An Ocean of Fire- Supercorp AU

3- The Forest Through The Trees

As Kara predicted, the night passed uneventfully. She woke before Lena, just as the sun was beginning to peek over the horizon. A ray cast gently across her face, and she inhaled deeply.

It was the first time she'd felt the sun in weeks.

She felt her body energizing, tingling and warm, and quietly rose from the ground. The fire was still smoldering next to them, though it had gone out some time in the night. She tilted her head and looked down at Lena, who – despite her cloak – was shivering slightly in the chilly morning air.

Kara trained her eyes on the fire and hit it for a brief nanosecond with heat vision. It sparked back to life, and she carefully placed another log on it.

She un-clipped the red cloak from her shoulders and draped it over Lena, who made a small sound of approval in her sleep and snuggled into it

It made Kara's heart ache, for some reason.

She shook her head and looked up towards the trees, where the sun was beginning to shine brightly. She bent her knees and gave a little jump, floating slowly towards the waving boughs.

When she broke through the tops of the trees, her entire torso was bathed in morning light. She inhaled deeply and basked in it, tilting her head back and closing her eyes.

"Rao, that's good," she whispered softly.

She allowed herself a few more moments of solitude before opening her eyes once more to scan their perimeter. The bordering Forest of Bolenth was expansive, but she could see the edge in the distance. Beyond that, on a great hill that rose from the earth, stood the capital city of Thon. It was beautiful, shimmering white and tiered as it rose up the hill, the summit ending in a glinting palace.

It was also surrounded by a wall. She squinted and focused her vision to survey the wall for excessive guards, but the numbers were not alarming.

She gave herself a few more minutes of soaking in the rays of the sun before slowly drifting back down to the ground. When she landed, she was surprised to find Lena gone.

"Lena?" She called out. "Lena where – "

Branches snapped softly as the brunette stepped back into the small clearing.

Lena froze, staring at her for several long moments, before stammering. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to alarm you. I needed to... " She gestured into the woods.

"Oh. Oh. No, please don't apologize. I was just startled. Speaking of..." Kara walked off into the woods herself.

Lena watched her go, her lips parting slowly.

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When Kara had floated back down from the sky, it seemed as if she had dragged the very sun down with her. Her skin glowed with happiness, and her golden hair fell in waves around her shoulders. Her blue eyes shone brightly, even when full of concern.

When Lena finally found her voice to apologize, she could feel nerves settling into her chest. Kara took off for the woods and Lena shook her head. She began preparing breakfast to occupy her idle hands.

She pulled more bread from the pack and placed it on a flat rock near the fire to toast. Further search in the bag produced a small jar of jam and a hunk of cheese wrapped in a cloth.

She handed a large portion of both bread and cheese to Kara when she returned. As the blonde took the plate from her, Lena noticed her looking at her with amusement.

She had small crinkles around her eyes, and her lips were turned up in a soft smile as she watched her.

Lena lifted her palms up, shrugging her shoulders. "What? Have I done something amusing?"