Lena was 17 years old, brought up by parents that weren't all that good to her. Her brother, Lex had vanished and gone off the maps leaving only Lena, Lionel and Lilian.
Lena was drinking some strong cider from a bottle in the park when a stranger walked over. Her whole demeanor was sunny, and bright. Lena merely glared at her, not wanting her to be there. Lena had her hair down, and was wearing jeans and a hooded top. She had no make up on, making her complexion almost perfect apart from a few breakouts on her face.
Lena didn't care about anything though. As far as she was concerned, she was trapped in this city and her life was only going to be that one place, and this would be all she knew.
The blonde she set her eyes on appeared nervous. She had a satchel around her shoulder, glasses and was wearing a pink shirt with a dark blue cardigan. Lena looked her up and down, taking in the woman's ponytail with not a single hair out of place.
"Are you new here?" Lena asked in a grumpy tone, as she watched the woman before her acting awkwardly.
The other teen laughed nervously, pinching her glasses, "I'm sorry, I uh...I'm new here." The woman adjusted the bag on her shoulder and held out her hand, "I'm Kara Danvers."
Lena stared at her hand, refusing to shake it. Kara pulled her hand away. She blushed terribly as Lena took another big gulp from her bottle.
Kara decided to be brave. She took a breath and watched as Lena lowered the bottle, "You know." Kara began, "That bottle contains high amounts of alcohol that could lead to anti-social behavior and could possibly result in you getting arrested."
Lena merely shrugged, "So?"
Kara frowned, "How old are you?"
"Who's asking?" Lena retorted, getting annoyed with the girl. She wished that she would just leave her alone.
Kara looked around, "I'm...The only one here, so it would appear that I am asking."
"Has anyone ever told you that you are very annoying?" Lena said bluntly.
Kara felt slightly hurt but brushed it off, "I can be a little over bearing. My sister thinks so." She then took a seat next to Lena on the bench, "So, how old are you?"
"Seventeen." Lena replied. She watched as Kara's eyes widened. She then scoffed, "Are you gonna be a spoil sport and inform the police that I am drinking underage?"
Kara pushed her glasses up her nose nervously, "I wouldn't do that. I would, however, tell you that it isn't wise to drink that on your own." She said, glancing at the bottle.
There was a quiet moment between them. Lena stared at Kara. She released a little grip on the bottle, before Kara took it from her hand and put it to her own mouth, taking in a big sip.
"Oh Rao!" Kara gasped, pulling a face. Lena laughed at her reaction.
"Have you never drunk alcohol before?" Lena asked, still smiling at her.
"Nope, well, I have had Bucks Fizz but that was a weaker version of whatever that is." Kara retorted. She then noticed how Lena was smiling, before returning it with one of her own, "I never got your name."
Lena held out her hand to the funny woman beside her, "Lena, Lena Luthor. You, Miss Danvers are very funny."
Kara pushed her glasses up her nose, "I don't mean to be funny. It is unintentional. My sister says being different is a perk."
"For someone like you?" Lena said, cocking her head to the side, "It certainly is a perk."
Kara merely blushed as she tried to look anywhere, but at Lena.
"So, Kara, why are you here?" Lena asked after a minute.
Kara smiled, taking the bag off of her shoulder, "I'm here to study. Metropolis University."
"What are you here to study?" Lena asked.
"Performing Arts...A lot of areas. Theater mainly and acting." Kara beamed.
"Ah, you like performing?" Lena asked in a cheery tone. She watched carefully as Kara kept blushing.
"Performing is..." Kara began before turning to face Lena, "It is an escape for me. An escape from real life. I can pretend to be someone I'm not even for a couple of hours...Performing is, it is very beautiful." She then turned the conversation around, "What about you? What do you do?"
"Me?!" Lena gasped, "Oh...I just...I was-I am a mechanic. I work at the main garage in Metropolis...It's a few blocks away from here."
Kara frowned, "You must be an amazing mechanic."
"You're too nice Miss Danvers." Lena laughed, running a hand through her hair.
"So, why are you sat here, drinking alone?" Kara asked Lena.
"I don't have friends." Lena said bluntly, "That sounds pathetic, I know."
Kara felt sad for Lena now. How could Lena not have friends? She was lovely. "I'm sure you have friends." She said, smiling, trying to keep up the happy tone.
"Nope. Not one." Lena replied, finally finding herself unable to look at Kara.
The blonde leaned on her shoulder. Lena was not used to this much affection. Kara was a complete stranger too and normally this would be too weird, but she was such a happy, smiley person that Lena could not say no to her.
"Well, now you have a friend." Kara said softly, "I'll be your friend."
"Kara-" Lena laughed before being cut off.
"You can't be alone." Kara replied quickly, before taking the bottle of cider from her, "Plus, who will be your drinking buddy?"
Upon taking another big gulp from the bottle, Kara gasped once again, almost spitting it out. She made Lena laugh heavily.
"Golly! Remind me to never drink that again!" She hissed, making another face.
Lena merely laughed at her before drinking more.
A couple of months had passed, Kara was forever coming to see Lena at work on a lunch time with hot or cold sandwiches and drinks. They both had lunch together, and Kara made sure that she never went hungry.
Kara learned of Lena's family and how they treated her. Kara was truly horrified by what she had heard.
Lilian was locked away in jail for fraud while Lionel treated Lena like crap all the time, leaving her to stand on her own two feet.
Kara's life was different to hers, vastly. Her uncle was a man of religion while her mother traveled the world. Kara was left in a boarding school by her father while he and his brother also traveled. Both Lena and Kara understood each other to some extent, and that made them closer.
Today was a warm day, Kara was on lunch break again and had brought a small bag of food. She walked into the garage and saw Lena with her head inside the hood of a car. Oil spewed all over the floor while she was tightening a part. The heat was stifling. She wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve and was thankful that she decided to have her hair in a bun today.
"I have brought a gift of lunch!" Kara announced as she walked into the garage. Lena smiled to herself before turning around. Kara always managed to look so colourful and cheerful. Even if it was boiling hot.
A small laugh came from Kara as she saw the oil all over Lena's face.
"What?" Lena giggled, "Have I got something on my face?"
Kara's laugh got louder, "You little grease monkey."
Lena pouted, "You try fixing a car in this heat."
"No thank you. I spent my whole morning singing songs from Wicked and Les Miserables." Kara smiled.
Lena frowned, "I have never actually heard you sing, you know?"
Kara blushed, "I'm not that good."
"Well, you must be. Otherwise you wouldn't be doing a theatrical course." Lena said as she leaned back on the car.
Kara blushed, "So..." She said, changing the subject, "Where are we eating today?"
"I know just the spot." Lena smiled, taking off her gloves and depositing them into the closest bin.
"You broke it off with Winn?!" Lena gasped, chewing on her sandwich.
The two women sat beneath a tree on a hill in another park. They were getting as much shade as possible from the sun that was beating down on them. The park was full of children, parents and dogs. All running around, or sun bathing.
Kara chewed on the last part of her sandwich, "I know, I know." She said with flailing arms, "He can sing and he can dance, but he just isn't right for me, you know?"
"No Kara, no, I don't know. He was incredible for you! I saw the way he looked at you. Man, you have lost out there." Lena smiled, "But hey, if he isn't right for you, that's just the way it is."
"And I'm thinking about quitting college." Kara said to Lena just as she was sipping her drink. Lena almost spat it out, and her eyes widened, "You cannot quit college! You love it there! Theater is your life."
Kara's eyes cast down onto the grass beneath them, "I'm starting to think that it isn't. I don't think that is my calling."
"And what would be your calling?" Lena asked, frowning at her.
"This is going to sound crazy." Kara laughed, unable to look at Lena, "But I have been thinking about it for some time and I thought...What about journalism?"
Lena chewed slowly on her sandwich before placing it down, "You know what I think?" She said to her, "I think that you need to finish college. If you quit now, you won't have the degree that you have worked hard for and then it will be all for nothing. However, in the long run, if acting does not work out...Journalism is a fall back plan..." She then frowned, "This isn't about breaking up with Winn is it?"
"What?!" Kara laughed, "No, no. This is a me thing. This is me trying to figure out what is right for me. And I think you're right...I should finish what I started, and then I will have a fallback plan."
Lena smiled at her, "I'm always here to help."
"And I'm grateful." Kara smiled back at her, "Thank you Lena."
"What are friends for?" Lena smiled, placing a hand on hers.
Kara looked down at her hand, and suddenly it felt like her world had stopped. Her heart was going a thousand times faster than before. If this was what she thought it was, maybe she should act upon it. At first, she pushed away the initial thoughts that maybe this was a bad idea, but the moment felt so right and so she took it.
Kara put her hand on Lena's cheek. She leaned in and kissed her.
Lena pulled back, shocked. She had no idea what to do. She had never faced something like this before. She wasn't even gay, as far as she was aware. She swallowed the lump in her throat, and quickly got up, "I gotta uh...I gotta go." Lena then turned and ran away.
"Lena." Kara sighed, getting up. She then stopped where she was, sighing heavily as she looked at the floor.
That certainly did not go to plan at all.