In My Dreams

Chapter 9

Lena's POV

I was confused. Kara had a look on her face of pure terror and sadness.

"Are you ok Kara?" I asked worriedly.

"Yeah. I mean we're not just friends. We're best friends right?" She said with a wavering in her voice.

"Of course. If anything you're my only friend. You dont have to worry about that Kara" I said pulling her in a hug.

"I have to get back to work. Snapper has been on my tail extra close lately. I'll see you tomorrow?" Kara said quickly.

"As always, and dont hesitate to contact me if you need to" I called as she left.

I felt uneasy for the rest of the day. I saw that Supergirl had kept busy and I worried if something might happen to her. I went home with a feeling of hollowness within me and I couldnt solve its puzzle.

I held a glass of wine in my hand and leaned on the railing on the balcony of my penthouse. I looked out over the city and hoped that I might catch a glimpse of National City's hero, but she was no where to be seen. Why had she left so suddenly? What was she so afraid of? Should I bring up the dreams that I've been having? Maybe she might leave if I told her.... Finishing my glass, I went to bed and fell into a fitful sleep.

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I opened my eyes to the field again. I felt drained. Like there was a weight on me that I couldnt set down. I looked around and saw people in robes and hoods over their heads. My heart rate increased and I slowly backed away from them. I realized that I was in a blue gown and there was little white flowers in my braided hair.

"Lena Kieran Luthor" one spoke, which one I did not know.

I paused for a moment and waited to see what would happen.

"Your bond to Kara Zor-El has been finalized. You will furthermore be known as Lena Kieran Zor-El. May Rao show favor on you and your soulmate" he spoke. I still could not tell whom was speaking, but I heard a thud behind me.

Kara wore a white gown and flowers around her head. She had tears in her eyes and a beaming smile on her face. The weight that I had felt earlier suddenly vanished and I took a step to her.

I didnt wish for this dream to end. For the feeling of certainty and love to end. Or the feeling of everything being..... right. I tentatively reached out to her, only to have my hand go through.

Dread set in and I tried to grab ahold of her but she was now almost transparent.

"Wake up my love. Seal the bond. Put the pieces together" she whispered.

"Wait!" I called. Darkness surrounded me but I couldnt wake up. I felt stuck in its grasp and I tried to scream. Only no sound came out.

Kara's POV

A surge of power flowed through me and my eyes shot open. I was sleeping dreamlessly when I felt it. Something wasnt right.... I got out of bed and looked to my clock to see it was 3am. I looked out my window and began to pace, trying to figured out what the power surge may have been. I could feel all of my senses heighten and I tried to control it.

I closed my eyes and stilled, trying to focus on something, and calm myself down. I found a heartbeat. It was erratic but it was familiar, usually calming to me. I could feel my eyes glowing and shot out the window.

I landed on Lena's balcony and scanned her penthouse with my xray vision. Nothing seemed out the ordinary except for Lena pacing her bedroom. I battled internally on whether I should go in or not and finally knocked on the glass sliding door.

Lena walked to her livingroom and was startled to see me. She opened the door and took a step outside toward me.

"Are you alright?" I asked quietly.

She seemed on the verge of tears and looked away from me.

"No" she whispered. I made to pull her into my arms and she turned away.

"I dont know what's happening. These dreams are too much" she whispered again. I wondered if they were the same dreams I was having but kept quiet. "They're too real. I dont know what they mean. They're not real."

"Lena..." I started.

"Why are you here? How did you know I was up?" Lena asked almost accusingly. I opened my mouth to answer and shut it not being able to put it into words.

"Do you want to talk about it?" I asked instead, avoiding her question. She looked uncertain and motioned for us to go inside.

I sat on the couch and took in her image. Her raven hair was tossed in an attractive, sleepy way and her joggers pants and tank top hugged her body. She paced for a moment more and stopped in front of me.

"Have you been having strange dreams? About.....me?" she asked quietly. No more secrets.

"Yes" I breathed. She started pacing again and I reached out for her hand.

"I keep having these dreams. I dont know what they mean. They kept saying 'bond' or 'soulmate' and I dont know what it means" she groans.

"A room. One with a screen and it scans you. It tells you everything in your life and further in your future" I say without looking at her.

"Yes.... you've had them too?" I nodded my head and she sits down on her couch. "What does it mean? Why are they happening?"

"I have to explain my past before I can answer that" I sigh. Lena looks at me as if to say 'go on' and faces me completely.

"I come from a planet called Krypton. On my planet, a Kryptonian that turns 12 will go to a place called the 'Searching Room.' It scans your palm and tells you the initial blueprint to your life. Your schooling, career and eventually your soulmate. Your soulmate is someone you are bound to. A bond so strong that no force in the universe can break. Except for you. The soulmate is revealed in the 'Searching Room' and you have the option of accepting or rejecting them. If they are rejected, the bond is broken and they are no longer soulmates" I explain. Lena listens intently and waits for me to finish.

"I dont know how or why but you..." I pause, "are my soulmate. We are bound before Rao. I thought that my soulmate had died along with the rest of my planet, but then I found you."

A tear slid down my face as it usually did when I remembered the destruction of my planet. I looked down to my lap and Lena grabbed my hands.

"The midnight calls" she murmurs. "Those were the bad dreams weren't they. Of me leaving in some way."

I nod my head and I look up at her.

"You get them too?" I whisper.

"Well, I'm glad I'm not the only one" she attempts to smile.

"I know this is a lot, and I dont want to force anything on you Lena. That's the last thing I would do to you, but it was so hard hiding this from you. I didnt want to. Soulmates don't hold secrets from each other. I just didnt know how to tell after we had only known each other for a few months. I couldnt risk losing you" I ramble.

"Then no more secrets" she says. I felt her shift and I met her eyes. Those green-blue eyes that remind me of the images I had seen stuck in the pod in space. Only it wasnt scary, it was comforting, and it was my new favorite color.

"I love you Kara Zor-El."