Chapter 5: Girls Night

Kara had been looking forward to the Girls night since Lena originally came up with the idea. She had snacks laid out on the table near the sofas, and a few great movies that they could watch if people felt like it. Kara was feeling good. Well, as good as you can feel when you get barely any sleep every night because of the horrible visions that plague your dreams. As good as you feel when you can barely look your own sister in the eyes without having flashbacks and sudden sensations of fear and anxiety...

But Kara didn't want to think about that tonight. No, tonight was going to be great, she was going to enjoy it. Kara refused to let PSI ruin tonight of all nights. A knock on the door jolted her out of her thoughts, and she ran to answer it. No doubt it was Alex and Maggie, early as always. Kara wasn't wrong. Alex and Maggie warmly greeted Kara, displaying the bottle of wine they'd brought with them. Kara grinned as they handed it to her, and she set it down next to the rest of the drinks on the kitchen counter.

It wasn't long before Lena arrived, smiling wide upon seeing her best friend look so much better. She gave Kara a hug and then placed a plastic carrier bag full of onion ring packets next to the other snacks. Sam was the last to arrive, five minutes late. But no one blamed her for it, she had a lot on her plate what with being a single mum and a full time worker simultaneously. It was hard work.

All of them seemed so happy, debating on which game to play first. Each person individually kept glancing in Kara's direction out of the blue, likely glad to see how well she was looking.

Though if only they knew how much makeup Kara had on, covering the constantly darkening circles under her eyes, and the bruise on her forehead from collapsing and hitting the kitchen counter over the weekend. The weak but constant throbbing pain in her left arm from the cuts, which still weren't anywhere close to fully healing or scarring. Kara shoved that focus to the back of her mind, and focused on having a good time.

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Alex laughed at Maggie's joke along with everyone else. It was getting late, but Alex wished the night could have lasted forever. She having a great time. She loved being able to catch up with everyone, especially with Kara. It was amazing to see her sister so close to her old self again, and was happy that she chose to give Kara space as that was clearly what she needed. It was creeping close to mid-night so people would no doubt start leaving soon. Alex decided to use the bathroom before she and Maggie left.

She locked the door and turned, only to slip backwards on the bath mat, put with the wrong side down on the floor. Classic Kara. As she moved to stand back up, she noticed an eerie black box on one of the little shelves under the bathroom sink. She hadn't ever seen that there before, and whatever was inside must have been important because of the box looking so… different. And yet sort of familiar at the same time. Alex debated with herself, trying to decide whether to open it or not. Curiosity got the better of her, and she lifted the lid to see what wonder awaited. What she saw was quite the opposite.

Black Kryptonite. She could tell because of the power emitting from it, the same sort of aura that normal kryptonite had. Why would Kara have a Black Kryptonite knife? That sort of kryptonite was especially dangerous because the wounds it caused wouldn't be healed at a super rate. Alex looked closer and saw what she could only assume was blood staining the tip of the blade. Why was there blo…

It hit her like a ton of bricks.

"Kara…" Alex half whispered, half whimpered. Kara wasn't okay at all. Alex felt sick to her stomach. She couldn't believe that she allowed Kara to get to this stage. She had known that Kara would be seriously damaged, but she would never have thought that Kara would do… that.

Alex, as calmly as she could, removed the knife from the box, putting the box back and slipping the knife into her pocket. She left the bathroom and then tapped on Maggie's shoulder.

"Maggie we have to go." She whispered into her ear. Maggie picked up on the urgency in Alex's voice and said her goodbyes without argument. Once they were back home, Maggie spoke up.

"So are you finally going to tell me why we left in such a hurry Danvers?" Alex didn't hesitate and pulled the Black Kryptonite knife from her pocket, putting it down on the table in front of her.

"I found this kryptonite knife in Kara's bathroom. It's Black Kryptonite, an even more dangerous sort of kryptonite that can cause wounds that don't heal at a super rate, even when not exposed to it anymore. It leaves scars and injuries that heal like they would do on an average human. Maggs, I think she cut herself. There's blood on the fucking knife. It's a small amount, like it was precise and planned! I'm scared for her, I don't want to see what she's done to herself. I hope that I'm wrong, but I can't see why else she would have it like this. I thought she was doing so well, recovering and all. Oh my God Kara." Alex began pacing as it finally sank in.

"Woah Alex, Alex. That's, that's seriously horrible. But panicking won't help. I still doubt that Kara would do that to herself. And even if the worst happened, and it's true, it's nothing we can't fix okay? Kara is one of the strongest people I know. She's a Danvers. She'll overcome anything and everything. I know this is… well… dark, but we, along with everyone else, will find a way to help her, no matter what it takes." Maggie stopped Alex's pacing by placing a hand on her shoulder and pulling her into a hug,

"I hope you're right Maggie."

"Danvers, when have I ever been wrong." Alex couldn't help but smile at what Maggie just said.

Many times. You have been wrong many times.