Author's Note: This one took longer than expected because initially it was going to be really long, then I figured out a way to shorten it. I realized Lena is more than capable to solve problems herself. Thus this chapter spawned.
Day 12 Theme: Angst
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Chapter 12 - Give Me Your Ring
Kara flew around National City as Supergirl in total peace. Her day hadn't been too busy, she stopped a couple vehicle accidents, a couple robberies, but no aliens which made today a good day. She was excited to go home and sit in front of the TV and catch up on one of her shows that Lena didn't particularly like. It was a crime show, and Lena couldn't understand why Kara would want to watch it when that's her day everyday. So she had to watch it when Lena wasn't home.
She was sure Lena was going to be late coming home today because she had a big project she was trying to fine tune.
Kara landed on the balcony of their bedroom to their penthouse, and slipped into the shower. A quick shower to wash away whatever remained of her day as Supergirl and then she was going to grab some snacks from the kitchen and make a home on the couch. She was a little behind on her show so she was determined to see just how many she could get through before Lena came home.
The water was toasty warm, her day washing away with the water. She decided to use Lena's shampoo and conditioner because it had such a unique smell to it that Kara couldn't quite pinpoint, but she enjoyed the scent. It was some fancy high end hair product and while Lena had said on several occasions that she would buy Kara some, she always declined. She used name brand ones from drug stores because she was always getting dirty as Supergirl.
There were some days where she'd have four or five showers a day. It just wasn't practical using an expensive shampoo and conditioner so much. That didn't mean that she didn't use Lena's expensive shampoo and conditioner sometimes.
Today was one of those days.
She put a generous amount in her hand, before squishing her hands together and running her fingers through her hair, making sure she got all of the dirt, gravel and whatever else was in her hair, out. The spicy fruity scent reaching her nose, it was so sweet and strong, that she almost thought Lena was in there with her.
She wasn't though.
Kara finished her shower and got out, drying herself off and then picked out a pair of light blue pajama pants that had animated dogs on them, and a matching blue t-shirt that had a cute little multi-colored dog on the front.
She walked into the kitchen, opened the pantry door looking for something to eat. "What to eat? What to eat.." She whispered to herself. "Oh, pretzels.," She exclaimed as she had forgotten she'd bought pretzels the other day. This was a snack Lena would never have bought on her own accord.
Kara looked at the bag, and decided a bowl would be better. She reached into one of the cabinets and pulled out the larger popcorn bowl, dumping about half the bag into it. Once she had her snacks, she grabbed a glass from another cabinet and filled it with water from the filtered fridge. "Do I need anything else…" She whispered to herself again. "Nope… I think that's it." She picked up a pretzel and crunched it into her mouth, before she picked up the bowl and glass excited to watch her show.
As she came around the corner however, Lena came into view sitting at one of the chairs at the table. Her right hand on the table her fingers tapping on the table one by one, over and over, her legs crossed staring at Kara with a less than happy look on her face.
"Lena," Kara almost jumped at the sight of her wife sitting at the table looking pretty mad for some reason. For the life of her, she couldn't remember anything she'd done wrong recently. "I thought you'd still be at work, your project didn't take as long as you hoped?" She asked carefully hoping that her look was work related and not her related.
"For someone with super hearing, you sure are terrible at it," Lena pointed out still looking pissed as ever.
Kara shrugged, "When I'm at home, I do my best to zone out the noise because otherwise it can become too much."
Lena nodded, "I suppose that makes sense. I got an interesting visitor today," She said as vaguely as she possibly could, her jaw clenching as the conversation came back to her.
"Oh yeah," Kara said not sure what she should be doing at the moment. She was still holding onto her bowl and glass as she wasn't sure if this would be a long conversation or a short one.
"Yes, I need you to give me your ring right now," Lena leaned forward in the dim light and put out her right hand for the ring.
Kara looked at Lena confused, "What are you talking about? Why would you need my ring?"
Lena leaned back in her chair a little, crossing her fingers together with both hands into a fist in front of her, "Andrea Rojas came by my office today, a couple of hours ago, actually. She is why I am home so early."
Kara was still confused, "Okay, what did she want?"
"She came to my office threatening to reveal your identity to the world if I didn't give her one of Lex's transmatter portal watches," Lena finally came forth and stated the truth of the very serious situation. "So I'll say it again, I need you to give me your ring. She said that the ring that Supergirl has been seen wearing looked familiar to her. Then after talking to you, it hit her. It was your ring that she's been seeing on the news. Which connected the dots for her. Kara Danvers is Supergirl."
Kara swallowed nervously putting the bowl and glass down on the table in front of Lena. "What did you say?" She asked wondering what kind of outcome came from that conversation.
"I was able to convince her that if she revealed your identity to the world, that her life would be in danger since she knows you. The fact that you have many enemies, could easily come back and bite her in the ass." Lena said anger seething through her words that she even had to have such a conversation. "I warned you that this would happen if you continued to be so frivolous with your ring, but you continued to do as you pleased. So, since you cannot be trusted, give me your ring!" She demanded, as she put out her hand once more waiting for the metal to plop in her hand.
Kara did as she was asked and slowly removed her silver band, before placing it in Lena's hand. "Just to be clear, you're only going to hold onto it right, this doesn't mean we're breaking up or anything?"
Lena clenched her jaw, "Don't test me Kara."
Kara nodded slowly, "Got it. Well, thanks for solving that problem, and um.. Well are you going back to work then or…"
"Yes, I will be going back to work. I lost precious time coming all the way home to deal with this, so I need to go back and make up for lost time," Lena said still clearly very annoyed that she had to come all the way back home for this. She got up from her chair to leave.
Kara stopped her from walking toward the door, "I could fly you back to make up for lost time?"
Lena shook her head, "No, that would add to the current problem of people figuring out who you are," She walked past Kara toward the door.
Kara nodded, "Alright, will you let me know if you'll be staying really late at least?"
Lena turned as she put her jacket back on by the door, "Yes, as long as I don't lose track of time, I will let you know." She pulled the door open, stood for a second before closing it and turning back. "You know I love you right, you just frustrate me so much sometimes."
Kara smiled, "That's completely understandable, having a ring that I have to remember to remove hasn't been the easiest thing to do so you're probably right to hold onto it. I love you too though, I'll see you later."
Lena let out a weak smile, "Yes, hopefully you will." She said as she opened the door again and left out the front door.
