Chapitre 88: Chapter 88
Kara clears her throat but Maggie and Alex are too immersed in each other to hear. She clears her throat loudly and it finally seems to register with them. They pull apart and turn to Kara, who looks completely grossed out and is avoiding directly looking at them.
"So did you decide?" Maggie asks and Kara really doesn't want to think about why she might be breathing harder than before.
"Yeah. I'm planning on trying it out for a year." Kara answers.
"When is that year going to start?" Alex asks, running a hand through her mussed up hair.
Kara looks to Lena, who answers. "I still have things to wrap up here, so if she wants to leave with me, we would leave in about two or so weeks."
"I want to go with you." Kara says.
Lena nods and squeezes Kara's hand. "Okay. But you should really talk to your parents about this as well, darling."
Kara sighs and nods. "Yeah. That'll be fun. And I should probably talk to Winn and J'onn too."
"Do you want me to come with?" Lena offers.
"Yes please."
"When do you want to do it?"
"After food." Kara says.
"Who do you want to talk to first?" Alex asks.
"Um. Winn and Vasquez. They should be the easiest. Then J'onn. Then Eliza and Jeremiah." Kara lists. "And, um. Can you come, too? Both of you?" She asks hesitantly.
Maggie and Alex exchange a look. "Of course," Maggie says.
Kara lets out a relieved sigh. "Thank you."
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After Kara's practically chased out of the kitchen because she stress eats, the four of them head to the DEO. It's Vasquez who sees them first.
"Ma'ams, it's good to see you. Everything has been quiet since we got back, you don't need to be here." They say.
"Actually, Vasquez.... I want to talk to you and Winn about something." Kara tries not to sound as anxious as she feels.
"Alright. Is everything okay?" Vasquez asks worriedly.
"Everything's fine, I promise. Where's Winn?" Kara asks. S
She listens for his heartbeat but she doesn't have to because as soon as she says his name again he jolts upright. He's sitting at a desk a couple yards from Vasquez. They didn't realize it was him because he had fallen asleep on his books.
"Wha? Huh? I'm awake!" Winn says, turning to face them with wide eyes.
Alex rolls her eyes fondly. "Sure you are. Come on, we have to talk."
Without explaining further, Alex begins dragging a startled Winn to a conference room, the rest of them following behind them.
"What did I do to deserve this rough treatment?" Winn grumbles when they stop in a conference room. He rubs his arm and pouts at Alex.
"Kara has something she wants to tell you nerds." Alex says instead of answering.
Winn gasps excitedly. "Oh my god, you're pregnant!"
"What? No, Winn. How would that even...?" Kara shakes her head. "I'm not pregnant, and neither is Lena."
Winn shrugs. "You never know, you are Kryptonian. We don't know how your physiology works with ours."
Kara sighs. "I guess that's true. I mean, Kal El and Lois are trying for a kid. But no, it's not that."
Maggie notices the glint of interest in Alex's eyes and smirks, knowing that Kara may be in for a fun two weeks if Alex decides to pursue this further. Though that would be awkward, talking to your sister about your sex life and figuring out if Kara can get her girlfriend pregnant.
"Don't even think about it, Alex." Kara warns, knowing her sister would be curious.
Alex raises her hands. "Fine. But you're going to want to know eventually."
"Eventually, not now." Kara says.
"So is someone getting married?" Winn asks. Five pairs of incredulous eyes turn on him and he holds up his hands in surrender. "Did you drag me here to talk about something boring, then?"
"Not boring, no. Um... I'm going to stay with Lena for a year." Kara says, shuffling her feet a little bit and holding tight (but not too right) onto Lena's hand.
"What?" Winn gasps. "I thought you guys were going to stay together forever. I could totally see the cute kids, the pets, the... Oh that's not what you meant, is it." Winn thinks. "Oh, you're staying with her. Like... Moving in?" He gasps. "To the Luthor Kingdom?"
"Now you're getting it." Alex ruffles his hair and he pouts at her as he tries to fix it.
"That's a big step." Vasquez says. "You both are sure about this? I don't want to rain on your parade or anything, I just want you to be certain."
Kara looks over at Lena and thinks about what it would be like to be here without her. "Yeah, I'm sure."
Lena smiles softly and squeezes Kara's hand. "Me too."
Vasquez nods. "So when do you leave?"
"In about two weeks," Lena answers. "I have to get back. I can't leave everything to Jess. She's leading while I'm gone." She explains when she's met with four confused looks. Lena knows that Kara knows who Jess is, they have discussed her a couple of times.
"Oh! I know you probably still have to tell your parents and space dad, but before you go... Wait here!" With that, Winn runs out of the room.
The others give each other looks and shrug. He walks back in the room carrying a large box that he's clearly struggling with. Kara takes it from him and he breathes out a relieved thank you. He watches as Kara easily carries it over to the table.
"Does that weigh nothing to you?" Winn asks curiously.
"Nope. It's like picking up a sheet of paper. Or Lena." Kara winks at her girlfriend, who bites her bottom lip in response.
"Ooh, seduction eyes." Vasquez jokes and Alex groans.
"Okay. What I have in here is something I've been working on for a while. Alex helped too, but I never told her what her help was for. Um."
Winn reaches in the box and pulls out an even smaller box. He sets it on the table and then pulls out a couple more boxes the same size.
"I made a couple of them." He explains. "You'll see why in a second. Um. Here, take one. Open it."
They each take one, leaving three more on the table. Winn takes one of the three left. Kara opens hers first and gasps.
"Winn, this is amazing!"
"What is it?" Vasquez asks as they all crowd around Kara's opened box.
"It's a watch." Winn says. "Kinda. It has another function too, but it's a watch with the crest of the House of El in it."
"What else does it do?" Alex asks curiously, pulling her own identical one out of her box and studying it.
"I could just show you, but I think it would be better to explain first. Um. Okay. So you see that thing that's sticking out a little bit on the side? Press it." Winn instructs.
They comply and startle when the face of the watch pops open, revealing what's underneath. Above the gears that are turning is a single red button. Curiously, Kara goes to press it.
"No!" Winn shouts, making Kara freeze in place. "Sorry, didn't want to scare you but pressing that button would have scared you more." He breathes out. "Geez. Why do people always go to press the red button? When you press that button, it sends a signal to all the others. It also makes a noise. Kara's is special, because it emits a sound only she can hear. And others with super hearing, I would assume. But yeah. Do you mind if I press mine? So you know what it's like?" Winn asks.
"It's fine with me. Should we get out the other ones too? Or will they not go off?" Kara asks.
"Oh right. Yeah, they'll go off. Thanks." Winn passes the other two to Maggie and Alex, who take them out. "Close the faces, just press it back in. Opening it will turn off the sound."
"Ours makes sound too?" Alex murmurs.
Winn presses the button and Kara jumps, the high pitched noise startling her. She opens it up and the noise stops and it's only then that she realizes that the other watches are making a beeping noise. The others open them and the noise stops. Kara looks back down at hers and frowns.
"Why is there a W lit up?" She asks curiously.
"So you know it's me that's in trouble. And Kara, stop for a moment and listen. I hope I did this right. Can you hear something from my watch?"
There's a soft sound, like a constant beep that seems like it's moving around, trying to get to her ears the best way possible so it rotates and goes out in all different directions.
"Yeah."
"Awesome! And there's letters for all of us, and it's easy to remember. K for Kara, W for Winn, A for Alex, M for Maggie, V for Vasquez, L for Lena, J for J'onn, and E for Eliza! And when you've been found or are okay, you just press the button again and wah-la! The sound turns off! Right?" He asks Kara.
"Yeah, it's gone now."
Smart, right? And with having my first two college exams plus a paper due this week, I didn't have time to plan out the future for this, but I should this weekend! I hope. Thank you all for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!
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