Chapter 11
Kara woke to find that she had fallen asleep in a chair that a nurse had brought in for her, her head was resting on her arm which was along Lena's bed. Kara looked at their hands, both still holding tightly to the other.
Kara blinked and removed her glasses so she could rub her eyes, she was thankful for her kryptonian blood and didn't have a sore neck after sleeping in this position. She stretched slightly and glanced at her watch, it was 10 but she had no idea whether it was evening or morning, what she did know was that she was starving.
She looked at Lena's sleeping form, she seemed peaceful at the moment, she thought for a moment about leaving so she could grab some food but dismissed it almost instantly, she could not leave Lena, not after the raven haired woman begging her to stay.
Shortly after the doctor entered the room, he seemed a little surprised to see Kara sitting holding Lena's hand, he nodded and smiled to Kara before picking up Lena's chart and reading through it carefully
"How is she doing doctor?" Kara asked quietly as to not disturb Lena
The doctor spoke as he looked over the charts "She has responded well to surgery, no ill side effects to the treatment provided and her readings have been positive" he looked up at Kara "Are you a friend?"
Kara nodded "Yes, I came as soon as I heard" she reached out her free hand "Kara Danvers"
The doctor smiled and shook it "Dr Kevin Richards" he greeted "Do you need anything Miss Danvers? A cot or some dinner?"
Kara's eyes perked up at the offer of food which caused the doctor to smile, Kara's cheeks reddened slightly
"I will have a nurse bring some food along for you" Kevin smiled again "If you will excuse me I have other work to attend to"
"Of course Doctor" Kara nodded and watch as he left
"Kara?"
Kara turned at the sound of her name, seeing Lena squinting up at her
"Hey" she replied smiling softly "Are you okay?"
Lena looked around the strange room, confusion in her eye as she reached with her free hand to the bandage on her face
"Lena" Kara said catching her attention "You have to leave the bandage on"
"Where am I?" she asked, a slight fear to her voice
Kara squeezed her hand gently "You're in the medical section of the DEO, you're in National City" she confirmed "Supergirl brought you here"
Lena squeezed her eye shut, pain furrowing her brow "I… I.." Lena inhaled deeply
Kara watched as her friend began to hyperventilate "I will get one of the nurses" Kara went to stand but the hand in hers gripped tighter, she turned and looked down at her friend, her eye still shut as she tried to compose herself but it was clear to Kara that the Luthor was terrified at not understanding what was happening to her or where she was.
"Lena" Kara sat on the edge of her bed once more, she held her friend's close to her "Lena look at me" the raven haired woman remained still as her breathing became more rapid
Kara reached out and placed her hand upon Lena's unbandaged cheek
"Look at me" she asked gently "Please"
Lena opened her eye and looked towards Kara
"You are safe here" Kara began
Lena shook her head "I don't feel safe in this place, I do not know this place" her breathing still rapid "It hurts" a hand going to her bandage again
Kara's eyes stung as she had to take a hold of Lena's hand to prevent her from removing the bandage
"Lena you can't"
Lena let out a ragged breath "It's suffocating me" she sobbed
Kara held Lena's wrists as she struggled weakly against her grip
"I'm sorry Lena" was all that Kara could think of to say
Kara held the older woman for a few minutes, her struggles subsiding and reaching out to embrace her best friend, in need of comforting.
"I'm here and I'm not going anywhere" Kara repeated the words she had said a long time ago as she hugged Lena, allowing her to once again fall asleep, after a while Kara found herself stroking Lena's raven hair, she didn't even notice when the nurse walked in with a plate of food
"Miss Danvers?" she whispered as to not wake the sleeping patient
Kara looked up and smiled at the food, she silently thanked the nurse, the blonde glanced down at Lena, carefully she leant the sleeping woman against the pillow so she could stand. She moved quickly to where the nurse had placed the food, she smiled down seeing the Chinese takeaway, she dug into it and in seconds it was gone.
She inhaled deeply loving the feeling of food in her stomach, she looked down and felt the need to freshen up, she moved to the en-suite bathroom that was attached to Lena's room, closing the door softly.
She faced herself in the mirror, seeing her tired eyes, filling the sink with warm water she splashed it over her face, letting it slip down her features. She took a deep breath, her mind still overwhelmed with everything that was happening, she thought of Lena and how uncomfortable she was here, she wished she could make things easier.
A thought struck her suddenly occurred to her as she entered the room again and saw that Lena was stirring from her sleep, worry once more in her eyes, she looked around for a moment panicked before she spotted Kara standing in the doorway
"Kara?"
"I'm here" Kara smiled, walking back to the chair beside her bed, she took Lena's hand in her own "I have an idea that I wanted to run by you?"
Lena looked into her friend's blue eyes
Kara continued "Would you like to be moved to your apartment? Would you feel more comfortable there? Somewhere that you know, we can have all of the equipment moved there and I'm sure the doctor wouldn't mind the house calls" she stopped herself from babbling and waited as Lena thought it over for a moment
"I would like that very much" Lena whispered, pain in her voice
"Would you like me to arrange it for you?" Kara asked squeezing her hand
Lena nodded