Crazy for You Part 2
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Bella waited in the alleyway, waiting for Cisco to return. She thought quickly of a cover story. When he came back outsider grabbed her gently by the arm and they walked out to a nearby park where Cisco sat her down on a bench.
"Okay, what happened with Hartley? Why did his hands start smoking when he touched you? Why did your eyes change color? Why-" Cisco rambled.
"Will you calm down!" Bella finally exclaimed.
"Sorry," he sat down "but I have one more question for you."
"What?" Bella sighed.
"Are you Phoenix?"
A pause and then "No, I'm not."
"Then why...?" Cisco asked.
"I don't know." Bella gasped and started to cry fake tears "I've been blacking out, Cisco, I'm terrified. I don't know what to do. I can't tell Joe, he'd think I was crazy, and Barry, well, he'd put me in the hospital or a mental asylum, he'd never let me out of his sight again. I've told some of my Gotham friends, but they can't help me. Cisco, I'm begging you, don't tell anyone."
Cisco gaped at his friend's sister "I can't, Barry is my friend he'll want to know. We can help you. The Flash can help you!"
"I don't think so Cisco, I think if he knew I were blacking out and, what did you say happened? I set fire to Hartley when he touched me. I'd be in prison faster than you can say. Please Cisco." Bella pleaded.
Cisco hesitated, as she turned on the puppy eyes he broke "Okay, I won't tell them. But you should. Barry's a scientist he can help you, Caitlin is a doctor, and Dr. Wells is a genius. If you are blacking out because of the particle accelerator explosion then we can help you."
Bella shook her head "I don't know Cisco, but I'll think about it."
Cisco patted her shoulder, stood up, and walked away. Bella let out the breath she didn't realize she had been holding in a single gust. She stood up and made her way back to her apartment to change into her Phoenix getup.
"I was analyzing the particulates that Clay Parker and Shawna Baez left behind," Caitlin told Barry as he walked in "and I found something very interesting."
Phoenix strolled through the door "Interesting how?"
"When Clay's cells come into contact with Shawna's, they adopt her properties." Caitlin told the superheroes.
Barry noticed she seemed down "Something bothering you?" He asked.
"Why would you ask that?" Caitlin looked surprised.
"Because you're obviously upset. What's wrong?" Phoenix told the doctor.
"And you're doing that biting-your-lower-lip thing that you do when something's bothering you."
Caitlin cleared her throat "I'm fine."
"No you're not. Talk to us." Phoenix said sternly.
"Cisco says I don't have a life." Caitlin burst out angrily.
"You don't, do you?" Barry smiled.
"Barry!" Phoenix cried.
"I do!" Caitlin insisted "I cook and I eat and I read and I help you."
"So, what you're saying is, you do everything that has nothing to do with having a life." Barry told her.
"You don't have to be rude about it Barry." Phoenix told him.
"Hey, I'm not doing any better than you. My social life consists of running at superhuman speed and Netflix." Barry tried to reassure Caitlin.
"We are quite the trio, Mr. Allen, Miss Phoenix."
"Why are you including me?" Phoenix asked "I happen to have a very active social life. I work at a place I love doing what I love and I also work here. I have friends from all over, thank you very much."
"Well then we're quite the pair, Mr. Allen." Caitlin corrected herself.
"Yes we are, Dr. Snow." Barry agreed. The computer chimed, destroying the happy moment.
"There's an armed robbery in progress." Caitlin told the heroes "Two suspects, male and female in their 20s."
"Sounds like our Metahuman Bonnie and Clyde are at it again." Phoenix observed.
"Time to ruin their social life." Barry joked and he flashed away and Phoenix flew out after him. They raced through the city and soon reached the robbery. Shawna Baez was putting bags in the back of a car when The Flash appeared in front of her.
"Oh, I've read about you." Shawna grinned "You're the Flash. I've heard your real fast." Barry nodded slightly "Let's see if it's true." And she disappeared, reappearing behind Barry and calling "Catch me if you can."
Barry raced over and held her tightly "I can." Shawna stomped on the hero's foot, broke away, and disappeared again.
"Oh, you gotta be kidding me." Barry complained.
He continued to chase the vanishing villain, but she would teleport as soon as he got close. Finally he grabbed her but she teleported him with her. The Flash quickly found himself hanging off the edge of a railing, holding on for dear life.
Shawna smirked "Not to many men can keep up with me." And she vanished.
Suddenly Barry felt strong arms grab him and he was lifted and placed gently on the ground in front of the car Shawna was behind.
Phoenix grinned "Lucky I'm not a man then." Shawna growled.
Barry suddenly felt the world slow to a crawl as a bullet punctured his neck. He fell to the ground with a loud grunt. Phoenix yelled and shot a fireball at the man who had shot Barry. He ducked and Shawna ran to him. Together they teleported away. Phoenix lifted Barry gently and flew them both back to STAR Labs.
Caitlin was cleaning Barry's neck wound "This is a bullet wound. You're lucky it just barely broke the skin." She told him.
"Guess I'm a lot faster than a speeding bullet." Barry tried to joke. As Dr. Wells rolled into the room Barry sighed "Shawna Baez. She can teleport."
"As in, 'Beam me up, Shawna?'" Caitlin asked.
"Yes, of course." Dr. Wells replied.
"Quantum entanglement." Phoenix said, she was sitting in a chair swinging her legs over the arms. "The ability to manipulate interconnected particles over an infinite distance."
Dr. Wells looked at the female superhero then continued "Or, as Einstein put it, 'spooky action at a distance.'"
Barry groaned "Every time I got close, she'd disappear. It was like we were playing a game of..."
"Peek-a-boo." Caitlin realized "Come on. Can't I name one?" She asked when she realized everyone was staring at her.
"How am I supposed to catch her if I don't know where she's gonna be?" Barry turned back to Dr. Wells.
"Everybody has limits, Mr. Allen." Wells assured Barry.
"Yeah," Phoenix chimed in "now that we know Shawna's powers, we'll focus on those limits."
"All right." Barry sighed "Let me know. I'm gonna change. I gotta go help Iris." And away he ran.
Bella flew home to change quickly. She arrived outside the CCPD to see Barry talking to Iris and Eddie. When the couple walked away she saw Barry make a call. As soon as he finished she came up and tapped Barry on the shoulder.
"Hey, how's it going?" She asked gently.
"Fine," he said "hey, I'm hanging out with Caitlin tonight, you wanna come along?"
She thought about it "Sure I'd love to. I'll run home and change then I'll meet you there."
She hurried back home and pulled on a white dress with blue jewels on it, turquoise heels, and a white purse.
When she got to the bar Barry had told her to meet him at a man was trying to sing. She soon found Barry and Caitlin seated at a table. Caitlin was in a very pretty, short black sparkly dress.
"Well at least I'm not the only one dressed to impress for karaoke night." Bella joked.
"Here's to liquid courage!" Caitlin said happily.
She and Bella both reached for a glass but Barry snatched Bella's away. "No way! You're to young to drink." He told his sister.
"Barry," Bella said patiently "I'm 23. I'm allowed to drink." And she tugged the glass back, downing the entire contents before Barry could take it away again.
He stared at her, mouth open. The waitress came over "Put it on my tab please, Tina." Bella told her.
"Sure thing Bella, good to see you again. Karaoke night hasn't been as much fun without you." The waitress smiled.
"You have a tab?!" Barry gasped "Exactly how often do you come here?"
"Every chance I get for karaoke night." Bella smiled into her new drink.
Barry sputtered in indignation "But- but you're my little sister!"
"And I'm also human, Barry. I drink. Get over it." Bella rolled her eyes. "Look, I get it. You're worried about me. But Bar you don't have to be. I can take care of myself. And I can handle my liquor."
Caitlin was drunk. She called Barry up to sing. Bella was practically falling on the floor laughing. They sang Summer Nights. It was the funniest thing Bella had seen in a long time. Then her name was called. Now Caitlin wanted her to sing. Okay then.
She made her way up to the stage and picked her song, For Forever, from Dear Evan Hanson.
End of May or early June
This picture-perfect afternoon we shared
Drive the winding country road
Grab a scoop at À La Mode
And then we're there
An open field that's framed with trees
We pick a spot and shoot the breeze
Like buddies do
Quoting songs by our favorite bands
Telling jokes no one understands
Except us two
And we talk and take in the view
All we see is sky for forever
We let the world pass by for forever
Feels like we could go on for forever this way
Two friends on a perfect day
We walk awhile and talk about
The things we'll do when we get out of school
Bike the Appalachian trail or
Write a book or learn to sail
Wouldn't that be cool?
There's nothing that we can't discuss
Like girls we wish would notice us but never do
He looks around and says to me
"There's nowhere else I'd rather be"
And I say, "me too"And we talk and take in the view
We just talk and take in the view
All we see is sky for forever
We let the world pass by for forever
Feels like we could go on for forever this way, this way
All we see is light for forever
'Cause the sun shines bright for forever
Like we'll be alright for forever this way
Two friends on a perfect day
And there he goes
Racing toward the tallest tree
From far across the yellow field I hear him calling, "follow me" there we go
Wondering how the world might look from up so high
One foot after the other
One branch then to another
I climb higher and higher
I climb 'til the entire
Sun shines on my face
And I suddenly feel the branch give way
I'm on the ground
My arm goes numb
I look around
And I see him come to get me
He's come to get me
And everything's okay
All we see is sky for forever
We let the world pass by for forever
Buddy, you and I for forever this way, this way
All we see is light
'Cause the sun burns bright
We could be alright for forever this way
Two friends
True friends
On a perfect day
The crowd went wild and Bella took a bow.
Word count: 1927 words
Wow I wrote a lot! I really hope you like it, I'm a huge theatre nerd so I really like the songs I can put in. Even though I don't own them. Please comment, vote, and add to your reading lists!
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