In the morning, Kara woke up strangely relaxed. She looked up at the ceiling and smiled. A few minutes later, as she was looking at herself in the mirror in her work clothes, something struck her. That royal blue cardigan had just given her an idea. Stripping out of her ordinary clothes, she slipped into a royal blue dress, close to her skin, falling to her knees. Then, a pair of black high heels instead of her flats would do the trick. Finally, using super-speed, Kara forced her hair into an elaborate bun and was good to go.
It didn't miss. The reactions at CatCo, instead of the usual 'good morning' or even ignorance, consisted into either an open mouth or a gasp of surprise. When Kara settled at her desk, Winn turned to greet her like every morning but stopped dead in his track.
"Wow! Kara, look at you." he cheered, eyes wide open
"Morning to you too." she smirked.
Before Winn could make any more comments, Cat stepped out of her private elevator and, instead of passing without looking and just waiting for her latte, the Queen of all Media stopped in front of the white desk and felt like she had to take off her sunglasses.
"Well, Keira, after two years of intense reprimands I see that you finally made an effort." Cat started quite impressed but certainly not showing it. "Now let's just hope it continues." she added sarcasticly
"It will." Kara stated, handing her her latte. "Let's just say that I finally realized my full potential." she said smiling proudly
"Hurray..." Cat shrugged before entering her office.
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Later in the day, James was passing by Winn's desk, hoping to see Kara to give his layouts and ask her about some pictures of Supergirl he took. But when he found her desk empty, he turned to his friend.
"Do you know where Kara is?"
"Yeah, she went to pick layouts." Winn shrugged never getting his eyes off his screen
"Uh...Fashion layouts?" James asked looking at the other end of the office.
Curious, Winn looked up to his friend and saw the mix of surprise and confusion on his face. He followed his gaze and suddenly wore the same expression as the photographer. Across the office, everyone could see Kara through the glass door of the fashion editor, scolding after him. It was too low for the two friends to hear but apparently not for the employees working just outside the office who were making different faces as long as Kara monologue went on. When it was over, the young woman stormed out of the office at a determined pace, a cold look of satisfaction on her face. Everyone looked at her as she regained her desk but if she did notice, she didn't make any comments. Winn and James, however, weren't going to let this be without an explanation.
"Um..." James started, clearing his throat. "That seemed pretty scary." he said carefully
"What?" Kara shrugged as if it was nothing. "He was working to slowly and was about to miss the deadline so I told him to work faster. That's all." she explained, casualy preparing documents
"That did not seem to be all. You went all Miss Grant on him and now he looks like he's about to die! And all the bullpen can testify." Winn said, a bit worried about a possible pursuit for harrassement
"Hey, if layouts aren't on Cat's desk when they are supposed to, I'm the one who gets shouted at." Kara pointed, accentuating with her finger. "And I am not going to pay for someone else's fault."
"Ok..." Winn gave up, showing his hand in submission.
The IT spun on his chair and returned to work, thinking Kara just got up by the wrong foot this morning. But James wasn't about to leave. He was too frustrated by his friend's behaviour to just be ok with it. The only time Kara had elevated her voice on an other employee, it was because the person had broke a vase in Cat's office while she was gone and had to stay up all night reparing it. So the photographer stood by Kara's desk, layouts still in hands. Kara didn't seem to pay much attention to him, which made things weirder, so he decided to make his presence known.
"Kara, is everything ok?" he asked carefully
"Yeah, sure." she answered with a smile. "Why?"
"I don't know, you seem...changed since this morning and I was wondering if something was going on."
"Well...you wondered wrong."Kara said bluntly, stopping in her paperwork to stare at him. "Alex is fine, Astra is ok and Adam is wonderful. Did you want something else?" she asked, taking James by surprise
"Uh, no. Nothing except layouts." he said putting them on the white desk
"Great! At least someone can do his job properly. Thank you." Kara smiled, telling him silently to leave.
And that what James did. He left still feeling something was off with the young woman. And that smile... It wasn't the usual genuine smile that Kara wore every hour of every day. It was bitter and calculating. Quickly returning to work, the man put the idea of a real problem in the back of his mind and focused on something else.
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In the evening, Kara was on her way to join Adam at the restaurant. The young man had chosen a nice place near the beach. It wasn't as incredible as his mother favorite restaurant which was just across the street but it still had a young and felted ambiance and the food wasn't too cheap.
Knowing fully well that her clothes were more than appropriate for the place, Kara had just returned to her apartment to fix her hair and put on some more elaborate make up. Just in the perfect way to highlight her blue eyes. Let's simply say that with that royal bleu dress and the heels, she would get anything she wanted tonight. And she was about to get the first thing on her list.
A few meters ahead of her, Kara recognized the back figure of her boyfriend. Without waiting further, the young woman closed the distance and put a hand on Adam's shoulder, making him turn in the process. The young man didn't even have the time to react or give any comments that Kara had already locked their lips together. Adam melted into the kiss and the embrace only grew more passionate and wild. When Kara and only Kara decided to pull out, Adam's mouth fell as he didn't really know what to say. For the very few seconds of silence, the kryptonian's grin grew with satisfaction.
"Wow Kara, you look beautiful." Adam finally found the strength to say. "I think you just blow my mind."
"Good. That's what I was going for." the young woman said seductively, satisfied when her boyfriend looked at her up and down again
"Uh... You're hungry?" Adam asked a bit awkwardly pointing at the restaurant, obviously still destabilized by the gorgeous woman in front of him.
Kara didn't respond. Instead, she slipped one arm in Adam's and let herself guide to their table.
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"This is great." Adam said with food still in his mouth
"I have to admit you chose this place well. I like it."
"What do you mean you have admit?" Adam asked, suddenly upset
"With all the time you spend the nose in your books, I didn't think you actually had the time to search for restaurants and make a reservation. That's all." Kara shrugged, seeming a bit bored with the question
"I'm sorry I'm working so much. I know you wish we could spend more time together. I do too." Adam said, seeming less upset than earlier
"Oh no, you don't have to apologise." the young woman assured waving her fork. "You have a career to think of and I have mine too."
"You're sure?" Adam wondered, starting to feel something was odd
"Yeah." Kara sweared, looking deeply into his eyes to convice him. "You see, I realized this morning that I had a great destiny in this world. I don't want to be an assistant for the rest of my life. It's too redundant and despised by others. I'm already thinking about my future and how I can get to where I truly want to be." she explained, leaving Adam suspiscious but very much interested in the rest of the conversation
"And what do you want to be?" he asked, taking a sip of wine
"I have my ideas." Kara smirked thoughtfully. "I want to be seen and recognized."
Adam didn't say anything else and lifted his glass to toast.
"To our future." he said, making his glass cling with Kara's
"I'm really having a good time with you." the young woman said sweetly, locking eyes with her lover
"Me too." Adam replied, leaning over the table to capture Kara's lips.
The kiss wasn't long but just enough to reassure the young man on his girlfriend's behaviour. That was the Kara he knew. Not the power thirsty woman that was just there a minute ago. Adam really wondered what had happened for Kara to speak like that. He blamed it on a hard day at work and didn't think further. After all, Kara had told him once the bad sides of being an assistant and sometimes, it wasn't all pretty.
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Moments later, the two lovers were climbing the stairs up to Kara's apartment.
"I will never forget the face the server made when you asked for a second desert. It was priceless." Adam chuckled
"The client is king, right?"
"You're sure it's safe for you to eat that much in public?" the man asked a little concerned
"Oh come on, people don't even know Supergirl needs that much food." Kara countered opening her door. "And I've seen humans eat more than I ate tonight."
"Still no one eats like you and can look like you." Adam pointed
"I'll take that as compliment." Kara said before leaning forward for a kiss.
Adam responded immediately but got surprised however when the kryptonian heated the embrace, forcing her tongue into his mouth. He got even more surprised when Kara used her strength to pull him inside, shut the door and tackle him against it, never breaking the kiss.
"Wow, I wasn't expecting this." Adam breathed out between kisses
"I thought about it all night." Kara panted before attacking her boyfriend's neck.
The touches and kisses weren't sweet and gentle. Instead, they craved for more in desire and lust. While Adam couldn't really move, trapped between the door and Kara's strong body, the only thing he could do was rubbing the young woman's back tentatively, occasionly teasing her by resting his hands lower. On the contrary, Kara had plenty of room and was using it. Whilst her hot tongue was burning Adam's skin, just below his ear, her hands never stopped working. Caressing his chest first, she quickly grabbed his shirt and took it off. With a more than satisfied smile, Kara started to work her way below. Just when her fingers started to slip in Adam's pants, the young man stopped her in one determined and lustfull move.
"Ok, I have enough." he said, eyes completely dark, before grabbing Kara by her thighs and lifting her so she could cercle her legs around his waist.
Then, under Kara content giggles, Adam carried her to the bed.
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The next morning, Kara and Adam woke up to the sound the 6:30 alarm. Kara ignored the alarm, crushed the clock and snuggled closer to the naked body next to her. Adam, still too exhausted from their night activities, didn't even heard the object crush under his girlfriend's fist. When Kara started to kiss his neck, making her tongue trace her way up to his jaw, Adam felt suddenly awake and alert.
"Kara..." he tried. "As much as I liked the night we just spent together, and trust me when I say it was the most awesome night of my life, I really don't think I can go an other round." the young man confessed, making the woman look up with one hand
"I believe you can." Kara said seductively, capturing his lips in a passionate kiss
"Kara, even if I actually impressed myself last night, my ego is ready to say that I really can't. And I'm not even sure I want to and we have to go to work." Adam said, trying to sit up
"Screw work. We still have time for some fun." Kara countered, forcing him back on the bed with one powerful hand
"No! What are you doing!?" the young man exclaimed, jumping out of the bed and quickly putting on his shorts. "Kara, I said no! What the hell is wrong with you?"
"What!" the kryptonian started, standing up too. "Am I not attractive enough for you? Because that's not what you said last night...over and over and over." she added lower, threatening and dangerous.
Seeing Kara walking toward him like that, naked, made Adam even more scared. Who was that woman in front of him?
"Don't you want me?" Kara asked, her head tilted on its side with a high pitch voice
"Not like that!" Adam shouted, now fully dressed, making his way to the living-room.
Kara quickly followed him after putting some underwears on.
"It's a shame, really. Because this-" she started waving her hands in front of her body. "-is who I am!" Kara added, furious
"No. No it isn't." Adam countered. "I don't know what happened to you but there's definitely something."
"And what are you going to do?" Kara wondered dangerously. "If you don't want me then I'll find someone who will."
And with that, she stormed out of the window in a blur of red and blue.
"Alex." Adam started with his phone against his ear. "We have a problem."
AN: Thanks for reading and reviewing.
So this chapter was all about Kara changing under the influence of the Red K. Don't forget to tell me what you thought about it, especially the Kara vs Adam part because this one was fun to write. Well, if I have to be honnest, writing Red kryptonite Kara is fun in general lol. Anyway, don't forget to review and I will reply.
Next, Kara will have to face her friends and family after giving the city a reason to question their hero.