Survivors

Chapter 15: Pain

A/N : Warning, this chapter contains scene of self harm.

Kara opened her eyes in the dark room. The moon was new and barely any light peaked into the window but she could see Alex in her bed, on her side, breathing softly and slowly. The blonde knew her sister was in a deep sleep. Not sleeping well or at all often, had made the girl an expert on the sounds Alex Danvers made when she was restless, dreaming or completely out. Tonight Alex was oblivious to the world.

Kara was not sure what woke her but she felt they were not alone. Turning towards the window, she first noted it was open, trying her best to ignore the cause of the open window. Finally she forced down the shiver and took in the long haired woman in black standing in her room.

Astra smiled, the same familiar smile that had brought so much comfort to the girl in her life, identical to her mother's smile, identical in every way to her mother except the streak of white hair running free in the storm of brown.

Astra bent down next to Kara's bed. The blonde didn't say a word, reveling for a moment in her aunt's smile.

"I finally found you, little one. I have never stopped looking. My Kara."

"Aunt Astra." Kara whispered. She sat up in bed and turned to face her only living blood.

"Yes, I have come to take you home."

"Home?"

"Yes. I have found you. You are safe now. Do these humans know where you are from?" the woman in black asked.

"Yes." she responded. "They have taken me in, me and Kal..."

"Kal is here? Where?" Astra was still smiling but the smile seemed more forced.

"How did you find me?" the blonde asked.

"I have been watching the men who tracked you for months. I was waiting for them to take you away from the house so I could kill them all in secret. You did well against the leader. You hurt him badly. Why didn't you end him?"

Kara shrugged her shoulders. "I don't know."

"That is okay. You shouldn't have to. I will protect you, as it should be. Lets hurry and leave. It is time to come home."

Kara looked where Alex thankfully still slept soundly.

"I don't want to leave. Couldn't you just let me stay here?"

"Stay here?" Astra frowned. "Why would you want to stay here? On this planet we are more powerful than Rao. Humans are beneath us. Look what they tried to do to you, Kara."

"Not all humans. The Danvers have been so good to us. I was alone and Alex found me and Kal and we were... we didn't have anything. They have given us everything."

"And I will give you the life you deserve." Astra argued.

Kara did her best to ignore that Astra had not said the same of Kal.

"Aunt Astra...where is Non?" the girl asked, hoping to take Astra's attention away from leaving with her.

"Non? He won't harm you, Kara."

"He hates me. He hates Kal."

"He does not make the decisions in our marriage. I will protect you."

"Did he make the decision to kill those humans who had my pod?"

Astra stilled while Kara looked closely at her. She saw the truth in her aunt's eyes. No matter who had planned it, Astra hadn't been forced to do anything.

"Did you...why were in the Phantom Zone? In Rozz?" she asked finally, not sure she wanted to know the answer but needing to. Jor El's hologram must have been lying. Non yes but not Aunt Astra.