More Than The Luthor Name

The Happiest She's Ever Been

Little Alura was the happiest child of her entire class. Probably even the whole world, she reasoned. She had every reason to be happy! Every night, after she came home from being SUPERGIRL, her Mama would kiss Mommy and then duck into Alura's room to tuck her in just that extra bit tighter.

It made Alura giggle in her sleep, and she would sigh happily. She was safe.

But today she wasn't sleeping! No! Not right now anyway. Alura squirmed in her seat on the bus, ready to get home already. She was only one stop away though, she had been counting! She was so excited, 'cause today Aunt Alex, Jamie, and baby Ella were coming over for a day of play with Mama and Alura and baby Cal.

Well, Alura reasoned they weren't actually babies anymore. But they were younger than her 'n' Jamie, so it meant something!

The only thing that would have made it better would be if Mommy Lena was here. Unfortunately though, she was away on a business trip. Alura giggled at the memory of Lena saying goodbye to Cal and her with a kiss, and then making Alura promise that she'd help to take care of things, 'cause she was such a big girl.

Alura would prove her right.

"Alura? Miss Danvers?" The bus driver called out. "It's your stop."

"Oh right! Thanks Miss Lizzie!" Alura hopped up with a laugh, grabbing her backpack and running down the aisle. She jumped up in the air just in time as one of the second graders tried to trip her. "MEANIE HEAD ALERT!" Alura rang out the alarm as she said goodbye to the bus driver.

"You're pretty good at catching the meanies, aren't you kid?" Miss Lizzie asked with a grin.

"It's my job." Alura said calmly, shrugging with a grin. "Bye Miss Lizzie!" She ran off the bus without waiting for a response. She squealed as she saw who was waiting for her outside the bus at its stop.

It was Nana Alura! "Hi Nana!" Alura shouted. "What are you doing here? I thought you were in Arg-Argo!" She gasped happily, wrapping her arms around the Kryptonian leader's legs.

"I was, but then I thought maybe there was a little girl and boy who could use some company!" Alura the First said with a smile. "What do you think, was I right? Can I spend some time with you and Cal?"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah!" Little Alura sang out as they walked back to the house. "Today's gonna be the best day ever! Nana, did you know that Aunt Alex and Jamie and Baby Ella are coming over today, too?!" She asked eagerly.

"I sure did." That was part of the reason she'd come, after all. Lena was worried what would happen to her poor house if Kara and Alex were left to supervise all the children by themselves.

Alura looked up at her namesake. "Nana, did Mommy ask you to come? Did she say hi to me?!" She demanded eagerly. She was so perceptive, sometimes. It was beautiful, both a blessing and a curse, to have such a bright child.

"That is right," Alura the older said with a smile. "She called me and said, 'Help! Little Alura is going to make a huge mess!'" she teased.

"She didn't!" Alura the younger half-asked, gasping. "I told Mommy that I would help her!!"

"She knows, little one." Alura laughed as they turned into the driveway. "She didn't really say that. Just said hello to her precious children." Alura grinned.

"Good." Alura sighed, obviously as relieved as a child could be over such matters. "Look! Aunt Alex is already here!" Alura beamed up at her Nana. "So Jamie must be too." She realised, running ahead and practically ripping the door off in her effort to get it open. "Mama! Lemme in please! I want to see my best friend!"