A/N: Thanks Alex and Anna!
"How are you feeling?" Alex asked as Kara opened her eyes.
"Okay I guess." Kara said. "Is Elle okay?"
"She's on her way over."
"Are you sure it's safe?"
"Positive." Alex smiled. "We have done test after test, including putting Clark next to you. There is no evidence of Kryptonite. You are not a danger to her."
"What about Henshaw?"
"We're still looking." Alex said. "Until we find him Elle and Adam will have a protection detail."
"What about you? He could come for you too."
"I'll be fine." Alex smiled as the door opened.
"Mom!" Elle said before leaping onto Kara's bed and hugging her.
"Easy." Adam warned, but Elle was too busy hugging Kara to notice. Noticing Elle was crying Kara asked, worried she still had Kryptonite in her.
"What's wrong? Are you in pain?"
"No." Elle said shaking her head.
"Then what's wrong?" Kara asked looking over to Adam who looked equally confused.
"I'm sorry I didn't tidy my room." She sobbed. "And I'm sorry I told you I wanted a different mom."
"What happened wasn't your fault." Kara said clinging to her. "I'm okay." She added as Alex slipped out of the room. When Elle had finally calmed down she pulled away and said.
"I looked after your necklace, like you asked." As she spoke she showed Kara the pendant round her neck.
"Thank you." Kara smiled. "Will you look after it a little longer for me?"
"Really?" Elle asked, happy to be given the responsibility.
"Really." Kara smiled before yawning.
"Okay, it's time for you to go home." Adam said to Elle seeing how tired Kara was. "Mom needs rest."
"No. I want to stay here." Elle said clinging to Kara. "I'll be quiet."
"It's not safe here." Adam said.
"Then you shouldn't be here." Elle argued. "And neither should mom."
"You can stay, if you read me a bedtime story." Kara said.
"You sure?" Adam asked.
"There's a whole army here who can look after her." Kara pointed out not wanting to be separated from Kara.
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"What are you doing?" J'onn asked when Elle collided with his leg.
"Bathroom." She replied looking nervous.
"Come on." He said lifting her up. "It's this way. Why didn't your dad bring you?"
"He's asleep."
"It's not safe for you to be here alone." J'onn warned.
"You're here alone." Elle pointed out.
"I'm the boss."
"So shouldn't you make sure it's safe?" Elle asked.
"Here's the bathroom." J'onn said putting Elle down hoping he would be saved from further questions. Handing him her story book she went into the bathroom while he waited outside.
When she emerged he handed her the book and took hold of her hand.
"I'll take you back to your parents."
"No. I want Alex."
"She may be asleep."
"She's not." Elle said. "She's working. She always works. And her heart is beating faster than it does when she sleeps." Elle said before realising she was confessing to using her Super hearing.
"You really do take after your mother." J'onn commented picking up on her slip. "We'll check in her lab. If she is not there or asleep I'll take you to one of your grandmothers."
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"Hey." Alex said looking round when she heard a knock. Seeing J'onn enter with Elle she asked.
"Elle, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Elle said before moving to Alex and hugging her.
"I found her roaming the corridors." J'onn explained.
"Where's Adam?"
"Asleep apparently. I'll leave a note so they don't panic when they realise she's not there." J'onn said leaving.
"Can't sleep?" Alex guessed looking down at Elle who shook her head.
"And I wanted to thank you."
"For what?" Alex asked confused.
"Saving mommy."
"My job is to look after your mom and I will always do that."
"Do you have powers too?"
"No. I'm just a human."
"What about me?" Elle asked.
Sensing it could be a long conversation Alex lifted Elle onto one of the chairs and said.
"We don't know what powers you'll get. All we know is you can't get cut and you have super hearing."
"Which I'm not allowed to use." Elle complained.
"Not that that stops you." Alex countered before saying. "Even if you get other powers I'm not sure you'd be allowed to use them."
"Mom does."
"She's an adult and she didn't until a few years ago." Alex replied, deciding to tell a white lie.
"Do you think I'll get other powers?"
"It's possible."
"So I could fly?" She asked.
"I don't know. Anything is possible with you." Alex said. When Elle fell silent Alex optimistically thought the questioning was over until Elle asked.
"Why do I have to wear glasses? I don't need them, I can see fine."
"In case you get your mom's x-ray vision. When your mom first came to Earth that was one of the first powers to kick in and she couldn't control it and it freaked her out and caused headaches. The glasses, yours and hers, stops x-ray vision from working. But when she wants to use it she just takes the glasses off."
For a minute Elle didn't speak as she considered the new information. Eventually she asked.
"Why didn't anyone tell me?"
"That is something you need to talk to your parents about." Alex said trying to dodge the question. Her answer only causing Elle to pull out her best Cat Grant stare. Sighing Alex said. "Growing up your mom always felt different and like she didn't belong. She thought if you didn't know you would find it easier to fit in."
This time the answer seemed to satisfy Elle who instead asked.
"Will you read me a bedtime story?"
"Sure."
-TBC..
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.