Chapter 138

Lena closes her eyes and clings to Kara, not wanting to see how high they are in the air. Kara sings to her softly, the noise drowning out the whistling of the wind as they fly. Kara sings some of the songs her mother used to sing on Krypton to calm her down when she was younger.

It's bittersweet, but it doesn't hurt as much as it did when she first landed and heard the songs in her dreams, only to wake up to see that her entire world was still gone. It works for Lena, she isn't as tense as she expected. Kara has been teaching her some Kryptonese, so she picks up a couple of the words, but the meaning of the song is lost to her.

She'll have to ask Kara to teach her the song later, or at least teach her more. She wants to share this with her, wants to be able to speak Kara's native language. Lena would want to anyway, but she knows how much it means to Kara that she's learning, which makes her want to learn Kryptonese even more.

Lena opens her eyes again automatically when she feels Kara begin to slow and clutches her tighter, letting out a soft scared sound. Heights, despite her best efforts (and her mother's best efforts), still cause a jolt of fear to go down her spine.

Lena looks back up from the city, hoping that looking at her girlfriend will calm her. Her breath catches softly when she sees Kara. Her hair is blowing softly in the wind, free from the confines of a ponytail. Lena doesn't quite get why she wants to fly around without putting her hair back, since to her that just seems like a good way to get hair in her mouth. But looking at her, she gets it. Gods, she's such a lesbian. The sunlight makes Kara's hair seem like it's glowing as it moves lazily in the wind, like there's a breeze instead.

Kara looks like an angel, more so than usual and Lena isn't ashamed to admit that she can't stop staring. She's beautiful and the sun casts light on her face, showing off her cheekbones and jawline. Though maybe it's just the angle Lena's looking from. It doesn't matter either way, what matters is controlling herself so she doesn't pull her girlfriend into a kiss while she's flying. She thinks it's probably like riding horses. You shouldn't steer if you're distracted or heavily intoxicated, and Lena knows that her kisses tend to distract Kara in the best way.

"I can feel you staring," Kara says.

"You look absolutely stunning."

Kara's cheeks turn pink and she looks down at Lena for a brief moment before refocusing on where she's flying. Lena rests her head against Kara's shoulder, breathing in her scent as Kara begins their descent towards the Luthor Castle.

No matter how much being in Kara's arms helps, Lena still lets out a sigh of relief when her feet touch solid ground again. She still holds onto Kara, both because she wants to and because she wants to make sure she can stand up on her own.

A guard makes his way over and bows. "My Queen, we have been awaiting your return. May I see you to the throne room?"

"Yes, thank you." Lena says politely, slipping back into what Kara either calls her 'Boss Mode' or 'Queen Mode.'

Her spine straightens and she moves to take Kara's hand in hers. She looks over as they begin to follow the guard to see Kara's already looking at her with a soft look in her eyes.

"What?" Lena whispers, knowing Kara will be able to hear her.

"You're beautiful."

Now it's Lena's cheeks that turn pink and she squeezes Kara's hand gently. "Thank you."

Kara brings Lena's hand up to kiss the back of it. "I'm going to go drop this backpack off. I'll be right back."

"Okay, darling." By the time she finishes her sentence, Kara's already gone from sight.

Lena chuckles softly and continues following the guard, who looks confused when he doesn't see her girlfriend next to her anymore. He nearly jumps out of his skin when Kara reappears by her side, and the soft whistle of wind that Kara's superspeed produces drowns out Lena's quiet snort at the guard's jumpiness.

Kara takes Lena's hand again and they nearly pass the guard before he snaps out of it and begins walking again, power walking for a moment to get further ahead of them. He clears his throat awkwardly and straightens his suit as he walks, trying to regain his composure.

"Did he forget that you're Kryptonian?" Lena whispers under her breath.

Kara just shrugs with a warm smile on her face. Guards at the doors to the throne room stand at attention at the sight of their Queen. The bottoms of their large weapons tap the ground and they salute Lena before opening the doors for her and Lena.

Jess is sitting on one of the chairs that isn't a throne and she jumps up when she hears the doors open. She sets down her pencil and rushes over, practically tackling Lena in a hug before hugging Kara as well.

"Hey, Jess. How did the Kingdom fare while I was away?" Lena asks.

"Well, it didn't explode in a ball of fire, so pretty good! There have been some reports of small groups Cadmus believers popping up all over the Kingdom, as well as the Danvers Kingdom. But luckily, the only thing they've managed to do so far is get heavily intoxicated and harass some poor aliens. They got locked up for two weeks or so for harassment, and they've been quiet so far in jail. Other than that, it's been pretty quiet. Though a lot of the trashier magazines are wondering when you'll put a ring on it, Lena." Lena's cheeks turn red. "It will blow over if nothing happens, I promise. If it doesn't, I'll make it."

Lena gives her oldest friend a warm, thankful smile. "Thank you. But please Jess, I don't want to pardon you again. Don't do anything that will land you in lockup again."

Jess and Lena Brotp!! Next chapter, more of this? And I promise there will be more Sanvers coming up, I just can't really do too much with them without writing a filler chapter of fluff or smut... Thank you all for reading and for your amazing comments! Stay awesome!