The Sound and the Fury

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Phoenix left, flying out the window. Behind her she could hear Cisco moaning "Aw man! She broke our window!"

Her brother was the Flash. Crap. Oh God, what was she going to do? Nothing could ever be the same again.

Bella was finishing training with Stein and Ronnie when she got a notification that there was an attack on Rathaway Industries.

"Wanna help with this one professor?" She asked.

"No, thank you Miss Allen," yeah, she told him her name "I think it would be best if you handled this alone."

"Alright. If you're sure." And Pheonix flew off calling "Bye! See you later!"

She arrived quickly at the scene only to see a man firing blasts of sound waves at police cars.

The Flash zoomed in, knocking the man over and said "It's over Rathaway."

"You know my name." The man mused "I know some names too. Caitlin Snow. Cisco Ramon. Harrison Wells. I can hear the radio waves emulating from your suit. About 1900 megahertz. Is that them on the other end, listening?"

"They're not the only ones." Pheonix declared and landed in front of the man.

"Who are you?" Rathaway asked.

"Call me Pheonix and stop the pointless threats of you please."

Rathaway turned his attention back to the Flash "Are they gonna hear you and your little girlfriend die?"

Pheonix gagged "Ew! Girlfriend? Yuck! No way!" She looked at Barry "Sorry Flash."

Barry rolled his eyes then answered Rathaway "No. They're gonna hear you get your ass kicked."

"Okay." Hartley smirked then blasted the Flash through the glass sign with a sound wave from his gloved hand. He next tried to blast Pheonix but she floated into the air and dodged the attack. After a few shots he finally hit her and sent her flailing into a building. The Flash got up and fought Rathaway, throwing billy clubs at him that he "borrowed" from police at the scene.

"Looks like you're not as smart as everyone says." He said once he had disarmed the villain.

"Smart enough to have figured out who Harrison Wells really is. You see, I know his secret." Rathaway taunted.

Pheonix flew down, slightly wobbly from her crash "You got him Flash?" She asked and Barry nodded "Good, then I'll be on my way."

"Wait!" Barry called "Have you, uh, thought about the offer?"

"Maybe..." Pheonix said and soared off into the sky.

Bella went home and dressed in her favorite loose purple shirt, black jeans, with a black jacket, black earrings, a shiny purple purse, and violet high heeled shoes.

She went out to meet up with Iris and Barry at Jitters. She arrived first and ordered a coffee. Barry came soon after and they sat together in uncomfortable silence.

"I'm sorry," Barry finally said, breaking the silence "I shouldn't have said what I did. It was wrong and I'm really sorry."

"I know you are Barry, but I can't just let this go. You hit me, got me fired, and exposed a secret. I know you didn't mean to. Joe told me you had an accidental encounter with a Metahuman and that triggered it. I can forgive what you said. But I can't just let you off the hook for hitting me."

"But- but" Barry said.

"No. Stop. I can forgive you, in time. But not now. For now I can be civil. But I can't help thinking..." Bella trailed off.

"What?"

"Well," Bella sighed "I can't help thinking that maybe what you thought isn't the only secret you're keeping from me."

Barry had to think fast, what if she knew, or suspected, that he was the Flash? He didn't want her involved in any of this Metahuman business.

"I promise it was the only thing I was keeping from you."

Bella looked at him sadly "Alright, but Bar, If you ever need someone to talk to, or need help with something, I'm here for you."

They sat quietly for another minute before Iris walked in "No, no, no, I am having the worst day ever. We all can't be having the worst day ever. Okay? And I was really looking forward to getting some good complaining in."

"Hey my day was fine, thank you very much! I got the lead in my first show at the theatre, hung out with my friends, and now I get to see you two!" Bella defended.

"Well, fire away" Barry told Iris.

"Okay, well..." Iris went on a long-winded rant about work, a guy named Mason Bridge, and how she was only hired because the editor thought she had an in with the Flash.

"Well people we admire aren't always what we'd like them to be." Barry told Iris.

"Yeah," Bella chimed in "I tell ya, I worked with this acting legend at school, total jerk! Kept trying to kiss the girls in class."

"Well said Barry." Iris told her friend "And I hope you reported him." She said to Bella.

"Duh!" Was her childish response.

"So, I'm screwed." Iris sighed.

"No, look-" Barry set down his coffee "if this Mason guy doesn't see what a talented journalist you are, then he's probably a lousy writer."

"Barry," Bella hissed "he won the Pulitzer."

"Twice, I think." Iris added.

"Oh. Good for him." They all burst into giggles.

"Thanks Barry, Bella." Iris told her best friends "Having someone believe in me, it's, um- a small... really, really big thing."

"Yeah." The siblings agreed.

Iris and Bella went to get more drinks and when they got back Barry was gone.

"Where do you think he went?" Iris asked Bella.

"Not a clue." Bella shrugged "But it actually gives me a chance to tell you something. Come back to my apartment with me?"

"Sure." And they headed out.

Bella took Iris back to her apartment and slowly closed the door.

"Okay. I have something to show you, and you may not like it. But you can't tell anyone. Not you dad, not Eddie, and especially not Barry. Do you understand?"

Iris nodded slowly.

"Good." And Bella pressed the secret button revealing her secret wall hiding her suit, mask, gloves, and station. "I am Phoenix."

"Wow!" Was all Iris could say.

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