Prompt #51:And beautiful dreams and memories.
September 2nd 2056
Heroes. A word which had defined the moments of life. To Kara it had been an honour when the times had been right to be considered so,but she also had known that most of them actually operated in the darkness. Those who mostly had a face,but not a name to people. Kara knew she could've been no hero without somebody else being so to her,or somebody to lean on. Her whole existence always owed big thanks to one who was still there or had been part of her past. Early on she had also realized that heroes weren't completely invincible. They could fall,and she had fallen as well. It didn't just concern their bodies,but also their souls,their minds. So she had been thrown into the loop,right after Alex's abrupt departure,to try finding out what possessed heroes,her own heroes above all,into doing what they did,and how it could make sense that Alex had given up her life for the ideal. She had realized in time,that back in the days it had seemed anything but cleaver that Alex would do it,but then again she hadn't exactly been thinking straight,her life was nightmare. She hadn't even needed nightmares,her life had turned into one. Cat had helped her figure it out. Before being an hero to her,Alex had been her sister,and this had tramped any chance to do anything else which didn't have to do with Kara herself and her well being. If you cared about somebody it run in your blood to protect them,even in the fights in which you weren't involved. Cat had made her better. They had lived and died heroes,Hank,even agents she didn't know and Cat had fixed her. She knew how hard it had been on her and sometimes even the kids. To just see her waste away,not being able to walk,and have an hard time even doing simple things by herself,but she loved them all for the strength and efforts they had put into caring and helping her care for herself.
"Look at them,it's incredible how much the family has grown."
"It was a work of two."stated Kara.
They had made one big family. Five kids,and six grandkids,even their first great grandkid from Lily pretty soon. The twins were in good relationships and Kara was faithful they would've turned out the right way.
Their faithful camera always filming such beautiful moments. Sitting the same way like 15 years ago,as she thought she would've lost her life one of those days.
Kara couldn't take her ears off this. She couldn't see them,but having an exact replica of their images in mind,could picture them right in front of herself,surrounding her in the garden at their house in Midvale,where they had decided to permanently move and leave the penthouse for future needs.
She felt proud to be holding her wife's hand and living.
"How many were they?"
"Two years"
Kara nodded towards the quickly expanding family,as Cat beamed.
"How many more did we have?"
"18"
Despite the catastrophic diagnosis she had received,for how much she had lost she had gained. Kara had overcome all the expectations,and lived more than 20 years into that diagnosis. A ventilator had been added to the tube and she might have some hardships eating or remembering things,but when had they ever given up?
"We were so happy,Cat"
"We were the happiest people in the world,Kara"
Yeah,there had been happiness. Kara could shut her eyes,and picture it in her mind,turning back time like a reversed movie. Imagine them playing around with their grandkids,their kids growing up everyday more,but also how she had felt hurt,and pain over the new situation with the pc and the tracheostomy,but then on that same day there had been the birth of Carter Jr. They had cried for a child,but they had also rejoiced for all the times he and his siblings had shared a moment,laughed and made them reacher inside. She could picture them,having their own kids,marrying then going back to when it was just them and the kids,the twins,then just Lexie and Carter,with Adam popping back in her time from a moment to the other. Like the fireworks on their 15th anniversary of marriage. Falls,runs,school,lectures,fun,mishaps,dancing,admiring stars in the sky.
She was up,really up,just in her dreams as she slept on her chair under that sun,but still up,holding one of the twins,as Cat held the other. Besides that window singing an old kryptonian tune. She had done it just not on her feet.
Kara remembered the times she had used to run after the kids. Lexie's pigtails to the wind,and Carter's contagious laughter.
How soft Cat had been when pregnant with Lexie. Sweet and fully round. Her hands were touching that belly again,and she could feel them. Feel them on the belly,feel the baby kicking inside of her. Feel herself with the twins.
It was like being in her mid 20's again. Her brain was crossed by a thousand of thoughts. And each and every one,got younger and younger,sent her back to her youth,wheareas her body was anything but youthful anymore. And it smelled like spring had come early,wheareas it was september.
Every wall put down was like a symptom less or a disability less she had. She could speak,she could,see and hear,her mind didn't get so confused anymore. It had been hard for her to accept her brain would get foggy and forget from time to time,or to just have delirious moments,even though she still knew who she was.
She could stand up,for real. For the first time,since she had sat onto one,permanently,40 years ago.
In her mind she never took those drugs with the kryptonite,she made the right choice and could get herself to believe it wasn't her fault if Alex had died much before. She didn't try to die all those times. She didn't put Cat and herself through that,maybe made it easier.
She got to say goodbye,and this time was careful enough to remember to tell Alex she loved her before going to sleep,and her world change forever.
Her mind had to be a masterpiece,thought Kara ultimately. It seemed like all those regrets were being erased,all she could see was the happiness she had felt being by Cat and sleeping by her side everynight,and lulling the kids to sleep,slowly moving the crib back and forth.
It was one of those memories she was the fondest of she ended up staying into. Which had to be the reason why she had summoned this one,and maybe not their first meeting. Before dating,kids and all the beautiful things they had had,there had just been two women,looking for the right person for them to start a life with and be happy.
Kara stood on the balcony,wearing her old Supergirl dress,leaning over slightly to look at National City moving right below,hair blowing with the wind,and Cat was there,just looking at her.
She felt observed by the woman who had so easily stolen her heart,but oh how she would never dare to ask her out. To her Cat Grant was unreachable. Kara could've easily recalled the first time their eyes had met just like that,but this moment was the one which had changed their lives,the one which had set in motion all the rest,everything which had come down the road.
"Keira"
She turned around,as Cat walked towards her.
"Mrs Grant"it rolled on her tongue as it had back in the days as simply Cat's assistant,but she knew it sounded wrong. Surely did after 40 years of Cat being Mrs. Danvers.
"You know I'm not…"here was the lie which basically didn't work anymore,because how can you lie to the person you love without her noticing you're doing so?
"Yes you're"she felt so hot again,having her so close,to kissing reach.
It had been like that the first time as well.
"Indeed..I am…"
She looked at those full lips and felt attracted by them. Needing to kiss them,and feel the electricity between them.
"Yeah"nodded Cat. The media mogul had had to master up all the courage to get out her and do this. Lately her mind had been filled with thoughts of Kara and how good it would be to kiss her,and maybe give a chance to this story.
Their heads bent slowly,as the sun set on CatCo and National City,and their noses brushed.
Months,years of attraction,gathered into that single moment,when there was just the two of them,at closing hour,on their favourite balcony,as Kara confirmed Cat's suspicions about Supergirl.
If you love her,you need to tell her. Her mind had suggested.
"And you like me?Kara?"
The way her name was pronounced turned something like a fire inside of her. It was the first time Cat had pronounced it right.
"Kara,yeah that's my name,Cat"
Cat nodded,and their lips met so softly it was barely perceivable. They touched oh so slowly,before Kara deepened the kiss.
Ah,the first time they had kissed. Glory to Rao.
So this was heaven.
Has any of you watched "The theory of everything"?Just think back about Kara and Cat's whole story through "(Im)mortal","Living soul",and this fic the way the last scene of the movie is featured in it,when reading this chapter.
