Glares and Denial
Kara is wearing her varsity jacket, she likes it because it’s very comfy. Others might say she wears it because she’s the captain and she has to maintain her reputation. Maybe, there are some truths in that, especially when she’s a girl and she has to show those boys that she can!
The captain on Kara’s varsity is broad and very clear. “Hey, Kara!” James said as she approached the team. They are sitting on the benches in the far corner of the cafeteria.
“Captain!” Mon-El said as he throws her the ball. Kara went along to catch it and she backed up a little too much that she bumped into somebody. She successfully caught the ball, though. Kara turned around to apologize, only to see Lena Luthor standing with her arms crossed on her chest and her left eyebrow raised.
“Lena!” Kara said and gave her the smile that Kara knew no one can resist from. “I apologize, I didn’t mean to bump into you,” Kara said sarcastically. It's always been like this between the two of them.
Lena is the head cheerleader in their school along with Lucy Lane. “Watch where you’re going next time!” Lena just said and bumped Kara’s shoulder as she walks away.
“Hey Lucy,” Kara said flirtily. Lena rolled her eyes as she knows that Lucy was always being polite. Lena knew who her friend is into, not Kara.
Lena doesn’t like the fact that this bothers her. She knows that she should celebrate knowing that Kara will probably be disappointed if she keeps on pursuing Lucy. She should be happy that finally, the annoying brat won’t be getting what she wants.
She groaned internally, of course, she didn’t just imagine that Kara’s flirty heys to Lucy were actually meant for hers. Lena didn’t, she hoped she didn’t.
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The cheerleaders are practicing their routine and the football players are warming up. Lena glanced at the captain on the other side of the field. Kara is wearing her jersey as she ran in front of the team. She’s yelling weird stuff and the team echoes it. “We are Pitbulls!” Kara would yell Lena shook her head because they are not even Pitbulls. They’re the Panthers.
“Alright, team! If I can hear the football team from here I should be deafened by your cheers!” Lena screamed. “Assemble 1, let’s go!” Lena said and she turned on the boombox and she wonders, always will, why can’t the school give them a proper speaker.
Lena is proud to see her team, she didn’t allow any of them to bully or use their cheerleading hierarchy. The team she assembled are polite, decent and disciplined.
Lucy leaned to whisper to her “Good job, captain!” Lucy said and patted her shoulder.
“Well, I would want to leave a good mark on these guys,” Lena said as she looks back at the assembly and routine. It was clean and ready to go.
“Oh Lena, you and your belief in the force of goodness. It never failed to amaze me.” Lucy said and laughed. “You’re just a lot like Kara.”
Lena tensed at the mention of her nemesis. She is not like Kara, never! Kara is obnoxiously loud, always hyperactive, party girl and most especially that blonde hair! Those cute soft curls, dammit Lena!
“Kara and I, we’re not the same. We have nothing in common.” Lena argued.
“No, you and Kara, you both have the same view about the power of good. You both strive to achieve that in this school. You guys will make a good team.” Lucy said as they both watch the routine.
She can’t be on a team with her nemesis. It will be the death of her, Kara already haunts her in her dreams. “Take 5 minutes. Rehydrate yourselves, ok!” Lena screamed as the routine finishes. Lena didn’t respond to Lucy, she just gave her a smile to acknowledge what she said.
Plus, the head cheerleader and the captain of the football team is now just a cliche. They’re not in the 90s for it to happen.
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Kara was looking for James after their practice so the can go home and start on their photography assignment. She turned right to where the bleachers are and found James and Lucy talking. She then saw Lucy kiss James. Kara turned around and felt disappointed that all those times. She’s happy for James of course but it hurts a little to figured it out this way. James is her best pal and she’d been swooning about Lucy to him. How can he just not tell her that they have something going on?
Kara then noticed that they parted and she jogged back a little to pretend as if she was just arriving. She pretended to look at the ground and looked up to see the two of them walking towards where she came from.
“James and Lucy! What a pleasant surprise! I was just looking for you.” Kara said and looked at James.
“Hey Kara, well I guess since the two of you have some plans. I gotta get going.” Lucy said as she glances at James.
James and Kara looked and watched Lucy as she walks away. Kara then cleared her throat and nudged James. “So, you and Lucy huh?” Kara asked and smiled at James teasingly.
“Kara,” James said and chuckled. “Lucy and I-”
“Finally! You know I’ve been trying to make you jealous all those time. I can’t believe you’re just making a move now!” Kara said and laughed. They both sat on the bleachers and James looked at her curiously.
“Wait, what?” James asked.
“You are making a move right?” Kara asked.
“No, I wasn’t I-” James said.
“But I saw you two kissed,” Kara said.
“That kiss was an accident. I didn’t mean to. I’m sorry Kara, it’s just that I can’t stop what I’m feeling.” James said.
“I know,” Kara said and looked out at the field. There are still some people scattered around going back to school or the parking lot. “It’s good you didn’t stop yourself. It’s about time. I can finally go for the person I truly like.” Kara said, she knows that if James still thinks she likes Lucy, he won’t go after her.
“Wait, are you serious?” James asked. Kara only nodded and looked back at James. “Well, who do you like?”
Kara looked away she doesn’t want to be obvious and she didn’t have an answer. She was just looking at the field. James then looked at where Kara is looking and found Lena. James jaw dropped and he smiled widely.
“Ah, I see!” James said. Kara finally got out of her thinking.
“See what?”
“It’s ok, Kara. It’s fine. Was that why you always tease her?” James asked. “You know that’s not really how you tell girls you like them.”
“I-uh-I yeah,” Kara chuckled. She looked back at the field to see Lena. Oh no, I guess she just has to play along. It was an accident to look out at the field. She didn’t mean any of this to happen.
She’s chuckling in her head. Lena hates her, that much she knows. So, she wonders how this will work out. She loves to annoy Lena anyway, so might as well. She's also a little uneasy that she doesn't feel heartbroken at all. Kara just shrugged, maybe it was just attraction then.
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Kara rushed back to her classroom as she forgot her textbook under her chair. “Miss Grant!” Kara said and smiled widely. She then looked around the classroom to see that there are students. Her eyebrows furrowed as she did not know that there’s a club in here. She usually knows every club there is in the school.
“Kiera, It’s nice for you to join us.” Ms. Grant said.
“I’m just here to get my textbook, what club is this Miss Grant?” Kara asked as she approached the teacher.
“Literacy Club,” Miss Grant said and looked at Kara. Kara’s eyes widened.
“That starts today? I didn’t know.” Kara said.
“Kiera, you’re the person who bugged me to be the teacher for this said club. I am disappointed that you don’t listen to the announcements.” Ms. Grant said and glared at Kara.
“Well, Miss Grant,” Kara smiled charmingly, she does it all the time to get away with anything. She’s tried her hardest because she knows it doesn't work on Miss Grant.
“If you are here to stay, go to your seat for us to begin,” Miss Grant said.
“But Mi-” Kara started.
Miss Grant offered her a pencil and papers. “Now, chop-chop!” Miss Grant looked at Kara and nodded towards the seat in front of her.
She sat and she didn't register who was in the room until,
“Even here you cause a ruckus,” Kara hears somebody from her left. Kara looked only to find Lena Luthor.
Kara smirked, “Well, who would’ve have thought. Lena Luthor is in the club,” Kara said and she tilted her head. “You know I was the reason why this club is made, are you gonna be too proud to stay in here?”
Lena’s mind short-circuited when she saw Kara smirk but she’s not gonna let that show. “Erase that smirk off your face, I was the one who was able to find a time slot and a classroom for this to happen. So, sweetheart, you’re just all talk.” Lena said and they continued to glare at each other.
Kara gripped the ball on her hands tightly, no one is backing down from this stare down until their names are mentioned by the Great Miss Grant.
“Sorry miss, what?” Kara asked dumbfounded.
“Kiera, will you listen to me for once? Well, since the two of you are too busy flirting,” Ms. Grant said and smirked at the two. She definitely saw something between the two students. “I said that both of you will handle the sports side of the paper.”
“But-”
“I-”
“End of discussion, now pair up and talk about how you’re going to organize your section,” Ms. Grant said.
Kara and Lena looked at each other and the glaring began once again.
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“She’s always so arrogant but all she do is talk. She never gets things done!” Lena said as she talks to Lucy while they walk to their next class.
“She hates me, I don’t know what I did to her. I’m just giving her a reason to hate me that’s why I’m always annoying.” Kara said as she walks with James to their next class.
Both pairs are walking and talking until both reached the door at the same time. They looked at each other but Lucy and James just looked back and forth at the two.
“Why don’t we go in the class before anything happens, yeah?” Lucy said and guided the two inside. Both grumbled and entered the class but separated when they both sat on different sides of the classroom.
“I might need your help with this,” James said as he looked at Lucy. “Kara likes Lena and she’s just teasing and being annoying because Lena hates Kara.”
“Lena doesn’t hate Kara, she adored her once, I don’t know what happened when all the sudden she started ranting about Kara,” Lucy said and then all the sudden she gasped as if a light bulb just turned on.
“What?” James asked.
“She was jealous,” Lucy said. “Kara has been flirting with me, as you said to make you jealous but Lena doesn’t know that.”
“Oh! Alright, I think we need to plan something.” James said and both of them looked at their friends, the other is too busy spinning the ball on her hand and talking to the people around her while the other is too busy twirling the pen between her fingers while speaking to others as well.
James has a plan since he and Lucy are the best friends of the two, why not a secret double date. Lena and Kara don't need to know it’s a double date. They just need to be closer and get to know each other more. James is also planning on asking for Winn, Mon-El, Maggie and especially Alex’s help. Maybe he’ll ask Lucy and their friends to help as well. Heck, he’ll even ask the whole school. He’s pretty sure that the whole school is rooting for the two. If all is being honest, it was just Lena and Kara that seems to be blind to everything going on.