Kara-bear

Twenty-four hours non-stop of wildlife. Kara hasn't done such a stunt before, not even for her favorite sitcoms. But, there's just something about watching nature, it's…

"Beautiful, OMG! This world and the animals are so amazing!"

The blonde hero beams of happiness about how extraordinary our world is and more than that, she cannot wait to put into practice some things she learnt. Alex is always telling her to get cultivated by watching something else than CW's tv shows and that's why she put on the NatGeO channel the other day. She never expected to stay tuned till the next day, watching and learning so many things. She doesn't regret it, but if she doesn't rush to clean up, she will be late for work and especially today, that cannot happen otherwise she will lose the opportunity to observe Lena in her new habitat.

Witnessing the wonder of Lena dominating a new territory brings so much excitement to the dear reporter. Who would have thought the brilliant Lena Luthor would be interested in buying CatCo? No one, not even herself. But of course she had to dash forward with the acquisition of the company the moment Kara asked for help. Like a lion, Lena jumped into action and of course she won against someone like Edge, winning the prize. And such a stunt makes Lena even more perfect in front of Kara's eyes.

She's so perfect, brilliant, beautiful, kind and so many more things. Kara could spend days, weeks, years, decades! Just trying to enlist all the amazing qualities of the dear Luthor, but she can't right now. Her brain gets overheated the moment Lena steps out of the elevator and walks in, looking so exquisite.

They have barely seen each other since the Daxamite invasion and the farewell of Mon-El. And, Lena fears she's the one to blame after her involvement in the exile of Kara's boyfriend at the time. The dear CEO worries this will be the thing that will tear them apart and she couldn't be more wrong.

The Daxamite invasion didn't break Kara's heart, on the contrary, it opened her eyes to the truth. And, the truth is that watching Lena matched with Mon-El has been the worst thing that could ever happen to her. Not because she was with Mon-El at the time, but because she cannot stand the idea of someone else settling to spend its entire life with Lena. Making babies with her, making her smile, making her laugh. And, such revelation towards her own feelings, it took a long time to process.

That's the main reason these two have barely seen each other. There's no more denying from Kara' side about the attraction towards the young Luthor. There's no more obliviousness towards the growing feeling which might explode her chest any second now that Lena's beauty is on display, in front of her eyes. Oh, yes, Lena is more than a friend, so much more, Kara can see it now, she can sense it as her oversensitive nose takes on Lena's scent in huge force, making a mess of herself. An animalistic instinct wants to take over the blonde hero as she slowly approaches the new boss. She would take Lena in her arms, make her hers and hibernate in her arms till the end of days. She only needs Lena, she only wants Lena but… is she good enough for her?

The dear blonde has never loved anyone like she loves Lena. And now that she's conscious of her own feelings towards the dear CEO, Kara doesn't know what to do with that revelation because a big part of herself doesn't think she could have it all or keep it. Life has shown her more than once that happiness is not for her. From the loss of her planet, to the death of her Aunt in Alex's hands. Kara has experienced so much loss and pain that she doesn't see the possibility of even getting a quick glimpse of real happiness with someone like Lena.

Kara's past and own insecurities are the only thing that calms down the beast in herself. She doesn't feel worthy of Lena's affection, she doesn't feel she will ever be good enough for her. Let's face it, Lena is a billionaire, the hottest CEO in town. She could have anyone, anyone better than a newbie journalist who barely makes enough money to pay the bills. Someone like Supergirl would be a good match for Lena but, that's another thing, Lena doesn't know about her duality and her alter ego as a hero. She wants to reveal the secret but she doesn't know how right now.

So yeah, regardless of how deep her feelings are and how much she daydreams of being with Lena as something more than a friend, Kara will not make a move, she has decided to just watch and observe the dear Luthor from afar. That's enough, right?

So, while Lena and the rest of her closest friends believe she's mourning the farewell of the Daxamite prince, Kara has actually been training her impulses to not kiss Lena, to not stare at her beautiful body too long to get noticed. And, planning it and really doing it are two very different things because if she has learned a valuable lesson from the large collection of the most iconic National Geographic documentaries of Wildlife, it's that you cannot predict how your instincts will react when you're so thirsty, impossible to think straight in front of the oasis that's Lena.

"Kara, are you drooling?"

The blonde blushes and nods while she tries to hide her silly reaction towards Lena's beauty. The dear Luthor doesn't make a big deal of it, she even offers to clean it when she approaches with a Kleenex on hand. Kara has to constantly repeat to herself 'control yourself!' when she feels the tender touch of Lena on her face. The blonde is like a baby grizzly bear right now, very inexperienced on what she should do when all her senses get overwhelmed by Lena's closeness.

The predator look of the blonde, brings chills to the powerful Luthor. Very few people have been able to make her feel like a prey. And, somehow, the idea of being Kara's prey, makes her blush a lot. But, Kara doesn't like women, right? And, even if she could ever be into girls, she would never fall for a Luthor, right? Lena needs to shut down this idiotic possibility that's running around in her mind because she cannot let herself dream about a world where someone like Kara could ever like her more than a friend, otherwise, she will get hurt once again.

Just like Kara, Lena is not unfamiliar with pain. Pain and loss have also been the only constants in Lena's life. That's why the moment Kara beamed into her life like sunshine, Lena doesn't dare to get too close, afraid to get burned or worse, worry about losing the only ray of light she has in her life. So, just like Kara, Lena decided a long time ago to just watch & observe without even daring to push this friendship to be something else. She will not put herself out even if it's so hard to keep quiet this feeling she has in her heart, especially when Kara hugs her without notice.

"Lena! I'm so happy to have you here! Welcome to Catco!"

The blonde wraps the dear Luthor in a big bear hug, something Lena wasn't expecting to receive from the girl who has canceled their last lunch dates but, it's a very nice welcome to get.

"I'm so happy to see you! I've missed you so much, Lee. You've no idea…"

"I can see that, Me too, Kara… me too…"

Both women deepen the hug till James arrives and Lena has to say hi. Even with the interruption, they stare at each other in the eyes and a big smile gets bigger and bigger in their faces as they realize they will spend their daytime together from now on. A miraculous perk of being rich and powerful, Lena couldn't be more grateful to be able to buy CatCo before Morgan Edge. It's so obvious she bought the company for Kara's well-being, but neither of the two women are ready to admit it for now.

Kara is the only one who looks happy like a puppy, to see her. Of course the rest of the team is skeptical of having a Luthor in the building, people like James don't seem at ease with Lena and the CEO doesn't take it bad, after all, all she cares is to see Kara happy and, the blonde has never looked happier in her life than now.

"Wouldn't it be amazing to hibernate for six months like the bears?"

Lena chuckles, hearing her best friend question during their first lunch date in months.

"Where does that question come from, Kara?"

"Well, I was watching a NatGeo documentary about Grizzly bears the other day and…"

"Wait a minute? You watched a documentary? You? By yourself?"

Kara nods and Lena looks skeptical of believing it till the blonde starts to ramble about so many curious facts about grizzly bears and wild animals in general.

"Their appetite is massive, Lena!"

"More than yours? I don't think so, darling"

"Hey! I don't eat that much!"

Lena chuckles and pointing out at the big pile of empty boxes of potstickers settles the discussion to a win for her. They continue their light talk while eating in what is now Lena's new office in CatCo and Kara can imagine how wonderful it will be to do this every day. Just she & Lena, just the two of them, always together without interference. But, such a utopian world doesn't exist and Kara gets the first hint that watching & observing from afar might not be a good thing when a much larger male that dominates the area comes in, to be a competition Kara wasn't ready to accept.

"Lena, do you've a moment?"

"James, sure, we just finished, right Kara?"

"Oh? Ah.. yeah, I… I've to write my article about Supergirl anyway…"

Kara leaves the two of them alone and settles in her desk to just watch & observe but it's hard, really hard. That's the start of a very tough week for the dear reporter. All along the week, she's been witness to the way James looks at Lena. The way his body reacts to the beautiful CEO and she doesn't blame him, she gets the appeal, Lena is beautiful, she's hot, she's a catch that anyone could dream to get but how does he dare to flirt with Lena at all?!

While she might be fully aware that she has no rights to forbid James to make a move on Lena, she cannot let this continue. James cannot mate with Lena, she will not let that happen, but how to stop it? She may be out of her element here. Never before, she felt the need to mark her territory and thinking about it, she recalled something vital from all the Wildlife videos she saw…

"Kara…? What are you doing?"

Nia asks with a confused look when she peeks at the blonde in Lena's office, rubbing her scent all over the place. Nia came back to the office for something she forgot and when she heard noises coming up from the boss office, well she felt the need to check it out and now, she's not sure why she had to catch her mentor in such a weird situation.

"Kara, are you… scratching?"

There's no other way to describe what she's seeing right now. Kara, rubbing herself all over Lena's desk, her chair, even the walls?! Did Supergirl get full of lice during the last rescue mission she did on a zoo? Well…

"Grizzly bears mark their territory by spreading their scent"

"Ahmm… I need more context than that Kara, I still don't get what is coming on here? I know Lena is your friend, but are you allowed to be in her office alone after working hours? And, scratching all over the place?"

Kara deeply sighs, she cannot explain her own actions without revealing her purpose, so, she just drags Nia out of the office because only her scent must linger in the office. Hoping her scent will linger enough to announce her presence even if she's not in the room. Kara spends a big part of her nights, rubbing herself all over Lena's office. Day after day. This should put off any competition, it's what Kara believes, but, what really puts, it's Lena's mind to work overtime.

"Why does my office smell like potstickers & candies?"

The dear Luthor wonders when she arrives at her office, the first order of the day is asking to clean her office at the first hour, thinking that probably some leftovers from her last lunch with Kara might have got stuck under the sofa or something like that. When the cleaning staff comes into the office, the CEO doesn't get why her best friend looks so upset about it, especially when a roses' fragrance sprays all over the place. Lena doesn't make a fuss about it, but it bugs her that the next couple of days she gets the same smell every morning when she gets at work.

The place was spotless, she has even supervised the cleaning by herself a day before. So, why does her office still smell like potstickers & candies? What is the real source of this constant smell? She wonders for days, for weeks! And then, it hits her, during game night, when she's the first one to arrive and gets Kara' scent from the moment she puts a foot inside the home of the dear blonde.

One sniff and she knows she's breathing Kara's aroma everywhere around her, just like in her office. Why? How is that possible? Is her mind so obsessed with the blonde that she's now imagining things? For a brief moment, Lena doubts about her sanity till she decides to replay the security tape from her hidden camera she installed in her office and then oh Lord! Her eyes can't believe what they are watching.

"Kara…? Is she scratching all over my desk? Why?"

"Grizzly bears mark their territory by spreading their scent"

A big smirk spreads over Lena's lips, watching on video how Kara is acting like a bear, marking her territory every night, to keep Lena out of reach for those who roam around, expecting to mate with the dear Luthor. It's a shocking discovery, but very thrilling. Lena has never fallen for the over-protective type, she's not a damsel in distress, but somehow, the instinctive display of Kara's actions, make her happy, very happy.

Now, the real game begins, Lena doesn't stop to tease how far the blonde will go, just to make clear she's hers. From grunting each time someone gets too close to Lena, to never take her eyes off the dear CEO. The raven-haired woman pushes Kara to her limits each time she gets the chance till one day, the blonde asks…

"Do you like James?"

For a second, Lena considered continuing this game. She has been flirting with James in the open, just to make Kara even more jealous, but when she notices the sad pout of the blonde, well, Lena feels ashamed of her choice of actions.

"I cannot blame you, he's irresistible, right? He's tall, he's handsome, he's Editor in Chief, I mean… he's someone worthy of you, I guess… he will be a good mate for you"

She set the sight too high. What was she thinking? Of course, Lena was out of her league. Of course she would fall for someone like James. She may be Super and all but, in front of Lena, she's nothing more than a newbie journalist, no one of her caliber so, Kara has no other choice but to admit defeat even before confessing her feelings. And, it's in this moment when the blonde is ready to back out when Lena realizes she has no choice than to set the record straight.

"There's just one person who I'm interested in, and it's not James"

A sight of sore eyes, it's what Kara shows right now, heartbroken look for what she hears, ready to cry because there's already someone else in Lena's heart. And, Lena rolls her eyes, noticing that Kara is so oblivious to read the room.

"For God's sake, Kara! I filled your office with flowers, I granted you full access to my office at L-Corp and here, at Catco, I just bought this magazine for YOU! If that doesn't show you how much I care about you then, I don't know what else to do…"

This is the moment she has been waiting for, this is where she should get her act together and confess her feelings and so much more, but, all that Kara is able to do it's to follow her urge to climb on Lena, hold her between her arms and never let her go.

"Kara…?"

The dear Luthor blushes with the hug, she blushes even more when the supersensitive nose of the blonde roams her neck to the back of her ear, just to whisper…

"I love you more than food…"

Lena chuckles, from all the things she expected to hear from the blonde, this one never came to her mind. Nevertheless, the notion of Love evoked a big joy in Lena's heart.

"You love me?"

Kara blushes and breaks the hug. She plays with her glasses when Lena asks directly. Of course, she loves her and she wants to say it, but somehow again, her nerves get the best of her and all she's able to say is…

"Fresh greens!"

"Excuse me?"

"A surprising fact, I know, but I learned that bears eat green stuff! It's packed with protein! And, it's something you like, green things and healthy stuff… so… if you've the time, if you want, maybe we could order food from one of your favorite veggie restaurants and watch a documentary about Grizzly bears?"

"You don't eat green things, Kara"

"For you, I might…"

Lena smiles, she blushes. It's true that she's the exception of many things Kara doesn't do with other people, like sharing her food. She still recalls the shocked look of Alex the other night when she stole the last Cheetos from Kara and the blonde did nothing else than smile. If Kara is going as far as to eat something 100% veggie too, then, Lena must ask…

"Are you asking me out? Like a date? A real date?"

Kara nods non stop and Lena smiles, admitting that she has her agenda full but she will make the time for her… for them.

"Then, it's a date"

The big smile that Kara has on her face, it's priceless. Lena will never forget it, just like the way Kara rushes to hug her and whispers in her ear how much she loves her. Lingering in that feeling, their date night becomes a wonderful night to remember. Nothing fancy, just the two of them getting dinner and watching something at Kara's place.

"I cannot believe you actually ate something green, Kale after all!"

Lena is still in shock to see that Kara kept her word and actually ate her entire salad without hesitation.

"I know! But, this is what I'm willing to do to be with you, Lee! Eat grass and healthy food! If bears can do it, so can I!"

Lena chuckles, she softly puts a kiss on Kara's cheek and happily leans over her while they continue watching the NatGeo episode of bears. They get to the part where a mama bear teaches her cubs how to fish and Kara cannot stop dreaming of how Lena might also teach so many things to their kids.

"You'll be such a mama bear some day"

"WHAT?!"

Lena looks at her in shock, they haven't even shared a first kiss and the blonde is already talking about kids? Well, that's because regardless of what this is, wherever it takes them, Kara loves her. She loves everything about her. And, Lena feels the same. From the moment they met, Lena knew that the blonde in front of her would be a wonder.

And, it might take them a while to prove to be truly devoted mates for each other, but if they bear the tough moments, if they make it through, well, let's just say that their life together is gonna be a wild, wonderful adventure.