When Alex Danvers adopts a 17 year old alien girl named Imilli, she is thrilled to finally have a kid. Imilli has gone through a lot in her life, she was found abused and broken by the DEO and was taken in by none other than her savior Alex. Now she...
"And you say it was the government?" Kara asked Amy Kensington, the neighbor who had witnessed Imilli's rescue.
"I don't know for sure. But they pulled up in big black vans, wore crazy vests, and carried huge guns. Who else could it be?" Amy responded.
"Why would they go into your neighbor's house?"
"Jack was always kinda weird, he'd never go anywhere without a beer so he was almost always drunk. He liked to flirt but no one ever took him seriously. He had some strange habits too."
"Like what?" Kara pressed.
"Um...He'd, like, tell crazy stories that made him seem better than he was. Or he'd burst into really inappropriate songs at random times." Amy grimaced "God, he was a terrible singer."
"Let's move on to what happened when they left the house. You said they had a girl with them?"
"Yes." Amy nodded.
"Had you ever seen her before?" Kara asked "Did you know she was there?"
Amy was indignant "No! Of course not!" She shouted "Why would you ask something like that?"
"I'm sorry," Kara stuttered "I didn't mean to offend-"
"No, I'm sure you didn't." Amy stood up "I think you had better go. This interview is over."
"But-" Kara was shoved roughly out the door and it was slammed in her face.
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Alex led Imilli into her apartment "And this is where I live. And where you'll live from now on."
Imilli looked around in awe, it was the biggest room she'd been allowed to live in.
"Do you like it?" Alex asked nervously.
Still looking around, Imilli nodded and smiled a little at Alex. Then the phone rang, making the alien girl jump in surprise.
"It's okay, it's just the phone." Alex gently touched Imilli's shoulder "Give me a second." She picked up the phone "Hello?"
"Alex?"
"Hi Sam, what's up?" Alex glanced back at Imilli who was staring out the window.
"I'm so sorry to ask this but could you watch Ruby? Just for a few hours of course. I wouldn't ask except I totally forgot I have a bg meeting right when I need to pick her up from school and it might go on for hours." Sam explained "Could you please pick her up and keep an eye on her?"
Alex looked at Imilli again "Give me a second." She put the phone to her chest and walked over towards the girl "Hey, Imilli, would you be okay if another girl came over here?"
Imilli's head shot up.
"Just for a little while." Alex assured her "Her name's Ruby and she's very sweet. I think you'd like her. Her mom is a friend of mine and she needs someone to watch Ruby for a little while, not long, but I want to make sure it's okay with you first."
Imilli thought about it for a moment, tilting her head to the side and then she took a deep breath and nodded.
Alex sighed in relief "Thanks Imi."
Imilli looked surprised at the nickname but smiled nonetheless.
Alex put the phone back to her ear "Hey Sam, you still there?"
"Yep."
"I would be happy to watch Ruby. But you should know, I've kind of adopted a kid, she's a little older than Ruby and she doesn't talk. She...Well, we found her at work." Alex explained.
"Is she going to be okay?" Sam asked worriedly "Are you sure you can take Ruby? I can ask Lena if-"
"No I think it's fine, she needs to learn to be around other people anyways."
"Okay if you're sure, schools out in about an hour, at 3:30. Thanks Alex"
"No problem, bye Sam." And Alex hung up "So..." She turned to Imilli "We've got about an hour before we have to go get Ruby, are you hungry?"
Imilli shook her head, she was used to going long periods without food.
"Well, you wanna watch some TV? Or go shopping? You need some new clothes. How about we go do that?"
Imilli nodded, surprised. She looked down at her clothes, a grey tee-shirt and black sweatpants. They were okay, but not very nice. Alex was right, she needed new clothes if she was going to look normal.
"Okay, I'll grab the keys." Alex turned away and grabbed her car keys. She'd gotten rid of her motorcycle earlier that week, knowing that Imilli wouldn't be comfortable with it.
The two left the apartment and got in the car. As Alex started it Imilli buckled her seatbelt and closed her eyes, listening to the rumble of the engine was soothing. They drove through town and Imilli stared out the window at the city sites.
Alex bought her a dozen outfits and more once they got to the 'mall' Alex called it. Imilli wore her new outfit; a white blouse with a pale green skirt and tall brown boots.
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Then the two returned to the car to go pick up Ruby.
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