The ground crunched and moved under her feet, the mud made it squish and splash, brown specks covered her shiny black boots.
Even in daylight, this place was eerie, so at night under the cover of a thick dark blanket in the sky lit only by the few scattered white lights of the stars it took on a whole new level of creepy.
Lena took a deep breath, wishing she had (Y/n) with her, as children adventures such as these were conducted together, she recalled the hazardous adventure into the janitor's basement at their school on their quest to confirm if he was indeed having an affair with the lunch lady.
The insane result is what happens when it's Christmas and it turns out the headmaster dressed as Santa Claus, and the janitor are deeply in love, they never went back into that basement again and nor did they ever make eye contact with the janitor ever again, it was harder to avoid the headmaster they were sent to him a lot.
She wasn't here now, she needed her to be wanted her to be, would she hear her if she called out? Did super hearing stretch so far?
"Daughter." A voice called from behind her.
Lena turned around slowly it wasn't the first tie she had met her mother, not the first time she had lied to her cousin and greatest friend about where she was going so she could visit with her mother.
"You are late."
"I err...well I was finishing up some work." Trying not to let (Y/n) figure out what I really was doing.
"Lateness is a human affliction, I find I hate it more and more I come into contact with the creatures."
Lena paled at her mother's words, she sounded like Lillian only in reverse, why couldn't she have a normal mother one who loved baking and puppies, who melted at the sight of little babies covered in chocolate?
Aethyr approached her slowly her hand held out in front of her, a slight smile on her face she had managed to convince her daughter to at least speak with her and with Kharys failing with (Y/n) Lena would be instrumental in bringing her wayward far too independent Niece on board with their plan. Lena just didn't know it yet.
"You are handling your powers well?"
"Yes, I am." Lena smiled she felt so proud of herself for doing it.
"Good, you are a smart woman, this I know is your Krypton DNA, a human would never know half of what you possess in that great mind of yours." Aethyr beamed proudly her green eyes managing to shine despite the darkness.
"Thank you." I think.
"Tell me, daughter, what about your cousin does she possess as much strength over her powers as you do?"
Lena frowned, what is she asking me?
"I would say she has far more control over her powers than I do."
"And Kharys' suspicion that she now flies beside Supergirl as Superwoman is this true?" Aethyr asked turning her gaze back to her child, staring into her eyes, Lena shifted her feet and turned her eyes away.
"No, I'm afraid that is not true, (Y/n) is a chef, not a superhero, in fact, the very thought of her as a superhero is quite amusing, she cried once because she broke a nail." It wasn't really a lie she had cried because she broke a nail, but the nail had been ripped clean from her finger, there had been blood everywhere.
"My sister is never wrong, she knows the face of her own daughter." Aethyr said stubbornly, she knew the truth she just needed confirmation.
"Well, I guess she is now." Lena shrugged.
Aethyr narrowed her feline-like green eyes at the younger woman, she wanted to act as she normally would with force, but she couldn't not this time she needed Lena on side, she took a deep breath and smiled.
"She must be then my dear, come tell me more about yourself and I will tell you of Krypton." She took her arm and lead her further away, away into the 'safety' of the building hidden mostly by ancient trees and plants that grew over it.
The place where secrets hid.
xxx
(Y/n) moved further into Alex's body laying her head on her shoulder and with the hand that around positioned slightly over her head played with her hair, running the fine strands of hair between her fingers and dropping them only to repeat the action again.
Rain hit the windows hard from outside, it seemed to add even more to the coziness of their position.
"Kara was no help she just had smart ass comments." Alex frowned scrolling down the screen, she had picked a list of three possible candidates for their weekend destination.
"You know I can just fly us anywhere right? We don't have to stay here." (Y/n) said absentmindedly, too busy taking in the perfect profile of the woman next to her, tracing her finger lightly around the ear that held back her hair.
"The whole point is that I take us somewhere."
"Okay don't get your panties in a twist, what have you found?"
She placed her chin on her shoulder looking at the screen as she used the woman as leverage.
"Am I a leaning post for you today?" Alex chuckled.
"Yep, a pretty comfy one too."
An image caught her eye, the picture was of a lake set just beyond a cabin the stars shone above like a whole galaxy of stars had exploded, the moon a mere spectator in the sky above placed soft gentle possessive kisses on the dark black water below, to ensure in his jealous state he was seen, amidst the mass of erupting stars.
"That is the one!" She pointed excitedly.
"What."
"That one, this is the place we should go."
Alex smiled at her, then turning her attention to the screen she saw it and saw what (Y/n) was so excited about. "Yes, that is the one." She agreed.
(Y/n) mindless of the laptop she leaned forward and roughly pulled Alex towards her, their lips meeting in a hard and intense kiss that left them both breathless.
"So you like it?" Alex gasped, her eyes shining bright with possibilities.
"I adore it, Alex."
"I will book it and we will go."
"Alex." She asked unable to move her gaze from her brown eyes.
"Yes."
"I'm starving."
Alex rolled her eyes, "Of course you are you ate like an hour ago but okay." She laughed, the feeling of being quite afraid for her when she first discovered her true origin, had suddenly morphed into it becoming a delightful part of her package, she was getting cuter every day.
(Y/n) grabbed her arm stopping her from getting up from the sofa to get her something to eat. "No."
"What," Alex asked confused.
"I'm not hungry for food."
"What are you talking about if not food then what do you want?"
(Y/n) rolled her eyes and sighed loudly, was there anyone more delightfully clueless as Alex? She didn't waste any more words on explanations instead she leaned in closer placed sweet gentle kisses on her jaw up towards her bottom lips, drawing it in and softly biting down.
"Oh, that kind of starving." Alex breathed harshly, pulling (Y/n) on top of her discarding her computer first not caring particularly where it went, she wanted (Y/n) there instead. "Please don't stop this time (Y/n) I swear I will explode."
Soft laughter met her ear as the other woman ran her tongue along the curve of her ear, where she had just moments ago ran her finger in exploration. "I wouldn't want you to explode Agent Danvers."
"I think you already managed to do that."
"You wanna christen our new bed?" She whispered seductively into her ear, letting her tongue play with the lobe of her ear as she did so.
"Yes!" Effortlessly Alex stood lifting (Y/n) with her holding on tightly to her bottom her legs wrapped around her body she walked them towards the bed, this time there was nothing to stop them taking things further, they weren't perfect and everything wasn't solved but maybe just maybe taking things further could help to gain back what they had lost.
With care she leaned down over the bed trying to place her girlfriend there, she remained to cling to her making her fall down on top of her, with a shared chuckle they both fell back onto the soft new bed.
xxx
The loud ringing of her cell phone awoke (Y/n), sleepily she opened her eyes to find the room was still dark, no sun tried to conquer the sky and defeat the moon, that battle was to begin later.
Stretching she loosened the hold Alex had on her, her leg remained wrapped over her own, but her arms fell away as she reached now from the cell phone at the side of the bed.
She frowned at the screen.
"Dad what are you caling me for it's late, are you okay?"
"It's not your father (Y/n) it's Cat, he left hours ago but he isn't back yet and he left his cell phone here I am so worried about him (Y/n)." Her voice was unusually high pitched worry laced with every word she spoke.
(Y/n) rolled her eyes, convinced the dreaded hormones had attacked early.
"He is always called into work Cat nothing can happen to him, go back to sleep." Why was she trying to calm down the woman?
"That Sawyer woman called him in that was six hours ago."
"You are letting the baby affect your brain Cat, he is working getting clues, statements etc he is fine okay."
"What is it?" Alex asked sleepily, rubbing her eyes to focus.
"It's Cat." (Y/n) whispered. "Just go to sleep I promise he is fine, it's just his work they have to secure the scene and take statements from witnesses, family members most of the important work is done it the first few hours after a crime is reported."
"But this has really shuck him up, he had a nightmare the other night it was you."
(Y/n) sighed she wasn't going to be soothed like this, she would have to do something more drastic. "Cat, calm down I will go to the station and see him okay, or at least find someone who has seen him just for you to make sure he is okay."
"Thank you."
"Now sleep okay, if there is something wrong I will call you if not I won't so go to sleep." She ended the call falling hard against the pillow and staring up at the ceiling.
"What are you doing?" Alex asked.
"I gotta go to the station see my Dad, Cat is worried I guess I have to try and look after her stress is bad right?"
"Yes."
"So I'm going to the station." She sighed pushing the covers from over her and sitting up, taking one last look back at Alex and the far too comfortable bed. "Shame I was enjoying that."
"So I answered your question about the sex right." Alex smiled brightly. "I pretty much just showed you twice how good I am."
(Y/n) laughed throwing her pillow at her. "Shut up big head, twice is nothing these days everyone strives for double figures." She teased.
Alex shifted from the bed, standing up.
"Where are you going?"
"To the station with you."
"What, Alex just stay in bed and rest."
"No way if you are going I am going too."
"You know my Dad is there right?" (Y/n) asked her eyebrow-raising high.
"Yeah well I'll have to deal with that when I get there, you are more important than fear."
"You see you keep on saying these things, it makes it impossible for me not to love you."
"I know, it's why I say them." Alex smiled smugly.
xxx
The police station was as (Y.n) had expected it brimmed full of activity even at three A.M, officers passed by one dragging along a cuffed prisoner, another filled a tray with plastic coffee cups, (Y/n) cringed at what this place did to the effects of global warming.
"So I guess we go to his office?" Alex said.
"Yes."
Just outside his office stood a large whiteboard it covered the whole wall, on it was displayed the names and faces of all nine women kidnapped, it was chilling to see, some family snaps displayed there one caught Alex's attention more than the others a young mother smiling happily with her daughter, now she was nothing but a ghost, her daughter lost in a limbo where she feared she would never see her mother again.
She shivered.
(Y/n) cringed as the woman she hated approached them
"Alex, what are you doing here?"
"Just checking in on (F/n) Cat is worried." (Y/n) frowned at her she hated Maggie Sawyer knowing her family business and here Alex was giving it away for free happily, she would hate it if she did something like this with Sara.
"He is with the missing woman's adopted parents right now, they are taking it really badly her mother collapsed she ended up in the hospital," Maggie said sadly.
Suddenly petty jealousy meant nothing, she couldn't imagine being in such a position.
"He won't be back for a while and we are kinda busy none of us have been home we're all on coffee to keep us awake and we stink." She laughed, (Y/n) tried to smother the smile that crossed her lips she remembered eventually she hated this woman, she had stolen Alex from her, she should not be laughing at her jokes.
"Any leads you can tell us about?" Alex asked suddenly having her serious Agent Danvers cap on.
"Now you know I can't do that."
"Go on."
"In truth, there is nothing, no witnesses no trace of anything they just disappeared into thin air, anyway I gotta go I have some work colleague of hers to question, your father (Y/n) didn't care that they were asleep, he made us arrest them anyway." She sighed before walking past them heading to the question room.
"Is that a compliment or not?" (Y/n) asked.
"Who knows, but seems like something I would do, just barge in there looking for the truth."
"Come on you, let's go and sleep with what is left of the night." (Y/n) said with a yawn.
Alex took one last look at the board, an ominous feeling struck her this was nowhere near over and this was not a normal abduction case.