Heroes Die (A Flash Fanfiction)

Saved By The Flash

iris's POV

  "Hey," I hear a voice say. My brother wally walked in. He had been checking in on me a lot ever since- it happened. He has been so good to me, doing all the things I couldn't bare to leave my house for. He'd go to the store, cash my checks, he'd even get me coffee. All I had to do was give him "the look".

  I kept myself groomed poorly, unbrushed hair, makeup-less face, informal clothes. I only showered every so often, but even then the look of grief still showed. That day I tossed my hair into a bun but didn't bother changing from my sweat pants. There were bags under my eyes that I didn't care about, because tho only people who came over were people I didn't need to look professional for.

  wally had a few bags of groceries in his hands, placing the contents in their spots. I walked in the kitchen to pick up a box of pasta, and fill a pot with water. "Thank you," I hugged him. "What're ya gonna make," he looked me over. Noticing my stained t-shirt no doubt. "The noodle dish. You want some?" He nodded his head aggressively. "Good, because it only gets made in large batches."

  "Felling a bit better about the whole Barry thing," he asked. Just hearing his name after it happened, would make me cry. Now I had no tears left. I would just quiver my lip a little, which made it easier to hide from everyone. Losing your fiancé is not something you can just move on from. This must have been what Caitlin felt like after Ronnie died. The first time. Who am I kidding, both times.

  "A little bit," I shifted my stance. "I'm thinking I'll go back into work on Monday."

"It hasn't been that long yet," he had an ounce of worry in his voice. "I'm sure the editor will understand it if you give it another week."

  "No, I need to get back into my routine. I could use some consistency back in my life."

  He was having a difficult time talking me out of it, so he caved. When dinner rolled around I heard a knock on the door. "Jessie," I greeted with a smile.

  She stood there with a huge smile on her face. "It's so good to see you," she hugged me. I smiled at her, but was growing suspicious.

  "Well I think there should be plenty of food for two speedsters and a normal."

  Half way through dinner, they stood up. "You couldn't come when we told the others, so we'll tell you now," wally said.

  "Tell me what," I set my fork down.

  jessie held up her left hand. "WE'RE ENGAGED!"

  I could feel my face form into a smile. They were perfect for each other. "Both of your world's are going to get a whole lot better." I hugged them.

  "We thought you'd be angrier," wally addressed. " you know after the whole Barry's death thing, and how you were his fiancee."

  Right. For a minute there I had forgotten about him. I thought back to all of the times we shared. When he and I would have meetings in Jitters. Him saving my life, all those times. I couldn't help the smile creeping up on my face, thinking about the times he proposed. I remained smiling at them. "I'm not mad. I'm happy."

Barry Allen was a dream.