A/N: Hello everyone,
thanks for the follows and favourites so far! Means a lot!
Let me say a few things quickly before we continue this journey:
1) I'm new to this fandom, so bare with me. I'm still figuring it all out, so I won't be able to update every day, but I try to keep the chapters coming at a reasonable pace.
2) English is not my mother tongue. So please forgive me if the grammar etc isn't always 100%. I do try my best.
3) the crossover didn't happen in my timeline as I think it odd to have Supergirl, and with her Kara, disappear for God knows how long, before even attempting to talk to Lena after everything that has happened. I hope it doesn't bother anyone to much that I took that liberty.
and 4) yes, this is going to be a slow burn story. It's going to be angsty and it's going to take a while for Kara and Lena to figure out what is going on between them and what it means. And when I say "a while" I mean a while and not 3 chapters. It's a complicated process to fall in love sometimes, especially when battling with the demons of a childhood like Lena's.
Also it's going to be a bit of a challenge for our favourite Kryptonian as well, considering her own history.
So please, give it time...I promise you, SuperCorp is endgame.
Much love,
S.
BE YOUR OWN HERO
2 – A Luthor, a hero
NATIONAL CITY'S NEW HERO
Lena Luthor the one to stop Cadmus' attempt to kill the alien population of National City
by Kara Danvers, National City
Supergirl herself revealed the surprising, and then again, not so surprising news that Lena Luthor had been the one to stop Cadmus leader Lillian Luthor from killing thousands of aliens.
What we learned so far is that Lena Luthor has switched out the isotope before the rocket was launched, making the deadly virus inert.
Supergirl also confirmed that it had been Lena Luthor, who had informed the police of their whereabouts and her mother's intentions.
Lillian Luthor was arrested and will be facing several charges including murder and attempted murder.
Lena Luthor has not been, in any way, involved in her mother's crimes or Cadmus.
She has, in fact, saved thousands of lives with her courage and bravery and has shown this city that she is true to her word of turning L-Corp into a force for good.
More than that she has proven that she does not have to be feared, but embraced as a valuable citizen of National City.
Lena Luthor is not a threat, she is a friend.
She is National City's new hero.
Lena sat behind her desk, staring at the picture of her own face, which accompanied the short article, in disbelief.
She's read the lines least five times and now she was just staring at the front page of the Daily Planet.
She wasn't sure how Kara had managed to accomplish that, but she suspected that this Clark Kent had something to do with it.
It meant a lot to her that Kara was trying to put things into perspective for people, with Supergirl's help no less, but it didn't change the fact that they had let her down in the first place.
Both of them.
But Kara at least tried to make amends and her article had warmed Lena's heart.
Her friend would make a hell of a reporter one day, the instincts were there, but the article surely wasn't Kara's finest work yet. Clearly she had written it in a rush to make the deadline, but Lena wouldn't have it any other way.
It might not be perfect, but it was so Kara.
Head a little in the clouds, trying to find words that sounded appropriate when she had really wanted to write or say something different.
That's why she liked Kara so much.
She was a breath of fresh air in her stiff, stoic and rules filled life where everything was all about money and appearances, about power and success.
It was all she knew, all she had ever known.
Until Kara Danvers had waltzed into her life like a summer breeze, rambling, babbling, blushing and sometimes awkward, but decent and kind. Willing to give her the benefit of the doubt, willing to give her a chance to prove herself when everyone else had judged her before even meeting her and Lena was immensely grateful for that.
Kara Danvers was the first friend she had made in years. If she was honest Kara was the first real friend she had made at all.
She wasn't the easiest character, Lena was aware of that.
Damaged by her childhood and cursed with the Luthors name she would never be the most popular person in town.
She was good at being indifferent, at hiding her emotions, but Kara made it so easy for her to laugh.
To smile and to open up, to reach out without fearing to be rejected.
There was something about Kara that made her feel welcome and safe and she didn't want to lose that.
Kara was standing in front of the L-Corp building, nervously fidgeting with the hem of her shirt.
After Lena had brushed of Supergirl last night she wasn't sure if she would be welcome, but she really needed to see her.
She needed to make things right and she knew one article in the newspaper would fix nothing, but she hoped it would be a start.
Lena had saved them in an act of utter selflessness, sending her own mother to jail in the process and she deserved a 'Thank you' from National City's residents for that.
She deserved more than that.
She deserved better.
Lena also deserved the truth, especially from her, but giving away the secret that she was Supergirl was out of the question, at least at the moment.
It wasn't that she didn't trust Lena, because she did, but it wouldn't be safe – for either of them.
Everyone who know her secret was a potential target, was in imment danger. If anyone wanted to find out her true identity for harm's purpose, they would try to squeeze the truth out of whom?
Supergirls' friends.
So the less people knew, the better.
Besides Lena had been through enough in the short time since she had arrived in National City and had taken over Luther Corp, including several assassination attempts orchestrated by her brother Lex.
No, Lena deserved a break and Kara was determined to make sure that she would get it.
That thought in mind she entered the building, hoping that Lena was willing to see her.
Meanwhile a furious and fuming Lillian Luthor paced her cell, silently berating herself for her own stupidity.
Why had she thought Lena would help her when it was clear that they didn't see eye to eye?
She should have known better than that. She should have known that Lena couldn't be trusted after she had started to turn her beloved Lex' legacy into a force for good.
She sneered at the mere thought, disgusted by her sentimental daughter. If she had known that Lena would turn out to be the disappointment she was she would have never adopted her.
But it was too late, because now Lena had everything: the family name, the money, the power, the corporation and her freedom.
Lillian felt unspeakable rage burning in her chest when she realised that she had failed in her attempt to break Lena. To break her enough to do her biding. She had been so sure, since Lena had craved for her attention and love all her life, that she would do it. That she would help her to make her proud.
The possibility that Lena would trick her had never crossed her mind, because truth be told, Lillian Luthor hadn't thought her daughter had the guts to disobey her.
Clearly she had underestimated her – in the wrong moment no less.
She might have been taken out of the game, but Cadmus was still out there. They wouldn't rest until the last alien would be destroyed, she had taken care of that.
And Lena...Lena would pay.
That Lillian Luthor was sure of. Because arrested or not, she still had a phone call. It was her right and she would use it wisely.
Lena's assistant had told her to just go through, so she crept forwards slowly. Kara really wished she had Supergirl's confidence right then, but her alter ego had to stay out of this. It was better that way, safer.
"Kara!" A smile appeared on Lena's face. A smile that disappeared only seconds later, replaced by a somewhat sober expression, but it had been there and that was something.
She caught sight of the newspaper on Lena's desk, glad to see that she had read it and apparently not burned it. At least not yet.
Her own smile was awkward, as was the little wave of her hand, "Hi."
Could she sound any more stupid? God, she felt so out of her element, so off balance and she didn't even know why.
Well, that wasn't true, now was it?
She was used to Lena being all smiles when she saw her, a happy sparkle in those stunning and intensely green eyes, but today things were different.
Lena's walls were up a mile high, her posture was tense and her eyes spoke volumes about never voiced and silently endured pain.
"I...uhm...I came to see how...how you were doing?" Kara managed to get out at last, a slight blush tinging her cheeks a light shade of pink while she stood in front of Lena's desk like a schoolgirl. And a lost one at that.
"I'm fine", Lena countered, sounding colder than she had anticipated, causing Kara to look down at her feet, "Okay. I just...if you weren't..." she stammered while she tried to find the right words.
Why was it that she was even more awkward when in the presence of Lena Luthor? Kara Danvers was a bit of a nerd, yes. A rambling mess at times even, but whenever Lena was around it was ten times worse, wasn't it?
She cleared her throat in embarrassment, "What I meant...to say", she could feel the heat rising in her cheeks, but decided to ignore it, "What I meant to say is...if you wouldn't be...okay...no one would blame you. It must have been hard...to turn your back on your mother...to send her to jail...no matter what she did...or tried to do...she is still...well, your mother."
"She never was a mother. Not to me", Lena hissed and cursed herself for giving so much away with only a few words. What happened to being careful about how much she revealed about herself? But then again, this was Kara. And no matter how disappointed or mad she was with her, she was still her friend, wasn't she?
"Lena...if...if you want to talk...", Kara met her gaze then, green eyes watching her curiously, "I'll listen. You are my friend and I want to...help you...be there for you..."
When Lena didn't say anything Kara continued, "I really didn't want to sniff around...not like that. I wish I wouldn't have had to...more than anything I wish your mother wouldn't have...that you wouldn't have had to make the choices you had to make. I'm so sorry, Lena...I wanted to tell you...but I didn't know how...you are working so hard to turn things around for L-Corp, for yourself...and I...I'm sorry. I should have told you as soon as I found out what was going on...I shouldn't have left it to Supergirl to dump all of this on you...it should have been me...your friend."
"It should have been", Lena agreed, playing with her pen, "But I guess I do understand why you didn't say anything. Considering my family's history...it shouldn't have surprised me...but it's not easy to find out that not only your brother is a mass murdering psychopath, but your mother is too...ever after everything she put me through...I still didn't want to believe it...I really should have known better..."
"There's nothing wrong with seeing or believing in the good in people, Lena", Kara insisted, "I don't know what you've been through...and you don't have to tell me...but look at you...you are so smart...and a capable business woman...you're also kind and well, amazing really."
She blushed even more if that was possible at this point, "You grew up in difficult circumstances...I get that...but you turned out to be good. You are a good person, Lena...you aren't like them...and that makes you amazing."
"T-thank you, Kara...I..." Lena was too overwhelmed to say anything else. Kara's words had hit too close to home and she struggled to hold back the tears.
Kara nodded towards the door, sensing that it was all too much for Lena. Too much, too soon, "I should...go."
"Thanks for...stopping by...and for", Lena pointed at the newspaper, "For...for what you wrote...it means a lot."
"It was the least I could do", Kara smiled, "You deserve to be given a chance by the people of National City, Lena...and not only because you are indeed...a hero...but because you are you."
That said Kara headed for the door, but stopped before she would have disappeared out of sight, "If you need anything...please, call me. Or just come by...anytime, Lena. I mean it."
Supergirl landed at the DEO after rescuing a mother and son from a burning car after an accident a couple of hours later. She was about to say something to J'onn and Alex about needing some sparing sessions when all screens turned black and the face of Cadmus appared.
The message was sort, but not less concerning.
"We are Cadmus. You might have won the battle, but the war is far from over."