Twenty One
Lilain looked up as a woman walked towards her.
"It's done."
"And my daughter?"
The woman looked down and Lilian could tell something was very wrong.
"She was affected too."
Lilian frowned.
"What? How? She's human."
The woman nodded her head quickly.
"I know. I know it doesn't make sense and we're doing everything we can to figure out how this has happened. Red kryptonite should only affect kryptonians so we're not sure how this has gotten into her system. But we are working to find out how."
Lilian glared at the woman.
"Just find a cure. We don't know how dangerous this is, after all."
The woman nodded and left Lilian to glare out the window while she worried about the daughter that was not her's.
...
Kara stood behind Lena's chair as the Luthor put the phone down.
"Problem?" Kara asked.
Lena sighed.
"They want me to do an interview. To explain our side of the story."
Kara nodded and pulled the chair back so she could sit on the desk right in front of Lena.
"And what do you want to do?"
Lena shrugged.
"I could go on TV, tell them the truth, warn them not to judge us..."
Kara grabbed the arms of the swivel chair and pulled Lena towards her so that the Luthor's chair was between her legs.
"How about we both do the interview?"
One side of Lena's mouth quirked as she looked Kara and ran her hands over Kara's leather clad thighs.
"Sounds good. It would show we're united and it's not just me aiming for publicity."
Kara smiled and lent in to give Lena a quick kiss.
"Maybe we could even kiss during the interview. Imagine if it's televised."
Lena pretended to look shocked.
"What a scandal that would be."
Kara chuckled darkly.
"A Super and Luthor..." She mused.
Lena grinned.
"That have sex. Now not even Lex and Superman can say that...not that they would want to." Lena added after a moment's thought.
Kara pushed Lena back in her chair and got up, taking the phone and holding it out to her.
"Call them back. Arrange an interview."
Lena took the phone and made the call.
Meanwhile, Kara had someone else to talk to...
Cat didn't look impressed as Kara stood in front of her, dressed all in black and looking more like her late aunt Astra than Supergirl. The black costume she'd worn the last time she'd been infected with red kryptonite was now back on plus with some new leather panels added in to make the fashion choice look more current.
"So we'll be doing the interview together." Kara said, after telling Cat what the press wanted from Lena.
Cat rolled her eyes.
"You can't do that interview, Supergirl, it's suicide for your...other you."
"Maybe I don't want that life anymore. I'm better as Supergirl anyway and Lena knows it too."
Cat sighed.
"You can't be Supergirl all the time, even you would get tired of it."
"I can be whoever I like. I'm not like you, Cat."
"And that would be?"
"Human."
Cat didn't look away from Kara as she tried to stare her down.
"So is Lena."
Kara gave Cat a cold grin.
"She can't be all human otherwise she wouldn't have been infected by red kryptonite."
Cat paused and removed her glasses, tapping them against her lips as she started to think.
"Lena's been infected? She would have to have some kryptonian DNA in her system in order for the red kryptonite to take effect...interesting."
Kara waved her away.
"Yes I'm sure it is but what Lena and I are focusing on now is the interview and the only reason I came to talk to you, Cat, is to make sure that you don't leak our false story. You remember, the one where you said we should just say the photo is a fake? Yeah, we're not doing that anymore."
Cat frowned.
"You seem very sure about this."
"We are." Kara replied.
Cat studied Kara then and for just a second, Kara saw uncertainty flicker in Cat's eyes.
"Excuse me, I have to go make a call."
Kara nodded but she stayed outside the office that used to be Cat's. She heard the whole conversation;
Cat was calling someone to warn them that Supergirl might be under the influence of red kryptonite once more and that Lena Luthor was also being affected by it.
...
Supergirl flew onto Lena's balcony and into her office.
"We need to move the interview up." Kara said.
"Why?"
"Because I'm pretty sure that Cat just ratted us out to the DEO."
Lena frowned.
"Why would she do that?"
Kara rolled her eyes.
"Because the last time this happened I threw her off a balcony. She didn't die. I caught her but apparently she can't get over it."
Lena shrugged.
"Can't you just do it again? Scare her into silence?"
Kara bit her lip and shook her head.
"No, Cat doesn't work like that. We'll just have to do the interview before the DEO finds us. Call back that press guy and get them to do an interview in a private location, preferably as far away from National City as possible."
Lena nodded and got to work.
Author's Note: Another short one I know but I'm on the clock here. Next one will be longer
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