Yes, this is short. Deal with it. Anyhoo... I am trying to amke myself a schedule. (It's part of my Don't-procrastinate-anymore deal.)
Enjoy!
Oh! Maybe you guys can help me think of ways to wrap this up? I'm not too sure what I want with this, I have a few ideas. But! If I hear some of yours maybe it'll help my decision?
Anyhoo... Chapter Four!
"Where's Diana?" Batman had rudely demanded once he saw a familiar face. He wasn't greeted with an answer however. Shayera hated his demanding tone and turned to face him straight on.
"Hello to you too Batman. As you can see, I just got out of the Med Bay. It's obvious that I haven't seen her."
Batman glared at her. Being the hotheaded Thanagarian she was, Shayera glared right back. "Seriously Bruce, I'm having a bit of an off day. If you want to find Diana, think of where she would go."
He remained glaring. "I know you were with her earlier. Flash wouldn't stop boasting about his date with 'the hottest ladies of the League'."
"So? I may have been with her earlier, but I'm not anymore."
With a swish of his cape, Batman left Shayera without a word. Of the few times he came to the Watchtower willingly, purposely just to see her, she wasn't here. And of course once word got out that Batman was around, John tracked him down. He was really getting annoyed with the Green Lantern. If he hadn't become so obsessed with Destiny, he could actually be happy.
How could he be happy? If the Bat never existed, if his parents hadn't been murdered? Would he have met Diana?
Batman stopped walking.
It was all worth it. The pain, the desire, all of it. Diana was worth it. If only he could let her in. He shook his head and continued on his quest. If she left the watchtower, Mr. Terrific would know where she was. Only he and J'onn manned the transporters. Since Shayera was in the Med Bay, Batman assumed she was with J'onn. She only went in when she was really hurt and couldn't help it. However, when she was in pain but conscious, she refused to let anyone near her who wasn't a founding member. It may have been a while since her return to the League, but she still didn't trust other people.
Batman made his way to the observation deck where Green Arrow, along with Wally, sat. Batman ignored the two and made his way to Mr. Terrific. "Where did Diana go?" He asked in his gruff voice.
Mr. Terrific didn't even glance his way. Instead, he left his attention to the many screens that displayed all the different missions. There were some where heroes were in pursuit of villains. Some, where a victory was obvious, as the villains were being taken away by the cops.
"She's not here." He pressed a button and his voice was heard all throughout the watchtower. "Black Canary, Fire, and Flash report to the observation deck immediately and prepare for transport."
"I'm right here!" Wally shouted, but he was ignored.
Batman turned Mr. Terrific's chair around. "Where is she?"
Mr. Terrific glared but answer. "About an hour ago she requested transport down to Paris."
Batman said nothing and turned away. He went right to the hangars and got into his own jet. He sat there for a few moments and wondered what he was doing. Should he even go to her? It was clear that she was avoiding him… was she? It had only been four days since that night. He had been oddly present in the watchtower during this time and he had only seen her once.
He made his mind made up and he started the engines.
Diana slammed her glass down and covered her mouth to keep the sweet liquid in. This always seemed to happen to her. Whenever she was with her friends, they would always make her laugh once she had drank something. Now, while wiping away tears from laughter, Diana struggled. Meanwhile, her company merely smiled at her and drank her own drink calmly.
When Diana had finally calmed down, she glared playfully at her friend, who she had met up with completely by chance. The party girl she'd once know had changed. Audrey was now the responsible queen Kasnia had needed.
"Audrey, I have missed you so much. I'm so glad that you're here too."
Audrey smiled and nodded. "I'm glad too. I came here tonight to reminisce." Her smile turned a little sad now. "It's been so long. I have been Queen for so long that I have forgotten the girl I was."
"The clubbing girl who always wanted to go out with a bang."
"Maybe more than one."
Diana smiled and remembered her time in Paris, so long ago. Before her mind could wander too far, Audrey brought her back. "We have chatted for an hour, maybe more, and yet I still don't know why you are here tonight."
Diana looked at her friend. "I told you, I came to get awa-" She stopped as Audrey raised her hand.
"No." She shook her head lightly. "I can tell when someone is running." She leaned over closer to Diana. "So tell me, one Princess to another. What are you running from?"
Audrey was right. Diana just didn't want to admit it. She took a deep breath. Talking to Shayera hadn't helped, she wasn't sure if J'onn could help. So maybe telling Audrey wouldn't hurt.
After a long drink of an apple martini, Diana took in another breath. "I think I'm in love."
Shayera sat in her room in her rocking chair by her window. Her eyes were closed and her hands rested on her stomach. All felt right. She felt…happy. Soon, she'd give this up. She'd leave the watchtower and live somewhere on Earth. She had J'onn on a mission to prepare her a device that would shield her wings from the human eye. Her and her baby would live together, maybe in a small house or apartment. Just the two of them, forever without any distractions. Giving up this life would be hard, but the moment Shayera found out she was pregnant, she decided she couldn't have this life and be a mother. Instead of being torn at the idea, she welcomed it.
She would miss a lot of this. The thrill of knowing you saved a life, the amazing missions to other worlds, and the people. But most of all, Shayera sadly realized that she would miss the space, waking up every morning to the stars and the beautiful view of Earth. No matter how long she was in space for, the reaction never changed to the view. She loved everything about it.
Rubbing circles on her stomach, she thought once more, 'It's worth losing the sky if I get you.'
As she began to imagine her child growing up, running with her or simply laying in her lap as she read her a story, Shayera began to hum a Thanagarian lullaby her mother would sing to her. She felt sleep come for her and she welcomed it.
Since she had first suspected her pregnancy, Shayera had felt nauseous and very tired. In this moment however, she ignored that, along with any other bad feelings she had. As she hummed her lullaby, she smiled and eventually drifted off to sleep.