"Great, now do it again while looking at the… at the… photo machine?"
"Blow out the candles again?" Kara asked accommodatingly.
"Photo machine?" Winn giggled over his drink. "I feel like I just got transported back in time."
"That's the scotch you're drinking and its called相機in Chinese and it literally translate into… you know what… Shut up." Camera in hand Jess snapped several more drunken candids while Alex cheered Kara on for a happy Earthday.
"I thought Earth Day was closer to-"
"Shouldn't everyday be Earth Day?!" Kara added as she rapidly sectioned the cake out for each person, passing a slice onto Jess so quickly that the woman nearly dropped the camera. "Please protect the environment."
…...
"So,"Lena swiped frosting from the corner of Kara's mouth, "did you like it?"
Kara, up on a sugar high and almost getting to hear Lena say she loved her, decided to impishly follow after Lena's finger and clean the remaining cream with her tongue. "Mmmhmmm."
Lena squeaked and yanked her hand away faster than she had intended and held her hand up to her own mouth to hide her shock. "I'm… I'm… Your present… It's in the car, I'm going to go and fetch it."
"If you're Kara's present, I'm sure you don't-"
Lena scowled at Kathy for her gall and nearly tilted a chair over as she rushed out the front door. She of course had the manners to apologize to the abused pieces of furniture left in her wake.
"Isn't she a beauty and a grace-"
"There she goes, my best friend," Jess moved out of Kathy's arm to stop her partner from going on, "the girl with as much cool as a volcano."
"What?" Kathy stared incredulously, "you're allowed to tease and I can't state truths."
Jess shrugged. "Thems the rules."
"It's really sweet." Kara chimed, her face bright red. She hadn't expected herself to do that around company, but Lena had flown in a Michelin winning pastry chef to literally make heaven on a dish and well… she was excited.
Kara stiffened.
Alex immediately stilled, alcohol seeming to loose whatever sway it had moments ago made her smoosh cake onto Maggie's face. "Kara?"
She moved in a flash, the front door practically thrown clean off the hinges as she headed towards where Lena had parked the car.
"And this one'll punch you in the face?"
…...
Kara wrapped herself around Lena and felt the metal round tap harmlessly into her shoulder. She caught the bullet as it fell through the air and rounded it in her clenched fist. She flicked her wrist and hurtled the metal ball with gunshot velocity, shattering the sniper rifle that had been held in the shooter's hands.
"Kara?!"
Kara tucked Lena against her as another hail of bullets came from a black GT-R that swung into their cul-de-sac.
Kara crumpled so she could guide Lena into back of the car where she knew the well armored vehicle would protect against anything short of missile.
"Fuck, Kara, are you alright!" Lena desperately roamed her hands over where the bullets had torn through Kara's clothing, but only found smooth, friction heated skin. "What…"
"They are equipped with professional tactical gear, four in the car and a sniper at the lookout point."
"Sniper?"
Kara nodded. She grasped Lena's face in her trembling hands and pushed a desperate kiss against her startled companion's lips. This was probably the last time she would ever get to kiss Lena.
She should've known better, better than to endangered a civilian.
Kara pushed on Lena's chest so the woman would remain lying down and out of view from the rear window, she pressed one more longing kiss over Lena's rabbit quick heart.
Clark was right.
Luthors and Supers were not meant to be.
