Over the years, and also within my latest stories since the end of May, all of them have had happy endings although I did write something a long time ago which was as close to a tragedy as I could in the form of Assassin Canarrow, though it also had a happy ending. The closest I've had to a more tragic ending recently was my first horror one shot entitled "Oliver Queen: The Dark Monster".
This time however I've decided to try going completely into the tragedy genre since real life doesn't always end with roses and honey and so I'm going to explore that a little, really flexing my creative muscles. And so, my first true tragedy after "Dark Monster".
Disclaimer: I don't own "The Flash".
Barry Allen had been dating Becky Cooper for quite some time and she'd originally felt like the one. Over time her true coolers came through and she turned out to be a true nightmare and eventually, a total psycho. She was cruel, horrible, and deeply insane. She became emotionally abusive and more and more controlling and Barry couldn't take it anymore.
"THAT'S IT BECKY! I'M TIRED OF THIS AND I'M LEAVING YOU AND THAT'S FINAL!", Barry screamed at her, leaving their home.
"NO IT ISN'T AND IT WILL NEVER BE OVER UNLESS I SAY SO. YOU ARE MINE AND DON'T YOU EVER FORGET IT", she countered while also screaming at him angrily, furious at what she perceived as his audacity in leaving her.
"ACTUALLY IT IS OVER BECAUSE I, SAY, IT'S, OVER. I'M LEAVING YOU AND DON'T YOU EVER CALL OR SPEAK TO ME AGAIN!", Barry yelled back and moved to leave when Becky quickly intercepted him and clutched his arm with her sharp fingernails, causing a sharp hiss from him.
"If you leave me, you'll regret it for if I can't have you, then no one can", she hissed into his ear threateningly. Barry quickly ripped his arm away from her and hurried out of there while taking his packed up bags, though he did notice the deranged look within her eyes as she threatened him and it sent shivers up his body, but he was careful not to let it show.
He moved far away to another city, Central City, and met a nice an beautiful young woman named Patty Spivot at a quaint café and the two of them got to know each other better. Soon it led to Barry frequenting the café more often than usual just to see her. Soon he asked her out for coffee and she accepted. They went over to Starbucks, ordered two steaming cups of decaf and talked.
"So where are you from and how did you come to work at the café?", Barry asked her curiously as he drank his coffee.
"Well Barry, I was born and raised in Coast City and lived with my parents until I graduated from high school, after which I moved here to Central City and studied at the university until graduating with a degree in law", she answered him while leaning forward and gently moving her fingers along her cup. "My goal is to ultimately join the CCPD and become a police officer and eventually move up the ranks to detective."
Barry's eyebrows raised up, intrigued by this.
"That's interesting since my foster dad Joe West is a cop himself. In fact he's the captain of the CCPD department here. Perhaps I could ask him to pull some strings for you if you'd like though I can't guarantee he'll say yes since his no is quite legendary", he said to her with a slight chuckle at the end. "But I have a feeling he might make an exception to someone as lovely as you", he added with a smirk.
Patty took another sip of her coffee then ran her tongue along her upper lip where a small drip of the dark liquid fell while staring right at him, causing the young man to gulp.
"Thanks for your kind offer, though I'll have to decline since I'd rather get in on my own merits and earn my place. However I find it flattering that you think I'm lovely", she said seriously then finished flirtatiously.
"I do find you very lovely Patty, and I think I want to continue seeing more of your lovely eyes and pretty smile", he replied as he leaned forward, causing her to chuckle good naturedly while batting her eyes at him.
"Are you trying to flirt with me Mr. Allen?", she asked him in an almost seductive fashion.
"Is it working Miss Spivot?", he returned with a grin. She responded by leaning closure towards him and cupped her chin in her hands, smiling cutely.
"Very much so, and you seem to know how to sweep a girl off of her feet". Barry grinned widely in response, and then the two of them finished their coffee, left the coffee shop, and then spent the rest of the afternoon walking around the city as Patty showed him the sights while they shared more of their lives with each other. Barry also told her about his insane ex and what led to their breakup, though he was still worried about her causing trouble. She felt terrible that he'd had to go through that but was glad he'd escaped.
They also learned from each other that they'd both lost parents, Barry in regards to his mother and Patty in regards to her father. This knowledge, along with the fact that both of their respective parental figures had been murdered, caused them to connect to each other on a deeper, emotional level. They later returned to their homes but with a promise to each other that they'd continue to hang out and see where things would lead them.
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As the weeks passed then turned into months, Barry and Patty's relationship continued to grow and blossom and he later took her on a real dinner date at a great restaurant called The Cheesecake Factory, a restaurant that served extremely delicious cuisine, each portion almost massive. Barry went to pick up his date at her home and she came out wearing a lovely red silk dress and her gorgeous blonde hair styled in ringlets. Barrows left breathless.
"Wow Patty, you're, so, um…", the nervous young man stuttered out, slightly tongue tied at the stunning figure before him. Patty suddenly became nervous.
"I'm sorry Barry, is it too much?", she asked worriedly while looking down to inspect herself. Barry saw her reaction to his stuttered words and quickly moved to reassure no.
"Um no, it isn't. Um, what I mean is, you're actually, well, um, actually very lovely. Actually very, very beautiful I mean. Very beautiful", he finally managed to get out, leaving Patty relieved and amused at his nervousness.
"Thank you, that's so sweet of you. And you're very handsome there yourself in your cute tux and all", she replied to him while smirking slightly as she bit her lower lip.
"Oh it's not much, just a regular tux I happened to find inside of my closet, but thanks for the compliment. Oh, and this is for you", Barry answered her, feeling a bit warm under the collar from her lip bite, before he quickly remembered to hand her the yellow rose he'd picked out for her, which she'd happily accepted. They made their way over to the restaurant and ordered a delicious plate of vegetarian and chicken pizza while ordering a bottle of red wine to go along with it. After they finsiehd their romantic dinner, they left, went over to the Marble Slab ice cream parlor and ordered dessert, a hot fudge brownie delight for Barry and a warm apple pie a la mode for Patty, which they shared between themselves.
As they ate their dessert, a drop of cream from her dessert landed on Patty's lip and Barry, seeing it, reached over and gently stroked the drop away with his finger, causing her to giggle a little. Once they finished eating everything, they left, took a stroll under the moonlight above, and then he walked her home where they shared a goodnight kiss and their first kiss together, a kiss that was passionate yet gentle and slow while filled with feelings and promise. They eventually broke apart and rested their foreheads together.
"See you tomorrow Patty", Barry said to her while gently cupping her face.
"See you tomorrow Barry", she replied with a warm smile, her eyes sparkling. She then entered her home and Barry walked away with a contented smile on his own face.
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In addition to his growing romance with Patty, Barry, due to his skills in forensic research, was given a job with the CCPP, CSI division and became an invaluable member of the force, and he especially enjoyed working side by side with Joe who was happy to have him with him. He was even happier that his foster son had found love again while relieved that he'd left Becky. He could never understand what Barry had seen in that woman and was horrified by what she'd put him through.
Barry also formed a fast friendship with two science nerds named Cisco Ramon and Dr. Caitlin Snow, the former being an engineer. The two of them worked at a scientific research facility in the city called Star Labs and were employed by a famous doctor and researcher named Harrison Wells and his wife Tess Morgan, though they also saw them as parental figures and mentors.
Cisco and Caitlin's friendship with Barry also grew and strengthened until their bond with him was very strong and thicker than water, the two of them becoming the brother and sister he'd never had, and he spent a lot of time hanging out with them while they sometimes helped him with his forensic work. Plus he also took time to have individual moments with them doing all sorts of fun, but sometimes crazy things.
One time, Cisco took Barry to a bar where they had a few drinks. Soon they ended up a little tipsy and Cisco challenged Barry to a drinking contest, leaving the latter man a bit apprehensive.
"Ah come on man. Are ya kiddin me?", Barry slurred slightly, while swaying slightly in his seat.
"Oh ya bet your a** I'm serious man. We, are doin it tonight woo yeah, unless you ain't much of a man and a wuss instead", Cisco replied, his speech also a bit slurred from the shots in his system, as he pumped his fists into the air and then challenged his friend. Barry of course never backed down from a challenge and Cisco knew it.
"Oh ya did not just call me a wuss buddy. You so did not call me a wuss", Barry laughed. "Oh it's on Cisco it is so on."
"Yeah man, bring it on baby, bring it on", Cisco replied happily and the two men ordered two very tall and large glasses of beer with thick foam at the top. Once done, they grabbed their glasses and with a toast, chugged it down while the crowd of patrons chanted "drink, drink, drink" as they did exactly that. Barry ended up winning that round but now both men were two drunk to walk and kept staggering, and so someone called a cab for them and got them to Cisco's place where they fell onto the sofa inside in a messy heap and immediately fell deeply asleep.
Needless to say, Patty and Caitlin were not impressed by their respective boyfriend and best friend's antics the previous evening and told them so, though they did find it funny. And as far as Patty was concerned, Barry was her loveable drunk and she'd never switch him for anyone.
Another time, Barry went with Caitlin to a karaoke bar where Caitlin was the one who got drunk, but only a little bit and nowhere near as wasted as Barry and Cisco. After a few drinks of her own, she went up on the stage and started singing some songs which were off key and later went over to Barry and dragged him up and onto the stage with her. The two of them sang an assortment of songs from "Lonely Girl", "Lollipop", "Can You Feel The Love Tonight", and other melodies. Soon they were finished and Barry was the one who called a cab for Caitlin while making sure she returned home safely.
Not everything was sunshine and roses though and sometimes heartbreaking things happened. One day, Cisco received a terrible phone call from his family telling him that his beloved brother Dante had died in a car accident, leaving Cisco beside himself with grief. Barry was quickly there for him though, along with Caitlin and Patty, and they did everything they could to comfort him and sometimes took turns accompanying him to grief counseling. It took some time, but he was eventually able to heal.
Shortly afterwards tragedy struck again in that Caitlin's dad was killed. They had been mugged and the thug tried to shoot her but her dad had jumped in front of her, taking the bullet. He died in her arms.
Following this, Barry and Cisco began spending more time with her, taking care of her, and soothing her while Patty, who'd finally fulfilled her dream to become a cop, but on her own merits, while working hard to rise to detective, worked hard and went and above the call of duty to find the man responsible. Her work soon paid off and she caught the bas****. She quickly placed him under arrest but not before roughing him up and leaving a few bruises in unseen places. Joe did scold her slightly over that but considering the extenuating circumstances, let it slide while only letting Patty off with a warning.
She also spent a lot of time with Caitlin, the two women bonding over the loss of their parents while strengthening the friendship between the core four since they all suffered from the loss of loved ones. Patty also became like a sister to Caitlin and she felt like she could tell her anything. Sometimes it felt like Patty was an angel sent to help her and even Cisco felt the same way due to her also doing everything she could on her part to comfort and soothe him over Dante's loss.
It took a while, but Caitlin was also able to heal and return to her original happy self, and it helped that the man who killed her father was now behind bars.
As for Barry and Patty, and following nearly a year of dating and finally falling into a deeply committed, monogamous, relationship that was filled with strong love for each other, and after having discussed it prior and making certain they were on the same page, they felt that they were ready to take the next step in their relationship. One night the couple fell into Patty's home with their limbs entangled together as they tore off each other's clothes, kissing deeply, loudly, and passionately, their tongues twirling and tangling deep inside of each other's mouths while sucking and pulling on each other's lips. Eventually wearing nothing but their underwear, the two of them broke apart and panted heavily.
"I want you. I want you so badly", Barry said to her lustfully while breathing heavily.
"Then take me", she whispered seductively, also breathing hard and ready for the man she loved to have his way with her. Smiling widely, he scooped her up, her legs wrapping around his waist, and carried her to her bedroom where they made hot, passionate love, alternating between raw sex and gentle lovemaking. They never felt so in love with each other than they were at this moment, doing an intimate dance performed by others since the dawn of time.
Unbeknownst to them, evil and darkness was slowly creeping up upon them, watching and ready to slip its claws into them and sometime in the near future would violently rip away what they had in blood and horror. For at the moment they were making love, a silhouette of a woman was standing next to the bedroom window, watching them, her heart filled with rage and hate, the insanity burning in her eyes as she held a knife in one hand while her other hand was clenched in a fist. The more she watched the couple, the angrier she grew.
"Don't think you've escaped from me Barry Allen, and don't think I'll let your new lover have you either, for if I can't have you, then no one will", she whispered to him even though she knew that he couldn't hear her, but soon he and everyone with her would hear her and soon, very soon, she would destroy him in the same way she felt he'd destroyed her when he left her. Soon, she would have her evil vengeance.
To Be Continued
A/N Things don't seem to be looking good for our happy couple do they? If you want to find out what happens next, you'll have to read on.
If anyone's wondering, the reason I developed a strong friendship between Barry, Patty, Cisco, and Caitlin was because it's necessary to show the emotional bond between the four of them as I move towards the direction I've planned for this story.
Also, unless something changes, I plan for the following chapter to be the final one and the ending. I don't know when I'll start on it but I'll see.
Please also remember that this story is a tragedy and therefore you've been warned.
Have a great day.