Kara walked into her room. She could feel the presence of something behind her and she suspected it was the Daxamite prince. He was a brat. A frat boy. She pressed her fingers against a button on the wall, near her bed, as her bookshelf slid open, and there was little to no noise at all as it moved. She quickly stepped inside, the bookshelf-door closing behind her.
When Mon-El opened the door to Kara's bedroom, he gasped as he saw her bookshelf completely shifted, but was closing back soon. He dove for the opening, hitting the ground inside the dark corridor behind the bookshelf. A soft thud was heard, and Mon-El whipped his head back. At least now he knew why his bed was not against the wall. Mon-El felt his way through the dark corridor, hands brushing on the walls. When he saw a shred of light, he was elated. He moved towards it and what he saw surprised him.
It was a beautiful "secret" garden.
Kara lay on a bench, sobbing. Her eyes were already swollen from all the crying, but when she heard footsteps approaching from behind her, she lay still and stayed extremely silent. She turned, before letting out a small gasp. Mon-El was walking out of the corridor she exited from, admiring the scenery.
As he walked towards Kara, she froze. Mon-El had spotted her and was now making his way over. He smiled at her, and Kara was awestruck. Now that he was under the light, she could see his smile. So warm, so welcoming. So... handsome. She cringed inwardly. Did she just think that he was handsome? No, he was perfect-ly annoying! She held back the urge to smile back at him. Putting on a frown, she folded her arms across her chest and cursed.
"Hey, Your Majesty, the Prince Mon-El of Daxam," Kara looked at him, "Have you come to gloat more about being a royal to me?"
"No, I came to see if you're okay," Mon-El was kicking himself inside, guilt causing him to stumble over words, leaving awkward pauses.
"Did you, now? Well, I'm glad to tell you that I'm fine -"
"You don't seem fine," Mon-El interrupted.
"I was fine until you came," Kara finished, growling through her teeth, glaring at him. There were tears in her eyes as she gave him a death glare.
He moved to touch her, but she turned away, pushing his hand, "How did you find me, anyway?"
She waited for an excuse, but he rubbed the back of his head, chuckling awkwardly and guiltily, "I just... found it!"
"Found what? The secret entrance that was through my room?" Kara pushed further, enjoying his struggle.
"Yes! I mean, no! I wanted to apologise, so I walked into your room and found your bookshelf-door-thing open!" Mon-El tried his hardest to defend himself. Oh, he was in so much trouble when he got home.
"Pfft... HAHAHAHA!" Kara burst out laughing as she could not hold in the attempt to keep a serious face. He was just too cute! Ugh, not cute... but his attempt was funny.
"You do know that there is an entrance to this place, right? My room just had a built-in evacuation tunnel. This is my place to relax whenever I feel sad or alone, " Kara explained.
She wasn't mad? Mon-El wondered, but followed Kara as she stood up and walked.
Kara walked past the flowers, her hand brushing against them as she took in a deep breath. Mon-El, watching her, did the same. He was instantly overwhelmed with an amazing scent. One that smelt like perfume, but in the natural world. He could not hold it in, "Kara, I have to admit, Krypton is beautiful..."
"How do you know? You've only been inside my home," Kara giggled, bells ringing in his ears again. She was right, and he did want to see the rest of Krypton.
"These are the Kryptonian plants, and you should know most of them, like the Plume Flowers, the Oilplant, and others," Kara gestured to the plants.
Just then, a green-and-blue-speckled-skinned creature with two arms and six legs ran up to the two children, as Mon-El jumped out of the way, a face of fear on his face. Kara, noticing his expression, smiled, "This is my pet, a Lumir. A Kryptonian species."
Mon-El still did not budge. Kara stretched her hand towards Mon-El's, and he took it. Kara flashed him a bright smile, before she said slowly, "Take a deep breath." He did, and Kara slowly brought his hand towards her Lumir. Mon-El tried to pull away, but seeing Kara, he relaxed his arm, allowing her to guide his hand towards her pet. She moved his hand over the Lumir's head in a stroking motion, right before she released his hand.
Mon-El released a sigh of relief as he stroked the Lumir, smiling as he did so. The Lumir closed its eyes in a relaxed fashion, enjoying the sensation. Then, Kara's pet turned around and embraced Mon-El, an adorable smile on its face. Mon-El chuckled, while Kara said to her pet, a smile on her face and tears in her eyes, "Lumir, this is Prince Mon-El. I have to show him around. Can you please let him go now, we need to move around."
The Lumir nodded, hugging Kara again before it bounded off happily. Mon-El looked at the Kryptonian angel's face, "He was so cute."
Kara nodded, giggling, "I choose only the best of the best."
Mon-El smiled as Kara moved on. She looked at him, as Mon-El asked, pointing at a glass-like cage, "Hey, Kara, what is that?"
He ran closer to it, but when he was inches away from the cage, Kara pulled him away, her strength still not ceasing to surprise the Daxamite Prince, "I would recommend not getting too close. Although there is a cage, that is one plant that can move and we absolutely fear, hence the cage."
"That," Kara pointed at the creature moving on the ground inside the cage, "is a Black Mercy."
Mon-El looked unamused, but Kara continued, "It will leap on you, and give you the best dream, the perfect life you wish you had, but there is a catch. It will crush you to death. There is no known way to remove a Black Mercy when it is "attached" to one, but nobody dares to try."
Mon-El's face had twisted into a slightly more frightened look, and Kara threw him a face, before the Prince regained his composure, trying hard not to allow his face to twist into the strange face he had whenever he was afraid. After all, he was a Prince. The Prince of Daxam.
Kara tried not to laugh, despite the threat that loomed in front of her, "I do not know if it is real. I was only taught that."
Mon-El's face now had frustration written all over it, "You mean to tell me you taught me something that could possibly not be real to what, scare me?"
Kara shook her head, "No! That was not what I meant! You know what, let's just all move away from it..."
Mon-El listened to Kara, before Kara freaked out, "Oh no! I almost forgot! I need to go do something."
"You seem quite forgetful these few days, princess," Mon-El purred. As Kara walked out the main entrance of the garden, Mon-El on her tail, a robot approached them, "Kara Zor-El."
"Yes, Kelex?" Kara asked her robot assistant.
"Your mother Alura In-Ze Zor-El has requested for your presence in the meeting room. Both you and Prince Mon-El of Daxam," Kelex told her.
Kara nodded, "So you're taking care of my usual chores, then, I assume?"
Kelex bobbed its head, signalling a "yes", as Kara ran off in the direction of the meeting room, with Mon-El struggling to keep up with the Kryptonian girl.
As the two children reached the meeting room, Kara knocked on the door gently as Mon-El looked at her, confused. Kara whispered, "It's basic respect."
He nodded as the door was slid open, "Kara! Mon-El! Come on in, children."
As Mon-El entered, he saw a table lined up as if it were a panel of judges. Alura and Rhea exchanged glances, before Kara's mother spoke, "It is not yet decided, and we will come to a final decision at the end of both tours on Krypton and Daxam, but you two might be arranged for marriage."
"WHAT?!" Both Kara and Mon-El yelled, but Alura maintained her calm state, "When both of you are older, of course. It's to ensure that our planets remained peaceful, even after we are gone," Rhea nodded.
"But -" Kara started.
"No buts, Kara! This is for Krypton and Daxam. You will be informed of our final decision when the time comes," Alura said, "For now, you are dismissed."
Kara and Mon-El both turned to leave, but the voice of Zor-El stopped them in their tracks, "By the way, Prince Mon-El will be attending school with you for the week."
Kara and Mon-El threw each other glances, and Mon-El smiled, comforting Kara.
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