"So that's it. My babies are leaving." Eliza said hugging her daughters tightly
"This was the best two days I've had in a very long time." Kara stated pulling out
"You could stay." Eliza proposed
"No, I have things waiting for me at the DEO and even if Hank wouldn't admit it, I bet the kryptonians are a piece of work. I should probably go."
"What about you, honey?"
"There is someone I have to talk to. It's very important." Kara smiled weakly
"Is this someone a boy?" she asked with a smirk
"Yes. We have...things to fix." the young woman confessed
"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't mean to-"
"No, it's ok. It's gonna be ok."
Eliza looked at her adopted daughter with compassion and then pulled them both in an other hug.
"I love you both." she said
"Love you." the two sisters replied almost at the same time
"Let's go! The road is waiting for us." Alex cheered walking away.
Kara smiled one last time to Eliza before joining Alex in the car.
After a few rather long minutes, National City was revealing itself. The beginning of the trip had been quiet. The only noise was Alex poking the weel in rhythm with the songs on the radio. Kara was sitting on her legs and was looking through the window, her hand supporting her head.
"Can you drop me at CatCo?" she asked still watching the landscape
"Why? Isn't Adam going to be at Cat's home?" Alex wondered in confusion
"I want to talk to Cat before seeing him. I need to talk about what happened on the roof. Adam told me she had some kind of panic attack and I think it would be good for both of us." Kara explained
"You're sure there isn't an other reason." Alex asked knowing her sister by heart.
Kara sighed and sat correctly so she could look at the woman next to her.
"I'm afraid if things go south with Adam, I won't be able to speak to her the way I want to. I mean she could fire me." the yougn woman confessed
"Cat is not stupid. She would never do that." Alex defended
"She almost did the first time!" Kara contered
"But this is different. She knows you're Supergirl. And most important of all, you and Adam aren't over."
"Yet..." Kara mumbled
"Do you want it to be?" Alex asked certain of the answer
"No." she admitted
"Then let me tell you something, Kara. You love him, he loves you. If you go out there thinking it's already screwed, then it will be."
A few minutes later, they were in front of CatCo plazza. Kara was about to leave the car when Alex stopped her.
"What do I do with your stuff?" she asked
"Take them with you. I'll get them tomorrow."
"Ok." she paused. "Don't worry. You're going to rock this!" Alex cheered making Kara laugh. "Text me!" she added louder when Kara started to walk away.
The younger sister didn't look back but waved at her in agrement.
When Kara entered the bullpen, Winn wasn't at his desk and James was in his office. The young woman walked directly towards Cat's office. Her boss was focussed on work and was shifting back and forth between layouts and her tablet. Kara adjusted her glassed and knocked gently on the door. Cat instantly looked up and seemed surprised and weirdly, a bit worried.
"Kara! What are you doing here?" she asked standing up and motioning to her assistant to follow her on the balcony
"Is this a bad time?" Kara questioned suddenly feeling awkward
"No, no. I mean, I didn't expect to see you here until at least next week. Have you been to your apartment yet?"
"No. Why asking me that?" she wondered confused
"Oh nothing. It's just that after this trip you took I thought you would want to relax at home. By the way, where did your sister bring you?" Cat asked to change the subject
"Midvale, our hometown. Her hometown really." Kara chuckled
"Well, it's not Hawaï but I guess as long as you liked it..."
"It was really good. Thank you, by the way, to submit the idea."
"No thanks necessary. So... Why are you here?" Cat asked faking annoyance
"I wanted to talk...about the roof. I know you had some kind of-" Kara started with hesitation
"Panic attack. That's the word." Cat quickly said making Kara look at her feet. "That's what happens pretty often when someone you care about tries to die in front of you." she added more coldly than she wanted
"I'm sorry." Karaa said feeling guilty
"No, it's me." Cat quickly corrected and now feeling stupid about what she just said. "I'm sorry, I didn't want to imply that it was your fault. Obviously you're the victim in all of this so... My psychologist is really happy I come to see him more lately. Also, I should probably give James and Winn a promotion for evacuating the entire building and getting me out of this roof." Cat chuckled
"Wow! I mean I knew they had helped you but I didn't know they had evacuated the building."
Cat knew this conversation was over so she turned suddenly with a more serious expression.
"Don't mess things up with Adam." she started making Kara tense. "He's been shaken up since your argument and I don't want to see him like this again. But whatever happens... I won't make the same mistakes I did a few weeks ago, I won't threaten your job." Cat stated returning to her desk. "And remember." Kara turned back on her way out. "Your personnal life is technically none of my buisness."
And she left.
Kara was on her way to her apartment. The young woman didn't really know what she could take or understand from her conversation with Cat and was quite confused about it. Still, one thing Kara was sure, she would make it up to Adam.
Kara was now in front of her door, key ready. She opened it and let her purse fall in the corner. When she looked up, she found herself taken aback by what was under her eyes. She suddenly understood Cat's weird behaviour earlier. The lights were on, but in a dim atmosphere. There were candles on her kitchen table and it was prepared in a luxious fancy restaurant way. In the center of the table, there was an iron bell with probably food under it.
"Adam?" she called unsure.
The young man appeard from her room, smiling but nervous at the same time. He was holding a sign with a very clear message on it: "Don't let me down, Supergirl". Kara giggled at the sight and walked towards him. Adam let the sign fall on the ground and welcomed Kara in a tight hug.
"I missed you." he said in the woman's hair
"I missed you too." she replied in the crook of his neck.
After a minute, they both broke the embrace and stared at each other.
"I'm sorry." they said at the same time making them chuckle.
Adam looked briefly at the ground before looking up again.
"I shouldn't have told you to detach yourself from Supergirl. It was wrong and even if I have to admit that I wish you could stay safe and live a normal life, I can't keep you from doing what you want. Or more importantly, I can't stop you from being a hero, because that's who you are."
"And I should've talked to you sooner. I shouldn't have snaped at you the way I did and then disapear. And I'm sorry if I made you think that I don't trust you. I talked to Alex...a lot. I agreed to see the psychologist at the DEO."
"That's great. I'm happy you have someone to talk to." Adam sincerely said putting his hands on her shoulders
"But I have you too. You can ask me anything you want to know. About me, about Krypton. Anything." Kara assured taking both of his hands to make her point
"Anything?" he asked smirking. Kara noded with a smile. "How about you come sit with me so we can eat this wonderful dinner I made for us."
"Sure." Kara laughed
They both sat at each side of the table and Adam put a hand on the iron bell, smiling one last time to Kara, making the suspence last.
"Tadaa!" he exclaimed when he removed it
"Pot stickers!" Kara cheered with wide eyes looking at the two take out boxes
"Your favorite."
"Thank you." she started staring at him tenderly. "Honestly when I saw the dressing, I became afraid of what kind of elaborate fancy meal could be hiding under this thing." she chuckled taking her box
"Not our style." Adam said smiling. "I personnaly was afraid that you'd use your x-ray vision."
"No, there is no fun if I already know what it is. I admit that I'm curious but I prefer surprises."
The rest of the dinner past with only simple and easy discussions. Smiles, laughs, stares and hand touching. Eventually, it was time for Adam to leave and Kara walked him to the door.
"Thank you. That was wonderful." she said opening the door
"So, are we ok?" he asked
"We are." she smiled tenderly. "Noonan's tomorrow?" Kara asked
"How about this week-end? Tomorow I can't I have an interview."
"What? As in a job interview? What is it?" she questioned exited
"Not exactly. I'll tell you tomorrow when I will know if I'm taken or not."
"But..." Kara said disapointed
"It's just that weird stupid superstition my dad contaminated me with. But I will call you. I promise." Adam assured taking a step closer
"Ok. I'm already waiting." Kara said filling the space between them.
Their lips touched for a few seconds, neither of them wanting to let go. The kiss deepened slowly. Adam cuped Kara's cheek with one hand and she put her hands on his chest. Finally, they seperated still a bit in the fog.
"Bye." Adam said steping outside and waving with one hand
"Bye." Kara repeated before closing her door.
The young woman leaned against her door and sighed, still smiling. She giggled a bit and floated to her bed to finally fall on it. She was sp relieved. Now that everything was alright between her and Adam, Kara realised how much love she had for him. She looked at the ceiling for a few seconds and then picked up her phone. As promise, she texted her sister.
"You were right 3. "
"Of course I'm always right."
"How could I forget that... Anyway, everything is good between us. He waited for me in my apartment with candles and a sign. I don't even know how long he's been waiting. Can you believe this!"
"Wow. I don't know if I find it sweet or creepy..."
"Alex..."
"I'm kidding ;) . I'm glad you two are together for good."
"Thank you. I don't know what I would do without you."
"You do know it's too easy to respond something sacarstic to every single one of your text."
"Whatever... Love you 3"
"Love you."
A few days later, Kara was making good use of her free time and was working on some paintings. She was sitting next to her window, with her palette in one hand and her brush in the other. Her hair were attached in a messy bun and she was wearing one of her painting outfit which consisted in one former white t-shirt and an old pair of jeans.
Life was pretty good too. Kara was closer than ever with Alex, she could see her aunt without being afraid of being killed, and the rebuiliding of her relationship with Adam was easy and going well. The young man had surprised her with his misterious job interview. He was actually applying to restart his master in history here in National City. Kara knew he had dropped out Cornell and was regretting it. Adam wanted to teach history in highschools and the only thing the young woman could do was be really happy for him and support him like he was supporting her as Supergirl.
Kara was so focussed on her painting that the tiny light noise coming from one of the other windows startled her. Curious, she put her paint instruments down and stood up with a rag, wiping her hands. Her face suddenly lit up when she saw Astra outside the window, waiting for an invitation. Kara happily opened to her aunt and let her land inside.
"Aunt Astra, I'm so happy to see you!" she cheered hugging her
"Me too, Little One." Astra said hugging her back. "Can we talk?" she asked not letting her smile go.
The blonde sat on her couch as an aprouvement.
"Is there something wrong?" Kara asked worried
"No, everything is perfectly fine. I just wanted to talk to you." Astra started a little nervous. "How about we start with your male interest?" the older kryptonian asked winning a glare from her niece
"First of all, he's not just a 'male interest'." Kara corrected. "Adam is a great guy and... I'm in love with him." She added suddenly smiling widly
"I remember how I felt the first time I saw him... and you... half naked in your kitchen." Astra smirked. "That was quite unexpected."
"Well, you didn't clearly announced yourself before bursting in my apartment."
"I was amused to see how much you have grown and proud to see what a beautiful woman you have become." She explained waving her hands in front of Kara's breasts
"Thank you... I guess..." the younger woman blushed suddenly feeling uncomfortable
"I don't think your mother had the chance to give you 'The Talk' on male and female interaction-" the older kryptonian started quite serious
"Oh aunt Astra! Not that talk, please!" Kara yelled in disgust. "Don't worry Alex and my foster mom took care of that a long time ago." she assured putting her hand in front of her as a statement
"Yes but you know... I just want to make sure you use pr-"
"Yes! Yes we do! Please i'm twenty-four, I know how those things work." Kara begged
"It's just... It is weird to suddenly see you as an adult when so much time has past since the last time I saw you on Krypton, when you still were a little girl." Astra explained putting her hands on Kara's cheeks with a nostalgic smile
"Yeah, I know." her niece said putting her hand on top of her aunt's
"Does he respect you? I mean, does he satisfy you properly?" the older woman insisted
"Astra!" Kara shouted breaking the contact
"I'm just asking what your mother would." Astra laughed at her niece's embarassement
"But that's awkward. I'm not telling you every details of my sex life."
"You don't have to be ashamed. You know, Alura and I would talk about boys for hours. Eventually, we would know everything about each other's husband." Astra smiled remembering her childhood by her sister's side
"But that's not the same, you were sisters!"
"I am sure Alex knows more than I do on your romantic life."
"Yes, in fact she does." Kara admitted with a low voice. "But that's not the point!" she added louder
"It is good you can rely on someone you trust." Astra said more seriously
"I trust her with my life. And I know I can trust you too now." she paused a few seconds. "So how is school at the DEO?" Kara teased
"It is mostly interesting to learn about the different religions on Earth, the different governmental systems, the habits and ways in big cities as well as in the country side. I really enjoy it and it is like we were back in school on Krypton except we are all highly trained soldiers and we live in a secret base." Astra chuckled
"Is everyone ok with this?"
"Mostly yes. It is certain that it is not always...fun, is that what we say here? But we are very eager to get out in the world. The DEO has agreed to let us train outside as long as we keep our bacelett and we also have time to spare in your green room with other agents. It is pleasant to learn new fight technics."
"I'm glad everything is going well. There isn't big bad guys in the city for now so Supergirl's job is easy. I'm not going to complain." Kara smiled. "I can teach you some human things if you want." she proposed joyfully
"Sure." Astra started but seeing her niece was turning her TV on, she drastically changed. "Show me what you want but I am not spending an other minute watching this stupid abomination that is reality TV." the kryptonian warned very seriously making the young woman laugh
"The DEO is really teaching you well." Kara chuckled.
FIN
AN: The End! This story is officialy complete. Yay, Adam and Kara are still together! I hope you enjoyed this last chapter and this first part of the Kadam serie. Don't forget to tell me what you think about this last chapter and the fic in general.
I really want to thank all of you for reading this story until the end. Special thanks to all the members who posted a review for almost every single chapter. It really made me happy. Thanks to the guests, to the people who gave me advises and ideas.
Right now, I'm working on a fic that has nothing to do with the Kadam serie. The first chapter should be posted next week. Just to give you an idea of the plot: does the Argo fever ring a bell? If the answer is no, I suggest you re-watch the episode 13 of Supergirl.
Again, thanks to all of you. See you in an other adventure ;)