The next few weeks, Barry and I got closer. Ever since that night of confessions about our past, we were by each other's side.

I started to have strong feelings for him, but I knew that it was best to keep them hidden. After everything was done, he would return to his Earth and I wouldn't see him again. It bothered me so much though because these feelings were stronger than those I felt for Adam.

He will always have a place in my heart, but I knew that Barry could relate more to me. And that he knew about both sides of me. I told Alex a few times about how I felt about Barry. I made her promise not to say anything to Barry or the others.

To my enjoyment, we would help each other out with fighting crime. And when we weren't, we were either trying to find out more about Shade or Simon Tycho, who had been surprisingly quiet for a while. It worried me, but Barry reassured that he would be there to help.

Barry, Joe, Iris, Cisco, and Caitlin were fitting in to my life now. Iris got a job at CatCo as an intern reporter, Joe and Barry joined NCPD, Cisco worked at the DEO, and Caitlin found a job at Lord Technologies. I warned her about Maxwell Lord and she understood without a second of doubt.

Caitlin and I became very close friends. And for some reason, Alex and Iris made great friends too. Barry stated that they hit it off so well was because they were both the overly cautious sibling. One relationship I wasn't surprised that formed was Joe and J'onn. They both fit the overprotective dad stereotype. All of Barry's family were known at the DEO and went there every so often to see if there was any more progress about Shade.

I woke up and was greeted by the smell of coffee. I pulled myself out of my bed tiredly and went to the kitchen. I saw both Barry and James talking to each other as they drank.

"Good morning Kara." James was the first to notice my presence. "What ever happened to this being my apartment? Is privacy not a thing anymore?" I joked tiredly. "And besides, it isn't good unless there is a promise of breakfast. Most favorable would be crullers." I mumbled.

Barry smiled before flashing away. He appeared seconds later with a box of donuts. "You. Are. Amazing!" I opened the box and grabbed a donut. James handed me a mug of coffee and I shuffled back to my room. I was enjoying my breakfast in bed when James interrupted my happiness. "Kara, don't forget that Miss Grant has a board meeting today." I groaned and glanced at the clock.

I realized that I only had 20 minutes until I had to be there. "Why didn't you tell me right away James?" I shouted as I finished my donut and coffee. "I didn't want to ruin your morning." He answered back. "You already did!" I ran over to my clothes and quickly pulled on a white blouse and dark green pants over my Supergirl suit. I threw on my shoes and quickly brushed my hair and teeth. I run out to where James was waiting. "Barry had to go to work too." James answered my unasked question.

About 15 minutes later, James and I arrived at CatCo. On the way to my office, I stopped by and talked with Winn. I then walked up to Miss Grant's office. "Ah, Kiera. Right on time." I saw Carter sitting on the couch. "Hey Carter." I greeted. He smiled up at me. "Hey Kara." I turned back to Miss Grant. She glanced over my shoulder. "Expecting someone else, Miss Grant?"

She rolled her eyes. "Yes, but it appears that she is late." She stated disapprovingly. "Who-" I begin to ask, but I see Iris jogging into her office. "You're late, Irene." Miss Grant snapped. "It's Iris." She corrected and tucked a stray hair behind her ear, but Miss Grant ignored it. Iris looked to me with a confused face and I shrugged. Miss Grant walked back to her seat and sat down. She ruffled through some papers, probably sightings of Barry and me.

"Now, it seems like the Blur is staying in National City permanently. I want to know everything about him. I want to know where is he from. How old he is. Is he dating anyone." She paused and smirked. "Supergirl perhaps." I felt my face lose all color and Iris laughed. "Is something funny, Irene?" Iris suddenly looked scared and she didn't answer. "Kiera, I expect you to lead this project." She glanced back to Iris. "She is your boss. You do exactly what she says. Chop chop." She ordered Iris.

Iris and I started to walk out of her office. "Kiera, wait." Iris' eyes widened as I walked back to her desk. "Yes, Miss Grant?" Miss Grant looked up over her glasses. "I promoted you for a good reason. Make this your best project."

"But- this is my first story?"

"Exactly, Kiera. Astound me."

She raised her hand and gave a dismissing wave, as she always did. I walked back out and Iris was immediately at my side. "How do you face her?" I shrugged. "You get used to it. I was working with her for a couple years as her assistant. I guess I'm immune to her- personality." Iris shook her head. "I don't think I can last long here." I smiled. "You will, don't worry. I thought the same thing when I had the interview with her."

Iris sighed. "Why can't she get our names right?" I shrugged again. "I'm not sure. Just the way Miss Grant is. You'll get used to that too. But it's a good thing, most people here don't have a name according to her. Winn only just got his nickname a few months ago. For a while he was called a hobbit. So, I guess having a nickname in her head means that she actually wants you to be here."

Iris and I made it back to my office. "No window?" I shook my head. "I just got promoted recently, so if I do well, I'll hopefully get a window." She smiled and sat down. "So, what are we going to do about the 'Blur' and the story Miss Grant wants?"

"We'll give it to her."

"How? Barry's not one for interviews."

"Yeah, but I can always ask him. None of you are in any of the city's systems because you're from a different dimension. So, if I can get a few facts about Barry without exposing him, we'll be fine."

"Are you sure that it will work."

"Yeah, that's how James did it when she asked for Supergirl. But then I just ended up giving her a full interview, which went wrong. It ended up exposing that Superman was my cousin. The media blew up after I gave the interview. It wasn't fun."

Iris and I were working in my office when Winn and James rushed in. "Kara, you need to see this." Winn pushed me away from my computer and pulled up a news feed. There was an army of men hold up in an abandoned warehouse. The reporter was announcing that there were people being held hostage by the docks.

My heart froze. Alex told me that she and J'onn would be down there investigating some strange activity. Winn, Iris, James, and myself ran to a balcony. It was soaking wet due to the rain. I ripped off my glasses and used my x-ray vision. I homed in on the warehouse and I could see Alex, J'onn, some DEO agents surrounded by the men, unconscious and strapped with bombs.

I grabbed my phone and called Barry. Kara? "Did you see the news?" Yeah, I'm heading down there right now. Don't worry. I got it handled. "Barry, please be careful. Alex and J'onn are hostage there. I don't know what happened. I'll try to get down there as soon as I can." Okay. See you soon, be safe. "You too Speedster."

I turned back them. "Barry is headed down there right now. I should go and-" Gunshots interrupted me. Everyone dropped to the ground or made a mad dash to any exits. I looked through the half wall we were hiding behind. There were 5 men, all dressed like those at the docks.

They all had large guns and were searching the entire floor. They all looked extremely nervous. "Stay quiet and try to make your way to the exit. I have to get Miss Grant and Carter out of here." I whispered. Winn shook his head. "No, Kara, we don't know what they can do." I pushed him slightly in the direction to the door. "Go, I can handle this." They slowly went to the exit. "Come out come out, where ever you are, Supergirl. We all know that you are here." A voice stated. I pulled off my blouse and pants to reveal my suit.

I stood up and located the men. In the center of the room was a tall man. He had bright blond hair and blue eyes. "Simon Tycho." I growled. He smiled at me. "Ah, Supergirl! Nice to finally meet you." He held out his hand, but I didn't shake it. He frowned. "How rude. It seems that your friends don't want to meet me either." He snapped his fingers and 3 more men came out carrying Winn, James, and Iris. "Let them go Tycho. This fight is between you and me."

Simon laughed. "That's what you think. I have a friend in a high position that is just calling for that head of yours, as well as the Flash's." My eyes widened. "Oh, so you know exactly who I'm talking about. Good." He snapped his fingers again. His men corralled James, Iris, Winn, Miss Grant, and Carter in her office. He pulled out bombs from his bag.

He threw them over to his henchmen. They attached the bombs to everyone. Simon pulled out a controller that I could only guess as a dead man's switch. He pressed his thumb down on it and smiled. "Let's play, Supergirl." Simon then took off down into the stairwell with 4 men. The other 4 men had their guns raised to the hostages. I hesitated for a second before thinking that I should stop Tycho first.

I raced down the stairwell and into a floor that was dark because there was construction. I was ambushed by all the men, including Tycho. I had to be careful because if I made a bad move, then the bombs would go off. The 3 men tackled me and I fell to the ground.

They kicked and punched every inch of my body. At one point, my head slammed into the ground and I saw black spots in my vision. After a while of hand to hand combat, all Tycho's henchmen were laying on the ground, unconscious. Simon's face was bloody and he smiled at me. "I had fun, Supergirl." He said before releasing the button. "No!" I raced forward and knocked him out.

I expected the bomb to go off and the building to rumble, but nothing happened. I looked up through the floors and saw that everyone was still tied up, but all the henchmen were on the floor. I realized that the button wasn't for any bombs, it was to shut down the henchmen.

I scanned the docks and found that Barry was releasing J'onn, Alex, and the other DEO agents. I quickly rushed upstairs and changed back into my regular clothes.

I rushed back into Miss Grant's office. "Kiera! How did you evade the men? Where's Supergirl?" I started to untie everyone and was about to answer, but I felt lightheaded. I lowered my hands and took in a shaky breath. "Kara!" Winn exclaimed.

"Huh?"

"You're bleeding!"

I glanced down and saw a crimson blush spreading on my white shirt. Suddenly there was a dull throbbing in my side, and the pain started to grow. I started to panic as the blood continued to seep down. The pain in my side began to spread to my whole body and I collapsed to my knees. I began to tremble and shake and I realized what had happened. I was stabbed.

I watched as the dark red blood made its way out of my body. It oozed between the space between my fingers as I covered the wound with a shaky hand. My vision blurred as my white shirt turned red. All I saw was the scarlet blood that was once inside of me. Blackness filled the edges of my vision. I could only hear my own heartbeats even though I knew that everyone was trying to speak to me. My breaths came in ragged, shallow gasps.

I don't know how, but I think that I was laid down on the ground. I could feel my blood flowing around me. Someone pushed down on my wound and I cried out in pain. The blade must've snapped off and was still inside me.

I gagged and tasted the blood in my mouth. More pressure was placed on my wound and I cried out. I coughed and blood spurted from my mouth. I gasped again, trying to get oxygen to my body. Somehow, the pain began to lessen until it didn't hurt anymore.

Hey guys! I just wanted to say thank you again for the reviews and for following my story. It really means a lot, especially since I've sunk a lot of time into this story. I was worried that people would hate it, but you all inspire me to keep on posting. So, yeah, thanks again and I'll see you in the next chapter. ~Raya Kor-El