Black

It's probably around two o'clock in Gotham when I leave my bed for the main hallway. Black engulfs me, and I can barely see anything.

I'm going to seduce my husband.

Well, I'm going to try to.

See, Bruce hasn't been paying much attention to me. We hardly see each other nowadays. I want that to change. I want Bruce again.

I sneak through the secret passage behind the grandfather clock and step onto the cold floor of the Bat Cave. My black silk nightgown trails behind me and can't seem to keep up with me.

Okay. I'm going to do this. You are as seductive as Calypso, Diana. You are as desirable as Helen of Troy. You are an Amazon.

"I'm busy, Princess."

Gods! How does he do that? My plan is ruined. Thanks, Bruce..

"Come on, Bruce.. You need some time to unwind. You know,have some fun?", I say in the most sensual voice I can muster.

"Princess, I'm working. This is important. You know that Gotham comes first.", he replies.

I hate this stupid city. "Always comes first", my ass! I come first! We are bound by holy matrimony. Gotham is just a piece of land with a depressing name.

I'm supposed to be number one. I'm his wife, not Gotham!

"Princess, go to sleep.", he orders as he swivels his chair in my direction.

"No! I am your wife, for Hera's sake! I deserve to be number one in your life. You were well aware of this when we got married, Bruce! You know that I'm right. I deserve better."

"Diana, let go of this."

No. I will not back down. I will win this fight. I'm a bloody Amazon!

"You... Ah! You are impossible!"

"I don't have time for this, Diana. I have to take care of a case. Try another time."

I fly across the Cave and stop a few steps away from his chair.

"You said that last time! Bruce, I'm growing tired of this. Who comes first? Me or Gotham?"

Aha! The expression on his face says it all.. All tense and perplexed. Even under the cowl, he can't hide his emotions from me.

"Princess, don't do this to me.."

"I will! I deserve attention! I had to marry the one man on this earth who has other things that are more important than me."

He got up from his chair and took a step towards me. "I didn't force you to marry me. You know that Gotham is my life.", he rebukes as he presses his index finger into my chest.

"Are you saying that I'm not your life? That a damn city is more important than me?"

I push the finger off and push him back, thankfully with not much force.

"Diana! I do not need this right now."

I know he's upset when he uses my name like that.

"Yes, we do. I love you, Bruce.. Just take a night off!"

He takes off his cowl and sighs. "It's not that simple, Princess."

"Yes, it is. You shut off your computer and come with me. It is that simple, Bruce."

He turns away from me and sits back down in his chair.

"Goodnight, Princess."

That man! Thank the Gods my mother isn't here to see this. She would have killed him the moment he said, "I'm busy, Princess."

"You bastard!"

He's going to regret this. I swear, he will.

I pick up one of the weights on the weight rack and throw it at the wall. The wall dents in and rubble falls to the floor.

Bruce doesn't even turn to look.

I have been defeated.

Defeated by a mortal man with no powers. A mortal who I had the misfortune of falling love with.

A wonderful misfortune, indeed.

I step through the passage once again, and I'm greeted by a spate of black air.

It taunts me with its silence.

"Shut up, darkness. We're both lonely tonight."

I walk down the hallway and up the stairs. I don't want to go up alone. Bruce won't have his Princess tonight. He'll have to search the whole Manor to find me.

I soon find a guest room that is far enough from the Master Bedroom and is hidden enough for my comfort. This has been happening often.

I haven't slept a good night's sleep in my bedroom for a week now. I only feel at home with Bruce. That bastard..

I open the bed sheets and look at the black that surrounds me. "I won't cry tonight. I won't.", I try to convince myself. "I won't. I'm an Amazon! We are strong, proud, and excellent warriors. I will always come out on top. We are victorious."

I close my eyes and try to fall asleep. Kal said to count sheep. Wally said to watch a boring movie. Shayera doesn't even have bad night's sleeps. J'onn's just a Martian, so who knows what he does?

I open my eyes to look at the ceiling.

Black.

This room, the ceiling, the air. This day..

It's all black.