Snow had just begun to settle over National city when things for Supergirl seemed to start picking up again. Even in the worst weather, a life of crime never ceased or so Kara had learned within the past few weeks of tumultuous weather.
In the past week alone, a massive blizzard had struck a good portion of the USA, making sure that National city was well in its wake. The slick roads wreaked havoc on traffic and kept Kara busy enough that villains had since noticed how many ways she was being pulled. It was much easier to get away with crime with Supergirl on traffic control. Sure, she had the Guardian when he wasn't causing a ruckus and Kal El had offered to step in before Metropolis got insane, but still. She was Supergirl, she could more than handle all this, couldn't she?
A blaring of horns caught her attention and Kara dove down towards town centre. She sped up on a city bus skidding down the Esplanade, narrowly avoiding angry cars in its wake with hazard lights flashing. She whipped to the front of the vehicle and stepped down onto the black ice below, deploying the new boot spikes locked in her tread. She mentally thanked Win for thinking ahead and developing them in his spare time.
The bus skidded to a stop only inches away from cars waiting on a red light, making Kara give a slightly shaky sigh of relief as she moved away from the now slightly dented sheet of the bus' bumper. Cheers erupted from inside the bus at her victory and everyone sopped to pay their usual recognition. A little girl with shopping parcels as big as her trotted down the length of the bus and gave a thankful wave to Supergirl through the windshield. Kara gave her characteristic smile and wave before taking off back into the greying skies.
When she was high enough, she looked down to the sidewalks as she passed by, looking at all the people out this Saturday getting their christmas shopping done. She smiled when the carols of a small charity group reached her ears from over in the North end. Although Christmas and other festive winter holidays were definitely not a Kryptonian tradition, it was one Kara was happy to adopt when she came to live on earth. The whole aspect of giving and spending time with others really was what she loved most about it. She wished that everyone could have a time like this where they could be happy.
That thought reminded her of someone and without fully considering it, she veered back toward the centre of the city and towards a specific skyscraper.
It was 2:30 and Lena had just finished reconfiguring a major bug that had popped up in the coding of her latest desktop security database. L Corp's latest in malware protection had been hacked, much like it had been almost every other day of production, but the guy who did this new job really knew what he was doing. She let off a sigh and ground her gaze further into the wall of numbers in front of her, hoping a loophole would stick out at one point.
It was then that a rap on her door caught her attention.
Lena looked up from her screen with a frown. Security hadn't told her of anyone arriving and she had no appointments. Feeling a bit uneasy, her gaze shifted from the top drawer in her desk which held a revolver, over to the door and back again. She considered it for a moment but decided instead to go see who it was, knowing she had less drastic options available in case she needed them. Lena stood and slowly walked toward the door, listening to the shifting of feet behind it atop her polished tile floors. When she cracked the large door, she smiled at the sight of the one person she was always glad to see.
"I wasn't expecting you to visit! What a nice surprise," Lena mused as she sauntered back to her desk.
"I wasn't sure if you would be here on a Saturday, but I figured with your dedication to L Corp, Saturdays wouldn't be an unrealistic day to find you here," Kara noted as she gently strolled in after her with that Kara Danvers infectious smile she always had. The way she planted herself and fidgeted with her glasses always made Lena smile, and today was no different.
"Well you're not wrong. I am here many Saturdays during the year," Lena replied, "keeps me from avoiding the craziness of the holiday shopping going on."
"Kara smiled at the thought, but it soon turned into a frown. Lena figured that now she must have realized why she kept so busy, especially around Christmas. Her eyes dropped to the tips of her scuffed black boots, her smile not long after. All this probably out of embarrassment for Lena. "I'm sorry, this mustn't be a nice time of year for you. I shouldn't have brought it up."
A pang of guilt rang in the pit of Lena's stomach. She hadn't meant to make Kara feel bad, but being as wonderful as she was, she knew it must have upset her knowing she couldn't exactly make the situation better. "It's not your fault. You didn't make Lex go mad or my mother be the way she was. Sometimes, we can't always help the way our family is," she said, but the expression on her face didn't improve, "don't worry, I'll be fine."
"Kara's gaze shifted back up to hers. Something about the softness and imploring hold they had reminded her of another young woman who constantly graced her with her presence. However, Supergirl always landed by her window with a grace and confidence all on her own. Despite her capabilities, she had that gentle side, that you wouldn't expect to see in a public superhero. Though that same imploring look was there. It made Lena wonder what the connection was between them. Maybe it was simpler than she thought.
"You could spend it with me."
Lena snapped out of her mental comparison and looked at the reporter who was now shifting about nervously, "spend what with you?"
"Christmas," she sputtered, "or Hanukkah or whichever you celebrate. I mean, my friends crash the Danvers get-togethers all the time, you'd be more than welcome."
The offer touched her but not in a way she'd hoped. Something about Lena being equated to that of Kara's friends stirred something like a hint of disappointment. She wasn't sure what exactly she had hoped for but that offer was a sweet one, and a pleasant change from her usual Christmas routine. Before she could reconsider anything about it, she gave her answer, "if it's not too much trouble."
"Of course not! We'd love to have you!" Kara protested, "You haven't lived until you've had a Danvers christmas."
Lena let out a small laugh, "alright then. A Danvers Christmas it is. You'll have to let me know the details."
"I'll be back, don't you worry," Kara smiled, "I'll let you know the plans closer to."
Lena nodded and turned her attention back to her laptop. "Thank god the servers will launch before that so hopefully I can get this airtight and solved soon," she said and looked back up at the notebook-less reporter, "so was that why you came to see me? Get the latest scoop for CATCO on computer database protection?"
Kara blushed and diverted that knowing gaze beck to her feet again. "No, I just wanted to check-up on you. Make sure you were okay. But I will be back for that scoop!," she chirped before trotting off back through the door, leaving Lena alone with her coding and the promise of a happy memory.
