39. Everything - Part 3
Clark stopped his hand inches from Lex jaw and just let him fall to the ground, flying away. Everyone looked at him leaving, still in shock. Kara and Thea looked at each other, feeling relief washing all over them. Oliver walked towards Lex and grabbed him by his collar.
- My punch won't kill you, so… - He closed his fists and punched Lex with all his strength.
Lex fell unconscious on the ground and Oliver shot one of his trick arrows that made wires tie Lex up.
- We need to bring him back to jail… - Caitlin said as she came closer.
- I don't think a regular prison can hold this guy… Can the DEO do something? – Barry asked.
- I'm not sure… I will have to ask J'onn – Kara said as she crossed her arms and bit her lower lip – I think it's best for me to find Clark…
- Can I try? – Thea said as she looked at Kara – I think I might know where he went…
- Sure… Go ahead – Kara looked worried - Something tells me he would want you to find him…
Thea ran as fast as she could. She had a feeling he would be in that park they kissed before. He said he liked going there to think. It was that or his fortress, but she was sure she would find him at the park. Kara looked at Oliver and Sara approached her, putting her hand on Kara's shoulder.
- We might have a solution… For your Lex problem… - She looked at Oliver that figured right away what she meant by that.
- DEO can just cover this up… But we can bring Lex to Argus.
- Argus? – Kara looked confused at Oliver.
- It's a maximum security prison, they have the worst meta humans there… It's impossible to break out from there – Barry said – I mean, I managed once in a mission we had, but I have super speed so… Does Lex have any super power? – Barry scratched his head nervously, with the look both Sara and Oliver gave him.
- No. He just has a psychopath mind… That's dangerous enough – Kara said.
- Argus can hold him – Oliver affirmed.
- If you say so, I trust you – Kara said as she looked at Oliver, Sara and Barry – We need to go back to the DEO so we can plan a cover for this with J'onn and Alex…
- I can drop him at Argus if you want – Barry said and after Oliver nodded with his head, he lifted Lex with his hands.
Kara opened up a breach with her device and Barry warned he would be right back. He did as he told them and a few minutes later, he was back.
- Lyla told me she knows exactly what to do. He won't ever escape again.
- I'm glad to know! – Kara said – I hope Thea finds Clark; I'm worried about him…
- He's going to be ok – Oliver said as he caressed Kara's shoulder with one of his hands.
Kara smiled as they went back to the DEO. Kara just hoped Oliver was right.
Meanwhile, Thea approached the bench she shared with Clark the other night and smiled, seeing that he was there, with his head lowered and in regular clothes.
- How are you doing? – She asked in a low voice as she stopped right in front of him, not sure about what to do.
Clark lifted his head and gave Thea a weak smile.
- I don't know… I feel… Weird.
- It's going to get better…
- How do you know?
- Because I have been there…
Clark gave her room to sit by his side and she did it. She looked at him and slowly put her hand over his, caressing slightly.
- I almost killed someone today… I know he is evil, but still… It's hard to explain.
- You don't need to. – Thea looked serious at him – Remember when I told you about my dark past? What I didn't tell you, was that my father once drugged me to kill Sara so he could tape it and use it to blackmail Oliver so he could kill his mortal enemy.
Clark looked startled at Thea. He was definitely not expecting this.
- But Sara is…
- I know. She came back to life the same way I did. Because, thanks to my father and my brother failing to kill his enemy, I died. And when I came back I had to live with the fact that I have killed someone, someone dear to me and I wasn't even aware of that… And I had to live with the blood lust, it was a nightmare. I understand, Clark. The urge, the anger. The regret. Even if you didn't kill him, I know you feel regret for acting the way you did.
- I was so out of control…
- Because you were hurt. You lost the woman you loved and just found out how. I know you're not human, but this is a human thing to feel… It's normal. You just need to let it all sink in, and give some time to recover, because I know it takes some time. I took a lot of time for me to recover when my mom died. I also watched. It still haunts me at night sometimes…
- You get me… - Clark said out of the sudden – I'm so sorry you do… Because you don't deserve all this pain.
- But I went through anyways… No one deserves pain, but it makes us stronger.
- Thank you, Thea. I'm glad you're here now…
Clark said, still with sadness in his eyes, but with a sincere look and smile. Thea brought herself closer to him as he caressed her face.
- I'm really glad – He whispered as he kissed her one more time.
Thea kissed him back, feeling his pain as she felt a single tear falling down his eyes.
- What are we doing? – Thea said between the kiss as she caressed his arms.
- Kissing? – Clark let a small laugh out
- Besides that – She opened her eyes and saw Clark staring at her.
- I don't know… All I can say is that I know you are someone special to me. I will never forget how much you helped and inspired me.
- Maybe you don't need to worry about forgetting anything.
Thea thought for a while as she looked at his confused expression.
- Why?
Thea brought her lips once again to his, kissing him more passionately. She could tell him later, for now she just needed him and she could tell he needed her more than never as he kissed her back like there was no tomorrow.
Barry came back to the DEO and found Caitlin taking care of a few bruises she won at the battle with Luthor. He looked worried at her.
- It's ok – Caitlin said as she finished stitching her knee. – It doesn't hurt…
- I'm glad you're ok. And… I wanted to thank you for saving my life today.
- Well, you're always saving our lives. I guess it was about time I returned the favor – She got up from the bed of the medical center and smiled – And… The person you're looking for is at the training room…
- How do you… - Barry looked surprised at her, not knowing what to say at the same time.
- I notice things… - She blinked at him. – See you later, Barry!
Barry scratched his head and looked at the door. Was he that obvious? Because he knew she wasn't. It was all new to him; he was as surprised as Caitlin sounded. Sara was the last person he imagined he would be daydreaming about kissing again. He decided to go to the training room and once he opened the door, there she was.
She was a badass, he knew it, but today she was something more. He remembered meeting her for the first time and being intimidated, because she could fight even better than Oliver. He knew she also had some darkness inside her, but after everything he has been through with Savitar, he thought darkness was inside of everyone, it just needed a push to come out and it was up to the person to let it, or not. Barry noticed how focused she was; how precise her moves were. It was like art right in front of his eyes.
- Hey there, Flash! – Sara looked quickly at him, smirking as she hit the obstacles from the room – Are you fast enough to keep up?
- What? I…
- I mean – She said as she stopped right in front of him - do you want to train?
- Sure… Why not?
And there he was, nervous again. Sara caused this kind of effect on people.
Barry and Sara started practicing some hand on hand combat, as he promised her he wouldn't use his speed to keep things at a fair level and just a few moments after, Sara had Barry pinned on the ground, holding his wrists above his head, both her legs around his waist. She smiled, looking victoriously at him.
- I know how to deal with speedsters by the way… Had the displeasure of dealing with your old enemy, Eobard once…
- Wow… I didn't know that… - He looked with a mix of surprise and shock at Sara.
Sara sat on the ground, next to Barry and stared at him.
- Something happened back there… He was after the spear of destiny…
- Spear of destiny? The biblical one?
- Yes. And… It almost caused quite a mess… - She looked down, remembering everything that had happened and how she had the opportunity of have her sister back and change things. She thought about Barry and the Flashpoint. She understood him back then, the desire of having someone she lost back, it was so painful. She looked back at Barry – How was it? Flashpoint?
- I made a mess…
- I know that part… It's ok, by the way… I get it now… I understood the moment I had the same chance.
- What do you mean?
- The spear… It could change reality. It almost happened, but we managed to fix things before it settled on time… and ended up breaking time.
- I can relate… - He smiled, making Sara laugh. – It sucks.
- Yes, it does. But the thing is that I had the opportunity of changing things, so my sister could be back… And it tempted me. So… How was it? For you?
- I felt desperate. I saw Zoom kill my father right in front of me. I just lost it. I ran like I never ran before and went back to that night, when my mom was murdered. I had no idea the kind of a mess I was creating. I learned the hard way that we can't expect things stay the same once we mess with time… Not even if we undo the mess we create.
- I fight this urge every single day, it's not easy…
- Things are never easy for people like us. We make important decisions every day, we are always having to deal with bad things… But you are way stronger than I ever was. You resisted the urge; you understood what was at stake… There's a reason you're a captain of a team that time travels.
Sara looked at him and nodded, thanking him for the compliment.
- Which is really cool, by the way, did I ever mention that?
- Only 5 times per day – She teased him, making him laugh
- Well, your job is cooler than mine, so…
- Listen… - Sara said as she touched Barry's arm, looking a bit serious at Barry – Thank you. For this… It's nice to know someone truly gets what you've been through…
- The same here…
- And who messes up timelines as much as I do – She laughed and Barry approached his face to hers.
- Who could have guessed? – He said as their noses almost touched.
- I'm surprised as you are… - She whispered as their lips finally touched.
She had no idea what that was, and what were they doing but she felt good about it.
Oliver was lost in his thought at the balcony of the DEO, when he felt someone approaching and looked behind him, just to see Kara standing there. She smiled shyly at him and took a few steps closer.
- I wanted to thank you… For taking care of the Lex situation…
- It was my pleasure to help. Specially after discovering what a threat to you all he was… - Oliver smiled back at her. – Is your cousin ok?
- I think he is… Thea is with him, she called Sara to warn she found him.
- So… those two huh? – Oliver looked at his feet as he said it.
- Apparently yes… - She blushed as she looked at Oliver – I am happy Thea is a good influence and is helping Clark heal…
- Winn told me earlier about Lois… I'm sorry your cousin had been through something so terrible… And, as much as is a bit…crazy I guess… I am happy for Thea. If he makes her happy, I'm ok with it.
Kara gave Oliver a knowing look and tried to hold her laugh.
- What? – Oliver asked confused
- I can see you are happy but worried at the same time… That big brother kind of worry…
- It's not that… - Oliver let a small laugh out – It's just that… I love Thea and I want to see her happy and ok. I just don't want to see her with a heart broken again…
- It won't happen… Clark is awesome. I always wonder how he manages to be a super hero, work, be an amazing boyfriend, when he was with Lois you know? And balance everything at once. If there's one thing I know is that my cousin is incapable of breaking someone's heart.
- I can imagine… I was talking about… You know… Different universes and stuff…
- Oh that…
Kara looked thoughtful. It was not only an issue for Thea and Clark. She had no idea what was going on between Oliver and her and had no idea how things were going to be from now on. Suddenly, she understood what Oliver meant about worrying. Suddenly, she realized he wasn't talking about Thea at all. He was talking about himself.
- I need food. I know an awesome place, want to come? – Kara smiled as she fixed her hair behind her ear.
- I can use some food right now as well, let's go.
Kara walked with Oliver towards a nice cafeteria. She ordered a few bagels and orange juice and Oliver ordered a sandwich and lemon juice. She happily ate it as Oliver looked at her in a funny way. He smiled thinking about how the small things made Kara happy.
- About us… - They said at the same time and laughed.
- You go… - Oliver said as he looked at her, feeling a bit nervous out of the sudden.
- I just… Well, I can't help but thinking about…You know…
- Our kiss? – Oliver completed, looking at her as his heart started beating fast.
Kara blushed hard as she looked back at him after finishing her juice.
- Yes…
- Me too.
They stood in silence for a few seconds, just looking into each other's eyes. It was a hell of a kiss, Oliver thought.
- I just wanted to tell you that… I don't regret it. – Oliver said as he rested his arms on the table, getting a bit closer to her. – I actually liked it a lot…
- I can tell – She smiled – I don't regret it either… - She lowered her head as she thought about it. She felt her cheeks burning and looked back at him, getting a bit closer as well while her arms also rested on the table.
- I would love to visit more often… This is a nice Earth…
- Well, do you have a reason good enough to make you visit more?
- I'm looking at her…
Kara felt a thousand butterflies on her stomach. She was not used to this kind of flirting, and the last thing she imagined, was that she was going to be doing it with Oliver Queen. She was also not expecting this level of honesty from him.
Oliver waited and watched Kara's reaction. It looked like a positive one.
And it was true; she was enough reason for him to want to come back. He wanted to come back for her, to see if they had any future. It would only depend on her now. He saw the look of shock in her eyes, the way she blushed. He felt his own heart beating like it would come out of his chest as her face approached his face a bit more and she looked right into his eyes, and then his lips.
She bit slightly her lower lip and it was it, the death of him. He gave her a tiny smile as he saw her leaning in. They stopped inches from each other.
- That's fine by me – She whispered and Oliver attacked her mouth. She kissed him back with the same want he was showing her. She was beyond ok with the fact that she was his reason to visit. She was really excited about it actually.
Kara's phone rang and she looked at it. It was a message from J'onn, telling her that she needed to go back to the DEO with Oliver as soon as possible.
- I just hope it's not another crisis – Kara laughed as they walked back to the DEO after paying for their food.
- Knowing our history…
Once they got back to the DEO, everyone was gathered at the main room. Kara and Oliver walked in and saw Thea looking nervous at them.
- Did something happen? – Oliver looked worried at his sister, who just smiled at him
- Kind of… Nothing bad…I guess – She looked at Clark that nodded with his head. – I just wanted to talk to you… Because I decided to stay here…
Oliver stood in shock, looking at Thea. She looked at him and held his hand.
- I was going to leave Star City once we got back, you know it. I can't stay there anymore, as much as I love you brother!
- I understand.
- I need somewhere new, somewhere where I can start fresh and try a different life… Alex and J'onn invited me to help them around here at the DEO, so I wouldn't be unemployed – She laughed.
- And you can totally stay in my place – Kara said as she looked at Thea and then looked at Oliver – I promise you we will keep her safe.
- I trust you – Oliver said and then looked at his sister – Is just that… I will miss you, Speedy.
- I will miss you too Ollie! – She said as they hugged tightly. – And something tells me you will be visiting often, so… It won't be that hard – She said in a low voice and laughed, noticing Kara and Clark heard her and was also trying not to laugh.
Oliver let go of Thea and looked at Clark.
- I know you will take care of her… I can tell she likes you a lot
- I will, she will be safe here. – Clark smiled
- I'm glad she has you now.
- Same here for Kara – Clark said, looking at his cousin.
Barry and Sara just looked at all of that as they talked among each other.
- What a nice family gathering it will be in the future… - Sara said.
- Nothing like keeping things in the family – Barry laughed as he looked at Sara, also laughing with him.
- I think we need a party to celebrate! – Sara said out of sudden and Barry and Alex nodded with their heads, agreeing. – I will also miss you Speedy, even if we barely see each other anymore – Sara laughed as she hugged Thea.
- I will miss you too. All of you – Thea said – But I will be just a jump away – She laughed.
- Did someone say party? – Alex said as she came closer to the group – Let's do it. My place tonight!
- Actually, a small gathering with drinks and food would be awesome… I won't super speed clean to you again! – Kara said as she crossed her arms, making everyone laugh.
- Ok, you won! – Alex laughed.
Everything was happening really fast, Oliver thought. He knew it was going to be hard, but like Thea said, she was going to leave Star City. At least now, she would be with people he knew and trusted. And he could still visit her and the woman he was deeply interested in at the same time, so deep down, it was a win-win situation. He tried to see the positive side of losing his sister to another Earth so it wouldn't hurt so much as he knew it would.
Later that night everyone gathered at Alex' place, it was a nice apartment, kind of big and comfortable. A nice music played on the background and Alex served them appetizers, which made Kara, Clark and Barry really happy, they ate almost half the portion.
- God bless those three - Sara said as she looked amazed by the amount of food they were eating.
- Wait until you see me really hungry – Barry laughed as he finished
- You would love the Wave Rider… It can create any kind of food you need…
- Is that an invitation, Lance? – He asked with a knowing look.
- I don't know, what do you think Allen?
- Wait… - Oliver said as he looked suspicious at Sara and Barry – Are you two…
- Are the two of us what, Ollie? – Sara got up from the couch as she looked like Oliver was insane.
- I don't know what you're talking about, man – Barry laughed and went back to the kitchen.
- Stop drinking too much vodka! – Sara laughed and went to talk to Caitlin, who was outside at the balcony.
Oliver and Kara looked at each other but decided to stay quiet about it.
- I had an idea… - Kara smiled as she got up and ran towards Alex' room, coming back really excited with a box in her hand.
- Is that what I think it is? – Alex asked.
- YES! – Kara said excitedly. – KARAOKE TIME!
- Oh no… - Clark and Oliver said at the same time…
- OH YES! – Barry said as he came back to the living room and high-fived Kara.
Kara and Barry kept battling at Karaoke while others just laughed at their performances. Caitlin tried a song or two, but gave up quickly. Barry and Kara performed about 30 different songs until they both got tired.
- Guys it was amazing to be here with you all, and help you fight that lunatic… But I really need to go back to my team – Sara said as she let her drink down and got up after a few hours of laughing with everyone else about their funny stories. – Allen, give me a ride, Caitlin told me she will stay until tomorrow morning, J'onn asked her help on something…
- Ok – Barry said as he got up as well. – What are friends for, right? – He smiled as he said goodbye to everyone and Kara opened a breach for them.
After Barry and Sara vanished from the room, all the others just looked at each other.
- You know, it's funny that they think they fool anyone here… - Thea said.
- I know right? – Caitlin said as she laughed.
- This weekend is fool of surprises… - Oliver said as he looked at Kara and she gave him a tiny smile.
Once the breach opened at Star Labs and Barry and Sara stepped in, the breach closed. Barry scratched his head and turned to look at Sara.
- It sucks you already have to…Wow! – Barry said as he was pushed against the nearest wall, feeling his back hitting the wall.
- Shhhh! – Sara said as she pressed her body against his, her lips covering his lips fully.
- Ok – Barry whispered back as he recovered from the surprise attack.
- I only have to go back tomorrow, only said that to get us both out of there – She said between their kiss – And get you alone – She lifted one eyebrow at him and Barry smiled back at her. He forgot Sara was also full of attitude. And he was really happy with it to be honest.
- I'm glad to know it. – He said as he held her by the waist and they walked through the corridors, still kissing.
- You are adorable – She smiled as she went back to kissing him, guiding him to a room next to them. She had no idea what was that room, but it would be useful anyways.
Back on Earth 38, Thea and Clark talked in Kara's living room. Kara and Oliver decided to go for a walk so they were alone in the apartment. Clark reached for Thea's hand and she took it.
- I want to show you something – He told her as he guided her to the balcony.
Thea smiled and followed him. He stopped and turned to her, still holding her hands. He gave her a small push and told her to step in his foot. She did as he asked and looked confused at him.
- Ok, so now…whoa, what is this? – Thea looked around and then at Clark's face.
- I just wanted to take you for a ride…
Clark floated high in the sky, holding Thea as his feet supported hers. Thea looked around, feeling excitement and butterflies in her stomach.
- This is awesome – She said.
- Thank you.
- For what? – She looked curious at him
- For being you. I'm really happy you decided to stay.
- Me too. I mean… I will miss my friends and Ollie but… Star City is a toxic city right now… My brother does what he can to make things better, but I was so tired of the violence… Of constantly looking over my shoulder, of all the loss and hurt… I needed fresh air. At least here, no one knows me; I can start all over… Is refreshing to be unknown.
- I understand what you feel. And… As long as you want me, I'm here for you – He said as his lips slowly moved with hers as they kissed slowly.
Kara and Oliver walked outside her apartment as Oliver carried his things, ready to go back to his city after saying goodbye to his sister and Caitlin earlier. Kara stood by his side while he checked his things. He stood up and turned around, looking at her.
- So… I guess this is it… for now – He smiled.
- Were you serious? About having a reason to visit now?
- Yes. I was!
Kara just threw her arms on his shoulders, caressing the back of his neck as she gave him a deep and passionate kiss that almost took him out of his balance. Oliver held her by the waist and pressed his hands firmly against her skin, kissing her back. Kara felt a rush of electricity all over her body as she pressed herself against him, feeling like she wasn't close enough. Oliver was taken by surprise but couldn't hold back his own desire to hold her and kiss her for as long as he could.
- I guess I also have a reason to visit your Earth – She said near his ear as she gave him a few kisses down his neck.
Oliver closed his eyes and took a deep breath, holding her hair with his hand as he guided her mouth back to his. It was getting harder to go home now, he knew it, but he had to be strong and let her go for now, even if he didn't want to.
- Kara… I need to go… As much as I don't want to.
- I know – She whispered between their kiss.
They let go, but kept their foreheads touching. Kara let a small laugh out as she blushed. Oliver caressed her cheeks slowly.
- I will make sure to visit as soon as I can. This kiss you gave me will haunt me until I do – He said, still feeling a bit out of breath.
- I can't wait.
And neither could he.