Shayera walked down the hallway to her room. She had just got back from aiding Superman in Kasnia and she got a lot dirtier than she expected. She knew she could not show up in public with dirt in hair and wings. It was bad enough that half the public still saw her as a traitor. Well she did deserve that. The hardest part was not that people did not like her; it was that she knew no one would ever understand her, not even her friends.

Lost in her thoughts she ran into one of the last people she needed to see, John Stewart.

"Shayera," said John, a little taken aback by how she just ran him over.

"O hey John, sorry did not see you there. Did not mean to knock you over," she said half truthfully. She did see him but she did not mean to knock him all the way down. Maybe a little aggressive nudge.

"Hey look we need to talk."

"About what?" Shayera said, trying to hide the hopefulness in her voice. She had already been disappointed too many times before with him.

"What is this about you going to a date auction?"

"Damn it Wally, I am so going to kill you!" Shayera thought to herself.

"I do not see why that is any of your business. I am a single woman after all."

"Look I am just concern as all. People still have issues with the invasion. Some complete stranger might try to buy you to hurt you or humiliate-"

"I am perfectly capable of taking care of myself, Stewart. You of all people should know!"

"Look I am just being concerned about a teammate-"

"O is that what I am to you now? A teammate? Not even a friend. You know Batman has issues but at least he is smart enough to stay away from them!"

And with that, the winged woman stormed off, leaving a confused Green Lantern dumbfounded.

"Damn woman," he thought to himself while not trying to admire her as she violently knocked over a surprised Booster Gold. He always did like her when she was really fired up.

Truth be told, Shayera was half right. John was making his personal problems worse by bringing himself close to it. But little did she know he was doing it on purpose. John did love Mari and was determined to defy fate by staying with her, but his heart always belonged to Shayera. If he would not allow himself to be with the woman he real love, the next best thing he could get was to be in close contact with her at all times as a friend or teammate, even if it exacerbated his own problems.

Bruce was right, he was not happy with Vixen, he was only happy with Shayera. But like Bruce his pride would not allow him to be with Shayera. He already had forgiven her of her betrayal, it was the fact that destiny seemed to taunt him was the problem.

"Well now you are being selfish, not only do you deny Rex his existence, you are denying Shayera a son," a voice said in his head.

John ignored the voice with defiance. The future he saw was a product of an accident in time, not written in stone. He saw how time could drastically change things with Vandal Savage. But if his relationship with Shayera was not meant to be, why did he pine after her so much still?

John sighed and decided to go relieve Question on Monitor Duty. The paranoid man was always a control freak on punctuality.

Diana decided to stroll around the Watchtower, it had been awhile since she allowed herself to just look out the windows and observe the beauty of the cosmos. She began to head to her favorite spot, a private observation deck a lot did not know about because it was craftily hidden. She had a feeling the designer purposely designed that way so she and the founders could have some privacy while they tried to focus their thoughts. Despite being aloof, she knew he always had a soft spot for the few people he held close.

She was thus surprised when she saw someone else already standing there, hands closed behind his back. The Man of Steel himself, the most powerful man of the world, looking confused and lost.

"I would not expect you being here. You are usually saving people right now," she teased.

Superman smiled when he heard the familiar voice, "Hello Diana."

She got up and placed her hand on his shoulder, "Penny for your thoughts,"

There was immediately a tense point on her contact. Truth be told, all the rumors about the two of them having a relationship were not too far off. She was always attracted to him when she first met him. She remembered secretly being conflicted about her feelings for him and another certain dark hero. They both were respectable warriors in their own right but different. Superman was a good man, brave, selfless, inspirational, and the strength of character that any Amazon would admire. Batman on the other hand was disciplined, dutiful, and driven, qualities she admired as well.

The problem with both was she knew neither would work out. Superman's heart belonged to someone else, whether he would admit it or not. Batman, well he was another story. The man was the definition of instability. Still her heart seemed to ache after Batman had forsaken her and Superman. She did love both men deeply, but she knew which one had won her heart more, even if that man himself had rejected it.

"Why does my personal life seem such a mess?" Superman finally said breaking the silent tension.

"We all have issues Kal," Diana smiled softly. "Despite our powers we are all human...well you know what I mean."

Superman chuckled softly. "You sound just like Lois."

Diana felt bad with that remark. Lois was a taboo topic around Superman. Especially after his fight with Batman and his breakup with her. But since Superman was showing some levity, she assumed it would be rude to ignore it.

"How is she," she asked politely.

"She is fine. She is getting married in a few months. She cannot even believe she is finally settling down," Superman said trying to look like he was happy for Lois, but Diana saw the hurt in his eyes. At that moment she decided she needed to give her friend some advice. Her personal life may have had issues, but by the gods, Superman did not deserve to have any.

"You still love her don't you?"

Superman's silence was all she needed.

"You can still tell her."

"It's no use. She knew I was not willing to commit when I did not tell her my secret identity. We both made our choices."

"There is still time Kal. If you open yourself up to her, I am sure she will take you back. You both need each other, even if you both are too stubborn to admit it."

Superman chuckled again at Diana's bluntness.

"I miss your brutal honesty."

"We have not had many close discussions in a while."

"I miss this, you know, us talking and teasing with Bru-"

He immediately realized his mistake and stop mid sentence. The taboo with Superman was Lois. When Superman and Wonder Woman were together, the taboo was Bruce. Superman regretted his faux pas when he saw the pain flash thru Diana's eyes.

"I mean-" he tried to say, hoping to salvage the tender moment the two were having.

"It's fine Kal, I got to go. Shayera and I are shopping tomorrow morning."

"Oh," Superman said, a little stunned by her sudden exit. "Well take care then…"

"Good-bye Kal," she said, giving him her gorgeous smile before walking away.

Superman stood transfixed, watching Diana walk away. He knew she for a while had a crush on him but that she would always love Batman. He also even had some feelings for her. Truth be told, when he broke up with Lois, and Batman's sudden resignation from the League, he toyed with the idea that he and Diana could start a relationship. Half the public thought it existed already and they were right, they were both compatible physically and mentally. But he could never in good conscience love her as second best to Lois. Plus he would feel guilty for betraying his friend. Bruce may have been a royal ass, but Superman believed if there was anyone who needed Diana, it was him. A shame the two never worked it out; they both could have been something.

But maybe Diana was right, maybe there was still hope for Lois. They were supposed to do a charity auction this Friday. He already backed out of it, but maybe it was not too late. It seemed the perfect place to try again, he was sure Lois would not mine if he tagged along as Clark Kent. After all, she always hated reporting soft news without him.

Moving at a speed that would make the Flash proud, he reached his room in seconds and picked up a phone. It was a special one designed to make calls in space by Bruce, in case anyone needed to make calls to their love ones if the Watchtower needed to be used as a weapon again. That was Bruce, always thinking a step ahead.

He waited impatiently as the phone rang.

"What the hell?" an angry female voice said on the other line. "This better be important, it's 200 AM.

Good Lord, Superman thought, he lost track of time being in space. Usually he operated in the Metro Tower unless an important founder's meeting was required. It always looked better if Superman was seen on the ground with the people, not above the sky. Yet he would still occasionally come up to space to think and visit some old friends.

"O I am so sorry Lois…It's Clark!"

"What the hell Smallville? O I am so gonna make you pay for lunch for the rest of the week!"

"I know I am sorry Lois. Lois listen are you still doing that charity auction?"

"The one Perry made me do? Yeah. It's Friday. I do not know why he wants me to do it. IT is not real news. Apparently some very special people are going to be auctioned off as dates."

Superman did not care about dates at the moment; the priority was getting to the auction.

"Do you mind if I come with you? I got nothing to do this weekend and would not mind attending a high society function."

"Why not? I am gonna need someone to stop me from drinking too much. I will see you tomorrow; make sure you buy your ticket."

"Ticket?"

"For the airfare dummy. Do you expect me to drive all the way to Gotham?"