"We hang out, we help one another, we tell one another our worst fears and biggest secrets, and then just like real sisters, we listen and don't judge."
― Adriana Trigiani, Viola in Reel Life
"Hey, sleepyhead," Alex whispered, poking Kara's shoulder. "Time to get up, we are going surfing today."
Yawning as she rolled over, "just a few more minutes," she grumbled just a bit and rolled back over, pulling the blanket over her head.
"Five minutes, Kar, or I'm eating breakfast at the diner without you," Alex called out as she left the bedroom.
"No fair, Alex!" Kara yelled at the door as she sat up. "You didn't say we were going for breakfast last night." She slid out of bed and got dressed, sliding into her tennis shoes as she got to the door.
Alex turned, looking up from her coffee as she heard Kara's door open, "that was faster than I thought."
Kara stuck her tongue out at her sister as she made her way to the front deck. Once she was out in the sun, she started stretching, trying some of the poses that Kelly had been teaching her. Alex walked towards the door, taking a sip from the mug she was holding. A small smile crossed her lips as she thought about her girlfriend, 'I wonder what she's up to this morning.'
Pulling out her phone she took a quick snap of Kara in a pose and sent it off via chat. She heard the familiar tone as Kelly responded.
K: 'Supposed to be sister's weekend?'
A: 'Wanted to show you what she is doing, and I can't help it, I miss my girlfriend.'
K: 'I miss you too, honey, tell her to adjust her feet, slightly further apart, even with her shoulders.'
"Kara, adjust your feet, further apart, even with your shoulders," Alex coached. "Kelly says hi, by the way." Then Alex laughed, realizing that she had literally spoken word for word what Kelly typed.
A: 'New pic, better?'
K: 'Perfect, I love you, and I have an appointment in 45 minutes. XOXO.'
A: 'Love you too, send pics when you find the one you like. XOXO.'
Putting away her phone, Alex finished her coffee as Kara went through a few more poses. Kara stretched out of her last pose and turned, "Breakfast time?"
"Yep, Kelly says your form looks good, just remember foot placement." Alex smiled, "now let's go."
The two women walked down the steps towards the beach and made their way, arm in arm, to the diner.
Andrea Rojas was finishing her Kata when she heard a knock on the door. She looked at the clock, noticing it was still very early, and moved slowly towards the door. She started to look out the peephole when she heard a distinctive whining at the door.
"Andi, Morgana knows you are at the door," Lena laughed.
Andrea opened the door, smiling, "Hey you, I didn't expect you this morning, aren't you normally at the office on a Saturday morning?"
"Normally yes, but I am trying something new," Lena smirked, then pulled the unsuspecting brunette into a hug.
Andrea felt Lena's arms wrap around her and smiled contently, hugging her friend back. "do I smell coffee and croissants?"
Lena's smirk turned into a smile as she picked up the coffee and bag from the hallway table, "I thought breakfast would be nice."
"How about on the balcony?" Andrea asked as the two women made their way across the living room.
"Sounds lovely," Lena answered. Morgana followed behind, sniffing the bag in Lena's hand.
Kelly met Nia and Astra at Noonan's twenty minutes after her text from Alex, "where are Brainy and J'onn?"
"They will be joining us shortly." Astra answered, "how is my niece?"
"She is doing quite well, Astra. Her arm is healed completely and her stitches are out," Kelly answered, "Are you going to see her?"
"Nia and I are driving down on Monday afternoon to spend a few days," Astra smiled.
"She will be thrilled," Kelly responded.
"Nia said it would be a nice surprise," Astra smiled even more widely, "I miss my Little One, terribly."
J'onn and Brainy picked that moment to arrive and as they sat, Kelly filled everyone in on Kara's progress and they explained how Lena had helped them through their crisis the day before.
Kara and Alex had just finished up breakfast and were headed back to the house, where they changed into wetsuits and grabbed the boards Alex had delivered. "You ready, sis?"
Kara looked at Alex and swallowed hard, then nodded her head.
"Kara, you'll be fine, I promise, I'm not going to let anything happen to you," Alex spoke softly and seriously.
They lifted their boards and headed towards the water.
Several hours and even more wipeouts later, Alex was up and riding the biggest wave they had seen all morning. Kara was watching every move her sister made, cheering her on and clapping whenever Alex transitioned from one move to another. She watched as a smaller wave rolled in and started paddling out to it, keeping an eye on Alex as she did. She turned into the wave and stood up slowly, getting her balance, riding the wave from side to side. She stopped looking at her feet long enough to look forward and saw Alex clapping and whistling as she rode the wave towards shore. As the wave slowed, she dropped off the board, landing softly on the sand underneath her. She and Alex were hugging tightly when they heard the scream…
"My daughter, oh god, my daughter, she's gone!" The woman on the beach was yelling and waving frantically.
Alex and Kara immediately started scanning the beach, looking up and down for a lone child. Kara turned and looked out into the water and noticed a board with a small child, maybe 9 or 10 clinging to it as it moved away from shore. She grabbed Alex's hand and pointed. Alex followed her sister's finger and saw the little girl and grabbed her own board and started to dive forward. She was on her third stroke when she looked to her right and saw Kara keeping pace with her.
"What are you doing?" She screamed over the waves.
"I'm helping," Kara grinned, her eyes reflecting the hard glint of focus that she showed the world as Supergirl.
The two women continued to swim out to the little girl, reaching her board at the same time. She was crying as Kara and Alex swam up beside her. Alex smiled at her and Kara reached over to catch her board.
"Hey, you're going to be okay, we are here to take you back to your mom," Kara spoke gently, her voice carrying even over the ocean sounds.
"We-We-We're so far o-oout-out. I'm sca-scared," the red-haired little girl sniffled.
"It's okay to be scared, even grown-ups get scared. I'm Kara, and that's my big sister, Alex. What's your name?"
"Meri," she answered, clutching at Kara's arm when a wave rocked the board.
"Alex, I'm going to switch boards," Kara warned. "Can we tether Meri's board to yours and paddle back?"
"That's a good idea," Alex nodded as she reached for the tether to Meri's board. She tied her board to Meri's and turned to paddle forward. Kara laid down on Meri's board and allowed the girl to sit on her back as she helped Alex paddle forward.
The three of them reached shore twenty minutes later and as Kara and Alex got the boards ashore, Meri rushed to her mother. Meri and her mother approached the two sisters and before anyone could react the little girl threw her arms around Alex and hugged her with all her might, "my hero."
Alex blinked to hide the tears and turned her head as Kara snorted at her. Then Alex laughed as Kara was engulfed in a hug and watched her sister's eyes well up. "Thank you, Ms. Kara," Meri said, smiling up at the blonde.
"Hi, I'm Meri's mother, Ellen, Ellen Grey.", the older red-haired woman held out her hand.
"Kara Danvers, this is my sister Alex." Kara took the hand and shook gently.
Alex took the woman's hand and shook it, "She will be fine, just a little scared."
"Thank you both so much, I don't know what I would have done if I had lost her. You two really are heroes. Is there anything I can do to repay you?" Ellen asked earnestly.
"No, just knowing she is safe is enough for us," Alex answered before Kara could.
"Can I get a picture?" Meri asked, holding her mom's phone.
Kara quickly ducked down and grabbed her glasses and a hair tie, and slid them on and pulled her hair up, then squatted down and told Meri she needed to be in the picture too. The phone was handed back to her mom and Alex, Kara and their new friend posed for a picture.
That evening in National City, Kelly sat down cross-legged on the couch at Alex's apartment watching the news, when a grainy picture of Alex, Kara, and a little girl identified as Meredith Grey, age 10, flashed on the evening news.
"As part of our good news in the news segment today, two of National City's daughters saved a little girl whose surfboard was floating…"
Kelly didn't hear the rest of her story as her text messages started going nuts as all her and Alex's friends started asking what was going on.
Lucy Lane was finishing up some paperwork when the text messages started, and she followed the link to the story that Kelly had shared. She immediately started checking the national news for any stories about Supergirl, just to be sure.
Astra, Brainy, Nia, and J'onn were training when Nia's phone started to buzz. Picking it up, she laughed as she showed the story to everyone.
"Leave it to my Little One and her sister to find trouble while they should be resting," Astra deadpanned.
Eliza Danvers had just come into the house from walking Ozi when her phone buzzed. Reading the story, she looked down at the dog, "Your momma and your aunt can't seem to stay out of trouble."
Lena was watching the news when the story came on, "Supergirl saves the day."
"What was that, Lena?" Andrea asked from the kitchen.
In Metropolis, Sam's phone lit up as she was going through some of Ruby's school memories. Ruby came in screaming, "Mom, did you see the news, did you see what Kara and Auntie A did?"
Smiling and nodding her head, Sam looked at her daughter and held up her phone, "I saw."
"Are you going to text her, I already texted Auntie A," Ruby blurted out.
"She's on vacation with her sister. I don't want to interrupt," Sam lied.
"You are so, so full of it, mom." Ruby laughed, "just text her."
Sam looked down at her phone, her finger hovering over the message icon when her phone buzzed.
K: 'I'm okay. I miss you. Talk later?'
S: 'I'll be up, going through Ruby's memories.'
K: 'Oh, sorry, didn't mean to interrupt.'
S: 'Don't be silly, you saved me.' Then she paused, debating her next words, 'I can't wait for later.'
K: 'Me either Sami, I miss you horribly.'
Sam's breathing sped up and she willed herself to relax, 'I miss you too, sweetheart.'
Back at the beach, Kara smiled as she read the last message, holding the phone to her chest. She didn't notice Alex standing behind her, smiling and shaking her head at her sister's antics. "It's almost time for dinner, Kar, we are meeting Ellen, Derek, and Meri at the restaurant in about 30 minutes."
"I'm ready, I was just texting…" She stopped as Alex shook her head.
"Sam, I know, Ruby and Kelly texted me at the same time." Alex smiled.
"I didn't know we would go viral," Kara said shyly, "this was supposed to be a quiet sister's weekend."
"Kar, I'm not mad at all. Trouble always seems to find us," Alex said, wrapping her arm around her sister's shoulder. "Get your jacket so we can head out."
Kara reached into the closet and grabbed her jacket, settling it on her shoulders. Alex snapped a picture just then, her hair partially hiding her face as she smiled into the collar of the coat. Then, just to be a brat, she sent the picture to Sam with a message, 'she misses you, Sami.'
Kara woke up early the next morning. She tiptoed into the kitchen to make a pot of coffee, picking up her phone while she waited. Her conversation with Sami the night before had been funny and Kara found herself missing the brunette as she stared out the door watching the rain, as it fell on the sand and water. Lifting her phone, she sent a quick text to Sam, 'Hey, thank you for last night, miss you like crazy. I know you are busy, I just wanted to say hi.'
Moments later Sam responded, "Miss you too, we should go into town and get ice-cream when I get back.'
Kara responded, 'Sounds good, it's a date.'
In Metropolis, Sam read the message and fell off her stool, to the delight of her daughter. Ruby whipped her phone off the counter and snapped a picture of her mom sprawled on the floor with her mouth wide open, staring at Kara's response on her screen.
"That one's for Auntie A," Ruby smiled as she clicked send on her phone.
Back at the beach, Alex rolls over as her phone vibrates, falling back to sleep.
'Wednesday after we get back, I promise,' Sam finally responded. 'Now I'm going to go finish packing.'
'Have fun, I'll look forward to Wednesday, love ya, Sami.' Kara smiled as she typed back.
"Love ya too, sweetheart,' Sam responded, as she picked herself up off the floor and made her way to the bathroom, hoping a cold shower would work on her.
Kara walked to the counter and poured herself a cup of coffee, but she was so caught up in her thoughts of Sam and Ice Cream that she forgot to add cream and sugar, almost spitting out the bitter coffee as she took her first sip. She returned to the counter and corrected her mistake, then texted Lena.
K: 'Want to play a game?'
L: 'Sure, but aren't you with Alex?'
K: 'She's still asleep, late night, and Sami is busy. If you don't have time, I understand.'
L: 'Andrea is asleep, I'm just working on paperwork.'
K: 'You and Andrea? :)'
L: 'Not like that, we are friends. You going to set up the board?'
Kara booted up the chess app and sent Lena a link to their private game. 'There ya go. You go first.'
Lena moved her first pawn on the board, 'I saw the news, you saved that little girl.'
'Me and Alex, it wasn't really dangerous, the water just worked against her.' Kara typed as she made her first move. 'We are actually babysitting her later today.'
'Of course, you are,' Lena smiled, even though Kara couldn't see her, then made her next move.
K: 'What does that mean?'
L: 'It means that's who you are, in or out of your glasses, you are always Supergirl.'
Kara smiled at the compliment, 'Thank you. Now can I ask a question?'
L: 'Sure, what's going on?'
K: 'Why am I getting paid already?'
Lena laughed at her end, of course, Kara would notice, 'I structured your contract so that you get paid on every two hundred sales.' Lena answered as she typed a few commands on her tablet, and was shocked to see that Kara's app had already entered the top fifty apps on both stores.
K: 'Okay, so I'm not being paid directly by the companies, my check comes through L Corp.'
L: 'Yes, it gives you a faster return, and it protects your identity because the company name is on the App instead of yours.'
Kara thought for a moment, 'Thank you, Lena, for protecting my identity.'
Before she could stop herself, Lena typed, 'Andrea knows!'
Kara looked at the screen, she read the statement twice and took a deep breath to stop the fear that was rising in her chest, 'Lena?'
Lena quickly typed, 'I didn't, I wouldn't, I swear Kara, it wasn't me.' Then she sat and stared at the screen, hoping this hadn't broken them again. After a few minutes, she typed, 'Kara?'
Finally, three small dots appeared and Lena held her breath as she watched them. 'I believe you, Lena, sorry for the pause.'
Lena slumped forward in her seat, 'I'm sorry.'
K: 'We agreed no more sorries, you were honest, you didn't have to tell me she knows, but you did. That's what friends do, Lena.'
L: 'Still friends?'
K: 'Yes, Lena Luthor, still friends. Want to see a new feature I've been working on?'
L: 'Okay?'
Suddenly there were three boards, each one set up and ready to be played. 'Now move on one board, we can play three games at once, or against three different players.' Kara typed.
L: 'You are amazing. You just created a multiplayer chess game.'
The next hour was spent playing, in the end, Kara was up by one game, with two stalemates between them. 'Thanks, Lena, that was fun.'
L: 'Enjoy your adventure in babysitting. Bye, Kara.'
K: 'Bye, Lena.'
Kara got up and walked into the kitchen, making a fresh pot of coffee, it was just finishing as Alex padded out in her DEO trainer t-shirt and poured a cup, walking back to the bedroom as she drank it.
"Good morning, Alex," Kara smiled at her sister's back. "Don't forget Meri will be here in about an hour and a half."
"Morning," Alex grumbled as the door closed.
Kara giggled as she headed to the bedroom to change out of her pajamas, did her yoga routine, this time with Kelly on video, and finally changed into shorts and t-shirt as she prepared for Meri's arrival.
There was a soft knock at the front door and Alex got up from the couch to answer. As she opened the door she was tackled at the waist by Meri.
"Ms. Alex!" Meri screamed as she ran in the door, "I'm here for the day."
Alex's grumpy mood from lack of sleep seemed to lift immediately as she smiled and squatted down for a real hug. "Hey, Meri, what would you like to do today?"
"I wanted to go to the beach with you and Ms. Kara, but it's supposed to rain all day," Meri frowned. "So I guess it's a movie and game day."
"You and Kara don't have to watch her, Alex. We can go back to our house," Ellen interjected.
"Nonsense," Kara huffed, "you two haven't had a date in ages, and it is going to be a quiet day stuck in the house for us. So go, have fun."
"Are you sure?" Ellen asked, but the smile on Alex's face answered her question and she and Derek said goodbye and made their way back to the car.
The three of them spent the morning playing games and trying to put together a puzzle. Kara and Alex also answered an endless string of questions, ranging from pets and cooking to what the two women did for work. They had found out that Meri's dad was a doctor and her mom was a scientist of some sort. Lunchtime rolled around and Kara and Alex made grilled cheese and soup. Once everything was ready they took it into the living and decided to eat while they loaded a movie.
They finished lunch and Meri and Alex were sitting on the couch watching Frozen while Kara got up and cleaned up and made popcorn. Kara came back in and found Meri leaned up against Alex, her eyes barely staying open as the little snowman sang his song. Alex wrapped a light blanket around the little girl and felt her snuggle up close.
As the credits rolled Kara looked over and noticed both of them were asleep, she quietly got up and tucked a blanket over her sister. Smiling, she held her camera up and sent a picture to Kelly.
K: 'Oh my, aren't they adorable.'
Kara: 'Motherhood looks good on our girl.'
K: 'Very good. She still has the paperwork.'
Kara: 'She does?'
K: 'Yep, I think after all this, she is ready Kara. And I know you are thinking it's your fault, but it's not.'
Kara: 'How can you be so sure?'
K: 'Because we have talked about it.'
Kara: 'Really, she still wants to adopt?'
K: 'We do.'
The line of emojis that jumbled up her screen caused Kelly to laugh as her real estate agent stopped in front of the next building.
K: 'Got to go, talk to you later, love ya, girl.'
Kara smiled as she sat watching her sister, her heart a little lighter. She was still staring when Alex's eyes opened.
"What are you smiling at ya, dork?" Alex asked, a sleepy smile on her face.
"Nothing," Kara answers, the smile never leaving her face.
Meri stretched and yawned, and opened her eyes, "I missed the end."
"It's okay honey, we can watch it again," Alex smiled as the little girl cuddled closer.
The movie had just ended when they all heard a knock on the door. Kara got up and opened the door inviting Ellen and Derek in.
Meri sat up and said hello, then leaned back into Alex, "Can we watch another movie?"
"We need to head home, baby," Ellen said. "And I am sure Ms. Alex and Ms. Kara have something to do."
"No, no we are fine, we can watch another, maybe order pizza," Alex blurted out.
Kara cracked up at Alex's antics, but quickly got herself under control as she called up the delivery app on her phone, "Anybody have a favorite?"
They gathered around the coffee table as they enjoyed each other's company and another Disney movie.
The next morning Alex was up first, she looked out the doors and saw it was still raining, but decided to stay up. She made a pot of coffee and waited patiently while it brewed. Thinking to the events of the weekend, 'I'm finally ready,' she thought to herself.
"Penny for your thoughts, Alex?" Kara whispered as she came in and stood next to her sister.
Wrapping her arm around Kara's shoulder, Alex smiled out at the grey sky and watched the waves crash, "You ready to be an Aunt, Kara?"
"Really?" Kara squealed.
"Yes, really," Alex smiled at her.
The rest of the day was spent eating and laughing, while they packed and cleaned everything up. At the end of the day, the sisters were sitting on the couch eating ice cream and talking about their futures.
Meanwhile, at home in Midvale, a portal opened and the puppy ran to the stairs and started barking, trying to defend the house. "Ozi, stop, it's Alura, your mommy's mother," Eliza whispered, as Alura Zor-El stepped out of the portal.
"Hello, Eliza, I'm sorry I couldn't contact you ahead of time," Alura offered as she approached the house. "Who is this?" She asked, pointing at Ozma.
"This is Princess Osma, Kara's therapy puppy," Eliza smiled, introducing the puppy.
"She is very pretty. Princess Ozma? I don't recognize that name from Kryptonian history," Alura spoke as she squatted down and held her hand out to the puppy.
"It's from one of Kara's favorite movies here on Earth, and the series of books that go with it," Eliza explained, "I own the disc if you would like to watch it."
"That sounds. Interesting," Alura replied. "Kara introduced me to popcorn the last time we watched a disc together."
Eliza laughed, "you got the whole Danvers treatment, come on in and we will make popcorn and get some drinks and settle on the couch like I did with the girls when they were growing up." Eliza hesitated, "I apologize Alura, I forget how much you missed that part of Kara's life."
"I sent her here to save and protect her Eliza, I can't imagine a better woman for her to grow up with," Alura smiled sadly. "The woman she has become is because you raised her to be strong and brave."
Eliza smiled and grabbed Alura's elbow and led her in the house, "the girls will be back tomorrow, they took a trip to the ocean for some sister's time."
"Sisters," Alura thought aloud.
"Actually, it's funny you arrived when you did, Astra is coming tomorrow," Eliza included in the conversation.
"Here, to see Kara?" Alura questioned.
"Yes, and now to see her sister," Eliza smiled.
In Metropolis Sam was just getting off the phone. "Ruby," she called out. "The movers are coming a day early, they will be here around lunchtime today."
"My stuff is ready," Ruby responded.
"So we are all done, except for," she thought aloud, "nothing, we got everything packed."
"So we can go home tomorrow?" Ruby questioned.
"As soon as they finish." Sam smiled, her thoughts turning to blue-eyed blonde. "Maybe we can surprise Kara and Aunti A tomorrow."
"Not if your heart is pounding like it is right now," Ruby laughed.
"Dear child of mine, go put on some shoes so we can get some food," Sam deadpanned, but the smile wouldn't leave her face.
"You are certain Eliza won't mind us coming early, Nia?" Astra asked for probably the twentieth time since they'd left National City. They pulled up the road leading to the Danvers household and moved towards the driveway. Astra tilted her head to the side and listened.
"You said that Kara, Sam, and Ruby are not here, correct?" Astra asked as she continued to scan the area with her hearing.
"Yes, why?" Nia questioned, looking at Astra.
"There is another Kryptonian here. But their heart rate is unusual although it sounds familiar." She focused her hearing, "it's almost like Kara's."
Nia tapped a button on her bracelet and her uniform formed around her as she brought the car to a halt. In the passenger seat, Astra did the same and pulled her mask over her head. The two women exited the vehicle and Astra took to the air. She started to scan the house, when the front door opened and Ozi rushed Nia, barking and bouncing.
"Nia, is that you?" Eliza called out.
"Eliza, are you safe, Astra heard an unusual heartbeat from in the house," Nia yelled, scanning the doorway, looking for a threat.
Eliza laughed, "Did the heartbeat sound familiar, Astra?" She paused a moment, "Focus on your own."
Astra stopped listening to outside sounds and focused on her own heartbeat for a moment. She heard the steady thrumming of her heart and opened her senses so she could hear the other. Two hearts, one strong pounding that seemed to overlap the other. The heartbeat of twins. "Alura?"
From inside the house, "It's good to see you again, sister."
The movers finished loading the last of their belongings into the truck and Sam signed the invoice. As they watched the truck drive off, Ruby looked up at her mom, "Can we go home now?"
Sam sighed, "home sounds good." Then she looked down at Ruby and yelled, "race you to the roof!"
Ruby stood still for a second as her mom disappeared into the building in a blur. She shook her head and ran around the back of the building as quickly as she could and leaped up onto the roof.
Sam emerged from the access door at superspeed, grinding to a halt as Ruby laughed, "What took so long?"
Sam's jaw dropped as she stared at her daughter who was scanning the nearby buildings and then shot into the air, "meet you at the house, mom."
Glancing around, Sam jumped into the sky after her daughter, laughing as she caught her.
Astra, Nia, Alura, and Eliza were sitting around the table eating and talking when the subject of their recent activities in National City came up.
"So Astra, how are you adjusting to being Solaria?" Eliza asked.
"You should have seen her the other day," Nia interjected. "She absolutely destroyed two Lex-Bots that were attacking a DEO team. And then, she got Lena to help us take down the rest."
At the mention of Lena's name, Alura bristled, her face turning a deep shade of red, "you sought out that woman, after what she did to our Kara?"
"Your daughter is protecting that woman Alura. Lena has proven herself to myself, Nia, and the DEO," Astra snapped. "I know it's your nature to only see the crime, but Lena Luthor is more than what she did to my Little One."
Alura stood abruptly and stared daggers at her sister, "I have never had a choice but to see the world as black and white. My path was set the moment we were born, this is who I am, regardless of how you see me, Astra." She paused to take a breath, "Kara was my whole world before Krypton and she has consumed my thoughts ever since I first visited Earth."
"Then accept that she wants Lena safe Alura, that she cares about the woman. What Lena did was criminal, but your daughter-she withheld judgment because she is loyal to her friends and family first," Astra spoke calmly, knowing the words would hurt her sister and hating herself for it.
"It is my duty to judge, it's what I was raised for, it is who I am," Alura stopped. She was choking back tears as she continued, "My judgment was always sound, based on Kryptonian law."
"We were never close, sister, not until Kara was born. As she grew, so did we. She brought out parts of us that we had forgotten. You discovered compassion and I found hope, hope that I had lost after what I discovered about Krypton's core." Astra looked away, unable to face her sister, "it was my duty to defend Krypton, to save the lives of her people, even if it meant killing."
"And it was my duty to convict," Alura held her head high, but her eyes betrayed her as she admitted her shame. "I made a mistake Astra, I made many mistakes when it came to you. I used Kara to trap you, I convicted you, based on the law, when I should have instead heard your arguments, and then I made a promise to you I couldn't keep."
"Alura?" Astra whispered as she grasped her sister's hand.
"I tried Astra, to convince them of what was happening beneath the planet's surface, they wouldn't listen. Jor-El argued, Zor did everything he could, but in the end, all we could do was save two people, our children. I failed in my duty to protect Krypton. You didn't fail, I took away your chance," Alura whispered the last sentence as tears ran down her cheeks. "I'm so sorry, Astra."
Still holding her sister's hand, Astra stood slowly, "Alura, my sister, you performed your duty, what matters to me is that you believed in me." Then she paused, "Now, you need to have that same belief in Kara. She would never ask you to forgive Lena Luthor, but she would ask you to accept her decision."
Taking a deep breath, Alura nodded, "I will try. I do not seem to think very clearly when it comes to Kara's safety."
"I promise dear sister, Lena will cause no more harm to our Kara," Astra spoke solemnly.
"I hate to break it to both of you, but if Lena ever hurts Kara again, you will both have to stand behind Alex so you can watch what happens," Eliza interrupted.
Nia laughed out loud, breaking the tension in the room. The other three women joined in and Astra and Alura continued to laugh as they hugged.
As they all settled down, Astra looked up towards the ceiling, "Someone is flying in?"
"Kal?" Alura asked.
"No, it sounds like the Little Warrior and her mother, Samantha," Astra smiled.
"They weren't due home until tomorrow?" Eliza looked up, curiosity shining in her eyes.
"Little Warrior? Oh, wait, you mean Ruby," Nia cheered, as she shot out of her seat and headed towards the front door.
Sam and Ruby touched down lightly in the driveway as the door opened and Ozi came running out to greet them. The little puppy jumped right into Ruby's arms, licking her face as the young Kryptonian laughed.
Nia came running out the door and saw Nia and Sam standing there. Ruby handed the puppy to her mom as she and Nia hugged. Sam headed towards the front porch as Astra, Alura, and Eliza came to the door. "Hey Eliza, I didn't know you would have guests. Good evening General," then she bowed slightly to Alura, "your honor."
Eliza engulfed the taller woman in a hug, "you know you won't be able to surprise her, right?"
"How did you know I planned to surprise her?" Sam questioned.
"Because she would have texted me to let me know you were coming back early. You might want to let Ozi down before we smoosh her," Eliza laughed.
"Sorry girl," Sam apologized as she set Ozi on the porch. The little puppy harrumphed and headed back out to Nia and Ruby.
"Samantha, how was your trip?" Astra asked.
"Productive, our things should arrive the day after tomorrow. Then we can make it a home," Sam smiled.
"I would think the addition of my daughter would do more to make it a home," Alura laughed.
Sam coughed at the comment, unable to form any words. Her face was bright red from her neck to the tips of her ears.
Astra and Eliza simply laughed along with Alura.
After finally settling down in the house, the group decided to watch a movie. Ruby grabbed the remote as she and Nia settled on the floor. The older women filled the couch and recliners. Ruby clicked the power button and pressed played and the familiar chords from the opening of the Wizard of Oz filled the living room.
The smell of coffee brought a smile to Kara's face as she stretched and rolled to the side of the bed. She got up and headed into the kitchen, finding her sister already dressed for a walk along the beach. She turned around and headed back, getting dressed in her jeans and Sam's sweatshirt, slid on her tennis shoes, and met her sister on the deck. Alex handed her a cup of coffee and they made their way down the beach arm in arm, sipping their coffee and enjoying each other's company.
In National City, Kelly was headed out of town, disappointed that she hadn't found a suitable building for her practice. Three blocks from Alex's apartment, she slowed to a stop. Looking around she found a parking spot and slid her car in. Stepping out, she looked up and smiled at the for rent sign on the three-story brownstone. 'Perfect!' she thought to herself as she pulled out her phone and sent a picture to Alex. Moments later she received a response, 'Very nice, we could even live upstairs.'
K: 'We could?'
A: 'If you can stand the thought.'
K: 'Are you for real honey?'
A: 'Kelly Michelle Olsen, I think we should move in together.'
K: 'I'll get the information, I may be late getting back to Midvale though.'
A: 'I'll wait up. Love you.'
K: 'I love you too.'
Back on the beach, Kara and Alex were dancing in circles as they hugged over the news. "I'm so happy for you Alex!" Kara shouted as they bounced around like two little girls.
"You ready to head home, Kara?" Alex asked as they stopped.
"Yes. This has been a perfect weekend, but I miss Sa-I miss home," Kara responded, catching herself and turning her face so Alex couldn't see her blush.
Alex smirked and linked her arm through Kara's bent elbow and dragged her sister back to the house.
The two women packed the bike and Kara zipped up her jacket and climbed on the back of Alex's Harley. Alex checked her messages from Kelly and saw that they could move in as quickly as they wanted. Kelly had sent pictures as well, but Alex didn't care what the place looked like, only that she was finally starting her own little family.
A few hours later the girls rounded the curve up to their mom's house and Kara tapped Alex's leg. "We have company," she spoke into Alex's ear.
"Who?" Alex asked without yelling.
"Sami, Ruby, Nia, and Astra," Kara said loudly. Then she focused her hearing, something wasn't quite right. "Oh Rao, Alex, Mother is here."
Alex gunned the engine and they accelerated towards the driveway.
As they pulled into the driveway, they were met by Nia, Ruby, and Ozi coming back from a walk. Kara stood as Ozi jumped into her arms. "Hey, super pup, when did you learn that trick?" She asked as she kissed the dog's nose and was rewarded with a wet tongue on her face. Alex jumped off the bike and snatched a hug from Ruby as Nia wrapped her arms around Kara. The two older women switched hugging partners as Astra and Alura made their way out the door. Eliza followed a moment later. Kara found herself wrapped in a shared hug from her mother and aunt, and allowed herself to relax. "It is so good to see you both."
"It is good to see you as well, Little One," Astra admitted as she smiled, then untangled herself and headed towards Alex.
"I missed you so much daughter," Alura whispered as she wrapped her arms around her daughter.
"Same here mother," Kara grinned. "Are you staying for a little while?"
"Maybe longer than I originally planned," Alura answered cryptically.
The two women separated and held each other at arm's length, "Mother?"
"Later, I promise. I'm going to say hello to Alexandra and save her from your aunt." Alura responded.
Eliza snuck in behind Alura, "Hey baby, did you have a good time?"
"It was wonderful, we needed it so badly," Kara's grin got even larger. Then she wrapped her arms around Eliza, "thank you, mom."
"Why don't you go get Sam, she is getting some work done at the house, and we can eat lunch," Eliza suggested.
Astra was approaching Alex, who had just finished rubbing Ozi, "Hello Alexandra, did you and Kara enjoy yourselves?"
"Yes ma'am, thank you for asking," Alex answered, holding out her hand.
Astra was about to take the hand when Alura walked up and wrapped her arms around Kara's sister, "Stop judging, sister."
Eliza coughed to hide her laugh as Alex engulfed her in a hug.
Kara had just crossed the street when Sam's front door opened. She stopped and stared, as she caught the flakes of gold in Sam's eyes and the wind blew the brunette's hair to the side. Sam stopped as well, the sight of Kara's blue eyes and her body wrapped in that jacket and those jeans, momentarily stopping her from breathing.
Kara smiled, unzipping the jacket, exposing the National City College sweatshirt, "Hey Sami, miss me?"
"You have no idea, sweetheart," Sam grinned back. Then her eyes caught the sweatshirt, "Hey, isn't that mine?"
Kara bit her bottom lip, "Oops!"