It's Valentine's Day

Everyone on the watchtower was having the time of their lives with such a day that only comes once a year

Except for one certain Amazon who has no date for the occasion

It's not like she's planning on it anyways, she's had no interest in men ever since time began

And it continues on every Valentine's Day

She's gonna spend the same usual Valentine's day without a date or someone to be with

Or at least that was what's supposed to happened

"Wondy"

Diana turned around to see a certain Scarlet Speedster carrying a bouquet of roses and chocolates

"Will you be my…"

"Nope." Diana turned down flatly

"But you didn't even hear the whole thing!"

"Still, the answer is no" Diana responded as she breathes out a sigh

"Wallyyy, I thought we talked about this. Nothing could ever happen to us because I am not interested"

"Well, good luck explaining that to them then.."

Flash took a step aside revealing a long line of men holding what seemed like boxes of chocolates and flowers

Booster Gold was next on the line; he was combing his golden hair with a big smile on his face

Diana sighed to herself upon seeing such travesty

"When will they ever learn" she thought to herself while caressing her eyebrows

When suddenly an announcement from the Watchtower took her attention

"Wonder Woman, come to the conference room immediately" Superman's voice lingering on the halls

Diana then bid her long line of suitors' goodbye with a frown on their faces

"This happens every year, dammit" Booster Gold grunted while walking away in such a pathetic fashion

xXx

"Superman, what's the status?"

Diana asked, she hurried to the place where Superman had designated her to be and he was there typing what seemed like coordinates

"A situation on Gotham City, Cheetah and a new tyrant named Bane spotted at a Carnival downtown"

Superman typed a key on the keyboard which showed a holographic visual of what's happening

"Your mission is to infiltrate them and put a stop to their menace, especially at Valentine's Day"

Diana nodded.

She wasted no time and went to the teleporter that will take her to Gotham, but as she was about to press the keys..

"So umm Diana…" Superman hesitantly uttered

"Maybe after this we can go to Metropolis and…"

"Kent, not you too." She interrupted abruptly

"I thought so." Superman whispered to himself

"Good luck out there"

"I will." Diana responded as she was teleported to her destination

Upon Diana's departure, Superman sat on his chair with a devastated look on his face. He gathered up all his courage just to be turned down like that

"This happens every year" he whispered to himself

Well… What do you expect from a woman who grew up on an island with no men who didn't have any experience with any whatsoever?

xXx

Diana arrived at the Carnival in Gotham as the two villains spotted her from a distance

"Well look who it isss" Cheetah provoked mockingly

"The wonderful woman herself from Thanysara"

"It's Themyscira, you inconceivable brat!" Diana yelled in anger

"Dios mio, Barbara. Isnt this woman one of the toughest ones of their league?"

Cheetah hissed in response that caused her partner to cower momentarily

"We are not here to play games, if you are feeling scared then you can leave us both alone. This is personal" she responded, sharpening her claws in the process

"Bueno, have fun. That is not what we came here for."

"Enough talk! I will take both of you down if that's the last thing I'll have to do" Wonder Woman shouted

She charged head on with Cheetah doing the same. Bane took a step back, avoiding the wrath that these two are gonna make.

But as he furthered on, he felt a strange presence from behind him that is quite familiar.

He turned around and saw a pair of scary bright white eyes with a dark form that was concealed by the darkness

"Oh mami…" he whispered to himself

Cheetah was fighting Wonder Woman head on this time. Exchanging blows to each other with Diana having the upper hand.

The Amazon's expertise in hand to hand combat helped her on avoiding Cheetah's strikes as she gave her a punch to the face that left her tumbling on the ground

Diana pinned her down to the ground with her fist raised up

When suddenly…

"Stop!"

She was interrupted by a voice coming from afar

Diana turned her head and saw a certain shadow with a pair of bright white eyes walking towards them

This caused nothing but anger to her; no one interrupts her when she's in battle

"Who do you think yo…"

"They're not here for trouble, Princess."

The voice abruptly spoke

"Wait… what?"

The figure was dragging down Bane on his right hand like a puppy

"These two aren't causing harm to anyone" The figure spoke again

"These two are a couple pardoned by the government to have one night date at the Carnival"

Diana was caught off guard there. They weren't there to cause trouble…

But to have a date?

"Wait… but I don't understand—" Diana stuttered hard

"I thought they are…"

"Well you thought wrong." The figure raised his voice, giving her a glare that could make any man melt to his knees at any point

"Get out of my city and take your friends with you."

The figure grunted menacingly

"Whatever happens in my city is my problem, got it?"

This somehow caused a stir of fury unto Diana. No man will ever raise his voice like that to her.

"Cheetah is my "problem" and it just so happened that she is in your city" Diana retorted back

"She is not a problem, that's why I'm here for." He responded

"You have no idea what she is capable of! Whoever you are…"

The figure then raised his head, coming to the light, revealing his true form to Diana herself

Upon seeing him, Diana felt some kind of a weird feeling inside. A feeling of familiarity even though she had never seen him before

"The name is Batman. And you're in my lane." He declared

Diana was silent there for a few seconds before coming back to her senses.

"Caramba! Do we still get to enjoy the rest of the night or are we just gonna be pinned down like this by you guys?" Bane asked out of the blue

Batman then released his hold over Bane.

He turned to Diana, urging her to do the same to Cheetah

"but…"

"Trust me in this, Princess" he stated slowly

Diana was held aback by her pride as an Amazon by releasing her prey, but if what he was saying was true. It would only be fair for the two of them to enjoy their night

Cheetah hissed at her first before coming over to Bane to take his hand

She led him back to the Carnival where surprisingly, is quite empty as of this hour, but more and more people have been coming over

Wonder Woman was just staring at them go but her attention was shifted again to the man beside her

There's just something about this individual that really piques her curiosity deeply

Batman turned to her as response with Diana looking away in an instant

"I gotta watch over these guys as parole, tell the league that I can handle things here already" he stated evenly

"Wait, you're gonna watch over them with their escapade"

"Yes."

Somehow, an inkling feeling came over Diana alongside with the remorse that she had for almost ruining their night

Finally, an idea came to her.

"I'm staying."

"What?"

"Cheetah is my responsibility, so I have to see things through…"

"But I can handle it."

"No you can't, once they turn rogue. Only Hera knows what will happen next"

Annoyed, Batman gasped in response.

"Besides, I don't have any plans for tonight anyways…" Diana uttered as she looked up at the sky

A smile was formed on her face on seeing how bright the stars look tonight

Batman however was not impressed by her sudden change of mind. He was adamant that he can handle the both of them on his own, but provoking an Amazon is the last thing one must do to prove a point.

xXx

Wonder Woman and Batman found themselves walking together with a distance away from the two lovebirds ahead

Diana was looking around, mesmerizing the lights and the wonderful decorations from the surroundings

The heart shaped stalls with the kids running around, enjoying themselves.

Couples holding hands while walking slowly in each other's company

Such trivial things caught Diana's interest while Batman had his eyes straight on his target of interest ahead

Diana glanced at the person next to her with a stoic glance as she cleared her throat

"So… Batman was it?"

"yes."

"I think I saw you at the Watchtower once, but have we really met before?"

"No." Batman responded flatly

"Really, because I feel like we have…"

"Is that so.."

Diana scorned to herself, seeing how he sucks so much at small conversations as they continued walking with each other

"Don't you have plans for tonight, with your boyfriend or something?"

"What's a boyfriend?"

"A man you love that you spend most of your time with"

"Oh, I don't have anything like that. I have male teammates but I don't have any feelings for them whatsoever,"

Diana responded casually

"And I never had such a feeling before too, nor had a boyfriend"

"Of course you don't…" Batman whispered in a low voice

"What was that?"

"Nothing."

Diana heard him mutter something under his breath but it wasn't clear.

She looked ahead and saw Bane and Cheetah still with each other's company.

On the corner of her eye, she spotted something that took her attention

A collection of animal plushies presented on a container

She giggled with delight seeing how cute they were

She dragged Batman's hand with her, completely disregarding the watch

Batman tried to retort, but the Amazon's strength literally pulled him like he was some kind of a toy or something

"What are those, Batman?" Diana asked, pointing at the plushies

Batman sighed to himself seeing how Bane and Cheetah are slowly disappearing in the crowd.

He has to make this fast, or else the whole thing will fall apart with him being the one to blame

"Those are called plushies, Princess"

Diana then looks at Batman with curiosity

"Plushies?"

"Yes, soft pillows that resemble animals or characters" he explained

"Really, so are they used for sleeping?" She asked

"Well of you put it like that, then yes."

Diana shifted her attention back to the set of plushies whom she was really admiring

"Look Bruce, that one looks like you" she wondered

Diana paused for a second upon uttering a certain name for some reason.

That was out of nowhere, but eventually she brushed it all off

Batman however was too busy watching Bane and Cheetah to hear what she just said

He realized something…

He had no time for this!

Immediately, he turned to Diana to confront her about it

"Do you want one, Diana?"

Diana looked at him as a response

"Do I want it? I guess so…"

And so Batman talked to the person handling the stall. The person gave him two separate boxes with 5 darts in it

He gave the other box to Diana was just watching without a clue on what's going on

"Do you know how this works?" he asked

"No."

"Figures." He thought to himself

"Basically, you see those balloons over there?"

Batman pointed at the wall in front with had balloons pinned unto them

"Basically, all you need to do is hit designated balloons based on the color."

"Color?" she asked, still not getting the whole idea

"For example…"

Batman took out a dart from the box that had a blue tape on it.

"This dart is colored blue, so I must hit a balloon with the same color as this one."

And so he flung the dart to a certain blue balloon, causing it to pop all over

"That's strike one, If we somehow get 5, you can choose any plush that you want." He stated

"Any plush that I want huh"

Diana felt excitement rush through her as her competitive Amazon spirit came alive

"You're on!"

Diana took out a dart from the box and aimed it at a balloon. It had a red tape on it so she must hit a red balloon

She prepared her fingers, as she literally threw the dart like a throwing knife which caused the trajectory of the motion to flail, ending up on the ground

Diana was heartbroken upon seeing this, but she didn't lose hope. She took out another dart and did the same thing, which ended up in the same fate.

"What am I doing wrong!?" Diana yelled in anger

Batman was now unsettled on how Wonder Woman herself is getting too worked up on a friendly game in the carnival

He decided to teach her some pointers on how to do it properly

"Hold it out like this Princess" Batman whispered as he held Diana's tense shoulders in place

He had his right hand holding her hand in a flailing motion with his left in her shoulders. From a mile away, it certainly looked like he was hugging her of some sort

Diana was supposed to be angry when he did this, but for some reason, she wasn't.

She could feel his warmth through his chest as they were literally touching each other. His warm breath caressing her neck caused a shiver to her spine as he held her arm

"And then you…"

Diana's legs were shaking unstably as he continued whispering on her ear. It was like a dark temptation that is making her feel some type of way

"Then you just…"

She closed her eyes as he continued on with his words. His warmth towards her making her heart flutter as every second goes

"Bru…"

"And that's it."

Batman stated, finally releasing his hold over Diana, with her closing her eyes and shaking uncontrollably

"What's wrong?" he asked

"Nothing." Diana responded sharply, hiding her face that is red all over

Diana took out two darts from the box in hopes that two darts might prove a point

But as always

It failed

Diana was down to one dart and her temper was slowly getting the best of her

Batman heaved out a sigh as he turned to the woman again with her eyes full of rage

"Diana..." Bruce stated as he held her hand

"Focus, I know you can do this."

Diana's eyes were focused unto him as her resentment unto the game vanished like a bubble. But as she looked at his eyes, it was like she could see through him despite having such white glowing lenses

She could see his eyes for a second there as her heart started beating faster than usual

"Bruce…" such a name she doesn't know of repeating all over her mind

Bruce took the remaining dart out of the box and gave it to her

"Believe in yourself." He stated

Diana nodded in response as her eyes still never left his

She prepared her dart in her hands with more composure this time, slowly aiming for a balloon

And when she finally released…

POP

A balloon popped which caused joy to her face

"I DID IT!"

She jumped in delight as the notion of finally doing it came to her

Batman however was…

"Diana…"

"Yes?" she asked with a joyous expression

"That doesn't count."

Such revelation turned Diana's face back into fury upon hearing him

"What?"

"You popped the wrong balloon. Your dart had a pink tape and you struck the green one" he carefully explained

And just like that, Diana's face grew furious, like she was ready to bring down the stall

The whole Carnival even!

But quick thinking from Batman prevented all those as he tapped her shoulder reassuringly

"Watch me."

He then turned to his box of darts and took all four between his fingers

And within a matter of seconds, he flung them all out to the wall, popping all designated balloons with colors from the wall

"C-cool…" Diana uttered

And just like that, Batman was awarded with a plush of his choice

He turned to Diana, giving the choice to herself

Diana was at joy upon knowing this. There were so many choices but one specific plush caught her attention

"I want that one" Diana stated, pointing at a specific plush at the corner

It was a small round bat plush with little wings on the side

"Diana, are you sure that's what you want?" Bruce asked

"It's quite dusty."

Diana had a smile on her face upon the whole thing. She wanted what she wanted and it turns out that she wanted that certain bat plush.

Batman then shrugged it all off as he took the bat plush from the container and handed it to her

"Thank you." She uttered with a sweet smile on her face

Batman nodded in response as he turned away; hiding his embarrassed face from her.

xXx

And so the two had the night of their lives

They went by one stall to another

Enjoying what every stop has in store for them

The night stood still as they had all the time in the world for themselves

Diana felt excitement that he never expected she would feel with a man for the first time.

They found themselves sitting on a grass lawn just away from the carnival as Bane and Cheetah were on the Ferris wheel

Diana was munching down a pink delicacy that was new to her mouth

"It tastes sweet, yet it disappears…"

"That's cotton candy." Bruce responded

She scanned it closely and noticed specific strands of pink stuffs that resembled thin fabrics of cotton

"So it is cotton!" she stated

"Well not really but in a way it is, Princess" he responded

The both of them were watching the Ferris wheel from afar. Diana notices how wonderful the stars look tonight

"They all look so beautiful…" she uttered

Bruce looked up and noticed what she was talking about

"They look like shining gems from this spot" Diana added

She had a smile on her face as she watched how beautiful they are.

Her eyes reflecting the lights of the stars as they illuminate from the hue of her blue eyes,

Bruce however was staring at her.

And slowly remembering a distant memory…

"Diana…"

"Bruce, is this the end?" she sobbed, her cheeks literally overflowing with tears

She was crying hard, and it pains me to see her like this

But this has to be done.

"Why must things be so complicated, living without you isn't living at all!" she yelled

I could feel the pain in her words through her voice. If only there was another way

"Diana, listen to me." I utter slowly

"No matter what happens, I will always look after you, be with you and think about you."

Her sapphire eyes were shining with the tears that were reflecting the stars from above.

"I'll remember eventually, Bruce. I know it for sure." She muttered

She caressed her hand to my cheek with a hurtful smile on her face

"You're the first boy I've ever met and the only man I will ever fall in love with. Even if the curse will remove all memories of you…"

"You will always have the special place in my heart." She uttered before our faces finally close, giving her the first kiss that would finally end her hardships.

Goodbye Diana…

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"Batman!"

Batman comes to his senses as he turned to a perplexed Diana looking at him with a pout

"You weren't listening"

"I was."

"No you weren't."

"Yes I was"

Bruce smiled to himself upon talking to her like this. He was relieved that she was able to live happily despite what happened

But all of a sudden, a question came from her caught him off guard

"But is it really true that we haven't met before?"

"What do you mean?" he asked

"It's just that, you seem odd to me, like really odd" she slowly uttered

Batman tilted his head of discern

"Especially when I'm looking at you like this, you seem…"

Her words slowly eluding him to think of such things on his mind

"There is no way…" he thought to himself

Awaiting her following words, Bruce was literally on shambles

"You seem special for some reason" Diana revealed

"Are you really sure we haven't met?"

"Aha! Diana this plush is full of dust; I'll wash it for you then have it delivered to your place"

Diana wasn't satisfied with his answer

"Oh umm sure…" she responded slowly

A bunch of helicopters then came to the carnival as Bane and Cheetah was escorted inside by a bunch of men in armor

Batman then took the plush and literally stood up

"Well, I guess that's it for today Princess" he uttered before walking away

"Wait!"

He heard her yell as he slowly turned around

"Yes?"

"Will I ever see you again?"

Batman scoffed as a response

"The same question she asked years ago…"

"I'm always in Gotham, Diana." He stated before walking away unto the empty lot as he disappeared in the darkness

Diana felt something unexplainable, like he had some sort of effect towards her that no man had ever had

Especially when he called her by her name…

For some reason, he knew her name…

"Strange."

"I'll be seeing you, Bruce." She uttered before finally walking at the opposite direction

xXx

The next day, Diana was awakened by a loud doorbell from her apartment.

She answered the door, only to see a small brown paper bag on her mail

Without hesitation, she took the paper bag and looked at what's inside

And like what she expected

It was the bat plush doll from last night

Last night seemed surreal to her that she thought it was all a dream

She took it out of the wrapper and hugged it close to her

"How did he even find out where I live?" she thought to herself

There was a note tugged along with it

Happy Valentine's Day

~B

A smile forming to her lips upon seeing the last letter

She immediately knew where and who sent it just from the letter itself

As she snuggled the plush closer, a certain scent lingering on her nose

A familiar scent…

Diana fell to her bed, hugging the bat plush to her arms while playing with its little bat wings

Eventually, she felt droopy again with the familiar scent that the plushy had

"Thank you, Bruce…"

"My Valentine."

Such a name had been repeating on her mind as of lately.

Even though she had no idea who it belonged to.

Sleep slowly coming up to her as she closed her eyes…

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"Help me…"

I stumble upon myself as I finally dropped to the ground

My consciousness starting to fade away…

When suddenly I felt someone lift me from the ground

I opened my eyes to see a certain someone carrying me.

"You came!" I uttered in a low voice

"You're gonna be alright, Diana." He responded

The joy that I felt upon seeing Bruce again was so much to me. His handsome face that I so wanted to see again after the dispute that we had

"I'm sorry for saying those words to you…" I stated slowly

"Don't talk, save your energy and don't sleep on me. We're getting out of this, together. He stated as he carried me like a princess in his arms

I could feel his warmth causing a strange feeling of solace in me with the rhythms of his heartbeat that I so love to listen

And

His distinct scent that smells so wonderful to me

Such scent that makes me captivated to him even more

I closed my eyes on the comfort that I felt being held by him

How I wish we could stay forever like this…

Bruce…