"Where. The hell. Have you. Been," Alex hissed, standing with her arms crossed in the foyer, waiting for Kara as soon as she opened the door.
"Shit," Kara cursed, looking down. "Listen, I—"
"Where have you been, Kara?!"
"Out, okay! What do you even care? Stop treating me like a child! What are you doing up anyway?"
"I went to check on you and you weren't fucking there. I was worried sick, and you weren't answering your phone."
"I left it here," Kara mumbled. "Now piss off. I'm going to sleep."
"You know what, Kara? You think nobody cares about you, but they do."
Kara blinked and paused for a moment, realizing, "Yeah. You're right. They do."
With that, Kara ascended the stairs, collapsed on her bed, and fell asleep instantly.
~!~!~
In the morning, the hero woke to the sound of Alex banging on her door.
"Get up, brat! You're going to school!" Alex shouted.
To Alex's surprise, Kara called out, "Be right out!"
Looking at her phone for the time, Kara nearly leapt out of the bed, realizing just how late it was. She was going to miss the first bell if she didn't hurry, and that meant she'd miss seeing Lena.
Without thinking anything of it, going completely on impulse, Kara used her super speed to get dressed and ready. After shoveling a bowl of cereal down her throat, she ran out the door to just barely – barely – catch the bus.
~!~!~
Lena was, as promised, waiting at Kara's locker when she arrived.
"You're late," the brunette commented with a smirk.
Kara nodded and said, "Sorry. Woke up late. I was exhausted, I think."
"Me too," Lena said.
Stepping forward, she tucked a bit of blonde hair behind Kara's ear and smiled up at her warmly.
"You look beautiful," Lena told her, not waiting for Kara to say anything back before placing a chase kiss on her lips.
Right. In front. Of the entire. School.
Kara turned a bright shade of red, realizing where they were, but didn't look around. Despite the intellectual knowledge of where they were and what Lena had done, everything had disappeared in that moment.
If there were any doubts in Kara's mind that the previous night had been a dream, they were all fading now.
"Lena," Kara sighed. "Can't we just ditch?"
The brunette laughed at this and shook her head, telling Kara, "You're failing. Bring your grades up. You need to graduate. I'll write you a doctor's note."
"Huh?"
"I'm great at forging things," Lena told her flippantly.
"You what?"
"Shh. Just take this," Lena said, pulling an official-looking pad from her backpack and scribbling a note on it in terrible handwriting that clearly wasn't her typical. "Give that to the staff in the front office and they'll write off your absences."
"Wow… Lena… That's… not right…"
"Come on, Girl Scout. Do you really want to fail? Besides, it's not like you're cheating. You're still going to do your assignments and tests you missed, right? You'll just be a little behind. No big deal."
Kara couldn't really argue with this logic. Lena was right. She was still going to do all the work. Reluctantly, she kissed Lena's cheek and made her way to the front office to deliver the note.
~!~!~
The two were inseparable after that. They met up morning, noon, and night, and even in between classes, stealing kisses at their lockers and passing each other notes over the next few weeks.
Kara read one note in class and instantly regretted it.
I like that skirt. It might look better off you, though.
Blushing, Kara turned her attention back to the teacher at the front of the class, trying desperately not to think of what was written on the piece of paper clenched tightly in her hand.
In turn, Kara's next note was equally as bold.
If you want to see it off me, you should come over tonight.
They'd only ever French kissed, so the escalated pace of the note-writing content was somewhat surprising to Kara, but she was happy to rise to the challenge.
~!~!~
"I got you something," Lena said, later that night, upon entering Kara's bedroom.
"What?" Kara asked, looking confused. "But why?"
"Because today it's been—"
"A whole month since we've been together," Kara finished with a smile.
Lena was relieved that Kara actually knew this, as she'd previously been making it sound like she was clueless.
"But why'd you get me something? You didn't have to do that," Kara told her gently, touching her arm.
"Just open it."
Lena handed her a small, box wrapped with a bow on top and waited patiently as Kara stared down at it.
"You gonna stare at it or open it?" Lena said, once her patience had worn down.
"Sorry," Kara mumbled, blushing slightly from embarrassment.
Slowly, her hands moved over the ribbon and began to untie it.
"It's a dildo," Lena joked.
Obviously, by the small size of the package, it wasn't, so Kara laughed hard and shook her head, saying, "You're too much."
"You know… Your laughter is cute… but I bet your screams are hotter."
Kara froze and looked up.
"Sorry… What?"
Smirking, Lena took a step forward and dragged a single, dainty finger down Kara's jaw line.
"I said, I want to hear you scream."
"Lena!" Kara gaped.
"Hey, I'm just being honest here. Now, would you open the gift?"
"Does this have to do with me screaming?"
Lena laughed at this and shook her head, pressing, "Just open it already!"
When the box was finally opened and its top removed, revealing its contents, Kara's mouth fell open. A pair of 24 carat white gold diamond earrings.
"Lena…"
Knowing exactly how expensive they must have been, Kara stared at the box in disbelief.
"Lena."
"Kara, please… Don't fuss. Just… Put them on, would you?"
"Lena, I…"
"Please."
"But these are—"
"VVS."
"Huh?"
"It means the diamonds are structurally flawless."
"Jesus, Lena. Why?"
"Because you deserve them. You deserve everything."
"Lena…"
"Stop saying my name like that," the brunette huffed. "Just… put them on?"
"No," Kara said, pausing thoughtfully. "You do it."
Carefully, Lena moved closer and gently removed Kara's sterling silver cubic zirconia earrings from her ears and inserted the new pair.
"Hey. Check that out," Lena announced, pointing to the wall.
When Kara looked, her eyes went wide. The sparkle from the light hitting the diamonds in her ears was reflecting on the wall and scattering light in all different directions.
"Now you have your very own disco balls in your room," the brunette teased, nudging Kara's shoulder.
"You really didn't have to do this," Kara sighed, sitting down on her bed. "I feel terrible. All I got you was a card."
"Aww, honey… I don't need a gift. I'm just flattered you got me card. I've never dated anyone long enough to get a card for anything… and I certainly don't get them for Christmas or birthdays…"
"Well, you do now," Kara said, beaming. "Open it."
Lena opened the large, 9 by 12 envelope cautiously, tilting her head in confusion as to why the card was so large.
When she removed the contents of the envelope, though, she understood.
Not only was there a regular-sized greeting card, but there was a watercolor portrait as well.
"This… This is me," Lena breathed, staring down at the watercolor.
"Do you like it?" Kara asked anxiously, twisting her hands and fidgeting in place.
Lena sat down beside the blonde, stunned.
"You commissioned this? For me?"
"N-Not… N-Not exactly…"
Looking up into Kara's eyes, Lena noticed the blush on the girl's cheeks and furrowed her brow.
"But then…"
"I painted it," Kara said, the words rushed and pressured as they tumbled from the hero's lips.
"Wait. You painted this?!" Lena gasped. "Seriously?"
"Is it that bad?"
"No! Kara, it's beautiful! I had no idea you were artistic."
"Yeah, well… I'm a jack of all trades, you might say. Except science. I don't have that trade."
Chuckling at this, Lena kissed Kara's cheek and whispered, "You wanna show me what other trades you're good at?"
Kara raised an eyebrow, not one hundred percent clear on what Lena meant… at least, not until Lena's finger traced slowly over Kara's bottom lip. Then Kara knew exactly what she meant.
Nerves getting the best of her, Kara shifted in her seat before leaning in and giving Lena a chaste kiss. Before she could pull away, though, Lena cupped the back of her neck with her hand and held her in place, deepening the kiss, her tongue stroking Kara's hungrily. When Kara moved to pull away, Lena nipped her bottom lip.
"Kara Danvers," Lena said breathily. "Don't you dare stop kissing me."
Gaining some confidence from this, Kara's hands fell to Lena's sides. Before she knew what was happening, she felt Lena's hands covering hers and sliding them upwards, giving her chills.
Heart skipping a beat, Kara allowed Lena to drag her hands over her breasts.
Enthusiastic hands continued to explore for a while, as lips did the same, until Lena's watch alarm went off.
"Shit. Kara, I gotta get home. Mom will kill me if I'm not there for dinner."
"Wait… Lena…" Kara protested breathlessly, staring deeply into Lena's eyes. "Stay with me."
"Kara, I can't. I have to—"
"Call your mom and tell her you're spending a night at someone's house studying."
"She'd never buy that, and she thinks I don't have friends, so…"
"Tell her it's a business exchange then," Kara pressed. "Anything. Just don't leave. Please, Lena."
Raising her eyebrow at the desperation in Kara's voice, Lena watched the blonde's features fall into a melancholy frown.
"I don't have anything to wear."
"Wear my clothes!" Kara cried eagerly. "I've got PJs and nice blouses and dresses and—"
"Alright. Alright. Hold on. Let me call my mom and make sure she won't shoot me first."
To their surprise, Lena's mother was okay with the bullshit story Lena offered her via phone and agreed to allow Lena to spend the night.
"Oh, my God," Lena breathed. "It worked."
"Good luck is my superpower," Kara joked, then blushed slightly at how ridiculous the comment was.
"No," Lena argued. "Your superpower is kissing me."
Wearing a confident smile, Kara leaned in and kissed Lena's lips with tender movements, concentrating hard on pulling each and every moan from the girl's lips. Every time Lena let out a whimper of any volume, Kara focused her attention on that exact spot.
Lena was breathing heavily in no time, and as soon as Kara heard it, she gained even more confidence and laid Lena back on the bed, gently cradling her head until it rested on the pillow. When Kara's nimble body moved gracefully to straddle her lap, Lena gasped, looking up at the blonde.
"Take your hair down," Lena pleaded. "I want something to pull."
When Lena reached up to undo the loose ponytail Kara was wearing, the blonde stopped her hand.
"No," she said firmly. "Not the hair."
Slightly confused by Kara's reaction, Lena conceded, "Okay… Well… Get back here then."
Kara, a little unnerved by the previous request, obeyed the second and leaned down. This time, though, her lips fell to Lena's long, pale neck.
"Don't—leave—marks!" Lena gasped, as soon as she felt Kara starting to suck on the skin there, leaving a trail of fire.
"Why?" Kara whispered, lightly biting the shell of Lena's ear. "I want everyone to know you're mine."
It was Lena's turn to blush as she grabbed Kara's hands and pressed them against her abdomen. Feeling how toned Lena's body was made Kara shiver as she felt arousal twist her own stomach into an impossible knot.
"Take this off," she breathed, ignoring Kara's previous comment.
"Are you sure?" Kara asked, suddenly hesitating.
"Kara."
"Are you sure?" the blonde repeated, her gaze stern and serious as she looked down at her partner.
The last thing she wanted was to push Lena into something she wasn't ready for.
Lena nodded and said, "Please."
With graceful hands, Kara slid her fingers under the hem of Lena's shirt and dragged it up over her head as her own chest heaved with the effort of continuing to breathe through her shock.
"This too," Lena said, pressing Kara's hands against her bra.
Kara hesitated again. This was new for her, and she didn't want to make any mistakes.
"Lena…"
"Don't you want me?"
"Yes!" the hero quickly answered, reaching behind Lena's back to expertly unclasp the bra. Then, Kara confessed, "Sorry. I just… got… nervous…"
Lena's gaze softened as she heard these words, and her hand reached up to cup Kara's face as she replied, "Don't be nervous. It's just me. I'm not gonna hurt you. I promise you, Kara."
Feeling herself float deeper off the ground into the clouds of love, Kara said, "Yeah, but I… don't really know what I'm doing…"
Eyes widening, Lena asked, "Kara… are you… are you a virgin?"
Kara nodded slowly and looked away, her cheeks becoming hot.
"Hey. Hey, don't be embarrassed. It's okay," Lena assured her. "Wanna know a secret?"
Kara nodded weakly, so Lena tugged her down until her lips were close to Kara's ear.
"I am too."
"But shouldn't we—" Kara started to protest, but Lena hushed her with a kiss.
Kara let out a soft moan when Lena covered her mouth with her lips.
"I want this with you, Kara," Lena whispered. "I want you to be my first."
"Are you sure?" Kara pressed anxiously, gripping the sheets on either side of Lena's body.
"I've never been surer about anything in my life. I want you, Kara Danvers. Please… Take me."
"I…"
"Do it for science," Lena teased, smirking up at her partner.
"For science?" Kara laughed. "That's your job."
"Okay…" Lena conceded, flipping their bodies expertly so that Kara was under her, having caught the blonde by surprise. "I'll do it for science then."
"Jesus, Lena," Kara gaped, staring up at her lover.
"Yes, dear?"
"That… was… fucking hot."
The smolder with which Lena was looking into her eyes was making Kara exceedingly wet. So much so that when they finally got around to removing Kara's shirt and bra, and it was time to remove the lower half of their outfits, Kara was feeling a little embarrassed about taking her skirt off.
"What's wrong?" Lena asked gently, stroking Kara's face.
"I, um… I'm… a little bit… uh…"
Seeing the shyness in Kara's face told Lena exactly what she needed to know.
"You wet, baby?" she cooed seductively, licking her lower lip.
Kara nodded, so Lena slid her fingertips under the waistband of her panties and slowly started to pull down.
"Wait," Kara gasped. "It's—"
"Shh. Kara, you're beautiful. It's okay." When Kara opened her mouth to protest further, Lena stopped, but assured her, "I am too."
Relief washed over the blonde to a degree she could not believe. She felt significantly less stupid now that Lena had confessed the same. Then, she realized, this confession had only made things worse down there. In fact, Kara's panties were soaked, and as soon as Lena felt them, she licked her lips again.
"Oh, Kara. Babydoll. You. Are. Perfect."
Blushing brightly, Kara began to squirm, until Lena's fingers pressed against her clit, making her whole body jerk and nearly lift off the bed. The bundle of nerves that was already too sensitive to allow Kara to breathe ached for more.
"Easy," Lena cooed. "I got you."
Kara seemed to be too deliriously aroused to remove Lena's skirt and panties for her, so Lena pressed Kara's hands to her knees and urged her on. Kara, torn back into the present moment, looked down at her hands and slid them slowly up Lena's thighs. Feeling a few bumps beneath her fingertips, Kara felt her heart skip a beat.
"Lena?" she asked gently, carefully pushing Lena's skirt up to her waist and looking down to find the familiar but forgotten deep, red lines covering Lena's inner thighs.
"Oh, fuck," Lena gasped, roughly shoving Kara's hands away and moving to dismount her.
"Lena, wait," Kara said, grabbing Lena's wrist just slightly harder than she'd intended. "Hold on."
"Let me go," Lena said, tears welling in her eyes.
In the moment of bliss, she'd been able to forget her own vices. Now, they were rushing back, and her face was showing every last drop of shame she was feeling.
"Lena," Kara said, gripping the girl's other wrist too. "It's okay. It's okay. Don't—"
But Lena was crying, so Kara immediately let go and sat up, wrapping her arms around Lena and holding her in a tight hug.
"It's okay. Really. I get it. They're not new, though, are they?"
Lena shook her head and whimpered.
Eventually, Lena managed, "I'm disgusting. I'm sorry. I honestly forgot. I didn't mean for you to see them again. Like, ever. And—"
"Shh," Kara cooed. "It's okay. We're gonna get through this together, alright? It's not disgusting."
Looking shocked, Lena stared at Kara and asked, "It's… It's not?"
"No. I want you to stop, baby, but it's not 'disgusting.' It's something you struggle with. I don't want you hurt, Lena, but I understand, and I'm here. I'll always be here. It doesn't make me want you any less."
"It doesn't…?"
"Nope. I still want to tear the rest of your clothes off and make love to you."
Lena blushed, wiped her eyes, and nodded her head, agreeing, "Okay. Do it, then."
"It's not going to hurt?" Kara asked shyly, looking down at the red lines.
Lena shook her head and told her, "No. They're closed wounds. You're not going to hurt me. So… if you still want me… take me."
Knowing all too well how badly she wanted Lena, Kara gathered her courage and made it her mission to give Lena as much pleasure as she could. Urged on by Lena's pleading, hungry eyes, Kara helped her undress the rest of the way, savoring the way Lena's skin felt beneath her fingertips. When Kara kissed her lips, Lena found herself regaining her confidence too.
"Lie back," she directed her.
Kara obeyed.
"Easy," Lena whispered, stroking Kara's cheek with one hand and her clit with another, early a gasp of pleasure from her partner. "Easy, baby," Lena repeated, sliding one finger into Kara's core, making the girl's back arch as she cried out.
The more Lena's little movements teased her, the more intensely Kara felt herself lose all rational thought.
"Lena!" Kara shouted, after this had continued for several minutes, unable to trap the exclamation of the girl's name inside where it probably belonged (at least while Alex was home).
"Yeah, baby. I got you," Lena purred, adding another finger and slowly curling both.
"Oh, fuck," Kara panted, feeling herself stretched wider. "God, Lena, don't stop."
Thumb rubbing Kara's clit as her index and middle curled inwards, Lena continued her loving assault on Kara's body until the hero was panting and gasping for air.
"Lena. Lena, please," Kara begged.
This was exactly what Lena needed. To be urged on. To be pleaded with.
"That's it, baby," Lena cooed, feeling her own arousal drip onto her thighs with every little gasp earned from Kara's lips. "Beg."
"Please. Please. Lena, please. Please. A little harder. Please, baby," Kara babbled, but the harder Lena thrust and curled her fingers, the less and less Kara's pleas sounded like words. Instead, they became a jumbled mess of random syllables and moans.
Then, suddenly, Kara's thighs clenched.
"Shit!" she cried. "Fuck! Lena, I'm gonna—"
"Wait," Lena ordered, mounting Kara's thigh and sliding back and forth over it as her own arousal spread over Kara's skin.
"Oh, God," Kara groaned, feeling Lena's slickness there. "You're so good to me, baby."
"God's not here right now, baby. Just me," Lena teased. "Now… Say my name."
With that, Lena thrust in deeper and began to rock her hips harder against Kara's thigh until she was nearly at her own peak.
"Lena!" Kara sobbed, upon feeling the deeper curl of her partner's fingers hitting just the right spot inside her. "Lena. Lena, baby, please. Please, don't stop."
Soon, Lena was panting too, letting out soft little whimpers as she rubbed herself against Kara's thigh and continued to dip her fingers repeatedly into Kara's sex.
"Kara," she gasped. "Shit."
"Fuck, Lena," Kara moaned. "I'm gonna cum."
"Cum, baby. Cum for me."
That was all Kara needed to hear to get off, and her orgasm erupted through her like a lightning rod being inserted into her spine, so intense that her back cracked as her bones shifted. Lena's orgasm was similar, but she tossed her head back and whimpered as her climax reached its peak, only serving to further push Kara past the edge of delirium.
When both finally felt the vibrations stop, Lena collapsed on top of Kara and pulled in slow, heavy breaths.
Kara couldn't speak. She was frozen in place, chest heaving.
"You okay?" Lena asked, gently dragging her fingers down Kara's arm with a butterfly's touch.
Kara just nodded, nuzzling the top of Lena's head with her chin to let her know she really was alright.
"Speechless, huh?" Lena teased, scooting up to kiss the girl's lips.
Nodding again, Kara wiped the sweat from her forehead.
"I'm exhausted now," the brunette laughed, as their hearts began to slow.
Kara, of course, stamina-wise, could have gone all night. Lena, though… she was clearly wiped and ready for a long night's sleep.
"Rest," Kara finally managed to say, beginning to slowly rub Lena's back to lull her into relaxing. "I've got you."
"You'll wake me in the morning?"
"Probably not," the blonde joked, kissing the top of Lena's head.
"Hey… Kara…" Lena whispered, after a pause.
"Yeah, honey?"
"I love you."
"I love you too, darling. Oh, and… by the way…" Kara said slowly. "That was the perfect first time. Thank you."
"Don't thank me. That's weird," Lena laughed. "But you're welcome, and I completely agree. We should go again in the morning. I just… need a little sleep first."
Kara nodded and continued rubbing small circles over Lena's bare back until they both fell asleep holding each other.