"Good morning Kara," said Mon-El as he leaned in to kiss his girlfriend who had just woken up next to him. "Ew, no, go brush your teeth first, your breath smells like the potstickers I found once in the corner. And they had been there for weeks," pulled her face away Kara. "Hey, don't be mean, you know that Daxamites have dental problems." came the response from the prince. "Yeah, I've noticed." said Kara while sitting up.
Kara got out of the bed and went to the kitchen. She made herself ham and eggs while her boyfriend prepared his vegan, 100% gluten free, organic water. They sat down to the table and started eating.
"Why don't you eat normal food? I mean it's nice that you care about animals and stuff but don't you think that you should start your 'becoming a valuable member of the society' project by showing some respect towards women and minorities first?"
"But… I saw it on TV-" attempted Mon-El to defend himself.
Kara took a deep breath and didn't wait for her boyfriend to finish his sentence. "No, Mon-El, you can't just make excuses up all the time. I'm Supergirl but even I know that doing something for the world doesn't only include fighting villains and stopping crimes. There are issues that many people face daily which aren't burglaries, robberies or vandalism. You must respect minorities even if you're not part of any as a straight white male. Many people are dealing with discrimination because of their gender, religion, sexuality or the color of their skin. And you objectifying women and making racist jokes doesn't help them at all," said Kara while looking at Mon-El. She wasn't famous for her rants and Mon-El drinking water was the least problematic thing he's done since landing on Earth but there were so many things that bothered Kara and she decided not to say a word about but she just couldn't hold all these in any longer.
Mon-El was shocked. He was staring at Kara with his mouth open and he hasn't blinked since his girlfriend opened her mouth. He was a prince, he was used to getting away with everything he said or did but this is what finally made him realize that he isn't on Daxam anymore.
"Kara, I-I'm so sorry. You're right. I'll try to change and I will respect everyone just give me some time," begged Mon-El.
"You should've noticed this by yourself already but never mind. I don't want to fight I've just had enough of you always doing the exact opposite of what you're supposed to," said Kara while standing up.
She put her plate into the dishwasher and clapped her hands. "Anyway, I'm gonna call Lena now and invite her over for dinner. Is it okay if I say 7pm?" asked Kara.
"It's fine," replied Mon-El.
Kara walked to the table and took the small silver card with Lena's number on. She dialed the number and waited for the woman to answer the phone.
"Who is it again?" asked an annoyed voice.
"Um, hey Lena, it's Kara Danvers, bad timing?" asked Kara with surprise in her voice.
"Oh, Kara I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to yell at you. Journalists have been stalking me all morning and I thought it was one of them again. How can I help?" asked a much lighter voice.
"Well, as a matter of fact, I am a reporter," said Kara.
"Really? Sorry, I'll have to hang up then," responded Lena with a playful voice.
Kara was smiling the whole time but then her face suddenly froze. She heard a beep. Lena really did hang up. 'What? I thought she was teasing me,' thought Kara while staring at her phone screen.
Suddenly the number she had dialed before appeared on the screen and she answered it.
"Oh my god Kara, I'm so sorry I was just kidding but I accidentally hung up with my face. I feel bad for making you think that I'd actually do that for fifteen seconds," started Lena desperately.
Kara sighed with relief then let out a soft laugh. "It's okay Lena, don't worry. I have to admit that you scared me for a second though. But you can make up for it if you have dinner with us tonight, that's actually why I called you in the first place," said Kara.
"Yeah, sure I'd love that. Where and when?"
"Around 7pm? In my apartment, I'll text you my address," replied Kara.
"7pm is perfect. I'll see you there."
"Bye," said Kara softly.
"Bye," came the reply from Lena with the same soft voice.
Kara was smiling after she hung up. She saved Lena's number and texted her the address. She told her boyfriend the news, then they discussed what they'd cook for dinner. They decided to go with spaghetti and frozen oxygen for Mon-El.
They didn't even notice how fast the time passed but it was already 6:55pm. Kara was dressed in a light blue dress with her hair in a ponytail, Mon-El was in a checked shirt and jeans.
"How do I look?" asked Kara after she did a spin in her dress.
"You look beautiful," replied Mon-El and he kissed her girlfriend.
Their kiss was interrupted by the sound of someone knocking on the door. Kara pulled her head away and headed towards the door. She took one last look in the mirror next to the door to check if her hair was looking good, then she opened the door.
Lena was standing in front of the door, playing with her hands. She was wearing a red blouse and a black skirt with her hair let down. She looked warmer and less strict than the first time they met.
"Lena," said Kara a huge smile on her face.
"Kara, hi," Lena leaned in to welcome Kara with a kiss on her cheek. "I got you a little something," said Lena while giving a wine to Kara.
"Wow, thank you so much Lena." She wasn't a wine specialist but she was able to tell that the wine cost more that her monthly salary.
Lena stepped in and Mon-El came closer. "Michael," she shook his hand. "Hey," responded Mon-El.
"Thank you for inviting me, I suddenly feel less lonely," said Lena while looking at the couple.
"Aaah," Kara started laughing nervously.
"Well, let's hope that our food will not make you never wanna see us again," said Mon-El with a smile while they were sitting down around the table.
"Oh trust me, nothing can be worse than my attempt to cook. Once I dropped an egg on the floor and I started crying because I saw it as a metaphor of my life when it hit the ground and crushed," shared her moving story Lena.
Kara and Mon-El were staring at her silently because they didn't know how to react to what Lena just said which made Lena start laughing nervously.
"So, umm, Michael, what are you having for dinner? I don't think I've ever seen anything like that before," attempted Lena to change the topic while staring at Mon-El's plate.
"This is frozen oxygen," said Mon-El proudly.
"W-why would you eat that?" asked Lena with a really confused face.
"He only eats things that can be found in the periodic table," replied Kara as she rolled her eyes, then looked at Lena.
"Anyway, I've seen on the card that you have a company called L-wig?" started Kara. "Tell me, is it what we think it is? You make wigs?"
"Ooh," Lena laughed and pushed her back against the chair. "Look, I know that it must sound weird at first because if you ask a kid what they wanna be when they grow up, it's pretty unlikely that they'd answer 'I wanna be the CEO of a company that makes wigs!' but I kinda have a family story about L-wig."
"Do tell," said Kara with a flirty voice.
Lena blushed, then started her story. "Well, I was adopted when I was four,"
"Wait, you're adopted?" asked Kara.
"She said with surprise in her voice for some reason," narrated Lena.
"Oh sorry it's just that I was also adopted and I've never met anyone like me before."
"Oh my god, we might be sisters, do you have eleven toes too?" asked Lena with excitement.
"Yes I do oh my god I can't believe that I've found my long lost sister," Kara leaned closer to Lena with sparks in her eyes.
Mon-El was silently staring at them, he was in complete shock. The girls suddenly burst out laughing and they looked at him with their hands locked on the table.
"We were kidding Michael, don't worry," laughed Lena.
"Anyway, sorry Lena, continue your story," said Kara while putting her hand on Lena's and leaning towards her for a second.
"Okay, so. I have a brother, Lex. When he was like ten, he threw a tantrum because his mother didn't want to buy him the newest Superman action figure. He got so mad that he started ripping his own hair out. It became a habit of his and soon he snatched himself bald. And even though it's his fault that he went bald, maybe it would've happened naturally too since our father was also bald. Oh yes, fun fact, my step-father turned out to be my biological one, so I'm a little afraid of losing my hair. Some people are just bald, there's nothing you can do about it. But you can learn to prepare yourself. That's why I founded L-wig," told her speech Lena.
"Wow, that's actually really interesting," reacted Kara.
"Now tell me about yourselves, I already know that Kara's a reporter but what about you, Michael?"
"Well, I'm unemployed at the moment," replied Mon-El awkwardly, taking a bite from his frozen oxygen.
"Oh, I see," replied Lena. "And how long have you been together?"
Kara looked at Mon-El, then back to Lena. "It's actually pretty fresh, we've only known each other for two months but he just wouldn't leave me alone so we started dating two weeks ago."
"I have to be honest, when I first saw you guys, I thought you were cousins," laughed Lena.
"Yeah, we get that a lot," said Mon-El.
"What about you, Lena? Are you seeing anyone?" asked Kara.
"I went through a pretty hard breakup just before I came to National City. You know, I wanted to go but she wanted to stay, so we didn't really work out."
"She…? So… Oh!" started stuttering Kara.
"Yeah, I… I'm into girls," replied Lena.
The second she said that, Mon-El choked on his frozen oxygen and started coughing.
"Oh my god are you okay?" asked Lena.
"Yeah, yes, I, I just choked on my oxygen," replied Mon-El.
He saw that everyone's finished their dinner, so he offered to wash the dishes. Kara wanted to show Lena the roof, so she told her to follow her.
"Be careful on the stairs, I don't want your ankle to get hurt again," Kara warned Lena.
Lena just laughed and shook her head.
They got to the roof. It was dark but you could see the city lights and the stars. It was pretty windy so they crossed their arms in front of themselves. Lena could hear that Kara was shivering, so she rubbed her upper arm with her hand in order to make her feel a little warmer. She also gave her this typical "Lena smile" with her mouth closed while looking into Kara's eyes.
"When did you realize? That you were into girls?" asked Kara.
"I kinda always knew. I mean if I think back, there have always been women that I found super pretty," said Lena. "Like, how can you not find women absolutely gorgeous?" she laughed. "And in addition, they're just way more fun to spend time with than men."
"Yeah, that's true," Kara let out a nervous laugh.
Lena was looking into Kara's eyes, she bit her lip, then stepped closer. Kara bowed her head down. The brunette was so close that Kara could feel the scent of her expensive perfume and the warmth of her body. She made Kara blush even more and she knew exactly what she was doing, and she did on purpose. "Have you never thought about what it'd be like to be with a woman?" she asked while trying to find the blonde's eyes but Kara was desperately avoiding eye-contact.
"Um, me? No, never, I-I like guys, I like Mo-Michael," stuttered Kara.
Lena could feel Kara's breaths getting heavier and faster but she didn't want to provoke her for any longer.
"Alright Kara," said Lena and she took a step back.
"I think we should go back," suggested Kara nervously.
"I agree."
They went back to the apartment where Mon-El was already on the couch, watching TV.
"I-I think I should go now, thanks again for inviting me over," said Lena while looking at the couple.
"Thank you for coming," replied Kara with a smile.
"I hope this isn't the last time we met," said Mon-El.
"It won't be," Lena smiled at Mon-El, then she looked at Kara.
"I'm glad that I got to know you a little better," she told Kara while leaning in to kiss her cheeks just like when she arrived but this time she did it slower and Kara was frozen. When she pulled away, she smiled and said a quiet "Bye".
She looked at Mon-El one last time, then she walked out the door.