Kara had been gone for over 2 hours now, but the news had only shown the one sighting of Supergirl, with her leaving 10 minutes after she left catco . Where is she? Cat was starting to worry, she tried calling her but no answer. She decided she'd go up to the roof and see if she could see her girlfriend anywhere, if not she'd call Alex.
She walked to her private elevator and ascends to the roof. The elevator doors open and Cat gasps before running to Kara's unconscious form. "Kara! Kara?"
She yelled while shaking her shoulders. Kara coughed lightly before opening her eyes.
"Cat?" She croaked.
"Kara, I'm here. What happened?"
Cat was relieved that at least Kara was awake and speaking.
"I, um, I blew out my powers and then I fell," she answered embarrassed.
"Can you stand up? We need to get you off the roof."
Kara just nodded before trying to lift herself up. This action caused her to scream out in pain.
"Kara? What hurts? Are you okay?"
Cat was extremely worried Kara never screams in pain.
"I um, my back, it hurts." Kara was crying now, it just hurt so much.
"Okay, it's okay Kara, I will call Alex, have the helicopter come pick you up." Cat was more worried than ever, had Kara broken her back?
"No! Please... d-don't call Lexi"
Now she knew the young girl was far from okay, she never called Alex Lexi only when she was in pain or extremely sad.
"Kara, sweetie if you can't stand up, I need to call Alex. How else am I going to get you off this roof?" Cat asked stroking Kara's hair.
"Can you help me stand up? I know I can do it, I just need help." She pleaded with puppy dog eyes.
"Okay, I will help you. Only if you promise that if it hurts to much we can call Alex."
Kara just nodded before offering cat her hands to help her. Cat took her hands and gently pulled. Kara winced but forced herself not to scream or cry. The pain that was seizing through was like nothing she'd felt before but she couldn't go to the Deo because they'd do a full medical work up on her. They can't find out her secret at any cost. She made it to her feet and let out a shaky breath. "Fuck that hurt."
"Kara, are you sure you're okay?" Cat was only just noticing how pale she looked. It also wasn't like Kara to swear.
"I'll be fine, and I'll be good as new once my powers come back."
"I'd still feel better if we at least told Alex.You are obviously in a world of pain and you're a bit pale. I just don't want anything to happen to you. I love you Kara" Cat was willing her tears to stay where they were.
"Cat I'm fine, it only hurts a little bit and I love you too. Help me get down to your office? Would it be okay if I took a nap on your balcony in the sun?"
"If it gets any worse you have to tell me and you will let me tell Alex. Those are my terms." Kara just nodded her agreement. "Now lets go shall we, you have a nap to take." Cat guided Kara toward the elevator. Despite her best effort Kara was relying heavily on Cat. A few tears escaped and slid silently down her face they were almost at the elevator when Kara's vision started to go black. She swayed on her feet a bit and Cat stopped to steady her. "Kara?" She questioned, "Are you okay? Do you need a rest?" Cat thought maybe it was too much to do in one go.
"I-I'm ffine, we can keep going. I just lost my balance for a mminute." Kara replied weekly, vision now tunneling. Cat tightened her grip on Kara and they continued to make there way to the elevator when Kara started to stumble and sway. "C-Cat... I.. I... need... stop.." was all Kara got out before her world went black and she collapsed into Cats arms. "Kara!" Cat screamed. She lowered her to ground and rested the girls head on her knee brushing. She tried squeezing her shoulder to bring her back to the land of consciousness but to no avail. She pulled out her phone and called Alex.
A- Danvers.
C- Alex! It's Cat, i need you to get here ASAP!
A- Cat? What's wrong? Are you okay?
C- It's Kara, she's lost her powers and apparently she fell and she hurt her back. I found her on the roof and she tried to convince me she was fine and just needed sun. So I helped her up and when we were walking she collapsed and I can't wake her up.
A- I'm on my way! What's her heart rate and breathing like?
C- her heart rate is slow, and her breathing is kind of ragged. Please hurry Alex, I can't lose her.
A- I'm 3 mins away, hang up and I'll be there in a sec.
Alex's point of view-
The line went dead. I was in a black DEO issue van equipped to handle Supergirl emergencies. Why didn't Kara call me? She always tells me when she blows out her powers. Did she not want me there? She's been kinda distant lately. Ugh I'm so worried about her. I hope she's okay.
Third person-
Alex arrived at catco and took the elevator straight to the roof just stopping to flash her badge at security. The elevator feels like it's takes days, then the doors open. "Kara, oh god Kara." Alex breaths out at the sight of her sister laying lifeless on the ground. Not far behind Alex comes the gurney to transfer Kara back to the DEO.
"Can you help me lift her cat?" Cat just nods not trusting herself to talk at the moment. Alex leans over and takes Kara's left arm and drapes it around her neck and Cat does the same with her right arm and the gently haul her up onto her feet. Alex was shocked at how much lighter Kara seemed before assuming that cat must be taking more of the weight than her.
"We need to get her down stairs, I have a van equipped to deal with precisely this" Alex said while waving her free hand motioning to Kara's life less body. "Is she okay Alex? I've never seen her like this." Cats voice betraying her and her concern clearly heard.
"She gets completely drained and goes near comatose every time she loses her powers. She should be fine in a few hours."cat nodded as relief washed over her face. They continued guiding Kara to the elevator, out the lobby and into the black van. The ride to the DEO was quiet, Alex silently glancing over at Cat holding Kara's hand.
Alex and Cat were both standing either side of Kara who was in the med bay. Alex was doing a full physical on Kara, to make sure it was just a solar flare and not an alien parasite or virus. "Hmm, that's odd." Alex hummed.
"What's odd?" Cat asked.
"Oh, her heart rate and blood pressure are both low, even with her asleep."
"Is that a problem?" Cat asked concerned for her girlfriend.
"To be honest Cat, I don't know. We will see how she is when she wakes up. I'll continue my tests." And she did she did an MRI, and drew some blood. "I'll be back in but, I have to go analyse these bloods, will you be okay?"
"I'll be fine, thanks Alex."
Alex nods and heads to her lab. Cat reaches over and grabs Kara's hand gently rubbing circles on the back of it. "Please wake up Kara, I can't lose you." A single tear rolled down Cat's face and that's when she felt pressure on her hand, Kara was waking up. "Kara?" Cat questioned, but was met with no reply. "Come on Kara, open your eyes."
"C-Cat?" A rough voice asked.
"Yeah, Kara. I'm here. Open your eyes." Then green eyes met blue as Kara's eyes fluttered open. "There she is, how are you feeling?" Cat asked as she places a quick kiss on her forehead.
"Um, I feel kinda week. Where are we?" Kara asked slightly panicked.
"We are at the DEO, do you remember what happened?"
"I lost my powers, fell, I remember. Cat we have to go, I can't be here, I don't want to be here, take me home please, I can't do this." Kara was working herself up, and her heart rate and breathing had sped up significantly.
"Hey, hey, Kara, look at me. You are safe here. I won't let anything happen to you. You need to calm down, Alex will be back in a minute." Cat was trying to calm her girlfriend but seemed to have had the opposite effect, once she mentioned Alex the panic increased tenfold.
Alex came rushing in once she heard the alarms of Kara's heart monitor going off telling her that it was too high. "What's going on?" Alex asked upon entering. Kara's panic continued to rise as she saw Alex.
Kara's pov-
I can't let them find out, I have to get out of here. Why won't they let me be? I have to leave, I have to leave. If they find out they'll tell me how fat I am but I already know. What if they make me eat. Oh god oh god, what if they make me eat a full meal, I can't do this, I can't do this. I can't breathe, oh god I can't breathe, I'm dying, I'm dying, I'm going to die.
Third person pov-
"C-a-n't bbbr—eathe." Kara tried to get out. Her breathing was much to fast and they had to slow it down or sedate her. "Kara? Kara! You need to look at me, okay?" Alex slowly approached Kara with her hands up as if she was approaching a wounded animal. Kara finally looked up. "Good, good girl. Now I'm going to take your hand okay?" Kara just nodded and allowed Alex to guide her hand to Alex's chest. "I want you to focus on matching your breathing to mine and slowing down you heart okay? You can do it." Kara did as she was told well tried to, after ten minutes her breathing was finally starting to settle down and exhaustion was setting in. Kara was struggling to stand up she was too tired. Cat could see Kara start to falter and reached out to steady her but instead Kara turned and latched onto her. Cat ran soothing circles over the small of her back and gently guided them to the floor. Kara was practically siting in Cats lap but she didn't mind if this is what Kara needs she will provide it. She would honestly do anything for her young hero. "I love you Kara Zor-El. Don't you ever forget it." Cat whispered in her ear.
"Love you too." Was the last thing Kara said before her battle for consciousness was lost once again.
"Alex, do you have any idea what's going on? This isn't Kara, I know she's had panic attacks before but normally only after flashback dreams, or when there's a thunderstorm that reminds her of krypton. Never because she woke up at the DEO, or at the mention of your name." Cat was looking to Alex hoping she had the answers she so desperately seeked.
"I-I wish I knew. I've never seen her like this Cat. I did how ever finish analysing her blood and got the MRI results. She had a dislocated vertebrae which would explain the back pain but it relocated it's self. It'll be tender and sore for a few days or until she gets her powers back. She also seems to be deficient in several vitamins and minerals, which is extremely odd. Kara eats so much food in a day that there is no reason her to be deficient in anything. It's almost as if..." Alex stopped mid sentence deep in thought. "Cat? When was the last time you saw Kara eat?" Cat looked at her like she was crazy, Kara always had food. But when she thought about it, it had been at least a week since she'd seen Kara eat anything. "Uh, i haven't seen her eat since our last proper date, but that was over a week ago."
"Can you remember what she ordered?"
"I think she had a garden salad. I remember because it was weird, Kara never ate anything green. But then she said she was trying to eat healthier."
"Cat can you please help me get her changed, her suit is covered in dirt and smells of smoke from the pile up." Cat nodded and they both picked Kara up and laid her back on the med bed before her they started taking of her super suit. They managed to get her arms out and they were gently guiding the rest of suit down past her ribs when they both suddenly stopped to take in the sight in front of them.
Both of them gasped at the sight before them. Kara's skin hugged her ribs so tightly you could count them.
"Oh my god, Kara. What were you thinking? Why didn't you come to me, to us ? How didn't I notice?" Cat began but tears were streaming down her face. She couldn't believe anything like this would happen to Kara. Nothing like this should have happened to Kara.
"Kara, when you wake up we have long conversation ahead." Alex said as she also let the water works flow. Alex walked over and pulled Cat into a hug knowing she needed it as much as her. Both women stood there crying into each other shoulders until they heard a cough a the door.
"Um, is this a bad time?"
"No, J'onn. What's up?" Alex tried to hide her emotion but knew it was hopeless since he can read minds anyways.
"Your mind reached out Alex, is she going to be okay?"
"She's, I, well I actually don't know." The Alex has tried to build came tumbling down and she started to cry. "I can't lose her J'onn. I can't." J'onn pulled Alex into his embrace and let her cry. He didn't tell her it was going to be okay, because he didn't know if it would be. But instead he said, " what ever happens Alex, you will not be alone. You have me. We will get through this together." Alex tightened her grip before letting go. "Thanks J'onn."
"You got me too." Cat said from next to Kara.
"I let you get back to fixing your sister." And with that J'onn left the room.
"Thanks Cat, and your stuck with me too." Alex said sincerely giving Cat a squeeze on the shoulder.
The two of them finished changing Kara into a hospital gown before settling into the chairs next to her bed.
A couple of hours later Kara started to come to.
"Cat? Alex?" She asked.
"We're both right here Kara." Alex replied.
Kara slowly opened her eyes to see her breath takingly gorgeous girlfriend and wonderful sister. She looked down and then started to panic, these weren't her clothes. Someone had to have changed her, someone had seen her without clothes on. She once again couldn't control her breathing. She felt her lungs burning desperate for air.
"Kara? Kara! You need to calm down, breathe in and breathe out, come on babe, match your breathe to mine." Cat said as she got impossibly close to her. Alex sat back knowing that if she spoke she would just overwhelm Kara. Alex was so glad Kara had found someone as caring as Cat.
"That's it babe, nice and easy. Nothing to be scared of here, just us." Cat tried to reassure Kara. After ten minutes Kara had finally calmed down enough to talk.
"I'm sorry." She said guiltily.
"Kara, what have I said about you apologising for panic attacks? You never ever ever, have to apologise for them, okay?" Kara had always apologised for having panic attacks ever since she landed on earth because she always felt like she was a burden to Alex and now Cat.
"Sorry Alex." She looked down to her hands only just noticing that her fingers were laced wit Cats.
"So I guess you guys changed me?" She sounded defeated and scared at the same time, as if she thought they would yell at her.
"Yes Kara we did" Alex said matter of factly.
"So I guess you both figured everything out?"
"Yes Kara, and we only have one question. Why didn't you come to us? You know we wouldn't judge you, you know we would've only offered help, so why?" Cat needed to know.
"I- I was scared. And..." she let out a big sigh before finishing in a voice so soft they could barely hear it. " I guess I didn't want to be better, I wanted to lose weight."
Tears began to stream down Kara's face, she couldn't hold them in any longer. Cat and Alex both leaned forward and wrapped Kara up in their embrace. "You'll be okay Kar, you got me and you got Cat. You do need to start eating though. You're lucky you passed out when you did. Your potassium levels were getting low which effect your heart. If you'd have kept going, you could've killed yourself." Alex was being deadly serious, even if the tears flowing down her face showed them how scared she had been. Kara just looked at Alex feeling guiltier than ever "I'm sorry, I didn't mean to." Kara said in a voice so soft and broken it broke there hearts to hear. What happened to their little puppy personified sunny Kara Danvers? How did they not notice how depressed and anxious Kara was all the time, how didn't they notice the weight she'd lost.
Alex and cat just pulled her tighter into their embrace and no one let go for what felt like hours. Until a little voice Finally had the courage to ask "can we go home? I hate being in the med bay everyone looks at me like I'm dying."
"Well you can only go home if you have someone with you at all times." Alex said knowing if either of them left Kara by herself she'd never eat.
"Alex I am a grown up, I can look after myself." Kara tried desperately to get out of 24/7 supervision, she wasn't a child.
"I know you're an adult Kara, but let's go over the events of today shall we? You haven't eaten in what I guess is at least 48 hours, you blew out your powers, fell onto Catcos roof, hurt your back, had several panic attacks and you never once told us what was going on." Alex had a point and Kara could deny it, so instead she just sighed.
"Fine." Was all Kara had to say.
"You can both stay at mine, I have plenty of spare rooms, plus then we can both be there." Cat had already decided and they all knew once Cat Grant had made up her mind you couldn't change it. "We can leave when you're ready Kara." Alex unformed.
"Let's get this over with." Kara sighed.