Bad Influence

Maggie is a bad influence and she knows it. She’s proud of it in fact. Right now she shouldn’t be but well she can’t help it. Despite her girlfriends seething anger she’s actually incredibly happy. She’s got a family now with Alex (if she doesn’t leave her after this). Kara is the little sister she never had and despite their rocky start they’re now thick as thieves much to Alex’s chagrin and hence her current anger. It started out like any other Friday night at the alien bar, bad karaoke and drinks a’ flowing. Except this Friday Maggie had a plan. You see she decided a while back that Alex was too much of a goody two shoes and as a result Kara had suffered having to live with the embodiment of the fun police. In reality she knew very well that Alex and Kara’s upbringing was complicated and Alex had every right to be the way she was with Kara, always protective and never doing anything that had even a slight chance of getting her into trouble or hurt. She found it deeply touching the love and care that the sisters had for each other. However, Maggie still saw it as a tragedy that Kara didn’t have a ‘fun’ big sister and decided to take the roll upon herself. That’s where it all began.

With Kara starting to find her feet again after a rough few months, Maggie felt like it was the perfect time. Kara, of course readily agreed. Happy to finally be having some fun and letting lose a little. The plan was simple, slip away from the bar while Alex was distracted and go flying. Yep, that’s it. That was Maggie’s grand plan. She just wanted to fly and Kara of course loved sharing the feeling freedom that came with taking to the sky. Most people were too afraid to join so when Maggie broached the subject after hearing another one of Alex’s tales of their teenage years, Kara was beyond delighted.

So while Alex drank, Kara and Maggie stayed sober (that was Kara’s one condition) and soon enough they saw their window of opportunity to escape. Alex and Winn were arguing about something scientific paying zero attention to anything around them while James and J’onn were having a much more civil if not equally intense discussion about the current political climate of the city. So they slipped away and almost made it out the door only to run into Lena. ‘Where are you two going in such a hurry? Is everything ok?’ ‘Oh yeah… um yep everything is fine, we’re just… ummm.’ Thankfully Maggie interrupted Kara’s adorable rambling, damn Lena made the girl even more nervous than usual. ‘I’ve been called into work, Kara’s taking me in on Alex’s bike.’ Lena looks at them suspiciously having not seen Alex’s bike in the alley, too smart for her own good but she decides against questioning their antics that are becoming all too frequent these days. ‘Okay than, be safe whatever it is you’re doing and remember who your girlfriend and sister is.’ ‘Thanks Lena!’ They both yell as they make their way past her not a care in the world, well it’s their grave Lena thinks smiling to herself. Although she is a tad disappointed that Kara appears to have left for the evening, maybe she’ll come back she hopes. Outside the bar Maggie looks at a blushing Kara knowingly, ‘your girl’s too smart for her own good Little Danvers.’ ‘My girl!?’ Kara splutters, ‘she’s not my girl! I don’t know what you’re on about, do you want to fly or not?’ Maggie laughs knowing the threat is not real, Kara is looking forward to this as much as she is. ‘Fine’ Maggie acquiesces all pouty but soon her face morphs into a smile, ‘let’s do this!’ So they do, they go flying. They fly and fly and fly nothing but smiles and laughter. An hour goes by and then another and then ‘shit!’ And so it goes that Maggie and Kara make the long trek home many hours after sneaking out of the alien bar and are greeted by a less then pleased Alex Danvers and yet they still can’t manage to wipe the smiles off their faces. Of course Alex will never admit to this but as the anger disappears (she was just worried) her heart is fuller than it’s ever been.