And Chapter 2! I still don't really know what I'm doing… If you find any (including the smallest of spelling mistakes) PM me or review, so I can fix and reupload the chapter. Please tell me what you think!
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"Oh my God, Barry! Here, have my napkins. We'll have to go home now. You can't walk around looking like that. Aren't you at least going to apologize? Accidents happen, but…" Iris trailed off when she saw that Barry was still staring wide-eyed at the girl. He tried to subtly look for an escape plan but couldn't imagine leaving Iris at the hands of the Latina. "Barry, are you okay?" Iris broke his train of thought.
"Wha—oh, yeah. Fine," he stuttered. "We should go, right? We've been shopping for hours, and you definitely have enough clothes. I've got to change anyway," he rambled with a fake smile plastered on his face. He stood up and attempted to slide past the girl while avoiding her eyes.
"I don't think so. Santana Lopez. Barry, is it?" The girl grabbed the front of his jacket, stopping Barry from leaving.
"Barry. Allen," he said, praying that she would go along with it.
She smirked. Santana had him cornered, and she knew it. "Don't you remember me, Barry? I didn't spend all that time picking fights with you—plus waste an overpriced slushie—if I thought you would forget me at the first opportunity you got, Barry." It was a subtle and effective nod to his morally questionable past. Santana smirked in regard to Barry's discomfort. His clammy hands clenched involuntarily, creating crescent moon dents in his palm.
Iris pointed between the two people that were having a deathly stare-off. Abandoned from the conversation, she asked, "Wait...you know her?" Barry and Santana paid her no mind.
"You must have me confused with someone else," he tried to dismiss nonchalantly. He grabbed Iris's hand from the now sticky mess of red napkins on the table, and he went to ease out of Santana's grasp. Barry took one squeaky step, his Converses sliding against the ceramic tile floor; however, he could clearly hear the mirth in her voice after he turned himself and Iris towards the exit.
"So you're into ladies now?" Barry froze mid-step, and Santana continued relentlessly. "Last I remember, you were definitely quee—"
"Stop!" He whipped around to face Santana, and Iris gaped at his change in demeanor. Barry huffed in annoyance. "Fine, I admit it! How could I hope to forget a personality like that?" He relaxed into the role that Santana clearly recognized. "It's lovely to see your gorgeous face again, Lima Heights. I should also admit that I'm surprised to see you here and not plastered all over the news for a federal offense. How would you have it? Premeditated murder? Public indecency?" He chuckled before adding, "Arson of McKinley High?"
If Santana glanced at Iris, it went unnoticed by Barry. Iris, on the other hand, vied for his attention by tugging on their intertwined hands. Her mouth hung open, and her eyebrows pulled together as she studied the alias in front of her. This one was the complete opposite of her laughably nerdy brother. Sure, Barry was prone to quick-witted sarcasm, but never before had he blatantly meant to cripple someone with it. He certainly wasn't pulling any punches…
"Is your self-esteem is so low that you need me to tell you that I remember you? So that you feel better? Then, yes, I remember you, Sha-Queer-A." Barry eyed her condescendingly. "Now could you, please, stop bothering me and my sister?"
"Barry!" Iris yelled at him. He, having forgotten that she was beside him, jumped at the shriek in his ear. Iris yanked her hand out of his tight grasp and crossed her arms, taking a step away.
Santana, who was shockingly unphased by the taunts, smirked in triumph at Barry. "Sister, huh? For a second there I almost thought you grew some balls and got yourself a girlfriend," she laughed. "Wouldn't that be a change of pace?"
Barry ducked his head in a vain attempt to hide the growing heat in his face. No one can hide a weakness from Santana, though, and she said, "Oh! Ew, your own si—"
"Shut up," Barry muttered. "We're leaving."
"Do you have to go so soon?" Santana sneered. "Before I forget, make sure you wash that prep school cardigan really well. I added a little something special from Auntie Snix. I'd hate for you to be uncomfortable."
As Barry spun on his heel, Santana caught his eye and winked. He determinedly walked away, hoping Iris followed. Santana's jeering voice hammered into his head, "See you around! And watch your back, meerkat!"
Weaving through the rows of cars in the parking lot, Iris scurried to keep up with Barry's fast pace.
"Would you…," Iris began, but she realized that Barry was solely focused on dodging the my rear-view mirrors. She gave up and shouted, "Slow. Down!"
He smiled sheepishly at her and slowed to a brisk walk rather than nearly jogging. "Sorry. I forgot you're shorter than me," he teased, trying to lighten the mood. Iris could only think about how harsh Barry had been while he talked to the girl in the mall, and, suddenly, his teasing words seemed a lot more biting.
"You need to stop," she ordered. She ground to a full stop to the relief of her heels and waited for him to notice (which was another full car's length away from her). When he finally looked her in the eye, she sighed. "Talk to me, Barry. What is going on with you?"
"It's nothing. I'm fine," he replied shortly.
"I'm not an idiot! I've known you forever, and not once have you acted as rudely as you did to that girl."
"Santana's a demon," he said matter-of-factly.
The lack of hesitance surprised Iris. Barry was never one to judge someone so harshly. "Well, you were, too. Where do you know her from? Is she some sort of secret ex or something?"
Even though Iris was being innocently curious, Barry snorted. "Ha! Not in this lifetime! You know I tell you everything, Iris," he explained. He looked at her searchingly, and she watched his stoicism crumple in defeat. Groaning, he rubbed his hands over his face. "If you really want to know, I know Santana from high school." Barry peeked through his fingers to see how Iris reacted.
"I thought you went to an all-boys school," she wondered.
"That doesn't mean I didn't see anyone else. Jeez, it's not like I lived under a rock or something, Iris," he laughed. "She went to a rival school."
Iris's eyes widened in understanding. "So that was just friendly bantering!"
Barry threw his hands in the air and started walking away. "Whatever. Just you wait, Iris. Santana will be back by the end of the week. This is going to be hell," he said to himself.