Dreams do come true

Chapter 19

Day 179 | T-minus 10 hours to land

Stunning.

Striking.

Magnificent.

They had all been mesmerized by the red planet from the moment they first started seeing it up close...
but this was too close, too big, too real.

They knew the landing was the worst part, they knew a million things could go wrong but none of them could help the feeling that they had already made it. They were here, on Mars' orbit. No human had ever been this far from Earth, no human had ever seen this view with their own two eyes.

And if Kara thought Lena looking at their home planet was something else, then she would have had to become a poet to explain the feeling of seeing Lena looking at Mars like that.

It'd been a few days since they first got a glimpse of the planet in the middle of all this nothing, and it was a sight they would never forget.
But Lena... it seemed like Lena never stopped looking, and she still got that sparkle in her eyes, there was wonder all over her face. It was like having a glimpse at the little girl Lena once was and Kara was entranced by her.

Of course, she was also looking out the windows every chance she got, she wasn't immune to the power the planet held over all of them. Still, that was to be expected, it was her lifelong dream after all. What she never expected was Lena.

They had a moment, a little over a month ago they had a moment. Kara was sure they were going to kiss and then Sam was there and Kara quickly left, taking the moment with her... and she'd carried it with her all this time.
It was so ridiculous how easy they could both act like nothing had happened. At some point, she started thinking that maybe she'd imagined it. But then sometimes she would catch Lena looking at her with something akin to longing... it made her trust in her memory.

Granted, they hadn't had that much time alone since then. There was a lot to do before they landed. The communication with Earth wasn't fast enough those days, so they had to be even more alert to everything. They were under a lot of pressure and stress.

Nevertheless, Kara had been steadily falling for this woman for two years now. So excuse her if she kept waxing poetics in her head about the way the red of the planet was reflected on her green eyes. Or if her mind was preoccupied with the almost-kiss that needed to become a reality soon. Then again, an almost-kiss and a few longing looks could mean that Lena just found her physically attractive. And Kara had less trouble believing that than the fact that she could have any kind of real feelings for her. So she always ended up back in square one: she could not afford to lose Lena.

"Everything okay, Supergirl?"

"Yeah..." Kara reluctantly took her eyes off Lena to turn towards her sister. "Can you believe it?"

"Honestly? I'm used to this by now, these past six months, the six of us together, being so far away from Earth that we haven't even seen it in I don't even know how long... so yeah, I finally believe this is happening. I can't believe that yet." She finished pointing towards the giant red ball outside the window.

"I know, right?! I'm so happy I get to do this with you, Alex!" Her little sister was in her arms in no time, Kara's excitement was infectious so Alex let herself be washed over by it for a while. She needed it, she needed a minute or two of not thinking of the time between then and the landing, of all the horrible ways things could go terribly wrong.

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"So let me get this straight, you're saying that you know we might all be dead in just a few hours and you still don't want to do anything about it beforehand?" Maggie's tone suggested that she was genuinely trying to understand.

"You're literally asking for a straight explanation where there's none. Nothing about this is straight, Sawyer." Sam very unhelpfully chipped in as she entered.

Lena rolled her eyes at them and continued putting on her suit. "If I'm going to tell Kara how I feel, I don't want it to be because there's a sixty percent chance that we'll no longer be alive afterwards. I don't want her to think even for a second that loving her is something I can only do for a few hours. I want her to know that it's because I want to live a long happy life... with her."

"Damn, Luthor! If Little Danvers is crazy enough to reject you, you know where to find me."

"Like you'd be able to handle me, Sawyer."

"I'm gonna write that little speech down to start my maid of honor duties."

"Please, don't start planning a wedding, Sam. Let's get to Mars first."

Lena knew Kara felt something for her. It became clear to her that day over a month ago, and it was clear in the very few moments they'd shared after that. That was also why she was convinced that Kara knew about her feelings too. So it was okay. She had waited this long, she could wait a bit longer. Besides, they needed to focus on the mission, she had faith it would be a success. She could deal with her feelings later.

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Okayy 930 words, the longest chapter since.. well, ever. I hope you enjoy it. Sorry for the delay of the last chapter i didnt get to read it over and check for mistakes.
Have a nice day/night whatever <33