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From the ashes we will rise - Part 2

The party was going smoothly, or as smoothly as a Pulitzer Award ceremony could go.

Kara had been approached by many people to congratulate her for the nomination, and she received them all with a big smile, but it didn’t quite reach her eyes.

It was a big day, her big day. The award every journalist wanted was soon to be in her hands. And she was feeling beyond exited, she really was. Knowing that she could do good with being just Kara was something truly important for her.

And yet-

The family she found on Earth were all there, giving her the biggest smiles and hugs.

All but one.

Her blue eyes once again scanned the crowd, expecting to find a certain raven-haired billionaire, but yet again, her search was futile, and her smile dropped a little bit more.

“Hey, are you okay?” Alex asked worriedly by her side.

“Yeah…it’s just-” Kara bit her lower lip and then shook her head. “Lena’s not here yet and the ceremony is about to start.”

“She must’ve gotten caught up with something at L-corp. But I’m sure she’ll be here soon.” Alex said reassuringly while squeezing Kara’s arm. “You know how much Lena cares for you. She wouldn’t miss her best friend’s big day for anything.”

“Y-yeah, you’re right.” Kara mumbled while adjusting her glasses, a half smile on her lips.

Because no matter what her sister said, the blonde had an uneasy feeling inside her chest. Like something that didn’t feel right, an itch for her to go out and search for Lena.

However, she couldn’t dwell on it. The ceremony was starting and soon they’d be calling her name.

Everything would be alright. Lena was just a little late.

But when she was up in the podium with the Pulitzer in her hands, and her eyes couldn’t find her friend. The feeling inside her chest just got worse.

The night went on, and Lena never arrived.

Checking her phone for the thousand time, the result was the same. No new message from Lena, or response to Kara’s texts.

When going to CatCo, her coworkers were still congratulating her, and Kara greeted them with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes.

The hero was upset. Why would Lena be absent to the most important time in Kara’s life?

When checking on the CEO, there was a heartbeat on Lena’s office. So, it didn’t make sense to Kara why the Luthor had her phone turned off.

It all took a turn for the worse, when first thing in the morning meeting, Andrea Rojas came and announced her new ownership of Catco.

Kara didn’t wait for the meeting to end, instead she took a turn and left towards L-corp.

Lena sold Catco? No, it just couldn’t be.

She needed to talk to Lena.

Kara didn’t even think twice before barging in on Lena’s office. But she was soon frozen on the spot when instead of the usual emerald-eyes she liked so much, a pair of cold brown eyes stared at her.

“Sam?” Kara was so taken aback by the Arias’ presence that she took a step backwards.

“Kara.” Sam acknowledged but didn’t smile like usual. Instead she returned her gaze to the papers in her hands.

“Where’s Lena?” The hero asked with a frown on her face.

So many changes happening at once was overwhelming her. It reminded Kara of her first days on Earth, when everything was new.

A hint of anger flashed over Sam’s features. It was fast, but Kara saw it and her frown deepened.

“Not here.” The answer was curt and harsh.

Anxiety flared in Kara’s veins at the reply. It was clear Sam was mad at her for some reason, but her sole priority was to know where Lena was.

“What is going on?” Kara asked exasperated. “First there is this woman, Andrea at Catco, and now-” Taking a deep breath, Kara tried to calm herself. “Where’s Lena?” She asked letting the steel of Supergirl seep into her voice.

“Lena’s fine, you don’t have to look for her.” Sam replied giving the blonde a short glance, a raised eyebrow at the tone of voice.

“You know where she is.” It wasn’t a question, and they both knew it. “Tell me-”

“Let it go, Kara.” Sam said between her teeth, her jaw set in anger.

Kara huffed irritated. She had no idea where her best friend was, Sam didn’t seem to want to cooperate. It was frustrating to say the least.

Turning on her heels, she was ready to storm out of the office.

“And don’t even think about looking for her with your alter ego.”

The blonde froze on her place, her blood running cold on her veins.

“W-what?”

“Don’t act as if you didn’t hear me.” Sam stood up, papers in her hands and headed for the door. But before walking out, she faced the reporter. “If you ever really cared for her, don’t look for Lena.” The seriousness in her voice held no room for argument, but after a couple of seconds her features softened a bit. She looked at the teary-eyed reporter with slight pity in her eyes. “Just leave her alone, Kara. It’s what she wants.”

With no other words, Sam left the office. Leaving a broken-hearted reporter behind.

The only explanation for Sam to be pissed at her, and the sudden disappearance of her friend was making itself clear.

Lena knew she was Supergirl.

‘She knows.’

That sole thought made a cold shiver run down her spine.

Kara knew she should have told Lena years ago about her identity, but the mere idea of the Luthor hating her always made her cower and postpone it.

She should’ve told her.

But now it was too late, and her worst fear came true.

Lena left. She probably hated her too.

It was hard. Knowing Lena was out there, thinking Kara had been using her like all the other people that had betrayed the Luthor.

It was just unbearably painful.

And Kara would wonder from time to time if maybe she lost more than just a friend. It definitely hurt more than that.

“If you ever really cared for her, don’t look for Lena.”

Sam’s words were the only thing stopping her from putting on the cape and fly around the world, looking for the person Kara cared deeply for.

But she couldn’t do that. Lena didn’t want her to.

Kara had shut down completely after that fateful day, the day she learned Lena knew her secret.

The blonde stopped eating at her favorite restaurants, she stopped writing her articles with as much passion as she used to, she stopped smiling as much…

…she stopped being Supergirl.

It had ten days since Lena left the city, and everyone was worried about the youngest Danvers.

When Kara no longer answered her phone, Alex decided it was time for her to go visit her sister.

But the blonde didn’t open the door, and the older Danvers had to use her key to enter the place.

Once inside, the redhead had to squint her eyes a bit to adjust her sight. All the lights were off, and the only light was coming from the windows.

The first thing she noticed was her little sister sitting on the couch, arms around her knees and her gaze lost somewhere in the wall.

Alex’s heart broke at the sight.

“Kara…” she mumbled with sorrow, but her sister barely acknowledged her presence.

The redhead walked until she was in front of Kara and knelt in front of her. The hero’s eyes were red and puffy, but what impacted Alex the most was that those blue eyes reminded her of the time Kara arrived at her home. Looking so lost and heartbroken after losing her world.

“Oh Kara…”

For the first time, the blonde seemed to notice her sister’s presence.

“Alex, what are you doing here?” her voice was hoarse, and Alex could only guess it was due to hours of crying.

“I was worried.”

“I’m fine…” Kara said and looked away.

“I brought your favorite ice cream, wanna eat some?” Alex asked trying to cheer her sister. “We can watch Wizard of Oz while eating it-”

“Thanks Alex, but I’m not hungry…” The blonde muttered with tiredness coating every word.

It was as if her sister had become a shell of a person, and the only emotion that could be seen clearly was the sadness in her eyes.

And Alex had had enough. She couldn’t stand seeing her sister so broken anymore.

“I don’t think this is a good idea, Alex.” Kelly said from the kitchen, a cup of coffee in her hands.

“You didn’t see her, Kelly. And I don’t think loneliness is doing her any better.” Alex replied while sending a few texts on her phone.

“Kara is processing, she needs time to come to terms with Lena’s departure, and if being alone is what she needs, then maybe we should let her.”

Alex’s phone pinged with the replies to her texts, and when looking at them, a smile spread across her lips.

“See, everyone’s worried about her.” The redhead said while showing her phone to her girlfriend. “Kara needs to know Lena leaving isn’t the end of the world, she still has us. And having game night is going to prove it to her, just you wait…you’ll see.” Alex said excitedly while typing some more texts to their friends.

“I don’t think her relationship with Lena was like with the rest of us…” Kelly replied, but Alex didn’t hear it.

The psychologist sighed at her girlfriend’s antics, and prayed for the night to go well.

It didn’t go well at all.

For starters, it was clear in Kara’s eyes she wanted to be anywhere but there, even when it was her apartment hosting game night.

And as the night progressed, their attempt to cheer Kara was going south quickly.

Because no matter how hard they tried to draw her attention, Kara’s gaze would constantly fell on Lena’s empty spot.

It all blow up, when William -who Alex invited for some reason- sat on Lena’s empty spot.

The sadness was replaced with anger, and in an instant Kara was pushing William away from the spot. Her force wasn’t well contained that the man fell on his ass, clear shock on his face.

“That’s not your seat.” Kara growled, her hands in fists and glaring at the very scared man on the floor.

Alex knew her sister very well, and she saw how Kara was seconds away from activating her laser vision.

“Kara!” Alex exclaimed and thankfully her sister seemed to come out of her trance.

The blonde looked at her sister, and the at the empty spot, misery reflecting in her blue eyes. And before anyone else could say something, she stormed to her bedroom, closing the door behind.

Tense silence filled the living room, everyone trying to process what just happened.

“What’s wrong with her?” William muttered still shaken up.

“You seated on Lena’s spot. And due to-” Brainy started to say with his regular antics, but before he could go on a full explanation like usual, Nia cut him off.

Alex sighed heavily, and when looking at her girlfriend she just knew she should’ve listened to her.

“Night’s over guys.” The director said, and everyone nodded their agreement.

One by one they left the place.

Until there was only Kelly and Alex on Kara’s living room. The psychologist noticed immediately the reluctance of girlfriend; the older Danvers didn’t want to leave her sister alone.

“I’ll see you tomorrow.” Kelly said softly, while pecking Alex on the lips.

“Thanks…” The director muttered in relief and bid goodbye to her girlfriend.

Once there was no one else left on the place, Alex made her way to Kara’s bedroom.

When she entered the room, the redhead noticed her sister was already in bed.

“You should’ve gone with Kelly…” Kara muttered softly, as if her mind was elsewhere. Which became a constant since Lena left.

“You need me right now.” Alex made her way to sit on the edge of Kara’s bed.

“I’m fine.”

“You’re not…I understand you’re sad, but Kara, Lena leaving isn’t your fault.”

“Of course, it is.” There was a bite in Kara’s voice, as if she couldn’t believe what her sister was saying.

“No, she made a choice. She left without even trying to talk with you, and that’s on her, not you.” The redhead was quick to say, making clear she blamed Lena for Kara’s suffering.

“I lied to her for years…”

“To protect her! You didn’t mean to hurt her!” The exasperation in her voice was clear.

“But I did, Alex!” Kara exclaimed while sitting up, and facing her sister. “I hurt her…” she added with so much pain in her voice that Alex felt bad for it.

“You just need to talk to her, make her understand that you didn’t mean to hurt her.”

“How…? Sam is the only one who knows where she is, but she won’t tell us anything…” The blonde said with desperation soaking her words.

“I know…but I have an idea.” Alex said with a small smile. “We’ll fix this, Kara. Everything will work out, I promise.”

“Okay…” Kara nodded with hopeful tears on her eyes.

Yes, she was Supergirl and she could fix everything.

The small cottage where her mother raised her looked exactly as she remembered, and yet it also looked completely different.

The grass had gotten taller without proper care, it was chaotically blocking the path and making it hard to walk near the house.

But it wasn’t impossible, and she was a Luthor. Stubborn to the core.

The wooden door seemed to be too old and deteriorated by the rain. It was barely standing without the proper care.

And the windows that used to reflect the light from inside, now where dark and somber, with spider nets on their corners.

The place that once used to be her home, now held no warmth at all.

The deteriorated sight brought tears to her eyes.

It had been twenty-two years since she last set foot in that house. Lena had wanted to when she was still a child, not fully grasping the concept of death, and wanting to return to her mother.

But every time she mentioned it to her father, Lionel’s eyes would harden and his body would tense up. He wouldn’t say a word and instead would turn around to lock himself in his office.

Lena stopped asking after a while. And when she was old enough to travel by herself. She wasn’t brave enough to do it.

Even after all that time, she still couldn’t seem to gather enough courage and take the last steps.

After a few minutes of just staring at the door, the Luthor finally managed to brace herself and open the door. As soon as she did, the lights turned on, a little arrangement made by her father all those years ago.

With the soft light, her eyes could scan the place she used to call home.

Lena didn’t remember it all that well, but looking at the fading drawings on the fridge, and the old and dusty toys, she just new how much her mother had loved her.

It all felt surreal. Looking around the place, she could see the ghost of the happy life she used to live.

Memories replaying on her mind.

How her father would visit from time to time, always carrying big presents for Lena. And her mother admonishing him, claiming he was spoiling their child.

The youngest Luthor stood there, in the middle of an old and deteriorated cottage, reminiscing the times she was truly happy. Contemplating the life she could’ve had if only her mother hadn’t died.

Lena just stood there and cried.

She cried over the life she could’ve had.

She cried over the family she lost.

And she cried…she cried over the last betrayal she suffered.

Painful sobs leaving her body, crying over a broken heart.

It took her a couple of weeks for her to clean the cottage completely. It would’ve been faster if she would’ve accepted the help of the people from the nearby village. But Lena wanted to do it by herself, and it was all worth it, seeing the place in its former glory.

It also helped keeping her mind busy. Avoiding thoughts of a certain blonde hero.

After cleaning the place, she was left with more free time than she could imagine. And so, the Luthor immersed herself in reading the books her mother had there. Whatever was necessary to keep her mind busy and distracted.

And although the books were mostly falling to pieces, they still offered a nice distraction. It made Lena smile, finding out about her mother’s literature interests.

It felt as if she was becoming closer to her mother in a sense. It warmed her heart.

At her sixth week in her time in Ireland, there were no more books left to read, and once again the silence started to drive her crazy.

In an impulse to keep herself busy, Lena decided to visit the lake. It may not have been her wisest decision, but her intention was to keep her mind occupied.

Besides, it was supposed to help her and create new memories instead of the traumatic one she had.

But the closer she got to the lake, the more her legs started shaking and getting heavier.

As soon as she caught a glimpse of the deep water, the memory of her mother drowning flashed before her eyes.

And suddenly all the air left her lungs, as if someone hit her in the stomach. The need to flee the scene was imperious, but her legs wouldn’t respond to her command. Tears gathered in her eyes, and her breathing got irregular.

Panic started to build inside her, but before she was pulled into a heavy panic attack, her phone rang in her pocket.

With something to focus on, the panic started to subside and slowly disappear. There was no need to check who was calling, it was a new phone and only one person knew the number.

“Hey Sam” Lena tried to sound normal, but her voice trembled.

“Lena, what’s wrong?” Sam of course noticed it, and the concern was immediate.

“Nothing…” The Luthor cursed her still shaky voice.

“Lena-”

“I’m fine!” She snapped and the line went silent. “I’m sorry…it’s just…” Taking a deep breath, a whisper left her lips, as if sharing a secret. “I’m at the lake…”

“Are you okay?” The Arias asked softly, understanding completely what it meant for the Luthor.

“Y-yeah…just- can you keep talking to me?” Lena pleaded, her free hand going to her middle section as an act of comfort.

“Of course!” The answer was quick, and it made the Luthor smile.

Sam was a true friend, unlike some other people.

“So, the other day I had a ridiculous argument with Ruby…”

Sam kept talking and talking, always filling the silent and making Lena laugh with her ridiculous stories of her day to day.

It helped the Luthor stand on the shore of the lake, looking at the water that took her mother from her.

When her mind started to wander through dark thoughts, Sam would call her name, as if sensing her predicament.

“Lena?”

“I-I’m listening…”

“Of course…so, as I was saying, I only found out about the cat when a dead rat was left in front of Ruby’s bedroom-”

Lena couldn’t help but laugh at her friend’s story.

“Hey, don’t laugh!” Sam said chuckling as well. “I swear I almost had a heart attack when I made eye contact with a dead rat!”

Again, Lena burst into laughter, just imagining the scene her friend was portraying. Sam joined after a couple of seconds, and together they were chuckling about Ruby’s actions of taking in a cat without telling her mom.

When suddenly, Lena’s laughter stopped abruptly.

“Lena?” her friend asked when calming down.

“Tell me, Sam, do you keep in touch with Kara?”

“What?” The CFO was taken aback by the sudden change in topic. “No, why?”

“Alex then?” Lena said instead of answering, her tone steeling with repressed anger.

“I-” Sam mumbled at a loss of words.

“I’m guessing you did.”

“Why does it matter?”

“Well, I’m assuming they planted a bug on your phone.”

“What the-? Why would you think that?”

“Because Supergirl just landed in front of me.” Lena said through gritted teeth. “I’m sorry, but I’ll have to cut this conversation short.” She said and hanged up before her friend could answer back.

The Luthor turned off the phone and settled her cold eyes on the sad hero in front of her.

“Lena…” Kara mumbled, a mix of relief and sadness on her voice.

Lena steeled her face and turned around to leave.

“Wait, please!” Kara exclaimed and using her superspeed she moved to block the Luthor’s path.

“What is it, Supergirl?” she said the title with such disgust that made the hero flinch.

“Lena please, just let me explain-” Kara begged.

“What is there to explain?”

“Everything-!”

“You made me think you were my friend, while also treating me like a Luthor. You used me and lied to me.”

“That’s not true-!”

“Isn’t it?” Lena sneered and chuckled incredulously. “You told me you’d never lie to me, or that you’d never hurt me. But when I used Kryptonite to save Sam, you treated me like a villain.” Her voice trembled with rage and sadness. “You used me. You and your friends at the DEO. You will always call when you needed my help, but you were also the first to judge me.” She looked at Kara’s teary eyes. “You lied to me…every step of our friendship was a lie-”

“No! That is not true-!” Kara tried to defend herself, her voice shaking with tears.

“How am I supposed to believe you?!”

“I-I-” The blonde was openly crying by then, big tears rolling down her cheeks. Little whimpers of pain leaving her lips.

But Kara hurt her and Lena was in so much more pain.

She shouldn’t be the one making amends, nor did she want to.

Her emotions were out of control, her body shook with all the pain and anger at the betrayal. Looking at Kara crying didn’t bring the satisfaction she was expecting, and being near the place where she lost her mother-

It was too much.

Lena couldn’t deal with all that, she just couldn’t.

After killing her brother, she disposed of all of his belongings and creations.

All but one.

The Luthor moved her hand to her pocket, inside she felt the ridges of the worn trans matter portal watch.

Lena didn’t even care what coordinates were put on the watch, she wanted to get away from Kara, and so, she activated the watch and a portal materialized behind her.

Before Kara could react, she crossed the portal and closed it.

Back in National City, Sam Arias was furiously making her way to a certain secret agency.

She felt so stupid. Trusting Alex -Kara’s sister- into her house.

So stupid!

And now, Lena wasn’t answering any of her calls. She doubted the Luthor would even have the phone with her anymore.

She shouldn’t have trusted them.

She marched through the DEO’s corridors, and when arriving at the main area her frown deepened.

There was Alex in the middle of the big screens, where a location was clearly on them. Talking by an earpiece with Kara.

When Alex caught her eyes, she opened them in surprise and regret.

“Sam, listen-” she tried to say, but Sam held her hand up and silenced her.

“No, you listen to me, Director Danvers.” She practically spit the name making Alex flinch. “You crossed a line. So don’t you dare come near me or my daughter ever again.” She growled.

“You don’t understand!” Alex exclaimed with anger. “Kara was heartbroken, and you wouldn’t help, so you didn’t give me much choice.” She said frowning.

“Really?” Sam scoffed, a bitter smile forming on her lips. “You think your sister had it bad? Have you ever thought about Lena?” The acting CEO crossed her arms, an angry frown on her face. “Have you ever thought how Lena felt after finding out her friends were lying to her from the start? How she felt every time you lied to her after she found out?”

Alex looked lost, and Sam huffed in incredulity.

“You really are shitty friends.” The taller woman shook her head. “And not just to Lena…”

“I didn’t-” Alex tried to defend herself, but Sam cut her off.

“I trusted you, and you planted a bug on my phone.” She shook her head, disgust in her eyes. “Lena was right. You’re all selfish assholes.” Sam said and turned around to leave the DEO.

“Sam, wait-!”

The Arias paused and turned around, but not because of the director’s words.

“Tell your damn sister to leave Lena alone. Or I’ll fucking make her.” The threat was said with such coldness that Alex knew she wasn’t lying. “And you better pray Lena contacts me again, because if she doesn’t, I swear to god I’ll fucking bring Reign back.”

Without waiting for a reply, Sam left the building.

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