The Beacon of Light ~ Barry Allen

7. You Have Speed, I Have Sarcasm.

Disclaimer, I do not own Barry Allen or any other characters from the tv show The Flash, which this is based off of. I only own Mara and any others that may be made later on. 

Barry's Pov

I rushed an unconscious Mara into the Cortex, holding her tightly against my chest. Due to the sudden gust of wind, Caitlin's head pops up and as soon as her eyes land on me they widen. "Oh my god, Barry what happened to her?" She helps me set Mara on the bed, laying her down carefully I respond. "I don't know. After I left Danton earlier, I was running around the city, and I saw a car crash. The car was completely flipped and She was inside." 

"How long was she in the car? How long has she been unconscious? Did you see who did it?" Caitlin began firing questions at me, the last one causing a bit of anger to spark. "I don't know, 5 minutes maybe and no, and she said they did it on purpose."

Caitlin's eyes widened even more if that was possible. I sighed and plopped down in the chair closest to me. "That's not even the worst part, she thinks it was a metahuman." I looked at Mara, my eyes filling with a mixture of concern and anger at myself. "What if this happened to her because of me? What if someone knows that she's a part of my life, or the streaks, so they're targeting her?" 

Caitlin walked up to me and placed a hand on my shoulder in a comforting manner. "It's not your fault Barry, we don't even know for sure what happened yet. We just have to wait until she wakes up." 

As if on cue, we hear a groan and both of our eyes snap over to Mara. Her eyebrows were furrowed and she was blinking rapidly. I jump up from my seat and rush to her side, Caitlin going to the other. Caitlin gets her little kit and and grabs her flashlight shining it in Mara's eyes, "Your'e okay. Oh thank god you're okay." 

Mara's voice is dry and hoarse as she speaks, "Yeah, and you shining that thing in my eyes is definitely helping. Seriously, cut it out." Mara swats Caitlin's hands away and I chuckle. At least her sarcasm is still intact.

Her eyes snap to meet mine, "Listen flash boy, we all have different strengths. You have speed, I have sarcasm. Personally, I think mine is way cooler." She swings her legs over towards Caitlin's side, ignoring her protests, Mara tries to get up. She hisses in pain and sways a bit. I speed over to her and grip her arm, steadying her. 

"Woah, you just got in a pretty bad crash, take it easy." I try to meet her gaze but as soon as the words leave my lips she freezes. "What what is it? What happened?" Caitlin's back with the questions, trying to meet Mara's gaze as well. "I-She-I Just.." Mara sits down closing her eyes and gulps. Her eyes open, staring at the ground, and she starts explaining. 

"I was driving and I only took my eyes off the road for a second, and when I looked back there was.. a woman..just standing in the middle of the road facing my car. I-I tried to stop but I couldn't in time and she just.. stood there..After I hit her and the car flipped, She started to get up. I had just hit this woman at full speed and she was getting up. I could literally hear her bones cracking, she was walking towards the car. I thought she was going to kill me, but she just..ran off. And then you came, my knight in shining armor." Sarcasm dripped from her words at the end. She was clearly trying to lighten the mood a bit, which she does often. I offered a weak smile and placed my hand lightly atop hers.

 I'm beyond glad she's okay, I honestly don't know what I would do without her. This girl has got me bad. I zoned out a bit, honestly thinking about her. Suddenly a pair of fingers were snapping in front of my face. Mara chucked and shook her head, "Day dreaming are we, flash boy?" I tried to ignore the hot feeling in my cheeks and I rolled my eyes.