White Clover- Think of Me & Cherry Blossom- Beauty Spiritually

Lena stirred from dreams that she wish she could stay and delight in. As always the sensation of hands and lips caused her to want to burrow into the pillows and curse the coming of day. She felt her dreams sliding away and she smiled when she remembered the night before. The bittersweet evening made Lena's heart pound even when she was coming from sleep. When her hand reached out for the warmth of Alex she grasped nothing but air. She snapped up right sitting and staring around her room. She listened. Maybe Alex was in the bathroom. Her chest began to boom in her chest as her lungs began to work faster and faster.

She leapt from the bed and dashed to the office. Nothing. She never felt this type of loss, this amount of frenzied desertion. She looked about her open space, took in the white carpet, the white sofa, then she walked to her desk chair, and plopped down. She sat forward and ran her hands over her face. She slammed her hands down on her desk clenching her fists as her vision began to blur. She pounded her fists to her desk trying not to feel, trying to let it go, trying to overcome this… rip in her chest.

When tears stopped, and she could open her eyes and breathe she noticed a small piece of paper. She reached for it, and a small folded flower. The post it note read simply 'open me.' Lena's fingers scrambled to open the white paper flower, and then her hand went to her lips gasping.

If I stayed in your bed,
I never would have left your side,
I would have taken,
Let myself be taken in return,
We both know where this is leading,
But I want to court you,
So think of me,
For I will be thinking of nothing else but you.

Lena read the beginning of Edgar Allen Poe's Poem and then Alex's own words. When she looked around after rereading the note she noticed her day had technically began. The door to the office unlocked, and Lena dropped the note on the desk as she watched Jess come into the room with an arm full of folders, and documents, and then the ever tedious mail. Jess finally saw Lena and dropped everything to her feet with her hand clutching her chest.

"Lena! Oh My! Are you alright?" Jess exclaimed and then immediately went to Lena to take care of her boss. Lena looked at the note on her desk and then to Jess. A smile etched over her lips and then she nodded.

"I think I am going to be good," Lena left the statement in the air, then she stood, "When is my first meeting?" Lena asked as she walked to the en-suite.

"You have your first meeting in one hour. Shall I move it back?" Jess informed as she bent to pick up the mess.

"Not that is not necessary, and if they come early, please see them straight in. Maybe we can knock out this day before we are actually scheduled to," Lena popped her head back out and stared at Jess, "Also, add Alex Danvers to the same list as Kara."

"Agent Alex Danvers?" Jess asked surprised.

"Yes, oh and can you fold paper flowers?" Lena asked from inside of her suite.

"Umm... I can learn," Jess said as she dropped the arm load of work on the desk.

"You don't need to, thank you Jess," Lena's voice stopped as Jess heard running water.

She turned to walk back to her desk and saw the paper that was unfolded on Lena's desk. Ah, she grinned and shook her head. She went back to junior high school days and folded the flower back to the original form. Her face did blush as she caught a few words here and there. She left the paper flower on her boss's desk and smiled a hopeful grin. If anyone needs happiness it was Lena Luthor.

Later In Lena's Office…

The door opened and in came a ray of sunshine on a dark and dreary day. She looked at her clock and smiled. Time flew by. She had more meetings than she could count. She made it through the backlog of folders from the past two days, and then barely got into the work that she was supposed to be starting this morning. The blonde dropped a small bag on her desk as she opened up her separate bag with a cheeseburger with extra bacon and fries. Lena looked up and her eyes narrowed as she smirked.

"Kara Danvers, you are my hero," Lena said as she opened her vegetarian stir-fry.

"Oh its nothing, I just came to check on you," Kara said in between bites. Lena look a bite from her fork and nodded.

"How did you know about the funeral yesterday?" Lena asked. She wasn't mad she just didn't see the reason for a big deal.

"Well, super hearing mainly," Kara said then swallowed, as she crumpled up the greasy wrapping paper, "Then it was a simple Where's Waldo Lena Luthor edition. You boarded a plane and I saw the coffin. I am sorry for intruding," Kara said as she stretched out her legs but was feeling her gut flip and flop not sure of Lena's reaction.

"It's ok. I probably should have just taken you along. It would have been nice to have another person there. Jess is amazing and she helped a lot, but one more friend would have made that experience just a little more bearable," Lena speared a baby carrot and grinned when she chewed. She watched Kara and then she saw Kara's eyes land on the paper flower and her smile grew like a thousand watt lightbulb.

"What?" Lena asked watching her friend. Kara held up a hand and waved it aside, but Lena's trademark eyebrow lift made Kara chuckle as she reached for the paper flower. Lena almost snatched it, but then Kara fixed it to where it would lift up, more of a three dimensional effect.

"Alex and I used to fold paper flowers all the time. She would indulge me those moments because for some reason it kept me calm in an insane world I knew nothing of," Kara explained as she put the flower on the table, "This one is a clover. Do you know anything about the meaning of flowers?"

Lena shook her head and Kara beamed, "Well I wanted to know everything about flowers. How they grew, what they needed, what they were called, but importantly what they meant. In… well back home we didn't have flowers like the ones you have here. So I poured over books about flowers, and their meaning. Eliza still keeps the garden Alex and I started. If I was a betting woman, which I am not, but let's just say that I am, you will be getting more of these in the future," Kara winked.

There was a ding, and Lena looked to her computer. She was about to tell Kara about the meeting but she was already standing.

"What do you know?" Lena began but Kara zipped her lips in that oh so juvenile way she does from time to time, "Fine be a child," pouted the CEO. Kara laughed, but before she got to the door, "You might want to look up what some of your gifts mean, colors included," Kara dropped a clue as she left.

The meeting dragged on. All Lena wanted was to look up the flower resting on her desk. In the end the men bored the ever living daylights out of her, and they came to the conclusion that she would take the proposal into consideration and go over it much more thoroughly later. When the men were gone, she practically skipped over to her desk.

She opened up google, and typed in the meaning of clovers. Many resources popped up, but she chose a Victorian Language of flowers sire and clicked. Her eyes grew as she remembered the words Alex wrote. Clovers, especially white ones meant to think of me. Lena looked over at the paper flower.

Oh Alex.

How could she not think her?

In Midvale…

"Are you growing? Mom is she growing?" Alex said as she beat the morning traffic and head out to Midvale and arrived before Ruby went to school.

"Oh stop, Alex," Ruby looked around the room and dropped her shoulders, "How long do I have to be here? No offence Miss Eliza, but I want to go home back to my mom," Ruby asked Alex. Alex's heart broke for the girl and she hobbled over to the teenager and put and arm around the girl.

"We are working round the clock on trying to help your mom," Alex looked over Ruby's shoulder to Eliza then shut her eyes afraid of what she was about to do, "There are some things we haven't even tried yet, and I promise you that I am trying everything in my power to bring her back to you. I will never be so cruel to make a guarantee, Ruby, but I will always be here for you, no matter what, and we are working hard for you and your mom. Ok?" Alex told the girl as much of a truth as she could. Then small arms wound around her waist carefully, and the woman and child stayed like that until Eliza told Ruby it was time for school. Eliza drove Ruby to school and was back shortly.

Alex heard her mom walk back into the house. A mother's love could never be described especially when you are hurt and wanted to be held by your mom. Alex still felt this so many years later. Eliza wrapped her daughter up in her arms and Alex broke down. The only thing Alex knew was her mother's scent, her arms warm and tight, and her heart against her ear beating with no judgement.

"I'm tired of killing people's family," Alex choked out. Eliza didn't even flinch she just held her daughter, "First it was Kara's Aunt, now it is Lena's mom. Who's next?" Alex asked no one.

"Lilian Luthor, by her own deeds mind you, found justice, Alex. Did she deserve to die? No. But did she find herself in an impossible situation thrusting you into an equally impossible situation? Yes," Eliza pulled from Alex and stared into brown eyes, "Did you know it was Lilian Luthor?" Eliza paused and Alex shook her head, "Did you want to kill her?" Again Eliza waited and Alex shook her head harder this time, "Then I believe you did your job, and the best you could do to protect the rest of the city. Soldiers sometimes do not get a choice in who live and who die. What they have a choice in is being honorable, steadfast, and loyal protectors. I am proud of you for protecting us, my little Lexi," Eliza whispered as she swept Alex's hair from her face, and kissed her child's forehead.

"We need to talk about two other things," Alex said as she turned to get a cup of coffee. Eliza sat on a bar stool next to her daughter and waited.

"We are working with Lena Luthor to weaponize variations of Kryptonite," Alex gritted and Eliza sat quiet, "We are trying to make it gaseous, so it can be inhaled inside of containment field to fight Reign. Lena and I have been working side by side, and she has good ideas about types of kryptonite to use so we can separate Sam from Reign, then fight Reign without hurting Samantha. Do you have any thoughts or possible ways to do this or how it could affect Kryptonian biology?" Alex asked her mother all business, no room for debate just wondering what some of the possibilities are.

"Alex, I don't agree with this," Eliza said as she pushed her coffee cup away, "But even Kara can be manipulated. The fate of the world rests on our choices, and sometimes we must put the whole before the one. So in this instance you make sure you get all research to the DEO, and nothing is left with Lena. I also think it depends on the types of Kryptonite. I know Clark had run-ins with different types and they affected him differently. If you can separate Sam then that is your best bet, but you need black kryptonite for that I think. You will have to either go to Clark's fortress, or ask Kara's mom's AI. If you can strip her powers too it would be best," Eliza paused and Alex looked to her mother thinking.

"I am not proficient with Kryptonian biology, but I don't think it would alter the Genetic code to use the Kryptonite, but it could severely hurt them," Eliza turned to Alex and looked at her with soft eyes, "You might have to kill another person Alex. Are you sure you can do that?"

Alex bowed her head and to Eliza she looked so very small. Alex barely nodded, but she could see that if that were to happen the fight would be to the death, on both sides. She would not live another day responsible for another friends death in their family. Then Alex cleared her throat.

"Lena Luthor," Alex began and Eliza watched the blush run up her daughter's neck and settle in her ears and cheeks.

"She is not like her family Alex," Eliza reached out and took her hand, "It's strange the possibilities of having a Luther in our family, but Kara, and now you, seemed to have been taken with this young woman. I would like to meet her," Eliza simply stood and walked into the living room and read up more on her research leaving Alex to mull over her mother's words. Alex smiled walked into the Livingroom hugged her mother, and went back to her home to rest, think, and solve the problem of Reign.

Later at Alex's Home…

Alex loved her house. It was small, not even 1800 square feet, but it was hers on so much land you couldn't see another human for miles. She liked the quiet, the solitude. She needed it from time to time. She saved up everything she had, and believe it or not the DEO paid awesome money. She started with the land she had, then added the house, then began buying up land from time to time in small increments. When J'onn found out what she was doing, he helped. Why, she never knew but her house sat on more than 100 acres of land, their land. She had a sneaking suspicion he wanted a place to call his own, something of this world that was his, and his alone shared with his earth daughter.

She sat on the porch and watched the sun begin to set with a cup of tea in her hands. Her throat still hurt toward the end of the day. She inhaled and could smell the change in the seasons. Very soon the days will grow cold, and snow will follow right behind the switch, and Alex relished in that time of yeah. Late autumn was her favorite time of the year. The earth was hibernating, turning orange, yellow, red, and brown, but every once in a while you would find green.

She shook her head as she saw a spec on the horizon grow larger at an alarming rate. Kara landed right before her steps, and the sisters gave the other warm smiled, and hugs as greetings.

"What's for dinner?" Kara sked as she sat down next to Alex.

"Ramen noodles," replied Alex. Kara groaned, "Ok, I was going to bake chicken and veggies, but seeing as you are here, do you want to get us a pizza and I'll get the living room presentable?" Alex offered.

"Heck yes. I'll be right back," Kara was off in a flash.

Alex walked slowly into the house and gathered the papers on the kryptonite research and put it in a tidy stack, and then went to the refrigerator. She sighed. She need to run to the store for Kara and her soda habit. There were steps on the deck out front. Nope, not enough time.

Kara beamed as she held 4 boxes of Little Ceaser's hot and ready's and three 2 liters Pepsi bottles. Alex shook her head, and simply sat down on her couch. Kara put the boxes between them so they can reach for whatever they wanted, plates be damned.

"How's that going?" Kara asked as she pointed to the kryptonite research.

"Fine, I have a few ideas, but we don't really have a way to test them out. So we have to be VERY sure in our research before we apply it to Reign," Alex offered as she bit into her peperoni pizza. Kara dug in her pocket and pulled out a piece of paper. Thank the heavens she wiped her fingers before giving it to Alex. Alex opened it up but she sat straight up as she saw elegant writing and a drawing attached.

Alex,

It is as if a soft blanket fell onto me, everything around me covered in a warm cloud. What is this to be called? What is going on? I cannot say but I found this morning enlightening as I ran from my bedroom, to the office and found you not there. What I found was a delicate paper flower. I have thought of you. I have remembered your heart and soul from the night before, and lips that kissed me good night.

Oh yes, I thought of you. You are beautiful, physically but now that I have spent time with you, your heart and soul are gorgeous. You are spiritually beautiful, for no one with such a beautiful spirit or soul would have felt the way you have yesterday and last night. I have found myself wondering if you are real. If you are not, I would welcome no other mirage, than you, Alexandria Danvers.

Lena

Alex looked at the drawing. It was sketched hastily, and quickly but Alex knew what it was. She got up and went to the computer. Cherry blossom- Beautiful spirit, or beauty spiritually.

"Wow," Alex whispered. Kara came to Alex and stood there. Alex looked up at her sister waiting, expecting something. "What?"

"I'll wait for a reply," Kara grinned as Alex narrowed her eyes. Then Alex got to work. "Kara is she allergic to any flowers or plants?"

"No, I don't think so but I'll find out," Kara said rocking on her feet like a kid about to burst. Alex looked at her sister.

"What's her favorite color?" Alex asked.

"Red," Kara replied quickly.

"Any kind of red, or a specific red?" Alex asked as she begin to write on a scrap paper.

"Any," Kara said and then smiled as Alex tapped her pen to her lips then shrugged marked out a few words and replaced them. She nodded then got up and went to the bedroom and brought back a box. Kara clapped her hands and let out a squee. Alex brought out red paper and wrote on the inside of the square.

"Oh can I please?" asked Kara like a little girl asking her mom if she can lick the spoon after putting chocolate batter in the backing pan. Alex shook her head and gave the paper to Kara and told her what flower she wanted. Kara smiled wide fingers flying through the motions, folding, creasing, and twisting. How she never tore the paper Alex would never know, but Kara stood there and put the flower in her pocket.

"Anytime you want me to give it to her?" Kara asked excited.

"Surprise her, but text me when it has been dropped off please," Alex said giving her sister access to this part of her life.

"OHH Alex I am so excited," Kara bubbled over to Alex and hugged her bouncing, Alex tried not to wince or grit her teeth, and then said good bye to her sister. She walked to the door looking for Kara. She was no more than a spec on the horizon.