Kapitel 16: Chapter 16
Maggie and Kara come back empty handed. Kara sits across from Alex at the shorter end of the booth. That forces Maggie to sit next to Alex. Kara winks unsubtly and Alex can't decide whether she wants to strangle or hug her sister for this.
"So what happened? Where are the drinks?" Alex asks.
"The bartender will bring them over soon. She's just dealing with an alien that keeps trying to get in her pants." Maggie explains.
Alex looks over and sees a smirking man, the same one that was staring at Maggie when they first came in, leaning against the bar. Judging by the bartender's unimpressed and faintly disgusted expression, his advances aren't welcome.
Alex has an idea that she knows Kara would call stupid and rash, so she looks him over. There are no bulges, no hint that he's carrying a weapon. Though he is an alien, so it's entirely possible that he has powers. She has her sword and her gun as well as Kara and Maggie by her side if this goes sideways.
She grabs the small metal bowl that used to have nuts in it until Kara's vacuum of a stomach got to it. She throws it at him and it arcs perfectly in the air until it hits him in the back of the head.
His head snaps around and he gives Alex a death glare. The bartender leaps easily over the bar and murmurs something obviously threatening to him, her eyes flashing red for a moment. He grumbles and leaves, giving Alex another glare before he walks out.
"Nice shot, Danvers." Maggie remarks, sounding impressed.
"Alex, he could have been dangerous!" Kara points out. "That was reckless!"
"It was," another voice confirms. Alex looks up to see the bartender placing drinks in front of them. "I had that handled."
"You know on this planet, when someone helps you out, usually you say thank you." Alex remarks.
"Thank you, human." The bartender says. "And don't drink your alien friend's drink unless you want to hallucinate or go into a coma for a week."
Alex eyes the blue liquid set in front of her sister warily. "But it's okay for her to drink? It won't hurt her, right?"
"The only thing that will happen to her is that she'll get drunk." The bartender answers.
"I can't wait to see drunk Kara." Maggie says excitedly. "Thank you, M'gann."
Kara squints at the bartender. "The way your name is pronounced is super cool, but it also seems familiar... What are you?"
"Oh my god." Alex says quietly and then speaks louder. "Kara, you can't just ask people 'what are you?' It sounds really rude."
Alex lifts her beer to her lips, surprised by how much she likes it. Maggie does have good taste.
"It's alright," M'gann reassures. "I'm a Martian."
Alex chokes on her beer and Maggie pats her back. Normally, she would be blushing but this is too much of a surprise for her to feel anything other than shock.
"You're a what?" Kara gasps out.
Alex can't tell if her eyes are sparkling like she thinks they are because her eyes are watering a little from the choking.
"You're not kidding, right?" Alex asks when she gets ahold of herself.
She has to make sure. She doesn't want to tell J'onn only to have it be some sort of cruel joke.
M'gann doesn't answer verbally and a red light spreads across her body. She turns into a slimmer, shorter version of J'onn when he's in his Martian form. Even the transformation looks the same.
"That's incredible." Maggie remarks as M'gann changes back.
"J'onn would love to meet you!" Kara says excitedly.
Alex notices how that makes M'gann nervous. "J'onn?" She repeats. "I don't know..."
"Please?" Kara begs. "It'll make him so happy to see another Martian."
M'gann shifts on her feet and sighs. "Alright. I will."
"Thank you!" Kara practically cheers, squirming happily in her seat. "Come to the castle anytime and ask a knight to take you to J'onn. Come whenever you're ready!"
"I will. If you will excuse me." M'gann gives them a smile.
She walks back to the bar and talks to the other bartender before leaving.
"That was unexpected." Alex comments.
"It was," Maggie agrees. "Now come on, we're at an alien bar with alcohol after a long, weird day. Let's drink!"
They clink their glasses together and take a sip. Kara sputters for a moment, then giggles.
"This stuff is strong. Whoa, it's already hitting me."
"Lightweight," Alex teases.
Maggie takes another drink then leans forward on her elbows towards Kara. "So, Kara. You grew up with Alex."
"I've been with her since I was 13." Kara nods.
Maggie grins, her dimples making Alex's mind repeat 'fuck I'm so gay' over and over.
"So I bet you know a bunch of embarrassing stories about her." Maggie prompts.
Kara's face lights up and Alex shakes her head. "Kara no."
"Kara yes." Kara retorts. "I like your new partner, Alex. She's more fun than you. One of my favorites is the story of her punk phase."
Alex groans and buries her face in her hands. "Kara..."
"Punk phase?" Maggie questions, amused.
"Oh yeah. She wore all black and sulked all the time."
"How is that any different from now?" Maggie nudges Alex, winking when her partner looks at her.
"She would only listen to fast music, but not by anyone else. She didn't like any of the bands that came to National City, so she played her own music. The worst part was when she first started doing that, she had no idea how to play the guitar."
"It wasn't that bad," Alex tries to downplay it.
"Alex, I have super hearing. It was really bad. I considered flying over to Metropolis to escape from it so my ears wouldn't start bleeding." Kara laughs.
Alex kicks her sister's shin under the table, despite the fact she knows that didn't hurt anyone other than herself.
"I'm good now," Alex points out. "You beg me sometimes to play the guitar for you."
"You are full of surprises, Danvers." Maggie remarks, her eyes twinkling.
Alex has to look away after a moment and ignores Kara's knowing look. She must have heard Alex's heart beat pick up.
"Just wait until I tell you about the time she tried to build herself a better sword."
"Hey, it was a good idea! It just didn't turn out well." Alex says.
"Alex, you nearly blew up a forge." Kara points out.
"Accidentally!"
They go back and forth, telling Maggie embarrassing stories about each other. Alex finds that she actually doesn't mind much. The way Maggie laughs and smiles makes it more than worth it. And it's funny to see Kara get even more drunk as time goes on.
"Kara, are you slurring your words?" Alex questions, intrigued.
"Am I? Choc-o-late." She slurs, repeating the word a few times before giggling.
"She's actually drunk," Alex observes. "She barely drank half of her drink."
"She is." Maggie says. "How are you feeling, Kara?"
Kara smiles widely. "Floaty!"
She actually floats up a few inches only to have Alex gently guide her back down on her seat.
"Careful, Kara." Alex reminds her.
It's okay for her to use her powers in public now that she's out as an alien, but she's drunk. Alex isn't sure how much self control she has at the moment.
"You be careful." Kara says seriously before she giggles again and taps Alex's nose. "Alex, Alex. What do you think Lena looks like? All scowly like Lillian?" Kara gasps softly. "Maybe she looks like a human version of a flower!"
"Maybe. And maybe we should start heading home." Alex suggests. "Maggie and I will walk with you."
Kara snorts. "I'm not flying, that's for sure."
Maggie laughs and goes over to help Kara stand on shaky legs. She weaves on her feet with a grin on her face the entire time.
Alex heads over to the bar and pays for their drinks. She rejoins Maggie and they walk on either side of Kara as they leave. Kara calls out a loud goodbye to the other aliens, who either look amused or ignore her.
Kara stumbles a few times only to have Maggie or Alex catch her before she falls. They take Kara to her room first and Alex tucks her into bed. Luckily, Kara falls asleep almost right away.
Alex rejoins Maggie, who stayed out in the hall while Kara changed and got into bed.
"Hey," Alex says in a hushed voice. She leans on the door to her own room. "Sorry that you had to help with Kara."
Maggie gives Alex one of her smiles that makes Alex turn to gay mush inside. "It was no problem, Danvers. I had a great time. Plus I got to hear some pretty great stories about you, so it was more than worth it."
Alex groans and Maggie laughs quietly. "Never repeat those stories."
"I won't," Maggie promises. "I thought they were cute."
"Pfft," Alex ignores the blush on her cheeks. "I'm not cute."
"You're adorable, Alex."
Alex breath catches in her throat at the sound of her name coming out of her crush's mouth and she glances down to Maggie's lips. She quickly looks back up only to see that Maggie is looking down at her own lips. Alex's mind is racing, only quieting when Maggie leans in and kisses her.
Aaaaaah! They finally kiss! Next chapter, we'll see what happens next! :) Thank you all for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!
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