Chapter 2: Eliza Danvers
Hank and I were curled up on the couch when Kara broke down the door. Steaming mad was an understatement.
"Here goes nothing." I whispered to Hank before getting up
"Alex, what on earth do you think you're doing?! You!" She turned to Hank and before either of us could move Kara had knocked him over.
"J'onn!" I yelled out as Kara lifted him by the throat knowing that he didn't want to use his powers to hurt Kara I shouted at her.
"Kara what the hell do you think you are doing?" I shouted at her
"Teaching this person a lesson." She snarled and I watched in horror as Kara hit him, this time I reacted I pulled Kara off him and tackled her to the ground.
"How?" She asked in confusion I showed her the tiniest piece of kryptonite not enough to hurt her but enough to make her a fair fight. I kept it on me since we play wrestled quite a lot but I personally don't want to be hurt by a kryptonian who gets a bit carried away.
"Kara calm down, you were about to deal a fatal blow to J'onn." I choked when I thought of J'onn being nearly killed.
"What? Oh my God, I'm so sorry J'onn." She realized what she had nearly done
"But Alex what are you thinking? I saw the news." She said seeing that I was about to say something.
"Um, what is there to say? Besides J'onn is my boyfriend." I looked at her hopefully I knelt beside J'onn who was just getting up off the floor.
"J'onn are you okay?" I asked anxious that he had been hurt
"I'm fine. Should I leave you two to talk?" He looked at me I saw a piece of dirt on his face so I reached up and brushed it off.
"Yes please." He nodded before walking out of the door and leaving me and Kara to talk.
"Please Kara, I'm sorry that I didn't tell you I didn't know how to tell you. And what's done is done." I looked at her pleadingly
"What are you thinking? This isJ'onn! you can't be in a relationship with him." She stated
"Why not? Give me one good reason." I crossed my arms over my chest waiting for her to say something.
"Because he's an…" She faltered "Because he's J'onn!" Kara was furrowing her brow thinking
"Yes I am well aware that he is J'onn. And yes I know he is an alien. Anything else you can think of?"
"Okay I can't think of anything, but I didn't know that you felt for him in that way."
"Well I don't really get a voice in edge ways when we're talking about crushes." I grinned at her remembering the last conversation which ended up talking about a certain James Olsen.
"So what are you going to say when you get back to work?" Kara asked shielding away from my first statement.
"Hank's going tomorrow I'll go the day after, it's going to be fairly complicated. So I need to know that you are on my side." I looked at her
"Okay then, but please try not to be too mushy around me." She made a face
"Also Mums going to be a problem. I got a call from her saying that she'll be here in a few hours."
I looked at Kara, sheer horror was the name for the look on my face. Mum was coming over here and she was probably furious.
Kara must have seen the pained expression on my face.
"Hey, hey. Well figure this out together." Kara gave me a huge hug. As she reassured me.
"Thank you Kara, you are the best one of the best people in the world." I sobbed
"One of?" She acted offended
"Yea, I can't decide you or J'onn." I playfully grinned
"Speaking of J'onn where is he?" I asked looking up
"Waiting until it's safe to come in." He replied walking back over to me
Kara looked at him before saying "J'onn be well aware that if you hurt Alex you're going to wish that you were dead." She looked at him straight in the eye
"I would never hurt your sister Kara. But I am happy that you're not trying to kill me now." He replied evenly lacing his fingers in-between mine.
Suddenly Kara's phone started to ring. She quickly grabbed her phone out and answered it.
"Hello?"
"Hey sweetie I was wondering of you could pick me up from the airport? Alex doesn't seem to be answering her phone. If she's there could you hand me to her?" I made mad gestures to Kara telling her to pretend that I wasn't there luckily for once she caught on.
"Sure Mum I'll pick you up. Alex isn't here at the moment." She stammered and I groaned knowing that my mum would detect the lie immediately.
"Kara I know she's there you are obviously lying but I think I wait until I'm over there to speak to her."
Those words of doom fell upon me like rocks. J'onn also grimaced we looked at each other knowing that soon my mum would arrive and want explanations.
"Right I'll be there in ten minutes tops." Kara ended the call before turning to us
"You might want to start either planning what you want to say to her or start packing." Then she jumped out the window and headed towards the airport.
"Plan of action?" J'onn looked at me
"Is run an option?" I asked hopefully and J'onn shook his head
"We need to talk to your mother. It's about time I told her what happened the night her husband died." He looked at her and she knew that there was no other real option.
"I know, this is going to be hell." I groaned leaning against J'onn's chest
"Let's get ready for your mother." He sighed stroking my face gently
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"Hi Eliza!" I heard a familiar voice call over from the of the airport
"Hello sweetie, where's your car?" I gave Kara a hug rolling my suitcase through the over packed crowds
"Oh I call a taxi. Just give me a sec." She pulled out my phone and dialled the taxi services I sighed guessing that once again she had flown over here
"Kara I've got a question that I want you to answer it without lying." I paused hesitantly knowing very well that this was going to be awkward
"Are you okay with this whole affair and do you know that man?" I looked at her seriously and she gulped knowing that she had to answer
"I wasn't at first I nearly… I nearly killed him." Before she could say more I interrupted
"You nearly killed him?" I was very shocked Kara had never done something like that. I didn't know that she was that protective of Alex and I had assumed that Kara had known all about the affair before the media storm had erupted.
"Yes. Because I know the man, but Alex stopped me and she talked to me. I'm fine with it now since I trust him and Alex really does love him." She looked at me and I could see truth in her eyes.
I nodded numbly I was still a bit shocked over this whole business. I had calmed down during the flight but I still felt a bit shell shocked over this.
I didn't react at all, just got into the car and sat there silently the rest of the way. Kara was getting really nervous about this I saw her start to fidget really badly.
"Kara where are we going?" I asked when I realized that we weren't heading towards Alex's apartment
"We're going to meet them." she said looking really agitated "Eliza, may I ask that you're not too hard on them they really have a lot on their plate with this whole media storm. Like everyone knows about it now."
I still wasn't sure about what to say to my daughter at first I had been all prepared to go and tell her off but I wasn't so sure now.
"Just meet him first before you make any conclusions." Kara went on to say
We pulled up outside an apartment and I saw Kara get out and tell the driver to stay there. I followed knowing that soon I was to meet Alex.
"Are you ready?" Kara asked I just nodded and waited for her to lead the way.
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"Oh my God she's here." I started to panic for I heard the doorbell ring knowing that it could only be Kara and my mother
"You'll be fine, should I get the door?" J'onn planted a small kiss on my forehead before going up to open the door
"Dr Danvers, Kara please come in." He opened the door to my mother and Kara I took one more deep breath before walking out to face my mum
"Hi Mum." I tried not knowing what to expect
"Hello Alex." I looked at her in surprise I was expecting her to be really angry
"Would any of you like a drink?" Hank asked us I grinned
"I'll have a cup of tea." Mum said looking at him
"I'm guessing that you want coffee Alex." He looked at me and I smiled widely before nodding my head
After Hank had handed us our drinks and had sat down next to me. We had to tell my mother the truth of Hank and we had no idea how to start that conversation we sat tin awkward silence until Kara brought it up.
"Eliza there's something Hank and Alex have got to tell you." She gave us the look that screamed stop stalling
"Alex?"
"Well this could be extremely awkward. But let's just come straight out with it. The real Hank Henshaw's dead." I saw utter confusion and worry cross my mothers face and I felt J'onn clap my hand
"What are you talking about? He's sitting right next to you." She seemed rightly confused
"The real Hank Henshaw tried to kill an alien that was a refugee like Kara." I added knowing that putting Kara would help me.
"Dad knew that this alien was innocent so he stopped Hank from killing him but… but he also was killed by the real Hank."
"What? But I… who is that sitting next to you then? Is he the alien that Jeramiah saved?" She gasped in shock
One simple word I had to say "Yes."
"I… who are you then?" She turned looking at J'onn
"My real name is J'onn. J'onn J'onzz." He replied looking at me "Your husband was one of the best people I met, he saved my life."
I looked at him and squeezed his hand seeing that my mum was still in shock. I asked
"Mum are you alright with this?"
"Oh Alex." She came over and gave me a huge hug I didn't know what to do I looked up to see J'onn smiling and Kara looking relieved.
When she broke off she went over to J'onn and gave him a hug to that seemed to surprise all of us.
"Thank you so much for telling me the truth and for looking after my daughter."
"I should have told you earlier Dr Danvers." J'onn replied I was barley containing a laugh at how awkward he looked
"Call me Eliza."