Chapter 2: "Memories"

"The worst part of holding the memories is not the pain. It's the loneliness of it. Memories need to be shared."- Lois Lowry, The Giver

So yes… Lena saw it, a big, giant, white wolf with the deepest blue eyes she had ever seen. All this time thinking her brother was insane, years trying to convince him that what he saw in the woods was probably a bear or something, there was no way giant wolves existed, but she saw it, this time with her own eyes. Lex had gone mad about it, lost his way completely, ending in a killing spree and taking thousands of innocent lives in the process. Sure, the fact that he was telling the truth did not redeem him, but surely made her feel awful for calling him crazy and sending him to see a psychiatrist or a mental institution.

If she had listened what he had to say, believed him, maybe he would still be her Lex, the loving brother she once knew, all those people could be alive, unless… were they related with these wolves? Maybe they knew something and that was the reason why they were killed. She needed more information, but how? She couldn't visit Lex, he had escape prison two months ago and was missing since then, probably hiding in some secret warehouse. She could search on the internet, try to find truthful information would be hard but not impossible, and she definitely had to get back to that park and see that wolf again. When she was being attack by the first wolf, she was terrified and certain that she was going to dye, if the animal didn't kill her, the fear would, but then… out of nowhere, came this beautiful white wolf, saved her from her imminent death and when their eyes met everything went quiet, the world stopped spinning, she felt this strange connection… almost as if she could feel what the wolf was feeling, heat and power emanated through her whole body, she wanted to feel that again, but for now she had to sleep, her next day was going to be tiring.

Obviously, she couldn't sleep, her memories full with bright raven hair, green eyes and strong jaw. Something deep inside her awoke the moment their eyes met, she could feel what she felt, she could feel her fear and her wonder once the fight was over, she could feel everything… during that short period of time they were linked. She heard stories about mates before, for every werewolf there was a human destined to be their partner, Mon-El was sure she was the one for him, at least that was what he told her the moment she ended their relationship. Jonn told her some stories, how everything started, how every wolf would have the opportunity to meet their mates once in their life and how if they lost them they were meant to live a life without a partner, although he wasn't sure the same applied to her, she was the first woman that had survived the conversion process, the first of her kind. They search information in their old library, they even talked with Cat, a seer Jonn was very fond of and the greatest seer in the whole world according to him, but not even her could give some background, every time she tried to see Kara's past or future everything went blank. So, she just hoped the rules applied to her all the same, she wanted to spend her life with someone beside her, wake up with her mate in her bed. Since the night before she was sure that this brunette might be the one she was waiting for, without a second thought she got out of bed, put some clothes on and left for the park.

She had been waiting for about half an hour, jumping every time a noise came from behind the tree line. Just when she decided to go back to her place, she saw something slowly approaching through the bushes, the giant white wolf from before was now standing not too far from her. With careful steps she approached the creature, stopping every time the wolf flinched and advancing when the latter took a step forward. It didn't take long for her to be face to face with this wolf, their eyes meeting once again. This time, time continued its normal pace, but as her gaze was focused in bright blue eyes, she could feel a fast heartbeat, one that was not her own… one that when she extended her hand up to touch a furry face, increased its pace matching hers.

She was once again in front of this woman, marvelous green eyes matching the ones hanging around her thoughts, were now just a few feet away. The brunette across from her felt no fear, her heartbeat was fast, but fear was definitively not the reason for its pace. As the wolf venerated the woman's beauty, she could see a hand slowly approaching to her face and felt the necessity to lean against it. As the hand made contact with her face she felt a heat wave run through her whole body, she closed her eyes enjoying the feeling, and random memories flooded her mind… the raven hair beauty standing in front of a desk, in what seemed to be an office, an incredible view at her back, she was talking to another tall woman around her own age, the memory suddenly ended and another one started… this time she could see a young version of this woman and her mother spinning together in a luminous park, this one also ended and a new one showed once again a young version of the brunette, this time with a pink backpack and a teddy bear in her arms, she was being introduced to her new family and her new brother was giving her a warm smile. Memories continued to flood her mind, jumping from one to the other through several minutes, when they finally stopped Kara's feelings were in overload. She felt everything the brunette had felt through her entire existence in just a few minutes, the wolf tried to calm her heartbeat, her eyes were tight closed, once she steadied herself, she opened them. The brunette had her gaze fixed in her, when she saw how concerned she looked, Kara closed the gap between them, her head rubbing against the woman's. She thought the gesture would calm her, when she heard their heartbeats synchronizing, a sense of calmness flooded her, she knew she had succeeded completely when a soft hand was caressing the side of her face.

A sound coming from the trees behind them put an end to their moment, Kara flinched and took a step back breaking their closeness once again, the brunette tried to come near again but the wolf knew someone was coming, so, with what she thought was an apologetic look, turned around and started running through the park, leaving a startled Lena behind her.

Once again in her apartment, a glass of red wine in hand, Lena was processing what had occurred some minutes before, as she took a long sip her mind was flooded with the events of the night, the feelings she felt when she touched the wolf's face and when their eyes met once more. But as intense as it was for her she knew it was fairly more intense for the creature. The moment she felt the contact, it was as if a locked was suddenly opened, all her memories were brought to consciousness, from when she was just a kid up to the present time. When the flashes concluded and her gaze was fixed in sapphire eyes, she could tell, rather she knew… not entirely sure how, that the wolf was seeing the same memories. The brunette could sense the wolf emotions, they were all over the place, it made sense after experiencing an entire life in a few minutes, and just when she woke up from whatever state she was in, she was left completely alone. After finishing her wine, she decided to end her night and try to catch some sleep, she had two important meetings the next day as well as a photographic exposition. At first, she had rejected the invitation but ultimately Jess had convinced her to go, according to her secretary, not only the photographer was really amazing but it was a perfect opportunity for making a public appearance outside her family's galas. Before going to bed she went through her emails, finding a confirmation for the exposition, she opened it and typed a quick response, noticing the photographer's name in the process… Kara Danvers, Kara… definitely a lovely name…

Sorry for the delay, hope you enjoy this new chapter, comments are always appreciated, stay safe y'all…