Kara stood in front of Alex on one knee, with her heart exposed and vulnerable for whatever answer her girlfriend would give to the most important question in Kara's life. Only seconds had passed by since those four words left Kara's lips, but it felt like an eternity for both girls as their minds were blank yet full of thoughts at the same time. Luckily for Kara, being the "Girl of Steel" meant she could stay on one knee as long as it took Alex to reply to the question without getting physically drained; mentally drained was another task though.
No matter how much Alex prepared herself for the day Kara would propose to her or she would propose to Kara, she still couldn't process the entire situation in disbelief it was really happening. The kiss they shared earlier while cooking felt real, the wine she drank before finding the ring felt real, and the way her heart skipped a beat after watching Kara get down on one knee felt real; but a part of her still feared it all was nothing more than a dream.
"This is really happening? I am not dreaming right now?" Alex asked after a couple more moments of silence engulfing the room. Kara lightly laughed as a small tear formed in her eye, happy her girlfriend finally said something.
"Yes Alex, this is all real. I am right here in front of you, doing the scariest thing in my life besides leaving my parents to die on Krypton, trying to not have a heart attack with how scared I am that you will say no," Kara replied, first with sarcasm in her voice, but changing to a serious and nervous feeling. Alex looked into Kara's eyes and smiled before getting out of her chair to bend down towards her girlfriend.
"Kara... I want you to know I love you more than life itself. You have taught me so many things about how to live without regrets, how to look at people who may be different, and how to accept myself. There isn't a day where I don't worry you won't fly home to hug me and kiss me at night, or one of my missions will go wrong and I won't be able to hold you one last time," Alex started saying as she gently put her hands on Kara's cheeks and wiping away the Kryptonians tears. "So the last thing you would ever need to fear is me saying no to spending the rest of my life with you."
"So is that a yes?" Kara asked with a growing light of hope in her eyes.
Tears quickly cascaded Alex's face as she shook her head yes. Kara smiled brightly before picking her girlfriend up and spinning around in a circle gently, not wanting to crush Alex with her super strength. Setting her girlfriend down gently, Kara watched as Alex put her left hand out while covering her mouth with her right one. The ring fit Alex's finger perfectly, the way a ring should fit someone when they are in love; also the way a ring should fit when the one proposing knows their partner's ring size.
Alex looked down at the ring on her finger, enjoying the feeling of having it on her finger and how it didn't feel foreign like most new rings did. Ever since that night in her room many summers ago, Alex wanted to know how it would feel to wear a ring from Kara on her left hand; now she knew it was the most amazing thing she would ever get to experience in life. Gently pulling Kara closer, Alex closed the space between their lips, her fiancée melting into the kiss immediately.
"I have to ask: Why did you choose an Emerald? Don't get me wrong, I love it; almost as beautiful as you are, but I was still curious," Alex asked after breaking the kiss. Kara smiled and took Alex's hand in her own, playing gently with the ring.
"On my planet, although our marriage traditions are slightly different, the stone in the ring was suppose to mean something about who you were proposing to. My father proposed to my mother with what you call a sapphire, saying she was the light leading him home in his ocean of hopelessness. The emerald, although it may not be the same color, means you are my weakness for everything. I would go through Kryptonite torture if it meant keeping you safe Alex," Kara started explaining. "However, it also shows you are my greatest strength in life. Alex, while the world may believe Supergirl or Superman, even Batman, are the best heroes, you are my hero. Having you in my life is what keeps me going everyday. You are the reason I wake up and go to sleep."
"So what you are saying is it resembles Kryptonite and how it weakens you, like I am your weakness. But it also is a symbol for how I strengthen you everyday. That is what I got from that," Alex replied with a smile on her face. Both girls laughed a little as Kara shook her head yes before reconnecting their lips gently.
Alex wrapped her arms around Kara's waist, pulling the Kryptonian as close as their bodies would allow, never wanting to let go. Kara's hands started to slowly run through Alex's short hair before settling on the back of her neck gently. The kiss escalated to a small make-out session between them, as their lips danced together in perfect synchronization and their bodies moved gently with one another. Kara moved her arms to hold Alex by the waist, causing her girlfriend to move her own hands on the Kryptonians neck; and before either of them knew it, they were floating in the air.
"Promise me you won't go to crazy on me after today?" Kara asked, breaking the kiss for only a moment to allow Alex a chance to catch her breath. With her eyes still closed, Kara rested her head against Alex's, listening to the way her heart beats would change in pace, slowly down with each breath Alex took. Every night, Kara took ten minutes to memorize the way Alex's heart sounded as she fell asleep; listening to it steadily slow down until Kara knew her girlfriend was in dream land.
"You, of all people, are worried about a weak ol' human like me going crazy on you?" Alex asked in reply to Kara's question. Kara laughed before nodding her head slightly against Alex's forehead. "I can't promise anything," Alex said before reconnecting their lips without and further hesitation.
"No matter how much I love happy beginnings, I am more of a fan of upsetting endings," Kara and Alex heard a woman say from across the room. Alex looked just in time to see the woman nod her head before a gun shot went off, causing both girls to fall to the ground. Alex waited for pain to blossom somewhere on her body, expecting the shot to be aimed at her. Seconds passed and no pain hit Alex, causing her to look in Kara's direction with surprise, praying her girlfriend was okay.
However, the surprise faded to fear and worry when Alex noticed Kara on the ground unconscious with a glowing green dart in her side. Alex knew the dart had been laced with Kryptonite, seeing how it reacted with Kara's side. Acting before her mind could think rationally, Alex stood up and ran towards the woman with great intentions to hurt her; only to hit the ground when a second gun shot went off and a regular dart hit Alex in the side.
Fighting the sedative in the dart, Alex watched hopelessly as several different troops ran into the room and carried the unconscious Kara away. Screaming internally, Alex put her hand out in a last attempt to do something to fix the situation. The woman smirked as she closed the door quietly directly before Alex passed out from the dart on the ground in the apartment. Hold on Kara, just hold on. I am coming for you as soon as I can.
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A constant beeping sound filled her ears as the sedative began to wear off, allowing Alex to open her eyes and take in her surroundings. The room looked familiar, having a distinct sterile and medical alcohol smell in the air along with plain walls with numerous stories hidden within them. Her eyes started focusing more on her surroundings as Alex noticed J'ohn sitting down in a chair by one of the walls.
"Wh-where am I J'ohn? Where is Kara?" Alex asked calmly while trying to sit up. With the sedative still in her system a little, Alex felt as the the weight of the world sat directly on her, making it almost impossible to even move her arm. J'ohn looked up quickly from his chair and whispered orders into his walkie-talkie before moving closer to Alex.
"You are currently in one of the medical rooms at the D.E.O. As for Kara, I need you to relax on that one for a moment. We are doing everything we can to find her," J'ohn replied, trying not to scare Alex too much.
Almost as soon as those words entered Alex's ears, the memories of the entire situation flooded back into her mind; cooking, the proposal, the kiss, and then... people taking Kara away from her. Alex quickly looked down at her left finger, hoping yet not hoping to see the ring on her finger; the emerald stone glimmered in the low light of the room against Alex's hand.
"You want me to relax while the love of my life was just taken right in front of my eyes? I can't just sit here and relax J'ohn," Alex replied angrily. The adrenaline filling Alex's system must have countered the sedative in her body, because Alex jumped out of the hospital bed faster than her or J'ohn would have expected. J'ohn tried to ask her to calm down before Alex ran out of the room, ignoring him and being grateful they kept her in normal clothes.
The only thoughts filling her head at the moment all revolved around finding Kara, especially since the people who took her had access to Kryptonite. Who knows what they could be doing to her right now... Reaching the main area of the D.E.O., Alex got on one of the computers and started typing in several different codes before J'ohn put his hand on her shoulder, taking her thoughts away quickly.
"J'ohn, I am not going to sit here and relax when the people who have her also have access to Kryptonite," Alex slightly yelled before turning back to the computer in order to continue typing codes into the system. "Out of fear something like this would happen, the necklace I gave Kara for Christmas has a tracker in it. So you can either help me find Kara or stay out of my way J'ohn," Alex commented, waiting for the system to return with some kind of location.
Tears wanted to escape from Alex's eyes with the same intensity of guilt she felt for not doing anything more to protect Kara. Even when they were kids, Alex always felt protective over the Kryptonian, even though Kara could have broken a full grown tree with a single finger if she wanted to. That was the only thing on her mind when putting the tiny tracking device in Kara's Christmas gift; the tiny tracker being her best hope at bringing her love home safely.
"I want everyone searching the satellites for any radioactive waves matching those of Kryptonite or anything close to it. I also want anyone to find footage of where they might have taken Supergirl. This is our top priority people so let's not waste a moment," J'ohn ordered loudly before sitting down at the computer next to Alex. Alex watched as everyone in the base began rushing around to find some sort of electronic device or piece of equipment to begin the search for Kara.
We are coming Kara, as fast as technology will allow us. Please hold on and fight whatever they are doing to you right now. I love you Kara Zor-El.
Authors Note: Hey everyone! I just wanted to let you know this is only the first part to this chapter. I will be uploading the other part as soon as it gets done. What do you think is going to happen? Will Alex be able to find Kara before it is too late? Or will Kara manage to escape from the people who took her? Let me know what you think or what you want! Until next time.
