Thanks to all of my reviewers, and especially to my BETA Hepburn. Please everyone, enjoy the chapter...
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"So, a redheaded Amazon huh?" Nightwing asks over the comm.
"The woman you have right now is almost too much for you Nightwing." Batman answers, "Don't over reach yourself anymore."
"Hey!" Nightwing says.
"Trust me, Artemis isn't going to go all goo goo eyes over you man. She's too full of Amazon man hate." Robin advises.
"You're wasting your breath, the only things he heard was Amazon and redhead." Batman says.
"East End checked, no clowns." Nightwing says, trying to change the subject.
"Sewers are about half way done, but nothing exciting so far." Robin reports, "So when is Mr. Wayne and Olive's big wedding again?"
"Mr. Wayne and Olive are eloping, the wedding is for me and Diana. Olive just went dress shopping because as far as the public knows, Wonder Woman has no reason to need a wedding dress." Batman explains, "It will be in three days, the night after the bachelor and bachelorette parties." After a few seconds Batman states, "Downtown clear."
"It is amazing how well a bleached white,lipstick wearing, purple pimp suited guy can hide." Robin comments.
"Why is the wedding the day after the bachelor party?" Nightwing asks.
"So some of the more irresponsible guests won't party to excess." Batman answers, "Maybe he was hurt worse by the methane explosion than I thought, let's pack it in for a night."
"So Batman, its quite a drive between here and Bludhaven, so I don't suppose I could crash..." Nightwing says.
"I think it will be safer for you get a hotel room." Batman answers.
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On the balcony over the atrium, Queen Hippolyta and Alfred have tea, as they watch Artemis and Diana spar below.
"I still cannot see what you see in this man!?" Artemis says, throwing a spinning kick to her sister's head.
Diana ducks the kick and sweeps her sister's legs out from under her, "You mean besides that he's handsome, brave, intelligent, wealthy, kind hearted, and an amazing lover?" she asks.
"Kind hearted?" Artemis asks, rolling back to her feet.
"He has lifted Gotham from the crippling grip of corruption, poverty, and crime all at his own expense." she answers. "Add in a few alien invasions and how he happens to stop to save small children, and I believe that kind hearted is an accurate description." She delivers a series of jabs aimed at her sister's twisting head.
"Children can be rather bothersome." Hippolyta comments before taking a sip from her cup.
"True, but they are usually entertaining." Alfred says.
"He is rude, egotistical, and completely without faith." Artemis argues, blocking a jab and throwing an elbow.
"You would be surprised how much earth shattering sex can convince you to forgive some character flaws." Diana says.
"So where will the ceremony be taking place?" the Queen asks.
"I have reserved the Church of Saint Avellino." he answers, "It was the church of Master Bruce's late mother, and where his parents were wed."
"Sex. That seems to be all you think about since you have met this man." Artemis replies, throwing high kicks, "The two of you constantly grope each other, your late nights with him result in an extreme lack of sleep, and you are becoming blind to what really matters because you are obsessed with your own lust!"
"How dare you!" Diana shouts. She grabs hold of her sister's leg, lifts her up by it, and slams her into the ground.
"Do you know what I have been doing in the past week?! I've had four UN meetings (each several hours long), I have spent two days helping the survivors of a major hurricane, defeated two super villains, and freed a high school in Germany from Ares' control!" she crouches over Artemis and raises her right fist high into the air, ready to slam it down on her sister's face,
"And since I've been so busy with that, it has been over a week since I've been able to spend even an hour with my fiancée, let alone obsess about my lust!"
"Diana!" Hippolyta shouts, "I understand your frustration, but I believe murdering your sister Amazon will only give you momentary relief." she says.
Diana sighs, stands up, and pulls Artemis to her feet. "I love him and I am marrying him." she tells her sister, "So stop."
"Fine," Artemis says, "I'm sorry." Then the sisters hug.
"See," Alfred says, "very entertaining."
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Diana leaves the shower and sees Bruce standing in their bedroom, having just returned home from patrol.
"Did you have a good hunt?" she asks.
"No clowns, but we caught a few robbers, destroyed one of Ivy's forgotten little experiments, and stopped a suicide bomber." he answers.
She cocks an eyebrow as she dries her hair, " A religious extremists?" she asks.
"No, apparently he just really hates Disney." he answers, "Luckily he was not very good with explosives."
He sits down on the bed. She sits down besides him. He leans over and begins smelling her hair, and she smiles. He begins kissing her cheek and down her neck, "Bruce..." she says.
"That's not what you usually call me." he says seductively while sliding a hand inside her robe.
She grabs his wrist, "I have a UN meeting."
He looks up in disbelief, "Its four in the morning?!"
"Its in Australia." she says. He rolls his eyes and sighs, "It has to do with the same thing the last four have, but this is the last before the vote," she explains.
"And tomorrow there are the parties, which means I won't get my hands on you tomorrow either." he says sadly.
"But the night after that you can have me all to yourself." she says.
"I want all of you right now." he says, looking into her eyes.
"I want all of you too." she lovingly.
"See you at the wedding." he says, kissing her quickly on the lips. Then he gets up and goes into the shower.
Diana twirls into her Ambassador suit, but before she leaves she stops to look into the shower. It was obvious that the water is freezing cold, but it does nothing to make him less desirable. Just two more days Diana, she thinks to herself, just two more days. Then she leaves to what had better be a damn productive meeting.
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"Its amazing you know. People file in every week, hell everyday, to listen to some old fart explain why they are horrible!," the Joker explains to the motley band of desperate thugs around him, "And do you know what the masses of common folk do during all of this? They give money to the place! Doesn't that sound funny to you?!"
There are speractic chuckles and a few shouts of agreement. "Well do they really deserve all that money for such a depressing show?!" he asks.
"No!" shouts the crowd.
"That is right oh my friends!" he shouts, "So we are going to take it. And when we do, to earn it, we're gonna put on one hell of a show!"
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