A/N: This chapter is a little different than previous chapters and was sparked by the exchange between Eliza and Alex in 'Livewire' where Alex says she wished she didn't know better about people.
"Mom?" Alex asked confused when she saw Eliza waiting by her front door. "What are you doing here?"
"We need to talk." Eliza said.
"What's wrong?" Alex asked concerned.
"Let's talk, inside." Eliza suggested waiting for Alex to open her front door.
"Are you okay?" Alex asked, worried that Eliza was ill.
"I'm fine. It's you I'm worried about." Eliza said stepping inside the apartment.
"Me? Why? What has Kara said?" Alex questioned, unable to think for any reason for Eliza's sudden visit.
"I've not talked to Kara." Eliza said before explaining. "This is about you."
"I don't understand." Alex responded.
"Sit." Eliza instructed. The command not helping Alex feel at ease. Hesitantly Alex sat next to her mother and waited. "I got a call from Detective Ellis." Eliza eventually said, the mention of the name causing Alex to pale.
"When? Why?" Alex asked, her mouth suddenly feeling dry.
"This morning, I took the first flight out after the call." Eliza said as there was a knock on the door. Hoping it wasn't Kara Alex stood and walked to answer it.
"Alex, we need to talk." Hank said as Alex opened the door.
"Now really isn't a good time." Alex said not wanting to explain Hank to her mother.
"There won't be a good time for this." Hank said pushing his way past Alex.
"You?" Eliza asked seeing Hank Henshaw, feeling her anger rise. "What are you doing here?" She demanded as she stood.
"Dr Danvers." Hank said surprised to see Eliza.
"Alex, I warned you about him. He is responsible for your father's death." Eliza said the anger in her voice was obvious.
"Dr Danvers, I am not the Hank Henshaw who blackmailed your husband into joining the DEO." Hank said.
"What does that even mean?" Eliza asked.
"We don't have time for me to explain this gently." Hank said before changing form and explaining before Eliza could recover from her shock. "My name is J'onn J'onzz, I am a shapeshifter from Mars. After your husband's death I assumed Hank Henshaw's identity so I could fulfil the promise I made to your husband."
"What promise?" Eliza asked trying to comprehend what she was seeing and hearing.
"To protect your daughters."
"Why? I don't understand."
"Your husband saved my life. I will forever be in his debt." Hank said changing back to his human form to make Eliza more comfortable. He then said, without giving her time to ask further questions. "I'm guessing you are here for the same reason I am. Sam Finn."
"Wait, you know? How?" Alex asked.
"I swore I would protect you, to do that I need to know everything about you." Hank said. "I'm sorry I wasn't there when it happened, but I will make sure he won't hurt you again."
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"What's with the cryptic text message?" Kara asked as she and Adam entered Alex's apartment before noticing her foster mother standing a few feet away. "Eliza?! What are you doing here?" Kara asked as she enthusiastically hugged her foster mother. As she did so she saw Hank standing on the other side of the room. Pulling away she looked between them confused.
"It's alright, she knows." Alex said.
"Knows what?" Adam asked feeling like he was missing something.
"That Hank isn't Hank." Kara shrugged.
"Well that's cleared everything up." Adam dead panned.
"What's going on?" Kara asked still confused by Eliza's presence. "Are you okay?"
"I'm fine sweetie." Eliza said.
"Then what are you doing here?" Kara asked. Noticing Eliza glance towards Alex, Kara turned to her sister and asked. "What's going on?"
"We need to talk, alone." Alex said before turning to Eliza and Hank. "Can you give us some space?"
"Of course." Eliza said as Hank looked on hesitantly.
"I'll be fine. Besides Kara will be here." Alex said to him before asking. "Perhaps you two can fill Adam in?"
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The second the others had left Kara asked.
"What's going on? Are you hurt?"
"No."
"Are you ill?"
"I'm fine." Alex assured her. "But something happened in the past that I never told you about. But the past has just resurfaced and I want you to hear this from me."
"Okay." Kara said confused as Alex directed her to sit.
"During my first semester at college my room mate set me up on a blind date with a guy named Sam Finn. We met, had dinner, had a bit of fun. Next day he calls and asks me out again for that evening. He seemed a little eager, but other than that he seemed kinda sweet. He was easy to talk to and intelligent so I said yes. At the end of the date he asks to see me the next evening, but I couldn't as I had a study group. When I told him, for a moment something seemed off, but then he was back to normal and asked about the following night. Despite something inside telling me something wasn't quite right I agreed, I mean it was kind of flattering getting all the attention. During that date
he seemed a little clingy but other than that okay. Again I ignored that little voice that was saying something wasn't quite right. At the end of the night he asked me out for the following night, but I couldn't make it as I had to finish some coursework. This time he didn't take the rejection so well and the following night when I was in my room finishing my coursework he broke in and attacked me, well tried to. I managed to fight him off and he ran away. Only he was in such a hurry to get away he lost control of his car. When he woke a few hours later in hospital the police were waiting for him. Over the next few days I spent a lot of time with the police giving statements. Turns out I was lucky, others weren't. I escaped with bruises and scrapes. But he had attacked at least three other women, one of them is still in a coma."
As Kara listened she felt a torrent of emotion run through her, concern for Alex, betrayal over not being told, guilt for not being able to protect Alex, sadness that Alex was obviously still not telling her the full story. But the emotion that was building the most was anger. Anger towards the attacker, anger towards Alex and Eliza for not telling her and anger at herself for failing Alex. Trying to bury the anger and focus on what her sister needed she wrapped her arms round Alex and hugged her.
"Hey, I'm okay." Alex said although her normally calm exterior was breaking down.
"Why are you telling me now?" Kara eventually asked, restraining herself from asking why she hadn't been told before.
"He was being transferred and he escaped. The detective in charge of the case thinks there is a small chance he may come after me."
"You're in danger?" Kara asked standing. "Why aren't you at the DEO? He can't get you there. I'll take you."
"Slow down." Alex said. "I'm not going anywhere."
"Alex, you're in danger."
"We don't know he would try to find me or that he could. Even if he did I can take care of myself, especially as I have two overprotective aliens behind me." She said hoping if she sounded relaxed Kara would be relaxed. "What happened, happened a long time I go." Alex shrugged. "I moved on with my life and I am not going change the way I live because he escaped. I will be fine."
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"You okay?" Adam asked when Kara flew in through the window later that evening.
"Eliza and Hank told you?" Kara asked.
"Yeah." Adam said. "How's Alex?"
"She says she is okay, but I guess there's no way of knowing. She used to be so bad at lying, but now it seems like she keeps everything from me."
"She just hid the truth to protect you." Adam pointed out.
"I don't need protecting." Kara said, the anger obvious in her voice.
"If she had told you when it happened, what would you have done?" Adam asked.
"Gone after him."
"Alex didn't want you to be placed in danger by you using your powers. She probably thought that if she told you you would have come out or used your abilities and become a target."
"Then why not tell me afterwards?" Kara asked.
"Probably because it is Alex and she wanted to put the past behind her." Adam said holding Kara.
"Alex has always been there for me, but the one time she needed someone she didn't come to me." Kara said sadly.
"To protect you." Adam said. "But she has come to you now and although she may not fully admit it, she needs you and I don't mean Supergirl you, I mean Kara you. You should stay with her."
"She sent me away."
"Probably because she thought you needed space. You are not good at hiding your emotions." Adam reminded her. "Alex will know how upset and angry you are. She probably thought you needed some time."
"People always send me away." Kara said sadly.
"I'm not sending you anywhere." Adam said hugging her. "But I really think that no matter what she says Alex needs you right now."
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"Kara?" Hank asked when he opened the door and saw her standing on the other side.
"Hank? Has something happened?" Kara asked immediately concerned by his presence.
"No. I'm just here to make sure nothing happens to Alex."
"I don't need protection." Alex shouted from somewhere in the apartment.
"Yes you do." Kara and Hank said simultaneously.
"What are you doing here?" Hank asked.
"I'm staying here tonight." Kara said.
"You are?" Alex asked walking towards the door. "Why?"
"Because you need your sister. And I am a way better room mate than Hank." She said before glancing at Hank and saying. "No offence."
"Its okay." Hank said. "Do not leave Alex alone. I'll pick her up for work tomorrow."
"Again, I don't need protection." Alex complained.
"This isn't negotiable." Hank said before looking at Kara and adding. "Call me if you need anything."
"Where's Eliza?" Kara asked as Hank left.
"Hotel. I have enough to think about without mom's criticism."
"She came down here for you." Kara reminded her.
"And I appreciate that, but I really can't cope with her twenty-four seven right now. Mom and I in a confined space won't end well. But I will see her tomorrow before she goes home."
"She's flying back tomorrow?"
"She has work." Alex shrugged before asking. "So why are you here? I really don't need a bodyguard. I can take care of myself."
"I know that. But you still need a sister." Kara said hugging Alex.
"I really do." Alex said drawing comfort from Kara's presence. Eventually Alex added. "Kara, I know you are angry and hurt that I didn't tell you, but I did it to protect you."
"I know." Kara said.
Alex wanted to say more, recognising the same hurt in Kara's voice as was there when the DEO had captured her, but she didn't know what to say so remained silent.
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Several hours later Kara was pacing Alex's apartment when she heard her sister's heartbeat start to accelerate before she started to whimper in her sleep. As the whimpers became cries Kara rushed to her side and woke her, surprised when Alex woke up thrashing and punched her.
"Alex, it's me. You're okay." Kara said, unfazed by the punch but worried about Alex's hand.
"Kara?" Alex asked shakily as she tried to get her bearings.
"Yeah, you're safe." Kara said pulling Alex in for a hug.
"What happened?"
"Nightmare." Kara said holding Alex tightly.
When Alex finally pulled away Kara asked. "Finn?" Without making eye contact Alex nodded before looking in confusion at her hand.
"It may be a little sore, you punched me." Kara said disappearing for a couple of seconds before returning with an icepack.
"I'm so sorry." Alex said.
"It's not like it hurt me." Kara shrugged. "Your hand though I'm a little worried about."
"It'll be fine. I've had worse." Alex said holding the ice to her hand.
Kara carefully watched Alex for a couple of minutes before asking.
"Do you have nightmares about him a lot?"
"About Finn? No. Not anymore. I guess talking about it just dislodged some old memories."
"So you used to have lots of nightmares?" Kara pressed.
"I guess." Alex said concentrating very hard on her hand and not looking at Kara.
"I'm sorry." Kara said.
"For what?" Alex asked confused.
"When you told me I felt so angry and betrayed I forgot that you were the person who was hurt. Instead of thinking about you, I just thought about me."
"Hey, I was the one who lied to you." Alex said. "You have every right to feel angry."
"No I don't. Especially at you. I will make it up to you." Kara said hugging Alex.
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"Hey Winn." Kara said approaching his desk the next morning.
"Hey, you okay, you look a little stressed. You haven't lost your powers have you?"
"I'm fine. But I need a favour." Kara said. "Can we go to the office?"
"Of course." Winn said standing, curious about Kara's behaviour.
As they walked to the elevators Kara explained.
"I need you to find someone for me. I can give you a photo, can you do some sort of facial recognition thing with it."
"Sure, I guess. But running it for the City could take a while."
"That's the thing they may not be, well probably aren't, in National City."
"Where are they?" Winn asked as they entered the elevator.
"No idea. I can tell you the last place they were seen though."
"So you want me to search for someone who could be anywhere in the US?" Winn asked.
"Technically they could be anywhere." Kara confessed.
"You know that is going to take a long time to run? And by a long time I mean a long time. At least days."
"It's important." Kara said as they stepped out of the elevator.
"I will do what I can, but I'm an IT guy not a miracle worker." Winn said chuckling at his own take on Dr McCoy. When Kara did not laugh along side him he muttered as he unlocked the office door. "Sorry, clearly we're not in the mood for jokes."
"Sorry." Kara apologised knowing Winn was just trying to cheer her up. "But this is important."
"Is whoever it is we're looking for in trouble?" Winn asked.
"Not until I find him."
"Wait, what? Oh god is it Adam? Is he absent without leave? Is this going to get me murdered by Cat Grant?"
"It's not Adam." Kara assured him. "But I don't want you to tell Adam what we're doing. In fact I don't want you to tell anyone. Not even Alex."
"Okay." Winn said confused. "So who are we looking for?"
"His name is Sam Finn. He escaped during a prisoner transfer two days ago."
"Aren't the police looking for him?" Winn asked.
"They are. But I want to make sure he goes back to where he belongs." Kara said before turning her head, seemingly looking at a spot on the wall. "I need to go, there's a fire." Her quick exit saving her from having to answer more of Winn's questions.
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"How are you doing?" Adam asked Alex as she and Hank entered his and Kara's apartment a couple of days later.
"I'm fine." She said automatically. "How's Kara?"
"The truth?"
"Yes."
"She's hurt and confused and worried about you." Adam said. "And I'm worried about her. Since she found out she has been working triple time as Supergirl. She hasn't actually come home yet as she is rescuing pets and helping to build houses."
"We saw." Hank said.
"I'm worried she is pushing herself too hard." Adam added.
"She is." Alex said. "That's why we're here."
"You're both going to talk to her?" Adam asked.
"I'm going to talk to her. Hank mistakenly believes I need a bodyguard and refuses to leave me alone."
"So, I take it there is no news on Finn then?" Adam asked.
"None." Alex said. "Which is even more reason to believe he is not stupid enough to come here, which highlights the fact I don't need a bodyguard."
"Until he is caught you are not being left alone." Hank said, the tone implying they had had the debate several times over the previous few days. Recognising the tension between them Adam asked.
"So what's your plan?" Before clarifying. "With Kara. Because I don't think a lecture will help. She thinks she's lost you and you don't need her."
"That's the other reason I'm here." Alex said. "I want to make it right, but she has been avoiding being alone with me."
"I think she has been avoiding everyone." Adam said.
"For the record if Kara keeps pushing herself I will be talking to her and telling her to take a break from the DEO." Hank said.
"No no no. That would be bad, very bad." Adam said. "Right now Kara needs to feel needed. If you shut her out of the DEO she'll push herself harder in her other Supergirl activities."
"I'll give you both two days to get her to tone it down. After that I get involved." Hank said as his phone rang. As he stepped to one side and answered the call Adam asked Alex.
"You sure you're okay?"
"I am. Apart from being worried about Kara."
"Alex, we need to go." Hank said ending the call he had taken. "There's a situation at the DEO."
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"Hey, that was quick, I literally only just sent the text." Winn commented the next day as Kara rushed into the secret office.
"I'm Supergirl." She shrugged. "What have you got?"
"I think I've found him." Winn said.
"Where?"
"Before I tell you, why not just tip off the police?"
"So he can escape again? He deserves to pay." Kara said.
"Wait, pay? What exactly are you planning on doing?"
"Make sure he is no longer a threat." Kara said darkly. "So where is he?"
"I don't think it is a good idea telling you." Winn said.
"Winn, tell me." Kara said.
"You know I hate saying no to you. But no." Winn said nervously.
"Winn, you are being ridiculous." Kara said moving to the computer and reading the details for herself.
"Kara, I can not let you leave." Winn said blocking the door with his body.
"Winn, you know this is stupid, I can just move you." Kara said.
"But you won't." Winn said trying to sound confident. "Look, I don't know how you know Finn or what he has done to you, but you can't become a vigilante, if you do, everything you have done will be for nothing. Let the police handle this."
"I have to be the one to stop him." Kara said angry and upset.
"No you don't." Winn said.
"What's going on?" Adam said walking up behind Winn.
"Thank god you're here." Winn sighed.
"What's happened?" Adam asked before seeing the picture on the screen on the far side of the office.
"You helped her search for Finn?" Adam asked.
"She asked me to. And I found him. But now she wants to go Beatrix Kiddo on him."
"Kara this isn't you." Adam said. "I know you are feeling angry and betrayed, but this won't help. If you do this you can never take it back. Is that really what you want? You think that it's what Alex wants?"
"No. But what am I meant to do? Why have powers if I can't protect the people I care about?"
"You do protect all of us. Time and again. But just like you can't save everyone, you can't always be there for all of us." Adam reasoned before looking at Winn and suggesting. "Winn, why don't you tip off the manhunt?"
"Right, I'll go make that call." Winn said squeezing past Cat's son leaving Kara and Adam staring at each other.
"Kara, I know you don't really want to hurt him. You know it is the wrong thing to do. You are a good person, don't let people like Finn bring you down to their level." Seeing Kara's shoulders drop in defeat he stepped towards her and pulled her into him, relieved when he felt Kara relax in his arms.
"I feel so powerless." Kara said into his chest. "I failed Alex."
"You have failed no one. There was nothing you could have done back then. What you can do though is be there for Alex now."
"She doesn't need me. She never has." Kara said sadly.
"That's not true."
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"No bodyguard tonight?" Adam asked noticing Hank was not shadowing Alex.
"No, Finn is back behind bars, so I lose my unneeded escort." Alex said. "How's Kara?"
"I'm worried. When she found out where Finn was she was going to go after him. If Winn and I hadn't stopped her I honestly don't know what she would have done. She feels like she failed you. Too compensate she has gone into Supergirl overdrive. At this rate she is going to blow out her powers or hurt someone."
"I know."
"I can't help her." Adam said. "She needs you. And she needs to feel needed by you."
"I know. You think you can give us some space this evening?" Alex asked.
"Not a problem. But please make sure she takes a break."
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"Hey." Alex said as Kara flew through the window.
"Alex? What are you doing here? Are you okay?" Kara asked confused.
"I'm fine. I'm here for pizza night."
"We're having that?"
"We are."
"Where's Adam?"
"Gone out with some guys from work, so no need to order a token salad." Alex explained.
"Aren't we missing the pizza?" Kara asked, noticing the lack of boxes.
"It's coming. But first, we need to talk." Alex said.
"About?"
"Me, you, Finn, us." Alex listed.
"What's there to talk about?" Kara asked. "He is back behind bars."
"Which I gather I have you to thank for." Alex said.
"Winn did the hard work. I did nothing." Kara said.
"Kara I know you're mad at me for keeping things from you." Alex started. "But, I'm the big sister, it my job to protect you, not the other way round."
"I'm the one with powers." Kara pointed out.
"Which you weren't using back then."
"If I thought they could have protected you I would have used them."
"I know, but I didn't want to use them back then because I wanted you to be safe."
"I still don't understand why you didn't tell me?"
"Because I didn't want to upset you."
"You had just been attacked, you should have been worrying about you not me."
"Kara there was nothing I wanted more than a hug from you. But I couldn't tell you. I didn't want to upset you."
"I'm not that fragile."
"That's not what I meant." Alex said. "If I had told you, you would have felt the same way you do now and I didn't want that. Your strongest power is your faith in people, I didn't want to be responsible for destroying that." She added only to be interrupted by her phone.
"Danvers…..Where?….Yes, she's with me, correction she's on her way." Alex said noticing Kara was already out of the window.
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"So what do we know?" Alex asked as she hurried to the scene to rendezvous with her team.
"The alien is a species called Herelm. There physiology has a lot of commonality with plants." Hank explained over the phone.
"Pardon?" Alex asked as she weaved through traffic.
"They are humanoid but plant like." Hank repeated. "If you get too close it will attack you with a tentacle that it uses to kill you and absorb nutrients."
"So we are taking on a man eating, human looking plant?" Alex asked.
"Something like that." Hank said. "Only this one is also armed with a sort of plasma gun."
"Great. So do we have some special weed killer to use?"
"In a way. Bastnaesite can weaken it. Supergirl is heading to Mountain Pass now to get some. All your team needs to do is the contain the situation until she gets back." Hank explained.
"Anything else I need to know?" Alex asked.
"I'll let you know if there is, we are still looking through the archives." Hank said as Alex arrived at the scene where her containment team were already waiting for her.
As Alex cut the connection she approached the team and took the tac vest and weapons Miller held out to her.
"So what's the plan boss?" He asked.
"Locate and contain until Supergirl arrives with the weed killer." Alex said. "If you see it report the position and back off. Do not engage."
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"I am on the roof of Dymock Towers. Target sighted." Alex said quietly over the radio link ten minutes later.
"Do not engage." Hank warned.
"That may be a little tricky." Alex said as the alien turned and saw Alex.
"Do not fire." Hank said. "Intel suggests that the lead in the bullets will increase its power."
"Am I allowed to throw stones?" Alex asked, unimpressed by how late the intel was filtering through.
"As long as they don't have lead in, sure." Hank replied as Alex scrambled across the roof top as the alien started to fire on her.
"I'll be there in two minutes." Supergirl said as the ventilation duct that Alex was hiding behind was blown away by the alien.
"Quicker would be better." Alex said as she sprinted across the roof top towards a small brick wall.
As a blast from the alien's gun grazed Alex thigh she yelped in pain and fell to the ground, rolling to a stop just before the edge. Quickly she rose to her feet and looked for another hiding point only for the alien to stand before her.
"Time to die, human." The alien said as a tentacle shot out from it's palm towards Alex. In response Alex launched herself off the edge of the roof of the sixty-one floor sky scraper and plummeted towards the ground.
With just ten stories to go Alex felt two arms wrap round her before she found her self soaring upwards and sideways. Seconds later she was deposited on the ground in what looked like the middle of nowhere before Supergirl flew off.
Relieved to still be alive she sat on the ground and tried to stop the bleeding from her leg. She had barely had time to dress the wound and get to her feet again when Supergirl landed before her.
"What were you thinking?" Kara asked, her anger palpable. "What if I hadn't got there in time? You don't just throw yourself off a skyscraper. If I had been two seconds later you would be dead."
"Kara, I knew you would save me." Alex said calmly.
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because you always do."
"I didn't with Finn." Kara said.
"You never knew I was in danger. I didn't know I was in danger until it was too late." Alex countered. "But when it has mattered you have always been there getting me out of trouble. And for that I'm sorry."
"Why are you sorry?"
"Because saving me isn't your job. You shouldn't be looking after me, I should be looking after you."
"Again, I'm the one with powers." Kara pointed out.
"And you use them to save the world. You shouldn't have to worry about me too." Alex said before adding. "And if you keep pushing yourself like you have you are going to burn out."
"Saving people helps me feel better."
"I get that, I do. And I am sorry that I have made you feel angry and betrayed. But please don't push yourself."
"I don't." Kara said. "Feel angry and betrayed. I mean I did at first, but now I just feel mad at myself. I should have been there for you. What kind of sister am I not to notice something was wrong? I hate feeling like I have let you down."
"Hey, you have never let me down." Alex said hugging her. After a few seconds Kara quietly asked.
"Why do you keep shutting me out?" The question causing Alex to pull away from Kara and look her in the eyes.
"The only times I have hidden things from you is when I have been trying to protect you."
"I don't need your protection anymore, I'm not a little kid."
"You are still, and always will be, my little sister." Alex said. "And I will always protect you."
"I don't want protection. I just want my sister." Kara said. "I want people to tell me the truth. I am so tired of people hiding things from me. My whole life has involved people lying to me. My parents lied about the future of Krypton, my mother lied about aunt Astra, you lied about your job and the DEO and you didn't tell me about Finn."
"I'm sorry." Alex said hugging Kara. "No more secrets. But you have to promise you'll stop pushing yourself so hard."
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When Kara and Alex finally arrived back at Kara's apartment Adam stood and stared at them.
"Problem?" Alex eventually asked.
"You promised you would get Kara to take it easy tonight."
"There was a man eating, gun carrying, humanoid plant thing. We needed her, I needed her." Alex shrugged. The sparkle in Kara's eye that the statement caused almost stopped Adam's interrogation, but not quite.
"And the jumping off a skyscraper?"
"How do you know about that?" Alex asked confused.
"Everyone knows about that. It was on TV." Adam said.
"Oh." Alex said wondering how long it would be before Eliza rang. Eventually she answered. "I knew Kara would catch me."
"Kara, who was meant to be resting?" Adam pressed.
"I can't control the timing of alien attacks." Alex pointed out. "And it was either jumping or being skewered."
"Are you okay?" Adam asked Kara.
"I'm fine, it was Alex who was shot."
"Grazed." Alex corrected.
"You still shouldn't be standing." Kara said helping Alex over the couch.
Seeing Adam put his jacket on Kara asked him. "Where are you going?"
"I'm assuming you're hungry, so I'm going to grab some take out."
"With extra potstickers?" She asked hopefully.
"As long as you take the rest of the night off." He said.
"And ice cream?"
"We'll see. I'll be back later." Subtly nodding at Alex as he opened the door.
"Are you okay?" Kara asked as Adam left.
"Even Hamilton said it was only a scratch." Alex said.
"I didn't mean the getting shot and base jumping." Kara said. "I meant with Finn."
"He's back in jail." Alex pointed out.
"I know, but you still have to live with what happened."
"It was a long time ago."
"But still gives you nightmares." Kara countered.
"I'm not going let what he did define me." Alex said, not denying Kara's statement.
"You know, you are the strongest person I know? Human or alien." Kara said. "But it is okay to not be strong all the time. I know you want the past to stay in the past, but if you ever want to talk about your nightmares I'm here."
"I know." Alex replied pulling Kara into a hug before asking. "Are we okay?"
"Yes."
"So, can I stay here tonight?" Alex questioned, sounding hesitant.
"Of course you can."
"Good, because I really don't want to be alone." Alex confessed.
"You are always welcome here." Kara said. "And regardless of whether or not you want me, I'm always here for you."
"I know." Alex said holding Kara tighter. "Thank you."
TBC...
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing. Next up Kara loses her powers (again).