AN: This fic is just angst on top of angst and I'm glad many are somewhat enjoying it. I know I made a few a little mad over killing Lena off previously. Originally, I wasn't going to bring her back, but I have so much that I'd like Lena to do within this story. Now, do we want an absolute Supercorp engame or do we want to see what I can do with the ideas everyone gives me? As Ever, comments, criticism and everything is appreciated. Thank you for your time and just a warning. As ever with this fic, nothing goes accordingly.

Thank you all for sticking with me through this. The support has been amazing!

And off we go!

I have re-posted this chapter, because I started going into territory where the story would get Super confusing and when I do that, I find it ruins the story. As ever, thank you :)

Lori groaned as she turned over in bed a few nights later, the pain in her ribs hurt so much that she wanted to cry. She jammed her teeth together in an effort not to cry out in pain. The clock that was sat on her bedside table glowed in her face, making her squint.

2:10

Carefully, she dragged her legs over the side of the bed. Her breath was taken by that simple task. Flying was a thought that crossed her mind, but she decided against it.

As she stood, she more or less limped to the bathroom. She closed the door with a click.

Kara woke up. She could tell that something was wrong. Lori was always quiet ever since the night they had encountered Lex. She thought that it was mainly trauma that Lori was suffering with or maybe a touch of PTSD. Being eagle-eyed, Kara had begun to notice she way that she was holding herself.

Just yesterday she asked Lori if she was okay and Lori blamed it on working too hard in the gym. Kara knew that she shouldn't, but being the concerned mom that she was, she took it upon herself to listen to Lori's heartbeat.

She knew when Lori was awake or asleep.

Gently, Kara moved Lena's arm that was draped over her stomach and was at the bathroom door like a shot. Gently, she tapped on the bathroom door, seeing that the light was on, "Lori, are you alright?"

Lori was standing in front of the mirror. Bruises covered her entire upper body, even touching them caused her to hiss in pain. She certainly didn't have Kara's healing ability and at this point she wished she did because then it would have been easier than telling the truth.

The young girl, through no fault of her own became the school's punching bag. She didn't tell either of her mother's because she was too ashamed to admit that she was even getting bullied herself.

When Kara tapped on the door, she jumped, and doing so caused her to prod one of her bruises so hard that she screamed out in pain. Well, she could no longer hide it.

"Lori?" Kara gasped, trying the door handle, "Honey, what's going on?" Concern was present in her voice, however, she spoke softly.

Eventually the bathroom door unlocked, meaning Kara was able to come inside. The concerned mother walked into the bathroom slowly, and her eyes widened when she saw Lori's upper body looking black and blue.

"Lori what-what happened?" Kara gasped. She approached her daughter cautiously, but Lori took steps back, afraid that Kara would somehow touch her already raw bruises.

Devastated, Kara stay where she was, "Honey, who did this to you?"

"Does it matter?" Lori asked, defensively.

"Of course, it matters." Kara scoffed, she then frowned, "Are you being bullied?"

There was a moment of silence that caused Kara to cross her arms, "Okay, Lori, I think even though you're not bullet proof...I think you need to at least try some time under the sun lamps that I use to heal myself because this." She sighed, pointing her arm up at the girl's upper body. She took a moment to examine her using her x-ray vision.

Kara let out a long huff, "You have twelve broken ribs and that's just by looking at the front. Lori, we have to give it a try. You don't have to give me names just...just let me try and help you."

"As soon as you heal me, I'll only get my ass kicked again. There is no point."

Her daughter was on the verge of tears, and the fact that she wouldn't let Kara try to help hurt her even more.

"Come with me now." Kara said sternly, as though it were an order, "You're going to the DEO to get yourself looked at because you are suffering in so much pain that I can't stand it and if you tell me who the bullies are, I could always turn up as Supergirl and tell them not to."

Lori was silent, she knew that Kara was right.

"And we could get Potstickers on the way back." Kara said in a more cheerful tone, making Lori smile. Kara loved it when she saw Lori smile, it made her own world ten times brighter, "You want to do that?"

"I'd love to." Lori smiled, as she put her pyjama top back on, carefully.

Kara bounced in her toes, "I'll be back in a second."

As true as ever, Kara kept to her word and came back dressed as Supergirl not a moment too soon, "I'll be very gentle, I promise." She smiled sweetly.

Lori slowly walked over to Kara. Gently, the Super swept Lori up in her arms. Lori hissed ever so slightly making Kara apologise profusely.

The youngster giggled slightly, "Mom, it's okay."

A short time later, both of them were at the DEO. Kara carried Lori to the med-bay, setting Lori down on the sunbed gently, "There are no guarantees, but you never know."

Lori looked up at Kara, "Are you staying?"

"Of course!" Kara beamed before pouting, "Unless you don't want me to. But then you'd get incredibly bored."

"Stay." Lori laughed, wincing in pain as she did.

"That was my fault, sorry." Kara said quickly, taking a seat beside Lori, "It's totally up to you, but do you want to tell me how...This started happening?"

The youngster sighed heavily, "When people realized that my mom was a Luthor...Shortly after..." She swallowed a lump in her throat, "The people in the school that hate Luthors which there aren't many, just a small group of narrow minded ass holes...I think they knew for a while, they just waited until I was most vulnerable." Tears sprung to her eyes, "After Rober died, my dad...It started off with just tripping me up in the corridor. I could deal with that but in the last few days my ass has been whooped."

Kara sighed softly, "That's why your bruises look so new..." She then frowned, "You came home late from school the other night, why?"

"I was walking home, like I normally do...I was jumped."

Kara's heart was in her throat, she was angry of course but she felt there was more to this than what meets the eye.

"What did they do to you?" Kara asked softly.

"I was pinned to the ground. I used as much strength as humanly possible...I got a baseball bat thrashed at me. I begged them to stop so much...They only stopped when I began to choke on my own blood." Lori would cry heavily if she could, but even that hurt too much, "My wounds aren't as bad as they were-"

"You were beaten again yesterday." Kara said pointedly, "I can tell how fresh wounds are honey, and I can see the ones that began healing and those that are just brand new. Tell me if I'm wrong, but is there something else that happened yesterday that triggered this whole thing again?"

Lori hesitated, biting her tongue.

Kara pouted at her, "Tell me anything, and I promise I won't get mad."

"Really?" Lori gasped.

Kara gently squeezed her hand, "I promise."

"I uh..." Lori began, "I told a girl-my best friend that I liked her...I didn't realize that she was with someone already."

"A jealous boy?" Kara asked. Lori frowned when she heard a slight bit of anger in her voice. She then took a breath, "Lori, you being gay or however you identify, that is completely fine with me. You're allowed to be who you are, but what isn't okay is bullying. Anyone hates a bully, even Supergirl."

"You are Supergirl." Lori giggled.

"Exactly." Kara said modestly, "And no one gets away with hurting my daughter."

"What will you do?" Lori asked.

"Just scare them." Kara smirked, "I can't exactly fling them into space, well, I can, but I'm not allowed to."

Lori was quiet for a moment before there was a loud POP, immediately followed by Lori screaming in agony. Kara was on her feet instantly, "This never happened to me before."

"Half human." Lori gasped breathlessly, "That was my rib popping back into place...Eleven more to go."

"Rao." Kara gasped.

"Kara Zor-El Danvers." A loud voice said, walking into the med bay. Kara looked up to see Lena surprisingly still in her pyjama's.

"Rao, I'm in trouble." Kara muttered, before straightening her posture, "Yes, Lena Kieran Luthor?"

Lena raised her brows, "First of all." Lena began, "Call me by my full name again and I will have you reprimanded or something. Secondly, you're doing this all wrong. I heard that scream all the way from the control room. As hard as it will be for you to digest what I'm about to tell you, it'll aid our daughter in her recovery."

The Luthor looked between both Lori and Kara, "Thirdly, Lori, you tell us when someone is bullying you for being gay or for using my name as an excuse. We're here to protect you and we can't protect you if you never say a word. That's easier said than done, I know."

Kara raised her hand slightly, feeling as though both her and Lori were being lectured by a teacher.

"Yes Kara?" Lena asked, "And don't raise your hand, this isn't school."

Kara chewed on her words, frowning heavily for a second before coming back to reality, "Sorry Miss Luthor. Firstly, what is this mysterious thing that will aid Lori in her recovery?"

"Concentrated Kryptonite. Hurts like hell, entering the system as you know very well, but it will knock her out meaning that she will not feel the rest of her ribs popping back in place." Lena said pointedly.

Kara, being slightly alarmed by what had just been explained to her, widened her eyes, "Couldn't we just use like a normal sedative?"

"A human sedative?" Lena asked, "We could, but she would be awake again within ten minutes. Kryptonite concentrate means a mix of both low level Kryptonite and normal sedative that is used on humans."

Lori frowned between them, "Hey, moms, can we speed this along? I'm kind of a bit scared."

Lena glanced back at Lori, "Of course." The Luthor opened a case made of steel and pulled out a tranq gun which had a dark green bile on the end-not the Kryptonite Kara is used to seeing.

Kara stepped in front of Lori, "Lena, I know you mean well but...Kryptonite no matter how much the dosage, it's still harmful and...I don't want to take the risk."

Lena frowned, "What do you suggest?"

"I could just...Knock her out." Kara seemed very hesitant, "I don't condone what I'm about to do but I also don't want to use Kryptonite."

Lena debated for a moment before stepping out of Kara's way.

Kara sighed as she stepped up to Lori, "I'm really sorry for what I'm about to do."

Lori was about to ask, but one punch was enough to knock her out. Kara pulled away slowly, "I don't feel good about myself after that."

"She'll forgive you in the long-run." Lena said quietly, before changing the subject, "She was getting bullied and she kept it from us." Lena felt horrible that Lori didn't come to either of them for help, but was thankful for Kara persisting.

"She probably thought that because she has powers, she can take care of herself." The Super said, following Lena to the other side of the room, sitting down on a couch. Lena gently leaned her head on Kara's shoulder, "Did she give a reason as to why she was targeted?"

The Super let out a sigh, "The first reason is obvious. People put two and two together. Especially with the whole thing with..." Robert's name sounded wrong on Kara's tongue, she didn't want to say it in fear of causing more hurt for Lena.

"Robert?" Lena finished for her, looking up at her.

Yeah." Kara sighed.

"I began this, if I hadn't been so over protective in public that day, no one would know."

Kara frowned heavily, "You were comforting her, don't feel bad about that."

"And what was another cause of the bullying?"

"A jealous boyfriend, well, someone else's boyfriend." Kara blurted.

"Kara Danvers, explain now." Lena said sternly, pulling away from Kara.

Kara was like a goldfish in that moment, opening and closing her mouth, "Uh...well...She liked this girl and she didn't realize that this girl was actually in a relationship and...She made a move, however that turned out to be a huge mistake."

Lena was taken aback, "So...She's gay?"

"Do we really have to put a label on it?" Kara groaned, "She's only- Oh Rao, Lena... Her birthday is today."

Crap.

"With everything going on, how could we forget that?"

Kara shrugged, "Don't worry, I'm on it." She then stood, "I'll go buy cake and the food she likes."

"You're a life saver." Lena smiled, pulling Kara into a kiss.

The blonde giggled against her lips, "This is still so new to me."

"I know." Lena breathed, kissing her again. "Now go, I'll keep an eye on Lori."

With that, Kara was gone in a gust of wind.