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Story Title: The Traveler

Chapter 13

Kara's Apartment

Kara sat on her couch, a pint of ice cream in her hand as she watched an old musical on the television. A blanket covered her legs. She wasn't really into the movie; her thoughts were preoccupied with a certain alien, Mon-El. She sighed, wondering how everything could have gotten so much more complicated, but it had. Mon-El was from the future, but he was also the boy that she met as a child on Krypton. The one in the red flight suit, flying that sleek, red spaceship. She smiled thinking about what she thought of him back then. At first, when she saw him, she was afraid that he would try to hurt her family since Daxamites were not considered very nice by Kryptonian standards. However, those thoughts were dispelled as soon as Aunt Lara had seen him; the way she looked at him like he was the most precious thing in the universe. Now she knew the answer, this was her son. The boy that grew up to be an adventurous young man. The young man that saved Clark's life. The one that saved her life.

A knock on her door broke her away from her thoughts. She pulled back the blanket. She was wearing yoga pants and a light shirt with a V-neck color. She rushed to the door. "Alex, just leave me alone," she said through the door, but Alex didn't respond. "Okay." She opened the door and froze; standing in front of her was Mon-El, dressed in a blue shirt and jeans.

"I hope I'm not interrupting you," Mon-El said. It was clear by the way he fiddled with his hands that he was nervous.

Kara bit her bottom lip before saying, "Sure, c-come in."

Mon-El gave her a small smile before he stepped into the apartment. He looked around the place and smiled when he saw the blanket on the couch and the television running. "I didn't mean to interrupt your show."

Kara shook her head. "It's just an old movie. I can watch it again anytime." She walked to the kitchen and sat down at the kitchen table. "Come on, sit down. We can talk here."

Mon-El nodded before he sat down at the table across from her. "I just wanted to make sure you were okay."

"I'm fine. Why the concern?" Kara's eyes narrowed.

Mon-El frowned. "You ran off at the bar. Clark said you were with him. M'Gann said that you got a call."

Kara's brow furrowed. "I had some work to do."

Mon-El gave her a skeptical look. "I went to CatCo; they said you called in sick. When they told me that I knew something was wrong."

Kara sighed. "I had a lot to think about, okay?"

"Okay, I was just worried about you." He rubbed the back of his neck. "I wanted to make sure that you weren't mad at me."

Kara's brow furrowed more. "Why would I be mad at you?"

"Because I'm not who you thought I was."

Kara shook her head. "You didn't know what the plan was. You didn't know who you were."

"So, my coming from the future to save you from my future best friend didn't cause you any second thoughts," Mon-El as he tried to figure out in his head if what he said made any sense at all.

"Second thoughts?" she asked curiously.

Mon-El's blue-gray eyes darkened. "About being my friend."

Kara's blue eyes watered. She reached across the table and took his hand. "I'll always be your friend. I'm just confused now."

"About?"

"A lot of things. You're my cousin's half-brother. You're already a hero; a great one from what I can tell." She pulled her hand away from his. "You don't need me to train you."

Mon-El nodded. "That's all true, but I still need you."

"Why? My future self already knew yo. Won't my presence always remind you of Brainiac Five, about what happened to him?"

Mon-El sighed. "You are a lot different than that future Kara. She was so closed off. She felt alone. You were like that when I first met you, but you've been open to me and so I got to see the real Kara Zor-El."

Kara looked down at the table. "So, you got to see the little girl that is afraid of failing. Afraid of disappointing everyone. That little girl that never really grew up when her planet was destroyed."

Mon-El shook his head. "You really think that about yourself?" Kara nodded. "I don't see you that way, Kara. I don't see that cute little girl that Lar Gand saw on Krypton. She hadn't grown up in a strange world yet." She looked up into his eyes. "I see a beautiful person, inside and out. I see a person that loves her family unconditionally. I see the selfless hero that protects her city. I see the friend that even though I was part Daxamite, looked out for me, tried to help me. A true friend and I will always be grateful to you for that."

Kara stared into his eyes. A tear rolled down her cheek. "You don't have to say those things to make me feel better."

"Kara Zor-El, you need to get out of this pity party and be the hero this world needs," he said sternly, in the voice of Valor. She sat up straight, not really realizing that she did so. He reached across the table and grabbed her hand. He was gentle, even though he didn't need to be. "I need you to be my hero too." He smiled as he pulled his hand away and stood up. I think I should probably go. He was feeling a little awkward now. He walked to the door, followed by Kara. He opened the door and stood out in the hallway. He turned to see Kara standing in the doorway, just staring at him. "You know it's hard."

Kara gave him a puzzled look. "What's hard?"

"To leave you when you're looking at me like that."

Kara blushed slightly. "Like what?"

Mon-El smiled. "With those big blue eyes; those comets."

Kara's eyes widened. "You remember?"

It was Mon-El's turn to blush, but he nodded. "Yes, I remember kissing you or more like you kissing me."

Kara crossed her arms in front of her chest. "Hey, I was drunk. Anyway, why didn't you say anything?"

Mon-El sighed. "I was scared, Kara. I didn't want to ruin the friendship we had."

Kara sighed. "That's the same reason I never told you."

Mon-El chuckled. "Maybe we think too much."

Kara laughed. "That's for sure." She said as she moved forward, capturing his lips with hers. Mon-El froze for a moment before he wrapped his arms around her back and deepened the kiss. Kara moved her arms around his neck, running a hand through his hair. She pulled him back into her apartment, kicking the door closed, careful not to knock it off its hinges.

They both stood in the middle of the room kissing before they finally broke apart. They had their foreheads touching, staring into each other's eyes. "That was unexpected," Mon-El said, a broad smile on his face.

Kara smiled. "Not unwelcome I hope?"

Mon-El kissed her on the nose. "Not unwelcome at all." Kara's brow scrunched up.

The two just stood there in a tight embrace. "What do we do now?"

Suddenly, a few sirens could be heard outside Kara's window. Mon-El sighed. "Sounds like help is needed." The two broke apart, Kara running into her bedroom to change. Mon-El touched his Legion ring; a bright light appeared before he was clad in his red, black, gold, and blue uniform.

Kara rushed back into the living room. "You're quick."

Mon-El smiled before he showed her the ring. "Thirty-first-century technology comes in handy." He walked to the balcony and opened the door. "Shall we?"

Kara rushed forward and into the air. Mon-El smiled after her before he took off into the air, his blue cape fluttering behind him.

DEO Headquarters – three hours later

Alex and J'onn stood at the table with a holographic map of the city before them. Suddenly, two people landed on the balcony. Supergirl and Valor walked into the headquarters. The DEO agents smiled at the superhero duo.

"Great job on those alien bank robbers," Alex said.

"Yes, the two of you make a good team," J'onn added.

Kara and Mon-El smiled at each other. "So, anything else you got for us?" Kara asked.

J'onn smiled. "I believe that's it for today."

Mon-El looked up at the clock on the wall. "Breakfast?"

Kara smiled. "Pancakes at the diner down the street."

"Sounds good to me," he replied before flying back out the window.

Kara smiled at her sister, sending her a wink before flying after him. Alex wore a bright smile; she was so happy for her sister.

J'onn looked over at Alex. "They both seem pretty happy today."

Alex just stared at the Martian. "You don't see it."

"See what?" J'onn looking at her with a bewildered expression on his face.

Alex rolled her eyes. "Never mind, Mom is right; men are oblivious, no matter if they're alien or human."

She walked away leaving J'onn standing, looking after her curiously. "What does that mean?" he said as he rushed after her.

AN: A short chapter but important I think and I just wanted to leave it there for now. Stay locked on target to learn more.