Chapter 1
"It's been three days. She should be awake by now. She should be, you know, out there, in the world-" Kara stumbles on her own words and J'onn lets her. Kara's been pushing a lot of the DEO agents to their limit these last few days, constantly asking about Alex's condition, constantly getting annoyed because it's always the same answer. She was on edge, blaming herself for not being there soon enough. Blaming herself for letting a Luthor try and destroy her family again.
"Soon, Kara. She will wake soon enough. Until then, I still don't feel comfortable sending you out in the field. You're emotions right now are heightened, understandably so. We all want Alex to wake up, but until she does, you're not going out there," J'onn understood what Kara was going through. He had been keeping himself busy with paperwork and the shooting range, but every two hours he kept on peaking his head in to check up on her.
"You can't bench me. I need to be out there. It helps me clear my head when I'm flying- helping others. I can't help her here. I can't sit in that room another day and just watch her. She's not alone here. She has Maggie and you when she wakes up," Kara pointed towards Maggie, who was just now nodding off.
"And me. Don't forget tech boy over here. I care about your sister to, even if she abuses me," Winn winced thinking about how not even a week ago Alex had smacked him on the head for 'borrowing' one of the computers. It was a tough love, but she cared about him enough to get in his face about things, and Winn loved having a big sister in her.
"Yes, of course. See she has Winn and Maggie and you here. Just let me know if she wakes up, please," Kara demanded.
"Fine. The world could use some protecting. We are still trying to save face from all of the rogue alien encounters. Kara, how well do we know this Maggie Sawyer? I know her and Alex have been getting close, and when I read her mind-" J'onn had tried not to interfere, but his family's safety was at risk here. Maggie knows about Kara, and she knows a lot about Alex. If he had to make the choice to erase her memories to ultimately save them, he would. Even if Alex would never forgive him for it, he would do what had to be done to protect them.
"I trust her, and so does Alex. That should be enough, shouldn't it? I get that you want to protect us from whatever evils lurk out there, but she isn't someone we have to fight. She's a friend, and she means a lot to Alex, but that's not my place to say," Kara winced at herself for even mentioning that about Alex. It wasn't her place to out Alex, or to say why Alex had been so odd lately. She was more proud of her sister now than she ever had been, and she never said that enough. Her and Maggie had talked about that early that morning, how you never want to say anything until it gets taken away from you and all of a sudden you have the words but not the means.
"I'll say. A highly dedicated friend. She has barely left Alex's bedside. You both deserve a good night's rest. I know the DEO chairs aren't exactly made of the most comfortable material," J'onn tried to change the subject.
"Alex is my home and she's here, so I will keep making a make shift bed out of those chairs every night until my sister wakes up. If you want to find it in the budget to invest in chairs that don't make your butt sore after ten minutes, that's up to you boss," Kara smiled, finally. She wasn't exaggerating either, her butt was not a happy camper.
After Kara changed into her Supergirl suit, she popped her head in to take one last look at Alex and to check in on Maggie.
"Mags, I'm going to go do some Supergirl duties, but I'll be back. Will you be okay here or do you want to join me even? I could always use back up, if you need to-"
"-Kara, thank you, but I'm good. Rain check on the team up though, yeah?," Maggie interrupted her, even though the idea of kicking some ass next to Supergirl would be fun as hell. She wasn't in the mood. She, like Kara, could barely function without Alex. Maggie didn't even know when it had gotten to that point, where she depended on Alex to always be there. At the bar. At the crime scene. In her head...
Maggie had made the difficult decision to leave for a quick food run. The DEO cafeteria offered great, healthy choices but they didn't have what she was looking for. Every second away from Alex's bedside felt like hours. Selfishly, as much as she wanted Alex to wake up, she didn't want her to do it without being there.
The sun stung Maggie's eyes, but the warmth felt welcome on her skin. The DEO was like a furnace, which helped to keep her awake but even her thick leather jacket couldn't keep her from getting chilled.
The food truck was in walking distance, but Maggie found herself running to get there. She was sure she looked like crap. The guy serving the food didn't even recognize her in her current zombie state, but that wasn't even an issue.
As she walked through the DEO, everybody she passed took a double take. The food smelled that good, but more importantly, strong. This just might do the trick.
Maggie sunk back in her seat, plopping the paper bag of food on the table next to her. She wasn't hungry, but maybe- just maybe someone else might be.
Not even a half an hour later, a groan escapes Alex's mouth as she finally begins to open her eyes. "Kara, I swear if you didn't leave me any, I will make you eat so many pot stickers it will ruin them for you."