Karry Universe
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Kara's Secret
Kara smiled as she headed down the stairs. Everyone was spending the weekend at her house for Memorial Day weekend. Literally everyone: Clark, Lois, and Jason were here. Eliza had yelled at Alex until the girl took time off and came from National City. Kara wasn't so sure how she felt about that one. Her and Alex's relationship has seemed to hit an all time low and with Alex still drinking it was only getting worse.
Most importantly though, Barry was here. Over the years Barry had been working extra hard so he could graduate after four years with not just his degree but also his Masters. He had been taking winter and summer classes in a college in Central that Metropolis University accepted the credits to, but this year Metropolis University had some big important class in the summer Barry wanted to take, so Barry hadn't gone home for the summer. So Eliza had invited him over for the holiday.
As Kara walked down the stairs she saw a little blur crawling at super speed in front of her, she ran and picked Jason up from the floor. "Not fast enough to get away from me, little one," Kara said as Jason happily giggled at being picked up by his aunt.
"Thank god you were here," Lois said from in the kitchen. "I can't catch him anymore on my own."
Kara laughed as she walked into the kitchen where Eliza, Alex, and Lois all were. "You giving mommy problems Ja?" Kara asked. "I can't believe it's almost been a year."
"Me either," Lois said looking at her little boy. "He's a handful alright. Clark thinks super strength and speed are all his getting though."
"Well, good practice for your next one," Kara said putting Jason in his high chair and putting his cereal in front of him. The little boy took the food in his hands and started to throw it. Kara laughed.
"Did you x-ray vision me?" Lois asked seeming annoyed.
"No why?" Kara asked and then realized why Lois would say that. "Again? I didn't think you and Clark were going to have another baby so soon."
"Neither did we," Lois said seeming embarrassed. "But it happened and Clark wanted to announce it to you all."
"Well congratulations," Kara said hugging Lois, and Eliza congratulated Lois too.
"Well hate to break this moment up but you got to get the imp under control before the boys get back," Alex said causing eyes to glare at her.
"Don't call my son an imp," Lois said.
"And you're not going to have to worry about that much longer," Kara said making all eyes go to her now as she went to continue to play with Jason.
"Kara? Explanation please," Lois said.
"I'm telling Barry," Kara announced with a smile. Since she had made the decision to tell Barry it had felt like a weight had been lifted from her. "When he and Clark get back, I'm telling him my secret."
"Are you sure?" Eliza asked Kara, moving closer to Kara now, getting into protective parent mode. Kara nodded with a smile making Eliza ease up a bit. "If this is what you want to do I support you."
"I think it's great," Lois said.
"I think it's stupid," Alex responded.
"I don't think I asked your opinion," Kara said to Alex. Truthfully, Alex's opinion had at one time been the most important to her but not anymore.
"You have a normal relationship with him. The minute you tell him it's going to be ruined. You think he will like the fact you're an alien? Or that you lied to him? You're destroying your own relationship and putting yourself at risk."
"You don't know Barry that well. Besides, if I want more with Barry I need to tell him and I want more. We're planning on living together this semester. He deserves to know," Kara said. Everything Alex had said had crossed her mind but in her heart she believed Barry could accept her.
"I'm your big sister. I'm trying to protect you," Alex said, somewhat half-heartedly.
Kara actually laughed. "You don't get to be my big sister and say you're 'trying to protect me' when you want to control my life, and not be my big sister at other times. You're either my protective big sister all the time or not at all," Kara said. "Besides look at you. Your life is a mess. Why would I take advice on how to live my life from you?"
The two stared at each other, an uncomfortable silence descending as Eliza distracted herself with Lois and Jason before a few moments later Barry and Clark walked in. The two could see the tension in the air. Kara looked at Barry and then went to move near him but Alex grabbed her arm. "Let go Alex," Kara said looking Alex in the eyes. "It's my life. I will live it how I want."
"Fine, don't say I didn't warn you," Alex said dropping Kara's arm. Kara went over to Barry and took the bags he had been holding and put them on the floor. "Come on Barry. Let's go for a walk."
Barry seemed confused but took Kara's hand and followed her out. Clark looked at his wife, who he could feel was kind of nervous and excited. "What's going on?' Clark asked.
"Kara's telling Barry," Lois said.
"I got to hear this," Clark said and zoned in on Kara's voice with his super hearing.
-Superflash-
Kara had brought Barry outside and around where a picnic table was set up on their property. "What was that about?" Barry asked as he sat on the table portion, feet on the seat.
"Alex is against me doing this. Something I should have done a while ago," Kara said looking at Barry. She didn't sit down. "I have a secret Barry. A big secret and…." Kara paused and then brought Barry moved into a hug. "Remember what I am about to tell you changes nothing. I love you."
"I love you too," Barry said, looking and sounding concerned as they parted from their hug, he starting to get Kara was really going to tell him something important.
Kara took a step back from Barry but kept hold on his hands. "Promise me you won't say anything until I'm done?" Kara said.
"I promise," Barry said.
Kara was a bit unsure where to start "My parents… they didn't die in a fire. Not really." Kara let go of Barry's hand and took off her glasses. "And my name, my real name, is Kara Zor-El, of the house of El." Kara put her glasses in her pocket. She knew she had to do more than just tell Barry. She bent her knees a bit and with a little push she was off the ground and flying in the air. She didn't even need to see Barry's face to know he was shocked. She could feel it. He kept his promise though and said nothing, but he had slipped off the table a bit, but moved himself back up. Kara moved back to the ground, slightly although remaining airborne. She waited for him to regain his position.
"When I was a child my planet, Krypton, was dying." Kara glided a bit to the side and Barry turned on the table to follow her. "I was sent here, to Earth, to protect my cousin." Kara began drifting around the table, Barry watching her awkwardly as he turned on the table to try and keep eye contact. "But an accident threw my pod off-course. By the time I got here my cousin had already grown up and revealed himself to the world as…" Kara paused a moment here and took a deep breath "Superman." She finished and then went down and landed gracefully in front of Barry. "So I hid my powers in order to live a normal human life and fell in love with a normal human boy. A human boy who I hope can accept me for who I truly am."
There was silence as Barry looked at Kara, mouth slightly open. It was a few minutes before Kara couldn't take the silence anymore. "Please. Say something Barry," Kara said. She wanted to take his hands again, wrap herself in his arms, but she needed to give him his space.
"I feel like an idiot," Barry said. Kara went to say something but Barry put his hand out to stop her. "No, it's my turn to talk. You say quiet until I'm done." Kara nodded as Barry got to his feet, she shocked to hear the authority in his voice. "When I was a child my mom was killed by the impossible. I spent my life tracking down the impossible." Kara had seen the notebook Barry kept with all the information on the impossible things he'd found. Most of them were her cousin and the villains he fought. "Only to not realize my girlfriend was the impossible." Barry had been pacing as he talked and then sat down on top of the picnic table again, putting his feet on the bench once more. "Maybe I didn't want to see it. There were so many giveaways."
Barry thought back over his time with Kara. "Iris' jerky boyfriend," Barry started a verbal list.
"Which one?" Kara asked tentatively. Iris had a round of some loser dates over the years.
"The one in the karaoke bar. The night we sung our song for the first time. He didn't throw the punch wrong did he?" Kara shook her head, "his hand broke on contact with your skin."
"Invincible,' Kara said holding up her hand.
"And the museum." Barry lifted a second finger, indicating a second giveaway on his verbal list, "You didn't leave the room because you were claustrophobic. You left because that green rock was making you weak."
"Kryptonite. Our only weakness," Kara said.
"And you grabbed the gun because you knew Superman was in trouble," Barry said and Kara just nodded. "When I was sick did you really pick me up?"
"Yes," Kara said. "And ran you super-fast to my room."
"The fire, there was no fire extinguisher," Barry said.
"Freeze breath," Kara said.
"And you didn't get injured when your leg caught on fire because fire can't hurt you," Barry said, having given up the list, and Kara nodded. "J.J?"
"Super strength and super speed," Kara said.
"Clark's Superman," Barry stated as fact, and Kara nodded. "Your scary ass cousin is Superman."
"I didn't think you were scared of him anymore," Kara said.
"That was before I knew Superman had threatened to kill me more than once," Barry said.
"I'd never let him hurt you," Kara said.
"You have all the same powers as him?" Barry asked and Kara nodded. "You're an alien?" Kara nodded. "How were you sent here to protect him? He's older than you?"
"I was born first. Like nearly 13 years before him. My pod got thrown off course, like I said. I was asleep, basically frozen in time, in an area of space known as the Phantom Zone for about 24 years." Barry raised his eyebrows in shock as he took this in. "I know this is a lot to take in."
"Why didn't you tell me?" Barry asked.
"I'm telling you now" Kara reasoned.
"No, why didn't you tell me before?" Barry insisted.
"It's complicated." Kara reasoned, "I don't know if you would understand"
"Try me. You owe me that," Barry said.
Kara nodded finally sitting on the table next to Barry. "When you're an alien, when your home planet has been destroyed and you're on a new strange world, nothing is familiar around you. With only one other person on the planet like you, you want to fit in, you want to hide, so you get as normal life as the planet can offer you. You wear fake pair of glasses lined with lead to lessen your eyesight. You fit in as best as you can," Kara said. "And when you find someone, someone you feel a real connection with, someone you can trust, it's the hardest thing in the world letting him or her in on this secret."
She cautiously leaned in to him now, glad he didn't resist. "This is big Barry. If this secret got out, it would destroy our lives. Me, Clark, J.J. we could never be normal if people knew, and the people in our lives; the ones without superpowers to protect themselves would be in danger. We have to trust someone with our lives to tell them this secret. It's a large burden for anyone."
Kara stopped for a moment, moving away from Barry as she looked to her knees, tears in her eyes. She hadn't expected to feel so… weak when telling Barry the truth about herself. "That all said and done, though, I have trusted you for a long time. I should have told you a while ago, but I was afraid," Kara couldn't stop herself from weeping.
"Afraid of what?' Barry asked wanting to, at least, put an arm around his girlfriend, but still feeling too unfocussed to do so.
"Afraid you wouldn't accept me. Afraid you'd think I was a freak. That you wouldn't want to be with me anymore," Kara said. "Barry I know we originally bonded over everything we lost but you can't even see a fraction of what I lost. Not even Clark can understand it. He was just a baby when he left Krypton. I was a teenager. I lost a whole world. Family, friends, my culture. English isn't even my first language. I had to learn it. When I got here I was afraid of the popcorn maker because we didn't have popcorn on Krypton. Birds amazed me because there were no birds on Krypton – yes I know it's ironic since I now can fly like a bird. Barry, I was – I am – so afraid of losing you. Of losing someone else I loved because I was different that I hid it to long."
Kara was surprised when Barry pulled her into a hug. "You're not losing me," Barry said. "I can't tell you I'm not upset Kara. I do feel betrayed, feel lied to, but I can see your point. I can see why you didn't tell me and maybe I can't understand everything you lost but I know lost as well and I can't lose you either. I love you too much. We'll work this out."
"You are the best, you know that?" Kara said and leaned into Barry's shoulder once more. The two stayed like that for a while before Kara heard Clark asking if they could come outside now. "Yes, Clark come on out." Barry gave Kara a weird look. "Super hearing. He spied on us the whole time."
"Had to make sure I didn't need to kill Barry and I don't," Clark said coming out, the rest of the group behind him. Clark saw the need to lighten the mood and smirked. "And now that Barry knows, Kara Zor-El we have some unfinished business."
Kara knew Clark only called her by her true whole name when they were in mock battles, but she was too slow to avoid as Clark threw her into the air. "Oh you're going to get it Kal-El."
"You can try,' Clark teased flying after Kara.
Barry sat there shocked, looking up at Kara flying and play fighting her cousin – Superman. "I want to be scared for her but I think she's having fun," Barry said.
Lois smiled, knowing that was the bond. Barry was feeling Kara's emotions. "They are," Lois said sitting next to Barry with Jason on her lap. She noticed Eliza and Alex off to the side seeming to be arguing with each other. "How are you taking this?"
"Fine," Barry said, almost instinctively.
"Barry, I'm the only person on this planet who can possibly know how you're feeling. I probably felt stupider than you when I found out about Clark," Lois said.
"Doubt it," Barry mumbled.
"I was dating Clark Kent and interviewing Superman on rooftops at the same time without knowing they were the same person," Lois pointed out, making Barry look at her in shock. "Yeah, the glasses and the personality change thing really works well. I felt horrible for a while. Like I was cheating on Clark with Superman. Then he told me and I slapped him. Of course he didn't feel it. Kara," she suddenly looked up to the pair, "get a slap in on him will you?" Lois saw Kara slap Clark. "Thank you. They have…."
"Super hearing," Barry said.
"You get use to it," Lois said sympathetically, seeing the look on Barry's face. "I know how you feel. Betrayed, upset, and angry. Like you don't even know the person you have been dating this whole time." Lois took a breath as she looked up at the two Kryptonians again. "But you'll discover she's the same person she always was. There's just something extra to her to love and hate. And trust me you'll hate it at times."
"Like when?" Barry asked.
"You know why they do this?" Lois asked nodding her head up at the two.
"They like to fight each other," Barry guessed.
"Well yes," Lois said. "But they are super strong. It means every time Kara touches someone she has to be careful. She just can't take your hand and squeeze it. Or give you a big hug. If she doesn't pay attention to how much power she is putting behind her she can easily hurt you. The only person in the world they do not have to be careful with are each other."
'And J.J.?" Barry asked.
"No," Lois said. "Have to be careful with him too. He's more human." Lois took Barry's hand and squeezed it. "See this small gesture of comfort I am giving you? Kara has to be extra careful if she does it. Their powers truthfully make them alone in a way. A way you'll come to hate."
Barry took in what Lois said, glad she wasn't removing her hand. "What do you love?" Barry asked after a moment. "About the powers?"
Lois knew the answer right away as she felt the joy coming off Clark as the duo's mock-battle continued. The bond was what she loved the most, but she couldn't tell Barry that. Not when he was still forming the bond with Kara. Lois leaned in close and whispered so no one would hear, "ask Kara to take you flying."
"I've been flying with Super…. Clark," Barry said. "It was scary as hell."
"Clark threw you over his shoulder and raced back here. That's not the type of flying I am talking about," Lois said as Clark and Kara slammed into the ground and Jason laughed from his spot. "You two are a bad influence on Jason sometimes." Lois yelled at the two who continued to wrestle on the floor.
-Superflash-
That night Barry and Kara were outside watching the fireworks from a distance. "Kara," Barry said, thinking back to his conversation with Lois earlier. "Take me flying." Kara gave Barry a look.
"Seriously?" Kara asked and Barry nodded. "Okay."
"So how do we…." Barry started but stopped as Kara easily picked him up and they were in the air.
Barry was frightened for a moment. "Don't worry. I won't drop you," Kara said as she pulled Barry into a tighter hug and took Barry sailing across the sky, avoiding the locations where people were gathered for fireworks. Barry could see what Lois meant. The flying with Kara was amazing. He felt weightless in her arms and looking through the night sky. They ended up over the water.
"Look up there," Kara said taking one arm off Barry and pointing. "That star right there. That's Krypton's sun or use to be. That was my home."
"You've been up there? To so many planets," Barry said and Kara nodded. "I want to hear it all some day. Everything about your home. About your life before you came here. I want to know you fully because I love you Kara Danvers or Kara Zor-El. Your alien name because you're an alien, which I am starting to find very cool."
Kara smiled as she kissed Barry. "Let's go back to the house," Kara whispered when the kiss was over and flew Barry back.
-Superflash-
Alex had left the house through her bedroom window and headed to a local bar. She drank there until very late with former high school students she had barely known back then. She walked out of the bar drunk and onto the road. She barely saw the car coming towards her, but she did see the blur. It moved fast and moved her out of the way.
She was on her back on the sidewalk and the blur was gone. It took a minute for her thoughts to go to the only person who could have done it. "Kara," Alex hissed and ran towards home.
-Superflash-
Astra looked down as Alex ran off. "We're even now," she whispered, having been looking for a way to make up for putting Alex in the hospital all that time ago. Astra left to go rejoin her husband in getting their plan ready.
-Superflash-
Kara and Barry were on the couch making out. Barry was only in his boxers at the moment and Kara was also only in her underwear. They had the TV on to cover up any noise they made.
"In other news," the TV announcer said "billionaire Oliver Queen was found after five years missing…"
At that moment the door to the house slammed opened. "Where are you?" Kara heard Alex's voice as Barry had just been going to unbuckle Kara's bra.
Kara sighed. "Alex," Kara said as Barry got off her and she sat up, taking a blanket and putting it around her. "Be quiet. Everyone else is asleep."
"I won't be quiet!" Alex said. "You are butting your unwanted head into my life again."
"I don't know what you mean but keep your voice down. You're drunk. Go to sleep," Kara said.
"You know exactly what I am talking about!" Alex yelled and at that moment there was a cry from upstairs. Alex had woken Jason and Kara could hear everyone else stirring and starting to come down. "Oh here comes the other super freak." Alex said loudly as Clark, Lois holding Jason, and Eliza appeared.
Barry, for his part, was going to put on his pants and nearly fell over but Kara caught him. "I can get use to having a super girlfriend," Barry muttered as the lights were turned on.
"What's going on here?" Eliza asked as Lois went into the kitchen to get Jason a bottle.
"What's going on here is this stupid alien can't seem to stay out of my life," Alex said. "You were spying on me."
"Trust me she wasn't," Barry said from where he was.
"You're the only one who could have done that. Well you and this freak," Alex pointed at Clark.
"Go to bed Alex. Before you say something you regret," Clark said.
"No, I want to make something clear here," Alex said looking at Kara who stood up keeping the blanket around her as she did.
"Go right ahead, but know whatever you think I did I didn't," Kara said.
"I know you're spying on me and I don't like it. You know you were right before. I'm not your big sister and you're not my little sister. You never were. You're an unwanted alien parasite who came in and sucked the life out of me. I'm not letting you do it anymore."
"Alex!" Eliza yelled as she saw the look on Kara's face. None of them had been prepared for that. Even Clark looked shocked and it was hard to shock Superman. "Apologize."
"I will not apologize for finally speaking the truth," Alex said and then went right back out the door leaving the group standing there.
Kara finally reacted to the words, tears coming to her eyes and Barry pulled her into a hug and back onto the couch. "I can't do it anymore," Kara said. "I'm done getting hurt by her."
"I'll go grab her before she gets herself killed," Clark said, mad at the words Alex said but knowing her getting killed would not solve anything. "Maybe fly her right back to National."
Eliza looked at the scene in shocked as Clark left to go get Alex. She had no idea what to do anymore. Lois held Jason at the doorway. Even Jason sensed the mood in the room and refused his bottle, choosing to continue crying. "Come on Eliza. Let's go back upstairs," Lois said knowing Kara just needed Barry at the moment.
"What exactly were Barry and Kara doing down here anyway?" Eliza said as they headed up the stairs. Lois gave Eliza a look. "Okay, never mind. Alex is more of a problem than I can handle right now."
AN: Well I hope you all enjoyed this. Barry in-the-know now and he and Kara are closer than ever before. Alex and Kara, on the other hand, are not. But don't worry about them. Soon Alex will be getting a visit from a soon-to-be dear friend ;-). REVIEW.