Sparring

Alex doesn't realize Kara's sick and pushes her while they're training.

"Let's go again!" Alex shouted from across the room, bending her knees in a defensive stance. They had been going at it for a little over an hour, and she had a thin layer of sweat to prove it.

Kara nodded, despite her muscles aching in protest. Sparring with Alex was typically enjoyable, but Kara had blown her powers out a few days ago, and her body was even more weak than usual. Alex had begun to insist they train at least a little whenever Kara solar flared in case she lost her powers in the middle of a fight, but Kara wasn't feeling up to it today.

"Could we take a little bit of a break first?" Kara glanced up at Alex, who was looking a little blurrier than she was a few minutes ago.

"We can take a break in a few minutes, we're almost done anyways," Alex pointed out, shifting back and forth on the balls of her feet, eager to start again.

Kara sighed, Alex had a point. Rolling her aching shoulders back, she turned and faced against her sister.

"One more," She rasped, her voice not as present as before. Alex didn't seem to notice, after an incident with Livewire a few months ago, she was always eager to improve Kara's combat skills whenever she solar flared. Kara knew Alex was trying to watch out for her, but something was off this time, and it had nothing to do with Alex.

Alex advance on Kara, throwing a couple solid punches. Kara managed to dodge the first, but the second caught her in the chest, throwing her back a little. Wincing, Kara tried not to cough, and sent a few half-assed punches Alex's way.

"Kara I know you're tired, but this is the last round. Let's end strong!" Alex grunted, her leg swinging around to meet Kara's sloppy block.

Kara nodded, trying to ignore the heaviness that had settled in her skull. Her head felt like a sponge that had absorbed too much water, and was now sloshing around behind her eyes. Every muscle in her body ached, and while Alex was sweating, Kara was drenched.

Ducking sharply, Kara barely managed to avoid a strong swing from her sister. Her slow reaction didn't go unnoticed by Alex, who was starting to become concerned.

"You need to be faster," Alex corrected, "your opponents aren't going to go easy on you just because you're human."

Kara was panting by now, the room that had been steadily increasing in temperature was now overflowing with waves of heat. She sent a fist towards Alex, which was quickly intercepted as Alex pushed her back defensively.

Kara stumbled backwards, swaying on her feet. The room was spinning, and everything was blurring together in one mesh of color. She brought a hand to her face, wincing at the touch as her head throbbed underneath her palm.

"Kara?" Alex had ceased in her advances, and was slowly walking towards her sister, concern etched on her face.

Kara tried to glance up at Alex's face, but the sudden movement sparked a new pain that jolted through her body from her skull. Before she could register what was happening, her knees gave way underneath her and she pitched forward.

"Kara!"

Alex lunged towards her sister, barely managing to catch her before she fell to the floor. Her eyes widened at the heat radiating from the other girl's body.

"Kara?"

Kara's eyes were glassy and unfocused as she attempted to look up at her sister.

"Alex…Alex I don't feel so good," she muttered, before her eyes fluttered shut and she grew limp in the brunette's arms.

"I need a medevac in here!" Alex shouted, her voice echoing through the stone halls of the DEO. Footsteps thundered in, and medical professionals rushed to her side.

"Agent Danvers, what happened?" Hank approached Alex as Kara was placed on a stretcher and wheeled to the med-bay.

Jumping to her feet, Alex quickly followed the medical team.

"I don't know, we were sparring and she was a little slower than normal, but when I pushed her back she seemed to be in pain," Alex explained quickly, panic seeping into her voice as they rounded the corner and followed the doctors into the glass room.

"Whoa what happened?"
Winn leapt up from his chair and jogged over to the room, shock plastered on his face.

"I don't know," Alex repeated, running a hand through her hair nervously. She watched the nurses roll over several sun lamps, placing them above her sister's still body. Kara's eyes remained closed, her breathing shallow and harsh.

She wasn't sure how much time had passed until a doctor walked over, informing Alex that Kara had simply caught the flu and would be fine in a couple days, or when she got her powers back.

After the nurses cleared out, Alex pulled a chair up to the side of Kara's bed, resting in it as she gently grabbed Kara's hand.

"I shouldn't have pushed you so hard," She muttered, hanging her head. "You never ask for a break, I should have known something was wrong."

"S'okay I didn't know either," Kara whispered. Alex's head shot up, eyes big with tears threatening to spill.

"Hey, how are you feeling?" Alex offered a sympathetic smile, raising a hand to push back the loose strands of hair stuck to Kara's sweaty face.

"Shitty," Kara mumbled, her glassy eyes hovering on Alex's.

Alex chuckled, "If only Eliza could hear you now."

Kara smiled softly, before closing her eyes once more,"M'tired"

"Get some sleep Kara," Alex whispered, "and Kara? I'm s-"

"Don't apologize," Kara's voice was barely audible, but Alex smiled as she felt a light squeeze on her hand. Within seconds Kara was asleep again, her head tilted slightly towards her sister.

Alex sighed, resting her forehead on the edge of the bed.

"I'm sorry."