Rebirth

by General Danvers

I just really dont know how to summarise this fic. It's long. Its slowburn SuperCat. Its f/f. There IS a trigger warning for mentions of non-con. Again THERE IS A TRIGGER WARNING FOR NON-CON MENTIONS. Pretty much set directly after Myriad but before Mon-El so there is no Mon-El.

2. Super Who?

Hey everyone! Here is chapter two and i'll admit to some more liberties taken. My own spin on an old arc. I've introduced some more familiar characters here as well because like... everyone is gay. Ok well not everyone. But the pairings that i think totally work. Anyways, Enjoy.

I've edited this myself so all mistakes remain my own.

I do not own the characters in this fic but the names for the normally unnamed extras are mine.

Reviews are encouraged. Let me know what you think.

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Cat Grant was absolutely livid. Her god damn Board of Directors had cajoled Kara into quitting and Sunny Danvers had all but disappeared. She had been moping around trying to put on a brave face the last couple of days while helping Cat and Carter moved into their new home but it was starting to really get on Cat's nerves. Worst part being it wasn't even Kara's fault, none of it was. Kara Danvers had been nothing short of fantastic to Cat the last couple of weeks, after what had happened. Hell Kara Danvers had been nothing short of fantastic to Cat for years now. Then, all because of some piece of crap on a power trip, Kara had lost one of the better parts of her life.

Now Cat had been left with the task of finding a new assistant which so far had been going horribly and she was sure that a large part of that was because she only wanted Kara there. Yes she was fully aware of her ever growing feelings for Kara Danvers, feelings that were definitely affecting her ability to objectively interview Assistants. It was getting to the point where she was running to get her own coffee just to get out of the office where there was no Sunny Danvers. And it didn't just affect her, that much was abundantly clear.

Chelsea had come into Cat's office, completely unasked for, and demanded to know why Kara had quit and why the board was 'buying into this bullshit'. Cat had been momentarily pissed off at the idea that her and Kara being in a relationship could be seen as 'bullshit' until she realised that that wasn't what it was about. It was about White painting Kara as some kind of predator. Anyone who knew Kara knew full well that she was far from the bad guy, even during the Red K incident she had been angsty and then cried inconsolably about what she had done afterwards.

James and Winn were almost as mopey as what Kara was but they kept their opinions to themselves, of course no one was really blaming Cat either. No one of their floor anyways. Rachel Jenkins from accounting three floors down had been shooting several glares a day at Cat any time the woman had to go down and drop off or pick up her own financial reports. It made Cat a little proud in all honesty, even as it broke her heart a little bit, that Kara Danvers had so many fans throughout the CatCo building. Plenty of which were willing to potentially suffer Cats ire by giving her nasty looks.

Of course none of this really mattered when Supergirl was down in the dumps because Kara had lost her job. Not that is was really affecting what Supergirl was doing for the people but she wasn't nearly so cheerful and people friendly as she had been a week before. The absolute worst part was that Cat didn't know what to do about it, she didn't know what she could do about it. Kara was spending the night at the penthouse tonight but they had talked about it and tonight would be the last night. Cat needed to be able to stand on her own two feet, especially if she wanted to pursue something more with Kara down the road.

"Cat?" Astra startled the grumpy mogul out of her thoughts, she was standing on the balcony over looking her beloved city.

"Astra, hello. What can i do for you?" Cat asked curiously looking over her shoulder.

"Nothing really, i was just coming to check up on you. With Kara ... yeah anyways, i thought maybe you could use a chat." Cat heaved a sigh because yes, she could use a chat, she just didn't know where to start.

"I don't even know where to start." Cat grumbled moving back into the office and pouring two glasses of her best scotch and handing one to Astra. It had no affect on the Kryptonian but she had admitted to rather liking the taste nonetheless.

"How about with what you are feeling? I've recently passed my psych eval so i feel particularly qualified right now." Astra offered with a light little grin, the comment actually made Cat chuckle.

"I'm not paying you a dime for your half baked assessments." Cat retorted not at all surprised when Astra just gestured her drink and winked at the Media Queen.

"Honestly i'm feeling a little lost. I have become shockingly dependent on having Kara here, she was extremely proficient at her job and she actually KNOWS me. Do you know how hard she is going to be to replace? No one else has had her job for as long as she has, i'm too mean for most people." Cat sat down on the sofa on the balcony crossing her leg over her knee and sipping her scotch. Astra took a similar position beside her.

"Suppose its only made worse by the feelings you actually have for Kara." Astra points out mildly lifting an eyebrow when Cat huffs.

"Don't tell me you bought into that stupid article." Cat scowled at the idea of it.

"Of course not, i know my niece and 'gold digging, status hungry lesbian predator' isn't Kara in the least bit. But i have eyes, Cat. I've seen how different you and she are around one another. There is a deeper connection there than Boss/Employee." Astra brushed off the woman's annoyance easily enough.

"I have eyes too, General. Lets not pretend i haven't seen the way you look at Agent Scully." Deflection at its finest.

"Clearly we both have tastes for the Danvers girls." Astra doesn't even try to deny and it annoys Cat... annoys her and calms her at the same time.

"We are too old for them." Cat huffs sipping her scotch again.

"We can make excuses all day but the fact remains the same. We want them." Astra's tone was calm and matter of fact.

"You're right of course. I don't like it but you are right and it just makes this whole situation with work worse." Cat sighed dropping her head back on the back of the sofa.

"Because she's not here and she's only spending tonight at the new place and then she becomes a really sporadic someone instead of the permanent fixture she was before?" Astra asked displaying a wealth of understanding.

"Mostly yes. Also just because that puny little man child has cost that wonderful young woman her job. We aren't even sleeping together." Astra gave Cat a look at that.

"Not the way that was implied." Cat added with a growl.

"Don't let her drift away. She was fired, there's no saying she wouldn't be willing to come and bring you lunch from time to time. Look after Carter when need be, have dinner with you? Date her." Astra suggests seriously.

"If she starts bringing me lunch she is just going to look more like she had in my bed than she actually is. She's gotten such a bad rep now because of what has happened." Cat heaves a sigh and groans her frustrations.

"I really don't think she would mind being seen as romantically attached to you, i think she minds that she is being seen as romantically attached while she is indeed not." Astra took a healthy sip of her own drink.

"She deserves so much better than what i can offer her. A used body, i have two kids, i am dedicated to my career." Cat was yet again making excuses.

"I think, she has had enough choices made for her and not enough made by her..."

Cat stared for a long moment before nodding her head, she understood.

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Lucy walked into the Daily Planet on a mission and she knew full well she wasn't expected just by the look on Perry Whites face when he saw her there. Of course she wasnt expected at all, she was there solely because i good friends of hers had been badly wronged by Mr. White while another friend had been wronged by her own sister. It was a moral obligation that brought her here but she didn't mind throwing her weight around either.

"Little Lane... What can i do for you? Here on Ms. Grant's behalf?" Mr. White was standing in the middle of his bullpen when he noticed the young woman. Why he wanted to do this here she had no idea but so be it.

"Actually no, I'm here on behalf of Kara Danvers, the young woman you slandered in the Daily Planet the other day." Specifically using the word 'slandered' had the desired effect as White blanched.

"Just what capacity are you here in then?" Perry narrowed his eyes, he was a shark though he wasn't backing down.

"Actually just a friend capacity but i don't mind delivering a little warning. See Kara Danvers is not and never has been some kind of sexual predator as you painted her to be, nor is she having any kind of affair with Cat Grant right now. The nature of their out-of-work friendship is a caring one where Cat went through a trauma recently and Kara Danvers was the one person who knew her well enough to be able to offer the support Ms. Grant needed. Now you, in your infinite dislike of Cat have cost one of the most deserving women i know a job she absolutely loved and you've sullied her name in the process." Lucy's voice rose a little higher the longer she spoke but not too much that she was shouting.

The gravity of the situation seemed to sink in, not just to Perry White but the people whom worked directly beneath him whom were present during the dressing down. One of those was Clarke Kent who Lucy wasn't happy with as the fool hadn't even attempted to call Kara and see how she was doing. In his effort to get at Cat Grant any way he could, Kara Danvers had become and oversight, not one he could take back. Disappointment was not something Perry White felt directed towards himself very often yet here he was... disappointed in himself.

"What would you like me to do? A public apology? Send her some flowers?" Lucy's jaw clenched at the questions.

"What good would a formal apology do now? Too little too late, unfortunately for Kara. The damage is done. What you could do is leave Cat Grant alone, she has done nothing to deserve your attention recently and Kara most certainly didn't either. You've over stepped." Lucy was scowling now but Perry had the good sense to nod.

"You're right. I'll be leaving Cat well enough alone." He sighed and shook his head, ending the conversation by walking into his office and closing the door.

"Lu... Hey." Lois had approached when Perry walked away. Lucy turned a hard look on her sister who balked a little.

"Got an office we can talk in?" Lucy asked without greeting her sister. Lois just nodded and lead the way.

"You too Kent." Lucy growled the order lightly knowing he would hear it either way, she had figured out shortly after learning of Kara's secret that Clark was Superman.

Lucy stalked into the office and sat down in one of the seats in the rather bland office, this place was nothing on CatCo's modern splendour. Not that she expected it to be when it was run by such a tyrannical dinosaur as Perry White, but even still. Get with the times. Beige walls? Gross. The seats themselves where simple plastic and uncomfortable, except for the high backed desk chair but Lucy had a feeling Lois had to pay for that with her own pay check. Lois waited for Clark to enter and shut the door behind him, they both looked a little chagrined.

"I don't even know where to start with you two." Lucy was the first to speak as she regarded the pair now standing behind Lois' desk.

"How is she?" Clark asked after a beat and Lucy narrowed her eyes.

"Who, Cat or Kara?" Lucy asked scowling.

"Both." The couple mumbled in unison.

"Its funny, you'd both know that already if either of you cared to pick up the damn phone and call. Cat is... Cat isn't in a good place to start with. With what happened to her and then you... you made it a far more sordid event, turned it back around on Cat. Victim blaming at its finest and i still don't know why you even had to stoop that low, a smear article? Debunking Cat like that? Why? Because you had a little jealousy in the office at one point? Are you still jealous? You got the guy but she got out and made a name for herself?" Lucy's tone was harsh and accusing.

"No! It's not like that. I'm not jealous of Cat Grant!" Lois retorted with a scowl of her own not liking how absolutely shit she felt and not liking that she was completely and utterly at fault.

"Really? Then why the hell would you do that! You didn't even attempt to find some facts, you took some god damn photos and made up a half baked story to paint Cat in the worst light possible and published, not just on paper but on the goddamn internet! The whole fucking world could see that if they had wanted too." Lucy's voice had raised.

"Well it's not like i knew anything! I wouldn't have been able to find any facts anyway, she didn't go to a hospital, she didn't go to the police!" Lois knew she should have stopped, but she was a Lane, laying down and taking it wasn't something she was used too.

"No! She didn't go to the fucking Hospital! She didn't go to the fucking police! Cat was humiliated! Felt worthless! Was traumatised and lacked trust! She was fucking drugged and raped!" Lucy half screamed at her sister, the pair were volatile on the best of days but today... today was a bad day to cross Major Lane.

"Lucy..." Clark's tone was placating, pleading and it just pissed her off more.

"Go to hell Clark." Lucy was standing now, standing behind the chair and clutching it tightly.

"The article you guys put out after, it did a lot of good. Cat has a lot of sympathisers." Clark points out as if that fixed things.

"Oh that article. Yeah, it was genius actually. Wish i had thought of it myself." Lucy let out a mirthless chuckle.

"Cat's smart, she did a good job." Lois complimented only for Lucy to laugh a little louder now. It was dry.

"Cat didn't have a damn thing to do with that article. Cat was, to my knowledge, curled up on Kara's sofa getting drunk with Alex. The real brains behind that article was Kara. It was fucking beautiful. If anyone could run CatCo to the Cat Grant standard it would be Kara and she really stepped up to the plate. She commanded that office flawlessly, went through legal steps thoroughly to protect Cat. It was her suggestion to put out an article that didn't attack you or the Planet but that made Cat relateable. It was so fucking classy... and she lost her job a week later." Lucy shook her head, she was so damn sad in that moment, sad for Kara. Sad that her sister and brother-in-law had been part of something so destructive. Sad that since the article ruining Kara had been released Lois had called once and Clark not at all.

Lois and Clark stood, a mix of emotions on their faces ranging from shame, sadness, distress, anger at their own action. Loss and realisation. Lois had seriously fucked up when she set that ball in motion, it had snowballed out of control and it had been Kara who had been at the bottom of the hill. Lucy watched them as she pulled a photo out of her tote and set it on the desk in front of them. It was a photo of Supergirl two weeks ago, she was smiling fondly at some kids who had wanted to have her sign some things, Kara had obviously accepted all too happy to show a little kindness.

The second photo that was placed beside the first had been taken two days prior to Lucy arriving in Metropolis. The difference was profound. Shiny Supergirl from two weeks ago had been replaced by a young woman who's hair was dull, her expression was forced, the smile tight and fake and the usually bright blue eyes were devoid of even the tiniest scrap of happiness that they were usually so full of. Lois actually gasped softly when she saw the difference and Clark looked like he was in pain, lightly tracing his fingers over the photo of his beloved cousin. His cousin who he had abandoned one too many times.

"They call her Sunny Danvers at CatCo. Fitting wasn't it, just looking at the first photo? This... ridiculous thing you started with Cat, you've destroyed Sunny Danvers. You called to beg forgiveness the first day and its been radio silence ever since. I've never been so... so disappointed in grown adults. This is... schoolyard pettiness? It's time to grow up." Lucy shook her head, the disappointment in her expression was palpable. With a sigh she walked out, leaving the photos there on the desk, two extremely ashamed people watching her go.

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Kara was sitting, quietly and minding her own business, at Noonan's drinking her usual go-to. It wasn't making her feel nearly as happy as it normally would though. Of course normally she did have an actual life to keep her from thinking too much about the fact that she had no real direction in life. It was extremely disappointing and she really couldn't stop thinking about the fact that her life span was immense. Or at least had the potential to be, she could be killed and hurt that much had already been seen but if she was careful she could live until earth sun became a Red Giant. Even then it seems it would just be a matter of moving to a different solar system with a yellow sun.

"Kara Danvers? What are you doing here looking all mopey?" It was Simone, she was one of Kara's favourite baristas and probably the only other person who knew Cat's latte order well enough Kara just had to ask for 'Ms. Grants latte'.

"Oh, Simone. Hey. You know... i'm sure you heard." Kara made a loose gesture towards the tablet sitting beside her on the bar.

"Well... yeah but i mean. I don't buy it. I mean everyone's aware of how hard Cat can be but... knowing what you've said of her there's no way she would indulge in that kind of affair." Simone frowned which caused Kara to frown.

"I'm unsure if i need to take offence to that." Kara frowns a little deeper and Simone's eyes widen.

"God no! You're awesome, gorgeous and easily the nicest person i know. I just meant she doesn't seem like the type to risk a woman's job by having an inner-office romantic relationship with someone in her employ." Simone explained sagely.

"You've hit the nail on the head. Unfortunately there are a lot of people who are convinced i'm some big, gay, gold digger. Their words not mine." Kara heaved a sigh rubbing her forehead as though suffering some phantom headache from the flare days.

"So they really fired you?" Kara shook her head at the question.

"I quit. It was that or they were going to drag Cat through the mud. I wish it were true though." Kara admits after a moment.

"That you were a gold digger?" Simone looked a little concerned and it actually made Kara laugh, though a little dry.

"No, that there was a relationship. Cat is amazing. Not her money or anything like that but as a person. I could easily see myself with someone like that, it sucks i've been outed, it sucks I've been accused of an affair that's not even happening. It also sucks that i want it and its just not going to happen. Now probably less so than two weeks ago." Kara downed the last of her own drink and stood up, she needed to do something, might as well go to the DEO.

"Maybe this just makes it even more possible." Simone suggests sympathetically.

"Who would date me? You know how many times I've been laughed out of just handing in a resume in the last few days? The whole City is convinced Kara Danvers in some kind of gold-digging sexual predator. I got called a 'walking sexual harassment suit' just this morning." Kara huffed out and shook her head.

"It's what ever, it sucks but... I'm just going to go see my sister. Thanks for the chat Simone." Kara smiled gently, it didn't reach her eyes. Kara left without waiting for a reply.

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When Kara arrived at the DEO, the building in the city and not the bunker in the desert, Alex was inspecting the suit she had tasked Winn with making for Astra. Astra having had cleared her psych eval was now cleared to work with the DEO in stopping the Aliens who posed a threat to National City. The suit, though similar to Supergirl's, was more suited to Astra's 'jump suit' style. That being said it was also a different colour, where Supergirl's suit was red and blue with the gold belt, Astra's suit for mostly Black with some gold accents but devoid of an emblem on the front.

"That's not right." Kara commented at emblem when she saw it.

"Why?" Alex looked at Kara with a frown.

"Where's the emblem?" Kara asked curiously.

"She didn't want an emblem, she isn't... terribly fond of the House of Ze and what she turned it into. A fresh start." Alex explains mildly looking at the suit, the only thing it needed was a cape, like Kara's only gold.

"A fresh start... yeah." Kara mumbled messing with her glasses, she was there as Kara not as Supergirl.

"How are you doing?" Alex asked giving her sister her full attention.

"Fine. I'm fine. I'm just bored, i need something to do. Is there any one i can like... beat up?" Kara asked overly chipper in attitude which was a serious indicator to Alex that she was not fine at all.

"Kara? It's going to be ok, it just needs a little time for things to calm down." Alex says softly attempting to reassure her sister.

"Yeah i know, Alex, but this is... Rao. I hate this. Its worse than the Red K aftermath. People actually think that i am some kind of predator. And then there are the people that actually think I was the one that took those first photos of Cat. That is... gods, i mean seriously?" Kara grouched as she walked with Alex towards the training room.

"Really? That's so wrong." Alex blurted out without thought, cringing at the way her sister winced, actually winced at the idea that she could do something like that to Cat.

"Have you been to see her?" Alex asked to change the subject.

"Cat? No, she messaged me at... like 3 o'clock this morning, she doesn't sleep well and wanted to chat. But i haven't been to see her. She works and stuff, not sure its best if i just show up at CatCo to see the woman i was supposedly preying on." Kara offered the last sentiment rather bitterly.

"Screw them Kara, you know the nature of the relationship. You and Cat are definitely friends now, you should be able to spend time with her if you want to." Alex scowls, she hated how much this all seemed to be effecting Kara. Cat as well for that matter, Cat had been sleeping fine while Kara was with her.

"It would just be asking for more trouble than i want. Cat would probably rather i not just turn up at the office as well, it just makes it seem like maybe there is more to the rumours than suggested." Kara scowled because she would be damned if she didn't want to see Cat, it had only been a day and a half.

"Ok well i don't know what to tell you but seeing you so sad makes me sad. We could.. oh." Alex was going to suggest she and Kara go and get a drink together but Kara couldn't get drunk.

"I can't really turn it off you know." Kara pouted and Alex had to look away. She hated the pout, Kara was way too good at that and Alex just didn't know how to help.

Before either of them could speak Kara's phone pinged with a message. Frowning a little and expecting the worst Kara couldn't help but smile a little when she saw it was a text from Cat. When she opened it she found a video with the comment 'I knew i liked her for a reason' attached to it. Opening the video Kara and Alex both squinted a little as they watched the video of Lucy Lane giving Perry White a serious dressing down, championing both Cat and Kara as she did so. Alex and Kara were both looking equal parts shocked and impressed when Astra flew into the DEO and walked over to them.

"I want to meet this 'Lucy', she is fierce." Astra was grinning.

"You've seen it?" Kara asked finally snapping out of her stupor.

"Oh yeah i gave Cat my number yesterday when i went to see her, i watched it on the way here." Astra smiled walking over and hugging her niece and then, to Kara's surprise, hugging Alex who seemed more than happy to share the embrace.

"How was she?" Kara asked curiously, she wanted to know what Cat was up to.

"She was... tired. But ok i suppose." Astra smiled gently at her niece.

"Why don't you go see her, Little One." The former general suggests gently.

"Nah... she will call me when she needs." Kara brushed it off as Winn came running out with a gold cape in his hands.

"I need you to tear this." Winn throws it at Astra excitedly. The woman quirks an eyebrow and attempted to rip the cape. It didn't tear.

"I am a genius, and your suit is ready!" He says grinning brightly.

"Perfect, I'm all ready to start my life as a Superhero, following in my nieces footsteps." Astra grinned fondly and Kara blushed gently.

"I'm really proud of you Aunty." Kara moved forward and hugged Astra again.

"Don't you need a name?" Winn asked curiously.

"I have one actually. Cat thought of it believe it or not, she's just waiting for a news worthy event to introduce Supergirl's comrade-in-arms." Astra grinned again.

"Really? What's the name?" Kara asked interested.

"You, my sweet little girl, are going to have to wait like the masses." Astra chuckled at the annoyance on the sisters' faces.

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Carter Grant was not impressed. Not only was there so much already going on with his mother but now Kara, the only person his mother seemed to trust, had been slandered and discredited. It sucked on a lot of levels for him let alone for Kara. But especially for his mother who now seemed to be on a downward spiral. Not all bad exactly. Cat was doing a lot better about what had happened to her, but that was a double edged sword as she now had a date. Of all things.

"Why couldn't I call Kara, or even Astra to come watch me?" Carter asked his mother with a little frown.

"Because I pay your nanny." Cat pointed out like it was obvious. And it was, Carter wasn't stupid.

"I don't understand why you're doing this." Carter was still frowning, Cat hated when he frowned at her, a single muscle movement away from disappointment.

"Doing what?" Cat huffed lightly not looking at her son as she did her make up.

"Acting like you don't like her. Avoiding her. You haven't been sleeping at all this last week. You call her at ungodly hours of the morning and she always answers but you pretend she doesn't exist any other time… You're going on a date. I mean after what happened…" Carter trailed off frowning a little deeper because he didn't know why his mother would do what she's doing.

"Things are bad enough as it is with Kara, her being seen with me just gives truth to the rumours." Cat didn't look at Carter, she could feel his frowning.

"Ok, but you both like each other so what do the rumours even matter? She lost her job for you." Carter points out only to startle when Cat smacked the table.

"Do you think I don't know that? Carter this is… I can't be with her. I can't ever give her reason to doubt why and right now there would be too much doubt." Cat explained, frustration clear on her face and tone.

"Just right now? You can be with her later?" Carter wasn't backing down, he was sceptical.

"She deserves better. Matilda is making you dinner and I have to leave. I'll see you later." Cat stood and kissed her sons forehead before walking out, putting on a pair of pumps on her way.

Carter watched her go with a wealth of sadness on his face. He was both pleased and saddened that his mother seemed concerned with what Kara could have without her. What she deserved but he didn't understand how his genius of a mother couldn't see that she deserved better too and Kara was better for Cat. It was so disappointing that these two people who were obviously so perfect for one another, two people that knew each other and complimented each other so well, could be so foolish and blind.

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Kara was sitting in her apartment starting at the TV, not really watching it at all. The news was one, it was an independent news broadcast, it was hard to watch CatCo media sometimes lately. But she wasn't really watching it, she wasn't really listening not until she heard her name.

"-she be cheating on the once faithful assistant Kara Danvers?" Alyssa Flanagan of channel 3 news asked the camera man, a recording of Cat Grant on the arm of some unknown man walking out of a restaurant shown in the background. It was like a knife to Kara's chest.

A picture of her own smiling face was the last thing she saw before she was out of the apartment window, suited up and leaving the state. In fact she left several states and several minutes later found herself in the Fortress of Solitude in the polar arctic. Tears crystallising on her face as she dropped her knees in front of the central control panel beneath Jor-el's frozen statue.

None of it made sense to her, how had all this happened, she was being nothing but kind, always kind except for that Red K incident. It was thrown in her face and she didn't understand it. She didn't know how one of the most, no the most, female empowering woman she knew could be so… willingly destructive. Kara gave her all for Cat Grant, thought it was abundantly clear how she felt, but since the last night with Cat she was nothing more than an Early AM Comfort Call.

Kara had left her phone at the apartment, she hadn't told anyone where she was going and she wasn't sure she had it in her to go back, not yet anyways. Instead she leaned back there against the pedestal that harboured the control panel for the Fortress. She didn't know how long she sat there on the cold floor, she didn't feel it regardless. She didn't feel anything, she rather just shut down all present cognisance. Kara couldn't stop the memories of her past though. Memories of her parents who weren't quite what they seemed.

Memories of her worlds destruction, the exact moment her world ended and her family was gone. The moment she realised before she could do a think with the pod she didn't know how to pilot that the force of Kryptons end had knocked her into the phantom zone. The time there, some awake but most asleep, remembering everything she had lost and not knowing why. Why they didn't stop it, why her mother refused to go with her. The hate she stamped down and never thought of until this very moment, hate born of wondering why her parents were so selfish as to prefer dying with their planet instead of living with their daughter. They chose the peace of death over the pain of enduring, they were weak.

Yet Kara hated herself for thinking it, knew it wasn't that black and white, knew she would never know the reason why. Why did they send her away, why did her cousin send her away. She would likely never know, never understand the thought behind those actions and she hated that. She hated being unable to ask. It would just make her the bad guy and she strives to be nothing but good. She Kara had been trying so hard and been alone for so long because of it. Alex was the only one who had never really turned her back on Kara, not since Alex finally let her in that first time and never told her to get out.

It killed her a little bit, that everyone she put her trust in had failed her in someway. Her parents, Her cousin, Winn and James both when she was unable to give them what they wanted from her. Cat had done it too, when Kara had been unwilling to continue seeing Adam and he had left. Yet it was Cat that hurt the most because not only did she do it once, but she'd just done it again. Not only that though, but Kara found herself rather... in love.

This revelation, though, floored Kara. It was a bit foolish no doubt but she never saw it coming. She was too busy doing things for Cat to think about why she actually wanted to do them. When she wasn't running around after Cat she was saving her city, her people, from very real threats. She'd not had time to think about it but since what happened to Cat she had had little else on her mind. But Cat Grant was... she was power. She was refinement and inspiring and Cat Grant was purpose. She gave Kara purpose in her 'human' life and inspiration in both alter egos. Kara didn't know pain than that which came with disappointing Cat Grant. Bar maybe making her sister cry. Cat Grant was keeper of her heart and she didn't seem to give a single damn.

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"Where is she?" Cat strode into the building with a look of determination on her face.

"Ms Grant? How did you get in here?" Hank scowled looking from Cat to an extremely sheepish looking Winn.

"For a secret government organisation, its lacking in security. Now where is Supergirl?" Cat asked glaring at Hank, Carter trotted in behind her looking around in total awe.

"A child?!" Hank bellowed as Astra, in full hero uniform, Superman and Alex Danvers walked downstairs from up in the conference room.

"Cat? What are you doing here?" Alex asked with a scowl on her face, Cat was not her favourite person right now. Though to be fair neither was Superman and here he was.

"I want to know where Supergirl is but by the looks of it you don't know either. Why else would Solarflare and Superman be here at the same time?" Cat huffed indignantly.

"We don't know, we certainly didn't think you'd care." Alex was fairly jaded, her sister had been missing for two days now.

"Of course i care, why wouldn't i? Now where could she be? Did someone take her?" Cat remained poised despite her irritation at being the subject of Alex's ire right now.

"We don't think anyone took her. Her phone was at her apartment, there was no sign of struggle and her suits gone." Astra explains slowly smiling at Carter who was looking over her suit before giving Cat a look of disappointment.

"Why do you look like this is my fault?" Cat asked scowling.

"The news channel was on." Hank was frowning rather annoyed at this entire situation.

"So? What's that got to do with-"

"Because! God damn! Anyone with fucking eyes can see she's in love with you! Has been for a while. She begged you to keep her job, found a way to try and trick you into believing she wasn't Supergirl so she wouldn't get fired, do you remember that? Yeah because that happened, she was so damn desperate for a job she felt she had to cloak and dagger you in order to keep it! You, probably the only other person beside myself that Kara actually loves... and what happened recently? Oh that's right. She was cajoled into quitting her job with the woman she was in love with because some asshole with an issue with you put out a slanderous article! She quit so you wouldn't have to face any kind of legal backlash... Then you decided to go out on a date with some jackass a couple of nights later and be filmed doing so... and don't you dare pretend like you couldn't tell she had feelings for you." Alex ranted at the CEO who was only now realising that yes, this was her fault.

"Then she must be in that funny... Fortress of Sequestration." Cat gestured rather flippantly and Alex didn't even try to correct her as Clark groaned.

"Why didn't i think of that. Come on Solarflare you may as well come with me." Clark turned towards the balcony.

"Can i come?" Carter chirped seriously. Mouths opened to deny the child but Clark just nodded. Astra turned to Cat questioningly.

"Well if he was going to be safe with anyone it would Clark and Astra." Cat waved them off and Carter practically threw himself in Astra's arms.

"Wait... he's going to need a jacket." Vasquez came over holding one of the DEO standard snow jackets. Carter put the jacket on and moments later the Kryptonians plus one human boy were gone.

Cat watched Carter leave with a woman who was fast becoming her best friend and heaved a sigh before turning to look back at Alex. Alex looked visibly stressed out and worried and it was clear she hadn't slept much more than Cat had in the last couple of nights. Foolishly it wasn't until 4 am the morning before that Cat realised Kara might now be around, she hadn't answered the phone like she always did. She didn't answer any of the texts throughout the day either and when that pile up had happened it had been Solarflare sans Supergirl that had saved the day, Solarflare's first solo rescue since she had come out as Supergirl's comrade-in-arms. When Kara hadn't answered Cats call again this morning Cat had realised something was amiss.

"You really think this is my fault?" Cat looked from Alex to Hank and back again.

"At least partly. Why did you do it?" Alex frowned a little.

"I thought it might help her case a little if it got out that she and i were in fact not in a relationship." Cat admitted with a sigh, that had been part of it anyways. The other part being wanting to get Kara off of her mind and let the girl down without awkwardness.

"That wasn't fair, Cat. That was..." Alex shook her head turning away.

"Cruel. I see that now. I didn't think. I definitely didn't expect she would do this." Cat looked at the ground before her.

"Of course you didn't think! God, did you honestly not see it? See how hopelessly devoted to you she is? Even outside of her job. With how you treated her why would she then take you home and care you for you in her time of need? I mean she's ridiculously good and kind but even still if she didn't have some sort of feeling for you she'd have done no more than drop you off at the nearest hospital." Alex's laugh was dry and without humour at all.

"I saw it! And she deserves better! I'm old, and i'm used and i'm set in my ways and i'm not a nice person. I'd ruin her." Cat grit out.

"She deserves to decide on her own! She has lost so much in the last thirty-five years! She watched her planet explode and do you know how many times she had wished in those first few years here that she wished she had been allowed to stay with her parents. To perish with her planet and her family? Can you fathom how many times she was told and told and told to keep Kara Zor-El a secret, that she couldn't be herself here she had to be someone else. Meek and mild mannered Kara Danvers. I'm guilty of that, i thought i was protecting my sister but all i was doing was taking away her choices. How many times she wished she'd been given the choice to spend more time, any time with Kal? She was sent here with the purpose of raising her Cousin and keeping him safe and that had been taken away from her. She had no purpose." Alex's eyes were full of tears, Cat's the same and had they looked around they'd have seen several other Agents and one Winn Schott in a similar state.

"She never became Sunny Danvers until she started working for you, you know. Do you know what the second real choice was that she made?" Alex's voice was strained, Supergirl was the first choice.

"Quitting CatCo to save you from being dragged through the mud with her. Perry White mortally wounded Sunny Danvers and Kara let her go for you." Alex sniffled, she was not the only one.

"And now I've hurt her even more." Cat had never in her life felt as miserable as she did in that moment. For the life of her Alex couldn't hate Cat for making human mistakes.

---

Kara was still sitting in the same place she'd been two days before when Clark and Astra had arrived. The pair walked over to see the borderline catatonic superhero sitting there. She was staring at nothing her eyes unfocused as she replayed things in her mind. Astra and Clark both looked concerned as she didn't seem to see them. Astra knelt down and touched Kara's arm but she didn't react.

They spent several minutes trying to get Kara to respond to them to no avail. Clark was about to pick her up and take her back to National City there and then when a startled pained cry came from a different part of the fortress. Kara blinked startled for a moment, the same moment Astra and Clark recoiled at the sound.

"Carter!" Kara was gone in a heart beat.

What Kara found sent her into an internal panic. She hadn't explored this place very well and she wasn't sure why Carter was there but she was suddenly terrified for him, bursting into action she was inside the device with Carter in a moment. It might have been a terrible idea but he'd gotten his hand jammed in a mechanism he shouldn't have been poking around in.

"Kara it hurts!" Carter cries.

"I know Buddy, I got you. Oh god your mums going to kill me." Kara mumbles, they were trapped inside device now until it run its course.

"What does it do?" Carter sounded scared and Kara pulled him into her, hiding his face in the crook of her neck as an extremely bright light began to flash in the small compartment they were in.

"It's… it's from a place called Daxam. They can… make their offspring. This compartment combines harvested material and produces an infant with the combined DNA, but this ones been… tampered with. I don't think it was ever tested but my mother's mother, she tampered with it from memory." Kara frowned.

"Ew we aren't making a baby are we?" Carter buried his face closer because the light was so bright. Kara couldn't help but snort.

"No we most certainly are not." Kara huffs rolling her eyes at the question.

"No this one is designed to…. In theory, draw out the persons stronger, dominant DNA and reinforce it. So if you were a really fast runner, it would, in theory, give you super speed. But like i said its never been tested." Kara explains knowing that the boy-genius would prefer fact over platitudes.

"So theoretically i could come out of here with a giant brain?" Carter sounded almost hopeful and Kara laughed at the absurdity of the situation.

"Theoretically, though you shouldn't sound so happy about having a big head." Kara tried to tease but Carter was starting to tremble.

"Maybe... Kara?" Carter's voice was smaller and the light was no longer flashing as the drone of the device they were in started to level out to a loud consistent hum.

"Yeah buddy?" Kara closed her eyes from the light.

"I don't feel so good." He whispers, Kara only caught it because of how close they were but as soon as the words were spoke his body tensed.

It was the most terrifying moment of her life, worse than when the Helgramite took Alex. Carters whole body began to seize against her own and all she could do was hold onto him. She could no longer hear Clark and Astra outside though surely they were freaking out. The device, made from minerals from Daxam and reinforced with minerals from Krypton made it borderline indestructible to the Kryptonians. Kara would hang Superman by his testicles for being stupid enough to let Carter explore the fortress on his own. That was if Carter survived what ever was happening to him.

"It's ok, you're going to be ok, I've got you." Kara whispered the words over and over for what felt like hours until finally Carter stopped seizing and the device seemed to be powering down.

The light flashed again slowly decreasing in intensity. When finally it stopped and the 'door' opened up Kara stepped out with an unconscious Carter to be greeted by two worried Kryptonians. Astra checked him the moment Kara gently lay him on the cold ice floor of the fortress, he was breathing normally and his pulse was steady, strong even. He showed no sign of physical abnormalities, no giant brain thank Rao! There was one thing that Kara noticed though.

"His hand is healed." She blurted out. Clark might have thought she had imagined the wound in the first place but her suit was smeared with blood on the front same as the chest of Carters jacket.

"We need to get him back to the DEO." Astra says at the same time Kara scooped him up. The blonde didn't wait for further word, she took off.

Before Clark could follow her Astra shook her head, pulling out her phone she took some photos of the device the two had been inside before levelling Clark with a look. She didn't even begin to know how Clark ended up with some of these artefacts, if they had just been random collections from through the years of fighting off the alien menace or if they had somehow been sent. She was surprised some of them had even survived the destruction of Krypton.

"I bet you your next paycheck she doesn't roll you under the bus with Cat for this." Astra spoke seriously despite her ridiculous use of some of these modern terms.

Clark heaves a sigh because he would lose that bet without a doubt.

---

Cat Grant was momentarily excited to see Kara until she realised that the unconscious bundle in the blondes arms was her very own son Carter. The excitement melt to deep concern and borderline frantic worry. Alex was at her side in a moment before rushing forward, Cat was standing with a shocked hand on her mouth.

"Kara what happened?" Alex asked immediately checking Carters vitals.

"He stumbled into a Daxamite device that was being kept in the fortress and got his hand stuck in the mechanism." Kara noted the way Alex looked curiously at the lack of injuries to the hand as they walked to the Med bay.

"HE WHAT?!" Cat barked following along behind them.

"I got his hand out but before I could get him out of it it activated and closed us in." Kara explains glancing at Cat when the boy way put on a bed.

"You were with him? What happened to him?" Cat sighed and internal sigh of relief learning Carter hadn't been alone.

"It was a Daxam reproduction chamber. It was more efficient for them to have sex for fun so they developed a way to combine two peoples DNA, when it was made and worked they sterilised the women." Astra explains striding in with Clark a pace behind them.

"You made a baby with my son?" Cat asked looking at Kara completely aghast and Kara couldn't help but laugh which just had Cat scowling.

"Don't you dare laugh at me, Kara Danvers!" Cat admonishes and Kara clams up.

"Sorry, it's just Carter said something similar while we were in the… thing." Kara explained.

"To answer the question though, no. The one Kal has at the Fortress is an older one, it was modified by his uncles grandmother. She was trying to develop a way to give people certain abilities. Enhanced abilities. Well I suppose super human abilities. If you were fast it would make you faster kind of thing." Astra explained to the best of her ability but honestly she was a warrior, it was Alura who was the scientist.

"Well his brain isn't huge so it mustn't have worked." Cat says frowning.

"Rao take me." Kara mumbled trying not to laugh. Like mother like son. The mother was scowling at Kara again.

"That's what I said." Carter mumbles from the bed drawing everyone's attention.

"Carter!" Cat gasped out relieved that her boy was awake.

"Its ok mum. Kara kept me safe." Carter smiled trustingly looking from Cat to Kara and then back again.

"I would hardly call this safe. I should never have let you go with them if i thought Kara would just let you wander into danger." Cat was scowling again throwing a glare at Kara who shifted on her feet.

"I'm sorry Cat, i know we should have been keeping a closer eye on him." Kara offers placating.

"Yeah you should! He could have been killed." Cat snapped.

"It wasn't her fault i wandered off Mum." Carter was frowning now.

"You were in an alien building, you should have been watched." Cat grumbled.

"It wasn't Kara's fault." Kal speaks up finally.

In all honesty Kara rather blew his mind, she was so selfless it was borderline ridiculous and when it came to Cat grant it was, well it was noble as heck. But he couldn't allow it to happen, he couldn't let Kara take the brunt of an over protective mother, especially when that mother was Cat Grant. Besides all of that they needed to get this part out of the way so they could get to the matter at hand, that being Kara's catatonic state when they found her.

"What?" Cat scowled at Superman now and the Man of Steel actually stepped back.

"I mean... As soon as we got there i told him he could explore. He was really excited and i honestly didn't realise he'd accidentally activate anything like that." Clark explained shifting on his feet. A similar nervous shuffle to the once Kara had sometimes.

"Mum, i'm sorry but i'm fine" Carter mumbled feeling bad, he had messed up after all.

"That is yet to be seen, but Alex is going to run a test or two." Cat looked at the Agent in question, Alex already had a needle in hand to draw a little blood.

At that point two things happened in pretty quick succession. Firstly, Alex helped Carter get his jacket off, once that was off she helped him roll up his sleeve before lightly pressing the needle to the skin... then pressing a little harder until suddenly the needle snapped. They all watched the needle snap against seemingly granite skin and then suddenly Cat Grant was tilting back as her eyes rolled into her head. Kara was beside Cat in a moment lightly scooping the woman into her arms.

"What the hell happened?" Clark blurted out.

"I think he's... Kryptonian." Astra looked at all those present who where conscious.

"Cool." The grin on Carters face couldn't have been bigger.

---

Kara was sitting quietly, Cat had been borderline exhausted, not having slept well for the last few days and was no sound asleep in one of the DEO beds in the Medical wing. Kara was sitting with her while Carter was... uh. Carter was essentially Kryptonian at his core now, of course when Alex had used the inhibitors and had managed to draw a little blood she had learned that Carter was still very much genetically Cat's son, he had all the right markers, but he was also genetically Kryptonian. Carter was in the training room with Clark and Astra, they were teaching him some basics on his new physiology.

At the moment Carter couldn't really do anything, Clarke had explained that his abilities developed over time, he had always been bullet proof but his other abilities and his ability to use them had developed over time. X-Ray and Heat vision after speed and then finally flying. Kara had smiled as that was explained to Carter when his first question was 'Do i get cool glasses like Kara?'. It was amusing and kind of adorable, Alex's immediate response was a firm yes, she was decidedly weirded out by the whole situation but a scientist through and through, she was intrigued.

Even still, there Kara sat beside the sleeping Cat Grant, Cat who was sure to be extremely mad when she woke up. Cat who looked troubled even in her sleep, which bothered Kara more than it should have. She still didn't have her phone with her but she had to wager that there had been plenty or missed early AM calls from Cat on it for the last few days. Kara was still hurt, but she was weak when it came to Cat so the chances of her holding it against Cat was slim. After all, despite the thoughts she had, she was one of the most forgiving people on the planet.

"Kara?" Kara turned and blinked at Cat for a moment, how long had she been awake?

"How are you feeling?" Kara asked gently, she couldn't stop herself from reaching out and gently brushing a stray few strands of hair off of Cat's face.

"Feel like i could take on Superman and smack him down." Cat huffed but smiled a little when Kara laughed.

"Why do you do that?" Cat asked suddenly.

"Do what?" Kara was a somewhat confused by the question.

"Why do you never... blame anyone for the things they do. You're the one i trust most with my son so you were the one i was mad at and you just let me be, even though it was Kent's fault." Cat pointed out with a small frown marring her features. A small frown Kara gently smoothed away with the tips of her fingers.

"I don't know. Its easier for people to be mad at one person than it is to be mad a many and i know for a fact i can take it." Kara smiled and shrugged like it was no big thing.

"Can you? Because i have my doubts. You might not be human but... you exhibit human emotion. I hurt you." Ahh, straight to the heart of the problem.

"I... Well yes. You did hurt me, but its not like that's your fault. I feel a certain way, you do not. Finding out you were back in the dating game on the news was hard but. I can't make you chose me. My issues are my own." She was doing it again, letting people off the hook for things. Taking the brunt of the responsibility.

"Kara... That's not..." Cat trailed off when Carter came running in, at human speed.

"Mum! You're awake." He says moving over to hug her gently.

"Oh my handsome boy, are you ok?" Cat asked ignoring the somewhat cold feeling that washed over her when Kara stepped back.

"I'm fine mum. Like better than fine." Carter had been reasonably excited about his new Kryptonian status, which showed on the wide grin on his face. Cat couldn't remember the last time she had seen him this excited about something.

"He is fine, Cat. But if you'd agree, i'd like to be able to monitor him for the next day or two?" Alex walked into the room looking slightly concerned.

"You can come and stay at the penthouse with us for a couple of days? I don't want him staying here." Carters face fell a little before Alex spoke.

"Yeah sure, I haven't seen the penthouse yet but Kara was raving about the garden. May become boy wonders favourite soon too. Needing the sun and all." Alex pointed out smiling.

"No way, still prefer the living room. Xbox and all." Carter grinned cheekily, Cat just laughed.

"I don't blame you. Kara and i spend most of our free time in front of the TV." Alex grinned and Kara smiled.

Carter started rambling on to Cat about his new abilities and how cool it was and that Astra promised to teach him how to control his new gifts. Kara would have offered but her concern at that moment was Cat and Astra felt responsible. Cat had to admit that after Kara, Astra was the one she trusted the most with her son so it made sense to her that the woman who had practically raised Kara for 13 years should be the one to mentor her 13 year old son. Alex was watching the pair until she noticed the somewhat distant look on her sisters face.

"Kara? Astra said you weren't responsive when they found you." Kara blinked and looked up at Alex, the concern on her sisters face was almost heartbreaking.

Kara regarded her sister, after everything, when Kara had gotten there it had been Alex she had eventually fixated on. Siblings was not a common thing for Kryptonians toward the end there, population control mandated that families could only have one child. Kara had adored her cousin so much because of this, because of her longing to have a sibling, someone to play with with and grow with and learn with. She never got that until her world had ended and she found a new one in Alex. Standing she walks over and wraps her arms around her big sister squeezing almost too tight.

"I'm ok. I love you, Alex." Kara spoke softly softly her face against Alex's shoulder.

"I love you too, Kara." Alex still sounded concerned and Kara leaned back with a little smile.

"I'm fine now. I promise. I just needed some time to myself. But i'm good now. I'm going to go and change though." Kara smiled at Alex, offering an affectionate smile to Cat and Carter as well before walking out of the room. Alex sighed softly, a sound echoed by Cat.

---

A few days later Cat was sitting in her office at CatCo. Carter had been doing great and Alex had found no issues after a few days of keeping an eye on him she was back in her own apartment which meant it was a lot quieter at the Grant Residence without Alex and Astra there. Because Astra had to be there of course under the guise of being Carter's mentor and Cats friend but when making eyes at Alex the real motivation wasn't hard to find. Naturally Cat didn't mind one little but, she enjoyed company she kind of just found herself wishing that Kara had visited as well even if she knew she was the reason Kara wouldn't visit.

They had, however, gone back to the morning calls. Cat tried not to think about the fact that Kara answered without fail everytime barring those two days she was MIA. She also didn't think about the fact that they never spoke too personally. Not once did Kara try to talk to Cat about what was going on between them and no once did Cat bring it up. She refused to salt that wound, a wound they both had because she was able to admit to herself that she desired more with Kara, she just couldn't admit it to anyone else. Kara a deserved a lover that she would get a few more years from than what Cat had to offer, she didn't feel to old for Kara in a moral sense but definitely in a sense that Kara deserved more time.

Cat was so deep in thought she didn't even realise someone had entered her office until a voice clearing startled her out of her reverie. She almost wanted to go back to it when she realised what was before her, she had little to absolutely no desire to talk to the pair in front of her. She was so annoyed by their presence that the look of apprehension on their faces didn't even please her like it normally would. Heaving a sigh she leaned back in her seat.

"Miss Teschmacher! Close my doors." Cat glanced behind the interlopers to noticed her current assistant and pretty much everyone else was looking into the office with unmasked curiosity.

"Now I really hope it's a good reason why you two are in my office." Cats tone was almost bored. Almost.

"I don't come here lightly, Cat… but it's been brought to my notice that I've stepped over the line." Perry White started, pausing when Cat laughed.

"Stepped? No no… Lane stepped… you soared over the line, White." Cat's tone became hard.

"Cat…" Perry rubbed the bridge of his nose.

"Do you know?" Cat looked at Lois who nodded slowly.

"Yes, Cat. Lucy told me." Lois' tone became apologetic.

"And you're aware of Kara's situation?" Perry frowned but nodded.

"It's been a few weeks and you're only now stepping into my office." Cat pointed out with a scowl.

"We've Uh…. received several emails, some written letters as well… regarding Kara Danvers from staff here." Perry states after a moment. This both surprised Cat and worried her.

"And what did these correspondences have to say?" Cat could make a guess of course but she didn't want to assume.

"Well some of them were quite colourful, some of them not as much. Most of them demanded some sort of apology or compensation." Lois explains after a moment.

"All on Kara Danvers behalf. The girl can't possibly have that much of an effect on the people here." Perry scowls because he was not happy to have been cajoled into coming to National City. Cat actually laughed at that, it was on the derisive side.

"Writing an article defaming someone is one thing but writing an article defaming someone but not doing a lick of research on the subject? Perry… you've embarrassed yourself." Cat delivered in such a bland and bemused way that it cut deeper than if she'd said it in anger.

"Give off, Cat. I know I messed up but your public little rendezvous recently have done a better job of refuting my article than an apology would. Call your dogs off, Cat. It's not as though you're in love with the girl." Perry says scowling only to step back startled when Cat slams her fist on the desk in front of her and rises.

"I am in love with her, you fool. But that is so far from the point here. I am not and have never been involved in a romantic relationship with that wonderful young woman. She was my assistant and that was the relationship I maintained with her. Some asshole with a camera snapped a few rare photos of myself with Kara while I was staying her apartment. Do you want to know why I stayed in her apartment?" Perry had never seen such fury rolling off of Cat Grant, she usually displayed her dissatisfaction in a much more controlled way.

"Do you!?" Cat all but shrieked when Perry White didn't answer her. He nodded.

"I was staying with Kara because I was too… scared, to go back to my own home. A house I no longer own because I couldn't stomach going back there. Do you know why I was scared to go back to my own home, Perry?" Cats tone was considerably calmer, quieter now, but her hand was shaking at her side. Perry shook his head, too intimidated to speak up.

"Because I went out on a date my assistant helped set up with a seemingly nice guy. On that date I was drugged, taken back to my own apartment and sexually assaulted in my own bed… Kara Danvers, the lesbian sexual predator who is after my money, when she found out she took me to her place where she convinced me to let her sister do something of a rape kit and some blood works. She let me stay there, sleep in her bed while she slept on the couch and she, her sister and aunt became my support system. They let me save face… or so I thought. But dear sweet Lane put out her lovely little article." Cat grabbed her glass of water, wishing it had been scotch, and took a fortifying sip.

"Kara Danvers was the brains behind that brilliant article my people put out in response. My support system expanded to my work, not because I'm an amazing person to all these people. No in fact I don't know half their names and the ones I do know I typically refuse to use. Kara had been Kiera for the last two years. No my people here respect me, they know me, but they know Kara too. They adore Kara. They have this, cute, little nickname for her, did Lucy mention it? Sunny Danvers." Cat sighed a little wistfully, White had mortally injured Sunny, Cat had finished her off.

"Yeah, Little Lane mentioned it." Perry was a little wide eyed at the information being given to him.

"Kara Danvers, even now, would lay on a grenade for anyone in this building. Anyone attached to this company, for most people walking down the street she doesn't even know. Kara Danvers is a reason for getting out of bed in the morning. She's the… the sun feeding our plants. Kara Danvers is that person, Perry, that even you would have quickly grown to adore. She took so much shit from me, you know how I can be. Harsh, rude, abrupt, abrasive. Rarely was I kind to her, yet she took everything I threw at her and made it work, managed to meet all of my seemingly impossible expectations and go above and beyond. But not just for me, for everyone here. She saved my job once you know." Cat sat back in her seat now.

"What?" Lois frowned a little, she wasn't aware of that.

"Oh yeah. Kara and her passion, her kindness. She's empowering you know, inspiring. Because even though I was a bitch to her 98% of the time, when Dirk Armstrong plotted a coup against me to force me to step down and sell out, that girl and three of her closest friends refused to give up and uncovered the truth for me. She saved my job again a few weeks ago when some weak little man, still wiping his wet nurses milk off his lip, attacked her as a way to get to me… the board were threatening legal action which would have seriously put my job at risk. Kara quit a job she absolutely loved, a job she got to go to every day and spend time being with friends and people who liked her. Quit just to save me from being dragged through the mud." Cat sighed and rubbed the bridge of her nose.

"She will get another job somewhere else. Make different friends." Perry argued with a small frown. Cat stared at him for a moment before making eye contact with Eve Tessmacher. The new assistant came into the room.

"Yes, Ms Grant?" Eve asked a little anxiously.

"Miss Teschmacher, how many resumes has Kara Danvers dropped off to work places in the last two and a half weeks?" Cat asked calmly.

"Um… to my knowledge she's dropped off to 37 separate establishments, a total of 54 resumes." Eve explained factually.

"Still unemployed?" Cat asked lifting an eyebrow.

"Yes, Ms. Grant." Eve nodded glancing at Perry White when he shifted on his feet a little.

"Why are you so invested?" Perry turned to Cat.

"I just told you why. Kara and i were nothing but professional but yes, i am in love or at least i know i could be if i let myself. She is phenomenal. Would you like to see some of the impact?" Cat didn't wait for a response from Perry.

"Miss. Teschmacher, send out a general announcement. I want everyone that sent emails or written letters to Perry White or the Daily Planet in my office in five minutes." Cat informs.

"Cat that isn't necessary." Perry attempts to get out of it but Eve was already sending the message out to everyone in the building. Company email was beautiful sometimes.

"Oh no but it is. See you seem to be struggling with just why you're here. I didn't ask you to come here Perry, but i can tell you why you are here. Its not for me." Cat stood again to get herself a glass of m&m's.

Perry seemed to want to protest more but he held his tongue, Lois on the other hand sat down on the off white sofa and heaved a sigh. She had messed up so much in the last month and Perry had only exacerbated that by letting her run that slanderous story in the first place. Of course with their once friendly feud with Cat that had been a blind but simple choice to make. Neither expected things to get this out of hand, Kara had been caught in the crossfire and as someone who counted Kara as family Lois felt absolutely miserable about that.

---

Supergirl and Solarflare landed on the balcony of the DEO and strode in. Kara was nattering away, they were both on a bit of a high after their most recent bettle, a group of four K'hund that had been on Fort Razz had been attempting a bank heist. It had been touch and go for a moment there but the duo had over powered the K'hund just before the DEO had arrive. They were set to join the first one Supergirl had beat up and let go when she was under the effects of the Red K.

"That was great." Kara grinned feeling more like herself now than she had a few weeks ago.

"You are quite formidable. Like, i knew you were but seriously you're surprisingly strong all things considered." Astra was grinning as well as they approached Alex and Hank who were looking at the monitors. Kara flexed her muscles playfully.

"I'm faster than you too." The blonde comments with a smirk.

"You're skinnier than me." Astra makes the excuse defensively.

"I'm broader across the shoulders and i have larger breasts. I'm less Aerodynamic." Kara points out.

"Yeah, Kara kind of has a point."Alex chimes amused by the Kryptonians banter.

"You're supposed to be on my side! I cook for you." Astra huffed indignantly at Alex who just grinned.

"I'm on the side of facts and honey... you're slow." Alex points out cheekily. She didn't see it coming.

One moment Alex and Astra were there and the next they were gone, a few seconds later Astra was standing there looking casual as the next person, even going so far as to look at her nails as though there might be something under them. Hank looked at the older superhero for a moment and then heaved a sigh shaking his head at the antics. No sooner had he turned away did Alex's voice appear over the comms.

"That was hardly funny, General." Alex was scowling, it was clear by her tone and Astra couldn't help but smirk.

"You should consider just how... slow, i am next time you're running that pretty little mouth, Brave One." Astra cooed tauntingly. It did not have the affect she was hoping.

"Sweet Rao... You've got it bad don't you." Kara mock gagged and Alex could be heard sputtering over the Comms. Winn was snickering in his seat.

"What?" Astra straightens a little, confused.

"Gods she doesn't even know when she's flirting." Hank mumbled rubbing his head. Astra actually blushed now.

Kara and Winn burst out laughing, Alex had gone quiet and Astra huffed and sat down in an empty seat pouting a little, it was almost cute. Hank on the other hand was entirely bemused by the situation, he was aware of Alex's growing feelings for the woman, had been since the first time Alex had met Astra but he wasn't aware that Astra might well return those feelings. It was a decidedly good match that he could definitely get behind. Now if only Kara could get her act into gear his honorary daughters could actually be happy instead of going through the motions. Life would be easier for him too he was certain.

"Look, I'm new to this ok. My marriage with Non was arranged, I didn't have to try with him." Astra huffed indignantly.

"No don't worry, you're doing amazing. It takes a lot to fluster Alex." Kara chuckled lightly giving Astra the thumbs up. She may have said more but her phone pinged.

Kara, Ms. Grant has requested your presence in her office. Like five minutes ago. The text was from a CatCo number, Eve.

"I… gotta go." Kara frowns leaving in the blink of an eye. She went to the apartment and got changed before heading to CatCo, taking the lift up to her old office a small frown marring her features.

"Wow.. that was quick." Eve says meeting Kara at the lift.

"I was in the area." Kara lies easily enough walking into the bullpen and seeing a lot of smiling faces.

"What's going on?" Kara asked softly, she'd met Eve not long after Cat finally hired her and gave the bubbly blonde some pointers on keeping the Queen of All Media happy.

"Oh, Lois Lane and Perry White are here… they made a mistake. Ms. Grant is making sure they know it." Eve smirked in such a way that made Kara feel like she was going places in this job, it was almost frightening.

"Lois is here?" Kara perks up a little. She hadn't seen her for a while.

"Yep. Go on in." Eve urges. Kara does just that.

As soon as Cat noticed Kara the older blonde smiled happily and stood from where she was sitting on the edge of her desk, walking over she curled a hand around Kara's arm and pulled her to the front of the office through a throng of people. Employees from all departments were crammed into the office some even spilling out into the bullpen. They were all happy to see Kara and were murmuring greetings here and there as Cat pulled her to the front. Perry White and Lois Lane were standing aside looking decidedly shame faced. Kara got a little kick out of that just personally, they deserved it.

"Cat? … Whats going on?" Kara asked adjusting her glasses a little nervously.

"Well, Kara, Perry and Lois are here to apologise. For what they've done to you." Cat points out leaning against the desk there beside Kara.

"That had to be a public event?" Kara laughed lightly gesturing her ex-coworkers.

"Oh, no no. No my employees are here because they're the reason Perry White even showed up in my office. They've all written White or Lois or both, letters of disgust and disappointment mostly. All on your behalf." Cat further explains a little grin on her face.

Kara looked a little shocked really, she knew she had friends within the office but the fact they'd rallied for her. That they'd thought of her after she'd left the building, it did amazing things to her and Sunny took her first breath in a little while. The people she knew, had known for a little over two years now, all smiled happily at Kara just pleased to see the girl after weeks of her absence.

"I… I don't know what to say. Thanks guys. It means a lot." Kara spoke in a soft sincere and definitely happy tone.

"I count you as the reason I got my promotion, my own merit be damn. We all really missed you." Chelsea was there of course, she had been one of Kara's biggest fans for a while now.

Kara actually reared up a little and opened her arms moving forward toward Chelsea who met her half way in a happy hug. Gesturing loosely at the others Kara soon found herself in the middle of the biggest group hug she'd ever been a part of, and she was at its center. Cat watched on with a little smirk as Perry and Lois saw the full scope of the effect Kara Danvers had on people. Kara had to admit that this was even more satisfying than having people put themselves between Supergirl and imminent danger.

"You see that White?" Cat asked tilting her head with a little smirk still curling her lips.

"I see it. I know I made a mistake. I don't know how to fix it." Perry spoke as the group hug broke up and Kara turned to look at the man.

"You can't fix it. Your schoolyard feuds with Cat Grant cost me my job, my livelihood and have made it near impossible for me to find a job. I'm at risk of having to move in with my sister at this point as I'm unable to find the money for rent and extremely reminiscent of college as far as my diets concerned. You can't fix this and frankly the fact you've come here simply to state that you don't know how to fix it is honestly insulting." Perry White and Lois both shifted on their feet uncomfortably at Kara's little speech.

"You're broke?" Cat asked a little startled.

"Mostly. I'll work something out, it's fine but the point is if you're here for some sort of understand then great. I'm sure at this point you understand perfectly what your petty actions have done. But it makes no difference. It's out there now, Kara Danvers is a name people hear and think of gold digging predators praying on the female work force. I couldn't tell you how many job applications have been rejected at this point. 40 some-odd. You can apologise. Not to me, though. You can apologise to Cat for taking photos of her taken out of context and attempting a deeply personal attack on her. You can apologise for causing her the stress of potential legal backlash, the stress of having to find another assistant. Cat Grant has worked damn hard to get to where she is now and you could have ruined that with a singular article." Kara was scowling both at her cousins wife and the man Lois worked for. No one looked very surprised that Kara would brush off what was done to her in favour of defending Cat Grant.

"Maybe I've done you a favour? Seems things are fairly mutual here." Perry looked from Kara to Cat.

"Piss off, Perry. Let's not act like I'm completely incapable of handling my own love life and all it entails." Cat scowled at that. James Olsen cleared his throat.

"I Uh, still haven't heard that apology." The photographer smirks. Perry scowls.

"I'm sorry Cat, i feel like it's all too little too late but if it means anything I'd like to call off all personal attacks from here on out. That is beneath us and I'd rather we not have anymore…. Kara Danvers incidents in the future." Perry offers diplomatically.

"Kara's is a unique case, Perry, there won't be anymore instances like this ever. I have too much honour to personally attack you. Now get out of my office, all of you…. except you Kara I'd like a word." It was about as good as Cat was capable of offering Perry as far as confirmation she'd agree to the truce. He, along with everyone else, shuffled out.

"Can we get a coffee later, Kara?" Lois asked softly lingering in the doorway beside Eve who was ushering everyone out.

"Call me." Kara smiled gently at Lois Lane.

Once everyone was gone from the room Cat, who had remained sitting on her desk had turned her head slightly to regard the young woman seriously. Immortal alien she may be but it still made Kara a little nervous when people stared at her. It was clear to see that Cat was deliberating quite seriously and even clearer to see when the CEO had come to a conclusion. Kara swallowed and waited for Cat to speak.

"I'd like to offer you enough money to secure 6 months rent." That was not at all what Kara was expecting, the frown on her face showing that.

"No. Absolutely not. No." Kara shook her head adamantly but this response took Cat by surprise a little bit.

"What? Why?" Cat asked confused.

"It's just… insult to injury. You're the last person I would want… pity, from. I don't want to be your charity case." Kara shook her head and adjusted her glasses again.

"Its not like that. It's just me helping you not be homeless." Cat points out.

"No, it's exactly like that. I'm a gold digger remember? How's it going to look if that gets out? Cat Grant paying for her mistress' apartment. Get me pregnant and that would be the icing on the cake." Kara laughed bitterly.

"Who would find out?" Cat scowled because this situation was starting to get to her.

"I don't know but it would be just my luck, wouldn't it. Besides I just don't want… I don't want your money." Kara wrapped her arms around herself, it was that or adjust her glasses for the fifth time in a minute.

"Why?!" Cat asked exasperated.

"Because! Because I don't want you to feel like this is your fault! Like any of it is. And because I'm mad at you right now! And because I'm hurting." Kara practically shouted and Cat looked taken back.

"You're mad at me?" Cat focused on that because why not.

"Yes! You… this all happened and then you pulled away. You… you use me, and that's ok! Because I allow it, I don't mind it, but I'm mad because the only time I get to talk to you anymore is of a morning after you've had a nightmare. You realised I have feelings beyond friendship for you and you pulled away and I don't know why, I thought… well I mean I'm stupid to have thought it right? Why would you? An alien…" This time the laugh was strained and Kara's eyes were shimmering, Cat could see that even if Kara refused to look at her.

"Kara, come here." Cat, who was still sitting on her desk, pointed to the floor in front of her. Kara hesitated but did as she was told.

"You're not… you're not stupid Kara. You're actually, well, you're spot on. I did do all those things, I do do them. I only talk to you of a morning because I'm selfish enough that I need you to chase the nightmares away but I also feel like you can do so much better. I'm old and set in my ways and I'm crotchety and stubborn and I hate being wrong and I'll argue about the silliest things if I think I can win. I've never had a successful relationship and I have so much baggage. You could have someone so much better and that's what I want for you. But you're right about the rest of it too. I'm hopelessly in love with you." Cat sighed the admission. Kara looked momentarily hopeful before she frowned.

"So… you love me too but you won't be with me because you think I deserve… better?" Kara asks for clarification.

"Right." Cat nods and Kara steps back her expressions going blank.

"You know when I was young my parents never had a lot of time for me, father was a scientist and mother was part of the justice system on Krypton. They chose to have me and then left me to my aunt to raise. Then they used me to capture my aunt. When Kryptons destruction was imminent they chose to send me away when I would have chosen to die with my planet. When I got here my cousin didn't need nor want me and I was sent to the Danvers. I was raised to hide who I am and not to use my powers. I got s few freedoms as I grew up, picked my school and my classes but they were human choices that everyone had to make. Alex tried so hard to make me not be Supergirl and I understand now but it was hard, I was encouraged not to make that choice. The world had Superman, it didn't need Supergirl too. I'm just wondering when it's going to be." Kara's hand was shaking as she adjusted her glasses again.

"When what's going to be?" Cat asked softly but she could practically hear Astra from days before in her head.

"When it's going to be my turn to make my own choices. I can't tell if this is just some cop out for you, maybe it's too hard for you to be with Supergirl but you realise you can't have Kara Danvers without Supergirl and you're just unable to handle that. Maybe you don't understand what you're doing to me. I'm sorry I can't be enough." Kara turned to walk out only to feel a small hand catch her wrist.

"Kara Zor-El, That is who you are. Sister to Alex Danvers and protector of earth. It's safer for you to have an alter ego but that doesn't make you two different entities. Kara Zor-El is young and will find someone deserving of her." Cat says softly, expression like the words hurt her.

Kara turned fully to face Cat Grant, feeling the hand fall away from her wrist. Without thought to anyone who might have been watching through glass walls, after all what did it matter now? Kara lifted her hands and cupped Cats face before leaning down slightly and pressing her lips to Cats. Cat stood stock still for a moment before seemingly melting into the kiss, it was chaste but it spoke volumes to both of them. When Kara pulled back Cat barely managed to stifle a whimper as hands fell away and Kara stepped back.

"You don't get it… you're my choice Cat. No matter what you think I deserve or could find… No one knows you like I do and I love every little thing that makes you you. This, currently infuriating and painful, selflessness of yours? The way you can over react to things, the way you set things on fire with your eyes way better than I ever could when you're mad. All of it. Everything that is Cat Grant. I love you. You are my choice. You will be my choice for a very long time to come." Kara murmured but the conviction in her expression was, thrilling and terrifying.

Before Cat could get her wits about her Kara turned and practically ran out of the office. Not before Cat saw a tear finally spill down a porcelain cheek. Not before her staff had seen, not heard, the interaction between the two women. Witnessed the distress and devastation. Witnessed the realisation of mistakes made.

---

Carter's first day at School since gaining his abilities had been borderline hellish, Luke, his schoolyard nemesis, was particularly unbearable, using his mother and Kara's not-relationship as an excuse to bully him. He'd managed not to lose his cool with the guys but it had been tough, worse even knowing that his new abilities meant he could totally put Luke in his place. He had lost count of how many times he had thought of Kara and Clarke. They managed to get through middle school and high school without beating people up.

"Hey Kid." Astra greeted Carter at the entrance to the middle school with a smile. He happily walked over and hugged her.

"Hey Astra. How are you?" Carter asked smiling pleased to see the woman.

"I'm good. You?" Astra inquired but before the boy could answer someone spoke up behind them.

"Who's this Grant, another one of your mums girlfriends?" Carter heaved a sigh of long suffering. Luke.

"This is Astra, She's my mums best friend." Carter explains in a tone of almost boredom.

"I bet that's what she tells you." Luke sneers.

"I'm sorry. You know, for your families dysfunction." Astra says to the now confused young boy.

"What are you talking about." Luke scowls a little.

"Well your family must be dysfunctional for you to have such an opinion on Carters mother. Does yours sleep around? A new guy each weekend. Or maybe it's your father." Astra seems to contemplate this but Luke goes red face.

"Shut up! You don't know what you're talking about." Luke practically shouts at Astra but the woman lightly places a hand on his shoulder.

"You discredit Carter to make yourself feel better, but maybe you'd feel better if instead of goading him you opened up to him. Carters an exceptional young man, you'd be lucky to have a friend like him." Astra spoke gently and Luke looked momentarily distressed before pulling away and walking off.

"How do you do that? I saw your hand shake like you just wanted to smack him but you were kind." Carter points out a little in awe.

"Power isn't strength, wisdom is. Being calm even when you know it would be easier to knock heads, That's power. It's something I've only recently learned too. Now come along, it's time for some training before I get you home." Astra says grinning.

"Will Kara be there?" Carter looked hopeful.

"I'm not sure, bud. But Alex and I will be and if she isn't there today you'll be able to show her how good you've gotten tomorrow." Astra grinned and Carter, though a little disappointed, had to agree that would be good.

---

Kara was walking head down down the street when she bumped into someone. At first she just mumbled an apology before looking up, it was two women, brunettes and business women by the looks of it. Kara blushed faintly and apologised again when the woman with the pony tail shook her head.

"It's alright. You don't look like you're having a good day. I'm Lena Luthor and this is Samantha Arias." The skirt clad woman offered her hand to Kara. Kara shook both women's hands.

"I'm Kara Danvers. I really am sorry for bumping into you, I should be watching where I'm going." Kara smiled gently.

"Kara Danvers…. oh! The woman White slandered. I can only assume by your kicked puppy expression that things have not been going well since then." Lena offered apologetically. Kara was a little surprised, this was the first Luthor she had met that she actually liked.

"Yeah not so much. Throw in all the mess that is… was… my relationship with Cat Grant and the idea of eating my feelings and slipping into a food coma aren't so bad after all." Kara half laughed.

"Well… Lena and I were just going to get some lunch you want to join us? Sometimes having company is better than wandering around bumping into people on the street." Sam offered with a friendly smile on her face.

"Oh no I don't want to intrude." Kara gestured a little and fixed her glasses.

"You wouldn't be. Come on, come tell us about your drama, ours is so bland these days." Lena thread an arm around one of Kara's and before Kara could protest Sam had done the same on the other side as they lead the alien down the street to a quaint little diner.

The conversation had been very light until their food had arrived at the table, three turkey clubs and a side of fries the three had decided to share as well as soft drink for each of them. Kara was rather fond of the pair already actually and pleased even more to learn that not only did they work together but they were in a relationship and had been for a few months. They admitted to having had some issues in the beginning but had gotten things fairly well sorted out since. As well as that Sam had a teenage daughter named Ruby who was a really happy fun kid. It reminded Kara of Carter and she sighed softly as she had meant to be there training him not having a late lunch with strangers.

"I'll admit, I'm surprised you're even sitting here talking to me. After what my brother did most people won't associate with Luthors." Lens says after a moment.

"Ah well I believe in judging people by their own merit not the past actions of family members." Kara smiled and shrugged.

As it happened Lena had only recently come to National City, after Superman had put Lex in prison. Someone needed to run Luthor Corp and the shares were all signed over to Lena after Lex was imprisoned. Lena was also planning to change the name to L Corp in the bid to change the image of Luthor Corp and make it a worthy business once again. Sam was a huge help in that as the domestic partners seemed to mesh very well with work as well and had been able to power through the logistics together quite easily, Kara was impressed by them. To top it all off they were just so happy and friendly it was hard for Kara to have anything but a positive opinion of them.

"So, talking about merit, was there any in what White published?" Lena looked more curious than anything else.

"Well I can assure you I am not a sexual predator. I've had two sexual partners in the my life, both extremely brief and disappointing. How ever in regard to that Whites article may have merit in that I am most assuredly gay, it just took me a while to figure that out. I'm also not a gold digger." Kara chuckled lightly and both women smiled at her.

"But it really messed things up for you, yeah? I know how many hoops Sam and I had to jump through when we started our relationship." Lena wrinkled her nose in apparent disgust that there were so many rules to being with someone sometimes.

"Cat and I had been in a pretty good place until then. Nothing romantic don't get me wrong. But we were close, I was helping her through some things while she organised a new house. We don't really talk as friends so much now though. She… I don't even know. She told me she loves me today but that she thinks I can do better. She's 'old' and stubborn. Refuses to give me a chance." Kara sighs, she was beginning to realise it was easier to talk to strangers and that she didn't want these women to be strangers for much longer.

"Wow you got dumped before you even got in a relationship." Lena blurts out only to earn a light smack on the arm from Sam.

"Lena that's insensitive." Sam says giving Kara and apologetic look.

"No no. She's right. Cold truth." Kara chuckled and made a gesture.

"I don't know. I'm just… hurt. I've lost everything in the last month, my friends i hardly see anymore, Cat, CatCo. My landlords been on me to find work so I 'don't fall behind on rent' which is a serious risk because no one will hire me." Kara missed the look the two women shared.

"We will hire you." Lena and Sam spoke at the same time.

"What?" Kara frowned a little.

"Sure, I'm CEO and Sam is CFO, we work out of the same floor and if you think you can handle it… well our last assistant was not really who we thought at all." Lena explains seriously.

"Besides we are aware of Cat Grant, if you can work for her for two years you can work for us easy." Sam grins.

"You meet all our requirements. Smart, friendly, capable." Lena was really going hard with her pitch.

"Well I...uh. How can I say no? It's not every day I stumble into a job opportunity. Not these days." Kara laughs an actual happy laugh for once. Of course ignoring the fact a member of the House Of El would be working for a Luthor. Totally beside the point.

---

Carter was in the 'garden' when his mother got home, Cat continued to employ a 'nanny' but was quite aware that yes, she no longer really needed someone looking after her now indestructible son. Yet he was still a child, her child, she had simply explained to the woman that Carter had considerably more trust now than he might have had and so was free to do as he pleased inside the home. Like now, he could have been playing Xbox but he was choosing to go through the forms Alex had shown him.

It had been a week since Kara and Cat had confessed feelings, feelings they both shared but that Cat seemed so reluctant to follow through on. Or so he had thought. Of course Cat didn't confide in her son her plans. No, Carter was too close to those closest to her mark.

"Hello Sweetheart." Cat smiles gently seeing the young man working on the moves Alex and Astra had been teaching him.

"Hey mum. How was work?" Carter smiled gently, he was still upset about everything that happened with his mum and Kara.

"It was work. Nothing eventful today." She smiles.

"How was school, and training?" She added.

"School was… weird. Luke wanted to hang out with me today, I think he's really taken Aunt Astra's words to heart." Carter explained sitting down on one of the chairs he had moved earlier to make space.

"Well its better than bullying right?" Cat asked gently sitting across from her son.

"Yeah I don't have time for that." Carter chuckles.

"What about training? It's not getting in the way of your school work?" Cat was genuinely curious. She knew that intellectually speaking he was above par and had remained that way even after his transformation but she had to ask.

"Yeah actually, Alex came up with this thing where either she, Kara or Astra would quiz me on random things while they're teaching me to fight. It makes it easier to remember the moves they teach and the questions and answers as well." He explained and Cat was impressed and pleased that the girls had made a conscious effort not to let him fall behind academically.

"I'm glad. I have to ask though, you know you don't have to do the superhero thing right?" Cat points out gently.

"I know mum, and I'm still a long ways off being able to do any real superhero stuff. I mean I can't fly or see through things or heat vision yet. But it can't hurt to learn and honestly if I end up half as good as Supergirl or Solarflare then I'll be doing pretty good you know." Carter smiled happily and Cat wasn't surprised to be reminded of how smart and mature her boy really is.

"I'm proud of you. But I want to ask for some help." Cat says gently.

"Help with what mum?" He asks tilting his head in ever the curious way.

"I want… I want to be what she deserves. I want to be worthy of being her choice." Cat looked down feeling rather vulnerable.

"You already are mum. Kara loves you, she told you that." Carter points out softly, the hope was shining in his eyes.

"Yes she did but I've hurt her far more than I ever anticipated I would." Cat reasons.

"You want to make it up to her?" Carter understands now and when Cat nods he smiles.

"Then we need to go to Midvale." Carter grinned suddenly.

"Midvale? Why?" Cat frowned a little.

"Well Astra is already on Team SuperCat but you need to start at the beginning. Which means you need to go and see Mrs Danvers." Carter grinned brightly.

"I'm not asking for her hand in marriage." Cat was a little flustered by the idea of speaking with Eliza, a woman she is only a year younger than, about seeing her youngest daughter.

"Of course not, Kryptonians don't do it that way." Carter waved her off amused.

"Carter…" Cat huffed.

"I'm going to call Aunt Astra, maybe she can fly us there now." Carter was gone to get his phone before Cat could speak.

---

Eliza really hadn't been expecting visitors. Especially not at 7:46PM that night, but apparently some things just can't wait. Which was why Cat Grant and two unknowns, one of which was like her Kara, was standing on her doorstep smiling. Cat looked anxious, the boy resembling her was grinning and the other woman who looked extremely familiar, was looking a little nervous as well.

"Cat, to what do i owe this unexpected pleasure?" Eliza stepped back to allow the trio to enter her home.

"Well, it's because of Kara and Alex." Cat offered as they stepped in.

"Are the girls ok?" Eliza was immediately worried.

"Oh no, yes they're fine. Don't worry. They don't actually know we are here." Cat explains cringing a little at the mother's worry.

"Then does this have anything to do with that article from the Daily Planet a month ago?" Eliza was frowning a little as she lead them into the living room.

"Yes and no, first. This is my son Carter and this is Astra In-Ze, Kara's Aunt." Cat explains offering the introductions. Carter grinned and Astra stepped forward and hugged Eliza before the older blonde could speak.

"You have done such an amazing job of raising Kara." Astra was nothing but grateful.

"I believe that was mostly in part due to you. She mentioned you a lot those first few years." Eliza smiled as she returned the hug.

"She was everything I'd have wanted in my own child. Perfect." Astra smiled fondly.

"Indeed. So you mentioned Alex as well. And the article. What's going on?" Eliza sat down.

"Mum and Aunt Astra are in love with Kara and Alex respectively." Carter blurts out and the three women looked at him with varying expressions. Cat was frustrated and Astra was a little surprised but Eliza was amused.

"Ok well… tell me about it? You first Cat, you're seeing Kara like the article implied?" Eliza wasn't expecting the frustrated sigh.

"Where do I even start?" Cat mumbles more to herself.

"My mum was assaulted by a man and those pictures were taken without her consent. Kara and Alex as well as Astra were both helping mum through it when all that happened but despite how they feel for each other they were not and are not in a relationship." Carter summarised simplistically. Again with the looks.

"Alright so, how's Kara been? I assume not well if you're all here." Eliza tilted her head slightly taking it all in stride.

"Not great no. An incident with Carter kind of bought her around but for the most part she's kind of closed off and… well sad," Astra frowned a little not sure how to articulate.

"An incident with Carter? Are you alright? She's mentioned how amazing you are." Eliza smiled at the young man.

"Oh I'm fine. Better than. I uh… accidentally got turned into a Kryptonian." Carter admits a little sheepishly, his mum was still upset that he poked around in things he shouldn't have.

"You… what?" Eliza was both shocked and amazed.

"Yeah… I was at the Fortress looking for Kara when she disappeared and kind of poked around into something I shouldn't. Kara was inside a device meant to draw out and amplify a persons strongest traits." Carter explained glancing at his mum and Astra before giving Eliza his attention.

"So makes the fast faster? I can see how you'd have been changed then. What's stronger than a kryptonians DNA when coupled with a human. Is it a total transformation?" Eliza asked Carter.

"I still have a few genetic markers that relate me to my mum still but they're less human and more bloodlines related." Carter explains smiling.

"Wow that's incredible. Carter of the House Of Meow." Eliza deadpanned. Cat sputtered and Carter snorted a laugh. Astra struggled not to laugh.

"Nice one." Carter laughed heartily.

"Yes yuck it up." Cat huffed though the amusement was in her eyes.

"Well if you're going to be in love with my daughter you best get used to a little ribbing." Eliza grinned at Cat.

"Now, how do you fit into this?" Eliza looked at Astra who clamped her her hand over Carters mouth when he opened it.

"I was very misguided once, I actually had Alex kidnapped and held her against her will once. Pretty much from that moment I've… had feelings for her. She's extremely fierce and brave and very honourable. She actually… killed me. Shortly before my ex-husband had initiated the Myriad." Astra explained without great detail.

"How are you alive?" Eliza asked confused.

"We are unsure. My burial pod drifted towards the sun. We theorised that a solar flare might have jump started my molecular regeneration. It hurt a lot. Because of the Kryptonite I woke before the wound was healed. I felt it for weeks before I could even move." Astra was frowning a little as she remembered and smiled lightly at Cat when she felt the comforting hand on her knee.

"So my daughter killed you and now you're in love with her?" Eliza just had to be clear.

"Well to be fair my feelings began to develop well before she stabbed me. But effectively yes." Astra cringed a little, She was aware of how bizarre that situation was.

"Alright. Well I'm not exactly sure why you are here. Kryptonians don't ask for their desired hand in marriage." Eliza points out and both Astra and Cat blushed lightly, Carter smirked.

"Actually they're here at my suggestion. See mum, she's really hurt Kara. Kara has admitted her feelings, heck at this point they've both admitted it. But Kara lost everything for mum and mum… handled things badly." Carter was gentle in his delivery but Cat sneered.

"Oh now Carter, you can be honest. I was a complete bitch. An idiot. I thought it would be easier for Kara if I was seen dating again. Men. I didn't really consider Kara's feelings at that time, I hurt her and I pulled away from the friendship we had built but I also used her. I would call her every morning before dawn after… nightmares. But I would barely acknowledge her at all throughout the day. I thought she deserved better, I didn't much consider what she wanted." Cat sighed rubbing the bridge of her nose.

"Ahh. Bit of a bungle then. So then, you came to me for?" Eliza looked from the women to the boy.

"Because I thought if they were going to win Aunt Alex and Kara over and they were going to prove themselves worthy then they needed to start at the start. That means you." Carter explains seriously.

"Yes we really should apologise to you for the way we've treated the girls in the past. We've both wronged them." Astra nodded her expression apologetic. Eliza smiled gently.

"You got killed by my eldest and when you had the chance to come back you came back and apologised and made good on your second chance, your life now as Solarflare. That's worthy. You don't need to apologise to me for my daughters sake, they're strong independent women. But I appreciate it. Just keep doing what you're doing." Eliza smiled at Astra.

"As for you. You must know that none of this was your fault. Your reactions were a chain reaction from another's actions against you. Kara unfortunately got caught up in that but she willingly made some sacrifices for you and I highly doubt that girl, with her heart so big, would blame you for a moment." Eliza offered seriously looking at Cat.

"That's what makes it worse. What I've done." Cat sighed sadly.

"It isn't great, Cat. But you are aware of what you need to fix yes? You don't need my forgiveness for that. You don't even need Kara's, you just need to show her that her choice matters." Eliza smiled reassuringly.

"Wow… no wonder Aunt Alex and Kara are so wholesome." Carter mumbles in awe of Eliza's understanding.

"Of course. Now… neither of those girls have come out to me yet… don't tell them I know?" Eliza queried only to see Astra and Cats eyes go wide.

"Oh my god we just outed Double Danvers to their mother!" Cat groaned.

"Double Danvers?" Eliza asked amused.

"It's the collective nickname Winn and I gave them." Carter chuckled lightly and Eliza chuckled.

"I'll be sure to remember that one." The older woman grinned.

"Now… who wants a drink? Coffee, wine? I have some scotch." Eliza offered smiling.

"Scotch." The three visitors say at the same time. Three sets of eyes turning on Carter.

"I'm kidding." He chuckled holding his hands up in surrender.

"Hot chocolate for you." Eliza stood amused.

"Thanks, Gramma." Carter smiled easily and Eliza melted a little.

"Gosh, even if things don't work out with your mum and Kara you can totally be my honorary grandson." Eliza smiled happily. Astra smiles.

"He's a great kid isn't he. I'll help you with the drinks." Astra offered fondly and Eliza nodded with a smile.

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"Lena!" Sam shrieked as she fell out of her office door looking a little damp and put out.

Kara bit her lip hard so as not to react as she was bent over her desk organising both women's schedules.

"Yes love?" Lena appeared in her own door as straight face as ever. Sam growled.

"Tell me how you did it." The slightly younger of the pair grouched.

"Did what?" Lena asked coyly.

"You know!" Sam glares as a drop of water dripped off her nose.

"I have no idea. Why are you so wet?" Lena asks smirking now.

"Oh that's how you want to play this hm?" Sam stalked towards the CEO.

"Sam… no. This is a designer jacket." Lena had made the mistake of stepping out of her office and closing the door behind her.

The CEO had no chance as she turned to get back into the office, Sam put on a burst of speed and launched herself at Lena. The owner of L Corp barely had time to turn around and put her hands up in an attempt to stave off the sodden body of her girlfriend. It was pointless, Sam was stronger than Lena and the boss couldn't help but let out a disgruntled squawk as a wet face was pressed to her neck and cool water transferred into her own clothes.

Kara was amused, she had found she rather liked these playful little games the pair played, she also didn't mind being part of preparations like she had been today. Kara had helped Lena set up the hidden sprinkler system in the office that morning before Sam had gotten in. She also enjoyed the aftermath, Sam and Lena rarely fought it seemed so these pranks the pair pulled on one another often times resulted in an impromptu make out session. Like this time. Sam had Lena pressed into the doors as they engaged in a lip lock. Kara didn't watch them, that would be weird. But she enjoyed the love they obviously shared and she loved how they weren't really shy about showing it.

"They do that often?" Alex asked from beside Kara's desk, Kara had been so distracted by the pair she hadn't heard her sister come up.

"Every Wednesday and Friday." Kara returned happily leaning back in her seat, she raised an eyebrow seeing a bouquet of flowers and a bag of…

"Potstickers?" Kara queried with a slight frown.

"Yup." Alex smiles setting them in front of Kara.

"You didn't tell us you were seeing someone Danvers." Sam teased Kara lightly immediately getting the wrong idea as the couple had been distracted by the new comer in the office.

"You mean, Alex? That would be because I'm not seeing anyone… Alex's my sister." Kara chuckles.

"Wow… ok. Yeah you guys look nothing alike." Sans expression became apologetic as Lena took the card from the flowers.

"'Food equals happiness right. Heard these were your favourite foods. CG'" Lena frowned slightly as she read it out loud.

"Well I'm not surprised she has you running errands for her." Kara was grinning brightly but her boss' looked a little confused.

"I don't get it." Lena drawls after a moment.

"That's Cat Grant apologising. She never actually apologises. Verbally." Kara explains smiling at the flowers and the food.

"Wait wait. You said she hasn't spoken to you for almost a week now?" Sam was confused.

"She hasn't and she looks like Hell because of it." Alex explains with a slight frown.

"General said something about 'don't want her to feel like that's the only reason I want her' or something along those lines. I don't even know, those two have been plotting lately." Alex added with a huff and Kara frowned.

"Who is General?" Lena was looking more confused.

"My Aunt, she and Alex have weird little pet names. Aunt Astra is like super into Alex and Alex is like super into pretending she's not also super into Astra while also staring at Astra any chance she gets in the kind of way you two look at each other all the time." Kara offers with a smirk when Alex blushes.

"Oh like she's undressing her with her eyes." Sam nodded and Alex went bright red.

"And I'm out." Alex huffs turning and walking out without another word.

"Did we make her mad?" Lena asks a little worried by Alex's exit. Kara just laughs and shake her head.

"Nah, she's just embarrassed, smart enough to know when her best move is to remove herself from a situation. She'd have never won if she'd stayed and denied it." Kara chuckled.

"So… you guys want some potstickers? Cat bought me a bunch… they're still hot." Kara grinned at the way her new friends faces lit up. Even Sam who was still in wet clothes.