Relationship by Kryptonite
After Kara and Lena kissed in Lena’s office they both regretfully parted ways as they both had to get back to work. But they promised one another that they would discuss more what they are now to each other after game night, which Kara is hosting at her apartment.
Throughout the day Kara has a permanent smile on her face. One that Nia questions her about constantly, but Kara gives nothing away. Kara just tries to kill as much time as possible, wishing for time to move faster so she could be with Lena again. Eventually 5PM arrives and Kara quickly leaves CatCo and heads home.
When Kara gets to her apartment she knows that everyone won’t start arriving until around 7PM, so Kara spends her time picking out the perfect outfit. Kara wants to wear something that she hopes Lena will think is sexy, but at the same time she doesn’t want to wear anything that makes everyone else think she is trying too hard. So after Kara has a shower she chooses to wear some tight jeans that show off her ass, and a flannel short sleeve shirt.
At 6:30PM there is a knock at Kara’s door and she quickly runs over to open it. When she opens it she sees Lena standing before her.
“Lena!” Kara smiles.
“Kara I....” Lena begins, but before she can continue Kara is kissing Lena passionately and has pulled her into her apartment. Lena kisses Kara back with hunger.
After a few minutes the two women break apart with big smiles on their faces.
“Sorry. I just really like kissing you.” Kara smiles at Lena.
“Never be sorry for that.” Lena replies with a cheeky smile.
Kara takes a happy deep breath.
“Anyway, I thought maybe we could talk before everyone gets here, instead of after. If that’s okay with....” Lena begins.
“Yes!!” Kara interrupts eagerly.
Lena raises a questioning eyebrow at Kara interrupting her.
“Sorry.... I..... I just don’t want to wait Lena.... I want to establish what this is as soon as possible.” Kara smiles.
“Okay.” Lena replies and grabs Kara’s hand and leads her to the couch.
Once the two women take a seat on the couch next to one another Lena takes Kara in for a brief kiss. Kara replies with a high pitched moan.
“Anyway. Kara..... I want us to..... go on dates...... to..... to be girlfriends.... and I don’t want to share you with anyone else.” Lena explains.
Kara smiles widely at Lena.
“Lena.” Kara says as she places a hand on Lena’s arm, “I want that too. I love you. I wish I’d realised it years ago. But I do love you. I want to be with you, only you, in any way you’ll have me.”
Lena smiles for a moment before her smile drops for a bit.
“Kara... I..... I’m not just talking about kissing..... I’m talking about more than that.... about sex....” Lena says hesitantly.
Kara chuckles.
“I know silly.” Kara replies.
Lena gets a surprised look on her face once more.
“Okay, but Kara.... do you..... do you find me physically attractive..... as..... as even though you love me.... and I love you..... this...... we might not be able to give each other what we need if you don’t find me physically attractive.” Lena explains hesitantly.
“Lena, I think you’re stunning. I always have, even before I realised I love you. And honestly all day I have been imagining me placing gentle kisses down your naked body, and on your breasts, and making you moan.” Kara says with a blush.
Lena smiles back wickedly.
“Well..... maybe we can try some of that after everyone leaves tonight. If that’s okay with you?” Lena suggests.
“Yes!! I really want to!” Kara says and then bites her lip shyly, “But.... Lena.... I’ve.... I’ve never been with a woman...... so..... you’ll need to show me....”
Lena now places her hands in Kara’s.
“That’s okay darling. If you are sure you want this, I’ll show you exactly what to do. You don’t have to be scared.” Lena says.
Kara nods and takes Lena in for another kiss.
“Okay. But I think we should wait to tell people about us..... until.... after game night.... okay?” Lena asks.
“Okay. Yes, I agree.” Kara smiles and kisses Lena again.
Game night goes just as normal. Nia, Alex, Kelly, J’onn and Brainy all arrive. The group orders Chinese with extra extra potstickers for Kara. They then start off with Pictionary which Alex and Kara win. They then move on to Clue which Brainy wins, even though Alex cheated and lied about what she knew. Or as Alex put it “I made a mistake Kara.” Then finally the group finished off the night with a game of Monopoly, which Lena wins.
“Well played Lena!” Kara says in congratulations.
“Thank you Kara.” Lena replies.
“Yeah.... totally a fair win....” Alex mutters.
“What is that Alex?” Kara asks.
“Oh come on Kara! You basically purposely bankrupted yourself to Lena so she could win.” Alex says.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.” Kara lies, poorly.
Several minutes after the group have put away the board games Nia, J’onn and Brainy head out, leaving Kelly, Alex, Lena and Kara behind. Alex and Kelly begin to put on their coats to leave.
“Lena would you like a lift back to your place? We’ll be driving right passed your apartment.” Alex asks.
“Oh.... no.... I.... I think I’ll stay for a bit...” Lena says, hesitantly.
“Are you sure? It’s pretty late.” Alex says with a little smile.
“No.... I..... uhhh.” Lena says and looks to Kara for help.
Alex begins laughing loudly. Both Lena and Kara turn and look at Alex confused.
“I’m sorry. I’m just messing with you Lena.” Alex laughs.
“Okay....” Lena says unsure.
“Yeah. I totally see what’s going on here.” Alex smiles.
“What’s.... what’s going on here?” Kara asks confused.
“Yes. As Alex put it ‘Lena and Kara have been eye fucking all night’” Kelly says with a smile.
“We have not!” Kara protests.
“Kara, you and Lena haven’t been able to take your eyes off each other all night. Not to mention for the entire game of Clue you held hands with Lena.” Alex says.
Kara blushes.
“I..... I.... uhmm....” Kara says awkwardly.
“It’s okay, it’s okay.” Alex raises her hands, “We’ll go. We can talk about this when you are both ready.”
“I.... I....” Kara says, not knowing what to say.
“Thank you Alex.” Lena says with a smile as she takes Kara’s hand in hers, giving it a reassuring squeeze. Alex gives Kara and Lena a nod in response, while Kelly waves, and then the two leave. Kara lets out a sigh of relief once the door is closed.
“Well that was awkward.” Kara says.
“Well maybe you shouldn’t have been eye fucking me all night.” Lena smiles.
“I.... I.... I was not....” Kara says, but not very convincingly at all.
“Don’t worry darling, I was totally eye fucking you all night as well.” Lena says as she takes Kara in for a gentle kiss.
“Oh Rao.” Kara mutters after the kiss ends.
“Now, what would you like to do? Cuddle on the couch and watch a movie?” Lena asks.
“I want to go to bed.” Kara says confidently.
“Oh, are you tired darling?” Lena asks.
“No. I want you in bed, with me, now.” Kara says with confidence as she grabs Lena by the waist.
“Oh my.” Lena squeaks surprised as Kara pulls her close, “Are you sure?”
“Yes. More than anything.” Kara confirms.
“Then take me to bed Kara Zor-El.” Lena says.
That night Lena guides Kara gently, telling her what to do, what feels best for her. But Lena soon finds that Kara is a natural she doesn’t need much guidance after Lena explains what she likes the first time round. This results in Kara and Lena making each other moan for several hours until they finally both collapse into a ball, tangled in one another, and fall asleep.
Over the next week Kara and Lena continue their new romantic relationship. They sleep over at each other’s apartments every night, falling asleep after satisfying each other thoroughly. Kara herself is extremely happy. She doesn’t think she’s ever been this happy. She finally feels she has found that special someone, and she finds it so ironic she was under her nose all this time.
On Friday a week after the explosion Alex sends Kara a text.
Alex (to Kara): Kar, when you’re done at CatCo can you please come to The Tower.
Kara (to Alex): Ok... Is it important? As I’m supposed to be having dinner with Lena.
Alex: Yes, v important! Come here right away!
Kara: Fine. I’ll be there just after 5.
Kara then texts Lena.
Kara (to Lena): Alex has asked me to come by The Tower, so I might be late picking you up for dinner.
Lena (to Kara): Oh, that’s alright. I’m going to be done early anyway. I’ll just meet you at The Tower.
Kara: That’s perfect! :)
Lena: :) Can’t wait to see you love.
Kara: Me neither. Xxxxx I love you.
Lena: Love you too. Xxx
Kara: I only get 3 kisses?! I gave you 5!!!
Lena: I guess that means I owe you two more later ;).
Kara: Well when you put it that way.,...
Lena: Good. Anyway I must get back to work
Kara: yeah me too. I’ll see you later. Love you.
Lena: Love you too darling.
Kara puts her phone down with a happy sigh. She can’t wait for 5PM to arrive so she can head to The Tower and get through whatever Alex needs and then spend the rest of her evening and weekend with Lena.
Kara arrives at The Tower, landing on the balcony. Only Alex and Brainy are inside.
“Hi, guys so what’s up?” Kara asks with a smile.
Alex has a glum look on her face.
“Kara..... I think you should sit down...” Alex says.
Kara now gets a worried look on her face.
“Alex you’re scaring me.... what is it? Is someone hurt?” Kara asks, starting to panic.
“No! No, that’s not it.” Alex quickly says.
Kara lets out a sigh of relief.
“Over the last week.... Brainy has been studying the remains of the warehouse explosion and.....” Alex begins.
Alex is then interrupted by the ding of the elevator, revealing Lena. Kara turns around and gets up to great Lena with a smile.
“Hey Lee, it’s good to see you.” Kara says as she takes Lena in for a brief kiss.
“Hmm you too darling” Lena hums.
Kara and Lena then walk back to Alex.
“Sorry, sis go on....” Kara says.
“I uhh.....” Alex now says more nervous.
“Alex? Is everything okay?” Lena asks.
“I.... I wanted to do this with just Kara here.... but.....” Alex says and then takes a deep sigh, “This involves you as well..... so you deserve to know too.”
“Okay....” Lena replies, unsure.
“I.... I was just telling Kara, Brainy just finished examining the warehouse explosion Kara was in last week.” Alex repeats.
Lena nods.
“And.... uhh.... Brainy please tell them....” Alex almost begs.
Brainy nods.
“I examined all the compounds and residual at the explosion site. I found that what you encountered was a standard bomb, triggered by a motion sensor. I also looked through hundreds of hours of security footage from inside the building and security cameras around it and found no suspicious activity. I believe that the bomb was triggered by a box falling inside the warehouse itself. Of course the question still remains why the warehouse was storing a bomb in the first place.” Brainy explains.
“Okay..... I don’t see why you guys couldn’t tell us this over the phone.” Kara says with an annoyed frown, she just wants to go and have her dinner date with Lena.
“Brainy, that’s not what I was asking you to explain.” Alex says to him with a glare.
“Right.” Brainy nods, “You described to us a pink dust in the room just after the bomb exploded, but then you said you believe it evaporated. Well.... I studied the scene and was able to find molecular traces of this substance, and upon further analysis I recognised it’s structural properties.”
Brainy then uses his tablet to cause a molecular atom structure appear on the big monitor screens in front of them.
“Kryptonite.” Lena says, recognising immediately.
“What?! But.... I was fine after.... Alex even tested me.” Kara says confused.
“Yes Kara I did. But..... I didn’t think to examine your blood at a microscopic level. I just did some basic blood tests. When we examined it at a microscopic level recently we found traces of that pink Kryptonite within your blood.” Alex explains.
“Okay.... but I’m fine.... it didn’t do anything to me.” Kara says.
Brainy and Alex look at each other.
“What?” Kara asks concerned.
“Kara..... we believe that ...... well.... Brainy studied the properties of this pink Kryptonite and he was able to make a good guess as to what it’s effects would be on Kryptonians.” Alex says.
“Yes, I can say with 92.8% certainty that this Kryptonite causes an emotional shift in Kryptonians.” Brainy explains.
Lena lets out a deep breath, realising what this means.
“Emotional shift? What are you talking about?” Kara asks, still confused.
“It makes you gay Kara.” Alex says bluntly.
“It what?!” Kara asks surprised.
“It makes you gay! Think about what happened right after you were exposed to the Kryptonite.” Alex says.
“Nothing happened. I went and had lunch with Lena.” Kara says.
“Yes, and what happened during that lunch?” Alex prods.
“We.... kissed.....” Kara says realising.
“Yes Kara. Look, Brainy was able to come up with an injection that we have here that will destroy the Kryptonite still in your system. I just need to inject you, you’ll fall unconscious for a few hours and then everything will be back to normal.” Alex says.
“No, no, this.... no.... I love Lena.... this.... it’s not Kryptonite.... I know what I feel..... I know how I felt before.... and how I feel now.... I..... I....” Kara says panicking.
“Kara, can we have a minute alone?” Alex asks her sister.
Kara nods and follows Alex into another room.
“Kara, I can’t imagine what you are going through, and how this makes you feel. But what you feel isn’t real. It’s..... it’s just an effect of the Kryptonite..... just like what happened with the red Kryptonite.” Alex explains.
“But the thoughts I had, the things I did with red Kryptonite were buried deep inside me. How do you know this isn’t the same case?” Kara asks.
“I... I guess we don’t..... but..... you owe it to yourself, and to Lena to take the injection..... None of this is your fault Kara.” Alex says.
“No!! I know how I feel!! I.... I love Lena!!! This is real!!! You can’t convince me otherwise!!!” Kara says annoyed and runs out of the room.
“Kara!!” Alex calls after her.
Kara runs over into the main room to Lena.
“Lena.... I don’t know how you feel about this..... but.... I love you...... I have never been this happy..... that is a fact...... that isn’t the Kryptonite that’s just true..... so please..... please.... can we just go.... I love you Lena..... nothing will change that.... please.” Kara begs with tears in her eyes.
Lena looks up at the slightly taller Kara.
“Okay darling. I trust you. Let’s go home.” Lena smiles and takes Kara in for a brief kiss.
“Lena you can’t!” Alex calls out.
Before Lena can respond Kara has taken Lena into her arms and flown her out of The Tower.
Kara and Lena land inside Kara's apartment a few minutes after they leave The Tower. Kara quickly changes into her regular clothes and out of her super suit.
“I love you Lena. That is true. Nothing will change that. I’m going to show you how much.” Kara says as she takes Lena in for a hungry kiss.
“I love you too, my darling.” Lena replies.
The two women kiss and Kara leads Lena into her bedroom. Kara has her back to the bed and is still kissing Lena when she pulls back because she feels tears on Lena’s cheek.
“Lena? Why are you....” Kara begins as she looks at Lena and sees a few tears running down her face. Kara then stops when she feels a prick on her right arm. Kara looks over and sees that Lena has injected her with the pink Kryptonite cure.
When Alex went to talk to Kara in private in The Tower for a few moments Lena just stood still in silence, processing. But she ultimately came to the conclusion that while it will devastate her, she has to give Kara the cure, even if she has to force it on her. So Lena secretly picked up the cure and placed it in her pocket.
Kara looks back into Lena’s eyes.
“No.” Kara says softly and sadly, with a single tear running down her cheek.
“I’m sorry.... I had to do this for you.” Lena says softly.
“Lena I....” Kara begins but begins to fall back and stoop in Lena’s arms.
Lena catches Kara as she falls backwards and gently places her on the bed. When she is done Kara is unconscious. Lena spends the next few minutes changing Kara into pyjamas and then getting her under the covers into bed, all while she cries quietly. When Lena is done she spends a few minutes writing a hand written note which she places by Kara’s bed side.
Lena eventually leaves Kara’s bedroom and gets out her phone.
Lena (to Alex): I gave Kara the cure. She’s in her bed now.
Alex (to Lena): Brainy told me he saw you take it. Are you okay?
Lena: Not really. I think I’m going to go away for a while. I left Kara a note by her bed.
Alex: Okay. Whatever you think is best.
Alex: I’m sorry this happened to you Lena.
Lena: Thank you. I’m leaving Kara’s now, if you want to come over and watch her.
Alex: Okay. I hope you do whatever you need to, to process all this.
Lena: Thank you
Lena then puts her phone away and wipes the tears from her face. She takes one last look at Kara lying unconscious on the bed from where she's standing in Kara's living room.
"Goodbye my love." Lena says and then walks out of Kara's apartment.