40. Lost Bat and feelings found
Kara lay down on her couch after an exhausting day at both CatCo and DEO. She grabbed the pizza she bought at the way home and turned on the TV. She loved watching her favorite TV shows and relaxing sometimes, it was a nice feeling. Her phone started buzzing and she picked it up. It had a message from her sister, Alex.
- Have you seen the news? – Kara read the text and looked at the TV, changing channels. – Oh Rao…
Kara watched as they showed some news about a new vigilante in Gotham, a lady in black and red, red haired, ruthless and dangerous, even more than the bat guy. People said she just came out of nowhere, they've never seen her before and people from Gotham were afraid of her. Kara called Alex, having a bad feeling about it all.
- I just saw it – She said as Alex picked up.
- Kara, I don't think she is from here… We have been investigating… I think she's from another Earth.
- We have to help her!
- We have to lock her up, she's dangerous.
- Alex… I'm not a big fan of vigilantes, but… you remember my friends from Earth 1, right? They have their way of helping others, some of them I'm not ok with, but… What matters is that they help. Just like Guardian helps us here. And if she is indeed not from around, we need to find her and bring her back to whatever Earth she's from.
- Ok. I have no idea how we can help her…
- It's ok – Kara said as she thought about who was the perfect person to help her. – I know who knows. I'll be right back.
Kara talked a bit more with her sister and hang up. She got up from the couch and changed into her Supergirl suit, reaching for her extrapolator.
- I hope this works. – She said as she opened a breach and went straight for Star City on Earth 1.
Kara arrived at a dark and huge place, full of boxes and papers all around. She looked around just to see Felicity ready to hit someone with a piece of wood and a blonde woman looking really angry at her. Felicity lowered her guard and looked at the blonde woman that Kara never saw before.
- It's ok, she's a friend. – Felicity smiled at Kara – Hi Kara, good to see you. This is Laurel… from Earth 2.
Kara hugged Felicity and turned to Laurel, who only reached for Kara's hand to shake it politely.
- Don't mind her; it takes a while for her to trust people…
- It's ok. I understand – Kara smiled. – She looked around again, confused – What is this place? I thought I was going to the bunker…
- A lot happened. – Felicity said. – Our old bunker was destroyed, team Arrow is no longer a team… and… Well… A lot happened.
Kara noticed Felicity no longer had her ring on her hand but decided to keep quiet.
- I'm sorry to hear it… - Kara said.
- But how about you? Is everything ok? – Felicity asked.
- Well, an alien from my planet almost destroyed my Earth, and now we have extremists anti alien trying to kill us all but other than that, I'm ok…
- Wait… Alien? – Laurel looked confused at Kara. She thought she heard it wrong.
- Oh… Yes, Kara is an alien… A good one – Felicity smiled at Laurel, that looked startled at Kara.
- Ok… - It was all that she said after giving Kara a quick smile.
- So… Do you know where I can find Oliver? I need his help with something…
- In prison – Laurel said.
- WHAT? – Kara looked from Laurel to Felicity.
- Like I said a lot happened… But… - Felicity was about to conclude when Laurel interrupted.
- But we managed to make a deal with the FBI. And now Oliver is free… He must be on his way out right now…
- We were going there to pick him up…
- Can I go? – Kara asked. – It will be faster if I fly there…
- Fly there? – Laurel looked even more surprised.
- Later – Felicity murmured and turned her attention back to Kara – Awesome. We are going to his place to meet you there.
Kara turned into her regular clothes and fake glasses, making Laurel look at her like she still couldn't believe Kara was real. Felicity gave Kara a bag so she could bring it to Oliver, it had his Green Arrow suit and equipment. She had a feeling he would like it back. Kara grabbed it and used her super speed and in seconds was waiting for Oliver. Once she saw him she waved and smiled. Oliver looked surprised at her but gave her a tiny smile. He felt really relived to be out of that hell. Oliver approached Kara and she stared at his bruises.
- Hi Kara. It's everything ok? – He asked – It's a surprise to see you.
- Nice to see you too Oliver. – She teased.
- Yes, nice to see you… I'm sorry, I'm just…
- I understand… You look…
- Terrible I know…
- No, just… Hurt. I'm sorry it happened to you.
- A lot happened actually.
- So Felicity told me.
Oliver lowered his head at the mention of her name. He tried to be cool with their break up right after he got arrested, but the truth was he wasn't. He was over her, but could never forget the pain he felt. But Kara wasn't to blame or to deal with his hurt, so he tried to forget about it for the moment. He looked back at her.
- I actually came looking for you because… I was wondering if you could help me with something.
- Can we go to my place and talk about it? I really need a shower…
- Sure. Oh, Felicity and Laurel are waiting there by the way…
- Ok, I don't need it anymore… What do you need help with?
- Oliver, what happened?
- I can tell you later… First, what do you need?
Kara understood he wasn't going to talk about whatever happened between him and Felicity, and it was clear to her that he didn't feel like seeing her for now, so she didn't press it. She wondered if Felicity was aware of it, but decided to let it go. She gave him his bag. He grabbed it and looked at her, waiting for an answer.
- The DEO found a Vigilante in our Gotham City that doesn't belong there.
- What do you mean?
- She's from this Earth, according to them. They found out when she was wounded and Brainy went there so he could bring her to us, but she escaped the hospital. He could see her blood tests and found out it wasn't a regular type of blood from our Earth.
- Cisco tried to explain once about how people from different Earths had different vibes and blood, but I wasn't paying attention… But… why do you need my help?
- The DEO wants to lock her up, they consider her dangerous. I tried to explain to my sister's boss I could help her but she thought we were crazy, talking about different universes… And since she's a vigilante and you are one as well... It would require you staying a few days on my Earth…
Oliver thought about what Kara told him. It meant a lot to him that she saw him as someone who could help her, who had experience, given the fact she helped them so many times and went through things he could only imagine. He just got out of prison, but felt like he needed some fresh air, some time off to catch his breath and organize his thoughts, put himself together. It seemed like the perfect opportunity.
- Well, I'm in need of some fresh air for a while, so yep. You can count with me. – Oliver gave her a tiny smile, earning a huge smile back from her.
Something in that scene warmed Oliver's chest inside. Her smile was contagious, he never felt like smiling but now, he felt he could do it more often. Oliver grabbed his cell and texted Laurel, warning about his decision. He sent the message and turned his cell off.
- Shall we?
- Now? – Kara looked surprised at him.
- Yes, I just warned Laurel about our little trip… I told her I will be back in a couple of days.
Kara looked impressed. She wasn't used to this Oliver, but maybe, his time in prison changed him. She had no idea if it was for the worse, and she knew about his dark past. She wondered if she could help him somehow and hoped that this was possible. She noticed he was trying to be chilled out with her, but something underneath it was beyond troubled.
They arrived at the DEO, on Kara's Earth and Alex came to talk to them in a hurry.
- Hi Oliver! – Alex nodded with her head and looked serious at Kara – Listen, I finally convinced the woman to let you try your way. You need to succeed; they are talking about bringing this vigilante down at any costs.
- That's horrible, they can't…
- I know – Alex said – That's why I'm counting on you. And Oliver – She looked at him – I'm glad you could come and help us, thank you.
- Anytime – Oliver nodded with his head.
- It's everything ok with you? – Alex said, noticing his bruises all over his face and arms.
- Yes. – He said
Alex let it go and nodded at them both. She grabbed a few papers and gave them to Oliver and Kara.
- This is all the info we have. You need to go there undercover, to be able to approach her. Some people went after her last week and things ended really badly. She has amazing skills and can vanish before your eyes. We don't want to lose her from our sight.
- Understood – Kara said, reading all the info she could.
- I think I have a plan. – Oliver said and smiled to himself. He usually had a good feeling about his crazy plans. It usually worked pretty well.
The DEO let them borrow a car and Kara drove them to a hotel in Gotham City. Once they arrived, Oliver got out and closed the door, looking incredulous at Kara.
- I thought we were going to get here by morning; by the way you drive…
- Excuse me if I'm responsible…
- You're slow, Kara. Ironically slow for someone with super speed.
- I drive like a normal person; I won't apologize for that! – She smiled at him and entered the hotel.
Oliver followed Kara and they stopped at the reception. An old lady came to them and smiled.
- Hello! What can I do for you tonight?
- HI, we need a room for the weekend.
- One bed or two? – She asked while looking at her computer.
- T… - Kara was going to answer when Oliver interrupted her, hugging her by the shoulder, bringing her closer to him.
- One. We just got married. – He smiled and Kara looked at him not knowing what to say.
- Yes… - She looked at the lady, with a forced smile. If she could punch Oliver now, she would. – We just got married!
- Oh, lovely. – The lady said. – I have the perfect room for you Mrs.…
- Queen! – She said, looking once more at Oliver.
Once they got into their room, Kara closed the door behind her, looking pissed at Oliver.
- Are you crazy? MARRIED? Really?
- Your sister told us we needed to come undercover… This is the perfect disguise.
- I would have thought about something…
- No, you would over think… You can't lie, Kara. It's a really nice thing about you, but today, we needed to lie.
- Yes, I can lie… - Kara put her hands on her waist.
- Uhum…
Kara ignored Oliver's tease and walked towards the balcony. She took a look at the view of the city. Gotham was a really dark city, it reminded her of Star City from Oliver's Earth, but Gotham had, at the same time, something poetic about it. She couldn't explain why, but it was what she felt. She looked at the sky, it was a beautiful night, full of stars and a nice breeze touching her hair. She closed her eyes, and then, heard something with her super hearing.
- Oliver, I hear something…
- What? – He asked as he approached her.
Kara looked at him and smiled.
- Suit up!
Kara changed into her suit super-fast and held Oliver close to her body, so she could fly him to the place they needed to go. They stopped at a dark alley and Kara could see a bit far away, a guy being pinned against a wall by a tall figure. She was red haired and had a black suit with a red bat on her chest. It had to be her, she thought as they approached the scene cautiously.
Oliver reached for an arrow on his quiver and used his bow to aim.
- Let go of him! – He said with his voice modulator.
- What if I don't? – A modulated soft voice echoed the alley.
Oliver shot the arrow but the woman turned around and grabbed it with her hand. She broke the arrow in half and looked back at the guy, who ran away. She walked towards Oliver and Kara, really pissed off.
- Look what you idiots did! Because of you, that rapist escaped!
Kara looked at Oliver and nodded with her head. She took two steps forward, looking worried at the vigilante.
- Listen… I'm sorry. And I know this is hard to believe, it will seem crazy… But we are here to help you.
- If you wanted to help me, you wouldn't stand in my way while I beat the crap out of that disgusting human being. Get out of my way!
- Wait… You don't understand – Kara insisted. – You are not from around…
- What?
- There are different universes out there – Oliver said – I'm from another Earth… And you are from the same place I am…
- We came to help you go back home… To your original Gotham City.
- You are crazy! – She said, having enough of hearing those two lunatics. – You are a couple of lunatics that made me lose sight of that bastard!
Kara used her super speed to reach the guy who escaped while that vigilante reached for her special toys, throwing a small gadget on the ground. A lot of smoke filled the air and Oliver couldn't see a thing. The next thing he knew, Kara was back with the guy that woman was beating up and the woman had vanished.
- Where is she?
- I have no idea. She disappeared like a ghost!
- Well… - Kara looked bummed at Oliver – This will be harder than I thought. I'll bring this guy to the cops.
- Ok. I find my way back there. See you in a bit.
Kara flew away with the criminal and Oliver almost got lost twice, but managed to get to the hotel. He entered the room, took his suit off and went to the bathroom. He felt exhausted and really needed that shower. He thought a lot about the crazy day he just had while feeling the hot water relaxing every single muscle of his.
It didn't take long for Kara to come back to the hotel. She was once again back in her regular clothes and fake glasses, with her hair in a bun.
- He's safe and sound behind bars! – She said feeling glad she could accomplish at least one thing that night.
She closed the door behind her and when turned around, she blushed hard at the vision in front of her. Oliver had just a white towel on, below his waist line and drops of water came down his hair, wetting his chest. He can't even dry himself properly, she thought as she adjusted her fake glasses out of habit.
- We can… Try tomorrow – She cleaned her throat – I mean, that vigilante… - She had a feeling she was feeling nervous. She really wished Oliver was fully clothed right now. – To help her going back to her Earth…To your Earth.
- She doesn't seem like she wants any help and it doesn't look like she believes us but… Yes, we can try. I just doubt it will work.
- Why's that? Why you don't believe she can be reached?
Oliver looked at the ground, thinking about that question, the situation and that vigilante. He knew that life pretty well. He could feel in that woman's voice the coldness, the darkness… He could relate to it. He looked at Kara, giving a few steps closer to her.
- She reminds me of myself. Something tells me she has no reason to believe anyone. The tone of her voice, I can tell she lost her faith. I know what it feels like.
- Oliver…
Kara crossed her arms as she took two more steps closer to Oliver. She adjusted her fake glasses once again, noticing she could smell his fresh scent.
- You forget that as much as you have been there, you also came a long way. I know little about you, but enough to see that. I believe that she can be reached and I won't lose hope!
- How can you be so positive in a world like this?
Kara blushed slightly at the way Oliver looked at her. She thought about it for a few seconds. It was more than clear to her why she was this positive and he wasn't the first to ask her this question.
- Because I can see deep inside others, beyond their masks. If I have a chance, I reach for it. No one is lost forever…
Oliver closed the space between them, staring deeply into her eyes as he felt curiosity about her statement.
- What are you seeing now?
Kara kept staring back at him for a while, noticing his scars, the contour of his face, nose, and lips. Her index finger reached for his chin as she contoured his facial features.
- I see a wounded guy… Who's afraid to open himself up because every time he does, things don't go well… - She traced his neck, going to his shoulders and back to his cheeks – He expects the worst of people because that way it's easier and he wouldn't be disappointed. He needs to let people reach for him and care about him otherwise he will be really alone, and nobody deserves this…
- Are you following your own advice? – He said as he grabbed her hand, still looking deeply at her, in a serious tone.
Kara freed her hand from his and adjusted he glasses, looking down.
- Of course I am, I have everything under control!
- You really are a terrible liar.
- Excuse me?
- A little bird named Barry told me once about how you didn't believe you could have a normal life and love because you are an alien…
- What? I'm…
- Kara… - Oliver insisted, still looking at her, walking slowly towards her and making Kara walk backwards until her back reached the small table that was by the wall.
- Ok, it's hard! It's different for me.
- Life is hard otherwise it would not be worth it! If you truly believe what you told me, you need to do the same!
- I do believe! – She said with a daring look at Oliver – Sometimes it takes a small push…
Kara felt loss of words at the moment his eyes went for her lips and back up. The blue in his eyes were dark and she noticed how handsome he was. She felt the air thick with the tension between them but didn't feel like moving, she felt like she couldn't. The room was dark, neither of them remembered to turn the lights on once they got back, but it didn't matter now. Oliver reached for her glasses, taking them off and putting it next to the TV. He grabbed Kara by her waist and lifted her, making her sit on the table, standing between her legs. His towel dropped on the ground but he couldn't care less. Kara blushed as she couldn't stop herself from looking down. Oliver's finger reached for her chin, lifting her face to look at him. He caressed her cheek and brought his lips closer to hers in a deep passionate kiss. Kara responded the kiss the same way, crossing her legs behind his back. Oliver held her waist once again, lifting her and turning them around. Kara's hands were around his neck as their tongues tasted each other's. She had no control over her body anymore and she threw caution out of the window as soon as she was dropped on the bed and Oliver's body covered hers, helping her getting rid of her clothes.
Oliver could feel a lot of tension between them, it was like they could set fire to the room. It had been a long time since he felt this way with any woman. He felt like something was awakening inside of him and was dying to come out. The way Kara looked at him earlier while they were only staring into each other's eyes, it made him lose it. He couldn't care about anything else than her at that moment. Oliver could feel her sweet scent as his hands reached for her hair, on her neck. His hand got lost on her golden curls as he held her face close to his. He felt his heart racing along with hers as his hands slowly explored her body. He could feel her strong hands on his back, going to his arms and grabbing his muscles.
Kara had never seen a human as strong as Oliver was. She never felt like this before as well. She could feel every inch of him covering her while she got lost in his kiss. She never thought this could happen, but here they were and she couldn't care about anything else than what Oliver was doing to her. And she loved it.
The morning came in with a cold breeze through the window. Kara lay by Oliver's side, with her back to him, his hand resting on her stomach. She opened her eyes and turned around slowly. Her nose touched his neck and she smiled, approaching her lips to Oliver's neck. She gave him a few pecks, her hands caressing slightly his torso. Her hand slowly traveled down his body, feeling every inch, every muscle of his and every bit of his skin. She saw as he opened slowly his eyes and turned his head a bit to look at her.
- Good morning… - He said a bit confused about what was happening.
Oliver changed the look in his face in seconds as he saw the look in Kara's eyes.
- Shhh – She whispered, kissing back his neck, her hands going to his waist line and lower.
- Oh… K… - He took a deep breath and closed his eyes – Does your stamina ever ends?
- Apparently no! – She smiled, her lips covering his as she messed more with him.
She had no idea what came over her, but she decided to act on her feelings. After the night they had, she wouldn't hold back anymore. And she could see Oliver felt the same, by the way he responded to her. She smiled at the sight, her hands going up his body. She stopped abruptly at the moment she heard something on the street and looked at Oliver.
- What happened?
- The vigilante… She's here… I mean, out there, on the street.
Kara turned around and changed in super speed.
- Impeccable timing, she has! – Oliver said as he covered his face with both his hands.
- You can recover and meet me out there – Kara smiled and turned around, leaving Oliver taking deep breaths.
- Unbelievable! – He murmured!
Kara looked around and found the vigilante on an alley. Vigilantes seemed to love alleys, she thought. The woman turned around and looked at Kara through her mask.
- I kept thinking about what you and your boyfriend told me…
- He's not… He…I… He's not my…
- Whatever! – She interrupted Kara – It kept echoing inside my head. And then, I started having flashes… Weird flashes. I thought I was going insane. But maybe… Maybe what you told me made some sense…
Oliver found them talking and approached, suited as the Green Arrow.
- I see greenie found us – The woman said nodding with her head at Oliver. – I need to know more.
- The organization I work with here found you when you were hurt, a few weeks ago. They made some tests to see if everything was ok with you, and found out your blood was different than anyone on this Earth.
- So there's… Multiple Earths? Insane… - She said as she looked down, looking like she was thinking.
- On my Earth, on that Gotham City, there was some news a while ago about a vigilante that disappeared. People lost their faith after it happened. I think you are this vigilante. By the way… What's your name?
- Batwoman!
- Ok, your hero name… - Kara said.
- I'm not a hero!
- I've heard this before – Kara looked at Oliver and then back at Batwoman – Listen. You protect people. You seek for justice… In a totally wrong way in my opinion, but still…
- I started having flashes this morning… I think I know who did this to me… - She said as she held her head with her hands, feeling a sudden pain. – And I will make them pay!
- Do you… want our help?
- Only to get back home. I can handle this!
Kara grabbed her extrapolator and Oliver nodded at her. He had his suit and equipment with him; he didn't need those old clothes of his that reminded him of prison. He was ready to leave it behind. They went inside the breach that appeared in front of them, crossing straight to Gotham on Earth 1. Kara turned around to say something but Batwoman disappeared in the middle of the fog. She looked at Oliver, still processing how fast that woman disappeared.
Oliver and Kara stood there, at Gotham streets, by themselves. Oliver looked at Kara and took a step closer.
- About last night, I…
Kara closed the space between them and kissed him fully on the lips. Oliver responded and they stood there enjoying each other for a few seconds. Kara looked at Oliver and smiled.
- I have zero regrets.
- I believe you. – He smiled – I was going to say the same.
Kara smiled as Oliver kissed her, holding her by the waist. She didn't want to let go of him anytime soon. She finally felt like opening up to someone, just like she told him to do.
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Spoiler Alert: Prompt by Victor17: "Here I leave you an idea for another One-Shot I hope and encourage you to write it would be very interesting. What would happen if Kara and Oliver decide to move into an apartment as a couple? Kara also finds Krypto the dog and decides to take him home. But the relationship between boyfriend and pet is not what Kara thought would be."