The story of Kara Zor-El

by Miss. Styx

Kara Zor-El felt a lot of things. She was sent away from her home at 12 years old along with her baby cousin, she literally watched her planet die before being cast into a timeless prison, she came to earth two dozen years late, her mission no longer standing as her younger cousin was now "Superman" and she was still the small, weak 12 year old that left Krypton.

27. Chapter 27

Title: The story of Kara Zor-El
Chapter 27: Marriage

/.\

11 months later

There was a ping on my phone, making me groan and press further into Lena's side; it was way too early on a Saturday morning to go and answer messages that I didn't know the recipient of yet. I knot my hands into the oversized t-shirt that she was wearing, pressing my face into her neck, my nose taking in deep breaths of her natural, relaxed scent. I could tell that she was almost awake, her body shifting to pull me closer into her, her bare legs coming up to tangle with my own in her own tight embrace.

Astra still hasn't come home yet, though she had said that she would take about a year. It was hard, I won't lie, I missed having my aunt around and my marriage with Lena had to be put on hold until she brings back the rings that we have to use. Though, there were a few good things that had happened because of my aunts leave. Cat Grant has become a lot closer to both myself and the rest of the family, now that she had more free time without Astra and with her company doing as well as it always has done. She could act like she didn't care about spending time with us, but sometimes she did express how the care we show to her made her feel more wanted in the group and how we all had accepted her in the ever-growing family.

There was a soft press of familiar lips to the top of my head, lazy and sleepy in nature as the woman beside me squeezes her arms around me, their pale complexion peeking from where the sheets pooled around our waist and how her sleeves stopped just above her elbows.

"Morning, love." Lena whispers, making me smile against the skin of her neck and press closer. Everything had been going so good with myself and Lena, we were due to get married, something we were both elated about. All of the planning was done, deciding that we was going to have a small wedding for just our closest friends and family; even Eliza was coming down when we tell her that we're ready to do the ceremony- our relationship drastically improving since I got over my grudge that I held over the world.

"Morning." I mutter back, shifting so close to her that I was practically laid on her, my smile not breaking from my face as I think about my fiance and the life we were going to have in the coming months. Lena must have known what I was thinking about, because her hands smoothed over my back, pressing a kiss to my forehead softly before speaking against the skin her lips were connected.

"Thinking about it again?" She questions, her lips taught with a smile that was infectious and made me reply with a small giggle and for me to press closer to the warmth of my lover. "I know how you feel, I can't stop thinking about it either. Your aunt needs to hurry up or I'll rebound and take you to Vagas." She continues, her voice sounding serious but with the clear edge of a joke on the end. I laugh softly, moving to place my head on her chest and to pull the arm that wasn't under me from around me. I take her now free hand in my own, lacing our fingers together and resting them on her stomach. I feel another soft peck on my head, Lena placing more love on me.

"Why did your phone go off?" She asks, turning her attention to the thing that woke us both up (we found out that we were light sleepers when we didn't need as much sleep- like tonight). I turn my head, looking over my shoulder to glance at my phone that was placed on the bedside table the night before. I make a puffing sound, not actually knowing what my phone wanted from me and shrug carelessly, flopping back down on my wife-to-be. I knew that the lack of attention to the mystery would kill Lena, she was naturally curious and I could almost feel it throb in her chest that was under my head. I almost thought she would just stay silent, almost.

"... Can you check it?" She asks, it comes off as a general question but I knew better. I grin and press a kiss to the covered valley of her breasts, nodding softly before sitting up slightly and rolling over to get to the edge of the bed, laying on my stomach as I fumble for the device. Pulling it into my hand, I quickly unlock the encryption that Lena had put on the device and check my notifications.

My heart almost stopped at the small warning that was programmed to pop up when necessary, designed to alert me when a certain event happens to get me ready for the hectic day that will follow the event.

'Astra's Ship is incoming.'

/.\

There was a moment of quiet, where Lena had gotten up after reading the notification and started to rummage through the closet for clothes for greeting my aunt back to Earth. Then realisation dawned on me, my aunt was coming back here, back home. I threw the covers off my legs, clambering to my feet(on the bed which Lena would scold me for later) and hopping off the end off the bed where the closest entrance was. I step beside Lena, watching her flick through some items of clothing with a slight crinkle in her brow- she obviously wanted to greet Astra back home with a good choice of clothing and a warm hug by the way she flicked through some of her oxford sweaters- though it was getting a little colder in the year.

"Try your red dark blue shirt with that green sweater, maybe a pair of those black jeans that make your arse look wonderful." I tell her, pointing to the items as I list them off. Lena smiles and nods, picking out the items and hooking them over her arm before she turns around to place a kiss on my cheek.

"Do you need help with your outfit, babe?" She asks, making me look over my shoulder to my side of the wardrobe with a thoughtful look, my eyes landing on some particular pieces of clothing that I was planning on wearing for Lena.

"Nah, you go get dressed, I'll be ready by the time you are."

/.\

"You're wearing that?" Lena asks, her tone quite shocked with her eyes wider than usual as she looks over the dress that I had chosen out for the day. It was a smart pale pink dress that reached just above my knees, the top was high cut and stopped at my arms to show my muscles, there was a small black belt around my waist and I picked up one of Lena's black leather jackets to wear over the top. I shrug softly, threading my arms through the jacket and checking myself out in the mirror as I pull my hair from under the jacket, letting it hang over my shoulders.

"Yeah, it there something wrong with it?" I ask almost innocently, like I didn't know what the outfit looked like to my to-be wife. I see Lena approach me from behind, her hair tied up in an high ponytail and making her look absolutely dapper in her smart clothes and the ankle boots that she had put on. She had her thick-framed glasses on her face and a black trenchcoat hooked over her arm. I feel her free hand touch my hip softly, her face moving to press a soft kiss to my neck on the opposite side of my body to her hand, the corner of her glasses knocking on my jaw softly.

"Absolutely not." She replies, her tone low and filled with something similar that made me smile softly and press into her body slightly before turning in her embrace to face her, bringing my arms up to wrap around her neck before tilting my head next to her own so my lips grazed her ear slightly, making her shudder in the slightest.

"Later." I tell her before pulling away to go retrieve some flat shoes to try and stay shorter than Lena- liking how she sometimes wraps her arm around my shoulders if I'm shorter than her. I could hear how Lena's heart stutters slightly at the teasing and the small mutter that follows.

"She's going to be the death of me."

/.\

The ship was easing down on the tarmac landing pad, we were inside the DEO whilst this happened since the power of the engines were so strong it might knock a human off their feet. But Astra will need time to adjust back to Earth gravity so we should be good to meet when she lands the damn thing- she was doing that stupid hover thing where she has to slow the thing down enough to land without damaging the ground or the ship, I personally think it's stupid, though, that has nothing to do with the fact that she was holding the rings I needed to get married to the love of my life.

I squeezed Lena's hand a little tighter, finding comfort in her warmth and the forever promise that she will be at my side for the rest of our lives. I feel a soft peck of lips on my cheek, making me smile softly at the affection that she was showing to me.

"It's okay, she's home now." Lena whispers to me, her lips staying close to my cheek before turning back to the window where we were watching from along with the rest of the family. I nod softly and rest my head on her shoulder, liking how it was just the right level for this.

"I know."

/.\

"Astra!" I yell softly, using my super speed to race towards the tall figure of my aunt, the bag slung over her shoulder was quickly dropped as she opens her arms to accept the crushing hug that we were capable of. The familiar scent of my aunt made me grin against her shoulder as she holds me securely like she did when I used to have terrible nightmares. I feel my feet get lifted off the floor effortlessly as she pulls me impossibly closer to her, a small laugh escaping her.

"Oh, young one! It's good to see you again!" Astra tells me, holding me like she left for war and we didn't know if we were going to see each other again, though, I suspect that that situation would include a lot more hugs.

"I missed you." I tell her, feeling my eyes prick with tears that I had been holding since the first night that she had left- where Lena had comforted me and told me that Astra would be okay. Though, these tears were ones of relief that she made it back home to us.

"Oh, I missed you too, young one." She replies, a large smile covering her face which could be heard with every word she said to me. I just stay there, enjoying the hold of my blood relative and thankful for her safe flight. At the sound of footsteps behind us, I pull away, hearing the familiar clack of Cat Grant's heels. Astra seems to notice it also and looks over my shoulder at her lover that she hadn't seen in 11 months, however, she quickly looks back at me with an apologetic look that I quickly waved off.

"Don't be ridiculous, be with the woman you love." I tell her, low enough for just myself and Astra to hear, there was a smile that quickly enveloped her face at the words I said before her hand squeezes my shoulder softly.

"I'll speak to you about the rings later, Kara." She treasures and I nod, slipping under her arm to get behind her as I start pushing her towards Cat, that had been waiting patiently for us to finish a couple of meters away. Astra lets out a slight laugh and walks up to Cat, sweeping her up into a searing kiss. I smile at the scene, I can guess who is getting married next. At the reminder, I look around them to see Lena standing with Alex around the cargo hold of the ship, planning on helping Astra unpack her things to help her get home fast enough to prepare the dinner that we had planned.

Lena looked beautiful, her ponytail sweeping slightly in the breeze as she speaks to Alex, her hands doing the thing when she explains something, the jumper looking absolutely fitting over her natural curves and making her look all the more dapper, the blue shirt collar peeking over the edge and giving the extra colour that makes her eyes sparkle when you look up close, the cuffs of the shirt peaking slightly from the ends of the jumper and making me want to tug on the fabric slightly to bring her closer to me. And those jeans… I love her ass and thighs in those jeans.

Almost like she could feel my eyes on her, she turns her head in my direction, catching my gaze through her large glasses that fit her face perfectly and made her jaw look all the more enhanced. She smiles at me, her head cocking slightly in that way that makes me feel like she was letting me open up to her and bare everything to her seeking eyes. I try to think of an excuse to go over and speak to her, almost forgetting that I didn't need one when we were out in public and it was okay to go seek her attention.

"I'm going to go see Lena." I tell the two lovers behind me, they had pulled out of their embrace by now and were speaking to each other quietly. Astra turns her attention towards me and I turn my head over my shoulder to look at her just in case she had decided that she wasn't going to give a verbal answer. A look of recognition comes over her face as she looks towards Lena and she gives me a nod.

"Yeah, you can open the cargo hatch, can't you?" She asks, and I nod back to her, giving her a slight backwards wave as I start walking over to my sister and girlfriend, knowing that they would need my strength to open the hatch and to carry the heavier things. It didn't take too long to get over to Lena and Alex, greeting Lena with a quick peck on her lips and Alex with a soft nod and smile in her direction.

"Hey." I tell them, stepping over to the hatch and pulling it open with a mix of my strength and the Kryptonian DNA it scans for, pulling the door down that also acted as a ramp. I glance in the storage space and pull a high-tech tablet out of the wall, looking at the things that need to be removed and the things that need to be topped up for the general ship storage.

"Just the things in the first row of shelves, I'll get the heavy stuff." I tell my two helpers, pointing to the first row of many shelving systems that hold all of the stuff that needs storing on the ship.

"Anything that needs to be topped up?" Alex asks, looking around and grabbing a small box filled with small trinkets that Astra took with her from her apartment. I flick through the tablet, looking at the materials that were low.

"Fuel, titanium and new tools. There are specifics here, do you need me to send them to the DEO to get them sorted out?" I ask, peaking up to look at my sister that paused to look at me while I spoke. She gives me a small nod and continues to carry the things towards the DEO where a car was for us to bring all of the stuff back with us. I finish tapping on the tablet and place it back in the wall, glancing around the shelves before I feel a pair of familiar hands slip around my waist and a set of lips kiss my uncovered neck softly.

"Have I ever told you that your strength is hot?" Lena questions, her breath ghosting over my shin and making a shiver run down my spine. I smile and turn around in her arms, wrapping my arms around her neck with a sly grin on my face.

"Only every time." I tell her, leaning forward to press my lips against her own in a gentle caress that only lasted a moment before we pulled away from each other. I press my nose into her own softly and take a moment to just relax in her arms, enjoying the closeness and the happiness that this person made me feel.

"I love you." Lena whispers, her voice barely there but filled with so much truth and affection that it made my breath catch in my throat and for a lump to lodge itself there uncomfortably. But my next words were the ones that I meant with everything in me and equivalent in meaning to the ones that Lena had uttered to me.

"I love you too."

/.\

3 weeks later

The day of the wedding came around quickly, not much planning has to be put in place since we did most of it during the time that Astra was gone. The venue was in a secret place apparently, but I was the only one who didn't know about it; though, whenever I complained, Lena just smiled and kissed me on the head. I was going to be driven there once I had gotten ready tomorrow. Yes, it was tomorrow, I try to calm my breathing, slightly panicked about the fact that it was so soon. Not that I didn't want to get married, of course I did, but I was getting married to the love of my life and all I could think about was the things that could go wrong.

I was currently laid on the couch with Lena, knowing that I will have to leave before it was too late since she wanted to do the whole 'meet at the place we were going to marry' thing. Though, that didn't mean that I liked it at all. I feel the slow fingers of my to be wife along the rivets of my back and I know that going to sleep will be hard tonight.

"You can call me just before you go to sleep." Lena comforts softly, her lips pressing against my hairline in an attempt to help me relax a little more. I sigh and press closer to her, knowing that I'm going to miss the soft press of her body against my own.

"Hey, it's okay." Lena continues, her voice low in the quiet room that was only filled with the quiet sounds of a TV show that was just thrown on to give us some extra time together. "We're getting married tomorrow and then we can run away to our honeymoon for two weeks and spend every second together." Lena says, her hand splaying out across a shoulder blade as she rubs slow circles there.

"Why are you not telling me where we're going?" I ask, knowing nothing about where the ceremony will be or where she will take me for our honeymoon. All I know is that I have 2 dresses for tomorrow, one for the ceremony and the other for the after party. I feel Lena's chest vibrate with a gentle laugh as she pulls me close to her.

"Because it is my wedding present to you. I promise that you'll love it." Lena tells me, an index finger poking me in the side as she looks up at the clock. I knew that I had to leave, she needed more sleep than me and we had a big day tomorrow, but that didn't stop the scowl from coming out on my face.

"Oh come on, Kara. You can call me as soon as you get to Astra's apartment and I'll speak to you until you fall asleep. I promise." Lena tells me, pulling me in for a tighter hug before shifting to get up off the couch. I mercifully let her out from under me, flopping on my back as I look at her walk towards her bedroom with the grey jumper that she has been wearing all day and the leggings that hugged her ass in all the right places.

"Can I have your jumper?"

/.\

After getting ready for the night, I got under the covers of my old bed, tucking into the sheets with the grey jumper keeping me company with the scent of Lena on it and the warmth that it gave to me. When I get under the covers properly and lay down, I pull my phone next to me, making sure it stays on charge, as I make the call to my lover. After a few dials, there was the realisation that she may be asleep, and then the unwanted well of jealousy that she won't be able to speak to me on the only night that she won't sleep with me. I was so stuck in my mind that I barely noticed that phone had been answered.

"Hey, babe." Lena says softly, her tone filled with wanting and affection. I smile and relax, knowing that she was here now and hand answered my call.

"Hi." I whisper, nuzzling my face into the cold pillow in slight embarrassment as I think of my previous thoughts and how utterly ugly they were. I hear a slight laugh off the other end of the line and didn't have to wait long before she told me about her thoughts.

"I remember the last time we did this. You flew over to our apartment just to see me." Lena states, making me blush softly and hide my face further like she could see me right now.

"I was young." I say blaming it on the fact that it was now a good couple of years ago at this point. Lena laughs at my response, it comes through as a lovely chime that made me smile softly.

"I love you." She states.

"I love you too." I say back, in the same simplistic manner as she had.

"I can't wait to marry you. Is it too late to take you to Vagas?" She asks, the last bit coming off as serious but it was obviously a joke. I snort softly and cuddle into the duvet that was laid over the top of me.

"Yes, I want to see my wedding surprise that you made for me." I state, making Lena laugh.

"Good point."

/.\

"Morning." Astra says as I walk out of my room, still clad in the hoodie that Lena had given me the day before. I yawn softly and wipe my eyes, taking a seat at the kitchen island where a plate was stacked precariously with pancakes that was way too much for one human. I give Astra a grateful smile and start to eat the fluffy goodness in quick bites.

"Eliza will meet us at the ceremony, Cat will help you get ready, I will make sure you're on time and Alex will drive us to where the ceremony will be. Is that clear?" Astra asks, her tone turning all business, much like the one she opted during her time in the military. I give her a food-filled smile and a quick thumbs up before continuing to eat my food with more vigour, knowing that Cat won't wait all day for me to eat my breakfast.

"Good! Come on, let's go!" Astra exclaims, overly happy about the wedding that is happening today, yes today. I make a slight cheer around the food in my mouth, but it came out as a muffle at best.

/.\

"You look excellent, Kara." Cat says, her fingers touching the soft fabric of the wedding dress. I look in the full sized mirror and I had to admit, I looked good. My dress had a high neckline, covering my upper chest completely but leaving my arms out to the world, the dress hugged my figure all the way down to my hips, then came off my body and flowed down to reach just above my ankles. I had chosen to wear flat white shoes, thinking about Lena's own high in her heels and almost swooning at the difference there will be. The fabric of the top bit was embroidered heavily and contrasting with the plain flowing skirt.

"Do you think she'll like it?" I ask, suddenly unsure about the length of the dress and how it was close fitting to the base of my neck-

"She would be blind not to love you and the dress. Now, I didn't put a lot of makeup on, but the stuff that I did is waterproof so you're free to cry but try not to, it'll make your eyes red and puffy." Cat advises, poking around with my hair that was in an intricate bun with a plait running along the sides and leading into the bun. I nod softly and look myself over, giving another nod into the mirror and turning to look at my aunt's girlfriend.

"I think I'm ready."

/.\

Nope, not ready, not at all.

I take a deep breath, my hands holding onto my knees as I try to calm myself down, we hadn't left the car yet to go into the very nice house that the ceremony and reception were being held at. Astra had a comforting hand on my back but I knew that she was getting antsy at the time that I had been taking up. Previously, the thought of marriage wasn't so bad, it made me happy in fact. But the thought of having all the pressure to do everything right as I walk down the aisle and say all the right things and be loyal and not Lena down.

"Hey, calm down, it's okay." Astra whispers, Alex went into the building to try and explain what was taking so long. It wasn't okay, I knew my past, I knew it wasn't pretty, what if that comes back up during my time with Lena? What if I hurt her again? I don't want Lena to hurt and the more I think about how permanent the arrangement was, made me more terrified of dragging Lena through a situation that I could have easily avoided if I didn't marry her. In my past, I could just sleep with a woman for the night and forget about her the next day, they wouldn't get hurt by my previous job and I wouldn't have to care about them at all. But the thought of Lena getting hurt because of something relating to my Kryptonian heritage kills me, I don't want her to get hurt because of me and that feels like the only thing that could come out of this marriage- the injury of Lena.

"Lena-" My aunt starts, sounding surprised and confusing me. She doesn't know that I'm thinking about this and she certainly didn't sound like she was expecting it. But the following sounds made everything make more sense and the feeling of fear settle further into my stomach.

"Move, I'll speak to her." The very familiar, stern voice of Lena Luthor said over my aunt, making her give my shoulder a slight squeeze and quickly get out of the car. I glance up to see the white dress that Lena was wearing as she waited for Astra to get out of the car fully. The dress was started at her breasts, showing her hefty cleavage with what looked like shoulder straps hugging just above her biceps the strap thick as it held the dress up to show her pale shoulders and her defined neck and collar bones. The body part of the dress hugged her smooth curves down to the tops of her thighs and fell down the rest of the way, the end of the dress looking like it reached past her feet and dragged along the floor as she walked. Her dark hair was coiled up into one of her intricate buns, showing more of that neck and making her jaw look all the more defined. Her makeup was perfect, dark eyeshadow to enhance her hair and to make her piercing green eyes look all the more elusive, her lips painted a dark red that reminded me of the time we kissed in her car and got the lipstick all over each other's faces.

Once Astra had cleared the door to the car, Lena had stepped in, her high heel flashing from under her dress as she takes the seat next to me, pulling her dress in after her so the door could close with a thud, giving us privacy and the closure we need before the wedding. I couldn't help it, the moment she turns her eyes towards me with that caring and soft look, I burst out crying, Lena making quick work of sweeping her arm around my shoulders and pulling me close to her so my face could hide in her neck. A set of familiar lips press against my head as she whispers softly against my skin.

"What's wrong, baby?" She asks. My hands slip around her waist, trying to fist the material of the dress but only managing to grip her waist gently. My sobs wrack my body softly, making Lena pull me closer to her, her lips gently pressing along my hairline.

"I-I don't want to l-lose you." I sob out, my voice thick with the tears that were making their salty trail down my face. I feel Lena relax against me, relief flooding her being as she hears my words before she laughs gently against my head.

"For a moment there, I didn't think you wanted to marry me." She tells me, a slight joke tickling her words but with very clear evidence that she was worried about what I would have said to her if the situation would have been very different. Through my sobs, I let out a gentle laugh, smiling watery against her skin before shaking my head softly.

Lena lets me sit here for a while, to try and calm down enough to speak to her about how I was feeling. And slowly, the sobs resided down to gentle sniffles as I hold Lena close to me, my nose pressing into her now wet shoulder and my hands gently pulling her closer to me. Rao, I missed this last night, I missed her. I feel Lena shift slightly, moving her head so she could look down at me with that loving look that she always has for me and I take a shaky breath, knowing that I will have to speak to her about it eventually and let her know what was going on in my head.
"I- uh… I don't want t-to be the reason you get hurt in the future." I tell her, stuttering slightly from the emotion that was still very clearly thickening my voice up. "A-and I feel like… like if I marry you then it will mean that I have to stay with y-you when things get dangerous and threaten our lives… I d-don't want you to get hurt by anything that is trying to hurt me… I want you to be safe… from me…" I tell her, my voice getting weaker as I get closer to the end of my speech. Lena's head had placed itself on the top of my own, her brows furrowing against my hair as she smooths my back over with her hands. Lena pulls away from me, looking down at me with all the love and care that a person could give me.

"Kara…" Lena whispers, her accent making the name sound so much better from her lips. I feel her right-hand slip from my back and ease over my cheek slowly, her fingers making a gentle caress over my cheekbone before her palm rests just below there so her thumb can ease over my cheekbone slowly with concentrated strokes.

"I love you." Lena tells me, saying 'love' with so much emotion inlaid into the word that it made my eyes prick with tears again. "I don't care what danger I get put in, just as long as I get to spend the rest of my life with you. And I know that if I do get into danger…" Her thumb stills on my cheek as she leans in to press a soft kiss to my lips, finishing her sentence against my lips. "You'll be there to catch the bullet."

I nod softly, my nose pressing a little harder into her own in search of the comfort she gives to me when we make more and more skin contact. Lena smiles against my lips, the hand on my cheek wrapping around the back of my neck, her blunt nails scraping gently on the skin there with slow, satisfying moments. We spend some moments like this, just enjoying each others presence when I shift my hand and feel the dress that my fiancee was wearing and remembering the wedding that we were due to be at. I move my head away from her own and rest the side of my head on her shoulder, my ear touching her collarbone softly as I look out of the window at the building that we had driven up a long, private road to get to.

"I thought we couldn't see each other until the ceremony," I state, hinting at the question of why she had come here to see me if she believed so heavily in not seeing each other before the wedding that we had to sleep separately. I feel Lena's shoulder shrug underneath my head, making me smile at the lazy nature of the gesture.

"The way I see it is that my to-be wife needed comforting. I couldn't leave you all alone while you dealt with your thoughts, I know that you're your worst enemy when it comes to things like this." Lena states, the hand that was still on my back slid up to slide her fingers around the base of my neck and smooth her fingertips over the exposed skin. I smile softly and nod against her shoulder, pressing closer to her.

"You look beautiful." I tell her, tilting my head up to look at her downcast eyes that had fixed on my own, my right hand comes up and traces the top hem of the dress where her breasts were proudly on display. "And I'm not complaining at this neckline." I whisper, placing a soft kiss on the skin of her collarbone and earning the chance to hear the hitch in her heartbeat that made me smile cheekily. But Lena didn't even blink at the comment, her exterior saying something completely different to her heartbeat, her brow arches in a challenge and a small smirk takes over those dark red lips.

"Then you'll love what is underneath it-" Lena starts, but the door was abruptly opened to a very traumatised looking Astra, her eyes trying not to land on us in particular as she leans down to look into the car.

"You two need to hurry, the ceremony is waiting for you." She says before quickly retreating out of the car and a few steps away to let us out. I feel a blush come over my cheeks, knowing that Astra had heard everything that was said in the car. Lena looks back down and makes a slight cooing noise at my face, placing her lips on my cheek for a short moment.

"She isn't wrong, we have to go." Lena tells me, her eyes dropping over my body for a quick moment, her eyes lingering in some particular places before meeting my eyes, her own eyes losing their hungry look, softening slightly as she leans forward to place another quick kiss to my lips. I didn't want to leave Lena, bringing my hand up to her jaw as I held her close to me as we kiss. But I had agreed to follow Earth's tradition when going to the altar where we were going to profess our love, making me thoroughly hate my past self for making that decision. Lena seems to notice my inner thoughts as she pulls away, looking at me apprehensive before her eyes soften again, flashing that look that she gives me when she's about to give me everything that I want.

"Come on, we'll walk together down the aisle." She tells me, motioning for me to follow her as she starts to do this odd shuffle to try and get to the edge of the seat so she can step out of the car. I snort at the moment, and hold onto the handholds on the ceiling of the car as I lift myself up to try and get out with her, trying not to wrinkle the dress with my movements. Our odd shuffles and pulls made us giggle relentlessly as we clambered out of the car, the laugh turning infectious as Astra and Cat starts to also laugh- the only two people left outside. Astra had to make sure that we were on time and Cat was basically attached to Astra's hip at this point.

I instantly notice the height difference between myself and Lena, smiling and grabbing her arm gently and press close to her and rest my head on her shoulder. I feel her lips press to my head as she moves the arm I have in her grasp so she could hold it in a flexed position so my hands could hold onto the crook of her elbow like a classic 'gentleman' would. I smile and press my lips to her cheek as Astra steps in front of us, telling us to wait at the main doors before everyone was ready and the music started. Lena seemed to understand and nod her head, letting the couple walk off in front of us as she takes me on a slower paced walk towards the large building that resembled a very nice mansion. I frown as I look at the building, wondering why she would keep this from me.

"Why is this apart of my wedding gift?" I ask, nodding towards the building. Lena looks at where I nodded and smiled in that bright and joyful way that she does, her pearly white teeth on display and her nose scrunching up slightly.

"Well, this is the Luthor-El estate." She says, like it was obvious. I pause, trying to think about what she meant. It soon dawned on me that she had bought all of this land for us as our wedding gift. I gasp softly and tug on her arm with a slightly annoyed but excited look on my face (if the two could be combined).

"You bought this for us?" I ask, glancing around at the miles and miles of grassland that surrounded the large building that would be way too big for just the two of us. Lena smiled and nodded, her head turning to place a soft kiss on my temple.

"Well, yes. Though, I don't expect us to spend all of our free time here. It's too far away from L-corp to be useful for the commute so I thought we could just stay here for weekends and holidays that we don't plan to take out of National City." Lena explains, her eyes turning back to the building that was getting closer to us as we walked, almost at the front doors already.

"The Luthor estate was about the same size but the building was bigger so we didn't have such a big garden. But I knew that we would enjoy the garden so I looked for one that had a nice garden." Lena says, her voice going into that distant tone that she always opted when speaking about her previous family before she looks down at me and gives me another one of those toothy smiles. "Oh, and what are your thoughts on horses?" She asks, making me furrow my brow slightly before I heard the telltale sound of a horse's huff. I gasp and turn my head to the field on my right- and away from Lena- where there were a few horses grazing on some fenced off land.

"You got horses?" I almost shout, twisting my head back to Lena's ecstatic face.

"Badass, right?" She asks, making me laugh slightly and press closer to the woman I love, smiling as we come up the open front door of our new home- that was currently being used for the venue today. Lena helps me up the steps like a gentlewoman- even though she was the one wearing the heels- before guiding me through a hallway that seems small compared to the rest of the house, stopping at the door that was at the end of this short hallway that was only decorated with some doors to other hallways and a closet.

"The foyer is through here." Lena tells me, her head leaning down to give my temple another kiss before she continues. "The stairs to the next level are through here and it's where we set up the altar and guest seating. After the ceremony, we'll go through the doors at the back of the room to a ballroom kind of area where the reception will be held- we can go get changed before we go in there." Lena explains, making sure I know what the night entails. "We'll spend the night here, then I get to take you away for two weeks to a place that I won't tell you yet." Lena says, her tone filled with a teasing tone that she often used when she knew someone no one else did. I smile and lean against Lena, clutching her arm tighter as I do.

"Okay." I reply, ready for the next words that Lena was going to say when she was disrupted by the clear tone of the piano playing the classic wedding theme song, beckoning us to walk down the aisle. Like clockwork, someone else opens the doors the foyer, giving me a true look at how large the place actually was. Even with the 30 people attending, the room still looked huge- with plenty of space around the rows of chairs to make the room seem almost empty. Everyone stood up from their chairs at the door opening, turning to look at us as Lena starts to lead me down the line cut through the middle of the room and towards Jonn- who was conducting the vows and lines that we would say today.

I tried to concentrate on the people walking past me, I did, but the only thing I could think about was the woman stood next to me, in her long white dress and with her black hair tied up to perfection. It was distracting enough not to notice that we had gotten to Jonn, and I only noticed then because Lena had pulled away from my side to face me in the classic position that people take when marrying each other.

"We're all here today to celebrate the -" Jonn started, and I tried to listen to that also, but yet again, the woman stood in front of me had to be distracted again, her green eyes looking down at me with so much love and dedication that I couldn't possibly think of anything else- that was until Lena had started talking an unidentified amount of time later.

"Kara…" Lena starts, her smile infectious and making one break out on my own face as she looks down at me with the only way I think was possible of her at this moment in time. "I love you, so so much. You tossed yourself into my life and… God, I don't regret a second of my life- even the bad parts with how I was adopted by the Luthors… because you made it worth it all and much more. You are the person that I want to spend the rest of my life with, I want to hold your hand while we watch the TV in the morning and I want to cook way more than any person should eat for the rest of my life because I know that you will eat it all." At that part, there was a chorus of laughter and a tear-filled smile that I directed at her- making me notice that I was crying now. She pauses to wipe her thumbs over my cheeks, gathering the wetness and pulling it away, her eyes softening so much that I thought I would be the reason for her hardened side to disappear fully.

"I don't think I can ever find the words to thank you enough for what you have done, or to tell you how much I love you… You mean more to me than the universe and I don't ever intend to leave you, ever." Lena finishes, making me catch my breath softly and try to quench the tears. I nod numbly as Lena holds my face gently- with so much care that made me wonder if she thought she could break me with the wrong pressure.

"Kara? Your vows?" J'onn says, after realising that Lena had finished. His tone was warm and happy, like he was joining his own child in marriage to someone he approves of greatly. I nod in understanding, glancing down at the ground to collect my thoughts for a moment. Lena's hands slipping off my face and skirting down my shoulders as her delicate fingers come down to my hands, taking them into her on as she offers her support to the words that will be difficult to say- she always knew I had a problem with expressing my feelings, so I started from the beginning; making sure to lift my gaze to look at those beautiful green eyes.

"When I lost my world… I thought I had lost everything that I loved… I was so filled with hatred for so many years that I forgot about the people who put their lives on the line to make sure I had a place to stay when I came to Earth. Yes, I still think my cousin is a self-obsessed prick but I also know that he is the last thing of Krypton that I have… But Krypton isn't my home… Not anymore… I spent so long in my own bubble, trying to stay out of the way and trying not to… feel for anything."

"Then I met you…" I say, my voice low and filled with the tears that were filling my eyes. "Krypton isn't my home, you are, and I promise that I will keep you safe with my life… You are everything to me and more, and I can't think of anyone else I would rather marry. You are my family, my rock and everything I need out of life… I would be honoured to grow old with you." I tell her, my eyes staying on hers the whole time I said my vows. Her own tears were starting to fall at my heartfelt honesty, and I knew that I had to say something to her that meant what I wanted it to be, but I knew that English wouldn't hold the same meaning behind the words.

"(I love you more than the planet that birthed me, more than the stars in the sky and with every fiber of my being. And under Rao's light, I will love you eternally.)" I tell her, my Kryptonise flowing like water from a river and making Lena look at me with awe at the way my mouth moved to form words that most humans could never pronounce. I heard a sniffle from my aunt who was sat on the front row, where she was holding the box for the rings. I could also see J'onn blinking repeatedly, obviously understanding the words also.

"The rings?" J'onn asks, his voice slightly strained from the emotional moment that everyone was feeling as Astra stands from her seat, bringing the box over to us. Her eyes were puffy and red, but clear joy and happiness were there to greet us as she took over from J'onn- since the Kryptonian ceremony of declaring the rings needed to be done by a Kryptonian woman. Astra takes a moment to look at us both, pride shining in her eyes as she opens the box.

"Kneel." Astra tells us gently, Lena had asked about this moment to be prepared, so when she effortlessly turned to face Astra, I followed. We both lowered ourselves down to one knee- which was quite the challenge with the dresses- in front of Astra, knowing that if we went to two knees, we would have even more trouble getting up off the floor. Astra gave us an approving nod, holding the box in front of her waist with both hands before she started our Kryptonian vows that would seal us together for life- which Astra conveniently turned to English for the majority of the population in the room.

"Under the light of Rao, we connect these two spirits together, binding them to each other in the mortal realm and in the afterlife- where they will meet again." Astra pauses for a moment, looking between the two of us with a look of thought in her eyes, before continuing- making it clear that she decided to change the vows for us. "Love wasn't a concept that many people stood by on Krypton, it was often forgotten in exchange for compatibility on a genetic level… Rao would be proud to see a spawn of their light had followed their heart and chosen to marry the person that they loved rather than who would fit them genetically." Astra tells us and the room around us, making my chest contract with the emotion I felt with the idea of Rao being proud of me. Astra gives me a gentle smile, one that screamed care and love, before continuing with her part of the ceremony.

"There was always going to be a problem with the fact that Lena wouldn't lie as long as Kara whilst Kara was powered by the power of the yellow sun. That is why I took an 11 month trek to retrieve a rare rock… it was born from a blue star exploding and has the power to give energy to humans in the same way the yellow sun gives energy to Kryptonians. I won't go into details, but both of these rings have this material in it and is only powerful enough to extend the life of Lena long enough for them to grow old together- but not for a while yet. There are safety mechanisms in here that stops anyone else from using the rings and it will give Lena or Kara a boost of energy if either one of them is in significant danger… And now that I've appeased Lena's curiosity-" Astra says, making everyone laugh at how Lena looked absolutely amazed by the rings in the box. We all knew that Lena was naturally a curious person and loved everything that included engineering- I knew for a fact that Lena would ask more about the rings at a later date.

One the laughter had calmed down, Astra lowered the box down to us both, showing the silvery rings with small, blue rocks embedded into the material like it was cast into the metal when made. The rocks gave off a low light, and I already felt a little lighter. I reached into the box first, pulling out one of the identical rings, Lena copying my action soon after to hold a ring.

"You may place the rings on each other's appropriate fingers," Astra says, giving me permission to reach for Lena's left hand, finding it easy to slip it on her ring finger with some resistance going over the final knuckle- reassuring me that it wouldn't fall off so easily. Lena did the same for me, placing the ring on my finger then finishing up with a gentle press of her lips on the jewellery that she had placed on my finger. I swoon slightly at the action wanting to lean forward now to place a kiss on that beautiful woman's face, but I had to wait-

"You may now kiss the brides." Astra said, making me stop mid-thought to listen. For once, I was too slow, because I didn't see Lena launching herself forward, placing a rather rough kiss to my lips and pulling her hands up to grip my jaw and tug me closer. The kiss started rough and needy, but slowly enveloped in a slow, loving kiss that let us express our hearts desire in the most publicly acceptable way.

When we pull away, there were some cheers and clapping, making me blush softly and press closer to Lena, making her laugh gently and tug me close to her, her arms wrapping around my lower back to pull me close to her side as we stayed kneeled on the floor.

"I love you." Lena whispers into my ear, like it was some scandalous secret that we had to keep under wraps. I smile and press my lips to her cheek softly, before pressing my nose to her cheekbone in an affectionate manner.

"I love you too, baby."

/.\

There was just the signing of the papers that needed to be done before we could retreat upstairs while Astra made sure everyone was moved into the main room for the reception. Lena guides me up two sets of stairs, easily navigating them and pulling me down the corridor of the 3rd floor towards the room at the end. Our hands were locked together and Lena tugged me as close as the thick dresses would allow, making her huff slightly.

"I need you out of this dress." Lena tells me, her voice slightly husky with obvious intent in her words; said words going right between my legs. I whine softly, pressing closer to my lover- no, wife. My wife. I feel my face flush softly at the low chuckle Lena does at the sound that I had made. We got to the door, but before I could open it, Lena had spun me around and pressed me hard against the door, the ring obviously working well for her with a slight increase in strength.

"We need to talk about something." Lena whispers, her voice filled with filthy intentions as she lowers her hand and starts to hike up my dress, only enough to slip her hand under and between my legs to feel the wet heat through the expensive lingerie. I groan and nod softly, throwing my head back softly to give her free reign over my neck. I feel a wet tongue start to make trails up my throat with needy urgency, Lena's hand shifting over my centre so the heel of her hand ground against my clit with less than the desired pressure. Soon, I could feel Lena's teeth my skin just under my ear, licking afterwards for a moment before her lips align with my ear with the slight brush of a heavy breath making my hair stand on point.

"Are you my good girl?" Lena whispers, almost too low for me to hear, but it was definitely head. I whimper hard and grind my hips into her hand, my head falling back into the door and making a loud noise that I wasn't at all bothered about right now. Lena's hand was drawn back when I didn't give a reply, making me whimper and cant my hips needily in the air, before a hard slap was aimed between my legs, making me moan out in surprise and pleasure, Lena's teeth nibbling the skin of my ear slowly.

"I asked you a question, Kara." Lena says, her tone sounding dangerous with a promise to do worse if I didn't give my reply. I then realise that she had asked a question, and quickly went to reply.

"Yes! Rao, yes." I moan out, my voice hoarse and making it quieter than intended- though, that wasn't a problem with people who had super hearing being a few floors below us. I feel Lena's lips pull into a smirk against the skin of my neck. It was a shock when she drew back, her hand coming from between my legs and her body making space between the two of us.

"We can Christen the house when we don't have guests. I'd much rather fuck you in our new bed." Lena mutters to me, making my inner walls clench with how rough her words were. I nod numbly, fumbling to find the door handle for the door that I was pressed against just moments before. But before my hand could securely hold the metal, Lena beat me to it, her hand holding the handle firmly and twisting to open the solid wood door inwards.

I stabilise myself on Lena, about to walk into the room when Lena holds me still. I look back at her, seeing her eyes filled with care and love as she pulls me close to her, before easily taking me off guard by swiftly picking me up bridal style.

"I have to walk my new wife over the premises the proper way." Lena says softly, making me laugh at the silly tradition that Lena wanted to do, though, I did find it rather romantic. I press my head into her jaw and rest my hand on her exposed collar.

"What a gentleman." I whisper, letting her carry me through the door and kick the door close as she chuckles at my response. "Have you been working out? You weren't this… swift when you had to carry me up those stairs." I question, making the observation. Lena frowns slightly and shakes her head.

"No, but stairs are different to through a doorway." She says with absolutely no humour in her voice, sounding unimpressed about the time that she had to carry me up and down stairs when I couldn't walk them myself. I giggle and wrap my arms around her head, tugging it close to me before having a look around the room.

Our new bedroom was large, big enough for the largest bed that I have ever seen to stand proudly and still give us plenty of space to move around it. The bed was a 4 poster made from a dark metal (That was sure to be reinforced) with white sheets and a white sheer curtain that could cover the bed from eyes that could decide to look into the room. There were 2 dark wood side tables on each side of the bed, holding the standard alarm clock and lamp on each. On the other side of the room, there was a long vanity table, stretching out long enough to have 2 seats comfortably in there where some basic things were already placed, the mirror above it was just as long as the white vanity table and was smear free from lack of use. On the opposite side of the room that we were on, there was french style balcony doors, leading to a spectacular view of the back garden. The walls were painted white, the skirting boards were all a dark wood like the 2 doors in the room(One being the entrance and the other probably leading to our closet). The floor had thick black carpet covering it, making me want to reach down and run my fingers through the tempting material.

"Rao, it's beautiful." I tell Lena, who had stopped to let me admire the room. She smiled gently, placing a soft kiss on my cheek.

"Just like you." She says, her tone just as soft as her touch and making me swoon farther. Lena looks around the room, before seeming to remember something. "Oh, and our bathroom is through the closet." She tells me, making me just stare around the room slowly.

"It's perfect, Lena. Thank you." I tell her, pressing my lips to her cheek again in a loving manner. Lena grins and starts to walk us towards the bed, cradling me like I was the most precious cargo on the planet. Lena's eyes were filled with care as she places me down on the bed, making sure that I was sat up. She kneels in front of me softly, cocking her head adorably like she does when she is going to ask me a question.

"I was thinking about having sex then going for a shower before going down to entertain guests. Is that okay with you?" Lena asks, going through her plans. I couldn't help but smile, she was so considerate to ask me about how I felt about this when she didn't have to in the slightest. I nod softly and place a kiss on her lips.

/.\

After a quick shower (because of certain events), we went into the closet to grab the smart wear that was hung up closest to the bedroom. Lena was wearing a form-fitting black suit with a vest and a dark green tie that made her eyes stand out exceptionally, she braided her hair up into a tight french braid and reapplied her makeup. I wore a light blue dress that was close to the colour grey, the top half was snug to my body with the collar reaching the base of my throat and sleeveless. From my hips, the skirt came down freely, the shape is different to the usual dress at the sides had a longer length than the front and back((The one that Kara wore at Lena's first Gala when she had to change into Supergirl and kick some ass and came back with the explanation of 'Golly')). I tied my hair into a tight intricate bun and reapplied my make up on the chair beside Lena.

"Have I ever said how good you look in a suit?" I question, making sure not to smudge my mascara as it dries. In the mirror, I could see Lena smirking, applying some powder to her face.

"Once or twice." She comments off-handedly, making me giggle slightly and shift my chair closer to her own. Lena offers me a gentle smile and leans towards me to place a soft kiss on my forehead. I smile and press close to her, a giddy feeling taking over my stomach as I think about today and us.

"We're married," I tell her, my tone not holding back the excitement that I felt about the idea and how we are bound together legally. I could almost feel Lena's own excitement as she wraps an arm around me.

"Yes, you're my wife." She replies, making me squeal slightly and press closer, nuzzling my face into her shoulder.

"No, you're my wife." I say back, a slightly childish lint to my voice as I wrap my arms around her own that was closest to me. I hear Lena laugh slightly and lean down to place another kiss on my head, obviously loving the situation.

"Yes, I'm your wife. I'll always be your wife."

/.\

I stood back to admire my wife, she was stood at the boot of our new sleek black Range Rover- a gift from one of Lena's investors- packing the boot with our luggage for our honeymoon. I knew that I could do it and I had offered, but she wanted to do it; and by the way that suit strained against her body, I was not complaining.

The party was fun, filled with food and with all the people that we love having a good time. But it was getting later in the day and Lena had said they needed to leave soon to get there by dark, though, Lena had said that she had given a spare key to Astra so they could stay a little longer into the night before going back to their homes.

Lena hoisted up the last bag into the boot, easily finding space with the size of the car and the efficient use of compact packing that Lena insisted that she would organise- and this wasn't her being a gentlewoman either, she almost threw a tantrum because she had the 'best' way of packing and refused to let me do anything. Regardless, it was rather funny to watch.

The door of the boot shut with a click of a button on the car keys, which Lena pocketed and turned towards me, her braided hair looking very pull-able right now. She gives me a heart-stopping smile as her hands tucked into her pockets before walking up the gravel path towards me, making my heart leap at the playfulness. When she got close, I bring my hands up to her face and stroke her cheeks softly, looking up into those green eyes like they would tell me the answers of the universe.

"The car is ready." Lena whispers, her breath ghosting over my lips, as she looks down at me. "I just need to get the food for the drive- I know you won't be able to sit without food for longer than an hour, never mind the time it will take to get there." Lena teases, making me smile cheekily- almost proud of how much I can eat.

"Okay." I answer, leaning up to gently capture her lips on my own for a small kiss before pulling back. "I'll be waiting in the car." I tell her, before my hands slip off her face and I move around her, letting her get past so she can re-enter the house. We had already said goodbye to the family, so all that was left was for Lena to go get the food and come back to drive us to the place that she still hadn't told me about.

/.\

"Snow?" I question, thinking that Lena might have wanted to go farther south than north when the snow started to become more and more present, layering the sides of the road in a white blanket. Lena smiles gently, reaching over the panel to rest her hand on my knee, her fingers skimming the uncovered skin on the inside of my thigh.

"I prefer snow to the sun because I wouldn't want to get burnt on our honeymoon, and I thought the snow would reflect the sun better so you wouldn't lose out on any energy," Lena explains, glancing over at me every moment or two, her thick-rimmed glasses over her face as she looks out at the road and back at me- she had put them on before she started to drive, saying that they irritated her less than the contacts she usually wore.

I move my hand to wrap around the one on her leg, holding her thumb between my own thumb and index finger with the rest of my hand over the majority of her hands. Lena seems to pause for a moment, her face dipping into that thoughtful expression that it usually does when she's working or contemplating telling me something.

"We're going to a quiet part of Canida." Lena says, letting part of her secret out for me, making me smile softly and shift to the edge of my seat so I could be as close as possible to the love of my life. She didn't have to tell me, I already assumed that we would be either going deep in Canada or Alaska with the direction she was driving in and the time frame that she had told me, though the sky had started to darken already and we were passing through a quiet town.

I press my lips to her shirt-clad shoulder, noticing earlier that she had taken her blazer off for the drive, and feeling the edge of her suit vest on my nose. She really was the best.

/.\

The snow was thick now, making me understand why we took the Range Rover with how well it was ploughing through the thick snow that had piled up on a quiet road that wouldn't be catered to until the morning. Trees were spanning the area around us and the sky had turned black, the only light coming from the headlights that were bright against the white fluff of snow. I could tell Lena knew where she was going, the ease she moved around the covered road was spectacular and made me wonder how many times she had come down this road. Lena must have read my mind, because her next words had correlated with my thoughts almost perfectly.

"I used to come here a lot when I was younger. My father bought a small cabin out in the woods and he used to take me when I was on holidays… after he died, I didn't come back for a few years- Not until I finished college and needed a break. I only came back when I heard about what Lex had done…" Lena tells me, making me reach over to grasp her hand that was placed on her lap after coming off the wheel moments before. Lena gives me a slightly warm smile, it not entirely going to her eyes- where she was feeling some pain.

"I wanted to show you this… it was one of the only places that I was happy as a child." Lena says, turning a car towards the right, the headlights landing on a cosy looking cabin that stood alone in the middle of a clearing that the trees were surrounding. The cabin wasn't very big- nothing compared to the house she had bought the two of us- but it must have been large enough to be easily classed as a 3 bedroomed building that could be found on the outskirts of a city- but with the classic log walls and stone chimney.

"It's beautiful." I tell her, making her smile gently, pulling the car up to the cleared porch, taking her hand out of my own to pull the handbrake back to make sure the car doesn't move away from the house while the engine wasn't on.

"I have a local caretaker that looks after the land when I'm away. You'll see her tomorrow when she comes to move the snow out of the way and get us food." Lena mentions, twisting her keys in the ignition to turn the vehicle off, pulling them out and placing them on her lap while she stays sat in the car, turning back to look for her discarded blazer.

/.\

Lena lead me into the house, using a key that she had put on her car keys before leaving the house, and turns the lights on as she walks inside, holding one bag in her free hand while I held two.

The interior was exactly as I expected, warm, soft and filled with small trinkets that Lena had put in here over the years. Lena places the bag that she was holding at the base of some stairs that lead up to higher levels. I followed suit, placing the two bags that I was holding beside the one that she put down, before slipping my arms around her waist to press into her back, my chin resting on her shoulder.

"Do you want some hot chocolate?" Lena questions, nodding towards the kitchen as her own hands move to hold my locked ones at her waist, making me frown at her slightly cold skin.

"Only if you're having one." I say, thinking that the beverage would warm up her hands and make her a little more comfortable. Lena cocks her head to the side to look back at me, a small smile tickling her face.

"It's tradition."

/.\

"Lex never came here." Lena says, we were snuggled up on the couch, the fire at full blaze and warm hot chocolates in our hands. Lena recommended that we have to change into something more comfortable, so I grabbed us both fluffy robes which were snug around us as we pressed closer together. I turn my head on her shoulder, facing towards my wife as she spoke about something personal.

"Mother would have never lowered herself to a standard of coming here- especially after dad died, so I got given it as apart of my inheritance. I wanted Lex to come here when we were younger but… I don't know, It just didn't feel right letting him into a place that meant so much to me, even though he was my brother." Lena explains, her arm tightening around my shoulders slightly. I nod in understanding, pressing my lips to her shoulder.

"This was your place, I get it. I never wanted to go into the fortress of solitude when I was younger- It was Kal's place… and I never felt welcomed enough as his family to go there, especially after everything that had happened." I say, giving Lena my own story about my family that I should have been close to but ended up being distant with- though, Kal did make the effort of coming down for the wedding.

Lena turns her head towards me, a smile pulling her lips up and making her look beautiful in the orange glow of the living area.

"I love you." She tells me, leaning forward to place a brief kiss on my lips. I smile into the kiss and press my nose into her cheek softly when she turns back to the fire, enjoying the sounds of her breathing.

"I love you too."

/.\

Lena was asleep, her arm coiled over my stomach as we laid naked in the expensive bed of the master bedroom. I knew that I should be asleep too, but I didn't want today to end just yet. I turn around in her embrace slowly- an attempt not to wake the sleeping beauty. I came to a stop when I faced her front, her dark hair splayed out all over the pillows and her lips slightly open as she breathes in slow deep breaths- following a rhythm that made me confident that she was fast asleep.

I shift my own arm around her slender waist, running my fingers over the curve of her back and enjoying the smoothness of her skin. It was moments like this where I contemplated my life, looked at it from a bigger picture. Where I held the best thing in my life close to me and wonder if it all was worth it. I lost Krypton, lost my purpose for coming to Earth, lost myself in my own hatred and committed many crimes that would haunt me forever. But no matter how many times I thought back to the bad things, all I could do is look at the good thing in front of me and know that I wouldn't change anything if I could.

Lena fell in love with me because of who I was, if I had chosen a different path, who knows if I would have even met Lena- never mind fall in love with her. I smile softly, leaning forward to place a soft kiss to the smooth forehead of my wife, I knew that all the pain I went through was worth it, now that I had Lena in my arms.

And if anyone hurt her, there would be Hell to pay.