Shaking Hands and Quivering Lips
A Supercorp Fanfiction
Chapter 2:
Kara's heart was pounding in her ears. She had just gotten a call from Alex, saying that she needed to report to the DEO immediately just after Lena had left. So of course, the blonde obliged, and quickly left CATCO to get there as fast as she could.
"What's the problem?" Kara asked as she appeared, dressed in her suit, as per usual in the DEO.
"Take a look at this," Winn speaks up from his chair, a monitor was flashing, a message from CADMUS was blaring.
"We will end the terror aliens have brought upon this earth. The earth will be ushered into a new and clean age, a New World Order. We will Purge. We will Cleanse. CADMUS will reign."
"God, we just can't get a freaking break, can we?" Winn pipes up, his head falling back with an angry sigh.
"Well, Winn, that's a part of saving the world, it's a daily thing," J'onn speaks up from his spot, having been observing in his quiet, usual way.
Alex quickly hides her smirk behind her hand, clearing her throat quietly. "Okay, and what are we doing with this information, exactly? We already know Lillian Luthor is the head of CADMUS. Should we place Lena back on the watchlist, J'onn?"
Kara lets out a growl. "Seriously, Alex? Lena has been nothing but helpful through every single CADMUS attack. She's helped in more ways that I can even list. And you seriously want to put her back on the watchlist?!" She can feel the pain from her heat vision behind her eyes and she quickly rubs at her temple.
"You know, I agree with Alex," James suddenly speaks up, having been quiet, almost nonexistent in the room before his voice rang out.
"Oh, well of course, you agree, James. You've had it out for Lena since day one." A tile beneath Kara begins to crack as she loses a small amount of her control.
"No, Kara, I ha-," James tries to speak up, but the tile fully splinters underneath Kara, her lip twitching as her eyes glow.
"J'onn, you know as well as I do how helpful Lena is. If anything, she needs to be protected from that…that… bitch that has the nerve to even refer to herself as Lena's mother." Kara had only cursed a handful of times in her life, and all those times was a complete accident.
Alex's eyes widen, along with J'onn's.
Before they can reply, Kara had sped out of the DEO and to CATCO to get Lena.
Kara's boots thudded on the balcony. It was a different sound here, though, on the CATCO balcony. The material was different, but the power in that soft thud was the same as ever, and Lena had turned around at the familiar sound.
"Supergirl? What's the occasion?" Lena turns around in her highbacked chair, standing up slowly, making her way over to Kara.
"I have to get you out of here, now," Kara says immediately, her body is tense, Lena can sense it's taking more control than usual from Supergirl to keep herself in check. A sense of dread washes over the brunette, but she nods, knowing better than to question to blonde at this point, trusting her gut.
"Alright. Let's go," Lena closes her laptop, looking at Supergirl, a silent question.
"Yeah, you can bring it. We'll stop by your apartment, is that what you have?" Kara quickly adds, not wanting to bring attention to the fact that she knows Lena's living arrangement. "And we can get your clothes and other stuff. Alright?" She walks closer to Lena, resting a strong hand on the brunette's shoulder.
"Don't worry. I'll explain more soon. I just want to get you somewhere safe first, okay?" She whispers softly, her blue eyes darkening lightly with unspoken emotion.
It made Lena's heart tighten in her chest and made her abdomen coil with anticipation.
"Of course. You already know I trust you, Supergirl." Lena gives the blonde a weak smile. Kara steps closer, carefully picking Lena up bridal-style, and walks back to the balcony. "Wrap your arms around my neck, and tuck your head against my neck, too. I'll take it slow, but it's just so you don't get shocked immediately, okay?" The brunette slowly obeys, and Kara begins to hover before carefully taking off at a speed acceptable for a human's anatomy. God forbid she hurt her bestfriend.
She could feel the warmth of Lena's breath against her neck, could feel her arms tighten, knowing that the brunette was deathly afraid of heights. However, she could sense that Lena was at ease in her arms, rather than some aircraft. It made her smile, knowing that her presence comforted Lena through one of her greatest fears.
It was taking everything in Lena not shake in Supergirl's arms. She felt completely safe, knowing that the blonde wouldn't let a single thing happen to her, but being this high above National City still gave her intense anxiety. Her mind was also running. Why was she in danger, again? She was honestly wondering when her next quarterly assassination attempt was going to happen, she was starting to think they were getting sloppy.
But no, in all seriousness, her first thought was, of course, her mother, Lillian. No doubt mother-dearest was attempting to take over the world again, as well as turn Lena to the dark side. She fought back a laugh at that thought. She let herself relax in Supergirl's arms. She was sure this would be that last chance she had to relax for quite a while.
