The time had come for Supergirl to face the world… it had been a few days since the phone hack and with all of the fuss Kara had wallowed in self pity, spending most of those days hiding from embarrassment inside the penthouse and eating her body weight in ice cream…who can blame her really. She was too mortified to even attempt to see her friends and sadly…that included Alex. Alex had tried talking to her …but respectfully Kara had shut her down, only communicating when needing to discuss DEO related business… she was far too nauseous at the prospect that her sister might've actually seen it. Alex to her credit was a lot calmer than you might have come to expect from a battle worn knife wielding secret agent. Acknowledging Kara's inherent need for space understanding that eventually she would come to her, besides all things considered she was just far too busy trying to reign in the chaos those viral videos had caused.

Everyone had seen her orgasm….everyone has seen her orgasm….everyo "Mhm can you settle down now pleasee" Lena's voice echoed from the podium as reporters shuffled, ramming into each other firing questions and accusations at her on every front imaginable … loud enough to shut down Kara's internal monologue for the time being at least.

Kara was floating just high enough that no one would notice… the perfect birds eye view into the abyss below. She was not looking forward to this… nuh uh. Lena was having trouble gathering the crowds attention, they were far too busy squabbling and throwing words like 'seductress and untrustworthy' around along with much more detailed discriptive language that made Kara's blood boil.

Deciding that enough was enough…

Cracking the air below she thundered down hard onto the platform, energy thrumming through her fingertips. Her brow was sharp, her gaze was heavy and her lips where drawn into a thin line to coincide with her very angled jawline. The crowd silenced immediately, shock evident on people's faces as Kara scanned the crowd. Walking forward she moved slowly the ground shaking with every step she took, cape snapping behind her, thrashing against her boots. She wasn't happy, that much was clear.

As she reached the podium the tension in the air was palpable. Participants in the crowd either holding their breath or cowering.. unsure what they should expect next. Lena moved to the side allowing for Kara to step up to the microphone. Laying her hands out in front either side of the stand, she stood tall, proud and powerful.

Booming she started "Good Evening National City" her voice bellowed. Clearing her throat .."As you are aware.. I am here today to discuss the complete violation into both my own and Miss Luthors personal lives. I understand you all have questions.. I only ask that you settle down, be respectful and are patient enough to wait until after we've finished talking to broach them."

She paused before continuing..
"Two days ago I received the news that Miss Luthors personal cell phone had been hacked and that ultimately our private property had been stolen… i'd like to reaffirm the word stolen because many news outlets prefer to report on the footage itself rather than the criminal acts used to obtain it.. I'd also like to add in case of any lingering doubts that with a heavy heart neither of us intended for this material to be shown to the public and therefore legal action has been persued along with an ongoing FBI investigation to find the culprit."

Spying the crowd Alex was roaming. Theyspotted each other, thus Alex gave Kara a thumbs up catching her eye as she glanced over, softening slightly...

Sighing…
"I would also like to announce officially my relationship and romantic involvement with Lena Luthor, and take the opportunity to say personally that the accusations being made against her are false and outright wrong. They talk about our relationship as if it's some sordid affair or scandal. It's neither…"

Kara shrugged her shoulders and shook her head voice breaking slightly.. "I shouldn't have to be ashamed for being in love. I shouldn't have to justify my intimate life with any of you. Neither of us should have to be degraded and humiliated for showing our love anyway we choose to do so, especially in the privacy of our own homes."

"You forget that I have Superhearing" she tapped her ear before continuing "I've heard many of you talk behind our backs...even as I was stood here today...calling us both cruel names on topics you had no right to be discussing, like it's somehow okay, like we don't deserve a modicum of respect or decency. I understand you have a right to an opinion but their has to be a line between an opinion and bullying with an obvious purposeful intent to cause harm and discredit...to spread damaging rumours. My private life shouldn't be idle gossip when it puts lives on the line. I love this city and I love all of its citizens but I can't help but be saddened right now at the vulgarity being poured into it by people looking to tear my relationship with Lena apart..."

Running a hand through her hair..

"People keep claiming that she's trying to seduce me, like I don't have a mind of my own, to further some 'Luthor Agender', when I know for a fact that she's the best person I know. She is good and kind and she deserves so much more than to be judged by her families actions. I've also seen the tv debates and paparazzi talking like they are entitled to my body or an even further look into our intimate lives…. Something neither of us have consented too."

Swallowing..

"…My home planet Krypton was quite conservative ..Intimate relations where sacred, to me they are sacred and an important spiritual part of our bond that we share together." Kara glancing at Lena gestured her hands between the two of them.

"I'm only telling you that in order to hope that you might understand the reality, meaning and levity behind this whole situation we find ourselves in... at how devastating it is and could still be to everyone involved. That the reason I keep myself so private is for nothing other than to protect those that are close to me...to keep them safe. That maybe just maybe you'll choose a different path moving forward and to show you all that it wasn't at all intentional on our part, that we seriously didn't mean to offend anyone. That I can still be an important role model to young women and girls..."

Straightening herself..

"Woman should be empowered by choice.. by having the freedom to choose whether or not to embrace their own sexuality. Rather than being shamed for it when it's a normal part of everyday life. To reference something a friend once told me… we all need to stand up, to own our power."

Taking a breath and switching tactics...

"Same sex relations, weren't the same on Krypton. Our religion didn't prohibit love...it shouldn't have too..so please stop with the excuse that somehow our love is wrong or that 'I'm warping the youth of today' because quite frankly it's the homophobia, xenophobia... you that are doing that all by yourselves. Embrace love, embrace kindness and most of all embrace hope."

"El-Mayarah..."

Once satisfied they'd all been throughly chastised she reached over and squeezed Lena's hand shoulders slumping forward as she let out that breath she'd been holding. Pulling Lena forward to close the gap between them she smiled. "Now.. any questions?"

The cameras flashing chaotically as they stood for over thirty minutes taking questions from around the stage. Kara continued to press for privacy, acknowledging the affect it has had on her super duties, understanding that it was most likely a pointless request. Shocked at herself for how she'd handled the conference, more stoic leader than the cheery bubbly superhero she is sometimes known to be. Seeing the headlines, how they'd spoken over the past few days …it had riled her up terribly…she felt it was necessary to defend Lena, even if she knew that she was no damsel in distress.

The proud smug look on her girlfriends face told Kara that everything was fine though... that defending her honour was enough of a turn on that she'd probably even get the chance to carry her over the threshold later.

Lips quirking, tension mounted between the two as they stood tall, not batting an eyelid or backing down to any of the sometimes brash press.

They could get through this... together.

"Wow, Really Kar?" Kara grimaced, driven from her thoughts by an exasperated Alex standing by the door waving her arms up and down clearly pointing out her state of undress. Dropping breakfast from Noonan's onto the counter she slid over and plopped down on the sofa beside Kara eyeing her silently, waiting for a response. Kara sighed and turned to face her scrunching slightly, "Ughh I know Al, okayyyyy. Stop judging me, I've had the week from absolute hell." Alex frowned "you really think I don't know that? ... what do you think I've been doing? partying whilst my sisters life is ruined by some pervy hacker? I thought you knew me better than that.."

Relaxing, Kara looked guilty "what have you been doing?"

Alex let out a half smile "Trying to look after you and you'd know that if you'd only had the time to talk to me."

Biting her lip Kara looked away "You saw them?"

Cheeks flaming, cargo covered knees looking very interesting at that precise moment clearing her throat "Enough of it... we had to be sure nothing was mo-...said in the heat of the moment that could be used against you, J'onn had an extraction plan in place just in case it linked Supergirl in a way we couldn't dig ourselves out of...you were ...lucky."

Kara's mind flickered backwards to all the times she'd heard her name brush past Lena's very beautiful and very plump lips... "More than you might think."

Scrunched in disgust "arrr Kar don't! I've had enough of my baby sisters sex life, far more than I ever wanted to know...ever."

Nodding she changed the subject "Any news on the hacker? I'd still like to chuck him into the stratosphere...if your partial to a little super badminton we could use his limbs as a set of rackets."

Lightening the mood Alex laughed looking relieved her sister still had a sense of humour because it meant she'd be okay.

Rolling her eyes and pulling her in for a hug, they squished together trying to ignore the fact Kara was still practically half naked... "We have a few leads to go on, Winn found a remote server in the Galapagos it was bouncing off, turns out whoever it was didn't do a very good job at trying to hide their IP address and Winn managed to track it all the way back to National City...they're here Kara"

Catching were this was going... "You think this was personal?"

Shrugging her shoulders "I don't know, but my instincts are telling me something's not right and it's been gnawing at me all week... I don't think this was just some random dude who wanted the goss' or had some sort of 'Luthor revenge' fantasy and it wasn't blackmail I mean no ransom, just a warning...it's like he wanted to be noticed acknowledged.

Plus... I mean it's like they knew exactly where to look, knew that you guys had a thing and how to get past Lena's firewalls...not many could do that Kara not without insight... insider information."

Kara chewed on that piece of info she was right, it wasn't for the deets.

Sure plenty hated Lena Luthor, plenty would hate to see them together but there was no 'End Goal' Cadmus wouldn't waste their time with that, there was no objective... and no one trying to extort the Luthor fortune. Their also weren't many that would own the type of resources necessary to gather enough intel to find out about the relationship...not really. They were both just too careful.

This was about humiliation plain and simple... it screamed jealousy... reeked of something more and Kara didn't like it, not one bit.

Stuck in her thoughts, Alex unpeeled herself from a twitchy looking Kara. "Okay enough hugs for me, it was starting to get a little weird... you should definitely put on some clothes, you may be a chiselled rework of a roman statue but even I'm starting to get a little jealous."

Not moving from the stare off with the table, leaning forward as she poked at her own lip Kara mumbled "Since when haven't you been jealous of my six figure abs, I AM the money." She smirked as Alex planted a pillow to her face "your getting too arrogant for you own good."

..."Lena doesn't think so."

... "Yea and look where that got us."

Kara huffed eyebrows crinkled, slumping down further in her seat crossing her arms. Trying not to care that she'd only slept in her underwear the night before after making out with Lena, now she's definitely questioning her own decisions. "Here this'll cheer you up" throwing the bag over to Kara. In a blur of motion the bag was already on the floor torn up as Kara was munching the last of a full box of donuts, white frosting covered her mouth trailing to a heavy layer of dusting that covered her abdomen. "Whaat?" Kara stared with wide eyes at Alex as Lena appeared with an amused expression.

Leaving... Lena watched Alex go before walking forward leaning down to give her adorable girlfriend a kiss. "I take it that went better than expected."

Kneeling on the floor between Kara's legs, she looked up at two striking dazzled eyes... she'd never get enough of the way Kara looked at her. Like she was a star she'd plucked from the sky... to be cherished and adorned. So full of love... almost as much as that box of donuts.

Kara nodded.

Grinning she splayed her hands over Kara's thighs as she watched as Kara ate the very last section of donut, she couldn't help but tease "you do know that you have a happy trail made of frosting now don't you?"

Shrugging Kara's bouncy innocent look turned positively devious "Well... maybe you could help me to lick it off."