And here is chapter 9! I'm actually pretty happy with this chapter even though it took me about two days to write in total. Overall still pretty happy with it though. It's also the longest chapter I have written for this story so far. Hope everyone enjoys it!
Chapter 9
Lena's POV
I stared at the dress I had chosen to wear tonight for the unveiling party that L-Corp, so me, is throwing for the unveiling of this statue. Tonight, was going to be a big night.
I knew she was going to be there. Whether she wanted to or not because of my request to Cat Grant. It was probably stupid and childish. But I needed Kara to be there. I needed her to see what I have been working on with my company for the last few months. I bent over and picked up the dress. I put it on and got my hair and makeup done.
While I may have money, I like to do my own hair and makeup. I don't need anyone else to do it for me. Kara used to like to brush my hair. I can remember one of our movie nights she had asked me if she could do that.
"Lena, I have a question for you?" Kara said excitedly as we sat on her couch to watch the movie. "What is it?" I asked her with a small smile. Her excitement was not entirely surprising as it doesn't take much for Kara to get excited.
"Can I brush your hair?" She asked lightly. I stared at her in surprise. That is what she was so excited to ask? Seriously? Could this girl get any more adorable than she already is.
"You want to brush my hair?" She nodded with a huge grin on her face. She knew I wasn't going to say no to her. "Okay, sure Kara," I told her, and she jumped onto me.
"Thank you, Lena, thank you!" She yelled and smothered me into the couch with hugs. Oh my god she's way too happy right now. "Okay, Kara you have to let me move for you to be able to brush my hair," I told her lightly.
She moved back and let me turn so that she was in behind me. I felt her pull my hair out of a ponytail and fall freely around my shoulders. "You have such long hair Lena, I love it!" Kara said happily as I felt her hands run through my hair.
I loved this. I normally don't like people playing with my hair. But I love when Kara does. I felt her hands run through my hair and then she started using a brush. I could feel my eyes rolling into the back of my head. It feels so good to have her touch me. She had one hand on my back and the other using the brush. She was so close to me; her legs were on either side of my own. If I leaned back too much, I would lay against her.
I sighed as I heard my doorbell ring. It would be James. He was to escort me to the unveiling party.
I headed to the door and opened it. "Lena, wow… you look incredible," he said while his eyes went up and down my body. I smirked a little bit. I knew I looked good. I was wearing a stereotypical little black dress. I also let my hair down and it was curled a little bit.
He handed me my long red jacket and we headed down to my limo. He held the door for me and I got in first. James is a good man. He is kind, smart, funny and should be any girls dream guy. My dream however, flies around National City in a blue supersuit.
"So, are you going to tell me what the statue is yet?" James asked teasingly. I laughed. "Nice try, you have to wait. Just like everyone else," I told him lightly. I hoped tonight would do what I wanted.
I spent the last two weeks getting myself together. I stopped drinking every night. I realised I had gotten angry with Kara before knowing everything with my brother. I also realised that she had a good reason for keeping her identity to herself.
I just don't quite know how to go about apologizing. Tonight, should be a good start ideally.
We arrived and I was ushered behind the stage of the area. We had rented out the entire area surrounding the statue. I looked up at the massive sheet overtop this statue and smiled.
I was glad to have been able to build this. I had a mic put into the outfit so that people could hear me when I spoke as the status was unveiled. "Are you ready Miss Luthor, it's time." A woman said as she came up to me. I nodded at her.
Here goes nothing, I guess.
Kara's POV
I groaned as I realised it was 5:30 and I probably should get ready for the party Cat is making me go to. I stood up and went to my bedroom closet. I looked inside and sighed.
What the hell do I want to wear to this?
I looked through it for a while and then decided on wearing a mid length red dress. It was strapless and I had only worn it once before to a party with Alex a few years ago. I also still had her black leather jacket from my first date with Emily. I decided on wearing that over it. I also straightened my hair again. Once I was ready, I smiled at my reflection.
I headed to CatCo to meet Cat and stood outside once there. I had arrived around 6:45 so a little early.
A towncar pulled up outside the building and the window rolled down. It was Cat.
"Get in, lets go I don't want to be too late and miss the speech," she told me, and I walked around the car to get in. Once in the car, she looked me up and down.
"Well done Kira, you look very nice," she told me. Well at least she complimented my appearance… still got the name wrong though. "So, what should I expect from this event?" I asked her curiously.
"Well Miss Luthor has had people working on this statue for a couple of months now. She told me it was for someone important to her and she wanted to make sure it was perfect." She told me absent mindedly.
I sighed and stared out the window. I wonder who the important person was this was for. I really hope it's not James. I don't want to sit around writing about an event that Lena had practically done for him.
We arrived not long after and got out of the car. I saw a few limos around and also saw someone I did not expect to see. Alex.
I excused myself from Cat, who just nodded and went to talk to someone important I assume. I hurried over to Alex, who it looks like was with Maggie.
Alex was wearing a long black dress and Maggie was wearing dress pants and a nice dressy black shirt.
"What are you guys doing here?" I asked in surprise. Maggie grinned at me.
"We were invited, Lena sent us an invitation," Alex told me as she quickly leaned over and hugged me. I hugged her back and looked around us.
"It's a nice place and I can't wait to see the big reveal," Maggie said as she took a sip of champagne. Alex looked at me.
"Nice jacket sis," she said with a grin. I smiled sheepishly. "Did you want it back?" I asked quietly. She shook her head. "It looks better on you," she said lightly. I smiled gratefully.
"I'm going to go walk around and talk to people. Technically I'm here for work," I told them. They waved as I walked away from them. I was a little nervous to see Lena again. It had been two weeks. After our last talk I wondered how this was going to go. I also wondered why she had requested I be Cat's plus one.
I walked around for about an hour. I spoke to an architect that worked on the statue with Lena. He wouldn't give away what it was that had been built. Only that people in National City would probably love it.
Eventually the area grew quiet as the lights toward the stage changed. I headed to the front and met Cat there.
I stared at the stage as someone came out to the podium. "Thank you all for coming and now I would like to present the person behind all of this tonight… Lena Luthor!" The woman who introduced her waved her arm as Lena walked onto stage.
My jaw dropped.
She looked amazing. She was wearing a little black dress that hugged her in all the right places. Her hair was down and a little curly around her shoulders. Her face had very little make up on it. But she looked perfect that way. Absolutely perfect.
She looked around and smiled. Then her eyes fell onto Cat and then me. I felt her stare down at me. She had a different look on her face. She looked almost determined.
"Hello everyone! Thank you so much for coming. I am so grateful to all of you for gracing us with your presence tonight." She said this all with a warm smile.
"I know you are all wondering what exactly I am revealing to you all tonight. I will get to that, but first a bit of background behind what this statue is." She said all this confidently. This was the Lena that I love so very much.
"As you all know in the last few years there have been times where living in National City hasn't always felt the safest. However, there is always someone who has put National City first. The city itself and the people who live in it." She said all this while looking down at me.
Is… is she talking about me?
"We all know her as Supergirl. The woman who saves us all time and time again when we need it. Whether it be a big robbery or even if a kid loses their cat in a tree. I have seen this woman do anything for anyone she can. She is truly a hero in every sense of the word." Lena continued while looking at me.
"She has saved my life in so many ways more than once. I am forever in debt to her and she will never know how much I truly appreciate that she is around," Lena's voice softened as she looked down at me again.
I stared up at her wondering what she had built. Lena what did you do?
"Supergirl, wherever you are I just want you to know how much National City and myself are grateful to have you here and I'll never be able to thank you for everything you have done for me. But this is me trying. Without further ado please everyone turn your attention to this beautiful monument my team has built for Supergirl!" She yelled and everyone turned around.
The sheet came down and a rather large statue of… me was there. It was a statue of Supergirl midflight.
My jaw dropped.
I cannot believe she had done this.
Lena built a statue of me.
Suddenly she was behind me.
"What do you think?" She whispered in my ear.
I turned around to look at her in awe. "I can't believe you did this," I told her weakly.
"You'd be surprised what I would do for you," she told me softly.
