A/N: You guys are the absolute best! I was so touched that i ended up writing the next chapter as well. I now have a very clear idea of where the story is going to go, and expect that this will most likely be a 9 to 10 chapter fic. So please do hang on and review.

Chapter dedicated to AnkorB, Amazed and Heyabrittanna.

AnkorB, i love that you're so passionate about this story, and really appreciate the time and effort you take to review, despite English not being your first language. Thank you so much!

Amazed, i absolutely love the attention that you pay to each and every story element, because it really makes me feel like the effort i put into detailing it all out was worth it. And you are right, Lena should have realized that Kara is an alien, when she told Lena that she has a secret, especially considering that she is supposed to be smarter than Lex...And Kara is being selfish by not just telling Lena that she is Supergirl. I hope you will hang on, because I will definitely shed some light on their thought processes in later chapters.

Lena answered the last e-mail she had earmarked for the day. Sighing, she stretched as much as the car seat would allow, finally glad to have a moment of peace. She closed her eyes, letting the soft hum of the moving car lull her into restfulness.

After Kara had left, Lena had been too emotionally wrung out to process all the information that had been thrown her way, any further. The events of the last 24 hours had left her exhausted. She had spent the rest of the day throwing herself into work, happy to have some outlet where she could switch off her heart, and instead rely on her sharp mind.

But now, her work for the day was over. It was time for her to confront her feelings, and explore how she really felt about what Kara had told her. Lena took a deep breath, and mentally decided that she would examine one by one, the twin bombshells that Kara had dropped on her.

Number 1. Kara had told her she loved her. How did Lena feel about that? Like everything bad that had happened to her, had been for this very reason. Because the kind of happiness that she felt at having her love returned by Kara Danvers, would need to be balanced out by the kind of shit that she had been through, right? Nobody was supposed to be this lucky. Who wouldn't jump at the chance to be with sunny, sweet and sexy Kara Danvers? Her love was the most precious gift in the entire world.

So, to summarize, Lena felt good, ecstatic even, about Kara's first revelation.

Time to move on to the next revelation. The thorny one, which Lena knew was definitely going to open the proverbial can of worms. Sighing, Lena rubbed her temples trying to ease the tension she felt there

Number 2. Kara had told her that she was an alien.

How was Lena supposed to feel about that?

Did she care Kara was an alien? No! Absolutely not. Lena just hoped that whichever species Kara belonged to, was not asexual. Because Lena wanted to make love to Kara. Badly. Especially now that it seemed like a definite option. So besides the biological implications, Lena had absolutely no problem with the fact that Kara was an alien.

But Lena did have a problem with the fact that her best friend had chosen to keep this fact hidden from her, for so long. Why had she? Did she think Lena was a xenophobe because she was a Luthor? Dear god! Was it because of the alien detection device she had built? But, hadn't she also proven herself with the entire Medusa debacle? She had single handedly saved all the aliens in National City from dying a painful death at the hands of her mother.

Was Kara confused by her actions? Kara was so sunny and so optimistic, that she perceived the world in black and white. Lena's actions were perhaps far too morally grey for the reporter to comprehend? Lena sighed, and switched to rubbing the back of her neck.

But then, wasn't Kara supposed to be her friend? Wasn't she supposed to have believed in Lena, and trusted that Lena meant no one any harm? She had only wanted to protect the weak.

She really hoped that Kara had a good explanation for why she had kept it a secret for so long. Opening her eyes, Lena looked out of the car window, drawing comfort from the stars she saw splayed majestically across the cloudless sky

Kara had looked so defeated and so certain that Lena would push her out of her life, because she had kept this a secret. Smiling, Lena shook her head. If this was all there was, Kara had nothing to fear. Yes, Lena was disappointed that her best friend hadn't chosen to disclose this important facet about herself, but she had disclosed it in the end, nevertheless.

And she had wanted to tell Lena even before either of them knew that there was a possibility of a romantic relationship between them. Sighing, Lena thought back to the way the reporter had entered her office a couple of days back. Wringing her hands, and upset with the fact that she had a secret which she thought would drive Lena away, before inviting her to that fateful movie night where Lena had been rebuffed in her attempt to kiss the reporter. Kara had wanted to be honest with her, knowing how much Lena valued it. And she had wanted to give Lena the option of gracefully turning her down, incase Lena decided that she didn't want to be with an alien.

By all counts, Kara had behaved honorably. Her concern for Lena's happiness had been so strong that it had outweighed Kara's overwhelming need to be with Lena. That single thought made Lena feel warm inside. No, it made Lena feel loved, truly and deeply.

The car pulled to a stop outside her apartment. Thanking her driver, Lena got out of the car and made her way to her penthouse suite. Riding up the elevator, she made up her mind to call Kara the instant she was inside, preferably with a nice glass of wine in her hand. She would invite her over, and they would talk, and hopefully the blonde idiot would let her kiss those pouty pink lips this time. Feeling a shiver run down her spine at the thought of finally tasting Kara, Lena smirked to herself and entered her penthouse apartment.

Pushing the door open, she knew instantly that something was wrong. Someone was in her home. Her thoughts immediately jumped to the blonde angel. She murmured quietly under her breath "Supergirl. Help" If the drivel that the superhero had told her about listening to Lena's heart beat was true, then she knew that Supergirl must be making her way to Lena's house now, because her heart definitely felt like it was trying to escape the confines of her chest. Because it knew, who exactly it was that had broken into her apartment. Even before her eyes took in the back of his shiny bald head on her couch, Lena knew that her beloved brother had finally decided to pay her a visit.

Forcing herself to remain calm, Lena made her way to the mini bar and deposited her purse on the marble counter.

"Scotch on the rocks, Lex?"

She reached for the decanter, and made it a point to turn her back to him, signaling to him that she was unafraid of him. The hairs on the back of her neck stood up, as she felt him rise from the couch and make his way slowly to her

"I am touched that you still remember, Lena"

Dropping the ice cubes into the glass, Lena turned around and laid her eyes on her brother. The man who was once the sole source of light in her world, who had now chosen to become her sworn enemy. Gone was the wiry nerdy boy with quiet blue eyes that she had adored and looked up to. In his place was a tall bald man, with a musculature purposefully built to kill a depowered super, whose dancing mad blue eyes now took pleasure in the pain of others.

Taking a moment to quietly examine the man in front of her, Lena felt the pain in her heart subside. The longing for her brother now quelled. This deranged man was not her brother. He was just another enemy that Lena had to and would eventually outsmart.

Smiling serenely at him, Lena said lightly "Of course Lex. I remember a great many things. Like for instance, how you tried to murder me when you were in jail"

Lena watched those blue eyes light up with glee, before the laughter was replaced with a calculated seriousness, meant to perhaps convey sincerity. So, he was here to play a game with her then. Smiling internally, Lena wondered if he had forgotten all those times she had beat him at chess. Let him play all the games he wanted, Lena would always be the victor at the end, as always.

"A terrible mistake. I saw you smiling at Supergirl, and in a fit of anger acted hastily. Can you?... Will you forgive me, Lena?"

Laughing, Lena turned away from him and made her way to the couch with her own drink in hand. Did he really think that that was all it would take for her to forgive him? Did he really think that her love for him was so unconditional and absolute, that a mere apology would make her forgive him? Perhaps if he had still been the brother she remembered, she may have forgiven him. But he was not. And she was far too changed, far too embittered with the world that had castigated her because of his crimes, for her to give away her forgiveness so freely.

It was time to start playing his game. She sat down at the couch and turned to face him. Laughing incredulously, she said "Are you saying that you're not here to kill me then, Lex?"

She saw him regard her carefully, as he made his way to the coffee table opposite the couch. He sat down with his legs spread slightly and a hand on one knee, in what she thought he must perceive to be an intimidating pose. It wasn't. It only unfortunately reminded Lena of the sexist board members she had steamrolled that morning.

She took a sip of wine and watched him over the rim of her glass, patiently waiting for him to speak.

He looked her in the eye and began speaking "My time in jail has made me reflect on my actions, Lena. It has made me realize that if I want to achieve the goals I have set out for my life, I'll need a partner. Not just any riff raff like Bruno, but someone who is ,y equal. Who is just as talented and just as gifted as I am."

He looked at her intently, perhaps wanting her to acknowledge her gratitude at having been chosen for this high honor.

Quirking an eyebrow, she said playfully "And you chose lil' ol me?"

She saw those mad eyes soften for the first time that day, a sliver of the brother she had lost reappearing in his eyes. "You are my sister, Lee"

Her breath caught at the long forgotten nickname that he had been the first to bestow upon her. The first endearment she had ever remembered addressed to her from another human being. He knew that it would affect her, and Lena was furious with herself for proving him right.

He smiled at her, pleased with her reaction, mistakenly assuming that the name had softened her to him. When all it had done was remind her of how his love for must have been so insubstantial even back then. If he could have done all those terrible things, without sparing a second thought of how her name would be dragged into the mud along with his. It took all of Lena's years of schooling to hide the pain, which that thought brought.

He got up and made his way to her glass wall. Quietly surveying the city below, as though he were an emperor looking down at his kingdom "I wish I could say that I came to this conclusion on my own, Lee. But I must admit that it was seeing Superman and Supergirl together that made me think of you. Looking at how seamlessly they work as a team, the obvious unconditional trust between them, and the unity of their purpose. Just well…. all of it really, had me wondering how great it would be if I had a sister, who would have my back. Just like she does for Superman"

He turned around and gave her a half smile. Years back, seeing Lex give her that sliver of a smile would have kept Lena happy for days. But not now.

Looking at her glass, she asked in a voice that she carefully laced with curiosity "And what makes you think that I would help you, brother? What makes you think that I would help you in your quest to end the Supers?"

He turned around and smiled triumphantly at her "I admit that a couple of months back I would have laughed at the idea of coming to you for help. I was so convinced that you were an earth traitor and an alien lover. I hope you'll forgive me sister, but you did put mother behind bars"

She studied him. Here he was standing in front of her, saying these words without a gun pointed at her head. Which must mean he no longer believed those things about her. Stroking the stem of her wineglass she asked quietly "What changed?"

He made his way to her, his enthusiasm starkly apparent in the quickness of his gait. He sat down in front of her and grabbed her free hand with both of his. Lena suppressed the shiver of revulsion his touch brought her "I heard rumors in jail that you had had Kryptonite, Lee! And I knew! I knew at last that you had begun to see things my way. I knew then that you also thought that the Supers were dangerous. Why else would you consciously take the decision to hoard Kryptonite?"

She made a show of getting up and making her way back to the mini bar, to extricate her hand from his. So was this his game then? Was this why he was here? Was he after her Kryptonite?

Reaching the mini-bar, she plunked two ice cubes into her scotch and murmured in a voice that was meant to be heard only by one woman "I hope you're listening, Supergirl"

She turned back to him and said "I didn't want to believe it at first, but I agree with you. They do have a god complex"

Lex stood up, triumph carved into every line of his body. He rapidly crossed the room and hugged her tightly. Lena willed her body to relax into his embrace. Stepping back, Lex laid a hand on her shoulder and said proudly "I knew it. I knew you were a Luthor, through and through"

Lena smiled at him "What do you need from me?"

The hand on her shoulder, rose up to cup her cheek. Blue eyes watery with triumph at finally having gotten what he wanted, looked into hers. "I want you to infiltrate the DEO"

Lena felt her heart stop. Infiltrate the DEO? This was his grand plan? Surely, he knew that the DEO didn't and would never trust her. There must be something else. Looking into his conniving eyes, she knew that there was something else going on.

She let her confusion show on her face. Lex would never accept and trust a docile Lena. She must question him "Why?"

Dropping the hand on her cheek, Lex turned around and made his way slowly back to the wall "I've seen footage of her being thrown about and damaged so badly that she was unable to even stand up. Take her battle with Reign for instance. Its…comforting, to see her in pain" His lips quirked at the thought of Supergirl being hurt, while all Lena felt was a wave of nausea as she remembered the broken and battered hero lying in a crater filled with her own blood.

He continued "The DEO has sole possession of all the Kryptonite that is left, all because you very foolishly handed over the last of it to them. Retrieve it. Consider this a chance to rectify your mistake, and a chance to prove your loyalty to me"

He turned around at looked at her expectantly, waiting for her to answer him

She looked at him carefully. There was something else at play here. The only thing she could do for now was play along and see where the chips would fall, before making her move

"Even if I could, what makes you think that the DEO trusts me? You forget that my last name is the same as yours, Lex"

Lex nodded indulgently at her "She trusts you. And the DEO will do what she asks of them"

Lena surveyed him carefully "I am sorry to disappoint Lex. But she does not trust me. She's asked several of her superhero friends to run…let's call it background checks on me"

Raising an eyebrow, Lex looked at her curiously "That must have involved checking whether or not you have Kryptonite" He waited for her to answer his silent question of whether or not his assumption was correct.

Lena briefly wondered, how far his obsession must have reached if he knew the Supers so well. She nodded.

He continued "You of course know that Kryptonite causes them unbearable pain. But I wonder if you can truly comprehend the level of pain that it makes them feel?" Lex smiled fiendishly and Lena swallowed her disgust at seeing his obvious enjoyment of another's suffering

"Their senses are heightened. They hear, see and smell better than us. And therefore the pain they experience is also just as magnified. But their bodies are so strong that their threshold for pain is higher. Unlike humans who would lose consciousness, they feel the pain constantly. It remains as an ache in their bones for days afterwards the encounter"

He threw her a glance "The effect of Kryptonite causes them significant mental trauma. If only, it were enough to keep them from flying around and acting as false gods!" Lex spat out with his fists clenched in fury.

Then as if he had realized that he had perhaps shown too much, he schooled his expression "Checking if you have Kryptonite was a reflex Lena, born out of that emotional trauma. They are deathly afraid of it, and incapable of making rational decisions where Kryptonite is involved."

Lena looked down at the floor and let what he had said sink in. Her earlier spat with Supergirl played in her mind. Had she perhaps truly not appreciated the reason why Supergirl was so upset with her possession of Kryptonite? Had she been so obtuse that she had forgotten the hero in front of her was also just a person, who was trying her best to make the word a better place in her own way? If what Lex were saying was true, Kryptonite must have left quite a few emotional scars on the woman

He looked at her more intently and gave her a smug smile "And of course she trusts you, Lena. She cares about you a great deal. I have mapped her flight patterns, and there are multiple circuits around L-Corp, every night without fail"

Lena felt her heart skip a beat. Why did the stupidly attractive angel care so much about her anyway? Or was it the lack of trust that had her circling her building "Have you ever considered that it is her mistrust that has her checking in on me?"

Snorting uncharacteristically, Lex turned back and looked outside "She is far too much like her cousin, always wanting to give the benefit of doubt to those whom she cares about. You must have seen the number of times he reached out to me. Sniveling, begging me to abandon the course I had already begun plotting."

Lex sniggered, before he looked at Lena and gave her a deranged smile "Mark my words Lena. She will do her utmost to defend you against the DEO morons. Infiltrating the department should be child's play, especially for someone as gifted as you in theatrics"

Lena gave him a small smile, and nodded. Inside, she was hoping fervently that she would figure out what Lex was really after. Otherwise, things were going to go downhill for her and Supergirl, fast.

She really hoped that the blonde angel was listening. She was going to need all the help she could get. Assuming of course, the blonde angel didn't use this opportunity to choose once again to mistrust her.

She saw him give her a gentle smile, before he approached her and placed a hand on her shoulder "Thank you Lee. I'm counting on you to see this through"

Lena forced herself to return the smile, and gently cover his hand on her shoulder with her own.

Satisfied, Lex gave her a final nod and murmured "I'll leave now. But don't worry I'll be watching over you"

Lena heard the threat, thinly veiled as it was, and stood still waiting for his footsteps to fade away.

xx—xx—xx—xx—xx

Kara was curled up on her couch underneath her favorite blanket, her eyes blindly watching "Breakfast at Tiffany's". But all Kara could really think about was the way Lena had remained motionless, shocked into silence. Kara had left hoping that Lena would at least drop her a message, asking to talk later. But it had been radio silence so far from the CEO.

If this had been Lena's reaction to Kara's revealing that she was an alien, how much more worse would it be when Kara told her that she was Supergirl? Should she just abandon all hope now, and stop this double game she was playing, trying to romance Lena as both Kara and Supergirl.

Kara swallowed hard and looked up at the rafters above her. Coming clean to Lena would be easy to do. But the CEO would be far too hurt, and would resort to her defense mechanism of channeling her hurt into anger. And that would end up hurting Lena and making her even more disillusioned with the world at large, especially since the betrayal would come from the one woman whom she thought she could trust always.

No. Kara would see this through. She had to find a way to make sure that there was no fallout. That if Lena chose to walk away, it would be because she felt that handling Kara's alter ego would be too much. Not because she felt betrayed

A part of her desperately wanted to call her sister. Her best source of comfort. But a bigger part of her, wanted to keep her desperate longing for Lena, just to herself a little bit longer. The love she had for Lena was hers. And she wanted to nourish and cherish it, for at least some time.

She looked at her phone again. Shouldn't Lena be done with her work by now? Perhaps, she would finally be taking the time to process what Kara had told her. Despite knowing that it was probably a violation of Lena's privacy, Kara cast out her senses and listened for Lena's heartbeat wanting to feel close to her.

Ah, there it was. The familiar beat of Lena's heart soothed her. It was growing slowly fainter, almost as if Lena was travelling. And then it began beating faster. Lena must have come to a decision on how she felt about Kara being an alien. Kara looked excitedly at her phone, willing for it to light up, signaling an incoming text, or even better an incoming call.

And then she heard Lena's heart beat race before it stopped for a split second. Kara had changed into her Supergirl costume so quick that she hadn't even been conscious of her decision to discard her sleep wear.

And then she heard Lena's quiet voice

"Supergirl. Help"

Kara felt her heart stop. Dear lord! The woman was a magnet for danger. Kara threw open her window and flung herself to the heavens, piling on speed in her rush to get to Lena

"Scotch on the rocks, Lex?"

Kara froze in mid-air. Lex? As in Lex Luthor, her insane murderous xenophobic brother? What should she do? Should she go to Lena's apartment and capture Lex?

No. If she did, Lex would know Lena had called for her, and would surely kill Lena for her betrayal. But what if he tried to hurt Lena? Kara mentally calculated the time it would take for her to get to Lena from where she was. It would take her less time than it would for a bullet to be fired from Lex's gun.

Satisfied, Kara froze in mid-air and listened. Her heart sank as she realized that Lex Luthor knew more about her weaknesses than she was comfortable with. And the fact that her future most likely involved a date with kryptonite. But that insecurity did not even begin to compare with the bone chilling fear she felt as she understood that Lena was about to become a pawn in Lex's game, which might very well result in the both of them being dead by the end of it all.

xxx-xxx-xxx-xxx

Lena stood on her balcony impatiently, waiting for the blond angel to show up. Lex had been gone for a whole 5 minutes. Where was the super hero? She should really have known better than to trust her talk on listening to Lena's heartbeat. Scoffing, Lena supposed that it was a line that had probably worked on lesser woman than she.

Her phone rang, making Lena's hands tightened on the rail. Whomever was calling could wait. All she wanted now was to ensure that she put Lex behind bars as quickly as possible, so she could get on with her life, and at least ask Kara Danvers out on a date. Because with the way things were right now, she knew contacting Kara now, might end up putting her in Lex's crosshairs. And that would be agony beyond what she would be able to bear, to have Lena's personal ball of sunshine in danger from her murderous bastard of a brother.

The phone rang incessantly. Furious, Lena spun around and stomped off to retrieve it. Peering at the phone, her mind blanked out for a second, when she realized that it was Alex Danvers calling her. Alex and Lena never hung out, without Kara there to act as a buffer. Why was she calling? Was Kara in trouble?

Without a second thought, Lena swiped and picked up the call "Alex! What's wrong? Is Kara ok?"

She heard Alex's steady voice on the other end "Hey Lena! Kara is fine. I called because I was just wondering if you would like to get a drink with me?"

Lena stared at her phone, briefly wondering if the other Danvers sister was hitting on her, and hoping to hell and back that she was not "Ummm…why?"

She heard a low throaty chuckle on the other end "Don't sound so excited. A little birdie told me that given how stressful your day has been, you might want to get out and have something other than that expensive scotch of yours"

Lena's mind began working furiously. Was Alex referring to the scotch she had just served Lex? Which must then mean that the "little birdie" that Alex was talking about was Supergirl. Not an implausible conclusion, considering that the two worked together closely. And that must mean the reason why Supergirl had not shown up, was because she knew that doing so might perhaps threaten Lena's cover, or perhaps she suspected that Lex had taken the time to bug her condo. Lena sighed. She was not thinking clearly enough. How could she have forgotten Lex and his underhanded ways. She would need to be smarter than this. It was already a low blow to her self-esteem that Supergirl had obviously thought about this before Lena.

Without wasting one more second, Lena said "Sounds good, Alex. Where should I meet you?"

Alex said quietly "I'll text you the address. Make sure you come quickly, or the party's gonna get started without you"

Lena replied tersely "I'm on my way now. You had better save me some of that top shelf vodka you like to ply Sam with"

She heard Alex chuckle lightly, before she hung up

xxx—xxxx-xxx

Lena entered the bar. It took her all of 2 seconds to notice that the patrons were all aliens. Her eyes anxiously scanned the alien bar, until they found the person she had been most anxious to see.

Supergirl stood incongruously, right in the middle of the bar. Her red and blue uniform, a sharp contrast to the murky dark dingy lighting of the bar. Sitting on a bar stool by her side, was Director Danvers.

Making her way quickly to the hero, and dispensing of all niceties, she asked abruptly, the question that was foremost in her mind "You heard?"

The blonde superhero nodded, with her jaw clenched tightly "Every single word"

Exhaling in relief, she looked at Director Danvers, who was now regarding her carefully, obviously trying to figure out if Lena could be trusted or not.

The blonde superhero spoke "I am sorry that I made you come here, but I didn't want to risk making Lex suspicious"

Lena waved her hand impatiently "Yes of course! I understand. The more pertinent question right now is, what do we do? Lex obviously wants me to infiltrate your organization."

Turning to Alex, she addressed her tersely "Which I'm assuming you will allow when hell freezes over"

She watched with her fists clenched, as Alex slowly stood up from her perch on the bar stool, before looking Lena straight in the eye "I trust you Lena"

She smiled when both Supergirl and Lena did a double take at her words "You saved Sam and protected Ruby. That's more than enough proof for me that your heart is in the right place"

Lena turned to see Supergirl throwing a disgruntled look at Alex. Incensed, Lena said "And what about you, Supergirl? Have we hit that point in our relationship again? The one where you choose to mistrust me all over again, after I've helped you save the world for the umpteenth time, and then suddenly somebody reminds you of my last name?"

Lena felt a little bad at the hurt she saw pooling in those blue eyes, but she steeled herself to not let think about how small and petty, she suddenly felt

She saw the superhero look down for a minute and her fists clench as she tried to work past the hurt Lena had caused her. Lena swallowed, and then stopped breathing for a second when intense blue eyes looked back up, right into her eyes "Lex wasn't wrong Lena. I do trust you and I do care about you a great deal"

Lena felt her heart rumble slowly at those words. She found herself speechless, as she quietly observed the superhero, who was now looking at Director Danvers. The agent was also watching the superhero with narrowed eyes. The blond angel rolled her eyes, and threw the agent a look, which clearly meant "Not now", who to Lena's surprise was now fully smirking at the blonde superhero.

The superhero scowled at the agent, and said heatedly "I think Lena needs to go into hiding, Director Danvers. It's far too dangerous to let her get caught up in Lex's machinations"

Lena felt anger rise up in her all over again. Of all the infuriating blond angels "I am more than capable of handling Lex, Supergirl. I absolutely refuse to go into hiding"

She saw Alex sigh out of the corner of her eye. The agent got up from her stool and held her hands out in a gesture meant to placate "I am with Lena on this Supergirl. She has proved herself capable of committing to the entire double agent routine with her mother, during the Medusa situation. She would be a valuable asset to have"

Supergirl spun on her heel, and cried out "You can't be serious Alex! Are you seriously considering putting her in Lex's cross-hairs? That man is not only completely unhinged, but he is also dangerously intelligent! That man has an uncanny ability to see through covers and ferret out weaknesses. He already knows mine. He knows exactly what Kryptonite does to me, and I have no doubt he knows exactly how much I care about Lena!"

Lena felt her heart still as her mind registered the Superhero's words. Somewhere in the back of her mind, a quiet thought remained unacknowledged – The blond superhero cared about Lena. She did her best to quash the thought and flurry of emotions it invoked, as she furiously rationalized that the blond superhero probably cared a great deal about everyone. Hence her need to take up the cape.

She saw Alex, giving Supergirl a stern look, conveying that they would be talking about Supergirls feelings for Lena later.

The agent threw her a wary look, before turning back to face Supergirl. She sighed "Supergirl. We don't have a choice. Right now she is the only way to find out what Lex is really up to. We need to send Lena in"

Furious, Supergirl began to open her mouth to argue vehemently. But Lena had had enough. Who did the blond hero think she was anyways, that she felt she had the right to dictate Lena's actions

"Enough! You seem to be under the illusion that you have some say over what I do with my life. Let me correct you. You do not." She paused, unable to stomach the hurt she saw written all over Supergirls face.

Looking away, she said quietly "I will work with the DEO to bring Lex down. End of story"

She heard Alex speak up, voice hesitant, and clearly uncomfortable at having been caught between the two women "Okayyy then. Lena, I suggest that you approach the DEO with tech that will be of value to us. And I'll see to it that we get you an honorary position as the R&D chair. The position will enable you to work with Brainy"

Lena nodded stiffly and said "I'll be there tomorrow morning"

Alex walked over and placed a hand on her shoulder "I've got your back, Lena. Don't worry. Everything's going to be alright"

Lena felt tears beginning to mist her eyes. Her brother had also spoken words meant to reassure, with a hand on her shoulder. And yet, this woman's quiet reassurance meant more to her, than the empty words of her brother.

She watched Alex begin to walk away.

Quickly coming to the realization that the woman would perhaps be her only point of contact with Kara for the foreseeable future, Lena quickly grabbed her arm and stopped her

"Wait!"

She saw the agent turn and look at her quizzically. Lena ground her teeth. She would much rather be having this conversation with Kara, than her over-protective older sister. But she had no choice. She had to bite the bullet

"Will you let Kara know of what is going on with Lex and me, right now?" She saw the Agent nod.

"Can you also pass on a message to her from me?" She saw Alex throw a quizzical look at Supergirl who looked away pointedly. Alex turned back to Lena and said "Of course Lena"

Ignoring the Director's strange behavior, Lena worked up the balls to convey her romantic interest in the Agent's sister in way that would not end up with the Director drawing her gun, and shooting Lena for daring to so much as look at her sister.

Swallowing, Lena said "Tell her that it doesn't matter to me in the slightest, and that I would like nothing more than to talk about this with her, preferably over dinner, sometime after all of this is over"

Head tilted curiously, Lena saw the Agent try to puzzle out the hidden meaning in her words. She nodded and threw a smirk at Supergirl, before turning around and sauntering out of the bar

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