Prompt from Fangirl2Fanwoman. Iris repeatedly tries to convince Barry and the Flash to meet each other, but they keep avoiding it/ blowing her off. When all her plans fail, she intentionally puts herself in a situation where Barry would witness the Flash coming to save her, forcing him to reveal himself.
It had started a few weeks after Tony had kidnapped Iris, and she and Barry had become friends again. Iris had begun trying to convince Barry and the Flash to meet. The first time had been on the roof as the Flash.
"I'd really like it if you could just speak to my friend, the one who always believed in the impossible. His name is Barry Allen, and he seems to have completely given up hope. Please, I started looking for you to help him, and he needs you more than ever." Iris pleaded. She had grown worried about her lifelong best friend. She could barely remember a time in their lives when Barry didn't believe in the impossible. She knew it was probably selfish, but she didn't want him to change. He may not fit in with most people, but she liked that it left more time for the two of them. He was never busy or with someone else when she needed him.
"Iris, did you stop to think that maybe he wants to let that part of his life go? Maybe he wants to be normal? Accepted by someone other than you? Besides, I'm not even supposed to be talking to you. This conversation is dangerous. Right now, the only person I'm putting in danger is you. I hate that I put you in danger, but when there is only you, one person that I need to protect, it's okay because I won't have any other people depending on me to save them. I will always be able to protect you. The more people I talk to, the more danger you and they are in. I may be fast, but I can't be in two places at once. There would come a day where you and your friend will both be in danger, and I will choose you. I won't be able to protect him."
Iris was more than surprised that he already knew he would save her before anyone else, and a little scared that the anyone else included her Barry. "He works at a police station, and spends most of his free time with my cop father and boyfriend. I think one conversation to give him the hope he's losing, will be okay."
"I'm sorry, Iris, the answer is no." The look on her face broke his heart, but he literally couldn't do what she was asking. What other choice did he have?
The second time she talked to Barry.
"I think you two would get along really well. He speaks science-"
"Speaks science?" Barry laughed.
Iris hit his arm. "Yes, he speaks science. He's sweet and funny. This is important to me. He's my friend and he says I'm the only one he talks to. You're the kind of person that makes having few friends ok because you're a good enough friend to make up for it. He wouldn't need anyone else to stop being lonely. Please, please help him."
Barry had to try so hard not to laugh at the irony. Here was the only person who befriended him without being pressured into it, trying to get him to befriend his lonely alter ego. "Iris, I'm sure there's a reason why someone who has super speed only has one friend, and I am happy to listen to you talk about the Flash because I know it's important to you, but I'm trying to move on from the impossible. It has taken up more than half my life, and it's time for me to move on. I need you to understand that, Iris."
"Just one meeting, Barry. The impossible is part of you, and the Flash is lonely. This is really important to me, Barry. I need my two guys to meet." Barry noticed she didn't include Eddie as one of 'her guys.'
"I'm sorry, Iris. I just can't do it."
"Joe, Iris keeps trying to get me to meet the Flash. What am I supposed to do?" Barry said as he sank into his desk chair.
Joe sat down on the edge of his desk opposite him and laughed.
"That doesn't surprise me one bit."
"This isn't funny, Joe. I might have to tell her just because she's not going to give up on 'her two guys' meeting."
"She referred to you as 'her two guys'?" Joe chuckled. "That must make you happy at least."
Barry smiled. "Yeah, it feels pretty good, but-but what do I do?"
"Avoid it as long as you can, son. Things'll work out."
Barry and the Flash avoided Iris's attempts to bring them together, whether they changed the subject or made excuses or were just really busy, for a month before Iris got truly sick of it. She came to a drastic decision. If they would not meet of their own free will, she would make them.
There had been a long string of violent muggings, including two murders, in the alleys in Central City recently. The cops had no idea who was doing it.
Barry and Iris had gone out for dinner because Iris said they hadn't been spending enough time together recently. When they were finished with their dessert and ready to go home, Iris faked being really tired.
"Let's take the shortcut home, ok Barry?"
"Iris, you know it's too dangerous right now." Barry said referring to the recent crime spree raging through. The short cut Iris was referring to went through three of the alleys that the police were currently investigating and two alleys that had not been hit.
"Would you rather carry me home?" Iris asked.
"Sure. I can do that." Iris certainly didn't expect that answer, and she didn't expect to wish she could let him do it. She looked at her best friend's arms a little longer than was really necessary.
Where is this coming from? She thought to herself.
"C'mon Barry, we'll be fine." She smiled. "Though if you keep arguing with me about it, you might have to carry me after all."
Barry smiled wide at the thought, wider than was probably reasonable about carrying someone else's girlfriend home.
It did not take long for Iris's plan to work. The first alley they entered there was a man waiting for them.
"Give me everything! Now!" The man yelled.
"Iris, get down, quickly." Barry shoved Iris behind him.
"You're making a mistake." Iris chided. "The Flash will save us. He always comes for me."
The man pulled a gun and stepped to Barry's side. Barry moved to continue blocking Iris.
"C'mon where is he?" Iris mumbled under her breath, loud enough for just Barry to hear.
"I'm getting tired of this, put your money on the ground or I put you and your girlfriend on the ground." The gunman threatened.
"For someone so fast that man is awfully late." Iris mumbled again.
Barry knew it was time to act just as the gunman pulled the trigger. He pulled Iris out of the way and disarmed the man.
"Call the station!" Barry shouted before he charged the gunman again and tied him up. He rejoined Iris as she stared at the newly tied up criminal.
"These last few months make a lot more sense now." Iris commented staring at Barry in shock.
"I should have told you sooner, I'm sorry."
"Just no one secrets, okay?" Iris hugged her best friend and marveled at how good it felt to be in his arms even when he wasn't moving at 600 miles per hour, and now she thought she knew why.
"Barry?" He looked down at the girl in his arms. She stepped up to her tip toes and kissed her best friend.
Suddenly, Iris wasn't so tired, Barry noticed. They waited for the police to show up and take their statements and then left to spend time figuring out where they would go from there.
I hope you like this. I'm now behind on homework, and I still haven't seen the most recent episode.