Kara had just arrived in her and Alex's apartment and gotten settled in, when she used her super hearing to find footsteps right outside her door.

Alex raised her keys to unlock the door, but before she could, it opened right in front of her. She found her little sister smiling back, albeit slightly confused. "Hey Lex! What are you doing here? How'd you even know I was back?"

Alex laughed at her. "You do know I live here, right? I pay the rent for this place, Kar. Can't a girl just be in her apartment?" Kara smiled in return. "Fair point." She moved out of the doorway and ushered Alex in, noticing the boxes of pizza she was holding for the first time.

"I see you came bearing gifts. I'm always up for a good round of food." Alex nodded. "Yeah well, J'onn mentioned that you were discharged and particularly hungry for pizza, so I thought I'd bring some for you. It's kind of my way of saying 'I'm very dumb and sorry, please forgive me for being an idiot and an ass.'"

Kara grabbed the pizza boxes off her and wrapped her up in a hug. "I know you didn't mean it, Alex. You were heated, I understand."

Alex pulled away and sat on the couch while Kara got plates for the pizza. "Yeah, but that doesn't stop the fact that it did happen, and that I said those things to you. I should never have used Hunter's death to hurt you, that was so horrible and unfair. And not only did I completely run you over with an emotional truck, I also left you alone while you were hurting and recovering."

Kara sat down next to her sister on the couch, with a heavy sigh. "I guess it did kind of hurt when you mentioned Hunter, but with a little help, I've learned to accept it wasn't my fault. Plus, I was never alone, so please don't feel bad about that. I should also have had more faith in Jeremiah, he was my adoptive father. He took me in, and you were right. He was completely willing to sacrifice himself to go with the DEO that night instead of me. He proved his loyalties when Cadmus invaded, and he did everything he could to help. I never should have doubted him."

Alex gripped Kara's hand. "You had every right. I shouldn't have exploded at you for harboring mixed emotions, especially after what he did to you and to me. I shouldn't have blindly trusted him either. He was with Cadmus for God only knows how long, and you had every reason to be suspicious. He and I are a little tense now anyways."

Kara looked at her big sister questioningly. "You are?" Alex gave a slight nod. "I was talking to him when he touched me with his metal hand, and I got sort of like a flashbulb memory of him attacking us in the prison room. I kind of pushed him away..."

Her little sister sighed. "Guess we both have our issues, huh?" Alex nodded with a small laugh. "But we'll always work them out."

Kara wrapped her sister in a tight hug. Alex perked up slightly. "You know, Kar? After I snapped at you, I felt really horrible." Kara was about to cut in, when Alex stopped her. "No, hear me out. I was mad at myself for doing that to you, and I felt so guilty. I thought alcohol would numb my pain." She saw Kara's face of understanding as she carried on. "But Kara... I didn't drink. After last time, I made a vow to myself to not drink, and I didn't... I didn't."

Kara looked up at her sister with pride in her eyes. "I'm so proud of you, Lex. You've come so far. Alcohol doesn't solve your problems, but communication does. I'm glad that you understand you don't need to resort to alcohol anymore to be happy. And just so you know, you can always talk to me. You should never feel alone. I had people to help me get through our fight, but you didn't talk to anyone."

Alex smiled dryly. "Yeah... Emma..." Kara looked at her sister's face to find a hint of jealousy. "Alex, Emma told me about what happened. I don't... I don't want you to feel like I'm replacing you. Because I'm not. No one could ever replace you. She's just a really great friend of mine, and she's here to stay. I really need you two to get along so I don't lose my mind."

Her big sister gave a slight nod, a look of contemplation overcoming her features. "She's good to you?" Kara nodded emphatically. "I can see she cares about you, Kar. And that's what matters most. I blamed her for your capture, but deep down, I only did it because I was blaming myself. I should have given her a chance. I saw how she was with you at Cadmus in that cell, and I witnessed what happened after she saved your life in the transport van. I know how much she means to you, and you her. If she's that important to you, I'll do my best to put our past aside."

Kara beamed. "That's all I can ask for. She may be my best friend, but you are my sister. No one could ever replace you. I just want you to be happy, not only for your sake, but for mine too. I don't know what I'd do with myself if you were miserable, and it was my fault."

Alex scooted so her side was up against Kara's and leaned her head down on her sister's broad shoulder. "Well, that's never going to happen. I'm happy now, and will be for a while, because I have you. And that may just be all I need."

Kara smiled into her sister's hair and grasped her hand. She whispered gently, "Lex... Are we going to be okay?"

Alex gave her a resolute nod in response. "Yeah... We will."

And they stayed snuggled up with each other for a few hours, talking while watching movies.

-00-

The two sisters were jolted out of their little bubble when a knock on the door sounded. Kara immediately panicked, and super sped around the apartment, cleaning it up and making it look presentable. She then used her x-ray vision to see who was at the door.

Her brow crinkled in confusion when she found Emma on the other side. She rushed to open it, and immediately wrapped Emma up in a tight hug. "Not that I'm sad to see you or anything, but what are you doing here?"

Emma smirked. "I don't know if you were too high on your need for pizza and forgot, but you literally told me to come by so I could see your apartment. You also mentioned something about a party?" She looked around the apartment to find it almost empty. "But there doesn't seem to be many people here."

Kara laughed. "The party doesn't start for another three hours. Didn't I tell you?" Kara opened the door wide, allowing Emma to step inside.

"No, Kara. You did not. Again, maybe if you hadn't been so focused on getting your beloved pizza, you may have thought to include that in your hurried getaway." Emma then turned to see three empty boxes of pizza on the table. "I see that your pizza addiction has been fed, though. That's good."

Kara smiled. "Yeah, Alex brought it for me." Emma grew serious, piercing eyes boring into Kara. "How did it go? Did you guys work things out? Did she snap at you again? I swear if she-"

Alex appeared from around the corner. "You can retract your Mama Bear claws, Agent Rose. Kara and I worked things out just fine." Kara could already sense the tension in the air, and gave Alex a meaningful glare.

Her older sister rolled her eyes, and looked at Emma. "I'm sorry, that probably came off as hostile... I just wanted to apologize for how I acted before. I was just so worried about Kara, my emotions got the better of me. I can see how good for Kara you are, and how much you care about her. I know how much she means to you, and how important you are to her, so I wanted to make amends. I should have given you a chance from the start, and I definitely shouldn't have accused you of being the reason Kara was taken. It was completely immature and wrong of me to do."

Emma glanced at Kara, and upon receiving an encouraging nod from her friend, she responded in kind. "Eliza came and found me after, and she explained to me why you acted out. I never took it personally. I know you were just worried, I was worried too. No hard feelings. But there was some truth to what you said... If I hadn't been caught in the first place, none of that would have happened."

Kara was about to argue, but Alex beat her to it. "You don't understand the amount of times that same thought has ran through my head. That anything that happens to Kara is my fault. But you start to see that you're not the one to blame. It wasn't your fault Kara decided to use herself as a human shield from a kryptonite grenade, it's hers. She does stupid things like that all the time. You just have to learn that you're not the one at fault. I know you're protective of her, so am I. I know exactly why you were thinking these things. It was wrong of me to reinforce that idea in your mind, when I knew what that would do to your guilt."

Emma gave a small smile. "Yeah... Kara is pretty dumb. Thank you for apologizing, I'm sorry too for snapping at you in the conference room. I didn't mean for the argument to escalate so far and get so out of hand. It was immature of me to fan the flames and make the argument worse, I should have tried to be calmer."

Alex gave her a nod. "It's all in the past now. Let's just try to be better." Emma nodded in agreement, and she and Alex simultaneously looked to Kara upon hearing a snort from her direction. "You know, as touching as the two of you making up is and all, are we just going to pretend you both didn't just call me stupid?"

Emma laughed. "Can't fault us for speaking the truth." Kara gasped in mock hurt. "I'm sorry, but I was under the impression that you were my friend." Alex laughed at her sister. "Well, if we can agree on one thing, it's that you can be dumb sometimes. And if we can agree on that, it must be true."

Kara gasped even louder, intentionally over dramatic. "And you too! You're supposed to be my sister. I will not stand for these insults. Unbelievable."

Alex smirked and pulled her in for a hug. "Oh shut up, you big dummy. You'll get over it." Kara pulled back and pretended to consider something for a second. "Yeah, you know what'll help me get over it though?"

Alex did not like where this was going. Kara super sped over to the couch, grabbed a pillow, and sped back, smacking Alex in the face with it. Alex over dramatically recoiled backwards. "You dare pull a pillow on me?"

Kara laughed. "Well, I do feel better now! Oh, also pizza. That'll definitely help me get over it." Alex rolled her eyes, taking the pillow that had just smacked her in the face and throwing it at Kara, hitting her dead on. "No pizza for you. My apartment, my money, my rules." Kara snickered. "You sound like Mom."

Emma watched this entire exchange, completely fascinated with the difference between Agent Danvers at the DEO and Alex Danvers alone with Kara. If only she videotaped this and broadcast it inside the DEO. She laughed, watching as they playfully traded insults while pillow fighting. "This is quite possibly the most mature thing I have ever witnessed. Wait till the DEO gets a load of this." She started pulling out her phone and recording.

Upon seeing that, Alex immediately looked to Kara. "There's no way the DEO is catching wind of this." The sisters nodded at each other before turning on Emma. Alex armed herself with a pillow, leaving Kara with the one they had been fighting over previously. Then they attacked Emma.

This went on into the night, until they finally decided to stop. Kara sighed, looking at the mess of an apartment they had created. "The rest of them are going to be here in ten minutes, and we have to clean all of this up." Alex looked to her pointedly. "You do have super speed, you are like an alien vacuum cleaner. You could get this cleaned up in ten seconds, and you know it."

Kara mock pouted. "But that's so much work for me. I'm cleaning up the whole apartment while you both get to sit back? I don't think so."

Emma laughed as she plopped down onto the couch, catching her breath from the intense fight they had been having. "You really don't have a choice. If you don't use your powers to clean this all up, we won't be ready in time when the rest of them are here."

Kara looked between her sister and her best friend, feigning hurt. "This whole you guys ganging up on me thing is getting real old, real fast."

Emma laughed. "If it makes you feel any better, I'll get you pizza." Kara immediately perked up and set to work on cleaning the apartment. She was done not even one minute later, and she stood right in front of Emma. "I believe you made me a promise."

Emma smacked Kara in the arm. "I hate you, you know that? You're ridiculous. You would literally jump off a cliff if I told you there'd be pizza at the bottom." She then pulled out her phone and started ordering the pizza. Kara smirked. "Which one of us is the loser now?" Emma smiled. "Oh, who are we kidding? It's always been me. I've been your personal pizza peasant since my first day as your doctor."

Kara laughed at her friend. "Oh, you know you liked it."

Alex sat back, sipping her water, as the two continued to banter. She found herself thinking for the second time in as many days.

Maybe she isn't so bad after all.