So this chapter is more of a follow up to what happened in the previous chapter with Kara/Barry and Lena/Von, and how they're going to deal with what happened. Hope you enjoy it and let's begin.
Chapter 10: Calm Before The Storm
Kara woke up in an uncomfortable position, and naked in her bed. The moment she realized what happened, she got up, put on a bathrobe and walked into her kitchen to see Barry in a white shirt and underwear, eating donuts while watching her TV.
"Good morning." he greeted. "I'm not the best cook in my universe, so I sped by the donut place."
"Why?" she asked, still disoriented.
"Well, I figured you'd be hungry, and..."
"No. Not about the donuts, about the... sex." Kara said, interrupting Barry.
Barry's mouth dropped, unsure what to say next. "Because it was... enjoyable?"
Disappointment appeared on Kara's face. "Look, I need to get ready. I've missed enough days of work due to my brother and time traveling back to my old home, so can you clean up, and I'd like to pretend this never happened." Barry nodded. "Thank you."
Kara then left the living room, and Barry sat on the couch with disappointment on his face after hearing what Kara had to say.
CatCo Tower
Lena was sitting in her office working, until a familiar voice got her attention. "Well, if it isn't my favorite Luthor."
Lena looked up to see Von. Concern appeared on her face. "What are you doing here?"
"I wanted to talk, and see how you were doing."
"And this has nothing to do with last night?" Lena asked unconvinced.
"What happened last night?" Kara asked walking in.
Lena just stood silent, unsure what to say.
"I told her about the alien thing." Von said to Kara.
Kara's eyes widened at this. "Wait, you know?" Lena nodded in relief. "And you told her?"
"Well yes, but to be fair, she already knew I just confirmed it." Von said defending himself. "What about you, what did you do last night?"
Kara's mouth dropped at this question. "Uh... you know, just watched TV. Why are you asking?"
"Because of the whole time travel thing."
"Time travel?" Lena asked listening in.
"Yeah, it's kind of a thing now." Von responded.
"Wait, you two time traveled?"
"Well, there was this Robin Hood wannabe, and this nerd dressed in some red lightening bolt costume. But yeah, we traveled through time."
"Why do you need to tell her all of this?" Kara asked.
"Because unlike you, I'm honest with my friends."
"Since when are you and Lena friends?"
"Since we had a heart to heart last night."
"Okay, back on topic. You told Lena that I'm Supergirl?"
"Kara." Lena intervened. "Don't blame Von. And know that I'm not planning on telling anyone, not that anyone would believe a Luthor crying kryptonian."
"You're not angry?" Kara asked somewhat surprised.
"At first yeah, but I calmed down after a while."
Kara smiled and hugged Lena. "Thanks for understanding."
"No problem." they then separated, and Lena added. "But I would like you to keep this in mind if you ever find something... questionable about me."
"O..kay." Kara said confused by what Lena meant. "I'm just going to leave." Kara said leaving the office.
"Do you really not want Kara to know about us?" Von asked.
Lena chuckled. "There is no 'us'. Last night was just a one time thing, and I don't usually sleep with..."
"Aliens?"
"My best friends' brother. Besides, I'm working on saving your life, do you really want to distract me by trying to get in my pants?"
Von nodded. "Fair enough. Call me if you change your mind." Von said leaving Lena's office.
DEO
Kara was called into the DEO, and sat around a table with Oliver, Barry and Cisco. She tried to avoid looking into Barry's direction, given the circumstances.
"Why are we here?" Kara asked wanting to leave as soon as possible.
"Because I have some news." Cisco began. "The other day when you three traveled through time, before Von whammied me, I got a vibe from him."
"Vibe?" Kara asked unsure what that meant.
"Sometimes Cisco can see into people's futures."
"So he saw into Von's future?"
"And it wasn't good." Cisco continued. "I saw a huge, spikey, gray skinned monster attacking you and Barry."
"Did you see Von?" Kara asked, and Cisco shock his head. "Then how can it be his future?"
"He must have some sort of connection to it. Look, this is serious. It seemed like you and Barry couldn't handle it."
"Well then, I'll be careful." Kara said getting up, and leaving.
"Kara!" Barry cried following her.
The two exited the DEO, and Kara stopped, knowing that Barry would follow her.
"I want to talk about last night." Barry stated.
"Fine."
"I don't regret it. After me and Iris broke up, things have been dark, but you helped drive that darkness away, and I don't want it to come back. So I want to give this relationship a chance."
Kara sighed. "Look Barry, I sent my last boyfriend away from this planet just five months ago. I don't believe that I am in a comfortable position to be in another relationship. And even if I was, I like our friendship, and I don't want to ruin it. I'm sorry, but my answer is no."
Kara then walked off leaving an emotional Barry to think about what she said again.
Oliver was walking around the DEO, until Alex came up to him and said. "I heard that you somehow got Lex what he needs to make a weapon against Von."
"And you don't think I should've?" Oliver asked.
Alex shock her head. "Quite the opposite. I think that the only real answer here is to kill Von."
"You do realize that we could just end up taking away his powers instead of killing him?"
"It's too risky, the only definite solution is to end it."
"I'm surprised, I figured that Kara would..."
"Von's gotten inside Kara head, she's not thinking clearly when it comes to him."
"Why are you telling me this?"
"Because I want to be the one who kills him."
Oliver sighed. "Just be careful."
"I can handle Von."
"Not against Von, against Kara." Confusion appeared on Alex's face after hearing that. "Kara will never be talked into killing her brother..."
"Half-brother." Alex interrupted.
Oliver rolled his eyes. "...half-brother, and if you do end up killing him, I doubt she'll find it easy to forgive you."
Alex sighed. "We'll work it out, we always do."
CatCo Tower
Lena was in her office, when Kara walked in.
"Kara!" Lena said seeing her friend. "I thought you were done for the day."
"I am." Kara replied. "But I need some relationship advice."
Lena looked down and said. "Trust me Kara, right now I'm the last person you want relationship advice from."
"Please, I don't want to run this by Alex because I'm afraid that she'll get all defensive and big sisterly."
Lena sighed. "Fine, what happened?"
"I lied earlier. Last night I didn't just watch TV, I sorta slept with a friend."
"I know what you mean." Lena mumbled to herself.
"And he's great, it just that I'm not ready after Mon-El, and I like our friendship, and the fact that we live..."
"Kara." Lena began interrupting her. "Don't. Don't worry about all of those 'it's too complicated' stuff. The only thing you need to know is if you want to do it."
Kara then thought for a moment about it. "Thanks, that helped."
Kara got up and was about to leave, until Lena stopped her by saying. "I slept with Von."
Kara stopped in her tracks, turned around with shock all over her face and asked. "Von as in..." Lena nodded. "Why?"
"Kind of the same reason as you."
Kara took a deep breath. "My best friend and my..." Disgust appeared on her face after imagining that.
"I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier, it's just that I didn't know how you'd react."
"I'm... fine. If you want to, go for it." Kara said, trying hard not to make it awkward.
Lena nodded. "Thanks, but there's something you should know that I doubt Von's told you." This got Kara's attention. "The super serum thing he took, it's growing unstable. If it completely destabilizes, there's no telling what will happen. Now I'm working on a way to stabilize it, but I don't know..."
Shock appeared on Kara's face after hearing this. "Okay, thanks Lena, but I have to go." Kara then ran out of Lena's office and started dialing on her phone. "Barry, we need to talk."
Kara's Apartment
Kara walked into her apartment to see Barry standing in the middle of the living room.
"You got here fast." Kara said, realizing the irony a second later.
"Why did you call me?"
"I'm sorry about what I said earlier. And you were right, I think that I at least owe it to ourselves to give this a chance. So, what do you say?"
Barry smiled, and pulled Kara in for a kiss. After they separated, the two of them smiled, until Barry opened his mouth to say. "I'm sorry, but I'm not Barry."
Confusion appeared on Kara's face after he said that, but then she felt weak, and fell on her knees. She touched her lips to see a green substance on her fingers.
"Kryptonite?" she asked.
"Kryptonite mixed into some lip stick." the not Barry answered.
Kara was struggling to stay awake. "Who... are... you?"
Not Barry smiled, leaned closer to Kara and replied. "I'm the AI who's going to save Earth."
Kara's eyes widened after hearing that. "Brainiac." she said now realizing the situation.
Brainiac smiled. "Sweat dreams." he said grabbing Kara and lifting her.
Kara continued to fight for a few more seconds, but lost her strength and gave into her need for sleep.
And Brainiac's back. Not too much happened this chapter, but I promise that won't be the case next one. If you liked it leave a review, fav, follow and I'll see you in the next chapter.
