post 2x14 - Kara goes to CADMUS after Jeremiah betrays them.
This is based on a prompt by SomeHumanUser. I'm not very good at writing action so I hope it's okay. Thanks for the prompt!
fanficlove14 - I will use your prompt next :)
She didn't really know why she did it. All she knew was that she left her apartment in the middle of the night, flew up into the sky and made herself seen to her biggest enemy. Maybe she was being selfish. But maybe she was just a little confused.
By the time she started regretting her decision she had already been captured. Once they had shot her twice she knew she couldn't escape, no matter how she tried. She was blinded by the deadly green light. It stung her eyes and impaired her hearing but it was comforting at the same time. By feeling this kind of physical pain she became less aware of the emotional pain that she had to carry around. She had to pretend everything was okay but every time she smiled, the pain grew stronger and stronger, until she thought she couldn't carry it any longer. It was too heavy for her. And that was a scary thing for the otherwise invincible girl of steel.
She had a lot of time to think about it while she was in the van. They tied her to the sides so she wouldn't run away. The handcuffs were laced with kryptonite and every time the car turned, they dug into her skin, causing her to wince in pain.
She did it for Alex. She knew her sister hated her so she had nothing to lose. And if Alex could get her dad back in the process, that was all the more reason to hand herself in. Or so she thought. She thought it was a good idea. She thought she deserved all that was coming her way. She truly believed that until she was dragged into the building and put in a room that had kryptonite on the walls. Until she started feeling like her head was going to burst and her eyes were going to fall out of their sockets. Until Hank Henshaw appeared and took his first punch.
She lifted her arm to punch him, but her fist was stopped mid-swing. She knew she couldn't hold on for much longer. As he struck her with kryptonite, she fell to the ground. She had never felt so much pain in her life. She stayed on the cold floor for a while, gasping for air. She couldn't get up.
"You're either part of this family, or you're not."
She could hear Alex's voice so very clearly. Alex really did hate her. Accepting her fate, Kara couldn't come to terms with the fact that that was the last time she'd ever speak to her sister. Closing her eyes, she tried to think back to the last time she hugged her. She couldn't even remember. She felt a sharp pain in her shoulder. Henshaw had stabbed her. He had stabbed her and she couldn't fight back. Feeling her powers slipping away all together, Kara made one last hopeless effort to stand up to him. Lifting her head, she saw something she never could have predicted.
"Alex?" she whispered with all the strength she had. It wasn't a dream. Her sister was there. Her sister was right there, fighting guards. She was desperately trying to get to Kara. Desperately trying to save her little sister.
Everything that happened next moved at such a speed that Kara had no idea how she ended up where she did. Because suddenly, Hank's grip on her loosened. She gasped, sucking in as much air as she could. Sighing in relief, she looked around. The next thing she saw was Hank pointing a gun at Alex. Kara was by her side in a second, pushing her sister out of the way and tackling Hank to the ground. It took one punch and he was out. Kara sunk to the cold floor, her hands trembling, her whole body weak. She clutched her pounding head, desperate for the kryptonite-induced pain to stop.
Suddenly, she felt strong arms wrap around her shaking body. She leaned into them, forgetting what her sister had said to her. She realized she was crying only after warm fingers started brushing at her cheeks. Embarrassed, she made a desperate attempt to stop but her sister hushed her quietly.
"It's okay," Alex said, stroking her hair. "I've got you now and everything will be okay."
Her sister's hand running through her hair was the last thing Kara remembered. The next thing that happened was that she woke up. At first she thought that maybe it had all been a really bad dream, but the she spotted her sister. Alex was sitting on the edge of Kara's bed, watching her carefully. It was as if she was scared to take her eyes of her. Like she'd break into thousands of little pieces if she were to look away.
"Hi," Alex said, smiling softly.
"Hey," Kara replied, her voice thick with tears.
"How did qe get home?" she asked quietly.
"I drove us," Alex said. She moved up the bed to lie next to her sister. Kara nodded.
"I'm sorry," she said.
"Why would you do that?" Alex asked, sounding more hurt than anything else. "Did you think I wasn't going to come after you?" Kara nodded again, a little hesitant this time.
"Why?" Alex asked, surpised by her sister's reply. Kara shrugged and turned around to look at her big sister.
"I don't know. You said I wasn't your family," she replied quietly, looking down. She could almost feel Alex's eyes widen with horror as her words were repeated back to her.
"Kara," she said calmly. Kara was doing everything to avoid her gaze. "Kara, look at me," Alex said again, lifting her chin up gently. Kara's eyes were sad. They served as a reminder for Alex to think before she said what was on her mind. Her words almost killed her little sister.
"Yeah?" Kara replied.
"I didn't mean what I said. I promise. I know it sounded like I did at the time but you have to trust me on this one," Alex explaiened, urging her to understand. Kara nodded again, snuggling into her sister. She became really tired every time she lost her powers. It was also very likley she'd get sick and Alex made sure she took care of her.
"I love you," Alex whispered as she watched her sister's eyes closed.
"Love you more," Kara mumbled. By the time Alex had replied her usual "impossible," Kara was already asleep.