Title: Hours Later

Fandom: Supergirl

Parings: Kara/Non

Characters: Kara, Non, Alex, Astra, Hank

Episode 8 and 9

Summary: Kryptonian custom are different to Earth's. What if Kara had a different relationship with Non. How would she react when she sees him again?

Kara repeatedly punched the man that tried to kill Alex, sliding across the floor due to her flying. He kicked her suddenly and she was propelled back. She quickly righted herself using her powers, looking at the man across from her.

Her blood froze.

"Do you remember me, little girl," Non asked her.

All she could do was stare.

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Kara Zor-El was 5 years old when the Apalex attacked. She herself had never seen one, most of their attack coming in ships. She remembered being taken, along with so many other children, to an underground bunker. A ship in truth, ready to take off to Argo, a Kryptonian colonized planet.

They spent weeks in the ship and when they were finally allowed out, the war was over. She remembered running to her parents, holding them close as family were reunited all around.

The next few days were chaotic. The planet had to be rebuild. The dead were to be given proper burials. Destroyed ships were to be cleaned up and children, orphaned, had to be place with Branch members.

Amidst all this, there was a rumour. A single soldier, a hero, was the one who won the war. Non-Ak, a Thangaru (House Traitor), was the one to save Krypton. Thus, overnight, the man went from pariah to The Hero of Krypton.

Non-Ak received many proposals and Courting gifts after that. But he turned them all down. Perhaps he already had a person in mind, the people said. But by the time Krypton was re-build, which honestly was only a few weeks, he was still not being courted.

It was Astra, his General that brought the idea to Han-El, father of Zor-El and Jor-El.

"Why not Join the Hero of Krypton with the future Head of the House of El, Kara?"

It wasn't uncommon to Join young. Consummation of a Joining would, of course, only happen once Kara mastered her first Craft, which was usually around 18-21 years of age.

Kara was a month shy of her sixth birthday when she was Joined to Non-Ak, a member of a lower House. By vowing himself to her, he shed his old house and became Non Kara-El and she, now Joined, was no longer of her father, but her own person and she became Kara-El, future High Lord of Krypton.

Non moved into the House of El, his room next to hers. Now a Master Warrior, he went back and learned his Family Craft. Thus, Kara didn't see him much. At 7, Kara started her General Education and they two saw even less of each other.

Kara finish her education a year yearly, at 11 and immediately went into Mastering her First Craft, Engineering as per the House of El. Non, on the other hand, now finished with his Second Craft, re-joined the military, again serving under her Aunt Astra.

A year later, one year before the destruction of Krypton, her Husband died fighting in a battle on the other side of the planet. At 12 years old, Kara-El was a widow.

Non was buried a hero. He was hailed and all mourned his loss. Till the day she departed for Earth, Kara never wore anything then white, the colour of mourning.

She never told the Danvers of her husband. Not even Alex. He was dead and gone and there was nothing anyone could do about it.

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Except, instead of being dead, her husband was floating across from her. Alive.

"Non," she whispered, her hand stretching out in disbelief. No longer was she in Lord Technologies. No longer was she on Earth. She didn't see anything except her husband, alive and in front of her. She still had their Joining Bands, hidden in a box under her bed, having not seen the light of day since she arrived on Earth.

Kara floated closer to the man, as did he to her. She reached out further, ready to finally touch him after so many years-

"Supergirl!" Alex's voice cut through the fog.

Non was a prisoner of Fort Rozz.

She yelled and attacked him. He left her! He didn't die! He left her!

Hours later she will talk to her mother in Kryptonian, asking why she was lied to. Hours later she will confront her aunt where no one can hear. Hours later her sister would ask her about her actions. Hours later she will lie to her. Tell her Non saved her life as a child.

Hours later she will be Supergirl.

Now she fights her husband. Now she yells and screams at him. Now he holds her down, trying to reason with her. Now she is angry for being lied to. Now she remembers the memorial service.

Now she is a grieving Wife.

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Joining Band: Thick arm band attached to the middle of the top part of the arm. It thick, taking up half the space on the arm section. Joining Bands are created to look similar. They also bare both names of the Kryptonians, so that everyone knows who your Joined too.