The story of Henry Allen Jr.

Chapter 12

Barry's POV

I was very angry when Kara told me about last night. I thought he was settling in but I was wrong. He feels out of place and he believes that he doesn't belong here. All of this is my fault.

I shouldn't have taken the decision to leave him with mom and dad but in my defense, I was not ready to lose him like I lost Iris.

A/N: Above is the pic of Elena Iris Gilbert aka Iris Allen.

I know she died protecting Frankie but all of this is my fault. If I did not become "The Flash", Frankie wouldn't have lost her mother.

When iris died, I was a wreck. Kara has been my best friend ever since middle school. Iris, Kara and I used to hang-out all the time but when Kara went to National city for high school, we lost touch. She came back to Central city for her job at DEO.

When she met us, iris and I were married for a year and she was pregnant with Frankie.

I also came to know that I, "the flash" will be working alongside "Supergirl" but I didn't know her true identity. When I came to know that it was kara, I was more than surprised because I never suspected that she has superpowers let alone an alien.

Only iris and I know her true identity and we kept it a secret. But one day, Kara and I had to go away on a mission. Zoom knew about this and attacked iris and tried to kill Frankie. Iris got hit by the lightning bolt that was meant to kill Frankie and she died on the spot.

After we returned from the mission, I went home to see my wife dead and Frankie crying beside her. I was broken inside out. Kara and the others consoled me and tried to help me but nothing helped. I started lashing out and drinking. My life went downhill in a matter of weeks which is when my friends decided to lock me up.

My parents took Frankie to a small town called swell view so that she wouldn't see this side of me. I protested but they won in the end. I couldn't let Frankie go. She was the only family I had but I knew deep down that it was safe for her to stay away from me right now.

After being locked up for nearly a week, I started to realize that I have to change for the sake of my daughter and my family. I got my life back on track and started to take care of Frankie all by myself.

After a while, things got complicated. I had to leave Frankie at home when I had to work at STAR Labs. My parents wanted to help me but they liked it in Swell view and decided to stay there. So, I hired a baby sitter but no one was willing to work the odd hours.

Eventually, my parents convinced me to marry someone to make things easier but I was not ready to put another person's life in danger again. So, Kara stepped up and asked me to marry her. I was reluctant at first but she persistently kept trying to convince me and I finally agreed.

We got married in a small ceremony and she loved me and Frankie so much. She cared for Frankie like her own daughter. When Frankie was nearly two years old, Henry was born. She loved them equally and that made me happy.

Things got difficult when the dominators attacked us. We had to work long hours and everything became complicated when at one point we thought that we were going to lose. I got ready to sacrifice myself to save everyone else but Kara wouldn't let me. She took that most difficult decision to send away the kids to live with my parents so that we can fight without worrying about putting our kids in harm's way.

Luckily we won and I wanted to bring the kids home but Kara wanted Henry to stay in swell view as she thought that having Henry with us would only distract us from giving care and affection to Frankie. I never thought any mother could do that but Kara did it. I supported her decision because Henry was just a baby and it would be safe for him to stay with my parents rather than with us. Neither of us wanted to but we had to.

We would visit him during the holidays and festivals. I know that he feels sad for not being able to spend more time with us but it was for the best. My parents took care of him and protected him from all the villains that were after me and Kara.

It was easy to mask Frankie's powers since she is just a meta-human but with Henry, it wasn't easy as he is part alien and part meta-human. Of course, their abilities won't manifest until they are 16 years old but villains were searching for our weak points, which are our children.

One day I got a call from my dad saying that he thinks that someone has been following them and he wanted me to see into it. I dismissed it as my dad just being paranoid cuz he has been a few times before. So, I ignored his words. But turns out it was a serious threat and one day he came to my house to kill Henry.

Henry was at his friend's house and so he killed my parents when they wouldn't give him any information. They died protecting Henry but Kara and I decided not to let Henry know that. But unfortunately, today I blurted out about my parents sacrificing themselves to save him. I know it made him very upset and I regret saying those words but I can't take them back now.

I couldn't even get myself to go and talk to him. Kara comforted and convinced me to talk to Henry. Hopefully, he will forgive me for everything. I mean, I am consumed by that guilt of not protecting iris and my parents every day.

I cried and Kara consoled me. After a while, I went upstairs to Henry's room and knocked on the door.

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A/n: This is more like the back story of Barry Allen and How Barry and Kara ended up together....Hope you liked it.

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