Here is another story that was requested by a few people. I really need to be working on my senior project, but man, it's so much more satisfying to write these stories. I hope you enjoy this first chapter. A/N the italics is flashback
"I'm not coming in today," Kara said into her phone.
"What?" Alex said, confused by her sister's declaration, "Why not? Are you alright?"
"I woke up with cramps," Kara said, cringing again, "They haven't been this bad since I was in college, maybe before."
"Anything I can do?" Alex asked, already making a mental list of things to bring to Kara later on in the day.
"Cover for me for a few days?" Kara asked, stomach cramping again, "My stomach is kinda a mess, and I'm in a lot of pain."
"Of course," Alex said, frowning slightly, "Anything else?"
"I don't know," Kara said, tears springing to her eyes, "I just hurt."
"I know, Kar," Alex said, "Try to get some sleep. That might help."
"Alright," Kara said, drying her eyes, "Love you Lex."
"Love you too, Kar," Alex said, hanging up her phone.
Alex then made the bold decision to call her sister's girlfriend. Lena and Kara had been together for a little over a year, and Alex knew Lena had a little bit of experience with Kara on her period. However, Kara hadn't called out of work the entire time she had been with Lena.
Alex remembered the first time Kara got her period. Kara was in 8th grade, and Alex was in 9th.
Alex woke up before Kara, something that didn't typically happen. However, when Alex got up, she looked over and saw Kara shaking in her bed.
"You alright?" Alex asked, going over to Kara.
"My stomach hurts," Kara said, still shaking, "Really really hurts."
"Want me to get Mom?" Alex asked, not really sure what to do, "Or do you want to try to stand up?"
"I'll try," Kara said, sitting up.
She doubled over in pain as she did, not moving much more. Alex went to leave to get their mom, but as she got to the door, she heard Kara let out a gasp.
"What?" Alex asked, looking back at her little sister.
"I'm bleeding," Kara said, looking down at her pants again before looking at her sister.
"Did you cut yourself?" Alex asked, knowing it was basically impossible for her sister to get hurt.
Alex paid a lot of attention to what her parents talked about regarding Kara.
"It's on my pants," Kara said, looking again at her sister.
"I know what's going on," Alex said, realization dawning on her, "Have you ever hear of a period?"
"Yeah," Kara said, holding her stomach, "But no one said it hurt like this."
"It doesn't normally," Alex said, frowning, "I'm going to get Mom."
Alex ran out of the room, going to find her mom. A few moments later, Alex came back in, followed by Eliza.
"Hey Kara," Eliza said, going over to her younger daughter, "Alex told me you think you started your period."
Kara nodded, trying to sit up before doubling over in pain. Eliza confirmed that Kara did start her period, and after a lot of research and trying a bunch of things, Eliza concluded that Kara's uterine muscles were extra strong, just like the rest of her body and were reacting like any normal person's muscles on their period, except they were super strong. This made the pain debilitating.
Eliza tried to give Kara pain meds, but her body blew through them way too quickly because of her metabolism. Kara also had an upset stomach that led to more than a few trips to the bathroom. The young girl suffered for three days before her body finally gave her a break. Kara was so grateful when the pain finally ended.
However, every single month Kara suffered in the same way. Alex really felt bad for her younger sister. Alex too had bad period cramps, but she could at least take some Advil and make it better.
As they grew up, Kara missed school a few days every month to deal with the pain, but she found that a heating pad helped a little, but not enough.
As she got older, it got a little easier to manage, and by college, she was typically down to one bad day a month instead of three.
When she started at CatCo, she could sometimes go months between really bad days. Sure, she still felt like absolute crap most of the time and spent more time in the restroom and curled up on her couch with a heating pad eating ice cream then she liked to admit, but she could at least go to work.
Sometimes, being Supergirl was too much, and she would take time off from the DEO. Alex always covered for her, helping her out when she could. That's why, on this particular day, Alex decided to call Lena.
"Alex," Lena said, answering on the second ring, "What's going on? Is Kara alright?"
"Woah, Lena," Alex said, laughing, "Kara is ok, well, not in any iminate danger or dying or anyting. However, she is on her period and just called out of work. She also called out of CatCo too, which means it's pretty bad this month."
"Luckily I have a light day today," Lena said, "I have one meeting in about ten minutes that I can't cancel, but it shouldn't be more than an hour. I'll head over to Kara's after that."
"Thanks Lena," Alex said, "I'm gonna stop by later, maybe with Maggie, with some food and other essentials. Let me know if there's anything specific you guys need."
"Thanks," Lena said, "See you later."
Lena was worried. She knew it took a lot to slow her often hyperactive girlfriend down. Lena had seen Kara on her period before and knew Kara was typically a little more sensitive and grumpy, but it had never been so bad that she called out of work.
"Jess," Lena said, calling for her assistant.
"Yes Miss Luthor?" Jess said, coming in.
"Can you cancel the rest of my day after my 9:00 meeting please?" Lena asked, "I need to take care of some personal matters. I will be working from home for the rest of today and tomorrow."
"Of course, Miss Luthor," Jess said, "Is everything alright?"
"I think so," Lena said, "Kara just needs me."
"Alright Miss Luthor," Jess said, heading out of the office.
Lena went to work, prepping herself for two days at home. She wanted to be able to leave as soon as her meeting was over. She hated thinking that Kara was home alone, feeling miserable.
Lena made it through her meeting before grabbing all of her things, calling her driver, and leaving. She had the driver make a stop at the grocery store, grabbing ice cream, chocolate, and a package of brownies. She then headed to Kara's.
Lena used her spare key Kara had given her, not wanting to disturb her girlfriend is she was sleeping. Lena went inside, dropping the groceries in the kitchen, deciding to go check on Kara first before putting the food away.
Lena found Kara in her bedroom, curled up in bed. Her face looked a little pale, slightly contorted with pain, a thin line of sweat on her forehead. Lena hated seeing Kara like this but decided not to touch her for fear of waking her.
Lena went back to the kitchen, putting everything she bought away before starting a cup of her famous hot chocolate, something Kara absolutely loved. She warmed milk in the pan before adding three different kinds of chocolate. Once it was melted, Lena poured the drink into a cup, adding whipped cream, chocolate shavings, and little heart sprinkles that Kara loved. Kara hated marshmallows, something Lena learned early on in their friendship before they were even together. Lena then carried the cup into the bedroom, setting it on Kara's nightstand.
Lena then climbed into bed next to her girlfriend, wrapping her arms around Kara's middle.
"Hmm," Kara said, moving a little bit, "What?"
"Hey," Lena said as Kara rolled over and looked at her.
"Lena," Kara said, rolling to look at her girlfriend, "What are you doing here?"
"Alex called me," Lena said, "She thought you could use some cuddling today."
"You didn't have to come," Kara said, before grabbing her stomach, curling into herself a little, "You're probably busy."
"I cleared my schedule for you," Lena said, taking her hands and replacing Kara's hands with her own.
"You didn't need to," Kara said, "It's just cramps. It's stupid that I can't work. I should be stronger than this."
"It's not stupid," Lena said, "You literally have muscles of steal that are cramping up without your control. It's alright that you can't work. I'm always shocked you are able to work normally."
"It's not always this bad," Kara said, holding her breath as another round of painful cramps rippled through her body.
Once she got her breath back, she started again, "It hasn't been this bad since college I think."
"And there's nothing you can do?" Lena asked, moving her hands around to rub Kara's back.
"Not really," Kara said, "A heating pad helps a little, and sometimes a hot bath, but usually there's nothing when it's this bad, not even sex. Believe me, I tried."
"I'm sorry," Lena said, planting a kiss on Kara's sweaty forehead, "Are you sure it's just your period? You feel warm."
"I sometimes run low grade fevers when I get my period," Kara said, "It's nothing bad. Alex said it has something to do with my muscles overworking."
"I'm sorry, babe," Lena said, kissing her lips this time, "Can I do anything?"
"You being here is enough," Kara said, "Sometimes I used to go to the DEO to the training rooms because they block my powers, but there is a huge training going on there right now so I can't go."
"I'm sorry," Lena said, continuing to rub Kara's back.
"Is that hot chocolate I smell?" Kara asked after a minute.
"Yes," Lena said, "I almost forgot, I made some of that kind you like so much, with whipped cream, chocolate, and sprinkles on top."
"You are the best," Kara said, rolling over to grab the cup.
She sipped on the warm drink, appreciating how it warmed her insides and made her feel just a little better.
"Thanks for being here Lena," Kara said, smiling at her.
"There is no where I'd rather be," Lena said, brushing a stand of blonde hair from Kara's face, "I love you."
"I love you too," Kara said, settling into Lena's lap.
Lena put her hands on Kara's stomach, massaging it gently. She felt the muscles under her hands tighten and felt Kara tense against her chest.
"Let me up," Kara said, sitting up.
"You alright?" Lena said, watching Kara get up.
"Sorta," Kara said, flinging her legs over the side of the bed and racing to the bathroom.
Lena was left to just wait. She decided to change into something else, realizing she was still wearing her work clothes. She went to Kara's dresser and opened the third drawer down, the one Kara had given her a few months ago. She went to pull out her favorite sweatshirt, but she noticed it was missing. She pulled out another one and a pair of her old yoga pants, knowing she wasn't going to be going anywhere or seeing anyone except maybe Maggie and Alex for the rest of the day. She went out to the living room and grabbed her work bag, bringing it back into the bedroom in case Kara fell asleep.
By the time Kara came out of the bathroom, Lena had also gone and gotten the package of brownies.
"Are you alright?" Lena asked as Kara climbed back into bed, realizing that the sweatshirt she had been looking for was on Kara's body.
"Yeah," Kara said, gently pulling Lena into bed with her, "Yeah, just an upset stomach. Happened literally every month."
"I'm sorry," Lena said, remembering Kara complaining about this before as she helped her girlfriend get situated in her lap, "Can I do anything?"
"I'll be fine," Kara said, enjoying the feeling of Lena's hands on her tight stomach.
The two of them just laid together in bed, Kara eventually drifting off. Lena carefully moved, pulling out her laptop. She started working on emails and writing up some reports from her research earlier during the week.
About an hour later, Kara started to stir again.
"Hey beautiful," Lena said as Kara looked up at her, "How are you?"
Kara just groaned, curling into a tight ball.
"Babe," Lena said, putting down her laptop quickly, "Come here."
Kara uncurled herself a little bit and let Lena hold her.
Lena leaned over the side of the bed, grabbing Kara's discarded heating pad off the floor. She turned it on high and placed it on Kara's back. She then put her hands on Kara's stomach, rubbing small circles on her tight muscles. Kara uncurled a little bit more, offering Lena a small smile. Lena leaned down and kissed the top of Kara's head.
"Wanna watch something on TV?" Lena asked, reaching for the remote.
"Sure," Kara said, snuggling closer to Lena, "Can we watch The Fosters?"
"Of course," Lena said, going to Netflix and selecting one of their favorite shows.
The two of them just hung out for the rest of the day, Kara taking more than one trip to the bathroom as her muscles interfered with her stomach. Eventually, Kara fell into a pretty deep sleep curled against Lena's body.
So there was chapter 1. I hope you enjoyed it. I am accepting any prompts right now. I really like writing Sanvers or SuperCorp sickfics, though I am open to doing a Kara/Alex sister fic. Some of my current ideas are revolving around Kara, Lena, or Alex having a panic attack. Anyone want to read something like that? Let me know. Or if there anything else.