Disclaimer: I do not own or claim to own any of these characters….If I did I would have the money to prove it…..I do write about them due to the fact that I have always gained joy reading about them and wish to pay them homage…..

AS I have read comics for more years than I care to count to reveal how old I really am I always tend to enjoy plots that intertwine different books. I buy several titles a month and though have not always liked some of the story lines I have enjoyed the character development of said characters. It was this that I noticed that two characters' lives began to spiral down with the death of Donna Troy. Yes you guessed it…..Nightwing and Diana the ultimate Amazon. It figures they had the biggest impacts from her….and I do truly appreciate DC from bringing back Donna Troy…..course before that this is a story I had in mind for a while…..please sit back and read it…creative comments are always appreciated……

So as the man says "let's get on with the show."

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Standing at the shrine of a fallen friend Dick Grayson just stares at the grave marker….It has felt as though it was an eternity since last he saw her smile. They had been friends for so long, best friends in fact He missed her more than he ever thought he would have, more than he did any other. He remembers the day of her funeral, when he and Roy had argued…

" I loved her too." Roy had said. Did he really know how Dick had felt? She was his best friend and though he often denied the fact, he loved her much more than a "sister".

The problem was he was afraid to ever act on it, he looked back on his love life and remembered she was always there to hear him talk about it all. He would listen to her as she would complain about Terry, Roy, and Kyle. He smiled slightly though his eyes were covered in sorrow.

"You remember when those gods of yours took control of the Joker, Scarecrow and Ivy? When I came in and…" His eyes looked up to the sky of orange, purple and red as the autumn sun crested behind the trees " defeated that gorgon? You put on those earrings and made the crack about "your accessorizing?" You replied about me spending an hour doing the same when I was Robin. Then you turned and asked if I was sure about going with you? The you grabbed my hand and said "I love you" and I replied I love you too. I don't know about the way you meant it Donna but I meant it the way it sounded. I never told you because I didn't want to hurt you or me getting hurt and loosing our friendship that meant so dear to me. I stand here now realizing that I now know why it never worked with anyone else from Kory to Barb to Helena." A tear cascades down his cheek. " I loved you and though I did love them all I couldn't be fully with them. Even though Barb came close." He mused.

" She knows Richard." A voice came from behind him. He normally would have heard someone this close but since Donna's death his life slowly spiraled down. Bab's and his break-up, his removal as leader of the Outsiders, the death of his enemy, his "relationship" with tarantula, and His eventual departure from Bludhaven back to Gotham. The woman's voice so much like Donna's. He slightly turns his head and speaks low….He wasn't in the mood for company and didn't want to hear it from anyone.

"Evening Wonder Woman."

"Call me Diana." The tall, beautiful warrior woman walked closer to him.

"Why are you here Diana?" Dick said using "the voice"

Diana smirked slightly at the sound of his voice. So like Batman's at that moment. It was strange the way he was always so strong, so confident, a warrior born.

"Actually he would say "Why are you here Princess?" as she mimicked Batman's voice.

Dick turned his head back to the grave and grimaced. " Bruce sent you here didn't he?"

" He asked if I would talk to you yes. But I come here a lot Richard, he didn't send me here or anywhere." Her tone now slightly serious and distant.

"I know. I've seen you here." He answered as he began to turn and walk away.

"Do you know everything like….Bruce?" Diana asks as she sees Dick beginning to leave.

"He doesn't know everything Diana." Dick answers grimly. "It was my fault Diana, you know. She was trying to save my life when she was killed. If anyone it should have been me." She could hear tears just below the surface.

"It wasn't yours Richard. She was trying to save someone she loved." Diana looked at the grave marker…"It would have torn out her heart if you had died. Like it is yours."

Tears coming to the surface.

"Not as much as it hurts me." Dick replied under his breath. At that moment, Diana felt a rage burst forth as she grabbed Dick by his jacket, hoisting him off the ground. Anger in her eyes, fury in her words and tears…..

"HOW DARE YOU! SHE LOVED YOU MORE THAN ANY MAN IN HER LIFE! HOW DARE…" She lowered him down "you." Her tears flowing down her face. Her anger gone, replaced with enough sorrow to break a hundred hearts. "Maybe if you where there instead of Wally she would have had a better ability of herself."

Looking down at the ground tears fell down his face as he realized what Diana was saying. Donna had loved him as he loved her and he knew her better than anyone. It made the loss a little heavier now. He reached out to Diana and hugged her. They both missed Donna, more than they truly realized. After a moment, they both stopped and pulled away from each other.

"Do you want to get some drinks and talk about her." Replied Dick.

"Are you make a pass at me Richard? What would your father say?" Diana said as she laughed a little making a joke.

"No and I think Bruce would kill me." Dick said dryly.

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A few hours later the two were sipping wine in a restaurant laughing at stories of Donna.

Dick had told her about the time that they were in the desert and left Garth in the sun for a while and the look that followed. Diana told him of a time after Donna and Kyle broke up and she threw him out.

"You know the only reason she even began dating him was because he resembled you." Diana said laughing a little louder.

"I kissed Helena because she had the same fire Donna did." Confessed Dick.

Diana stopped laughing and placed her hand on his knee, looked into his eyes and said

"She really did love you Dick."

"I know, as much as he loves you." Dick said with somber eyes.

"What? Who?" Diana was taken back for a moment. "Bruce? No were just friends, we spoke about it."

"Diana I know the man better than anyone and he does love you. He just won't admit it. He's afraid like I was with Donna. I also think like Donna loved me you love him."

"How could you know that Dick?" Diana replies feeling her heart drop in her throat.

"Donna was your avatar. She felt things from you as you felt those things from her."

With this Dick got up and as he began to walk away he said….

"Thank you Diana. Also thank Bruce for me too. I didn't bring him back to waste it."

He left her there in silence.

The end…………………….