**Author's Note: Hey guys, sorry I didn't update over break. This was the first time in a year I had off from school and I didn't want to do anything...so I didn't. I have sometime now since my classes are just starting for MY LAST SEMESTER IN COLLEGE! It's been a long time coming if you can't tell. Anyway I'm going to try and get a Shatter Me chapter out and possibly even something new I've been working on it's Lord of the Rings not Flash related at all. So hope you guys are doing good.

Chapter 20

**Aris's POV**

I woke up and my back was killing me. What the fuck, my mattress cost me a lot for back support. I looked around and remembered last night, realizing that I'm in S.T.A.R. Labs. I looked around and saw Barry passed out in a cot, dead to the world. I got up and started walking around figuring out where everything is. I don't want to shower here, but I don't know if Len went to my apartment looking for me. Fuck Len, jealous ass bastard. No one owns me, especially him; he had no right to say to me what he did. I went back out to the main area, in time to hear an alarm going off and Barry flailing around making me laugh.

"Fuck, I'm late," he said jumping up and realizing I was right there.

"Ohh yeah Aris, stay as long as you like. Showers and bathrooms are at the end of the hall," he said and I nodded.

In a flash of red he was gone in the wind. I went over to my backpack and pulled out my cell phone, leaving the burner off. When I powered it back on, I had four texts from Mick, twenty-seven from Lisa and forty-one from Len. I read through them all, Mick asking if I'm ok and if he needs to bust Len. Lisa is a mixture of what happened, where the hell am I and bitch I better answer, there was one that said Len's sorry even if he won't admit. HA, right. I looked at Len's all said we need to talk and asking where I was, I expected that much. I sent a quick text to Lisa asking where they all were, before I changed clothes hoping I could go home to shower. She replied back in no time saying she's at my apartment and won't let her jackass brother anywhere near it. Thank god.

I gathered up my stuff and went out to my Jeep. The ride back to my apartment was quiet as I looked for anyone tailing me, I know Len has people all over this city and one call they'd all be looking for me. Luckily I didn't notice anyone when I pulled into the parking garage. When I opened the door to my apartment Lisa was instantly on me hugging me.

"Where the hell have you been? We've been worried. What happened between you two? Do you want to know how much I freaked out?" Lisa bombarded me with questions.

"I stayed with a friend, I'm sorry I worried you. I just couldn't be anywhere your brother knows because I don't want to talk to him right now," I explained.

"What happened?"

We sat on the couch and I explained to her everything that had been said and she was furious at her brother. I went to go to a shower, so we could go to the apartment viewing.

**Lisa's POV**

Wow, my dumbass brother royally fucked up, he was angry and just saying a lot of what Aris told me he said. They both care tremendously about each other and that is why Aris is angry and upset, and Lenny said all those things and is sulking. They both need to get over this 'thieves don't have relationships' thing and just officially be together.

I sent him another text making sure he knows that if he comes close to this apartment, I'll hand deliver his golden statue to S.T.A.R. Labs myself. Aris came out looking very prime, proper and like a Queen as I used to say. Her mom always looked her best and Aris hated having to dress up and still does, but I know she understands why she has to.

"You said this apartment is by safe-house four, right?" I asked.

"Yep, that part of town that they are trying to re-model, but it's crime ridden; so literally no one is buying. That's why it's as cheap as it is, but it's really nice," she explained looked herself over in a mirror one more time.

"Come on, we're taking the Jeep," she said and I followed behind her.

"I'm so glad that you interested in this apartment Miss Queen," the realtor said for I think the third time and we haven't even gotten in the place yet.

"Well, I need a place where I can hide from the paparazzi," Aris said smiling. I swear all Queen's are gifted with charm, I'll never forget that one time Oliver tried to hit on me when I went home with Aris right before the accident.

Finally, we got to the apartment door, I'm just hanging back letting Aris do all the talking. We walked in and I was blown away, this is an amazing apartment. I never actually saw Thea's apartment, but Aris said they are very similar. The open layout is nice and the view is even better, you can see a good portion of the city.

"If you wouldn't mind, my friend and I would like to look around," Aris said.

"Of course, Miss Queen," the woman said stepping aside.

Aris started for the side that has a few doors and I followed her.

"Jesus, if she'd try any harder I'd think she was trying to get in my pants," Aris said as we stepped into one room.

"Why do you think I'm standing back and letting you do the talking?" I asked chuckling as she stared at me,

"Thanks Lise love you too," she groaned. "So either of these two rooms you can have there's another on the third floor. The master across the room is of course mine."

I nodded and went to look at the attached bathroom.

"You still going to let Lenny stay here?" I asked looking around the bathroom.

"Yeah, I figured by then, we'll have talked whatever this is out," she said. I can tell she's hurt, Lenny said some nasty things to her.

"You don't have to Aris, this is your apartment," I said coming back out.

"I know, but we're all a family, I can't tell him no and still be happy with myself."

"You got feelings for him, that's why you're hurt. I don't blame you, I would be hurt too."

"I don't have feelings for him, it's just a hookup."

"If it's just a hookup, you wouldn't be as upset as you are," I pointed out and she didn't respond.

"I like this room personally, don't need to look at the others," I said and she cracked a smiled.

"That's why I showed you this one," she smiled again, at least I got her thinking in the right direction. "Let's go back out and I'll do the paperwork."

**Aris's POV**

I was sitting in front of the towering cabinets slowly taking them apart, Lise went I don't know where. It's Lisa, when do any of us know anywhere she's going. Unfortunately, she's got me thinking and pondering if I really do have feelings for Len. It's weird, I've never been the best with understanding any kind of emotion. Granted I've gotten a lot better at it since I was a kid. Before I met Sara I never truly understood feelings and emotions. All of the doctors told my parents that it was based on my intelligence. They concluded that I was smart enough to not want to comprehend emotion, it's not that I didn't want to, I didn't know how to make myself start feeling emotions. That changed when I met Sara, she helped me; the first true emotion I remember feeling was fun and excitement. I sighed, I really missed Sara, so unbelievably so; I can only imagine the trouble Sara, Lise and I would get into. That brought a smile to my face, before I started feeling upset again, I miss her. I shook my head trying to stop feeling upset.

I honestly didn't want Mick to burn the place down, that's too much cover up to have to deal with. We could move in at the end of the week, since the woman was so happy I got it, so I had to pack all this up. I heard my phone ringing beside me and answered it.

"Hello," I answered.

"Hey Aris, I didn't know if you were coming to stay tonight. I hope you don't mind I asked Felicity for your number," Barry said.

"No, I don't care; track it and I may be hunting you down. Anyway, no I'm not; I just got approved for my new apartment, so I'm currently trying to take apart all of my machines."

"Do you need help?"

"This is the hardest part, which is going to take me a few days."

"Ohh ok," he said hanging up.

A minute later I felt a gust of air into my room. I turned to see Barry standing there with his arms crossed.

"Have you ever heard of knocking? How did you know where I live?" I asked setting the wrench down.

"Yeah, but it was faster to phase through your door. And I asked Oliver it's not tracking you if he knows where you live. So, these are your machines to make bullets?" Barry asked look at the huge cabinet.

"Yeah, this is for ice bullets, that one's bombs, so I have to be careful or I could freeze a limb or blow up the entire block."

"It's fascinating, but at the same time these bullets are to try and stop me."

"The ice bullets are yes. The mixture I use contains liquid nitrogen along with other chemicals. The bomb bullets which use C4, I would never use on you. Being Ollie's sister you learn to never be unprepared."

"I can understand that he shot me in the back, never be unprepared around your brother. So where can I help?"

"The rest of the house needs to be packed if you want to sta-," I said before he zipped out of my room.

I shook my head and turned back to my cabinet and started taking bolts out again.

"Done," Barry zipped back in after 20 minutes.

"Ohh my god, you are unpacking when I move."