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Chapter 14: Shelter from the Storm

Lena's Penthouse

Oliver had joined up with Kara and the rest of her team excluding Mon-El, Imra and Brainiac at Lena's penthouse after she reported that Reign had come after her.

As the group explored their surroundings, Kara began asking questions. "Why would Reign come after Lena?"

"Well Lena did hold Reign and you know, experiment on her a bit." Winn offered.

"Revenge isn't Reign's MO. Like the other Worldkillers, she has a missile and she is laser focused on it." Oliver replied. "The only reason she'd come here is because Lena has something Reign wants.

"He's right." Lena replied as she and James entered the room. "Reign wasn't after me. She was looking for Ruby."

"Is she…" Kara began.

"She's safe. Reign won't find her." Lena replied.

"And are you ok?" Kara asked Lena with some trepidation in her voice.

Lena gave a curt. "Fine."

Oliver meanwhile had been observing the body language both of them had been exuding. Kara basically telegraph her discomfort while Lena was clearly trying to hide behind the façade of indifference. Oliver knew that the tension between the two of them was strong and that it needed to be resolved before one of them did or said something that they might regret.

"So Reign is after Ruby and she started with Lena." J'onn remarked. "Where else would she look?"

"Sam's adoptive mother Patricia has a farm outside the city." Lena replied.

"Supergirl and I will extract Patricia and wait for Reign's arrival." J'onn decided.

"I'll return to the DEO and coordinate efforts there." Oliver replied. "See if we can't find Reign now that she's returned."

"Is there anything you've discovered while studying Reign that you think we should add to out arsenal." J'onn asked hoping for some added advantage to use.

"Electricity." Lena replied. "It was how I was able to wake Reign up and force her back down."

"Ohhh. I think I can retrofit something." Winn replied as his mind went forward considering designs for this new weapon.

"And I need to get to Ruby." Alex said approaching Lena.

"I told you Ruby is in a safe place." Lena fought back against Alex. "And the less people that know about it the safer it will be."

"I understand that." Alex said. "But she'd probably afraid. Please let me just go to her."

Oliver then spoke. "Alex is right. Ruby will need someone to be there for her just to keep her in good spirits. Besides if the site does get compromised, at least someone can be there to defend her."

Lena sighed. "Alright."

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Davis High School

Oliver had planned to head to the DEO but on his way back he'd gotten a disturbing call from Evelyn and William's school. Both of them had gotten into a fight and had been called into Principal Coburn's office.

After arriving at the school, Oliver had joined the principal in her office where she told the story of what had happened.

"It happened shortly before fourth period." She began.

Evelyn had been enjoying her lunch with some new friends since Ruby had been out. However her peaceful atmosphere had been disrupted when Stephanie and Carter had marched into the cafeteria arm in arm.

Since the dance, the two had been rubbing their closeness in Evelyn's face ever since, determined to get a rise out of her. And today they'd brought they'd brought their A-game.

"Wow, today I'm impressed." Stephanie began. "Are you always dressed this hideous or do you have to work at it?"

Evelyn sighed, trying to ignore Stephanie's bitchiness despite how much it hurt inside. Thankfully her friends came to her defense.

"Please, that's the best you can come up with?" Hope chuckled at Stephanie sarcastically. "You know if you actually utilized your tiny brain once in a while, you'd at least have some decent material."

"Says the crazy loner chick who probably spent all day thinking up zingers since she has no friends." Stephanie retorted.

"You must have something better to." Josie, another of Evelyn's friends said.

"You know I might. But since SuperRuby isn't here today, I get to spend my entire day making yours miserable." Stephanie gloated leaning down by Evelyn's head.

Josie made a face and the group silently decided to pick up their food and go to another spot. However Carter had gotten behind Evelyn and put his arm on her shoulder forcing her to stay seated. Evelyn meanwhile had to resist every impulse in her body that was telling her fight.

"Hey!" Hope yelled. "Let her go!"

"Aww…" Carter purred. "Why would she want me to do that? Especially after the dance where she was so slutty that she tried to do me right there on the dance floor…"

Carter's sickening speech was interrupted when Evelyn grabbed her food tray and swung it at him, hitting him square on his face. Carter backed up in shock, holding his broken nose that was now clearly bleed. "You little bitch!" Carter wailed.

Carter grabbed some poor kid's lunch tray and menacing began to march over to Evelyn. However he stopped when a boy's voice called out his name. Turning around, Carter was barely able to register the fact that it was William standing behind him before he felt William's fist connect with his face.

Stephanie was furious now. She marched over to William intent on attacking him when Evelyn blocked her way and slugged her in the face, sending her to the ground.

However before anyone else could throw another punch, several teachers had arrived on scene and pulled the students apart and directed them to the office. Before they left, Evelyn and William both saw the faces of everyone in the cafeteria. They were all smiling at them. Some of them even mouthed 'thank you.' Evelyn and William both knew Oliver was not going to be happy with them, but the fact that they'd finally stood up to their bullies made it all worth it.

"Oh dear God." Oliver sighed. He'd remembered Evelyn continually saying how much trouble she was having with Stephanie and Carter since the two had spread those malicious rumors about her. He just wished it hadn't escalated to this extent. "What's going to happen to them?"

"They will both have to be punished for fighting but there is some good news. Since the fight, other students have come forward telling us that Stephanie and Carter were verbally abusing Evelyn, William and several other students. Your children's actions inspired others to come forward." The Principal explained. "While both of your children will be suspended for a week, both Stephanie and Carter will be suspended as well with the board considering expulsion."

Olive sighed in relief. "Thank you Principal Coburn."

"Your children are smart and well liked by both students and staff." The Principal smiled. "I just hope this is the last violent incident we have with the both of them.

"As do I." Oliver replied as the two of them exited the office. Oliver then silently check both of his children out and took them to the car.

The drive back was silent. Both Evelyn and William were seated in the back seat and didn't dare make a sound. Oliver meanwhile was driving the car and on his way home. He hadn't spoken either. His mind was all over the place. A part of him was furious at the kids for getting into a fight. The other part however was proud of how they stood up for each other.

As he drove back, Oliver debated which version to speak with his kids about. However he couldn't find any middle ground so the entire drive back home was done in silence.

When they got back home, William quietly went to his room to begin working on homework and Evelyn had left with Thea to head into town. Oliver meanwhile took a seat on the couch and sighed.

After a few hours, the silence of the Queen household was broken by a knock on the door. Oliver broke from the couch and opened the door. To his surprise, before him was Kara, dressed in civilian clothing and clearly upset.

"Hey Oliver, can I come in?" She asked with a nervous tone.

"Sure." He said as he moved to allow her entrance.

Kara fidgeted as she slowly walked herself into the living room. It was obvious to Oliver she wanted to talk about something. He just hoped it wasn't about their kiss. Kara had been walking on eggshells around him since it had happened. Plus, given what had happened with his kids, the last thing he wanted to deal with was Kara coming here to talk about any feelings she may or may not have for him.

"So…" Oliver began. "How's the Reign hunt coming along?"

"Reign killed Sam's mom." Kara spoke. "Plus now she's still hunting for Ruby."

Oliver sighed. Sam had mentioned her adoptive mother in passing. Oliver had guessed that there were some unresolved issues Sam had with her. If they did manage to free Sam from Reign, Olive knew Sam would be dealing with her guilt over her mother's death more than anyone else's. "I'm sorry. What about Reign?"

"We lost her. We just have to wait till she shows her face again." Kara replied, still fidgeting.

"But that's not why you're here is it?" Oliver guessed correctly.

Kara took a deep breath. "No… Oliver… Barry told me that you don't trust easily. You're always suspicious of people and you don't always look to see the best in others."

"I'm not perfect Kara. I've blinded myself at times as well. I've let family and friends hurt me because I couldn't see the truth sometimes." Oliver replied trying to figure out where Kara was going.

"I guess I'm just wondering… When were you sure that you could trust someone?" Kara asked.

"What's this about?" Oliver asked.

"It's about Lena." Kara admitted. "She came to the DEO with a crate filled with Kryptonite."

Oliver refrained from looking shocked. "I thought Lena said that she used up her whole stockpile."

"Lena didn't hold Kryptonite, she learned how to make it." Kara answered with a tone of hurt in her voice. "I just can't believe she would betray me like that. I mean I get using some she already had to keep Reign contained but hiding that she could make it? I just can't believe she would do that…"

"Take a breath Kara." Oliver interrupted. "This is actually good news. We can use it to contain Reign and hopefully stop her for good."

Kara looked at Oliver as if he'd just shot her dog. "Are you freaking kidding me?! Oliver you can't even comprehend how dangerous Kryptonite is to me. If I encounter it by accident, it could kill me."

"So could a hundred things on this planet daily." Oliver argued and he could see Kara start to deflate. "Kara, there are so many things that can kill me daily. You grew up knowing that there were very few things that could kill you but knowing that there's something that could kill you easily has got to be terrifying."

"Oliver you don't know how bad Kryptonite is. It's like feeling my skin get peeled off or like feeling like I'd caught on fire." Kara argued back. "You don't know how bad that feels."

"Yes I do Kara." Oliver shot back, his tone dangerously low. "Kara, on Lian Yu, I was relentlessly tortured. That pain you feel, I've felt it to but I still keep going even though I know they're always a chance that it happens again."

Kara's face had gone pale at the thought of Oliver being tortured. She tried to speak but found her tongue caught in her throat.

"Kara, I can't even image how scary this substance is to you. For you this substance is pure evil and those who use it are too. But you can't let that bias you. From everything you've told me, Lena is a dear friend and she'd never betray you. She only wanted to help you friend. Besides, when I used Kryptonite against Overgirl, you didn't seem that bothered." Oliver replied.

"That was different." Kara said softly. "You had a good reason for having it. Plus, you already knew my identity and you lived on a different earth so it wasn't a bad of an issue."

"So why is it so hard for you to trust Lena for doing the exact same thing?" Oliver asked.

As Kara silently took a minute to think, she finally sighed and replied. "Because she doesn't know I'm Supergirl."

"Then maybe it's time to tell her." Oliver offered.

"Oh no." Kara replied. "Lena hates liars. If she found out I'd been keeping this from her for over a year, she'd lump me in with everyone else who has betrayed her."

Oliver nodded. "You probably right that she'd be mad. But you're also her friend and you know her. She's a logical and smart person and she'd not vindictive. It might take her a few days to wrap her head around everything, but when she does, she'll let you back."

"Are you sure?" Kara asked, hope in her voice.

"I do." Oliver replied with conviction. "But you can't wait. If she learns before you tell her, it'll be too late. You have to be willing to trust her."

"Ok… Ok…" Kara said while taking deep breaths. "Then I'm gonna tell her the next time we get a free moment.

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County Clerk Office

Evelyn had left the house with Thea shortly after returning home. The ride to the County Clerk office that Evelyn had requested from Thea had been awkwardly quiet. Eventually Evelyn developed the nerve to speak once they had arrived.

"Thank you for doing this Aunt Thea." Evelyn said sincerely.

Thea was a little taken aback by Evelyn calling her Aunt Thea. Evelyn quickly caught Thea's discomfort. "Sorry, Sorry, too forward." Evelyn muttered as she picked up the pace.

"Wait Evelyn." Thea said as she matched her niece's pace. "You just… took me by surprise. That's all."

"You don't have to lie to spare my feelings." Evelyn remarked.

"You're right, I'm sorry." Thea said.

"You don't have anything to be sorry for." Evelyn said as she continued facing anywhere but at Thea.

"No I do." Thea said, softly grabbing Evelyn's arm and getting her to stop. "Oliver asked me to give you the benefit of the doubt. But for the past few weeks I've been cold to you and I've made you feel unwanted. But the truth is I've come to see how much Oliver cares for you and I can see the impact you've had on him. Your presence has been good to him."

Evelyn scoffed. "Not after today when I got suspended."

Thea laughed. "Ollie told me about what happened. Trust me, he more proud of you than anything for standing up and protecting each other."

Evelyn couldn't contain her shock. "Then why the hell didn't he say anything?"

"Because he doesn't want you to keep getting into fights." Thea exclaimed. "He wants you to be better than him."

By then both Evelyn and Thea were laughing. Eventually they calm down. "Thank you Thea."

"So what are we doing here anyway?" Thea asked.

"I've been planning on getting something special for dad for a while now." Evelyn explained.

"What's at the county clerk's office that you can't get elsewhere... Oh…" Thea said as she finally figured out what they were after.

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Lena Luthor's Penthouse

After the team had caught Reign in Lex's mansion, Reign had been transported to L-Corp's labs in hope that Lena could develop a cure.

Kara had internally tried to talk herself out of telling Lena the whole flight over but Oliver's words kept her focused. Kara trusted Lena and Lena deserved to know the truth about her being Supergirl.

When she made it to the penthouse, Lena buzzed her in and Kara waited anxiously in Lena's living room. After what felt like a century, Lena finally came downstairs to greet her friend.

"Kara you are a sight for sore eyes." Lena said as she moved to give her friend a hug. However she quickly realized something was wrong when Kara's voice didn't possess it's usual enthusiasm.

"You ok Kara?" Lena asked. "Had a long, difficult day I guess."

"Yeah… uh…" Kara tired to speak despite her nervousness.

"Well Alex is upstairs with Ruby whose now fast asleep. Now that we have Reign, it should only be a matter of days before Sam is back and Reign is gone." Lena said feeling much happier now that the rogue Worldkiller had been caught.

"Lena I…" Kara began. "I need to tell you something."

This got Lena's full attention. "Lena, I've been lying to you."

Kara quickly noticed how Lena's expression changed. There was fear on her face and Kara felt exactly the same. But it was too late now.

Kara sighed and unbuttoned her shirt and pulled it back to reveal the Supergirl suit underneath. "I'm Supergirl."

Lena was now shocked. "You're… You're Supergirl."

"Lena I…" Kara tried to speak.

"And you've kept this from me for over a year." Lena replied, an accusatory tone in her voice.

"Please Lena…" Kara tried again.

"Wow… This is spectacular. You know at first I just thought you were hiding who you were out of general paranoia. But all this time you've been pretending to be friend for a year while also lying right to my face." Lena shot at Kara.

Kara meanwhile was close to tears. "Lena, I am your friend."

"Oh really 'Supergirl?'" Lena spat. "Are we friends? Do friends use friends to spy on each other?"

Kara looked at Lena in shock. "That's right. James told me you asked him to break into my vault."

"Lena I was scared. You had Kryptonite and…" Kara said as tear slid down her face.

Lena too was crying. "Oh not this again! Kara I don't care why you did it! You used my own boyfriend against me. That's something my mother would do. I can't trust you anymore."

Kara's face was now covered in tears. "Lena…" She whispered.

"Get out." Lena ordered in as normal of a tone as she could manage. "I don't want to ever see you again."

Kara lowered her head in defeat and gave Lena a soft nod as she turned and left the building trying to wipe the tears off her face.

ARROW/SUPERGIRL

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I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. While Oliver was out of the action for pretty much all of this episode I hope you all don't mind. I just felt like pulling Oliver from the story to take time and develop his relationships and those of the character's he's connected with.

Also I hope you enjoyed my take on how Kara's revelation to Lena went. There were so many ideas in my head but I felt that this was one was the most likely.

One last thing, while Oliver and Kara's romance isn't a huge part of this chapter, it will be a BIG part of the rest of them so please stay tuned, review and enjoy!