I know it's been a while since the original, but here it goes.
Prompt from Annie Hawkclaw. Follow up to chapter 24. Iris gets the same powers as Barry.
"Iris, are you ready to get up?" Barry asked already knowing the answer.
"Yeah, but should I be able to stand?" Iris asked.
"If you weren't a metahuman, no, but you are, so c'mon." Barry offered his girlfriend help getting off of the medical bed.
"Can I try your treadmill?" She wiggled her eyebrows trying to make him laugh.
"I kind of broke it, but as soon as Cisco fixes it, I would love to watch you run on that thing." He leaned down to whisper in her ear. "It's even more fun than it looks."
"I'm looking forward to it, but for now I'll settle for racing my boyfriend through the streets." She looked at him with a big smile and playful eyes.
"I've been doing this a lot longer than you have. What makes you think you have a chance?"
"My boyfriend is too much of a sweet gentleman to let me lose." She was so matter-of-fact about it that Barry couldn't help but laugh. She was right, there was no way he was going to let her lose. It was her first time running at these speeds, and Barry wanted to see her reaction.
"But I'm also your best friend who you grew up with, and we've gotten pretty competitive." He teased.
Iris leaned in close to his face. "Even then, I won every time. Admit it." Barry nodded.
"Fine, let's go." He rolled his eyes at his girlfriend. Man, it feels good to call her that. Barry wasn't sure he'd ever get used to being the luckiest guy in the world, but it was a good feeling. "I love you, Iris."
"I love you too, Bear. Now stop delaying, and let's go."
"Sorry, one more delay." Barry said.
"Ugh." She mocked annoyance. "What now?"
"You don't want to set yourself on fire do you?" Barry turned reached up and turned her head to face him. "Because if you don't want to burn up, you're going to need a fireproof suit."
Iris's face practically glowed and her hands were vibrating a little from excitement. "I get a Flash suit!"
Barry nodded, his smile growing as much as hers.
"For now you'll have to use one of Barry's spares, but once you guys get back I'll get your measurements so I can make one that fits you." Cisco said as he presented her with a Flash suit that had temporary hems in the legs so she wouldn't trip over the long legs of his suit.
As soon as she had changed into the suit, Barry scooped her up into his arms, only setting her down when they got outside.
"What was that for?"
"A couple of reasons." Barry said with a shrug.
"Like . . ." Iris waited.
"I love carrying you. I wanted your first run to be out in the open. Do you want more? Cause I've got one more."
"Mhmmm, and what's that." Iris drew closer to her boyfriend.
"I love you." He whispered in her ear.
She stood up on her tiptoes and kissed him. "You're a dork."
"And you love me for it."
"Yes I do." They stared at each other for a minute.
"What are you waiting for? Let's run." Barry said and took off running.
"Not fair!" Iris yelled speeding towards him.
Barry ran at a pace that he knew she could catch. When she caught up with him, he began to gradually speed up encouraging her to push herself to match. Barry noticed that she was starting to look weak. He slowed down and eventually she caught on and stopped.
"Barry, I don't feel so good." Iris walked towards him dizzily. "I feel like I'm going to-"
"Hey, hey it's okay. Come here." Barry unwrapped one of his Cisco-fied calorie bars and handed it to her. When she nearly dropped it, he took it back and started breaking pieces off of it and feeding them to her until she had enough energy to finish by herself.
"So this is how you eat so much without getting fat." She laughed.
"Yep."
"Does this mean that I have to eat as much as you?"
"Unless you happen to like passing out." Barry smiled as she rolled her eyes at him or the millionth time that day. "C'mon, we should go back."
She put her arms around his neck and jumped. He caught her.
"Oh, I have permission to carry you now."
"Just to the doors of STAR Labs. I want to run through the building and see how different it is, and I love being in your arms." Barry grinned his signature goofy grin that Iris loved so much.
Barry carried her to the lab and set her down.
"Let's wait here for just a minute." Barry said shakily.
"Are you okay, Bear?"
"Yeah. I know we haven't been dating for very long, but we've known each other forever. We lived together for about seven years. I think it's safe to say we're ready for this." Barry was still shaking, but it wasn't quite a super speed vibration, but it was close. He was truly nervous about whatever he was doing.
"What are you talking about?" Iris was getting really excited. Was this really happening, or was she just reading too much into things.
Barry dropped to one knee and pulled out a box. "Iris Ann West, will you marry me? I have always loved you, and I will always love you. I want to-"
"Barry!" Iris dropped to the ground and kissed her boyfriend, now fiancé.
"I'll take that as a yes then?"
"Yes, a thousand times yes."
Barry opened the box and slid the ring onto her finger.
"I love you, Bear." A single tear of joy fell down her face.
"I love you too, Iris."
They sat in the parking lot of STAR Labs for at least fifteen minutes laughing, talking, and kissing.
"We should go inside. They'll wondering what's taking two speedsters so long." Barry said not looking away from Iris's gorgeous, happy eyes.
"Right." Iris laughed. "I'm looking forward to my Dad's reaction to this."
"Me too."
They raced through the halls of the lab and made their way back to the main room.
"Took you guys long enough. How far did you go?" Caitlyn asked.
"Not quite as far as you'd think. We did some other things along the way." Iris said wrapping her arms around her father's neck from back so he could just barely see her hands.
Joe stood up and grabbed her left hand. He smiled and pulled her into his arms then beckoned Barry over, so he could join the hug. "It's about time you two." His voice was muffled by their shoulders, but they understood him perfectly.