AN/ Please bare with me guys this is a bridging chapter and I am not 100% happy with it but I needed to explain a few bits and get the girls together, ready to start my season 2 adaptation I hope that it isn't too bad.

In the time it took the trial to conclude, Lena had successfully managed to secure the company so that Lillian would be unable to take control becoming the youngest CEO on record. She had testified, which had resulted in a assassination attempt so she had more security than normal hampering her every move, the only place she was accepted, as such was within the society functions, although there were still whispers everyone wanted to get in the good graces of the new CEO. She hated the fake sentiment and obligation but it was the only place she had any kind of human contact. They were a year off completing the new facility in National City when news broke of another superhero; Lena watched the news in utter despair. National City had its own super hero, and the Cat Grant exclusive was that she was Supergirl, cousin to Superman, and she was there to stay. There was no way that the plans could be changed now there was too much wrapped up in the move and the rebranding of Luthor Corp to find a new destination.

Kara had been in National City when all the problems started for Superman, it had made everyone more concerned about her keeping her secret, she was safe as long as she was just Kara. Watching her cousin almost die and being able to do nothing when the very reason she was sent to earth was to protect him had almost broken her. So when Alex had been in trouble she hadn't thought twice about saving her, there was no way she could let Alex die in a plane crash. Alex was less than happy about it and had stormed over to tell her little sister just how mad she was. Kara had told Winn about her being the one who saved the plane and he helped her make a suit, everything was going well until her sister literally shot her out of the sky. "Kara, I am trying to protect you, you saw what happened to Kal, I'm working for the DEO to help protect you, flying around like this is going to put you in danger" Alex was looking at Kara pleading with her, she just wanted her little sister safe after all it was her core trait. The protection of others, and her parents had instilled the need to protect Kara since she landed on the planet. Things had been easier and harder since she started working with the DEO and being trained by Alex, they had managed to get back to where they were. This last year had been difficult watching a movie and eating ice-cream Kara couldn't help but ponder where things were.

James had been sent to keep an eye on her by her cousin, she would have been upset by this, but James was so cute it hadn't worked out, but he was. Alex caught her staring, off she told her she was thinking about James, "You still like James, your rambling, and flushed, and smiling that goofy smile, you like James!" Kara tried to deny it, but since Alex knew her so well she gave up quickly. "You should go for it Kara, he likes you" they were giggling and talking over ice cream, the best way to spend sisters night. Kara was lost in thought, she had seen some of James's personal collection, artistic photos not just the ones that were in the news. He focused heavily of the soul branding; he captured the combination of love and affection with the confirmation of the joint brands. "He has a soul mate out there Alex, he believes so strongly in them and takes amazing photos, I don't have one, I'm not supposed to be here" Kara looked sad, the small crinkle was evident on her forehead and her eyes were dull. Alex reminded her that not all soul mates were romantic and that some people chose a romantic partner separate. They had had this argument before, Alex didn't believe that Kara was in any way a mistake she was a blessing and a wonderful person, there would be someone for her, and not all humans ended up with their soul mate. Kara was ever selfless and refused to take that chance away from anyone she cared about.

There was a soul brand matching service that people could use, you type in the words on your back and you would receive possible matches. This didn't apply to Kara but she was fascinated and managed to convince her sister to check after the latest adventure. There were a few possible matches by words alone, but the symbols and colours helped narrow things down and so did the language, the biggest tell was the tingle in the lower back that happened when you were finally with the person. Placing a hand on each other's brand would seal the soul bond, and confirm it Kara didn't really understand that part and Alex couldn't explain she hadn't found her soul mate. She had tried the service after being talked into it by Kara, putting in the words and her gender female and the gender of her mate as male, she had three matches but the guns and colour didn't fit with the people. Only Alex knew she didn't have a soul brand and because Kara was generally shy and flushed at personal questions most people didn't ask her about her soul mate.

Winn had tried to kiss her, she liked Winn but not like that, he was still her best friend though. She had a brief Dalliance with James in the end but it didn't feel right, and it wasn't just the kiss being interrupted by the Mryiad issue, she later found that she and James were best as friends. There had also been a thing with Adam Cat's son; she thought that this may lose her, her job at CatCo and not to mention she was kidnapped while kissing him. All in all dating humans was not a good idea, she wouldn't be their soul mate and on top of that she put them in danger. It was hard for Alex to see her sister like that and it was hard to argue against the growing stack of evidence Kara built "Kara, there is someone out there for you, I know it, you have so much love in you that I refuse to believe that you are not destined to have a great love in your life" as she spoke she wrapped her sister in a massive hug. Kara smiled into the hug, Alex was her favourite, she loved being wrapped up in Alex it was a feeling of safety love and home.

Even after being shot out of the sky twice in the last year by Alex, breaking her arm, turning into a monster and saying all kinds of cruel things to her, Alex still loved her and she loved Alex. Alex didn't date much and she didn't seem that bothered about finding her soul mate, although she had tried the matches she wasn't in any hurry she was focused on her career and protecting the city. Which needed a lot of protection, Kara felt terrible about the amount of damage and devastation felt in the city, not just from her own rampage, but that brought to earth by her family. Fort Roz crashing on Earth and releasing Kryptons worst criminals, that all seemed hell bent on destroying the city she protected because of her mother. Her own family who had tried not once but over and over to take control, Astra should have meant the world to Kara, and she did, but she was trying to take everyone's free will and take over much like she did on Krypton. Kara understood she was trying to protect their planet and now earth but her methods were all wrong, she had been getting through to her as well before she was killed by Alex. Following from Astra, Indigo and Non launched Myriad and with the help of Miss Grant and Maxwell Lord she had been able to stop it. It wasn't just Alien threats either she had managed to stop the robot made by the government too. It had been a really hard year.

Kara had managed to win over the City after her few errors at the beginning, and then again after being exposed to Red Kryptonite, the later was defiantly more difficult, and she had managed to break through the mind control, with her message of hope. Although she couldn't save everyone and that still hurt, choosing Winn and James over Kelly, it was selfish because she felt something for the two men, they were special to her. Although the ones she loved was the reason she was willing to die to fly Fort Roz into space.

She had told Jonn before she left with Fort Roz to stop the death of the city why she was here thinking back to what was a goodbye "I'm not giving up. My mother didn't send me to Earth to fall in love with a human, have children, live in a house with a white picket fence. She sent me here to protect Kal-El, and now I will use my powers to protect the Earth. And if I die achieving that, I'm at peace with it. I'll join my mother. We'll be together in Rao's light." That was what she was going to do protect the earth; she didn't have a soul mate she was there to protect she made her own destiny.

She hadn't been able to say goodbye to Alex, and when Alex had found out what she was doing she had saved her using the pod, Alex was her hero, while she had saved the City once again Alex had saved her. She grabbed Alex into another hug "I love you Alex" Alex was startled by the sudden movement, Kara had been quiet eating ice-cream and watching a movie, since they stopped their discussion she could see by the expression on her sisters face she had been thinking, "I'm here if you want to talk Kara, I love you too" she returned the hug "switch" they swapped ice-cream.

Choosing her own destiny was a lesson Miss Grant was teaching her now by giving her the option of choosing her next position in Catco. She was excited but had no idea what she wanted to do; tonight it was just nice to have no disasters and no emergencies just to sit with Alex was all she wanted right now, she would go back to the DEO and deal with the sleeping Kryptonian from the pod, but after nearly dying and then having celebrations interrupted by the pod, she was going to enjoy time with her sister.

Lena was standing in her new Penthouse in National City, she had kept a eye on the news, Supergirl had a interesting year and managed to win over the city many times, she also appeared somehow more human after the hope message, which is strange as she was if anything more alien than superman, maybe there was hope for her yet, tomorrow there was the venture flight, she didn't like flying but oh to be in space, then the renaming ceremony and opening of the new head office for LCorp. Her phone went off and when she glanced at it she realised that space was going to have to wait, heading back to the office, she sent messages to cancel her flight and began dealing with the latest issue to face LCorp, as if dealing with threats from her brother were not enough, you would think that serving 32 consecutive life sentences would mean she would have a break, but she knew well enough that the Luthor reach was long.