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Something Just Like This
Fic 2
The Last Night by Skillet
Homeless Heart by Amanda Scott
Happy Girl by Martina McBride
Battle Dawn by Mercedes Lackey
I OWN NOTHING!!!!
This does not tie in with the previous fic. Somehow, a lot of these one-shots are turning into making sad-Kara into happy-Kara. Please don’t ask where these things come from. It’s my head and even I don’t know the answer to that.
Kara stared at her phone, wondering just when she had become that friend. The friend that everyone blew off. The friend that got forgotten. The friend that was only worth spending time with when there was nothing better to do.
Could she blame them? Anger was appropriate in this circumstance, right? They could at least have the decency to at least tell her why they no longer wanted to spend time with her outside of work. Had she done something to make them not want to be friends anymore?
She honestly didn’t know. All she really felt was sad. They had all the time in the world for dealing with Supergirl, but none apparently to spend with Kara Danvers.
Swiping at her face to clear it of tears, she changed into her suit and left via her window. She purposefully left her ear piece behind, but took her phone just in case. Someone might still call.
Kara flew with no real direction in mind. She just needed to not be still for the moment. She needed to be away.
Of course, as her current luck would have it, the sky opened up and drenched the city in a deluge of rainwater. Thunder boomed and lightning flashed. Kara dodged several streaks of lightning, covering her ears against the drum rolls of thunder. She fled to the nearest building, sheltering against the side of the roof entrance.
Glancing to the side, she gave a wet sob. Of course she would end up on the roof of L-Corp. The one friend who didn’t know her secret yet would undoubtedly have shown up or at least called if she had to cancel.
Hunkering down, she let the tears fall. The rain hid the evidence anyway and no one could see the hero on the roof.
Lena looked up at the first sound of thunder. She frowned, not looking forward to going out into the downpour. However, if she spent the entire night in her office (again) she would have to face Kara’s pout. Lena’s frown deepened. Kara hated thunder storms.
Then again, Kara should also be surrounded by her friends and sister at this time. It was Game Night. Kara had been excited about it because for the first time in months everyone had said they would be there. Lena had opted out. The last time she had gone, only a few people had shown up and it had been tense all around. Lena wanted Kara to have fun when her friends and sister were around, not wasting that time defending Lena from people who only saw her last name.
Kara didn’t see it that way, but she also wasn’t the type of friend who would force the issue. The cheerful blonde had only smiled and said that whenever Lena was ready she was always welcomed. Since it was Kara’s apartment no one else had any say over who she did and did not invite over.
Her fingers itched to call her friend anyway. Kara hadn’t called her in tears (it was meant to start at seven and it was now nearing ten), so Lena was hopeful that everything was going well. As protective as Agent Danvers was, she was probably going to spend the night and that would make Kara even happier since the sisters rarely had time for nights like those since Alex had begun seriously dating Detective Sawyer.
Still…friends called to check up on each other all the time, right? It wouldn’t be odd or clingy or possessive to call ‘just because’. Kara called and sent her texts all the time with just that reasoning.
Also, it wouldn’t hurt to see if Kara had eaten. The dark shadows beneath Kara’s eyes and looser clothing on her friend had her worried. Kara always ate well when Lena was buying, but she had noticed that whenever Kara brought food the portions were smaller than they had been. Part of the reason Kara had been so excited was that tonight was meant to be a kind of ‘pot luck’ (Lena had never been to or participated in one so she wasn’t entirely certain what that all entailed), which apparently meant enough food for leftovers (a very rare occurrence with Kara involved).
Another point in favor of calling was the concern of Kara being called out into this weather. The hero would go, despite her dislike of storms, because the city needed her. Not that Kara knew that Lena knew, but the CEO still wanted to get in at least one ‘be careful’ if that became the case.
The lights flickering settled it. Lena picked up her phone and pressed her first speed dial.
It went unanswered.
Not entirely surprising. Kara had stories of Game Night lasting until the wee hours of the morning. Depending on what they were playing, Kara probably wasn’t in any position to answer. Lena waited five minutes and dialed again.
“Hi,” Kara answered.
“What’s wrong?” Lena could hear the tears. “Kara, what happened?” She pressed when her friend stayed quiet.
“No one showed up.” Kara replied. “They forgot again.” She sniffled. “What did I do wrong?”
Lena felt her heart break. Kara’s voice was so tiny it was almost lost in the storm. Looking at her phone and then outside the window, she felt her heart plummet. Was Kara outside in this mess?
“Kara, where are you?”
There was a wet chuckle. “On the roof.”
“Which roof?” That would be a more alarming question if Kara were anyone else, but at least if she were on a roof she wasn’t trying to fly in the storm.
“L-Corp.” Kara admitted after a moment. “I got caught in the storm.” She didn’t even care right now if Lena found out. Everyone else was already mad at her. Lena might as well be too.
“Stay there.” Lena ended the call.
She needed to control her anger before going to get Kara. Hopefully she was at least dressed in her suit. That would hold up longer than anything else Kara wore. Lena was not going to let Kara think she was angry at her.
No, Lena was furious at the rest of the ‘super-friends’. How could they do this to Kara? How could Agent Danvers, who Kara adored above all others, treat her little sister like this? Did none of them notice how worn Kara was, how much the hero needed them?
Approaching the staircase that would take her up the single flight of steps to the roof, Lena sent a text to her driver to be ready to leave in twenty minutes. It would take that long to get Kara inside and dry enough to change into the spare clothes Lena had for her here.
Opening the door to the roof was harder than it should have been with the wind, but no mere door was going to stand between her and what she was determined to do. It was dark on the roof, but the flashes of lightning were just enough for her to spot the curled up form of Supergirl.
“Oh…Kara…” Carefully, she approached the other woman. “Come on, we’re going inside.” Lena purposefully left Kara’s phone on the roof to get drenched in the rain. Perhaps not being able to find Kara would rattle the others into realizing just what they had done.
Limply, Kara allowed herself to be pulled to her feet. She was just…tired. She didn’t think she had been this tired since it had really settled that her home was gone. She let Lena lead her inside.
“I’m sorry…” she mumbled.
“You don’t have anything to apologize for,” Lena told her sharply. She sighed when Kara flinched. “I already knew Kara, but it’s your secret to share.” She laughed softly, mostly to herself. “Admittedly, this is not how I imagined it happening.”
“You don’t hate me?”
Lena wanted to stab, multiple times, whoever made Kara think that. Hell, she wanted to at the very least slap the people responsible for causing Kara to appear and sound so small. Kara wasn’t small. Kara was the sun.
“Never,” Lena assured her.
It took a little longer than twenty minutes for both of them to be dry and changed, but her driver didn’t question it.
“Do I need to call Clarke for Miss Danvers?”
Kara started at the new voice. That wasn’t Lena’s usual driver, and why would they call her cousin?
“No Lexa, thank you. I will need you to pick up the food orders I sent to your phone before you go home for the night.” Lena replied. “Kara, this is Lexa Griffin. She’s my new driver and body guard. Her wife is my personal physician when the need arises.”
Kara blinked for a moment before she smiled. “Oh! You’re Dr. Griffin’s Lexa? I’ve met her, she’s really nice. The kids love her, especially when she’s sneaking them art supplies.”
Lexa chuckled. “Yes, that would be me and that is very much something my wife enjoys doing.” She turned to her employer. “Is there anything else Ms. Luthor?”
“Not tonight, but I do want the building on lockdown once we’re inside.” Lena was hardly going to make it easy for them to come and collect Kara before Kara was ready to leave.
“Very well,” Lexa nodded, opening the door for them before going to the driver’s seat. Clarke was going to be ecstatic when Lexa told her about this. They currently had a bet running with Jess and several others concerning the CEO and reporter.
Kara remained quiet on the drive to Lena’s home. She simply let Lena hold her and took comfort from her friend’s presence. The smell of first pizza and then potstickers revived her a little bit, but Lena was strict when it came to eating in one of her cars and Kara respected that.
Once they were safely in Lena’s penthouse, the CEO practically shoved the first box of food into Kara’s hands.
“I want you to eat and then I want to know exactly how my best friend ended up on the roof of my building in the middle of a thunderstorm.”
“Okay,” Kara responded.
They were quiet as they ate. Lena did not like that she had to practically force Kara to eat. She knew it was bad when Kara was willing to leave potstickers uneaten.
“I don’t know what I did wrong,” Kara eventually broke the silence. “I had to have done something, right? Why else would they…” her voice wobbled.
“Because they’re being stupid,” Lena responded, reaching out to take Kara’s nearest hand in hers. “You haven’t done anything wrong, besides working yourself into the ground as both your identities.” She smirked. “And I speak from experience, and as at least one of your bosses.”
That got a small giggle from her friend. For Lena, it was a small victory.
“Now, we are going to eat and watch whatever Disney movie you left here last time.” Lena spoke in her firmest tone. “Neither of us is going back out into this mess,” she motioned to the window where the storm raged unhindered, “Unless it’s absolutely necessary.” She eyed her friend carefully.
Kara nodded. She wasn’t going to argue with Lena on this. At this point, she seriously doubted any one would even notice if she was missing.
Several hours, movies, and food containers later Kara was finally resting peacefully. Lena snuggled the blonde closer, glad that she had chosen comfort over looks for her personal couch. They would be fine sleeping on it. She was certainly far too comfortable at the moment to even contemplate moving.
Using the apps on her phone, she shut everything off and set the final security systems for the night. A quick text to Jess, Eve, and Sam had work taken care of for the time being for the both of them. If Snapper or James wanted to make a fuss, they could take it up with her personally.
Lena could do nothing about the DEO, and if Supergirl was needed she knew Kara would go. Lena wasn’t about to stop Kara from doing so, she was neither that selfish nor cold-hearted. National City shouldn’t suffer just because their hero’s support structure wanted to be stupid.
What she could do, what she was going to do, was insure Kara had a safe place to return to. Lena wasn’t going to fail Kara. Her favorite reporter wasn’t going to be left to wallow. Kara had not left her, so Lena could do no less.
“Less thinking, more sleep,” Kara mumbled, nuzzling closer.
Lena chuckled softly. “Of course Darling.” She stroked Kara’s hair, glad the darkness hid her smile at the almost purr the other woman was emitting. “Are you awake enough to move to an actual bed?”
“’m ‘kay.”
Lena squeaked as they began to float off the couch and down the hall. This was not what she had meant! She huffed once they were settled in her bed. Kara moved just enough to get them covered before they were once more cuddled together.
“Never drop you, promise,” Kara mumbled, tugging Lena closer. “Now sleep. Think tomorrow.”
“Very well,” Lena settled further into her friend’s embrace. She decided against mentioning that it was tomorrow already.
Kara stretched out like cat, reaching for the warm rays of sunlight she could feel coming in from the windows. Her human was no longer in bed with her which made her frown a little, but Lena had opened all of the drapes to let as much light in as possible. The only other people who ever thought to do that were Alex and Eliza, especially her sister.
At least, Alex used to do that. Out of everyone, her sister’s actions hurt the worst. She couldn’t even be mad at her because Alex deserved to have a life that didn’t involve Kara. Besides, Alex would come back. She was just busy right now.
The scent of food finally caught her attention and she moaned into the nearest pillow. Lena was making pancakes. That meant not only pancake greatness, but literally tons of fruit and whipped cream to put on top of them. Bananas and peanut butter were Lena’s favorite toppings and if Kara concentrated she could smell the melting peanut butter and chocolate.
Oh…chocolate chips!
Blinking, Kara finished waking up. Lena was cooking. She only did that when work wasn’t going to potentially interfere. She was also indulging, which meant that either Lena was planning something she knew might be considered nefarious by certain parties or Lena had already done something and now was reveling in the aftermath of the chaos.
Also…had she really floated them in here last night? Blinking more, Kara sat up. Yes, she really had. Lena knew she was Supergirl. Lena didn’t hate her.
She could hear her friend cackling in the kitchen. Kara decided that she had better go and see what one of her favorite people was up to just in case Lena might need an alibi. Maybe Barry needed help on his earth? Lena would enjoy that. Plus then they could go poke Oliver and visit with Felicity. The two genius women might manage to take over two separate Earths, but Kara wouldn’t mind helping them.
Kara had been moving while she contemplated how a world run by the likes of Lena Luthor and Felicity Smoak (maybe it was Queen by now, because even Kara had noticed that UST). Dressed in the clean sweats Lena had left for her, she made her way to the kitchen. It was nice not having to worry about glasses or hair around the other woman. She could just be Kara.
Lena snickered as she hit the mauve (because red was camp) button on her phone screen again, once more denying whoever (probably Winn) was trying to hack her system. She had found the DEO Trojans months ago, attaching them to her own so she could control them.
“Morning,” Kara greeted her softly, smiling at the pleased look on Lena’s face.
Lena returned her smile. “Good morning, do you float in your sleep often?” Lena had awoken that morning to find herself a good two feet in the air (thankfully still above the mattress). Kara had been wrapped around her like a koala. It hadn’t been hard to get down, but escaping Kara’s grasp had taken some effort.
Kara reddened. “Sometimes. We weren’t too high, were we?”
“No, but how I never noticed before surprises me.” Lena turned her attention back to the final pancakes. “I have already taken care of work. We have the whole day, barring any emergencies.”
“Okay,” Kara began piling two plates with food. Lena’s was significantly lighter and Kara took care to manage just the right ratio of peanut butter to bananas. Her own was a mix of fruit and pancake layers with whipped cream spread throughout.
“Aren’t you going to ask?” Lena questioned her after a few moments of silence as they ate. She had hit her DENY button several more times, both in regards to the hacker(s) and the increasing number of phone call attempts.
“Are we going to need alibis?” Kara asked in return. “And where did we leave my phone?”
“The roof of L-Corp,” Lena answered, “and at this point they’re probably under the impression that I’ve kidnapped you for some nefarious scheme.”
Kara snorted. Some people probably would think that. “You would have left my phone somewhere other than the roof of a building you own if you had. I’m more curious as to why you have Shake it Off as my sister’s ringtone?”
“Because the Beetlejuice theme is already being used for my mother,” Lena replied. She hit the button again. “They do enjoy proving Einstein’s theory of insanity.”
“Maybe I should call Alex,” Kara finished her first plate, reaching for the rest of the pancakes. “Before she tries to break into either your office or here.”
“She already tried both offices,” Lena informed her. “Jess sent Eve home so Mr. Olsen could no longer pester her, but I think she and Sam are having a little too much fun running Agent Danvers in circles.”
The familiar tune for the Ducktales theme began to play from Lena’s phone. Glancing at it, this time she answered.
“I take it someone is trying to storm the building?” Lena said to whomever was on the other end. Kara focused, recognizing the voice as belonging to Lexa.
“Yes Ms. Luthor, but Lincoln and Octavia have them contained.” Lexa sounded amused. Kara wondered who the people mentioned where. She knew Lena had recently switched security companies, but Kara had yet to interact with anyone from the new one.
“Good, have whomever it is sent away. If they return with a warrant, call-” Kara plucked the phone from her hands.
“Hi Lexa, call Lucy Lane and give her the code El Mayarah. She’ll know what it means.” Kara quickly rattled off Lucy’s contact information. “Then call Jess about lawyers.”
Lena looked at her, eyebrow raised. Sheepishly, Kara handed the woman her phone back.
“Follow that order, and reiterate to everyone that if they are not on the list then they have no access.” Lena’s smile was in no way kind. “I really don’t care what badges they try to use.” Finishing with her head of security (really, Lexa filled whatever role was needed at the time with Lena being convinced she had somehow managed to hire a sect of the LoA), Lena turned to face Kara.
“They really pissed you off,” the Kryptonian whispered. She was a little awed at the lengths Lena was going. Normally, only Alex did that…or she did at any rate.
“Yes, they did.” Lena said, finishing off her own breakfast. “As Jess enjoys telling me, I can be a little…extra, I do believe she called me.”
Kara giggled. “Just a little…but I don’t think I have any space to speak. I did reveal myself to Winn by jumping off the top of CatCo.”
Lena blinked. “That really doesn’t surprise me.” She pushed her plate to the side. “So, what shall we do with this day?”
“Well…um…” Kara blushed. “Would you go to the arcade with me?”
“I don’t think I’ve ever been to one,” Lena mused. She was also under the impression that such things had faded out of existence for the most part with the invention of the home gamming system.
“Well…this one is in New Hampshire.” Kara explained. “It’s supposedly the largest one in the world and they have pretty much everything anyone could ever want to play.”
“And not a single person would think to look for us on the other end of the country,” Lena replied with a smile. “Why Ms. Danvers, I may just make you into a Slytherin yet.”
“Hardly, and every good Slytherin needs a faithful Hufflepuff.” Kara didn’t think she had smiled this much in weeks. Maybe months. “And you are so a Ravenclaw!”
“I think we’ll need to agree to disagree on that Darling.” Lena stood. “If we’re going to be flying, I will need to change clothes.”
Kara eyes lit up. “You really want to go flying with me? You’ll let me fly you places?”
Lena chuckled. “Yes, I know you won’t drop me.”
“Never.”
Kara was laughing as Lena scowled at the skeeball machine. Between them they had a mountain of tickets, but Lena was focused on defeating this particular game.
“It’s physics Kara!” Lena glowered at her. “I should be able to place the balls where I want them.”
“Yes, but it’s just a game.” Kara took one of the balls, tossing it gently and making it land in the very top slot. “It’s meant to be fun.”
“Still,” Lena wasn’t accustomed to being bad at the things she did. She was a master at chess and billiards was one of the few healthy ways she knew to relax.
“Still,” Kara set their tickets and cups of tokens down. She slid up behind Lena and adjusted her stance, sliding one hand down so she could grasp Lena’s. “Here,” she guided Lena in how to toss the ball. “See?” Her grin was smug as the ball sailed smoothly into the top slot. “That’s where you wanted it, right?”
“Yes,” Lena’s voice had gone breathy and she forced herself to swallow. “Yes,” she repeated, “it is.” She twisted her hand so she could thread her fingers between Kara’s. She squeezed. “This is exactly where I want to be.”
“Can I kiss you?” Kara blurted out, going a deep read once what she said registered.
Lena laughed. “Always Darling, although I was beginning-” Kara kissed her.
“I like kissing you.” Kara announced once she’d moved back so they could breathe. “And I’m where I want to be too.”
“Good,” Lena tugged her back down to kiss her again. She let her go with a giggle when Kara’s stomach rumbled. “I think that might be our cue for lunch.”
“Yea, do you think they serve potstickers here?”
“No, but they do have pizza.” Lena picked up their things. “Finish the game and we’ll go eat.”
It took Kara practically no time at all to toss the last few balls and gather the tickets. She laced the fingers of her left hand with Lena’s right. They smiled at each other.
This day was turning out far better than the last had.
I am most likely going to continue this one at some point. For now, however, it’s complete. Let me know if you have any idea for songs to inspire these. I’ve got a whole list, but suggestions are always nice.