To my guest reviewer - I agree, J'onn is the ultimate space dad, and honestly his closeness with the girls is underrated and downplayed in the show. That's why we all love him. I'm trying my best to involve him more, I hope you like it.
Alex jolted awake the next day, and immediately watched Kara. Once she saw her sister take a shaky breath, she relaxed substantially.
She looked down and noticed they were still holding hands. Alex smiled.
For the first time in a long while.
The smile was quickly wiped away, as she was reminded of the circumstances. How her sister was barely hanging on to life.
She tried to talk to her.
"Hey, Kar. I don't know if you can her me but, in case you can, I wanted to say a few things. First of all, I love you and will be here the second you wake up. I will always be here for you and I missed you so much when you were gone. It was like half of me was gone with you. I'm so thankful that I have you back, and I just need to know you're going to be okay. I don't know if I'd be able to live without you, because it's been a tough ten years already. I need you to come out of this, I need to know for sure that you'll make it through this. So please, wake up. Or do anything. Show me a sign, please. Wiggle a toe, or move your arm, or open your eyes. Anything. Please." Alex was begging, but to no avail.
There was no movement from Kara except her slow and uneven inhales. Her labored breaths.
Alex knew that there wouldn't be anything to see, but still wanted to try it anyways. Just in case she was wrong.
With a sigh, she squeezed Kara's hand tight and sat there, watching the occasional spike of the heart monitor. Watching the rise and fall of her sister's chest.
It was slow. It was uneven. But it was there.
Alex stayed like that until J'onn came in with food, which she barely picked at. When he left, she got ready for another restless night of sleep.
The next morning
Alex woke, and the first thing she did was check to see if Kara was still breathing.
She sighed in relief when she saw her sister take in a slow inhale.
She once again started talking.
"So, Mom is doing good, I guess. J'onn told me he called her, but there's a really bad storm and her flight isn't projected to leave for another couple of days. She's really excited to see you, though. Things have been so horrible and sad without you, and she cried tears of joy when she found out you were alive. She's coming as soon as she can. If... If you can't wake up for me, then please do it for her. Show me a sign that you're listening, please. That you'll wake up. I need you. Please, Kara."
Once again, it was like begging a brick wall to move.
Alex sighed in resignation, knowing nothing was going to happen for the rest of the night.
She was still holding tight to Kara's hand and gave her a small squeeze to show her support.
She sat and watched her sister breathe for the whole day until once again, she fell into a fitful sleep.
The next morning
Alex suddenly shot up, waking up from a horrible nightmare. She immediately stared at Kara, willing her to breathe. When she did, Alex almost cried in relief.
"Kara, I... Thank God you're alive. It was only just a dream... Kar, I love you. Please, never forget that. I'm sorry I can't trade places with you, and I'm sorry I can't take the pain away. I'm sorry that this isn't something we can fight together. But I am here, and I will always be here. Whenever you need me. Mom is waiting for you, J'onn is waiting for you, Clark is waiting for you. God damnit, Kara. The whole damn world is out there. Waiting for you to take it by storm.
But most importantly, Kar. I'm waiting for you. I'm waiting for you to smile your huge toothy grin. I'm waiting to see your piercing blue eyes, which have experienced so much pain but always remain so damn optimistic. And I'm waiting for your arms to hold me in a tight hug, a feeling that I've been missing for so long.
I need to know that you're okay. I'm sorry you're in this coma that I can't help you out of, but you need to fight. For me. Please. I need you more than you know. More than I could ever tell you.
Just please, please. I'm begging. Open your eyes. Smile at me. Do something. Please. You have to fight it."
After nothing happened, Alex felt a fresh wave of disappointment wash over her, as she had those past two days as well.
Alex went to give her little sister's hand the customary squeeze, when she felt movement.
Hope lit up her eyes, as she remained completely still, wondering if she imagined it.
But there it was again.
For the first time, Alex felt like she could hope again. She felt like the world was righting itself.
For the first time, when Alex squeezed, her little sister squeezed back.