After the sparring session, Halley asked Alex for a ride back to Kara's apartment. Alex let Kara know, and took her back. By the time Kara decided to talk to her, Halley was out on the balcony, staring out at the city once again. The sun was setting and it was starting to get cold. Kara came up behind her, putting a light sweater over herself. "Hey," she said softly.

Halley barely looked over her shoulder. "Hey."

"Can we talk?"

Halley nodded and Kara leaned on the ledge next to her. "I'm sorry about what happened earlier," she started. "I just wanted you to use your powers, but I was too hard on you and it was so uncalled for."

"You weren't wrong though," Halley said, taking a breath. "I am angry. I blame myself. And Skye, she blamed me too. I remember the look on her face when she walked into the room. Fear, full of hate. I don't know which was worse."

Kara looked at her. "You were a kid. You didn't understand what was happening."

"I stopped using that excuse years ago," Halley said, making eye contact. "I was 11. I knew better than to react the way I did. Than to..." She trailed off, the guilt consuming her like it had been doing for years. Then she tried again. "My parents were arguing about me. They were scared of what I could do. Not many aliens on Starhaven have the kind of powers I do. They got upset, I got upset, and the next thing I know the room's on fire and my parents are on the floor. Dead."

Kara sighed. "Halley, I- I can't imagine what that must have been like for you."

"That family I almost killed, the one you saved- it reminded me of my own. I thought, if I didn't get a life with mine, why should anyone else? What makes them worthy and not me? But I know why."

Kara waited a few seconds before speaking, "I know this isn't the same, but last year I was exposed to this substance. Red Kryptonite. It made me crazy. I did horrible things. Put lives in danger. Everyone was scared of me, no one felt safe anymore. It took a long time to get things back to normal. But I didn't let them turn me into something I wasn't. Sure, I dressed differently and my attitude was awful but, my heart never changed. I was and still am Supergirl." She paused, waiting for Halley to lock eyes with her.

"You are not your past or your mistakes," she continued. "And you are not your pain."

Now Halley looked away, trying to hold back tears. She opened her mouth to say thank you, but nothing came out. She inhaled a shaky breath, then exhaled, and Kara seemed to know what she wanted to say. "You're welcome," Kara said. She took off her sweater, placed it over Halley's shoulders, then turned and headed back inside.

Before making it to the couch, she stopped in her place. An image of the star symbol they had seen at the park popped into her head, followed by Halley's sister's name.

"S.A. Skye Axzen," Kara whispered to herself. She turned around in disbelief and looked at Halley still standing on the balcony. It was then that it hit her. Halley's sister was on Earth.

….

It was 8 A.M on a Saturday. A few days had past since Halley opened up about her past, and she had been settling in quite nicely in Kara's apartment.

A sleepy Halley dragged herself over to the island and took a seat. Kara came over with a steaming mug of coffee for her.

"One thing I miss about sleeping wherever I want, is I can also wake up whenever I want."

Kara grinned. "Drink that," she said, pointing at the drink. She walked over to the cupboard and opened it. "Do you want pancakes or waffles?"

"Well, I've never had the luxury of having either, so you pick," Halley confessed.

Kara spun around, her eyes wide and her mouth open. "Uh, are you kidding me?" She grabbed a box of pancake/waffle mix and placed it on the counter in front of Halley. "I am making you both this morning."

She grabbed the rest of the necessary ingredients, plus a handful of chocolate chips, poured them into a bowl and began mixing. When she had stirred for a couple minutes, she poured the batter into a waffle maker, and then into a pan.

"You know you could probably just cook those with your powers right?" Halley said.

"Oh, no. You need to have the full pancake and waffle making experience." She kept stirring while she continued conversation. "So, what did you normally eat? When you were on your own?"

Halley took a sip of coffee, despite it being too hot. It didn't affect her. "Basically whatever I could get that didn't need to be cooked. I mean, I have my fire but I managed to burn everything. Legally, I shouldn't tell you how I got it though."

Kara didn't argue with that. Some things are better left unsaid. Then Halley looked to her left, a framed photo of younger versions of Kara and Alex caught her eye. "How come you and Alex don't look alike?" She asked, changing the subject without warning.

Kara stopped flipping pancakes. "I was adopted."

"Really?"

"When I was 13."

Halley wrapped her hands around her mug and looked into it. "This may be overstepping, but what happened to your parents?" She looked up at Kara.

"My planet was destroyed. Everything and everyone on it, gone. My parents put me in a ship, and sent me here so I'd be safe."

"Wow," Halley said, lifting her eyebrows and pursing her lips. "Looks like we both had some shitty childhoods." She gave Kara a sympathetic look. "I'm really sorry."

Kara transferred a few pancakes from the pan onto a plate and turned the stove off. "Thanks."

"Do you ever wish they hadn't sent you?" Halley blurted. "You know, so you could have been together at least?" She saw Kara's face drop. "I'm- I'm sorry. I don't think before I speak."

"No, it's okay. I used to. When I first landed, I immediately wanted to go back and tell them I was going to stay with them. But I reminded myself they wanted what was best for me, and I had a purpose here. Plus, my adoptive parents were… are great, and Alex is the best. I wouldn't want to call anyone else my sister."

Before Halley could say anything else, there was a knock on the door. Kara looked through it and saw who was standing on the other side. "Speaking of my sister," she said as she walked towards it and opened it. Alex smiled and hugged Kara.

"Hey, good morning," she said.

"Come on in. Just in time for pancakes and waffles."

"Pancakes and waffles? I know you need your extra calories but it's still early."

Halley swallowed the coffee she just took a gulp of and raised a hand to admit she was the cause. "That would be my fault. I told Kara I haven't had them before."

Alex took her jacket off and set her bag on the floor. "Oh, makes sense now. What's the verdict?"

Halley gave a thumbs up, as her mouth was now too full of food to give a verbal response. She took another bite of a pancake. Kara and Alex both smiled.

"Looks like she's adjusting nicely." Alex said quietly.

Kara nodded. "Yeah. Yeah, she's doing good."

Alex studied her sister's face. "What about you?"

Kara hesitantly nodded. "I'm fine." The crinkle between her eyebrows said otherwise.

At the island, a little ping went off in Halley's head and she rubbed her right earlobe. She looked at Kara and Alex and watched them talking secretly at the door. Whatever it was that one of them had just said, it was a lie. It was times like this she wished she had super hearing along with everything else. What good was being lie detector if she couldn't hear the lies?

The only hint that Alex's facial expression gave Halley was that the conversation was anything but good. She worried it was about her. Is Kara regretting her decision to take me in? She wondered.

"Kara," Alex said in her big sister voice. Kara checked to see that Halley was still preoccupied with her breakfast, then looked at Alex. "She didn't get to be in a family when she first got here, I did. And I like having her here. It's like how you must have felt when I came. Like a sleepover that never ends."

"So what's the issue?"

"I realized something the other night. Remember the initials we saw in that Starhaven symbol?"

Alex shrugged, not understanding what Kara was suggesting. "Yeah?"

"S.A. Halley's last name is Axzen, her sister's name is Skye. Coincidence?"

Alex put the pieces together now. She looked past Kara at Halley, who was now standing up and putting her dishes in the sink. "There haven't been any reports of alien attacks or sightings since that other day. You think Halley knows?"

"When we were at the park she seemed a little agitated after seeing it. She must have at least thought about it. But she hasn't said anything to me."

Halley quietly came up behind them just then. "Everything okay?" She asked.

"Yeah, yeah. Everything's fine," Kara lied, giving Halley a smile.

The ping went off again and Halley touched her ear. She knew something was going on, but decided not to question it right now. If Kara thought it was important, she'd mention it. Right?

"So, Alex," Kara said, quickly changing the subject. "You hungry?" She walked over to the island, only to find a clear surface. She turned and checked the counter by the stove and could see an empty plate sticking up from in the sink. "You ate them all?" She asked Halley.

Her lips slowly spread into a guilty smile. "I guess I like them," she said.

"It's okay," Alex added. "I grabbed something on the way here."

Halley paced the room, stopped in front of the couch and fell back into it. She flipped through a few magazines and books sitting on the coffee table. "So, what do you guys usually do when you're not fighting aliens, or at the office?"

Alex and Kara glanced at each other, blank looks on their faces.

"So, nothing?" Halley clarified.

"Does watching TV and eating potstickers count?" Kara asked.

"Potstickers?"

Kara's head fell to the side and her mouth opened to speak but nothing came out. She exhaled. "Well, I know what we're eating for dinner tonight."

Suddenly, there was what sounded like gunshots from somewhere outside. The three of them rushed to the balcony and peered out to a nearby street. People were scattered and running in every direction surrounding one of the buildings. Kara used to super hearing and heard a couple of men and a woman screaming at someone for money.

"Sounds like a robbery. I gotta go," Kara exclaimed, ripping the front of her button up open, exposing the "S" on her chest.
"I'll meet you over there," Alex told her. Kara nodded and flew off towards the commotion. Halley followed Alex back inside and watched her grab her jacket and bag."What about me?" She asked, already knowing Alex would order her to stay there. Alex looked up at her.

"Stay here," she said, then took off out the door.

….

Kara landed on the ground outside of the building just in time to see a middle aged man pointing a gun at a store owner. A younger man and woman stood a few feet away, pointing their guns at a few teenage boys who were simply in the wrong place at the wrong time. When they saw Kara behind them, the oldest one spun around and pointed the weapon at her.

She shook her head and sighed. "When are people going to learn that bullets don't work on me?"

The man tightened his grip and his arm shook. Kara softened her face and put her hand out to him. "This isn't going to end well if you don't give me that gun, you know that."

Behind him, the shop owner attempted to back away and sneak out the back door. Kara's eyes shifted to him, causing the robber to follow her gaze and turn the gun back on him. She lunged forward and grabbed the gun, ripping it from his hand and then pushing him to the ground. The other two started shooting at Kara but when they realized they were wasting their time, they started to run. Before they could get too far, Halley appeared and blocked their path. The man laughed. "We're not scared of a little girl," he said.

The ping didn't go off in her head, so she knew he was being honest. She lit her hands on fire and watched his eyes widen and jaw drop. "What about now?"

Out of fear, the women pulled the trigger and it hit Halley's left shoulder. She winced a little, taking a step back from the force, and looked down. She took her index finger and thumb, reached into the bullet hole and pulled out the piece of metal. In her shirt, remained a small hole. Her head snapped up and she looked at the women.

"I just bought this shirt!" She cried.

But before she could do any harm, Alex drove up and stepped out of the car, gun in hand. "Halley!" She yelled. "Move!"

Kara then walked out of the store, pushing a now defeated looking man in front of her. She saw Alex, then turned to where her gun was pointed and saw Halley, hands burning and eyes focused on the man and women. She shoved the man she had hold of towards Alex and told her to take care of him for the police. Then she flew over to stand in front of Halley, and demanded the other two to get on the ground. They did as they were told, throwing their weapons to the side. A few seconds later, three police cars arrived. Kara grabbed Halley's arm and dragged her to a private corner where they wouldn't see her.

"What the hell are you doing here?" She asked through gritted teeth.

"I- I thought I could help." Halley answered quietly.

Kara was in disbelief. She brought a hand to her head and took a few breaths.

"Help with what? Getting yourself killed? Or exposing yourself to everyone?"

"Okay, first of all, I can only be killed one way, and I wasn't going to let that happen. And secondly, isn't that exactly what you do every time you come out here wearing that stupid cape?"

"I'm going to ignore that comment about the cape. And no, Halley, this is not the same."

Luckily, Alex walked up and interrupted before the two could bicker any further. Kara turned to her, and Alex immediately gave her a look that said, I didn't know.

"I'm not talking about this now. I'm-I'm too angry," Kara spat. Then she stormed off to talk to the police. Alex gave Halley a disappointed and annoyed look, then followed her sister, leaving Halley standing alone with her sorry self.