Chapter 6

                                    

                                          
It's now late 2020, Kara and Lena have been dating for a few months. The two have had a wonderful time finding out what it means for them to take their relationship from being best friends to being girlfriends and lovers. 
                          
Kara and Lena now spend even more time together than they did before, mostly because every night they share a bed together, whether it's at Lena's apartment or Kara's. Both Kara and Lena have had thoughts about discussing moving in with each other as they practically are doing it already, but they are both waiting for the other to broach the subject. Meanwhile the rest of the super friends have taken great joy in Kara and Lena's new relationship, encouraging it on, and saying they are a perfect match for each other. One of their biggest fans is Nia, who on several occasions has told both Lena and Kara that if the Supergirl and Lena shippers knew they were dating in real life they'd go absolutely crazy. 
                          
Of course the super friends were not the only people to find out about the relationship between the two. As at the end of the day Lena Luthor is famous in her own right for being a Luthor and Kara Danvers is famous for being a Pulitzer winning reporter. So when a picture of Kara and Lena kissing after leaving a restaurant after one of their dates was circulated in the press the whole world knew they were now a couple. Of course this wasn't the first time that questions had been asked about the two in news papers and gossip magazines. Ever since Kara and Lena became close friends photos were circulated of them being close with one another, and questions were asked if they were dating. But now with a photo of a kiss being circulated it was definitive proof for the world that they were in fact an item. 
                          
Once the picture circulated Lena worryingly discussed what they should do about it, as she was worried Kara might not want the world to know they are a couple, at least for now. But Kara quickly elevated Lena's fears with a kiss and telling her that she was glad the world now knows, because she doesn't want to keep it in as to how much she is in love with Lena Luthor anymore. Lena was over the moon with this response and as a result publish a brief statement in CatCo confirming that the two were now in fact dating, but also of course requesting their privacy be maintained as much as possible. Lena obviously knew that some people would not listen to that statement and still invade their privacy, taking pictures of intimate moments out in public, but none the less Lena had to try.
                          
The general reaction to the confirmation that the two are in fact dating was pretty positive, which honestly surprised Lena. Lena was sure that people would say that a Luthor didn't deserve to find love, or that Kara was too pure and innocent for her, all of which were thoughts Lena had in the back of her mind at some point or other. A large portion of the response was of people saying that it was about time that Kara and Lena began dating as they'd been pictured being close with one another for years. Equally some fans were disappointed that Lena wasn't dating Supergirl, which Lena found incredibly amusing, and some questioned whether Supergirl would be jealous. Of course even though most of the response was positive there were some negative responses, some typical homophobic ones, some that targeted Lena for being a Luthor and some that claimed Kara was not intelligent enough for Lena. Those last negative responses were the ones that infuriated Lena the most. Lena could take all the negative comments about herself all day, but she couldn't stand people writing them about Kara. Needless to say Kara wasn't bothered by the comments.
                          
Since Kara and Lena's relationship had become public knowledge some small things changed for Kara. On the first day when it circulated in the press Kara walked into CatCo and literally everyone was staring at her. At the time Kara didn't know why and thought that maybe her secret identity had been revealed from how almost everyone was staring. Kara was incredibly relieved when she found out what the actual reason was. After that for the next week or so people in general were pretty nosy, trying to get some information on Kara and Lena's relationship. Kara was constantly asked by people she worked with as well as by random people out in public who recognised her. She was even asked as Supergirl what she thought of Lena and Kara's relationship. But thankfully for both Kara and Lena after a few weeks the media circus around the two dating died down and moved onto something else and everything returned back to normal, or at least their new normal.