Beautiful
Disclaimer: The same as always.
Sisters and Secrets
"Rough morning?" Kara asked, knowing it immediately when Kayla sat down. They were in the Grant house and Kara was doing some cleaning – the two were the only ones there besides Krypto who was lying on the floor.
"Really early morning. We had to reshoot a couple of scenes… not a good day," Kayla groaned with a head shake as she leant down to pet Krypto. "There's just something about this scene… it's nothing." Kayla smiled, nevertheless. "Anyway, I am seeing Caitlin and the kids later," it had been about a month since Barry had introduced Kayla to Caitlin and that relationship was going strong, while Kara and Barry relationship was also still going well.
"So, how long until Beautiful is done filming?" Kara asked, curious now. She knew Kayla enjoyed Beautiful; she liked Carole King songs. It was the reason why she had joined the Broadway play and then agreed to do the movie – and it was nice the movie was filming close by with Whitman Studios being between National and Central Cities.
"Just another couple of weeks…" Kayla contemplated. "A month at the most. But we're not falling behind." Kara looked down at the vacuum cleaner. "Hey, Barry is going onto Star Trek. That films around here. You'll be fine."
"I like having you around too," Kara stated, knowing Kayla was going off to film another movie further away. True, using her powers, she could come back easily but it was not like having her here every day. "But I have also been thinking about telling Barry about you… well…" Kara switched to her head, their bond, who we are. No one else was here but they could walk in at anytime. The Grants were fine but if they brought someone home with them unexpected it was a problem.
You know he is the Flash, Kayla thought back, shocking Kara. Lex has been looking at other worlds and noticed on most of them Barry was the Flash, so I flew over to Central and used X-Ray vision on him. His Flash helmet is not made of lead.
Well that…. Now I don't know what to do. Kara thought back. Do I wait for him to tell me or do I tell him and hope he tells me in return? Kayla chuckled at that, feeling how torn Kara was. You realize Caitlin probably works with him in STAR Labs. Kara added; Kayla had not thought of that. "It's nice that you have fallen in love."
Kayla opened her mouth but her phone rang. It was Luthor Corp.
"Hey," Kayla said, answering the cell.
"Central could use Supergirl and Superdog," it was Lena's voice. "Mik and Imra are too far out. Can you get there?"
"On my way," Kayla said, hanging up. "Looks like duty calls," she signaled for Krypto to follow her out.
Kara watched them go, feeling a little jealous – she missed the superhero life a little, but she had her priorities. She had a son to pick up from school and then Dawn, Carly, and Carter later.
-Beautiful-
Barry sat down at STAR Lab.
"Where's Jesse?" He asked his sister.
"At the paper," Amelia replied; Jesse was a writer for the local paper, mostly focused on human interest pieces though.
"So Caitlin, what has you so happy?" Barry now asked, seeing Caitlin was smiling. "Is it a certain actress…?" While still hidden from the public, everyone in the room knew Caitlin was dating Kayla Kent, with more than one person being shocked at Caitlin dating a girl.
"No… well yes… But this lawyer. Laurel Queen – she's destroying Hunter and his lawyers! She's got the judge to agree for Ruby and Marley to talk to a third party, a child psychologist, who will then hand over notes about the conversation. Previously Hunters' lawyers got the girls taken out, saying it was too much for children to talk in a court room and it would scare them, but they could not argue against this. She's gotten statement from all of Ruby's teachers, some of Marley's, which is something other lawyers did not think of doing. It's looking really good that mine and Hunter's current custody agreement is going out the door. Laurel says if I do not get full custody, I will at least get majority instead of this shared crap we have. Hunter might only get weekends."
She'd obviously been dying to say all this but before anyone could respond to her, her cellphone rang; Caitlin looked at it. "And speaking of the kids, it's Ruby's teacher," Caitlin said, answering the phone and listening to who was on the other end. Barry and Amelia shared a look at this. "…I'll be there soon." Caitlin finally hung up, looking a little pissed now. "Hunter never came to get her even though it's his day… and he's not answering his phone. I got to go, especially if it's likely he won't pick up Marley later too."
"Go," Amelia dismissed as Caitlin ran out the door, just as the computer went off and she turned to it. "And there's a robbery downtown," she added.
"It's Weather Wizard," Cisco said, entering the room at this.
There was lightning as Barry ran into his outfit; standing there as the nano tech made his helmet to cover his face.
"On it," Barry said; his voice sounding different as the tech also changed his voice when he talked. He ran out of the lab fast.
….
Barry arrived on the block; it was a very commercial block with a lot of high-end stores and, of course, a bank – which was where the familiar person of Clyde Mardon was. He was using his wind against the police who Barry rushed out of the way before standing in front of the Weather Wizard.
"Want to dance?" Barry asked.
He was shocked as lightning from inside the bank hit him, throwing him back.
"Sure, why not!" A man similar in appearance to Clyde came out, and Barry recognized him as Clyde Mardon, brother Mark, who was supposed to be dead. He had a large bag over his shoulder with clearly stolen money.
"Two Weather Wizards?" Cisco groaned over the coms.
Barry didn't reply as the two Weather Wizards summoned wind and lightning. Barry running around to dodge it. He had faced Clyde before, and he was powerful enough on his own, but two of them working together would be hard. Barry continued to run, trying to get a punch. He just managed to push through one of the brother's gusts, striking a blow as the other brother's gust of wind sent him flying.
He expected to hit the ground hard but was shocked when he was caught in mid-air.
"Need a hand?" Barry looked up to see Supergirl holding him; Superdog was next to her. He had worked with Superman before, but never Supergirl or her dog. The female Kryptonian seemed to get everywhere across the globe; even more than her cousin, that it seemed rare Barry would even actually work with her. There was debate on where she lived too, to be fair.
"Yeah, let's see what you can do Supergirl," Barry said as Supergirl landed, putting Barry down. "Hey boys. I think the odds were evened here!"
Superdog growled and ran right at the two; they summoned more wind to stopped him but Superdog ran right through the winds, his sleek frame making him more able, and bit Clyde's leg hard. Mark went to summon a lightning bolt to attack the dog, who was holding onto the leg but Supergirl came up to take the blast and punch Mark. Superdog let go of Clyde as he summoned a tornado – the dog dodging the wind as the tornado formed.
Barry gave a smirk in the helmet, using the nano tech to figure out the wind pressure.; letting him know how fast he had to run to dispel the tornado before running into it, unwinding it with relative ease.
"Time to go to jail," Supergirl said, picking up the bag Mark dropped but that was when a noise caught her ears – looking up, she saw a news helicopter clearly filming.
"Idiots!" Supergirl mumbled and, as expected Mark directed a lightning bolt at the helicopter, the craft catching fire, causing Supergirl to have to abandon her faceoff with Clyde to save the chopper.
"You still have me and Superdog to deal with," Barry called to the Weather Wizards; he had dispelled the tornado but both Weather Wizards were trying to create another one. Barry had run at them but was too late to stop the new wind which was more powerful with both metas behind it.
Grabbing Mark as Superdog stayed on Clyde, Barry could hear the yelling from the public, people running in fear from the powerful vortex.
"By the time you get us to jail that tornado will kill millions! You can save them and let us go or bring us in," Mark called, a smirk on his face.
Barry knew he was right, but he had to decide.
"Superdog, help me," Barry said pointing to the tornado; Superdog gave him a look and a growl that clearly told him that Barry was not his master, but ran to the tornado, knowing his priorities anyway. It would take two fast being to unravel this one.
By the time they'd stopped the tornado and Supergirl had made sure the crew of the helicopter was safe, Supergirl was standing on the street where the two Weather Wizards once were. Both were gone and so was the stolen money. Barry had hoped Supergirl would get back in time to stop them but obviously hadn't. Superdog had joined his mistress now, having helped with the tornado.
"Thanks for the hand. This did not go as planned though," Barry sighed.
"Not all is lost," Supergirl said. "Superdog got a good bite on one of them." She pointed right the small pool of blood on the floor. "And Superdog's got a good nose." The dog gave a bark at that.
"We can track them?" Barry asked and Supergirl nodded.
"Hold on one second Barry," Amelia said on the coms. "Cisco and myself have a device that might help with the power."
"The weather wand," Cisco added. "Come back here."
"I need to grab something from my team," Barry said.
"Well, we can come with and then track from there," Supergirl suggested and Barry gave a nod and signaled to follow.
-Beautiful-
Caitlin walked into the classroom where Ruby was sitting, playing with some blocks at her desk. A teacher stood watching and they were the only ones in the room.
"Ms. Marshall," Caitlin spoke. "I'm so sorry." Ruby had already gotten up and hugged her mother.
"I know it's Mr. Zolomon's day," Ms. Marshall said, waving Caitlin off. "I talked to your lawyer. I hope it goes well for you." Caitlin gave a smile and a nod. "But on a side note you know Friday is career day?"
"Yes," Caitlin said. She had signed up to do a presentation on her career for Ruby's class a while back. "I'll be there."
"I know, but we are low on presentations. We need some more last-minute additions. I put a call into Mr. Zolomon to ask him if he would. No response yet," Ms. Marshall pulled a face at this. "What does he do anyway?"
"His parents gave him a job at their company," Caitlin said, not sure what Hunter did herself – or what the parents did, for that matter. During the years she had been dating Hunter and living with him, she had only met his parents a handful of time and never went into what their business was.
They also had no interest in their granddaughters. Ruby had never laid eyes on them, and neither had Marley.
"Well would you know anyone who would be willing to come in?" Ms. Marshall asked.
Caitlin thoughts went to her co-workers; Harrison Wells might be willing; Amelia and Cisco were kids at heart and would love it – even Jesse might be willing to come. But before she could say anything Ruby shouted out: "What about Kayla?"
"Who's Kayla?" Ms. Marshall asked.
"Mommy's girlfriend," Ruby said happily.
"Ruby!" Caitlin snapped lowly, putting a warning hand on her back. "What did I tell you about Kayla?"
"Oh. Mommy's secret girlfriend," Ruby said, remembering her mom telling her and her sister not to tell anyone. Then again, Caitlin could not blame Ruby. It might have only been a month, but Ruby had grown to love Kayla and her dog – she could see Ruby want to show off Kayla. Marley on the other hand was more cautious of the actress, using Ruby almost as a shield between the stranger and herself. Caitlin hoped Marley would adapt eventually.
Ruby's teacher was laughing a little though.
"What does Kayla do?" Ms. Marshall asked, deciding not to ask about the girlfriend. It was none of her business who Ruby's mother dated.
"She's an actress," Caitlin admitted.
"Would I have seen her in anything?" Ms. Marshall asked, clearly wondering.
"I would say more likely yes than no," Caitlin cautioned, knowing Kayla had a big resume in her back pocket.
"We've never had an actress at career day. I know the kids would have fun hearing from one. Would she be willing to come in?" Ms. Marshall asked.
"I don't know," Caitlin said truthfully. "She's working on a movie. I don't know her schedule." Caitlin could see Ruby pulling a sad face at this. "But I can ask her. It's possible." Ruby turned to grin at her mom for this, as Caitlin hoped Kayla could and would be willing to come.
"I'll put her down and you can give me a confirmation later," Ms. Marshall said taking out a paper. "What's her last name?"
"Lang. Kayla Lang," Caitlin said, deciding to use Kayla's real last name and not her stage name – in case Kayla couldn't come and rumor started spreading. The teacher wrote it down easily enough.
"I'll ask a couple of other friends as well and let you know." Caitlin added; Ms. Marshall gave a smile as Caitlin took Ruby to get her backpack and walk out. "We need to collect Marley and then go to STAR." Caitlin told Ruby as they went to the car.
-Beautiful-
Caitlin was surprised when she came into the Flash Headquarters to see Supergirl standing there. Ruby and Marley were by her side as both girls' jaws dropped. The kids were used to Barry being the Flash, and good at keeping it a secret – unlike keeping Kayla and Caitlin's relationship a secret – but seeing Supergirl was something neither was used to.
"What's going on?" Caitlin asked.
Barry still had his helmet on and Supergirl had her mask and hood on. Superdog was sitting by Supergirl's feet in his outfit but wagged his tail at seeing Caitlin.
"Two Weather Wizards," Cisco sighed; he and Amelia were making a pole-like device. Amelia wheeled her wheelchair around to get a better angle as she helped. "Supergirl came to help."
Supergirl did not turn to face Caitlin and Caitlin wondered why. It was possible the superhero just wasn't interested in them though so Caitlin shrugged it off. "We're almost done here," Amelia said.
"Then Superdog can find Weather Wizard," Supergirl said, her voice changer on as always and Caitlin couldn't place the voice.
Ruby had gotten over her shock and was now looking at Supergirl while Marley hung back with her mom. Superdog had sat up and was looking at Ruby as the girl moved over to him, his tail wagging still.
"Kayla," Ruby said simply. "Mommy, it's Kayla and Krypto!"
"Sweetie, no it's not," Caitlin said, not able to see her girlfriend there behind the mask or the dog under the costume.
"But mommy…" Ruby started.
"Ruby, it's not Kayla. Go play with Marley," Caitlin said, shaking her head. Ruby had a sour face and Supergirl had turned to look at them, instantly feeling bad. Ruby moved over to her sister now, still annoyed.
"Caitlin…" Supergirl said, surprising Caitlin. She had not introduced herself to Supergirl and, as far as she knew, the others hadn't called her by name yet.
Supergirl took a deep breath and then lower her hood to reveal the blond hair.
She then took off her mask.
"Caitlin…" Her voice changer now off and her face revealed to the team, even Amelia dropped what she was holding. Caitlin's mouth opened wide as Ruby looked smug next to her sister.
"Little Gem," Kayla said, looking to Ruby now – Gem being a nickname for Ruby from Kayla, Caitlin thought it was because of her old part in Magical Creatures that Ruby was named after not being her favorite, so giving her another name, even a nickname, helped. "How did you know it was me?"
"I don't know," Ruby said honestly. "It just seemed right." Kayla smiled and held out her arms. Ruby moved over, running into them, hugging Kayla around her neck. Kayla returned the hug as she stood up picking Ruby up. "Marley?" She tried, looking at Ruby's sister now, but the girl remained silent behind her mother. Kayla didn't let this bother her as she looked at the shocked Caitlin. "Urm… Look, Caitlin, this changes nothing. Besides, you now know I am Supergirl."
"And an alien," Cisco pointed out.
"No matter what Earth, you are annoying," Kayla said under her breath confusing some to her reference to meeting Vibe Junior a while ago, but she did not go further.
"Caitlin…" Kayla added, "please say something."
"I… um…" Caitlin started, but saw how happy Ruby was, even if Marley remained unchanged on her thoughts toward Kayla. Yes, she was shocked, but did this change her feelings for Kayla, no matter what. Someone she had admired for years and had grown close to over the last month. "I'm… I'm fine with it." Caitlin finally said, surprising Kayla but not sure if it was the truth or not. "I get it. I didn't tell you I work with the Flash – it was too soon. You're an alien… you're still Kayla."
"Well, now that that's over…" Barry said, his own thoughts in his head about Kara, being Kayla's twin sister, but he was not taking off his mask.
"Barry take off the stupid helmet," Kayla groaned, surprising Barry. The nano tech disappearing to reveal his face.
"You know?" Barry asked, shocked.
"Besides the fact I have X-Ray vision…" Kayla pointed out to an embarrassed Barry. "On other Earths you're the Flash. It was an easy conclusion to assume you were the Flash here as well."
"I'm sorry… other Earths?" Cisco asked. "Like Sliders? The multiverse is real?"
"Yeah," Kayla sighed. "We have a system over at Luthor Corp. Phone line, Skype… even Netflix. It's a long story."
"Does Kara know?" Barry asked, not caring about this other Earth thing. He had been thinking about telling Kara but had been wondering if it was too soon too.
"Kara knows everything I know," Kayla said simply. "We have a mental bond." She saw the looks. "That's… an even longer story."
"And Topar?" Barry asked, wondering himself.
"Half Kryptoninan, Half Daxamite," Kayla answered for him, knowing Kara was listening in. "His father was the first Valor who died; Mik is the second Valor. Imra is Saturn Girl." Kayla decided to just clarify everything, not that Barry knew the civilian identities of Valor or Saturn Girl yet, having only working with them a handful of times since the Daxamite invasion.
"And Clark Kent is Superman," Caitlin figured it out, it was common knowledge Kayla and Clark were cousins.
"But we have two meta humans to find," Kayla added. "We can talk about this later. Does that device work?" She nodded to the wand.
"Oh… um… yeah," Amelia said, holding it up and Barry took it, she too trying to put her shock aside for now.
"Now let's see if your dog can really find them," Cisco said, doubting it. Since they left the scene of the robbery earlier, the Weather Wizards' scent should be lessened; Krypto gave a growl at that sensing, the uncertainty.
"Oh, don't doubt my dog," Kayla said.
"I'll get him a large bone and a steak if he finds them," Cisco said, and Krypto head picked up at that.
"Krypto is the best," Marley spoke out timidly, surprising Kayla, Caitlin and even Ruby – Marley having big reservations over Krypto's mistress overall.
"Thank you," Kayla smiled at the girl, trying not to overreact as Marley blushed; she didn't need to sign this, knowing 'thank you' at least, as Marley could lip read, after all. Kayla turned back to Cisco at this though.
"You better keep that promise, nerd. You do not want an angry Kryptonian dog," Kayla stated as she picked back up her mask and put it on, putting the hood back over her hair. "Krypto… find." Krypto gave a bark, obviously remembering the scent, but gave Cisco a look that made the nerd nervous and turned towards the door to go out. Followed by Kayla and Barry as his nano tech put the helmet back on as he followed.
…
The superhero duo had ended up at an abandoned warehouse on the outskirts of Central City.
"It's always an abandoned warehouse," Barry and Kayla said together as they moved inside. Clyde was laying on the floor bandages on his leg as he was drinking alcohol, likely to numb the pain while his brother was nowhere to be seen.
"Cisco, you owe the dog a bone and a steak," Barry muttered.
"Medium rare," Kayla whispered back to Barry who relayed the information to Cisco. Barry could almost feel Amelia laughing. "Shall we…?"
"We shall," Barry whispered, and the two moved into view of Clyde.
"Hello there," Barry called, shocking Clyde, who looked up to them.
"Nasty bite you have there," Kayla added, pointing as Krypto barked happy with his work.
Clyde held out his hand, but his drunken state seemed to weaken his use of powers as barely anything happened. Kayla laughed as she moved forward and had the man in an armlock, but before she or the other two could start to do anything with Clyde, a wall of water seemed to come from nowhere, hitting into Barry and Krypto, only the latter able to hold his own in shock.
"Leave us!" It was Mark as he seemed to have summoned rain in force inside the warehouse to knock the heroes out; he must have been waiting for the heroes.
"Not so fast," Kayla let out heat vision, striking Mark but Clyde now summoned lightning which surprised Kayla into releasing him – it seemed he wasn't as drunk as he let on.
"We were expecting you," Clyde laughed at this, not realizing Barry had vanished, as they faced off Krypto and Kayla alone. They started to form another wall of water, but Kayla smirked at this, seeing behind the brothers.
"So were we," Barry who was behind the brothers; they paused just as Barry activated the Weather Wand, which instantly subdued their powers, surprising the brothers.
"Sorry, you swing, and you miss," Kayla said as she and Krypto rushed at the two now, easily knocking them out. "…but we don't." Kayla laughed as she added this.
Barry was not even upset Kayla and Krypto took out the metas instead of him – he had used a distraction to their advantage, making it a team effort in the end. He liked it.
"Not a bad device – well for STAR Labs," Kayla stated as she looked at the Wand still in his hand.
"Hey, what's that supposed to mean?" Cisco asked in Kayla's ear, surprising her – he must have hacked into the coms in Kayla's mask.
"It means my team at Luthor Corp usually runs circles around you," Kayla stated, with a laugh.
"We have some of the best minds," Cisco muttered. "Got something new coming out soon too…" but Kayla wasn't paying attention to this.
"You better get those treats for Krypto," Kayla was now picking up one of the Weather Wizards. "Where do we bring these two here?"
"Ah, follow me," Barry stated, grabbing the other before speeding off.
-Beautiful-
Once they had dropped off the two Weathers Wizards at Iron Heights, Kayla and Krypto had left with Caitlin and Barry now was in civilian clothes.
Barry went to the Grant house, knowing he had to do this.
Both Grants were out, so Kara was working tonight and could not go out, but all the kids waved at Barry as she timidly let him in into the house.
"So… you know?" The mental bond stuff confused Barry. All Kayla had said was it's a Kryptonian thing.
"Yeah," Kara said as she led him into the kitchen – the other kids remaining in the lounge. "And you know."
"Yeah," Barry said with a nod, the two seeming unsure what else to say.
"So... does this change anything?" Kara asked, wondering what Barry thought.
"Well, explains why Topar can punch so hard," Barry chuckled at the joke. He'd only play punched Barry once and he had been shocked at the force the boy had put into it. "But no, it changes nothing – I mean, look at us: a speedster and a Kryptonian!" Barry kissed Kara's hand. "I think we make a good pair," Kara had to smile. "But… why are you not in a cape?"
"I was," Kara sighed, surprising Barry. "Supergirl's outfit change was more than an outfit change…" Barry remembered that before the Daxamite invasion, Supergirl use to wear a red skirt and blue shirt, like Superman's outfit – but after that, and the original Valor's death, she had changed the outfit. People just assumed it was in mourning for Valor, who they had known Supergirl had been with, and wanting a change, but now Barry realized it was because she had become a whole new person. "When Mon died… I needed to be a mom. Kayla decided to cover for me and took up the cape. It works well with her job."
"Kara!" Carter yelled out. "Disney is announcing the cast!"
"Oooh! Come on," Kara said going into the living room.
On this world, casting announcements for big films were a big deal – not like on other worlds where they'd release a statement; here, they made a whole press coverage of it. Not that Barry, Kara or the children knew any better.
Carter was practically jumping up and down. He had on the entertainment channel that kept up to date about all movies and TV shows in productions and they were live at Disney headquarters in Florida.
"Finally, we can announce our cast for the live action Little Mermaid," the Disney representative started. "Let's begin at the big name – as Ariel is Kayla Kent." Barry's mouth dropped open. He had not realized Kayla had another main movie part waiting after Beautiful was over. Her picture appeared next the presenter. "Prince Eric is Raymond Palmer," his picture replaced Kayla's, "while King Triton will be played by Malcolm Merlyn. Sebastian will be voiced by Joe West; and Flounder will be voiced by Carter Grant. And for those who know of Kayla Kent, her own dog Krypto, will be taking up the role of Max, not the dog's first role either," she smiled at this as she continued to announce the other cast members.
Carter was cheering out with as his name was called. He, of course, knew he was getting the role but hearing it announced live was special.
"Well… congratulations," Barry told Carter with a nod. For a new actor wanting to make his way up in the business, snagging a Disney supporting role – even a voice role – was a good step. It reminded Barry of when he got the part of Tobias in the Animorphs movies. "If you need someone to run lines with… well, I guess you have Kara and Kayla… but if you want some extra help."
"Thanks," Carter said; his siblings were congratulating him even though they already knew too. "I think I am going to go study my lines. I have the script already." Carter moved, running up the stairs.
"Dinner will be done soon!" Kara yelled up and laughed. "Barry, are you joining us?"
"If there's enough?" Barry asked.
"Mom always makes enough to feed an army," Topar smirked, Kara laughed at this.
"Okay… then sure. I'll set the table." Barry chuckled. "Topar… why don't you come and help me?" Topar got up and ran to help Barry, as well as Dawn and Carly.
-Beautiful-
Kayla was walking with Caitlin and Ruby. They had a long talk inside STAR Labs, with Kayla explaining about why Kayla became Supergirl – all linked to helping and protecting her sister. She knew what that was like, with Ruby overprotective and caring for Marley.
Caitlin had had reservations, the biggest being the fact that Kayla was an alien – she'd never been with an alien, that she knew of, but she couldn't help but hug Kayla at the end. The two were good, she knew that. She wanted them to be.
"There is something else I need to tell you," Kayla said as they now walked into Caitlin's apartment, but Caitlin was distracted as she called for her sister, wondering where Daphne could be, but not overly concerned as her phone binged; she taking it from her pocket to look at on instinct now, wondering if it was something Hunter-related.
"Oh, hey Ruby, Marley, they've announced the cast for the Little Mermaid," Caitlin told her kids, who had been heading for the kitchen; Ruby signing this to her sister who nodded. "I forgot that was today…" Caitlin added as Ruby ran back towards Caitlin while Marley continued toward the kitchen. Ruby was more the Disney fan and had been excited to know who would play Ariel most of all.
"Wait," Kayla said, and Krypto gave a bark – but Caitlin had already looked at the announcement and then to Kayla. "To be fair that was what I was going to tell you…" Kayla pointed at the phone, biting her lip.
"What is it?" Ruby asked, confused.
"You're looking at Ariel," Caitlin chuckled, pointing at Kayla. "How long did you know you had this part?"
"I was offered it months ago and since the schedule with Beautiful worked out well I took it instantly," Kayla admitted. "I couldn't tell you – Disney is very strict with their secrets. And we had just met..."
"Okay," Caitlin said, not sure how to feel about this. It was another secret, albeit not as big as being Supergirl/Kryptonian, but Ruby was the big Disney fan and Kayla had kept it from her daughter.
"You're Ariel?" Ruby asked, eyes wide, and Kayla gave a smile and a nod. "Wow!"
"I guess you're leaving after Beautiful…" Caitlin had to say it as Ruby ran to the kitchen to sign this to her sister. "The Little Mermaid doesn't film around here."
"Yeah… quite far away," Kayla admitted. "We're filming in the Caribbean – but it doesn't film until late summer!" She added quickly. "I will have most of the summer with you, and it's not hard for me to get back." Caitlin gave a small smile at this.
"Wait until Friday when my class meets you. They will love it more so now!" Ruby added, heading back to Kayla and reminding Caitlin of a ping pong ball, going between Kayla and Marley.
"Wait, what?" Kayla asked as Ruby grinned, then paused. Kayla turned back to Caitlin who bit her lip now. "Seems I am not the only one keeping secrets? Only this one seems to concern me."
"Friday is Ruby's school career day," Caitlin sighed. "And Ruby kind of volunteered you to go. I told the teacher you might not be able to but… well… I mean, can you?" Caitlin looked at her daughter and could see how excited the little five-year-old was. She wasn't even paying attention to the two adults, or her sister, as she was daydreaming.
"I don't know," Kayla admitted. "There are scenes we have to film on Friday." Caitlin nodded, understanding and wondering how she would break that to her daydreaming daughter. Kayla seemed to get it though. "Look… Give me the times. I will try to get a few hours. I can't promise anything, though."
"I get it," Caitlin said with a smile, happy as she noticed Ruby starting to struggle breathing. "Ruby, your bag!" Caitlin called, going into the pocket she always put the inhaler in and giving it to Ruby. The family were so use to this as Marley noticed her sister struggling but didn't react as Ruby breathed in her inhaler.
"Good girl," Caitlin patted her daughter on the back, having crouched next to her to make sure she was okay. She stood as she turned to Kayla. "Are you staying for dinner?"
"If you don't mind," Kayla smiled, patting Krypto on the head now.
"Of course not," Caitlin stated as she now moved to the kitchen, signing to Marley if she was okay. Marley signed back, sitting on a kitchen stool now and Caitlin smiled at her daughter and nodded. Kayla realized she needed to learn sign language if she wanted a chance with this family but put this aside as Caitlin spoke up to her: "You know, Krypto doesn't bother Ruby at all. Sometimes she has problems with dogs and cats," Caitlin stated. "Allergies."
"Oh yeah, Krypto is good like that. It's genetic," Kayla stated, and Caitlin got what she meant. It had something to do with being Kryptonian. Maybe their dogs did not shed as much.
At that moment the second bedroom door opened, and Daphne appeared, taking out headphones and smiling at the two.
"I thought I heard you talking… I am starved," Caitlin's sister said. She was playing with her camera while listening to music; Daphne entering college to become a photographer, after all.
"You usually are," Caitlin chuckled. "But Daph, there's something we have to tell you first…" Caitlin stated, and looked at Kayla. Kayla nodded. They had to tell Daphne Kayla was Supergirl, after all.
Post Chapter Note 1: Well, I hope you enjoyed. As you can see, I am trying to split this between Kayla and Kara as best as I can; sometimes it leans more toward Kayla, but I hope to have an even enough balance that we don't miss out of Karry.
Post Chapter Note 2 (PLEASE READ): some planning last night on update schedules made me realized Karry Universe would not return until 2020. I will have a full explanation on my facebook page later today and a poll about a choice of getting something sooner. Please go there and check it out.
Please REVIEW.
Karry Master OUT!