Everything that had happened a month before seemed to have lagged behind, yet everything had collapsed again when the army had taken over the DEO to investigate Hank's identity and all those who knew about him, having as a principal suspect Alex.
I had decided not to go to class to be with them in the DEO, to support them, trying to calm my sister the moment they took Alex to interrogate her, because as much as she tried to listen to what was happening in the other room, there was something that weakened her.
I watched as she walked down the hallway the moment the door opened and they pulled Alex handcuffed from the inside, who looked at us for a couple of seconds before shaking her head.
"Where are you taking her?" My sister asked, genuinely upset by the whole situation.
"To the CADMUS project," the man replied, grabbing her arm and pulling her out.
My gaze met with Lucy, James' ex-girlfriend, who was completely unaware of my sister's identity, and who at the moment was watching me with precision, as if she wanted to identify who I was. This made me try to stay behind my sister, not wanting to allow her to continue watching me.
"Who is she?" She asked Kara, getting her to turn to me.
"She's my sister," she said simply.
"I didn't know Supergirl had a sister," she said in surprise.
"A few people know, I don't want her to be hurt," Kara said, grabbing my arm.
I looked at my doubting sister, not knowing if this was the right thing to do, because after what had happened this morning, I was not sure she was going to do well. Although, I was aware that it was the only way we could get something, putting the situation worse than right now.
I sighed bending my head the moment the bell rang, sitting on the couch, wanting to keep me in the distance, in the background.
"Well, what do you want? I don't have time, "Lucy complained shortly before I felt her gace." Not only do you know them, but you babysit for them, why do you care for Supergirl's sister? "She asked James, the truth was approaching
"She's my sister," Kara said, before she unzipped her shirt to show off the suit. "I'm Supergirl," she said, taking off his glasses.
The silence was present for a couple of seconds, which seemed timeless, without any end.
I stood with my head down, waiting impatiently for someone to speak, for someone to utter a word.
"Now it all makes sense, the truth is that I didn't want it to be true," she said. "If you have trouble fitting in, it's because you lie, because you don't show your true identity," she said to my sister, making her sigh.
"When you're an alien you don't fit anywhere and you force yourself to change to get it" my sister paused a little. "You try to forget everything you really are, to hide it, to think it's the best because of that way you can fit in" she explained before asking for what we needed. "Lucy, we wanted to ask you if you could help us to get Hank and Alex" she asked.
"What happened to Hank is for lying, just like you, I can not do it," she replied, causing James's annoyance.
"Lucy ... you know that CADMUS project is not good, besides who knows what they have prepared for Alex" he complained.
It had taken a lot of time to convince her, not to mention the time it had taken to lay out the perfect plan to be able to rescue them, yet by the time it had been established there was no turning back.
My sister had decided that James would watch over me while the two of them would carry it out. So I had no choice but to stay at home with him, despite my lack of desire.
I was quite frightened to hear the doorbell, bowing my head not wanting to get up to open, because the truth is that I did not want to know who it was, so I was quite annoyed that James approached to open the door, but before I could find out I got up and went to my room.
I sighed as I heard her voice opening the door, not understanding what he was supposed to be doing here.
"You didn't go to class today, I was worried, you didn't answer the phone," he explained after observing my facial expression. "Kaelah, I know you don't want to have this conversation, much less after all that happened that day, I've given you time, I wanted to wait for you to be ready, but you never seem to be, and I can not wait any longer. "He paused to look at me." Please, we both need it"
I bowed my head in the knowledge that everything he had said was true, but the truth was that I was still not ready, not wanting to explain anything about what happened that day.
I was afraid, I could not deny it, so I decided to keep silent, not looking at him, as if I wanted him to disappear at some point.
"Kaelah, it's hard for me to get close to you after telling you that, but I want to get my best friend back," he said, sitting down beside me. "Well ... maybe you don't want to explain anything that happened, I'm not going to pressure you to do it, "he said making me look at him." I will not treat you differently because you're an alien, "he assured me with a smile.
I could not help it, I smiled, touched by his words, however, I did not get my voice to be present to speak.
"I want our relationship to be the same, without thinking of anything I told you, Kaelah, we can overcome it," he said getting me to nod. "So can we forget it?
I nodded again, although I was not sure if we were going to be able to forget it, at least I was not going to do it so easily, it was impossible, I wanted to admit it or not.
"I may not be ready to explain everything, but maybe a little" I spoke for the first time." Ask me what you want to know and I'll see if I respond, "I explained making him smile excitedly.
"Your name is still Kaelah, isn't it?" He looked at me with a statement. "Well, I don't think I need to ask you where you're from, how long have you been here?"
"Months, I was the last one to arrive" I answered observing the confusion in his face. "I have spent decades in space, in an area where time doesn't pass" I explained.
"Wait, how?" He asked in amazement. "Wow ... your sister is smaller than you?" He asked.
"My cousin was a baby when he came here and my sister was only thirteen, I know it may sound like a joke, but I can assure you it's totally true." I smiled when I saw him laughing.
"I believe it," he smiled. "One more thing, why aren't you a superhero?" He asked.
"I have no powers, I can't be, besides, Earth already has my sister and my cousin, believe me you don't need me" I said. "I already experienced what it was like to live with powers, how they worked and if I tell you the truth, I am very uncomfortable without them" I assured him even though the confusion was reflected in his face.
"But the other day?" He arched an eyebrow confused.
"The other day ...it shouldn't happen and when it happens, I lose control, I can not help it, "I replied, getting him to nod as if he understood the situation.
We were both silent for a couple of seconds, well, until he asked again, which seemed to have gotten him enough work.
"What does the" s "they wear in the suits mean?" he asked, ducking his head.
"It's not a s, it's the symbol of our family, The House of El, one of the most important families in Krypton" I explained getting him to be surprised.
"Are you from royalty?" He asked, unable to hold his breath.
"No, for Rao's sake, I'm not from royalty," I answered quickly. "My uncle was the governor, and I was named heiress with only a year, his reasons for not following the line of succession was that he saw something special in me. Two years unleashed all that of my powers, "I explained without even knowing why I kept talking about this, it kept bringing back memories to me, I could not stand it any more.
"I think I have no more questions," he said to my relief. "I'm glad to hear that from you and I find amazing that you're an alien, really." he was excited, which aroused the fear in me, since I was not sure if he was going to be able to keep the secret.
"Jean, I have to ask you a thing" I started. "I need you to promise me that you will not tell anyone, please" I begged.
"I'm not going to do it, you can trust me," he smiled, raising his hand in the form of loyalty.
I smiled back at him, feeling genuinely free because I had been able to tell him that, but mostly happy that everything was back to normal, or that there was at least one attempt.
When she reached the door of the apartment she did not know how to open it without disturbing her sister, since it was obvious that she had been crying, she could not help it, both Hank and her sister were fugitives at the moment.
She sighed, wiping away the new tears that slid down her cheeks, trying to smile as she opened the door, relaxing as she realized that the only one sitting in the couch was James.
"Did you get it?" he asked.
"We got them out of there, but right now they're fugitives, the army is looking for them," she replied, feeling like she was about to start crying again. "And Kaelah?"
"She's gone to sleep, she was tired," he replied. "Kara, are you okay?"
She nodded despite not being okay as she headed for her sister's room, opening the door carefully, watching as she slept deeply hugging the stuffed animal. She stealthily approached her, sitting on the edge before caressing her hair, noticing that her eyes were trying to open.
"Shh, hey, it's okay, it's me," she whispered, trying to reassure her.
"Alex, Hank?" She asked sleepily.
"They've had to leave." She stroked her hair. "They're fugitives now, Kaelah."
Her sister looked at her for a couple of seconds before looking away and talking.
"I'm sorry," she whispered.
"What? Why? "She asked, not understanding what was happening.
"Everything is much more complicated since I arrived" she said beginning to cry. "I have the feeling that I take charge of the life of the people."
"This is not your fault, Kaelah, in any case it is mine, it is me who behaved like a crazy" she tried to remove the idea of the head.
"But I should have stopped you with the powers or called Kal-el, that way J'onn should not have been discovered and right now this would not be happening," she sobbed and blamed herself again.
"Listen to me, you don't know how to control your powers, you couldn't stop me, Clark wouldn't have done it, seriously, stop blaming yourself," she asked, wiping her tears. "You haven't destroyed anyone's life, you haven't destroyed mine. You have to calm down, everything is going to be like before, and Alex was excited, they were going to find out where Jeremiah is," she explained as she leaned her head on her shoulder. "They will come back, is going to take a little time" she said.
Her sister nodded a little more calmly at her words. She held her tightly before letting her lie down again.
"Go back to sleep, sweetie," she whispered as she closed her eyes.
It was only a couple of minutes before she fell asleep again, hugging the stuffed animal, burying her face on it. She stroked her cheek before kissing her forehead.
"I don't know what I would do without you, Kaelah," she whispered one last time.
Kara is such a really good big sister, I love writing scenes about their relationship, they're so adorable. Thank you for reading,
Ayrin