An Ocean of Fire- Supercorp AU

10- A Home by The Sea

Dinner was unlike anything Lena had ever experienced.

Much to her chagrin, Kara had insisted on Lena sitting beside her father, which she only accepted when Zor-El himself stepped in and offered the seat to her.

This placed Kara on her right, Zor-El to her left, and Alura across the table from her. Alex sat just to Kara's right with Sam beside her, and Winn had been seated next to Alura. Quick introductions had been made to the rest of the table before dinner began, but Lena's head was already swimming with so much new information that she would need to ask Kara for their names again when the night was over.

The first thing that shocked Lena is that Kryptonians can eat more than anyone she'd ever met in her life. When she saw the amount of food on the table, she grew concerned that it was going to go to waste. Her concern quickly shifted to alarm as it rapidly disappeared.

When Alura noticed her watching Kara open-mouthed as she loaded up a third plate of food, she leaned towards her and shook her head.

"Don't judge all of us on the eating habits of my daughter, please. She's absolutely bottomless."

Kara stacked two more bread rolls on her plate and glared at her.

"Mother, I flew hundreds of miles today while carrying a human. AND I'm still recovering from being locked in Lex Luthor's dungeon with no food for who knows how long."

Lena's eyes dropped to her plate, where she pushed some food around with a fork.

A hand reached over and covered hers, and she looked up at Kara in surprise.

"I'm sorry, Princess."

The brunette laughed sarcastically and shook her head as her smile faded away. "What could you possibly be apologizing for? My brother is the monster."

"That doesn't mean we need to talk about him right now. Or ever."

Lena nodded slightly and tried to offer Kara a smile as she withdrew her hand.

The second thing that struck her was how full of life and laughter their conversations were. Even when they were arguing about something – like Alex and Winn, discussing the merits of using a rapid-fire crossbow in training – they were still smiling.

At one point in the evening, Kara tilted her head back and laughed at something Winn had said. Alex groaned and reached down, pressing her hand into her side and wincing.

"Ugh, Kara... I swear, this baby loves you more than I do. Everytime it hears your voice, it kicks me."

This sent Kara under the table, leaning all the way over in her seat and cooing softly at Alex's stomach.

Even after rolling her eyes and threatening to stab Kara in the back of the neck with her fork, Lena watched the knight captain smile down at the princess affectionately and gently tug at her blonde locks.

Zor-El took the opportunity to lean forward. "You know Lena... I have a story that you'll just love. Would you like to hear about the time Kara and Alex got stuck on the top of the Crystal spire and crashed an incredibly important meeting of the Allied monarchs?"

A collective groan circled the entire table, and Lena's eyebrows shot up over the wine glass she'd been drinking from. She set it down gently and smiled at the king.

"Well with that reaction, I can't imagine there's any way I can say no."

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The conclusion of dinner found the party of people in small groups, sipping strong, sweet drinks and murmuring softly to each other in front of the fireplaces. Kara was saying goodnight to Sam and Alex,  smiling with her palm resting on the pregnant woman's stomach.