Chapter 14 - Be Your Own Hero (Part 2)
After having checked what happened at L-Corp, and discovered that the isotope 454 had been stolen by Cadmus, Kara and Lena made their way to the DEO.
They explained the situation to the others. Everyone began talking at the same time, speaking over each other as they tried to find a way to fix the situation, and stopping Cadmus before they would unleash the Medusa virus across National City.
"I know how to thwart their plan," Lena's voice came out calm over the others.
Everyone went silent, and turned their attention on her.
Suddenly feeling a bit self-conscious about having so many people looking at her, Lena folded her arms over her chest and cleared her throat, not sure how to voice her thoughts.
Kara smiled at her, silently supporting her.
Lena gave her a grateful smile, and cleared slightly her throat as she forced herself to stop thinking about what Kara's lips tasted like.
"I just have to switch out the isotope and make the virus inert." Lena finally said.
"But Cadmus has the isotope. How to do you plan on doing that?" Eliza asked.
Lena swallowed thickly, she hadn't spoken with Kara's foster mother since she and Kara had been dating. Somehow, having Eliza asking her this question made her even more self-conscious about telling the plan she began forming into her mind when she found out what Cadmus planned to do. She shook slightly her head, hoping that her plan sounded as good out loud as it did in her mind.
"I could go to my mother, and make her think I'm on her side. Once I get my hands on the isotope, I make the virus inert. Which she will discover only when she will try to unleash it."
"Why does everything sound so simple when she's the one speaking?" Winn said, quite amazed by Lena again.
Lena gave him a small smile, and turned to look at the others, most seemed pretty convinced with her plan. Except, Kara, whose brow was furrowed.
"Can I talk to you for a second?" Kara asked Lena. "In private."
Lena nodded, and Kara began waving at her to follow her, away from the others, and to an empty room.
Kara stood in front of Lena, slightly shifting her weight from one foot to the other, and fidgeting with the edge of her cape. She looked as if she was trying to find out the best way to formulate her thoughts.
Lena folded her arms over her chest, reading through Kara's emotions. "Why do I feel that you don't like my plan?"
"Because I don't." Kara threw slightly her arms in the air.
"Kara," Lena began softly, trying to ease Kara's obvious tension.
"That sounds pretty dangerous. How can you be sure she's going to believe you, anyway? You've been doing so much good. That's just... That's a brilliant plan, but there's no guarantee it's gonna work."
"My mother doesn't keep track of what I'm doing, so I don't think that's going to be a problem. Besides, she so desperately wants me to be like her that she won't even question my motivation to do this. She will jump at the first opportunity she has to have me on her side. That's where I trick her."
Kara furrowed her brow, and sighed. "That makes sense. But, that still does sound dangerous."
"It is. But, unless someone comes up with something better, that's the only plan we have. Besides, once I get my hands on the virus, the others will be able to weaponize it and make a cure to save Mon-El."
"I have a feeling that making a cure is something you could so as well."
"I could. But I want to let the others have their moment too. Especially, when I'm sure they're more than capable of doing it."
Kara let out a quick chuckle until her expression became serious again.
"You still don't like this plan, do you?" Lena guessed.
"No, I don't. I trust in your genius. But I'm worried for you."
"Would that make you feel better if you were there when my mother will realize she'd been tricked?"
"What do you mean?"
"I was thinking that for making all that more realistic, Supergirl should show up to try to stop me. You should come with some back-up to make this even more realistic. What do you think?"
"That makes me feel a bit better." Kara smiled slightly. She paused. "Does your mother know about... our past?"
"I have no idea. If she does, she's never mentioned it." Lena said. "She doesn't know either that Lex told me Lionel was my birth father. Knowing her, she probably waits for a time to use this information to her advantage."
"Aren't you afraid of what she could do once she'll realize you tricked her?"
"I'm hoping she'd be in jail, and won't have the means to hurt anyone anymore."
Kara frowned, silently asking Lena what else she had planned.
Understanding Kara's silent question, Lena explained the last part of her plan. "I was thinking of calling the police and getting her arrested."
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Kara asked.
"She shouldn't be free for all the things she did," was all Lena replied.
They stayed silent for a while, Kara pondering Lena's words, and Lena waiting for Kara's full acceptation of that plan.
Kara breathed out, "Okay. Let's do this."
Lena smiled. "Really?"
"Yes. I trust you, and I want to support you in this."
"Thank you, Kara. That means a lot."
"Always," Kara smiled, gazing deeply at Lena, bouncing from her eyes to her lips as she fought against her urge to pull her in a breathtaking kiss. She cleared her throat. "We should give more details to the others."
Lena nodded, and they both made their way out of the room.
"How have you been able to come up with a such elaborate plan in a such short amount of time?" Kara asked.
Lena smiled and slightly shrugged.
At the port of National City, Kara was catching her breath as she was slowly making her way down. She exhaled when her feet touched the ground. She began searching for Lena who seemed nowhere to be found, but she could still hear her heartbeat that was rather fast. Her eyes wandered everywhere as worries swirled within her.
Sirens blared through the city.
Kara's breath hitched when she saw police cars park nearby.
Not long after, Kara saw Lillian Luthor, handcuffed and dragged to the police cars.
Lillian seemed cold and calm as she let the police officers pulling her into one of the cars.
Kara swallowed thickly, her worries for Lena increasing, even though she knew Lena had been the one to plan this.
She used her x-ray vision and scanned everywhere as she focused on the sound of Lena's heartbeat, finally finding her.
Kara exhaled with relief. She rose up in the air and flew to land in front of Lena.
Lena looked up at Kara and gave her a small smile. "You okay?"
"Yeah," Kara nodded, and noticed that Lena's heartbeat had calmed down as soon as their eyes met.
"Is J'onn all right too?"
"Everyone's fine, Lena." Kara smiled. "You saved all of us."
Lena stayed silent, but still give Kara another small smile.
"Thank you for what you did, Lena." Kara said genuinely.
Lena slightly shrugged and cleared her throat. "We should go back to the DEO. I have to give something to Eliza. So, she can make the cure for Mon-El."
"Okay," Kara nodded, about to start walking. She frowned, and turned around when she saw Lena wasn't following her. "Lena?"
"Can… Can I ask you something?" Lena asked unsure.
"Of course," Kara smiled.
"Would you mind flying us there?"
Kara's eyes slightly widened as a surprised expression made its way to her face. "I, um..."
"We don't have to if that makes you uncomfortable." Lena said.
"I want to," Kara replied quickly. "But, I mean... Are you sure? Most people don't like flying in the open air."
"We have already flown together, and I liked that."
Kara let out a chuckle. "We have floated together. We've never truly flown."
"What's the difference?"
Kara stepped closer to Lena. "Do you wanna find out?"
Lena nodded with a smile.
Kara smiled as she got closer to Lena. Her breath got caught in her throat when she put her arms around the woman she loved. A familiar warmth spread through her, and she felt Lena shudder when their bodies came in a very close proximity.
"You all right?" she asked Lena.
"Yeah." Lena breathed out, staring deep at Kara. I just missed having your arms around me so much. I feel so safe, and I want to stay there forever. These thoughts caused tears to well up into her eyes. "I missed you so much, Kara." The words left her mouth before she got the time to hold them back.
"I missed you too." Kara said, gazing awestruck at Lena. "You ready?"
Lena put her arms around Kara's shoulders and nodded.
Kara secured her hold onto Lena, and smiled at her.
Feeling even safer than previously, Lena's heart fluttered. She was so captivated by Kara that she didn't even realize that they had taken off until she looked down at the city displayed below them.
Lena had always hated flying, but as she hovered in the sky with Kara, she was pretty sure that flying between Kara's arms had become one of her favorite things to do.
They landed onto the balcony of the DEO, and stepped inside the building.
Kara noticed the little smirk on Alex's face, but chose to ignore it. "Where's Eliza?"
"In the med bay."
"I know the way." Lena said, letting the two sisters alone.
"What the hell was that, Kara?" Alex slightly smacked playfully her sister's shoulder, and mildly hurt her own fist at the impact.
"I don't know what you're talking about." Kara said, stepping away from her sister with a slight blush coloring her cheeks.
Alex followed her sister. "You and Lena exchanging idiot smiles as you flew both of you, carrying her as if she was your bride."
Kara shrugged slightly. "I guess, we will figure out later what it means." She smiled.
In the med bay, Lena and Eliza were talking about science and had already figured out the best way to make a cure.
"Thank you for your help, Lena." Eliza smiled.
"You're welcome." Lena swallowed thickly, a bit overwhelmed. She hadn't realized until now how much she hadn't only missed Kara, but she had also spent years missing Kara's family.
"I'm so glad you and Kara are back together." Eliza beamed.
Lena's eyes grew wide. Her breath hitched, and no words were able to come out of her mouth.
"I've always known you would find your way to each other sooner or later." Eliza continued in the same happy tone that earlier. "You both are meant to be."
Lena gulped. Not having the heart to break Eliza's heart by telling her that she was mistaken about the status of her relationship with Kara. They weren't back together yet and Lena wasn't sure they could be. She smiled awkwardly. "I... um, I should go. Unless you need my help."
Eliza put a hand to Lena's shoulder. "As much as I love working with you, I'm sure Kara needs you more than me."
Lena nodded, and slowly walked out to join Kara who was still talking with Alex.
When Alex noticed Lena coming towards them, she smiled at her sister and stepped away from them.
"Do you want me to fly you home?" Kara asked.
Lena stayed silent for a while, feeling conflicted between the answer she knew she was supposed to give, and the one she really wanted to give. She gazed into Kara's eyes, knowing from the way Kara was looking at her that she wanted to hear what she truly felt.
"I don't want to be alone tonight," she finally said.
Kara smiled and stuck out an arm to her. "We can go to my place if you want?"
With a matching smile, Lena slid her hand into Kara's. "I'd love that."
From one of the windows of Kara's loft, Kara and Lena stepped inside.
With gentleness, Kara put Lena down on the floor.
"I quickly could get used to traveling like this." Lena said.
"Good," Kara grinned.
Lena quirked an eyebrow at Kara's eager answer.
A blush crept up Kara's neck and spread on her cheeks. "I... I mean, I will always fly you wherever you want."
"Good to know." Lena smiled.
Kara sucked a breath as she gazed wonderstruck at Lena. Lena who was in her loft for the rest of the night, about to spend the night with her. Suddenly, it struck Kara that she only had one bed. She gulped, feeling the blush of her cheeks deepen and spread up to the tip of her ears.
I will sleep on the couch, it's gonna be fine. Kara tried to reassure herself.
"You okay?" Lena's voice withdrew Kara from her thoughts.
"Yea-Yeah." Kara stammered.
"Can I take a shower?" Lena asked, giving very inappropriate thoughts to Kara's mind.
Her breath got caught in her throat, and she was unable to speak. She nodded.
She cleared her throat, and finally found her voice back, "I'm gonna search you some comfy clothes to sleep in."
Kara used her super-speed to go to her bedroom. She pulled a drawer open, and took her favorite pajama before super-speeding to be in front of Lena, and handing her the pajama.
Their fingers brushed when Lena took the pajama from Kara's hands. "Thanks." She smiled brightly, making Kara's heart melt at the same time. She kept smiling as she walked past her.
Kara glanced behind her shoulder to see Lena getting inside the bathroom. Doing her best not to picture Lena in the shower with the water flowing over her and trailing down her naked body.
She shook slightly her head, and sighed as she ran a hand through her hair.
When Lena came back from the bathroom after taking a very long shower, she was surprised to find Kara lying on the couch, and tucked under some thick blankets.
Lena furrowed her brow. "Are you going to sleep on the couch?"
Kara sat up. "I didn't want to make you uncomfortable."
Lena's eyebrow went up. "By sharing the same bed?"
"I just... I wasn't... I wasn't sure how much closeness you wanted tonight."
Lena smiled sweetly. "I'd really like if I could sleep in your arms tonight. If you're okay with that, of course."
Kara's heart leapt in her chest at the request. She yanked the blankets away from her, and scrambled to her feet. She smiled as she took Lena's hand in hers and led her to the bed.
The same way they used to do it while they were dating, when Kara and Lena slithered under the sheets, they quickly got closer to each other, as if their bodies were attracted to one another like two magnets.
The room was dimly lit from the lights of National City shimmering from behind the windows.
Kara put an arm out, silently telling Lena to settle on her chest.
Lena smiled and lay her head so she could hear and feel Kara's heartbeat. She draped an arm across her upper body, and exhaled when she felt Kara's arm snake around her waist.
Automatically, their legs tangled together under the cotton sheets.
"I missed hearing your heartbeat," Lena whispered softly.
"Me too," Kara said quietly. She kissed the top of Lena's head, and nuzzled her hair.
Lena closed her eyes, and for the first time since she broke up with Kara, she fell fast asleep.
Nuzzled into Lena's hair, as she focused her hearing on Lena's heartbeat, her breathing, and her cute little snoring that made her able to block out the noises coming from outside, Kara peacefully followed Lena into a restful slumber.
The next morning, after she had woken up early, and managed to untangle herself from the embrace she had shared with Lena for the entire night, Kara flew to Midvale quickly, and picked up a breakfast that she remembered Lena liked.
She landed into her loft shortly after, she changed into casual clothes, and set up the table before walking to her bed.
Her heart melted at the view of Lena lying in her bed. She still struggled to believe it was real. Speechless, she sat up at the edge of the bed, and kept admiring her until Lena's eyes fluttered open.
"Hi," Kara smiled.
Lena sat up and glanced around her before smiling at Kara.
"I went to pick up breakfast." Kara said.
A silence passed.
"Why are you always so perfect with me, Kara?" Lena furrowed her brow.
Kara's eyes grew wide. "Wha-What?"
Lena swallowed thickly. "Why do you always take care of me? It's like you always know what I want or need. Why do you…" She trailed off, her eyes glistening suddenly.
Kara softly took both of Lena's hands in hers and looked at her with all the love she felt. "Because I care so much about that it gives me the need to take care of you."
Lena gave Kara a tearful smile, and entwined their fingers together.
Kara smiled fondly at Lena and brought her hands to her lips, she kissed them softly before leaning in and pressing a kiss to Lena's forehead.
Before leaving Kara's loft that morning, Lena chose not to overthink too much what she was doing when she put her arms around Kara and wrapped her in an embrace.
Kara's breath got caught in her throat as she held Lena tightly. They had spent the entire night tangled into each other's arms, but even though she wasn't really surprised by it, she was still awestruck at the incredible warmth that coursed through every fiber of her being at the feeling of Lena's body so close to hers.
"Thank you, Kara. Thank you for everything." Lena said, withdrawing slowly from the embrace.
"Always," Kara smiled.
Lena smiled back.
Always, seemed to be their word for saying you're welcome. But that was also their way of saying I will always be there for you. Somehow, it was a word that made the connection between them even deeper.
"See you later." Lena said, pulling the door open.
"Yeah." Kara breathed out, watching Lena go until she disappeared in the hallway.
Kara pushed the door close, and leaned against it with a beaming smile and a deep hope about the future swirling in her heart.
It was late in the night, and way past the reasonable hours to be at work, but that didn't stop Lena from still being at L-Corp. She wasn't truly working though, but being at her office made her feel less miserable than being at home. She wasn't even sure she could consider her cold and empty penthouse a home.
For Lena, home had always been a special person that made her feel safe and warm. Kara's loft had also become a place she could call home.
Lena smiled slightly as she read for the million times the new article Kara wrote about her. The one telling how she stopped the Medusa virus from being unleashed over National City and saved countless of lives. This one didn't mention that she got her mother arrested, and for that, Lena was grateful. She didn't regret what she did, but that didn't make it easy.
She scrolled over the magazines neatly set on her desk, finding articles about her that were far less positive than the one Kara wrote. Some of them didn't believe in the good she was doing and portrayed her as the villain of the story. Others, accused her of secretly working with Cadmus. But the article that bothered her the most was the one that only mentioned that she betrayed her own mother. Reading all of that made her feel grateful that barely no one knew the role she had played into putting Lex in jail.
Suddenly, a feeling of warmth washed over her. She knew what it meant, and a feeling of safety began swirling into her.
Lena rose from her seat, and spun around to face Kara who had just landed on her balcony.
Kara smiled at her as she slightly fidgeted with the edge of her cape. Something that Lena found adorable.
Lena smiled, waving slightly at Kara. "Do you wanna come in?"
Kara smiled and stepped inside. She glanced at the article Lena had been reading, and her brow furrowed, not in confusion, but anger. Lena could guess it from the way she clutched at her cape.
"That's fine. I'm used to this kind of press." Lena said, hoping to soothe Kara.
Kara looked up, and Lena could see slightly glistening blue eyes staring at her with sadness. "That's so unfair."
Lena shrugged nonchalantly. "I'm a Luthor. Which means that no matter where I go, no matter what I do, people will always have an opinion about me." She strode in the room, and sat down on the couch. "Thank you for your article though. You have brightened my day more than you can imagine."
"Thanks to you," Kara smiled and sat down beside Lena. "It's weird, but every time I write something about you, it looks like my boss likes me a little more." She paused, and nibbled at lips before saying what she meant, "I think that's because I pour all my heart in it, because I want everyone to see you the way I do. You make me a better reporter, so thank you."
Lena smiled, but Kara could see a bit of sadness lingering in that smile.
"How are you holding up?" Kara asked. "About your mother, I mean, that can't be easy."
"It was the right thing to do," Lena stated a bit emotionless.
"Lena," Kara said softly, wanting Lena to open up to her, wanting to lighten the weight that seemed to press heavily on her heart.
"Putting my family in jail is starting to become some kind of a hobby." Lena let out a humorless laugh. "I guess I should be used to that feeling by now, but..." She sighed. "I'm not."
"What feeling?"
"Knowing that I did the right thing, but also feeling that I betrayed my family." She swallowed thickly. "I also constantly feel responsible for the things they did."
"I know what you mean." Kara said.
A silence passed.
Kara was lost in her thoughts, her super-hearing picking up sounds coming from the city. "Are you finally going to accept the fact that you're a hero?" she asked Lena.
"I don't think I could ever see myself as a hero for the world. But..." Lena smiled slightly. "But maybe, I can be my own hero."
Sometimes you gotta be your own hero, Kara remembered the day she told Lena that sentence that was her personal mantra ever since she was on Earth. And apparently, it was Lena's too.
"You remember?" Kara gave Lena her most beaming smile.
Lena smiled brightly. "Of course, I do. I remember everything that's happened between us. Every single thing you've ever told me. You're the one who gives me the strength to fight for making the world a better place. "
Kara gazed at Lena with all the love she felt. "We have that in common."
Lena stayed silent, her thoughts racing in her mind, and her feelings swirling in every fiber of her being.
"Kara, I need to tell you something."
Kara smiled and looked at her in a way that told Lena she was ready to hear whatever she had to say.
"I didn't come to National City only to take over L-Corp and redeem my family name." She paused and breathed out. "I also came here for you."
Kara's eyes widened at this revelation, and she stared speechless at Lena.
Lena continued, "I don't want to make things awkward between us. As I told you, I want us to keep working together, regardless of what could happen between us. I'm not naive to think we could pick up our relationship where we left it. Where I… where I broke it. And I know that you probably deserve better than me. But I need to tell you that I have never stopped loving you. I have never stopped wishing that one day we could find our way back to one another. I…" Her breath got caught in her throat, and she stopped talking.
Kara put a hand to Lena's knee. "Breathe, please. I'm afraid you pass out."
Lena let out a chuckle, and allowed herself to relax when Kara began caressing her knee softly. Tears welled up into her eyes at the love and care she felt at the way Kara looked and touched her. She exhaled.
"I feel the same way, Lena." Kara smiled.
"You do?" Lena said as if she couldn't quite believe it.
Kara let out a laugh. "Don't look so surprised, please. It's pretty obvious for anyone that I love you. I can't believe you don't notice it."
"Well, I was hoping I was reading the clues right." Lena smiled. "It's just... It's been years, and I wasn't sure... I mean, you could have moved on from us."
"Lena, do you remember all the things you wrote me in the letter you gave me?"
"Of course, I do."
"You told me that you will always love me. That I will always be your heart. I know that you were breaking up with me in that letter, but that was basically a love letter. How was I supposed to move on? Even if I had wanted to move on from you, I wouldn't have been able to do it." She put a hand to Lena's cheek and kept stroking slightly her knee. "I've always known that I will always love you too. Despite the broken heart you left me with. It has never changed. My feelings have never faded. I spent years wishing to have you back in my life, and now you're here." She smiled through tears that started building up.
Tears made their way out of Lena's eyes. "I'm so, so sorry, Kara." she said shakily. "I'm so, so sorry for breaking your heart. For not fighting for us back then."
Kara caressed Lena's cheek and swept away her tears at the same time. "You did fight for us, Lena. In your own way. You fought alone, because you didn't know what else to do. But you don't have to do that anymore. We can't fight together against whatever will try to tear us apart in the future. If you want that as much as I do."
"I do want that," Lena whispered.
Kara smiled fondly, and leaned in to kiss Lena's forehead softly.
Lena took a deep breath. "Do you forgive me? For the pain I caused you."
"There's nothing to forgive, Lena. Yes, you broke my heart. I won't deny that fact. But I understand what happened now. I understand why you did it. I wasn't mad at you back then, I'm certainly not going to be mad now. I'm proud of you, my Lena."
Lena gave Kara a tearful smile and leaned into Kara's palm as she caressed her cheek.
"I just need you to do something for me, Lena." Kara said with serious.
Lena straightened her stance and slid her hand into Kara's. "Anything."
"I need you to stop thinking that I deserve better than you."
"Kara," Lena whispered.
Kara withdrew her hand from Lena's cheek and put it on her lips instead, gently silencing her. "I get it. You're not perfect. I'm grateful for that, because I'm not perfect either. But no matter how flawed we are, I can tell for sure... No one deserves to be with me more than you. No one can be better for me than you, Lena Kieran Luthor. And no one deserves to be loved unconditionally more than you do. I need you to start believing in that. Can you do that? Not only for me, but for you as well?"
For only answer, Lena began weeping and nodded her approval at Kara's request.
"Come here." Kara said, wrapping Lena in a tight embrace.
Lena put her arms around Kara and kept releasing all the tears she had been holding back for far too long as Kara cradled her protectively in her arms. No matter where they were, as long as she was with Kara, Lena was certain of one thing, Kara was her home, the one that her heart had chosen a long time ago.
Kara nuzzled softly Lena's hair, taking in the love she felt from this embrace. "I love you so much, my beautiful princess." she said and kissed Lena's temple.
A sound that seemed like a mix of a sob and a chuckle, escaped Lena, she tightened the grip of her arms around Kara. "I missed hearing this so much." She sniffled.
"I missed saying it just as much." Kara said and kept holding Lena close to her heart.
Lena was the first to withdraw from the embrace, and they slightly pulled away, but kept holding each other close.
"I love you so much, my heart." Lena smiled tearfully.
Kara beamed through her tears, and leaned in to rest her forehead against Lena's.
They closed their eyes, savoring their renewed closeness.
They leaned in even more, and their nose began brushing together.
Not sure who made the first move to lean forward, their lips started caressing each other as softly as the caress of a feather would feel like.
Kara put her hands to Lena's cheeks and felt Lena snaking her arms around her waist.
They smiled before pressing their lips deeper together, both feeling as if a firework had just exploded behind their closed eyelids.
Their hearts pounded in their chests as if they had suddenly started beating properly after years of struggles. As if they were finally living, and not simply surviving.
At the same time, they opened their mouth, and deepened the kiss.
A moan escaped them when their tongue finally met in a dance their bodies recognized, and even years later, it became easy to find the familiar rhythm that put their hearts in perfect sync.
They kissed for as long as they could, until breathless and with a peaceful heart, they rested their foreheads together.
They slightly pulled away and smiled.
They locked their gazes as if they were seeing each other for the first time.
Kara brought her hands to Lena's cheeks and caressed them softly.
Lena smiled at Kara's tenderness that hadn't changed at all.
Alex's voice through her earpiece took Kara out of the dream that had become true.
Surprised, she withdrew her hands from Lena's cheeks as if Alex had been in the room with them.
"Alex," she said, and started listening her sister's voice. She sighed slightly. "I'm coming."
"Is everything okay?" Lena asked.
"Yeah, nothing to worry about. Alex just needs my help at the DEO. I gotta go." She sighed again as she pulled away from Lena with regret and got up from the couch, smoothing her skirt and her cape as she strolled to the balcony.
Lena rose from the couch as well, and followed Kara onto the balcony, she shivered slightly when the fresh air of the night hit her skin.
"Be careful, Supergirl." Lena said, the smile in her voice not hiding her worries.
"Always," Kara reassured her with a beaming smile.
"Can we see each other tomorrow?" Lena asked.
"Yeah," Kara nodded eagerly. "Go home and get some rest, Lena."
"Okay."
Kara raised an eyebrow, not convinced.
Lena let out a chuckle. "I promise, Kara."
Kara smiled, and shifted closer to Lena.
Softly, she put her hands to Lena's cheeks and looked at her with all the love she felt.
Lena brought her hands to Kara's wrists and held them as she looked at Kara with the same feelings reflecting in her eyes.
Kara moved closer, and pressed her lips to Lena's in a feather kiss that held so much meaning.
It was the kind of kiss that held a promise of more to come.
It was a kiss that told both of them that they would never let anyone or anything come between them anymore.
It was a kiss that made them feel they were both willing to fight for their love no matter what could happen.
Slowly, their lips parted, but they were still holding tight onto each other as they pulled away.
Kara caressed lovingly Lena's cheek as she stepped away. She smiled before turning around, and taking off.
Lena looked up and gazed at Kara until she disappeared in the night, awestruck at the way her day had turned out and eager to find out what tomorrow was going to bring.