Prompt: R is Kara and Alex’s younger sister, and she gets food for them for when they come back from missions and stuff, but when she goes out to grab food she runs into trouble and goes back to her apartment really hurt. Then she asks Lena to help her out because she doesn’t know what to do so Lena patches her up for the most part and then when Kara and Alex get there, R has still got like something stuck in her leg and they have to get it out so they take her to the DEO to get it out and Alex is mad at her because she was really scared. Also R likes Lena and Lena likes R but it’s low key.
Word Count: 3,487 (it’s a long one ladies and gents)
Warnings: blood & cursing
(Also, this was requested on my Wattpad and I’m moving it here but I changed some minor things)
You knew as soon as you limped back into the apartment you shared with Kara that you were in deep shit trouble with your sisters. Alex had told you not to leave the apartment because she and Kara had to take care of an alien. She didn't want you getting into trouble, but you always order takeout for Kara and Alex to eat when they get back from missions, and since you had called yesterday to order for them, the lady who works the night shift (her name is Nina) told you over the phone that your usual delivery man (Eric) was going on vacation, so he wouldn't be able to deliver your food, so you figured you could just go pick it up yourself since it was only a few minutes drive from the apartment.
Well, it was pretty unfortunate that the alien attack was actually two blocks away from your apartment and your car got totaled, with you in it.
Calling Alex or Kara wasn't an option, Maggie was probably with them, Winn was at the DEO with J'onn, and Lena, Lena would be there in a heartbeat.
You looked a mess. The sound your left arm made when your car crashed couldn't have been healthy, your wrist on the opposite arm had a cut in it, there's a piece of glass stuck in your thigh, oh, and don't forget about the tiny cuts on your face from the small pieces of glass from your windshield.
Luckily you hadn't been too far from the apartment, calling yourself an ambulance would have taken way too long because there's no way they would be able to get to you in the middle of all the chaos.
Getting up to your apartment took a while, it was hard to ignore your bleeding wrist and your inability to walk properly from the fucking glass in your thigh, but sweet relief came when you were finally able to flop down on the couch (after popping two Advil's, of course). Maybe not so sweet, considering, but you knew pulling out the glass would result in gushing blood and you didn't exactly know how to take care of that.
Quickly, you shot a text to Alex and Kara in your group chat.
Hey, so when you guys finish with your mission and stuff, please come back asap. I got hurt trying to get takeout for you guys cuz I didn't know that the alien attack happened to be on the way. I made it back home fine, but everything hurts. I love you guys.
You sighed, leaning against the armrest carefully. Maybe I should text Lena. Five minutes is what it took you to finally get the courage to send her a text, knowing you probably should have earlier.
Hi, Lee. I hope you aren't too busy. I got hurt trying to get takeout for the girls and I need your help. I'm in the apartment but there's an alien attack nearby so please be careful. I'm so sorry to bother you.
You bit the inside of your cheek and pressed send. It took just a few seconds before you saw the three dots pop up and you smiled softly.
I'll be there in less than ten minutes.
Lena stayed true to her word and you heard the door unlocking (with the emergency key only your friends knew about). When she turned on the lights you realized you'd forgotten to do that when you'd arrived.
"Oh my god, (y/n), what happened?" Lena rushed to your side as soon as she walked in, leaving her purse by the door and her coat along with it, not wasting time and grabbing the first aid kit from underneath the sofa.
"I crashed on the way to the takeout place getting food for Alex and Kara," You muttered.
"What's hurting? Besides your leg, obviously, I'd rather wait until Alex is here to take it out, it'll be easier and I don't want you loosing more blood than you already have," Just the look of concern on her face could probably take away all the pain you had.
"I think my arm might be broken, my wrist is cut, and my face is - well, you know." You bit your lip, feeling a tinge of shame as you spoke.
Lena hurried herself over to the refrigerator and handed you a bottle of water, "Here, I'm sure you're thirsty." Then she opened the first aid kit and pulled out the hydrogen peroxide and a washcloth.
"I don't have to tell you that this is going to hurt, (y/n), I know you already know," Lena spoke softly, taking your wrist into her gentle hand, "Tell me about what living with your sister is like, relax a little bit, and don't forget to breathe,” Lena said, giving you something to distract yourself with.
You nodded softly, wincing when the soft cloth made contact with your skin, "Living with Kara is fun, it - fuck, Lee,"
"You're okay, I'll be done soon," Lena continued cleaning the wound.
"Sorry, uh, it's good I guess, I feel safe with Kara here. And we don't fight just - god - just Alex and Kara do sometimes but not usually."
Lena nodded, putting the washcloth down and picking up a roll of bandages, "You did great, (y/n), I would've been able to use water and mild soap but it was really dirty and I'd rather you don't get an infection," Lena started to wrap your wrist in the bandage.
"Thank me when I'm done," Lena smiled softly, brushing your hair out of your face and getting the washcloth to clean it, "This shouldn't hurt as much, it won't take me long either."
Lena began wiping gently at your skin, cleaning the dirt and scrapes.
Your eyes met Lena's and she offered a smile, "I hope Alex and Kara finish up and get here quickly, we need to get this glass out of your leg, I can't imagine how much pain you're in right now."
"I took Advil," You shrug.
"You know damn well Advil isn't going to do anything to help you, (y/n)." Lena sighed softly.
"Alex and Kara are going to crucify me, Lena."
"They probably will," Lena nodded, "I would've too, but I know you don't need that from three people, you've probably learned your lesson too."
"I guess, I just want to be like you guys. Like, help people and all, I wanna learn how to fight and solve problems. I cause Alex and Kara trouble all the time because I do stupid stuff and I can't take care of myself, hell, you should be at home relaxing," You groaned, getting frustrated with yourself.
"I would much rather be here with you, trust me, I'd prefer that you weren't hurting, I hate seeing you in pain, but I'm glad that you asked me to help you," Lena backed away, having finished cleaning up your face.
"I'm really glad I did, too."
"I really should take this glass out, it isn't safe for you to have it there for so long, (y/n)."
Just then, Kara burst through the window with Alex in her arms, setting her down before the two of them rushed to you.
"Jesus, fuck!" You screamed, clearly startled that they'd come out of nowhere, not even bothering to use the front door.
"Language," Alex said. Although it wasn't like she didn't curse all the time.
"(Y/n) you are in big fucking trouble, but we'll deal with that later," Alex crossed her arms.
"And you get to curse but I don't? I'm an adult for Christ's sake."
"I'm responsible and listen to directions so maybe when you learn how to do that you'll get treated like an adult," It was pretty obvious that Alex was angry, but you could tell she was worried.
"Alex, hush," Kara finally spoke. You hadn't realized that while you were talking to Alex she was using her x-ray vision to see if you'd broken any bones. "(Y/n), your arm is broken."
"I think we can deal with her arm after, she’s a big shard of glass in her thigh that's been there since she got into the car accident and she needs to get it out immediately. I was waiting for you, Alex, she's already lost too much blood and I needed someone to help me just in case," Lena spoke up, her concern only growing by the minute.
"We should take her to the DEO, we'll be able to help her faster there," Kara started lifting you up into her arms.
"Kara, no!" You pleaded. "I want to stay with you guys."
"No one touches (y/n)'s leg but me and Lena, Kara. Take her quickly and -" Before Alex finished her sentence, Kara had left with you, and in seconds you were laying in the med bay of the DEO, "Gimmie, two seconds, (y/n/n)."
You closed your eyes and wait until you hear Kara land with Alex and Lena before opening them again.
"Kara, close the door," Lena hurried over to you and got ready to put an IV in your arm (the one that isn't broken) and hung you up on the heart monitor.
There was so much going on in the room, Alex was looking around for something, Lena was sticking an IV in your arm and Kara was trying to ask you something but you couldn't focus on her words.
As soon as your heart rate started speeding up you heard beeping coming from behind you and you started feeling overwhelmed and god, "Can someone just take the damn glass out?" You yelled, groaning as you had nothing to distract you from the pain, no Lena talking to you calmly, just a bunch of machines beeping erratically and people occasionally peeping through the window, wondering what the hell was going on. You turned your head away and felt your lip start to wobble and tears threatening to fall.
"That's why we're here, (y/n)," Alex huffed, sitting on a stool beside your leg, Lena right next to her.
Kara stood on your other side, taking your hand into hers and squeezing gently.
"Are you ready?" Lena asked.
"Yeah, just go," You squeezed Kara's hand tightly, seriously regretting trying to get takeout.
Lena readied herself, and when Alex pulled out the shard, she applied pressure to your wound.
It took everything you had not to scream. It's a good thing Kara was Kryptonian, otherwise you would've hurt her.
Kara gently wiped away the tears that had fallen down your cheeks with her other hand, "You did so good, (y/n). I'm so proud of you."
You chuckle softly, "So I guess we just decided against using an anesthetic?"
"Sorry," Alex offered a lopsided smile. "Let's leave this pressure on for a good fifteen minutes to be safe and then we'll clean and stitch her, yeah?" Alex asked Lena.
"Yeah," Lena nodded, biting the inside of her lip.
Fifteen minutes passed fairly quickly, Kara, Alex, and Lena made conversation with you to create a distraction and pass time.
Alex looked at her watch before looking back over to you, "Okay, I'm going to put some numbing gel on this thigh of yours and then we'll get it cleaned up for you before I stitch it." She said, before getting to work.
"Okay," You nod, looking down at your hand which was still in Kara's. She was tracing the freckles on your hand, what she usually did when she was worried or stressed. "Hey, Kar?"
"I'm sorry for scaring you," You said, giving Kara a lazy smile. Kara smiled back at you and nodded, giving you an unspoken 'it's okay'.
"You too, Alex, I'm really sorry," You added, knowing Alex was listening to you.
You moved your head and looked at Alex, wanting her to at least look at you, but she kept her eyes focused on your thigh. You knew she could feel your eyes on her, you were right in front of her, and you knew she was mad, you just didn’t think she’d be so mad that she wanted to ignore you.
You screwed your eyes shut and turned your face away from her, feeling the tears that had gone away start to come back, but not because of the pain you were dealing with.
Alex just then finished with the numbing gel and turned to Lena, "I'll be outside talking to J'onn and Winn, come get me when you're ready for me to stitch (y/n)."
You heard the door close behind Alex and opened your eyes again, only to look at the ceiling.
"She hates me," You sniffled.
"No no no, (y/n/n), Alex does not hate you. She cares more about you than any other person on this planet. She's upset because you scared her so badly when she got your text that she almost started crying. You're her little sister, (y/n) -"
"So are you," You interrupted.
"I have superpowers, you don't. You're fragile and Alex worries about you every time we have to go on a mission. I know you love to act like the toughest person in the world, but we can tell that you're in a lot of pain, and you know Alex sees right through you. She wouldn't act this way if she hated you."
"How am I supposed to apologize to her if she wont even look at me?" You felt your lip wobble again, but you willed them to go away, blinking quickly.
"Lena page us when you're finished, please. I'll be right back after I go talk to her, and I'll try to find you a sling or something for that arm of yours," Kara smiled reassuringly before kissing your forehead and hurried out of the room, leaving you with Lena.
"And then there were two," You played with the bandage Lena had wrapped around your wrist earlier, noticing how you had almost bled through it and you would probably have to change it soon.
Lena looked up and smiled at you, "I guess the numbing gel worked? You don't seem to be in pain."
"Yeah, it feels uncomfortable but it doesn't really hurt," You nodded, watching Lena's face as she focused her energy on your thigh.
"I'm glad you aren't in as much pain anymore," Lena finished cleaning your leg and was about to hit the paging button on the little remote, but decided against it when she heard Alex and Kara yelling, sitting on the stool beside you.
"Now they're arguing because of me too," You groaned.
"It isn't your fault, (y/n). Kara is right though, I don't think you've ever really seen Alex super worried or scared for your well-being. She cares about you so much it's insane. And I don't blame her for being upset either. I totally understand how she feels. It's scary when someone you love is in danger and you don't know if they're okay."
"Trust me, I know the feeling," You chuckled. "I think we should let them know that we're done."
Lena nodded softly and pressed the button, kissing the top of your head (it reminded you of how Kara did it) before leaving the room.
You felt relieved in a way. All this talking to other people was getting annoying and you just wanted to be alone, but you knew the last thing you'd be for the next few weeks was alone.
Your heart clenched a bit when you saw Alex pass the window and open the door.
"Hi," She said softly, grabbing her stuff and bringing it over to you.
"Alex, I'm honestly so -"
"Why didn't you listen to me, (y/n)?"
You bit the inside of your lip, "I didn't think anything bad would happen and I just wanted to get you guys something to eat, like I always do."
"Listen, you know I appreciate you going out of you way to get us food, but when I'm asking you to do something so you can keep yourself safe, please, do it. I don't know what the fuck I would do without you," Alex started working on your stitches, and you were so glad your thigh was numb.
"I want to learn how to fight like you and Kara," You blurted, knowing that Alex wouldn't want to hear that, but you needed to say it.
Alex shook her head, "(Y/n) -"
"Al, please, I know I can do it I just need someone to teach me. I wanna help people like you guys, I just don't know how," You knew asking her for this wasn't a great idea considering the situation you guys were in, but there wouldn't exactly be a better time to ask her.
Alex stayed quiet for a bit, but you could tell that she was thinking, you could almost see the gears turning in her head, "Fine, but Kara, J'onn, and I will be the ones to train you. You are not getting hurt like this again. And this could be good for you, you'll learn how to defend yourself if you get into trouble and if I trust you and your skills enough, I'll consider getting you a job here," Alex said, a smile teasing at her lips. "I am proud of you for wanting to do this though, especially after everything you've endured tonight. I know it's been a long night for you and I shouldn't have treated you badly, I was worried."
"I know you were, and I'm so sorry for making you worry about me. You're the last person who needs stress in their life. And so you know, you don't have to do all the things you do for me, but I really do appreciate it so much, and I love you so fucking much, Alex," You sniffled but stopped caring about the tears running down your face now.
Alex cut the thread and set her things down before moving in to hug you gently, being careful not to hurt you. When she let go she wiped your tears before wiping her own.
"I love you too, babygirl." Alex chuckled wetly. "I'm staying with you and Kara tonight."
You usually hated when Alex called you babygirl, it was a thing she'd picked up when the you were younger, but you couldn't bring yourself to care and maybe it was growing on you.
"So, am I forgiven?" You asked hopefully.
"Yes, but I better not hear you complaining about not being independent at home while Kara and I have to take care of you," Alex laughed.
Kara and Lena walked back in with Winn and J'onn a few minutes later.
J'onn looked relieved to see that you were better (he'd seen what your leg had looked like when Kara brought you to the DEO), and Winn just looked excited to see you (and happy that you were okay, of course).
After a few minutes of J'onn talking to you, Lena, Alex, and Kara about what had happened and about how you wanted to start training at the DEO, he left the room, leaving Winn inside, "You know, (y/n), chicks love scars."
Alex nodded, "He isn't wrong, you'll get so many more girls now."
You chuckled softly, feeling your face heat up because you hadn't exactly told Lena that you liked girls, and you hoped that she wouldn't take it the wrong way or anything (not that she was the type of person to do that, you had complete faith in her but there's always doubt). Now that she knew, it might be easier to figure out that you liked her, which wasn't exactly what you were aiming for, the goal was to keep quiet about it. She was your best friend, ruining the relationship you had with her was not something you planned to do in a million years, especially not for a stupid crush on her when you didn't even know if she was gay.
You were a bit confused when you saw her blushing, and when the two of you made eye contact, you started blushing too, so you laughed it off.
You made it back to the apartment with Kara and Alex at 2 in the morning, which wasn't ideal.
You told Lena that she could come too, you really wanted her to, but she seemed to want to go home, and you felt bad enough for keeping her the whole night and making her deal with your problem.
That, of course, wasn't the real reason Lena hadn't wanted to go over to your apartment, Kara, being your sister and Lena's other best friend, knew that you both had crushes on each other, and Lena found herself uncharacteristically nervous around you, so she told Kara that she didn't want to go because she didn't want to embarrass herself.
Although you would've loved for Lena to be there with the three of you, you were happy to be sitting on the sofa, wedged in between your big sisters and watching The Real Housewives of New Jersey.
