Today was the first time Kara would be seeing Lena again since telling her that she was Supergirl. Planning lunch together again just like they used to before Lena knew the truth. Still, her stomach was doing flips and she couldn't focus on anything else other than wanting to make up for years of lying. God, she was an awful person, why had she waited so long to tell Lena the truth? Perhaps some sugary goodness would put her mind at ease. Kara smiled at the woman behind the front counter. "Yes I'd like…" She gently bit her lower lip as she scanned the donuts. "Two strawberry frosted donuts with sprinkles." She pulled out her credit card and paid for the donuts, the lady soon handing Kara the bag filled with her prize.
She was so lost in her thoughts as she turned to leave the Donut shop that she didn't even see the man she bumped into. "OH, I'm so sorry."
Leo shook his head. "No I am…" His eyes raised up looking upon Kara. "K-sorry." He cleared his throat, his eyes focused on the blonde's face. She looked exactly like his Kara, but she wasn't his Kara. His Kara had no bangs, this one was sporting the bangs proudly. Was it wrong that he found his girlfriend's doppelganger attractive?
Kara soon focused on the man that was standing in front of her, dark black hair, broad shoulders, even the strong chiseled jaw. It finally dawned on her that her mouth was open and she clamped it shut. "Have we… met before? You look familiar?" It was those green eyes, where had she seen those eyes before. She could almost get lost looking into them.
Leo shook his head. "Huh… oh no I-we've never met. I'm sure I'd remember a beautiful woman like yourself." He bit his tongue then. "I'm Leo… Smith."
Kara blushed, laughing a bit. "Right… yes I'm sure I'd remember you too… if we'd ever met… right, I'm Kara, Kara Danvers. Sorry about bumping into you. Have a nice day." She walked out of the Donut Shop, that was awful, she made a fool of herself in a matter of seconds. Still, there was something she couldn't put her finger on about that man. Something was off. No matter, she still had to meet up with Alex.
Leo let out a slow breath as Kara left; that wasn't the smoothest interaction and he almost blew it by saying her name. Apparently, Kara's sneakiness was rubbing off on him. He ordered a large coffee and a Boston Crème donut to tie him over.
After his conversation with Lena he spent the night at L-Corp, the name change threw him but what else was new. Leo didn't think going to get some donuts would be an issue, apparently, this Earth's Kara had the same thought. He paid using Lena's credit card and if she got upset, well honestly the woman could afford it. When he received his donut and coffee, he slowly took a sip and let out a slow sigh. Right, after this it'd be time to get to work on fixing humanity, rewriting people's worst behaviors.
He took a seat at one of the tables in the Donut Shop, his eyes soon transfixed onto the beaded bracelet around his one wrist. One single white bead resting in the middle surrounded by black ones. Leo remembered when Kara had matching bracelets made for them of course hers was white and had one black bead. They'd always have a part of each other wherever they went. He never thought that they'd be separated by different Earth's. I'll get back to you, Kara. I won't give up and I know you won't either.
When Leo finally came back to L-Corp and went up to see Lena in her office, she immediately asked. "Where have you been? You have some nerve taking my credit card. You shouldn't be out in public, it's a risk."
Leo shook his head. "I needed to clear my head and besides, no one knows what I look like." He set her credit card down on the coffee table only to see éclairs and cappuccinos. "If I had known you'd have this for lunch I would have waited. Oh, I saw your Kara… it's remarkable how much she reminds me of my Kara. Just as beautiful too."
Lena rolled her eyes. "She's not my Kara. While you've been gallivanting about and not fulfilling your end of our agreement, I've been working with Hope trying to find a way to make Q-waves work with Non Nocere."
"Not your Kara? That holds a personal ring to it, did something happen?" Leo raised an eyebrow only for Lena to shake her head.
The woman stood up. "What I want is to get to work, not discuss Kara."
He crossed his arms. "I have been working and Q-waves work differently on this Earth than on mine. I was up most of last night, working in your lab. I couldn't sleep very well, I'm not used to not having Kara nearby." He saw Lena scoff. "You really don't have a high opinion of Kara…" He paused as the realization just struck him. "Oh, you didn't know either… she never told you that she was Supergirl. How long?"
"Long enough." Lena turned away from Leo, immediately walking toward the bottle of scotch she had in her office.
"A little early for that isn't it… wow you sound just like me." Leo began, he should have recognized it sooner but now he could tell. She was lost, hurt, and he could see her world was spinning out of control.
"Don't compare yourself to me. You don't know what it's like to have your best friend lie to you every day for years! For her to promise that she wouldn't lie or betray you like everyone else. How could you possibly know what it's like for your brother to tell you what a fool you were after shooting him in the chest?!"
"My girlfriend didn't tell me the truth until well into our relationship. I felt like a fool, all that time I was worried about her and she could stop bullets with her hands. She didn't trust me enough to tell me who she was. Yeah I know I… I was a horrible boyfriend. I kept way too many secrets and it was painful to tell her things I had trained myself to hide. You are right about one thing, I never did shoot Lex but yes, what my Kara did was wrong but I forgave her. Perhaps you should forgive your Kara too."
Lena pursed her lips. "I could never forgive her. I could never trust her again. Now, how about you help me like you promised."
Perhaps it was Kara's sudden seriousness that confused him as she sat beside him on her couch. It was after dinner but she seemed distracted while they ate. "Kara, what's wrong?"
"Leo… you know that I love you. I haven't been completely honest with you." Kara admitted her hands twisting together while they rested in her lap.
"Kara, what do you mean?" If anything he was always the one keeping secrets from her.
"Leo, I'm-I'm Supergirl." She took her glasses off her eyes wet with tears as she met his eyes. She was frightened to see his reaction. "I should have told you so long ago but I was a coward and I was selfish for keeping the truth from you for so long. I am a horrible person. I just wanted to be Kara, and when I was with you I didn't have to worry about being Supergirl I could be myself with you and not worry about being a hero with you." She paused then only to see Leo was stunned she had floored him completely. "Please say something."
"Kara… it's been years. You kept this for years? Was I not trustworthy?"
Kara shook her head. "No! No! It's not like that I trust you completely Leo." She gently placed her hand on top of his only for Leo to pull his hand away. He stood up then running his hand through his hair.
"I-I need to think." Leo began to walk toward the door of Kara's loft and left her alone.
They were getting nowhere on Project Non Nocere so they got to work on a way to send Leo back home. Leo had discussed in detail the portal they had built and she believed they could build it better. Of course, she still had to come up with a way to power the thing but her work with Rhea would definitely be in the right direction. Apparently, there had been no Daxamite invasion on Earth 25, no Rhea, or Mon-El. She sat currently in her armchair, her eyes resting upon schematics of the portal she used to bring the Daxamites here. She could repurpose the technology on a smaller scale and teleport Leo back to his Earth.
He was very intelligent; he had to be for he was a Luthor, but still, she never understood why he could forgive Kara. Why he insisted that she forgive her. He must be insane, how could she ever trust her again? Her eyes soon veered upward out her balcony window seeing Supergirl floating just outside her penthouse. Lena smiled as she saw she had the journals from Lex.
Supergirl smiled as she landed on Lena's balcony and walked inside. This was worth it, she'd do anything to help Lena and if she could bring her peace of mind she would. They were just journals and taking them wouldn't hurt anyone. "I hope they help." Kara smiled as she handed the journals to Lena.
Lena smiled as her eyes focused on the journals. She was one step closer and Lex will do one good thing from beyond the grave. The only good thing, using his work to make the world a utopia. "They already have. I hope we haven't crossed any boundaries?"
Kara shook her head. "No, for a friend like you there are no boundaries." She smiled again before she turned to head back out on the balcony and took off. Lena walked down into her lab to find Leo and Hope.
"I don't have a Hope… I have an Ida. So you're an A.I. but you have a human body?" Leo asked with his eyes focusing on the woman standing beside him.
Hope gave a nod. "Yes, I merged with Eve Tessmacher. I have all her memories."
Leo nodded slowly as he was understanding this, of course, Ida had no physical body and Leo didn't see the need to give his A.I. one. The fact that Lena gave Hope a body but not just any random body, but someone else's that was familiar was intriguing. What use did a physical form have other than companionship? Lena was alone; she had no one to talk with. Kara had been her friend but the woman refused to make amends. It was then he heard the click of Lena's heels and she walked into the lab with journals in her hands. She looked like the cat that had gotten the canary just from the smirk on her face. "You seem very pleased with yourself. What do you have?"
"Lex's journals, his work with Q-waves could give us just the right help. I just need to find the right one." She placed the journals down on the counter of the lab, her hand grasping one of the journals and flipping it open.
Leo made his way to stand beside Lena grabbing one of the journals. "Well that's helpful but why didn't you get them before when we were smacking our heads against the wall with your project?" He slowly opened one of the journals.
"I didn't have them, I had to retrieve them."
Leo raised an eyebrow. "Huh…" Lena didn't offer an explanation and it was unlikely she would. As he began to read through the journals it was nothing short of Lex's narcissistic views and memories of his childhood. Wasn't this supposed to be technical? If this Lex was anything like his own brother he could have his research in codes.
Lena soon handed Leo one of the journals on an open page and Leo began scanning the page. "See anything?"
Leo smiled. "It's a Vigenere cipher. Can Hope decode it?"
Lena gave a nod. "Hope, take a look." Hope took the journal from Leo, her head tilting just slightly as she read it. "Deciphering it now." Soon the coded message began to be displayed on one of the nearby monitors and Lex's notes on Q-waves began to fill the screen. The first words on screen concerned him: How to Use Q Waves in the Pursuit of Mind Control by Lex Luthor. Mind control was a different goal than what Lena wanted still they had to use something as a jumping-off point. Using Lex's work left a sour taste in his mouth and Lena's goal seemed even more unrealistic. He didn't believe it could work, she was trying to fix what people always did to her. Lying and betrayal, something they both had in common, he knew now that was part of life. You had to trust people or you would fall and end up forever alone.