Hemlock - You will be my death

She sat on the balcony wrapped up in a blanket she found in Lena's linen closet. She could not sleep as she last took a look at the clock next to Lena's bedside table. She looked at the beautiful woman curled on the bed facing her. Alex didn't know when it happened. Actually she knew when exactly it happened and she had to smile slightly at the moment she and Lena shot each other with that damn dart. It was clear they were never to lie to the other, no matter how much they disapproved of the topic of conversation. When Alex looked at Lena's closed eyes, and lips puff slightly in sleep she found that she wanted this. The thought petrified her. She moved from the bed when the clock read some abominable morning hour.

After she made tea she found a blanket, and then took the beverage and blanket and curled up in a chair on the balcony that looked over the city. The early morning hour chill threatened to seep into Alex's bones but she snuggled up tightly and watched, listened, and meditated on the situation at hand.

Thoughts were treacherous things. Her thoughts went back to Maggie. It took her forever to find Maggie. It took forever to feel free enough to be herself, strong enough to stand up for her own heart, and declare her own heart's desire. She fell in love with Maggie, and she had to scoff at the cliché attached to their meeting. Love at first sight, what a joke right? But it happened to her. Her time with Maggie was in a way complicated and for Alex it was perfect. Everything in her life was complicated, their relationship just seemed to fit. Then talk of wanting a kid.

Alex sighed and tightened her hands about her cup and went to take a sip but none was left. She went back to the kettle, got another cup and returned to her thoughts. For Alex it was the one thing she wanted, eventually. Not right then, not even in the next year, but the idea of having a child spooked Maggie so severely that she ran. Alex was left decimated. Broken so far beyond repair she threw herself into work, threw herself AT work one could say. She shifted slightly and felt the tug on her ribs, and thought about that day. She questioned herself repeatedly that if she wasn't so gung-ho to forget or so blasted stubborn against feeling again, would she have almost killed herself in the process of getting the bad guy?

Then Lena came along like a flash freeze on everything she was doing. She stopped that night in Lena's office when she let go and talked about herself. Alex smiled and shook her head when she remembered she called Lena an enchantress in another life. She surely enchanted the older Danvers sister.

Another heavy sigh. Is she seeing Lena like this because of a rebound, or is she deeply attracted the brilliant woman in that bed in the other room? Alex mused on that one question until the sun came up. Her thoughts were tugged from the darker route they were taking by a hand on her shoulder. She looked up to meet eyes the color of precious green gem stones. Then sparkled slightly as a bit of … something dissipated in Lena's eyes. Alex recognized that look, she knew those eyes, and they melted her.

Alex stood and pushed Lena back into the apartment closing the door behind her. Alex saw those eyes widen, and then darken as Alex dropped the blanket from around her revealing her bruised and battered body to the woman in front of her. Alex tugged the robe open on Lena and then smiled as Lena's hands reached out to touch her.

It was midday when the two women had officially came up for air. Water they consumed like it was gasoline to a fire, but when Alex and Lena relocated to the bed they became lost in touch taste and sounds. The sun shone through the window, and Lena threw her legs over the side, and then turned around. Her gasp was noticed by Alex. She lounged in her bed in the same position as her dream the day after the dart experience. She looked over to Alex, Alex looked back. She felt desire flood again for the woman than smiled at her with warmth and love. She also knew that if she did not get some food in them they may starve. She made a choice to starve and crawled back in bed to a chuckling Alex.

As the saying goes, all wonderful things must come to an end. Alex and Lena needed to get out of Lena's apartment. Alex asked if Lena would like to have that walk that she asked her on the day before. They walked the parks paths, talking, getting to know the other, just as lovers do. Lena's phone made a sound Alex had never heard before and Lena's face paled. She dug out her phone and hit a button on the phone. She and Alex sat down and she held up the device before them.

Reign was throwing objects at the field, watching, then she began touching here and there. She tried to use her heat ray and ice breath. She didn't seem rushed, but she seemed to be …

"Oh shit," Alex said as she dug out her phone and called J'onn while Lena watched. When she got off the phone she looked at Lena as she watched the woman watch her close friend begin to punch here and there on the force field. Alex placed a hand on Lena's wrist. Lena pulled her eyes from the screen and Alex saw the fear. It was a strange sight. Lena Luthor showing fear, yeah right. But in that moment, with Reign testing her boundaries. She saw fear. A Worldkiller plotting escape, and might actually succeed.

"Lena, we have to go. We just ran out of time," Alex said bringing the CEO out in Lena. The both got up and Lena called a car to meet them at the entrance of the park. When they got to Lena's office at L-corp they were met by, Winn, Supergirl, J'onn, and a number of agents in her office lobby. She opened the door like some queen with her minions following her into the chamber. J'onn looked between Lena and Alex and internally sighed, happy for his earth daughter. He gave her a bag and she nodded.

"I will not be able to hold you back, so I will make sure you are at my side," J'onn said and Alex nodded taking the duffle into Lena's en-suite. Kara followed behind her sister into the bed room. She began pulling out the gear and setting it out on the bed so Alex can easily reach it faster without having to dig in the bag.

"Kara, you can't be here," Alex said as she finally clipped the tactical vest to her chest over her kevlar. Kara nodded, but she reached out for her sister. Alex met Kara half way in the embrace and crashed together. Kara took one more moment longer than normal.

"I saw the research Alex, if you have to use it," Kara pulled away and put her hands on Alex's shoulder making her sister look her right in the eye, "use it, promise me you will use it."

Alex knew what she was talking about and gulped and nodded.

"I love you Alex," Kara said with a tear in her blue eyes.

"Oh Kara I love you too. More than anyone," Alex replied grasping Kara's hands. Then there was a cheeky smile on Kara's lips.

"Not any one Alex, I think I am becoming a very close second," Kara joked and then flew from the room. Alex sighed, and then smiled. Kara was right, but no one would be able to replace her.

J'onn pulled Alex aside and told her that she would be in his command, and she would follow orders, and she would not get killed. When he said this he looked directly at Lena, then nodded to her. Alex walked to Lena and stood away from her, unsure of what to do or say. Lena waited for the last man and woman to leave her office then she turned and grabbed Alex by the clips of the tactical vest and yanked her hard. She wanted to thrash and scream and yell and pound on the woman to make her stay but she could not. She just clutched the buckles and pushed and pulled back and forth on Alex crying. Alex unable to take the movement any more, put her hands on Lena's. Then when the pushing and pulling stopped, she lifted a finger to raise Lena's face to hers. Lips found the others.

"Promise me…" began Lena, but Alex stopped her with a kiss and pulled back.

"I will never make that promise," Alex saw the pain in Lena's eyes as she said that and then Alex stoke, "One day it will make me a liar, and you are I will never again have lies between us," Alex stepped from Lena and then when she was half way to the door words she heard just last night hammered into her chest and almost made her stay… Almost.

"Alexandria Danvers, I love you," Lena said in a voice as if declaring a decree to her subjects. Then softly, "You fool, I love you."

"I know," Alex said and then she turned around found green, "Because I would never be able to love another person the way I love you after seeing the love in your eyes last night, this morning, and this very moment," Alex strode to the door before her legs failed to walk in the right direction. She just hoped the direction she chose was the correct one.

"I have never seen her like this," Kara said from the side of the room. She had been oddly quiet and Lena thought she had gone.

"I thought you could not be here," Lena said blushing from head to toe sitting down behind her desk. She let Winn confiscate Jess's desk so he could monitor the feeds, and comms.

"I am here to get you out of here incase anything goes sideways," Kara informed Lena as she stepped closer to the woman and then stood next to her. Lena watched when Alex, with the correct codes retrieved the Kryptonite. She would have to put it in a high powered grinder, but the process for different types of Kryptonite would take very little time. Kara slid a hand to Lena's shoulder and then the woman looked up.

"She didn't promise Kara," Lena said but her voice was failing her. Kara couldn't help it as she dropped her a knee and held Lena in the chair.

"You know why right?" asked Kara stroking Lena's hair soothing. Lena shook her head. She heard Alex's words but she wished she would have lied to her, placated her, given her hope.

"She knew you would resent it," Kara said softly and continued when Lena's mouth opened to object, "You would resent the lie, you would think she didn't keep her promise to you. She did it because she loved you so much she couldn't even lie to make your heart feel better about going in there. Lena she did it because she would be lying to herself. You didn't hear her heart as she left," Kara paused and then stood.

"What did it sound like?" Lena asked as she sat trying to keep her world together. When Kara stopped pacing back and forth, listening to the agents in the building, the banging of Reign on the barrier, and then thunder of Lena's heart, she looked at Lena.

"It sounded like it cleaved in two, split at the soul," Kara stepped forward and looked down at the Luthor, "It stopped, and when it started again it was broken, not the same," Kara said with sad eyes, and when Lena's hands went to her face Kara was there, and Lena turned in her arms, and let herself be wrapped up in warmth and strength, and love.

Alex and Agents…

"A few more moments, everyone have their kryptonite bullets?" Alex asked as she watched the 3 pieces of synthesized kryptonite ground down into dust. She walked over the dart guns on the wall. She looked at J'onn.

"Agent Schott put me through to Kara and Miss Luthor," J'onn commanded. No more than a crack in the ear piece.

"Miss Luthor, these dart guns, can we put the dust in them and inject the element in to the subject?"

"The subject, as you so eloquently call the woman in there, would resist it, you have to dissolve it to an extent," Lena said haughtily, trying regain her composure, her power.

"How would be do that without super heading the material?"

"May I speak to Agent Danvers?" Lena rolled her eyes, then a crack.

"We are on open comms Lena, what do you propose? I was thinking adding to water and then filling the darts but I'm not sure about the ratio to water so that they can actually be effective. We have to be right, and I want a second opinion," Alex said thinking.

"You have to heat them slightly, but when heating you should see them dissolve into the water much like sugar in tea," She listened to Alex as she stood in front of 3 beakers on 3 different burners, and then she added the dust to each beaker, "They should dissolve because of the heating. They are not completely powdered though, it's like salt water. It can still recrystallize with evaporation, but you should be able to use the darts now." Lena listened to Alex giving instructions and then poured the beakers contents into a machines to fill empty darts.

Kara, and Lena heard the thank you, and then orders to proceed. Now how in the hell were they going to fight a world killer with simple freaking darts?

Reign's Lab…

"You have your orders green, gold, and then black, understood?" J'onn confirmed with the team. The team walked into the lab weapons drawn and saw the masked woman. She smiled viciously at the men and women that arrived.

"You think you can stop me? Your precious Supergirl could not. You puny Humans, I am Reign," the Worldkiller smirked. Alex walked to the barrier, but J'onn put a hand on her shoulder. Alex nodded, it will be ok.

"I have something you want," Alex said as she held the green kryptonite dart loosely. The woman threw her head back in a classic, cheesy supervillain laugh. Like a comic book.

"You have nothing I want. Stupid human."

"Ruby," Alex said and then crossed her arms. Reign looked at Alex, disgusted.

"Why would I want that watered down sack of half human?"

"Because we tested her, she has world killer DNA and we can brainwash the girl into thinking and doing whatever we want, even killing you," Alex smirked as the woman in the enclosure paused.

"She is a mere child."

"A mere child that nearly killed Supergirl three days ago in her own bloodlust," Alex lied. She was playing a sneaky game, and fragile game. The Worldkiller smirked and nodded.

"I want the child," Reign demanded, "as you know your weapons are useless on me, give me the child."

"We will give you the child if you and the child vacate the planet, and not return," Alex said. She tried to school her heart, she imagined snow on fallen logs, rain on lily pads, and rustling leaves.

"Granted, I will allow this… exchange," Reign promised with a nod and a grin. Then the wall came down, and Reign sighed as fresh air came around her. She stepped toward Alex, and all hell broke loose.

J'onn gave the order. Every agent counted the number of times they shot their darts, and unloaded half their magazine and watched the woman smirk as they began to absorb into her body. She walked slowly to Alex, not phased. Then Alex grinned back as she unloaded the rest of her clip into Reign. Alex back away quickly as J'onn reached for her. Reign threw J'onn back and Alex walked backward as her agents shot the rest of their magazines into the alien in front of them. She didn't realize it but she was slower, and predictable, and then she stopped. An ear piercing scream filled the room. The dark woman hit her knees as the pain flooded her senses. Alex walked to the woman and shot three times in to Reign's neck. It was like two bodies layered on top of each other being torn apart. One a regular, beautiful, distraught woman screaming for her life, and then the villain right next to her. Alex ran and pulled Sam from the reach of Reign. She pulled her to side. Sam was free. Sam was alive.

Their job was done and then she turned to make sure that the Worldkiller was captured. She never heard a thing, not one sound one simple eep, squeak, scream or moan. Oh God, no, please don't make them dead. Then right there, in front of Alex the villainess displayed feral grin. Alex crouched and fought back as Reign came at her. She had to protect Sam, she had to get Lena's friend back to her. She had hope someone would help her, but no one came. Reign, slower not than Kara in the sparring room still packed more of a punch. She was stronger and she grabbed Alex by the front of her gear and slammed her down on the floor. Alex coughed blood. Reign walked around her and wiped off her check, arms, body and neck clearing the darts. Alex felt it before she could see it. Her head snapped back and her cheek and temple exploded. She was lifted again and then a fist to her side, and then another to her face. Over, and Over, and Over again. She took one last ditch effort, a survivalists effort. Reign held the vest in her hands as Alex unbuckled herself and kicked off the woman. Alex hit the ground she couldn't get up, her muscles screamed. She only hand enough strength to reach into her pocket. She lifted the stone to her mouth and swallowed. All Alex remembered was a haze, and her hands connection, her kicks, flying. The smell of blood. Her hands covered with it. Then black.

She came too later in J'onn's arms. She laid her head on his chest and let him take her away.

She woke for a moment and a light was in her face, and a frantic woman wearing a mask barked orders, and then she looked at her and said something. She knew that voice, "Mom?"