On the 16th day of the hero's 16th year

For one single precious held most dear

By the shade of evil with time in his hands

Choices will be made to determine who stands

The hidden hero will be proclaimed

After a fall leaves him heavily maimed

The day's weather will be fought

By winter, summer, and storms a lot

The land of choice is the original spot

Where she died and now lives reborn

In the world of the original's form

The Road to Happiness, The Long One

A/N: Please review!

Characters: Cal (Your "average" mysterious male), Mason (Cal's best and most trustworthy buddy), Kara Danvers (Kara Zor-El, AKA Supergirl), Jason (Kara's Ex), Barbara Gordon (Batgirl), Dick Grayson (Nightwing), Clark Kent (Superman), Lois Lane (Superman's wife), Batman, Bartholomew, and more that aren't quite ready to be presented yet. (Lots of characters are Out of Character (OOC).)

Chapter 15: Day 6/16

Kara waited at the entrance to the food court, checking her phone. Cal snuck up behind her and wrapped his arms around her. Kara yelped and turned around to face Cal, smiling. Cal smiled back and Kara wrapped her arms around Cal's neck and kissed him. After the kiss was over, both Cal and Kara were beaming. Kara took Cal's hand and led him into the food court.

"What would you like to eat?" Cal asked.

"Well, what can I have?" Kara asked. Cal laughed.

"Anything you'd like," Cal said.

"Well, how much money you willing to spend?" Kara asked. Cal let a hearty laugh out.

"I'll spend as much as you want, but let's not spend it all on food," Cal answered. Kara looked at Cal confused. "That's right, I'm letting you go shopping," Cal said. Kara shrieked in joy and jumped into Cal's arms, kissing him.

"You know, you grow on me more and more every day," Kara said. Cal laughed.

"What can I say? I try," Cal said, kissing her back. Kara laughed into the kiss which caused Cal to laugh. Kara took Cal's hand and dragged him to the various food options in the court. Cal's arms and hands were completely full of food. They sat down and Kara dug in. Cal took a moment to admire Kara. Kara looked at him.

"You gonna eat that?" Kara joked.

"Well, if I don't I know you will. I was just admiring how good you look, no matter what you're doing," Cal complimented. Kara blushed.

"You know just how to make a girl blush. Now stop your flattery and eat!" Kara said. Cal smirked and dug in.

-Break-

Kara dragged Cal all over the mall, making Cal buy her a variety of things; jewelry, dresses, make-up, and all sorts of clothing. Cal willingly bought Kara everything she asked for using his special credit card. His credit card came from his dad, who secretly mailed it to Cal with a note. 'I know you're a teenager, and teens need money for various things IE: video games, girls, emergencies, etc. It's unlimited and untraceable, so don't even try. As for the unlimited, I know you won't use it unnecessarily, but feel free to. I can't be there for you now, but you sure as hell can have my money,' the note read. Cal smiled, remembering the note. He wished he could meet his father, but Cal knew that he didn't know all the facts, so he wasn't quick to judge. Kara dragged him into a 4th dress shop. The female cashier gave Cal a sorry look. Kara picked out 3 dresses and tried each of them on. Cal clapped at each one and told Kara she was beautiful. Kara blushed each time and tucked her blonde hair behind her ear. In the end, Kara chose 2 dresses. Cal's arms were now almost completely full.

"Alright Cal, I think I'm done shopping for the day," Kara admitted. Cal laughed.

"Done shopping?" Cal asked, amused. "I'm not complaining, but aren't girls supposed to never get tired of shopping?" They sat down at a bench near a smoothie outlet and Cal dropped all the numerous bags. Kara laughed.

"I'm more done shopping for your sake," Kara said. Cal chuckled and kissed her.

"I appreciate it, thank you," Cal said, exhausted. Kara kissed him and went to get them smoothies. As Cal watched her walk away, he felt a sense of dread. He quickly stood up and heightened his senses. He heard the faint tick of a timer and finally, a click. Cal's eyes widened as he felt the bomb go off. He rushed towards Kara to cover her, but the explosion ripped itself around him and swallowed Kara…

But then something peculiar happened. Cal, unaffected by changes in time, watched as everything rewound itself, the flames spitting Kara back up, rewinding itself. The flames unwrapped around him and suddenly Cal was sitting back down, Kara's lips on his. Kara kissed him and got up to go get them smoothies. As Cal watched her walk away, he felt no sense of dread. He looked around, confused at what happened. There was no tick, no dread. Cal thought about the possibilities of what just happened, but when Kara came back he snapped out of it.

"You ok?" Kara asked. "You look like you've seen a ghost…"

"Huh? Oh yeah, I think he was trying to hit on you," Cal joked. Kara laughed and handed Cal his smoothie and his credit card. Cal thanked her and took it. Kara sat on Cal's lap and kissed him. Cal looked at her confused.

"What? I can't intrude on my boyfriend's personal space?" Kara asked. Cal smiled and shook his head lightly.

"I don't mind, but I'm telling you now that that is my phone in my pocket, but I'm still happy to see you," Cal joked. Kara laughed and lightly punched Cal. Cal laughed and kissed her. They finished their smoothies and went out to the parking lot. After a bit, a limo pulled up and Kara and Cal got in, bringing all Kara's shopping items in. The screen between them and the driver rolled down.

"Hey, thanks for picking us up Eddie," Kara said. "Can we take Cal home?" Eddie nodded.

"Wait, actually, can you take us here?" Cal produced a piece a paper from his pocket and handed it to Eddie. Eddie unfolded it and read the address. Kara tried to peek and see the address, but Cal blocked her view. Eddie nodded. "Thank you." Eddie rolled up the screen and began driving. Cal stared at Kara, who was sitting next to him. He stared into her beautiful blue eyes, content with just admiring her eyes. Kara noticed him staring and blushed.

"So, where are we going?" Kara demanded. Cal shook his head. Kara sighed, huffed, and laid in Cal's lap. Cal gently stroked her hair and Kara fell asleep in his lap. Cal fell asleep with her. Finally, the limo rolled to a stop and Cal gently woke Kara up. Kara grumbled about not enough sleep, but woke up. Cal thanked Eddie again and got out, covering Kara's eyes. Kara laughed and managed to climb out without her sight. Finally, Cal uncovered her eyes and Kara gasped.

Cal had brought her to the beach. It was about 7 o'clock, and the sun was just beginning to set. Kara gasped and hugged Cal. Cal held her and Kara buried her face into Cal's shoulder, crying. Cal held her for a bit and then spoke.

"You're going to miss the sunset if you keep your face in my shoulder…" Cal said gently. Kara sniffled and kissed Cal, a heartwarming, full kiss. Kara smiled through her tears. Cal rubbed her back gently and held her, taking in the moment. "Well, Kara, you should take off your socks and shoes… Take a walk with me…" Kara nodded and took off her socks and shoes. They walked down the beach, their feet dipping into the water lightly. Kara held Cal's arm tightly as they walked, trying to withhold her tears. The beach was empty, except for a single family, a single mother with two children. She approached them.

"Hey, sorry to bother you two lovebirds, but would you mind watching my kids for a quick second? I need to go to the bathroom…" the middle aged mother asked. Kara nodded eagerly.

"Sure, no problem," Kara said. The mom thanked her and rushed off. Cal looked at the 2 kids, who were about 5 and 7, both female, building a sand castle. Cal crouched near the 2 kids and Kara stood next to him.

"You guys building a sand castle?" Cal asked. The elder one looked at him.

"We aren't allowed to talk to strangers," the elder one explained. The younger one wouldn't even look at him.

"Well then, my name is Callum, but you can call me Cal," Cal explained. The elder one still looked at him, suspicious. "This is Kara, she's a really nice girl. Probably not as nice as you though…" The kid softened.

"My name is Christy," the elder one said. Cal smiled and nodded.

"Christy, that's a beautiful name," Cal said. Christy smiled and looked away. Kara smiled and crouched next to Cal.

"And who is this little angel?" Kara asked. The younger one glanced at Kara.

"Veronica," the little one whispered. Kara smiled at her.

"Wow, you guys both have GREAT names," Cal said. All 3 girls smiled. "So, you guys building a sand castle?" Christy and Veronica nodded. "Well, I'll go get you guys some more water for your bucket and I'll help you reinforce your castle." Cal left to go get some water.

"Reinforce means to help make sure your castle doesn't fall down easily," Kara explained. She glanced at Cal, whose hair whipped in the light breeze. She sighed.

"Do you love him?" Christy asked off the bat. Kara looked taken aback, but thought about it for a second.

"I suppose you could say that, but I don't think love is a strong enough word," Kara said. Cal made his way back to the girls. Christy looked at Cal.

"Do you love her?" Christ asked him. Cal looked confused and thought about it, just like Kara. He glanced at Kara.

"That's for me to know and for Kara to find out," Cal said, a twinkle in his eyes. Kara smiled and kissed Cal.

"Ewwwwww," the daughters said. Cal and Kara laughed.

"Hey, one day you're going to be in our spot. You won't think it's gross then," Cal said. Christy shook her head.

"No, I'll still think it's gross, even when I'm 100!" Christy declared. Kara and Cal laughed.

"Alright Christy, you keep on thinking that," Cal said. He reached for a second bucket and began filling it with dirt. They, together, managed to build 3 towers for the castle by the time their mother got back.

"Thank you two for watching them, but Christy, Veronica, we need to go now," their mother said.

"Awwww," Christy and Veronica said. They packed up and waved goodbye. Cal and Kara waved back and watched them drive away. Kara and Cal continued their walk on the beach, hand in hand, watching the sunset. Cal looked at Kara.

"Kara…" Cal said, stopping. Kara looked at him. "I don't know if I'm over stepping, or moving too fast, but…" Cal struggled to say it. "I think I'm in love with you…" Kara grinned and kissed him.

"I'll tell you something," Kara said. "I know you love me, it's a part of my girl instincts." Cal smiled at her.

"Well, you seem to know me-," Cal started.

"AND I know something else," Kara interrupted. "I know that I love you too." Cal smiled and kissed her. "Yeah, I definitely love you…" Cal chuckled.

"Well, not to sound too cheesy, but I'm certain I love you now," Cal said. Kara threw her arms around Cal and began making out with him. After a few minutes of making out, they separated. Cal sat down, with Kara in his lap. He cradled her in his arms and they watched the sunset. Kara laid against Cal's chest and manually wrapped his arms around her. They sat there till the sun had set, providing just enough light to make their way back to the limo. They paused occasionally to kiss.

"So Kara, not to be pushy or anything, but what do you think about kids?" Cal asked. Kara kissed Cal again.

"I want kids, but I don't know if I am able to have them… You know cause some people can't have kids," Kara answered. She looked sad and Cal hugged her.

"Hey, don't worry. If you can't have kids, you can always adopt. You and I both know there are too many orphans in the world," Cal said. Kara sniffled. Cal lifted Kara's chin gently, wiping her tears away.

"Cal… I had this dream okay, I had this dream that…" Kara began crying. Cal hugged her tightly, confused. "I had this d-dream that y-you… You d-died and… and I just kn-new I c-couldn't lose you… I c-couldn't lose you!" Kara was fully crying and collapsed to her knees onto the sand. Cal knelt next to her and held her close. Cal kissed her head and whispered to her.

"It's okay Kara, it's okay," Cal whispered to her. Kara cried into his chest. "Kara, I'm not dead. And with you, you'll never lose me. I promise." Kara managed to calm down a bit at Cal's comforting words. Cal began rocking her gently. Kara sniffed for a while. "Even if I do leave, no matter how long, I'll always come back. ALWAYS…" At these words, Kara felt apart, crying again, but this time in both comfort and happiness. Cal rocked her back and forth, rubbing her back gently, kissing her forehead. Kara laid in Cal's arms for the next half hour, falling asleep. Cal realized she fell asleep and smiled. He picked her up bridal style and carried her to the limo. He opened the door and gently placed Kara across 2 seats. He knocked gently on the screen and the screen rolled down. Eddie glanced at Kara.

"You 2 ok?" Eddie asked in an oddly soothing voice. Cal nodded.

"Would you mind taking me home?" Cal asked. Eddie smiled and nodded. "Thanks, and don't worry, I'm not in too much of a hurry if you'd like to finish your level of Angry Birds…" Eddie looked at him confused.

"How did you know that?" Eddie asked. Cal shrugged.

"Faint light hitting the ceiling, not bright enough to be a flashlight and that means it's a phone, and it's horizontal, you used your right hand to roll the screen down even though the button is on your left side, indicating you needed your left hand for something, and since you're right handed I figured it was a game and angry birds seemed the most likely," Cal explained. Eddie smiled and shook his head.

"You should be a detective, cause that's an insane level of observation," Eddie complimented.

"Thank you, and that's what I want to be," Cal said.

-Break-

Cal kissed the newly awakened Kara goodbye as he climbed out of the limo. Kara sleepily waved goodbye and Callum went into the orphanage. She requested Eddie take her home and she texted Barbara.

Kara: Hey, just had an AMAZING day with Cal. We need 2 talk… TONIGHT

Barbara: Okay, just call me when

Kara: Yay! Will do as soon as I get home

Barbara: Okay! I'll be ready

-Break-

"So Kara, what happened?" Barbara asked. Kara giggled and began her story. She talked about how Cal snuck up on her at the food court. She talked about how Cal kept complimenting her even while she was eating. She talked about how Cal willingly put up with her shopping, calling her beautiful every time she tried something on, which annoyed her in a good way, but got side tracked at all the stuff Cal bought for her. Barbara quickly interrupted her. "Wait? He bought all that for you? He does know you're rich right?" Kara laughed.

"Yeah, he knows, but he insisted that I never spend any money when I'm with him. He has a special credit card from someone. I asked who, but he said he didn't actually know either. So I didn't have a choice but to let him buy me things," Kara said. Barbara laughed.

"Dang girl, if you break up with him, I'm swinging in ASAP!" Barbara said.

"Well, let me finish my story and you'll be a tad more disappointed," Kara said.

"Did he propose?!" Barbara exclaimed. "If he proposed…!"

"What? No! Not after a week of dating!" Kara said. "I mean, I know that I've known him for almost an entire semester but-"

"—But you didn't know him because you only had like a HUGE crush on him from day 1… I remember exactly what you said, you said, 'Who is that guy? He's cute…' and I said, 'Wow, Kara, you're already crushing on someone and it's literally been 3 minutes.' And you said, 'Don't worry I'll probably be over him in like a week or less.' And then a month later, you had me find out anything I could on him and tell you. So I did, and then he saved your life. Then you even faked not knowing he was an orphan…" Barbara said. Kara sighed.

"Ok, so I've been infatuated with him for long while, but there has been absolutely no harm done," Kara said. Barbara agreed and Kara continued her story. She told how Cal bought her the shopping items how they had smoothies after. She said how she and Cal got picked up and Cal had Eddie take them somewhere. She explained how they got there and Cal covered her eyes and helped her out of the limo. She spoke of how Cal let her open her eyes and unveil to her the beach just before sunset. Barbara 'awh'-ed and Kara laughed. Kara said that she was tearing up and spent a few minutes just hugging Cal. She said that they walked along and came across a family, and how the single mother asked them to watch her kids while she went to the bathroom. "He is SO good with kids!" Kara said. Barbara laughed.

"I know I've told you that too. After all, he lives in an orphanage with about 30 other kids," Barbara said.

"I know, but it's amazing seeing him in action, seeing what you told me in the flesh," Kara said.

"Fair enough, fair enough," Barbara said. Kara continued her story again, talking about Christy's odd question. Hearing Cal's response to her question, Barbara giggled.

"AWH!" Barbara said.

"Hey, you're interrupting before the good stuff even happens!" Kara said.

"WHAT?!" Barbara exclaimed. "You haven't gotten to the good stuff yet? If you haven't even gotten to the good stuff yet, then how good was your day?!" Kara laughed.

"Don't worry, I'm getting there," Kara said. She told the walk back to the limo and how they admitted they loved each other, during which Barbara squealed, but managed to keep her comments. Kara said how Cal held her while they watched the sunset. She explained her confession to Cal about her dream and how she cried, A LOT. "Then he held me and kissed me till I fell asleep… And then he went home and here we are," Kara finished. Barbara let out a deep breath.

"Ok… Let me get this straight. You guys date for about a week and already you guys are in love?! Why don't I get this lucky? I might just have to steal him from you…" Barbara said.

"I guess we're just a match made in heaven. Don't worry, you'll find your guys soon enough. But don't you dare steal Cal!" Kara said.

"Relax hun, you and I both know that Callum's too loyal to either cheat on you or break up with you and start dating her BFF," Barbara comforted.

"I guess so," Kara said, quietly.

"If you don't mind me asking, he did all of this for you… and didn't demand anything? Not even a 'handy j'?" Barbara asked. Kara giggled immaturely.

"He didn't even subtly suggest it…" Kara said.

"Wow! How noble!" Barbara said, impressed.

"Yeah… do you think maybe he'll… fall for another girl if she's… more 'open'…?" Kara asked subtly.

"Do you mean 'open' as in sexually?" Barbara asked.

"…yeah," Kara clarified. Barbara sighed.

"Look, Kara, Cal already LOVES you! You haven't even done anything sexual for him and he LOVES you. HE loves YOU! Kara look, what I'm trying to say is, Cal is one of the most loyal people ever, and that makes him one of the smartest people in the world. He wouldn't leave you for a ho, not now, not ever. Callum loves you, and I'll rip him a new one if he hurts you in any way, shape, or form," Barbara comforted.

"Yeah, I guess so," Kara heard Clark call her. "Alright, I've got to go now, Clark's calling me. See you at the Watchtower tonight or tomorrow. Goodbye."

"Goodbye!"