Emely snuck back by Tony's side before he noticed her.
"And you, don't think I didn't know that you snuck off. Probably called your cop friends. And here's what you're getting for that." Tony's arm turned into steel and punched Emely in the stomach.
Iris gasped as she went over to her. Iris kneeled next to her and helped her sit up.
"Who did you call? My dad?" Emely shook her head.
"The Flash." Emely put her hands over her stomach and groaned.
"Tony, turn yourself in before things get worse. It's not too late." Tony reached forward and grabbed Iris by her arm.
"Yeah, it is." Tony leaned down and picked Emely up.
"Cops are looking for me already. So get ready to cover a showdown of a lifetime because I'm not going out without a fight." There was a gush of wind and in came the Flash.
Barry's eyes went straight to Emely who was groaning in pain.
"That's right, Flash. I hurt your precious sidekick. And I'll do it again if I have to." Woodward sat Emely against the wall behind him.
"Let them go. This is between you and I." Tony smirked.
"Oh, I could, but I'd rather them watch as I break every bone in your body." Barry slid in between Tony's legs and sped Iris and Emely away.
"Are you okay, baby?" Barry whispered in Emely's ear.
"It hurts." Barry kissed her forehead before turning back to Tony.
He dodged all of Tony's hits. Emely tried to concentrate on that instead of the pain in her stomach. Barry took the American Flag pole and tried to hit Tony but failed.
Instead, Tony got a hold of the pole and whacked Barry up against the lockers.
"No." Emely crawled forward but Iris held her back.
"He's a superhero. He can do this." Barry ran away and left everyone but Tony in confusion.
"There goes your hero." Woodward started getting closer to Emely and Iris.
Before he even got any closer, Emely saw Barry racing in and knocked Tony down. Emely watched as Tony got up and Iris punched him.
"Ow." Barry glanced over at Emely who was still in pain.
"Let's get you out of here." Barry raced Tony into the pipeline before racing Emely into the Cortex
"Guys, Tony punched her in the stomach." Caitlin made a face.
"Ouch." Barry set Emely on the bed and was about to leave.
"Barry." Barry turned to face her
"Can you stay, please?" He smiled softly and nodded.
"I'm glad you came today." Emely smiled as Caitlin did an x-ray.
"You're my girlfriend. I'll always come running whenever you're in danger." Cisco gasped.
"Wait. WAIT. Are you joking with me right now? Are you guys actually together?" Emely nodded
"We would've told you later, but you just happened to be here." Cisco clapped his hands.
"Barremely." Emely shook her head.
"Apparently, Cisco's the captain of our ship." Cisco widened his eyes.
"I am?" Emely nodded.
"You all knew about Barry and I having feeings for each other, even before we did." Barry smiled at Emely
"I'm just glad I know now." Emely blushed and looked at Caitlin.
"Looks like you're going to be fine. I'll give you some pain medication to take once every day and night." Emely nodded.
"Thanks." Barry stood up
"Where are you going, stud muffin?" Barry raised an eyebrow
"Stud muffin?"
"Too much?" Barry smiled.
"No, I kinda like it." Emely giggled.
"I'm going to talk to Tony." Emely stopped smiling.
"Barry." He sighed.
"I have to." Emely sat up.
"Let me come." Barry looked at her.
"Please, Barry. Let me come with you." He sighed again.
"Fine. You can come." Emely grabbed Barry's hand and led him down to the pipeline.
"Aye, Bully McBullyson." Tony noticed Emely.
"Why are you here?" Emely stepped aside to reveal Barry.
"Allen?" Emely nodded.
"That's right. The kid you used to bully is now a crime fighting meta who just beat your ass to hell." Barry placed his hand on Emely's arm, and shook his head.
"The thing that happened to you happened to me too. But it didn't just give us abilities. It made us more of who we are. You got strong. I got fast. Fast enough to beat you. You used your gift to hurt people. Not anymore."
Tony began to yell as Barry and Emely walked away. When the door was closed, Emely turned to kiss Barry. He happily returned the favor.
"I'm so proud of you. You finally won this time." Barry smiled as he kissed Emely one last time.
The 4 of them walked out.
"I couldn't have done it without you guys. I wouldn't have gotten Emely or Iris safe." Emely hugged Barry.
"I'll always be okay. As long as I have you and my family." Emely smiled at Cisco and Caitlin.
"Aweh, we're family. Group hug!" The 4 of them did just that.
"Which childhood bully are we gunna take down next?" Barry looked at Emely and Caitlin.
"How about we be glad that we have time before the next meta arrives?" Caitlin nodded.
"She's right. We don't usually get any time to ourselves in between meta-humans." Emely pushed Barry.
"Let's go, cupcake. We have some Netflix and Chilling to do. Mostly Netflixing and maybe kissing or maybe just sleeping during Netflixing." Emely winked at Cisco and Caitlin before Barry picked her up and sped her home.
"Emely?" She turned to him
"Yeah?" He crashed his lips onto hers
He helped her jump before placing her on the couch. Emely felt the remote and smiled in the kiss. She grabbed the remote and turned her head, making Barry kiss her cheek instead.
"Netflix time." Barry groaned into her neck.
"Next time, bebz." Barry smiled at her
"I like that one better." Emely patted his cheek.
"Of course you do." Barry shook his head with a smile on his face.
What can he do? He really likes her. Even though she's childish at times...
****
The next morning Barry and Emely were late. Emely usually wakes up early, but she liked sleeping in Barry's arms. It was so peaceful.
Barry stopped by Jitters and helped everyone out with the coffee and got one for him and Emely.
"Bare." Barry smiled at her.
Barry walked up ahead and Emely stopped to tie her shoe. When she caught up to Barry, she saw he was being mugged.
"Oh, this is awesome. You've got to be kidding me." Emely rolled her eyes.
Barry is the biggest dork she's ever met. But she likes it either way.
"This is crazy. There are hundreds of thousands of people in Central City, and out of everyone you chose to rob, you picked me." Emely sighed.
"Yeah, he picked you. The one with the cop as a girlfriend." The man widened his eyes.
"Yeah, I'm a cop." Barry rushed another cop next to her.
"Detective Hart. Nice to see you." Emely smiled.
"You too, Detective Foster. This man was just mugging my boyfriend." Detective Foster nodded as he turned to the man.
"Let's go, bebz." Barry grinned goofily as she held his hand.
"You really like that name, don't you?" Barry nodded and they headed to S.T.A.R Labs.
"Hey my home dogs. What's shakin'?" Barry left with Dr. Wells as Emely sat in a chair.
"I have a question to ask you." Emely nodded.
"Have you and Barry..."
"EW! No. No. No. Absoultely not." Emely gagged.
"They just began dating, Cisco. I don't think they're ready for that yet." Cisco rolled his eyes.
"Whatever." Emely smiled
"Aweh. No te preocupes, Cisco. Vas a encontrar una chica algun dia." Barry widened his eyes as he came back.
"You speak Spanish?" Emely nodded.
"Si, mi amor." Barry looked at Cisco.
"She said yes, my love." Barry grinned and looked back at Emely.
"More pet names in Spanish?" Emely shrugged.
"Si tu quieres, papi." Cisco widened his eyes
"No. Absoutely not." Emely winked at Cisco.
"Wait, what does papi mean?" Cisco started to explain to Barry in his ear.
Barry's eyes widened as he learned what it meant. He blinked and bit his lip.
"That...that's only for my ears." Cisco covered his ears.
"That's nasty." Emely giggled.
"I was just kidding. Calm your man tits." Emely's cell phone vibrated.
"Well, this has been fun. But my job is summoning me to a homicide, so I'll you cupcakes later. You coming, bebz?" Barry sped her out of the room.
"They're so adorable." Cisco nodded.
"Definitely." Dr. Wells didn't say anything.
Dr. Wells still saw Emely as a leverage to Barry. This incident with Tony made it obvious. As long as Emely and Barry go to fight meta-humans, she's putting herself and Barry in danger. That's when Dr. Wells finally thought of a solution.
***
Emely made a face as she saw the burned body at the homicide.
"Ew." Joe and Eddie walked up to them.
"Whoa." As Barry explained how it could've happened, Emely noticed that nothing else got burned except the body.
"Wait, the body is the only thing that got burned. That doesn't make any sense." Emely climbed up onto a railing and Barry followed her.
"See? Something or someone hit them from up here." Barry nodded.
Barry went back down and Emely noticed Joe seemed off.
"Joe, come here." Joe walked over to her.
"What's going on? And don't lie because you know that I know how to lie." Joe shook his head.
"I'm fine." She stared at him.
"It's about something. Something's bothering you." He sighed
"Iris...someone told me to stop looking into Barry's mother's murder or else they'll kill Iris. They took the files and everything else I had." Before Emely could reply, she had a text.
'Emely, I know that you and Barry are together, but I cannot have you in S.T.A.R Labs seeing as you being with Barry with cause the meta-humans to use you as leverage to lure Barry to them. If you want what's best for him, you will stay away.'
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