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" Here. Press this to activate the invisibility on your wings
and then press this to activate the matter disrupter." said the
Batman as Shayera slipped the watch on her wrist.
" And this won't harm my wings any?"
" No. I used my matter disrupter to test on a feather, so it's
safe." She smiled.
" Thanks Bats."
" hmph..." She returned to her room, where the piles of clothes
rested on her bed. She had to admit, the outfits looked great. Now,
which would be the best? Her eyes looked at the selections before
she decided.
" Audrey, Diana, J'onn, I hope your all right about this."
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John frowned at his freezer a moment before he realized why
he was out of Bob & Terry's.
"Flash....you just HAD to let Kilowag try this didn't you?"
He shut the frezzer and settled for some Oreos. He wasen't
expecting the knock on the door that came after he had sat down.
" Who's there?"
" It's me...Shayera." He nearly chocked, but managed to get
to the door. Needless to say, he lost the greeting he was about
to use when he opened to door. It WAS Shayera, but her wings were
gone and her clothes were different...WAY different. She wore long
black pants with purple seams and a very trendy purple top that had
a star in silver on it. Even her hair was different. It was in a bun
at the nape of her neck, which he felt way a very kissable neck. she
blushed lightly when she saw his face.
" Hi. Mind if I come in?" He nodded.
' Audrey, you never spoke a truer word...but this'll make it hard
to talk to him, wont it?' She thought with a sigh.
" Your...your wings!"
" Batman." She pointed at the watch.
" Aa...." They stared at each other for a moment before he stepped
aside and let her in. Trying to be as normal as possible, he turned
to get something for her to drink. She grinned at the empty ice cream
container.
" Let me guess...Flash and Kilowag were here?" He laughed and nodded.
" That is exactly why I was hesistant to let those two over here...
I happen to LIKE ice cream." He handed her some cherry soda. She blinked
at it.
" What IS this stuff?" It took a second, but John finally realized that
she'd never had soda before.
" Carbonated syrup with cherry juice...sort of.." A sip later, and Shayera
was quite pleased with the Earthling beverage.
" So, why the new look?" She raised an eyebrow.
" Tell me John, do you want the entire world to know within a week that I'm
in YOUR apartment in the EVENING?' He went, as usual, a nice maroon color.
" Right. I don't exactly make my identity secret, do I?"
" Not at all..."
" Well then, tell me why the sudden visit? And where.." He looked at the
sewn-on brand logo on her shirt,"..did you get the money for J-Lo's line?"
" four words: Queen Audrey of Kaznia."
" Ah, you mean the shop-till-you-drop Queen...the one who married Savage."
" yes."
" That must have been fun..." He said, in a tone of compete sarcasm. And
they both enjoyed a good laugh at the idea of Shayera's shopping trip with
the Queen of Fashion. And Shayera was able to note her state of relaxation
as the topic turned from her shopping trip to what Shayera thought of the
neighborhood John lived in and other random things.
" I've lived in this area all my life. It's, as you've seen, mostly a black
community, but all the types of people here grow together. It's the best place
in the world for me...." He trailed off, looking serenly out the window at the
small knote of kids playing in a broken fire hydrant. One blonde girl sqeeled
with delight as she played leapfrog with a tan girl and a darked haired boy.
" I know what you mean. It's so interesting to see so much difference among
one race. On Thanagar, there is only my skin, but it's not uncommon for a child
to hae purple or gold eyes, even some blue-black hair."
" Funny how only living with people so the same makes you appreciate the
other worlds..J'onn loves this world too because of it..." And then she
looked at him at a glance, and stopped when she did. He was still looking
thoughtfully out the window, but he was now smiling softly. To her amazement,
J'onn's words came into her mind...
' Ma'yr'ah felt a part of me, and my heart stopped when I saw her at ease.
Thats the key, or so it was with me.'
She had found what she came for. She loved him and she'd never felt better about
anything she'd stated as good as she felt right then. She slowly stood and sat
beside him, waking him frim his daydream.
" Sorry, got lost." He pointed to his head.
" No, I'm actually glad you did...you know, I've never seen you relaxed before. It
was....different." He look at her in suprise, but smiled anyway.
" All those years as a Marine don't make one relaxed."
" I suppose not." She rose, feeling far more content than she'd imagined she could be.
He rose with her, and she forced herself to stay outwardly calm.
" John?"
" Yeah?"
" I love you..."
" Here. Press this to activate the invisibility on your wings
and then press this to activate the matter disrupter." said the
Batman as Shayera slipped the watch on her wrist.
" And this won't harm my wings any?"
" No. I used my matter disrupter to test on a feather, so it's
safe." She smiled.
" Thanks Bats."
" hmph..." She returned to her room, where the piles of clothes
rested on her bed. She had to admit, the outfits looked great. Now,
which would be the best? Her eyes looked at the selections before
she decided.
" Audrey, Diana, J'onn, I hope your all right about this."
________________________________________________________________
John frowned at his freezer a moment before he realized why
he was out of Bob & Terry's.
"Flash....you just HAD to let Kilowag try this didn't you?"
He shut the frezzer and settled for some Oreos. He wasen't
expecting the knock on the door that came after he had sat down.
" Who's there?"
" It's me...Shayera." He nearly chocked, but managed to get
to the door. Needless to say, he lost the greeting he was about
to use when he opened to door. It WAS Shayera, but her wings were
gone and her clothes were different...WAY different. She wore long
black pants with purple seams and a very trendy purple top that had
a star in silver on it. Even her hair was different. It was in a bun
at the nape of her neck, which he felt way a very kissable neck. she
blushed lightly when she saw his face.
" Hi. Mind if I come in?" He nodded.
' Audrey, you never spoke a truer word...but this'll make it hard
to talk to him, wont it?' She thought with a sigh.
" Your...your wings!"
" Batman." She pointed at the watch.
" Aa...." They stared at each other for a moment before he stepped
aside and let her in. Trying to be as normal as possible, he turned
to get something for her to drink. She grinned at the empty ice cream
container.
" Let me guess...Flash and Kilowag were here?" He laughed and nodded.
" That is exactly why I was hesistant to let those two over here...
I happen to LIKE ice cream." He handed her some cherry soda. She blinked
at it.
" What IS this stuff?" It took a second, but John finally realized that
she'd never had soda before.
" Carbonated syrup with cherry juice...sort of.." A sip later, and Shayera
was quite pleased with the Earthling beverage.
" So, why the new look?" She raised an eyebrow.
" Tell me John, do you want the entire world to know within a week that I'm
in YOUR apartment in the EVENING?' He went, as usual, a nice maroon color.
" Right. I don't exactly make my identity secret, do I?"
" Not at all..."
" Well then, tell me why the sudden visit? And where.." He looked at the
sewn-on brand logo on her shirt,"..did you get the money for J-Lo's line?"
" four words: Queen Audrey of Kaznia."
" Ah, you mean the shop-till-you-drop Queen...the one who married Savage."
" yes."
" That must have been fun..." He said, in a tone of compete sarcasm. And
they both enjoyed a good laugh at the idea of Shayera's shopping trip with
the Queen of Fashion. And Shayera was able to note her state of relaxation
as the topic turned from her shopping trip to what Shayera thought of the
neighborhood John lived in and other random things.
" I've lived in this area all my life. It's, as you've seen, mostly a black
community, but all the types of people here grow together. It's the best place
in the world for me...." He trailed off, looking serenly out the window at the
small knote of kids playing in a broken fire hydrant. One blonde girl sqeeled
with delight as she played leapfrog with a tan girl and a darked haired boy.
" I know what you mean. It's so interesting to see so much difference among
one race. On Thanagar, there is only my skin, but it's not uncommon for a child
to hae purple or gold eyes, even some blue-black hair."
" Funny how only living with people so the same makes you appreciate the
other worlds..J'onn loves this world too because of it..." And then she
looked at him at a glance, and stopped when she did. He was still looking
thoughtfully out the window, but he was now smiling softly. To her amazement,
J'onn's words came into her mind...
' Ma'yr'ah felt a part of me, and my heart stopped when I saw her at ease.
Thats the key, or so it was with me.'
She had found what she came for. She loved him and she'd never felt better about
anything she'd stated as good as she felt right then. She slowly stood and sat
beside him, waking him frim his daydream.
" Sorry, got lost." He pointed to his head.
" No, I'm actually glad you did...you know, I've never seen you relaxed before. It
was....different." He look at her in suprise, but smiled anyway.
" All those years as a Marine don't make one relaxed."
" I suppose not." She rose, feeling far more content than she'd imagined she could be.
He rose with her, and she forced herself to stay outwardly calm.
" John?"
" Yeah?"
" I love you..."