A/N: Rainy days off are great for writing!
"Hey, where have you been?" Kara asks as she lands beside J'onn on the roof of the DEO.
"I've been busy. Come inside and I'll update all of you at the same time," he says abruptly.
Curiously, Kara follows him into the elevator.
The elevator doors open and Winn and Vasquez look up.
"Where's Agent Danvers?" J'onn barks glancing around the room.
"Right here, sir," Alex says coming up behind them "and I brought reinforcements," she says nodding for Maggie to enter.
J'onn pauses a moment to look at Detective Sawyer, before he announces, "Agent Danvers, a moment please."
Alex inwardly groans, but she's positive that they need Maggie on this.
"Director, I know what you're going to say, but we can trust her on this," Alex begins.
"I'm not questioning that, I've read her mind. I know that we can trust her, but won't this be difficult for you to work so closely with her?" He asks.
"Why would you say that? Y-you read her mind?" Alex questions.
"Yes and I think it would be best for all involved if you keep your relationship with Detective Sawyer strictly professional. Any distractions now could jeopardise this whole operation. I don't think that you need me to remind you how important this is," he grumbles.
"Absolutely sir, I am 100% focused on Cadmus," Alex promises, although now she's dying to know what he read in Sawyer's mind.
After several hours, they have a basic plan of attack, but there are several things that they need more information about before they can implement it. J'onn tells them all to go home and come back tomorrow fresh.
"Kara, hold up," Alex says following her out into the hall.
The tall blonde hero stops and slowly turns around. "Alex, can this wait? I really need to find Mon-El," she replies.
"Let's ask Winn," Alex says turning around to look for him. "Uh, Kara how are you doing with everything? Should I come over tonight so that we can talk?" Alex offers.
"I don't know. I just, it's really hard to comprehend that this woman who has been so incredibly nice and warm actually wants to kill me," Kara blurts out.
"Kara, I know that this is difficult and confusing, but you can't risk being around her until we figure this out," Alex speculates.
"I know, but she's called me three times today and I feel terrible not answering," Kara admits.
"Then let's have a sister night. I'll bring some pot stickers and ice cream," Alex offers.
"Not tonight Alex. First I need to check in with Mon-El, then I need to fly a bit and clear my head," Kara confides.
"Okay, but just promise me that you'll call if you need anything," Alex replies moving in to give her a hug.
"I will, thank you," Kara says returning the embrace before dashing off to intercept Winn.
"Hey thanks for hanging out with Mon-El, but where is he now?" Kara asks.
"Uh, I dropped him off at your place, didn't you get my text?" Winn asks pulling his phone out of his pocket to check. "Now that's weird, it didn't send," he grumbles.
"So he's at my place?" Kara asks. "Okay good, I'll check in on him later then," she says before heading out.
Soaring over CATCO, Kara isn't surprised to see Cat's office, or rather James' office dark. Although she realizes that it's Cat she wants to talk to tonight. Changing direction, Kara can't help but fly near the Cat's penthouse just to be near her for a moment. Focusing until she can hear the distinct heartbeats each of the Grants, but she is surprised when she also picks up James' heartbeat. Flying closer, she sees the two of them huddled in Cat's home office. She watches Cat reach over and hang up the phone while James gathers his things together. She continues to watch James head towards the door and Cat walking him out. She waits for Cat to fix herself a drink and then steps out on her balcony.
"Good evening Ms Grant," Supergirl says landing softly beside her.
"Supergirl," Cat remarks a slight smile flickers across her face.
"I was just out on patrol and noticed that you were up," the hero confesses.
"I see and does your patrol often bring you past my home?" Cat questions lightly, pausing to take a sip of her drink.
"Not as often as I like," Supergirl answers smiling broadly.
"Hmm, I was hoping that you were going to say that your bat cave is nearby," Cat quips.
"No bat caves for me," Supergirl jokes back. "And honestly I'm pretty sure there aren't any bat caves in this neighborhood."
Cat raises her glass and laughs softly at the joke.
"I have to admit, I sort of expected that you were going to leave National City," Supergirl begins carefully.
"Well it's not easy to walk away from an empire like mine. I promoted James Olsen to CEO, but now I need to ensure that the board will approve his contract," Cat explains. "The last thing that I need is for them to fire James and put their own CEO in place."
Supergirl nods her understanding and then turns to look back out over the cityscape in front of them.
"I think this view is even better than the one from your CATCO balcony," Supergirl observes.
Cat raises her glass and smiles at the complement.
Feeling encouraged, the hero continues. "I have to confess that I've missed you, especially this."
Cat raises her eyebrows lightly scoffing at the confession. "I suppose that the proper response is to invite you to stop by here to see me," Cat teases.
"Don't say it if you don't mean it Ms Grant," Supergirl replies playfully, enjoying the easy banter between them.
"I rarely say anything that I don't mean," Cat counters sincerely.
"I don't doubt that for a second," Supergirl says leaning over to bump Cat lightly, but it catches the woman off guard and she almost falls over.
"Oh my gosh, Ms Grant. I'm so sorry," Supergirl blurts out as she wraps her arms around Cat to keep her on her feet.
Suddenly face to face and practically breathing the same air, Cat gasps softly as she stares into the bluest eyes that she has ever seen or rather make that the second bluest.
Quickly stepping back, Supergirl apologizes again and Cat dismisses it. "Kara, I'm fine," she huffs slightly embarrassed.
"Ms Grant, I'm Supergirl," the hero corrects her quickly, but her eyes have that slight panicked look that Cat has seen a hundred times in the past few years.
"Kara, relax. I've known since before Myriad," Cat explains gently. "And you can trust me with your secret, I have no desire to unmask you," she adds with a small chortle.
"Ms Grant," the hero begins pulling up to her full height as she debates whether to try to persuade her otherwise.
Cat rolls her eyes and is about to argue when Kara takes a deep breath and holds out her hands to surrender.
"Ms Grant, please know this was never about trust," she replies honestly.
The admission surprises Cat, she had assumed that Supergirl was hiding her identity to prevent being unmasked.
Kara notes her expression and quickly continues. "I thought by not revealing myself to you, it would keep you out of danger from those who want to harm me."
"And what about the danger that I've put you in?" Cat asks and Kara flinches in surprise.
"Why would you say that Ms Grant?"
"Livewire tried to kill Supergirl twice because of me and Siobhan Smythe tried to kill both Kara Danvers and Supergirl because of me." Cat states.
"Have you forgotten that both Livewire and Siobhan Smythe attacked you because of me?" Cat reminds her.
"That may be, but the fact remains that I hired both of them and they both attacked you," Cat counters.
Kara looks away, she doesn't agree but she also knows that she won't win this argument.
"Everything that I've done since Myriad is to try to help you and protect your identity," Cat confesses. "Kara, both the promotion and the office were designed to make it easier for you to be both Supergirl and Kara Danvers."
The hero considers this a moment and turns slightly away as she considers this information.
Cat watches her closely before reaching out to touch her arm and turn her around.
"Kara, have you considered that Lena Luthor could have chosen any city in the country to relocate L-Corp, but she chose National City, home of Supergirl. Has it occurred to you that the Luthor family may be targeting you to get back at your cousin and getting close to Lena Luthor could be quite dangerous?" Cat questions.
"Yes, but what if Lena isn't targeting me, but seeking my protection," Kara proposes.
"Hmm," Cat hums contemplating Kara's remark. "I suppose anything is possible," she adds turning to face the hero. "Which also means that it's possible that the Luthor's are using her as bait to get to you."
Kara doesn't respond right away. She is unsure whether to inform Ms Grant that she knows about her visit to L-Corp today, although the girl is quite curious as to the nature of that visit.
Cat observes her quietly a moment before asking. "Is that what you were doing at the Gala? Protecting her?"
"No, I, um, I just went because she asked me," Kara admits sheepishly.
Cat picks up her drink and takes another long sip. "I see," she says softly, as she thoughtfully begins pulling at her necklace.
"Ms Grant, I'm sorry if that makes you uncomfortable," Kara apologizes.
"I'm not uncomfortable, Kara," Cat says hoping to reassure her. "But this revelation is a bit surprising, I've seen you mooning over James Olsen for so long, I hadn't considered that you were anything but heterosexual," she admits.
Kara flushes a bit, embarrassed to be discussing this with Cat Grant. But then she decides to explain it more thoroughly.
"On Krypton same sex relationships were normal. Of course, children were born of the Codex, not naturally like they are here." Kara takes a moment to explain the Codex in more detail.
Cat turns abruptly to face her. "We're you born of the Codex?" She asks.
"No, my generation was one of the last before the Codex was made mandatory to control the population," Kara replies.
"So you were the child of your parents?" Cat asks to clarify her understanding.
"Yes," Kara confirms.
"And your cousin, Superman?" Cat asks.
"Kal-El was born twelve years after me, so he is of the Codex. His parents' DNA was analyzed and he was created to be the perfect combination of both," she adds.
"I've always thought that Clark Kent was just a bit too perfect," Cat says lightly with a small smile.
Kara shakes her head, of course Cat would realize that Clark is Superman.
Then realizing what else Kara said, she adds, "Explain how it's possible that he's younger than you?"
"Ms Grant, I was sent here to protect him," Kara says tearfully, the memory of it all flooding back to her. "But things didn't go as planned, and he arrived here before me," she says her voice breaking a little.
Cat reaches out to her, placing her hand on Supergirl's arm.
"Thank you sharing this with me Kara," Cat whispers tenderly.
Kara doesn't look up, she just pulls Cat into her arms as she's done before.
"It's an honor to get to know more about you," Cat murmurs softly as she wraps her own arms around the hero.
Lying awake a few hours later, Cat replays the entire conversation over in her head. Her head still spinning over the fact that not only is Kara Supergirl, but Clark Kent is Superman. How is it that both heroes managed to hide right in front of her? And if she were to be honest, discovering that Kara is somehow closer to her age, makes her feel better about savoring the feeling of being in Kara's arms. Not to mention the fact that she has fantasized often about kissing Kara Danvers, but has never even considered acting on it. Cat has always assumed that the girl would acquiesce easily to her bidding. But now, knowing and seeing Kara and Supergirl as one, Cat realizes that there is a depth there that she almost missed and naivety is not exactly an act, but a shield that Kara uses to protect herself. Closing her eyes, Cat can imagine turning to the hero and wrapping her arms around her before pulling her in for a kiss. And Kara would not only return the kiss, she would take control of it. Pressing Cat against the balcony wall, their bodies tightly pressed together, the kiss deepening... A slight moan escapes Cat's lip startling her out of the fantasy. Glancing around the room, she watches the curtains blow in the slight ocean breeze as she drifts off to sleep.
It only took Kara a few minutes to fly home. She glances at a note from Mon-El informing her that he went out for a drink. She rolls her eyes. Well, she's going to grab a shower before heading out to retrieve him from the alien bar.
As the water cascades down around her, Kara's mind plays back to the scene on the patio. Holding Cat in her arms, Kara realizes that she desperately wanting to kiss her. And judging by the way Cat was looking at her, it seemed like something that they both wanted at that moment. It was so much more intense than what she felt in the limo with Lena.
Kara shakes her head to clear it, realizing that it is unlikely that Cat Grant would be interested in a relationship with her. Especially now that she knows for certain that Kara is Supergirl. Who in their right mind would want to be involved with a superhero? Deciding to refocus or she will obsess over this all night, Kara replays her interactions with Lena Luthor one by one. She just isn't seeing anything that would make her think that the woman is anything other than sincere in their interactions. She felt her tremble with excitement when they kissed and Kara's no expert, but she doesn't think anyone can fact that.
Slipping on jeans and a long sleeve blouse, Kara plays back the kiss again and comes to the same conclusion, there's no way that Lena Luthor wants to kill her. You can't kiss someone like that if you're out for revenge, can you? She wonders as she finishes up in the bathroom and heads out to the living room to grab her phone and keys.
Landing in the alley outside the bar, Kara looks around and is surprised that the usual aliens aren't standing around by the door. Entering the bar, she's surprised again to see it almost empty. She's only been here a few times, but she's sure that this isn't normal.
"Uh, where is everyone tonight?" Kara asks sitting down at the bar.
"The word on the street is that there's been a few aliens picked up by the government, so I think everyone's laying low tonight," the bartender explains. "I was considering closing early," she adds.
"What do you mean picked up?" Kara asks. "The Alien Amnesty Act protects us from unlawfully being detained," she adds.
"Well, someone forgot to tell the government thugs about that," the bartender grumbles.
"Uh, well I'm looking for someone who was headed here tonight. Have you seen him?" Kara asks pulling up a photo of Mon-El on her phone.
The bartender shakes her head no. "I've seen him a lot lately, but no, he hasn't been in tonight. Like I said hardly anyone has been in," she remarks.
Kara steps away from the bar and calls Alex.
"Kara, what's up?" Alex asks immediately.
"I'm not sure, but I'm at the alien bar and no one's here. Mon-El said he was going out, but he's not been in all night according to the bartender.
"Well, maybe he went somewhere else?" Alex suggests.
"No, this is the only place he goes after that incident with Winn. Alex, the bartender heard a rumor that the government is picking up aliens," Kara adds worriedly.
"Let me make some calls, but Kara stay there. I'm on my way," Alex replies.
"Sawyer," Maggie says answering the call.
"Hey, something is up at the bar. Can you meet me there?" Alex asks rapidly into the phone.
"I'm almost there. What's going on?" Maggie questions with concern.
"Kara's there looking for her friend and the bartender said it's a slow night and get this. She also said that the government is rounding up aliens," Alex explains.
"Hold on, why do they think it's the government?" Maggie asks as turns the corner and notes that the alley entrance to the bar is empty.
"I'm not sure, but see what you can find out when you get there. I'm about five minutes out," Alex answers.
"Okay, I'm here now and I have eyes on Kara," Maggie says ending the call as she enters the bar.
"Maggie," Kara says heading over to greet her.
"Jeesh, I've never seen it this empty before," Maggie remarks glancing around the empty bar.
"Yeah, I know. And my friend Mon-El is missing, is NCPD working the streets picking up unregistered aliens?" Kara questions.
"Definitely not. The registry is voluntary Kara, you know that," Maggie reassures her.
"Well, then who could be rounding up aliens?" Kara asks, crinkling her brow before explaining further, "The bartender heard that a black van pulled up and grabbed two aliens down the street."
Maggie heads over to talk with the bartender and Kara heads over to talk to the only other person in the bar.
A few minutes later, the door opens and Alex walks into the bar.
"Hey, I called Hank and he's making some calls," Alex says as they all meet in the middle.
"What if Mon-El has been picked up?" Kara asks worriedly.
"We'll find him," Alex promises.
"Well that's going to be tough if we don't know who's got him," Maggie remarks, earning her a glare from Alex.
"I can't just stand around here. I need to go looking for him," Kara snaps with concern and frustration.
"Kara, just wait. Hank's on his way and we need to figure out what's going on." Alex explains and reaches out to clasp her sister's shoulder.
As they stand around and share what they've found out so far, the door opens and the three women spin around to see Hank entering.
"Director," Alex says greeting him.
"I have Mr Schott scanning for Mon-El now," he grumbles. "What do we know?"
Kara answers, telling them everything that she found out from the bartender when she arrived, she ends with her earlier statement. "I need to go look for him!"
"You'll stay put until we know more," Hank says sharply. "It won't do to have anyone else picked up tonight," he adds.
"The Daxam?" Lillian asks looking over the unconscious alien on the stretcher.
"We're fairly sure, he looks like the one from the video," the guard explains.
"Excellent, then Supergirl and the Martian will be looking for him soon," Lillian replies with a smirk.
"We'll be ready for them," Lex says from behind his mother.
"Yes, yes we will," Lillian agrees.