Supergirl ~ Girl of Steel ~ Part Three

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Kara smiled, watching the crowd gather for the unveiling of the statue. She stood high on the rooftops in her suit, ready to fly down when Lena cued her. She had already found Malcolm, Slade, and Laurel in the crowd, as well as Alex and Maggie. A quick head tilt, and her smile widened when she found Oliver speaking with Thea and William not that far away. Oh, how she wished she could be down there with them, but she could quite possibly have to save the city first. She did make a mental note to buy ice cream for William later, though.

She heard J'onn land on the roof behind her and turned. "No sign of Bloodsport," she reported.

"It's quiet up here," J'onn remarked. "You know, I rarely flew on Mars. It was for battle, not pleasure. When I first came to Earth, I spent hours up in the sky. It's the only place I could feel empty." He turned to her. "I'm glad you've stopped feeling that way."

"When I was?" Kara turned to him. "I thought that I tried to be Kara Danvers for fifteen years, but that I wasn't supposed to be her, that I wasn't supposed to be human."

"But you have a human heart now," J'onn told her. "It ached. It scarred. But it kept on beating. If you try and cut it out, you would lose something essential."

"I thought, how could I help people if I'm broken?" Kara mused.

"You are broken," J'onn told her firmly, putting his arm around her shoulders. "You're the strongest person I know. You saved me, remember? You taught me that my loss made me stronger. That was Kara Danvers, not Supergirl."

"Oliver told me the same thing today," Kara smiled fondly, tears forming in her eyes.

J'onn chuckled. "It'd be a shame if your cousin decided to not like him. He's made you happier than I've ever seen you."

"He has," Kara nodded before turning to him. "Do you still dream about them? Your family?"

"Sometimes," J'onn nodded.

Kara took a deep breath. "Past couple of months, when I dream . . . I see Mon-El with my mom. I keep seeing those I've lost." She looked at him. "Why am I still dreaming of Mon-El when I love Oliver?"

"He was the first person you lost when you loved him," J'onn answered simply. "When those you cared about are lost, you never stop remembering them. Do you still love him?"

"No," Kara answered after a moment. "It's Oliver, J'onn. You know that."

"I do," J'onn confirmed. "And you know that, too. So stop worrying about it. It's natural to mourn those you've lost. Let that be how you think of Mon-El. Not as the man you loved, but as a man you lost."

Kara nodded thoughtfully, turning back to the crowd as J'onn went to find another place to watch.

***

"Oh, this is nice," Felicity smiled as she watched everyone mill about. "Well, except for the possibility of a nuke hitting us."

"Don't say that out loud," Dig sighed, rolling his eyes.

"Right. Oops."

"I mean, come on, they can't just drop a nuke on us, can they?" Rene asked.

"They said this cloaking device could make that a possibility," Dinah pointed out.

"Great, something to add to my hate list," Quentin grumbled. "Cloaked nukes."

"It's even less of a joy when you saw the shield in action," Laurel muttered. "Kara couldn't even see it."

"Eek," Curtis wrinkled his nose.

"Great," Dig sighed. "This'll be fun."

"You guys really are pessimists, aren't you?" Winn's voice came over the comms.

"You want to say that to our faces next time?" Slade growled. There was silence on the other end. "Thought not."

"Way to terrify tech support, Wilson," Malcolm snorted.

"You know what, wizard?"

***

Alex couldn't help but chuckle fondly. "Children."

"Heard that, Danvers!" came from both.

"Danvers?" Maggie said. "Are you on separate comms? Got something that needs your attention."

"I'm here," Alex confirmed. "East side. You?"

"West," Maggie answered. "All clear. About last night . . . "

Alex closed her eyes. "Uh, this is neither the time nor the place to talk about what I think you wanna talk about."

"Do you not wanna marry me?" Maggie asked anyway.

Alex stopped, turning to look at Maggie through the crowd. I do. Look, I . . . I wanna be your wife. I wanna have a dog, I wanna have a house, all of it. I just . . . I just don't want a big wedding."

"Why?" Alex bit her lip and looked away in embarrassment. "Talk to me, please. You have to tell me what's going on."

Alex closed her eyes. "Because my dad won't be there," she admitted. "He can't come. He can't walk me down the aisle."

Maggie sighed. "You could've told me that."

"I didn't wanna make a big deal out of it," Alex rushed to explain. "You're already dealing with family issues that I can't imagine. So I just . . . I hoped that I would just let it go."

Maggie shook her head. "Look, I've had more practice at choosing my family because I've had to. And I think, if you take a deep breath, you're gonna find your way out of this. There's so many people who love you. Just think about how they're gonna make our day good, and tell me how I can help."

"OK," Alex agreed, nodding. "I can do that."

"OK," Maggie smiled at her. "I love you."

"You, too," Alex smiled. "Forever."

"You two are one of my favorite couples," Winn sighed.

Maggie groaned. "Winn, shut up!"

"Winn, get off the comms!" Alex growled in annoyance.

She heard a chuckle behind her and turned to see Oliver, Thea, and William walk up. "Winn being annoying?" Oliver asked.

"Just a bit," Alex sighed before smiling at the others. "Thanks for coming, guys."

"Oh, like we'd miss this," Thea nodded to where the statue was covered.

"Is Kara coming?" William asked.

"Eventually," Alex winked. "As, well . . . you know."

William nodded, understanding, then Thea yelped when someone crashed into her. "Thea!" Oliver straightened.