Chapter three
Diana lead the group of school students to a large glass display case, inside lay an Egyptian mummy.
"This ends the tour; I hope you have all enjoyed it. I'll hand you back to your teacher."
Some of the students nodded their thanks but most of them rushed forward to get a better look at the mummy. Diane herself turned to go back to her office but stopped when she noticed a tall dark haired man looking at the Rosette Stone. Her smile widen and she headed towards the man
Clark glanced at his watch and then back at the large black granodiorite stone in front of him. Noting the symbols that were carved into them.
"I could read and write in Egyptian hieroglyphics by the time I was seven." A female voice said from behind him. He turned to see him Diana.
"Seven years old, that's very impressive!"
"My mother was a very good teacher."
"They remind me slightly of Krytonian glyphs."
"Maybe the ancient Egyptian were actually Krytonians." Diana said with a smile.
"I'm guessing you didn't come to talk about ancient Egypt and their language?" she questioned.
Clark shook his head.
"Okay, so it is the league? Am I needed?"
"No.." He glanced around him. "Is there anywhere we can talk.. It`s nothing too serious."
Ten minutes later
Diana led Clark through the gates of Russell Square gardens and stopped in front of a coffee cart.
"This is technically my coffee break, so would you like one too?"
"Yes please."
A few minutes later they were both sitting on a bench near to a water fountain.
"How did you know where I was? I've only just moved from Paris to here in London in the past few days." Diana questioned.
"I asked Alfred and he gave me your new address."
Clark hoped that Diana didn't have her lasso on her. He hadn't got the details from Alfred, he had tuned his super hearing so he could single out Diana heartbeat from the rest of the worlds noise.
"So Kal, what is so important that you had to fly across to London?" she questioned.
"Clark Kent, intrepid reporter has been asked to investigate Wonder Woman."
"Pardon?" Diana said looking at Clark if he'd just told her the moon was made out of cheese.
"Perry White, my boss at the Daily Planet wants Clark Kent to get all the headlines about Wonder Woman. A bit like how Lois gets all the news scoop on Superman."
"You mean report on what I do?"
"Only as Wonder woman. I will keep your identity as Diana Prince curator of the British museum a secret."
Diana smiled at him.
"Not the British museum Kal, just curator of the ancient Greek department.
"
"I stand corrected. I wouldn't ask but being a Superhero doesn't pay the bills. I could start robbing banks but that's not my style. I will only report on you stopping terrorist and apprehending jewel thieves, cross my heart and..." Clark raised a hand to draw a cross over his heart, but Diana caught his hand.
"No need to promise that!" Her hand was warm in his and he dropped his hand.
"So is that a yes?" He questioned.
"I suppose so."
Clark beamed at her.
"Thank you, I owe you one."
Diana shook her head bemused and went to take a drink of her coffee, only to find that it was luke warm and undrinkable. Clark noticed her disappointment.
"Here" he said taking the cup from her. He lifted the plastic lid, moved his glasses down his nose and then making sure that no-one was watching, he used his heat vision to make the coffee hot again. He handed it back to her with a grin.
"Sometimes being an alien has it perks." Diana smiled at him and took a sip.
"It's perfect."
They sat in silence for a few minutes, just watching the going ons in the park. Both smiled as a group of children ran by, their coats over their shoulders acting as cloaks. One of the children yelled 'I'm batman' as they rushed by.
Clark then finally spoke.
"Do you think they will ever see me as a human, or always as an alien who is masquerading as a human?"
"Kal, you are more human than any human on this planet, we are lucky to have you."
"Thank you." Clark said, but he didn't smile and Diana knew that he didn't quite believe her.
Suddenly his cell phone started to ring, he took it out of his pocket and glanced at it.
"Its Perry, I better 'fly' back."
He stood and Diana joined him.
"Thank you again." he said
He went to walk away but Diana stopped him. She brushed a hand against his arm, he could feel the heat from her skin through the fabric of his shirt.
"Something is still bothering you Kal. If you need to talk or just need a sparring partner, I'm here."
She tried to catch his eye but her gaze was so intense that Clark found that he couldn't look at her.
"I'm fine, really but thank you" he said. But she looked hurt and he suddenly felt horrible.
His phone rang again.
"I should really go... keep me updated on the going ons of Wonder woman." He said and Diana nodded. Clark gave her a small smile before walking away.
