Maybe That Could Be Us

chapter 1: fresh start?

Kara's pov

I watched them burn through the window, I didn't do anything. I stood an watched my parents burn while I was outside safe, I looked into their eyes full of fear, I listened to their screams, doing nothing. I stood and watched them burn.

The memory kept replaying and replaying in my head, I could hear their screams rigging in my ears, it felt like I was there again, in able to move.

"Kara? " my cousin Clark tried to get my attention but all I could think about was them burning.

"Kara, I know you can hear me." Clark sighed. "Look I know what your thinking, but no you couldn't of saved them, no one could of-"

"I looked them in the eyes through the window Clark, I watched them burn I-"

"You need to stop blaming yourself!" Clark cut me off like I did to him. "You need to stop blaming yourself, I know you are hurt, I know you think you could of saved them but you couldn't, not everyone can be saved Kara."

I burst out crying, I know he was trying to help but he wasn't, all he was doing was hurting me more and more.

"That's why your going to stay with the danvers's" Clark sighed.

"I-What? I thought I was going to stay with you?"

"I'm sorry cous but I can't take care of you, and I live in Metropolis, I thought you prefer to stay close to your friends, plus Dr Elisa danvers helps people who have witnessed things like you have, I thought it would be better for you."

"I'd rather stay with you though."

"I'm sorry but it's all been organised... I have to drop you off there tomorrow..."

"Will you come see me?"

"Of course, I would never abandon you. Next Saturday?"

"Hu? What about it?"

"I'll come visit you and we'll spend the day together? Sound like a deal?"

"Yeah, thank you."

We were in Clarks hotel room, he book one immediately after the fire and we've stayed in it until all the legal stuff got sorted out with the fire.

I really don't what to go to the danvers's? I don't want to invade on them, I don't want to leave Clark, he's the last of my family. But I also don't want to be a burden and hold him down.

Fortunately some of the things in my parents house survived the fire, amongst them was some of my clothes, my documents, my mum's wedding ring and a family photo. Everything else was burnt. Clark let me have my mother's ring which I wore on a chain he gave me round my neck, and the photo. I couldn't let go.

I played with the ring in the light watching the rig absorb the light, and my attention. I hadn't even notice Clark had left, when I was still listening to him he said something about getting food.

I watched the ring glisten in the light as I played with it round my fingers. I could see her face in the rig, my mother's smile. Tears were rolling down my cheeks as I relived memories with her in my head.

I know Clark knows to an extent what I'm feeling, his parents died in a plane crash. But he never watched them burn in your childhood home, the place you have the most memory's with them.

I curled into a ball crying holding the ring to my heart, since it was the last part of my mother I had.

I must of cried myself to sleep because next thing I know Clark is waking me up.

"Hey cous? I got pizza and potstickers" he spoke softly.

"Thanks" I smiled wiping what's left of my tears with the cuff of my hoodie.

He handed me a paper plate "help yourself" he pointed at the food.

We ate making occasional conversation.

Before I knew it the night had passed which ment I was going to meet the danverses.

We packed our bags, well I only had one which was a backpack I borrowed from Clark. We loaded them in his car.

"If you ever need me you have my phone number, don't hesitate to call me, and you know where I live if for whatever reason you need to come to me, and remember I love you and am here for you." He hugged me tightly. Before going into his car

"I'm gonna miss you Clark" I cried.

"I and your parents are always with you. And remember I'll be seeing you next Saturday."

"But that's a whole week away"

"I know it's gonna be tough to adjust but I'm gonna be with you and support you okay same with the danverses."

"Who are they anyway?"

Clark started the engine and began driving.

"Well Elisa danvers is a psychologist who specialises in post traumatic stress disorder, and she has a daughter Alex who goes to the same highschool as you will be."

"I'm not gonna be invading on them am I? And I'm not gonna be a test subject because of the fire?"

"No no Kara, they heard your story from the article I wrote about the safety measurements that should of been taken but weren't and Elisa reached out to me and offered."

"Are you sure?"

"Positive"

He pulled up at this house, it wasn't big or small, at the door way was a woman and a teenage girl. They must be the danvers.

I looked at Clark with fear, he pulled me into a hug, "it's gonna be okay".

We both got out the car and I got my bag I waited till Clark caught up to me before stepping away from the car.  This was new, all of it. I don't want to leave Clark, I wish the fire never happened, I want my parents back!