Love is Blind

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Steady, rhythmic beeping pounded against the darkness of her eyelids. Her entire body felt numb and sluggish, however a persistent ache coming from her shoulder blade brought back blurred memories.

She hazily recalled the distorted sound of a siren and people rushing her through an endless bright hallway. Kara's terrified sobbing would likely haunt her dreams for eternity.

Lena slowly opened her eyes to see wide aqua blue eyes peering down overshadowed with worry. Behind Kara stood a doctor and who she assumed as her nuse; sharing tense expressions as they stood quietly examining her medical boards.

"Lena! Thank Rao!" Kara exclaimed, practically throwing herself in Lena's lap. She went to hug her girlfriend, only to find her left arm confined to a tight brace against her chest. Lena made the best of the situation, slinging her free arm around Kara's shoulder.

"Kara, let her breathe," Alex sighed heavily in attempt to mask her amusement. The D.E.O. director was leaning against the window facing the outside world, bandages wrapped around her arm. Her face had been cleaned up, although there were several deep gashes that were stitched. Not even being kidnapped and tortured would keep this women down for long.

"She's fine," Lena murmured, wincing as she sat up. The medicine's effect begun to fade, leaving her mind muddled and an uncomfortable ache filling her limbs.

Kara gently pressed her lips against Lena's for a fleeting second, whispering,"Don't you ever scare me like that again."

"I would not dream of it," she rested her head against Kara's shoulder. Lena secretly willed away the doctors and Alex, wanting nothing more than to cuddle Kara

and ignore their responsibilities.

"The dagger severed a tendon, your shoulder will take time to recover. Frequent therapy should regain most of the functions, but there is no certainty that it will work. Functionality of your left hand may never return to what it was before," the doctor, a middle aged women with thin black hair, spoke slowly and precisely.

"Anything else I should be worried about?" Lena wondered what other scars Lex left, only the future would reveal the fullest extent of damage. Worry dripped from her heart, this physical injury would put a dampener on her efficiency with L-Corp business.

"You are free to go by the end of the day, I just would like to keep an eye on your vitals to ensure everything remains stable," she said, marking down something on her medical chart before leaving with the nurse.

"I'm never going to get used to this," Alex laughed dryly,"It's good to see you awake and well." A look of affectionate disgust touched her strict features, narrowing her eyes as the two of them exchanged a quick kiss.
"I'm very relieved to see that you are okay, I'm truly sorry for what my brother did to you," her voice cracked when she mentioned Lex, gaze falling in shame.

"Hey, what matters is that you're both safe," Kara affectionately rubbed Lena's hand, smiling just enough to send her heart fluttering wildly.

"Speak of the devil..." Alex's attention switched to the muted television screen that hung high on the opposite wall.

A gossip station was covering the recent attack on National City showing terribly shot, fuzzy footage of the Martian Manhunter taking down a man in a glowing green suit. The screen transitioned to a handful of subpar photographs taken from a peak in the window, showing Kara asleep next to the hospital bed with her head resting next to hers.

Black bold words restated what the hostess was saying,"Lena Luthor is expected to make a full recovery, adamantly watched day and night by her close friend, Kara Danvers. These photos confirm her faithful position, remaining by Miss Luthor's side as she recovers. Miss Danvers was briefly suspected to be moonlighting as Supergirl, but the heroine has kept up appearances since the attack Friday morning."

"Well that solves your Supergirl problem," Lena chuckled half-heartedly, cringing as pain pricked her shoulder. Her heart skipped a beat as she caught sight of dating allegations accused by the gossip channel host, forcing her to push aside any and all forms of hesitation. She knew what she and Kara had was real and had grand potential, there was no hiding anymore.

"Brainy fashioned some devices so that J'onn could simulate my powers until this whole thing blows over," She explained, stroking aside some loose strands of hair away from Lena's face.

"So it's over?" Lena Luthor had a feeling that this was just the beginning of an interesting future to say the least. She knew the risks of dating Kara, but it would at least keep life interesting. The wounded Luthor women adjusted her position once more to rest her forehead against Kara's, soaking in her intoxicating essence.

"Yes," Kara captured Lena's face with her hands, lovingly staring into her eyes before the world melted together as their lips met.