The Beacon of Light ~ Barry Allen

14. Road Trippin'

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.

*Part two to 'Sweet 16'*

We were about an hour into the road trip when 'Like I Can' by Sam Smith started playing through the speakers I cheered excitedly while Barry groaned in return. I took my eyes off the road for a minute to glance at him in amusement, laughing.

"You're kidding right? This is like, my favorite song." His eyes lazily rolled over to look at me and a smirk began to play its way onto his face. "You say that about every song that comes on. Do we really just have to play your music?"

I laugh again tapping my fingers on the steering wheel to the rhythm of the song, "Yeah that's the point. Not only am I the driver, but it's my birthday! And I clearly have the superior taste in music. So I win control of the aux cord."

He groans again but a only few moments later turns the song up, "I guess it's not that bad.."

I smirk in victory and begin to sing it at the top of my lungs, "He could be a stranger you gave a second glance.." I look over at Barry and wink and he rolls his eyes but still manages to grin at me, "He could be your trophy of a one night stand, He could have your humor but I don't understand, cause he'll never love you like I can can can."

As the drum sounds in the song and the chorus approaches, I bounce my head up at down to the beat and tap my hands on the wheel like a drum, "Why are you looking down all the wrong roads? When mine is the heart and the soul of the song," I sing the next part even louder if that was possible. "There may be lovers who hold out their hand, but, THEY'LL NEVER LOVE YOU LIKE I CAN CAN CAN"

I dance around in my seat trying to entertain Barry and his loud laugh rings through my ears and I watch as he throws his head back laughing even harder. "What's so funny? You're distracting me from my driving you know."

He tries to calm down a little covering his mouth as his laughs soften to girly giggles. I couldn't even hold a straight face myself though. "Oooo sing this next part pretty pleaseeee."

He shakes his head no and looks out the window, "No thanks, I'll leave the singing to you Mars."

I roll my eyes and try to focus on the road, "Come on Bear, Are you really going to turn down the birthday girl?"

He breathes out a smile and mutters a 'fine'. I try to contain my excitement but fail, "Yes!" If you weren't aware, Barry has the most angelic singing voice known to man, besides Sam Smith obviously.

"We both have demons, that we can't stand," He starts out singing sheepishly but his voice grows louder with confidence when he sees the uncontrollable smile on my face, "I love your demons, like devils can. If you're still seeking an honest man, and stop deceiving, lord please.."

His voice was so calming that I sunk back into my seat a little farther, relaxing. While his tone during the first part was more controlled and light hearted, he sang the final chorus with an almost serious tone that sent a chill down my spine.

"Why are you looking down all the wrong roads? When mine is the heart and the soul of the song," Even though I was trying my best to keep my eyes glued to the road, the emotion I felt behind the way he sung each word compelled me to glance at him momentarily.