Bit of a longer chapter this time, guys. I hope you enjoy. Another reminder: there's going to be no love triangles in this. Don't worry. Bit of a reveal coming up in this chapter too so let me know what you think.
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"What's wrong with you?"

Kara looked up sharply at the question, her eyes going wide at the question. Lena was staring at her stoically from across the desk. "W-What? What do you mean?"

"You're staring." Lena self-consciously tucked her hair behind her ears. She usually didn't wear it down at work and she was worried that doing so when she was with Kara somehow made it seem like this wasn't about work. That they were friends again. "Do I have something in my hair?"

"No, of course not." Kara laughed bashfully and adjusted her glasses. Truthfully she'd been staring because she'd been thinking about the previous night, on the roof. Lena had made her promise not to talk about it and that was a promise that Kara wasn't willing to break. Still, Kara couldn't shake the feeling that Lena somehow looked different today. Or the same. She had looked different last night. "You just...look nice today, that's all. Not that you don't look good every day you just look extra good today. Y-You know?"

"Right." Lena stared at Kara for a moment longer before she turned back to her research. "So you mentioned that you're swallowed by the wave of antimatter in your vision? Do you have any idea why that stops the wave from getting to anyone else?"

Kara's brow furrowed as she tried to recall the specifics of the visions she'd seen. "I don't know. I remember that I was flying. Fast. So fast I could feel myself burning. Like last time…" She closed her eyes, shuddering slightly at the memory of being burned from the inside out.

"Last time?" Lena echoed, leaning forward. "You've done this before?"

Kara nodded. "During a different crisis. I have a friend and he's just as fast...probably faster than me. We needed to rewind time to keep the world from being destroyed and we almost burned up."

Lena felt her heart sink at the thought and her eyes flicked toward the far wall as if Kara would be able to tell how she was feeling just by looking at her. "I didn't know about that. Not that I'm surprised by it. I've heard of Supergirl's heroics. Even witnessed them firsthand. Burning just seems a little…extreme."

The corners of Kara's lips twitched at the comment. "You don't know the half of it. But hey, if I've done it before I can do it again, right?"

Lena's gaze flicked back to Kara. She wasn't surprised by the comment, just caught off guard by the dark tone Kara's voice had taken on. "I get the impression that this time is different. You've never had to wait before making a sacrifice. It's always been in the spur of the moment."

"I guess you're right about that." Kara said softly. "I don't want you to get the wrong idea. I'm willing to do it. It's the right thing to do, isn't it?"

"From a utilitarian standpoint, sacrificing one for the many is always the morally right mo…" Lena trailed off, noticing the pained look on Kara's face. She awkwardly cleared her throat. Kara wasn't asking that. "You're having doubts?"

"Not doubts. I'm going to do it if that's what needs to be done.I would never let the world be destroyed. It's my home. I'm just worried about what will happen to it after I'm gone."

Lena couldn't deny that the thought of a world without Kara in it hurt but she refused to let it show. "What do you mean?"

Kara let out a sigh and looked down at the desk separating her from Lena. She hated that desk. She wanted nothing more than to hurl it out of the window and incinerate it with her heat vision. She wanted the warmth Lena had shown her last night but she knew that wasn't going to happen. "I worry about how Alex will deal with this. And whether I'm putting Nia in danger by training her to take my place. I'm worried that without me here, people will die when I could have saved them."

"That's a fair argument." Lena stood up and moved around the table until she could perch on the edge of it. "All the more reason for us to fight to keep you alive. We're going to figure this out, Kara. Nobody's going to die."

Kara smiled at the response, feeling her eyes prickle with tears. "I really wish I could hug you right now." She said before she could even think to filter herself. She watched surprise cross Lena's face, followed by sadness. It was brief before Lena's carefully constructed walls slid back into place but Kara definitely noticed it.

Lena awkwardly cleared her throat, trying to ignore the niggling desire to give into Kara's wish. "Are we going to talk about what happened yesterday?"

"Um...no? I thought we weren't supposed to talk about it?"

"What?" Lena frowned at the confusion on Kara's face. "I mean you almost getting yourself killed. I saw what happened on the news."

"Oh, I...no. I don't really want to get into it again. Don't worry, I'm not going to get myself killed." Kara huffed out a sigh. "I won't have much of a chance to anyway. Alex suspended me."

Lena raised an eyebrow at the claim. "Suspended you? She can do that?"

"From the DEO, yeah." Kara answered. "She's mad at me for being reckless. She's...not wrong. I have to apologise to her. I don't want her to be mad at me if we don't have much time left together."

"You should tell her." Lena advised quietly. She held up a hand as Kara opened her mouth to speak. "I know you're not going to. But I'm not going to stop saying it. Alex Danvers may not be one of my favourite people at the moment but I know her enough to know it would devastate her to find out later and not be able to help you through it. Or worse, to find out from someone else. Trust me, it' to be lied to by someone you love."

Kara swallowed thickly at the loaded comment. "She's always been my big sister. She's always protected me, even when I don't want it. For now, I can protect her."

"And yourself."

Kara closed her eyes. "And myself." She whispered, bowing her head. "I'm not proud of it, Lena. I can't be the girl of steel when it comes to the people I love. But I am willing to do what needs to be done."

"I know. I didn't mean it like that." Lena frowned as Kara glanced up at her, questioningly. "Nevermind. We're not getting anywhere like this. Is there a way you could show me what happened? If I could see it perhaps I could see something you didn't notice."

"Are you sure you want to see it?" Kara asked hesitantly. "Everything is destroyed, Lena. It's not easy to watch."

"For the most part, I'll be able to watch objectively. I don't have an emotional connection to anyone we may see in the vision." It was a lie and Lena knew it but she had to say something to sway Kara to her side. "It's been a week and I'm getting nowhere. All I have are theories and dead ends. I need to see."

Kara was silent for a few seconds, visibly struggling. "I'll speak to Kelly. I can't tell her the specifics obviously but maybe she can pull some strings and get us into her lab."

"Good." Lena said, relieved. "In the meantime, I'll keep looking for an answer with what I have."

"Yeah. Um...I should go. I have...training." Kara stood up, quickly gathering her things. "I'll see you tomorrow." She headed for the door but paused, just shy of leaving. "Lena?"

"Hmm?" Lena looked up.

Kara bit her lip. She wanted to ask if Lena had meant what she'd said before, about having no emotional connection to her. She couldn't bring herself to ask. She wasn't sure she was ready to hear the answer Lena would give her. Not yet. "I-I, uh...take care."

Lena let out a soft sigh as Kara left the room. Her feelings toward Kara were torn but they were still present. She just didn't want to admit it, even to herself.

-
"Kara!" Alex exclaimed in surprise as she opened the door to find Kara nervously standing there. She was both shocked and relieved to see her. After their argument the previous night she had thought Kara would be avoiding her. "I didn't expect to see you tonight. Do you want to come in?"

"I'm actually not here for you." Kara replied sheepishly. She slid her hands into her coat pockets. "Is Kelly here?"

"Yeah, I'll get her…" Alex glanced over her shoulder. "Kelly?!" She turned back to Kara who was nervously biting her lip. "Hey, Kara. I'm…" She trailed off as Kelly appeared at her side.

"Hey, Kara." Kelly said with a smile. "Is everything okay?"

"Yeah, it's...I'm fine. I just need to ask you a favor. A really huge favor." Kara said, her stomach in knots at the thought that Kelly might say no. As reluctant as Kara was for Lena to see what she'd seen, she wanted to do what Lena had asked of her. "I don't want you to think that I'm just asking you because you're my sister's girlfriend. I consider you my friend too. Not that I would ever jeopardize your job for that reason either, I just…"

"Okay, slow down, Kara." Kelly said with a small sigh. She placed her hand lightly on Kara's shoulders. "What's this about jeopardizing my job? What's going on? Actually, you should come i-"

"I was hoping that I could use your lab." Kara blurted out, earning herself a confused look from Kelly. "For...a personal thing. It's really important to me and I need to...well I need to show someone something from my memory. Something really private. I was hoping you could show me the ropes and then leave me to it, maybe? I know it's a lot to ask."

"I could make it happen." Kelly said after a long moment. "But I would need to stay with you to supervise. You won't be able to do that yourself."

"It's...it's really private."

"Oh. Oh, right. I see." Kelly awkwardly cleared her throat. "Well um…"

"It's not like that!" Kara said quickly, her cheeks flushed with embarrassment. "It's not a sex thing, just...it's private."

"If it's that important to you I could come with you." Alex volunteered hopefully. She looked to Kelly. "If that would be okay?"

Kelly was just about to nod when Kara interrupted. "No, no. It can't be you."

"So it is a sex thing." Alex raised an eyebrow. "I didn't know you were seeing anyone."

"I'm not seeing anyone, it's just...private." Kara stumbled over her words. She hated lying to Alex but it had to be done. "Can I get Nia to help?"

"Well...if you want to." Kelly glanced between Alex and Kara. She had no idea what was happening but she was sure she didn't want to be in the middle of it.

"Thank you. I really owe you for this." Kara said, relief washing over her. "Is Friday okay?"

Kelly nodded in response. "I'll check my schedule but Friday's are usually free."

"Thank you, I really owe you for this. I should be going. Have a good night." Kara offered a small smile before she turned and walked away from the apartment. She heard the door close behind her but what followed was the sound of hurried footsteps.

"Kara!"

Kara stopped at the sound of Alex's voice. "I don't want to fight, Alex."

"I don't want to either." Alex lightly touched Kara's arm as she walked around her so that she was standing in front of her. "But I'd rather that then have you keep avoiding me."

"I haven't…" Kara trailed off, her protests dying in her throat. She had been avoiding Alex. "I'm sorry." She guiltily looked away. She didn't trust herself to meet Alex's eyes and not blurt the truth out. "I'm sorry for avoiding you and for what happened the other day. I shouldn't have said those things to you. It was out of line. I was just angry."

Alex gave Kara's arm a gentle squeeze. "I'm sorry too. I may have overreacted a bit. You know how I can be when it comes to your safety. It's the most important thing to m-" She was cut off as Kara surged forward, hugging her tightly. Surprised, she hugged Kara back. "I'm worried about you, Kara."

"And I appreciate it." Kara mumled into Alex's shoulder. "I'll try to be more careful. But I'm always going to do what has to be done. You have to know that."

Alex let out a soft sigh. "I suppose I can't ask for much more, can I?" She slowly pulled back, looking into Kara's watery blue eyes. "Hold on, I'll head home with you. I'll even buy you dinner on the way."

"What about Kelly?"

"She was just heading home anyway. She said she has work." Alex answered. She gripped Kara's hand, giving it a light squeeze. "Wait for me."

Kara nodded solemnly and watched as Alex walked away. She leaned against the wall, closing her eyes. As selfish as she felt to drag Alex away from Kelly, she was relieved too. All she wanted was to stay as close to Alex as she could, for as long as she possibly could.

-

Nia breathed heavily as she punched forward, swinging her leg around before slamming her knee into the area she was imagining Supergirl standing. She wasn't imagining Kara for any malicious reason, the opposite in fact. Kara was the person she looked up to the most but with the crisis coming for them she had to use the girl of steel as the target for her training, running through each of their previous training sessions in hope that she could find a way to improve.

She closed her eyes, paying no mind to the beads of sweat running down her forehead and onto her tank top as she remembered the latest training session she'd had with Kara. Though it was the session when Kara had almost torn her arm from her socket, it was the training session she'd needed the most. It showed that she still had a long way to go. She ducked, stepping back in an attempt to dodge one of Supergirl's punches but flinched as she felt herself hit into her apartment's couch. Despite pushing all the furniture to the edges of the room she still hardly had any room to train but she had to admit it was better than the other options. From Alex arguing with Kara to Kara arguing with Lena she was starting to run out of places to train.

"I could use a break." Nia muttered to herself before she removed her obsidian lenses. She checked her watch, her eyes widening as she realised she had been training for more than four hours in the small apartment with only a single break two hours ago. She let out a long sigh as she plonked backwards onto the soft couch, sighing at how soft it was. She wasn't sure if it was because of how tired she had been recently or the training but she felt like she could sink into the couch.

She opened her eyes sharply at the familiar feeling of her dream ability activating. She barely had time to react to where she was before explosions echoed around her. She looked to be inside of a park in National City but the ground was scorched, craters in the ground surrounded by fire. She knew she was dreaming thanks to the strange feeling of heaviness all around her body but she hoped to any god listening it wasn't a possible future. It looked as if nothing was alive.

"Mommy…"

"No..." Nia turned quickly at the sound of a meek cry and her heart sank as she saw a little girl walking down the desolate screet, tears running down her face as she struggled to continue walking. Her knees were scraped and bleeding and her skin was covered in dirt.

Nia knew what was about to happen before it did but she still cried out as a group of strange creatures lurking in the shadows lunged towards the defenceless girl, their menacing claws ready to stab into her. She watched, frozen in shock. She knew that she wouldn't be able to do anything. She never could. Movement caught her attention and she looked up sharply in time to see a woman fly down, landing with enough force to almost knock the girl from her feet. Slowly, the dark haired woman straightened up. "Lena…?"

Nia's eyes darted over Lena, taking in light green skin tight clothing she was wearing. It was the ring Lena was wearing on her finger, radiating energy that really caught Nia's eye though.

The green suited Lena blocked the first two creature's attacks with a green energy shield emanating from the ring before she slammed her foot into the third creature with more than enough force to knock it into the ground, forming another crater. She turned as more creatures suddenly started to appear from what looked to be everywhere, two green energy blades appearing in her hands.

Nia watched in both awe and horror as the green suited Lean tore through the creature's bodies with the daggers. Her suit was quickly coated with their blood but she paid no mind, continuing to fight as hard as she could to defend the child. Each time a creature came slightly close to the little girl, Lena would destroy them without a second thought before turning her attention to the next. Nia wouldn't have believed that person was even Lena if she wasn't seeing it with her own eyes.

"In...brightest day…"

Nia flinched as Lena started to speak, forced to create a dome around herself and the small child as the army of creatures piled onto her. Nia could see that the green energy dome was starting to crack. "No, you have to run…"

"In the...blackest night…" Lena collapsed to one knee but continued to speak through gritted teeth, holding her arm with the ring on with her other hand as her eyes started to glow green. "No...evil shall escape my sight. Let...those who worship evil's...might…"

Nia's eyes widened as she looked up from the green suited Lena towards the end of the street, looking for any help coming. Surely Kara was on her way. Instead she found the Monitor she'd met back in Kara's apartment standing nearby. It struck Nia that he was looking right at her with a small smile on his face. She'd thought nothing could see her when she was dreaming.

"Beware my power, Green Lantern's light!" The green suited Lena yelled before an explosion of green energy erupted from her, blasting away all of the creatures just as Nia started to feel weak. She knew that her dream was about to end. The last thing she saw before blacking out was the green suited Lena flying away with the girl in her arms.

"AGH!" Nia jumped up off the couch, instantly getting into a fighting stance as she looked around. As far as she could tell she was back in her apartment with no-one else around. She slowly relaxed, lowered her arms back to her side though her mind was racing. What had she seen and was that really Lena Luthor? Where was Supergirl? Was that the future? She needed to get her head straight before her roommate returned. There was only one person who could answer her questions though she knew it wasn't going to be an easy conversation.

-
"...so I figured it would be better to use a stabilized energy factorisation approach to keep the loss of energy at a minimum. That way we're one step closer to a real, unlimited source of energy."

"Mmhm." Hisa hummed, nodding in response to Lena's rambling. She swallowed her food, setting aside the takeaway carton she'd been shovelling noodles into her mouth from. "Lena. I want to be straight with you."

Lena blinked at Hisa in confusion. She leaned forward on the couch and set her fork down. "What is it?"

"I'm an alien." Hisa replied, her gaze unwavering. "I just...want you to know that before we can become...friends? I know some people still don't like the idea of aliens living amongst them which is why I try to keep quiet about it. For my sake and my family's. Not that it's done me a lot of good.."

"Oh." Lena was taken aback by the frank information. "Why tell me if it's a secret?"

"I don't know. There's something about you that I trust. I want to be honest with you, as much as possible." She watched Lena for a moment, noticing the way the dark haired woman looked away. "And I've freaked you out. My sister always tells me I move too fast. This is exactly why I'm single. They don't call me U-haul Hisa for no reason."

Lena couldn't help but laugh at that and she turned her attention back to Hisa. "It's fine, don't worry. I was just thinking about someone...something else. So you mentioned a U-haul? I'm not sure I'm ready for that."

Hisa smirked, relieved by the response but she quickly turned serious again. "So are we good?"

Lena nodded her response. "It's not easy to gain my trust. And I'm not looking to make friends."

"Then why am I here?"

Lena frowned slightly at that. She clearly hadn't been thinking straight when she'd spontaneously called the woman she'd met in the coffee shop. She supposed it was a moment of weakness, where she'd given into the niggling loneliness she'd been feeling since her falling out with Kara.

"Don't worry, I get it." Hisa said with a small smile. "Either way, I'm still glad I text you my number. Maybe you'll change your mind."

"I won't."

"A girl can hope."

Lena shook her head slightly, trying to ignore the sting the words caused her. She remembered when Kara had thought the same thing. She'd destroyed her walls with all the power of the girl of steel and had wormed her way into Lena's heart. Clearing her throat, Lena reached for the glass of wine in front of her and took a sip, her food long forgotten. "So do you have family around here?" She asked, trying to take the attention away from herself. "Or are you staying alone?"

"My brother and sister live in the city." Hisa replied softly, looking down at her hands. "My brother does anyway. My sister is...it's complicated."

"Right. That woman you were with mentioned your sister, didn't she?" Lena asked thoughtfully. "Your girlfriend?"

Hisa gave a soft laugh and shook her head. "Nothing like that. You could say she has me on retainer right now."

"You work for her?"

"Uh...sure. Let's go with that." Hisa wasn't surprised to see a questioning look on Lena's face when she looked up. "The people I'm working for aren't good people. I suppose that makes me just as bad."

Lena stared at Hisa, confused by the admission. She wasn't sure anyone had ever been so open with her, and with no reason at all. They barely knew each other yet Hisa was speaking to her like they'd been friends for years.

"Got anything stronger than that wi-?" Hisa was cut off by a smash as something charged through Lena's closed balcony door, sending glass flying toward them. She jumped up instinctively as Lena let out a startled yell.

"What the hell is that?" Lena got up quickly, staring wide eyed at the alien in front of her. It was at least seven feet tall and was snarling mindlessly at them as it charged for them.

"Not the time." Hisa growled, holding her hand out. She focused her energy, focusing on her need for a weapon. Within a second a crimson energy dagger started forming in her hand. Not fast enough. She pushed Lena back with her free hand only to catch a blow to the head from the towering beast. The force sent her to the ground, pain pulsing through her jaw. Looking up she saw Lena backing away, her eyes darting left and right as she searched for anything she could use as a weapon.

Spitting out blood, Hisa scrambled to her feet and rushed the Hexeron, tackling it from the side and sending them both sprawling to the floor. She lifted her right hand and plunged the dagger into the alien's chest with a yell of anger. The alien let out a pained cry and it's fists hit out at Hisa as she lifted the knife again, plunging it into the alien's neck repeatedly as she tried to keep from being thrown off of it.

When it was finally still, Hisa was breathing heavily, her lip bleeding from being caught in the face again.

"Hisa!"

Hisa looked up sharply, her heart sinking when she found that during her struggle the door had been kicked in and more of the disfigured aliens were pouring into the room.

"Get to the balcony. RUN!" She ordered, struggling her way to her feet. As Lena headed for the balcony, Hisa threw the dagger at one of the oncoming aliens, hitting it square in the forehead before she turned and sprinted after Lena.

"What now?" Lena asked urgently, looking over Hisa's shoulder.

"You're not gonna like it." Hisa flashed a bloody smile before she pulled Lena close to her with an arm around her waist. With strength that caught Lena off guard, Hisa vaulted them both over the railing of the balcony and they plummeted toward the ground.

Lena gasped at the feeling of falling and hung on as tightly as she could, closing her eyes tightly. She expected to hit the ground hard but instead she landed on something soft, bouncing her upwards while she kept clutching Hisa. She opened her eyes, looking down at what seemed to be a trampoline beneath them. It seemed to be made out of some kind of red energy.

"Hold on." Hisa warned before they hit the bouncy surface again. This time she landed closer to the edge and they hopped off, landing on the ground on their feet.

"What the hell was that?" Lena watched as the 'trampoline' seemed to dissolve in front of her eyes.

"My po…" Hisa eyes flicked to the sky as a blur of red and blue shot by overhead. "Shit."

"Supergirl is here." Lena said, relief seeping into her voice.

"I have to go. I'm sorry." Hisa pulled away regretfully. "I'll call you. I'm so sorry, Lena." She turned away without another word and took off down the street.

Lena watched Hisa go in confusion. She stepped forward, intending to follow but she was stopped short as Supergirl landed in front of her.

"Lena, you're alright!" Kara surged forward, hugging Lena tightly. "I saw all of the blood and I couldn't find you."

"I'm fine, Kara." Lena said meekly, her arms hanging limply at her sides despite how much she wanted to hug Kara back. She felt like she couldn't move. "I'm okay."

"Oh, I'm sorry!" Kara quickly pulled away, putting some distance between them. "We're not...hugging anymore. Right. Are you hurt?"

Lena managed a small smile as Kara looked her over. "I hope you're not using your x-ray vision."

"W-What? No! I wouldn't." Kara felt her face warm at the insinuation but she relaxed when Lena let out a soft chuckle. "Are you sure you're okay? There was a lot of blood."

"It wasn't mine." Lena answered softly. She crossed her arms in front of her chest. "I'm okay, just a little shaken up. You'd think I'd be used to being attacked by now, huh?"

"No, of course not." Kara watched as Lena trembled in front of her. "Alex will be here soon to deal with all of this. Are you sure you're…"

"I'm okay." Lena interrupted.

"Right. Is there anything I can...do?"

Lena looked away, biting her lip. She could hear sirens in the distance, slowly getting closer. "Maybe." She muttered.

"What? Tell me. I'll do anything."

"This doesn't mean we're friends." Lena steeled herself before she walked toward Kara. She saw the blonde's eyes widen before she wrapped her arms around Kara's waist and hugged her fiercely.

"Oh." Kara was shocked into stillness for a few seconds before she managed to gather herself and hugged Lena back. She inhaled slowly, closing her eyes as she basked in the embrace. She wasn't sure why it was happening but she wasn't about to complain. "Let me take you home."

"I am home." Lena's voice was slightly muffled by Kara's hair.

"My home." Kara replied in a whisper. "Just for the night, I promise. And before you say anything, I know this doesn't mean we're friends. But you can't stay here."

Lena opened her mouth to protest but quickly closed it again. Slowly, she leaned back. "Take me home then, Supergirl."

Kara blinked at Lena, puzzled by the comment. Lena didn't sound as angry as she usually did when she called her that. She nodded and carefully scooped Lena into her arms before she shot up into the sky, heading for her apartment. She tried not to let herself hope but she couldn't help but focus on the way Lena's arms wrapped around Kara's neck. Not tightly, like she was afraid. Loosely, like she trusted Kara not to drop her.

When they landed in the apartment, Kara gently set Lena down on her feet. "Um...I'm just going to change out of this. I'll be right back. Help yourself to anything you need, of course."

"Thanks." Lena said softly. "I just need to make a quick call."

Kara nodded before she turned on her heel and used her speed to run to the bedroom, shutting the door behind her. She leaned back against it, closing her eyes. She hadn't expected this of tonight. Lena Luthor in her apartmant. Like they were friends again. Only they weren't. Lena still hated her and they were only forced together because Kara was going to die and now Lena had been attacked.

"You can do this," Kara muttered to herself, shaking her head. "It's just Lena. Get it together, Danvers." She stood up straight and took a deep breath before she walked to her dresser to change into some sweats and a loose t-shirt. She carefully placed her glasses on her face before she headed for the door again.

She paused, finding Lena looking at a picture in her living room. Panic jolted through her as she wondered if she'd left the picture of the two of them lying around. She certainly looked at it enough but she didn't want Lena to think she was being creepy. "Lena?"

"Sorry, I wasn't prying." Lena said politely as she looked up, her green eyes coming to rest on Kara. She held up the photo she'd been looking at. "More superfriends?"

"Oh." Kara let out a soft laugh when she saw the photo Lena was holding up. She remembered Alex taking that picture after Barry and Iris's wedding. She and Barry had managed to hug Oliver from either side and he was grinning despite himself in the picture. "Yeah. You haven't met them, it's...a really long story."

"Hmm." Lena put down the picture, her gaze flicking to another picture of Alex and Kara together. "I should...probably sleep."

"Oh, yeah. Of course." Kara said quickly. "You can take my bed. There's a change of sheets in my closet if you need them. I'm going to be up, keeping an eye on things."

"Thanks." Lena said softly, forcing a small smile to her lips. "Goodnight, Kara."

"Goodnight." Kara echoed as Lena brushed past her into the bedroom. The door was pushed to the frame but not closed completely and Kara closed her eyes, listening to the rustle of sheets as Lena crawled into bed.

-

A light knock on the door drew Lena's attention away from her work for a moment. "Miss Nal. I don't believe we had an appointment."

"We didn't. I'm sorry for showing up like this. Uh...I think your receptionist went home for the day. She left a note on her desk." Nia said nervously as she stepped into the office.

"What?" Lena's expression flickered with annoyance at the new information but she seemed to quickly shake it off. "I really need to find better staff. Anyway, how can I help you?"

Nia stopped in front of Lena's desk, nervously wringing her hands. "I have something to ask you. You know who I am, don't you? You know what I can do?"

"Of course." Lena replied with a nod. She waited for Nia to continue but when the silence continued, Lena raised an eyebrow. "Was that your question?"

"No. No, it wasn't." Nia took a deep breath and steeled herself. "I had a dream about you and I don't know what it means."

"I'm listening."

"Right. I had a dream about you. The future, maybe. You were wearing a suit, like...mine and Kara's. It was green." Nia watched Lena for a moment, noticing her beginning to frown. "And you had some kind of green crystal ring. I was wondering if you have access to anyth-"

"Any kryptonite. You're asking me if I have access to kryptonite." Lena concluded, slowly getting to her feet. Her jaw was clenched with anger but her eyes gave away her hurt. "You really think that I'm going to make a weapon to kill Supergirl? I'm trying to save her life!"

"No. I mean...I hadn't thought about that." Nia said quickly, her heart sinking at the thought. Kara hadn't been there in her vision. "Are you?"

Lena closed her eyes for a moment, trying to calm herself. "No, I'm not. Now please see yourself out, I have work to do."

"Lena, I didn't mean to upset you. I'm sorry, it's just...Kara wasn't there in my dream and I know you're not a bad person but Kara says you can't forgive her after what she did. I…"

"That doesn't mean I would KILL HER!" Lena slammed her hand down on her desk, causing Nia to flinch. "It's bad enough that I apparently can't be trusted with the truth. Now you come into my office to make senseless accusations?!"

"It isn't like that, I didn't-"

"Leave." Lena interrupted, staring at Nia long and hard. "Get out of my office before I call security."

Nia's shoulders slumped as Lena turned away from her. "I-I'm sorry, Lena."

Lena waited until Nia had left before she let herself relax. She took a shuddering breath, blinking away tears. It was always going to be like this. They would never trust her, no matter her intentions or how much good she did. They would always see her as just another Luthor.

TBC