midvale
It happened the second time Kara had taken Lena to Midvale. Kara had decided that she actually wanted to show Lena around town and some of her favourite spots from when she first arrived on earth. The first place they went to was the city park, where Kara had walked around hand in hand with Lena, pointing out where she had sat on a swing for the first time, where she had her first kiss, where she used to hide out and read.
The next place Kara took Lena, was to the local library. Kara introduced Lena to the librarian, Mrs. Hart, who had run the library for nearly 50 years. Kara showed her to the places in the library she would come and hide out in when she was fighting with Alex or Eliza, however it had changed in the past 15 years so Kara apologized for that, but made sure Lena had gotten the point. Kara shared that she would pack a bag of food and ‘run away’, hiding out here until the library closed, and Mrs. Hart would call Eliza to come pick her up, and eventually they would apologize to each other, until the next argument or disagreement.
After showing Lena the library, they went back to Kara’s childhood home, Eliza’s house, and ate dinner with Eliza. Eliza had smiled at Lena the whole hour, smirking or raising her eyebrow occasionally when Kara wasn’t looking, or wasn’t paying attention. Lena offered to help Eliza with the dishes after dinner, meanwhile Kara was in the living room setting up the board game, Clue, the first board game Eliza and Alex had introduced Kara to.
“So, when are you gonna do it?” Eliza asked quietly, hoping Kara wouldn’t be eavesdropping by listening in, as she nudged Lena gently with her elbow, careful not to knock the cup Lena was towel drying out of her hands.
“Tonight. She told me that we’re going to her favourite place in Midvale once it's dark enough and the stars are out. So I figured I’d do it there, tonight before we leave in the morning.” Lena smiled, setting the now dry cup into the cupboard before grabbing the plate Eliza was handing over to her to dry.
Eliza smiled widely, “you two are good together. You’re already a part of our family, Lena, but I can’t wait until you’re officially my daughter in law,’ Eliza told her as they finished the last dish.
“Thank you, Eliza, truly. I know we already talked about it when I asked for your permission, but it really does mean a lot, after everything that had happened with.. Lillian,” Lena sighed and Eliza wrapped her arms around her soon to be Daughter In Law. Lena returned the hug, resting her head on Eliza’s shoulder. “You’re the best, I’m so glad Kara had you growing up,” she whispered, just as Kara came into the room.
“Hey guys, it's all set.. up. What’s.. Going on? Is everything okay?” Kara asked worriedly, as her girlfriend pulled away from her adoptive mother’s shoulder, wiping tears from her eyes. With one hand she pushed a strand away from Lena’s face and wiped a tear away with her thumb.
“Y-yeah, Lena stuttered and sniffled, looking towards Eliza before back at Kara, “we’re all good,” she gave a weak, ever growing smile, “shall we go play clue, darling?”
Kara nodded hesitantly and wrapped an arm around Lena’s waist before leading her to the living room. They sat down on the love seat and Kara pressed one last kiss to her temple, before asking if she was okay again, to which Lena chuckled softly and nodded, leaning into Kara as Eliza came into the living room and they started the game.
Nearly an hour later as they finished the second game of clue, Eliza decided to tap out and call it a night, giving each girl a hug and a kiss on the cheek, before cleaning up her mess and heading upstairs, leaving Kara and Lena alone. The two cleaned up the game mess and Kara looked out the window and smiled. It was getting dark and the stars were fairly bright. This would work perfectly. Kara explained to Lena that they had to fly to the final spot of the day, as it was pretty far up. Lena reluctantly agreed, but made sure Kara knew that she trusted her. She headed upstairs to grab her jacket, and made sure her little box was secure in her pocket before heading downstairs and allowing Kara to help her into it, like the gentlewoman Kara was when she offered. Kara then gently picked her up in bridal style, and Lena wrapped her arms around Kara's neck and gave her the okay. Kara started to levitate off of the ground slowly, not wanting to rush into the air like she would normally do if she was alone. She had also changed into her Supergirl suit, just in case she was spotted, as it would be less questionable if Supergirl was spotted flying over Midvale, vs an unknown woman. After a short ride, they landed on top of a cliff. Kara carefully set her girlfriend down on the ground and made sure she was okay before letting go of her completely.
“This is hands down my favourite place here in Midvale. It was one of the first places I had discovered. I came here.. A lot,” Kara explained while looking out at the lights on the skyline and the reflected lights from the stars, “I suppose looking up at the stars helped me, when I was feeling homesick. I’d come up here and sit all night, just staring up at them. My mom, my real mom, told me that when planets or things explode, the atoms formed stars, so I held onto that thought, thinking that maybe I was able to see and feel a little piece of Krypton. So I came up here, alot, which quickly made it my favourite spot. And now, a spot I want to share with you.” Kara smiled in Lena's direction, as she sat down close to the edge with her knees pulled up towards her chest
“So your mother’s theory is kind of like the big bang? How the thing exploded and then slowly the atoms formed our planets and stars?” Lena asked as she sat down in the same way beside Kara, just a little bit further back as she couldn’t just float if she slipped off.
“I suppose so, yeah. It’s just rocks, but,” Kara shrugged, “important rocks, y’know?” she teased with a small smile.
Lena took the opportunity to pull the small box out of her pocket, “Speaking of rocks..” Lena bit her lip and popped open the box, “Kara, you’ve been so generous and open, sharing all of your favourite memories and spots with me. I’ve loved spending this day with you, learning things I could never have learned simply through words, I want to spend every day of my life with you. This spot is so important to you, and therefore it is important to me, but.. maybe we can make it important for us. Kara, w-will you marry me?” she asked, pushing the small box forward slightly, and looked up at her girlfriend with tears in her eyes, to see Kara’s own eyes matching her own. Kara nodded slightly, eyes meeting Lena’s as tears fell down her face.
“O-of course I will! O-oh my god, Lena!” Lena grinned widely, as she carefully took the ring out and slid it onto Kara’s outstretched ring finger. They met in the middle in a passionate kiss, to which Lena only broke a minute later, desperate for a breather.
“We’re engaged!”
“We’re engaged!” Lena repeated with a teary eyed giggle. Their hands met each others and fingers intertwined, as they looked out on the Midvale skyline.