"Kara?" Winn asked in surprise as Kara walked towards him.

"Hey Winn."

"What are you doing here?"

"I work here."

"Um, Kara. Have you had some sort of break down?" He asked standing. "You quit remember? In kinda a high profile way."

"I know. But Cat offered me my job back."

"She did? When? How did she even find you? I had no idea where you were."

"We kind of accidentally ran into each other at the hospital."

"Hospital? You and Cat Grant? Are you on drugs?" He asked concerned that Kara's mind had made the whole thing up. "Why would either of you be in hospital? I mean she is phobic about them and you don't need them."

"Alex got hurt." Kara said,

"Seriously? How? Is she okay? Are you okay? Why didn't you call me?"

"Toyman Jr. perhaps Kira would be able to answer if you actually allowed her time to answer." Cat said walking past him on the way to her office. "Kira, my office."

"Yes Ms Grant." Kara said following her in.

"Um, was that Kara?" James asked walking up to Winn.

"Yeah. Apparently she works here again."

"How? When?"

"No idea. Um, did you know that Alex had been in hospital?"

"What?" James asked surprised before the two men stared at Cat's office.

-00-

"Sit down Kira." Cat instructed. Nervously Kara sat and waited. Eventually Cat asked. "How's your sister?"

"Um, okay I guess."

"You guess?"

"She's gone to stay with my foster mother, her mother, so I haven't actually seen her for a couple of days."

"We do live in a world with phones and Skype." Cat pointed out.

"It's not the same." Kara shrugged.

"I am sure she'll be fine. Sometimes a mother's touch is what is needed." Cat said before her demeanour hardened and she said. "We need to establish some new rules going forward. It is not good for morale to have members of staff storm out of the office."

"Okay." Kara replied.

"I do not, nor have I ever had or will I ever have an open door policy. However, somethings are big enough to transcend closed doors. Family bereavement is one of them. In future I expect you to tell me when you are undergoing major upheaval that will affect your ability to work."

"Yes Ms Grant." Kara said fidgeting awkwardly.

"You asked me once why I was so hard on Supergirl and why I was so mean to you." Cat said as she stood and walked over to her M&Ms. "As the saying goes, you are doomed into becoming your mother. Her constant berating and pushing forced me to be come a better person, but I hated her for it. I swore I would never do that to my children."

"You don't, you are so kind and gentle with Carter." Kara said before she could stop herself.

"That maybe, but I have been tainted. I push those around me because I see their potential and I want them to achieve it. Unfortunately, my desire to improve them can turn me into my mother. I will try to be more careful." Feeling she had conceded enough ground for one morning she added. "You know almost everything about me and I still know very little about you. I promise you that will change."

Not entirely sure if the last comment was meant as a threat Kara stared at her boss and nervously waited. Finally Cat said. "I was going to start with what Max Lord holds over you. In fact I did. I went to see him, but he wouldn't tell me, in fact he enjoyed not telling me, which of course only made me more interested. Of course that may have been his plan all along. So I told Toyman Jr to find out, but he refused, he is too loyal to you. He has more backbone than I give him credit for. Either that or he is too incompetent, he did fail with his other task after all." Cat mused before regaining focus and saying. "Then I thought I would make you telling me a condition of you working here again. But, I'm not going to make you tell me what Max Lord has over you. I think I know you well enough that you wouldn't tell me anyway, you would, in fact, quit again. And as mentioned previously, the resultant migraines from a new assistant search is too high a price for too little reward. So I won't ask. But when you feel the time is right I will listen, without judging and I will help with Lord."

-00-

"Miss Kara." The professor smiled as he saw Kara loitering at the back of the lecture hall several days later. "Did you enjoy the lecture?"

"I did. It made me realise how much I miss the stars and the stories about them."

"I am about to go up to the roof if you would like to join me." He offered.

"I'd like that." Kara said following him up a small stair case that led out onto the roof.

"I find it very calming to sit up here." Luzuno said as he sat on a bench. He waited for Kara to sit down as well before asking. "So how did it go with your sister?"

"She doesn't hate me."

"I sense a but."

"She went to stay with her mother for a few weeks."

"That sounds prudent. So what is troubling you?"

"What if we never get back what we had?"

"Do you want to get back what you had?"

"More than anything. She has only been gone less than two weeks and I miss her so much."

"Then I have every faith you will."

"But I was so mean to her." Kara said sadly.

"There is no point in crying of split milk."

"Spilt milk." Kara corrected as she stared at the sky.

"Tell me, do you remember many stories of the stars?" The Professor asked.

"I do." Kara smiled.

"Do you know many of the star stories from this world?"

"Not really."

"I find them more sinister than the ones from home, but I am sure you will enjoy some of the stories. Let's start with that, the Virgo constellation."

-00-

As she walked through her front door Kara was confused as to why her light was on. Assuming she had forgotten to turn it off she nearly ignored it, but then she noticed a familiar figure on her couch.

"Eliza?"

"Where have you been?" Eliza asked rushing over to Kara and hugging her.

"Sorry. Is Alex okay? Has something happened?" Kara asked panicking.

"Alex is fine, she's sleeping." Eliza said nodding towards Kara's bedroom.

"Did I know you were coming?" Kara asked confused.

"We thought we'd surprise you." Eliza said. "We missed you."

"I missed you too." Kara said hugging her foster mother again.

"Are you okay?" Eliza asked.

"I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"

"Because you have been through so much recently and we weren't here for you." Eliza said a flash of guilt crossing her face.

"I'm fine. Really." Kara smiled. "But I have missed you. You sure Alex is okay?"

"Why don't you see for yourself?" Eliza suggested walking with Kara to the bedroom where Alex was sound asleep.

"She looks so fragile." Kara commented sadly before asking. "You sure she is okay?"

"She's stubborn and pushing herself too hard, but she is getting better." Eliza assured her.

-00-

"Alex! You're awake." Kara said excitedly as she ran to her limping sister the next morning.

"Hey." Alex said very gingerly hugging Kara. "Sorry I stole your bed."

"Are you okay?" Kara asked looking at her pale sister.

"I'm fine, just a little tired." Alex said as she sat on the couch. "Where were you last night?"

"Do you remember Luzuno, the professor?" Kara asked as she sat next to Alex.

"Yeah."

"He runs a public lecture series on astronomy. One of them was last night."

"So was a Game of Thrones marathon." Alex pointed out.

"Wouldn't have been the same without you." Kara shrugged. "I've missed you."

"Missed you too." Alex said resting her head on Kara's shoulder before asking. "Where's mom?"

"Gone to buy some food."

"Yeah, she wasn't impressed with the contents of your kitchen last night."

"That is why take out exists." Kara pointed out. "What's it been like being back in Midvale?"

"To be honest I have slept through most of it."

"That's good I guess, I mean that you are able to rest and get better. You are getting better aren't you?"

"I'll be fine." Alex said. "I'll be back at work keeping an eye on you in no time."

"Alex, you were unbelievable against Non, like one of those battery bunnies. But, and don't take this the wrong way, you are only human. You have to be careful."

"Trust me I am fully aware of that." Alex said subconsciously clutching her ribs.

"We need new rules." Kara said.

"Rules?"

"Yeah, number one, no lying for any reason."

"Okay."

"Two, you have to stop trying to protect me by taking on Fort Rozz escapees without help."

"Hank told you?"

"And James. And the doctor who explained Non was only responsible for five of your seven broken ribs."

"Fine." Alex conceded. "Three, stop trying to protect me by hiding how you are feeling." Alex added one of her own. "There is nothing wrong with wishing you were back on Krypton."

-00-

"Can you actually remember what rules seven to thirty-three were?" Kara asked twenty minutes later.

"I'm on so many meds I don't even know what day it is." Alex said. "Probably should have written them down."

"Probably." Kara agreed as Eliza re-entered the apartment.

"What did you do, buy up an entire shop?" Alex asked surprised with how many bags Eliza had. "You do know Kara doesn't have a clue what to do with any of it?"

"I don't remember your culinary skills being anything to write home about." Eliza said as she passed the bags to Kara. "So it is a good thing I am here to use all of this. Pancakes?" Eliza asked.

"Chocolate ones?" Kara asked excitedly, but when Alex shook her head she looked on concerned.

"Pain meds make me nauseous. Pancakes are not a good mix. I'll just have some toast. Look at it this way." Alex said. "More pancakes for you."

"I could just make less." Eliza pointed out as Kara's phone rang.

"Kara Danvers." She said answering her phone.

"Oh hey, thanks for getting back to me….yes, yes I am…...yeah that would be great…..see you then."

"Who was that." Eliza asked.

"Just a work thing."

"You don't normally smile like that for work things, unless it is Jimmy O." Alex commented earning a glare from Kara.

"Who?" Eliza asked confused. "Not James Olsen?"

"I need to go, I'll be back soon. You'll both still be here?" Kara said trying to ignore them.

"Of course we will." Eliza said as Kara rushed from the apartment. As the door shut she looked at Alex and asked.

"Any idea what that was about?"

"Nope. But I think she just broke rule one."

-00-

"Hey." Kara called as she returned home an hour later.

"Hi sweetie, is everything okay?" Eliza asked as she looked at Kara.

"Yeah, everything is fine." Kara smiled.

"You sure? You left in a big hurry."

"I had to pick something up." Kara said as she walked towards Alex carrying a large box.

"This is for you." Kara said about to place the box on Alex's lap before remembering the stab wound and reconsidering. Instead she carefully put the box on the coffee table.

As Alex heard something move in the box she looked at Kara and asked. "What is it?"

"Open it." Kara said grinning. Seeing Alex's sceptical look she added. "It won't bite. Probably."

Confused Alex moved forward only to wince in pain as she moved her ribs.

"I maybe should have thought this one through a bit more." Kara said. "I'll get it out for you." She added as she watched Alex slowly sit back. Content Alex was comfortable Kara opened the box, reached in and pulled out a small furry object that she carefully placed on Alex.

"He looks just like Spot." Alex said stroking the cat.

"That was kind of the point. Wait you called your cat Spot?"

"Yeah, what's wrong with that? It was good enough for Data's cat."

"You are such a nerd." Kara smiled as she sat next to Alex. "You like him?"

"I love him."

"Kara sweetie, you live in a loft apartment, it is not exactly suitable for a cat." Eliza said gently.

"He's not for me, he's for Alex and her place is fine for a cat and her landlord is fine with it."

"Why would you get Alex a cat?" Eliza asked confused.

"Because she has always wanted it." Kara said before looking at Alex and saying. "You have always been there for me and you have done so much for me and I know I have not always been there for you, especially recently."

"Kara," Alex tried to cut in only for Kara to go on.

"Let me finish. Most of what was in your dream world I can't do anything about. I wish I could, but I can't." She said her eyes tearing up. "The one thing from that world I could make real though was Spot. I love you Alex."

"I love you too." Alex replied as she hugged her sister while Spot curled himself up on her lap.

-The End

A/N: Thank you for reading and reviewing. I hope you enjoyed it.