BE WITH ME
Author's Note- So this is my first fic to do with Supergirl. It focuses on Kara and Lena's relationship, I think I speak for everyone when I say we can sense the chemistry with these two ;) hehe.
Side Note- Cat Grant is on an extended holiday so there's just this angry, demanding boss instead. I don't know enough about season 1 (I will catch up)
This is my first attempt at anything Supergirl related, as I said so please be kind.
Reviews are always welcome.
I own nothing, all rights belong to their respective owners.
Enjoy!
PART 1
"Lena Luthor. Are sure you're ready to interview her?"
Kara nodded as her boss gave her a challenging look.
"Yes. I am so ready." She replied enthustiastically.
"Good. We've called ahead, she's expecting you in an hour."
Kara fumbled for her bag and coat as she awkwardly got to her feet.
"Oh! Right, ok then. Well I guess I should be on my way."
Kara left the office in a hurry and took a cab to Lena's office.
She could have flown but she was so nervous, she wanted time to prepare before she actually had to interview the business woman.
Kara was understandably wary.
Lena was a Luthor and even though Kara didn't like to judge people based on their name or where they came from, the name Luthor was just so sinister in National City. She just hoped that Lena was different to her brother.
A young woman smiled at Kara as she exited the elevator onto Lena's floor.
Kara smiled back.
"Hi, I'm Kara Danvers. I'm here to see Lena Luthor."
"Of course, She's waiting. I'll show you in."
The girl got up and Kara followed her to two perfectly polished, dark rosewood doors.
She opened one and Kara saw the woman she had to interview, standing by the window, her back to Kara.
The girl smiled and closed the door behind Kara.
Kara looked back, as if wishing her way out of here hadn't just closed behind her.
"Um, hi. I'm...I'm Kara Danvers. I'm here from CatCo."
Lena turned around and stopped.
Blue eyes locked with green and Lena's lips parted before she blinked and regained her composure.
"Hi...welcome. Uh, have a seat." She told Kara, gesturing to the white chair opposite her's. Only the pristine white desk seperated them.
Lena took a seat.
Kara swallowed.
Had she imagined that something had passed between them just then?
She shook it off and pulled out her notepad.
"So, I'm from CatCo and they would like me to do an interview on you-about you-about your company." Kara kept changing her sentence.
Lena smiled a little. She had been caught off guard only a moment ago but there was no doubt about it, Lena was more confident that Kara in this situation.
She's probably used to people being all tongue tied around her. Kara thought.
"Of course. So, what would you like to ask me?" Lena asked smoothly as she gracefully slid into her chair.
"Well uh, ok. So, first of all, you are a Luthor. People are...unsure of you. How are you different from your brother?"
Lena sat back, an eyebrow arched.
"A very forward question, Miss Danvers."
Kara's smile was uneasy.
"Oh it's not mine. I'm just saying what they asked me to say. You see, I'm not a reporter."
Lena smiled knowingly at her.
"You should be."
"W-what makes you say that?" Kara asked, an interested look in her eyes that told Lena that already, Miss Danvers valued her opinion.
"You just have that look. Someone who's not quite what she seems?" Lena ventured.
Kara looked down, adjusting her glasses. That was a little too close to home.
She decided to change the subject.
"So, back to the question; how are you different from your brother, Lex?"
Lena let it go and focused on what she'd been asked.
"Lex was misguided. I'm going to change the company's name to L Corp to make it known that it is on the side of good. I want people to know that just because my name is Luthor, that doesn't mean they need to be afraid."
Kara nodded along. She was so intent on Lena's words that the pen sat idly in her hand, her notepad completely blank.
Lena looked down at it.
"Shouldn't you be writing this down?" She asked kindly.
Kara faltered and nodded.
"Oh, yeah. I should be. I'll uh-I'll remember it."
Lena nodded.
Lena Luthor really was different. Kara could feel it. Yes, her dark hair and piercing green gaze made you want to look away, that stare was so intense, but she was beautiful and strong and good. Kara felt that more than anything.
Lena Luthor was good. She was nothing like her brother, Lex.
Kara went back to her notes on the previous page.
"Ok, question 2; do you believe that humans and aliens should live equally?"
Lena stared at Kara for a long time before she nodded.
"I do but I also believe that humans would feel a lot safer if they knew when an alien was among them."
Kara frowned slightly.
"So you want everyone to live equally by making the aliens feel judged?"
Lena grinned slightly, showing perfect white teeth.
"I'm guessing that was your own question." But she wasn't asking, she knew it came from Kara's own mind.
"Well I just don't think that's fair. If aliens are subjected to this kind of treatment, they're not going to feel equal at all."
"And I believe that humans will feel safer once they know who the aliens are. Aliens have powers and that makes them dangerous; some, not all. It unnerves people to know that someone may or may not be an alien."
Kara frowned slightly.
"That's discrimination."
"No. It's keeping the public safe. Which is why we're working on a device that can tell a human whether the person they are talking to, working with etc...is an alien or not."
Kara's mouth dropped open.
"Not all aliens use their powers for evil."
"I know that, but some do." Lena countered.
Kara's eyes narrowed. She had humans and aliens alike as friends and she hated the thought that this Luthor woman would bring about a device that would make the aliens feel separated from the humans when all they really wanted was to fit into their world and live peacefully. Most of them anyway.
Kara shook her head and closed her note pad as she grabbed her bag and got to her feet.
Lena looked up at her, slightly shocked.
"Is the interview over?"
"For now. They'll send someone else to finish it." Kara muttered.
Lena stood.
"Have I offended you in some way?"
Kara stared at her and frowned.
"Can't you see what this device will do to aliens? Can't you understand the way this will make them feel towards humans?"
Lena walked around her desk to stand in front of Kara.
"I don't want to make anybody feel divided but I am human and I do want my kind-our kind- to feel safe. Can you at least understand that?"
Kara nodded.
"Thank you for your time." She mumbled as she turned away.
Lena reached out and took hold of Kara's wrist, making her drop her notepad and pen to the floor.
"Oh I'm sorry. I just didn't want you to leave like that-" Lena knelt down with Kara to help her pick up the pen and notepad that had dropped.
"It's fine...honestly." Kara said as their eyes met once again.
Lena wondered if Kara had felt that slight electrical shock when she'd touched her wrist.
"Kara, I didn't mean to upset you. Maybe...maybe you could come by later, after the office has closed. We can talk some more. No written questions, no company ideas, just a talk. What do you say?"
Kara looked into Lena's green eyes. She'd used her first name. That was...personal for two people who had only just met. Kara's head was swimming. Maybe she was reading too much into this.
This woman wanted to subjugate aliens, make them feel like monsters. She should tell her to leave her alone and that she would never come back here again. Maybe even tell her that she was exactly like her brother, no matter what she said.
Instead, Kara found herself wanting to come back. She wanted to talk to Lena more, get inside her head if she could.
She nodded.
"Ok."
Lena smiled and they both stood as Lena handed Kara's notepad back to her.
"I'll see you around 7?"
Kara nodded.
"7 works for me."
Lena nodded and then walked her to the door, opening it for her and giving her a small smile.
"Thank you for coming, Miss Danvers. See you later."
Kara nodded and slipped back into the corridor.
Tonight. Ok. She could do that.
They would talk.
That would be it.
Wouldn't it?
Kara arrived back at the office earlier than she had been expected.
Her boss came out and glared at her.
"You're early."
Kara looked around as if she thought the whole office was watching her.
"Yeah. It um...it went well."
"What d'you get?"
Kara gripped onto her bag as if he'd snatch it from her, find the notepad and see that it was completely empty save for the questions they had given her.
"I'll write it all up in a report and you'll have it on your desk by tomorrow afternoon." She promised.
"It'd better be good." He growled.
"With all due respect, I'm not actually a reporter. One of your girls called in sick and there was no one to cover but me."
"And with an attitude like that, you never will be. I asked if you were ready to interview Lena Luthor and you jumped at it."
Kara had to admit that was true but the only reason she'd 'jumped' at the chance was because Lena was a Luthor and Kara wanted to get a feel for this woman, to see if the stories were true, that she wasn't like her brother at all. Now she had her answer but no notes to write the paper. She hoped tonight would help her with that.
Kara's real boss Cat Grant, was away on an extended holiday so her boss, Clive, he was just a stand-in until she came back. Whenever that would be.
Kara found herself staring at the clock on the wall.
7 seemed to be taking forever.
She tried to write up something that would help with her paper but she couldn't seem to write this on a professional level.
With a quick glance around, she began to type about Lena in her own words;
Lena Luthor. She strikes you as this amazing, confident woman. A woman who can take on anything and anyone. The name Luthor stirs a sense of fear and dread but Lena is not like her brother. She is kind, compassionate and fiercely loyal.
Her green eyes draw you in and her voice with it's dark, sultry undertones holds you in place, almost as if you have no will of your own.
She is as intimidating as she is warm. She possesses a hard edge but one kind smile tells you that she has a soft heart-
"'Her green eyes draw you in?' You writing a romance novel?"
Kara jumped at the sound of Ben's- one her work mates- voice.
She clicked off the page and her home screen came up instead as she turned around.
"No. I was just trying something out. I haven't got many notes to write the paper so all I can write about is her...appearance." Kara replied. She was surprised at how easily the lie came to her.
"So looking at this, she's hot then?"
Kara rolled her eyes. Trust the men in here to only focus on that.
"Well she's...appealing to someone who...may like that look. I guess."
God, picking your words carefully, much? She chastised herself.
He grinned at her and then went back to his work.
God would this day never end?