Save Myself

by vl1993

Barry Allen knows that when it comes to fighting off metahumans, making sure his family is safe is the most important thing. But what happens when a metahuman takes the person Barry loves the most? How will he deal with knowing that it was his fault for doubting his abilities of being able to save people? What lesson will he learn when his world is falling apart in a flash?

1. Chapter 1

Chapter 1

There are times when I wake up in the morning thinking about what metahumans or crazy people are going to hurt my city. But most importantly I wonder if the ones that I love, the reason why I put on that suit everyday, are going to be safe. You never know what is going to happen. You never know if you will be able to say "I love you." once again to the ones you care about the most. Unfortunately I had to learn this the hard way. Even if you are the fastest man alive, things have a way of changing your perspective.

Today started off like any other day. I was talking to Joe in the lab about a kidnapping that had happened in front of Central City Picture News.

"Barry… it could have been Iris. You never know." said Joe in a worried tone.

"I know Joe. I told her to be careful and to call me when she gets out of work late so I can bring her home.".

"Well I hope she listens because the kidnapper, who also happens to be a metahuman, took Ms. Alonso ten feet away from where Iris was writing an article. Do you know what she was writing about?" he asked looking at the file.

"About what?" I said knowing what he was going to say.

"About you. The Flash. She was writing about how you put out the fire at the elementary school down the street. If the metahuman had gone in the building he would have seen what she was writing about and it would have been her who was taken!" Joe shouted and noticed how none of this was my fault.

"Joe… look. I'll talk to her again and tell her to stop writing about me. Trust me. I don't know what I would do if a metahuman did anything to hurt her because of me.".

"Okay. Good. Now get back to work and see who's thumbprints are in Ms. Alonso's bag." Joe said as he left the room.

I was left there. Sitting. Thinking about what Iris had told me. How she described the look on Alonso's face when she was grabbed from behind. Iris and I stayed up last night. She was talking to me about how scared she was. How she would feel if it was her who had been taken. But what hurt me the most was when she told me that if it had been her who was taken by the metahuman, she knew she had me to save her. What if I think that I'm unstoppable but in reality I'm not? I just hope I'm fast enough to save her.

I hope you guys like it so far. I'll try to upload the next chapter in a couple of days. Please give your review and follow. If you have any suggestions or want to see something happen, comment. :)