Bruce was standing infront of Diana's apartment, eagerly waiting for her to answer the door. Diana peeps at the peephole and she saw Bruce Wayne in a fine suit with a bouquet of flowers in his arms. She answers the door as Bruce stumbles upon seeing her finally.

"Now that took a while" he uttered

"Oh stop it, A lady's got to look good sometime" she replied back with a feint smile

Bruce picks up a flower from the bouquet and tried to reach out for Diana's face but pulled back at the last second

Diana was confused, She was definitely expecting something like a move from Bruce Wayne. She looks at him with disappointment as she figured to make the first move since his Dark Knight is too shy.

"Let's get going, Diana" Bruce stated

"Say Bruce, How do I look in my dress" She asked with gleaming eyes

Bruce looks at her with hesitation. His mind was jumbled as he tried to form a compliment or something like that.

"You look…." Bruce hesitantly muttered

"Yessss?" Diana asked with her leaning closer to see his expression

"You look… properly groomed for the occasion" Bruce stated as he walks ahead

Diana looks at him with a big pout. She was more disappointed with the fact she spent over six hours to prepare and all she had was that half-assed praise.

Bruce notices he was still holding the pink gladiolus flower from earlier and decided to hide it in his coat. He lead Diana to the limo as Alfred greeted the lovely Amazon Princess in her beautiful nightgown

"A pleasant Evening Miss Diana" Alfred greeted sincerely

Diana smiled in response as she went in the Limo.

He proceeded to drive them to the museum where a party of stakeholders is held. It was a long silent trip as the Bruce was seemingly nervous about something. They came to a stop at a traffic light's red signal.

Alfred looks at the rear-view mirror as she sees Diana adjusting her skintight black dress.

"You look most especially wonderful today Miss Diana" Alfred uttered

Diana notices and she smiles at him at the rear-view mirror.

"Thank you Alfred, you actually appreciated and praised me, unlike a certain someone, Isnt that right Bruce?" Diana uttered in a hostile manner as she looks in Bruce's direction while he was looking at the view outside from the window.

Diana scowls as she looks away, folding her arms to her chest in the process. Alfred looks at the young master from the rear-view mirror noticing the distance between them. Bruce looks back at Alfred from the rear-view mirror with a stern expression as Alfred nodded to Diana's direction, indicating for Bruce to make a move. Bruce sighed as he tried to form a sentence under his breath

"Diana.."

Diana notices and looks at Bruce

"Yes?" she asked slowly.

She moves closer to him slightly as she tried to look at his eyes but he was trying to avoid her gaze.

"you look…" he hesitantly uttered

"Yes….?" Diana patiently asked as she leans closer to the unsettled Bruce.

He finally catches Diana's gaze and he got even more flustered and tongue-tied. He clinches his fist with Diana so close to him.

"You look…. "

He was about to utter the following words when a loud tapping can be heard from the driverseat window. It was a ragged man with a Glock in his right hand and a bag in his left hand. Alfred opened the window as the man pointed the gun at the butler.

'Don't make any unnecessary move, give me all you got, money, credit cards, wristwatches, and jewelry"

Diana was ready for action as she noticed Bruce's calm reaction.

"Why isn't the Batman himself even intrigued with what's happening" she asked herself.

The man notices Diana's emerald necklace dangling in her neck

"You lady, give me them necklaces now!" he yelled in an intimidating manner

Diana got even more furious as Bruce held her hand to calm her down

"He's got this" Bruce whispered

"He?" Diana asked in a very intense manner

The man grew impatient with their conversation as he pointed the gun at Diana leaving him open for a counter. Alfred wasted no time and disarmed the man with a swift blow to the stomach. The man groaned in pain as Alfred punched his jaw from the side, grabbing his arm and threw him to the ground.

"If only you had any idea what you interrupted you inconceivable rat" Alfred bellowed harshly

The man stood up and slowly pulling out a knife in his coat.

"Look, Just give me the Car and I'll let you all go" he stated

Alfred chuckled as he cracks his knuckles.

"how bold of you to assume you'll be getting away with the odds in your favor" Alfred replied as he quickly disarmed the man with his knee stuffed to the man's stomach making him kneel in front of the butler.

Alfred pulled out a taser to fully knock him out of his misery as Bruce interrupted

"We'll be late Alfred" Bruce stated roughly

"Right away sire" Alfred replied as he went back to the car

"Besides, im sure I'll give him some sense later tonight" Bruce said with an evil smirk on his face

"Oh of course you will" Diana uttered with small laugh. A thought came back to her all of a sudden..

She remembered something.

"Anyways, what were you about to say earlier Bruce?" Diana asked

Bruce looked at her, noticing Diana's curious look upon him. She was leaning on her arms with her legs pointed towards him

"Oh it was nothing important" Bruce replied flatly

Diana looked unsatisfied with his answer

"Fine, keep your secrets" Diana replied with a resentful tone.

Alfred looks at them from the rear-view mirror again They returned to what they were earlier, with the whole distance and the awkward mood. Bruce looks at him from the mirror looking so concerned as the Butler sighed.

XX

They've finally reached their destination with papparazis waiting for them outside. Bruce went out first and he was greeted with photoflashes and questions from the reporters waiting at the entrance. He went to the other side of the car to open the door for Diana just to be slammed hard in the face with her opening it herself

"I am aware of how this works, Mr. Wayne" She uttered with an awful irked tone

She walked by herself towards the entrance as she was taken interest by the reporters and papparazis. They realized now who she looked like, It was Wonder Woman of all people.

They immediately bombarded her with questions and flashes from the camera. She stumbled for a moment there, blinded by the lights that was blocking her vision.

"What brings you to Gotham Miss Wonder Woman?"

"Oh, Im just here for a visit" Diana replied with a smile

"What is your relationship with Mr. Wayne?"

Upon hearing the question, she turned to Bruce who was busy talking with Alfred about something

"Oh, were not together." Diana said with a louder tone making sure Bruce of all people hears it.

She continued to walk inside leaving Bruce confused of her sudden mood swing. He turned to Alfred who was hiding a small chuckle

"What's the deal Alfred?" Bruce asked

"Oh, I believe Miss Diana is quite upset over something" Alfred replied

Bruce glances to her walking slowly to the entrance.

"She's not supposed to go in without me, that's the point of her coming along" Bruce jeered with Alfred looking at her with a concerned look

Bruce, ignoring all the questions from the reporters' went inside of the museum. He immediately searched for a specific stubborn lady who just won't stick to the plan. He notices a crowd of people gathering upon one place which is probably where she was. He hurried upon the spot, and like he suspected, Diana was in the middle unsettled over the people ganging her up with questions. He grabbed her arm from the middle as he dragged her out of the crowd and into a corner

"Thanks for the rescue there.."

"What do you think you're doing?" Bruce asked viciously

"Im uhhh…"

"We've talked about this, we have to stick together throughout the party or else they will notice that we are after something else than the fossils. I'm telling you to act accordingly or this mission is gonna fail big time"

Diana brushed his hold over her and gave him an angry glare

"You are not the boss of me Batman, and you will not deprive me of being myself or how I should act on such festive occasions"

"We are not here to have fun Diana. This is a recon mission planned by the league to intercept specific stakeholders who might have connections to the recent smuggling of heavy kryptonites" Bruce argued sternly

"Well this isn't what I signed up for Batman…."

The Amazon was rambling about something when Bruce noticed a man looking at them suspiciously.

"Diana!, Stop being so childish and bring your act together damn it" Bruce whispered aggressively

"Were you even listening?" Diana asked furiously

"There are suspicious men tha…."

Bruce didn't even finish his sentence as he received a powerful slap from the Amazon that sure attracted a lot of attention in the museum as Diana dashed away from him. Bruce played it cool with his confident smug smile and walked off to an empty corner where there's little to none people around. He turned his communicator earpiece on

"We can't stay here Alfred, they're unto us. She's ruining the plan and I have to clean it up" Bruce whispered

"I guess that might be so, what do you plan on doing now? Alfred replied from the earpiece

"For now I'll stick with plan B. I've already gained enough intel about these people last night to know what they're after and it turns out my suspicions were right all along" Bruce whispered softly while scanning the room for anyone eavesdropping

"Is that so, I'll begin the environment scanning now for any disturbances in the party that might cause some mishaps" Alfred replied

"Please do Alfred, Update me afterwards" Bruce stated while turning his earpiece off

Suddenly he was greeted by someone from Behind.

"Some party huh, Mr. Wayne?"

He turns around to see Lucius Fox, in his nice tailored suit.

(Lucius Fox is one of Bruce Wayne's closest allies. He is an experienced businessman, entrepreneur, and inventor who unknowingly run the business interests that supply weapons, gadgets, vehicles, and armor for Bruce Wayne to use when he fights crime as the vigilante Batman. He is one of the few people who is aware that Bruce Wayne is Batman.)

"Lucius, what brings you here?" Bruce stated eagerly

"I know what's about to go down Mr. Wayne, and I have something that might catch your interest" Lucius replied with a wink

Bruce looked around again for anyone suspicious. Lucius notices his wary demeanor and chuckles a little

"Master Wayne, even in a nice suit, you still are Batman after all" Lucius stated

Lucius lead Bruce outside at the parking lot where his van was parked. He opened the storage from the trunk of the van to let the billionaire see what he's been up to these past months

"Mr. Wayne, I introduce you to the latest model." Lucius proudly began

Bruce was not very amused of the suit. It looked just like his current one, just a little less bulkier.

"Latest? This one looks just like my current one. What's new with this one?"

"Ah, that's where you're wrong Mr. Wayne" Lucius bragged as he tapped a button on the batsuit making it completely invisible. Bruce couldn't believe his eyes, it was like it vanished right in front of him.

"My team has been interested in refraction for a while now and how light bends to specific directions. What seemed like impossible is made possible by a fabric known as metamaterial. Metamaterials offer a more compelling vision of invisibility technology, without the need for multiple projectors and cameras." Lucius narrated carefully

"Not only that, our labs have discovered a silk that was strong and durable enough to receive damage. This silk comes from enhanced spiders that we've kept in our research facilities. They've produced silks strong enough to handle extreme stress and damage from foreign threats, if I may proceed." Lucius added

"That is really tempting Lucius, What are you going on about?" Bruce asks firmly

"Im telling you Mr. Wayne. This type of power is too much for one man."

Bruce smug nodded to his words as he turns to the armor itself. He was definitely impressed over the suit that Mr. Fox presented him. He curls his lips into a full confident smirk as he turns to Lucius

"does it come in black?"

Lucius uttered a big chuckle as he tapped Bruce shoulder. They were having a good time when suddenly out of nowhere his communicator beeped,

"Excuse me sire but unfortunately, Lex and all his men had already left just now"

"Good make sure to trace them Alfred."

"Will do, sire. What are you gonna do now?"

Bruce looks at his wristwatch knowing for himself what he must do.

"There's still plenty of time before the party ends Alfred, I'll go socialize for a bit" Bruce replied as he turned his communicator off

"Trouble's gone for now Lucius, They've evacuated after seeing my date come in" Bruce bragged in a boastful manner

"Wonderwoman, not bad Mr. Wayne" Lucius replied as he opened the car door

"Safe to assume you wont be needing the suit for tonight then" Lucius asked seemingly

"Precisely, I'll give you more days to paint it black" Bruce replied

Lucius smiled as he went in the carseat

"Have a good evening Mr. Wayne," Lucius stated as he drove past Bruce with the Van containing the suit that will make the Batman more dangerous from now on

Bruce watched as the van drifted off in the parking lot, and then a thought came to him. He formed a crooked smile in his lips as he turned on his communicator

"Alfred"

"Yes sire, is there something wrong?"

"Not exactly, I just need your help on something.." Bruce stated eagerly as he walked back in the museum

XX

Diana was in the balcony mesmerizing the passing vehicles and the alluring lights that were sparkling bright in the night. She was still bitter that Bruce thinks of tonight as nothing less but just a normal mission whereas she hopelessly assumed that their relationship would definitely improve after tonight.

She stares at the stars illuminating the sadness that she keeps in her heart knowing how her feelings with the Batman himself just keep getting stronger and stronger every passing day.

"Oh Hera, give me strength to endure this feeling that I have with him" she prayed softly with a little tear forming in her eyes

"Nice evening huh"

A voice suddenly interrupts her solemn moment as she notices the man she's been praying for at her side staring at the same stars.

"How do you keep doing that?" She asked him interestingly

"That's my secret princess" Bruce replied with a playful smile on his lips

She looks at him with a curious glance, breaking down into a full chuckle but then she remembered something…

She was supposed to be mad at him.

She shifted her face to the opposite direction with her arms folded in her chest as acting very infuriated of him

"You're so secretive and it irks me so much, I wish you would share anything about yourself sometimes" Diana replied in a very annoyed manner

Bruce looks at him with a teasing glare, he moves closer to her

"Diana…" Bruce stated

"If you came here just to prattle on how im being unsociable and un-presentable to your stakeholders, you're just gonna make more mad" She sassed to Bruce

Diana rolled her eyes at him showing Bruce her infamous galled expression.

"Arent you gonna entertain your business partners?" She asked him

"Nah, doing stuffs like that gets annoying eventually" He replied

Diana chuckles a little as she turns to him, and just like that, her bitterness faded away..

"What were you doing here all alone anyways?" he asked

"I'm trying to brood just like what you always do" Diana teased him with a feint laugh

Bruce glances at her with a chuckle

"You're doing it wrong then, Princess" He stated

"Is that so…" she responded back

There was a small awkward silence between them as a wind rushed through. Diana closed her eyes of pleasure as the fresh breeze brushes through her face

She turned to the man beside her and noticed he was doing the same as she did.

Diana's lips curled up into a smile as she found herself staring into him. It was like she wasn't staring to the intimidating Dark Knight himself. This version of him isn't intimidating at all, seeing him like this reminds her of a child.

He finally opened his eyes and turned to Diana, noticing her gaze upon him.

"Is there something on my face?" he asked discreetly

"Actually, there is" She teased him again forming a mischievous smile on her lips

"really?" he asked

"Yeah, you have an expression on your face that's so not you. I honestly didn't expect that I accompanied the fun and lively Bruce Wayne when we came in the museum"

"Oh, how dare you" he teasingly replied

And all of a sudden the same silence engulfed the whole lively mood that they had just seconds ago. Diana's eyes keep diverting to the man beside her who was in deep thoughts

"D-Diana.." he muttered softly

"yyesss.." She slowly replied. It sounded like he was going to tell her something personal or intimate. Diana was getting excited all of a sudden

"I'm sorry about bossing you around and telling you how to act and dress to be presentable earlier" he confessed

"Aww, the Dark Knight is finally owning up to his mistakes?" she replied

"I've realized, there's no point in turning you into anything presentable …b-because you already look dashingly beautiful yourself" he stated hesitantly

Diana was shocked there for a second. Did she just hear what she just heard? The Dark Knight of all people complimenting her!

"I didn't quite catch that Bruce, what were you saying?"

"nothing.." Bruce replied in a very monotonous tone

He went back to his Batman tone and expression. This irked her once again, Diana was very sure of what she heard and she wanted to hear it again

"Oh come on Bruce, say it again"

"No"

"Pleaseeee"

"I said no."

"Oh come on now Bruce, don't be such a party pooper" I blurted

"I thought you came here to be just like me" He teasingly replied with a sly smirk in his face that looked so confident and alluring as he leaned in closer to her

Diana turns to see the man of her dreams up close to her as she held her breath. His scent is like an addictive drug that makes her drawn to him even more. She closed her eyes of anticipation. Nervously, she gathered her thoughts and opened her eyes just to see his face even more closer.

"What's wrong princess?" He teasingly asked

"You're being… "

Bruce held her cheek as she was mumbling something

"Im being what?" he softly whispered to her ears with her warm breath caressing her neck

His touch immediately sent a chilling jolt to her nerves. It made her very wild and jumpy inside that her lips were shivering of excitement. She wanted him so bad.

"B-Bruce….. I'm.." she stutters nervously

She looked at him with an immense passion as she felt his hands slowly sliding down to her majestic curves. His eyes never left hers throughout it all and she could feel the intense mood that was hovering in the air.

"I have something for you…" he whispered to her ears as he pulled out a flower from his coat and placed it on her left ear

He pulls away, creating some distance between them as he fixes a strand of her raven hair behind her ear.

"Something about me, I love strong women who are quite feminine and graceful" Bruce uttered softly with a very charismatic smile

The way he uttered those words made her red all of a sudden. She touched the flower and it made her heart beat even faster than before. She smiled discreetly as she glanced at him staring at the stars.

"The view is very beautiful from here" Bruce stated in a very amused manner

"Indeed it is." Diana replied smoothly

Diana was too fixated on a certain someone to look at the stars.