Chapter 16: Oliver

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Barry finally explodes. He can't hold it in any longer. So he doesn't try to.

"What, Oliver? What do we need to talk about so badly that you have to interrupt a very important case? The mystery of a little girl's murder! This case was really important to me, which  I tried to tell you over the phone, but obviously you didn'...

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"What, Oliver? What do we need to talk about so badly that you have to interrupt a very important case? The mystery of a little girl's murder! This case was really important to me, which I tried to tell you over the phone, but obviously you didn't listen! Not to mention everything on my plate! So, Oliver, what could you possibly need?"

Barry took a breath as he stared Oliver down. Oliver just looked utterly shocked. Barry didn't blame him. He almost never yelled at people, especially his mentor.

...

Kara looked at him, and all she could feel was terror. He was huge!!!!

Then she realized that the DEO kept him in his natural state, so he had recently stretched. That meant that he was still sore!!!

Question is, where would it hurt most?

Probably the head.

Kara realized she had a huge advantage over the creature: She knew it's weaknesses.

It didn't know hers.

She flew into the air, close enough that she could smell it's bad breath, (Ew!!!!) and punched it square in the nose. It howled angrily, then it tried to swat at her, each paw only barely missing her. She then dodged the paws again and made it back to his face. He looked at her angrily, eyes narrowing. She then punched it's nose again, this time even harder, and the beast fell over, hopefully unconscious and not dead.

...

Oliver was shocked. Barry never yelled at anyone. Anyone! 

"Barry," Oliver said. Barry sighed and ran his fingers through his hair, which meant he was nervous, confused, scared, or didn't know what to say. Oliver guessed it was a little bit of all.

"What do you want me to say, Ollie? I've been pulled at both ends, heartbreak on one side, everything else on the other. I'm stressed, nervous, and in love. And none of them are issues that can be solved easily. So, give me time. I know that you didn't mean for it to happen, but there is nothing we can do about it. So, let it go. Please," Barry pleaded. "As I already explained, a little girl died today, and I want to solve the case."

Barry gestured to the door before returning back to his work. Oliver took the hint. He left, feeling like crap.

...

Barry had surprised himself! Since when could he, Barry Allen the nerd, stand up to Oliver Queen the jock and win? Or at all?

Barry knew that there would be consequences, but he could care less. 

He was amazing!

...

When Barry got off work, he knew he needed something.

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