DISCLAIMER: I don't own this show or the characters, but you already knew that anyways lol.

(MAJOR SPOILER WARNINGS AHEAD!)

A/N: First one! Woop! So, this fic is a (slightly) lighter twist on the "Lena reacts to the reveal" stories I've been seeing lately. If you've seen the ending for Season 4, you'll know what I mean. Loosely based off LMXB's story "The Price of Forgiveness" and T-man626's story "Revelations". NOT a Supercorp fic(to keep everyone in character, and, let's be honest, this ship is doomed. Sorry to the people who ship it...), but can be interpreted as one, I guess? Slight canon divergence.

Categories: Hurt/comfort/Friendship, with a tiiiiiny bit of angst.

Rated K+.

Summary: Lena feels betrayed and hurt after she finds out Kara's secret. When she hears about it, Kara decides to do whatever it takes to make things right between her and her best friend.

Game night at J'onn's place had come to an end. Kara and Alex were the last ones left, helping clean up. "I should go talk to Lena after this. I, or rather, Supergirl, needs to go thank her for her help in clearing my name. Plus I need to tell her," she paused for a moment.

"Tell her what?" Alex asked.

"You know, my..."

"Oh, right," Alex got the hint. At this point, Lena was the only one of their friends who didn't know Kara's secret, and it was getting a little bit stressful trying to keep it from her. "Actually, you could go now, if you want. She seemed a little, I don't know, stressed, and could use someone to talk to,"

"But what about cleaning up the stuff?" Kara asked.

"J'onn and I will take care of it. What she needs now is her best friend to comfort her." Alex replied.

"Alright, " Kara said to herself. She took off in the direction of Lena's balcony office.

Lena sat at her desk, gazing at the broken photo of her and Kara. Times were simpler then, she thought to herself. The memories of the past few hours came flooding back to her. Lex revealing the truth about her friend. Her denying it. Eventually ending in his death. She winced as she remembered, not due to regret,n but from the feeling of betrayal. How could she? I thought Kara trusted me... Her steam of thoughts was interrupted by the feeling of a light breeze on her back. Of course she'd come here.

"Oh, it's you again..." she said, not looking back.

"Hey, l, I know you're kinda busy right now, but can we talk?" Kara said to her. Lena shoved all those thoughts and memories into boxes in her mind, like she had learned to do years ago.

"Yeah, sure." She turned around in her swivel chair. "What is it about?"

"So, I just wanted to drop by here, and say, well, thank you. For helping me clear my name and all," Kara smiled at her. "Anyways, did you see where Lex went after my fight with him? I just hope he hasn't escaped..."

"Oh, the NCPD got him and put him in a more secure cell, that is until they find out what to do with him," She lied.

"By the way, I wanted to tell you something... a bit more important," Kara commented, ready to confess. The two moved to the couch to talk.

"Go ahead. Say it," Lena told her, sounding maybe a bit more harsh than she would've liked. Kara breathed in deeply.

"Lena, we've known each other for 3 years, almost 4 now, and I'm really sorry for not telling you earlier. I know you'll probably hate me for this, but I've known you in the form of another person as well. I'm-" Her speech was cut short.

"Kara. I know." Lena couldn't stand the pain of hiding her emotions any longer. Kara stared at her with a confused expression.

"Wait. Wha-"

"Lex told me. I lied, okay? He's not actually back in prison. I found him, and he said it, and I-I shot him... I mean, it's not like I regret it or anything, but still, why did you keep this from me for so long?" Tears welled up in Lena's eyes. "I just..." Her voice trailed off into silence. So that's why she was acting like that, Kara thought to herself. Why didn't I see this before? Kara held out a hand to her.

She said to her in a comforting tone, "I had no idea-"

Lena pulled her hand back. "Stop. Okay? You've already betrayed me enough, Kara! Can't you see that?" She felt a mixture of sadness, anger, and betrayal slowly clouding her judgement. She stood up and left the room. "You can keep the photo," Lena threw the frame in her direction. "And don't even think about trying to make me forgive you."

Kara flew into the window of her loft. Of course she hates me now, She thought to herself. I knew it. It's in her blood. Kara sat down at her couch and tried her best to fix the picture. Since she couldn't be affected by the broken glass, it was repaired easily. Unfortunately, she couldn't say the same about her and Lena's friendship. That would take more than just sorting out the pieces and joining them with then, her phone's ringtone sounded. She lifted it up to see a text from Alex.

So, how'd it go?

Kara quickly tapped out a reply.

It went ok. Lena was a little surprised when I told her, but otherwise, I think she took it well.

Her phone rang again with a reply.

Are u sure?

With all the tension going on, getting a third person involved would only make things more stressful. Then again, Alex was her sister, and she felt obliged to tell her what really happened.

Actually, no. Can we talk in person tomorrow, after work?

Kara tried to sleep, but her mind was weighed down by regret. Why did I even try to befriend her in the first place?

Meanwhile, Lena was thinking the same thing. She turned to look at her watch. 3 AM. Lena fell back, drained but unable to sleep. I'm definitely taking the day off tomorrow, she thought to herself. Her thoughts abruptly shifted to the events of several hours ago. Was I right to push her away? Is her keeping secrets from me worth our friendship? She lay half asleep, half thinking. Of course she didn't trust me before.

A/N: This story will continue in the next chapter. Sorry that this one didn't have as much fluff as the collection title suggested. There's more in the next part, though, I promise!