Love is Blind

Time for Action

Footage rolled across the large flat screen television that hung on the baby blue office walls. The video was poorly shot, shaking around through the chaos as the filmer attempted to record the interaction between a blonde women in blue outfit calmly spoke to a man angrily waving a gun around.

A serious female reporter voice calmly recapping the situation as it appeared on screen, providing background noise to a pacing women. She was dressed in a simple navy dress that clung to her body in such a way that highlighted her broad figure.

Her work was left abandoned and unorganized on top of the desk, partially illuminated by a dimmed computer screen. A slim gray tablet layed shattered at the base of the door which now had a slight dent in the hardwood finish.

An image burned in her brain of a simple, crumpled up piece of paper that held the eratic scratches of a delusion man that simply stated "gods among ants" over and over again abandoned in an empty cell.

"What the hell does that mean Lex? Just the Supers? Or all of the aliens?" Lena pondered out loud, struggling to understand his cryptic message to the world. His hatred for aliens presumably festered and grew during his time in prison.

Lena glanced at the television, recalling that this was not the only incident where Supergirl was using a more calming approach rather than her usual smash first talk later tactic. While the Women of Steel's appearances lessened to a degree, only appearing in more serious crimes like the bank heist that happened earlier today.

"Why couldn't you just stay in prison and riot?" Lena groaned, glancing once more at her personal phone she clenched tightly in her left hand.

The only notification that lit up her phone was to alert that she'd gotten another email regarding L-Corp business. The lack of communication from her best friend dramatically increasing her worry by an order of magnitude. Kara had done this before but she would at least let Lena know something was going on, not just ignore her.

Miss Luthor anxiously gnawed on the inside of her cheek as she clicked opened the screen, tapping on the pale blue phone icon. It took her a few moments to find the right contact, drawing the phone to her ear.

Lena leaned against the arm of her sleek leather couch as the ring tone abruptly cut off with a curt,"Hello?"

"I-uh- yes, this is Lena Luthor," she stuttered, surprising herself at how unprofessional she was being.

"Are you in danger?" Alex replied shortly, obviously distracted.

"Have you heard from Kara? We were supposed to meet for lunch last Saturday but she didn't show up. I haven't heard from her since," she reached down to the chess board, snagging the white king.

"Kara is... visiting family," there was more indistinguishable mumbling on the other line that Lena just could not decipher.
"Alex, I'm worried," Lena murmured quietly as if afraid to admit any weakness. Her grip tightened on the marble chest piece in anger of how unhelpful Alex was being.

"Lena, just stay out of it," the strain in her tone intensified as a male voice on the other line shouted angrily.

"I've never asked anything of you, Alex," Lena had not realized how desperate she sounded but she no longer cared. A hurricane of emotions stormed in Lena's stomach as her mind wandered to countless possibilities of what was going on with Kara.

The deeper voice became more prominent, disagreeing with something Alex said. She blinked in confusion, unsure of what exactly was going on on Agent Danver's side. The bickering lasted for several moments as Lena listened keenly, hoping to get a shred of information to help before the phone call ended.