So we've come to the end. I thought it felt natural to end it here. I could go on forever, but the main arc of what I wanted to tell about the superhero girlfriends is done. Thank you guys for the comments and follows and favs. I really appreciated them.

When she woke up she wasn't in the DEO like she thought she would be. She was on the little wicker couch she kept on her balcony for days when she wanted to sit in the sun and recharge. The sun was beating down on her strongly and she felt warm and alive, but still very, very sore. Her powers weren't back yet then, but that wasn't a surprise. She'd probably have to get herself scared again to have them reactivated, though maybe she'd be lucky and they would just come back online without that, Kal's did most of the time.

She pushed herself up to sitting and looked down at her legs. One was in a bright blue cast that would match her supersuit perfectly. Alex had already scribbled her name on it with "Don't do that ever again" written under it shining in silver ink. She moved her leg slowly side to side and saw Sara's own signature on the back of the cast, but there was no other writing from her than just her name. It had probably been Alex's idea to sign the cast. She always told Kara that a signed cast was practically a rite of passage for a kid growing up on Earth. Kara always told her that a broken bone was something she was glad she missed out on. She had to have broken it badly if Alex put her in a cast since the last time she broke her arm Alex had only put her in a sling just to wait for her powers to come back and heal it.

Someone was moving in her kitchen, she could hear slight stirrings, glass knocking together and the rhythmic sound of a knife on a cutting board. She couldn't tell anything other than that, like who it was. She would have to get up for that. How exactly was she supposed to walk with one leg in a cast? She squinted for a second. She knew people did it, obviously, she'd just never really paid attention to it because it was never something that would happen to her.

Oh right, crutches. She felt like an idiot for forgetting that detail, but she had just woken up from Rao knew what kind of injuries. She deserved a break.

She looked around. Alex would have gotten her some just in case she woke up and needed to move around for whatever reasons. She found them against the wall at the end of the couch. She scooted down and grabbed them before pushing herself up clumsily. Right about now she could use the power of flight to help her float slightly so balance wasn't so important, but of course if she had that then this wouldn't even be a problem in the first place because she would have both legs functioning.

She did manage to push herself up eventually and spent a few seconds figuring out just how to manipulate her body the right way to actually be able to use the crutches. Rao, why hadn't anyone come up with a better way. She was going to fall and break her other leg too and then where would she be.

She eventually got herself over to the door and pulled it open. Navigating the raised doorfame was a trip in and of itself, but she managed it and hobbled into her living room. She hobbled until she could see who was in the kitchen and found Sara making what looked like a late breakfast. Kara's stomach rumbled and her body demanded to be fed. She swung herself over to the stools by the island and perched herself on one gingerly.

"Morning," Kara said.

Sara didn't turn around, but she still returned the greeting. "Morning."

Kara was beginning to get the feeling that Sara was mad at her but she couldn't place a reason why she thought so. Sara was busy cooking breakfast that was probably why she hadn't turned around. But as the silence grew between them the more she thought she was right.

Sara plated a bunch of food and set it in front of Kara before fixing herself a plate and standing across from Kara instead of on the stool beside her. She ate a few bites saying nothing to Kara. And Kara had always hated the silent treatment. She always just babbled to fill up the empty felt herself trying to give into that urge right then. But that wouldn't really get to the root of the problem. She had to play it cool and actually ask before launching into the partially nonsenses that wanted to come out of her mouth right then.

"Sara, is everything alright?"

Sara took a deep breath and looked at Kara. "Well you're ok, so I suppose it is. But it might not have been. You never told me that you could burn through your powers like that. When you fainted I thought that you were dying not just taking a nap."

Kara bit her lip. Oh. She hadn't really thought about that. "And with your sister…" Kara trailed off.

Sara nodded. "Yeah, I thought I'd lost another person I cared for. Then your sister tells me what's actually going on as she's checking you over for injuries. She also told me that this isn't the first time." She rolled her eyes. "I know superheroes have huge hero complexes, but maybe you could stop with the near death experiences while I'm here? I just stopped wrangling an idiot group who had a near death experience every single week. I need a break."

"I couldn't let them hurt you or Alex. I knew that I had to hold their attention while you guys finished up launching everything we had at them. And if they had gotten passed us can you imagine what they would have done to the city?" She ran a hand through her hair. "I know what you're saying, I hear you, but weighing the danger to myself against the danger to those I cared about."

Sara rounded the island and reached out, cupping Kara's face in her hands. "Kara, I can handle myself. So can Alex. We don't have super powers, but she's been trained by a black-ops government agency and you know I've been trained by a literal league of assassins. You aren't going to get rid of me with an army of aliens. Not when it's your turn to plan our next date, especially. All I need to know is that you're actually going to be around for the next date."

Kara cupped Sara's hands. "You know I'll try my best, but I can't guarantee it. You can't either. That's just how it is for people like us."

"You can't stop me from wanting to protect you, at least from dying. You have a handle on pretty much everything else."

Kara snorted. "Most days. I'll accept that as long as the same applies to you too."

"I suppose. But I'm allowed to be at least a little annoyed at you for taking stupid risks, right?"

"I'm just going to give you puppy dog eyes until you forgive me." Kara blinked her eyes open wide and made her lower lip tremble just a little bit.

"Evil, that's totally evil." Sara bent and kissed the expression off of Kara's face. "But I have my own tricks to make you forgive me that might be just a little bit evil, so I suppose I can't say much." She smiled wickedly.

Kara returned the favor and kissed the smirk from her mouth. "I don't mind."

"No, I didn't think you would." Sara stepped back from Kara. "But seriously in the meantime can we at least keep the near death experiences to a once a season thing? Preferably less, but I think that's a fair trade, don't you?"

"Once a season for both of us or only one of us can almost die a season?"

Sara just looked at Kara with a deadpan expression.

"Right, I know." She sighed. "Sara, you and I both know that I don't want to die. Sometimes I make stupid decisions, yes, but only because I want to protect people. But I'll try to cut down on the times I take huge risks. I do have the DEO and you to fall back on. I know this. But I'm a little bit more durable than everyone else so I tend to try and keep everything on my shoulders."

"But you shouldn't. You are a goddess basically by Earth standards, but even goddess need help every now and again and you know it. If there's no other way, I'll understand. But there was another way yesterday."

Kara nodded. "I know. I could've let you know. I'll try."

"And that's all I'm asking. I'll do the same and we'll both have to come to terms with the fact that our girlfriend is a superhero/vigilante that gets in a god awful amount of trouble."

Kara reached out and grabbed Sara's hand, kissing the top of it gently. "I wouldn't have it any other way."

Sara's eyes softened. "I wouldn't either." She cleared her throat. "Now eat, it's getting cold."

Kara couldn't argue with that and started to eat again.

Alex pushed open the door carrying bags of groceries and followed by Maggie with more groceries. Kara's eyes widened. That was a lot of food. Her stomach rumbled. Her powers might be mostly gone, but her appetite definitely wasn't. She had needed to go to the grocery store before everything had gone crazy, it looked like Alex and Maggie had gone for her.

"Well good morning sleeping beauty," Alex said, sarcastic as ever. But the next second she was by Kara hugging her hard. Kara sighed, she could actually feel the force Alex was using. Being powerless sucked for the most part, but this part didn't.

"Hey guys, your plates are in the oven warming," Sara said, pointing over to the oven with her shoulder while she kept eating.

"Kara you can keep this one, she cooks," Maggie said, dropping the bags she held on the corner and going over to the oven and pulling out a plate with a smile.

"That's just a perk, not the reason she's keeping me." Sara wiggled her eyebrows and Maggie laughed.

"Sister, jesus, her sister is right here and I do not need those eyebrows ever in my vicinity. Remember next weekend I'm kicking your ass in the sparring ring and I can just save these little instances up until then and I'll hit a lot harder." She started to put away some of the groceries in the fridge.

"I look forward to it."

Kara looked over at Maggie who was holding back a laugh. She came and sat beside Kara leaned over to whisper in her ear.

"Ever get a feeling it's a contest to see whose is bigger?"

Kara nodded. "All the time."

She polished off the plate of food in record time and Sara produced more food from seemingly nowhere and set it on Kara's plate, which she happily ate. She could feel her powers tickling at the back of her mind, just waiting to come back in full force sooner rather than later, and burning through the food she was eating in the meantime. She could be patient enough waiting for them so long as there wasn't another disaster in the interim. For now she was surrounded by her family so she was happy enough to be here.

After they'd all eaten and cleaned up Sara slipped off to the bathroom and left Alex and Kara in the kitchen putting away the last of the dry goods with Maggie slumped over the couch, holding her fully belly.

"You know," Alex said slowly and quietly, "I know I gave her a hard time in the beginning, because let's be honest I do that to everyone who wants to date you because you see the best in everyone, but Sara…" She trailed off for a few seconds visibly trying to find the words. "She wouldn't leave your side while you were out of it and then she fought with Hank to be able to bring you back here because she said that you would like waking up here in the sun more than waking up under the sunlamp at base. I know you guys haven't been together long, but for however long you do she has the sister seal of approval. She obviously cares for you and that's all I really want for you. Someone who cares with every single breath."

Kara felt warmth engulfing her whole being. She lunged over and hugged Alex hard, her crutches going every which way. She would definitely have to deal with that later, but it didn't matter. Her sister needed the hug of the century right then and there.

"Oof, Kara, you're squeezing the life out of me even with regular strength," Alex complained in her ear, but she was holding onto Kara just as tight.

"After all these years I'm surprised she hasn't squeezed the stuffing right out of you," Sara said, back from the bathroom and leaning against the kitchen island.

Alex pulled back and grabbed Kara's crutches for her. "It's been a near thing a few times," she teased.

Kara just rolled her eyes. She really tried, sometimes she was just really excited.

Alex turned back to Kara. "Check up before work tomorrow at the DEO, no questions, no fighting. Hank will come find you himself if he has to."

"Ugh does it have to be before work?"

Alex just stared at Kara.

"Fine, fine, I won't make Hank come after me, but if my powers aren't back you're picking me up."

"Deal, I'll pull out the old Miata and we can go."

"Sports car to go with your bike? Nice," Sara said.

Alex shrugged. "It's actually a pretty old model. It was my first car. Mostly I just use my bike anymore, but I keep it around for things that require more wheels."

"Bought it yourself?"

Alex nodded laughing. "Are you kidding, my mom wouldn't have let me anywhere near that thing if I hadn't bought it myself. She still frowns at it severely everytime I drive it back home."

"I bought myself an old model Corvette and fixed it up with my Dad. I told him I was going to sell it for cash for a better car then I went and registered it in my name as soon as it was done. I thought he was going to have a coronary."

Maggie drug herself off of the couch and back into the kitchen. "Something tells me you in a Corvette as a teenager would have been a bad idea."

"Oh it was, but I never got into an accident so." Sara laughed.

Maggie wrapped her arm around Alex's waist. "Well now that she's conscious do you want to resume our plans for the day?"

Alex looked torn for a second until her eyes landed on Sara. "You're staying with her right?"

Sara nodded. "Of course."

"And you'll call if she starts acting weird."

"Hey! I can call you myself if something feels weird."

They both looked at her with 'yeah right' looks. Rao, what was she getting into with these two tag teaming like this.

"And you were in the fight yesterday too so shouldn't you be resting?" Kara stuck out her tongue.

"DEO docs already declared that I was good to go, so." Alex stuck her tongue out at Kara in retaliation. "Besides, Maggie and I were planning on hitting the beach in the afternoon after I sparred with this one, but since we did have the fight yesterday, we're putting that off until next weekend and we're just going to relax on the beach. Nothing strenuous to worry about. Just like you should do nothing strenuous. Not that you really can with that leg but still." Alex glared for effect.

"Fine, fine, you two go off to the beach and have a good time then. I'll just sit here quietly and do nothing."

"I was thinking more Netflix and pizza, but if you want to twiddle your thumbs be my guest." Sara snorted.

"We do have a lot left of The X-Files…"

"Yup, see you've got plans now, Little Danvers. And there's nothing strenuous about them." She winked. "You'll just be chilling. With Neflix."

Gosh did everyone except her know what Netflix and chilling was without having someone tell them? She blushed and waved Maggie off. There would be none of that with a broken leg. Though making out...maybe.

"Just don't forget to catch as much sun as possible," Alex said.

"Go, grab your stuff before you're forced into full doctor and worried sister mode." Maggie shoved her off towards the door. She looked at Sara. "Danvers, they're a lot of work but worth it."

Sara just smiled and nodded. "That they are."

"But seriously, take care of her. I know Alex gave you the shovel talk, but I'm a police detective so I know how to help her destroy evidence so." She smiled before going off and joining Alex by the door, grabbing their stuff before heading out into the hall with a wave.

"Does everyone in your life love you know to give the shovel talk? Because that was the third one I've gotten in two weeks. Two weeks Kara."

"Three? Who was the third?" The answer hit her before Sara even opened her mouth.

"Hank."

"Right, well, you should only have Eliza to go and you should be good. Unless Cat wants to chime in, in her odd way."

"I shouldn't be surprised that everyone loves you. You're an adorable cinnamon bun."

"Cinnamon bun?" Kara perked up.

Sara laughed. "Somehow I thought you would want one right after I said that. Good thing I thought ahead." She rustled in the cabinets and pulled out a Noonan's bag.

"You're perfect, you know that." Kara reached out for the bag.

"Why don't we eat them on the porch so you can catch some more sun."

Kara frowned but adjusted herself so she could start moving towards the balcony. By the time she actually got there she was out of breath and sweaty and contemplating just throwing herself off the balcony to jump start her powers, but instead she flopped down on the couch with a huff.

"You were a little more steady that time." Sara sat beside her and handed her the bag of cinnamon rolls.

"Hopefully my powers will come back tomorrow or even better if they came back later today. This is the worst." Kara huffed, but opened the bag and picked out a cinnamon roll and ate it all in one bite. Things were better when you had a mouthful of cinnamon roll.

She glanced up to find Sara staring at her with a soft look. "You're perfect too." She reached out and drew Kara to her, kissing her so deep that Kara felt it from the tips of her toes to the depths of her soul. Her heartbeat picked up and she lost herself in the moment with the taste of cinnamon sweetness on her lips and the sun warming the both of them and a breeze ghosting along her skin. She had come through another fight intact. She was alive. They both were. And this was a perfect moment to celebrate that.

Sara drew back after a minute. "Kara, you might want to tone down on the floating, we are outside."

Kara blinked for a second, she wasn't floating. But then she looked down and she was a good half a foot off of the couch. She laughed and laughed before lowering herself back to Earth. Kissing Sara had brought her powers back. Who in the world would have thought of that.

"Guess I need to keep you around so you can kiss my powers back every time," Kara teased. She leaned back against Sara and sighed, feeling her powers seep into every corner of her being as the sun filled her reserves again.

"I'm ok with that. Keep me around forever to kiss you. It's a win-win as far as I can see."

Kara looked up at Sara with the sun haloing her like an angel. Yeah. Forever sounded nice.