Disclaimer: I do not own Supergirl or any DC characters.

A/N: This is written in response to a request by DtownGurl4488 for a story where Maggie and Kara don't get along and Alex has to navigate the situation. So this is set in season three (it won't be a long story) and each chapter will be based on events that could have happened in-between scenes or episodes where Kara and Maggie clash. It is going to be angsty and will just be character focused. It will assume readers have seen the episodes from season 3.


Maggie was sure she was the wrong person for this. She and Kara had never exactly been close. But Alex was upset and withdrawn and wanted her sister. Not seeing anyone else make progress Maggie knocked on the door.

"Maggie? Is Alex okay?" Kara asked as she opened the door.

"No." Maggie said.

"What's happened?" Kara asked paling.

"She's worried about you." Maggie said.

"I'm fine." Kara said relaxing.

"I don't buy that. All I know is you are different and withdrawn and your behaviour is hurting Alex."

"My behaviour?" Kara asked annoyed.

"I get that you are hurting and you have every right to."

"I really don't need your permission to be in pain." Kara snapped.

"I didn't mean to imply that you did." Maggie said sensing she was only making things worse. "I don't care how you deal with your problems. Lock yourself away, scream off a roof top, whatever. But right now you are hurting Alex. She misses you." Maggie said. "She needs you."

"No she doesn't. She never has." Kara said.

"That's bull and you know it. You know what I think? You are afraid. Afraid of getting hurt."

"I'm already hurt." Kara pointed out.

"And you don't want to feel like this ever again so you are shutting out everyone in your life you care about so you won't lose them. But what you're doing is causing them pain."

"If you are done with the pop psychology I need to go." Kara said leaping from the window.

-00-

"You okay?" Alex asked when Maggie came home and threw her keys down.

"Sure."

"Want to try again?"

"It's nothing. I'm fine." Maggie said before noticing Alex was frowning at the TV. "What's going on?"

"Kara is doing her thing. Nonstop for the last hour. If she keeps this up I'm worried she'll burn out."

"This bout may be my fault." Maggie confessed.

"Why?" Alex asked confused.

"I went to go and see her."

"You did? Why?"

"To help her snap out of her funk. Only it didn't go so well."

"What did you say to her?" Alex asked.

"That while it was okay to be hurting she was actually hurting you and needed to snap out of it."

"That's not the way to deal with Kara." Alex said.

"Well your way wasn't working so I'd hoped a more direct approach would help." Maggie said. "From the sound of it, it worked when Cat Grant did."

"Yeah, but you're not Cat Grant. You probably weren't the right person to have that conversation." Alex said grimacing as she imagined how it went.

"I'm sorry if I made it worse." Maggie apologised.

"You didn't mean to. I just wish I knew how to help her." Alex said sending Kara a text message asking to meet in the bar.

"Maybe it is time to stop giving her space." Maggie said.

"When Kara is in pain she shuts herself off. If you push her too hard she withdraws even more." Alex replied looking at her phone.

"Well her withdrawing is stressing you out so tell me what I can do to help." Maggie said.

"If I knew that I would tell you. But maybe you are right. Maybe I need to try a more direct approach. If she doesn't respond to my texts, tomorrow I'm going over there and making her talk." Alex said. "In the mean time we should go before we're late. You know how antsy Winn gets. And maybe Kara will show up."

-00-

"You okay?" J'onn asked as he approached Alex the next afternoon.

"Yes. Fine, no."

"Want to talk about it?"

"It's just me managing to upset everyone."

"You've not upset me." J'onn said. "Is this about your fight with Maggie last night or concern about Kara."

"Yes." Alex said. "Both."

When Alex didn't elaborate J'onn waited and waited, until finally Alex said.

"Maggie thinks I'm down on the wedding. Which I guess I am, but not because I don't want to get married."

"Because you miss Kara?" J'onn guessed.

"In part. I am worried about her."

"Why not tell Maggie that?"

"Because Maggie will try to fix it. And she tried already and made it worse. Then after Kara quit CatCo I followed Maggie's advice and tried to force Kara into getting out of her funk. Only it wasn't the right approach and we had a fight."

"What's the other part?" J'onn said. "You said Kara was only part of the reason."

"Dad. I miss him."

"Well why don't you talk to Maggie and explain how you feel and I will talk to Kara and try to make her open up a little."

"Thank you." Alex said.

"Any time. And with the unveiling about to happen I know exactly where Kara is. I'll let you know how it goes."

-00-

As they watched Kara dive underwater in search of the missiles, Maggie could sense the tension build in Alex. Tension that was intensified when the shock wave rippled through the water. Not seeing anything Alex called to her sister over the radio. The pain and fear in her voice making Maggie's heart ache for her. Knowing how worried and scared Alex was Maggie offered.

"I'm sure she'll be okay."

"She's not invincible." Alex said glancing at her watch and tracking how long Kara had gone without breathing. "And we had a huge fight. What if our last conversation was an argument?"

"She'll be okay. She always is."

"She always was." Alex corrected. "Because she had something to fight for. Right now I don't think she believes that she does, and it's my fault."

"How is it your fault?" Maggie asked.

"I gave her space. I shouldn't have done that. You were right. I should have forced her to talk to me. I should have moved in with her."

"She's an adult Alex, she has to choose her own path." Maggie said as J'onn approached, his face showing his own concern.

Just as she could feel the final hope leave Alex the submarine appeared breaking through the surface before taking to the skies, held up by Supergirl.

TBC...


A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.