A/N: Thank you for the comments.
Guest - The wait won't be too long for the sex to be revealed.
Alliedstasis - Thanks. I really can't tell if the balance is right at the moment between supergirl and family, so will happily accept guidance.
"How's Kara?" Alex asked entering the kitchen the following morning.
"Still without powers and still feeling sick." Adam explained.
"Is she still in bed?"
"No, she's out with Elle." Adam said handing Alex a mug of coffee.
"Is that a good idea when she doesn't have powers?" Alex asked frowning.
"Probably not. But Elle took priority."
"Why? What happened?" Alex asked.
"We told her about the baby."
"She didn't take the news well?" Alex guessed.
"Nope. She suggested we handed the baby over to you."
"Why?"
"She doesn't want it and she knows you want a baby."
"Why doesn't she want a brother or sister?"
"Because she thinks we wanted to replace her."
"That's rough." Alex said. "Do you want me to talk her? I mean I am the one person around here who ended up with a sister she never wanted."
"That would be great." Adam replied.
"Where's Alura?"
"I think she picked up that we needed some space and went out early."
"Does she know?"
"We've not told her, but she has super hearing and if she is like all the other women who live here I'm sure she will have heard."
"Paranoid much?" Alex asked as the front door opened.
"Alex." Elle greeted before hugging her aunt.
"Hey munchkin." Alex smiled.
"What are you doing here?" Kara asked.
"I'm on a rescue mission." Alex replied.
"What are you rescuing?" Elle asked.
"You." Alex explained. "You can stay here and eat whatever green stuff your dad makes and watch your mom hurl, or can can come with me and get some real breakfast." Alex offered, immediately causing Elle to stop taking her jacket off and look at Adam.
"Can I?"
"Go clog your arteries, I'll get healthy food in you later." He said earning a goodbye hug. With that Elle walked up to Alex and took her hand, before the two left the house.
Once they had gone Kara turned to Adam and said. "I lied. I'm freaking out."
"It will be okay." He said pulling her into his arms. "Although maybe we're the ones who should feel rejected."
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"Your dad said you weren't excited about the baby." Alex said.
"No." Elle confirmed. "Does that make me bad?"
"No." Alex assured her.
"The way mom and dad looked at me I felt bad." Elle confessed.
"I didn't want Kara in my life." Alex told her.
"You didn't?" Elle asked eyes wide.
"No and I was pretty mean to her when she first came to live with us."
"But you're like the best sister ever." Elle said, still disbelieving of the story.
"Well I definitely wasn't back then and I really regret that now. I know it seems daunting and isn't what you wanted, but having a sibling can be really good."
"What if they don't like me?" Elle asked.
"Why wouldn't they like you?" Alex questioned. "Everyone likes you."
"You just said you didn't like mom when she came, and everyone likes mom. I mean she's Supergirl."
"Well your mom was really annoying and hogged the bathroom and used her powers to get an upper hand." Alex listed. "Just don't do that and you'll be fine."
"What if they're better than me? What if everyone likes them more?"
"The baby is not going to be your clone. They are going to be different to you and in some things they may be better, but in others you'll be better. The key is to work as a team and together you'll be awesome." Alex said. "What ever you and they end up being good at, you are always going to be special. Because, even though you will no longer be the only Human-Kryptonian hybrid on this planet. You will always be first. No one can take that away from you."
"Thank you." Elle said after a moment's contemplation.
"Not being the centre of attention all the time has it's advantages." Alex said.
"Like what?"
"You can get away with a lot."
"You don't. Eliza is always telling you off." Elle countered.
"She is…..but only about the stuff she knows about."
"How much stuff doesn't she know about?" Elle asked.
"Plenty."
"Like what?" Elle pressed, hanging on Alex's every word.
"Ask me when you're older."
"Okay." Elle said sounding disappointed before asking. "How much older?"
"Sixteen...better make it eighteen."
"Aww." Elle complained.
"In the mean time I need your help." Alex went on.
"With what?"
"Your mom. When she was expecting you she got really forgetful. I mean she took your dad and I to Clark's fortress and left us there. She forgot to pick us up."
"Isn't it really cold there?" Elle asked.
"Yes, yes it is. She didn't mean to do it, she just forgot. But the chances are she'll get forgetful this time round to. So I need you to help me make sure she doesn't do anything stupid."
"Okay." Elle replied.
"Oh, you should probably sort out your hearing too." Alex added. "If the baby is anything like you it is gong to be really loud for the first couple of years."
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"Did you have fun?" Kara asked when Elle and Alex returned.
"Yes." Elle said hugging her mother. "Are you feeling better?"
"A little." Kara said. With that Elle moved over to Adam and hugged him before saying.
"Don't worry, I had a healthy breakfast."
"You did?" Adam asked not believing her.
"Orange juice." Elle said. "And the muffin had blueberries in."
"You two need to work on your definition of healthy." Adam said looking at Alex who just shrugged. Seeing that Elle was taking her jacket off and knowing Kara needed time with Alex, he looked down at Elle and said.
"Not so fast. You owe me Frisbee in the park." Adam said.
"Okay." Elle said happily, enjoying being the centre of attention.
"We'll see you later." He said to the sisters before taking Elle and Krypto out.
"How did it go?" Kara asked Alex when the door had shut.
"She'll be okay." Alex said. "But there's no overnight fix. It's going to take time for her to adjust."
"How much time?"
"It could be awhile. But she'll be okay."
"How can you be so sure?"
"Because I wanted you in my life less than she wants the baby in hers and look at us now."
"You hated me for months." Kara recalled.
"Well I never wanted a sibling and then one day you showed up. Plus you were annoying and hogged the bathroom." Alex reminded her.
"So what do I do?"
"Just never forget to remind her how special she is." Alex said.
-TBC...
A/N: Thanks for reading and reviewing.