"Kara! Get up! You have your first day of high school in twenty minutes! Don't make me come up those stairs young lady!" Eliza hollered. Kara groaned in response, but knew she wouldn't be able to hear her. She slowly got up and sat down on her bed, her hand placed on her forehead. Before she could really even process what she was doing up, arms wrapped around her from behind.

"So, you're finally up. I was worried I would have to wake you if Eliza couldn't," Lena joked. Kara then turned around to face the green eyed girl that she had met so long ago in elementary school. She still couldn't believe that they stuck together for so long, even with all the hate against Lena. What she really couldn't believe was that Lena was always at her house, or at least felt like it. There were times when it would be weeks until they saw each other again at the Danvers house. School helped with that distance though.

"I almost forgot that you stayed the night. But I guess that's why I slept well. Getting to the point though, do we really have to go to school?" Kara complained. Lena laughed and wrapped her arms around her knees, looking at Kara.

"Yes. It's the first day of high school! Plus, I need you there with me. You've been so amazing towards me and everything terrible in my life. You know more than anyone how intense my mom has been lately. And with Jeremiah's death, this will help keep your mind off of him," Lena explained. The blonde smiled at the raven haired girl and gave her hand a slight squeeze in thanks and got out of bed. She then looked down at what she was wearing and realized her and Lena would both have to change into their school clothes.

"You can change in the bathroom if you want.. I don't want to invade your privacy," Kara said embarrassed. Lena got up at that point and stood in front of the blonde.

"We have literally dressed in front of each other before.. Why the sudden change?" Lena asked.

"Its high school now. A lot has changed and we're no longer those little kids anymore," Kara replied. Lena then leaned over and grabbed her clothes she laid out the night before and went to the bathroom to change. With a sigh Kara closed her door and changed from her tank top and Nike shorts into a red shirt that said, "Beware of the adorable person wearing this" and blue jeans. As she opened her bedroom door, Lena stood there with her fist lifted about to knock as she looked at Kara with her mouth open.

"That shirt isn't wrong," Lena pointed out. The blonde rolled her eyes and went out the door and turned left towards the stairs to see Eliza standing there. A smile appeared on the blonde's lips as she headed downstairs. Lena followed behind wanting to hurry so that she wouldn't be late to the bus. When her foot hit the floor, Kara handed her book bag to her and she was a little shocked. 'How did Kara lift my bookbag? I can barely lift it as it is… there is so,much I still don't know about her. Maybe she'll lower her walls one day,' Lena thought.

Kara then put her own backpack on and opened the door, letting Lena exit first. As they headed towards the bus stop, they noticed two girls and four boys were already there.

Lena let out an exasperated sigh as she realized that it was only going to get worse from here on out. Lex was in the news 24/7 at this point always fighting Superman. Kara seemed to be worried, but whenever she asked, there was always a subject change.

"Looks like the Luthor still has Kara fooled. She's just as evil as her brother. How can you be so blind to it? I'll bet she's going to turn her back on you eventually," one of the guy's said.

Kara closed her hand into a fist and stepped forward about to retort something when Lena held her back.

"Don't listen to him. He has no idea what he's talking about. You've known the real me longer than anyone else in this pathetic city. That's all that matters to me. The world wouldn't be the same if you thought of me the same way they all do. It would destroy me if you did," Lena admitted. Kara then looked her in the eyes, and gave her a silent, "I would never do that to you." Her statement got the raven haired girl to smile, but it quickly faded when she saw the bus approaching.

When the bus arrived at the high school, the Kryptonian and the Luthor got off and headed inside the building that would cause damage and disaster towards the two of them. As they grow older, nothing will be like how it used to be when they met. It will be more dangerous than ever before.

Alex was standing by her locker when she noticed Lena and Kara headed in her direction. She was a grade above them, so she thought it would be better to show them around before the other higher grades started to pick on them. As she made her way over to them she saw Lena get shoved against a locker. It made a loud noise as her body made contact with the metal. There was also a shout of pain as she fell to the floor. Before Alex could get to her though, Kara was already standing by her side, facing the jerk who shoved her.

"Walk. Away. You really don't want to see what I'm capable of," Kara warned.

By the time Alex had gotten there, ten people were surrounding the two girls. Kara was sitting next to Lena, her hand gently stroking her hair as she was whispering things to soothe her from the pain. The nurse arrived shortly after that and took both of them to her office. Alex had tried to convince her that she should go with them, but the nurse refused.

"Tell me exactly what happened. The guy who did this must face the punishment for his actions. I don't care who you are related to, at the moment, but that doesn't mean people can just be bullies," the nurse said. Lena was sitting in her office with her shirt lifted up half way up her back, where a bruise was forming. The nurse started to wrap that part of her body as she winced in pain. Kara was told to wait outside while she was examining Lena.

"I don't really know much about what happened. I was talking to Kara when suddenly I was shoved against a locker and then laying on the floor. Kara stood up to the guy and then he just walked away. She probably has a better idea of what the guy looks like," Lena guessed. Even though the last part was really added so that she could see her.

The nurse then hollered for Kara to come in, but before the last word was even said Kara bursted into the room. She stood still though as she saw that Lena had adhesive bandaging to cover her injury. Lena tried to stand but almost fell when her foot planted on the ground. Kara quickly held onto her arm to stand her upright.

"The guy who did this was about three inches taller than me, had on a letterman jacket, has brown hair, and brown eyes. Can we go now?" Kara asked. When the last syllable left her mouth, footsteps approached the office door. Kara and Lena both turned around to see Lillian standing at the door.

"Thank you Deborah for treating my daughter, but since I can see that there's no use for her here, I'll be taking her home. How is it that no matter what happens you always seem to have this blonde one with you? I thought I told you to not be friends with her. Have you been in contact this entire time?" Lillian demanded in outrage.

"I stopped being her friend the day you asked me to. That doesn't mean she'll stop being mine. She was just concerned that I was alright. I mean I did get shoved into a locker and I could have hurt her too," Lena answered. The nurse, also known as Deborah nodded in response to her answer.

"Yes, Kara was awfully close to being hurt as well.. The boy who did this will be dealt with."

Lena stood from where she say again and this time she held a firm stature. She then walked over to Kara and gave her a hug.

"Thank you. I have to go now, but if you want to see me head over to the library by your house and enter this code on the last computer in the lab. It'll let me know you're wanting to talk to me. Wait until after I leave to look at the note. I don't want my mom seeing that I gave you something," Lena whispered.

Kara nodded and did as she was told. As soon as they left she took out the note Lena had placed in her back pocket.

If you want to reach me, head to the library. I would give you my cell number, but what fun is that when I could just have a computer send me a message alerting me that you want to talk. Also, I was serious about the shirt.

Anyway, here's the code.

9-6-3-0 It means something, I'll let you know when the time comes. For now, I need to keep some of my secrets. ;)