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Dress-up Diana
Chapter Two
"Second meeting in a row," Flash complimented then sneezed. "Can we include in the agenda no more sending flowers to the watchtower…I'm getting allergic."
Apparently, he and Wonder Woman were the only ones oblivious about the real reason for the meeting. They may be superheroes, but they still have trouble keeping secrets.
J'onn got the message via telepathy from Superman just after meeting with Batman. The Martian informed Green Lantern, who was on monitor duty, but asked the other not to divulge the reason behind the meeting. John…well the information was extracted from him with more force necessary by Hawkgirl. But since it a lot of time to get the information, there was no more time to spill out the beans to Flash.
As usual, Batman was the last to arrive in his dramatic fashion with swirling cape, strong set of jaw that implied his don't mess with me attitude and, of course, the ever ready patented glare that dared anyone to accuse him of being late. Without preamble he sat on his chair between Diana and J'onn, facing Flash, GL and Shayera. Superman sat at the middle with Wonder Woman on his right.
Wonder Woman turned to him. "You're late," she smiled.
Somehow, it was very hard to glare at a sweet face like hers. He decided just to ignore her.
Superman began by congratulating the league on a job well done as peace and order was, well, in order. It was some sort of a go team! speech. And he was taking his time, deliberately.
J'onn…
Yes Batman?
Please tell the Boy Scout to quit stalling.
The Martian smiled. Superman got the message.
"Now…about the uniforms. Does anyone hear feel the need for a…change in uniform? Fighting the villains in style?" It was more awkward than he thought. When he saw Batman shook his head he knew he went too far with that remark. "Uhm…Hawkgirl?"
The winged warrior shrugged her shoulders. "I'm fine with my wardrobe."
"Really, Shayera…yellow tube top, red briefs…not to mention that footwear?" Flash snickered. "I mean…this is your chance for a superhero makeover."
Hawkgirl grabbed her mace. "What about I make over your face?"
Flash swallowed. "Actually, I think your…you look, trendy for a ."
Superman interrupted. "How about you GL?"
"No problem," John replied a little too quickly.
"The expenses will be reimbursable."
When Diana wasn't taking the bait, Superman just had to ask him. "Flash..?"
He gave a boyish smile. "I'm fine Supes. Although…" Flash's face lit up. "I was actually considering a cape."
Batman could no longer take it. "Get. To. The. Point."
All eyes were on the Man of Steel. He then slowly turned to Wonder Woman. Time for the hard part.
"Uhm…Diana…we have some concerns."
"I'm okay with this," she smiled sweetly, referring to her uniform.
"I mean…" Kal-el cleared his throat. "The rest of us…we have concerns."
Her brows narrowed. "About what?"
"Well…it's about your uniform" Her brows narrowed even more and the smile was gone, he noticed. Not a good sign.
"What about my uniform?"
"Yes…what about her uniform?" Wally interjected. "It's fine as it is!"
"It's too…" Superman continued. "It's too…revealing."
"Revealing?" She was confused.
"Distracting," a gravelly voice added.
She never thought he would be distracted by her. "What?!"
"Men can't help themselves." Green Lantern stated as if he was not one of them.
Diana stood up, chin raised, chest out, hands on her hips. "This is the uniform of a champion."
"Tell that to the marines," Shayera whispered to no one but herself. She smiled guiltily as John caught her words.
"Can someone please explain..?" Her eyes pleaded to the most rational man on the team, the Martian.
"Diana, we understand that you haven't been here long enough to understand men. You are a truly beautiful woman, well…very well endowed. One would be lying if he said that you are not attractive. Men…well most of them and some women, seem to see you more than that. You are the symbol of beauty and heroism. But there are others, because of your beautiful display of physique, they tend to over imagine. That they go through such lengths to satisfy their curiosity."
When he ran out of words, it was definitely time for plan B, time to take the short cut. He punched the same keys Superman did yesterday. Naked images floated across the screen followed by a significant rise in testosterone levels.
Shayera was left open mouthed, Flash for the umpteenth time drooled, John put on an expression of a been there seen that while reaching out to Hawkgirl's chin, closing her gaping mouth. Superman, for his part, was busy studying the architectural merits of the ceiling.
Batman looked unnerved, unaffected but inside he was chanting silently, over and over…I am vengeance…I am the night…I am in control.
Surprisingly, Diana seemed the only one genuinely unaffected. She even had to tilt her head to the left studying an extreme close up.
"They all look like me…but that's not me." She said in a voice that was not the least bit insulted.
When the monitor closed, she leaned and placed both her hands on the table, unknowingly revealing even more. "What's that got to do with my uniform?"
If the Flash was not careful, he'd slip in his own drool. The been there, seen that attitude flew out the window for John. No one seemed to want to answer.
Shayera felt it was time they had girl talk. "Honestly…I have no objections about your uniform. But the men…they obviously do." A frown crossed Diana's beautiful features.
Hawkgirl continued. "You see…they are not controlled by just one…head. The big one thinks…at least I think for the most part, before acting." She gestured to her temple. Then dropped her gaze below her abdomen. "The other one down there…the smaller one…I don't think it has the capacity to think, just act on primitive urges and stand to attention every time it sees something it likes, specifically something that has to do with the female body." She had to suppress a chuckle at her own words. "But beware…this smaller one…it has the power to take over the bigger and gain total control over men."
She pointed her lips at Flash then winked at Diana.
"You are definitely one of the most beautiful faces in the planet. And the fact that your uniform seems a little bit small for you…showing more skin, your…" Hawkgirl made a scoping gesture in front of her chest. "…Almost spilling out…imagine what that would do to them."
"Oh…" Diana mused. "Oh!" Then she straightened herself up before sitting down again trying not to cross her arms across her chest.
Wally seemed dumbfounded. "You mean to say…hey what was that about anyway? Two heads?"
Green Lantern whispered. "Girl talk."
Finally understanding the plight of her male teammates, she allowed herself to submit. "So what do we do?"
