His Lightning Rod

Chapter 5

The next morning I woke up and changed into clothes. I put on a purple shirt with dark blue jeans and some purple pumps. I curled my hair a little and put on some natural makeup. I get my cell phone I walk to Jitters and get a coffee. I walk to STAR labs. I see everyone besides Joe and Barry. "Hey people's how is the city doing?" "It's doing slow." Cisco said bored. I laugh. "Do you wanna look over the suits or something?" "Yes, yup I would love that." He said quickly. I laugh at him.

We look at Barry's and clean it up a bit. We go to mine and he makes some tweaks to the electronics and stuff since I need more protection because I don't have Barry's really, really fast healing. I have some fast healing but not much. Once we are done we go back to the cortex.

"CCPD doesn't need me this second. so I am bored." Caitlyn smiles at me softly. "Hey Cisco are you inventing anything new?" "Yea why?" "Can I help you work on it?" "Sure come to my workshop with me." I follow him and I see lots of cool gadgets. "ahh, cool this place is sick yolo." Cisco laughs at me. I sit in a spinny chair. "So how was your life before joining STAR labs?" I ask. "I was a mechanical for people who need their tv's fixed or phones. I hated that job because I knew I could do so much more then what I was doing."

"So it was boring. How old were you when you graduated College because you are like my age and are super smart plus had a job before STAR labs." "I graduated College at the age of 18 and I graduated High School at the age of 15." I dropped the wrench I was holding. My mouth wide eyed. "y-You graduated High school at the age of 14 when I was still learning what negatives and positives are?" He chuckled and nodded. "well DAMN Cisco I am so proud of my baby brother!!" I gave him a huge hug.

"You see me as a brother?" I smile and nod. "Well duh. Who else would make me an AWESOME suit, AND is super duper uper smart. But That's the only reason." I said smiling. He laughs and hugs me tightly. "You may not realize Cisco but I need you in my life. Even though we don't know each other much I still love you like a family and remember this," He nods smiling with tears in his eyes. "If you need anything and I mean ANYTHING I will ALWAYS be here for you call me anytime, night or day. I will be there as soon as I can ok bud?" He nods. "Ok thank you Arabella-" "It's Ara or Bell to people I love." "Ok Ara, I have always had trouble with my real family and I am scared that you will not love me like them." He said looking down.

"Well that is not me I don't abandon family or treat them any different." He nods. We talk for a few hours till I have to go to CCPD. "Weren't we supposed to be working on stuff instead of talking?" I laugh and nod. "Yea But somethings never go the way it is supposed to." I then walk out.

I go to CCPD. I do some sketches until I am called to a crime scene. There was a murder. I go up to Captain Singh. "I I Abkut your mother I am sorry Aeabella." Captain says. "Thank you Captain Singh. " Your welcome. Anyways Arabella on a lighter note you should go around and see if there were any witnesses. I nod my head.

I walk away and to a women that us talking to a cop. Once he leaves I go over to her. "Hello Ma'am what is your name?" "My name is Isabel." I smile at her. "Ok Isabel my name is Arabella and I am a sketch artist can I ask you a few questions?" She nods her head. "Ok so you were here when the robber came?" "Yes I was sitting on the bench  outside this store. When a man with a ski mask came." "Ok can you tell me how tall he was?" "Maybe 6 feet." "Ok anything else?" "Yes after a while 6 men came out wearing the same clothes, same masks shoes everything?" "Huh that is weird thank you so much for your time." She nods and smiled slightly.

I leave and walk over to the Caltain, Eddie, and Joe. "Ai the witness says that there was one man coming in this store but 6 men in ski mask came out wearing the same clothes, shoes. And even mask they all were the same hight and built the same. Its confusing." I siad. Barry stood up. "Yea 6 different footprints, six guns stolen and the shoes sizes all seemt the same. Size 10. Hey just lime you Captain. Not that your a suspect sir." He added quickly.

I slapped my hand to my forehead and slid it down my face. I walk away next to Captain Singh. "So I wanted to discuss something so I was wondering if you would want to take a ride with me to CCPD?" I smiled. "Yea sure." He opens the door for me. "Ladys first." I laugh and get in. He gets in next to me buckling up.

"Take the long way to CCPD." Captain Singh said. "So tell me the news on your mother. Is she alright?" I smiled. "Yea the doctors came in when I was visiting her with Barry and Aiden and they said she will be alright and that they would call me when she wakes up." "I'm so happy for you Arabella." "Thanks how are you and your boyfriend?" I asked him. "He is awesome we are going on a date tomorrow night." "I am so happy for you David." I said. "SO tell me about you and Barry?" I gave him a confused look. "Oh come on I am a Captain and a detective I know you have feeling for that boy." I giggle.

"We are good. Best friends for life." "You don't want to be 'just friends' though right?" "Sadly yea but he doesn't like me back." He gave me an 'seriously' look. "What?" "That boy likes you Arabella weather you see it or not. I see it, Joes sees it, Iris sees it, and even a good detective can see it Arabella." "Really?" "Yes." He said laughing. "I love you Uncle David." I said smiling. "I love you too Ara."