Chapter One: Another Day, Another Heartache

Today was like any other day for Kara Drax-El. She woke up and got ready. Getting ready was never a hard task for Kara; it involved brushing her long, blond hair and putting on fresh robes. She didn't fuss over makeup like other girls did, so it didn't take that long. When Kara was finished getting ready, she headed out of her family home and to The Kandor Public Laboratory.

On her way to the public lab, Kara saw a group of nasty girls shoving and pushing someone. It was was a girl. They were teasing her about her sexuality and saying hateful slurs. Incidents such as this were rare in Kandor; it being one of the more progressive cities on the planet. Though there was still a small percentage of the population that hated the LGBT community and condemned them for the way they were born. Unfortunately for Kara, her family was in that small minority of bigots. Kara didn't know where her brother and sisters stood, but she was quite clear about her parents' thoughts. They were intolerant and Kara knew without an ounce of doubt how they would feel if they found out about her. That's why Kara kept it a secret. She didn't tell anyone, not even her twin sister. They used to tell everything to each other, but over the past few years they started to drift apart. She was afraid that if she told her sisters, her parents would find out. Kara only came to the realization that she was lesbian a few years ago. She still struggled with that fact today.

Kara was now faced with a choice. Leave this girl behind and let them keep on harassing her, or help her out. If she tried to help, it might get back to her parents. They might question her motives or just punish her for helping this girl. Yet, if she was in this situation, she would want help. It wasn't a hard decision for Kara; she would face the consequences later. She walked up to the group and shouted, "Leave her alone!"

One of the girls broke from the rest and strode over to Kara. Her name was Alee Dox-Jus, as Kara would later learn. She stood towering over Kara, Alee stood nearly five inches taller than Kara, a shocking feat given that she herself was five foot eight. "Oh, you want us to leave her alone. Why do you care about this lesbo?" Alee said obnoxiously.

Kara stood her ground, "Just because she is a lesbian doesn't mean you should treat her like this."

Alee closed in on Kara, her demeanor grew more threatening with each step, "What are going to do to stop us?" she demanded.

Kara hadn't thought this far ahead. How could she stop all four of them? She push the lead girl.

"Just leave her alone," Kara rasped. The ruffian pushed Kara back, knocking her down.

"You know what, girls? I think we have another gay here," Alee yelled, disgust in her tone. Kara got back off the ground.

Angered by this comment, Kara went and tackled her down and pinned her. "I am not a lesbian!" she shrieked. Alee pushed her off and got back up.

"Oh yeah, then you shouldn't care what happens to her," Alee responded, as she pointed at the girl they'd been harassing. Kara was silent. "That's what I thought. So run along or you just prove my point." Frustrated beyond her breaking point, Kara went to attack her. Before the fight could even start though Alee stopped it slapping Kara's face with enough force to knock her to the ground. "Come on, girls, I'm getting bored here. Let's leave these two lesbos." With that, the group of girls left.

Kara was on the ground now rubbing her bruised cheek when she saw a hand reached out to her. She took it and pulled herself up. It was the girl that had been harassed. "Thank you soooo much," she said. "It would have gotten a lot worse if you weren't here." Then she introduced herself. "Hi, I am Alura Vi-Zen."

Kara took her hand and shook it, "I am Kara Drax-El." Kara was happy she could help. Alura seemed like a nice enough girl.

"Well, thanks again," Alura said. An idea came to her, "Hey, would you like to hang out sometime? I know this great place in town."

Kara blushed slightly, "Alura, I'm not a lesbian, you know."

"That's fine, doesn't mean we can't still be friends. Right?" Alura replied. Although it disappointed her to hear that Kara wasn't lesbian, she still wanted to get to know her better. Too bad. She is really hot, Alura thought, she has beautiful, long, flowing, golden locks of hair. Her body is toned and beguiling. The way her robe shows off her curves is breathtaking. Though what bewitched Alura the most were Kara's eyes, a dark green which she found herself getting lost in.

"Sure, I'd like that. Here, take this," Kara said as she handed Alura her contact information. In turn, Alura gave her information. Kara looked down to her chronatex device and saw the time. "I am sorry, I have to go. They only allotted so much time to use the public lab. I am scheduled from nine to twelve and it is almost nine now, but call me sometime and we'll hang out." She started to head toward the public lab.

Too bad I have to hide, she thought, Alura seems nice and it doesn't hurt she's gorgeous, too, with her piercing blue eyes, cute, cropped brunette hair, and she has the most perfect bust that I've ever seen. sigh. Yet this was life for Kara; she felt the need to hide who she was from friends and family. The fact was, all hiding ever did was give her more heartache. She wanted to be open, not hidden in the shadows, too afraid to love and be loved in public.

Author's notes

All comments are appreciated and welcomed

Thanks to my beta reader Erandri, my teachers, and friends form school that help me edit this chapter

to anyone who is actually a fan of my writing sorry for the long wait I get distracted really easily

I'll try to get things out faster next time