A Day in the Life of Iris West
Iris POV:
It has been eight months since my best friend fell into a coma, and things at home just aren't the same. The house is quiet and is not full of the same life that it was before. I know that dad has been trying, but even he can't make things better.
Kara helps, she is just like human sunshine, everyone around her is immediately happier. I sometimes wonder why I hated her when we first met because she has been nothing but nice to me. I am even surprised that she has stuck with Barry during his coma, she still visits him almost every day, and visits with a smile. I don't know if I could do that. I sometimes wonder if I would ever love Eddie the way that she loves Barry.
Meeting Eddie has made things easier, and he is so supportive. I wish that I could tell dad that Eddie and I are seeing each other, but he would flip out that I was dating a cop.
The morning started, as usual, having breakfast with dad when I got a phone call.
"Hello, is this Iris West?"
"Yes, who is this?"
"My name is Eric Larkin, I am the editor in chief of Central City Picture News. I have been reading your blog on Supergirl, it is very interesting. I was wondering if you would come in to discuss writing some pieces for us."
"Really wow, yes I would love to write some pieces for you. When would you like me to come in?"
"Can you make it in for nine am?"
"Sure. I will see you at nine. Thank you, goodbye."
He hung up on me and I started squealing, dad almost dropped his coffee I was squealing that loud.
"What the heck, Iris what was that about?"
"That was the editor in chief of CCPN, he wants me to come in and discuss writing some pieces for him."
"Congratulations Iris, I.know that this is what you have always wanted."
"I know, thankfully I have the day off work today. I am going to this meeting at nine, and then I am going to visit Barry. He would love to hear that I am finally getting to be a reporter."
"That he would. Maybe if I can get some time off I can come and join you. I need to spend more time with Barry, I need him to know that we are still here, and we are still waiting on him."
"Dad, Barry knows that you love him and that we are both here for him."
"The two of us need to make more time for Kara as well. She is important to Barry, therefore she should be important to us too."
"Yeah, I am trying dad. I don't think that we will ever be besties, but we could become friends. I hope."
Dad just chuckled and kissed my forehead. "All I ask is that you try. Look I am heading out, I will see you later. Pop by the station later, before you go and see Barry and I will see if I can join you."
"Okay dad, love you."
"Love you too. See you later."
Dad left and I was sat there finishing off my coffee and bagels. Eventually, I got changed into a more appropriate outfit for a job interview and left for CCPN.
When I got there I was shown straight to the Editors office and Eric was in there waiting for me.
"Ah, Ms West. Please come in, sit down. Would you like a coffee?"
"Yes please, milk one sugar." He passed me a mug and then sat in the chair across from me.
"So Iris, I have been reading your blog on Supergirl and the sudden influx of Aliens since her appearance. I am intrigued by your opinions on this topic. I want you to write a series of articles about this topic. If you do a good job then you will be offered a full-time position here at Central City Picture News."
"How many articles do you want me to write?"
"Half a dozen, but over a period of three months."
The conversation went on like this for a while, I was introduced to my mentor, Mason Bridge, and I was shown where my desk was to be. By the time I left, it was lunchtime and I couldn't wait to tell dad the good news.
When I arrived at CCPD dad wasn't around but Eddie was, I smiled and walked over to him.
"Hey, we are going to be celebrating tonight."
"Celebrating? Celebrating what?"
"You will find out tonight. There is a really great dive bar that does chicken wings, beer, darts, pool and karaoke. I feel like going there tonight."
"Okay text me the address and when, and I will meet you there."
I nodded and leaned in for a kiss when I spotted dad coming around the corner, straightening up I hissed at Eddie to take a few steps back. He looked at me confused but saw dad coming and backed up.
"Hey partner, hey Iris. How did the job interview go?"
"Great, I am a sort of freelance journalist, they want me to write a series of six articles over three months on superheroes and vigilantes and there place in the world."
"Great. I am so proud of you, and I know that Barry would be too."
"Thanks, dad. Talking about Barry, I am going to go to lunch now and then I am going to see him. Do you want to come?"
"Sorry, Iris, Eddie and I caught a big case, say hi to Barry for me and tell him that I will see him tomorrow."
"Sure dad. Be safe and I love you." I said this to both Eddie and dad. Dad hugged me and Eddie and I nodded at each other and then they left.
After getting a big belly burger I went to see Barry, but when I got in the room he already had a visitor, Kara. She was sat there holding Barry's hand laughing at something Dr Snow and Cisco said. I felt a pang of jealousy as I had never managed to bond with either of them, but here she was laughing and joking with them like they were old friends.
I knocked on the door of Barry's room and everyone looked up at me. Kara beamed one of those million-watt smiles and stood up and hugged me.
"Iris hey, I wondered if I would see you here. Cisco was just telling me about a mishap he had in the lab the other day."
"Yeah, it was good. How are you, Iris?"
"I am good thanks Cisco, Dr Snow how is Barry doing?"
"Still the same, he is physically in good health, and his brain waves seem normal, but he just won't wake up."
"Well, he will wake up when he is good and ready, and not a moment before." Kara got up to leave and I felt guilty that I might be interrupting her time with Barry. "Kara you don't have to go, I don't want to interrupt your time with Bar."
"No, it's okay Iris. I have been here long enough already, it is about time that I head home. Caitlin, Cisco, I will see you guys later."
They both waved bye to Kara, and then they left to give me some time alone with Barry. I missed Barry so much.
"Her Barr. Dr Snow says that you can wake up whenever you want, so can you wake up now. I miss you, everything is still very weird without you, besides I need your help in telling dad that Eddie and I are dating, you know that he will freak that I am dating a cop.
"I do have some news though I am now a freelance writer for central city picture news, can you believe it. Me, a reporter. I am going to be writing a series of articles on Supergirl and the need for heroes in the world. I can't wait, but I believe you now that there are strange and weird things out there in the world."
I sat there and spoke with Barry for almost two hours, eventually I left and headed home to get ready for date night with Eddie. On my way back I was almost bowled over by a crowd of people running away from something when I heard a giant crashing sound. I ran round the corner when I was greeted by the sight of Supergirl pummeling a giant, greenish, human, bug, thing.
The fight was huge and the bug thing threw Supergirl through a building. When it did, that thing started looking around for something and clapped its eyes on me, it started stalking towards me and I couldn't move, I just couldn't. I could see my life flashing before my eyes, and as I closed my eyes, waiting for that thing to get me, all I could think about was never seeing Barry wake up, and dad losing me as well. I waited for that hit to come but it never did.
I opened my eyes and saw that Supergirl had the thing grabbed by its antenna. It was thrashing around and screaming but she was too strong for it, Supergirl yanked back and the insect thing flew back into Supergirl's fist, knocking it out. When I finally regained my senses I saw supergirl standing in front of me looking concerned.
"Are you okay Iris?"
"Umm... Errr... Yeah, yes. Yes, I am. Thank you Supergirl, but umm how do you know my name?"
"I read your blog."
"You... I mean... Wait you read my blog, I am so honoured."
Supergirl nodded and smiled at me, then she looked at something behind me and said "You seem to have a visitor." By the time I had looked around to see my dad racing towards me and I turned back around to thank Supergirl again but she was gone.
Dad pulled me into a huge hug when he arrived. "Oh god. Iris are you alright?"
"I'm fine dad. Supergirl saved me."
He let go of me for a moment and examined me, before pulling me into another bone-crunching hug. "I thought that I told you to run away from danger? So why did you run towards it?"
"I'm sorry, I... I... I wasn't thinking. I had just been to see Barry and I had a lot on my mind."
"You could have been killed, now you have to leave Supergirl to do her job, following her is dangerous. Promise me, Iris, promise me that you will leave her alone."
"I promise dad."
He hugged me and we left, as we were leaving a thought popped into my head. Why does supergirl look so familiar? I feel like I know her from somewhere, I just can't put my finger on it.
After getting home I get ready to go out with Eddie, I just tell dad that I was going out with a friend and that I would be back late. Getting to the bar Eddie was already there waiting for me.
The moment he saw me he gave me a huge hug and a kiss. "I hear that you had a pretty eventful afternoon."
I chuckled sheepishly. "Haha, yeah. If it wasn't for supergirl I wouldn't be sat here right now." Eddie hugged me and I knew that he was concerned about what happened but he wouldn't go off on one as dad did.
Eddie led me over to our little booth, the bar was crowded tonight, and it was loud. We played darts and pool for quite a while and everything was going well when I noticed someone who looked familiar out of the corner of my eye. When I turned to see who it was I could see Kara sat there with her sister, that weird kid that hangs around them Winn I think his name was, and Cisco and Dr Snow.
I felt a little put out, I have been trying to get to know Kara better and she didn't invite me out with them. I saw her earlier but she didn't mention anything, she isn't interested in getting to know me, she just isn't. Eddie could see that something was annoying me.
"Babe, what is wrong?"
"Over there in the corner booth." I pointed towards the gang, "That is Kara and her sister their friend and Cisco and Dr Snow, the people who look after Barry. They didn t think to invite me, why... I mean I just."
"Babe, babe, babe. It's okay, it really is okay. Maybe they were just unsure as to whether or not you could come."
"They could have just asked. I actually feel hurt. I think that I want to go home."
Nodding Eddie escorted me to a cab and I went home. Dad was still up when I arrived and he immediately noticed that something was wrong.
"Iris? Baby, what's up? I wasn't expecting you home for hours."
"I ran into Kara on my night out, she was there with the guys from STAR labs and her sister and the weird friend that she and Barry have."
"Who, you mean Winn?"
"Yeah, yeah him."
"Well, baby you are not exactly friends with everyone there. I know that you and Kara have been getting along better since the accelerator exploded, but she is entitled to her own friends and her own life outside of Barry. We cannot begrudge her that."
"I suppose so." Then it dawned on me where I have seen supergirl before. "Hey dad, don't you think, that if we take off Kara's glasses, that she would look like Supergirl?"
"Maybe, a little. But that can be said for hundreds of women, and besides, she is too... mild-mannered to be supergirl too softly spoken."
"That is true. Night dad, I will see you in the morning."
"Night Iris."
He kissed me on the forehead and I went upstairs, I messaged Eddie and went to bed, dreaming of Supergirl. I was determined to find out who she was.
