William and Kara stood in the tower awkwardly at the end of the night. Kara awkwardly held on to the love totem, which disguised itself as an unamusing figurine of a statue. The two intentionally refused to meet each other’s gaze as their cheeks flushed red.
“So…” The two of them seemed to say at the same time. Their blushes only deepened.
“The love totem…” William hissed uncomfortably as he clapped his hands together.
“The love totem…” Kara gave a sharp nod.
She didn’t know about William, but she was thoroughly embarrassed by the events of the day. She was embarrassed by how the love totem made her fall madly in love with the person closest to her, who at the time was William.
“And you’re Supergirl…?” William pointed at Kara, who was currently wearing her super suit. “Moreover, you’re Kara.” William looked around the cave. “And Nia is Dreamer?’ William gave a sharp, irritated, annoyed, and slightly embarrassed nod.
“I guess that’s how Nia and you always know what the Super Friends are doing, and why Alex, her girlfriend, and Lena are always hanging around.” William could kick himself. He felt stupid for not seeing it earlier. Especially, since Supergirl didn’t even wear a mask. “Does Andrea know?” William asked.
“No.” Kara shook her head quickly. “Of course not.”
“I just wish.” William grumbled more to himself, then to Kara. “That you had told me that you are Supergirl. I mean I spend so much time with all of you.”
Guilt began to wash over Kara. She remembered her experience telling Lena that she was Supergirl. Then she sharply shook her head. No, she didn’t feel guilty. She wasn’t going to do that to herself. It was her right to tell people, and everyone Kara knew didn’t have to know. Even though she wasn’t planning to reveal her secret to William, he now knew on her terms.
“I’m sorry William. I am, but I’m not. I did what I did to protect everyone here and the people I care about. Now, that you know, I trust that you won’t tell anyone else.”
Initially, it felt like a strong rebuke, but William accepted it graciously.
Kara felt awkward. She usually wasn’t so forward, but she was proud of herself.
“I am going to go put this away, so that it can never be used for evil again.”
“Actually, Kara wait...?”
At that moment, Nia walked up to the two of them, felt the uncomfortable tension in the air and quickly excused herself with a haphazard excuse.
“Yes… William…” Kara turned to face him.
“Even though, the love totem’s gauntlet created an infatuated sense of love within us for one another, it has helped me to realize my true feelings for you. Kara when you left to collaborate with Cat Grant, I started seeing someone else. However, I now see that I should have waited for you to come home. Kara Danvers I am stricken by how amazing you are.”
Kara’s jaw dropped at William’s confession. She was so mesmerized by his words that she didn’t even she Lena approach. It had been so long since Kara had been in a relationship. She had been single since Mon-El left. All of her friends had a special someone to share their lives with. The love totem left Kara wondering if she wanted that to if she needed that to. Was William…
“I’m sorry to interrupt.” Lena’s presence cut through both William and Kara’s thoughts. “I wanted to ask Kara a… Never mind. I see that I had interrupted an important conversation.” Lena swallowed hard. Her eyes looked… misty to Kara.
Kara blinked as she looked over at her best friend. Lena gave a stiff, apologetic smile and left to find Nia.
“Ugh… William…” Kara took a minute to gather her thoughts as she looked after Lena. “I am so flattered, but after the love totem… I need sometime to think. I mean before I went to see Cat Grant. I mean no…” Kara shook her head. “I didn’t go to see Cat. I was trapped in the Phantom Zone. Before I was trapped in the Phantom Zone, all I could think about was you. After I got out of the Phantom Zone, I felt so guilty that I left you hanging without an explanation.”
“You don’t have to apologize for that.” William smiled softly as he stepped closer to Kara and moved to lay a hand gently on her cheek. Kara took a small sidestep away. William closed his hand and then lowered his arm back to his side. “If I had known that you were in the Phantom Zone, in danger, I would have done anything and everything in my power to get you back.”
“I believe you.” Kara smiled. “However, I need time to think through my true thoughts. I buried my feelings for you after you told me that you were seeing someone else.”
“Thank you.” Kara flashed Willaim a tense, small smile. “Good night, William. I will see you tomorrow.”
“Good night, Kara.” William said, his heart skipped a beat as he felt partially victorious. He leaned in to give Kara a quick kiss on the cheek, but he thought better of it. He knew that they would have plenty of time for that going forward.
Kara looked around the main room of the tower. She felt so confused right now. All of her emotions felt scrambled because of the love totem. She found herself revisiting past romantic feelings for James, Mon-El, William, and even Winn. She, also, couldn’t shake feelings for…
“Lena.” Kara breathed in surprise as Lena quickly tried to cut through the observation room.
Lena chuckled. She looked embarrassed; her eyes were still misty.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know if you were still in here with William. I forgot my mother’s book of spells. I was thinking about just getting it tomorrow, but it’s the last piece I have of her…” Lena kind of trailed off.
“It’s okay. I understand” Kara reassured her. “Hey… I know it’s late, but I have to put this love totem away. I am planning to put it in the Fortress’ archives. Do you want to go with me?”
“Sure…” Lena nodded somewhat enthusiastically. “I can teleport us.
“Actually,” Kara shook her head. “Is it okay if we fly tonight?”
“Okay…” Lena blushed averting her eyes from her best friend, and Kara flew Lena and herself up to the Fortress of Solitude.
When they arrived, Kara was quick to put away the totem, knowing that Lena must be cold. She then un-snapped her cape from her shoulders and gently placed it over Lena’s shoulders so that she wouldn’t be cold.
“You’re cape.” Lena ran her hands over the high polymer fabric softly. Even though, Lena created Kara’s suit, she was shocked by how warm Kara’s cape was. “I guess now I can fly like you.” Lena joked.
“With all of your newfound magical abilities, I wouldn’t be surprised if that’s true.”
“Yeah, but I think I’ll always prefer flying with you.”
A deep blush covered both women’s faces and made its way to their ears.
“So, the love totem…” Lena drew out slowly. “It stirred up a lot of feelings for William I see.” Lean fought the familiar stinging sensation in her eyes and her nose.
“Yeah… it did. It stirred up a lot of feelings for me as well.” Kara shook her head. “A lot of them have been hard to make sense of, but now one of them is really clear.”
“Oh really…?” Lena restrained herself from speaking and braced herself for what her best friend had to say. Earlier that night, Lena went to tell Kara how she really felt after all of these years. Although, after seeing her talking to William, none of that seemed to matter now.
“I love you, Lena.” Kara admitted without fear. “I just want you to know that.”
“And your mine.” Lena smiled, feeling her heartbreak. Being friend zoned like this was just… It was too much after dealing with the love totem this morning.
“You make me feel seen like no one else.” Kara spoke firmly. “You make me feel heard like no one else. You make me feel held like no one else. If I am being honest then if I am not with you… Next to you is the only place I want to be.”
A sob broke through Lena’s chest as she became overwhelmed with emotions.
“Yeah…” Kara nodded, “The love totem did make me consider my emotions for him. At one point, I did think that he and I could maybe be… together. Especially, when you and I were fighting, but you… You have always been the person that I have never wanted to lose.
“Kara…” Lena shook her head as she felt Kara step closer to her. “Before you… I didn’t know love or kindness. I didn’t know true altruism. All I knew selfish ambition, and I believed that I wasn’t a worthwhile person. Then you came into my life… You made me feel safe. You made me feel love. You made me feel brave. You made me feel hope. I don’t believe in anything like I believe in you.”
“Lena…” Kara smiled. Now tears were running down Kara’s cheeks. “When I see you, all I see is love, kindness, and altruism. You are so brave. You are so loving. I don’t know a better woman. I believe in you, and you make me believe in myself.”
“Lena…” Kara shook her head. “I’ve never felt this feeling with anyone else, and I don’t want to miss feeling this feeling with you just because we are both women. I’ve never considered myself to be attracted to women, but you have changed everything for me.” Another tear ran down Kara’s cheek, and Lena gently whipped it away with her thumb.
“Why didn’t you tell William how you felt earlier?” Lena asked softly.
“Because, I haven’t seen you all day, and standing in front of you now… It is all so clear.”
“I love you.” Kara breathed again as she closed the small space between Lena and her.
“I love you too.” Lena whispered.
With that, Kara firmly pressed her lips against Lena’s lips.
“Finally!” Alex exclaimed standing next to Kelly and Nia. “You guys have been driving us crazy for years!”
“How did you guys get here?” Kara asked Alex startled as she pulled Lena into her arms.
“Why are you guys here?” Kara asked even more flustered.
“We had to make sure you didn’t make a mistake and end up with William!” Nia exclaimed.
“Yeah,” Alex rolled her eyes with a scoff. “We need to make sure that you didn’t have another Mon-El situation.”
“I mean don’t get us wrong.” Kelly chimed in. “We like William, but for you, we like Lena better.”
Lena bit her lip. She laughed and smiled in embarrassment. Kara chuckled as well. She bit her lip, leaned in, and enjoyed kissing her now girlfriend for the second time.
