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they didn’t meet through clark or through the DEO. instead, kara met diana on a trip to metropolis with cat. there was a new exhibit at the metropolis museum that was meant to blow everyone’s minds because it had actual “justice league” artifacts and everyone who was somebody would be there - at least that is what cat told kara (it was kara’s fourth month working with cat).
the entire evening was really just kara staying against the wall and only showing up whenever cat needed something. it wasn’t often but it was enough to keep her on her toes.
kara was looking down at the (insane) request on her phone from cat while trying to navigate her way through (what she thought) an empty room and almost ran into a display when an arm shot out and prevented her from moving further.
“careful,” was the first word that diana said to kara. simple but one that would come up again and again over the next few years.
kara nearly forgot what she was doing and she kind of grasped for air while adjusting her glasses and sheepishly apologized.
there was something about kara that diana was immediately attracted to - was it the shyness? was it how she bit her lip and adjusted her glasses while meeting diana’s eyes? was it the rose colored tint of her cheeks? or was it simply how, when diana put an arm out to stop her, a shot of something ran through diana’s body?
diana was now used to the “man’s world”. it was often so cold, a bit unforgiving, and diana had gotten a bit harder than when she arrived here from her home. she doesn’t trust people so easily as she once did and she, even though she wants to, she doesn’t run up to babies anymore either.
she’s gotten a bit colder.
except the moment she touched kara, she felt warm. she felt like she was home on her island filled with familiar faces, a mother wanting her to protect and love her, and the freedom to explore and be happy. kara felt just so warm.
kara stumbled over her words and diana’s arm was still across her chest and they were caught for a moment - steady and still and caught.
and then diana laughed, lightly, and said, “are you in a hurry?”
kara bit her lip again, a silly habit she thought to herself, and nodded her head and held up her phone (that had several unread texts from cat). “Boss needs info - Catco.”
kara scrunched up nose, realizing that she wasn’t making any sense but diana stole something away from her and she was distracted and she felt foolish.
diana smiled at her - warm, warm, warm - and lowered her arm. “well, i certainly don’t want to prevent you, miss….?”
“danvers, kara danvers.” kara said, holding her hand out quickly.
diana took it into her own - the warmth extending to both women, making them sigh for a moment, memories of home filling their chests - and introduced herself, “pleased, miss danvers. i’m diana prince.”
kara’s phone started to vibrate in her free hand, stealing her attention. she could hear cat’s voice in her head yelling for her (“kira!”).
she looked so sorry, diana noticed, and diana quickly added, “you should go. maybe we will meet again?”
kara pulled away and started towards the opposite side of the room before turning back and meeting diana’s eyes once again, “yes, please!”
it wasn’t until kara made it back home, 2000 miles away, that she realized that she didn’t get any information on diana except her name. when she mentioned it to cat - cat didn’t believe that she met the diana prince without getting a statement from her and refused to divulge any other information.
sitting in her apartment, after returning, kara suddenly very cold - as if she lost something.