Chapter 12

Iris's POV

NIghtwing and Red X were locked in battle, and every time we we tried to interfere, Red X would grab some weapon from his belt and throw it at us. The only people who weren't ensnared in one of his devices were Kid Flash, Crow, Starfire, Cyborg, Nanosting, and yours truly. Nanosting was guarding his father and his sister. I don't know what Red X did to her, but I hoped that Cyborg could help her. Suddenly, I noticed Red X discreetly reaching for his gun. Nightwing didn't notice it until it was too late. Red X fired his gun.

"No!" I screamed, running to Nightwing and pushing him out of the way before the bullet hit him. Pain blossomed in my right shoulder as I fell to the ground. I vaguely heard Crow scream my name. He ran over to me, concern in his eyes. Part of me wondered why he cared. The other part of me was screaming in pain. I saw Crow's lips moving, but I couldn't make out what he was saying. My vision blurred, and I blacked out.

I woke up with a dull throbbing in my right shoulder. I glanced over and saw my right arm in a sling. I looked to my left and saw Eli peacefully dozing in a chair next to my bed. I tried to speak, but my voice croaked. Eli sluggishly opened his eyes. He looked at me, and he cracked a goofy smile.

"Well it's about time you woke up, Sleeping Beauty," he teased.

"How long have I been sleeping? Is everyone else okay?" I asked.

"You've been asleep for six hours, and Red X is in a holding cell. Jay is recovering pretty well, and they're still trying to figure out what Red X did to Vic. Nightwing is interrogating him as we speak," Eli said.

"I gotta go see Vic," I said as I attempted to get out of my bed. I stumbled, and with speed the Flash would be proud of, Eli caught me before I fell.

"Hey, you were shot, you need to take it easy," he said.

"I heal fast, I'll be fine," I protested.

"Let's get the doc's opinion on that, but for now, get some rest," Eli replied. I reluctantly climbed back into bed. Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in," I said. Nightwing walked in, looking slightly frustrated.

"Good to see you awake kid, how are you holding up?" he asked.

"Not too bad, thanks to my accelerated healing," I replied.

"Let's check your shoulder, just in case," he said. I sat up straight and stayed still as he gently swept my long pink hair out of the way. He started to carefully unwrap the bandage around my shoulder. It was surprising how gentle he was, despite the fact that he was a fierce fighter.

"Well, you were right, you are healing fast, but it'll take a little over an hour to completely heal," he said. He re-dressed the wound and wrapped it back up.

"I owe you one, Iris. Now rest up," he said. I smiled, and stifled a yawn.

"Night," I said, getting comfy in the bed. I saw Nightwing smile for just a flicker of a second, and then he left.

"I'm gonna check on everyone else, will you be okay?" Eli asked.

"Can you stay with me until I fall asleep?" I asked.

"Sure, want me to read you a bedtime story too?' he replied sarcastically.

"That would be nice," I said.

"Alright, but only cause you're pretty," he said.

"You're just teasing me," I said.

"Nope. I'm dead serious. You are one of the prettiest girls I've ever met," he said.

"Just tell me a story, bird-brain," I said.

"Alrighty then. Once upon a time, there was a girl with bright pink hair. She could run at the speed of sound, and she would appear to be just a Flicker of light. Now this girl had a heart of gold, and she would take a bullet for anyone. In fact, one day, she did…" he said. I dozed off before I could hear the end of the story.

A/N: Heyo! Sorry it's been awhile, I just got busy with school. And if you couldn't tell, romance is in the air. I wrote this around Valentine's day, so I increased the romance in this story. I originally wasn't planning on having much romance in this, but I changed my mind. I really like Eli/Iris a lot. I'm thinking that I'll call it Elis, or maybe Flicrow. Or if you guys think of something else, that's cool too. I also will be writing a lot of Jay/Vic (Vay or Nightborg) coming up, and that's probably it, unless there is another ship you guys want to see. Anyway, please review/follow/favorite! Thanks, and I'll talk to you all soon! Bye! ~Hannah:)