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Dusk had fallen on National City. Families were settling before their TV's with bowls of chips and blankets on their laps. It was no different for the Danvers sisters, sitting in Kara's apartment.
"Do you want more wine?" Alex asked her sister, standing up from her position on the couch.
"Yes, please." Kara held out her empty glass.
The blonde rubbed her eye as Alex started refilling the glasses. Kara was tired. Tired of all the drama happening around her head. First, she found out that she actually hadn't sent Mon-El into his deathbed, and then, as if him being emotionally unavailable wasn't already enough, she found out that he was married. Married. The word made Kara scrunch her face up. On Earth, people married out of love, commitment to each other. On Krypton. . . Not so much. They married because it would benefit their families; their social status. Although Kara's parents wanted her to marry the man or woman that she loved, --Kryptonians had already accepted same-sex couples much faster than the people on Earth-- the council wouldn't have permitted it. For sure, the 'lower' families could marry whomever they wanted. Unfortunately for her, Kara wasn't part of the 'lower' families of Krypton's society.
But, since she lived on Earth now, she could marry whomever she wanted, too. She had had a couple of dreams where she stood at the altar with Mon-El, smiling up at him. At first, she was scared admitting to herself that she was actually dreaming about something like that, it would make things seem more realistic. But then, just after she accepted that it would be a possibility in the distant future, it all got ripped away from her. And it hurt. It hurt badly. It went even that far that she didn't believe anymore that she would find another love someday.
The gloss of tears began to shine in Kara's eyes, and the voice of her concerned sister made her snap out of her thoughts.
"Kara?" She quickly wiped her tears away with her sleeve, making it seem as if they were never even there.
"Yeah?" Kara looked at her sister who was holding a card in her hand.
"What's this?" Alex held out the card for Kara to see.
"Wedding invitation." Kara shrugged.
"You are hereby formally invited to the wedding of Iris West and Barry Allen. . ." Alex quoted the invitation. "Woah! Barry Allen, as in the fastest man alive Barry Allen?" The look on Alex's face made Kara want to smile.
"Yes, that one," Kara drawled out.
"And it's. . . Tomorrow!" Alex shrieked in disbelief.
"Yeah. . ." Kara trailed off, not really knowing where the problem was.
"You need to go, Kara! Maybe being with your friends would even fix the wallowing problem that you have."
"I do n-. . ." Kara wanted to deny it, but she knew just as well as her adoptive sister did, that she really had a wallowing problem.
"Okay, fine. You know what? I am getting off this couch and go to that wedding!" Kara seemed to have her mojo back.
Alex disappeared in Kara's bedroom and returned with a dress that was in a cover for protection.
"Good. And maybe you'll have some fun for once." Alex winked and handed the dress to her sister.
Kara shook her head and grabbed the extrapolator. She looked around her apartment and smiled at Alex. The blonde pushed the button on the device and a grey, swirling mass opened in front of her. Kara waving at her was the last thing Alex saw before the wormhole vanished.