A/N: You know, considering this is a Supergirl fic, you'd think it'll start out with Kara's POV, but for some reason I'm starting it with Clark (and Lois). I haven't been watching the show since the lackluster latter half of season 2 but I still catch up with the story lines based on tumblr posts. Anyways, I thought of a Supercorp holigay fic with just the right amount of angst on my bus ride home today… it's about 10 chapters, bear with me, and will start off (kinda) from the end of the Elseworlds crossover, though I am taking liberties. To be clear, Kara is in this chapter. Hope you guys appreciate this short little fic!
As always, your comments and reviews are always appreciated. I always love hearing your thoughts, hypothesis on the plot, and ideas.
"I still can't believe it." Kara said beaming as she leaned over the railings of the front deck of the Kent farm's main house. Crisis averted, big news shared, and dinner consumed, Clark found himself with his cousin stargazing, surrounded by the peace and quiet he's come to associate with Smallville. "To be clear, I'll be earth's protector for a year?" she then asked, pertaining to the earlier news about him and Lois leaving for Argo City once her pregnancy comes further along to support their child's birth and development.
"Maybe a year and a few months. Just to be safe. We'll still be around the holidays, kind of finalize a few things we'll be leaving behind and all." Clark then replied. It wasn't like Ma Kent didn't have the experience of raising a "super" baby, but Clark figured, it would be a good way to monitor that everything's gonna be okay with his own half-Kryptonian and half-human child.
"Don't worry." Kara then said. It was as if she had just read his mind. Clark chuckled, in terms of earth years, he was older than she was. He had gotten so used to it that he's forgotten that Kara was supposed to be the one taking care of him, that she was actually the older cousin. It was during moments like the one they were having that he felt that to be true.
That and in moments of peril and crisis. When the fate of the whole world hangs in the balance, Kara always steps up and makes what felt like an impossible choice to him.
"I'm not." Clark replied with a smile on his face. "Especially since I'm leaving this place in capable hands. I meant what I said earlier Kara, you're better than me without a doubt. I might have been doing the whole superhero gig longer but you, oh man, I've got so much to learn from you."
Kara shook her head and laughed. "Alright, I get it, you need to butter me up for this."
"I meant it." Clark then replied. "You were able to sacrifice being with someone you loved when the Daxamites invaded earth and you were ready to sacrifice yourself, knowing you would die, with destiny having been written as so, if you and Barry attempted to do what ended up doing anyways and stopped the earth from moving to save the day and reality as we know it."
"Kal, we both know you would've done the same thing." Kara noted. "Besides, I believe that the future is a blank page, and that we write our own destiny, our future."
"Maybe you're right. Though to be clear, I don't think I would have done it with the knowledge of Lois pregnant." Clark admitted to himself. "Hey, I mean, I wasn't even ready to see you sacrifice yourself like that. You leave me in awe of you."
Kara shook her head in response. Clark wasn't sure if it was to try and hide the blush on her cheeks from his compliments or if she just truly didn't believe that she deserved what he said. "I guess if that were my case things would be different. It's not like I'm having a family like you though. And even if, still given the same choices to make the hero's sacrifice like that, I guess whatever it is that's stopping me can easily be whisked away by one question: What kind of world would I leave behind for the people I loved if I didn't know how to make the sacrifice? I don't think I'll be able to live knowing that they're suffering because I chose not to do something that I can."
"See, that's what I meant. Twice now you've proven me wrong." Clark replied. "Sacrificing someone she loved and yourself for the people you love. Don't get me wrong, if it comes to the wire, I'll gladly give up my life for Lois and for the future of the world she'll live in, just like you said. I might not just be as ready to jump into action as you."
Kara leaned back on the railing. "You give me too much credit when I learned a thing or two of my heroics from you." she replied. "Although you're not technically wrong, you know? I don't think I'd be able to sacrifice Alex or ever seeing her again if a situation like that presented itself. Hell, I can't do that to Lena either." she added, her eyes cast down as she crossed her arms.
Kara took in a deep breath, losing herself deep in her own thoughts that Clark couldn't help but think there was something more to that comment.
Alex, he got why. But Lena Luthor?
He knew they were best friends, and with the amount of times Lena saved the world, he knew that she was far from being her brother.
But Clark just couldn't help but notice the hidden sentiment behind what Kara had said. A sentiment that Kara herself didn't seem to know either.
"What?" Kara then asked as she looked back at Clark.
"Nothing." Clark replied with a smile just as Kara's phone started to ring.
Kara fetched for her phone from her pocket. One look at the caller had Kara's brows furrowed together. She took a deep breath and sent it to voicemail before leaning back on the railing.
"Everything okay?" Clark asked, surprised to see Kara's reaction, especially since a quick glance on her phone screen told him it was James who was calling.
"Yeah, no everything's good." Kara replied unconvincingly. "It's just really weird to be in between two of your friends fighting, you know? Especially when they're supposedly dating."
"Oh, I think I know the feeling." Clark heard Lois say as she joined them coming out from the house. "He dated and was actually engaged to my sister, remember?"
"Right." Kara replied, hiding her face in her hands. "It's just, I don't want to have to deal with it, you know?"
"What's Jimmy done?" Lois asked, all knowingly.
"Ah, I think I know the answer to that. He had a fight with Lena, correct?" Clark replied, turning to Kara to confirm things and Kara nodded.
"He's just calling to ask me all the ways he could get Lena to talk to him again since he's current attempts are failing him." Kara then grumbled, her eyes shifting about. Clark turned to Lois who, in turn, was currently studying Kara's reactions like a hawk.
"Mhmm. Well, if you need us for anything, you know we're here for you Kara." Lois then replied.
Kara nodded and smiled. "I should probably go." she said, making some excuse about how she should probably check on her own city and her friends. She's been away too long.
Somehow Clark knew that Kara probably wanted to fly around and clear her head about a certain little thing bugging her.
The crinkle gave all her inner turmoil away.
Clark nodded and gave her cousin a hug goodbye. He watched as Lois gave Kara a hug as well just before she took off, up, up and away to the skies.
"So," Lois said as she wrapped her arms around him, the two of them still looking up to where Kara had just disappeared into the night, "ten bucks says she's actually in love with the Luthor girl."
Clark laughed. "I was starting to wonder the same. Honestly, if it wasn't from an earlier comment she made, I'd have mistakenly though her crush on Jimmy's back."
This time it was Lois who laughed. "You can't bet on the same thing I'm betting on, Smallville." she noted. "But you are okay with it, right?"
"I don't even know how Lena Luthor would react. But from what I see, she cares a lot for Kara and Supergirl. Although Kara said she might've burnt the Supergirl bridge?"
"Oh." Lois then said. "She doesn't know, does she?"
"Hmmmm, no. Lena's smart enough to figure it out on her own if she wanted to, but I don't think she does." Clark replied, deep at thought once more. "At the end of the day, it doesn't really matter whether she knows or not. It will, someday. My main worry now is Kara. I don't want to get hurt in all of this."
"Well, we could tell Ms. Luthor to dump Jimmy. I have long list of reasons why." Lois teased making Clark chuckle.
"Or we could just watch things unfold. Kara's right, we right our own destinies. And if one day she realizes she wants to be with Lena, and Lena realizes it too, well, then I don't think anything can stop that." he replied. "Just promise me you won't meddle."
"How on earth would I meddle, Smallville?" Lois replied. "I don't think Lena Luthor takes kindly to reporters other than your cousin. Besides, I have a feeling that things will all turn out alright."
Clark simply shook his head and smiled, sending out his silent wishes to Rao or whoever it was watching over them to protect Kara's heart. "I hope so, Lois. I hope so. Kara deserves to be happy."
A/N Pt 2: That's it for now folks! Chapters would be around this length, except for one or two lengthier ones. I hope you enjoy this little ride. This is a holiday fic, so events shall culminate around Xmas time ;) We'll start focusing with Alex, Kara, and Lena's POVs the coming chapters, but Clark will pop-up again sometime later :D