TITLE: Themyscira
AUTHOR:LOTSlover
CHARACTERS:Batman / Wonder Woman
RATING:T
WARNINGS: Author Chooses Not to Use Warnings
DISCLAIMER: I love Justice League, but especially Batman and Wonder Woman. Unfortunately, I do not own the characters and if I did things would be much different for them.
SUMMARY: The Wayne family goes on vacation to Themyscira to visit Hippolyta.
Themyscira
"Sit still, Tim," Bruce snapped from the co-pilot's seat.
Even though his middle son was sitting behind him, he could practically feel the excitement vibrating off him. They still had a half an hour or so before they'd even reach the magically protected island, his patience already brittle in anticipation of how this family vacation was going to go.
This had international incident written all over it.
Diana gave her husband a sidelong glance, a smirk playing at the corner of her lips as she piloted the invisible jet. "Nervous, Bruce?" she teased.
Her husband leveled a dark scowl at her before his attention back to the ocean view he was afforded from his co-pilot's chair. "Wouldn't you be anxious going to an island that despises men?" he demanded to know. "You and Kaia are the only two are truly safe."
Diana tried to stifle her giggle with her hand, but it escaped none the less, only adding to her husband's surly mood. "Bruce, mother already warned all of my sisters not to harm any of you. You are all to be treated with the utmost respect as her extended family."
"You already told me that, but it doesn't make me feel much better," he grumbled as he folded his arms against his chest. "Phillipus has a twitchy finger. Having four males on the island is only going to make her that much more anxious to castrate one of us."
"Bruce Wayne, Phillipus is a trusted friend and a general of the Amazon army," Diana maintained. "She will do whatever it takes to protect any one of us."
"And what about Artemis?"
"Artemis is harmless," she told him.
Bruce's head snapped to the side to stare at her in stunned disbelief. "Seriously?" he stated. "Do you not remember your mother showing up at the manor, prepared to take you home when you were pregnant with Nicholas? Artemis nearly took your arm off with that sword of hers."
"It was a small cut," Diana patiently corrected him, "and it was just an accident."
"Small cut?" he nearly cried. "I could barely stop the bleeding. I almost had to stitch your arm back together."
"It was all healed in a couple of days and you're making far more of it than it actually was."
"I had just proposed to the woman I loved and who, by the way, was carrying my baby when my future mother-in-law shows up with four Amazon warriors ready to take you away from me and slice me to shreds," he reminded her. "How is that making more of it than it actually was?"
"I never would've left with them or let them hurt you," she reassured him.
Hearing Kaia crying, Bruce got to his feet, a few choice words mumbled under his breath as he went back to retrieve his daughter from her car seat. Alfred was reading to Nicholas who was sitting on his lap while Tim sat in his seat with his headphones on watching a movie on his laptop.
Picking up his daughter, he retrieved her favorite pink blanket as well as her sippy cup before returning to his seat. "It's not that I'm against going to see your mother," he began, trying to put his anxiety into words. "It's just that there could be some fanatical Amazons who still cling to the old ways. They could see our arrival as an opportunity for a revolt. They could try to hurt Hippolyta by going after you or one of the children."
"I'll admit there are some who have raised some serious concerns about allowing men on the island, but mother assured them this is only limited to me and my family."
Kaia sleepily snuggled into her father's hold, taking her sippy cup in one hand and her blanket in the other. The blanket had been a present from Aunt Donna and had quickly became as much of a necessity as the stuffed bunny was to Nicholas.
"Did you have a good nap, baby girl?" Diana asked Kaia.
Kaia nodded her head in response before resting it against Bruce's chest. He rubbed her back as she took a drink of her juice, leaning down to kiss the top of her head. He tried to smooth out her soft, raven curls with his fingers, but they seemed to have a mind of their own today.
"Her hair is getting long," he absentmindedly noticed. "Nicholas is going to need another haircut soon."
"Do you think he'll do better this time?" Diana asked. "He didn't exactly enjoy it the first time around."
"He'll be fine," he told her. "He just didn't understand what was going on. It was his first haircut."
"He had a meltdown. He cried for an hour afterwards."
"He's older now," Bruce pointed out. "I'm sure he'll do better this time."
"Bruce, that was over a month ago," she reminded him. "He hasn't grown that much."
An alarm beeped, altering them to the fact that they were approaching Themyscira despite the fact it could not be seen. Diana began to navigate the plane towards the unseen island, anxious to see her mother and sisters.
She wished that Dick and Donna could have come along, but Donna couldn't get away from work to come. Because Donna couldn't go, Dick had volunteered to stay home to watch over Gotham along with Oracle, Black Canary, and Zatanna.
The island suddenly came to view right before their eyes, a literal tropical paradise popping up out of an endless ocean of blue. "We're here," Diana excitedly exclaimed.
"It's about time," Tim replied, putting his laptop away.
Diana could hardly wait for her mother to meet Kaia. Her daughter was nearly seven months old and her mother had yet to meet her. She'd be so surprised by how much Nicholas had grown since the last time she had seen him. He was two years old, more a little boy than a baby now.
Bruce glanced at his wife, noticing the sheer joy that being back home brought her. He felt guilty for his paranoia, but there was nothing that he wouldn't do to protect his family. He was prepared to take on the entire Amazon army single-handedly if he had to in order to keep them safe.
Diana carefully landed the jet, her anticipation nearly getting the better of her as she sprang up out of her seat. "Now, let me go first," she cautioned them. "I don't want anyone getting a spear to the head."
Bruce's hand immediately shot to firmly grip her arm, pulling her to a stop. "What?" he growled.
"I'm just teasing," she reassured him, leaning in and kissing him on the cheek. "I'm sure everything will be just fine."
Holding Kaia close to his chest, he warily began to follow her, Alfred carrying Nicholas and Tim following close behind him. "Why don't I believe you?" he muttered with a frown.
Leading the way down the ramp, Diana nearly bolted from the jet as she spotted her mother approaching, followed by a large entourage of her sisters. She forced herself to slow down as she stepped foot on the sands of her home for the first time in far too long. While this would always be her place of birth, her real home was in Gotham with Bruce and her family.
"My little sun and stars," Hippolyta greeted her with open arms, embracing her as Bruce appeared at the bottom of the ramp with a little girl in his arms. "Is that my Kaia?"
Diana pulled back to look behind her, motioning for the rest of her family to come join her. "This is Kaia Alexandrea," she introduced her daughter to her mother.
Bruce handed over Kaia to Hippolyta who happily took the little girl into her arms. "My little sunbeam," Hippolyta softly cooed, leaning down to kiss her forehead. "She looks exactly as you did when you were her age, Diana."
Bruce smiled as he watched Hippolyta with his daughter, imagining this was how she was with Diana. It warmed his heart to witness it, knowing there were no pictures of Diana growing up on Themyscira, nothing that depicted what she would have looked like as a little girl. He was getting a glimpse of it now through his daughter.
"Yiayia!" Nicholas cried when he saw his grandmother.
Hippolyta's face lit up at the sight of him as well as the Greek nickname for grandmother. "How did he know that?" she asked, looking to Diana as she handed Kaia back to Bruce.
"We've been working on our Greek," Diana told her as Hippolyta took Nicholas from Alfred. "Alfred is Pappoús."
"You're getting to be such a big boy, Nicholas. I'm so happy you came to visit me. I've been looking forward to it for weeks now," Hippolyta told him, kissing him on the temple before turning her attention to the teenager standing shyly beside Diana. "I swear you've grown another foot since I last saw you, Tim."
"Hi, Hippolyta," he said with a grin. He was actually more than a little excited about being here and getting to see Hippolyta again, but he was doing his best to remain cool. After all, he was going to be turning eighteen and graduating from high school this year.
"It's Polly to you, young man," she lovingly scolded with a twinkle in her eye. "None of this formal business with family. Alfred, so good of you to come along to keep an eye on this unruly bunch."
"The pleasure is all mine, Queen Hippolyta," Alfred replied with a bow.
"Alfred, when are you going to learn to call me Polly?"
"Likely never," Bruce muttered under his breath, receiving a sharp elbow to the ribs from his wife.
"Come, let me show you all to your rooms," Hippolyta said, Nicholas playing with the lavishly jeweled necklace that adorned her neck. "I'm sure you'd all like to get cleaned up before dinner. We're having a huge celebration feast tonight in honor of your visit."
Diana could hardly believe this was the mother she had known all her life, watching Hippolyta turn to lead them back to the palace with Nicholas in her arms. Bruce took her hand in his as they began to follow, noticing her stunned expression.
"What's the matter, Princess?" he murmured low in her ear.
"I cannot believe this is the same woman who banished me for allowing men on the island," she replied with a shake of her head. "She's so different, so much more relaxed than she's ever been."
"I guess having a son-in-law and grandsons will do that to you," he lightly teased her.
"I guess so," she said with a sigh.
Entering the palace, Hippolyta led them towards their rooms. Alfred and Tim were across the hall, Nicholas and Kaia set up in an adjoining room to their parents' while Bruce and Diana were situated in Diana's old bedroom.
Alfred and Hippolyta took Kaia and Nicholas to get them changed and ready for dinner while Tim began unpacking his things. Bruce slowly walked around Diana's bedroom, picturing her studying here at her desk or reading by the window that overlooked the ocean.
As he stared out the window, he felt familiar arms slip around his waist as warm lips kissed along the back of his neck. "I've never had a man in my bedroom before," she murmured in a sultry tone.
Bruce felt desire shiver up his spine as his lips curved into a sinful grin. "Why, Princess…are you trying to besmirch my honor?"
A blast of warm breath against his neck as she laughed in response to his teasing caused gooseflesh to ripple over his arms. He turned around, swiftly enveloping her in his embrace and holding her close against him as his lips claimed hers.
She moaned something throaty and sultry as she melted into his embrace, wishing they had time for more as his large hands moved to firmly grip her backside. His tongue plundering her mouth nearly pushed her over the edge, but the knowledge that her mother would be coming for them soon forced her to pull away from her ravenous husband.
"We are definitely picking up tonight…where we left off," she breathlessly told him.
He reluctantly released her, but not before kissing the tip of her nose. "I'm holding you to it, Princess," he replied. "I can't wait to see all your favorite places, where you got into trouble."
"I never got into trouble," Diana insisted, head held high. "I was the perfect daughter at all times."
Bruce chuckled with her denial, grabbing her by the arm and pulling her back into his hold. "I'm going to schedule a little one-on-one time with your mother so I get the low-down on your childhood."
"You wouldn't!" she gasped.
"Yes, I would," he stated with a grin. "You and Tim have had far too much fun getting Alfred to tell stories of my childhood at my expense. It's time I got some revenge by getting some dirt on you for a change."
Before Diana could try to convince him otherwise, someone knocked at the door. Opening it, she found her mother standing there with Kaia in her arms. She knew it was going to be next to impossible getting her daughter back during their time here, but she didn't mind. It was worth it to see her mother so happy.
"Ready to go eat?" Hippolyta asked, Alfred with Nicholas and Tim standing behind her.
"I know I am," Bruce agreed, taking Diana by the hand and leading her from the bedroom he couldn't wait to return to with her later tonight. "Hippolyta, I have some things that I'd love to know about your daughter."
"Bruce!" Diana cried.
XXX
Bruce looked around at the family gathered at the low table, a sense of peaceful contentment settling over him and wrapping him up like a warm blanket. He sat Indian style on a large cushion on the floor, Nicholas settled into the hole in his lap with his bunny firmly in hand.
To his right, Hippolyta sat at the head of the table, Alfred sitting to his left. Across from Bruce was Diana with Kaia in her lap, Tim sitting beside her and across from Alfred. The expression on Tim's face was amusing as he tried to take in the ancient surroundings that were rather quite magnificent to behold firsthand. Wayne Manor could easily fit inside the palace.
Glancing around the room as they began to serve the food, Bruce noted every single entrance, every window, noticed where each guard was stationed and the weapons they each carried. His gaze connected with Phillipus who instantly recognized the tactical planning that he was doing. She tipped her head slightly to him in approval, a faint smile on her lips.
Knowing that he was only trying to protect his family and prepare himself for a possible attack that may come, garnered a measure of respect from the Amazon general. He nodded his head at her in silent appreciation for her presence and understanding.
Moving on, he noticed several of the guards were glaring darkly at him, obviously blaming him for stealing and deflowering their beloved princess. He merely smiled at them, proud of the fact that Diana belonged to him now and not them.
A couple of them tightened their grip on their weapons, but didn't allow their hatred for him to bypass the queen's commands. He turned his attention to his wife, somewhat surprised to find her staring at him with a smirk on her lips.
He tilted his head slightly in question. She only shook her head, knowing exactly what he had been doing. "Mother, will you please reassure Bruce that no one is going to try to remove his head…or any other body parts while we're here?"
"I have given full orders that no one is to bring harm to any of you," Hippolyta reassured him. "The palace guards have been ordered to protect you all with their lives if necessary."
"So you do expect something to happen?" Bruce asked her.
Hippolyta frowned at him as she took her glass of wine. "No, of course not," she replied. "I'm just saying that you are more than safe here. I want you all to relax and enjoy your stay."
"What are doing tomorrow?" Tim asked as he dug into his meal with gusto.
"I thought we could spend some time on the beach," Hippolyta suggested. "There's also horseback riding or I could give you a full tour of the island."
"I personally want to hear each and every story you can tell me about Diana as a child," Bruce told her.
"Tell him nothing, mother," Diana sternly warned her. "He's only trying to get revenge."
Hippolyta chuckled at her daughter and husband, their banter amusing her. "I take it Alfred has relayed some interesting tales about your childhood, Bruce?"
"You could say that," he grumbled as he helped Nicholas take a bite of a grape.
"Yes!" Tim excitedly exclaimed. "Tell Polly about the time Bruce—"
"She doesn't want to hear stories about me," Bruce quickly interjected, stopping the conversation from the path it was hurtling down.
"Actually, I'd love to know more about my son-in-law," Hippolyta countered with a grin. "It's high time we get to know each other better."
"Maybe later," Bruce mumbled.
"How about for every story you tell me, I'll tell you an embarrassing story about Diana," Hippolyta negotiated.
"Mother!" Diana cried in indignation. "You will do no such thing!"
"Do we have a deal?" she asked Bruce, ignoring her daughter.
"Deal," he readily agreed with a smile at his wife. "It's only fair, Princess."
"It doesn't seem very fair to me," Diana decided as she fed Kaia.
XXX
Diana closed her eyes and breathed in the scent of the ocean. While she loved Gotham and her family, there was just something about being home on Themyscira where she grew up that she longed for at times. Being here on the beach now with the people she loved just made it that much more special.
She could barely contain her giggle as she turned to see Alfred approaching in a short sleeve Hawaiian shirt and shorts. It was so strange to see the refined British butler in something other than his typical formal wear that he chose to ear every day.
Noticing the amusement on the princess's face, Alfred gave her a little twirl to show off his outfit. "Do you approve of my clothes, your highness?"
"You look great, Alfred," she told him with a grin. "You're going to have to beat the ladies off you."
"I don't know about that," Alfred admitted as he settled into a chair next to her.
Alfred couldn't help but chuckle as he watched Kaia pick up the sand in her small hand only to release it with great fascination. Her brow furrowed in concentration as she patted the sand beneath her before digging her tiny fingers into it again in order to pick up more of the grains.
"She's been doing that for the last half an hour," Diana informed him.
"You can see the little wheels turning in her head, trying to figure it all out," Alfred commented, a proud grandfatherly smile on his face. "Reminds me so much of Master Bruce when he was young."
"She looks nothing like me," Bruce maintained as he approached with Nicholas in his arms.
"She is most definitely your daughter," Diana countered, enjoying the very tantalizing sight of her handsome husband in swimming trunks and no shirt.
Bruce gave her a look that told her he knew what she was thinking as he set his son down on the sand next to Kaia. "Where's Tim?" he asked, looking around to find his son missing.
"Out there swimming with my mother," Diana revealed with a nod towards the ocean.
"Hippolyta?" Bruce exclaimed, surprised.
"Yes, my mother," Diana confirmed, swiftly reaching for Kaia's hand as she tried to lick the sand off her fingers. "No, Kaia. You can't eat it."
Kaia glared at her mother, putting her other hand in her mouth instead. She instantly began to sputter and cry, trying to get the sand out of her mouth. "You are the spitting image of your mother," Bruce readily decided as he reached down to pick her up, handing Kaia her sippy cup to wash out her mouth.
"I was just about to say that she is most definitely her father's daughter through and through," Alfred commented.
Bruce glared at him as he held his daughter in his arms. "Let's go try the water, Kaia," he suggested, leaning down to kiss the top of her head. "Do you want to come too, Nicholas?"
"No, daddy," Nicholas said, shaking his head.
"I promised Nicholas that we'd build a sand castle together," Diana announced, moving to sit on the sandy beach with her son.
"High, mama…high," he reminded her, holding his hands up in the air to show her how high he wanted it to make it.
"We'll make it as tall as you want it," she reassured him.
"Pappoús too?" Nicholas asked, pointing at Alfred.
"I'd love to help build a sand castle," Alfred reassured him, much to Nicholas's delight.
"Come on, Kaia," Bruce said as he headed towards the water. "Let's check on Tim and make sure he hasn't drowned out there."
Stepping into the water, he spotted two people swimming towards him. One of them had blond hair and was just barely keeping ahead of her competitor. He couldn't believe Tim was losing to Hippolyta. He was going to have up Tim's training regimen when they got home.
Hippolyta reached the shore first, Tim swiftly following a few seconds behind. "Woo-hoo!" Tim shouted excitedly as he pumped his fist, breathing heavily as he dropped to his knees on the sandy shore. "That was awesome!"
"She beat you," Bruce pointed out with a frown.
"Who cares?" Tim exclaimed. "That was so totally cool. I got beat by the Queen of the Amazons, but I got to swim with real dolphins!"
Bruce shook his head in amazement, a smile on his face. "You really did?"
"Yah and it was so amazing," Tim said. "She took me to this little cove where sea turtles like to go."
Hippolyta sank onto the shore with Alfred, Kaia, and Diana, her face beaming. "I'm so happy you enjoyed it," she said. "I used to take Diana and Donna there all the time when they were younger."
"Diana was once young?" Bruce joked, crouching down in the water with Kaia who was splashing him and giggling loudly.
"Watch it there," Diana warned him with a mock glare. "Don't make me take you down right here in front of everyone."
"If I weren't holding my daughter, I would challenge you to try it, but I don't want to embarrass you here in front of your family," he taunted her.
"Hera," Diana muttered with a roll of her eyes. "See what I have to put up with, mother?"
"You were the one who picked him to be your mate, my sun and stars," Hippolyta told her. "I'm afraid you're stuck with him."
"Yah, Princess," Bruce smugly said with a smirk, turning his head in an attempt to avoid Kaia splashing him in the face. "You're stuck with me forever."
With Bruce's head momentarily turned, Diana gave a little nod to Tim who quickly picked up on her cue. Grabbing Kaia away from Bruce, Diana lunged towards her husband, taking him by surprise as she tackled him, pushing him under the water.
Releasing him, Diana stood up, wiping the water from her face. "He should learn never to mess with—"
Diana was unable to finish that sentence as a pair of muscular arms abruptly wrapped around her, picking her up and throwing her over his shoulder. "You should learn to never mess with me," Bruce teased, carrying her deeper into the water.
"Bruce Wayne! Put me down or I'll be forced to make you pay right here!" she hollered at him.
Nicholas giggled as he watched his parents play in the water, Kaia pointing at them and jabbering to Tim with a frown on her face. Alfred and Hippolyta shared a knowing look, trying to hide their grins as they watched the pair of superheroes wrestle in the water. It was obvious how very much in love Bruce and Diana truly were. It was something that brought Hippolyta immense happiness despite her initial hesitance.
Diana squealed as Bruce threw her into the water only to be brought down with her a moment later as she grabbed at him, determined not to go down alone. They wrestled beneath the water, each trying to gain the upper hand. Bruce gasped for air as he broke the surface, only to be brought back under by the determined Amazon.
Within moments, Diana finally broke the surface, a victorious grin on her face. "That ought to teach him," she muttered as she began to walk back towards the beach.
She only took three steps before Bruce grabbed her around the ankles and pulled her back under as everyone watched with great amusement. "Do you think we should break it up before one of them drowns?" Tim asked the others.
"I'm not getting in the middle of that," Hippolyta replied with a grin.
"I have to agree with the Queen," Alfred readily decided.
"Bruce!" Diana yelled betweens squealing fits as he tickled her relentlessly.
"Surrender!" Bruce demanded, his arm firmly around her waist, keeping her trapped against his body.
"Not on your life!" she shouted between Greek curses.
"Watch that mouth, young lady, or I'll have to wash it out," Bruce threatened, hauling her back under the water.
Diana growled as she was brought back up out of the water, her wet raven hair in her face. "You are so going to pay for this, Bruce!"
"Is that a promise, Princess?" he teased.
Diana quickly flipped herself around, catching Bruce off guard as well as off-balanced. She summarily submerged him, managing to keep herself above water. Nicholas yelled at her from the sandy shore, worried about what had happened to his father.
"Mama!" Nicholas exclaimed. "Where's daddy?"
"He's fine, little warrior," she assured him, looking around for her still submerged husband. "He's around here somewhere."
Turning, she missed Bruce coming up from behind her, wrapping her up in his arms. "Gotcha," he yelled. "Truce, Princess?"
Diana glared at him, but couldn't deny how tantalizing it felt to be pinned against his wet body. "Fine," she murmured, kissing him hard on the lips. "Until tonight."
He grinned wickedly at her, more than anxious for a repeat with her in the water with no audience and no clothes.
XXX
Lying a sleeping Kaia down in the crib, Diana turned to find Bruce standing in the doorway watching her, an adoring smile on his face. "What?" she asked.
Bruce slowly shook his head, trying to find the words to express what he was feeling. "There's just something about watching you with Nicholas and Kaia. It makes me love you even more."
Diana smiled softly as she closed the distance between them, her fingers wrapping around the collar of his shirt as she pulled him in for a heated kiss. "Care to finish this in the water?" she asked. "I owe you a repeat of this afternoon."
Bruce smirked as he took her by the hand, leading her out of the room. "I've been looking forward to it all day."
"Let me check on Nicholas first," she said, crossing the hall to his room.
They stood in the doorway watching as Hippolyta sat on the bed with Nicholas on her lap, reading him a book before bedtime. The little boy was struggling to keep his eyes open, but was beginning to lose the fight as his eyelids grew heavier.
Hippolyta looked up from the book, shooing them away with her hand. "Go…have fun," she whispered.
Bruce and Diana didn't need to be told twice as they quickly changed back into their bathing suits before making their way out of the palace and back towards the beach. They found the large sandcastle that they had built this afternoon still there awaiting their arrival.
Grabbing her by the hand, Bruce led her into the warm water. He suddenly turned around, roughly pulling her up against him, their lips colliding with each other. They kissed for several long moments in the moonlight, the gentle sound of the water lapping against the sandy shore filling the air around them.
Bruce tilted his head, deepening the kiss. His tongue plundered her mouth, the passion between them erupting as his hands roamed over her body. She repeatedly stroked his sides before slipping her fingers beneath the waistband of his swimming shorts, sliding them down his hips.
Stepping out them, she tossed them back on the shore, her swimsuit quickly following. He explored every inch of her with his hands, his mouth following the path of his fingers as they trailed down her body to the water that lapped at her thighs.
Kissing his way back up her body, Diana gripped his face, pulling him in for another heated kiss. He reached down to grab hold of her legs, wrapping them around his waist. Their panting breaths and moans of ecstasy filled the still night air as they made love, their mutual release washing over them with an intensity that stunned both of them.
Kissing along her jaw, he found her earlobe, nibbling and teasing it until she was groaning with pleasure again, her breathing growing ragged. "I love you so much, Princess."
"I love you too," she breathlessly murmured, turning and capturing his lips. "Want to see where the sea turtles mate?"
"Thought you'd never ask," he replied, reluctantly releasing his hold on her.
Bruce waited for a moment, watching her perfect body as she began to swim towards the hidden cove, his lust searing through him as he noticed how the moonlight glistened on her wet skin. Swimming after her, he readily admitted this was the best family vacation that he'd ever had.
A/N: So, I started this weeks ago, but just recently got around to finishing it. Hope you enjoy a little Wayne Family fun! :)
