Chapter 166

"Stay still," Alex sounds both amused and exasperated.

Kara has been squirming in her chair as Alex has been attempting to help her with makeup. What with today being her wedding day, Kara is understandably quite a bit excited, and she's never been able to contain her energy well. She's practically bouncing in the seat she's sitting on, which squeaks quietly with each bounce. The squeak isn't loud or grating enough for it to irritate Alex, but it does ensure she can hear exactly when her sister starts bouncing faster.

"Kara Zor-El Danvers." Alex sighs and Kara stills finally, looking up at her with wide eyes. It isn't often that her sister uses her full name. "The more you bounce and move around, the longer it will take for us to do everything. That means you'll have to wait longer to marry Lena. Get it?"

"Got it." Kara nods seriously and begins focusing on keeping still.

"Good. Now turn your head a bit to the side..."

After Alex finishes with Kara's makeup, they agree to get her dressed before they do her hair. It takes them longer than Kara has expected to get her clothes on, but luckily Alex doesn't seem the least bit worried. Alex hums one of the Kryptonian songs that Kara had taught her under her breath as she begins braiding her sister's hair. Kara begins softly singing along and she can feel the nerves she didn't even know she had begin to dissipate.

Alex gently squeezes Kara's shoulder once she has finished and meets Kara's eyes in the mirror, smiling softly. "It's done. You look beautiful."

"Thanks, Alex." Kara smiles back at her sister through the mirror.

"Lena's definitely going to start crying when she sees you." Alex says with a wink.

As if on cue, a knock at the door startles them both. Alex heads over and opens it slightly to see who it is, wanting to make sure that it's not Lena so that they don't see each other yet. She wants her family and friends to be able to see their reactions when they see each other. Alex blinks in surprise when she comes face to face with her mother.

"Mom." She opens the door further and gestures for her to enter.

"Hello, girls." She looks around the room as if expecting others. "Ah, I had expected Lucy or Winn to be here to assist."

"They're helping set up. With these two being the Queen of one kingdom and the next in like for another kingdom, we're expecting a lot more people. And they're going over last-minute security with J'onn too."

Eliza nods. "Very well. And J'onn agreed to walk Lena down the aisle?"

"After the three of them cried about it for a while, yeah." Alex grins at her sister.

"Hey, I saw those tears on Maggie's face and yours!"

"Well, if Lena hadn't admitted that he felt more like a father to her than her real one ever did, we would have been fine."

Kara hums, not quite believing Alex. She knows that she and her wife are both soft inside.

With that, Kara looks back at her mom when Eliza lets out a soft gasp. Her eyes have just fallen upon her youngest daughter for the first time since entering the room.

"Kara, you look absolutely beautiful." Eliza breathes out, tears beginning to form in her eyes.

"Don't cry yet, if you cry I'll cry! I'm a sympathy crier!" Kara says.

"You have waterproof makeup, you can cry all you'd like." Kara gives Alex a surprised look. "Courtesy of Winn."

"Can I hug you?" Before Eliza even finishes her question, Kara's out of her seat with her superspeed and already wrapping her in a hug.

Eliza hugs her tightly. "I'm so happy that you found someone who makes you as happy as Lena does."

"Me too." Kara admits.

Another knock sounds at the still slightly open door and Winn pokes his head in, eyes widening when he sees the hug and the tears in their eyes. "Um. Sorry to interrupt, but we're pretty much ready for you. And you said that you were okay with going first?"

"Yeah, I am." Kara confirms.

"Okay. Jeremiah should be here shortly so you can get going." With that, Winn hurries away.

"Where are you going to be walking, Mom?" Alex asks.

"I figured I would just walk behind Lena with everybody else. I'll find Jeremiah in the front row. Speaking of this, I should probably head over to Lena if we're gathering." Eliza blows them both kisses, not wanting to get lipstick on their cheeks, and leaves.

"I'll stick with you until Dad gets here." Alex says when Kara gives her a questioning glance.

Kara smiles and reaches out to gently squeeze her sister's hand. "Thank you."

"Of course."

They don't have to wait long, Jeremiah comes in with a huge smile on his face just a few minutes later. He greets them with a warm hug and then pulls back to look at his daughters.

"Wow, you both look beautiful!"

"Thank you, Dad!" Alex hugs him again and then heads out, giving Kara an encouraging smile over her shoulder as she leaves.

"Are you ready?" Jeremiah asks Kara.

"Yeah. I just... I never thought I would be able to have anything like this, not after Krypton. I wasn't sure, even after a couple years living with you all, if I would find someone who loves me and respects my culture like she does." Kara admits.

"Well, I'm glad you two found each other. You deserve each other."

Kara gives him a smile that grows when he loops his arm with hers. Together, they walk through the now pretty much empty castles halls, to where Kara's going to get married. Her smile turns into her infamous bright beaming one once they get outside. The sun is shining and just for a moment, Kara can close her eyes and thank Rao for granting her this light on her wedding day, even if it can't be His own.

Next chapter will be the wedding clothing reveals ;) And I had to use Tumblr as a resource to find out more info on Kryptonian weddings, which will be showing up soon! And guys, I'm working the next four days in a row, and on half of those days I'll be staying up late to watch shows,,, so my already exhausted self will be dead inside lol. Thank you all for reading and for your lovely comments! Stay awesome!