The Devil

Chapter 8 // Wings

That night, when Lena lays in bed reading some news her back suddenly hurts. Slowly the pain becomes unbearable, her breaths shorter and her body limp. Kara is there out of nowhere towering over her saying things. But she can't hear it. She hears part like 'Don't' and 'fight' but she doesn't know what to do. Kara grabs and makes her stand up, holding her close for support. Lena lets out a small whimper and Kara sighs. 

They stand there, Kara holding Lena close while Lena whimpers from the pain. After a while the pain just stops. It's completely gone. And when Kara notices that Lena's body doesn't hurt anymore she says "Lena, I need you to- How in the world do you say this? Just cut to the case Kara." Kara looks at Lena with a sympathetic smile and nervously says "You have wings?"

Lena gasps and feels behind her, she indeed does have wings. She walks towards the mirror and sees big white wings. She smiles brightly, she doesn't like flying but having your own power over it- that's just. Wow. In the meantime Kara already grabbed her phone and is dialling Alex' number. When Alex answers Kara immediately starts talking "Alex! Could you please come? Lena grew her wings. And I am scared that Winn will do too in no time, so you might have two people to train... but for now could you come here and help Lena? You know I am awful at teaching people. So please?"

Alex answer is plain and simple "Sure" and with that their call ends. Seven minutes later Alex arrives, which is late for her. But Kara doesn't want to ask her adoptive sister what she was doing. She already made that mistake once. Lena still stands in front of the mirror amazed by her wings. Which are white like Kara's so she isn't a demon... good. 

They are still sensitive, so that's still irritating. But that will probably go away with time. Alex suddenly stands behind her, her black wings out in the open. "They are quite nice. I will always imagine what it is like to have white wings. Since they are faster, stronger and nicer. Yes I actually raced Kara, and she didn't even cheat!" 

She hears from the other side of the room Kara yell "I never cheat!" She can practically hear the pout on Kara's face. So she chuckles, because Kara definitely will cheat if it is needed. 

"So are you ready to learn how to fly?" Lena enthusiastically nods and together they walk downstairs. To the garden. Flying is quite easy she learned after five minutes. It's basically feeling your wings and with that using it as another limb. But the flying courses... those are quite difficult. But she will learn it probably. 

In the meantime Kara sits on the balcony facing the garden where Lena and Alex are training. After an hour Maggie replaces Alex so that Alex can talk with Kara. Because she senses that she needs to... luck of being a servant. Which is sarcasm. It's a thing you feel in your mind and you can't stop it until you done the thing that needs to be done. So Alex flies up to the balcony and sits with Kara. Kara just stares at Lena.

Kara is the first one to speak "She is really smart, isn't she?" Alex hums in agreement "But with her background it means that it will take very long for her to trust me. To love me. So," She turns to Alex and asks "What do you think I should do?"

Alex sighs, for some reason she expected this conversation to come some day. Actually she expected it to happen now since she has that urge, that awful feeling. Luckily for her Lena isn't able to do this yet. Since it can be quite irritating. But for now she should focus on the question. How did she do this all those years ago. She didn't do this since she wasn't already married to the woman in question. But normally you would take somebody on a date? So a date.

With her normal confidence she says "Take her on a date. That's the way a relationship normally starts. So maybe it's smart to try it out. Look- you have never been human. And you will never be it. But Lena has been it. And for her everything is different, so try to get used to human customs and plan a date. Also, don't forget to ask her out. But about the date, you can hold it here. Make sure that your staff makes perfect food, even your favourite: Potstickers. And import wine from France or something. But make it the best date imaginable. Sweep Lena off her feet and make sure she enjoys it. And with that you are going to make it a weekly thing. Every week you will try something new, every week you try to top yourself. For fill all her needs."

Kara nods, Alex is right. After replaying the whole thing in her head she sighs "I am never going to be enough, am I?"

Alex' expression hardens and she exclaims "No! You are good enough. Lena needs somebody who will love her, trust her, support her. And maybe you aren't really possible to love yet but the time will come. Someday this caring stuff will turn into real love. It can even be tomorrow. You just have to wait for the day Kal-El loses his powers because you are everything he isn't and is. The day your name and title will be changed into God and not the Devil. But for now you just have to enjoy life with your wife." Kara nods, she is a bit convinced. Someday that day will come, the day Kal-El loses his powers and she will be the only Gods together with her wife. The day the world will face a new era. A better era. The day the demons turn into angels.