Rated: T (May be subject to change)

Language, and Suggestive scenes in future chapters.

Genre:

Romance, Drama, Hurt/Comfort, Friendship and Probably a Bunch of Angst.

NOTE:

I sincerely apologize for any type of mistakes I may have made.

-END NOTE-

Chapter: So Loud.

"The softest unexpected sound, can be the loudest"

It's been a good two weeks since the fight had shook National City and the Cities between and around Metropolis and Kansas.

Maxwell and Jess both covered their tracks well, they cooperated with the DEO, signing the Forms of Non-Disclosure. The DEO thought it smart to have the two of them cover Lena's location.

Maxwell wanted nothing to do with anything after he had woken up, but he was offered another case drop, and so he happily covered for Lena.

Jess on the other hand, cooperated at first orders, she had been interviewed and questioned about the Luthor's whereabouts, some speculated that Lena possibly died, but Jess and Maxwell, as well as some other resources The DEO was able to get their hands on, all said that Lena was still in recovery.

the public was skeptical.

but they stopped pressing so much.

Supergirl sightings had decreased, and Superman Sightings had increased in National City, everyone believing that maybe Supergirl was also recovering.

it was two long agonizing weeks for Kara, everyday was a drag for her. Maggie was in Krutches, Lois was in an arm cast, James fractured his knee, Many NCPD officers were still off duty.

crime seemed to have climbed.

No Guardian.

No Supergirl.

The NCPD were running short.

Superman and the DEO shuffled about, working together to maintain National city somehow.

Kara and Jess met quite a lot, In a twist Jess Figured out Kara and Supergirl were one in the same. Jess was unfazed when she found out, Rather it all seemed to make sense to her once all the pieces fell together, Why Lena, her boss had seemed to softened around the Super when she dropped by all those times. Lena was only like that with Kara, so Figuring out that the girl of steel and the Danvers girl were both the same person, Just clicked easily.

Jess signed forms, she signed the same forms Maxwell had signed.

Kara trusted Jess, nothing about Jess made her feel edgy.

Kara was filled with anxiousness, she knew she and Lena would have a deep talk, that they'd have to be honest with each other, and that Kara would have to pour her Alien origins to the woman.

and so, when she finally got that call from J'onn, saying that Lena had opened her eyes, Kara didn't even wait for him to finish, she dropped her phone and zoomed out of Jess's loft and out the window, she broke the sound barrier instantly and made her way to the DEO.

Not expecting what would come next.

~~~~~

"Superman!", Came Alex's voice as she walked speedily next to her sister's cousin.

Kal wore a concerned look, he only looked forwards, he was going to see Lena, to pay a visit to the Luthor that had protected his cousin.

"Not now Alex.", the man of steel said.

Alex sucked in a breath and stopped following him, she stood planted to the ground, watching the super walking passed agent to get to the double doors of the med bay.

Kal sped up, not taking lightly to his anxiousness, Lex's sister protected his cousin, it was such an unexpected twist.

His cape fluttered around him as he stopped right at Lena's room door, through the glass he could see that she was awake, she looked like her normal arrogant self again, but he pushed his thoughts aside and stepped into the room, her head snapping in his direction.

"Ms. Luthor, you're okay! Oh my gosh!", the Male Kryptonian said as he used his super speed to make it to her side, his eyes met hers.

Lena looked slightly confused, as if she had no clue why she'd be here in this room in the first place.

"Superman?", she said with a risen eyebrow.

The Man of Steel nodded, he pulled a hair up and sat down, "How are they treating you? No one's bothering you right?"

Lena's eyes widened slightly, as if caught off guard by her brother's archenemy's concerns for her. "Um, No?"

Kal released a breath, "Kara's been so worried about you, we all have, you did some real gutsy stuff back there."

at the mention of Kara's name, Lena seemingly relaxed, apprehension seemed to disappear, she smiled lightly, "She has?" Emerald eyes brightened.

Kal nodded, a smile seemed to grace his lips, "Ms. Luthor, I...Want to thank you personally, for Protecting My Cousin back there, You shouldn't have done that, but you did, and You have our respect for that. You aren't your brother, You've proven that much, at least to me and must I say, a lot of others."

Protecting Supergirl? Lena did that? When?

Something just wasn't registering with Lena, she couldn't exactly remember, it was all just a haze.

Lena'a cheeks warmed up, "I...Superman, I do-", just as she was about to voice her concerns, the door was pushed open rather roughly.

And in came a certain Danvers woman, she literally slid into the room, and she ran to Lena's side, eyes all teary.

"Lena! Oh Rao You're okay!", Kara made it to Lena's side, she grabbed One of Lena's hands, she bent down slightly and crouched down. she huffed slightly, her clothing seemed a bit ruffled up, she looked out of breath, she held onto Lena's hand

Lena blushed a bit more, her heart began to race at the sight of Kara being here by her side

Kal's eyes softened at the sight.

Kara's cheeks flushed, "Why? Why'd you protect me, You already knew I'd be okay, but you jumped in anyway!", Tears began to spill, she sobbed, she rose her free hand to her face and began to rub a few tears away, "You scared me, Lena. You told me to come back to you in one piece, but you were the one that got more hurt than I did. I don't know what I would have done if you suffered more than what you did".

The Luthor could tell how sincerely Kara was being, she felt her heart break at the sight, "Oh Kara..."

Kara's cheeks flushed as she kept crying, she still held Lena's hand, as if she were scared that Lena wasn't awake, that this was just some dream. "I'm so sorry that I wasn't honest from the start, I want us to be open with each other from now on, Lena."

The Luthor's gaze softened as she sat up a bit, and began to pull the blonde closer, she was curious as to what had Kara so riled up and emotional.

Kal smiled lightly, "Well, Ms. Luthor isn't out of the woods yet, J'onn's going to attack her with the forms, but once they're out of the way, maybe we can all come together for something, Lois and Jimmy have both been wanting to have a get together once everyone recovered."

Lena hummed again, Lois...and Jimmy...those names sounded familiar.

Wait...forms?

And it hit Lena, "Wait? I...I don't understand why I'm here? How I Got here.", the Luthor finally voiced her concerns.

And Kara and Kal both stiffened.

Kal and Lena both met eyes.

"You...don't remember? Like...any of it?", Kal asked.

Lena nodded, then turned to Kara, "It's all hazy, but I can't recall anything, at least not too clearly."

Kara tensed the most, she began to let go of Lena's hand and she began to stand up, surprise written on her facial features.

"Ms. Luthor's memory of what took place-.", came Jess's voice by the door as she started.

all eyes went to Jess's figure and also Maxwell's.

Maxwell almost smirked smuggly, arms crossed, faint cuts and bruises on his face, and he finished Jess's sentence, "-Isn't exactly intact."

Lena's eyes widened slightly at her assistant's presence, "Jess."

Jess smiled sympathetically, her face sported a few old cuts. "Ms. Luthor."

Kal and Kara both looked at the two figures.

Maxwell stepped in, "Ms. Luthor hit her head a little too hard when she was thrown back, me and Jess here suffered minor concussions, but Luthor over here took the cake. She has no recollection about the Supers identities, or where we're at right now, so therefore, she doesn't have to sign those godforesaken papers."

Jess released an awkward breath as she followed Maxwell.

Lena's face washed over with shock, she found out the supers identities? and Jess and Maxwell were both also involved in whatever took place?

Kal froze up but quickly relaxed, he stood up from his seat.

Maxwell smiled at Kara.

Kara frowned heavily.

"It appears that You're out of the woods. For now of course, Danvers.", Maxwell snickered with that smug attitude.

Kara balled her fists up, feeling anger starting to take over, she took a step forwards, but Jess stepped in between Maxwell and Kara, she rose a hand to Kara, halting her, she glanced at Superman.

"Kara, It won't do anyone any good", she then spoke toward the man of steel, "Superman.", she spoke, almost urging him to intervene.

Lena's eyes widened for a moment when she noticed how casual Jess was with saying Kara's name.

Kal nodded, "Kara, enough.", he then looked at Maxwell, "Lord, What are you still doing here, didn't think Ms. Luthor's health mattered to you."

Maxwell shrugged, "Jess is here, Why can't I be here? She's an average person, I'm an inventor. I can be here when I want."

Kara gritted her teeth, "You can be upstair, not down here, Lord."

Maxwell rolled his eyes, "Or what? You'll gonna punch me to the next level?"

Kara rolled up a sleeve, ready to do just that.

Kal stepped in with his superspeed and faced Maxwell, "I'll kindly Punch you to the surface, Lord."

Jess turned to the male CEO, "You should go, Director Henshaw did ask for a word with you Mr. Lord"

Maxwell chuckled and shrugged his shoulders, "Fine", he was going on his way, already at the door, he gave Lena one last glance, "You Didn't think she could finish the Job afterall, Ya' Alien Lover."

Lena frowned heavily at what Maxwell adressed her as.

Kara narrowed her eyes at the man, she was so close to just using her heat vision to melt the man down and out of sight.

Kal grumbled, "This complicates things"

Jess nodded at the Supers, "Yeah, Ms. Luthor isn't exactly subject to the signing of those papers, She'll at most only need to sign the Form reguarding this place's location."

Lena remained in the bed, still trying to process the current happenings, she knew who the supers were. and now she didn't.

both supers didn't seem to mind her knowing, Kal-El was rather relieved that she was awake, and she had yet to see the female kryptonian.

Lena grew curious, she wanted to try and remember now, more than anything.

and how did Kara play into this situation, Kara was worried about her genuinely.

Kal crossed his arms over his chest and looked at Kara, he then turned to Lena, he smiled lightly, "We'd still like to have you join us, Ms. Luthor, if you feel up to it the day we decide to have that get together."

Lena rose and eyebrow, she looked at Kara, Kara seemed to tense under Lena's gaze. "But, wouldn't Your identity along with Supergirl's be a concern? I knew who you two were but forgot. Wouldn't I just figure it out then?"

Kal shrugged, "I supected you always knew mine, Ms. Luthor."

Lena hummed, "Due to Lex I suspect you'd think I did."

"No, you called me by my name back then, And you put together my Cousin's identity because she protected from-"

"Kal-El", Kara intervened, "Let's not push things right now."

Jess eyed Kara up sympathetically, she knew of Kara's fears, she tried to convince the girl of steel that Lena wasn't mad.

"Ms. Luthor'll piece everything together anyways, memory loss is usually temporary, It'll all come back.", Jess said, her eyes meeting Kara's own.

Kara sighed out.

she felt the weight that had been lifted off her shoulders when Lena found out, back again.

but heavier.

Lena could somehow sense Kara's internal distress.

Kal sighed.

He trusted Lena, but his own cousin was seemingly holding back with the woman.

~~~~~

Emerald eyes scanned her friends loft, Kara had brought her here.

To talk.

Kara was clearly not comfortable, she kept fidgeting nervously as they entered the loft.

Lena was still a bit shaky on her legs, but she insisted that she and Kara talk about Kara's words.

the words Kara said when she first entered the room that Lena was in.

"Kara, I can practically hear you thinking", the Luthor tried to ease the tension.

Kara released a shaky breath, both women sat on the couch, Kara's knee shaking out of clear nervousness.

Lena's words clearly fell onto deaf ears.

"Kara, Please, Tell me what's got you like this.", the Luthor said as she shifted closer to the woman.

Kara looked at Lena nervously, she sighed out heavily, "Nothing.", she lied.

Lena rolled her eyes, "Kara, the things you said back there.", the woman reached out and placed a hand on the Blonde's tense thigh. "What happened between us? What exactly is it that you haven't been honest about?", the Luthor's gaze softened, her eyes tried searching for Kara's but Kara looked away.

"I...Um...How much do you remember?", Kara asked, still looking away.

Lena hummed foe a moment and thought about that, "You came to see me at L-Corp...then...everything just turns into a blur from there."

The blonde slowly nodded her head, "I went to go see you, we went to that New Café that opened up, we were eating and then...then, superman crashed in, and things just went down hill from there...Um, this guy, an alien, the alien responsible for everything, well...Um...he...", Kara had trouble trying to explain, she wanted to be open with Lena, but that was because Lena knew...well she thought Lena knew. Lena was a blank slate again.

Lena stared intensely at Kara.

"He?", Lena pressed on.

Kara released another breath, "He...", Kara paused for a moment and lifted her hands slightly, she stared at them for a moment, finally saying it. "He's...after me"

At this, Lene froze for a moment.

"Was!...Was after me.", Kara corrected herself, she coughed awkwardly.

Lena then got into thought, "What did the alien want with you?", the Luthor questioned.

Kara bit her bottom lip and looked up to finally met her friend's gaze, "He...Just wanted to kill me aparently...you know, the Uh-heh, typical Villain thing...", Kara spoke awkwardly

Lena wasn't buying it, and it was starting to bother her, There were so many questions running through her head. "I thought you wanted to be honest with me."

Kara's eyes widened for a moment and she shook her head, "I do! I...I just...I can't.", Kara groaned in frustration, she got up abruptly breaking the physical contact with Lena, she buried her face into her hands for a moment, then she let her hands drop to her sides, she opened her mouth again to speak, "I Can't risk you like that Again!", Kara rose her voice a bit, she was facing away from Lena. "You just so happened to be with me when he found me. He wanted to hurt you, and he did, this could have ended much worse."

The Luthor could feel the tension raising in the room.

"You're not answering my question Kara, I know there's more, but you just can't seem to trust me enough to tell me!", Lena just shot up from her seat, she huffed, frustrated, "Why is it that You're welcomed at that..DEO place? You're clearly very tight with the Supers, I understand that much. But something just isn't adding up-"

Kara's shoulders sagged as she just blocked out Lena's ever growing angry tone.

and she thought for a moment. Lena seemed okay back then. She didn't seem to be quite bothered with the fact that she was a Super.

she had another chance to admit it to Lena, face to face.

But before Kara could come to a conclusion, Lena merely pushed passed her.

Blue eyes looked up to see the back of the Luthor's figure, hands reaching for the door knob, no doubt Lena was leaving, and if Kara didn't stop her from going, something told her that she'd probably never see her again.

and Kara moved, she practically jumped over the other couch and sped up to the door, lena had the door half open at this point, but she didn't have the chance to step out.

Kara reached out and wrapped an arm around the ravenette, her other hand reached passed Lena to shut the door.

it didn't register to Kara that she might have overstepped.

Not until Lena snapped, "Let me go, Kara.", she said in a odd warning tone.

a tone Lena never used with Kara, and she didn't think she'd ever use it.

Kara did what Lena wanted, she released her but kept her other hand on the door, "I'm sorry, Just...Please-"

"Please, what!", Lena spun on her heel, eyes had grown teary, she gazed deeply into Her friends eyes, "You sounded so broke up back then, was it because You thought I remembered!? So now that I don't remember you think you might as well just keep doing whatever it was you were so desperately apologizing for.", the Luthor was pissed, clearly very mad at how Kara, the only person she had opened herself up for, was keeping something from her.

The super didn't break the eye contact, she swollowed thickly, she had no choice here after all.

"I..."

"Don't Kara. Just don't It's too late, You clearly have something major going on, you don't trust me, I always thought you did, but clearly you didn't...you don't. and that's not fair, I thought you were different, I thought that you actually believed in me, that-"

"God! I do! I trust you, I'm just afraid of adding another target to your back! Everyone's out to get you already, I don't want to add to your plate."

both women stood by the door, Lena's back was against the surface of the door, Kara's body was in front of her, a hand still against the door, it was placed just beside Lena's head.

"But maybe, you telling me, will better prepare me for things, Kara. Whatever it is you seem so afraid to tell me.", the ravenette's voice grew into a whisper.

Kara nodded, "I've been wanting to tell you for a while now, but everything just kept getting in the way, things kept happening, I just...I care about you, I was afraid of hurting you."

"Kara you're already hurting me. Not trusting me, hurts me."

Kara nodded once again, and she began to create space between herself and Lena, she back up until she stood just an arms reach away.

the Luthor crossed her arms over her chest, her eyes scanning the blonde's figure, "So? Are you going to come clean? Tell me whatever it was I found out back then but forgot?"

Kara nodded, her heart racing in her chest.

The anxiety washing over Kara was truly nerve-wracking.

Kara wanted to speak, but she lost her voice, she then began to reach up to her shirt's top button and began to undo it, Lena's eyes didn't look away or blink, she was staring intensely.

Kara stopped at the 3rd button, this was it, the reality was coming down on her, and she looked up, her eyes seeing how trained Lena's eyes were at her fingers on the 4th button. Kara was starting to lose her nerve, and she released a grunt and just ripped her shirt open.

and a moment of silence washed over the two women.

Emerald eyes scanning that...famous insignia of hope on the Blonde's chest.

Lena went still, she felt her heart drop all of a sudden.

Kara reached up and took her glasses off, she then undid her ponytail and just stood there, hair tie in a hand and glasses in the other.

Lena's eyes finally broke off of the Kryptonian's supersuit, she looked up to meet Kara's broken Gaze, she could see fear on Kara's face.

"Who else knows?", Was Lena's first question, arms still crossed, she tried to appear unfazed, unaffected by this revelation.

"My Family, the DEO, Winn, James, Some other Superheroes, Cat Always somehow suspected, Jess unfortunately pieced everything together, Maxwell found out and almost had me kill the people I loved a year ago, and...Your mother."

Lena's eyes widened at the fact that her own mother knew.

"Are fucking serious?", Lena didn't apologize for the big cuss word in her sentence.

Kara nodded, "Your mother kidnapped me, I didn't tell her if that's what You're thinking."

The Luthor almost scoffed, she was still mad, "But she knew."

Kara shook her head, "I wanted to tell you so many times, But your mother just complicated things more, I thought that if she found out you knew about me, She'd do more effort in coming after you, Lex was aware of my cousin's identity for a long time, and cause of that Lillian acted on it and almost had my Aunt killed...my earth aunt of course."

Lena kept chewing on her bottom lip.

"and all these People out there just want my head, aliens from another galaxy or universe just somehow pop up and hurt the people around me, Lena, there are people out there that would do anything to bring me down, and you were already caught in the crossfire, my friends and my cousin's adoptive mother were all just dragged into this mess because some alien warlord wants me dead.", Kara's voice shook, "I'm not safe on or off this planet, somehow the universe just chucks things my way to bring me down."

Lena released a breath, she wasn't sure how she felt at the moment, so many emotions just ran through her.

"I just..."

"You know you weren't going to tell me", Lena mustered up a few words, her eyes shun with unshed tears, emerald eyes staring at the house of El emblem. "You were going to keep lying to me, over and over again. You know it hurts a lot, I would have protected you, Kara, I would have guarded your secret as if it were my own. But...I see that it just couldn't be done. Luthors and Supers just can't seem to mix after all."

it was all starting to make sense to the Luthor, all those times Kara just disappeared, randomly cancelled their lunch dates, or simply just couldn't be in the same place as Supergirl.

Kara felt her heart breaking, her chest tightened, it ached, she felt air leave her, and she didn't breath.

Lena released a somber chuckle, she turned around and opened the door, "Have the DEO send the paper work, I'll sign them under the condition you Never approach me again."

It stung, it hurt, and then it all went numb.

a stray tear escaped one of Kara's eyes, she merely nodded, reframing from whimpering or crying.

Lena then walked out, she left.

she was gone, just like that.

the door shut, the lock clicked, it ehoed in Kara's ears so loud, it was louder than any sound she'd ever heard in her life.

The sound was almost louder than Krypton's explosion.

the sound that echoed so loud, but was not heard outside of the galaxy.

Kara's legs finally gave out, she fell to her knees.

the sound just kept ringing in her ears.