Decision's Made
Kara had decided, it was time to let Lena know she had left National City. When CatCo sold, the only thing that saved her from being one of the people that was fired was her Pulitzer. But it wasn't an investigative paper anymore, it was a shell of itself, and Kara wanted to write news, real news. She had quietly sent out her resume and the response had been overwhelmingly in her favor. She settled on the Seattle Times, signed her contract, picked an apartment and got her stuff shipped up. She had just spent the day setting up her new apartment and was sitting at her desk looking out over the rainy city, contemplating what to say to Lena. Absently she tapped play on her phone, and her Lena Playlist started up.
Wait for You by Elliot Yamin
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She started and stopped multiple times before finally settling on a short note, apologizing again for the distance between her and Lena.
Dear Lena,
Once again, I am so sorry for the pain I caused you over the whole Supergirl situation. I realize how selfish I was, and I don't blame you for your reaction and the subsequent end of our friendship. I am writing to let you know that I have resigned from CatCo and I took a position here in Seattle as a reporter. Supergirl will no longer be patrolling the skies of National City, and I will only be in town to visit my sister from now on. This is the last time I will bother you.
Thank you for a wonderful friendship, before I broke it.
With love,
Kara Danvers
As she finished the letter, she noticed tear stains on the paper, but decided that she didn't have the nerve to hide the truth from Lena, she truly missed her friend, and it hurt, immensely, since she had caused the rift.
The next morning Lena Luthor entered her office. "Good morning Ms. Luthor, this came for you this morning.", Jess said.
"Thank you Jess, who is it from?"
"Kara."
That one word, it caused her breath to catch, her heart to beat faster. Kara, her best friend, the woman she had vowed to hurt after her betrayal, lying to her for almost 3 years.
"What's on my schedule for today?", Lena responded, ignoring her feelings and focusing on locking them away in little boxes.
"First meeting isn't until 11, engineering. After that you asked me to schedule you in the lab the rest of the afternoon."
"Right, thank you."
"You're welcome Ms. Luthor."
Lena entered her office and tossed the envelope with her name on it on her desk, she then proceeded to make herself a cup of coffee and start up her computer. The letter was burning a hole in her heart. She wanted to hate Kara, needed to hate her, to hurt her the way she had been hurt, but something wasn't right. "Hope, play Kyla."
You Were There by Kyla, featuring Regine Vasquez
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She was singing, only to herself, but she was belting out the song, trying to release the pain that was there, she wanted to scream and to cry at the same time. Dammit Kara, how do you do this to me.
Lena sat down at her desk, trying to go over some reports, but the letter was calling to her, begging to be opened, begging to be read. "Hope continue playlist", she said, then she opened the letter.
At the same time, Kara was settling into her office, unpacking and preparing for her first day. "Siri play Kyla.", she said.
1300 miles, distance may have separated them, but the old feelings were still there, the two women were connected so deeply even they couldn't define the depths of their feelings for one another, but their souls knew. 1300 miles, and they were playing the same song…
I Don't Want You to Go by Kyla
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Kara stood, singing the words under her breath, realizing how alone she was feeling, she had broken her best friend's heart, had betrayed Lena's trust, she deserved to be alone, she deserved the pain she was feeling because she didn't deserve Lena.
At the same time, Lena opened the letter and started to read. It was so brief, so heartfelt, were those tear stains? She had succeeded, Kara was hurting and alone, just like, ME? The thought hit her as a tear fell and melded with one of Kara's tearstains. She read the letter over and over again. Why didn't the hurt stop, she did what she wanted to do, she drove her away, made her hurt. "Why am I not happy?", she asked herself as the song ended. "Jess cancel my meetings today, I'm, I'm not feeling well. Can you call my driver to take me home please?
"Yes Ms. Luthor. Anything I can get you ma'am?"
"Can you call in an order to Noonan's for us to pick up on the way home? Egg Drop Soup and an order of pot stickers please?"
"Yes Ms. Luthor", Jess answered, smiling slightly, Kara's favorite.
Lena stood up to go home while in Seattle, Kara settled down, dried her tears and headed to the bullpen to meet the rest of the writers and get her first assignment.
A few hours later, Lena was sitting on her couch, staring at the food she had ordered, hoping Kara would suddenly knock on the door or fly onto the balcony and check on her. Neither would happen now, or possibly ever again. "Hope I wish to discontinue our current line of research, please delete all files on project Leviathan. Then load the Lounge simulation."
"Of course, Ms. Luthor.", Hope responded, instantly erasing the file, deleting it from her own memory and the servers at L Corp. "Simulation loaded."
Lena put in her VR contacts and was teleported to a Las Vegas lounge. There was Kara, with dark hair singing Moon River.
Moon River by Melissa Benoist
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The song ended and Lena applauded, then asked VR Kara if she could take request. Of course, she did, all Lena wanted could take place here in her own simulation. "Can you sing Old Friend, by Kyla?" Hope instantly downloaded the song and adjusted the pitch and tone of the voice so it matched Kara's.
Old Friend by Kyla
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By then end of the song, Lena was singing right along with Kara, looking into her eyes and feeling forgiveness in her heart. She wasn't wrong for being angry with Kara, but she was wrong for pushing her away. Kara was her friend, and she hadn't held back at the ceremony when she had told Lena why she hadn't told her the truth. She took VR Kara by the hand and sat her down, then Lena took the microphone and started to sing. Her eyes never left Kara, not once through the entire song.
I Miss You by Boyz to Men
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"Hope, shut down the simulation and verify RSVP from Alexandra and Kara Danvers for the Gala on the 24th."
"Alexandra Danvers has responded to the invitation, and will be attending, there is no record of Kara Danver's response Ms. Luthor."
Lena walked over to the balcony door, and for the first time in weeks, unlocked it. Then she went into the bedroom and cried herself to sleep.
