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Chapter 8
Diana wondered why Bruce would ask to cut in when he knew she was wearing a wire.
"No, you may not cut in, Wayne," Fitzryers snarled. But Bruce took Diana's hand anyways and Fitzryers didn't object. Instead, he went back to their table and sat down, looking furious.
For a moment, neither Bruce nor Diana said anything. Then Diana said, "So that kiss meant nothing to you?" Bruce knew what she was talking about. It had only been three days ago when they kissed outside of a French restaurant.
"Of course it meant something. Why wouldn't it?" He asked her.
"Well, maybe because I haven't seen or heard from you since then," she said, trying very carefully to make sure the police (who were listening from the mic) would not suspect Bruce was Batman.
"I've been busy," Bruce said. "With Wayne Enterprises, that is."
"Uh-huh. So you haven't even tried contacting me at all since then. I can see where your priorities lie," she said.
"You don't know the half of it. I like that brooch, by the way," he said, looking down at it. She was surprised he would dare draw attention to it when he knew what it really was. She kind of felt angry at him for insulting her intelligence. Did he really think she hadn't suspected him as Batman? Maybe the rest of the league excluding Superman didn't know, but she sure did.
"I'm not in the mood for small talk," Diana snapped. "I came here for a reason." She took his hand off her waist and went back to her table. She was so frustrated at him. Why was he preventing her from asking Fitzryers about the money?
"Oh my goodness," came a yell. "Did you see that?" The same reporters who had swarmed Diana and Daniel outside had gotten into the ballroom and now swarmed her and Bruce.
"Mr. Wayne, do you have feelings for Daniel Fitzryers' date?"
"What's her name? Where's she from?"
"She just turned down the city's most eligible bachelor! This is headline news!"
"Get out!" Came another yell. This time, it was from another very burly man who wore a tuxedo. He had at least ten bouncers behind him who, uh, escorted the reporters outside.
"Sorry about that, Daniel. We can continue our dance now," Diana offered.
"I don't want to dance anymore. He ruined my mood," Daniel barked. Diana sighed and sat down beside him. They were alone at the table.
"What were you going to ask me?" She said.
"Nothing. Forget it," he said, gruffly.
"Er...is business doing ok?" She said, directing the conversation to a different path.
"Yes, it's doing fine," he said, impatiently waving the question away. For a moment neither of them said anything.
"Ok, I lied. It's not doing fine. Batman must have heard me telling you about that scam I'm pulling off last night. Anyways, it leaked out to the press, and now the police know about it, but they won't say anything because there's no proof. My best bet is that they'll try to send someone to get me to blurt..." he stopped talking suddenly and looked at her strangely.
"You wouldn't happen to be acquainted with Batman, would you?" He said, in an oddly soft and inquisitive voice.
"No," Diana said firmly. "I've never met him, except last night..." She tried to casually look around for Bruce, but he was nowhere to be seen.
"I see..." Daniel said, not sounding content at all. "Well, I must be silly think that it was you...hold on...that's a nice brooch you're wearing."
Diana felt a twang in her ear. He was suspicious.
"Where'd you get it from?" He asked, softly, but this time with his typical smirk.
"It was my grandmother's," Diana said, reciting what the police told her to say if anyone asked.
"I see..." Daniel said again, examining the brooch very closely.
"Is something wrong?" Diana asked in her best innocent voice. Daniel sighed heavily and stared at his hands.
"No, no. I'm sorry, Diana. I'm stupid enough to think that you would be the one who would tell the cops," Daniel said sadly.
"Tell the cops about what?" Diana asked, again in her innocent voice.
"The scam. What else? I thought they'd never find out about it. It's too well covered up. Well it was, anyways. This morning, the producers didn't send me enough so I had to make my own. Unfortunately, I'm not that good at it as the producers. Someone obviously caught on. Don't worry, I've sent someone to uh, shall we say, "deal" with the producers..." he smiled evilly. Diana didn't know what else to say. And she was glad because at that moment, what must have been half the GCPD came in and bombarded on him.
"Daniel Fitzryers, you're under arrest for the interpretation, manufacturing, possession, and trafficking of counterfeit money," a cop said, putting handcuffs on him.
"What?!" Fitzryers screamed in disbelief. "Whose doing is this?"
"That would be me," Diana said, standing up to look at him. "And your suspicions about this brooch were correct."
"How could you do this to me?! After all I've done for you!" He screamed, as the police dragged him away.
"I've had some help from the one that you called 'The Stupid Bat'. But he's not the one under arrest, so that must make you the stupid one." Diana said, feeling proud of herself. "Don't pick on the Amazons, next time."
"The Amazons? Hold on, you're Wonder W-!"
"Alright, buddy, let's go. Nice and easy now," said the cop who had handcuffed him. "I forgot to say you have the right to remain silent."
Diana watched as Fitzryers was shut into the back of the police car and driven away. It was over. Finally. She had noticed a small flicker of movement in the shadows once all the cop cars had gone. The Caped Crusader was there, watching. She walked to where he was. His eyes glowed in the darkness.
"So...mission accomplished, huh?" She said, looking at no one, but talking to Batman.
"I'm not in the mood for small talk," Batman said, as she heard a swishing of cloak, and she was left alone.
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Flash had totally recovered and was his usual self again. He decided to go and return the foosball table. He had gotten bored after beating John so many times. All the Justice League members except Flash were in the monitor room talking animatedly when a young man with red hair walked in with a big smile on his face. The members stopped talking. Some of them even jumped to their feet.
"What the...?" Superman began, but the man interrupted him.
"Relax, guys, it's me," he said beaming.
"Flash?!" Hawkgirl gaped at him. She wasn't the only one in shock. He's actually pretty cute, Diana thought.
"I'd prefer it if you'd call me Wally when my suit isn't on. That's my real name," Wally said, as a matter-of-factly.
"...And why isn't your suit on?" Lantern asked. Wally was beaming even more now. He looked behind his shoulder. A pretty girl with curly blonde hair walked in shyly.
"This is Joni," Wally explained, putting his arm around her. "Her apartment just got ransacked by Shade, who I stopped single-handedly, by the way," he added smoothly. "I figured she could crash here for a while...if it's ok with you guys."
The members just stared at him blankly and didn't say anything.
"Thanks!" He said anyways.
"It was really nice to meet you all," Joni said, smiling quietly.
"Allow me to show you you're lodgings, milady," Wally said, mimicking a knight in shining armour. Joni giggled.
"Wait. Can we talk to you for a moment Wally?" Superman asked gingerly.
"Sure! Excuse me," Wally said, politely. Diana was surprised. Flash was different; A lot different from his usual boisterous self.
"Erm...Flash, isn't it a little too soon?" Superman asked awkwardly.
"What d'ya mean?" Wally said, looking at them all.
"I mean, you were so down about that other girl, but you've already found another?" Superman asked quietly.
"Supes...this is the same girl!" Wally said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"It is? But I thought you said she worked for Humanite and betrayed you!" Batman said.
"Yeah, I thought she did. But I found out that he was using some hypnotism thing on her. Sometimes, she was able to fight off the hypnotism and be her own self, but when she dragged me into that trap, she was being controlled by him. She really does love me..." his voice trailed off. Diana was almost scared. The Flash was acting his age. He wasn't trying to be funny or doing things without thinking.
"You're a good guy, Flash," Lantern said, suddenly. "We always bug you and you always put up with it..." he was interrupted.
"Wallace! Are you coming?" Joni called from outside.
"WALLACE?! AH HA HA HA HA!!" Hawkgirl and Lantern roared with laughter as Flash turned beet red and walked out. Even Diana couldn't suppress a chortle as she walked into room and closed the door. She had just finished brushing her teeth when there was a soft knock on the door. It was Batman.
"Erm...can I come in?"
Diana nodded and let him in silently. She forgot that she was angry at him. He faced the wall, putting his back to her.
"I...I, uh...I..." The Caped Crusader was actually lost for words.
"Wait. Let me talk first," Diana said. "I want to thank you for all your help and I know I couldn't have stopped Fitzryers if it wasn't for you."
Batman turned around so suddenly that he startled her.
"What would you do if I kissed you right now?" He asked.
"I guess we'll have to see..." she said, but he had already placed his lips on hers. He lowered her slowly onto the bed as she deepened the kiss. He suddenly broke away and just looked at her. They both said nothing for a few moments, just stared. Then, realizing what he wanted her to do, Diana slowly reached up and carefully took off his mask.
"Hello Bruce," she whispered, smiling, before allowing him to deepen his embrace.
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Chapter 8
Diana wondered why Bruce would ask to cut in when he knew she was wearing a wire.
"No, you may not cut in, Wayne," Fitzryers snarled. But Bruce took Diana's hand anyways and Fitzryers didn't object. Instead, he went back to their table and sat down, looking furious.
For a moment, neither Bruce nor Diana said anything. Then Diana said, "So that kiss meant nothing to you?" Bruce knew what she was talking about. It had only been three days ago when they kissed outside of a French restaurant.
"Of course it meant something. Why wouldn't it?" He asked her.
"Well, maybe because I haven't seen or heard from you since then," she said, trying very carefully to make sure the police (who were listening from the mic) would not suspect Bruce was Batman.
"I've been busy," Bruce said. "With Wayne Enterprises, that is."
"Uh-huh. So you haven't even tried contacting me at all since then. I can see where your priorities lie," she said.
"You don't know the half of it. I like that brooch, by the way," he said, looking down at it. She was surprised he would dare draw attention to it when he knew what it really was. She kind of felt angry at him for insulting her intelligence. Did he really think she hadn't suspected him as Batman? Maybe the rest of the league excluding Superman didn't know, but she sure did.
"I'm not in the mood for small talk," Diana snapped. "I came here for a reason." She took his hand off her waist and went back to her table. She was so frustrated at him. Why was he preventing her from asking Fitzryers about the money?
"Oh my goodness," came a yell. "Did you see that?" The same reporters who had swarmed Diana and Daniel outside had gotten into the ballroom and now swarmed her and Bruce.
"Mr. Wayne, do you have feelings for Daniel Fitzryers' date?"
"What's her name? Where's she from?"
"She just turned down the city's most eligible bachelor! This is headline news!"
"Get out!" Came another yell. This time, it was from another very burly man who wore a tuxedo. He had at least ten bouncers behind him who, uh, escorted the reporters outside.
"Sorry about that, Daniel. We can continue our dance now," Diana offered.
"I don't want to dance anymore. He ruined my mood," Daniel barked. Diana sighed and sat down beside him. They were alone at the table.
"What were you going to ask me?" She said.
"Nothing. Forget it," he said, gruffly.
"Er...is business doing ok?" She said, directing the conversation to a different path.
"Yes, it's doing fine," he said, impatiently waving the question away. For a moment neither of them said anything.
"Ok, I lied. It's not doing fine. Batman must have heard me telling you about that scam I'm pulling off last night. Anyways, it leaked out to the press, and now the police know about it, but they won't say anything because there's no proof. My best bet is that they'll try to send someone to get me to blurt..." he stopped talking suddenly and looked at her strangely.
"You wouldn't happen to be acquainted with Batman, would you?" He said, in an oddly soft and inquisitive voice.
"No," Diana said firmly. "I've never met him, except last night..." She tried to casually look around for Bruce, but he was nowhere to be seen.
"I see..." Daniel said, not sounding content at all. "Well, I must be silly think that it was you...hold on...that's a nice brooch you're wearing."
Diana felt a twang in her ear. He was suspicious.
"Where'd you get it from?" He asked, softly, but this time with his typical smirk.
"It was my grandmother's," Diana said, reciting what the police told her to say if anyone asked.
"I see..." Daniel said again, examining the brooch very closely.
"Is something wrong?" Diana asked in her best innocent voice. Daniel sighed heavily and stared at his hands.
"No, no. I'm sorry, Diana. I'm stupid enough to think that you would be the one who would tell the cops," Daniel said sadly.
"Tell the cops about what?" Diana asked, again in her innocent voice.
"The scam. What else? I thought they'd never find out about it. It's too well covered up. Well it was, anyways. This morning, the producers didn't send me enough so I had to make my own. Unfortunately, I'm not that good at it as the producers. Someone obviously caught on. Don't worry, I've sent someone to uh, shall we say, "deal" with the producers..." he smiled evilly. Diana didn't know what else to say. And she was glad because at that moment, what must have been half the GCPD came in and bombarded on him.
"Daniel Fitzryers, you're under arrest for the interpretation, manufacturing, possession, and trafficking of counterfeit money," a cop said, putting handcuffs on him.
"What?!" Fitzryers screamed in disbelief. "Whose doing is this?"
"That would be me," Diana said, standing up to look at him. "And your suspicions about this brooch were correct."
"How could you do this to me?! After all I've done for you!" He screamed, as the police dragged him away.
"I've had some help from the one that you called 'The Stupid Bat'. But he's not the one under arrest, so that must make you the stupid one." Diana said, feeling proud of herself. "Don't pick on the Amazons, next time."
"The Amazons? Hold on, you're Wonder W-!"
"Alright, buddy, let's go. Nice and easy now," said the cop who had handcuffed him. "I forgot to say you have the right to remain silent."
Diana watched as Fitzryers was shut into the back of the police car and driven away. It was over. Finally. She had noticed a small flicker of movement in the shadows once all the cop cars had gone. The Caped Crusader was there, watching. She walked to where he was. His eyes glowed in the darkness.
"So...mission accomplished, huh?" She said, looking at no one, but talking to Batman.
"I'm not in the mood for small talk," Batman said, as she heard a swishing of cloak, and she was left alone.
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Flash had totally recovered and was his usual self again. He decided to go and return the foosball table. He had gotten bored after beating John so many times. All the Justice League members except Flash were in the monitor room talking animatedly when a young man with red hair walked in with a big smile on his face. The members stopped talking. Some of them even jumped to their feet.
"What the...?" Superman began, but the man interrupted him.
"Relax, guys, it's me," he said beaming.
"Flash?!" Hawkgirl gaped at him. She wasn't the only one in shock. He's actually pretty cute, Diana thought.
"I'd prefer it if you'd call me Wally when my suit isn't on. That's my real name," Wally said, as a matter-of-factly.
"...And why isn't your suit on?" Lantern asked. Wally was beaming even more now. He looked behind his shoulder. A pretty girl with curly blonde hair walked in shyly.
"This is Joni," Wally explained, putting his arm around her. "Her apartment just got ransacked by Shade, who I stopped single-handedly, by the way," he added smoothly. "I figured she could crash here for a while...if it's ok with you guys."
The members just stared at him blankly and didn't say anything.
"Thanks!" He said anyways.
"It was really nice to meet you all," Joni said, smiling quietly.
"Allow me to show you you're lodgings, milady," Wally said, mimicking a knight in shining armour. Joni giggled.
"Wait. Can we talk to you for a moment Wally?" Superman asked gingerly.
"Sure! Excuse me," Wally said, politely. Diana was surprised. Flash was different; A lot different from his usual boisterous self.
"Erm...Flash, isn't it a little too soon?" Superman asked awkwardly.
"What d'ya mean?" Wally said, looking at them all.
"I mean, you were so down about that other girl, but you've already found another?" Superman asked quietly.
"Supes...this is the same girl!" Wally said, like it was the most obvious thing in the world.
"It is? But I thought you said she worked for Humanite and betrayed you!" Batman said.
"Yeah, I thought she did. But I found out that he was using some hypnotism thing on her. Sometimes, she was able to fight off the hypnotism and be her own self, but when she dragged me into that trap, she was being controlled by him. She really does love me..." his voice trailed off. Diana was almost scared. The Flash was acting his age. He wasn't trying to be funny or doing things without thinking.
"You're a good guy, Flash," Lantern said, suddenly. "We always bug you and you always put up with it..." he was interrupted.
"Wallace! Are you coming?" Joni called from outside.
"WALLACE?! AH HA HA HA HA!!" Hawkgirl and Lantern roared with laughter as Flash turned beet red and walked out. Even Diana couldn't suppress a chortle as she walked into room and closed the door. She had just finished brushing her teeth when there was a soft knock on the door. It was Batman.
"Erm...can I come in?"
Diana nodded and let him in silently. She forgot that she was angry at him. He faced the wall, putting his back to her.
"I...I, uh...I..." The Caped Crusader was actually lost for words.
"Wait. Let me talk first," Diana said. "I want to thank you for all your help and I know I couldn't have stopped Fitzryers if it wasn't for you."
Batman turned around so suddenly that he startled her.
"What would you do if I kissed you right now?" He asked.
"I guess we'll have to see..." she said, but he had already placed his lips on hers. He lowered her slowly onto the bed as she deepened the kiss. He suddenly broke away and just looked at her. They both said nothing for a few moments, just stared. Then, realizing what he wanted her to do, Diana slowly reached up and carefully took off his mask.
"Hello Bruce," she whispered, smiling, before allowing him to deepen his embrace.
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