Chapter 2
The next few weeks at university fly by for Kara. She enjoys spending time with her friends and her sister on the rare occasion Alex actually wanted to leave her apartment with Maggie. Frankly Kara is getting a bit sick and tired of her sister basically forgetting her and spending so much time with Maggie. There is such a thing as spending too much time with someone, it creates a clingy and toxic relationship. But of course Kara would never bring that up. Outside of this Kara really feels like she is getting in the groove this year, writing some particularly good articles for the university paper. Then to top everything off Kara and her debate team have qualified for state finals.
But with these things going well, other things were not. Firstly Kara had taken the habit of reading the comments section of the articles she writes. At first she thought it would be good because she could see what other people thought about the topics she wrote on, while also potentially seeing people attempting to engage her in a discussion, and that is what most of the comments are. However one user called ‘sciencegirl93’ constantly writes comments on her articles either criticising how the article was written or trying to devalue the facts in the article, or simply linking to articles the user believed was better written and that people should ‘check out to get more informed’. Of course being the internet Kara didn’t want this one user to get to her, but it did. Outside of this Kara has continued to have a horrible relationship with Lena Luthor. For some reason Lena has insisted on sitting next to Kara and Winn during their classes together, even though Lena constantly belittles Kara and is rude to her. What makes it even worse is Winn and James have both become sort of friends with Lena, well friendly at least.
On a few occasions Kara has been out with Winn, James and sometimes Alex and Maggie and her night has been ruined by spotting Lena at the same place as them as well. Lena then seems to make it her goal to ruin Kara’s night. Winn and James don’t help by encouraging Lena to join them whenever they spot her. Kara is pretty sure Winn is just fanboying over Lena, while James has a helpless crush on her.
Presently Kara is happy because she is about to attend one of her final meetings with the debate team before they head off in a few weeks to the state debate finals. Kara as team captain has planned out several activities that the team will be doing to prepare. She also intends to get each member of her team that she will be taking to the finals to learn some basic information about a variety of topics, so at least they have some understanding of a broad range of subjects. Of course Kara wishes she could bring the entire team to the finals but out of the 15 members only 5 of them and 2 alternates could go.
Kara enters the classroom where the debate team holds their meetings and is stopped in her tracks when she meets a familiar unwanted face. Kara sees Lena Luthor chatting and smiling to members of the debate team.
“Luthor? What are you doing here?” Kara asks, annoyed.
“I want to join the debate team.” Lena simply states.
“Well sorry, sign up closed last week for this semester, you should try again next semester.” Kara smiles.
Kara knows these are the rules and is happy to shove them in Lena’s face.
“Oh don’t worry I got a special exemption from the Dean to join late. I have a letter from him here for you.” Lena says as she opens up her bag and hands Kara a letter.
Kara grabs the letter and reads it. It basically ‘encourages’ Kara to accept Lena into the team. But Kara isn’t stupid, she knows that this is the Dean telling her to accept Lena or face the consequences. This annoys Kara, of course rich Lena Luthor gets special treatment. At least Kara can control who she takes to finals, and that certainly won’t be Lena.
“Fine, whatever.” Kara huffs and hands back the letter to Lena.
Kara then stands in front of the class.
“Alright guys are you all ready to get started?” Kara asks with a smile.
“Hang on I have something I want to say.” Lena calls out.
“What is it Luthor?” Kara asks.
“I was reading up on the rules for the captain of the debate team and it states that I may challenge you for the debate team captain, which I wish to do.” Lena states.
Kara gets an angry frown on her face. Of course this is something else Lena wants to do, to take away from her. But Kara has the upper hand, she knows that Lena is wrong and can’t challenge her, and even if she can the vote will be done by the other members who all love Kara.
“Sorry Luthor but you can’t.” Kara states.
“Yes I can. As I was a captain of my former university’s debate team where we won the state championship 2 years running that qualifies me to challenge you.” Lena says with a wicked smile.
Kara loses the smirk on her face, she realises Lena is right, she just didn’t know Lena was already an accomplished debater.
“Alright fine. Once the state finals are done you can challenge me.” Kara says.
“No. I don’t see why we can’t get this out of the way today. Unless you are not prepared to debate me or something?” Lena asks.
Kara knows this is a challenge, and her ego won’t let her back down.
“Fine. Let’s get this over with Luthor.” Kara says.
“Gladly Danvers.” Lena smirks as she stands up and walks to the front of the classroom to join Kara.
“Okay guys we need a topic, any suggestions?” Kara asks.
“Ethics of animal testing in science!” One member calls out.
“I like that one.” Lena smiles.
Kara doesn’t like that topic she doesn’t know what to say other than animal testing is bad because it can kill animals or animal testing is good because it saves human lives. But once again Kara’s ego won’t let her back down.
“Alright. What do you want Luthor, for or against animal testing?” Kara asks.
“I’ll do for, gives me a bit of a challenge at least.” Lena smiles.
This of course annoys Kara once more. Lena suggesting debating Kara isn’t going to be a challenge.
“Whatever. Okay, we’ll have 10 minutes to prepare.” Kara says.
Lena nods in reply.
Kara and Lena spend the next 10 minutes preparing for their debate, researching the topic. Once they are finished they each stand at a podium.
“You guys have to shake hands to start.” One debate team member yells.
Kara and Lena approach and shake hands. Lena pulls Kara closer to her.
“This is gonna be as easy as tearing apart the articles you so poorly write.” Lena whispers with a smirk into Kara’s ear.
Kara looks at Lena in shock now realising sciencegirl93 is obviously Lena, of course it is.
The debate starts and Kara never recovers from Lena putting her off by whispering that in her ear. Lena clearly knows more about the topic than Kara to begin with. She wouldn’t be surprised if she found out Lena paid the team member to suggest that topic. The debate ends and Kara has a very bad feeling. The other members discuss and with a vote of 9 - 5 Lena is voted as the new captain of the debate team. Lena of course smiles in victory.
“Thank you everyone, and I just want to thank Kara for taking this debate team to where it is now. But I know we can do better. That said I’d like to make it official that Kara will be my vice captain!” Lena smiles.
Kara knows Lena is doing this to rub salt into the wound, not because she wants her as vice captain or anything.
That evening Kara goes home absolutely fuming. She’s not done a single thing wrong to this girl, well other than member a few comments towards her, and Lena seems to want to ruin Kara’s entire life at university. This is made all the worse when a week later Kara finds out that Lena has excluded her from joining the debate team at the National finals.
A month goes by and Kara is basically in a permanent bad mood. Eventually James and Winn suggest they all go out for Kara to blow off some steam. Kara reluctantly accepts. The night itself goes pretty great. Kara enjoys having drinks with Winn and James and dancing with various sexy women. But then of course it is ruined by Lena Luthor arriving. Kara spends the next half hour after that just pissed off alone at her table. She even sees James and Winn talking to Lena. But eventually Kara is interrupted by a woman approaching her.
“Hey, you look upset. Something that matter?” The woman asks.
Kara looks up at the women and her breath hitches. The woman is gorgeous.
“No. Just in a bad mood funk you know?” Kara smiles.
“Yeah.” The woman smiles.
“Care to join me?” Kara asks.
“Sure.” The woman smiles, “I’m Andrea by the way.”
“Kara, it’s nice to meet you Andrea.” Kara smiles as she moves closer to Andrea.
Kara is now like a predator, sure she’s still pissed off, but she knows what will make her forget, by seducing this beautiful woman and taking her to bed.
“I haven’t spotted you around campus before Andrea. Are you new here or something?” Kara asks.
“Oh no. I got to university in Metropolis. I’m just here visiting someone.” Andrea says.
“Oh, that’s nice.” Kara smiles.
Kara thinks this is perfect, this could be a good one night stand who she won’t have the awkward thing of ever having to bump into on campus again.
Kara and Andrea continue to chat for the next half hour, with Kara getting closer to Andrea and touching her more. Andrea slowly becomes more and more receptive to Kara’s approach. Eventually Kara enters Andreas space by her ear.
“Hmm you’re so sexy.” Kara hums.
“Why thank you. You’re incredible yourself.” Andrea replies.
“I want you now.” Kara says.
“I.... I..... come with me.” Andrea says as she stands up looks over her shoulder and holds out her hand.
Kara grabs Andreas hand. Andrea then leads the two of them to the women’s bathroom. Andrea checks to make sure the entire bathroom is empty before she jumps on Kara and begins kissing her passionately. Kara kisses Andrea back hungrily. Kara moves Andrea so she is sitting on the sink while Kara kisses her. The two women continue to kiss for a few more minutes before Kara begins to unbutton Andrea’s shirt. As Kara does she hears the bathroom door open.
“Get off my girlfriend!!!” Kara hears a familiar voice yell.
Kara suddenly looks behind her and sees Lena with an absolutely furious expression on her face.
“What... I....” Kara says confused.
Lena approaches Kara and shoves her aside forcefully.
“How could you do this to me!!!” Lena yells at Andrea, now ignoring Kara.
“Lena, babe.... I..... it didn’t mean anything.” Andrea says with tears in her eyes.
“Whatever!!! We’re done!!” Lena yells at Andrea and then turns to Kara, “And you!!! You’re so childish that you result to trying to sleep with my girlfriend!! Well congrats the sluts all yours!”
Lena then turns to leave.
“Lena, I didn’t know!!” Kara yells, but this doesn’t stop Lena from storming out.
Kara and Andrea remain stunned in silence for a moment before Andrea then grabs Kara and pulls her close again.
“Now where were we?” Andrea smiles.
“What the hell!!? No. Get away from me.” Kara says as she pulls away and heads out of the room.
Kara heads back into the club and tries to find Lena but she’s obviously left. Kara feels very guilty, even though she didn’t know Andrea was Lena’s girlfriend. Kara just rectifies that she will apologise to Lena when she sees her next.
Kara spots Lena the next day as Lena is walking out of the campus Starbucks with an iced coffee in hand.
“Lena!!” Kara calls out after Lena.
Lena ignores Kara and continues walking in the other direction. This doesn’t stop Kara however and she runs after Lena until she stops in front of her. Lena gets an angry expression on her face.
“I don’t want to talk to you.” Lena says annoyed.
“I know. But I need to say I didn’t know Andrea was your girlfriend. I promise I’d never do anything like that. Even to you.” Kara says.
“Well I don’t believe you.” Lena replies.
“Lena come on. She didn’t tell me. If she did I totally wouldn’t have! You have to believe me.” Kara says.
“No!! You know what I believe!!! I believe you saw me and Andrea walk into that club and even kiss and you wanted to seduce her as revenge!!! The only woman I’ve ever loved!! I hate you!!!!” Lena yells at Kara.
Lena tried to walk away but Kara grabs Lena’s wrist turning her around. Lena turns around with an even more annoyed look on her face and just takes the lid off her coffee quickly and throws it in Kara’s face.
“Lena!! What the hell!!” Kara yells.
“Serves you right!!!” Lena yells then storms away.