Disclaimer- I own the story, not the characters and definitely not Themyscira :)

A/N- Well I promised a sequel in two years and it has been 23 months so here you go! I hope you enjoy this story. I have been enjoying writing it. I have about 10 chapters already written so I (hopefully) will be posting once a week nonstop. As always, I appreciate your opinions and I try take into account what you want to see so let me know. Enjoy!

1: The Lastness Of It All

Music blasted through the decorated school hall as teenagers danced carelessly with their friends. It was one of the last times they would be able to be just teenagers. Graduation was in a week and after that a lot of them would be saying goodbye to their friends, their partners. Some were lucky enough to have the summer together but most were beginning work or internships immediately. One of the perks about growing up in a small town was that almost everyone left after high school, and the world was big enough that they could go anywhere. Well, a 'perk' is what Alex used to call it, when she hated Midvale and all of her peers. A 'perk' is the last thing she would call it now. In just one high school year, everything had changed for her. The anger she used to feel every moment of every day seemed to have been replaced by unconditional love. Love for her family, for her friends, and for Maggie. She even began to love herself more each day. She wasn't sure if she was ready to leave Midvale and everything that came with it. Kara only had one more year of school but the thought of being away from her for so long pained Alex. Kara meant everything to her. Alex couldn't bring herself to think of being without Maggie. They had avoided that conversation for so long but somehow, they both knew that trouble was coming their way. Time had to run its course. Time seemed to be both, the deliverer and the destroyer of all things good in Alex's life.

Just be where you are, Alex told herself. She knew living in the past or in the future had never worked out for her. She needed to focus on the moments she was blessed to live.

The deejay changed the song and the hall filled with the sound of a soft guitar medley, he picked up a microphone, "Grab your partners and get on this dancefloor, forget about the world and just focus on tonight, on each other." Some students groaned at the song change and walked off of the dance floor while others entered, holding hands. Alex who stood off the side, turned to scan the room for Maggie. She was easy to spot as she was walking directly toward Alex, holding two cups of punch.

"I was bringing you this but I think we should take advantage of this moment and dance…" Maggie turned and placed the cups in James hands as he was leaving the dancefloor, "I snuck a drop of vodka in each, have fun!" James laughed in amusement at Maggie and walked off toward his friends. Alex watched Maggie with a wide grin on her face. Maggie eventually reached her girlfriend.

Alex was wearing a lacy red dress that matched the tie Maggie was wearing with her tailored black suit. She looked beautiful as always. "Alex Danvers, may I have this dance?"

Alex smiled and took Maggie's hand, "I thought you'd never ask!"

They entered the dance floor and seemed to blend in with the dozens of other couples. The simplicity of it all, which once enraged Alex, now seemed so perfect to her. She placed her hands around Maggie's waist and held her tight as they swayed. It was the first day that Alex was allowed to walk without using her crutches after having her cast removed so they couldn't steal the floor with any crazy couples' dance, but the slowness seemed to make everything more romantic. Maggie and Alex made eye contact and their smiles matched.

"I love you so damn much," Alex said. "You're the best thing that ever happened to me."

"I love you too," Maggie caressed Alex's cheek then leaned in and placed a soft kiss on her lips. "More than you know…"

The rest of the dance seemed to pass as though it were a dream, their closeness and each other's touch were all they thought about.

Eventually as proof of the passing time, their song was replaced by something loud and danceable once again. And floods of students headed for the floor. Through the crowed came Kara and Lena jumping to the beat. "Senior prom is so fun!" Kara yelled. "I can't wait until next year! But we want to leave, the limo is waiting outside, are you coming?"

Maggie shrugged, "I'm done if you are?"

"Yeah, let's go!" Alex yelled.

The four made their way outside of the school. The quietness of the night was deafening. Kara and Lena were giggling and couldn't keep their hands off of each other as they walked. Alex was glad that they were having fun. Maggie and Alex had decided to use their plus one invitation to the dance to get the couple into the dance and it seemed to have been a great idea. Although Alex knew that next year Lena would probably not be so simple with it, she'd probably spend all of her money on making Kara feel special. Alex was almost glad she wouldn't be there to see it. Almost.

They reached the Limo and Kara swung the door open. Winn and James pulled away from their kiss and stared at the four girls in shock, their cheeks immediately growing warm. There was a silence for a while but Lena finally broke it, "I KNEW YOU DON'T INVITE A JOUNIOR TO A SENIOR DANCE IF YOU ARE JUST FRIENDS! MOVE OVER!" Lena climbed in the car and gave Winn a hug.

Alex leaned over to Maggie and whispered, "Does she realize that that is what we have done tonight?"

Maggie chuckled.

"I gotta go, have fun!" James said as he exited the limo.

"What, where are you going?" Kara asked, offended.

"I have a curfew unfortunately."

"On prom night?"

"That is exactly the reason I have a curfew; do you know how many teenagers lose their virginity on prom night? I don't know but my mom sure doesn't want me to be included in those statistics."

The group laughed and Alex and Maggie joined them inside the limo. Once inside, they all argued over where they should go and eventually ended up at Maggie's boathouse. They made a fire beside the lake and huddled around it. Stories were told and a few entertaining games of truth or dare were played as the group constantly erupted in laughter until the conversation got serious.

"We have all been through a lot this year," Kara realized.

Everyone hummed in agreement.

"And even though we may feel like we're worse off because of it, look around, we have each other," Alex pointed out. "Some of us are still hurting, some are still adjusting, some things will never be the same but we have all grown and we are all better people because we have each other. That is what family is. What family does. Whatever happens next, we will always have each other. I love you all."

The group listened to her words and pondered them for a moment then everyone began to say their 'I love you' 's to the group.

Kara put a hand around Alex's waist and squeezed. "I am proud of you," she whispered.

The night went on and everyone could feel the specialness of it. Every moment together seemed more important. The air was thick with love. It was one of the best nights they had each had in a long time. Their guards came down. No one had to pretend to be anything that they were not. No one had to pretend that they were okay. They were truly seeing each other.

The past hurt, and the future was inevitably going to hurt, but for tonight, everything was as it should be.