Two updates in one week? yes, I'm trying to make up for my disappearance.
Enjoy. I stayed up till 1 am to finish this. And I started it at 11 Am.
The events Lena had recited to her friends left them both shocked and awe struck. Mostly Winn anyways. Kara knew already since she was there as Supergirl, and Alex had a vague idea of it because of Kara. The way Lena started speaking about the reason of inviting them to her place, however, got everyone briefly nervous and worried. 'Guys, I need to tell you something. You're the people I trust most so, I want you to be the first ones to know.' There was a short pause, filled with anticipation before the beans were finally spilled.
"Wait! So, you're telling me your mother is a queen?!"
Leave it to Winn to be such a fanboy. He was sitting on the edge of his seat in front of the three girls. Lena sat on the couch in the middle of the Danvers sisters.
"Yes, Winn. That is what I said." Lena replied with an amused smile.
"You are ROYALTY!" he squealed.
"Again. Yes, Winn."
"Oh my GOD!"
Alex took a sip of her beer before looking at Lena next to her. "So, you being a meta-human means you could potentially be a superhero?" Kara perked up at the question. She knew it was a stretch but maybe Lena could understand her point of view if she were to be in the same situation? She also missed having a super buddy, fighting crime alone was, well, lonely. And draining at times. Maybe once Lena became a heroine like her, they could reform their once broken bond? She hoped so.
"Well, from a powers standpoint, yes I could-"
"you HAVE to let me design you a suit!" Winn gasped in joy.
"-but I don't want to."
"Whaat?!"
Lena rolled her eyes at everyone's response. She expected this from Winn, but Kara and Alex too? Being a hero is a silly dream and she wouldn't waste her time with it. Not after every single hero she ever looked up to turned out to be a deceiving liar. Heroes were fake people who pretended to gods amongst humans and they thrived on the need the weak provided them.
"I don't want to be a hero" she repeated.
"But why not?"
"Just because." Lena replied firmly, clearly indicating the end of the discussion.
Winn hmph'd and mumbled something suspiciously close to 'I'm still gonna design a suit anyway'
"It's okay, Lena, you don't have to pressure yourself to become a hero just because you have powers." Kara said kindly. "It's a big responsibility and you don't have to carry it." Her eyes widened at the look Alex was giving her as she sipped her beer. "I- I mean, I think so anyways! N- Not that I would know!"
"She's right." Alex nodded. "It would also be reckless of you to just jump into danger without even knowing what you're capable of or without any proper training."
"Mother asked me to go to Atlantis with her." Lena blurted out. "She says I have two brothers, and they want to see me."
"And are you going?" Alex asked.
"I'm… not sure." Lena admitted. "I can't leave Lcorp behind for long and just go off as I please. And Atlantis is under water, what if I can't even breathe there? What if I'm not welcome? I- I can't even Swim!"
"Lena, your mother is the Queen! I'm pretty sure you're welcome." Winn said.
"Sam, Jess and Eve can take care of Lcorp for a week or two." Alex pointed out. "It isn't going to fall apart the minute you leave."
"And we can see if you can breathe underwater or not!" Kara said excitedly. "We can try to wake your powers. Or even just get you a diving suit if that won't work." She shrugged.
"Guys…" Lena sighed.
"Lena, that's your home. Give it a chance." Kara smiled to encourage her friend.
"You'll get to take a look at their technology, which is rumored to be the most advanced on earth." Winn grinned.
Alex tilted her head back and took a big gulp of her beer before letting a satisfied groan and laying her arm on the back of the couch, where Lena was sitting and gave her a pointed look. "You'd look really hot in an Atlantean body suit."
Lena laughed nervously and hid her blushing face in her hand. Kara narrowed her eyes at her sister and reached out to take the bottle from her hands. "I think that's enough alcohol for the night, Alex."
"Noo! I'm fine, I promise." Alex moved it away. "And I wasn't wrong anyway."
Kara huffed and crossed her arms, leaning back on the arm of the couch. She spent the rest of the night that way, glaring at her sister and the way she blatantly flirted with her best friend in jealousy. Lena walked them to the door later, nonchalantly throwing in the fact that her brother is also the king, she cut Winn off before he even said anything with an accusing finger and a pointed look saying. "No suit." Before slamming the door in his face.
…
Alex dropped Winn off at his apartment and was driving to her sister's when she finally caught on to the fact that her sister was upset. At her specifically. "What's up with you?" she asked.
Kara stubbornly stayed quiet for a few minutes before she couldn't hold it in anymore. "What's up with me?! What's up with you?!" she retorted sarcastically.
"I genuinely have no idea what you're talking about." Alex replied.
"You were flirting with Lena all night!" Kara stated accusingly.
"So?"
"So?! So, you can't do that!" Kara snapped.
"Why the fuck not, Kara?" Alex furrowed her eyebrows, confused. Her sister never used that tone with her. Alex pulled over and stopped the car to look at her. Kara's eyes were glaring at her fists in her lap, lips pursed in a tight light and she refused to meet Alex's concerned gaze. "Kara." Alex said gently.
"Lena is MY friend, Alex. My friend." Kara said firmly, her shoulders tensing up.
"What do you mean? She's my friend too, Kara."
"No!" Kara shook her head, looking up. "No. you were just wary of her being a Luthor weeks ago. You can't just decide to suddenly like and flirt with her."
"Kara-"
"No, Alex! She's MY friend. My BEST friend. And you can't take her from me. I can't lose her as Kara too."
"You're not losing her, Kara." Alex said. "I like her, and I can feel she likes me too-"
"She's mine, Alex. You can't have her." The glare Alex is receiving made her hesitate to say or do anything for a second. She even wondered if her sister was affected by red kryptonite again. She could swear she could see the hint of a burning glow behind those blue eyes. But before she could reach out to calm her sister, the passenger door was open and the blonde stepped, slamming the door behind her and launching herself into the sky.
"Oh Kara." Alex slumped back into her seat with a heavy sigh.
…
After the three had left, Lena sat alone on her couch contemplating what they said to her with a glass of wine. Should she go to Atlantis? Lena would be lying if she said she wasn't at least curious. She wanted to see for herself what could've been her home. She wanted to explore her powers and learn about her biology; she spent her entire life thinking she was a human when only a part of her was. Maybe she could make connections to several past instances that she felt somewhat… alienated from everyone else. Perhaps this is the reason? Or maybe Lena was just that socially awkward?
She remembers that Lex used to be suspicious of her for some reason. She never understood why as a child, but never got to ponder it more as she grew older since Lex moved away to metropolis after their Father's passing.
Lena gulped down the wine that remained in her glass before making her way to the kitchen and pulling out the sharpest knife she had. Lena stared at it with a mixture of fear and excitement. Mother said human made weapons wouldn't hurt her, including kitchen cutlery. She carefully placed her left pinkie on the tip of the knife before taking a deep breath through her nose and pressing down on the knife.
Nothing happened. Lena looked at the knife that was pressing dangerously on her finger with wide eyes. It should've pierced the skin and made her bleed. It didn't. It didn't sting and didn't even give a dull throb of pain. Lena pressed harder, Still nothing. Lena put the knife down.
She wanted to test out breathing under water, but she wasn't going to do that alone. She might accidentally drown herself and no one would know. She'd save that for later. Hopefully with her mother. But Lena was too impatient. The previous experiment left her craving for more. So, she headed outside and to the ocean to pay her mother a visit.
Lena took her bike and rode it to a private part of the National City beach, which she owned. Bought specifically for her mother along with a spacious beach house for her to stay in should she ever wish to. It was mostly because Lena wanted to have her mother around without overwhelming her with the busy life of the city. Lena couldn't leave for Atlantis whenever she wished to see her mother and Atlanna understood that. So, that is where Atlanna stayed for the time being. At least until her daughter made up her mind about the visit to Atlantis.
The bike's headlight alerted the blonde woman to a visitor, Atlanna waited patiently for Lena to enter. Giving her a tight welcoming hug when she finally did. "Hello, sweetheart." Atlanna greeted. "What brings you here so late?"
Lena smiled. "I came to see if you liked the house. Is everything to your liking?"
"Yes, of course. Maybe a bit too big for only myself." Atlanna replied. "I sometimes find myself wishing for the life you and your brother's belongings as children brought to my homes."
"I can arrange for everything in our old home to be brought here!" Lena perked up.
Atlanna shook her head. "No need to trouble yourself, dear."
"It's no trouble at all, Mother." Lena protested. "I can have them here by tomorrow."
"If you insist. It would be nice to have those memories again." Atlanna smiled. "But is something troubling you, Angel? You wouldn't have sought me out so late if it wasn't important." She said knowingly.
"Actually, Mother, there is something I wish to discuss with you."
"What's on your mind?"
"I've been thinking. And I want to go to Atlantis." Lena felt her heart beating loudly.
"Really? What changed your mind?"
"My friends." Lena smiled fondly. "They think I should go see Atlantis at least once. And I do too."
"It's settled then." Atlanna nodded happily. "We shall go to Atlantis. I will contact your brothers to let them know we are coming."
Lena grinned. "Give me a few days to arrange for my leave at Lcorp and then we can be off."
Soo, I said I'd tell you what ship I'm leaning towards in the previous chapter. It's not definite but I'm liking AgentCorp at the moment. A lot of you wanted it too.
Tell me what you think because comments make me want to update more.