Chapter 3: Christmas with the Danvers'

Kara smiled as she opened the door of her apartment, "You came!"

Alex smiled back, "Where else would I be?" Alex watched her sister for a moment, "Kara, what did you do?"

"What do you mean?"

"What did you do?"

"I may have added a few more decorations this year," her sister innocently replied.

"You didn't!" said Alex. She looked up to see a bushel of mistletoe hanging over the threshold. Alex turned back to her sister, "You did! Kara we had a deal."

"Yeah a deal we made when I was thirteen. We never set a time limit."

"Forever if I remember correctly."

Maggie smiled at the sister's banter, "I think it's cute. Besides, what's Christmas without a little mistletoe?"

"Thank you," said Kara.

"Don't encourage her," Alex then added, "Maggie, you remember my sister, Kara."

"I do. Good to see you again."

"You too," Kara said to her, "and under better circumstances. I'm glad you two worked things out."

Maggie turned to Alex, "Me too. Come on Alex, I'll save you from the horror above the door."

"See," Alex said to Kara, "someone with common sense."

The two walked into the apartment.

"We are not done with this," said Kara.

"Oh I think we are," Alex shot.

"Wow," said Maggie when they were inside, "You really went all out, Kara."

"I love Christmas," said Kara.

"I can see that."

"You should have seen Kara the first Christmas she had with us," Alex said as she handed Maggie a beer.

"That's right, Alex said you were adopted."

"Yeah my parents died in a fire when I was a kid."

"I'm sorry."

"It was a long time ago. I miss them but I got lucky with Alex and Eliza. And it was my second Christmas with you and Eliza, not my first."

"That's right," said Alex, "her first she wasn't even familiar with the holiday."

"My family didn't exactly celebrate Christmas but when I was adopted much of my…cultural influences changed."

"Since then Santa's workshop has been set up wherever Kara has been which has happened to be with us. And really, Kara, what's with the music?"

"Hey, the N'Sync Home for Christmas album is awesome."

"Yeah when you're thirteen."

There was a knock on the door, "Every year it's the same thing when it comes to the music I like. Kill joy."

Kara smiled at her friends, "Hey guys."

"Merry Christmas," said Winn.

"Um Kara," said James, "We are not kissing under that," he said motioning to the mistletoe and then to himself and Winn.

"Don't worry," said Kara, "I didn't place it there for you."

"Oh," said Winn, "then who did you place it for?"

"We can hear you, you know," said Alex.

The boys made their way inside.

"Hey Alex," said James.

"Maggie," said Alex, "this James and Winn, Kara's friends. Mine too I guess. Guys, this is my friend Maggie."

"Yeah um, we've met before," said James.

"Right, the Tavern," said Alex, "I almost forgot.

"You're very pretty," Winn admitted to Maggie.

Maggie laughed, "Thanks."

The evening started off casually. Kara's friends had taken a liking to Maggie right away which Kara noticed, seemed to please Alex. Alex seemed relieved that Maggie was easily fitting in with them.

And thanks to having Maggie around Alex had laid off the alcohol after her first beer, sticking to club soda for the rest of the evening.

More introductions were made when Mon-El, Mike his human name, arrived.

"Happy Christmas!" he said gleefully.

"It's Merry Christmas actually," Kara corrected.

"Oh. Then what's the difference between Merry Christmas and Happy Thanksgiving?"

"Quite a lot actually."

"Hey Kara," Alex said as she walked over. "Aren't you forgetting something?"

Kara turned to her sister, "Nope, nothing."

"Are ya sure?"

Maggie laughed, "Come on Alex, stop giving your sister a hard time."

"Oh no, I want to enjoy this."

"What is she talking about?" Mon-El asked.

"Nothing," said Kara.

"You might want to look up," said Alex.

Mon-El did so, "Kara why is there a plant hanging over your door?"

"Forget it," she said to him, "Would you just get in here?" she said dragging Mon-El by the arm into the apartment. "Mike, this is Alex's friend, Maggie. Maggie, this a…distant friend."

"And by distance she means our…"

"Biological families were neighbors," Kara quickly covered before he blew their own cover as Maggie still did not know Kara was Supergirl.

"Yes neighbors," said Mon-El, "It's nice to meet you."

"You too, Mike. I've seen you before haven't I? You hang out at the Tavern a lot right?"

"I do. The company is certainly…" he turned to Kara, "pleasurable."

The four of them stood in awkward silence, all knowing, Kara too, what he had meant by his comment."

"Well I'm gonna go talk to James and Winn now," she said to the group. She then turned to Mon-El, "You, you just stay here and don't say anything weird."

Kara went over to her two favorite guys, glad to take a break from her latest guest.

"Hey," Winn whispered, "So is Maggie like seeing anyone?"

Kara slapped his shoulder.

"Ow."

"Don't. Maggie's not your type."

"How would you know?"

"She's my sister's friend."

"So," said Winn, "She's hot and I don't think Alex would mind."

"She actually might," James said speaking up for the first time since the conversation started.

"Why would she?"

James and Kara turned to look at Alex and Maggie who were still talking with Mon-El and then turned back as to not make it so obvious.

"They've been together all evening," said James. "Not once have they left each other's side."

"Oh so you're saying…oh."

Kara pointed a finger at both of them, "I did not tell you anything. You figured it out on your own, got it?"

"Yeah got it," said Winn.

James replied, "Not a problem."

"So are they like together," asked Winn.

"Alex tells me they're just friends but I don't buy it and I've got a plan to prove otherwise."

"Kara," James said wearily, "What are you going to do?"

Kara only smiled.