With Arrow being over I thought I'd do a little extension of Kara after Oliver's funeral. Enjoy!
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stories I'm already working on:
Kara almost dies (3x09)
Kalex from different points of view
clingy Alex/broken bone
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Kara slowly walked into her apartment, feeling like gravity wasn't functioning as it should. Oliver Queen was dead. The Green Arrow was dead. Oliver gave up his life for the rest of the universe. He gave Kara hope again, but at the same time, she wished it didn't have to be this way. She didn't know Oliver very well, heck, she didn't even like him at first, but the impact he made on everyone's life made Kara respect him very much. And she was sad. Why was this the only way?
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Alex felt bad that she wasn't able to attend Oliver's funeral, so after she was done with her work at the DEO she went and visited Kara at her apartment. She knocked on her front door, heard a soft 'come in', then opened to door only to find her little sister with red eyes and a tear-stained face. "Kara..."
Kara looked at her and immediately shook her head. "I don't want Director Danvers, I need my sister..."
Alex glanced down at her outfit. Since she wanted to get back to Kara as soon as possible, Alex never had the chance to change out of her uniform. "Okay, okay, can I borrow some clothes then?"
Kara nodded, then stood up and embraced her sister. "In a minute..."
Alex closed her eyes and leaned into Kara's hair. "I've got you..."
"Alex..."
"Hmm?"
Kara took a step back and held Alex's face in her hands. "Y-you were dead... Without him... everyone I love would still be gone..."
Alex kissed the palm of her hand. "It'll take a lot more than an anti-matter wave to take me away from you. I'm not going anywhere."
Kara stared at her for a second, then gently ruffled Alex's hair back to its natural state. "I wouldn't want to live in a world without you in it..."
"You don't have to," Alex promised with an affectionate bump of their foreheads. "And even if you do, I'll never truly be gone. I'll always be apart of you."
Kara bit her lip and stepped away. This wasn't fair. Why did Oliver make that deal with the monitor?
Alex sighed. She didn't know how to make this any easier. "Tell you what, I'll go get changed and when I come back I'll stay with you as long as you need me to, okay?"
Kara nodded, but wouldn't look up. It wasn't her fault, but Oliver's death made her feel guilty. Was there more she should've done?
Alex squeezed Kara's shoulder for a few moments, her grip firm yet reassuring, then left for Kara's bedroom to change into something a little more "hug-friendly."
Kara continued to stand there in the middle of the room. What was wrong with her? Barry was much closer to Oli and he seemed to be handling this a lot better than her.
By the time Alex came back, Kara was under her favorite blue blanket. Kara always did love that blanket when she was sad. "Alright, sis, come on, scoot over." The mass of blankets did just that. Alex shook her head and sat beside it. "Huh, I wonder where Kara went..."
Kara dug her hand out from the blanket and waved a little.
Alex laughed softly and took it. "C'mere, you."
Kara allowed Alex to maneuver her to lay on her chest and closed her eyes when her sister gently took her hair out of its bun. "Al'? Is this real? Are you really here?"
Alex ran her hand down Kara's back. "I'm really here. Always."
"I missed you...," Kara whispered under her breath, letting go of the tears she was holding back.
Alex bit her lip but wasn't able to stop herself from crying too. "I know... I'm so sorry..."
Kara tucked her face into Alex's neck and released a shaky breath. "It's not your fault..."
"I know but... I wasn't there when you needed me... I-I haven't been there hardly at all..."
Kara sat up and took her face in her hands again. "Hey, don't be like that. There's... There's more to your life than just me. I want you to be happy. But... promise me one thing?"
Alex leaned into her touch. "Anything."
Kara swallowed, attempting to keep her tears at bay. "Let's never take each other for granted. We never know what's going to happen next..."
Alex nodded curtly. "Okay. I promised to never take you for granted. I love you, Kara."
"I love you too," Kara whispered, letting go of Alex's face and hugging her once again.
"We won't let people forget Oliver's name. He saved all of us, and he deserves to be remembered forever," Alex reassured, running her fingers through her sister's hair.
"Is this stupid? Why am I so affected by this? I wasn't even that close with Oliver..."
"No, not stupid." Alex kissed her temple. "He was a hero, and he gave up his life for the entire universe. Kara, you're one of the most caring people I know, so of course you're affected, you care. Why would that be a bad thing?"
"I don't know, just..." Kara took a deep breath when she thought about crisis again. Hard as it is to get over his death, he brought back everyone, and that was a sacrifice only a true hero could make. "Thanks for being here, Alex." Kara cuddled closer and inhaled her familiar scent. "You're the best sister ever."
Alex laughed. "I try my best."