Chapter 2

Lena Pov

The six of us head out of the study and down the stairs. My suspicion about the Queen's being a wealthy family is confirmed the elegantly decorated mansion.

"I'll catch up with you guys later. I'm going to find my girlfriend. Again, make yourselves at home." Oliver says jogging off into the mob of teens swarming his living room.

My mind is stuck on the word girlfriend. Lately it happens every time someone mentions the word, even someone I met ten minutes ago. My body heats up with longing. My gaze always seems to find Alex in these moments.

"I need to check on the friends I brought with me. Do you want to come with me I think you'll get along well with my friend Ralph, Mon-El.?" Barry says, his smile still puts me at ease, even amongst all these people I don't know.

"We will go with you. I would love to see Catelyn and Cisco again" Kara says.

"I think Lena and I will stay here. Maybe explore a little bit." Alex answers for both of us."

One the group leaves us Alex leads me through the house to the kitchen. The kitchen is packed with bodies, barely leaving room to breathe. Crowds make me tighten up in everyway possible. I immediately straightening my posture. A smile instantly forcing its way on to my face. Years of Lillian Luthor training taking over.

"Relax Lena we're at a party. It's okay to have some fun." Alex puts her hand on my waist, guiding me to the center island. Stacks of red plastic cups are in the middle surrounded by a variety of liquor bottles.

Alex grabs two cups from the stack. "Can you grab me a coke from the fridge?"

"Since when are you a bartender?" I ask grabbing a coke for whatever drink Alex is about to make. Along with a coke for myself. I hand her a can.

"I'm a woman of many talents." Alex smirks which fills my stomach with butterflies.

I have to pop open my soda to keep myself from doing something stupid like stroke her cheek or lean in for a kiss. The cold almost bitter carbonation help settle my stomach steadying me.

"You're definitely a woman with skills." A blonde sway up to us. She has sparkling blue eyes.

"Hi Sara." Alex says. The way Alex lingers on this newcomer soaking up her smile and freckles, like she soaks up the sun, makes my stomach knot up again.

"This is my friend Lena." Alex introduces me like she forgot I was there for a minute, like I was an afterthought.

"Sara Lance." She sticks out her hand.

"Lena Luthor." I say just a little surprised by how firm her handshake is.

Sara reaches for a bottle of clear liquid; uncapping it she pours a healthy amount into each cup in front of Alex.

"Alex is also a fun drunk." She takes my coke splashing it between both cups. "Figured you could use a little spicing up." She pushes one of the cups into my hand. Sara throws me a wink before disappearing into the crowd.

Both Alex and I stand gripping our fresh Rum and Coke's unable to meet each other's gaze.

I'm not sure if it's the warmth from the two Rum and Cokes in my stomach. The cold one in my hand. Maybe the stickiness of the summer night. Or the pure excitement of having Alex near me, having accepted the fact that I'm crushing hard with no end in sight. But I spot a treehouse while Alex and I are exploring the Queen's grounds, I must climb it.

"Come on" I pull Alex with me.

"What are you doing?"

"Climbing"

I'm holding the rim of my cup between my teeth, as I climb from one wooden slat to the next weathered from years of outside exposure. My hands slip a few times on the frayed rope.

"I guess we're going up"

I look down Alex is on the rung below me her cup is in a similar position as mine.

"Keep going" Alex's words are muffled by the cup but urge me higher anyway.

I reach the end of the ladder to the platform. Moving further into the treehouse. I see beanbags scattered around the floor. There are wrinkled pictures tacked to the wall. Most of them are Oliver at varying ages with people who I assume are his friends. Alex is now next to me. Her eyes surveying the wooden room.

"I always wanted a treehouse." Alex says taking a sip from her drink.

Before I can respond something flies past my ear fast enough for me to feel a gust of wind.

"Why are you in my brothers' treehouse?" A girl maybe a year or two, younger than me is glaring at us. Her stance is firm as she holds a bow with a full quiver of arrows strapped to her back.

My gaze is glued to the wall behind me which now has an arrow sticking out from it. An arrow that almost sliced through my ear a minute ago.

"We're friends of Oliver. We needed a break from the party. We found the treehouse on our walk and were curious about it." Alex says stepping in front of me.

The girl with the arrows relaxes her stance, lowering her bow and shrugging off her arrows. "Sorry about that. I thought Oli or Tommy sent people to spy on me." She rolls her eyes, which I now notice are a striking blue similar to Oliver's.

"I'm Thea Queen." She introduces herself.

"Alex Danvers."

"I'm Lena Luthor." I say stepping out from behind Alex. "Nice shot by the way any closer and I would be missing an ear.

"Sorry about that but if you knew my brothers' you'd understand." Thea rolls her eyes, but her smile is full of affection when she speaks of her brothers'.

"I know what it's like having one overprotective older brother. I couldn't Imagine having two." I say feeling like Thea and I could have a lot in common.

Now that she has stepped out of the shadows. The pale moonlight illuminates her features, as it shines in through the square windows of the room. She's pretty. Really pretty. Soft wavy brown waves fall slightly beyond her shoulders. Her eyes are light like Oliver's, like I thought, but hers have more gray in them. Her frame slender fitting her petit stature quite well. Her smile is a slight smirk turned upward, full of mischief.

I feel a smile completely out of my control, like my facial muscles are acting on their own free will. This is attraction in its purest form I realize. Not possibly falling in love with one of my best friends. Someone I've grown up with someone I feel comfortable thinking of as pretty. Thea is someone I met maybe ten minutes ago. Thea is also the first person that I'm able to recognize my attraction to instantly, with immediate acceptance.

"Be lucky you don't." Thea laughs, moving to remove her arrow from the wall.

"Thea you up there?" A male voice calls from outside to the treehouse.

Thea walks to the window closest to her leaning out of it. "Yeah, I'll be down in a minute babe." She calls down to the boy outside.

She turns her attention back to Alex and I. "That's my boyfriend Roy. Feel free to stay as long as you guys want." She waves at us before she starts her descent down the ladder.

I look at the spot where the tip of Thea's arrow point sank into the wall. A small carving below it catches my eye.

LL

OQ

"Maybe LL is this earth's of you." Alex nudges me with a giggle.

"Doubtful" I take a drink. The burn of the alcohol warms my chest.

"Right Oliver wouldn't be your choice between the Queen siblings."

"Hey, I wasn't the one drooling over Sara Lance earlier." I say watching Alex trying to hide her blush in the moonlight, with her cup.

"Sara's not the one I want."

"Yeah, I know you still love Maggie." I attempt to take another drink, but Alex stops me, placing her hand on top of my cup.

I look up at her confused. Instead of using words she darts forward a little too quickly a little awkward, and a little clumsy. She pauses for half a second before connecting her lips to mine.

AN So I think I've come up with an update schedule for this. Chapters will be updated on either Sundays or Mondays depending on how my week goes. Next chapter we will be checking in on Kara and Mon-El. Wonder what they've been up to? Would love to know your thoughts on this chapter? I love Thea Queen and Sara Lance so I had some fun with them! Have an awesome night lovelies!

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