Her ear were ringing, worse than when Siobhan had made her ears litteraly bleed.
This ringing felt like her skull was vibrating along.
She heard Lillian say something, she couldn't quite make out what.
She focussed everything she had on protecting Lena, focussing on her heartbeat, her breathing.
Anything to help her get back up her feet.
She heard her shout at her mother to not hurt her, Kara's heart swelled with love.
The moment didn't last long as Lena was thrown to the floor, her head hitting the tiled floor hard.
Kara wanted to scream out, but the pain was so overwhelming, it made it hard to focus at anything.
She looked at the seemingless lifeless body of Lena Luthor and her heart broke.
Cyborg Henshaw grabbed her by what appears to be a command from Lillian and they walked towards the big vault.
She manages to tell them that the Kryptonite was about to blow and kill them all.
All she got in return was skepticism and a blow of said Kryptonite, launching her forward.
Luckily she managed to destroy the device that caused her every nerve ending to painfully vibrate.
As it stopped and she was trying to regain her bearing, she saw Lena laying motionless on the floor.
She listened intently to try and find a heartbeat, a soft sigh escaping as she heard a slow heartbeat.
Relieved to hear a heartbeat, she started to get back up her feet only to be knocked back again by the Kryptonite blast.
She got thrown near a motorcycle and mentally apologized to Alex, knowing she would berate her for destroying such a beauty.
It didn't do much as Metallo had her in a strong grip, keeping her near his Kryptonite core.
It might have been synthetic, but being this close certainly hurt and she felt herself weakening.
All of a sudden she felt her powers returning and looked back to see J'onn standing there "Go get Lena!" Kara simply nodded and ran over to her, letting herself fall to her knees and her momentum speeding her forward slightly.
Her hands instantly on Lena, making sure there were no other injuries.
Statisfied to know she was just unconscious she looked back and saw Metallo's Kryptonite core mere seconds away from exploding.
She scooped Lena up in her arms and flew them out as fast she could.
She didn't dare look back, she knew she was barely outflying the Kryptonite gas.
When Kara and J'onn arrived back at the DEO, they had the doctors do some tests for internal damage.
After finding none she said she was dropping Lena off at her place, wanting to make sure she got home safe herself.
She flew to Lena's apartment, she had been there before, just quickly checking up on her after she had called the cops on her own mother.
Alex had Winn take out the security alarm, so Kara pushed the balcony door open with her foot, keeping Lena close to her body.
When inside she went straight to the bedroom, laying her gently down on her bed.
She sat on the bed, her back to slightly shorter brunette, taking off her shoes in the most gentle of ways.
When she had done so she lifted the blankets over her torso, tugging her in for the night.
As she turned to leave a soft, pained voice filled the room "Supergirl?"
She stopped dead in her tracks and swirled around "you're awake!" delight filling her voice as she saw Lena sitting up.
A small smile appeared on the other woman, no one was ever that happy to hear her voice, well maybe except for Kara Danvers.
That adorable reporter was always happy to hear from her, almost as happy as Supergirl was.
"Thank you. For saving my life" Lena said with nothing but gratitude lacing her words.
"There's nothing to thank for, Miss Luthor, I was just doing my job" Kara said with a genuine smile, sitting on the edge of Lena's bed.
"How did you know I was innocent?" Lena asked bewildered "everyone was quick to assume I was guilty" hurt visible in her eyes, her shoulders slightly slumped.
"Kara Danvers told me. She did everything she could in her power to prove your innocence. She never lost faith in you" Her posture stoic, trying not to shine trough how worried she was over her.
That she got hit by a Kryptonite blast, just because she was making sure her heart was still beating.
Lena hummed in gratitude, a mixture of a smirk and smile gracing her lips.
"Remind me to thank that gorgeous reporter" she said as she laid back down on her comfortable mattress.
Kara had a small blush that she tried to hide by standing up and turning to walk away.
"I have to go now. I'm glad to know you're alright Miss Luthor"
Lena looked at the blonde superhero and for a moment Kara wishes Lena knew about her secret identity, wishing she could just stay here and comfort her.
Lena was thinking the same thing, wishing for Kara to stay close, she would never admit to being afraid to be alone, but she definitely wasn't looking forward to it either.
She had suspected that the blonde reporter was Supergirl for a while, but after the last day in court, seeing her rip her glasses off her face with such ferocity she knew.
It wasn't until Kara had ripped open her shirt and ran after Lillian and Metallo that she knew for sure that the object of her crush was National City's most loved superhero.
She knew that she had to let Kara know how much she means to her, in any way possible.
Knowing that a Super had that much trust in a Luthor made her heart swell with love and adoration, a sensation she hadn't felt in such a long time.
She felt safe whenever she was around, not because she was Supergirl, but because of her pureness.
Her love that overflowed for Lena, the way she smiled so lovingly, that she brought her food when she knew Lena was working late or just being there and talk about nothing and everything.
"Please stay. I...I don't want to be alone" Lena confessed, she knew Kara would never judge her for that confession.
Kara's heart stopped, Lena's voice was so soft so full of pain, she couldn't say no even if she wanted to.
She turned back around, a reassuring smile on her face "don't worry Miss Luthor, I will be right here" she said, accompanied by a small nod of her head.
Lena nodded back at her, biting her lip, wondering if she should say anything else, she decided against it and rolled over and fell asleep.
Kara stood still, her eyes transfixed on the sleeping beauty in front of her, she walked to the back of the bedroom and sat down with her back leaning against it.
Her knees up against her chest, her arms holding them in place, she rested her head on the wall and let out a sigh.
'Lena will be alright, she's in bed, sleeping, no permament damage done to her body, I did well' she thought to herself
With that thought in mind she let herself drift off to a light slumber, ready to be awake in a instant if need be.
Her superhearing still focussed on anyone who'd cause Lena harm.
They slept like that for a few hours until Lena woke up.
She sat up in bed, knowing that Kara would've left by now, so she was shocked when she saw her in her Supergirl get up sleeping against her wall.
Smiling, she got up and grabbed a spare blanket and wrapped it around the Kryptonian.
She was in awe as she took in the face of her sleeping hero.
All the things that Kara had done for her as Supergirl and as herself flooded into her memories, love filling her heart.
She bend down and gave a small soft kiss on Kara's forehead and she whispered "Thank you Kara Danvers, you're my hero"
Lena went back to bed, statisfied that at least Kara wouldn't get cold now, she fell back asleep.
Kara's eyes opened slowly after hearing the soft and steady heartbeat of Lena as she had drifted back off to sleep.
She silently cursed her racing heart, it was going so fast it was like fighting Metallo all over again.
Lena had kissed her, on her forehead, a blush crept up her cheeks faster than you could say 'whipped'.
Thats when realization hit, she called her Kara, not Supergirl.
Lena knows thats she's Kara Danvers, she knows and yet she still kissed her.
Kara grabbed the blankets tighter around herself and let herself fall into a deeper slumber, a smile firmly on her face.