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[color=f7976a][h3]T H E    F L A S H[/h3]
[b]Revelations:[/b]
[sup][i]NOT FAST ENOUGH[/i][/sup][/color]
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Iris West ran, tormented by the promise left by Zoom, the threat looming over her head. [color=fff79a]"I won't kill you just yet, after all. I still have some use for you.[i] For now."[/i][/color]
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[color=fff200]"What are you going to do Iris?"[/color] She winced slightly as he wrapped the bandage around her right arm. She had to call in work sick, thankfully however she healed quickly and wouldn't need to take more than a day off. She was just thankful that when she got home that Barry hadn't left yet. She needed him now, more so than she ever had. The power that this [i]Zoom[/i] had over her, he could have killed her at any moment and they both knew it. Then the promise that he would be coming back for her, after she fufilled some kind of purpose for him... she wasn't going to play his game. 

[color=f7976a]"The only thing I can do, I'm going to stop him."[/color]

He leaned down to give her a peck on the cheek, she pulled away and closed her eyes. Still tormented by the kiss left by Zoom. Regret crossed Barrys face, and it broke her heart. It wasn't that she didn't appreciate the gesture, but after what happened, she couldn't... it was too soon. She couldn't have anyone that close to her. She raised her good hand and touched his cheek. He cleared his throat before speaking. [color=fff200]"Well, I'll be with you every step of the way."[/color] He stood up, clearing his throat, moving away to go grab something. 

She lowered her hand to his, holding onto it as he turned. "Please don't leave me-" Tears welled up in her eyes. "-At least not yet." He smiled at her, that kind hearted smile as he sat down, placing her hand between his.

[color=fff200]"You know Iris, it's all my fault-"[/color] she sighed, here he went again. Always blaming himself everytime something went wrong, he had such a kind heart but a knack for putting the weight of the world on his shoulders as if he was Superman. [color=fff200]"-If I hadn't been running late, maybe it would have been me that would have to have gone through this."[/color] Suddenly it clicked, he was right. It was [i]his[/i] lab, and Zoom had mentioned working to control someones life. The sociopath that he was likely meant that he had made it hell, and Barry had been through his fair share. 

[color=fff79a][i]Now tell me, where is The Flash?"[/i][/color] 

[color=f7976a]"Barry."[/color] She squeezed his hand in hers. [color=f7976a]"It's not your fault, these things happen. Though I-"[/color] She took a deep breath. [color=f7976a]"-I do need to tell you something."[/color] She sat up, wincing as she did so, re-adjusting her robe to ensure she was fully decent. 

[color=f7976a]"Zoom, the man who did this. He was dressed in yellow, and the lightning that followed him... It was red."[/color] His hands loosened on hers.

[color=f7976a]"I think Zoom was the man you saw the night...-"[/color] She closed her eyes, head low. [color=f7976a]"-I think Zoom was the man who killed your mother."[/color] His hands fell away from hers, he stood up and covered his face, he ran them up and through his hair as he processed things. Her brain may have been able to process things quickly, but she still felt like the mind of Barry Allen could move far faster than hers. 

He turned around, a look of conviction on his face. [color=fff200]"Then it's settled." [/color]A kind smile on his face, and for the first time when she looked at her friend her heart skipped a beat, there was something warming, calming and reassuring about that smile. Barry moved close to her again, picking up her hand again and planting a soft kiss on top of it. [color=fff200]"You really aren't going to get rid of me, I'm going to stick with you through this Iris West. After all-" [/color]his smile turned to a cheeky grin. [color=fff200]"-We're the Flash." [/color]She pulled her hand away from his and slapped him lightly on the cheek.

[color=f7976a]"Never say that again. That's just stupid."[/color] Part of her worried though, what if this wasn't her destiny?