3. Black

She steps into the party dressed to kill. The black dress clings to her curves, giving a glimpse of the body underneath. It is strangely even more tantalizing than her uniform, even though that shows much more skin.

He watches her move through the room, only to be mobbed by the crowds of reporters and socialites, all of whom are calling out inane questions. He sees the surprise flicker across her features, and knows that Man's World has yet again surprised her with its superficiality.

He isn't sure what makes him move toward her, knows that it could jeopardize his secret identity, but his feet have gained a mind of his own.

"May I have this dance?"

So too has his mouth, apparently.

Nonetheless, she takes his offer and he leads her out of the multitudes of people and toward the ballroom, where several couples have already taken advantage of the music playing.

His hand rests on her waist and he can feel the taut muscles beneath the elegant black garment. But it is the sparkling blue eyes beneath the beautiful head of black hair that catch his eye.

"Thank you, Mr…?"

"Wayne," he says, "Bruce Wayne."

Her smile is radiant.


Note: And so we come to an end of Realities. The prompt table had fifty words to it, and we have fifty drabbles/scenes here. I figured that this drabble in particular was the best one to end with. Realities began with Diana's thoughts on that special dance in Paris, why not end it with Bruce's thoughts that precipitated that same dance? It seemed fitting.

For those who would like to see the prompt table, it can be found on my LiveJournal here: http://angelqueen04(dot)livejournal(dot)com/321550(dot)html

Again, I'd like to thank all those who reviewed throughout the process of writing and posting this collection. You've all been a wonderful group of supporters, and it's been a pleasure to entertain you.

I'm in the process of working on a new Justice League Unlimited story, tentatively titled Fine Lines. The first draft of the story is a few chapters shy of being complete. Once I'm there and satisfied with it being a complete draft, I'll seek out a beta for it. For the occasional update about the story's status, you can check out my profile.

Finally, I suppose I should thank the sources of my inspiration too...

Flash: (zooms around the room, waving at everyone)
AQ: (raises eyebrow)
Batman: (glares at Flash)
Diana: (smirks at Batman)
AQ: (facepalm) You know what? Never mind. Your egos are all big enough as it is.

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