Supercorp/Supergirl - Short Stories/Scenes/One Shots

Solar Flare

Kara's POV

A sane mind would've believed that things would get better once Lex was gone, they would be wrong. It wasn't the influx of bad guys or how difficult they were to defeat but the tension. It was all little things at first. Game night seemed to be the start of it, looking back now. After that everything only went downhill. Whenever Lena was around, I immediately felt like I'd done something wrong and I didn't quite know why at first. She wouldn't even look me in the eye. She flinched when I tried to touch her. Conversations were keptpretty short. It was actually as Supergirl that I found out why.

The two of us had been out for a lunch date when I'd had to get away. Someone needed help. I'd tried to escape with small talk when she just gave me an exasperated look and a,
"Go Kara." I'd looked back as I went, she'd seemed deep in thought. Being the woman she was, she also went to help since it was only across the street. We ended up stuck face to face. There was a child in my arms and the parents outside. The child was unconscious, and I had to go back for others so I handed them over to my friend. She'd been a little shocked. There had been a fire. Apparently Lena the genius had managed to build her own protection for some kind of similar event. She didn't want to allow the firefighters to try it out until she knew it worked. Thankfully, it did.

Being me I'd gone to chastise her after the event. The second she saw me it was as if she'd known what was coming.
"Thank you, Kara," I stared at her, absolutely no clue what to say. She seemed to be able to tell, "Zor-El." How long had she known? The single moment I had revealed that name to the world was probably the biggest mistake of my life. She tried to pretend nothing happened after that. When she'd managed to get a pre-release of some horror movie, I still went over there though. If she was still willing to hang out with me I wasn't going to complain.

It had been a little bit of an odd night. So surprisingly, I was not the biggest fan of horror movies. Real-life I can handle, jump scares and death I cannot. I hadn't warned Lena. She'd just invited me to come over to watch a movie. She hadn't specified at all. It was very clear from the opening though. From the first jump scare, I was shaking. As soon as Lena noticed this, she'd beckoned me closer and put an arm around me.
"Are you cold? I can get a blanket." The poor girl had no idea of the real reason I was terrified, mildly.
"No, just not really the biggest fan of horror movies."
"I can turn it off." I couldn't let her reach for the remote, she was clearly enjoying the movie. Eventually, I managed to convince her to keep it on, the deal was I had to stay close though. Absolutely no problem. It was a lot easier for me to focus on the scent of her perfume and the arm of hers that was wrapped around me than some children that were going tobe killed soon.

By the end of the movie I may have acted a little more scared than I really was, but not by much. Every time someone was killed I turned my head into the crook of her neck. When there was a massacre I just decided not to move. She really was incredible at distracting me from the horrors behind me. We ended up really close. I was already focusing entirely on her arm draped across my shoulders when the other wrapped around me. I've completely given up on the movie by this point. When the final jump scare showed up, I was already practically sat on her lap so simply cuddled into her even more. Thankfully, my body was also getting sleepy. I'd rested my head on her shoulder as the movie came to a close. Heck, I couldn't even remember what it was about.

I may have drifted off for a moment or two. What brought me back was a shaking breath from the woman I was ever so close to. We spoke only in whispers from then on, despite the seclusion we were settled in.
"Kar? You awake?" Her hand was briefly settled on my cheek, it had felt normal, comfortable. She didn't have to move it.
"Barely. Sorry, long day."
"Sleep at my place tonight?" Her voice had been so soft as I finally forced my eyes open. I'd moved back, only slightly, and she'd seemed disappointed, I could see it in her eyes. Green was now my favourite colour. Gazing into her eyes for even a second had completely shut down my train of thought. She really was beautiful. Without even thinking my hand had attempted to creep up to her cheek, to avoid being awkward I brushed the stray strands of hair out of her face instead. "Is that a yes?"
"I didn't realise it was a question." She'd laughed even lightly, my life goal was complete. "I'd love to."