Lena walked into Lab D, with a plate of food intended for Lillian in one hand and a box containing a surprise for her in the other.
"You did this on purpose!" Lena accused as she placed the mystery box on the table. "You knew that I love her more than anything, so you purposefully targeted her with the Gray Mercy to take her from me!"
Lillian smirked. "Oh? Did I now?"
Lena glared. "WHY!?" She asked, her heart in her throat. "Why would you do this to me? I've left you alone. I've run the company. SO why, Mother? Why do this to me?"
"Oh, darling." Lillian chuckled. "It was going to happen either way from the looks of it. You weren't giving her what she needed."
"You're right." Lena started, hating herself all the more for not paying attention to Kara's needs. "I did always expect Kara to comfort me. I did always think about my feelings and not hers, but that wasn't because I didn't care. It was because I thought she had to know how desperately in love with her I am. I failed her, and that's on me… but right now she thinks that I destroyed her. She thinks that I hurt her in the one way I could never do, and that is because of you. So, I have a lot to make up to her for, but right now it's your turn to fix things. I'm going to give you two options." She smirked as she opened the mystery box and showed her mother the Gray Mercy plant that resided inside. "You can either tell me how to reverse the effects of the Gray Mercy, or I put you under gray Mercy. The choice is yours."
Lillian guffawed. "Do you honestly believe that will be able to take me down? I have no insecurities, my dear. I'm flawless."
Lena gritted her teeth. "You failed Lex. You failed Father. You failed me. You aren't flawless, Lillian… you're a disgrace."
Lillian masked her shock well, but Lena was used to that, and she saw right through it. She smirked. "So, mother… What will it be?" She asked coyly as she slid the plate of food into the cage.
Lillian groaned. "The only way I know to reverse it would be to put her back under the Gray Mercy and help her mind overcome it before it takes her completely and kills her."
"No." Lena shook her head. "That's not going to happen so tell me what else to do." She refused to risk Kara's life again just to save her own heart from breaking every time she saw they Kryptonian. "FIX THIS!"
Lillian laid down on the bed in the cell and shook her head. "I told you what you need to do; now it's all up to you."
With that, Lena lost all hope of ever having Kara's love again.
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Kara: I'm ready to try to talk again if you are.
Lena: Always. When and where?
Kara: Open your door.
Lena immediately ran to her front door and swung it open, delighted to see that Kara was standing there with a carton of Rocky Road ice cream in her hand. "Kara," She breathed out reverently.
Kara sighed. "I know it's been an entire week, but this is really hard, Lena. I-I'm trying but this is killing me."
Lena nodded and moved to the side to let Kara in. She was thrilled that Kara was at least trying to be her friend. It would be more than she would genuinely deserve if she had in fact cheated. She was grateful, but she hated seeing Kara in such pain. "You don't have to torture yourself." She said sincerely. "If this hurts too much, I can wait… It will be torturous, but I can wait. I'd wait an eternity for you."
Kara sat down on the couch and huffed out. "I can't wait, though." She admitted sadly. "Being around you feels like lava in my chest but being away from you feels like lava in my veins. No matter what I do, it hurts. Seeing you hurts. Not seeing you hurts. Hearing from you, not hearing from you, both hurt. No matter what, when it comes to you, it hurts, and I just… I don't know what to do anymore because I just want this pain to stop. I'd give anything for it to stop, but it won't because I still love you. Despite you destroying my heart, I still love you, but I can't be with you… I don't trust you, and the thought of kissing you makes me want to die... So, you might be able to wait to be friends again, but I can't because waiting hurts too. Everything involving you… hurts."
Lena's heart fell into her stomach. She hated every second that Kara was suffering; if she didn't figure this out soon, Lillian was going to pay a price she never expected. "I'm so sorry, Kara."
Kara smiled sadly and shook her head as she looked at the floor. "I just wish you'd never done this. I don't get it, Lena. I did everything I could to make you feel loved, but you still went and cheated on me…. What am I supposed to think? I know that I'm just a reporter, but she doesn't have a better job than me, so that wasn't the reason you did this… Was it… is it because I'm not human? I always felt like that would be an issue in the long run, but I mean… you seemed okay with it. So, is it that? Or was it because I eat so much? Is it because I'm Supergirl and have to rush out on a lot of our dates?"
Lena couldn't fight back her tears. She hated this, hated that Kara thought so little of herself. Hated that Kara had been so worried that Lena would eventually tire of her. Hated that Kara was in so much pain at the moment, and she hated knowing that the only way to save her was to risk her life once more.
Everything about this entire situation was torture.
"No, Kara."
Kara swallowed audibly, tears glistening her eyes. "Is it because I'm not good at rich people etiquette? Is it because I'm always hungry?"
The more Kara spoke, the more pain Lena was in. "Kara, stop… Please just stop." She cried out. "I love everything about you, and I had no idea you thought so low of yourself. I love that you're not completely human. I love that you are a hero and go out of your way to help others as Supergirl. I love that you aren't good at etiquette because you're adorable just the way you are. I love that you're a reporter, because it makes you happy, and you're fantastic at journalism. I love that you're always hungry. I love everything about you. I wish that I could put you inside my mind so that you could see exactly how I see you, but I can't do that, so please just know that you are, and always have been perfect to me. I love you, Kara… with every fiber of my being, and nothing about you is imperfect to me."
Kara's tears began to fall freely. "Then why cheat, Lena? Why cheat on me if you think that I'm so perfect for you? Why cheat on someone you supposedly love?"
Lena didn't know how to answer that question because she didn't cheat, so she tried her hardest to avoid answering. "You are every hope and every dream I've ever had, times infinity. You are the most perfect being on this planet, and no matter what I do, or have done, that will never change. You're an angel that Rao blessed the earth with. You have never made me unhappy; you have never let me down. You have always been there for me when I needed you… Kara, you're the only one that can make me laugh or smile when I'm having one of my bad days. You bring me a type of joy that no one else in the multiverse could ever bring to me. You are amazing, and I love you, more than anything, and I can't believe I never let you know that. I'm going to fix that, though… I promise."
Kara was just about to speak when a siren went off in the distance, and she smiled apologetically. "I-… I have to get that." She said as she awkwardly gestured to the balcony.
Lena nodded her head once and smiled softly. "Be safe, Supergirl."
Kara smiled tensely. "I'll try."
XXX
An hour and forty five minutes later, Lena burst through the D.E.O.'s Med bay doors. "Where is she?!" She called frantically as she looked around.
She saw Alex putting an oxygen mask on a conscious Kara, and relief flooded her system. "Kara!"
Kara waved weakly at her and eyed her sister curiously. "I guess I forgot to revoke her visitor's pass like requested," Alex said apologetically.
Lena frowned, remembering that she was no longer Kara's fiancée at this point... but it still hurt to know that Kara wanted her access to the D.E.O. terminated… but at that moment all that mattered to her was that Kara was okay, and that the aliens didn't hurt Kara too severely. "Kara, darling, are you okay?"
Kara nodded. "Just a little bruised up… I didn't see that second Lunarian until it was too late and he got a few good swings in. I still got him though." She said with a smile.
Lena let out a relieved huff and chuckled. "You scared me there for a second."
Kara shrugged. "I'm fine. I promise."
Lena smiled, and nodded. "Good, I'm really glad. I'd lose my mind if I lost you." She admitted, her heart beating normally for the first time since she saw the televised fight. "Alex? Could I speak with you outside for a second please?"
Alex furrowed her brow. "Um… yeah… Just give me a sec to finish up with her. I'll meet you out there."
XXX
When Alex came out, she was visibly confused. "What's up?" She asked.
"I know how to reverse the Gray Mercy." Lena blurted out, her heart hammering in her chest… She needed Alex to be on board with this, or it wouldn't happen… And if it didn't happen, Kara would never be with her again.
"Really? How?" Alex asked as she crossed her arms and tilted her head, preparing to listen.
Lena let out a slow, shaky breath before she explained. "We have to put her back under the Gray Mercy again… but then I have to wake her up."
Alex corrugated her brows. "Excuse me… What did you just say?"
Lena swallowed. "We have to put her back under the Gray Mercy, and then send me in to help her escape it on her own."
By the look on Alex's face, Lena could tell this wasn't going to be an easy fight.
Do you think Alex will get on board? Let me know what you think!