Lena's POV
My work was finally done so I grabbed my bag and left the office I had been sitting in all day. I walked out of the building but wasn't met by the busy street I was used to. It was silent. Deadly silent. This wasn't a good sign. I looked around to see my mother coming towards me. Why and how was she here?! She was put in prison ages ago.
'Mother. What are you doing here?' I said in a steely voice, reminding me of the same time she used when I was younger.
'Just coming by to give my favourite daughter a visit.' She smiled at me with a fake sense of security I could see right through.
'Even though I'm your only daughter, you've never treated me like your favourite. What do you want?' I spat, all the emotions I pushed down resurfacing.
'I wanted to see how you were. I heard you are dating the national city hero herself.' She smirked at me. My blood ran cold when she mentioned Kara.
'Don't you dare lay a finger on her.' I got closer to her, my voice laced with venom. I would never let her hurt Kara.
'Oh I would never Lena. Although I will if I don't get what I want.' She snarled. My heart stopped at the idea of Kara dying or being harmed. She was the love of my life and there was no doubt about it.
'What do you want?' I stuttered.
'I want you to break her heart.'
'What?' My brain raced. I could never hurt Kara.
'I want you to break her heart. Otherwise I'll break her head. You see this,' she said pointing at a remote in her hand,' this activates a bomb. Not just any bomb. A kryptonite one. Your precious Kara will be in the zone of detonation. I've made sure of it. So, what will it be daughter of mine? Kill her or let her go?'
I clenched my jaw afraid of the tears that may spill if I don't tense all of my muscles. She's giving me two options. Loose her or loose her. I know which one is better. But I don't want to do it. But I know I have to. I could tell my mother wasn't lying. Her only good quality is her honesty.
'Why- why are you doing this?' I swallowed down a sob that was clawing it's way up my throat.
'Because Lena. You don't deserve happiness. No Luthor does. You aren't different. We work off of our loneliness and longing. And you can't long for something you already have. This is a lesson darling.'
'You think you're helping me? Are you serious? I am not like you. I work off of love. I have never been a Luthor.'
'Honey this will help you in the long run. Trust me.'
'Trust me?' I was screaming now with tears flowing freely down my face,'How can I trust you? I've finally found people that understand me. Not just Kara but my friends. I'll loose all of them if you make me do this. All of them. I won't survive it.' I felt myself loosing control, hanging onto any thing that could save me but finding nothing.
'You don't need them. You've gone soft. It's not good for business.' She said in a monotone voice. I realised that our conversation was over. I had lost. And now I'm going to loose more than I've ever lost before. I know I have to break up with her. If I don't she dies. And I'd much rather her be happy and alive with someone else than be dead with me. I always thought in the back of my mind my baggage would break us. And now it is. I will miss her laugh. Her kisses. Her smile. Her genuine joy and the joy I feel around her. But I can't let her die. I won't let her die. Someone else can have all that with her. Just not me. I saw her walk away from me but I didn't acknowledge it. I had to break Kara's heart so it didn't stop instead. It was going to be the hardest thing I had ever done.
Kara's POV
I was sitting in my appartement about to phone Lena but she came in through the door instead.
'Hey.' I said enthusiastically kissing her lightly on the lips. She didn't kiss back but I didn't notice as it was quick. It was then that I noticed the conflicting emotions on her face. 'What's wrong? Sit down.' I said gently and softly.
'No I-I should do this standing up.' She stammered. Something was off.
'Should do what babe?' I inquired, not sure what is going on.
She took an unstable breath before speaking.
'I'm a Luthor. And I always will be. Nothing can change that.'
'Don't speak like th-' I started but she cut me off.
'No. I will. Kara I don't deserve the happiness you bring me.'
'What are you-' I got cut off again.
'Stop. Stop talking before I finish. It-it will be more difficult.' I slowly felt my heart crack. Was she really doing this?
'I can't keep bringing you down Kara. You deserve better. So I'm sorry I can't do this anymore.' her voice was close to breaking and shook every so often.
'What?' I whispered, not knowing if I believed her or not.
'I'm breaking up with you. I can't do this anymore.' She said coldly, a reserved and blocked off look in her eyes.
'Lena-' I got cut off yet again but from Alex in my ear this time.
'Kara-'
'Not now Alex!' I snapped.
'No now. The DEO has detected a large amount of kryptonite close to your location. You have to move.'
'Wait what?'
'You heard me move.' She shouted down the phone with force, the clear severity of the situation taking a toll on her.
Lena had obviously caught on.
'Okay Alex I'll move. Try and find out who put it here in the first place.' I said back.
'I would know something about that.' Lena said quietly.
'What?' I spat with venom, still mad that she had just broke up with me.
'My mother. She gave me an ultimatum.'
'Lena you're going to have to give me more than that.' I softened slightly knowing her mother meant trouble.
'I- I had to break up with you or- or she'd kill you. With- with the kryptonite that Alex just found. She obviously wasn't smart enough to shield it better.' She explained.
'So you broke up with me instead of just telling me about it?' My anger levels increased.
'Kara I couldn't risk you dying. My mother is always true to her word. So I knew I would loose you.' She was crying at this point. 'One way or the other my mother would force you out of my life. And she had the audacity to give me a choice of forcing you out of my life forever or forcing you out of everyone's life forever. Do you realise I had to choose the first option? I wouldn't survive without you. But neither would Alex or J'onn or Winn. I couldn't do it to them.'
I mulled over her speech, said nothing only grabbed onto her waist and flew us out of the open window. I flew straight ahead until I heard Alex say I was in the safe zone. Lena had not stopped whimpering, obviously trying to muffle her crying. I set her down on the top of a random building and paced in front of her.
'Why didn't you tell me about your mum?' I finally asked.
'She would've killed you. I wouldn't risk that in a million years.' She replied instantly as if no thought was needed.
'You still could've told me.'
'No Kara I couldn't. You don't get it! She does why she says. If she says she's going to ring a teacher because I got a B instead of an A she will. If she says she's going to punch me for talking back she will. If she says she's going to kill you she will. I will not let her hurt you!'
'But you let her hurt you.' I responded. Lena had never told me about that part of her life.
'She's hurt me my whole life. I'm used to it. But the most hurt she's caused is by making me loose you.'
'Lena you'll never loose me.' I walked closer towards me as she trembled.
'I don't want to.' She rushed into my arms and hugged me tighter than she'd ever before. 'I'm sorry I broke up with you. I didn't mean it.' She whispered into my chest.
'It's okay. I'm here and I'm never leaving.'
'Good.' She replied and pulled back from my chest to place her lips on mine.
