My sincere appreciation to all of you, who took the time to read this story, who left a review, who was encouraging towards it. Thank you so so so so much for your support! Here's the final chapter of this one.

DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of these characters. They all belong to CW's Supergirl.

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CHAPTER 10: Human

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Lena's eyes opened abruptly as the sound of rushed steps and rolling wheels were heard on the hall.

"Miss Luthor…" One of the doctors was in the room with her, the woman left the chart on the table and tried to push her back to bed, but her gaze was also looking at the increasing noises.

"What's going on?" She asked, her voice slurred due to medications.

Lena's answer came quickly when Alex's voice was overhead giving instructions. Suddenly, it looked like a parade of a medical team through the hallway. She couldn't focus properly, but black and white frames walked in a hurry to another area on the med bay.

"Please calm down." The doctor cautiously pressed her back to bed.

"I want to know wh…" Whatever was being pumped into her system did its job to sedate her.

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When the Luthor woke up again, there were two other beep sounds in the room besides hers. In difference from the last time she was awake, her sense of reality was back and her eyes perfectly adjusted to every detail on the ceiling, the halo of a different light was spread on it. Lena's head turned to the right, only to face Alex's back, seated next to another bed, in which Kara was lying, her face covered with purple bruises, pink marks and deep lines which seemed like scars. J'onn J'onzz was on the third bed, his green skin had different colors on it just like Kara's.

"Alex?" She asked in a low voice, afraid of waking up Kara and the Martian.

Alex jumped a bit at the sudden sound of someone talking. "Hey." Lena saw how the agent rushed to use the back of her hand to wipe something off her face before turning to her. Naturally, red eyes and blue bags couldn't be hidden. "How are you feeling, Lena?"

"What happened? Why are they here? Is Kara ok?"

"Calm down, Lena." Alex walked towards her when Lena's screen showed an increased level of heart beating. "They're gonna be fine." She placed both hands on Lena's shoulders. "The worst part is gone, they're recovering."

"What about the cult?"

Alex's gaze darkened. "They're all gone."

"What?"

"One of them wrapped himself in explosives to die for their cause as a last resource. Since we were out of time, Kara and J'onn used themselves as shields to contain the man and the explosion from the rest of us… and whatever flammable compound they used was, it affected both; luckily, they indeed used Cadmus and my dad's research to create it, thus dad found a way to counter attack the effect and treat them… at least having been in Cadmus was worth for something.

"If they stopped the man with explosives, why is the rest of the cult gone?"

"They killed themselves." Alex lowered her gaze. "Remember those methods soldiers used during world war II, those in case they were captured for information?"

"You mean poison?"

The older sister nodded. "Everyone had one and used it when the explosion happened."

Lena signed, stretching her arm to reach a bottle of water, but Alex was quick to pass it on before the Luthor hurt her ribs again. "Got it."

"Thanks. Then why were you crying, Alex?"

It took a few seconds for Alex to talk. "I was terrified. Me and Kara weren't at best terms before you were taken… I got her back but I almost lost her. Then I almost lost her again… and I know her, she's probably going to blame herself for what happened. These people worshiped her as their god. She'll feel guilty now that they're gone. Even after the first time they attempted to attack people during the ice hockey match, we had a talk that night in this same room, while she was recovering after solar flaring. She was worried about how many others there would be out there. Now the cult vanished stating they had only acted for 'her' cause."

"People tend to lean on whatever ideology they believe will help them understand their existence."

"It's easy for you and me to understand that, the unexplored side of rational thinking… the problem is… this spoiled Kryptonian over here is an emotional one." Alex half smiled pointing her thumb backwards towards Kara.

"I heard that." Replied Kara in a tired voice.

Less than a second later, Alex was on her, resting her forehead on Kara's forearm. "Seriously Kara… you and J'onn are gonna make me..."

The blonde used her free hand to caress her sister´s hair. "And as usual, you used your super powerful brain to fix us up."

"This time it wasn't me, though." Alex's eyes met Kara's. "It was mom and dad… and speaking about him…" she gulped, "what I said the other night, before the fire in which all of this mess started…"

"Alex…"

"No," Alex raised her index finger, "let me finish." She took a deep breath. "I owe you a huge apology for what I said." Words left her mouth while grabbing the pale and bruised hand as delicately as she could. "Of course you wouldn't trust dad, not after what he did, and of course I shouldn't have trusted him right away, it was absolutely logical to be cautious, but I couldn't…"

"Jeremiah is your father, Alex." Kara's tone was just as sweet and warm as the one she had the day they talked about Maggie. "Even if you knew, you wouldn't be able to hate him, you can't… I mean, despite what my parents did with the medusa virus, with prisoners in Fort Rozz… I'm not able to hate any of them; that's why I understand. Plus, he saved our lives." She smiled.

"Yet it doesn't excuse my words to you about leaving people go away, that was a low blow, specially 'cause I know how much you care for everyone."

Kara stopped looking at Alex, placing her eyes on the sun lamp above her. "You were right though, about leaving people go away. After Krypton, I finally realized how dependent I am of having others around me, how lonely I really feel, how terrified I am of losing people… I learned that even if I wished with all my heart for people to stay, I can't tie them to me. So yeah, I rather get sad if that means someone else's happiness… because yes, somehow I've become used to losing people, just as I'm aware I can be gone anytime too." She looked at Alex again. "I know everything you've sacrificed for me and the price you and your family had paid. I'm sorry I've made your and Eliza's life more difficult since then."

Lena stayed silent while hearing this conversation, it was an awkward position to be there, except she couldn't stand up yet to go out of the room, besides, this was probably the most open Kara she'd ever met. She might had heard terrible stories about a super from her brother, and now the alien she had fallen for sounded more human than her own family members.

"Kara…" Alex tried immediately to intervene.

"Deep down, Alex… I know both of us have questioned what could've happened without me. You'll say it's not my fault, and maybe not directly, but somehow it is, that's why Jeremiah is a delicate subject to talk between us. We can't deny it."

"And being forced to work for Cadmus in order for you to stay in our family, is a price I'd pay over and over again, sweetheart." Jeremiah spoke from the door, standing next to Eliza. "Things just happened Kara, none of us knew things would go this way." He came closer to take her hand. "But I would certainly go through everything again for you if I need to."

"All of us would, Kara." Eliza stood at her feet. "We're the thankful ones."

A few seconds went by.

"I'll hand you a tissue." Jeremiah changed the subject out of nowhere, walking towards Lena, who hadn't even noticed the tears on her face.

"Are you feeling better?" Eliza analyzed her vitals.

"Oh… yeah, yeah, I'm much better."

"J'onn is improving too." Said Jeremiah from the other bed where the Martian was recovering.

"Lena, you heal fast… I mean to be a human." The older woman gave her a kind smile.

"Good." Replied Kara from her spot. "Then we'll be able to go on our date soon."

Lena blushed.

Everyone stayed quiet whilst Alex turned to look from the Luthor to her sister. "Ok," she suspiciously laughed, "then I'm sure Lena would like to join our family reunion party too."

"I-I'd love to, yeah." Nodded a nervous Lena Luthor.

"We should leave them rest properly. You'll tell me everything, later." Alex blinked at Kara. Everyone started to leave the room and before going out the older sister spoke to Kara in a low voice. "And Kara…" she kissed her forehead, "I love you, no matter what, or how, or when; you're my sister, and I love you."

"I love you too, Alex."

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They were alone now, except from J'onn, but he was still asleep.

"How are you?" The blonde asked in a sweet voice.

"Getting better, it's not as painful as it was, and my ribs seem to go well." Replied Lena.

"I didn't mean physically."

The Luthor offered a shy smile. "Concerned." She sighed. "I've been a Luthor for all of my life and I still don't know my own family. I don't know what else my mom has done, and the worst part is that now I'm not only worried about her leading Cadmus, but also what she has probably done outside. This was a cult neither of us saw coming, and when we did, it was already late. My mom had sneaked in it."

"How could you know that? Walter being linked to Cadmus in the past is not a guarantee your mother had something to do."

"Believe me Kara, I might not know my mom entirely but I do know she never miss a spot from people around her. Of course she allowed Walter to go as far as he could, of course she knew her weapons and tech was being filtered, and of course she knew you would intervene. Her territory is like a chessboard, she's the queen and she sees each movement and strategy; I'm aware of the kind of leader she…" Lena stopped when she heard Kara moving. She realized the Girl of Steel was stepping out of bed in the middle of tiny gasps. "What are you doing? You shouldn't…" The Luthor was about to press her red button to call for assistance.

"No, no… I'm fine, Lena. For real, I'm fine." She gave a tired smile.

"You're really bad at lying." The green eyed woman concluded.

After steady steps, Supergirl sat down on the chair Alex had used before. Finally reaching her destination, she leaned on Lena's bed. Something the CEO found cute, so she took Kara's hand.

"We'll figure things out, I am sure of it." Her blue eyes full of determination. "Once, I promised to always protect you, and I will."

"Then it'll be two of us, because I'll protect you too, Kara Danvers, or should I say Zor-El? Which one do you prefer?"

"I like when you call me by either of them." She looked up deciding. "You met me as Kara Danvers, I prefer that one or… you could call me Kara Zor-El Danvers." She shrugged, her bright smile appearing again.

"Very well then." Lena smiled too, pulling Kara's hand up to kiss it. "There's just... one more thing I want to say, but it isn't that simple."

The Kryptonian's smile disappeared; noticing the woman's next words were going to be serious. "You know you can tell me anything."

"Maybe I'm crossing the line." Lena was clearly uneasy, so Kara held her hand with a reassured squeeze. "I would be alerted having Jeremiah around. He's your family and I get that." She rushed to explain. "Cadmus has been his background for years, I'm just worried my mother has found a way to get to you, your family, and the DEO, all at once. I apologize if my words make you feel uncomfortable, I don't mean it like that, I just want you to be safe."

Kara stayed silent for a moment.

"The same idea has been in my mind for a while. I guess time will tell the truth; and yes, Alex, J'onn and I will take every caution with him."

"I'm sorry for intruding in that way."

"You're not, Lena. You're not the only one outside my family who suspects of Jeremiah; after what he did the last time he came to the DEO, we all are still finding out the truth."

"You'll have all of my help."

"I know." Kara smiled at her one more time. "Now let's focus on recovering," she stood up, "so we can go on our date." She kissed Lena's lips in a quick movement. "I'll go back to bed, if Alex comes back and sees me…"

"The Girl of Steel is afraid of her human sister." Lena laughed.

"Wait until you get to know her better. She is a badass, she always earns respect." Kara laughed too. "That's one of the many reasons why I love her."

The younger sister was about to go into bed when Alex made her entrance, freezing the Kryptonian with a gaze.

The next thing Lena enjoyed watching, was Supergirl being apprehended by her older sister.

Without a doubt, this was an alien with a human life.

THE END.