She had met Kara first as Lena.
She has been spider-woman for almost six years, and Kara was a journalist put on the story about her and her company.
Lena had been linked to spider-woman, not as spider-woman, because god forbid a Luthor being a hero, but she had made a suit for herself, with L-Corp tech, the media put two and two together.
Not that Lena minded, she wanted to keep the fact that she was the one swinging around National City to herself, and Sam.
Kara had sat across from her that first time, big smile on her lips, giving Lena her undivided attention.
It left Lena a little flustered, not during the interview, of course, but after, Lena was a bit of a fumbling mess for the rest of the day.
Kara wrote an incredible article about her, with the only bad thing being Lena's inability to turn her brain off, that her was to work orientated.
The second time she met Kara was as Spider-Woman.
She had planned on stopping by CatCo. to thank Kara for the article when Sam called her, telling her that it was suspected that the mob were planning on moving a shipment of guns from a warehouse on the outskirts.
Lena let herself in through a window on the roof, landing silently on the ground when she was sure no one was around.
"There is no one where, Sam." Lena whispered.
"There should be,"
"Spidy,"
Lena yelped in surprise, turning with her webshooter aimed at the intruder, and while she should be thankful that it was only Kara, her heart rate kicked up because it was Kara.
"Wh-" Lena huffed out a breath, quickly turning off her coms. "What are you doing here?"
"My job," Kara answered simply. "What are you doing here?"
"My job," Lena said. "Are you crazy? This is the mob, if you get caught they will kill you."
"Good thing I won't get caught." Kara smiled sweetly at Lena before brushing past her.
Lena stood for a few seconds, trying to wrap her mind around the encounter, before rushing to catch up with Kara. "I don't think you understand how dangerous this is."
"I understand well enough," Kara hummed. "That's why I'm here."
"Don't you just write fluff pieces?" Lena said, though she knew it wasn't true, Kara was one of the best investigative journalist, she completely blew apart the corruption within the Myriad company.
"Excuse me," Kara huffed, wheeling around to Lena, who halted immediately, straightening and taking a quick step back. "I will have you know that I haven't written a single fluff piece in my career."
Kara continued to ramble, but Lena could feel the hairs on her neck rise, so she tuned in her hearing just in time to hear the thugs at the door.
Lena quickly grabbed Kara, pulling her into the shadows, behind one of the shipment crates.
"Hey, don't man handle-"
Lena places her gloves finger over Kara's mouth, effectively shutting the girl up. She quickly pulled back and apologised, before motioning to the door just in time for it to open.
Kara's scowl melted away as she peaked out.
"Keep an eye out for the spider." One of the thugs ordered.
"She doesn't know we're here, she won't show up." The other said.
"I'm going to take care of them," Lena whispered, ready to web herself to the ceiling when Kara grabbed her.
"Just wait, they might open something."
As if hearing Kara, the first thug spoke up. "Open the Starlight City crate."
Kara motioned toward the voices, as if to say 'I told you so' then made to move.
Lena sighed to herself before placing her arm against the crate in front of Kara.
"Don't try and stop me."
"Give me the camera?" Lena held her hand out. "I will get a photo from the roof, a better angle and safer. Then I'm taking them down."
"Fair," Kara agreed, holding out the camera to Lena but pulled it back when the gloves hands reached for it. "Be careful with this."
Lena rolled her eyes, her head turning to face the ceiling briefly. "We don't have time for this." Her said through gritted teeth, more on edge than angry.
Kara handed over the camera and Lena jumped, using her webbing to pull herself to the rafters.
"You think this is gonna work?" One of the thugs asked, unlocking the heavy lock on one of the crates.
"I can't believe I am some cute reporters lacky," Lena grumbled, sitting herself on the beam, focusing the camera on the crate door.
"Not sure. I don't know why he picked National City, with the spider, it would be like going to Gotham, or Central City, with their masked losers."
"Dick," Lena whispered, snapping a few photos of the men.
"I don't see it working." The thug said. "Boss is losing his mind over the spider, he wants her dead. It's driving him crazy, I think this was a trap, to lore her out."
Lena lowered the camera at that, glancing at Kara who also had a little frown on her brow.
"Surely not," The thug said. "That would be stupid."
"Maybe. Maybe not." The thug hummed, groaning as he unlatched the crate. "She needs to die."
Lena lifted the camera again, snapping multiple pictures of the men and the contents of the crate before hooking the camera around her neck and shooting her webbing at the feet of the men and yanking them into the air, wrapping them up before dangling them from the ceiling.
She took a quickly selfie with the men and hopped down, handing the camera off to an amused looking Kara.
"I could use that photo, you know?" Kara said, smiling down at her camera screen.
"Will you?"
Kara glanced up at Lena, rolling her eyes. "No, I'm not here for you, Spidy."
"Well, you got what you need, will you leave now?"
"Leave? This is only the beginning." Kara said. "They have more stuff downstairs."
"How do you know that?"
"I have my sources." Kara shrugged, heading for the door the men just came out of.
"Miss Danvers," Lena sighed, taking ahold of Kara's hand, prompting her to look back. "This is dangerous, you could get hurt, or worse."
"So protect me," Kara shrugged off Lena's hand.
"Protect-" Lena shook her head. "I can't- miss Danvers!"
Kara didn't listen, walking briskly toward the door.
Lena knew there was no arguing so she just followed.
"So, Spidy, where did you get your tech?" Kara asked, but Lena knew that she knows, everyone did.
"I'm not doing small talk, you're lucky I didn't web you to a crate until this is done." Lena grumbled. "You're a distraction, you know that, right?"
"We will just have to be sneaky."
Lena made her way through the vent system to make sure it was clear before dropping down and unlocking the door for Kara.
When they reached the catwalk of the large room the mob were in, Lena felt her stomach bottom out at the sight before her.
The warehouse was full of different tech, not just guns. Drones, homing missiles, bombs, power suits.
"This is bad," Lena whispered.
"Who is this tech from?" Kara murmured, bringing her camera up to her eye.
"Lex-Corp."
"What?" Kara frowned. "From Metropolis?"
"Yeah,"
"How do you know that?"
"I've seen it before." Lena said. "I've bared the brunt it before."
"What do we do?"
"We don't do anything," Lena shook her head. "I am going to do my best to take them out without causing a scene."
"I can help," Kara offered. "I can go down and lore then away, so that they're on their own when you take them out."
"I-" Lena started to argue, but it was a good plan, and Kara seemed to realise that Lena thought as much, because she smiled smugly. "Promise me you will not try and take any of them on on your own."
"I promise," Kara swore and Lena sighed, shaking her head.
"This is an awful idea," she grumbled, handing off a handful of lores to Kara. "Be careful,"
Lena sprung up to rafters while Kara made her way down, and Lena watched vigilantly to ensure she was safe.
Kara looked up at Lena when she was in position, and Lena help up her thumb, signalling that she was ready.
Kara threw the lore device Lena had given her, which emitted a soft 'meow', catching the closest guys attention.
Lena was always amazed at the idiocy of criminals, how they thought it was a good idea to disappear on their own.
It was convenient for her, though.
Lena used her webbing to grip the ground beside the criminal and pull her toward him, using her elbow to knock him out before bouncing back up to the rafters.
The remaining seven criminals went pretty much the same, and after Lena took down the last thug, she jumped down beside Kara, noticing the girl had the camera on her, a little smile on her lips.
"You aren't going to use any of those, are you?"
"Not without your permission," Kara assured. "But you are very impressive, Spidy."
"Oh," Lena felt her cheeks heat up a little, which was ridiculous, and now certainly wasn't the time. "Thank you."
Kara nodded, reaching to the door, but Lena stopped her when she heard the voices, quickly pulling Kara against her and pulling them up on top of one of the shipping containers.
Kara seemed a little flustered but Lena didn't have time to overthink it. She laid down on top of the container, peering over the edge as a large figure existed.
"Shit," Lena whispered, which seemed to bring Kara back, prompting her to mirror Lena's position. "I thought this was the mob," Lena hissed. "What the fuck is Fisk doing here?"
"Nothing good,"
"And he is going to know I've been here." Lena watched as Fisk stopped talking to his thug and looked around, seemingly realising just how quiet it was.
"Check over there," he ordered, pointing to the left while going right.
It was a few seconds before the voice of the thug rang through the warehouse. "It's the spider, boss."
"Okay, I need you to stay put, okay?" Lena ordered.
"I can help again,"
"No, I'm serious this time." Lena stressed. "If you're going to listen to me, ever, let it be now. He is dangerous, he almost killed me the first time I went up against him."
"What is he gets you again?"
"He won't," Lena assured, clicking her webshooter and the webbing changed to the ice webbing Sam had produced for her.
"Let me do something?"
"Okay, call the DEO." Lena said, routing around in her pocket and handing off the phone she used as Spider-woman to Kara. "Tell them where we are."
"Okay,"
Lena took out the thugs before landing in front of Fisk.
"Mister Fisk, I thought you were in prison."
"Spider, I thought you were dead." He smirked.
"Only briefly." Lena shot back. "Come on Fisk, you know I can't let you keep all of this."
"Good job I'm not askin'."
Lena just managed to dodge to shots Fisk took at her then, yanking the gun from his hand when it jammed.
Lena did win, but, again, just barely, limping out of the warehouse while Kara was distracted by one of the DEO agents.
"Hey, wait," Lena groaned internally, she was hoping she could leave with at least a little bit of her dignity after being thrown around like a rag doll in front of the pretty journalist.
Lena turned to face Kara just as she reached her.
"Thank you, for having my back in there." Kara said, jabbing her thumb back toward the building. "I know I can be obnoxious, but thank you."
"I don't think you gave me much choice," Lena joked.
Kara laughed, ducking her head and pushing her glasses up her nose.
Lena ignored the little flutter in her chest.
"Are you okay?"
"Huh? Oh, yeah. Yep." Lena nodded, rolling her eye when Kara gave her a disbelieving look. "I will be, I just need a few hours to recoup."
Kara nodded, motioning over Lena's shoulder. "I have to take off if I wanna break this story first."
"Do you do stuff like this often? Take on mobsters."
"Sometimes," Kara admitted in a tone that told Lena it was more regular than she would like.
"Okay," Lena snatched Kara's note pad from her, scribbling down her number before handing it back. "Here, take this, in case there is another job like this."
"Did you just give me your number, Spider-woman?"
"Don't get too excited," Lena shot back. "Goodnight, Miss Danvers."
Lena swung away then, just barely hearing Kara's soft 'goodnight'.
When Lena landed on the roof her apartment Sam was waiting.
"So? How did it go?"
"Fisk was there. It was weapons from Lex's company. I had to chaperone a journalist. And I am starving." Lena rhymed off as she walked toward the entrance.
"I don't even know what to question first."
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Lena planned on going to CatCo on her lunch break to thank Kara for the article but, again, Kara found her first.
"Doctor Luthor," Jess's voice rang through the intercom not long before lunch. "There is a Miss Danvers here to see you."
"Send her in,"
Lena sat up a little straighter when the door opened and Kara entered, offering Lena a little smile.
"Miss Danvers," Lena greeted, motioning to the seat across from her. "I was about to come and see you."
"Oh, you were?" Kara frowned as she took a seat, a stack of papers in her hand. "Why?"
"To thank you, for the article you wrote the other day."
"Maybe don't thank me just yet," Kara said, looking almost regretful as she placed the papers on the desk and turned them to Lena. "This isn't about you, but I found out last night that your brother's tech is being circulated in the black market."
"Oh," Lena frowned, pretending to read over the paper.
"I just wanted to let you know, it wouldn't be fair if you found out when it was printed."
"Well, thank you for that, Miss Danvers."
"I have specified that your company and your brothers are no way intertwined or affiliated with one and other." Kara assured. "But still, you will probably experience some backlash."
"I expect I will, yes."
"Doctor Luthor, I-" Kara trailed off when Lena lifted her eyes to her, her mouth hanging open and she just blinked for a few seconds, before shaking herself out of it. "I'm sorry."
"Don't be sorry, Miss Danvers." Lena assured, handing the paper back to Kara. "Your job is important, and my bother is a little fucker, for lack of a better term."
That made Kara laugh softly, her eyes falling to the paper in her hand.
"This is a big bust, Miss Danvers, though I can't say I'm surprised, with the way you blew open the corruption in Myriad."
"I didn't do it on my own. Spider-woman helped, actually."
"Oh?" Lena was a seasoned liar, she had spend years lying to the people closest to her.
"Yeah, she was there, too." Kara lifted her eyes to Lena. "You know her, right?"
"Not really," Lena shrugged. "I built tech for her but other than that, it was strictly professional."
Kara nodded. "I should go, I'm having lunch with my sister. But thank you, for being so cool about this." Kara looked genuinely grateful as she stood. "I know this is going to cause a real storm for you."
"It comes with the territory of being a CEO." Lena assured, walking Kara to the door.
"Best CEO on the planet, according to TIME magazine." Kara pointed out with a crooked little grin. "Bye, Doctor Luthor."
Lena's cheeks felt a little hot at the compliment, and almost flirtatious demeanour. "Goodbye, Miss Danvers."
Lena went back to work, starting to come up with a crisis control plan when her phone buzzed.
She picked up her personal phone absentmindedly, but frowned when there was no new messages, then there was another buzz.
She reached for her spider-phone, smiling slightly when there was a photo followed by the message 'maybe make a WEBsite?'.
The photo was a selfie of Lena, in her black and green suit, hanging upside down beside two thugs webbed from the roof, holding a peace sign at the camera.
Spidy [12:34]: don't go using those as your laptop background
Kara [12:35]: no promises.
Lena grinned down at her phone, sliding it back into her desk and trying to get on with her work.
It was difficult when she couldn't get those blue eyes and that pretty smile out of her head.