Karry Universe

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Some more notes to read.

Note 1: as you can see I have changed the name of this story to Karry Universe. It seemed to fit to me. Thank you everyone who gave suggestion on titles. There were some pretty good ones out there.

Note 2: my friend and beta Terrance Sigma will be posting a Karry story later today. I can't promise what time it will be up, but I've read it. It's amazing. It will be called Super Earth. Read it.

Note 3: I'm going to be posting a sort of sequel to World's Finest probably a few minutes after I post this update. Check it out.

Alex's Visit

Alex paused for a second before she knocked on the door. She hadn't been down to visit her sister in school before but she knew which dorm room Kara was in. The door opened to reveal a young African American girl Alex knew as Iris from Kara's pictures.

"Hi is Ka…?" Before Alex could finish she heard a voice.

"Iris have you seen my textbook?" Alex knew the voice of Barry and looked into the room to see Barry with his shirt off and only a pair of jeans on.

"Maybe it's in your dorm room," Iris suggested.

"Found it," Kara said appearing from underneath a bed with a textbook in her hand. "Alex." Kara noticed her sister at the door as she stood up. That was when Barry turned around.

"Hi Alex," Barry said seeming embarrassed. "This is… well it's not what it looks like. And I got to get to class." Barry took the book from Kara and kissed his girlfriend. "See you."

"Barry," Kara said stopping her boyfriend. "Your shirt." Barry looked down to see he was still shirtless and grabbed his shirt off the bed putting it on and heading to the door.

"Nice to see you Alex," Barry said as he passed Kara's sister in the doorway, Alex giving him disproving looks the entire way until he disappeared.

"What are you doing here?" Kara asked going to hug her sister. "Iris this is my sister Alex."

"I figured that out," Iris said with a smile. "Nice to meet you."

Alex, though, didn't return the greeting as she looked around the room. She noticed some things that were clearly Barry's lying around the place. "Did Barry sleep here last night?" Alex asked going into overprotective big sister mode.

"He sleeps here a lot," Iris said with a laugh and then realized she probably shouldn't have said that. "And I got to go." Iris ran out of the room leaving Kara to deal with her sister.

Alex was giving Kara looks now. "It's not what you think," Kara said. "His roommate brings girls over a lot and has people over so when he can't sleep in there because of that he comes here sometimes. I sleep better in his arms and he sleeps better with me besides him. We haven't done anything. Not yet and we wouldn't with his sister in the room."

"Not yet," Alex said focusing on the two words. "You're thinking of doing something?"

"We have been dating for over a year," Kara pointed out. "It's normal to think about doing something."

"You're not normal though," Alex said. "You could seriously hurt him."

"Which is why I had a very weird and awkward conversation with Clark about this," Kara said surprising Alex. "And he and Lois both gave me some tips and I really don't want to talk about this. I have classes to get to also. Why don't we meet up later to talk? Its good to see you." Kara grabbed her bag and hugged Alex on her way out.

Alex looked around the room. She'd come here to talk to Kara about something else, but right now she felt she needed a word with Clark.

-Superflash-

Clark Kent was sitting at his desk going over his article when he heard the familiar voice call his name. "Alex," Clark said looking up. "What are you doing here? Kara didn't tell me you were coming."

"I was surprising her but I was the one surprised this morning," Alex said sitting next to Clark. "Barry was shirtless in her room."

"Okay, not actually news worthy," Clark said and noticed the look Alex was giving him. "They are young college students who are dating. Besides after the conversation… I don't want to talk about it."

"You mean the conversation where you told Kara how to have a physical relationship with him," Alex basically hissed. "Why would you do that?"

"Because she came to me for help. It was better to give it to her than having her try on her own and hurt Barry," Clark said, but saw Alex was still pissed. "What else was I supposed to do?"

"You could have advised her not to," Alex said.

"What tell her to live her life like a nun when I'm clearly not?" Clark asked. "Or have you not seen my pregnant wife?" Clark took a deep breath to calm himself down. "Come on Alex. You had to know the day would come eventually."

"I thought you and me were on the same page when it came to Barry. Protect her at all cost. Giving her this advice is not protecting her," Alex said.

"She doesn't need our protection. Especially from this," Clark said. "As for Barry I'm starting to like him. I mean if he hurts her he will pay but he's a nice enough guy. She does not need your protection." Clark repeated the last line hoping to calm Alex down and make her see, but he didn't realize the effect it had.

For years Alex had been told to protect her little sister by everyone. Clark telling her not to made her freeze and a shocked look came onto her face. She never thought she would hear those words. "No, you're wrong. She does," Alex said and suddenly turned around and ran out of the Daily Planet.

"What was that about?" Lois asked coming up to her husband, a couple of months in and the baby was starting to show.

"I think Alex is dealing with some issues," Clark said. "And I think Kara might have used our advice." Lois seemed confused for a minute and then nodded saying 'oh'.

-Superflash-

Alex was waiting outside Iris and Kara's dorm when she heard her sister and boyfriend's voices. "You got to be kidding me," Barry said. "You are so wrong."

"I am right," Kara said.

"You are…." Barry stopped when he noticed Alex sitting at the door. "Hi Alex. We were just discussing TV shows." Alex stood up and then just looked at them. "I think I will go do homework. See at the bonfire tonight." Barry kissed Kara before leaving the two sisters alone

"So you two do fight about something," Alex said as Kara opened the door to her room and put down her books.

"We're a normal couple. We do have disagreements," Kara said. "Nothing big yet."

"Are you done with classes for the day?" Alex asked.

"Yeah, just going to the bonfire tonight," Kara said.

"I want to talk to you about something. Can I take you out to eat?" Alex asked

Kara smiled. "Of course," Kara said. "Just no more talk about Barry please. What do you want? I know this great pizza place not far from campus?"

"Sounds good," Alex said and followed Kara to this little pizza place where they ordered and waited.

The two chatted about nothing really. Just small talk until the pizza came. "Okay, this is not the reason you drove all the way here to see me," Kara said taking a slice of pizza and taking a bit after she did. "Spill, what's up?"

"Can't just come see my little sister?" Alex asked.

"Well I've been going to this school for over a year now and you haven't so what gives?" Kara asked as she finished her first slice long before Alex was even half done with hers and took another. It always surprised Alex how much Kara could eat.

"Well I should have. It's my job to protect you," Alex said playing with her slice, not sure she really wanted it.

Kara put down her slice and took a sip of her soda. "I'm not a defenseless little girl," Kara said when she was done. "In fact I'm anything but. I don't need you to protect me, especially from Barry. Alex, I wish you would just give him a chance. Even Clark has started to accept and even like Barry."

Most of what Kara said didn't even seem to reach her big sister. After the words 'I don't need your protection' Alex sort of zoned out. Hearing the same thing Clark said coming from her sister was affecting her. "Alex," Kara said waving a hand in front of her sister. "Are you okay?"

"Um… yeah…." Alex said noticing in the time she zoned Kara had finished another slice and moved onto a third. "And you're right there was something I wanted to ta….." Alex paused as she thought of her words. She was going to say 'talk' but that didn't feel right anymore. "Tell you."

"Okay," Kara said not even noticing the change in the sentence as Alex changed the word she was going to say. "So what is it?" Kara asked after a moment of Alex not talking.

"Ah right. Remember when me and mom went to National City a couple months back?" Alex asked and Kara nodded.

"Yeah it was the reason you couldn't go to Clark's wedding," Kara said.

"Well we went so I could check out a master program for next semester at a school there," Alex said. "I applied for a scholarship and for a job as a lab assistance in a nearby lab. I got accepted into the school, I got the scholarship, and I got the job. I'm going to be moving to National City in a couple weeks to start." The truth was Alex hadn't accepted anything yet but had to soon. She was going to talk to Kara about it first and she figured her sister would talk her out of it.

"That's great," Kara said proud of her sister.

"It means I won't be home during winter break," Alex said. "We'll see a lot less of each other. Are you okay with that?"

"Well I'll miss you but we'll talk on the phone all the time and you can always come here for vacation and I could go out there. National is the sister city to Central so I could visit during the summer, I might be able to visit you and Barry at the same time." Kara said. "But the baby is due in the summer and I promised Clark and Lois I would be there so maybe not this summer, but still it's a great opportunity for you. I'm proud of you."

"So you have no problem with me taking it?" Alex asked.

"None at all. Why would I?" Kara asked not seeing how this was hurting Alex.

"I figured you might be upset as we wouldn't see a lot of each other. That I wouldn't be around to protect you," Alex said.

"Alex, I know Eliza has told you it's your job to protect me since I got here and it was helpful when I was a kid but I'm not a kid anymore. I'm fine," Kara said and then finished her third slice.

"What about nightmares or advice?" Alex asked. "If you need me for anything I will be far away."

"But you will still have a phone and we've basically been only talking through phone since I started college," Kara said. "And Barry takes care of nightmares really well and if I need in-person advice Clark and Lois are nearby." Kara couldn't see how the words stung Alex. Those things she normally did for Kara before she went to school were so easily replaced by someone else. "And yeah it will be upsetting not seeing you when I go home but that's no reason not to follow your dream. Live your life like I'm living mine."

"Okay," Alex said. "I just wanted to make sure you were cool with this in person."

"I am," Kara said grabbing another slice. "Are you going to eat at all?"

Alex look down at her forgotten slice and picked it up to finish it even though she didn't really feel like it at all now. "So bonfire tonight?"

"Yeah the school is having this huge bonfire," Kara said. "It's going to be fun."

"Isn't it getting a little cold for that? I mean it's not summer anymore," Alex said.

"It's actually pretty warm for this time of the year and we're doing it in celebration of some football game or something we won. I don't really know but it should be good," Kara said. "Want to come? You can hang with me, Barry, Iris, and a couple of other people."

"No, this was just a day trip. I got to drive back home," Alex said.

"Seriously? You can sleep on the floor of the dorm. Iris won't mind," Kara said.

"And pack four people in a dorm room meant for two?" Alex said and Kara laughed. "No it fine. I got to look into apartment in National City anyway."

"Well we can still hang out for a couple of hours anyway," Kara said and Alex nodded.

The two spent a couple of hours together until Kara had to go and get ready for the bonfire. Alex said she had to leave anyway but unknown to Kara, Alex hung around. She watched Kara at the bonfire with Barry and Iris and some other people that she was clearly friends with. Maybe not the best but they knew each other. She watched Barry and Kara kiss by the firelight.

At one point Iris, who had clearly had drunk a little too much alcohol started yelling at the two to sing. Other friends joined in and there was a chant for 'Karry'. Alex knew the two enjoyed karaoke and had been to karaoke bars more then once. Iris kept on posting videos of them singing to YouTube.

"It's not happening," Kara said. "Besides we don't have any music." The group continued to beg them and the two laughed and talked and at one point did start singing. Alex had seen enough. Her baby sister didn't need her anymore. She did not need her spying on her. Alex got in her car and drove home.

-Superflash-

A month later Alex was in National City and had no idea what to do with herself. She spent most nights in her apartment alone so on this night she went out to a bar. She sat at the bar drinking her drink and then another.

"Okay what's your problem?" The bartender, a cute looking girl, said as she refilled the drink.

"I don't know what you mean," Alex said taking the drink.

"I know when people are drinking away their problems. What's yours?" the girl asked again. "Come on. I've heard it all. Boy break your heart? Girl maybe?"

"Sort of," Alex said taking another drink. "Years ago my family took in a foster child. This little girl who was so broken when she came to us. Nightmares every night. Endless crying. She lost everything."

"Bummer," the girl said. "What happen? Girl kill herself or something?"

"No," Alex said shocked. "No, I fixed her up. She became my little sister in everything but blood. It became my job to protect her always. I gave up everything in my life and dedicated myself to her. To being her big sister and I made her happy. I thought she would always need me. Then she went to college and now she has this boyfriend who…" Alex paused.

"A jerk?" the bartender asked.

"No," Alex said. "They are disgustingly cute. They even have a 'couple name'." The bartender made a face. "They didn't make it. They do karaoke together and someone made it and she yells at me when I'm too overprotective with him. Then she also has this cousin. Her only blood family left. They have gotten super close. I mean they were always close in a way I could never be with her but now they are even closer. And she goes to him or his wife for advice now when she needs it. When I got the offer to come here and I told her about it she basically all but said I don't need you. Now I have no life. My life was protecting her and I'm here in a city I don't really know in a new job where there is no one I know but even if I was back home it's not like I would have a life. My life moved on without me."

"Then create your own life. Screw this little sister," the bartender said. "You're here in a new city. No one knows you. You're young. You're hot. You can start over. Get a life away from her. Make friends."

"And I would like to buy you a drink," a guy next to them said. "Sorry for eavesdropping but, well a beautiful girl next to me is sad." The man smiled at Alex and Alex smiled back. "So, drink?" Alex nodded and let the guy buy her another one.

"You're right, screw my little sister," Alex said to the bartender when she came back with the drink and she drank it down and then, leaning in, started kissing the guy who bought it.

AN: Okay the start of Alex's wild days. We sort of saw a small bit of it in flashback the Martian Manhunter episode. Hope you liked this. Now I was only going to do three Karry for sophomore year but since this one and the last one had little Karry in it and I don't want to do the one I have planned for the summer right after this one next chapter will be more Karry middle one. REVIEW.