Hoped you guys liked that last chapter just as much as I enjoyed writing it, anyway quick recap.
Winn found a base.
He confessed to Kara.
Now he has a gun to his face, typical Saturday right.
Now back to the story folks.
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Chapter 6: All I Wanted Was Some Chinese Food.
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'Oh shit!'
"Heeeeeey Alex." He groaned out as her boot pushed deeper into his chest, his body might be enhanced but Alex was a DEO agent of two years and he was pretty sure she was wearing steel toed boots right now.
Craning his head to look directly at her past the gun in her hand he could tell that she was not happy to see him in the slightest.
"Alex what the hell are you doing!?"
Thankfully, his girlfriend is Supergirl.
Taking her by the hand Kara basically ripped her off of Winn who sighed in relief from the release of the weight on his chest. Suddenly he found a hand reached out in assistance which he took to pull himself up.
"You alright man?" Good old James Olsen aka Superman's butt buddy, he tried not to bitterly smile as he was forced to look up in order to speak equally with the man. If there was one thing he was kinda mad about it was that he was so short now, the irritation was mitigated by the fact that he was much stronger than the other man.
"Jimmy Olsen, your working at Catco now, I've heard a lot about you."
"I hope they've been all good things." He chuckled.
"You bet." And then stood in silence for a moment before James spoke. "So Kara invited you over to talk too huh."
Invited him over? No. He was cuddling with her less than five minutes ago, that's what he wanted to say but he didn't know if Kara wanted to let anyone know about them yet.
"Yeah I guess so." Another silence fell before they both turned towards the whispering sisters. They had been harshly whispering about something after had managed to drag Alex off, he probably could've tried to listen in but he respected their privacy.
James turned to Kara and smiled. "So Kara what was it that you wanted to get us all together for?"
The two women paused and Alex gave Kara the 'This conversation isn't over stare.' Then walked over to join Winn and James by the counter.
Taking a breath Kara pushed up her glasses and turned towards them. "Ok, I gathered you here because I have a secret that concerns all of you."
"Oh my god, your pregnant!?" Winn says pointing at her in mock surprise.
"What! No,Winn!" She glared at the grin that rested on his face as she blushed in embarrassment.
It seemed to cut the tension in the room as James and Alex found themselves chuckling at Kara, or smirking in the latter's case.
"Anyway, the reason that I have you all here is because in some way or another you're all connected to me in some way."
"Alex (Secret Badass DEO Agent.) is my sister so she already knows." At this the women smirked.
"James (Superman's errand boy.) is friends with my cousin, who I share this secret with." The photographer smiled brightly at her causing Winn to frown slightly.
"And Winn (Genius Sexy Metahuman) is my bo-best friend! So I don't wanna keep it from him." Luckily the other two didn't notice the slip up, when Winn raised an eyebrow at her she simply glanced towards her sister.
'Ahh she doesn't want Alex to give me the shovel talk.' He nodded his head to let her know it was ok.
"Anyway, what I have to tell you all is" she took a pause to take off her glasses and undo her ponytail. She then began to float a few feet off of the ground.
"I'm Supergirl."
Winn tried to fake surprise but all that came to his face was a proud grin.
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"Yeah I promise we'll talk later Alex." Kara said as she walked her sister out the door, after 'revealing' her secret to them. It had been a short discussion, it's not like it changed anything she just wanted to let them know in case she needed to come to them for anything.
"You know I'm flattered that you put this whole thing on just so I wouldn't feel like the last to know." As she turned to face Winn she looked like a kid with their hand in a cookie jar as she was found out.
"Was it really that obvious?" Walking up to him and wrapping her arms around his neck.
"Yeah kinda, I already assumed it, I'd been looking at articles of Supergirl for the last couple of days and you had too much in common to not be the same woman."
At his words she simply gained a teasing frown, "So what your telling me is that you spent the last three days looking at another girl, she must be special."
Smiling at her he nodded "Oh yeah definitely, she is really is one of a kind, just the total package" he sighed gazing off into the distance, before putting his arms around Kara to pull her closer."She's sweet." He placed a kiss to her forehead. "And courageous." A peck to her lips. "And just so unbelievably sexy!" He whispered placing a final tender kiss to her neck.
She purred as he removed his lips and looked up at her with a smirk on his face."You must care a whole lot about Supergirl."
"You're damn right I do."
The two then walked back over to the couch to continue resting in each other's presence. 'Better enjoy this while it lasts.' He thought knowing that it was only the beginning of what's to come.
"Hey Kara?"
"Yeah."
"Why have you been saving lives in nothing but a skirt and a Superman shirt?"
Her loud groan seemed to make him chuckle even deeper.
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Downtown NC
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From inside Winn's Warehouse the ongoing sound of impacts on steel could be heard each with an accompanying grunt of exertion. On the ground floor was Winn, shirtless standing across from a car hood hanging from a chain.
He was sweating profusely and the hood had countless dents in it, letting out a breath he reared back a fist and punched forward the air warped around the punch and went forward denting the hood one last time.
"50." He huffed, walking over to the table and picking up a towel he dried his face off. It had been a couple days since Kara let him know about her secret and he decided that he needs to get his shit together and start on his training more seriously.
Namely his Aerokinesis, he had only been working on controlling the flow of the wind and how to shape it to use it actively. Now he was finally focusing on making the techniques themselves, the one he just used was an air punch, the attack was in the name. A compressed blast of air shot out from his fist.
Throwing the towel on the table he dropped to the floor and began doing push-ups, he had the same routine as before just with a lot more physical and ability training. As he continued his exercise a whirlwind began swirling around him counter clockwise, every ten pushups it would change direction, this took a good deal of concentration and would improve his control.
'75,76,77' He needed to get stronger as fast as possible to fight Non and Astra, he was already pissed off that he couldn't help her against that axe guy. If he wanted to be able to change anything the first step was to make sure his enemies couldn't just crush him into paste. Looking at his clock he saw that he only had a few hours before he had to head out.
He had a date today.
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NC Chinatown
"Crap Crap Crap." Dammit it was the weekend and yet Kara was still going to be late to something, she'd just finished her daily rounds and had on her way home to change when a stupid cat got stuck in a stupid tree. Ok not something she'd normally think but this was important.
Winn and her were having their first date, well their first official date, potstickers brought to her door after work and cuddling while watching the sunset weren't really dates.
Even if they were really sweet.
She was currently jogging down the street to meet with Winn, he told her that he'd wait as long as needed but she still felt bad about being late.
She came to a stop in front of the Chinese restaurant they'd decided on, 's if she recalled right and spotted Winn in workout clothes, slightly flushed yet his hair was still immaculate.
Walking up to his table she caught his gaze and leaned over to peck him in the lips before sitting down.
"So how was 'work' today." She knew by his tone that he didn't mean her job, well not the boring one at least. She took his hand and squeezed it lightly, "It was fine Winn, you don't have to worry about me all that much."
He smiled and the concerned look left his face but she knew that he was still worried. She wished that he had a bit more confidence in her ability as a hero, Kara wasn't one to brag but there was not much that could really stop her.
However she also knew it was only because of how much he cared for her, she could be the most powerful person in the universe and he'd still worry. A warm feeling sprouted from her chest as she thought about it, he would always be caring that's one of the things she likes about him.
Their date went on as normal as can be, they sat and talked about anything interesting that they were doing that day. Kara told him about all of the
Superhero duties she had committed, and pouted when he laughed at her story about taking ten minutes to get a cat out of a tree.
Winn told her about all the new activities he had picked up on, she seemed adamant on taking a tai chi class with him when they next got a chance, he questioned her about it and she just said "it's what normal couples do." with what looked like a melancholic smile.
Winn grabbed her hand and entwined their fingers "Kara, I don't want a 'normal' relationship with you, I've never been interested in normal things, that's why I want our relationship to be as crazy and outlandish as possible so that we can make every moment we have together as something to remember." He then leaned over and placed a kiss to her lips that left her dazed.
The smile that had appeared on her face afterwards made the sun look bleak in comparison, it then became teasing as soon as Winn told her about learning how to breakdance.
"You are so dancing for me!"
"No I am not."
"Yup, I'm going to get a video camera and some music and I'm going to record you dancing for me."
"I'm not even that good at it, it'll be like watching a penguin do the electric slide." That was a lie, Winn had gotten tired of just watching the dance class and had enrolled, like with his work it seemed as though learning new skills came easy to him. In a few days he knew more than a person a month into the class did. Practical application came in slower but he'd get there soon.
"A. That sounds absolutely adorable and B. You don't get a decision I'm Supergirl." She said with grin spread across her face.
Sighing Winn simply relented to her will.
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Winn was thankful the weekend had just started, it meant that he didn't have to worry about Cat calling her for something crazy. The only thing he had that would probably occupy his night was either Kara or a nightly patrol.
They'd already finished their food and were just waiting for the check, when Winn saw a trio of motorcycles and a black sedan drive up to the front through the glass, he became even more alarmed when the men on the motorcycles pulled out sub machine guns.
Next thing he knew he had flipped over their table up to guard them and tackled Kara to the ground, she was bulletproof but it wouldn't do for that to show in public. And then all he could hear was the sound of gunfire as it ravaged the entirety of the shops, ornaments were shattered and the tables and chairs were reduced to sawdust.
He saw a couple shots pierce the table that was being used as a shield and judging from the burning sensation coming from his shoulder a bullet seemed to have grazed him. Audible clicks came from the shooters direction as he raised his head slightly to look through one of the holes in his table.
The shooters had helmets on that hid their identities, the Sedans backseat door opened up and out stepped a young man-maybe a couple years older than Winn- of asian ethnicity, he had distinct all white hair. When he stepped past the other men they all stood at attention, he wore an all black suit as well as a black overcoat and gloves.
Winn's gaze followed him all the way until the man was right beside him and Kara, the man turned his head to look at them, his eyes seemed empty as he stared at Winn as if he was waiting for him to flinch. Winn only glared resolutely back at the man while keeping Kara's face hidden under him. The man slowly reached a hand into his suit and pulled out a black revolver, Winn tensed up but didn't break eye contact, if the man had any intention of shooting him he needed to be ready to counter at a moments notice, hiding his powers be damned.
He was getting more durable by the day and his healing was decent but he couldn't survive a bullet to the .
He was only a little bit relieved when the man stopped staring at him and walked over towards another man, he was wearing a business suit and had already been hit with stray gunfire-along with a few others- Winn grimly noted. The white haired man walked up to him, stopping only a few feet away from him and murmurs something in a low voice so no one could hear.
No one but the man he was talking to, Kara and Winn.
"••• ••••• ••• •••••••." He said in what he Winn recognized as Japanese.
The bleeding man's eyes widened before he was shot in the chest, the boss didn't stop, he simply cocked the gun and pulled the trigger again.
And again.
And again.
And kept on going until the gun clicked letting him know that it was empty, during the entire ordeal he face was stone faced, his expression showing no discomfort nor pleasure to the murder he was committing.
He stowed his gun back in his suit and turned around, walking back to his men he didn't even take a glance towards Winn or any of the others injured in his wake as he stepped back into the car and they all rode off.
Even before he got in the car Winn was rushing over to the man who'd been shot, holding out a small amount of hope that he was alive. Checking his pulse he found that he was very much dead.
Glancing back he saw Kara standing up and removing her glasses, he jogged in front of her and grabbed her shoulders keeping he from giving chase. She simply glared at him, he knew she could have thrown him off of her so he needed to use his time wisely.
"Winn let me go I can catch them!" She whispered harshly, she was clearly angry, he was too but they couldn't give chase, not now.
"I know you can, but right now is not the time" he gestured to the other people that had been eating who were all either cowering or groaning in pain. "There are ways to be a superhero without Supergirl. I need you to call 911 while I get started on helping these people, after you call them come and help me ok?" It took a moment but she nodded before pulling out her phone and calling the authorities.
He spared a quick glance to the direction of the criminals before moving to help the inflicted customers.
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Winn's Apartement
Winn sighed as he plopped down onto his couch, luckily there had been some first aid equipment in the back, Winn had been able to keep the ones with the worst injuries safe until the paramedics arrived. He and Kara gave the police a brief on what happened but as Winn was the only one to see the assailants face he made sure they didn't get a description.
He didn't need that, whoever this guy was, he obviously wasn't worried about the cops.
Taking out his laptop he quickly hacked into the restaurant's security system, it was a simple one but one of their cameras had still caught the assailants face. Winn zoomed in on the mans face and cleared up the imaging, getting an almost perfect rendition of the man's face.
"Looks like I've found my first job." He muttered staring at the image.