Alright...I've decided to re-post this now.
Review if you would like to or not, it's up to you. However, this time, if any of you find a mistake and unless said mistake is completely atrocious, please keep it to yourselves. ;-)
So I decided to write a sequel to my first fanfic, Getting to Know the Real You, Cape & All. This story focuses on Cat and Kara and their lives after their daughter is born.
I hope you like it. Please enjoy!
Disclaimer: I do not own Supergirl or any of its characters.
Chapter 1
Cat's P.O.V.
It's 3 AM as our little bundle of joy is screaming and crying at the top of her super lungs waking both her mother and me out of slumber. Oh, whom am I kidding, we weren't really asleep yet. Our heads have barely hit the pillow from the last time she bellowed...but I'm not complaining. She has her mother's eyes and has inherited her pout, which I am totally a sucker for, and she knows it.
I poke Kara with my finger.
"Sweetheart, I think it's your turn to get her."
She stirs, mumbling something incoherent.
"Okay babe. Do you think she's broken?"
I sit up and look at her.
"What makes you think that?"
She shrugs her shoulders.
"She just keeps crying and nothing ever seems to be wrong so, maybe she's broken."
I chuckle.
"Kara you do know that's the only way for Hope to communicate with us, right? And I know nothing is probably wrong with her, she probably just misses us, that's all."
Kara nods as she leaves our room to go check our daughter.
"Hey there Little One. What seems to be the trouble? Did you lose your binky? Ah, that's it isn't it. Well, here you go silly goose."
I can instantly feel Hope relax as Kara talks to her as my bond with Kara extended to our daughter.
"She lost her binky then latched onto me as I gave it to her. I figured I'd bring her in her to say hi to you. Say 'Hi Mama'!"
I smile as Kara takes Hope's tiny arm and has her wave to me.
"Well hi there to you my love. Are you going to give Mama a kiss?"
Kara lowers her down so she can kiss me, which is more like a slobbery, gummy mess but I don't mind.
"Thank you, Hope. Are you going to stay in here with me and Mommy now?"
Kara looks at me sheepishly.
"Is it okay with you if she does? I know you would rather her try and sleep in her crib but look at her, she's practically glued to me."
I roll my eyes and smirk.
"Of course, she is because she loves her Mommy. Yes, she can stay with us tonight as I'm too tired to say no and both of you are pouting. You know that's my kryptonite."
Kara giggles as she hands me Hope.
"Thanks, babe. I love you and I love you, too, Little One!"
She kisses both of us then wraps us up in her arms.
"I love you both, too. Now can we please try to get some sleep? Some of us have to work tomorrow."
Kara smiles.
"You don't have to tell me twice. Hope, on the other hand, she looks like wants to play."
I look at our daughter who has all of a sudden decided to take up hovering at this moment. I gently grab her foot before she gets too far.
"Oh no you don't, silly goose. You're not going to float out of this room on my watch."
Kara chuckles.
"Cat, I can stay up with our now flying daughter. I don't require as much sleep as you do, remember? Please, sleep. We'll be fine."
I nod.
"Well since you put it that way...Hey, do you think we should invest in ankle weights?"
Kara gasps.
"Most certainly not. We will teach her how to harness her abilities properly, not restrain her like an animal."
I take her hand.
"I didn't mean it like that, sweetheart. Of course, we will teach her how to use her abilities properly. I was just thinking of her as a balloon. I don't want her to just float off into the sky when one of us isn't holding her."
Kara belly laughs.
"Wouldn't that be a sight to see? Cat, my love, she will not float off never to be seen again. She's our daughter and I'm positive that if she did float off and we called to her, she'd come to us."
"Or we could bribe her with a treat."
She rolls her eyes.
"Our daughter is not a dog, Cat."
I kiss her.
"I know, I know."
"Good. Now get some sleep while I go and take care of SuperHope."
"SuperHope? Hmmm...I should trademark that first thing."
She laughs as she takes our daughter and exits the room.
** The next morning, Cat goes downstairs to find Kara asleep on the sofa while their daughter, who now has a rope safely tied around her waist while the other end is tied to Kara's wrist, is floating around the den. **
I chuckle as I walk into the den and take in the site before me.
"Come here little girl, come to Mama. Mama needs a hug."
Hope sees me, smiles, and begins to giggle and clap her hands as she floats down into my arms.
"Thank you, sweetie pie. Have you been doing that all night? You must be very hungry now. Shall we wake up Mommy or let her sleep longer?"
Hope slobbers and coos while playing with my hair.
"I'll take that as let Mommy sleep. Come on cutie, let's get you some breakfast."
Just as we walk into the kitchen, Kara stirs realizing Hope isn't attached to the rope anymore.
"Oh, my Rao! Hope! Hope, sweetie, where did you float off to?"
"It's okay honey, she's in here with me."
She rushes in using her super speed.
"Oh phew, I thought her heat vision kicked in causing her to burn the rope and floated away."
I walk over and engulf her into a big hug.
"Sweetheart, she's fine...see."
I point to our daughter, safely strapped in her high chair, eating, well more like making
a finger painting with, a banana.
Kara squeezes me and gives me a kiss.
"Are you mad?"
"Mad at what?"
"That I made Hope into a Real Life Baby Kite?"
I crack up laughing.
"A Real Life Baby Kite? Actually, I found it oddly adorable. You seemed to come up with a safe solution to her floating off while you slept, it didn't harm her, and she looked like she was having fun."
She smiles as she walks over to Hope, who now has the banana in her blond curls.
"Did you enjoy floating around while Mommy slept? Huh? Are you enjoying that banana mush? I think you're getting more in your hair than your mouth, silly goose."
I hand Kara a wet cloth as she attempts to clean up Hope.
"Hmmm..."
Kara looks over and smiles at me.
"Are you alright, babe?"
I smile at her and feel the warmth of her love spread through me.
"Yes, I'm fine. I'm just taking in this beautiful site before me, that's all."
She laughs.
"Me cleaning banana out of our baby's hair? I hardly think this is beautiful."
I giggle.
"Oh, but it is to me."
** Carter enters the room and starts to prepare a bowl of cereal for himself before school. **
"Hey honey, I didn't hear you sneak in here. Let me make you some eggs."
He shakes his head.
"No thanks mom, I'm not too hungry this morning."
I immediately walk over to feel his head.
"Are you feeling alright son? Didn't you sleep well?"
He shakes his head again.
"I'm fine, honest, and I slept alright, too."
I look over at Kara and see the concern on her face.
"Hey bud, is something bothering you?"
He stands up and puts his bowl in the sink.
"No, nothing is bothering me. I need to go now or I'll be late for school."
I walk over and stand in front of him.
"Carter, may I have at least have a hug before you go?"
He sighs and gives in.
"Yeah, okay."
Kara pouts until he walks over and gives her a hug as well before giving his little sister a kiss on the top of her head.
"I'll see you when I get home."
With that, he's out the door.
"Cat, you okay?"
I nod.
"Yeah, I'm fine. I know something's bothering him but I don't know what. He gets like this once in a while and whenever he gets moody, so to speak, he gets short with me and won't talk. I just wish I knew how to help him."
She comes over and hugs me.
"How can you help him if you don't know what's wrong? I've never seen him like this before so I don't know what you normally do to help soothe him."
I kiss her cheek then walk over to rescue our daughter who is trying to escape from her high chair prison.
"Upsidaisy! I normally just let him be. I make sure that he eats, showers and gets rest. I wait for him to come to me when he's ready."
"How long does it usually last?"
I think for a second as I tickle Hopes exposed belly due to her little shirt bunching up.
"It depends. A few days or so. Once it lasted about a week."
Kara takes Hope from me so she can change her diaper and get her ready for the day.
"Well whatever it is, the three of us will help him through it."
