The Flash Imagines

Problematic Crushes

Summary: The Flash rescues you and creates some unnecessary problems within your love life.

Warnings: Hostage situation

It felt like nearly everyone knew of Barry's secret identity. So the fact that he had managed to keep that from you still was nearly unbelievable.

But, in a way, Barry almost always preferred it. This way he was able to spend time with you without letting Flash business get in the way. Almost like as soon as he saw you all the troubles he encountered that day faded away and he was free.

But that also had his drawbacks since it was like he was hiding a part of his life from you and you weren't oblivious to this fact. He wasn't a great liar and you weren't stupid. But you also weren't one to pry. He'd tell you or you'd confront him eventually. Lucky for him, that time hasn't come yet.

But Barry has proven time and time again that he's no good with keeping secrets.

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Cisco's name popped up on Barry's phone and he nearly ignored it since he was already so behind with his paperwork and Cisco was probably just bored and wanted to talk to someone. At the last second he decided to against himself and reached to answer his phone.

"Hey Cisco," Barry sighed, now splitting his attention between the boy on the phone and some crime scene write ups.

"Barry!" Cisco exclaimed. "Where are you? I've called you twice already. Never mind that," Cisco sighed annoyingly. "There's some type of hold up at the office Y/n works at. No more information is known at this point since they're keeping the whole building on lockdown until their demands are met."

At the very mention of your name, Barry ran off and quickly dressed in his suit while he talked with Cisco on his earpiece instead.

"Are they metas or just regular criminals?" Barry asked, not really bothering to wait for an answer and he sped to the familiar office building.

"Don't know," Cisco replied. "Just figured you'd want to know that she was in trouble either way. Metas or no metas. News says there are reports of hostages."

Barry silently agreed as he cautiously passed the police brigade and ran right into the lion's den.

Thankfully, it was regular everyday criminals and wouldn't take Barry too long to fix this situation.

There were about six men, all wearing military camouflage in combination with their rifles. Barry would be scared if he couldn't stop a speeding bullet but thankfully he could.

At first the perpetrators didn't notice him as they were too busy raiding cash registers and breaking into anything else that looked like it contained something valuable. There was no obvious hostages, meaning no one was lying on the floor with guns pointing at them but he also didn't doubt that there were hidden in another room. He just prayed that you were alright.

Quickly, he took down the three men in the room before they were to notice him. Step one, complete. Step two was to try and free the hostages Cisco told him about. And step two is where many more things could go wrong.

The next room was clear, leading Barry into a much bigger office space. Countless cubicles filled the room while the three other men patrolled the hostages.

This time, they noticed him and were quick to aim other guns.

Shots were fired but Barry dodged them all with a smug grin on his face. "Gonna have to try harder than a few measly bullets to stop me."

One man whispered something into the other's ear with a smile on his face as they took action. "If bullets can't stop you then maybe this can." Without a second thought he pointed the gun at the hostages. Barry's eyes fell on you and he instantly took off running. He caught the twelve bullets that were unleashed and his hands stung slightly at the pain. But that sting was nothing compared to the fear he felt over the possibility of losing you.