Author: Ashley

Title: Red Desires

Rating: M

Part: 3/5

Pairing: Mon-El/Kara Danvers (née Zor-El)

Word Count (Part Three): 1,555

Summary: "His heart was pounding. Harder than he'd ever felt before. Faster than he thought it could. A single text from Kara. 'My apartment. Now. Hurry.' - Kara had accidentally stumbled upon red Kryptonite and Mon-El has no idea. Very minor spoiler for 2x08 and I guess 1x16 as well.

Disclaimer: I don't own Supergirl, DC Comics or anything related to such things. The ideas, dialogue and plot points here were inspired by the show, but they are my own. Plagiarism isn't nice. Please don't steal my ideas.

A/N: Welcome back everyone. Enjoy Part Three - we're over halfway done now :(


Alex, J'onn and the rest of the team from the DEO found Kara. She was apparently at some bar as they explained it to him this morning. Apparently this wasn't the first time that Kara had been exposed to the red Kryptonite, so they had some gun they kept in the DEO storage room just in case. They took her in easily - apparently they ambushed her as she was leaving the bar.

Apparently it was much easier than last time. She had said some hurtful things to the people at the DEO (and if it was anything like what she said to him, he felt bad for everyone there), but nobody was physically hurt. He heard that last time, she broke Alex's arm.

He was asleep last night when they brought her back to the DEO. He didn't hear anything last night, but when he woke up this morning and went out to see what was going on, Winn had told him that Kara was fine.

He wasn't sure he believed him. He needed to see for himself.

He had waited a few hours. It was well into the afternoon before he went to go see her. Well, he had walked by earlier, but he could see through the windowed walls that she was still sleeping - still recovering - and he didn't want to disturb her.

He wandered out towards the med bay and that's where he saw her. She was sitting up on the bed that simulated the yellow sun. Her legs bent and tucked in close to her chest. She was obviously more hurt than they had all let on this morning when giving him the few details that they did because if she wasn't, she wouldn't have needed that special bed. He was far from the window, but he could tell that she was crying while she talked to Alex, their hands locked together.

She raised her head and her eyes connected with his. His smile was small, but he knew it was there. She blinked a few times and even from this distance he could see the tears tracks down her cheeks. Mere seconds after their eyes connected, she tore hers away and she looked straight at Alex. He saw her say something to her and Alex turned around smoothly. She kissed Kara's hand before letting go and leaving the bay.

He watched Kara cover her face with both of her hands and rest them on her bent knees while Alex came out to meet him.

"Mon-El…" she started.

"Is Kara-is she okay?" he questioned before Alex even reached him, his eyes flitting over Alex's shoulder to look at Kara.

"She's fine."

"She doesn't look fine." His eyes connected with Alex's. "She looks like she's crying. She looks upset and she's in that sun bed thing you guys always put her in when she needs to heal." He stopped abruptly. "I want to go in and talk to her."

He moved to get around her and Alex put up her hand, pushing at his chest and stopping his movements.

"That's not a good idea."

"What?! Why not? I want to talk to her. I want to ask her the truth. I need to see if she's really okay."

"Mon-El," she said sternly, "she doesn't want to see you."

His eyebrows furrowed. "What'd you mean she doesn't want to see me?"

"I mean I was sitting there next to her when she woke up this morning. She opened her eyes. The first words out of her mouth were, 'please don't let Mon-El in here'."

His eyes widened. "What?! You're not serious, Alex…"

"I am. Dead serious."

"Alex," he pleaded. "Come on." She pushed her hand harder into his chest.

"I asked her why and she wouldn't tell me. And she tells me everything. She just said that something happened and she was embarrassed and she couldn't face you right now. That was this morning. Five seconds ago she said 'I don't want to see him.' I turn around and you're standing here. I told her I'd make you leave. And that's what I'm doing."

"Alex, please. You don't understand."

"What I understand is that my sister is upset. The red Kryptonite does things to her that she can't control. Kara needs control in her life to feel comfortable. She's always been that way. She just needs time to feel like she's gotten that control back."

He sighed heavily. "Alex, I don't want to take away her control or anything. Come on, I just want to talk to her."

"Mon-El, I won't ask you again. Please go."

He stared at her. He felt the tears burning behind his eyes. He couldn't keep going on like this. Kara was important to him and he needed this to be fixed. Right now.

Alex must be good at being a detective or he must be really bad at hiding his feelings because her face softened and she dropped her hand. She stepped closer to him, her voice lowering to a whisper.

"Mon-El, she just needs time. I know how you feel about her, but please. Just take a step back. Go back to your room. She'll come to you when she's ready."

He looked over Alex's shoulder and into the med bay. Kara's face was still in her hands, her shoulders shaking with what he could only imagine were sobs.

He nodded slowly and he turned around and headed back to his room. Alex sighed and called out a quick "thank you" before heading back into the med bay and back to Kara.


"There," she plopped down on the stool next to Kara. "I did what you asked. But I'm not happy about it."

Kara lifted her head, teary eyes connecting with Alex's concerned ones. She flattened her legs and her hands rested in her lap.

"Thank you," she whispered with a sniffle.

"Kara, I don't know what happened between you two," Kara's lip started to tremble as Alex raised a hand in her direction, "and you don't have to tell me, but just know that…I'm your sister. Nothing is going to change that. Whatever happened with Mon-El, you can talk to me."

Kara nodded as she wiped the tears that started to fall again.

"But Kara, you can't put off talking to him."

Kara opened her mouth in protest but Alex raised a hand again, closed her eyes and shook her head. "No! I don't want to hear it." Kara gulped loudly as she tried to take in a breath. "That boy is so in love with you and you're pushing him away. You're making me push him away for you."

"Alex…" she sobbed.

"No. I won't keep doing this for you. I know the red Kryptonite wasn't your fault. I know you don't think you meant anything that you said. But what you say when you're under the influence of it…Kara, it's hurtful. If you have these thoughts in your head - I mean, that's okay. Everyone has some not nice thoughts about other people some of the time, but you can't pretend it didn't happen. You can't take the words back. You can't take the actions back. Whatever you did to Mon-El, you need to apologize, or find a way to make it better."

Kara nodded.

"Now, I don't know what it was, but from the look on his face, he just wants you. He wants you to be okay; to tell him that you're really okay. He wants you to talk to him. And Kara, if you're not going to tell me what's going on…at least tell him. He wants to listen. He will listen."

"Alex I can't. I just…I said things and I did something I shouldn't have and…" she paused, her eyes filling with fresh tears as she looked up at Alex. "I was awful to him, Alex."

"You said some pretty shitty things to me and J'onn. Again. And we've both forgiven you. Again. Doesn't Mon-El deserve a chance to have an explanation from you…and to be given the opportunity to forgive you?"

"But what if he doesn't, Alex?!" she shouted, a little louder than intended. The rest came out in a harsh whisper. "What if it's too much and he can't forgive me? What do I do then? I don't want to lose him, Alex."

Alex sighed as she pushed Kara's hair back behind her ear. Kara just stared at her hands in her lap.

"You won't know what you have to do until you talk to the guy. But, you're not going to lose him, Kara. He loves you too much to let that happen." Kara's eyes rose to meet Alex's. She noticed Kara's bottom lip quivering.

"Did he tell you that?"

"Tell me what?"

"That he loves me?"

Alex chuckled. "He doesn't need to say it out loud, Kara. Anyone can tell. Just please," she cupped Kara's face with her hands, forcing her to look at her. "Baby, stop crying. Go home. No Supergirl-ing tonight. Just relax, get better…and prepare yourself to call Mon-El," she smiled at her sister.

Kara nodded and sighed. "Thank you, Alex. I don't know what I'd do without you." The sisters hugged and Kara shoved aside the blankets she was under and started to head out of the bay.