Nineteen
"Cat!" Kara breathed, then she remembered she was here as Supergirl.
"I mean, Ms Grant. I thought you were-"
"At the White House? Yes, I was but then this story broke and well, I just had to find out if it was true or if one of those clever little people who specialise in making...oh what's the word? Manips, is it?"
Supergirl nodded and let out an uneasy chuckle.
"Uh, yeah, those."
Cat folded her arms as she looked at Supergirl.
Despite being basically indestructible and a helluva lot stronger than Cat, the woman still had that death stare that made Kara want to look away.
"So? Is it true?"
Kara bit her lip and nodded.
Cat's lip quirked just a fraction.
"And with Lena Luthor...that is a turn for the books."
Kara didn't say anything as Cat walked towards her.
"Is it love?"
Kara smiled and nodded her head as she looked at Cat.
Cat looked out across the city skyline and drew in a breath.
"I admit the woman is powerful and she has this air of mystery about her."
"Yeah but she's also kind and loyal, beautiful, smart-"
Cat held up a hand to stop her.
"Ok, I get it, you're in love with her." She said in that dry tone of her's.
Kara blushed slightly.
Cat lent on the balcony's wall.
"But now you have a problem."
Kara's smile dropped and she nodded.
"If I come out as admitting to dating Lena and they see her with...someone else, they'll know who I really am."
Cat nodded.
"They will and after that, they won't leave you alone."
Kara sighed.
"That's what I'm afraid of."
Cat shrugged carelessly.
"Lena is used to being in the public eye and you are too but this won't just stop there. You need to figure out a way to finish this story before it truly begins."
Kara stood up straight, an idea hitting her.
"You said about those people that make manips?"
Cat nodded but she was frowning, clearly not following where Kara was going with this.
"I did..."
"Well what if we just say it's faked? Then all of this goes away."
Cat nodded.
"Good idea...but you have to prove it. You have to find someone willing to take the blame for making it."
Cat pulled the photo up on her phone and studied it.
"It does look real though."
"Yeah but people are so talented these days."
Cat raised an eyebrow at her.
"Make the people believe it and you can end this."
Kara nodded.
"I'll go talk to Lena."
Cat nodded her head once that she agreed but Kara stopped and turned to face Cat.
"Ms, Grant?"
"Hm?"
"Thank you...for coming back here and helping me."
"Oh I wasn't helping you, Supergirl. I just wanted to know if the story was true and now I have the privilege of being the only person in the world that knows the truth. The rest of the world will think it's faked."
Kara nodded.
"But you can keep this just between us, can't you?"
Cat gave Kara a little smirk.
"I suppose just this once, I can keep a story to myself."
Kara smiled at her.
"Thank you, Ms Grant."
Cat waved her away.
"It's fine. Now go find Lena."
"I will but...are you staying or...?"
Cat looked like she was thinking about it.
"I suppose I can stay a day or two until this blows over. You might still need my help...no, scratch that, you will definitely need my help."
Kara chuckled.
"I'm sure I will and Lena and I are both grateful to you."
Cat looked pleased with herself.
"Who am I to stand in the way of true love?"
Kara grinned at her before taking off to go and find Lena.
...
Kara found Lena standing in her office, looking out of the window, her back to her.
"Lena, I've found a way to fix all this."
Lena didn't turn around.
"Lena?"
"Come over here, Kara."
Lena's voice was light but controlled.
Kara took a tentative step towards her; something felt off.
Coming to stand next to her, Kara looked at Lena.
She looked...different.
Dressed in tight black leather pants, a black mesh top and spiked high heels with her hair left long. Her make up was dark and the air she gave off wasn't what Kara was used to.
"Are you ok?" Kara asked.
Lena nodded her head only once, arms folded across her chest.
Kara looked her up and down.
"Love the new look, it's very...dark."
Lena smirked but it was such a small smirk that Kara barely noticed it was there.
Then she remembered why she'd flown over here in the first place.
"Oh right, I came here to tell you that all of this, there's a way to fix it. The press, the papers, everything."
Lena said nothing so Kara continued.
"We say that the photograph is a manip. A fake."
Lena turned her head slowly and she frowned.
"Why would we say that? We're dating aren't we?"
Kara frowned in confusion.
"Yes but if they see you out with me as Kara then they'll know who Supergirl really is."
"And why is that a problem? You're more powerful than all of them, Kara. You shouldn't have to answer to anyone."
Kara's frown deepend and she turned Lena to face her.
"What's gotten into you?"
Lena grinned but it looked like she was baring her teeth.
"Nothing's gotten into me, Kara. I just realise that we are putting so much importance on people who don't really matter."
"Don't matter...? Lena, we always said we wanted to help people."
Lena stepped back out of Kara's hold.
"And we have and how have they repaid us? Scorn, ridicule, they don't trust us, Kara. Not completely."
Kara shook her head slowly, she couldn't believe what Lena was saying.
"People will always be afraid of what they don't know. It's our job to help them see that we can be trusted."
Lena scoffed.
"It's not our job to do anything. If the people don't appreciate what we do then maybe we should leave them to wallow in their own fear."
Kara grabbed Lena and made her look at her once more.
"Lena, I don't know why you're being like this but you need to snap out of it."
Lena pushed Kara back and backed her up against the wall.
"Maybe you need to get on board with me." Lena breathed, her breath tickling Kara's ear.
"Maybe you need to give into those dark desires and fantasies you have." Lena whispered, her lips just lightly trailing along Kara's neck.
"You don't owe these people anything and I know I'm not like you, Kara, I'm just a human but together...just think of how powerful we could be."
Kara's eyes had closed and all she was concentrating on was Lena's seductive voice and her lips.
"Look at me." Lena whispered.
Kara slowly opened her eyes and froze.
Lena's eyes were no longer that captivating sea green but they flickered to a dark, angry red.
Lena grinned.
"I see you've finally noticed there's something different about me."
"What-what happened to you?" Kara asked, unable to process what was going on.
Lena shrugged lightly as she had Kara trapped in her arms; a hand on either side of the wall by Kara's shoulders.
"I don't know. I started feeling better, stronger about two hours ago and now I feel...like nothing can stop me. Like no one would ever dare try."
Kara looked Lena up and down.
Apart from her eyes flickering every now and then, there was no sign that Lena was anything other than herself but something was wrong, it had to be.
Kara searched Lena's office.
There was nothing out of place, nothing new, no gifts, no-
Kara's eyes focused on a glass, half full of whiskey, only the whiskey was doing the same thing as Lena's eyes. It flickered from amber to red consistently.
Kara gestured with her head to the glass.
"Been day drinking again?"
Lena pouted.
"Only one."
"Your usual brand?"
"A gift my mother gave me years ago. I decided to open it and see why she liked it so much."
Kara swallowed and looked Lena straight in the eyes.
"Lena, listen to me very carefully."
Lena raised her head but her eyes remained locked on Kara's.
"I don't know how they managed it but that whiskey is laced with red Kryptonite and it's affecting you. I know because I've been under red Kryptonite's influence before."
Lena didn't seem to mind.
"Then you know how powerful I feel right now."
Kara nodded.
"I do but this...what you're feeling? It costs, okay? We need to get it out of your system."
Lena scoffed at Kara.
"I don't want to. I like feeling this way, and besides-" Lena moved into Kara, her body pressing against the blonde's so Kara could feel every muscle, every curve of Lena's strong build.
"-I don't think you'll want me to after I show you just exactly how much it's changed me."
Author's Note: So I have another sex scene coming up in the next chapter.
Lena is under the influence of red Kryptonite as you know, so things will get a little BDSM, if that's not your thing, stop reading now, if it is then by all means, enjoy!