ICARUS¹ [ on hold ]

chapter nine.

☄▐ ICARUS WAS ready to leave the hospital as she quickly stuffed things into her purse, excited to go. She pulled her hair the out of her brown locks allowing it to cascade down her shoulders. The young woman smiles and zipped the top of her bag closed and slipped into her jacket. Just as she was ready to leave a series of thumps came from the nurse supply closet, making her look up from the phone in her hand and frown.

Icarus sighed and set her bag down, walking over to the supply closet and pulling the door open dramatically. Two startled screams echoed through the room and Icarus gasped, eyes wide as she stared at the two people, practically naked in the closet, bodies pressed against one another. She covered her mouth with one head before she spoke,

"Oh my God!" She exclaimed in disgust, nose wrinkled as she recognized the man in the closet as Dr. Evan Oliver, but she couldn't place the woman, whose back was to here, "In the supply closet, really? That's disgusting!"

Dr.Oliver laughed nervously, hands flying down to pull up his trousers as the woman turned to look at Icarus and fear suddenly colored her soft features. Icarus scoffed and anger flooded her veins,

"Iris?" She demanded, unlocking her phone

"Icarus, you can't tell Barry, please." She begged, arms hugged to her chest to cover her exposed breasts,

The young woman shook her head, "You seriously expect me to protect you over my best friend?" She snapped, raising her phone up and snapping a picture, "Smile."

Her voice was cold and she quickly turned around, stomping off to grab her purse and leave. Iris quickly grabbed her blouse and slipped it on over her head and chased after Icarus,

"Please! I need him! You can't do this!" The other woman pleaded

Icarus stopped and pointed at her, "You 'need' him? Oh, that's fucking rich considering I just caught you boning Doc McCant-Keep-It-In-His-Pants!" She exclaimed, "You're not going to use Barry and I'm not gonna stand by knowing you were cheating on him and not do anything!"

"You -- you cant do this, Icarus! I won't let you!" Iris shouted with tears in her eyes

"What are you gonna do? What are you going to do to me?" The Marine demanded, stepping forward threateningly, "Lay a hand on me and I'll knock you on your ass in seconds so back the fuck up!"

"Icarus, please!"

The girl didn't look at Iris as she quickly typed a message to her best friend and sent it, "And send."

Iris lunged for her phone and Icarus swung, launching her fist into the girls face and stumbled back, carefully avoiding her lungs as Iris cradled her face. Icarus whipped out a can of pepper spray and pointed it at her threateningly as she slowly walked backwards,

"Don't fuck with me, Iris." She warned darkly, eyes vivid with anger as she unlocked her car and climbed into it, slamming the door and locking it