Alex paced back and forth down the hallway waiting for the doctors to give any sort of news about how Kara was doing. The last coherent thing Alex could remember was walking into Kara's apartment and hugging her for dear life, afraid surviving had just been a dream. But things began going downhill after Kara went unconscious. Kara is a Kryptonian, she shouldn't have fallen the way she did. Is it all my fault? Almost as soon as the incident had occurred, Alex rushed her best friend to the only place that would be able to help. It had been a challenge getting Kara into the elevator, let alone into a car, but the adrenaline filling Alex made impossible things plausible.
"Alex, you need to sit down and breathe. You can't take care of her until you take care of yourself," Alex heard a voice say behind her. Turning around, she saw her boss Hank Henshaw, a.k.a. J'ohn J'onzz, walking towards her. Holding back tears from escaping her eyes, Alex closed her eyes and took a couple of deep breaths.
"It's been almost an hour J'ohn. How would you like me to calm down at this point?" Alex began saying as hints of anger built up in her voice. "My best friend outed herself as an alien to the entire world in order to save me, and is now unconscious for who knows what reason!" Too many thoughts began running through Alex's head, making it difficult to see any of them clearly. With all the stress of the moment and everything else going on in her life, Alex finally broke down as one small tear lead to more, and before she knew it, Alex was on her knees crying on J'ohn's shoulder.
More time passed in silence as Alex continued to cry and J'ohn comforted her in non-verbal ways. Alex never felt more weak and vulnerable in her life than she did in that moment, because normally her emotions didn't get the best of her. Throughout the majority of her life, Alex had been able to control her decisions under stressful environments. But the moment she met Kara Zor-El, controlling herself became harder with each passing second.
"I can't lose her," Alex quietly pleaded, almost to where it was nothing more than a thought in her head. "My life has forever changed because of her, in ways I still don't understand. But the one thing I know is that if she leaves me right now, I don't know how I would ever be able to continue on in life."
Alex sat up from J'ohn's shoulder to where she was looking into his eyes and saw him softly smiling at her. "I can promise you she isn't leaving anytime soon," J'ohn assured her.
"How? How can you make such a huge promise right now?" Alex replied on the verge of tears again.
"Because, that girl has something worth fighting for. She has something more important to her than you could ever imagine," J'ohn stated with confidence in his voice.
Alex sat on her knees for a moment thinking about what he said, before nodding her head in understanding. Alex then heard the radio on J'ohn's belt go off, knowing that another task needed his attention. J'ohn went to say something before Alex cut him off with a gesture of her hand, telling him she would be okay. Moving into a nearby chair, Alex watched as J'ohn walked down the hall, passing the door where Kara had been for what felt like the longest time.
...
Another hour passed before anyone came out of the door, before anyone gave any news on how Kara was doing.
Alex fell asleep in the chair, exhausted from how much energy the past twelve hours consumed from her. She started dreaming about the first day her eyes landed on Kara. The way her hair flowed perfectly down her back, how bright those green eyes glowed when any form of light hit them, and how elegant she looked walking around while looking at everything with curiosity. But Alex's dream ended when she felt a hand on her shoulder.
"Agent Danvers, your friend is awake now. She is asking to see you," the doctor said after Alex opened her eyes and became coherent. Alex didn't waste one second heading to the room where Kara was, surprising herself with how fast she moved. Once she reached the door, Alex paused and took a deep breath, trying to calm her nerves before heading in to see her best friend. there were no windows on the door, so Alex couldn't look in and prepare herself before opening the door. Maybe that is a good thing. Then I cannot freak myself out as bad as I am right now.
"Care to cause another heart attack for me Alex? You have managed to scare the shit out of me twice today," Kara said sarcastically as Alex opened the door. Alex smiled at her best friend before rushing towards her for a much needed hug. She heard Kara laugh after being sucked into the hug just as two strong arms gently hugged back with emotion. Small tears began to fall from Alex's eyes even though she tried to keep them hidden.
"You had a heart attack?! Is that why you passed out? Oh my goodness Kara, I am so sorry," Alex replied as more tears and emotions began to build up.
"No no. I just over exhausted myself with carrying the plane. Since I haven't actually used that amount of strength before, it drained my energy greatly. I guess I have to start working out with cars," Kara said, at first seriously but ending with a slight joke, in hopes to make Alex feel better. Kara hated seeing her best friend upset, even if it was over something small like the store not having her favorite cookies. So it became her goal in life to keep a smile of Alex's face as long as possible.
Alex didn't respond to Kara, because no words were coming to her mind at the moment. She just felt relieved to know her best friend was going to be okay. I don't know why I thought otherwise. She is a freaking Kryptonian. Alex finally backed out of the hug and pulled a chair over to the side of the bed, before sitting down and holding Kara's hand. Even though she initiated the contact, it still sent a jolt through her system, something she has only ever felt with Kara. It scared her but also intrigued her; new and mysterious things always did that for Alex.
"Do you remember the day I met you?" Alex asked randomly, thinking about her dream from earlier.
"Of all times to bring up that day, you do it now. But yes, I remember as if it were yesterday," Kara stated, smiling and holding her best friend's hand gently. "Why do you ask? Think I might have had some brain damage? I may not be the brightest mind between the both of us, but I could never forget something important like that."
Alex lightly laughed as she shook her head at Kara's sarcastic comment, trying to hide how the last thing Kara said made her feel. No words could describe the feeling, it just built up inside Alex and made her want to explode from happiness. She began to think about that day from her past again, the day she saw the one person her life could not continue without.
...
Alex sat in the classroom staring out the window while watching the raindrops slowly roll down the glass, mentally thinking each one was racing the other to some unknown future. Fall had arrived faster than most people were ready for, which meant the dreadful rain would start falling to no end. A majority of people in her town hated the rain because it brought mud and a mess, but Alex found joy in the mystery of rain. It gave her something different to focus on than the reality occurring around her.
"Ms. Danvers, the class ended. You are free to go home, unless you would like to stay and have me repeat our lecture," Alex heard the teacher say, interrupting her thoughts. She looked around the room and noticed a forest of empty desks surrounding her. Laughing internally at how distracted by simple drops of water she had been, Alex thanked the teacher while gathering her belongings before leaving the room. 'Great, how am I going to avoid getting soaked? I didn't bring an umbrella with me this morning because the sun was shining.'
Alex put all of her non-needed school work into her locker while smiling because she was the only person in the hall. She put her headphones on and started walking towards the front exit of her high-school, before something caught her attention on the other side of the large glass doors. Quickly moving to get a better look, Alex saw a girl standing out in the middle of the school sidewalk without an umbrella, looking up towards the sky as the rain cascaded her face. The girl didn't move at all, she just stared up at the sky with amazement and curiosity filling hers eyes.
"What in the world is she doing? Trying to catch a cold?" Alex asked herself out loud. The girl's ears moved slightly before she turned her head in Alex's direction. Green eyes met brown eyes and they stayed connected for only a second, but it felt like infinity to the two girls. For an unknown reason, Alex felt her heart skip a beat in her chest, which brought her mind back to reality. She panicked, not wanting the other girl to think of her as a stalker, so she turned to run down the hall.
However, Alex ran straight into the lockers, hitting her head hard enough to make her start to fall. Alex waited for the feeling of hitting the ground to come, but it never did. She only felt two arms holding her up and eyes staring at her with worry. Alex slowly opened her eyes and saw the girl standing while holding Alex up inches from the ground. Alex's head felt light and her nose began pounding with pain, but none of it had completely registered in her head.
"Oh my Rao, are you okay?" Alex heard the girl ask her genuinely. Her voice was soft, comforting Alex, but had an odd sense of confidence that no one else around Midvale had. The girl's golden blonde hair cascaded the a river beside her face, contrasting directly with her unnatural, yet striking green eyes. Alex became lost in her simple presence for a moment, not understanding what it was about the girl that intrigued her the way she did. But when the pain in her nose started turning into a burning sensation, Alex refocused her mind.
"I... um... I think I am okay. I mean, I should be," Alex hesitantly replied while studdering slightly. "Thanks for catching me, even though I have no idea how you got in here so fast." Alex started to stand up smiling when her head became lighter, as if she were to pass out, and the girl caught her while falling again.
"I think we should get you to someone who can help with... this," the girl stated with an unclear tone in her voice. Alex didn't let that go unnoticed in her head, but with how she felt at that moment, her mouth couldn't make any words to comment about it. So she simply nodded before the girl picked Alex up into her arms and walking down the hall.
"Okay... I think I hit my head too hard. Because I am being carried by a 13-year-old who looks like she has been starved," Alex said out loud without realizing it. She heard the girl laugh lightly as she continued to carry Alex down the hallway, even though Alex had not told her where to go.
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"And then you made the mistake of telling me your full alien name, which I never forgot and never will forget, Kara Zor-El," Alex concluded with a light laugh. Kara playfully punched Alex in the arm before laying her head back onto the pillow. Alex smiled as she watched Kara's face turned deeper shades of red by the second.
"How was I suppose to know that humans didn't know aliens existed? I thought by telling you my full name, you would automatically know me," Kara replied with a sarcastic defensive tone in her voice. "At least you are the only one who I let use my real name."
Alex smiled and blushed after Kara's last statement, knowing how privileged she was to be able to use Kara's real name. She liked it that way, because it was their thing. It was a part of their saying that meant more to each other than words could explain.
Looking at the empty chair next to Kara's bed, Alex smiled before moving herself closer to Kara in the bed and wrapping her arms around Kara's waist. Neither girl knew how they ended up laying in the bed, basically cuddling each other, but neither one complained about it. Alex felt safe in Kara's arms and more secure than any where else on the plant. And for Kara, having Alex in her arms made her feel less alien to the world.