1Chapter 1: Come back...
A/N Hey guys! This is MentalityWriter13! A little about me… I am 14 years old and I am a freshman in highschool. I do take all advanced classes, so please don't be too mad if I can't keep up with a normal uploading schedule. I also play club volleyball which consumes many of my weeknights and weekends. I actually had written fanfiction in the past for the Divergent fandom but I wouldn't recommend reading it because I lost all motivation to continue writing and gave up on the story. Anyways if you couldn't tell by the title and description, this will be one shots of Westallen. Some will be fluff, some dramatic, and some might be AUs and others will be based on the episodes. I am also open to writing about some canon (or previously canon) ships every once in a while like Cynthia+Cisco, Julian+Caitlin, Caitlin+Ronnie, Wally+Jessie. But, I am totally up for writing about some crackships as well! Maybe Kara+Barry, Oliver+Barry, Iris+Caitlin, Barry+Julian (I am sorry but I cannot and will not do Snowbarry). That being said, the majority of this will be Westallen one shots, and maybe some 2-4 part stories. Anyways… on to the first one shot!
Background information: This takes place about 6 months after Barry entered the Speedforce prison in 3x23. When Team Flash pulled Barry out, not all went as planned. When he was projected out of the Speedforce, the team found Barry in a coma, similar to the one he was in after being struck lightning.
Iris ran through the twisted hallways of Star Labs. Tears streamed down her face, but she refused to spare a single second to wipe them away. It had been 6 months since her fiance and the love of her life had disappeared. Not a day went by that Iris didn't think of him and for the first 3 months of his absence she cried herself to sleep every night. Lying alone in the bed, staring at a picture of her and Barry. She had truly given up all hope that Barry would return to her, but just ten minutes ago Iris had received an urgent text message from Cisco telling her to get to Star Labs as fast as possible. Barry was home.
"Where is he?" Iris choked out through her tears. "I need to see him Cisco."
"Iris…" Cisco started, "Barry isn't exactly the way you remember him. A moment of silence and the confused look strewn across Iris's prompted him to continue. "Barry is in a coma, and we don't know why or how to help him."
Iris was about to speak again when Caitlin walked into the room. "His vitals are normal. His heart rate is fast, but that is obviously not unusual. It seems like he is perfectly fine, so I have no idea why he won't wake up…" Caitlin noticed Iris, who looked as if she was moments away from completely breaking down. She moved towards the sobbing Iris and put one hand sympathetically on her shoulder. "We will figure this out Iris." She promised, "Would you like to see him? I am not sure but there is a chance that even in his comatose state, Barry might be able to feel your touch or hear your words." Iris just nodded her head, knowing that her words would be not be understandable.
Caitlin led Iris to the bed where Barry was laying and pulled a chair up for her to sit on. Then she left, letting Iris have her moment with her fiance. The second that Caitlin closed the door Iris broke down. Her knees buckled and she fell to the ground in tears. It felt as if her stomach was in her chest, or somebody had just punched her directly in the lungs. She somehow managed to calm herself enough so that she could pull her weak body up into the chair.
She took Barry's limp hand in her own and grasped it firmly. "Please come back to be Barry. Please" She whimpered. Her voice was soft and her words were slurred and barely audible, but it was all that she could muster up at this point. Flashbacks flooded her memories as she rested her head on the bed. Iris felt the same fear as she did those terrible 9 months after the particle accelerator explosion. The beeping of the heart monitor reminded her of the days when the same monitors would suddenly go flat and the feeling that someone ripped her heart out. She remembered feeling her dad's calloused hands against her arms as she struggled to get away, screaming at the doctors to do something. There was no worse feeling in the world than the fear that came with having the most important person in your life constantly being torn away from you.
"Barry, I need you to come back. I-I can't do this again. I can't go through what I went through those terrifying 9 months, never knowing if you were ok, never knowing if you would survive another day, never knowing if you would ever wake up. Central City is relying on the Flash, but Barry Allen, you are the reason for my existence. We were put on this earth as soul mates and I regret every day that went by were I didn't get to tell you how much I loved you or I didn't get to kiss you. Everyday that I didn't wake up next to you was a day wasted. I have known you for over two decades and I can't image going another day without you by my side. I-I am ready Barry. I w-want to be Iris West-Allen."
With that Iris laid her head gently on Barry's chest and listened to the comforting sound of his healthy, beating heart. "I love you" She whispered quietly, tears dripping off her face and onto the shirt he was wearing. "I will always love you."
A/N: Well that's all! I really hope that you enjoyed the first chapter! In the future I might do a continuation of this chapter where Barry wakes up, but for now this is all. I have so many ideas and I can't wait to keep posting!