Another Time, Another Place (SUPERCORP AU)

Part 8: Bottled Up

A/N:

My apologies to the delay of my update, I have been working on another fanfiction you'll soon see. BTW, parts in this story are taken from the show, my favorite episode of Supergirl, to be precise. Hope you all enjoy the read!

Thanks a bunch!!

_____________________________

Kara's pov

"I ran away." Alex said.

We were in the kitchen. She's stress eating the doughnuts she brought in with her. I've had my fair share of it so I'm just drinking my tea.

She's my cousin and also my closest friend from Riverdale. Apparently she's having the same parents issue as I do.

"I haven't told your mom yet, about me running away and needing a place to stay..."she said while chewing a mouthful of fried sugary goodness. "Can I stay here? I mean, will your mom let me stay here... Its just for a while until I get a job and a place of my own..."

"Chill Alex, you're more than welcome to stay here..." I said. "Why don't you tell me exactly what happened, its so not like you to run off like this..."

"Well...its not just about mom and dad fighting and their road to a brutal divorce..." She began and then hesitated. After a while of silence and I was just looking at her willing her to continue, she eventually told me.

"They both caught me kissing a girl...they were really mad, we exchanged words...hurtful words...they're disappointed with me..."

I was stunned. Its so awful Alex went through this with her parents. But I'm still trying to process this, because not a while ago I was about to kiss Lena, so I'm thinking, is this a Danvers family thing now, or is it just that...this is who really Alex is,...or me for that matter. How would mom, dad and Clark take it, had it been me...

"You're mad...disappointed just like mom and dad..." Alex said quietly.

"I'm not mad, Alex, and you never disappoint me. I'm just...a little surprised I guess...I mean, you used to date Maxwell Lord, now you're kissing girls? Are you saying you're gay?"

"I don't know, I-i'm trying to make sense of it all, it's so... complicated,"

"Have you...felt like this before?"

"Not like this..."

"Have you ever been with a girl?"

"No..."

"Okay...what's different?" I asked as I try to understand, "I know you haven't been dating anyone since Max - "

"This isn't because I haven't found the right guy, Kara..." She said exasperatedly.

"I'm not saying that it was. I'm just trying to understand, okay..."

We both fell silent for a moment, then she said...

"I have been thinking since mom and dad caught me kissing Vicki, and if I'm being honest, I realized that...maybe... I've had thoughts like this before. I just...chose to shove it in a bottle with a tight cap on and bury it in me,"

"And now the tight capped bottle just opened itself because you can't keep it down anymore," half saying it to Alex, the other to myself, relating to her.

Because since I met Lena, I have been bottling my true feelings for her and trying to bury it deep. I have been playing the typical, regular friend when in fact I'm falling for her, if I haven't fallen already. Now, my feelings for Lena that I have been trying to hide threatens to spill out in the open and I don't know what to do about it. But this isn't about me. This is Alex, going through a tough time, and I have to be here for her.

"Apparently..." She continued, "everything spilled out back there, and Vicki and I couldn't handle it...her parents sent her to some camp, and me, well...here I am running off to the city,"

"Do you think that's the best for you?"

"All I know is that I can't stand to see myself as a failure to mom and dad just because I'm not what they expect to be..."

"I'm here for you whatever you decide for yourself. Don't worry about mom, she adores you like you're her own...we have a spare room, we just have to clean it up and you can have it..."

"Thanks, Kara...what would I do without you," Alex said tearing up over her doughnuts.

"Hush now...mom and I got you," I said as I gave her a hug. Alex is strong, I believe she can get through this, she just needs to pull herself together.

Our crying moment was suddenly interrupted by a knock on the front door. I went to find out it was Maggie.

"Hey Kara, can I study here... Winn's too loud and Lena's not home, plus I lost my copy of The Catcher in the Rye...can I borrow yours?" She said as she entered my house unceremoniously.

"Sure, come on in, Maggie" I said sarcastically.

"Oops. Sorry...I didn't know you had company,"

"Well, that's what happens when you invite yourself in right away...Alex, this is Maggie from school, and Maggie, this is my cousin, Alex..." I introduced the two while Alex is still stress eating and Maggie's taken a seat in front of her.

"Hello..." Maggie said quietly.

"Doughnuts?" Alex offered.

"Sure...thanks," Maggie took one with cream cheese filling and bit on it.

"So, where's Lena?" I casually inquired as I  took a drink for Maggie since she made herself comfortable with my cousin's food. But in actuality, I'm dead curious because Lena's supposed to go home after she spent time here with me.

"I don't know," Maggie replied in between chews. "I knocked in her front door for like ages, but no one's answering..."

I was gonna ask Maggie if she tried Lena's phone but I didn't. I'm scared she might take a hint that I'm into Lena...I don't wanna be that obvious, and if I'm going to spill, I am so not going to spill it with Maggie.

"Well, I'm just gonna go grab the book...you two enjoy your snack," I said instead, leaving them and went upstairs to my room.

But before I went back, I tried to call Lena but it went to voicemail. I tried texting her saying that Maggie needs a study buddy, but that was just me making an excuse in hopes that Lena might text back and tell me her whereabouts. But no reply.
Now I'm worried she might be in trouble. Just where exactly did she go...

___________________

A/N:

where is Lena? Find out next...soon😎