Those past days, since CADMUS attacked at the alien bar, had been completely crazy for all of them, Mon-El almost dying and Kara trying to get over the fact that her parents had lied to her when she was a child, but her cousin was also worried about her.
Kara wouldn't let her alone at any second, following her wherever she went, however, she could understand that her cousin was still scared of what had happened a week ago when CADMUS kidnapped them.
At that moment they were going back home, her hand gripping her cousin's as she was talking happily to her, asking Kara to teach her Kryptonese, but her cousin wasn't so sure about it.
"Please" she begged looking straight at her cousin's eyes. "Mommy was teaching me, I used to read a lot of books" she explained seeing her cousin smile.
"I'll see what I can find at the Fortress of Solitude, okay?" Kara told her making her nodded slightly.
They walked to Kara's loft still talking, but that time about the new markers her cousin's had bought her, the ones she was really excited to use.
However, she pulled from her cousin's hand when she saw two men standing in the middle of the loft, which made try to hide behind Kara.
"Barry!" her cousin exclaimed running to them.
She stayed still watching her cousin confused, Kara seemed to know one of them, who observed her after hugging her cousin.
"Which year is?" he asked pointing at her as Kara turn to look at her and tell her to approach.
"She's my cousin, Halley" Kara introduced her.
"Oh, well, nice to meet you, Halley" he crouched to her height. "I'm Barry, Kara's friend and he's my friend Cisco" he smiled shaking her tiny hand, his friend waving at her when she looked at him.
Soon her cousin was involved in a conversation with Barry, so she sat down on the couch while opening her new markes not being able to wait for use them, picking a sheet of paper to start coloring.
"Halley, baby, I have to leave for a few days, you'll be staying with Alex, Okay?" her cousin brushed her hair away from her face.
"Why?" she asked afraid of losing Kara.
"Barry needs help, everything will be fine" Kara told her while embracing her. "Do you help me with your backpack?" her cousin asked tickling her a little, which made her nod while laughing.
She started helping her cousin, packing the toys, crayons and markes while Kara was packing her clothes, asking her from time to time if she wanted to pack something else, but the moment she shook her head, the backpack was ready.
"I'm taking her to my sister's loft, I'll be back soon" Kara said picking her up, a little blue and gold dragon was being left on the couch.
"No! Wait!" she screamed making her cousin to leave her on the floor so she could run to pick it.
"Saffire, we can't forget him, huh?" Kara smiled ruffling her hair as she shook her head, no they couldn't forget him.
Once with the stuffed toy in her arms and her backpack on her back she let her cousin held her before Kara leaped into the sky.
Though she could fly, her cousin didn't let her, not wanting more people to know about her existence, her face hidden in Kara's shoulder with her eyes closed until they reached Alex's loft.
"Alex!" she squealed running to the woman's arms, who had kneeled down to embrace her.
"Hi, kiddo" Alex hugged her tightly before picking her and stood up, looking at her sister.
"She has everything she needs in the backpack" Kara said bitting her lower lip. "Take care of her, protect her" her cousin asked while observing her.
"Be careful, please" Alex asked after nodding to her sister request.
Kara just nodded while embracing both of them against her for a few seconds as if she didn't want to let go of them, but ending up pulling away, wiping the tears that were running down her cheeks, she had the feeling that that was a farewell.
"I'll be back soon, okay?" Kara whispered kissing her forehead. "Love you" her cousin smiled one last time before leaving.
At that moment she looked at Alex with tears being contained in her blue eyes, starting crying with her face buried in the agent's neck, who just embraced her trying to calm her down. They stayed at that position until she was calm enough so Alex could leave on the floor.
"Hey, kiddo, Kara is going to be fine, she'll be back soon" the woman kneeled in front of her making her nodded. "Let's have some fun, What do you want to do?" Alex asked her, to what she shrugged. "What about watching a movie?" the agent questioned her as she nodded.
They both sat on the couch with the dinner in the coffee table, being so caught up by the movie that she almost forgot to keep eating. Her head was soon leaning on Alex shoulder, who embraced her tightly until she felt asleep.
Alex smiled hugging the little girl, kissing her forehead before laying her down on the couch and covering her with a blanket. She started cleaning everything until she heard the doorbell, seeing how the child moved but continued sleeping.
"Maggie" she was surprised when she saw her there.
"Is it a bad moment?" Maggie asked.
"Um, no" she smiled letting her enter the apartment.
The woman walked towards the little girl that slept on the couch, observing her before looking back a her frowning.
"Who is she? Your niece?" Maggie asked still observing the child.
"Kara's cousin" she answered finding confusion in Maggie's face. "My parents adopted Kara when hers died" she started talking. "A few months ago we've learned that her aunt was alive, but she died too, leaving Halley alone, so Kara took her in" she explained trying to make sense.
Maggie seemed to want to ask some questions, however, before she could, Halley started crying and screaming while begging not to be hurt.
She approached the child to hug her between her arms, Halley calming down when her little head fell on her chest as if the kid was listening to her heartbeat, tears still running down her cheeks.
"Shh, it's okay, kiddo" she whispered. "Halley, sweetie, you're safe" she kissed the child's forehead, feeling how the kid was burning.
At that moment she stood up with the child in her arms as she looked for a thermometer to check Halley's temperature, getting nervous, Kryptonians rarely were ill.
"Do you need help?" Maggie asked when she had already found what she was looking for.
"I got it" she said returning to the couch, placing the thermometer on the child's forehead.
Halley was having a slight fever, enough to worry her, but she had to act, because she knew that Maggie wouldn't hesitate to take them to a hospital and she couldn't bring the child there, it would expose her and her sister was already obsessed with none else knowing that Halley existed.
She decided to lay her down on the couch again, that time not covering her with the blanket wanting to get the child's temperature to be lower. However, Halley didn't stayed at that position for too long, because the kid stood up and started throwing up.
"Hey, hey, it's okay" she whispered after seeing the pale face of the child, who looked at the floor before looking at her while whispering 'sorry'. "It's okay, sweetie" she told her wiping her mouth, observing the t-shirt, which was stained. "Does your tummy hurt?" she asked seeing how Halley nodded before throwing up again.
That scene was repeated twice after the other one, so she waited until the child was feeling a little bit better to take her to the bathroom while Maggie cleaned the living room.
She helped the child to have a bath before helping Halley to put her pijamas on, the kid being a little bit calmer than before, feeling better as well, so she picked her up to go back to the living room.
"Is she better?" Maggie asked approaching them, to what she nodded, Halley turning her head to look at the other woman before hiding her face on her shoulder.
"Hey, she's not going to hurt you" she whispered not wanting the child to be scared. "She's Maggie, my..." she looked at the woman for a few seconds, the word in her mind being weird to say it out loud. "My girlfriend" she finally said getting a smile from Maggie. "Halley, right?" Maggie asked approaching them, so she nodded while the kid pushed away from her to turn her head. "Hey, kiddo, Are you feeling better?" Maggie brushed the kid's hair away from her face, which made Halley nod slightly.
"Do you tell her how old you are?" She asked the child, who show her hand.
"Five, wow, you're such a big girl, huh?" Maggie tickled Halley to make her laugh, which she got.
After a few minutes Halley leaned her head on her shoulder while closing her eyes, her tiny hands gripping her t-shirt not wanting to let go of her, so she held her until the child was deeply asleep. At that moment she laid her down on bed, tucking her in and putting her beloved stuffed toy beside her.
"Have sweet dreams, sweetie" she kissed Halley's forehead before going back to the living room. "You should stay, it's late" she told Maggie.
"You sure? It's okay if I stay?" Maggie asked walking to her, to what she nodded before responding to Maggie's kiss.
Halley nightmares were presented during the whole night, at that moment she was walking around the apartment with the child sobbing in her arms, being able to understand why her sister had said that she wasn't sleeping well.
However, it wasn't just because of Halley, but because of herself. She felt guilty everytime the child explained anything that her father had done to her, knowing that if the child's mom had been alive, some of those moments would have been prevented from happening.
The first rays of sun were entering through the window when she sat on the couch with a sleepy child on her lap, embracing Halley with all the strength she could just to keep her calm.
The child shook on her arms, Halley was having a new nightmare, so she whispered reassuring words in her ear, getting the kid to calm down a little.
"Good morning" Maggie said walking behind the couch, sitting beside them. "Have you slept at night?"
"A few hours, I guess" she answered still observing the child she was holding. "She's been having nightmares like every hour since 3 A.M" she told her.
"Is there a reason why?" Maggie asked watching the child worriedly.
"Yeah, her father used to physically abused her, it became worse when her mother died" she explained.
"Where is he now?" her girlfriend asked.
"Dead" she answered.
"I'm glad she has you and Kara in her life" Maggie whispered caressing the child's cheek.
"Well, now she has you too" she told her, watching how Maggie smiled while nodding.
After being sure Halley was asleep again, she laid her down on bed to let the kid sleep for more time. Maggie left shortly after that, promising that they would meet at the park by lunch time, even though she wasn't sure how she was going to convince Halley.
An hour later, Halley was already woke up, being able to hear her bare feet running to the kitchen, where she was.
"Hey, good morning, kiddo" she picked her up to kiss her cheek. "Are you feeling better?" she asked watching the child nodded. "Are you hungry?" she questioned sitting the kid on a stool.
"Pancakes!" Halley exclaimed when she gave them to her. "Thanks" the little girl smiled at her.
"Don't thank me, kiddo" she ruffled the kid's hair. "Halley, I was thinking that we could go to the park, what do you think?" she asked, getting the five year old to look at her, the smile in her face fading.
"I don't want to" Halley told her denying the idea.
"Why?" she asked sitting next to her.
"I've never been with kids before, they're going to think I'm weird" the kid barely whispered lowering her gaze, which broke her heart.
"Hey, Why would you say that?" she questioned.
"Because I'm different, I'm not like them" tears started to fell down the child's cheeks.
"Listen to me, Halley, you're not weird or different, you're just a child and you should be accepted by them" she looked straight to Halley's blue eyes. "You're the smartest and bravest kid I've ever known, you should be proud of who you are, not being scared of what they would say" she wiped the child's tears. "We're going to go to the park, but if you want to come back home, we will, okay?" she told her seeing her nod while calming down.
After having breakfast she helped Halley to get ready, the kid still not being sure about going to the park, knowing that she was nervous, but she really wanted to show the child that it was okay, that none would think that she was different.
They walked to the park, Halley gripping her hand with all the strength she could, not wanting to let go of her when they reach the playground, pulling from her to get away from them, but she shook her head before kneeling down in front of her.
"Everything is going to be fine, okay?" she kissed Halley's forehead. "Just go and make some friends, sweetheart" she told her. "I'll be here " she said trying to encourage her.
Halley looked at her one last time before starting walking towards the playground, she watching carefully everything that was happening, but relaxing when she saw the child smile and start playing with other kids, at least something was going well.
Hi!
I'm sorry that this chapter took me so long to write, but recently I've been having a lot of exams.
I love writing Halley-Alex's scenes, I think Alex is so sweet with kids and now including Maggie, I'm really enjoying this.
I hope you have liked it, let me know what you think.
Thanks for reading,
Ayrin.