He'll Never Love You Like Me

Taking Out the Trash

Kara's POV
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James Olsen is dead. I killed him.

I cradle his body in my arms as I jet through the sky. I'm not sure what I was doing. When I went back to the DEO after visiting Lena, I had a long, hard think about what she had told me. What James did, wasn't right, and I wanted him to pay for it. Never once did I imagine that I had the willpower to kill a man though! And I'm honestly not sure how I feel about all of this, now that it's happened.

Of course, my biggest worry was that Lena was going to die! I couldn't let that happen. My love for her is too strong, and I vowed to protect her. Once James was dead, I was fearful that Lena might get accused of murder, and I couldn't let that happen either. Killing him and disposing the body really felt like my only options, considering the situation.

Just on the outskirts of National City, are a few open fields. I couldn't risk anyone finding James, so I had to think of a good hiding place, and fast. However, with a gaping hole through his body, it would become obvious that someone like me would've killed him. The only thing I could think to do, was to finish what I started.

Circling around the fields, I found the perfect one. It was lined with a wall of trees, perfect for privacy. Landing softly, I lay his body down near some of the trees.
"James, I'm so sorry things have to be this way..." I said, apologetically.

My eyes fired up with a blue glow. The heat vision slowly disintegrated the rest of his corpse. Now, all that was left was a pile of grey ashes. Mentally, these ashes weren't so hard to dispose of. I no longer had James' expressionless face staring up at mine. I unearthed some of the soil near the ashes and buried them, mixing them in with the dirt. Nobody would notice them here. If anyone found out, I would lose all my close friends. This has to remain a secret between just Lena and I.
"Goodbye James. Thank you for all that you've done for me..."

Flying back, I only had one person on my mind: Lena. I left her so abruptly. I didn't even check if she was doing alright. She's tough, but I bet she was so frightened. She watched a man die, right in her office. I needed to inform her on what's happened with his body, and formulate a plan as to how we notify any other close friends. That was one of my biggest worries at the moment. We can't be exposed for this.

Approaching Lena's office, I slowed my pace down. I scanned the outside of the building with my x-ray vision first, to see where Lena was positioned. She was cowering behind a pillar in the corner of her office. I was right, she was terrified and in shock. I didn't want to startle her, so I tried to enter through the glass hole that I made earlier, as quietly as possible.
"Lena?" I softly questioned, peeking my head around the corner.

"S-Supergirl!" she exclaimed.
Lena suddenly sprung to her feat and wrapped her arms around my back. She squeezed me so tight, I kind of struggled to breathe!
"I missed you so much! I thought you had gone!" she wept, with her head on my chest.

"I'm right here Lena, I could never leave you." I reassured her. "I just had to get rid of his body, but it's all sorted now. For the moment, you have nothing to worry about."

She sunk back down to the floor, letting go of my back. I sat down next to her and made sure that she was doing alright. She was actually doing a lot better than I had expected. But Lena is good at hiding things when she needs to. I hope she wouldn't lie to me about her true feelings, especially after everything she's already trusted me in today.

I put my arm around her shoulder and pulled her in close.
"It's all going to be okay Lena, you have me, forever and always."

"I hate to be a burden to you, so much in one day, but if you don't mind... There's actually something else I'd like to get off my chest." Lena said.

I wonder what more she could need to say? I felt like she'd already told me everything. The look on her face was so troubled though. Something was really bothering her.