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DEO Medical Lab: Saturday 3:48 am
Kara's day could have been much better. It was long, tiring, and just all around sucky. She tried so any times to fix it, but it still ended with Alex pulling broken parts of a vile out of her arm while she gave her a lecture about telling people who she was, and that dating would make this much more difficult. The reason for the lecture was that Cat Grant was currently in another room filling out non-disclosure form, and Carter Grant was asleep on the medical table next to the one she was on. It would take a nap before she could even listen to what Alex was rambling on about. Kara knew that Alex means well but right now it was making things worse.
"Hey are you listening?" Alex asked as she pulled out a piece of glass from her hand. Kara snapped be head up and looked like a deer in headlight. "I'll take that as a no. I was asking how you were doing with all of this on today. I know how hard it is for you. If you need anything, I'm here for you. I also have a feeling that Cat and Carter would be there for you too."
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Kara Danvers Loft: Friday 6:30am
The day started out with Kara breaking her alarm clock. She was in the middle of a nightmare about krypton when her alarm clock rang. Without even thinking she reached out and slammed her hand on the night stand. After a moment she began to gaining her bearings back so she reached out and turned on the bed side lamp, without breaking it. Standing she walked over to her closet and pulled out a box from the bottom corner. She had been out with Alex one day when they came across a lady trying to sell a big box of 45 clocks. All the same clock, still in the packaging. Kara bought the offer for 25 bucks, and had enough clocks to have a crappy morning 45 times. Pulling out the clock she replaced the broken pieces with the new one.
This had been happening more and more lately, and Kara knew why. Tomorrow was the day she landed on earth all those years ago. The day that Kara found out that she not only failed her mothers dying mission for her, but also that she was the one who needed protection rep the earth. She had been sent to protect her baby cousin, but now he had to protect her.
Hoping that a shower would help the bad mood roll off of her she spent a little longer in it than she should have. When she got out of the shower the time was 7. This means that she now has two options to make it to work on time. She could spend the normal amount of time getting ready, then fly to work or she could rush and walk like normal. Knowing that Miss Grant had been on her lately, suspecting she was Supergirl, she decided to walk. Sure Cat had more than a professional relationship, but Kara was still protecting her from... well, herself.
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CatCo Worldwide Media: Friday 8:00am
After rushing to get dressed in time, barley touching her breakfast, and almost getting hit by a car she made it to work in time. With Miss Grant's coffee in had she waited by the elevator. At exactly 8:01 the elevator doors opened, just like every other morning.
"Keira find out who is in charge of cleaning the elevator windows, and fire them. They left streaks and when I tired to look outside it ruined the effect. Also find out if James has decided on the new photo layout yet or not." Cat Grant said as she exited the elevator, took her coffee from Kara, motioned for Kara to follow and shut the door, then took a seat at her desk. Kara stood directly in front of her so the rest of the bullpen couldn't see when her facial features softened. "And how was your morning, darling?"
"Rushed. I spent too much time in the shower. How was Carter this morning? I only left minutes before he came home last night. Did he question the two dirty plates and wine glasses last night?" Cat slightly laughed before answering.
"Carter knows that I'm seeing someone, but not who. Have you thought about telling everyone, or even just the people we're close with. I mean I'm ready, if your are." Cat stared Kara down. In her head the wheels were spinning a million miles an hour trying to figure out her young assistant.
"No... Not yet at least. I'm worried that it would mess with what we have, and I... I just don't want to risk it." Kara adjusted the glasses that she didn't need out of a nervous habit.
"Ok, just think about it. Oh, Carter is going out with his father tonight. They are going to go star gazing, or at least that's what his father told me. So, dinner tonight, your place?" It seemed that their evening had become full of each other. Almost every night that Kara wasn't being Supergirl she spent with Cat in some way.
"Yeah. Say 6:15ish. Order out or cook?" Kara asked letting a smile creep its way onto her face because she knew the other woman's answer.
"Kara how on earth do you keep your figure if all you eat is take out? I mean last time I looked in your fridge it was heat up meals, some left over wine, ice cream, and left over take out. I will be cooking tonight. I'll send you out with a list later in the day when you leave. Now shoo." Kara had begun to move after Cat said she'd be cooking, so Cat knew to add the shoo-into motion to make the conversation appear to be strictly professional. With a smile as she looked back, Kara left the office.
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CatCo Worldwide Media: 10:37am
Kara's phone rang out from the desk drawer to her left. Opening it she saw that Alex caller id filled the screen. Kara lifted the phone to her ear as she answered the phone. "Hey Alex. What's up?"
"Not much. I was wondering if you could stop by the DEO tonight. I want to check the wound on your back again. I know that it's healed up now, but I'm still worried about it. It was a really bad gash, ok."
"Yeah, sure Alex. I have something at like 6 tonight so I'll need to do it before then."
"Oh. Is this your secret date again? You two seem to be spending a lot of time together. And you remember that it's safer for them if the don't know who you are, right?" Alex said with a worrying tone in her voice.
"Alex! And trust me, I remember. You and Hank drone on about for hours if I even think about going out on a date." Kara thought about reminding Alex of the time she threaten to call Eliza if Alex didn't stop, but she didn't.
"How are you, with the whole tomorrow thing? If you need it we can take a day off and just eat ice cream and pizza all day long." Alex had learned early on that when Kara was approaching the day she landed on earth, she would begin to distance herself from everyone.
"I'm actually doing pretty good. I've only broken 2 alarm clocks this week. Last year I broke one each day."
"Oh I remember. You complained about having to but a new one each night, just to break it in the morning. I still can't believe you found that lady selling all those clocks. That was a stroke of luck." From inside her office Cat yelled something. The door was closed but Kara could see her looking at her through the glass.
"Hey, Alex. I got to go. Miss Grant needs me now. I'll see you at 5." Kara hung up the phone and stood from her desk. After a light knock and a nod from her boss, Kara entered the room and shut the door behind her. Since Cat's phone was off of the caddy Kara remanded in her professional attitude. "Yes Miss Grant?" With a frustrated sigh Cat answered Kara.
"No ones the phone, darling. I'm just dealing with idiots down in printing. Who were you on the phone with?"
"Alex. She needs me to swing by her place before I go home. I told her I'd stop by at about 5, if that's ok." Cat thought for a moment before answering.
"That's actually perfect. I'll send you out with the list of things I need you to pick up at 4:45. You can stop by Alex's place, then pick up the groceries I'll need. Then we can meet at your place. I would love to continue to talk, but I have to go down myself and deal with this issue." Standing from her desk Cst began to strut out of her office and to her elevator. Once inside she yelled "And Kiera. Fix these damn Windows!" Her face formed a slight smile as the doors closed in front of her.
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CatCo Worldwide Media: 1:43pm
After Cat had returned from the printing room she settled into her lunch. Kara had taken a slightly risky move by getting her something she doesn't usually ask for. Kara got her a bowl of soup and bread from a mom and pop place about 20 minutes out of the city. Whenever Carter comes into work with her she always has Kara get lunch from there. Cat was thankful that Kara understood she was having a rough day. The accident in printing led her to have to fire 4 of her 5 leaders downstairs. Kara had already told her that she set up interviews with people who she knew that Cat would like.
Cat had always had trouble letting people in. She was very protected of her true self. She learned the hard way to put on a mask when working. She very rarely took that mask off, unless it was something dealing with Carter. And now a days she was realizing she took the mask off for Kara too. Cat was ready to face the public with her relationship when Kara was ready. Cat always thought Kara seemed proud of who see was underneath her skin.
And recently she had begun to think Kara was lying to her about something. Cat understood that she was older than Kara, so she may not always please her. And she was her boss too, which added another level. Cat had things in the past that she hide, but she got the feeling that this was important. Kara kept weird hours, even for an assistant to a CEO. She'd have to leave dinner early and come back hours later. She also had an odd smell sometimes. The smell was of smoke sometimes. Other times Cat couldn't place it, but it was definitely an odd smell.
After deciding that Cat had have enough of it, she was going to bring it up at dinner tonight. After she cooked the meal, and when they were eating she would bring everything up. Cat wanted it to be a fluke. She wanted it to be that Kara was part of a secret organization or something. She wanted it to not be because of her. She planned the meal as thought about what the night might bring.
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CatCo Worldwide Media: 4:42pm
"Kiera! Get in here!" Cat Grant yelled out from her office. She had a stack of papers that needed to go down to the mail room, and in that stack of papers was the grocery list for the night.
"Yes Miss Grant?" Kara stopped to the left of one of her chairs.
"I need these papers taken down the the mail room. After that you may go. I'm leaving early tonight and I do not need you anymore today." And grabbed the stack of papers, and made sure to flick the edge of the grocery list that stuck out.
"Yes Miss Grant. I'll take these down then be on my way. Have a great rest of your evening." Grabbing the papers on her way out of the office, she also picked up her jacket, phone and purse before leaving. "Bye Winn."
"See ya Kara..." Winn looked up say good bye, but Kara was already at the elevators.
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DEO Medical Lab: 5:03pm
"It looks good. I was worried that it wouldn't heal properly, but it did. How was your day?" Alex asked as Kara put her suit back on after Alex had finished looking.
"It was ok. Miss Grant let me go early since she was also leaving early tonight." Kara said she put her boots back on.
"That's great. How about we leave here and go watch some movies. We can pick up pizza or something on the way there." Alex said as the pair exited the lab.
"I'm good, like I told you earlier. And I would rather just be by myself tonight." Kara said as she exited the underground facility.
"Ok, but remember I'm only a call away, ok. Be safe!" Alex yelled as Kara took off into the sky.
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Kara Danvers Loft: 6:38pm
After rush into home to change out of her super suit and into normal clothes, then running around the grocery store looking for everything that was on the list, Kara barley made it home before Cat got there.
"I'm impressed darling. You only had to call me 6 times to ask what and where something was." Cat mentioned as she took a step inside. She had entered the loft without knocking, knowing that Kara would have left it open for her. "Oh, and this package was outside for you. I went ahead and picked it up for you. Where do you want it?" Kara was in her bathroom so Cat had to raise her voice.
"On the counters fine. I'll open it later on tonight after we finish." Exiting the bathroom she greeting Cat with a kiss on cheek. "Do you want any help tonight? You made all of dinner last and I want to help."
"You can help me by sitting right there and talking to me as I make our dinner." Cat pointed to a bar stool by the kitchen island. Kara moved the package that Cat brought into the edge of the counter next to her. "You can open that."
"I'm good. It can wait till the morning. So how was your day?" Cat gave a slight laugh.
"Darling, why do you always ask me that? You work with me everyday, so you know how it was."
"Alex always used to ask me when we got home, so I don't know. I guess it just feels right. So, how was your day?"
"It was fine. I don't feel bad about having to fire 4 of the head printers cause they deserved it. They changed something without telling me. So what did Alex want? And is it ok if I invite Carter over, I would really like to tell him about us." Cat looked over to see Kara holding her head. She had almost a pained look on her face, but Cat could tell she was trying to suppress it. "Darling, are you all right?" Kara snapped her eyes up and gave Cat a loving smile.
"Yeah, I'm fine. It's... it's just, well I don't know. I'm just not feeling very well all of the sudden. I'm sure it'll pass in minute. And Alex just needed me to help her move a piece of furniture. She would have done it herself, but she didn't want to scrap up her floor. And if your ready to tell carter, then I am." Kara wavered in seat, but Cat didn't see it. They continued to talk, neither woman noticing the light green glow coming from the small package.
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Kara Danvers Loft: 7:19pm
Cat had just pulled the lasagna out of the oven when Kara finished setting the table. Carter had arrived a few minutes earlier, but already sat at the table. They had told him as soon as he arrived, but he already seemed to know. They all sat down, but Cat wasted no time before asking Kara an important question. "Kara, what are you hiding from me?" Kara looked up from her food. Her face had become slightly paler, but the young hero had insisted that she was fine.
"Nothing Cat, it'd just... Well, I'm protecting you." Kara said as she leaned into her chair. Carter shifted uncomfortably in his seat as they argued.
"Protecting me from What?"
"I'm protecting you from me. Cat, Carter, I'm Superg-" Kara face twisted in pain. The open window had caused the package a to fall to the ground, closer to Kara. "Ca..." Kara slumped forward and hit her head on the table before she fell to the ground. Her plate went with her, and broke to a million pieces on the ground. Kara's blue eyes rolled into the back of her head, as glass shards penetrated her steel skin. Carter let out an audible yep as she saw Kara fall lifelessly to the floor.
Cat moved to her side and lifted Kara's head into her lap. Cat had never seen her assistant sneeze, cough, or every take a sick day. So seeing her pass out terrified her. Cat grabbed Kara's phone and typed in her password, Zor-El. Cat had seen her do it a hundred times, but still didn't know the meaning behind it. She opened the contacts and found the person Kara trusted the most. As the phone line rang, Kara's body shook for a moment then stopped.
"Hey, I was guessing you'd call. I'll pick up pizza and ice cream on my way over. I'm at the DEO, so till take a while. I'll even spend the night so you wake up to your landing day with someone. I know it's hard for you cause you and Superman are all that's left of Kryton, but know that you have me. So what-" Cat cut Alex off.
"Hello. It this Alex Danvers?"
"Yes. Who's this?" Alex's voice switched from loving and sisterly love to cold and professional in a dime.
"This is Cat Grant. Kara just passed out and there is glass all over her arms. We were eating dinner and she just fell over."
"First of all where are you. Second why are you eating dinner together?"
"We're at her loft. And the second question isn't mine to answer. Kara will answer it when she's ready..."
"I swear to god if you don't tell me right now-" Cat interjected as Alex entered a helicopter that looked like a hospitals helicopter.
"We're dating. And what on earth is that sound in the background?"
"I'm in a helicopter coming your way. I'll be there in 5 minutes. Hang up the phone but if anything changes call me immediately."
The five minutes seemed to stretch on and on. Kara lay in Cat's arms, completely lifeless. Cater had used the bathroom and gotten his and his mothers jackets. Alex finally arrived and got to work. She maybe a bio-engineer, but she had learned how to do most of the things that most doctors know anyway. She quickly moved Kara from Cat's lap to a board. After making sure Kara was strapped down properly, she moved to Cat.
"Ok. I need you both to think of what has happened tonight that is different."
"That box. I brought it in when I arrived cause it was siting on her mailbox downstairs." Alex walked over to the box and ripped the top off.
"Damn it." Alex pulled out her radio and spoke into it. "It's krytonaite. Ok Cat, I need you and Carter to go home. I'll call you when-" Alex set the box down on the countertop so the agents sent later could find it easily.
"Like hell we're going home." Alex knew that she needed to get Kara back to the DEO, so she just turned and let the Grants follow.
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DEO Medical Lab: 7:28pm
When the helicopter landed a team was already there to assist. They loaded Kara onto the gurney and ran full speed towards the lab. Most of the time, but not this time, as soon as she was separated from the krytonaite she'd start to feel better. This time however she seemed to get increasingly worse over the ride there. She was getting paler and paler and her skin was getting cooler to the touch. Cat tried to follow the group as the ran away, but she and Carter were stopped by some very large agents.
"Get out of my way." With as forceful as her voice could be she tried to push past them again. A voice from behind rang out with authority.
"Miss Grant. You can't do anything for her now, you'd just get in the way. And because you now know these things I have some forms that I need you and your son to fill out. If you finish them now, you can be with her when she wakes up." Cat turned to a slightly large black man telling her what to do.
"Fine, but as soon as she starts waking up I'm going to her." Cat and Carter began to follow him to a conference room to fill out the mountains of legal paperwork.
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DEO Conference Room: 11:43pm
The pages began to blur together after one hour, and now Cat wasn't even sure what she was signing anymore. The papers just kept coming. Non-disclosure paper after non-disclosure paper. Everything was covered from the layout of the base and who Supergirl actually is to what type of staplers they use and the number of bathroom stalls in the bathroom. She felt they they were just making these up to keep her in the conference room and not by Kara. Carter had gone to lay down somewhere about an hour ago. She was a little skeptical to trust them, but if Kara trusted them she could trust them.
When she was signing one about never telling anyone what size doors the DEO used in the bathroom she heard people yelling from outside the conference room. Since no one was in there keeping her in the room, she exited the room to see what the commotion was about. She walked into a large open area with an odd looking thing on the side of the room. If she had to guess, she would guess a spaceship of some kind.
On the other side of the room she could see through a room lined with glass walls. Inside there was a small figure laying on their back shaking violently and uncontrollably. After staring for a moment Cat realized that the small figure was Kara. The doctors were moving around trying to control whatever was happening, but it didn't look good. Cat ran as close as she could get, but an agent grabbed her. She thrashed in his arms, but realized this would do not good.
Another agent was holding someone else, but they hadn't realized that if the stopped the agent would let them look in. Or maybe they did know this, but just couldn't stop. Cat realized that it was Alex who was in the agent's arms. She got her feet on the ground and then flipped the much larger man over she shoulder. She began to run toward the room, but someone yelled for her.
"Danvers! Stop! What good will it do if you go in there?! You're going to stay out here and wait till you are told to go in!" After that he turned and left the way he came in. Alex spotted Cat standing where she got to view the whole thing and walked over to her.
"She was looking good. We thought she was going to wake up soon, but then her arms got a slight tremor. We thought it was just her body waking up, but then she began seizing. They kicked me out of the room after her first one. She's on her fifth now. They're... I'm worried if she doesn't wake up soon then she may never..." Alex let her words drift of because neither woman need to hear the end of that sentence.
"Can the do anything?"
"They're trying an experimental drug now. I developed it a while back, but we never needed it so I stopped. It should help her body heal then start it on the track to wake up, but that's if it does what it's supposed to. And no ones touched it in about 2 years so we don't know, but we will in about 3 hours. How are you papers coming along?" Alex smiled at the thought of Cat Grant, the queen of all media, filling out hundreds of forms. Cat's only response was to lightly shove her lover's sister.
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DEO Medical Lab: 3:34am
The light was blinding, everything hurt, and she could feel her whole body aching. Her only thought though was about Cat and Carter. Opening her eyes she saw Carter asleep on the table next to her and Cat's sweater on a chair that the woman was not in. Kara sat up and swung her legs over the edge of the table. Taking her first step she fell face first into a cart that had empty unused viles on it. They cut into her left arm as she fell, but she was to tried to care. She laid on the ground waiting for someone to come in and help her, because she knew that if she tried to get up it would end even worse.
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DEO Main Area: 3:35am
As soon as Alex saw Kara move to stand she was on her feet, but she wasn't fast enough. When she entered the room she saw Kara on the ground with broken glass all over her arm. Shaking her head Alex picked Kara up bridal style. After laying her back on the table she began to lecture her.
"What on earth were you thinking? You knew that you had to be injured because of where you are so why would you stand up? You know what don't answer that cause I know the answer. You were going to get up and look for Cat. Well look how that ended. And why wouldn't you tell me about how you are dating someone. I mean here I'm a little angry that it's Cat Grant, but if she makes you happy who am I to stop you. And not telling her that your Supergirl was a bad mistake. I'm going to make sure I'm scarce when she first sees you. You know she really cares about you. She's been worried all night. Hey are you listening?" Alex asked as she pulled out a piece of glass from her hand. Kara snapped be head up and looked like a deer in headlight. "I'll take that as a no. I was asking how you were doing with all of this on today. I know how hard it is for you. If you need anything, I'm here for you. I also have a feeling that Cat and Carter would be there for you too."
"Yeah. I really like her Alex."
"I know. So how are you feeling?"
"Like I've been hit by a thousand trucks. What was it?"
"It was kryptonite, but it was modified. Something in it made you get very sick very fast. So Kara, who would send you modified kryptonite?"
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Hello. This was orginally going to be a one shot, but I liked the way it was going. Right now it is going to a two/three shot.
The next update will be put out on April 30th.
I have two other stories on a biweekly schedule, so this one is on a back burner but I love to write it. Cat, Kara, and Alex are set up so perfectly that when I write them everything feels very natural and believable.
You can find me on tumblr at: rainbowpants27
See you in 15 days,
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