Disclaimer: I do not own the Flash or it's characters. Just Beth.
Her faceclaim is Emily Osment.
"I wasn't the only one affected, was I?" Barry asked Dr. Harrison Wells.
"We've been searching for other metahumans like yourself," the doctor answered.
Though Dr. Wells statement seemed to answer Barry's question, there was still so much more to it. The things that weren't said spoke volumes. Another possible metahuman had already been located by STAR Labs. This specific person had yet to actually exhibit any superhuman abilities but after the girl fainted during the storm, she did seem to change.
Nine Months Ago—Before the Particle Accelerator Explosion
Bethany Thawne arrived in Central City exactly two days ago. The young, timid girl hadn't done much since her arrival besides set up her room at her brother's apartment, that he kindly let her stay at, and wandering the streets trying to find a decent bookshop that could satiate her reading appetite. Between having zero luck in her endeavors and the fact that it was starting to rain, she decided to head back home. She slipped her headphones on and plugged the audio jack into her phone that she kept in the front pocket of her ridiculously oversized hoodie before continuing on her way. At some point, she must have made a wrong turn and happened upon a nightclub. Everyone standing outside in line waiting for the bouncer to let them in seemed so perfect. Tall, beautiful girls that made her feel so inferior and equally attractive guys that would never give her a second look.
Beth knew she should've kept her head down and focused on the sidewalk in front of her but something made her glance up at the people she would never fit in with. Before she knew it, her foot got caught on the edge of the uneven concrete and sent her sprawling forward. Graceful was never an adjective used to describe her. The young girl caught herself before she completely face-planted but enough damage had already been done. Her horn-rimmed glasses skittered across the pavement making her vision slightly blurry but she didn't need to see the crowd right now. The laughter was obnoxious. The jeers humiliating. It didn't even matter that she had no idea who these people were nor did they know who she was. At that moment, the only thing that mattered was the fact that Beth was the center of attention again and for one of the worst reasons. They're laughing at me, she thought, mocking me.
Beth hurried to stand, making sure she grabbed her glasses. She pulled her hood over her unruly, blonde, corkscrew curls and made a mad dash for it. Once she was around the corner and down the street a few blocks she allowed herself to catch her breath. She was naïve to think the world out of high school was going to be different and here she was in her sixth year of college, working to get her doctorate in psychology and people were still the same. If anything she had the basis of a possible dissertation in that thought alone.
Eventually, she made it to her brother's apartment building after finding a street that seemed familiar. She was just about to grab the handle when an odd wave rippled overhead. Beth glanced in the direction it came from before noticing the rainstorm started to get worse. With another look in the direction, the wave came from she went to open the lobby door again. Before she could open the door, a dizzy feeling overcame her causing her to collapse and all she could do was lie on the wet concrete as she heard people scream in surprise around her. A man came into the corner of her vision and knelt down to check on her before everything went black.
I know, I know. I really shouldn't be starting another story when I still have to fix up my Hunger Games ones and continue my Teen Wolf one but I had to. Don't be surprised if you see a The 100 fic soon either. With the start of the new season, I'm getting all my Bellamy feels back...
I don't know when I'm going to post the second chapter for this but hopefully, it's sooner rather than later. I have Rush Week for my sorority coming up so if my updates don't come this month, hopefully in March.