Okay, so before you all lynch me, I just want to explain something. I deleted the previous chapter because I realized that I had skipped one when posting it. This is supposed to be the original chapter five. I just fixed it right now. Lol. So, for any of those that care, I will explain my almost year long absence at the end of the chapter. If ya don't care, well, it's up to you really, but I would appreciate if ya'll don't go off on me for my absence. XD For now, enjoy the chapter I accidentally skipped!
A number of days had gone by since the horrid day, and Kara was only getting worse. It didn't help that she was jobless, so she didn't have anything to distract herself during the day. Once her powers had returned, she only showed up as Supergirl or at the DEO only when necessary, but after her run in with Winn, it seemed that her hopeful demeanor had completely shattered. After that day that she tried to talk to her friend, the poor Kryptonian would be holed up in either her apartment or Alex's. The only two people she would see or even talk to were Maggie and Mon-El, depending on which apartment she was staying at.
Despite only those two being able to talk to her, it didn't mean that there weren't others who tried or were trying to reach out to her. No. There was James, who had tried a couple of times by showing up at her apartment; however, he was met instead by Mon-El, who would only give him an apologetic look and would tell him that he had just missed Kara, or that she didn't want to see anyone. J'onn tried to show up every now and then, but after the first few days had gone by with Kara just brushing him off or sending Mon-El instead, the Martian decided to give the Kryptonian some space. Then, there was Lena. The last person who Kara expected to be this troubled and the last person she wanted to worry. Lena had not only called countless times, but she also sent texts, shown up at Kara's apartment, and even go as far as send pot stickers from Kara's favorite Chinese restaurant to both hers and Alex's apartment, depending on where she was currently residing.
At first, the blonde was curious as to know how Lena had figured out where Alex's apartment was, but she quickly remembered who Lena was, and it didn't surprise her how the CEO used her resources to find that out. She let out a weak smile when she remembered the first night Maggie came in with a bag of pot stickers, explaining that Lena had sent a delivery boy over to them with a small note reminding her that she was there for the blonde whenever she was ready; though it wasn't until Mon-El showed up with Maggie a few minutes ago, that he admitted to telling Lena where her sister's apartment was at.
At seeing her Daxamite boyfriend stepping inside the apartment, Alex's apartment, Kara sat up from her spot on the couch. "Mon-El?" She questioned, obvious confusion and surprise on her face and in her voice as she blinked, as if seeing him there wasn't real. He gave her a half smile, hesitating before walking over to the couch. His eyes travelled around the room in a nervous manner. He looked uncomfortable being there, since he had never been to the older Danvers's apartment. Maggie only pushed past him, placing the bags of takeout on the coffee table before sitting next to Kara.
"Maggie?" Kara questioned when Mon-El failed to answer her, considering that he was still looking around like something was going to happen to him if he let his guard down.
She didn't need to see him to know that the Daxamite was still nervous. So, with an exasperated sigh, Maggie finally looked up to face him with an annoyed look. "I told you already that nothing is going to hurt you in here. Jesus! Not even Winn is this nervous when he comes over!" The detective exclaimed.
That seemed to calm Mon-El, as he finally let himself sigh in relief before he went to sit on the other side of Kara. The Kryptonian immediately leaned back to her boyfriend, wanting to be in the comfort of someone right away. While Kara got comfortable, Maggie began to pull out the containers of the food from the many bags. "So is anyone going to tell me why you're both here?" The blonde asked, a feeling of suspicion and uncertainty creeping up. Although they were the only two whom she let herself be around, they had never been with her at the same time. The blonde already figured that there was a reason that the both of them came, but what that reason was, she had yet to find.
Once the food was spread out all over the table, Maggie turned her attention back to Kara. "You need to get out. It's time you stopped moping around, Kara." Mon-El blurted out, wincing slightly when he saw the glare that the detective gave him. Kara blinked once, then again, as she processed the words from her boyfriend. Maggie let out a soft sigh when she saw anger flare up in the Kryptonian's eyes as she then pushed herself away from the boy, and stood up to look at both of them with anger. Her fists clenched in time as she clenched her jaw in anger as she glared at the two of them now, but before Kara could get a word out, Maggie slowly stood up, raising her hand to stop Kara. "Just listen, please… that came out wrong." Maggie said, glaring at the Daxamite in time.
They could both see that Kara was angry, but when she made no move to run or ignore them, they shared a look before Maggie continued. "I know you're hurting. I really do Kara, but Alex wouldn't want you to just close yourself in. She wouldn't want you to be like this and you know it. I don't want to pull the Alex card, but I don't know what else to do. We're trying to give you your space and respect what you want… but I'm not going to just stand around and let you lose yourself Kara. I'm here for you… we both are… we all are." She said, stopping when the blonde opened her mouth. Maggie waited a moment, waiting to see if Kara was going to say anything but took her cue to go on when she saw that the younger woman wasn't going to interrupt. "You told me the other night that we were going to bring Alex back home. You looked so determined that day Kara. What happened?" She asked.
Kara was now looking at them lost, her jaw clenching at the question. Her shoulders sagged as she looked down, her eyes beginning to glisten. Mon-El was quick to get to her side and went to pull the Kryptonian into his arms, but she maneuvered away from him, not wanting to break down because of the affection. Instead, she went back to sit down next to Maggie. It wasn't that she didn't want to be with Mon-El. She was happy to see him trying to help her feel better, but there was just something about Maggie that felt like Alex. The detective made her feel safe, as how Alex made her feel.
The Kryptonian looked so defeated. Maggie only stared at her, slowly reaching for Kara's hand, giving the blonde an opportunity to move away from the gesture. The detective couldn't help but let out a small smile when Kara reached for her hand to take, and looked up when she saw Mon-El walk over to them to sit on the floor in front of them.
Kara let out a sniffle as she then reached for Mon-El's hand with her other hand. "Do you want to tell us what happened?" Maggie softly pushed. She had seen how determined and hopeful Kara was that first night they talked. She had also noticed how happy the blonde was the day after. The detective had assumed that it was because of Mon-El, but was surprised when Kara had explained to her that Lena was the one who she saw in the morning. She knew that the blonde had spent most of the day with her boyfriend, but a thought occurred to her when she listened to Kara gush about her morning with the CEO. It was a thought that she would have to safe for later thought.
Maggie thought that Kara would keep being strong, so when Kara showed up two days later, looking as broken as the day they lost Alex to space; the detective was more than shocked. It was obvious that Kara didn't want to talk about it, and so the detective didn't push. She figured that Kara would talk to her about it eventually. She patiently waited, thinking that her girlfriend's sister was going to come to her after a few days, but those few days turned into a week, and then two, when she decided to step in. She couldn't let Kara lose herself, which was why she had gone to the blonde's apartment the previous night while Kara was sleeping in Alex's apartment to talk to Mon-El.
The short brunette wasn't happy to hear what Mon-El had to say, which was why they both agreed that it was best to speak to Kara, rather than wait for the other shoe to drop. So now, here they were, patiently waiting for Kara to explain what had happened that had her like this.
The Kryptonian let out a sigh and after a few more moments, she looked up to meet Maggie's and Mon-El's gazes. "I was coming back to the DEO… after I caught that alien that was trying to rob the bank…" Kara began to explain, recalling the events that had happened a little over two weeks ago.
~Flashback~
Supergirl landed on the DEO balcony with a soft thud. She had just helped stopped a bank robbery, in which an alien was aiding a few thieves. She was walking down the steps, entering the main lobby, when she bumped into Winn. "Oh! Sorry Winn! I didn't see you there." The hero quickly apologized, holding on to her friend's arm to help him keep from falling.
Winn, however, didn't seem to be in the best of moods, as he had all but recoiled and snatched his arm from Kara. The Kryptonian gave him a confused look, hurt by his sudden action and tilted her head. "Winn? Are you okay?" She asked.
Unfortunately, she was not prepared for the angry and hurt look that he directed at her, and had to take a step back from him. "What do you think Kara? Does it look like I'm okay?" The tech boy snapped. Kara furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. She only stayed quiet when Winn looked down and sighed before looking at her with a pained look. "I'm sorry, but, I'm mad about Lyra. She was on that ship too, and nobody seemed to care… I'm mad that we trusted your dad so easily. We trusted him right away and look what he did! He betrayed us and for that, my girlfriend is who knows where in space. I know Alex was in the ship too, but it was all your father's fault!" He yelled.
Winn moved to walk away from the Kryptonian, but Kara quickly side stepped, blocking his path. "You think I'm not upset about this either Winn?! Jeremiah is my father! I lost Alex! I couldn't stop the ship-" "Exactly, Kara! You couldn't stop the damn ship, and that was the one thing I hoped that you could do! We all thought you would be able to do it. You wouldn't have even needed to stop it if Jeremiah wouldn't have betrayed us in the first place!" Winn exclaimed. By now, everyone that was in the lobby was staring at the two of them. Kara's eyes flickered around the room, and felt even worse as she saw a few agents avert their eyes from her.
"I think you should take some fresh air, Agent Schott. Calm yourself down." J'onn said, walking over to them to diffuse the situation. He had been in one of the lower floors, locking up the alien Supergirl brought in when he could hear Winn's angry thoughts.
Kara looked at Winn with guilt in her eyes as she tried to reach out to him, only for him to step away from her. "Winn…" She called out, her voice cracking. She sighed sadly when J'onn stepped in front of her and shook his head, giving his young agent a stern look. Winn only responded by shaking his head, finally relenting to his orders. "I'm sorry Kara… I just think it's best if we steer clear from each other for a while. I know you tried, but I honestly can't help but feel disappointed and mad. He's your father, and you couldn't stop them…" He muttered. With that, he walked past Supergirl and J'onn, leaving the young heroin feeling the same as she did the night of.
"Give him time, Supergirl. He'll come around." J'onn said once Winn left the lobby. He patted Kara's shoulder, hoping it would calm her down. Instead though, Kara slowly shrugged his hand off her shoulder and glared at him with a sad look. "He wouldn't have been mad if you would've come sooner to help me…" She muttered, flying off before the director of the DEO could say anything more. She had flown straight to Alex's apartment, where she emotionlessly collapsed in Maggie's welcoming arms.
~End Flashback~
"And he hasn't talked to me since. He so much as sees me, and he goes running the other way, like if I were Kryptonite…" Kara finished muttering, sniffling, and wiping at her nose with the sleeve of her shirt. Mon-El only help her hand, looking up at her sympathetically. He wanted to pull his girlfriend into his arms, but lately it only seemed that she didn't want his affection as other times. He opted with looking over to Maggie, who now had her arms wrapped around the blonde and rubbed at her arms in comfort. "I'll go have a talk with Winn." He said, moving to stand up.
"Don't!" The two women exclaimed at the same time. Mon-El hesitated, but complied after the pleading look that Kara gave him and the stern look from Maggie. "Don't confront Winn. Let him be. He has a right to be mad. His girlfriend was on that ship too. I get him, but he's directing his anger towards Kara, when he should be directing it at CADMUS. I know Jeremiah betrayed all of you, but I know and trust Alex. If she said that he had a reason to betray you, I believe her, and believe that Jeremiah didn't want to betray you, but had no choice. Winn will come around. We'll just have to give him some time though." The detective explained.
By now, Mon-El seemed to have calm down, which was what the detective was hoping for. The last thing they needed was for the Daxamite to make things worse for Kara, and she would be damned if anyone else made Kara feel worse than she already did. The brunette turned her focus back to the blonde that was by now cuddled up in her arms. She was thrown off when she was met with fragile, but hopeful blue eyes, and for a moment, Maggie felt scared. She grew up as an only child, so she was never someone's older sibling; but here, right now, this powerful, probably the strongest alien on this planet, was looking at her with such vulnerability, that it broke Maggie's heart. Here, Maggie, a mere human, was doing her best to be strong and help her girlfriend's sister get back up. She knew that Kara only gave this vulnerable to her sister, and right now, that was Maggie. She had to be the older sister Kara needed, and fears be damned if she wasn't going to be that for the blonde.
Her lips twitched slightly, a barely there smile appearing, but a smile nonetheless as she stared into baby blue eyes. Her eyes crinkled slightly, dimples showing, which resulted in Kara tilting her head in curiosity. "You told me we were getting Alex back. I can't do that on my own Little Danvers, and I know for certain that we're not alone on this." Maggie said, motioning to Mon-El.
The Daxamite smiled at the two and nodded. He lifted himself into a kneeling position to be at closer eye level with the two women. "She's right. You're not alone. We'll get your sister back. I may not be the smartest, or as strong as you, but I'll help in any way I can. Besides we have people who are more than willing to help us." He said, grinning when Kara finally cracked a smile at both their words. "Thank you… both of you." Kara said.
Both Maggie and Mon-El smiled at Kara, nodding in agreement at their promise to bring back the older Danvers and everyone who was on that CADMUS ship. Now that they had talked to Kara, Mon-El glanced at the food tentatively. "So, can we eat now?" He asked. His question was answered by a rumbling stomach in front of him, and two pair of eyes moved to look at Kara.
Laughing, Maggie reached out for a container and handed it to the blonde. "I think that's a yes." She teased, earning a small blush from the Kryptonian.
The blonde only hid her face with the container before realizing how much food there was. "Wait, why did you guys bring so much food? Even I don't buy this much when I go eat with Mon-El." She mumbled in between bites of her food. At this, Maggie hesitated before answering. "It was Lena. She's been calling me every day for the past week and a half since she couldn't get a hold of you. She's been wanting to make sure that you're being taken care of…"
"Hence, why so much food… She's a really good friend." Mon-El finished.
Kara's head snapped up at the revelation and looked at Maggie. "Lena's been calling you?" The blonde asked, her eyes furrowing in concern, and a small glint of something that Maggie could assume was giddiness. At seeing the blonde's concern though, the brunette lowered her food and gave her newly dubbed younger sister a reassuring smile. "She's been worried about you, but I've been reassuring her that we were doing our best to keep you eating and standing. Maybe you should give her a call." Maggie suggested.
Kara only hummed, smiling softly as she lost herself in thoughts about the young CEO. It warmed her to know that Lena wanted to keep tabs on her and make sure that she was taken care of. The least she could do was clam the CEO's concerns and take her up on that offer of reaching out to her. "Yeah, I think I'll pay her a visit tomorrow then…" She muttered before going back to finish her meal.
Okay, so lemme apologize for the long absence without a head's up. I don't normally do that unless I have writer's block or lost interest in a story, but even then, I let you all know. Those of you who have known me since my first story know I do my best to have you informed on updates and the stories. I appreciate to those of you who did actually reach out to me. So, I realize that it is kind of my fault why you guys didn't know why I'd be gone. So, the last time I updated here was May of last year (obviously). I'm more ahead on updates to this story in Archiveofourown, and failed to remind you guys that for the summer of 2017, I was going to be away. I had announced that I would try to update at least once during that summer if I could, but I didn't, in either site. When I came back from my summer vacation, I was struggling with myself about school. Now, this is something I don't up and tell my family and friends, but I've always struggled with myself as a person, and there are times where I just fall in a rut that I can't seem to get myself out. I know I should talk to someone, a legit person who can help, but I am a bit proud and stubborn to come to terms and accept it completely. So anyways, I had a long discussion with my parents, and didn't go to school last semester, which only worsened my status, and fell into a bigger rut, not to mention that the relationship I was in was ended; so I was in a pretty dark place and just didn't want to get on. In November, I had to get surgery. I'm okay now, if ya'll are wondering. And it wasn't until late December that I decided to go back to school. So last month I spent all my time and energy in re-enrolling into college, registering for classes, signing up for appointments with my counselor for said classes and what not. Anyways, I was busy, to put it blunt. It's my second week back in classes, and I'm getting used to the routine and what not. Point is, though I'm not entirely out of this rut (or whatever the hell you want to call it), I feel like I can manage to come back to this story and keep working on it. I always wanted to come back to it. I never had in mind of leaving it, but I do apologize if I made you all think that. Now, the next chapter will be the old chapter five, but again, that was a mistake on me, and I am sorry about that. Let me know what ya'll thought about this chapter though? And if you wanna reach out to me, please don't hesitate in leaving me a message on here, or better yet, you can reach me on tumblr: Hakuna_fuckin_Matata