Summary: Cecile and Joe are finally getting married and Wally plans the entire thing; without any help. Barry decides to show his brother just how amazing he is.
DISCLAIMER: I have robbed this idea from Glee in the episode 'Furt', where Kurt plans his dad's and Finn's mom's wedding without help from Finn and he shows Kurt how much he means to him. This is a one shot and I do not own the idea, song, characters nor the TV Show :) Alo, yes, Glee characters will be involved in this :)
When they heard of the engagement, they were all over the moon; especially Iris. Cecile had been like a mother to her since she had started dating her dad, so she was more than pleased to learn that her father was finally settling down once again.
"So, when are you thinking of having the wedding?" Wally asked. Wally, Iris and Barry were all at the West household for dinner when they heard the news. They had congratulated the couple and were smiling at them both.
"Well, we don't want to wait any longer," Cecile began, looking at her boyfriend-fiance-and giggled lightly as he smiled back at her, "So, as soon as possible"
Iris nodded her head and squealed in delight, her own wedding band on show as she couldn't stop gushing over her father and Cecile. Joe laughed as Iris and Cecile began talking about how it was done whilst Wally and Barry looked at Joe fondly, glad to see him happy.
"Why are you two staring at me weirdly?" Joe asked as he approached his sons. They both laughed softly, taking sips from the beers they had taken from Joe's fridge moments before they had been told the news.
"It's nice," Barry began, smiling at Joe again.
Upon the confused look on Joe's face, Wally continued, "Seeing you happy"
Joe smiled at his sons and brought them both in for a hug, loving the warmth he was given because of the speed-force buzzing in both of their systems. Whilst the very same thing that gave them boundless energy and a hero facade they donned every time they took to the streets, it also gave them just as much pain and heartache to cycle through. Joe was just glad that both of his sons-Kid Flash and The Flash-were able to have smiles on their faces and still be happy for those around them. The speed-force truly was the gift that kept on giving for them all.
"Looks like we got some wedding planning to do!" Iris squealed, making both Barry and Wally groan aloud as Joe pulled away from the duo. Joe laughed at his sons and turned towards Cecile, smiling brightly as Iris attempted to take control of the whole event. Wally stood up and met his sister's gaze, laughing as she looked at him unimpressed.
"How about, I plan this?" Wally said, continuing at Iris' exasperated expression, "the last time you planned a wedding, Nazis from a different Earth came and crashed it"
Cecile rolled her eyes at the memory. Oh how could they forget that day. That was a very eventful day, that's for sure.
"Fine," Iris grumbled, walking towards her husband and plonking herself down on the seat beside him on the couch. He chuckled and wrapped his arm around her, pulling her closer to him. She smiled contently and snuggled up even closer to him, basking in his warmth.
"It's settled then," Barry said, smirking, "Wally will plan the entire wedding"
They all cheered to that, and left Wally to grasp how big of a task it was.
Wally didn't realise how much stress went into the planning. He thought the most stressful bit was executing the whole thing. He didn't realise that he needed to hire caterers, a band for the after party, a venue for both the wedding and the after party, he'd have to send invitations-but he knew he was going to let Cecile and Joe handle that-and he'd have to make sure it was within the budget that they had set him. It was times like these that he was glad that he was a speedster and not a wedding planner.
"How's the planning going, Wally?" Iris had asked him as they were at Jitters for a little brother-sister lunch together. She sipped from the mug she had in her hands as Wally let out an exasperated sigh and leaned back in his chair, his hands fiddling with the mug in front of him.
"It's a lot more stressful than I realised," He admitted to his sister, making her chuckle softly. She knew exactly what he meant by that.
"Tell me about it," She replied with a laugh. Iris smiled at her younger brother as he groaned as his phone went off.
"It's the cake decorators, give me a minute," He said, walking away from Iris to a more secluded part of the coffee shop. Iris watched him with a fond look in her eyes as he seemed to explain everything to the cake decorators. He seemed to be in control of the entire situation.
Maybe just maybe, she wouldn't need to give him her services.
The wedding was days away, and that meant Wally was on high alert. As much as he wanted to, he turned down the offer of going with his dad, Barry, Cisco, Harry and a bunch of guys from the precinct to his bachelor party. There was still so much to do. Thankfully, he had already got the majority of the issues sorted. All he had to do now was place the final deposit for the cake, make sure the seating arrangements were all sorted, make sure the band had been briefed on the playlist they had sent them, and the final tuxedo fitting for Barry, himself and his dad.
"How stressed are you on a scale from 1-10?" Barry asked him after he had returned from the bachelor party with Joe and the others. They were sitting in Joe's house, waiting for the ladies to return from their bachelorette party.
"Excuse me?" He asked his older brother in confusion. He looked up from the mountains of papers to see the slight concerned look on Barry's face.
"How stressed are you on a scale from 1-10?" He repeated, sitting down next to Wally. The younger man made a noncommittal noise as some papers fell on the floor. Barry chuckled softly and picked up the rogue sheets, placing them in a neat pile somewhere on the messy coffee table in the lounge.
"About a 5," Wally lied after a moment, grumbling softly to himself as even more papers began to fall on the floor. Barry sighed and grabbed Wally by the shoulders, pulling them both into a standing position.
"What are you doing?" Wally growled at Barry, trying to escape his grip. Barry only tightened his grip in response.
"When Iris and I were planning our wedding, we were the most stressed when the wedding was a week away," Barry explained to the younger speedster, slowly releasing some of the pressure on Wally's shoulders, "So, you know what we did to keep ourselves stress-free?"
Wally nodded his head at his older brother, wanting this nagging voice in the back of his head to vanish for a moment. Barry nodded back at him, and within seconds he had gripped Wally a little tighter and had flashed them both miles away from the house, leaving them at the cliff, the same cliff where Barry almost plummeted to his death whilst trying to improve his speed to go against Zoom-Hunter-whoever that demonic speedster was.
"Why are we here?" Wally questioned Barry, looking around the area with confusion mixing with amazement. It was beautiful out here, but it didn't explain why they were there.
"This is where I used to speed Iris and I when we were really stressed," He explained to the younger speedster, "we would just stop, take a deep breath and then sit down and just admire how stunning nature is"
Wally was surprised at how sentimental Barry was being about this place. Sure, it had a spectacular view, and a beautiful waterfall just meters away but he didn't understand what made this place so tranquil and relaxing for him. Barry laid down on a spot near the edge of the cliff, sighing as he looked up towards the sky. He patted the spot beside him for Wally to join him, which he eventually did.
When Wally stared at the sky, he realised the sight he never got in Central City. Whilst Central was always hectic and constantly buzzing with life, the countryside brought on a completely different take on life. Out here, you could hear wildlife-mainly crickets and frogs-but you could hear them so clearly and then, with the views, it sort of grounds you when you're almost sure you're bound to start spiralling at any given moment.
They stayed there for a while, just basking in the peace and quiet this place gave them. It wasn't until they heard the low rumble of a car engine that they spoke once more. Barry just smiled softly as he knew who had come to find them. It made sense that Iris would know where they were.
"C'mon, let's go home," She said, hauling her younger brother to his feet before her husband. Barry reluctantly stood up, purposely taking longer to reach the car.
Wally and Barry both climbed into the car, and within seconds of the car engine rumbling to life, the duo had drifted off to sleep, still feeling relaxed from where they were.
The after party was buzzing with people as they all congratulated the couple, glad that they were all finally settling down with each other. Wally was watching the whole spectacle from the table he had placed them all on. Just then, a clinking of glasses brought all of their attention away from the couple and towards Barry, who seemed just as confused as someone handed him a microphone. Probably for the best man speech or whatever.
"Well, I was not prepared at all for this," He began, getting chuckles out of everyone, "I didn't even know I had to give a speech but anyway, I would like to congratulate the lovely couple for finally settling down after what like 2 years of them flirting before they even got together, so well done for finally tying the knot. Okay, this speech is a mess but I would also like to give a shout out to the man who set this whole thing up without any help from Iris and myself, Mr. Wallace West"
Everyone clapped and looked at the youngest West, all of them smiling at him. Wally smiled back, blushing as they all cheered for him. It felt weird.
"So as a thank you for literally putting this entire thing together to keep Iris and myself from getting stressed out of our minds, I may have done something behind your back and invited a couple friends of mine from high school to help with this next part," Wally looked at Barry in shock as music began playing. He watched as his older brother walked over to him and tried getting him to stand up but he didn't, instead, he watched in shock as Barry's high school friends stood up and started to sing along.
Joe watched as David Singh and Rob looked at the young CSI in shock. He laughed at their facial expressions before turning his attention back onto his other son, smiling fondly as Barry began singing and dancing with his friends from High School.
Oh, her eyes, her eyes, make the stars look like they're not shinin'
Her hair, her hair, falls perfectly without her tryin'
She's so beautiful, and I tell her every day
Barry started dancing and singing with the girls that had run up onto the dancefloor moments later. Everyone was dancing and singing along in their seats or from the sidelines of the place because of the performance.
Oh, you know, you know, you know, I'd never ask you to change
If perfect's what you're searching for then just stay the same
So don't even bother asking if you look okay
You know I'll say…
Barry walked towards Wally, his hand outstretched as he pulled his younger brother up to dance. Reluctantly, Wally walked over with Barry, staying by the edge of the dance floor though as Barry stood in the center, a huge smile on his face as these two girls walked over to Wally and linked their arms with him. He rolled his eyes fondly as they were all singing and dancing around him.
When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for awhile
'Cause girl, you're amazing just the way you are
Barry pointed to the trio, one of the girls stepping forward but then running back towards Wally and pushing him forward, laughing heartily as the brothers started dancing together. The group circled them as they danced, singing along to the song still as they eventually came to a stop, standing side-by-side. Wally smirked and he and Barry walked towards Joe and Cecile, grabbing the couple and dancing with them; Barry with Cecile and Joe with Wally.
The way you are
The way you are
Girl, you're amazing just the way you are
Soon, the dance floor was full of people, couples dancing with each other as Barry and his friends sang. Iris stood up and joined in seconds later, smiling brightly as she danced next to David Singh and his partner Rob.
When I see your face, there's not a thing that I would change
'Cause you're amazing just the way you are
And when you smile, the whole world stops and stares for awhile
Joe stopped dancing with Wally and walked towards Barry and Cecile seconds later, pulling his foster son in for a hug and then pulling Cecile away to dance with her. Barry smiled at Joe as he watched Cecile and him dance. He made eye contact with Iris seconds later, he used his index finger to motion for her to come over to him and she did, singing along herself as she started dancing with her husband.
'Cause girl, you're amazing just the way you are
Yeah
Everyone clapped when the song ended, and Barry walked towards his friends who were singing along with him. They all took a bow and were smiling widely. Barry approached Wally once more a couple seconds later, pulling him in for a hug. He reciprocated the hug, smiling in the embrace.
So, the backstory behind this. I was watching Glee, because that's just what I do, and I was thinking why not use Barry and Wally to remake what Finn did for Kurt? This will be a bunch of one-shots, not just one so you might want to wait for those because I have some ideas. Also, this will include other members of the Arrowverse as well as maybe some MCU characters if I feel like it and it will include the whole Sebastian Smythe time period so in some he will no longer be Barry Allen but will become Sebastian Smythe :)