"Alex!" Kara yelled as she pounced on her older sister, giggling as Alex groaned and tried to pull the covers over her face again.
"Five more min, Kar," Alex said groggily, her speech slightly slurred with sleep. Kara laughed and quickly pulled the blankets off of the bed.
"Alex!" Kara whined, "We only have ten minutes!" Alex poked open her eyes, seeing Kara only half ready, jumping around now to shove shoes and socks in her bag.
"Shit!" Alex cursed, hurrying up as Kara walks out.
After walking downstairs, Kara stripped in the woods, shoves the clothing into her backpack, and shifts. She frantically tried to run, the blonde fur on her legs getting damp from the taller plants.
'Kara?' Alex called. She sounded a bit worried, so Kara answered immediately.
'I'm at the school, I'm going to shift right now,' Without waiting, Kara shifted back and changed into her clothing. Adjusting her collar, she sees Alex's auburn fur in the corner of her eye.
"Hurry up, Alex!" Kara yelled as she ran towards the school, the bell ringing. "Crap!"
She scurried down the halls, her brows knitting as she realized she was on the wrong floor. She quickly redirected her direction and scurried toward the door.
"Mrs. Danvers!" The teacher exclaimed. "Try not to be late again, please." Her tone was soft, not as harsh as it should've been. Then the teacher glanced back at Lena, and Kara's blood boiled.
"Thanks," Kara said through gritted teeth as her lips pulled into a very forced smile. Trudging back to Lena, she noticed the girl had left her hair down. The inky blackness of the wave stood out, and as Kara sat she had the urge to reach out and touch them.
'No, Kara!' She scolded herself as Lena shifted in her seat, looking at her. Lena blushes and her mouth forms a small 'o' as she turns back to her book like a surprised child caught taking a cookie before dinner.
"Hi!" Kara whispers enthusiastically. Lena turns to look at her, her face still adorably red but a bit unsure and frightened.
"Hello," she whispers back, voice wavering slightly. She looked up at Kara, scared green meeting twinkling blue.
"How are you?" Was asked hesitantly.
"Good, and you?" Lena replied. The blue eyes of Kara finally caught Lena's green ones.
"I'm awesome!" Kara blurted, then blushed and fidgeted with her glasses as she rambled. "But not like, in a jerk way, but in a way that I feel. No, that came out wrong. I meant I, er, um-"
"You are feeling great?" The Luthor chuckled. She had personally found the other girl's rambling quite adorable.
Adorable? You cant think things are adorable. Mother wouldn't allow it. Lena was quick to scold herself mentally.
"Yes, exactly!" The blonde sighed it relief, offering a thankful smile which brightened when it was returned tentatively.
Throughout the rest of the class, Kara continued to steal glances at the beautiful girl beside her. When she inhaled after the conversation she found her scent today was pure. A mixture of dark chocolate and vanilla, something that seemed a bit odd, but made Kara want to stay beside her for what seemed like eternity. But all good things come to an end, and the bell rung.
Though they had many classes together, the Luthor didn't sit next to her in many. Kara pushed her glasses down slightly in each class periodically to make sure no one threatened Lena. Whenever someone tried, Kara would glare them down until they looked away in submission.
She wasn't sure why she was so protective of the other girl. She knew the girl's scent smelled intoxicating to her, yes, but she didn't understand the conflicting feelings that came along with even a glance Lena. It was almost like-
No. No it couldn't be that. Its probably just me being weird. Kara scolded herself quickly. Just then, the bell rang and she rushed to Lena who was walking out the door. With three long strides, she caught up with the woman.
"Hey," the blonde chirped, making the smaller girl jump a bit. Kara giggled a bit. "Wanna get lunch together?"
"First off, the correct Grammer would be 'do you want to get lunch with me?', Kara," Lena smiled playfully at the other girl. Kara laughed, making Lena's heart beat pick up a bit. "As much as I would love to get lunch, I have to study for the science test next period. I already studied relentlessly for all of the upcoming quizzes and tests, but my mother insists I take all available opportunities to improve upon my skills." Lena then stopped herself, concerned that she just shared anything with the bubbly blonde.
You barely know her, Lena. Stop telling her things she does not need to know! And no, her eyes are most certainly not the mlst beautiful things you've seen. Lena thought, but of course Kara responding without skipping a beat and she missed it.
"I'm sorry, I didn't catch that?" Lena apologized, now concerned with the sad look that had crossed the beautiful girls features. Lena mind yelled at herself for calling her beautiful.
"Oh, I just said I'm taking you lunch," Kara beamed. Lena sputtered and shook her head at the bold statement.
"Kara, I'm going to the library," She argued. "They don't allow food in there with the books." Kara just gave a knowing half smile.
"The librarian owes me anyway," she replied easily. Lena just noticed where they were. Kara had somehow managed to lure her to the cafeteria's large doors.
When had she done this? She wondered.
"Just save me a spot in line, please," Kara pulled her into the lunch room. "I have to go tell Alex where I'm going."
So a perplexed Lena grabbed two trays and stood in line, inching forward with the line of students. Most stood a good distance away, two or three feet, but then a shadow cast over her small figure.
"Well, well, well," Maxwell snickered. He stood towering over her so she had to look up at him. Her green eyes hardened and her teeth ground together as she forced herself to look the floor. "Isn't it the Luthor. What do you want with this town? Is your brother going to destroy the people here? Go insane and accuse good people of being bad aliens?" Lena looked up.
"No, he isn't. Nor is he insane," she said. Maxwell huffed and grabbed her arm roughly. He pulled her next to him, making it look friendly to the outsider yet hiding her pain twisted face.
"Yeah, just like you aren't going to grow up and attempt to murder-" Maxwell's grip had tightened, and Lena's face showed it.
"Let. Her. Go." A stern, angry voice sounded from behind Maxwell. She heard the tell tale low growl and her eyes looked up at the person. Kara.
"Why," Maxwell chuckled, instantly loosening his grip and starting to turn. "We were just chatting, weren't we, Lena." He looked pointedly at her and she nodded with a worried smile. "We will finish this later." With that, he had strode away. Though he wasn't a shifter, he had just enough brains to realize the normally passive blonde wasn't kidding around. Or maybe he didn't want to mess with Alex Danvers' kid sister.
"Are you alright?" Kara had angrily watched Maxwell walked away, her body starting to shake. She only calmed when she deeply inhaled Lena's scent. It had calmed her enough to form one coherent thought. Lena. But of course, Lena had spoken before her.
"Me?" Kara questioned, her demeanor tense yet very concerned. "Are you ok? He had his hands on you and... Oh god! Did he try anything?" The blue eyes darkened in anger and a silent growl vibrated in her chest.
"No," Lena said. She wanted to calm the other student, but wasn't sure how. "I'm ok, Kara." She hesitantly reached out to touch Kara's arm, which seemed to work as the growl and anger faded.
Without skipping a beat, the blonde pulled the girl through the line, making her pile her plate with food, and then pulled her towards the cafeteria.
"Kara!" Alex called. She waved them over, which Kara followed the order with a smile. Lena, on the other hand, was hesitant about approaching the other sister. This one smelled different, not as inviting as Kara, which took a bit took of control even for her not to touch the blonde.
"Hey, Alex, this is Lena," Kara gestured to Lena and missed Lena's skeptical look at the situation. "Lena, this is Alex, my sister."
"Yes," Lena put on a winning smile, one that she used to please her mother when in public. "I have heard much about Alex Danvers."
It wasn't a lie, she had heard about Alex Danvers. She heard that she was one of the trio that went to the extremes with sports. Very competitive, but not a sore loser and cared very much about her friends and family. She easily lost her temper, though, when something upsets her.
"I just wanted to meet you," Alex said, already turning back towards the table. "See you later, Kar."
"Yeah, sure, bye," Kara then pulled Lena toward the library. Once inside she had a quick chat with the librarian.
"Thanks!" Kara called as she walked away from the bookkeeper. A bright smile was shone at Lena.
"Thank you, Kara," Lena's voice was quiet, her eyes slightly glassy. She wasn't used to people doing things like this.
Kara replied as she started to dig into her mountain of food, "Welcome!" The sheer amount of food piled onto the tray startled Lena. The girl was always so thin, it shocked her to see she could eat so much.
Only when she saw Kara looking at her with a comfused head tilt did she look away, flipping through a text book with a blush settling upon her cheeks. Then the book was abruptly pulled out of her reach, and a plate of food was sat there.
"Eat." was the soft command. And with a bit of hesitation she grabbed her fork and poised it over the burger. She startled when Kara burst out laughing.
"What's funny?" she asked the doubled over blonde. Her head tilted slightly, but her posture never slackened.
Kara promptly picked up one of her own burgers and sank her teeth into the meat. "Like that, Lena!" Lena gave a small nod before following in Kara's actions.
The rest of the lunch was filled with giggles, laughter, and relaxation. It surprised Lena when she caught herself sinking back into the small couch with her muscles relaxed and not tensed. Kara brought a while new side of her. One she had forgotten about. And so, she seemed to embrace the idea of a friendship with this bubbly girl. Besides, she wanted to know why the girl smelled so damn intoxicating.
They spent the rest of the day together, and still Kara was unable to get rid of fascination with the girl. Her scent still made her want to be near her and to protect her.
"I'm just going to get on the bus," Lena said while starting to walk towards a bus that was not yellow, and definitely led out of town.
"Oh, um," Kara was still unwilling to part with the girl so she did the only thing she could think of. "I'll make sure you get home ok!" She sheepishly smiled down at Lena.
Lena had put up a fight. She didn't want the girl anywhere near her family. But of course, the stubborn blonde got her way.
Alex ran the ball down the field, then passed it towards another player. Nearing around the back, she quickly sped up. She hadn't even noticed the shorter girl until she smacked into her full force.
Two 'Oof!'s were sounded out of both girls before the other spoke.
"God damnit, Dar-" The other girl hissed at Alex. "Oh jeez. I'm so sorry!"
The smaller girl sheepishly smiled at Alex, but all Alex could do was stare wide eyed. Her wolf wanted the girl, freezing her in place as she internally battled and breathed in her scent. The smell of pine and jasmine filled her nose and her wolf seemed to purr. She knew what was happening, but as she desperately tried to gain control, she realized Maggie growing concerned.
"Danvers?" The girl said while snapping her fingers in front of Alex's face. Alex finally focuses in and realizes she is pinning Maggie down and her face reddens. She quickly scrambles up and moves away. Her wolf protests.
"Sorry, Sawyer," Alex apologizes "I zoned out." She turned to go, but a person shouted something that made her start to shake with anger.
"Hey, Alex!" A boy from the bleachers shouted "I saw your sister with the Luthor! Going to do anything about it?" Alex slowly turned, her chest vibrating with growls as she felt the need to rip his throat out. She opened her mouth, but someone beat her to it.
"How about you just shut your yap before it gets ya in trouble!" Maggie said. The short, fiery brunette stepped in front of Alex a little protectively. Alex's growls quieted as she focused on Maggie. "That's what I thought!" She yelled when he turned away red faced.
"Th-thanks," Alex stuttered a bit "but I can handle myself." Maggie snorted with a small chuckle.
"Oh, I know, Danvers," Maggie said, still not moving away. It was driving Alex crazy with her being close enough to touch but with them not being close she couldn't. "But we're on the same team. And I look out for my 'mates."
Alex replied after a playful sigh, "Fine, but if you suddenly get soft on me when I need you, I'm gonna be mad." Maggie smirked.
"I think you'll find I'm quite difficult to get rid of, Alexandra."
"Just Alex."
"Fine, Alex," Maggie responded playfully. "We should get back to the practice. See you around, Danvers."
