document with all the passengers on Bus 405." Cisco says.

"I could help." I chip in. Everyone stops and looks at me.

"What?" I ask.

"You'll have to learn to control your powers more." Caitlin voices matter-of-factly.

"And a lot of practice." Barry smiles.

"And a name and suit!" Cisco shouts happily.

"How about... Psy-X?" He suggests, looking to me for approval.

"Psy-X... I like it." I smile and he pulls out a notepad and starts drawing up designs.

"About that training..." Barry brings up.

"I know, you guys got a training deck or something?" I ask.

"Something like that..." Barry responds, taking me to, what I guess is, the supposed "training deck". I guess my life as a superhero starts here!

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(A/N: Finally finished! How do you like it?)