Prompt from Guest 1995: After Kara's Birthday she starts to spend more time at the alien bar. And after everything she just keeps on with the drinking till Maggie finds out and let's Alex know. Obviously Alex would probably freak out because of her own alcohol issues.

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Kara thought she would only go there once. She'd only go once, have a few drinks and then go home and back to work the next day. It wouldn't do any harm and she'd be back saving people before anyone noticed she had been gone. But that didn't quite work out. Because after those few drinks, she felt better for the first time in days. So she decided to go again the next day. She didn't have to pretend to fit in among the aliens. She was one of them no matter how human others made her look and feel.

Soon enough, the numb feeling she got after drinking became one of her daily needs. The simultaneous weakening of her powers came in handy too. She was aware that it now took three drinks to get her into that state, wheras a week ago it only took one. She didn't really mind though, so she just kept drinking until she got there. Whatever it took.

Kara soon realized she was quite exceptional at hiding where she went every night because nobody had noticed for two weeks. She still went to work, she still did her job and she still saved people. She was very proud of herself because this was the first secret she had ever managed to keep. At the same time, she couldn't help thinking that people have noticed but just didn't care enough to question her about it. Come to think of it, it wouldn't actually surprise her at all. Maybe she wasn't worthy of help. Or attention. Or comfort. Maybe she wasn't part of the family, like Alex said. In that case, what was she?

"You're nobody," replied the voice in her head. She had been hearing them for a while.

One afternoon, Kara was sent home to rest after an exhausting battle against an alien.

"Little Danvers?" Kara turned her head to the door, spotting Maggie leaning against the door frame.

"Yeah?" Kara replied.

"Do you want to come to our apartment for pizza?" Maggie asked. Kara's face lit up for a second until the voices in her head took over.

"They don't care about you. Alex doesn't love you. She said so herself."

Kara shook her head quickly to get rid of them and sighed.

"I think I'll pass," she replied. "I should go home and rest."

"Okay," Maggie said slowly. She eyed Kara suspiciously but decided not to push "See you tomorrow, then," she added before leaving the room. Kara wanted to run after her. She wanted to tell her everything and ask for help. But she couldn't. Something was stopping her. It was like she was being held down by a force much stronger than she ever was. Kara gave up. She went to the only place that gave her comfort.

Kara was on her fourth drink when she heard a familiar voice behind her.

"I mean, yes, but I really think - Kara?!" Maggie said, unable to hide the shock in her voice. "Excuse me," she said to the man she was talking to and walked towards her girlfriend's little sister. "Kara," she said again, calmer this time. She sat down on the chair next to her, immediately noticing that Kara hadn't been drinking club soda all night. The younger girl turned her head to look at Maggie, desperately trying to hide her lack of coordination.

"Hi," she managed to say. It was probably her eyes that told Maggie something was wrong. Or maybe it was the fact that she couldn't really sit up straight. Either way, Maggie noticed.

"Come on," she said, helping the girl up and slowly leading her to a quiet corner of the bar where they would be alone. She eased Kara onto the small sofa and sat down next to her.

Kara's vision was blurry enough that she couldn't see Maggie's facial expression. She looked into her eyes and tried to work out if they were filled with disappointment or hate. Kara was too drunk to see that Maggie's eyes were filled with worry and love.

"Can you tell me what's going on?" Maggie asked carefully after they sat down. Kara shook her head immediately. "Can you tell anyone?" she asked again. Kara shook her head, her bottom lip trembling as she bit it. "I'll call Alex, okay?"

"No!" Kara spoke for the first time. Maggie could tell she was scared but she had no way of knowing why. She thought Alex could help but Kara's reaction made her worry even more.

"Yes, she can help," Maggie explained. Kara shook her head once again. "Why?" she asked, not understanding.

"She doesn't care about me," Kara replied, her voice barely a whisper. She looked down avoiding Maggie's gaze.

"What? Why would you say that? She loves you," Maggie replied, her heart breaking.

"No she doesn't. Nobody does." Kara shook her head, tears finally falling from her eyes. It looked like four drinks weren't enough to numb her pain these days. Maggie panicked, texting Alex quickly and moving closer to the girl.

"Kara. That's not true. We love you," Maggie replied, desperate for her girlfriend to be quick. Kara struggled to keep her eyes open as she looked back at her. She shook her head tiredly but let herself be hugged by Maggie. Just then, Alex arrived. She burst through the doors of the bar and ran quickly to the corner where her girlfriend and sister sat. As soon as she saw Kara, her eyes widened in horror. She knew straight away. She knew her sister never meant for this to happen. She knew it wasn't her fault. She knew she couldn't stop. She knew she'd never believe anything anyone told her. She knew. Because she had been there. Alex almost collapsed under the familiarity of the situation. It was one thing remembering what it was like for her, but seeing her little sister like this felt like more than Alex could handle. But she had to. She had to be strong because right now her sister wasn't. So she gripped the edge of the sofa to steady herself and kneeled in front of the two women she loved more than anything in the universe. Her eyes met Maggie's and Maggie nodded, getting up slowly, kissing her girlfriend and leaving to get Kara some water.

"Kara?" Alex said, trying to hide the fear in her voice. Kara looked up, tears streaming down her face and body shaking, the amount of alcohol too big for her system to function properly. But she saw it. Kara saw the love in her sister's eyes. She saw the fear. She saw the hurt. And she understood.

"I'm sorry. I'm so sorry," Kara said, her voice breaking as she started sobbing.

"There's nothing to be sorry about," Alex reassured her, hugging her tightly. "I should be sorry. I shouldn't have let you do this." Kars shook her head, leaning into her sister.

"Something's wrong," Kara said. Alex could sense the fear in Kara's voice.

"Sweetie, I know," Alex said, "but we'll make it right. I promise." Alex thought back to the day when Kara found her in a bar, took her home and stayed up all night with her. She told her how much she loved her every five minutes, just to make sure she still knew. Tears fell from Alex's eyes as she held her sister closer.

"How?" Kara asked.

"We'll think about that tomorrow. All you have to do is focus on the fact that I love you and try to fall asleep, okay?" Alex whispered softly. Kara nodded. Maggie came back. She made Kara drink a glass of water before covering her with a blanket.

"She'll be okay," Maggie whispered as soon as they were sure she was asleep. Alex nodded and kissed her girlfriend, wishing for the day to be over. As she looked at her and then back at ther sleeping sister, she knew that they could get through anything together.

Because love always wins.