Set: Luthor Corp CEO office. Set before Lena meets Kara but a couple of months after she moves to National City. Also, before Sara becomes a Legend but after she leaves Starling City.
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Lena Luthor was staring at her computer when she suddenly found her attention jerked towards her door when Jess knocked.
"Excuse me, Ms. Luthor? I'm heading out, have a good weekend, and try not to stay here all weekend." Jess said with a compassionate smile.
"Thank you, Jess. I promise I won't. Now please, go home and relax. You really deserve it after this week's crazy." Lena responds with her famous smile.
Jess nods and closes the door gently and proceeds to lock up as she heads out. It is now about seven-thirty on a Friday night and Lena has been finished with her paperwork and emails for a few hours now. She'd been stalling so she didn't have to face how alone she felt at home without any friends in this new city and she prayed she'd never have to see her mother again. She's just a girl trying to make a name for herself outside of her family's name, after all.
Lena decides to retire for the week about twenty minutes after Jess leaves but she stops at Noonan's on her way home. She had not eaten since 5 AM and just wanted a Kale salad to relieve her hunger-induced stomach ache. After she'd gotten her food to go she was walking to her limo at the corner when shots rang out. The next thing she knew she was being swept away by a man in black through an alley and she thought to herself *if this is it, just let it be quick*
She allowed herself to be dragged away until suddenly his grip on her bicep was no more. She realized he was knocked unconscious by a mysterious woman in a white leather suit with a bow staff that was now helping her back to her feet.
"Thank you. Um, who are you?" Lena said to the woman.
The woman nodded back and said "I am the White Canary, a Vigilante from Starling City. Today is my first day here and you're my first save here."
"Well, you've made quite the impression but I find it hard to believe your parents named you 'White' and you were born into the 'Canary' family..."
Sara let out a soft chuckle
"You are right, they didn't," She said with a wink, then she was gone.
Lena smiled to herself and knew this mystery woman would be on her mind for quite a while.
Blinding sunlight crept upon Lena's face this new morning and although she was sleepy, she was excited as she found the idea of finding her mystery woman again more than enough to get her up and moving. After she'd showered and changed she'd decided to head over to Noonan's for her weekend coffee.
When Lena walked in she was surprised when this new woman with the most vibrant blue eyes she'd ever seen was serving a table in the far corner. She was enough of a frequent flyer to know all the workers there and didn't hear anything about a new girl. As this woman walked back behind the counter Lena kept her eye on her, as there was a familiarity about her she couldn't quite name.
The blue-eyed woman went to glance at the woman she noticed staring at her when her breath hitched in her throat as she realized who this green-eyed woman was. She tried her best to flash a smile and keep moving but she wasn't still confident she'd pulled off her attempt. She also shifted her body when walking to the kitchen and back to her table to ensure the raven-haired beauty wouldn't be able to learn her name off of her tag. There was no way she was letting her cover get blown on her second day in town (or at least she'd hoped)!
Lena was intrigued by this woman's suspicious reaction to eye contact with her so she decided to get her coffee for there as well as a bagel but order at a table instead of the counter. Maybe it was because of her last name but this time it seemed different. This time this woman seemed shyer around her than ashamed to even see her.
She requested a table within this blue-eyed woman's serving area and was pleased when her request was immediately granted. She was placed at her table and since she already knew what she was going to order she spent a couple of minutes before her mystery waitress came over going over what about this woman seemed familiar.
Her eyes were unforgettable, but she'd never seen them before. Maybe her hair? It was impossible to know how many blondes she'd encountered before and she knew that wasn't enough, 'so what was it' she thought. Then it dawned on her. This woman's lips. She'd been watching her speak to her customers when she walked in and was mesmerized.
Her train of thought immediately stopped when she heard this woman's voice say "Hi, my name is Sara. What can I get you today-" and then there was silence. Lena knew just then where she'd met this woman. Last night, she'd been saved by a short, but strong woman with small but plump lips with that exact voice. She never saw her eyes the night before as they were covered by the shadow of a nearby streetlight, but she knew. Sara was the White Canary.
Lena came back to reality when she heard Sara clear her throat and go to speak again when she'd stopped her from speaking again when she said "Sara, is it? Less than twenty-four hours, huh? I would've thought you'd gotten a handle on keeping your identity on hush by now." with a cocky but amused smirk.
"I-um-what..what are you talking about?" Sara said unconvincingly innocent
"Right, so Sara, was it? Can I have an everything bagel with a black coffee?" Lena said with her signature raised eyebrow and her head tilted downwards with that smile. Sara was unprepared for this woman's blinding smile when it hit her hard. All of her blood rushed into her cheeks as she furiously blushed. There was nothing she could say that would counter the blush in her cheeks which was something she envied.
Lena just smiled amused and watched as Sara walked away and back while placing and delivering Lena's order. Lena was a bit confused when she saw Sara blushing but still flattered. Truly, she wasn't gay, but also wasn't happy. She was still interested in getting to know this new woman, even if it didn't last.
Once Sara had realized Lena had left she started to freak out internally. She didn't really know anything about this woman who knew her name, secret identity, and workplace...not even her name!
Sara walked over to the table to help bus and collect the check when she noticed a note attached to the check and it read
"I know you, but you don't know me..text me if you want to change that :) -your first save"
with a ten-digit number. She instantly calmed down and found herself smiling even though her co-worker was busting on her for getting a note from a customer.
Lena spent her Saturday afternoon shopping around the city only to find her high off of her interaction at Noonan's earlier had worn off and she was feeling lonely again and decided to head home. She nursed two glasses of red wine while responding to emails to keep herself busy. Staying buzzed with those bright blue eyes in her head kept her mind afloat.
A little later that evening Lena decided to self-pamper to boost her mood a bit. She put on her cucumber and ginger mask, filled the bath, and put her favorite sweet rose petal bath bomb to fizzle out in the bath and the smell immediately calmed her. She set her phone within arm's distance for personal reassurance, cleaned up, put on music, and sunk into her bath. She nearly forgot about the events of that late morning as she let her mind wander into her happy place.
Sara got off of work about six hours after encountering her first save and had walked home by five-thirty to find herself sitting on the floor of her bare studio staring at the note she had left. She realized she was alone in her new city and she had nothing to lose, so she texted this new number.
"There's so much I want to learn about you, busy tonight?-Sara"
