They were snuggled up tight on Kara's couch the as they watched Kryptonian movies, (which in Lena's opinion were ten times better than Earth movies) when it happened.

The main character was just about to profess her undying love to her best friend, (just like Lena wanted to do) when the front doorbell rang… Was this the man that was supposed to take Kara away from her forever? The man that was going to rip her heart out of her chest for the final time?

Kara squealed. "That's my Mom! She'll be so glad to see you!"

When Alura entered, it was with a bright smile on her face. "Lena Luthor!" She said dramatically. "It is an honor to see you again."

"It's nice to see you too, Ms. El."

Alura waved her hand in dismissal. "It's In-Ze now. Once Zor-El passed away, my name reverted to its maiden state. But that's beside the point! You're the woman who saved Argo from certain doom… You get to call me Alura." She said as she offered Lena her hand.

Lena accepted the offered appendage. "Well, you're the woman who blessed me with my best friend, so you get to call me Lena." She said with a chuckle.

She was incredibly shocked that the Kryptonians seemed to genuinely appreciate what she'd done for them genuinely; and that they didn't just take for granted her work and expect her to turn evil whenever something terrible happened... Like her ship crashing in the middle of their town. "It was an honor to help you. The Harun-El was easy to make once I perfected it, it was the least I could do after all that your daughter has done for our planet."

Alura looked at her daughter with the most prideful expression Lena had ever seen and nodded. "My daughter is incredible," She announced. "Which is why I'm eternally grateful that she found incredible people like you and Alex on Earth."

Lena was in awe… No one but Kara had ever called her anything but evil.
No one but Kara had ever seen good in her.
No one but Kara had thanked her.

She had never felt more welcome anywhere than she did on Krypton, and it had only been twelve hours. "We're lucky to have her."

Kara's blush was worth all the sappiness in the world to Lena, which is why she would continue being sappy around her until the day she died. "I see where you get your charming characteristics, Kara." Lena teased. "Like mother like daughter."

All three women laughed for a moment before Alura straightened up. "The bonding ceremony will be in a month. Does that sound good to you?" She asked, causing Lena's chest to tighten and her stomach to churn… She didn't want to listen to this.

Kara nodded. "That should be good."

Alura smiled. "Great! It is customary for the partner in the highest ranking house to pick out the bond bracelets. So, would you like me to order the same ones your father and I wore, or would you like to go to the jewelry shop uptown and look for some yourself?"

Kara smiled. "I think Lena and I can go when she's walking again. Right, Lee?"

Lena's heart cracked, she didn't want to watch Kara pick out the Kryptonian version of wedding rings, especially when they weren't going to be for them to wear. But she couldn't very well tell Kara that, now could she? She didn't want to let Kara down, and she didn't want to put her feelings on display once more, so she nodded with a tight-lipped smile. "Mhm! Of course."

Kara jumped in excitement. "You're the best. This is so exciting!"

Lena nodded her head, even though for her, this was the opposite of exciting. In fact, she was dreading every moment of it. "Yeah, it sure is!" She lied through her teeth.

XXX

Once Alura left, they resumed their movie binging, but when the credits began to roll on their fourth movie, Lena rushed to grab the remote before Kara could, causing Kara to laugh. "I'm so used to being superhuman that it still catches me off guard when something reminds me that I'm not the fastest person on the planet anymore."

Lena smiled. "You're still the prettiest though."

Kara blushed. "Oh, stop it, you." She chuckled as she tapped Lena's shoulder playfully.

"It's been over eight months, Kara. I don't want to just cuddle and watch impressively produced Kryptonian movies with you. I want to talk to you. Tell me about your life. How does it feel to be back home?"

Kara sighed. "I love it here, but I do miss Earth."

"You don't have to miss it now." Lena shrugged.

"I know" She smiled. "because I have the multiverse's best, best friend," Kara announced as she leaned forward and pressed a kiss to Lena's cheek. "Seriously, you're amazing. I would never have thought of something like that. There's nothing I could do that would be enough to thank you for this."

Marry me. That'd be enough. Lena thought.

"There's no need to thank me, knowing that I made you happy, and getting to have you in my life again makes it all worthwhile."

Kara grabbed Lena's hand and squeezed it. "I've missed you."

Lena's heart did a somersault. Kara was touching her so tenderly, and so often now, that it was driving her insane with desire. She cleared her throat and spoke. "I've missed you too, Kara."

"I can tell… You traveled across the galaxy to find me." Kara joked.

"And I'd do it all over again if it meant I would get to see you." The CEO admitted, staring Kara in the eyes to make sure that Kara understood she was serious. "My life wasn't the same without you in it, I need you, Kara. I need you far more than you could ever understand. You're my best friend."

"Oh, Lena. I'm so sorry I hurt you by leaving. I thought it was the only way that I could feel at home again. But I was wrong; I'll never feel at home without both of my lives being available to me. I need Earth and Argo… and you've given me that."

Lena's heart melted at the sincerity in Kara's voice. "I'd give you everything if I could."

Kara smiled and grabbed Lena's other hand. "You already have."

Lena fought the urge to surge forward and kiss Kara with everything she had.

XXX

An hour later, Kara was making the bed for her and Lena, and Lena was trying to find the strength to sleep in the same bed as Kara without ruining everything.

Friends sleep in different beds… why are we sharing one? This is going to be terrible; I'm going to make a fool of myself.

"I'm a cuddler, so I'm going to have to sleep on the couch because I don't want to hurt you. But if your ribs are better by tomorrow night, I think we can share a bed. I know your leg won't be better for another few days, but if I sleep on the opposite side, I think we should be fine."

Lena frowned she didn't like the idea of Kara sleeping on her own couch. "Don't be silly, Kara… if anyone is sleeping on the couch, it's me."

The death glare she received shut Lena up immediately and told her there was no room for discussion. "You just traveled over four lightyears to get to me, and literally gave me the world. The least I can do is sleep on the couch, Lena." Kara sternly stated.

Lena sighed. "Fine. Fine."

Kara smiled immediately and fluffed the pillow a bit more. "Now let me get you into bed."

All you have to do is say the words, and I'm there. Lena said to herself before allowing Kara gently lay her in bed.

"Thank you, Kara."

Kara smiled. "It's the least I can do… Is there anything else you need? Water? Milk? An extra blanket?"

Lena shook her head and patted to the spot next to her. "You." She said, a bit too honestly. "I need you to stay here and talk to me. Just for a bit longer. I've missed talking to you."

Kara smiled and obliged, climbing into bed right next to Lena and laying down. She folded her hands on her stomach and turned her head to look at Lena, who was in the exact same position. "I'm happy that you're here, Lena."

Lena's stomach filled with butterflies. "I'm happy that I'm here too. So is your mother as it seems."

Kara laughed. "My mother adores you. You saved Argo, and you gave me the ability to have both my homes. There's nothing you could do to make her hate you."

What about admitting that I'm in love with you and trying to break up your Kryptonian engagement? Lena mused.

"It was an honor to do both." She opted to say." I must admit, I'm still not used to being so accepted somewhere. Usually, everyone thinks the worst of me."

Kara frowned. "Well here, on Argo, you're our hero."

Lena couldn't help it anymore, and she rose her hand to cup Kara's cheek. "All that matters to me is that I'm a hero to you."

Kara smiled and covered Lena's hand. "The moment you stood up to Rhea was the moment you became a hero to me, Lena. Nothing made me believe otherwise."

Lena swallowed. "Even when we were fighting? Didn't you hate me?"

"No." Kara asserted with a shake of her head. "I was hurt, and sad, but I never hated you. I could never hate you."

Lena smiled. "I could never hate you either."

Kara tugged lightly at Lena's arm, motioning for her to come closer. Lena obeyed and moved so she could rest her head on Kara's shoulder, and Kara gently wrapped her arm under and around Lena so that it was resting on her hip instead of her ribcage. "I don't ever want us to go through that again, Lee. That wasn't like us."

Lena nodded. "I promise to never keep anything like that from you again."

"And I promise to never have my friends spy on you again." Kara joked.

They both giggled at the absurdity of that entire situation before falling into a peaceful silence.

Lena reveled in the feeling of being wrapped up in Kara. In the darkness of the warm Kryptonian night, cuddling with Kara felt like a little touch of what could be… a little piece of heaven.

She wished with all her might that she could extend that moment for eternity so that she could stay that close to Kara, safe in her embrace because having Kara's arms wrapped around her so snuggly brought a peace to her that she'd never known before… It soothed all the storms that used to rage inside of her.

All the pain the Luthor name had caused her, all the trust issues her family had created within het, all the anger that the death of her mother brought… all went away as she breathed Kara in.

She'd never felt this happy. Never felt this loved. Never felt this welcomed, and by Rao did she want to stay.

"Kara?"

"Hmm?" The Kryptonian hummed sweetly.

"Please don't go."

"Never." Kara avowed.

"No, I mean… Sleep here tonight. Don't go out to the living room."

Kara squeezed Lena's hip. "You sure?"

Lena nodded. "Positive."

"Okay," Kara whispered. "As long as you're not hurting."

And so, they fell asleep like that, tangled in each other's arms, breathing in each other's scent, and holding each other as if they'd die if they ever let go.

XXX

When Lena awoke, she was alone in the bed. Although that stung; she smelled something similar to bacon and couldn't help but be excited.

She sat up slowly, testing to see how much her ribs had healed, and was pleasantly surprised to feel nothing… That meant her ribs were no longer broken.

She smiled to herself, marveled by Kryptonian medicine, and decided to test fate and see how far her leg had healed, but as soon as she put even an ounce of pressure on it, she screamed at the pain and went tumbling down. She was just about to hit the floor when strong, yet unfamiliar arms caught her.

She looked up, expecting to see the love of her life, but instead, she saw the face of the man she was trying desperately not to be attracted to… she knew who he was.

"Whoa there, Miss Luthor. Are you okay?"

Lena nodded and thanked him as he placed her in the wheelchair. "Yes, fine. Thank you."

The man smiled at her. "It's the least I could do for Argo City's hero."

"How did you make it to me quickly? I thought the red sun dampened Kryptonians' powers."

He nodded. "It does, but I'm part of the Explorers Guild. My team and I go out exploring other parts of the galaxy to find any hospitable planets and try to make trading arrangements with them. We have tools that give us faster reflexes, and make us stronger so we can fight more diligently if it happens that we come across unhospitable species that are stronger than us."

Lena wanted so badly to hate this man. The man that was going to be taking away the love of her life. The man that was going to eventually be loved by Kara… the man who should be her mortal enemy… But he was just so charming, so selfless, so handsome, she couldn't. And she could see why the Matricomp matched him with Kara.

"And you are?" She played coy.

The man smiled and offered Lena his hand. "Oh! Pardon my lack of manners. My name is Kell-Ur, bondmate of Kara Zor-El."

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