Chapter 1

Wonder Woman missed Themyscira. She missed the sparring sessions with her cousin, Artemis, and strategy games she would play with Generals Philipus and Alindra. Diana Prince let out a small sigh. She had to face her demons and her number one demon was being homesick. She missed her mother, and all her sisters on Paradise Islands. Diana glanced around the room as small chit chat seemed to be like giant bee buzzing around. All the tables were full of hero's eating and enjoying themselves before going on missions or doing their duty in the monitor womb. Today was her last day in the watch tower. Batman and Superman had cornered her the other day about their concern about her. She snorted. They had noticed her lack of interest in socializing lately. She had laughed at them. Batman especially, he was one to corner her about her lack of socializing. Then he reminded her of his bat family back in Gotham, and he did occasionally chat with Flash or Green Lantern and he always met up with Kal-El for lunch once a week, which was more than she was attempting. She had tried to argue that she spent time with Shayera. Superman had countered, trying to kill the winged red head in a sparring session, was not socializing. Diana had tried and failed to save herself from their interfering. Tomorrow she would be on leave for the next month. A month dedicated to traveling and meeting new people. She gave a shudder. The Amazon Princess was not looking forward to it. No, not at all. Hastily she picked the farthest table in the room and un-princess like as possible glared at anyone who made their way towards her in an attempt to sit next to her.

Hermione Jean Granger smiled ruthlessly as her latest case was solved. She was on her way to becoming one of NYPD's top detective. Her partner Jake Foley high fived her and tried to convince her to skip on going straight home and celebrating at Pete's Bar and Grill with the rest of the team. She shook her head and politely declined, however, Sergeant Clemmons, on hearing her refusal ordered her out with the team. She let out a huff and agreed.

"Really now, it's not like I had a choice." She said sipping on her lemon ice water. She wouldn't be caught with any alcohol. Well, unless it was fire whiskey, but she couldn't just pull out a Wizarding drink in a muggle place.

Foley grinned at her, "and it's a good thing Clemmons ordered you too. You need to get out more Hermes."

She frowned at the nickname the other detectives had thrust upon her when she had first joined the department. She had tried to shake the nickname, and convince the others she would not live up to it. After all, Hermes was the greek god of theives, and well she was not in any shape or form a thief. She was a detective in the narcotics department. She smiled candidly at her ruckus making group. Other patrons would glare their way only to turn back around when seeing badges and gun bulges hanging from the officers.

"Yeah, yeah, this will be it for a while. I am taking some vacation days. My best mate is getting married this upcoming weekend and well his wife will be a right horror if I don't attend."

"Oh yeah?" Fox, a large overbearing officer from the homicide unit slurred at her, "where will," he paused and burped, "the wedding be taking you Hermes?" She looked him over and wondered who invited the homicide unit with them. She had not even realized they were there. She shook her head; she needed a break indeed, if she couldn't spot differences in her group.

"I am going back to the UK." She replied and quickly took a big bite out of her burger so they would wait awhile before asking any more questions. Questions of her past that she did not want to bring up. She quickly finished her meal and before anyone could say anything patted Foley on the back and left.

"Why not take the plane?" Diana said in a mockingly voice as her thoughts traveled to Flash as he had said them. "Because," she replied to herself, "I have to deal with people!" She exclaimed. She looked around the crowded airport in New York City. "At least I can get away from all this by getting first class."

"That's lucky of you then, isn't?"

Diana turned to look a young woman who had sarcastically replied to her. She curled up her lip at the woman. She was short, barely, reaching Diana's bust. "Why yes, after all, I am royalty." She stated. She continued to look the woman over. Her hair was messily thrown into a pony tail, and Diana had the suspicion if the hair tie were removed it would be bushy.
The woman gave an indigenous snort. "Weren't you exiled?"

Diana felt herself clench her fists in anger. "That is none of your concern woman." She had felt inclined to call her sister, but the sarcastic tone of voice made her recant her notion.

"A sexist Amazon? I thought you were all feminists. You know girl power, and all that." The woman let out a small laugh, "I guess you spend too much time with Batman and Superman, all that testosterone going around." She gave another giggle.

Diana saw red, having a lack of contact with her fellow sisters, and her loneliness seeping in, how could she control herself?

"Diana!" A stern voice exclaimed. She stopped and looked around. She saw her fellow leaguers, Batman, Superman, Hawkgirl, Flash, GL, and J'onn staring at her. She looked at her hands. She had the young woman by the shirt and lifted off the ground so she was eye level with the Amazon Princess. However, the woman had her hand covering Diana's as well as her foot shoved into the warrior's stomach, kicking against her.

The short woman was pissed. "Put me down, you brute! Bloody hell woman, can't you take a joke?"

Diana seemed to be sighing a lot as she let out another one. "Of course," she smiled daringly at the woman, "can't you?" She calmly placed her down and pretended to brush off lent before turning her back and walking over to Justice League whom, had come to see her off.

She had a smile on her face, but it fell when she heard a males voice behind her, calming down the woman. Apparently the woman was a police officer, an off duty one. She smiled again as the male attempted to talk the woman out of pressing charges against Wonder Woman. Reluctantly the woman agreed and the pair walked off.

"Diana, that was so not cool." Flash said, "but was freaking awesome!" He cringed as he was thrown a bat glare.

"This is why you need a break." Superman started-

"Cut the boy scout crap." She stated quickly. She really was not in any mood to deal with any lectures. Her fellow teammate's jaws dropped at her tone and disrespect. Save Batman who, eerily, grinned.

"Diana, do try and have some fun. I know it's not Themyscira, but at least you can see some of your sister's in the London Embassy." Batman said. He, the nightmarish, Batman smiled warmly at her. He had teleported Zatanna to Themyscira. Diana would be in for a surprise once she reached the Embassy.

"Stop smiling Batman. That's just creepy." GL said, "And I am going to miss watching you kick ass." John Stewart said.

"Oh, look, your flight can be boarded now." Flash said.

"Hmm. Why can't I just fly or better yet, fly my own plane?"

"You're are to interact with people, and try to be nice. Not like that little display you just put on." Superman said, warningly.

She looked to Batman for escape but his arms were crossed. She threw her hands up in defeat.

"That stupid, pompous, Amazon. Ugh!" Hermione exclaimed. "I am glad that I won't have to see her again." She stated to Foley who was walking her to the loading gate. "She reminds me of Malfoy, always thinking he can have everything he wants on a silver platter."

"Who is Malfoy?" Foley asked puzzled.

Hermione stopped in her tracks. In her rant, she had let the mask slip, she had fallen back into her Hogwarts years. "Never you mind, he isn't important. Thank you for seeing me off Foley. I'll see you when I get back." She turned on her heel and walked through the boarding gate. Before he could even say good bye she was gone. He shook his head at his partner.

Hermione quickly claimed her seat in coach. Looking at every new person who entered the plane she gritted her teeth. That woman, Diana, the great Wonder Woman would have first class. All because she was a proclaimed hero. Her eyes narrowed. Speak of the devil and it will appear. Hermione had always read in the papers how courteous and kind the Amazon Princess was, albeit a little on the snobby side, but kind. No way had Hermione encountered a kind Princess, but the very embodiment of snobby one could find. "Humph! At least I don't have to see her until we get off the flight." The woman had started to make her way towards first class but stopped short. She looked around and noticed a man in a wheel chair. Hermione narrowed her eyes. What was she doing? The man would be seated next to her once the stewardess fixed the seat and made the spot accessible. However, Wonder Woman, called the stewardess over to her, pointed at the man. Both Wonder Woman and the stewardess looked and then the flight attendant smiled and walked towards him. Diana following behind her. The tall Amazon stood off and into the row so she was not in the way.

"Excuse me sir, but we are going to move you to first class." The steward claimed. The man looked at her and then at woman behind her.

"Thank you." He said.

"You're very welcome." Diana said with a kind smile. As the stewardess lead the man towards first class, Diana muttered, "you see Superman I am still nice." Then she heard a very familiar snort. She glanced down. The woman officer from earlier would be sitting next to her for the entire flight.

Diana could see the hostile thoughts churning in the brown eyes of the woman. She shoved her bag into the luggage holder and then sat down in her seat. Her knees bumped the seat in front and she prayed to Hera that the seat had no damage. "I am sorry." She said, "for my actions earlier, they were uncalled for." Diana stated, although she was not sorry at all. The woman must have caught onto that notion because she slammed the tray door up and buckled her seat belt and turned her head to look out the window. "I realize my actions caused for me to place the trash, in the can." Diana said with a smile. She was frustrated and pissing off the woman would help alleviate her current mood.

"How dare you!" The bushy haired woman screamed. At once a passing stewardess rushed over.

"Ma'am will you please not scream."

Hermione wide eyed looked between Wonder Woman, who had her held tilted slightly, and looked innocent and the stewardess whose eyes meant business. "I am sorry. It won't happen again." Hermione managed to smile apologetically.

Wonder Woman laughed. "Shut up." Hermione growled at the Amazon when they were alone.

"I do believe that America is the land of the free, is it not? The United Kingdom has some leniency as well." Diana smirked as the irritation was all over the younger woman's face.

"This is going to be a long flight." Hermione stated and turned her head once again. She chanted in her head to not let the Amazon get to her.

An hour into the flight Hermione was reading modern Potions when she felt a shadow looming over her. She glanced up. Diana was reading over the material as well. "Excuse me. Do you mind?" Hermione snapped. She grabbed her magazine and moved into the wall of the plane. The Amazons might have come out of hiding but the Wizarding world was not ready. She would be in so much trouble for breaking the statue of secrecy.

"I do mind. What in Hades name, would anyone need a bat spleen for?" Diana had an eyebrow raised and waited for the woman to reply.

"That is none of your business." She replied. She snapped her book shut and went to put it in her purse when it was suddenly snatched from her hands. "Hey!"

Wonder Woman quickly sat up straight and started to flip through the book. "Wolf's Bane Potion redeux, Animagus Multiform Potion—" She quickly leaned over the side stretching her legs where her feet now touched the wall.

Hermione reached up towards the book that the Amazon had closed and was now up in the air and protruding in the middle of the isle. The young woman stretched up and tried to take her book back. The Amazon all the while, was grinning madly.

"Ahem!" Hermione quickly glared up hoping she wasn't about to run into Umbridge as well. Instead two stewardesses were standing with their arms neatly crossed and tapping their feet impatiently. Hermione looked down. She was atop of Wonder Woman and the position did not scream out innocent. Wonder Woman began to laugh.

"I am sorry sisters. My companion here," she motioned at the woman, "cannot help herself when in the presence of Amazons. We are highly alluring." She gave them a dazzling smile.

"You are disrupting the other passengers. Will you please sit up right for the rest of the flight, and please no pda."

"Yes, of course." Diana said amusedly. She felt the small weight of the woman decrease and she herself sat up, although, she would have had no problem setting the woman on her own seat in no time.

She looked at the woman whose mouth was hanging open in shock. "Alluring Amazons?" She huffed out.

"Quite alluring if I may say so myself."

Hermione could feel a headache coming on. She pinched the bridge of her nose and took a deep breath. "Give me back my book and leave me alone you pompous heifer." She looked at the Amazon with her hand held out.

Diana lifted an eyebrow. "Heifer? You don't mean to compare yourself to me? We are in completely different race altogether. I don't see how the Amazon's Patron goddess Aphrodite has blessed you at all." The warrior stated smugly.

Hermione's fingers twitched. If she were carrying her wand, secrecy laws be damned, the woman next to her would be cursed. She growled out, "Listen hear you bitch, give me back my book—"
"Or what?"

Hermione stopped at the challenge. What could she do? The Amazon had one up on her. She glanced around everyone in coach was curiously glancing at them, more precisely at Wonder Woman, the Amazon who could hold her own against Superman. Hermione clucked her tongue. She was in a fickle. The brute of a woman was harassing her, and had stolen her book and yet she looked like a saint. She had nothing on her side. She was accosted of molesting the Amazon and had been heard calling her a bitch. "Never mind. Keep it if you want. It's not like it'll do you any good." She said with a shrug of her shoulders. Wandless magic was undetectable around muggles. She non-verbally cursed the book so the next time the Amazon opened the book the word Pompous Pig would be scribbled all over her face in boils. "I like the word pompous. Don't you?" She asked her.

"What does that have to do with anything?" Diana asked slightly puzzled. Maybe she had just helped the woman go over the deep end. She smiled at Diana.

"It's the perfect word to describe you. So much better, I think, instead of hero."

There was a glint in her eye that set Diana on edge. Had she just created a monster out of the woman who she had claimed as entertainment for the flight? She shook her thought. "I don't think so, the word is more gracious." She replied. The woman's eyes were gleaming. Diana leaned towards her. "I don't care what you have planned, I will not allow it." She whispered in her ear.

"So you say. I'm Astoria, Astoria Malfoy." She held out her hand and smiled brightly. If the hero ever wanted to track her down, well, it would not be her. The Malfoy's however would be in for a slight shock.

"Princess Diana." The Amazon stated and refused to shake hands.

"Yes, of course. Princess." Hermione turned her gaze back outside. It would be just a little after morning tea when the plane would land. She could see sunlight so they were close to landing now.

Diana continued to watch the woman out of the corner of her eye. She knew the woman had lied about her name. She didn't carry the lasso of truth for nothing. She fingered the book she held in her hand. She would return the book, later, once several days had passed. She smiled as she shoved the book into her carry on.

Moments later they were landing and shuffling off the plane. Diana made sure to bump the smaller woman several times trying to get a response but the woman was now ignoring her. She let out a sigh and made her way out. Soon she heard her name being called. "Diana. Over here."

"Donna, do not scream." Diana looked. At once her heart raced with joy. There in the waiting area was sister, Donna, her mother, Queen Hippolyta and trusted General, Philipus.

"Mother! Philipus, Oh Donna!" She exclaimed and race to meet them. She embraced all three and stepped back. "Why are you here?" She asked politely.

Their reunion, however, was rudely interrupted. "Hopefully to teach you better manners you pompous princess pig!" The woman who claimed to be Astoria Malfoy stated. Her family and royal guard gasped. The short brunette flared her nostrils in quick strides was as far as away from them as she could get.

General Philipus turned to chase after the woman and force her to apologize to the Princess, but was stopped. She looked down at the hand resting on her arm. "It is alright, Philipus, it was a long flight. Tempers were short." Diana stated.

"My Queen?" She questioned for confirmation in her actions.

"Let her go, love. It's highly unlikely we will see her again. London is large as it is, and the United Kingdom even more so. Come let us return to the Embassy and enjoy our moment with my daughters." She wrapped both arms around each daughter and led them from the airport.