"Seriously, she's like a little kid", said Sam, watching Kara chase Ruby around the playground. It hadn't even been Ruby's idea to visit the playground, it had been Kara's- and she was clearly enjoying it.
"I don't know, I find it kind of cute", said Lena, smiling as she watched Kara jump off the monkey bars to ambush Ruby. She'd taken off her high heels, and was running around barefoot. There was some truth to it, she did look sort of childish, but in a good way. She'd always loved seeing Kara happy. She knew Kara's life hadn't been easy, and that, like Lena herself, she'd grown up with a foster family. Of course, Kara's foster family had always been supportive. Lena's foster family? They'd given her everything she could ever want, but it somehow always seemed like nothing, coming from them.
As Lena sat there, remembering her childhood, Sam sat feet away from her, doing the same thing. To this day, she wasn't entirely sure why she'd done the things she'd done. She didn't regret becoming pregnant, not when Ruby had been the result, but she regretted the way things had worked for her, and the way Ruby's early years had been. Living on college campuses, bouncing between babysitters, life had been hard for Ruby in the beginning. But she'd made it work, and she still made it work every day. Samantha Arias was nothing if not a determined, strong woman who would do anything for her daughter, and for the ones she loved.
"KARA!" Ruby yelled, causing both women to snap out of their thoughts. The two could only watch in horror as Kara plummeted off the top of the playground, falling thirty feet.
Immediately, Ruby, Sam and Lena were sprinting to her, screaming.
"Kara!" Lena yelled, "Kara, are you okay? Kara, say something!"
"I'm fine!"Kara yelled, sitting up, "Just a little fall, that's all, no need to be concerned!" She started to stand up.
"Wait, Kara, hang on", Sam said, putting a hand on her shoulder, "Kara, you just fell thirty feet, aren't you hurt?"
"Oh! Oh, um, yeah, now that you mention it. I, um, my back really hurts. Think I'll just… go home now…"
"Do you need me to drive you? Seriously, Kara, I think you could have just really hurt yourself…"
"No, no, I'm fine", Kara insisted, grabbing her heels, "Just going to go home and rest."
Sam's eyes narrowed. "Ruby, can you walk with Kara back to her apartment, please? I don't want her collapsing Lena and I will catch up in a second."
As Ruby left with Kara, Sam turned to Lena, who mirrored her suspicious expression.
"I don't know what it is", Lena said, "But something's off about Kara."
Heyyyy! Hello to those who know me, and thanks for reading to those who do. Sticking with my usual style, I've started with an unnecessarily short chapter- but the next ones will be longer, I promise! I will update on Sundays and Thursdays. This will be a Reigncorp fic, though I doubt it will be particularly long- I'm aiming for around ten to fifteen chapters. To those of you that haven't, I highly recommend checking out my other fics, A Blue-Eyed Little Girl and After The Ball. The former is a coming-to-Earth story with a few twists, and the latter is a Karamel mystery. Finally, Question of The Day: Do you watch The Flash? If so, what do you think? Personally, I adore the flash, it's (probably) my second favorite Arrowverse show behind Supergirl. Thanks for reading and have a wonderful night! Also, (insert shameless self-promotion here) A Blue-Eyed Little Girl updates tomorrow, probably early in the morning, and it would mean the world to me if you'd check it out!