NOTES: This is the story that ends the 49th story of this collection, the third part of "We're far away, but close enough"

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51. We're far away, but close enough Part 3

Kara slowly opened her eyes and smiled to herself as she felt a hand over her stomach and turned around, just to see Oliver showing her a brief smile while he was still sleepy. She felt warmth in her chest, a different kind of feeling she had never felt before.

- Hey you… - He whispered.

They were both lay in his bed, under the sheets and both smiling.

- Hey… - She answered taking a deep breath in and letting it out.

- Are you tired? – Oliver asked, teasing her.

- No, I was just thinking this must be what people say happiness feels like…

And it was true. She wondered if that was what people meant about feeling really happy, because she didn't know what it was like. Oliver just stared at her. How it was possible she didn't know what happiness was? He asked himself. He thought about how her life must have been like, and reached for her hand, caressing it.

- It's a kind of happiness… - Oliver said as he looked her deep into her eyes

- I was always focusing on training, on the mission; I could never have the luxury of doing anything else…

- Then, when this is all over, I want to show you other kind of happiness… One of them is the Big Belly Burger.

- Food? Yes! – She smiled, giving him a kiss.

- I was thinking about a plan for us to deal with Lex… Something that might work…

- Can we talk about this later? I'm hungry… And after eating, we should train a bit…

- I'll make you breakfast – Oliver smiled and slowly got up, getting dressed while Kara kept staring at him, smiling.

Kara tasted Oliver's cooking and loved it. She was really hungry and would not stop eating. Oliver looked at her a bit surprised. She definitely had the same appetite Barry had, and Barry ate a lot of food, like really a lot.

- You told me before that Lex had ways of hurting you back in your Earth, right?

- Yes. He had lots of ways of hurting, even killing me…

- And what if he hadn't?

Kara looked curious at Oliver. She couldn't think of a way Lex wouldn't have ways of killing her, he practically trained her and made her who she was. Oliver walked closer to her and crossed his arms, looking like he had the most brilliant idea ever.

- What if we bring him here?

- Here?

- To this Earth!

Kara thought about it for a while. Lex had no idea the multiverse existed, even if he was really smart and it would be an unknown territory for him, so maybe they would have some advantage.

- I like this idea!

- We just need to lure him here somehow. But we can't do this alone; we'll need some help…

- You can tell Barry, Sara and Caitlin – She said as she reached for his hand – I trust them, they helped before…And, I can be the bait…

- No, it's too dangerous…

- Oliver, he thinks I'm still on his side! He will trust me, and I know how to bring him here. Trust me, please.

- I trust you… I don't trust this guy…

- I can handle it!

- And I believe you, but… - Oliver said as he hugged her by the waist, bringing her body closer to his

- But?

- I like you… A lot… - He said looking deep into her eyes. – I don't want anything bad happening to you…

- Nothing bad will happen to me, you don't need to be scared… He's the one who needs to be scared of me… Of us! All of us!

Oliver brought her lips to hers, kissing her gently. He was being brutal honest when he told her he liked her a lot. He suspected it was something more than that, but she just wanted to take his time with his feelings. He would deal with it later, for now they had to focus.

Later that day, they met Barry, Sara and Caitlin back on Star Labs. Kara was feeling nervous about telling them the truth about her, but Oliver held her hand the whole time.

- … And that's it… - She said finishing her story. She looked at them, wondering what was going through their heads.

- Wow… - Sara said as she looked at Barry and Caitlin – This is… - She looked at Kara – Surprising… You're part of Kara?

- Sort of… I have her genes, powers, memories… At least a few of them.

- I've got to be honest – Barry said – With the lives with live, it takes a lot to shock me those days… And for the record, you are just our friend as Kara is.

- And we help friends! – Sara completed.

- You can count on us. – Caitlin said as she approached Kara and hugged her.

Kara felt overwhelmed with a lot of feelings she was not used to. She spent so much time alone, only having Lex to talk but not actually feeling like she could trust him that when she met Oliver and everyone, she felt something different, something good. This was like having real friends, she thought.

- So about this plan… - Barry said

- I will have to go back there and lure him here.

- It seems a bit too easy – Caitlin said thinking about their whole plan – He seems to be really smart, he won't figure it out?

- That's the beauty of the plan – Oliver said – Kara says he's really smart, an evil genius, so if we are making him come to a world where he doesn't have access to his tech or anything that can hurt kryptonians, we have to go with simple.

- I just hope you're right! – Barry said and looked at Kara. – Here's the device. You just press the button and it will open a breach back to your Earth. To come back here with him, just do the same.

- Remember, Central City Park. – Caitlin said.

- We'll be waiting – Oliver smiled and gave her one last kiss before Kara opening a breach and going through it.

Barry looked at Oliver, giving him a knowing smile.

- So, you and Russian Kara…

- Oh, shut up! – Oliver laughed and walked away, being followed by the others.

Kara reached Lex as soon as she came back to her Earth. She saw herself in his mansion, in a secret room, drinking scotch.

- I couldn't find you anywhere… - Lex said, not looking at her.

- I was gone.

- You know the plan, you know it's dangerous, people can't find out you're not Supergirl.

- People couldn't find out… I was on another Earth.

- What? – He finally looked at her. – What are you talking about?

- There are multiple Earths, Lex. Places just like this one, but on another…reality.

- Another universe… - He whispered to himself.

- And I know exactly how this could help us with our plans…

- Tell me more about this other Earth… This might actually become handy!

Oliver was nervous. He looked at his watch as he hid between the bushes on the park. Barry stood by his side, looking at him worried.

- She will succeed…

- I know she will. – Oliver said – I'm just worried. We don't know anything about this Lex other than he's a psycho.

- It's enough information for me – Barry said

Oliver looked between the bushes and saw a breach opening. He smiled to himself and made a signal for the others to wait.

- Impressive! – Lex said as he stepped out of the breach, with Kara behind him. – This is perfect.

- I told you it was real… - She told him as she looked around. – I found things here that can really help…

- Tell me everything about it.

- How about we show you? – Barry said as Oliver nodded with his head and Barry walked towards Lex and Kara.

- Who the hell are you?

- You're about to find out!

Barry used his speed around Lex, taking him by surprised.

- I found people that can help me get away from you… - Kara said as she stepped away from Lex, letting Barry do his thing.

- So, you betrayed me?

- She did more than that! – Oliver said, pointing an arrow to him, looking deadly serious and pissed. – She found people who really love her!

Kara looked in shock at Oliver. This was not the time for him to say that, she thought, trying to focus. Sara and Killer Frost appeared behind Oliver. Lex looked surprised but really calm for someone who was in another universe with strange people with strange powers.

- I saw this coming… - Lex said as he looked calmly at Kara and the others. – From the moment you started asking about my sister, I acted fast and took precautions.

Lex tapped his chest and something really weird happened. It was like he was turning into a robot, a full suit glowing in green appeared, fixing itself on Lex's body and Kara took a few steps behind, feeling pain.

- How? – She whispered

- You are that predictable. – Lex smiled at her but Barry acted fast, running around and throwing him some lightning bolts.

- NOW! – Oliver yelled.

They all attacked at once, Barry with his bolts, Killer Frost with her sharp ice, aiming to the kryptonite at his suit, Oliver with exploding arrows and Sara with her Bo staff, hitting Lex anywhere she could. Lex tried to fight back but he was only prepared to deal with kryptonians and not a bunch of people with weird superpowers. Kara stood behind; trying to recover from the pain the kryptonite caused her.

With everyone's attack at the same time, Lex's suit started to fail, shutting down. The kryptonite of his suit exploded, turning into dust and part of his armor broke. Kara smiled, taking advantage of this to fly towards him with her fists pointing forward. It took a few punches to make Lex fall to the ground.

- I will get rid of you, once and for all. They will thank me back home! – Kara said, preparing to give him the fatal punch.

- KARA! – Oliver yelled.

Kara turned her head to look at him, confused. She was sure their plan involved her killing Lex and doing everyone a favor.

- You don't need to do this. Death is too good for him. – Oliver said as he approached her. – And also, you don't need to follow this dark path. I know what it feels like, and I know you have been there before. But things can be different…

- This is the plan, Oliver!

- I know… But I think we can give him a fate worse than death.

Kara looked at the others and they nodded with their heads.

- What can be worse than death? – Kara asked

- Knowing he will spend the rest of his life locked away, knowing for sure he won't have means to escape, all alone…

- You underestimate me! – Lex said with some difficulty.

- Oh, you'll see! – Sara smiled as she looked at him, knowing he would wish he were dead.

- I happen to have just the place for you… - Oliver said walking closer to Lex. Kara held his arm, stopping him from doing what she knew he was going to do.

- Please, let me! – She said, giving him a punch in the nose, making him fall unconscious on the ground.

Oliver insisted to Kara they used ARGUS helicopter to go where he wanted to drop Lex. Kara agreed against her will but went along. The place was really far away, hidden from the world. It was an island that looked like was destroyed by fire. The place looked like hell and Kara realized where this place was. It was Oliver's personal hell, the place he told her he spent years on, and the place that a lunatic exploded just to try to kill him and his friends.

- The prison I told you before, it survived the explosion. No one will ever find him and he will be trapped in this Earth forever.

Kara looked around as they walked. She wanted to carry Lex since it was carrying a piece of leaf for her. She dragged him by his arm, leaving him suffer with his body on the floor. She felt no mercy at all for him.

- This is more than he deserves! You are too good, Oliver!

- I just learned some things are not worth it. – He said after they got to the prison he told her.

It was like a hole in the ground, heavily guarded. Oliver opened it and Kara flew in super speed inside, throwing Lex inside one of the cells. Oliver locked it and they watched Lex waking up.

- Where the hell I am?

- In a place you'll never escape, and no one will find you. – Oliver said turning around after reaching for Kara's hand and squeezing it.

- In our world, everyone will know you just died. – Kara said – You'll never hurt anyone, ever again! Have a good life here!

Kara left the place and Oliver locked it again. He looked at her, worried.

- Are you ok?

- I will be now… Thank you for helping me. – She smiled at him.

- I mean… - Oliver said turning to her and reaching again for her hands – I was wondering… If you want a life here, I can help you with that…

- Moving here?

- Yes. Star Labs can help with all you need like basic documents…

- I don't know… I mean, I don't actually have a life back there, but…

- If you want to go back there, I'll understand… But I have to tell you, this is an opportunity for you to be you, find what you like in life… You had to live as somebody else for so long… It's not fair to you… And…

- And?

- I will miss you. I'm falling for you, Kara, I'm… - Oliver looked nervously at her. – I wish we were somewhere else but…

Kara looked at him and acted fast. She grabbed him and used her super speed to bring him back to Star City, his mansion. Oliver looked a bit dizzy and closed his eyes.

- A warning next time, please? – He teased.

- Sorry, just needed to get out of that horrible place…

- It's ok – He said taking a few steps closer to her. – Like I was telling you… I'm falling for you. I don't even know how you feel about me but…

Kara grabbed him by the neck and pulled his face closer to hers, giving him a passionate kiss. Oliver's heart felt like jumping out of his chest, he felt everything at once: joy, excitement, passion, desire for her. He took that kiss as a yes and kissed her back, grabbing her by the waist.

- I won't live here with you, though… - She whispered between the kiss.

- It's ok. – Oliver said as he lifted her up, making her sit on the vanity on the corner of his living room. He stood between her legs, kissing her.

- I want a life for myself.

- You'll have it! – His lips went to her neck, kissing her like there was no tomorrow. She made him feel like he never felt before and he started to think he was losing all control he had left. – I promise!

- Deal – She said hugging him strongly by his waist.

She felt a relief wash over her body, knowing she would never have to worry about Lex or anything related to him ever again. She couldn't wait for her new life; she was feeling true happiness for the first time.

- I'm falling for you too; you know? – She whispered, holding his chin with her right hand and bringing his lips closer to hers.

She was also experiencing love for the first time. And it felt really good.

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Spoiler Alert: Prompt by WritersBlock039: Here's one! Oliver, John, and Thea go up against who seems like their normal target in Star City when he suddenly makes them appear "somewhere they're needed most." That somewhere is Earth-38, where Kara is up against Project Cadmus by herself. Basically, Team Arrow is stuck on Earth-38 and unable to return to Earth-1 until Oliver and Kara fall in love. Any season, but the more protective Team Arrow is of Kara, the better. - LOVED THIS ONE *-*