PART TWO
The Start of Spring Break Week Junior Year, many years ago…
9:00 A.M., Saturday, Midvale, Danvers House
"I still don't understand how she convinced you to let her stay Mom." Alex grumbled glaring at Kara over her folded arms.
"She's staying because her friends are staying, she'll have a better time at home then following us around National City for the week. This is our time to help you figure out which college you're going to Alex. You need to focus on that, not what your sister will be up to while we're gone. That's for me to worry about and besides I've arranged for Mrs. Emerson from down the lane to come by to check on Kara and bringing your sister dinner. She won't be alone." Eliza said with eternal patience.
"Kara doesn't have any friends." Alex snidely pointed out.
Kara grimaced at the hurtful comment and frowned looking down at the table as she insisted, "I do have friends Alex, just because they're not as great as your friends, doesn't mean you get to be a mean to me. Penny Ferrell and Mary Leach are both staying in town for the break, we made plans to hang out and do stuff. I don't want to be bored all week and I promised mom I will check in multiple times a day every day just like last time."
"It's not like I'm going out drinking or throwing raging parties. And if I did it's not as if anyone would come." Kara joked and that got Alex to smirk and laugh and nod her head in agreement.
"It's still not fair. I was never left home alone like this, even now." Alex said with a disgusted expression.
"If there's an emergency I will call mom. If anything happens I will call mom. I know the drill." Kara insisted and Eliza smiled.
"This isn't the first time Kara's will be home alone, and it's only two days longer than the last time. Kara can handle this, she's already proven that. So Alex, stop stalling. Go get the rest of your stuff in the car. If we're going to make our check in time we need to leave now. Kara we've gone over all the rules and what I'm expecting of you. I know you can handle yourself and you've been home alone before but never for this long. I am putting my trust in you Kara to be responsible. And you have to be home every evening when Mrs. Emerson comes by with dinner, if you're not here to check in with her I will know and I will come home immediately. Understand?"
"I do. I promise I won't get into any trouble." Kara said with a sweet smile. She was excited to be alone for once which was rare since arriving on the planet but at the same time she had apprehensions about being left alone for so long. The last time she was left alone was for a family funeral for Eliza's aunt and was home alone for three days. By the third day it felt as if Eliza and Alex would never return, Kara cried with relief when she heard their car pull into the driveway.
Kara helped Eliza load the car with the rest of Alex's stuff then waved at them as they drove off. Once the car disappeared down the road she turned back to the house even though she could still hear them talking and it made her smile. After a while even their voices faded and Kara realized she was really alone. Suddenly the house seemed so empty and big. She was immediately bothered by how quiet it was. Kara could hear every animal within a ten mile radius and every neighbor as they woke up and went about their morning. She was still having a hard time tuning out sounds and distractions so she turned on music then a movie. It worked and helped her feel less alone.
Kara made herself a huge bowl of cereal and milk for breakfast and watched a movie. Then she ate three huge bowls of popcorn while she watched a second movie. By the third movie she was raiding the standing freezer for ice cream and ate what she could find. Being alone meant no one could tell her she was eating too much and since she had a hard time getting full she just kept snacking. By that afternoon she was on movie five, Kara had stopped the DVD to get a new bag of chips and another can of soda. In the kitchen Kara was shocked to find she was out of chips. So she went to make more popcorn and found that she was out of that too. Then she checked the standing freezer and saw only frozen pieces of meat meant for later dinners.
"Well shoot Kara, this is no good. There are no more snacks. Now what am I going to do?" Kara said to herself as she looked over her dire situation. Using the house phone Kara called Eliza on her cell asking if it was okay to go buy some snacks. To Kara's surprise, Eliza told her there was an envelope on her desk in her office with some cash inside for Kara to buy snacks for this week. Eliza reminded Kara to blend in on her trips into town and told her she loved her before hanging up. Kara went in search of the envelope and was shocked to find a couple hundred dollars in cash with a small note from Eliza written on a post it note that read:
Enjoy your time Kara, don't eat all the snacks in a day. Love you!
"Eliza's the best!" Kara said folding the envelope of cash and slipping it into her back pocket. She rushed upstairs to change, she wanted to get into town and get more snacks before it got too late. She would have to go on foot since her bike was still at the repair shop and she would have to go slowly to keep up appearances of her "normalcy" as Eliza asked her to. Kara understood why and did as Eliza asked.
Dressed in long jeans, her favorite comfortable shoes, a t-shirt and light blue hoodie Kara grabbed her backpack and headed to town. She took her keys locking the door on her way out and checked the mailbox as she passed by it. There was just more college brochures for Alex, so Kara left it in the mailbox. It was a beautiful day, there was very little traffic on the road leaving Kara nothing to do but listen to the animals in the surrounding forest and eavesdrop on the neighbors who were home.
On foot the walk into town was an hour and a half, Kara didn't mind she liked the long walk. Twenty minutes in she was passing by Mr. and Mrs. Kimball's home she could hear them watching an old movie she recognized, Grease. Kara couldn't help herself and began singing along with the songs. She loved to sing but thought her voice sucked so never did so where other people could hear. However, alone out on this walk she sang loudly and proudly having fun the whole time.
The traffic was light on the road that day and with it being a relatively small town, Kara easily recognized the cars and the drivers as they passed by. So when a black SUV with tinted windows drove by going in the opposite direction she was heading in it definitely caught her attention. The black SUV was speeding and the plates were from New York making Kara wonder if the person inside was someone important.
"I wonder where they're going." Kara asked watching the SUV disappear around the bend.
3:30 P.M., Saturday, Midvale
"Yes sir, we're on our way to the safe house now. I'll report in once we're settled. Yes sir." Bruce Dix said into his cell phone. He hung up the call then slipped the cell phone into his pocket then adjusted his meticulously neat gray suit. He turned around in the front passenger seat and took off his sunglasses to address the angry teenager in the back seat.
"Miss Luthor, we should be arriving at our destination in a few minutes. When we get there I will be going over the ground rules with you. They are non-negotiable."
"My brother hires you to be my warden while he keeps me prisoner and you want my cooperation? The fire in the science lab wasn't my fault. I was framed. This is all a bunch of bullshit."
Lena fumed in the backseat, she sat with her arms crossed and her eyes firmly fixed on the passing scenery. Dix's face remained impassive as he slipped his sunglasses back on as he sat back in place. He said, "Why you're under my charge is not my business Miss Luthor. I'm only concerned for your safety and to stay on schedule."
"Where are we? Why won't anyone tell me?" Lena asked scowling.
"You're someplace safe. That's all you need to know. Those were your brother's orders." Dix said.
"That's fucked up."
"You can talk to him about it tonight." Dix said.
"If you gave me my cell phone back I could talk to him right now."
"I'm sorry Miss Luthor I cannot do that." Dix replied.
"What can you do?" Lena asked sarcastically.
"Keep you safe Miss Luthor." Dix answered a slight frown on his face.
Lena rolled her eyes under her sunglasses, she was so pissed. She couldn't believe this was how it was turning out. One minute things were going great she had friends, she had a guy she was seeing and her grades were great. Then the next thing she knew she lost the guy she was dating to her best friend, while her other friends set her up to take the fall for a fire in a lab that was set to cover up a theft. Despite her pleas of innocence no one believed her and she was asked to leave school. She couldn't believe her brother had been right; he tried to warn her people would take advantage of her because of her name. Lena had been yanked from school so fast she was still wearing her school uniform. She wasn't allowed to change or pack; she was told someone would be doing it for her and not to worry. She knew her step mother would make sure her things and mementoes from that school were destroyed as her way of punishing her. Now here she was in the middle of nowhere held prisoner until her brother could pay off the school and find her another one to go to. Lena knew he was doing what he thought was best for her but she wished he would just let her stay with him full time instead of the year round schooling.
Lena's anger grew, she felt helpless and being shuffled around like a chess piece hurt. Her step mother wanted nothing to do with her and her brother; the only person who loved her and wanted her around never had time for her. Lena felt very alone in the world and she blamed her family for it. Lena began looking for a way to rebel against her current circumstances. She wasn't going to let this new security detail hold her back; she was a Luthor after all.
They arrived at the "safe house" a few minutes later, an estate off the road with an electric gate and camera's in all directions. It was secure on a hill with the forest cut back giving it ample sight line around the property. It was a beautiful house in a beautiful location but to Lena it looked like an ugly dull prison set in desolate harsh place. All Lena could think about was escape. Dix immediately began to rattle off rules before the car was even parked, a long list of do's and don'ts expected of Lena during her stay. Dix continued to go over his rules as he escorted Lena inside the house and up to her room. Lena only partially paid attention to the man as she followed him through the house; instead she was busy looking for things she could take advantage of and there were many. Lena played nice biding her time.
Dix showed Lena her new room, a large comfortable fully furnished space with a TV, queen sized bed, small living room, full bath and a panoramic view. Lena walked in checking out the room. Dix told her, "Your brother had a wardrobe sent ahead for you. It's already been hung up in your closets. There's a stocked mini fridge and cabinet of snack stuff. Use the phone by the bed to call down if you need anything or if you have any problems. One of us on staff will be with you instantly."
"Yeah fine whatever. Bye." Lena was eager to be away from the man.
Dix nodded twice with the same small frown and left. Lena shut and locked the door. Wasting no time she walked directly to the closet throwing the doors open. She rifled through the brand new designer clothes and changed into black jeans and a dark emerald green top with long sleeves. Then she found a second closet full of shoes and coats. Taking a moment to search the shoes Lena found a stack of boots, she dug through the boxes searching through the styles and found one suitable for her purposes calf high black leather boots perfect for riding. Then Lena dug through the coats.
"I can't believe my luck. This is a good sign." Lena said excited as she pulled a black and green motorcycle jacket out of the pile of coats stuffed in the closet. She slipped everything on piece by piece while searching the room for a way out. She saw a garage on the way in and knowing her brother there would be a handful of Luthor vehicles stored there. Their father's car collection was vast and their mother liked to sell, drive and crash them upon her always changing whims so Lex had taken to hiding them all over the place. Lena spotted a weakness in the patrol and decided to just take her chance in walking out. She had a light step and could keep quiet so the moment she could leave she unlocked her door. She took a quick peek first and listened for the loud ear pieces each security man wore then stepped out in the hall heading to a second staircase she noticed earlier. It faced the garage so she took another chance, it was empty and in moments she reached a side door leading outside. She moved quickly along a stone pathway around the house straight to the garage.
Lena's adrenaline was pumping; she knew she could be discovered at any moment. If she was caught the consequences would be bad so she had to be quick and get far, far away. Lena reached the garage and found a numbered key pad lock at the door. Lena thought about possible codes and tried a series of five numbers. It didn't work. She tried a different series of numbers that she knew. That combo didn't work so she put in a different one then a different one and so on until the seventh try and it finally worked and the door opened.
"I knew it! Stupid random pass code generators are worthless." Lena smirked as she entered the garage.
Inside she found six restored classic cars along with a three identical black and gray BMW R1200GS motorcycles. Lena searched for the key box finding it next to a duffle bag belonging to one of the security team. She retrieved the keys to one of the motorcycles then looked inside the bag and found a laptop. Taking another roll of the dice on her luck she turned it on and tried to get into it. It was password protected but poorly, Lena got inside in after a few tries. Once inside she used her access to hack her way into the house security system and changed the codes to everything locking everyone out and everyone into the room they were currently in if not the house in general. With everything controlled by one system it wasn't difficult, Lena had hacked harder things for fun. Then Lena opened the front gate and the garage door and rushed to the closest bike. She checked to make sure it had fuel then grabbed a helmet that was sitting on the next bike slipping it on her head. She jumped on the bike and to her amazement was able to start it, usually it took her at least three or four attempts to get a bike started. Lena was in a rush but she knew to be careful with the bike and took off carefully out of the garage then picked up speed. In moments she was out of the gate and heading down the drive way toward the open road.
4:00 P.M., Saturday, Midvale, on the road
Kara's walk into town took less time than she expected. She waved and said hello to a handful of people as she made her way to the grocery store. The friendly familiar faces waved back, it was only when she ran into other students from her school that she was met with cold, stony glares; that was if they acknowledge her at all. Kara couldn't help but be hurt, these human social interactions were still perplexing her and she found she could not make connections as easily as she once could back on her home planet nor as easily as her adoptive sister Alex could. Kara was envious of Alex; so many things came easy for Alex leaving Kara to wonder when her time would come.
With a sad smile on her face, Kara walked into the small grocery store at the edge of town. It wasn't the usual one they went to when they went shopping as a family, that store was six blocks away and three times the size of this one. Kara didn't want to walk further into town and run into any more classmates. A few steps inside Kara noticed through one of the large front windows a rider in on a very fast motorcycle speed past heading into town, Kara saw the black and green jacket and shiny black helmet and wondered who the rider was. Only a handful of people owned motorcycles in town and none that nice. Kara turned back to her task and grabbed a shopping basket and headed for the snack aisle.
Kara only bought what she could fit into her backpack and what she could easily hold in her hands. She figured if she ran out she could always walk back into town; at the very least it would give her something to do. Soon she had what she needed and was heading back home along the same path she took into town. Kara began singing out loud to herself whatever she could hear in the neighbors houses as she passed by while quietly planning out which movies she would watch that evening in which order. Halfway home she noticed her ice cream was melting and paused to re-freeze it discreetly along the side of the road behind a thick bush. As she was emerging from the bush with her ice cream properly frozen again she noticed that black SUV from earlier recklessly speeding into town. This worried Kara and she focused on the SUV and immediately heard four men arguing inside. They all sounded very angry with one another.
"I can't believe we lost the target. If the boss finds out what happened our asses are toast!" One man said through gritted teeth, his fear only apparent in the rapid beating of his heart.
"What are we going to do Dix if we don't locate the target? Our instructions were very specific." This man was open about his worry and fear.
"I know what's at stake if we don't locate the target! I wasn't the asshole who forgot his bag with his laptop in the garage was I Benson? Look the target couldn't have gotten far and we sent the other team in the other direction to cover our bases. It's only a matter of time before we find the target. And when we do I will personally make sure the target isn't a problem anymore." This third man was very angry.
"That's if we can even bring the target in." A fourth man grumbled.
Kara's face twisted in concern and worry. "Well, they sound like they want to kidnap someone. Sounds like a bunch of bad men to me. I wonder who they're after."
Kara stopped singing after that her mind was on the SUV and the "target" they were searching for. Ten minutes later Kara heard a pair of engines coming very quickly down the road. One was a motorcycle engine that sounded familiar; the other was a car that also sounded familiar and then a moment later she realized why. The motorcycle she had spotted earlier in town zoomed by and right behind the bike was the black SUV. In the brief moment she saw them, Kara realized the SUV was chasing the rider on the motorcycle. In reflex Kara focused on the rider and could hear the rapid heartbeat and the chanting, "Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit! Oh shit!"
Kara knew the rider was in trouble, she wanted to help but she didn't know how. Her own heart racing Kara made a choice and dropped her backpack and groceries into a nearby bush. Kara used her super speed dashing into the surrounding forest. She used her knowledge of the area to jump ahead of the road while also using her super hearing to keep track of the chase. Kara was fast but she wasn't used to dodging trees and big rocks, it slowed her down. Kara reached the side of the road but watched the chase pass her by. She did overhear from the SUV.
"I'm sick of these games. If we have to run the target over so be it! Get close! Tap the back tire with the fender. Now!" One of the men ordered the one driving.
Kara watched in horror as the SUV sped up closing the distance on the rider as they came to a bend in the road. The rider dodged the SUV's lunge at its back wheel and the SUV overcorrected careening across the road into a tree. The rider went in the opposite direction from trying to avoid the collision and couldn't course correct hitting a rock along the side of the road. The rider and bike bounced off the rock and to the right into a ditch, the rider was thrown off the motorcycle into the hill behind the ditch.
Kara ran up and checked on the men in the SUV. They were all alive but unconscious and to her great concern they were all carrying loaded guns under their coats. Feeling as if her fears about these men were confirmed Kara rushed on to check on the rider. The bike was upside down, the front wheel bent. The rider was on their side in the dirt. Kara used her X-Ray vision to see how badly hurt the rider was and sees that the rider just had a shoulder out of place, and a twisted ankle. Kara was shocked by the lack of injures. Then Kara noticed something else.
"Oh Rao! The rider's a girl!"
Kara looked around hoping help would come while thinking about her choices. She was afraid that the men in the SUV would wake up and hurt the rider. She knew her time was running out and made a decision. Kara picked up the rider cradling them in her arms. Kara looked around as she carefully carried the rider away from the crash site and across the road into the woods. Afraid to be caught, terrified of being seeing Kara ran faster than she ever had before all the way home. Unsure of what to do next but not wanting to take a stranger into her house Kara took the rider to a small stream nearby laying her down on the bank. Kara ran to the house and called in the accident, she told the police that she saw the SUV and the motorcycle speed by and heard a crash while walking home from the store. Then she made sure to give the location before rushing off the phone. Kara ran back to get her backpack and groceries putting them away in the house and grabbing the first aid kit before returning to the rider.
Kara returned to the stream to find the rider still in the same position she had left them in. Kara took a deep breath and moved in to take a better look at the rider. Right away Kara noticed a crack in the helmet across the crown. She silently hoped the helmet did its job and the rider's head was okay. Kara carefully unbuttoned the strap holding the helmet in place and gently pulled it off revealing a beautiful girl around Kara's age with wavy inky black hair.
"You don't look like a criminal or someone that could hurt me. You just look hurt." Kara said as she used her X-Ray vision to look over the unconscious girl one more time. The dislocated shoulder and twisted ankle were not the only injuries the girl had suffered in the crash; there was also a bump on her head in the same spot that the crack appeared on her helmet. Kara frowned and gently reached out feeling the growing swelling on the pretty girl's hairline.
"I need to get you an ice pack. And you know somewhere safer. Shoot." Kara said standing up looking around. She used her super hearing and heard the police and ambulance coming down the road toward the accident. Kara knew that once the accident was confirmed by the police they would send officers out to investigate, that they would find the girl if Kara didn't get her inside. Kara wasn't sure who those men in that SUV were or why they were chasing this girl but until she woke up and told Kara what was going on, Kara was going to do her best to keep the girl safe from further harm.
Kara picked the girl up and carried her to the house going in through the back door. Laying the girl on the couch Kara rushed back out and retrieved the helmet leaving it on the kitchen table and locking the back door. She retrieved an ice pack from the freezer and wrapped it in a paper towel returning to the girl's side. Kara set the wrapped ice pack down then carefully popped the girls shoulder back into place then used her X-Ray vision to make sure it was back where it was supposed to be. Kara was glad the girl didn't even stir at the painful procedure and picked up the wrapped icepack gently placing it on the girls head over the swelling. With all she could do done, Kara took a seat on a nearby chair and patiently waited.
6:30 P.M. Saturday, Midvale, Danvers House
Competing pains greeted Lena as she woke she grimaced before she even opened her eyes. She instinctively reached for her throbbing head leaning into the softness she was laying on. The head pain was intense; it took a long moment for her to absorb it before she felt the pain in her ankle along with a lot of aches in her shoulder and back. Only then did she remember the accident and getting chased off the road. Alarm, fear and flight flooded through Lena. Immediately she sat up forcing her eyes painfully open making the pain in her head worse.
"Owe! Shit. Where am I? What the hell?" Lena said squinting in pain as she looked around at her surroundings.
"Please don't move. You've been in an accident. You're in a safe place." A soft young female voice said from somewhere nearby.
Lena turned toward the voice finally noticing the pretty blond girl sitting close by looking at her with such concern and worry. The girl gave her a shy smile and moved to replace an ice pack that had been sitting on her swelling ankle. The girl then moved to pick up an ice pack that had fallen on the floor and after wrapping it back up in a wash cloth handed it back to Lena with the same shy smile. Lena looked at her with confusion but took the wrapped ice pack and laid back down putting it back on the painful bump on her head.
"Thank you. Um, who are you? Where am I? What happened?" Lena asked in a rush of questions as she blinked through the pain and tried to focus her blurry vision on the girl.
"My name is Kara and you're at my house. I brought you here after your accident. I saw those men chasing you. They seemed like really bad men. I thought you might be in trouble." The blonde girl admitted with a shy shrug looking away.
Lena kept blinking until her vision finally came into focus and she could see the other girl clearly. Lena frowned despite the pain as she took in the thin frame of her rescuer and wondered out loud. "How did you do that? Are you alone? Wait…Did you call the cops? Did you tell anyone I was here?"
Again that intense fear that those security assholes would show up and drag her back to that prison flooded Lena's senses making her panic. Kara was quick to leap off her chair and gently push Lena back down upon the couch as she quickly explained.
"I am alone. My mom and my sister are out of town for a couple of days. I rescued you by myself. I did call the police but only to report the accident. Those men who were chasing you were hurt, maybe worse than you. I didn't tell them about you. I haven't told anyone about you. I wanted to see if you needed help first."
Lena was stunned. She sat up again to look at Kara closer, the blonde girl simply smiled brightly at Lena with open friendliness. There was no hint at malice or manipulation which was something Lena was not used to seeing. It seemed as if Kara was being honest. Lena sat back with a heavy thud while staring hard at Kara with open wonderment. She opened then closed her mouth a few times with nothing coming out as her mind went in several different directions at once. Finally Lena shook her head causing a bit of pain which helped her chose a direction as she momentarily closed her eyes to gather her thoughts. Finally she opened her eyes to look at her savior as she said with a shy small smile of her own.
"Thank you Kara for doing all of that. My name is Lena."
"It's nice to meet you Lena. Hey, are you thirsty? Hungry? I can order a pizza or make hot coco or something?" Kara offered already standing up ready to dash off at a moment's notice making Lena smile for real.
"Maybe in a little while, thank you." Lena said smiling in reflex at Kara's eagerness to help.
"How do you feel? Do you need a doctor? I can call an ambulance." Kara said sitting back down but looking very worried.
"I probably should. My ankle hurts and is swelling up into a balloon. I don't know it could be broken. I feel banged up and my head feels like it one giant throbbing pulse. It's all I can feel. How bad do I look?" Lena asked looking to Kara.
Kara looked down at Lena's swollen ankle narrowing her eyes for a moment then bit her lip shrugging as she said, "Your ankle isn't broken. It's just sprained. You were very smart to wear what you did for riding on that motorcycle. It really protected you and the bump on your head…" Kara turned and narrowed her eyes at the bump on Lena's head then continued on, "Is a pretty good size bump and probably a concussion but there's no fracture or anything. You're helmet took the brunt of the hit. It was cracked and broken when I found you. You were very lucky you weren't hurt worse. If you had been, I wouldn't have moved you on my own like I did."
Lena stared open mouthed at Kara in pure wonderment. "How?"
"What?" Kara asked confused.
"How do you know all of that just by looking at me?"
"Um…I took a first aid class last summer. I thought I might become an EMT or a doctor or something." Kara said with a worried smile.
"Wow, that's amazing. I don't think I need a doctor then. Not if I have you to look after me. Will you keep looking after me while I get back on my feet Kara? Is that okay if I hang out with you for a little while?" Lena asked with a shrug and an unsure expression. Kara was quick to smile and nod yes.
"Of course I can help Lena. I don't think it's a good idea for you to try to walk on that ankle anyway. You might hurt yourself worse. But I kind of need to ask you something."
"Okay."
"Those men you were running away from, did they hurt you? If I told the police about you being here would the police make you go back to those bad men?" Kara asked and Lena wasn't prepared. Panic rose in her chest at just the thought of answering that question.
Kara saw the panic in Lena's face and frowned a little getting up announcing, "I'm going to make us something to drink. I'll be right back."
Lena watched Kara walk out of the room and let out a breath she had not realized she had been holding in. Lena could hear Kara in the next room, the kitchen and sat there fretting over what she was going to say. Should she tell this new person the truth or lie? Lena had never had good luck trusting people before and yet, this girl, this stranger had rescued her and was keeping her safe because she needed help. Of course this stranger could be lying and could be keeping her there on purpose, maybe those security guys had a backup location set up? Lena went over all the possibilities in her mind again and again until Kara returned a few minutes later carrying a tray with drinks and snacks. Kara smiled brightly as she came back in setting the tray down on the coffee table in front of Lena.
"I wasn't sure what you wanted to drink so I brought choices. We have a glass of water, a soda Welch's Strawberry it's my mom's favorite and it's all we have—sorry and chocolate milk. Oh, and a bag of potato chips and a bag of popcorn. If you'd rather had something more…filling we can order out or I can try to make you something but I'm not a very good cook. I just started learning." Kara said with a shrug looking embarrassed.
"This is great Kara thank you! And I'll start with the water. I am thirsty." Lena said reaching out for the water only to have Kara leap in and grab the glass to hand it over to Lena so she didn't have to move very far.
"You're welcome Lena." Kara said her smile widening and making her eyes twinkle. Lena saw this and took a deep breath coming to a decision. Kara saw the change in Lena's demeanor and sat down with a serious expression.
"Kara…I'm in trouble. You probably already figured that out but it's true. Those guys who were chasing me, they were hired to keep me prisoner by…my family. If you tell the police they will tell my family and more security guys with more guns will show up to take me back. They were chasing me because I escaped and was running away. I'm sorry if it seems like I don't want to say anything but I have a really hard time trusting people. Most of the time when I trust people it blows up in my face. That's actually how I ended up here. The last few people I thought I could trust betrayed me and I got screwed bad." Lena confessed while staring at her hands, her fingers fidgeting in nervousness. Lena had not been planning on telling Kara the full truth but it just kept tumbling out of her in one long cathartic torrent of words. Lena felt heat rising up her neck and chest as different almost sharply painful panic rose up inside of her, she was completely terrified on how this new person would react to the truth. Only when she looked up she saw the prettiest blue eyes staring at her with complete compassion and understanding.
"If you need help Lena, I'm here for you, for as long as I can. I'm sure together we can figure something out. I promise I won't tell anyone you're here." Kara said reaching out placing a warm hand on Lena's arm. Kara gave Lena a warm encouraging smile and Lena felt her whole body relax. Lena didn't understand why those words from Kara were so comforting but they were. Kara was the first person she genuinely believed in a really long time.
"I appreciate that more than you know Kara." Lena said sincerely.
"I never go back on my word Lena." Kara said with a small shy smile and a shrug. It made Lena smile from ear to ear and she was about to say so when suddenly Kara stood up looking worried.
"What's wrong?" Lena asked confused, she had not heard anything or seen anything that would cause the alarm she saw in her companions face.
"Someone is coming up the driveway. I don't want anyone to know you're here. Would you be comfortable with hiding?" Kara asked with an unsure pleading look. Lena just smiled warmly and nodded yes.
Kara helped Lena up and almost carried Lena as they walked so much so she didn't have to put any pressure on her swollen ankle surprising Lena. "Wow Kara, for someone my size you're really strong."
"Thank you. Here over to the closet there's a stool inside you can sit on while I take care of this." Kara said giving Lena another encouraging smile that was infectious. Lena had to smile back.
Lena put her weight on her good foot and hopped into the closet and sat down on the stool before Kara shut the door. Lena waited a moment then cracked the door open just enough to see out of it. The closet was at the end of the hall in the kitchen but she could see through the crack in the open door a slim view of the front door. Lena watched Kara take a moment to calm and collect herself then wait at the front door. A few moments later someone knocked on the door, Kara waited a beat of three then opened the door with a bright smile, it was a police officer.
"Hello?" Kara answered.
"Hi Miss, my name is officer Travis is your mother home?" A young police office inquired his hands on his hips a friendly smile on his face.
"No she's not; she's out on an errand. Can I ask what this is about officer?" Kara asked politely.
"There was an accident down the road a ways and it was called in by someone who gave this address. I'm just following up to get a statement." Officer Travis said.
"Oh good! I hope no one was hurt. I was the one that called in the accident officer Travis. I was getting the mail and I saw them drive by it was so fast. Then I heard a loud noise. It was so quiet I have no idea how far away it was. I came right home and called it in. Did I do the right thing?" Kara asked leaning on the door fidgeting with her hands.
"Yes Miss, I'm sorry but I need your name for the report."
"Danvers, Kara Danvers."
"Yes Miss Danvers you did the right thing by calling it in right away. Did you see anything other than the vehicles drive by? Have you seen anything strange or maybe anyone one on foot that you've never seen before?" Officer Travis asked.
"No. I've been inside watching movies. Should I be on the lookout for anyone? Should I call my mom and tell her to come home right away? Is there a criminal loose on the streets?" Kara asked in a rush that got the officer to calm her down quick. Lena quietly laughed in the closet.
"No! No, no, no, no, no Miss Danvers nothing like that. Just please be on the lookout for anything strange or anyone strange. And here please call me if you see anything else or can remember anything else. I would like to speak to your mother as well as soon as she gets home. Please have her call me. And thank you for time Miss Danvers." Officer Travis said handing Kara his contact card.
Kara accepted it and said with a big smile, "I'll keep my eyes out for anything odd officer and I'll let my mom know to call you as soon as she gets home."
"Make sure to lock all your doors Miss Danvers and have a good night." The office as he left. Kara waved to him then shut the door locking it. Kara watched him leave through the front window for a long moment then turned and began to head back down the hall toward the closet. Lena sat back away from the crack in the door pulling the door slightly more closed.
"You can come on out Lena. I know you saw the police officer leave." Kara announced a moment before she reached the closet door opening it. Lena was already to her feet reaching out for Kara's support to get back to the couch. Kara rambled the whole way.
"I knew a police officer would have to come at some point. I'm just glad it was a quick visit and they didn't want to look around. I forgot to put away your helmet it's just sitting on the kitchen table."
"That's okay Kara. I thought you handled yourself great. You had the cop wrapped around your finger, better than I could have done. I can never keep my cool when I'm face to face with authority. I just lose it. I was really impressed." Lena said with an encouraging smile and nod of her head. Kara blushed looking away.
Once Lena was back on the couch Kara took her seat next to Lena on the chair. They sat in silence for a long moment quietly looking at each other with a smile on their lips before Lena impulsively reached out pulling Kara into a tight hug even though her shoulder still hurt and her body ached terribly. Kara didn't resist she leaned in hugging Lena back.
"I know we just met Kara but you're my best friend." Lena declared still hugging Kara tightly.
"Really Lena? I've never had a best friend before." Kara admitted.
Lena pulled back to look Kara in the eyes to make sure she was looking Kara directly in the face as she told her new friend. "That changes right now. I'm declaring us best friends right now!"
"Okay!" Kara said excited.
"I'm so excited. I've never had a real best friend before but I know you're different Kara. I know you're the person I've been waiting for. You've already shown me that." Lena said nodding her head confident of her opinion of her new friend.
"I didn't do anything Lena. I was just keeping my word but if that means I get to be your best friend that's great! I'll gladly be your best friend. I think you're amazing." Kara said the smile never leaving her face.
"Hey, so Lena just a heads up but my mom's friend Mrs. Emerson is coming by to drop off dinner for me and to check on me in a little while or well, actually looking at the time any time now. I just want you to be prepared." Kara said with a frown as she glanced at her watch on her wrist.
"Actually Kara, would it be okay if I took a shower? And maybe borrow some sleep clothes?" Lena asked.
"Yeah of course, um the shower is upstairs so let me help you." Kara said offering her assistance again.
Kara helped Lena to her feet then wrapped Lena's good arm around her shoulders and again basically carried Lena through the house and up the stairs the bathroom. Lena looked around the house as they went, it was nice and homey. It felt lived in and warm, welcoming; like nice people lived there and after meeting Kara she knew that to be true. She noticed pictures of a pretty blonde woman and another girl similar in age to Kara, Lena figured they must be Kara's mother and sister. Lena wondered where their father was, maybe gone like her father was. Kara pointed out various rooms down stairs there was another front living room where there was a TV, an office, the kitchen, the basement, and bathroom of just a toilet and sink. Upstairs there was Kara and her sister's room, her mom's room, a closet full of extra towels and linens and the full bathroom.
Kara helped Lena into the bathroom with Lena taking a seat on the closed toilet. Kara rushed off to get a change of clothes and fresh towels for Lena returning a moment later and piling the stack on the counter next to the sink.
"Do you need anything else Lena?" Kara asked.
"Do you have soap and hair stuff in the shower?" Lena asked looking around.
"Yes, you'll find it in the shower but let me get you a tooth brush. My mom keeps extra ones under the sink." Kara said immediately bending down and opening the cabinet under the sink. In a moment she pulled out a new toothbrush still in the wrapping placing it on the sink.
"Thank you Kara for everything." Lena said sincerely feeling more relaxed and at ease then she had in ages despite the aches and pains and injuries.
"You're welcome Lena. If you need anything else just let me know." Kara said heading for the door.
"Actually there is one more thing." Lena said and Kara stopped in her tracks turning around.
"Do you have a music player I can borrow while I shower? I need music to drown out my thoughts or it'll be bad." Lena asked staring rather hard at the worn tile under her booted feet. She didn't want to see any judgement in her new friend's eyes.
"Sure you can use my mine, well actually it's my mom's old IPod but it still works great and I've got a bunch of new music downloaded." Kara said with a bright excited smile. She rushed off to her room returning a minute later with the IPod and small Bluetooth speaker setting both down the counter.
"Thank you Kara. You really are the best!" Lena said slowly taking her boots off, it hurt with her sore shoulder but she managed.
"Have a great shower Lena." Kara said shutting the door on her way out.
Lena took off her jacket tossing it on the floor next to the boots. Next she peeled off her shirt tossing it on the ground then unzipped her pants and wiggled them off. She sat there looking at the new ugly bruises dotting her legs, hips and arms from the accident. "Damn! I look like a leopard with all these spots."
Lena looked closer at her ankle and was disgusted by the swelling; she hated the look of it more than she hated dealing with the pain. Lena stood up and hobbled over the counter and picked up the IPod. She scrolled through Kara's music approving of most of what she found then she came across a new album that she herself had just picked up and downloaded on her now lost phone. She had listened to it just enough to know she loved every song.
"Oh hell yes!" Lena said with a happy smile as she turned on Alessia Cara's Album "Know It All" and hit shuffle, the first song to play was "Seventeen". Lena started nodding along enjoying the music as she pulled both towels out of the stack Kara had brought her and put them on the back of the toilet next to the tub and shower. There was a window above the toilet, Lena opened the window and a gentle cool breeze blew in. Lena smiled and turned to the tub pulling back the shower curtain, she saw bottles of shampoo and conditioner, body wash and bar soap with three different color scrubbing puffs. Lena turned the water on making sure the temperature was right before stepping in. The water felt amazing, like it was just washing away the aches and pains.
Lena stood under the hot stream for a long time, her mind first thinking about the bathroom she was in then slowly wandering around to the day's events. When she thought about being run off the road, she started crying. She knew it would be dangerous to take off like that but she never thought the security guys would try to kill her for it. They were supposed to be protecting her! Lena knew being a Luthor could be bad news, that's what happened to her father but to have it happen to her like that was so scary. She had never had a close call like that before; it rattled Lena to her very core. She had no idea how her brother handled the repeated attempts on his life so calmly like he did. Lena had new respect for him because of that.
"I can't go back. What if those assholes try it again? I've got to get word to Lex I'm safe but I can't let him know about Kara. I need to keep her safe from all this shit." Lena said her eyes still closed under the cascading water.
Silently Lena began making plans on how she was going to handle this, as she did this she washed her hair and her body as best she could. By the time she was finished in the shower she felt clean, relaxed and confident in her plan the key was to keep Kara out of it. Lena turned off the water and opened the shower curtain; she reached over to get towels wrapping her body up first then her hair. She carefully stepped out and finished drying off. She was careful to keep her weight on her good foot as she got dressed. The open window kept the bathroom cool and dry along with allowing a very nice breeze to come in. Lena unwound the towel from her hair by the window and began to run her fingers through it to help dry it. Standing by the window trying to dry her hair she heard something over the music she was listening to, something that caught her attention and held it firmly. A familiar female voice singing seemingly along with the music she was listening to. Then the song ended and in the pause in between Lena heard a voice clearly coming through the window singing the refrain of the song a few times more. Then as the next song started the voice began singing along with the new song.
Lena was intensely curious about this, from what she had seen through the house's windows there were no neighbors immediately nearby so where was this voice coming from. Then Lena remembered the layout of the house and that the kitchen was directly underneath the room she as in. Lena began to wonder if maybe the voice she was hearing was Kara's. Intrigued by this small mystery Lena became determined to find out what the truth was and left the music playing. She quietly opened the bathroom door and slipped out shutting the door after herself. When she did that it muffled the music coming from the bathroom allowing her to clearly hear the voice again, it was definitely coming from inside the house. Lena hobbled to the stairs and slowly made her way down. When she reached the landing she heard the voice, which she was certain was Kara's now, pause before a new song started. The closer Lena hobbled the clearer and louder the voice became and Lena recognized the lyrics right away it was from a song called "Scars To Your Beautiful".
When Lena reached the end of the hall her ankle was painfully throbbing but she didn't care she had to see with her own eyes if Kara was the one singing or not. Then Lena reached the entryway to the kitchen and saw Kara singing while she washed dishes by hand. Lena stood there mesmerized by how amazing Kara's voice was, so clear and powerful. Lena was in awe by how beautiful it was and how easy it seemed for Kara to go through the highs and lows of the song. Lena had taken lessons from an early age to play music but she had zero talent in the vocal department and had always been in wonderment of those who could. The fact that Kara had such a wonderfully angelic voice stunned Lena and impressed her more and more. Then the song began to wrap up just as Kara was finishing what was in the sink. Kara turned around to set something on the kitchen table behind her and suddenly notice Lena standing there and yelped.
"Oh my Rao! Lena! You startled me, where did you come from?" Kara asked clutching her chest with wide eyes.
"I'm sorry Kara. I didn't mean to startle you, I just heard you singing from upstairs and I had to see for myself. You have such a beautiful voice." Lena openly gushed hobbling into the kitchen toward Kara who looked totally panicked and completely embarrassed.
"Now I know you're just being kind Lena. I know my voice sucks, that's why I don't sing around anyone. I don't want to break their ears." Kara said unable to look at Lena. Kara turned around and quickly tried to busy herself in the already cleaned kitchen.
Lena saw this for what it was—avoidance and knew right away she had embarrassed her friend. Lena felt bad, really bad and wanted to fix it immediately. Frowning and biting her bottom lip Lena hobbled toward Kara until she was right in front of her and reached out grabbing Kara by both arms to stop her friend's frantic pace through the kitchen. Lena was searching for Kara's eyes and when she couldn't find them she reached down for Kara grabbing her hand. That got Kara to finally look up at Lena, once Lena had Kara's eyes she told her.
"I'm sorry Kara. I didn't mean to embarrass you and I am being completely honest when I say that you have the most beautiful voice I have ever heard. So beautiful I had to come right downstairs to find out if it was you or not despite how banged up I am and how much pain I'm in. And I'm going to tell you this right now Kara. It was totally worth it. I could listen to you sing all night."
Kara's face turned from embarrassment and shame to confusion and thoughtfulness. Still Lena could tell Kara didn't fully believe her. After a moment Kara nodded saying with a defeated shrug, "You're really sweet Lena. Thank you."
"Are you mad at me Kara?" Lena asked bluntly still holding on to Kara. The pretty blond girl looked up at her friend and smiled a small smile and shook her head no. After a few beats Kara admitted, "I like you Lena, you're one of the first real friends I've made on my own since coming here and I don't want to mess it up. I don't want you to find out something about me you don't like and stop being my friend."
"That would never happen Kara, that's not how real friendship works. Trust me. I've had enough fake friends to know how this is supposed to work. And what do you mean by when you said "since coming here" did you and your family just move to the area?" Lena asked trying to change the subject. Lena let Kara's hands go to hobble over to the kitchen table to sit down.
"No, my mom and my sister are from this area. I'm adopted." Kara said with a sad smile and something even darker behind her eyes, to Lena it looked like a loss and pain. Lena took note to ask late but it made the mystery of Kara Danvers all that much bigger in her mind. Lena became even more determined to know everything about Kara.
"Was it recently?" Lena asked with a sympathetic expression that made Kara pause and sit down next to Lena at the table.
"A couple of years ago, I lost everyone but my cousin. I can never go home again, it's all gone. He helped me find Elia and Alex. Eliza adopted me and gave me a new home, a new family." Kara admitted with tears in her eyes.
Lena wasn't expecting that and immediately reached out pulling Kara into a tight hug, she didn't care that her shoulder was still aching or that her body hurt from the crash. All Lena cared about was comforting Kara in that moment. Kara pressed her face into Lena's neck and shoulder and hugged Lena back. After a long moment they released each other but Lena kept hold of Kara's hand.
"It looks like Kara we have more in common than we knew." Lena said.
"What do you mean Lena?"
"I'm adopted too. My mother died when I was little and I found out who my father really was when he came to collect me. I was adopted by him and his family." Lena confessed her voice taking a bitter tone.
"Wasn't a good thing? You still had family left to take you in. All I have left is my cousin but I never get to see him. Don't get me wrong Eliza's amazing and even Alex is pretty great sometimes but I still feel really alone a lot. Well, most of the time." Kara said.
"You would think but it wasn't and still isn't. My father was never around and now he's gone too. My step mother treated me like a diseased pet from the day I got set foot in their house and still does but my brother was different. He took me under his wing right away, taught me what it was like to be one of them and he protected me. I love my brother. But he's gone all the time and I'm always stuck in some boarding school either state side or abroad. And that's a whole different ball of terrible shit. You want to talk about feeling alone a lot. I know exactly what you mean." Lena said tears welling up and spilling over.
This time Kara reached out and pulled Lena into a tight hug and Lena broke down sobbing. After everything that happened that day, it felt good to cry and be comforted by a real friend. Kara held Lena for a long time not saying a word while Lena cried getting all that pent up emotion out. When the sobbing subsided Lena let Kara go and quickly wiped her face clean, Kara just smiled brightly at Lena asking her.
"Are you hungry? Mrs. Emerson brought enough food for a few people. I'm happy to share. It's chicken casserole. I know it's good because Mrs. Emerson is a great cook. I've loved everything I've tried of hers."
"That sounds great. Do you want to eat in here or watch TV or maybe a movie while we eat?" Lena asked happy for the change in subject and the lack of judgement on her breakdown.
"We can defiantly watch something while we eat, with my mom not home we don't have to eat at the table. That's her rule." Kara said with a twinkle in her eye that Lena smile in reflex.
Lena took a deep breath drying her face one more time when she noticed a familiar helmet sitting on the counter. She hobbled over to it and picked it up; seeing the huge crack in it she instinctively reached up and felt the swollen knot on her own head. The crash flashed through her mind again and a shiver ran up her spine.
"Lena, are you okay?" Kara asked.
"Those men tried to kill me. They almost killed me. It's hard to wrap my head around it all." Lena admitted in a quiet voice. Kara frowned and walked over to her hugging her from the side.
"I'm sorry you went through that Lena. I wish I could protect you from all the bad men out there." Kara said hugging Lena a little tighter.
"You're off to a great start." Lena joked and they both smiled.
"I'll grab everything you meet me in there. Hey, what do you want to drink with dinner?" Kara asked popping up from her chair and practically bouncing over to the oven to pull out a foil covered casserole dish.
"One of those strawberry sodas would be great Kara, thank you." Lena said getting to her feet and slowly hobbling out of the kitchen.
"Hey Kara which room is it? To the left or right?" Lena called out from the hall.
"The right." Kara answered.
"Alright cool! See you in a second." Lena said biting her bottom lip as she hobbled into the TV room taking a seat on the couch by the coffee table.
Lena looked around to see a comfortable room full of books, reading chairs, couches and decent sized TV. Kara joined her a couple minutes later carrying two trays full of food and drinks, Lena had no idea how Kara was carrying both over flowing trays with such ease. Lena would have had difficulty carrying one of the trays with both hands.
"Wow Kara, you've got to be like the strongest person I know. I'm so jealous I could not carry all of that. How do you do it? Did you used to weight train or something? Should I start weight training when I get better?"
Kara giggled setting the trays down and shook her head no. "Um, you could weight train if you want Lena. Getting physically stronger would be good for any hum…um, person but if you're trying to get as strong as me I'm sorry you won't be able to. For me it's genetic, everyone in my family are born strong in fact I'm supposed to get stronger the older I get."
"Really? That's so cool. The only thing I know I'll get the older I get is more of chip on my shoulder. The world is a cold cruel place and it's my destiny to make it my bitch." Lena said coldly remembering the talks with her brother about what a Luthor was supposed to do with their time in the world, it wasn't play nice or come in second.
"Is that the family motto?" Kara asked sitting down next to Lena. There was no judgement in the question just curiosity which made Lena contemplative.
"Unfortunately yes, even though my step mother who insists I call her Mother keeps forcing me into music and dance programs. I hate ballet and I can't sing. What I can do is play several instruments decent enough but not enough to make it into any program that would be worth a damn. What I'm great at is science and tech but does Mother listen? Nope. And my brother won't back me up either, he doesn't want me following in his footsteps because he's worried it will put me in even more danger. I tried going around them and just talking to my teachers to get the schedule I really wanted but they wouldn't listen either, they said a person of my standing otherwise known as someone with my last name should be pursuing the most challenging program available. I just think they were paid off by my step mother, because how could science not be the most challenging program in the school?"
"I know what you mean, before I had to leave home the elders who were in charge of education were very harsh with me and what my studies were. They expected more of me than my classmates all because of who my family was, their standing within our community meant more was expected of me. I was expected to follow in their footsteps right away, no deviation allowed. When it all disappeared and I arrived here and realized I could do whatever I wanted, I didn't know what to do. I was lost. I still am sort of. Finding your own path is hard but I like it so much more than before. All those restraints and rules were suffocating."
"Exactly!"
"What science classes have you been taking Lena? I've found the ones available for me here locally are lacking." Kara asked.
Lena went over the classes she had been taking which were basic at best but then went into great detail about the stuff she had been reading on her own. Research and methods taught in college and more advanced stuff that her brother was working on. To Lena's huge surprise Kara followed along understanding everything she was talking about and was able to add things that Lena had never even heard of before yet made total sense. It was the most stimulating conversation she had about science in ages, she loved it. Unfortunately too soon the conversation had swung around back to the topic of her family and her brother again making Lena sad.
"Hey Kara can I ask a favor?"
"Sure."
"Tonight can we pretend the outside world doesn't exist?"
"Yes we can Lena. And in fact I think I know of something that will cheer you up!" Kara said getting up and bouncing over to the TV and DVD player.
"Really? What?"
"It's a surprise but I will give you a hint. It's something my mom showed me when I was feeling down to cheer me up. It's a really old TV show but it's really funny." Kara said putting the DVD disk in the player.
"Okay. I'm down for anything right now." Lena said with a shrug. She reached over and grabbed her soda opening it and taking a long drink from it.
Kara got the TV and the DVD ready and rushed back over to her seat remote in hand. She was grinning from ear to ear as she told Lena with excitement. "I'm still learning about TV and all the programs out there but this old TV show is just so funny!"
"Still learning? Didn't they have TV where you're from?" Lena asked surprised by the comment and wondering where her friend was really from.
"Actually no there wasn't TV. I spent all my time at school learning the history of my people, they knowledge they had spent generations gathering and the role I was expected to take in society and within my family. And playing with my friends and family, I really miss them. Coming here was so different but I have to admit a lot of fun, there are so many different wonderful things about this place that really make it worthwhile to be here."
"Wow, you're really different Kara." Lena said staring at Kara hard, she liked everything she saw and everything she heard. Kara was just so different than anyone she had ever met before, she was just amazing.
"Is that good or bad?" Kara asked looking uncertain.
"Very good, you're like a breath of fresh air after living in a smog filled city." Lena said.
"That sounds terrible." Kara said looking horrified.
"Sorry, how about you're like the sun after a heavy rain. You bring sunshine and happiness." Lena said.
"Thank you Lena, that's a lot better." Kara said her bright smile returning.
"So what's the name of this TV show that's supposed to cheer me up?" Lena asked.
Kara grinned and pressed play, a black and white TV show started and soon the theme song for "I Love Lucy" began to play. Kara began to make them each a hearty plate of chicken casserole and passed one to Lena with a fork and a napkin. Lena took it while her eyes were transfixed on the television screen.
"I've heard of this show but I've never seen it. And it's funny?" Lena asked.
"Really funny, I've love most of what I've watched." Kara said with a huge excited smile as she dug in to her own plate of food.
"Well, if you say it's funny then I'm excited to watch it. Black and white TV, damn that's so old!" Lena said with a firm nod and Kara giggled.
Lena began to eat as she watched the old TV show, the food was great and show for being so old was actually really, really funny. She kept pausing to laugh and make comments with Kara about what the characters in the TV show were doing. Six episodes later they had eaten all the casserole and were now munching on popcorn and candy drinking Strawberry soda. Lena loved the show and was enjoying herself so much with Kara she really didn't want the night to end. She was determined to keep watching the show as long as Kara was awake. However, by the eighth episode Lena couldn't resist and leaned in cuddling close to Kara. And once Kara reached out wrapping her arm around Lena holding her close Lena mumbled, "This is nice. " and drifted off to sleep.
1 A.M., Sunday, Midvale, Danvers House
Kara finished the episode turning off the TV then checked the time on the clock on the wall. She was surprised by how late it was, time just seemed to fly by. Kara looked down at her new best friend sleeping soundly pressed against her side and smiled. This had turned out to be the best night she has had on earth yet and it was all due to doing a good deed. Kal-El did say to follow her instincts; that good things would come from it and he was right. Her good deed today allowed her to meet Lena. The brunette really was the coolest person she had ever met and they had stuff in common too. Kara still couldn't believe how easy it was to talk to Lena. Kara told Lena things in the first couple of hours of meeting her that she had taken weeks to tell Eliza. There was just something special about Lena, something that was just so interesting and alluring Kara just had to know more. As it was Kara was so glad she met her, Lena was the first person she found to be comfortable with right away. That had never happened before. It gave Kara hope that Earth and this whole situation she found herself in would work out like her cousin and her new family said it would.
Kara slipped out from under Lena then called Lena's name trying to wake her up only Lena seemed to be in a very deep sleep. Kara stood there and bit her bottom lip conflicted, she wanted to move Lena to a more comfortable place but was afraid to wake her up. The couch they had been sitting on wasn't a good place to sleep, it was lumpy and you couldn't stretch out on it.
"If Lena's going to get better from that crash she's going to need a real bed. I don't think Alex will mind." Kara whispered out loud nodding her head as she made her choice.
Kara leaned over carefully picked Lena up bridal style and carried Lena upstairs to the bedroom she shared with Alex. Kara tucked Lena into Alex's bed then went back downstairs to clean up. It only took a few minutes to clean up the dinner dishes and TV room, then Kara walked the house to make sure everything was as it was supposed to be. She promised Eliza she would keep the house tidy and she was determined to keep that promise. After she was sure everything was done Kara went upstairs going to her bedroom first to grab pajama's then to the bathroom to shower. She was quick about it and was soon climbing into to bed.
Kara was tired from the full day and yet when she spotted Lena sleeping peacefully in Alex's bed she couldn't close her eyes. Instead she watched her new friend sleep and quietly wondered about Lena's life. Kara was excited to learn more about her new friend Lena. And as these thoughts went around in Kara's mind, she slowly drifted off to sleep.