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***The Thursday after Kara's accident***

Zee was observing Barry and Babs, and Hal and Jessica.

They were driving her mad with how little their relationships were moving forward, it was like they were keen on not getting together.

At least Karen and Garth had already admitted their feelings for each other, though they were not really together...yet.

They said that they were ready for a relationship and just enjoyed to spend time with each other.

She rolled her eyes at the thought.

Sometimes her friends' love lives stressed her and wanted to make things happen quicker but knew than in some cases it wouldn't work as they were somewhat stubborn.

"Hey Zee" She heard Oliver greeting her, they may not get along but their parents had taught them manners.

"Hello" She responded and grabbed his arm.

The archer gave her a confused look and tried to release his arm but she wouldn't let him, then he asked "Why are you...touching me?"

"I need to talk to you and I don't want you to run away" She explained, if she could avoid it she wouldn't touch Oliver at all.

"I wouldn't run away" He said defensively.

"Yes, you would" She rolled her eyes "So I wanted to talk..."

"About what?" The blonde boy asked defensively, they were still rehearsing for the musical and they had been arguing a lot about who would be the female lead as no one was good enough for Zee.

"Kara"

"Oh...she is good, I guess..." He said nonchalantly "I haven't talked to her since Monday as she cancelled our plan of going to... "

"Not that, we all know that she is not really good" Zee said rolling her eyes "I wanted to talk about the Malverne guy"

"Oh" He made a pause and put a hand on his chin"We just met him on Monday"

"Kara went on a date with him on Monday" She put her hair behind her ear and asked "Do you think that they have chance?"

Oliver just shrugged and seemed to think for a moment, then he said "I don't know, he seems nice but some people can be deceiving...I think you should know that Zatara"

"Are you talking about Morty and Caitlin?" She grimaced, she had not been good at judging people as of late but who could blame her if Oliver had caused so much trouble and she always had a good and kind heart? Also it wasn't like Morty had done something villanous as of late and no one believed Cassie after the mess.

"Of course, what else would I be referring to?"

"Anyway, could you ask Richard if he likes Kara?"

"No"

"Come on,Oliver"

"I won't"

"Don't you want Kara to have a boyfriend?"

Oliver made a face and said "No..."

"Oliver! I thought you were friends with her"

He once again tried to release his arm, then asked "Why me?Can't you ask someone else?"

"You are ...good at talking"

Oliver just rolled his eyes and said "It's not like I'm friends with him, you can't just walk over to a person and ask if they like your friend" He then looked at Zee, who seemed a bit...sheepish?, he then shook his head and asked "You haven't done this before, have you?"

"It doesn't matter" She said releasing his arm and starting to walk away "Ask him, or else"

Zee didn't look back and went to talk with Kara and Hal who were talking about sports or something like that, she just turned their voices off and suddenly got into their conversation by saying "I think we should go to the cafeteria now"

"Why? I already had lunch" Hal said putting a hand on his stomach"And Kara ate a burger that was hidden in her locker"

"That's...gross" Zee made a face while thinking about how long Kara kept food in her locker until it started to smell.

"Hey!" Kara protested punching the Green Lantern on the arm "It wasn't a burger... it was a meat sandwich"

"Whatever"Zee said sighing "We should go"

"We don't even have the same lunch period..." Hal started to say but decided to shut up when he saw Zee's eyes and smiled awkwardly "I don't have anywhere to be anyway..."

The three walked towards the cafeteria, as Hal had said it wasn't their lunch period but no one would question them as there was some problem with a few students and all the teachers were in a reunion with said students.

Barry was talking with Babs and Jessica, the blonde boy seemed to be half happy half tired and for some reason was fidgeting on his seat.

"What's up with Barry?" Zee whispered into Jessica's ear.

The latina just shrugged and said a bit amused"His girlfriend is coming to town and he is worried"

"She is not his girlfriend" Babs snapped and then blushed a little while watching Barry "Or is she?"

"It's really complicated"Barry said sheepishly while blushing.

"More complicated than my last relationship?" Hal asked.

"Yeah, kinda" Barry said putting his head between his arms "Well, she is not a stalker but...she was...I don't know how to explain it but the thing is that we have not talked in a while and..."

"You don't know what to do with her?" Zee finished the thought for him.

"Yes" Barry said raising his head and smiling, then he sighed "She arrived on Monday, I picked her up from the airport..."

"How romantic" Kara said smirking.

Barry just glared at her and continued while putting his hands on his cheeks"As I was saying I went to the airport..."He gulped "I couldn't really talk to her, the words just didn't came out...we, well she did most of the talking and I just nodded while she talked about her new friends and kept remembering some adventures we had when we were children... that while having a quick breakfast at Sweet Justice" He sighed "It isn't like a bartender has much in common with a rising actress"

"Wait! An actress? Your girlfriend is an actress?" The magician interrupted him with a surprised tone.

"You took your girlfriend to the place you work?" The male Green Lantern asked in disbelief.

"She is not my girlfriend!" The speedster protested "I think...we just went on some dates when I lived in Fallville*" Then added "Yeah, she is an actress kind of, she had done some gigs here and there...and yeah, I didn't think about where else I could take her for breakfast"

"Weren't you from Central City?" Babs asked confused.

"Lame" The male Green Lantern snorted and received a kick on his knee from either Babs or Jess.

"I grew up in Fallville, I just lived for a few months in Central City...before you know, got bathed in electrified chemicals during a storm" He explained "So... she has decided to stay for a few days here in Metropolis and wants me to show her around but...I can't talk to her"

"Tell me you at least said "Hi" or something when you greeted her" Babs said putting a hand on his shoulder.

"Of course I did, I just had problems talking with her after she started to talk about her show...I suddenly felt...boring"

"Come on Barry, you are one of the funniest guys I know" Kara commented "You can talk to some ex-girlfriend of yours without problems"

"Also you are one of the nicest people in Metropolis" Jessica added.

"And if she wants to spend time with you after you keeping silent that means she still likes you" Zee said.

"Talk about your job, that will surely make her fall in love with you...again" Hal said with a smirk only to receive a smack on his head by Babs "Why?"

"You are not helping" Babs said through gritted teeth and then asked at Barry "Who is this girl?"

Barry was about to answer to the question when Oliver and Karen entered the cafeteria, the younger girl hold out a teenage magazine and said excitedly "The cast of my favorite show "Secret Hearts"* will be signing autographs in the mall tomorrow!"

"And?" Kara asked raising an eyebrow and then looking at Oliver's lunch bag expectantly. The archer just rolled his eyes and put two sandwiches and a juice box in front of her.

"I need one of you to go with me" Karen said sheepishly "You know that my parents won't let me go if I don't go with any of you"

"We have rehearsing" Zee said pointing at Oliver.

"About that..." The blonde boy started to say but was interrupted.

"My sister just arrived and I want to spend time with her, sorry" Jessica excuses herself.

"Karen...we don't even watch the show" Babs said "I don't know if I would have time tomorrow anyway, I have to work" She hit her head on the table "Sometimes I think about quitting, Mr. O'Shaughnessy is getting more..."

"Nice?"

"Best boss ever?"

"Charming?"

"Absolutely gleeful?"

Babs smiled at her friends, they all totally "loved" her boss and liked to drop by Burrito Bucket just to piss him off., though Jessica was the only one who tried to be nice to him as he admitted that they didn't use real meat in the burritos. (The key word was tried as even she wasn't successful at that)

"So, as I was saying Mr.O'Shaughnessy has been threatening with getting me fired and I won't be able to go with you, sorry" Babs told Karen "But I'm sure Hal and Kara can go with you"

The Kryptonian and the jock tilted their heads in shock. Kara was the first to speak "I... have to walk my... cat"

"I have training" Hal said quickly "And I have to take care of my brother and..."

"You can bring your brother with you" Karen said pleadingly and then gave Kara a glare "You don't have a cat"

"I may get one today..."

"Please" Karen said "It's the only thing I'm asking you"

"Can't Diana go with you?" Hal asked "Or maybe...I don't know...Carter? Garth? Steve?"

"I already asked Garth, he is going to visit his grandma and my parents don't know Carter and Steve" Then made a pause "And I don't want to go with Diana, she still has some issues...with series and movies..."

The girls grimaced as they remembered the times they went with Diana to watch a movie and it had not gone well. Also when she saw an actor in the street she usually confused the actor with the character they played.

"Beecher" Hal started to say "I like you, you are a good friend but I'm not spending my afternoon with you and a bunch of girls in the mall" He added "Also, that series is lame"

"I agree" Kara said.-

Karen sighed and sat beside Kara, waited for a second and said "Pleeeease"

"No" She said trying not to look at her eyes"I have to deal with Oliver's Zac Efron movies every Saturday and going to musicals, I don't want to go to some soap opera event"

"You enjoy watching movies with me" Oliver said indignantly and then looked at Karen "Though the true be told, I was considering going to that event"

"Oh, come on" The kryptonian rolled her eyes while yhe rest snorted.

"You can't go! We have to rehearse" Zee almost yelled.

"Tomorrow is Friday,today is the rehearsal as is Thursday"

"Oh...wait, the rehearsal is today?" The magician asked surprised and then stood up abruptly while starting to dial some numbers on her phone "I have to make some arrangements, how could I have forgotten?"

When she walked away to talk on the phone, Kara asked "The rehearsal ia today?"

"No, but she believed it and the other guys want it to be today so...it's a win"

Hal just high-fived him and Kara laughed, Jessica just rolled her eyes and asked to Barry "So...who's your girl?"

"Her name is Daphne Dean" He said sighing and rubbing his eyes.

Karen squealed and Oliver just blinked, the speedster was confused and asked "What's up?"

"Your girlfriend is to be the lead of the second season of Secret Hearts" The bee said handing him the magazine "She is considered one of the best actresses in the show"

"She is not my girlfriend" Barry complained while reading the article. Had she mentioned that when they had breakfast?

"So, if she is not your girlfriend can you introduce me to her?" The archer asked teasingly.

Kara groaned and said "Oh dear Rao, no"

"Why not? You are flirting with Richard in your free time" Her friend responded "Also that's not why I want to meet her"

"Then why? Do you hope to get a role in the show?" Babs asked.

"The short answer is yes"

"And the long answer?"

When Oliver was about to answer that, Richard walked into the cafeteria and went directly to Kara with his usual smile.

"Hey guys" He said in his usual friendly manner but he seemed a little nervous.

"Hi Richard" Everyone except said in chorus while smiling teasingly at Kara.

"Guys, drop it" Kara muttered and then said after clearing her throat "What's up Rich?"

"I wanted to talk to you..."

"Kara was just finishing her lunch, why don't you two go for a walk...the teachers have not yet returned from their meeting...and I feel uncomfortable when someone in the table is not eating" Jessica suggested and gained a look from Kara but Hal just nudged her arm.

"Yeah, why not..." She said resisting the urge to roll her eyes. Sure, she flirted with him a little bit more than she usually did but it didn't mean that she liked him.

The two teenagers went to the main hall and sat on the stairs, for a moment neither of them said anything and suddenly Richard handed her a pair of tickets while saying "I wanted to invite you to a party"

"Uh..."

He blushed and looked straight to her eyes "I shouldn't have said it so suddenly"

"Yeah"

"Sorry"

"No problem... is it another date?"

"Yes and no"

"Eh?"

"I mean I would like it to be but it would not be possible"

Kara just gave him a confused look and waited for him to explain, he seemed to take the cue and started explaining "My father is the producer for this series "Secret Hearts" and the cast and the production crew are throwing a party after the event at the mall...And he told me to invite someone" He said looking away and blushing "So...here you have two tickets, I didn't want to give you this with all your friends there...it would seem rude" He finished rubbing his neck.

She bit her lip and wanted to refuse the tickets, but then she realized that shw wanted to spend more time with him and took them. After a few seconds she looked at him "So...You wanted to invite me but you are giving me one extra ticket...because?"

"I'm expected to go with my parents" the blue-eyed boy explained "And to talk with some of their friends and their children...so I didn't want to leave you alone"

"Oh"

"You can invite that Oliver guy"

Kara tilted her head at that, he sounded almost bothered. She shook her head and said "I...we...he..."

"You two seem close" He commented "But he seems mildly interested in a girl in the Drama Club"

"Yeah..." She tried not to look at him as every time she looked at his eyes she felt a funny feeling in her stomach.

The effects of the kryptonite she breathed were interesting.

Richard then stood up and put his hands on his pockets, he looked at her and smiled.

She couldn't help but smile back and she said "Is it formal?"

"No, well kind of..."

"Don't worry"

He relaxed a bit "So, think about it"

"I will"

She started wondering who she would take, maybe she should ask Barry to go with her as his girlfriend was part of the cast.

Then she saw a large group of students walking to the cafeteria and she couldn't help but follow them with Richard on tow.

"What's happening?" She asked a senior girl who was in the Knitting Club with her, her name was Janice something.

"Oh, I suppose you don't read the lastest news" She said in a condescending tone and took out her cellphone "Daphne Dean was seen yesterday with a blonde boy in that cafe...hmmm... Sweet Justice"

Kara refrained from saying anything and just took Janice's phone to read the news.

"Daphne was seen with her old sweetheart and blah blah blah" The kryptonian read, she rolled hey eyes and thought "Who cares?"

Then she finished reading and opened her eyes in surprise, there was a full photograph of this girl and Barry.

"Oh, that's why everyone is here" She muttered.

"I think Barry is a no to the party" Richard said quietly.

"I think so too" She said looking at Barry who seemed flustered.

It seemed that Karen and Jessica had ran away from the situation while Babs, Hal and Oliver stayed to help Barry who was being attacked by all the questions their school mates were throwing at him.

Well, Babs and Hal were helping as Oliver seemed amused.

"This will be a long day" Kara said while face-palming.

"Don't worry" Richard said putting a hand on her shoulder "He could have posted something on his instagram"

Kara facepalmed again.

* Pre-Rebirth Barry Allen was born and grew up in Fallville,Iowa according to "The Life Story of The Flash" so I decided to put it in this story. Also Daphne Dean was his childhood sweetheart and friend.
*Pre-Crisis Supergirl used to be the female lead in a soap opera named "Secret Hearts"

So...I'm back, I'll try to update next week or so.

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Who do you think Kara will take to the party?, and what do you think Barry posted on his instagram?