Kara ripped off her coat as she entered her toasty apartment, stumbling onto the sofa and groaning as she fell face first, flopping like a fish. She flew there before anyone at CatCo could call her for another meeting or the DEO could ask just one more itty bitty favor. She was done. Looking at the clock on the wall that read "9:47" and groaning again Kara stood up lethargically. She walked into the warmly lit kitchen, grabbing her favorite "Out of This World" mug and dumping a copious amount of hot coco mix into the bottom before filling it with water and quickly lasering it with her eyes to warm it up. As soon as it was piping hot, she settled back on the sofa, and snuggled deeply into her favorite fuzzy blanket draped across the sofa. She knew it was only a matter of time before Alex made her way back to the apartment, and honestly the only thing Kara wanted in the moment was to have time with her own thoughts. Kara had a more wild day than usual and couldn't help but feel a wave of exhaustion as she was finally able to settle for the first time in twenty few hours. Kara reflected on the day for a few moments: Alex had so rudely thrown her out of bed as soon as she heard Kal-El was stopping by, and then Kara had gotten to spend the day fighting petty crimes with him, cleaning up after the DEO... and of course the interview with Lena Luthor, cryptic and confusing...Kara didn't quite want to put too much thought into it. The beautiful woman had made a compelling argument, but she was a Luthor. Yet even Luthor or not, a part of Kars hoped she would see her again soon. Lena had also given her something to think about... journalism. Kara never thought of it, but in light of Cat Grant's offer to pick whatever job she wanted, Kara certainly had plenty to think about. She heard a knock at the door and quickly X-rayed through the bulky apartment walls to check her visitor: Alex, of course. Kara considered not letting her in for a moment, but she had dumplings and Kara knew she couldn't resist. She opened the door wide and came face to face with her very unamused sister.
"Kara please tell me that you weren't contemplating opening the door based on wether I had food or not."
"Alex...psh... no... I was.... um... yeah."
Kara knew the crinkle in her brow would give away her lie so she opted to be honest with her sister instead. Thankfully Alex's stern glare broke into laughter
"Just let me in or you don't get any dumplings."
Kara stepped back giggling at her sisters antics before shutting the door and sighing gratefully. Kara watched her sister unpack the carry out and a few beers before Alex turned to look at her quizzically.
"You just gonna stare at me or do you want to eat?"
Kara padded over to the table quietly, grabbing a plate and piling it high with her favorite foods. Alex obviously found her silence off putting and decided to speak up.
"Okay obviously something is wrong, so once you finish loading your plate with food let's go sit on the sofa and talk okay?"
Kara nodded gratefully, wanting to get the events of the day off her chest, being a super hero was a lot, but not when she had Alex by her side every step of the way.
As they got comfortable on the couch, Kara couldn't help but wonder out loud
"Weren't you supposed to be on a date with Maggie tonight?"
Alex nodded, scooping a chopstick full of noodles into her mouth.
"I told Maggie we needed to take a rain check. She understands, sisters, especially super sisters take major priority sometimes."
"Alex, I know Maggie, there is no way she said that."
Alex almost choked on her noodles from laughing at Kara's comment, and she placed her food on the table in order to continue.
"Well you're right, that's not what she said. It went a little more like 'I love little super Danvers but if you back out of date night one more time then that's no sex for you for a month.'"
Alex stated, impersonating her fiery, detective girlfriend. Kara started laughing until her stomach was cramping up and she was convinced she had a six pack... not that she didn't already.
"Well I appreciate you stopping by, and for making me run EVERY SINGLE DEO ERRAND TODAY."
Kara emphasized sarcastically, rolling her eyes as she teased Alex, blaming her for the long day she had.
Alex rolled her eyes back at her sister
"It's not my fault that J'onn didn't want to send the special ops team to pick up a bunch of car thieves and street muggers, you'll have to talk to him about that, plus you got to spend the day with Kal, I wouldn't be complaining if I were you."
"Ughhh Alex thats the point, we didn't even get to hang out, it was all work. I even followed him into an interview today as a journalist."
"Well that doesn't sound absolutely TORTUROUS Kara..."
"I know I know... it was fun to see him do his thing it's just... it was Lena Luthor an-"
Alex cut Kara off as soon as she heard the infamous las name
"Wait you're telling me you -supergirl- went with your cousin -superman- to interview a LUTHOR?!"
Kara laughed gently at her sisters reaction, thinking back to the dark haired woman and the daunting office.
"It was actually that bad, would you believe me if I said that? Kal was so profesional and so was Ms. Luthor. I mean yeah she's a Luthor but she was totally something else too, Alex you should have seen her. She was very regal and put together and... I can't quite place what else, but it wasn't the worst thing I've ever done... she also asked if I was a journalist...and that's got me thinking you know?"
Alex's mouth hung practically to the floor AT Kara's admission.
"She wasn't totally horrible? That's new for the Luthor's. I think the other word you were searching for may have been 'heartless' but don't let me put words in your mouth for you..."
Kara rolled her eyes, nudging Alex's shoulder.
"I also said I was thinking about being a reporter."
Alex nodded "Is that because YOU want to, or because evil mind manipulation Luthor lady wanted you to?"
Kara felt defensive of her sisters comment
"I don't always do everything for everyone else, even though that's what the DEO likes to think."
Alex grabbed Kara's wrist as she threatened to storm away.
"Kara I know I know I was teasing. I don't think that, I just want you to be careful around this Lena Luthor, we don't know what she's capable of yet-"
"Not everyone is defined by their family Alex, we both should know that more than anyone."
Kara wasn't sure why she was so adamant about defending Lena but something about the woman had certainly drawn Kara's interest. Alex looked at Kara wearily before grabbing her food again.
"How about we finish up dinner and then have a Harry Potter movie marathon? I wouldn't want to leave my favorite Hufflepuff waiting."
"Alex Im the ONLY Hufflepuff you know, just turn on the movie."
Alex laughed at her impatience, turning on the prerecorded "Half Blood Prince" that they had watched together hundreds of times. Kara cuddled into Alex's side, and sighed again, grateful for her sister who always made her day's a little better.
A/N: Not a ton of Lena yet, but the slow burn will be worth it I promise! Like vote and comment:) thanks guys! Let me know how you feel about any other ships or anything you might want in the story (head cannon is certainly accepted!)
