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The annual carnival had come to National City. National City Square, a space that was usually as ordinary as any other part of the city, had been transformed into a whimsical wonderland.
"Oh my god! We have to go on that roller coaster!" Kara practically jumped for joy when she said this.
She had insisted that her and Lena go out to the carnival on a date. Lena was just beginning to realise that Kara only suggested this so that she could ride the roller coaster there.
As soon as they had arrived at the carnival, Kara's eyes had immediately been drawn to it.
"You fly every day as Supergirl," Lena began, "do you really need to fly on a roller coaster too?"
"Flying on a roller coaster is different though," Kara explained. "On a roller coaster you get to sit there and feel the rush of adrenaline as you get carried along the tracks. And I'll have you beside me."
"Wait," Lena paused, "you want me to go on the roller coaster too?"
"Of course," Kara replied, "it will be way more fun if we both go on it."
"I don't think that looks like fun," Lena gazed up at the towering ride. The tracks spread high into the sky, piercing the clouds. What made the roller coaster look even more daunting was the fact that it went upside down multiple times.
"Come on," Kara said persistently, "you'll enjoy it once you go up there."
"There's another problem though," Lena began, "last time I rode a roller coaster with you my breasts started coming out of my shirt. It was really embarrassing. I feel like you probably enjoyed it though."
"I might have enjoyed myself a little," Kara admitted.
"Well now I know why you want me to go on another one," Lena replied. "You're hoping history will repeat itself aren't you?"
"Guilty as charged," Kara confessed.
"I'm starting to wish I hadn't decided on a dress for today." Lena looked down at her light blue dress. "I should have just went for jeans and a t-shirt like you." Lena motioned over to Kara's white t-shirt and blue jeans as she said this. "I don't want to give you another peep show by accident."
"Peep show?" Kara's face began to burn red. "This is just making me want to ride the roller coaster with you even more, you know."
"I have a better idea," Lena answered. "How about we do go karts instead?"
"Fine," Kara gave in. "But I'm still going to try and convince you to go on the roller coaster later."
"I doubt my answer is gonna change but feel free to try," Lena said while making her way to the go karts.
"Two for the go karts please," Kara said politely to a bleary-eyed teenage girl who was manning the area.
"Go right ahead," she said without so much as blinking. "It's ten dollars per person."
"Fun and affordable!" Kara said cheerfully while handing the teenage girl two ten dollar bills.
Kara's energy felt out of place in relation to the teenager's monotone drawl. Ignoring that unusual dichotomy, Kara and Lena sat down in go karts beside each other.
The karts were placed on a race track. Four of them had been lined up. Two karts beside each other in the back, and two karts beside each other in the front.
Kara instantly sat down in one of the karts at the front. Lena joined her in the kart directly beside her.
After they settled into their karts, Kara noticed something about Lena's dress. The sitting position of the kart meant Lena's legs were spread apart further than she would have liked.
"Um Lena, can I ask you a question?" Kara tried to keep her eyes level with Lena's.
"Of course darling," Lena responded, "what is it?"
"Are you by any chance..." Kara paused for a moment, "wearing red lace panties right now?"
"How did you?" Lena asked in a shocked tone, "are you using your x-ray vision on me right now?"
"No, I don't need x-ray vision to see them." Kara answered nervously. "The way you're sitting shows them pretty clearly."
"I thought the roller coaster was the only ride that was going to embarrass me here," Lena cried out while looking down at her legs.
"Well at least the people behind us can't see your panties," Kara offered.
"Is that supposed to make me feel better?" Lena asked.
"Maybe a little," Kara said optimistically. "I'm pretty sure I'm the only one who can see them from this angle."
"Well I'm still a little disappointed," Lena admitted, "I wanted to show them to you later. I just bought them too. They were supposed to be a surprise."
"Well I'm sure you can still surprise me with them later," Kara said cheekily. "I don't think the surprise is completely ruined.
"Sounds like a plan," Lena replied, her tone had become more calm. "I guess now we know dresses and go karts don't mix."
After saying that, the two karts behind them were filled out by another couple. The weary teenager then shuffled out onto the track and half heartedly waved a flag, signaling the drivers to start racing.
Anyone who knew Kara Danvers would tell you that when it came to go karting she was the undisputed champ. Kara had lost count of how many times she had beat Alex in races. Go karting was her activity.
Today however, Kara ended up crashing on multiple occasions and finishing in last place. Every time Kara tried to focus on the race, her eyes were drawn back to Lena's wardrobe malfunction.
It turned out that when it came to choosing between focusing on a go kart race and focusing on Lena's panties, Lena's panties won out every time.
Lena was right, Kara thought to herself after finally reaching the finish line. Dresses and go karts definitely don't mix.
"What happened out there?" Lena asked as Kara walked away from the karts and back to Lena.
"You distracted me," Kara said accusingly, "it was impossible to resist your red lace."
"That's sort of the idea," Lena said while smirking, "I just wasn't planning on showing you so soon."
"Well now that I've ruined my perfect streak in go karting I need to redeem myself somehow." Kara looked around the carnival, hoping to find another attraction that would catch her eye.
"Yes, that's perfect!" Kara's eyes shot forward towards a "Test Your Strength" machine. The mallet rested beside the button on the base of the machine.
Before Lena could say anything, Kara was already making her way to the machine. Kara practically sprinted over, giddy with excitement. All Lena could do was follow.
After Kara had made it to the machine, she and Lena examined the different power levels listed. The bottom level of the machine was listed as "wimp". The next levels were "strong", "beast" and "Hercules".
"Hercules" was all the way at the top. Getting the weight up there looked like it took some strength. Of course, the only way to ring the bell at the top was to hit "Hercules" on the scale.
Kara looked up at her goal, eyes filled with concentration. A middle aged man with a bald spot and stubble stood in front of the machine. While this carnival employee had a little more energy than the go kart worker, he wasn't exactly jumping for joy.
"Aren't you going to tell me to step right up?" Kara inquired. "Test my strength? See if I've got what it takes?"
"Listen lady," the man said flatly, "do you want to try the machine or not?"
"Of course I want to try it!" Kara exclaimed. "I'm gonna hit "Hercules" all the way at the top. Just you wait."
"You got this babe," Lena said encouragingly. "Give it everything you've got."
With Lena's words of encouragement to guide her, Kara picked up the mallet, drew it back, and hit the button with all her strength. Kara's Kryptonian powers must have been too much for the machine though.
While she managed to hit "Hercules" all the way at the top and ring the bell, she also ended up breaking the bell completely. Kara had hit the button with so much force that the weight had hit the bell and sent it flying up into the air
After at least a minute had passed, the bell finally came back down. It shattered into multiple pieces when it hit the ground.
After seeing this incredible feat of strength, the formally disinterested employee was now attempting to pick his jaw up from the floor.
"That was..." his eyes darted between the shattered bell and Kara, "amazing! No one has ever hit the machine like that." In a matter of seconds, his whole demeanour had changed.
"Thank you," Kara said proudly. "Looks like I passed the test of strength then."
"You definitely did!" the wide-eyed man agreed. "Now you get to choose whatever prize you want from behind the stall."
As he said this, he motioned over to a stall beside him where there were a variety of soft toys lined up. The toys were lined up on shelves and each shelf had one of the machine's power levels listed beside it.
The bottom shelf toys were beside "wimp" and didn't look too special. They were so small, it looked like you would have trouble just holding one. The top shelf toys besides "Hercules" looked much better though. They were so big you could barely fit one in your arms.
Kara couldn't stop looking at a toy monkey on the top shelf which immediately caught her eye. It was a giant chimpanzee that had long arms and legs which made it ideal for hugging. "That one!" Kara pointed up at the toy, eyes gleaming with excitement. "I want that one!"
"Good choice," the cheerful employee went behind the stall and pulled the chimpanzee down. As soon as he handed it to Kara she immediately started hugging it.
"Why did you choose the chimp?" Lena asked after Kara had finished nearly squeezing the life out of it.
"I chose it for you," Kara said while placing the chimpanzee in Lena's arms. "I'm bananas for you."
"That's so corny," Lena laughed, "but it is pretty sweet too. Are you sure I can keep it though?"
"Of course," Kara answered. "Don't you mean keep 'him' though? Not keep 'it'."
"So it's a him?" Lena asked.
"Yep, pretty much," Kara explained. "His name is Charlie the Chimp by the way. He also answers to Chuck though."
"Well I'll be sure to remember that," Lena replied while looking down at her new friend. "So, was there anything else on the agenda for today?
"I do see a candy floss machine over there with my name on it." Kara replied while looking past Lena with a smile on her face. "Chuck could even have some too."
"How could I say no to you and Chuck?" Lena asked, holding her new prize closely.
"Exactly," Kara agreed, "you can't say no to both of us." After saying this, Kara ran ahead of Lena with glee. Before Lena could even catch up to her, Kara was already on her way back, with two giant sticks of candy floss in her hands.
"Kara, you didn't have to get one for me too." Lena said in a flattered tone of voice.
"These are actually both for me," Kara confessed. "I can go back and get you some though."
"No, that's okay," Lena giggled, "I didn't really want any candy floss anyway. Besides, I wouldn't want to get Chuck all sticky."
"Well I can't argue with that," Kara answered. Kara took this as her cue to devour both sticks of candy floss in a matter of seconds. All of it was gone in a flash. Lena didn't even see Kara eat all of it.
"That was fast, even for you," Lena laughed. "I didn't know it was even possible to eat candy floss that quickly."
"You learn something new every day," Kara smiled back. "The only problem is now I'm all sticky."
"That's probably because instead of using the sticks to eat the candy floss, you decided to just use your hands," Lena answered.
"I got excited!" Kara answered while guiltily looking down at her sticky fingers. "My lips are all sticky too now."
""Oh really?" Lena asked seductively, "so, your lips are sticky too? Maybe I should check for myself."
"Check for yourself?" Kara sounded confused for a second. After a few seconds passed, Kara realised exactly what Lena meant. "Oh, you mean like that. Feel free to check, no complaints here."
After carefully placing Chuck on the ground beside her, Lena got to work. She took Kara's words as her cue to plant the most passionate kiss she could on Kara's candy floss covered lips.
Even with the floss in the way, the kiss still felt like magic. Lena's lips had that effect on Kara.
"Well, they're a little sticky," Lena began, "but the taste of your lips completely outweighs the taste of candy floss." As she said this, Lena licked her own lips slightly.
"Well in that case," Kara's heart began racing, "Do you want to taste them again?"
"Of course I do, darling," Lena answered without hesitation and then picked up from where she left off.
As Kara and Lena kissed each other, surrounded by carnival attractions and food stalls, they knew that this must be what bliss felt like.
Each of them had found their perfect partner, their missing piece of the puzzle, and days like this just reminded them both how lucky they were. Lucky to have found each other, and lucky to know that they'd never have to be apart.