Diana's sniffles echoes through the very empty mists of the lakeside as the water shines before her face. Her emotions were a brewing storm with a frown clearly on her lips
Something was bothering her.
"Kinda late to catch fishes now, don't you think?"
Diana turned to her side to see no one other than Bruce Wayne himself eating himself a watermelon with the red juice dripping from his lips. He offered her the other half which Diana eagerly accepted.
"I'm assuming they sent you here to fetch me?" Diana mumbled in a passive tone as she stares at the watermelon slice
"Not really?" His words were barely understandable with his mouth full from the watermelon "I was just gathering some materials for tomorrow and I saw you here all alone"
Diana slowly pinches a portion of the watermelon and fed it to her mouth. Slowly watching her, Bruce noticed something..
"Did something happen?" he asked
Diana turned to him "What?"
"You seem down for some reason"
"How can you tell?" Diana fixes her hair to the side
"Well…" Bruce looks ahead and stares at the lake from where he sat "That's not how you eat a watermelon… and by now, you should already be munching that down like a darn glutton monster"
Instead of being offended by his careless bicker, a laugh came out of Diana which surely lifted her spirits up from before. She then turned to him with a smile on her face
"You know me that well.."
"So what happened?" Bruce was quick to reciprocate as he finished his watermelon finally
Diana was silent for a few seconds.. but with nothing but the reflection of the lake illuminating her and Bruce, it was rather magical than awkward
She finally turned to him "My Mother yelled at me today…"
Bruce looked at her in response
"She said I had gotten careless with my blade and my concentration was not there…" she whined on the spot looking all down and guilty "And tomorrow would be a tournament for the Amazons to hone their skills. I'm scared that I will disappoint my Mother and Aunt Antiope.."
"Sounds tough" he murmured "I thought you would be more dedicated in things like that now that you're back here in your home.."
"Well.. my mind might've been quite occupied here and there…" she slowly admitted with a guilty expression
"What else could possibly rave your mind?" he asked "It's not like there's much distractions here in Themyscira"
"Umm.. y-you know.." Her hands started fidgeting with her voice shaky all of a sudden "Do you remember what happened the other day?"
"Oh…" a certain distinct memory came to Bruce that almost made him cringe "You mean that?"
"Mhmm.." Diana hummed while looking at him directly
Bruce remembers it quite well. It was in that afternoon when he stumbled upon the hot springs of the island when he saw a certain Amazon wearing nothing but a piece of fabric covering her chest. Unfortunately, she had dropped the fabric just before she saw Bruce standing there with a surprised expression on his face.
Without hesitant, the maiden ran away – leaving Bruce standing there, looking dumb and speechless
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That woman was Diana.
"I believe I owe you an apology.." Bruce was quite calm with everything. He has seen her naked before and he handled it well, and she did too.
Diana shook her head quickly
"No… that wasn't your fault… and even if it was, I won't be mad.."
"What?"
"N-Nothing.. I meant.." a big blush now invaded her cheeks as she attempted to collect her thoughts and composure "I-If it was you, Bruce… then I wouldn't mind…"
"What are you talking about?" his eyebrows furrowed in confusion
Diana quickly hid her face with her palms as her heart started pounding fast. She was thinking out loud and making a fool out of herself more.
"This is what's bothering you?" he asked her
"Kind of.." she whispers under her breath "I was just insecure on what you thought about my body… and all"
"Why would you even care what I think?" his curiosity arose "Regardless of what others would think, that should not hinder your concentration.."
"I JUST DO!...OKAY!?" Diana interrupted him with a sudden outburst. She then hid her face back to her lap afterwards "A-And you're just not others… you're special.."
"I think your body looks beautiful."
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A quick answer came from Bruce Wayne as he stared at the reflection of the lake. Diana however, was stunned for a second, not expecting such an answer all of a sudden
After a quick second, she turned to him
"Y-You do..?"
"Of course" Bruce answered without hesitation "I tell you that every day, don't I?"
"Well… not really.."
"Well, your body looks absolutely beautiful" his voice was smooth and soothing, without a hint of doubt "You are absolutely beautiful inside and out, Diana."
He leaned in closer with his eyes looking at hers "And tell me when you feel insecure again, because I'll repeat it to you over and over again to remind you of how beautiful you really are.."
Lips shivering, Diana looked away. She was trying her hardest to control her heart as she felt like melting on the spot. Bruce's words were like cutlass to her sensitive heart.
Ironic really, a tough Amazon like her has a soft spot for Bruce Wayne. Despite the tough walls she put around her, she was always vulnerable to him.
"And don't worry about Queen Hippolyta, she just wants the best out from you" Bruce leaned back and threw a rock at the late that bounced 10 times. His hands were toned from his precision of throwing things… batarangs to be exact.
"You really think so?" Diana looked at him by the corner of her eyes
"Well, at least that's what I'd like to believe.." he admitted "Because if she were to get mad at you really.. imagine what she would do to me – your unwanted guest on an island that forbids men.."
A giggle broke out from Diana as she playfully bumps him with her shoulder
"You know Mother will never do that. And you're a special exception to that rule"
"I know" Bruce smiled
They looked at each other's eyes for quite a while. With the cold breeze of the evening wind, the beautiful reflection of the stars from the lake that gleamed against the mists with the moonlight shining from above, it felt as if it was from a fairy tale book
But their moment was interrupted when a voice from afar called out for the princess. With this, Diana immediately stood up and fixed herself
"Thank you for being with me, Bruce" Diana smiled at him, a smile so innocent and pure
He nodded in response.
"I have to go back now… see you tomorrow" she waved at him goodbye as she turns around to walk back to her sisters
But midway, Diana suddenly stopped for some reason… and all of a sudden, she turned around and ran back to Bruce to give him a soft kiss on the cheek. Eyes closed, it was like she has lost control of herself at that moment with her hand holding his shoulder
After a few seconds, Diana finally pulls away with her face red as a tomato that exceeded to her ears "Goodnight Bruce~" and with this, she ran back to the settlements
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Bruce, looking all speechless and tongue tied, only caressed his cheek in response. He was definitely not expecting that knowing Diana's nature.
It made him feel special in a way, but also nice… especially with how soft her lips felt.
"That girl I swear…" a smile forms on his lips as he also stood to his feet to go back to his hut. The cold breeze of the evening in Themyscira seemed nothing to Bruce as a certain Amazon invaded his mind
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The next day, Diana had completely dominated the tournament with ease.
Her sisters has also noticed that she was quite blooming – glowing even. Unlike her performance the previous day when it seemed like something was bothering her, she was rather free-spirited and happy now that her smile never left her face throughout the whole thing.
Their princess was back to her normal self and everyone cheered in joy!
Meanwhile, the Queen herself and her General was watching the entire thing from the throne of the Coliseum.
"Whatever had brought her glow back is most definitely a special one indeed" Antiope muttered to herself with a proud tone
"Or whoever.." The Queen nodded in response. A smile forms on her face as she gazes on a certain hut up ahead from the coliseum and by the shores.
"That boy never fails to amaze me~"