Author's notes: Thank you so much for the reviews, it means so much to me. Wow, most of you sure do hate Justice League Beyond. To Trish, I personally felt the same way too. I was super thrilled when they made a comic about John and Shayera but there really was lots of errors. They made Shayera like a rebound girl who simply slept with John and conceived Rex. ( It upset me till no end) . Trish , you also remind me of a user of deviant art who wrote something like yours in a review. Well, what done is done. We can only hope things will change in the future. As for other reviewers, a million thanks .

Chapter 4 : Broken Hearts

Her fall was interrupted by a swift catch , and she failed to say her goodbye to John. As she opened her eyes , she saw two angry but sorrow eyes were looking straight back at her through white slits.

" What were you thinking?" Wally yelled. "That fall could have killed you, there are rocks and stones everywhere around here !"

While taking the pre-wedding shots of John and Mari , he realized something was wrong and saw Shayera flying towards the distance. He practically ran fast down the Metro Tower and sped towards her. Preventing her fall.

Shayera didn't look at him , couldn't. She folded here wings and wrapped them around herself. She knew what she did was wrong but she couldn't help it. There's no reason to live now , fighting for a married man is wrong and so beneath her. Hot tears started to stream down her face again and this time , in front of Wally.

" Hey , hey now…" he started and pulled her into his arms. The pain was unbearable , even for Wally. He had never seen her cry before and he had to admit , it was scaring him. As he held her closer , he's shirt was starting to get soak from the puddles of tears. Shayera was shaking all over and pulled at his shirt continuously.

" Shay … you , have to accept this ," whispered Wally , trying to find the right words and not hurt her from the ugly truth at the same time. " For John's and your own sake. I know , that this may not seem fair but Grammy Flash once told me, if you love someone, then you will be happy to see that he finds happiness too. No matter how hard it hurts us."

" I'm sorry Wally, " she whimpered. " I never do anything right, it's just … How could he leave me here alone? Does he not want me anymore Wally? He hates me, he hates-"

"Shayera…. Shhh" he soothed as he gently guided her onto a smooth boulder, where both sat down and he looked deep into her eyes.

" He doesn't hate you Shayera , he doesn't hate you for all that you have done. He's our friend, friends forgive one another , right?"

The next question came like a knife to the gut.

"Then why is he leaving me for Mari?"

" I…"

In truth , Wally didn't know how to answer that question. He wasn't quite sure why John even chose Mari but not Shayera. The one thing that can explain all this was that John still hadn't fully trusted Shayera as a friend , let alone letting her back into his life to cause more heartbreaks. And he was willing to let her go for life even though he loved her simply because he didn't trust her.

He took off his cowl , revealing two blue eyes staring straight into her emerald ones. Breaking the truth to her would only cause her more pain. He could only give a small smile , hoping she would leave that question unanswered.

" You're going to be ok , Shayera…"

Shayera , sensing a bad vibe off Wally , realize what she had been predicting all along was right. John hadn't gotten over the past yet, and neither had she. Here she was, Wally trying to console her but it will never be enough. There will , forever be a hole in her heart. But this time , the hole will never heal again . Breaking the silence , she took Wally's gloved hands into her own and gently guided them towards her chest.

Wally . Slightly stunned , did not pull away but allowed his friend to guide his hands towards her chest. Where she placed them a bit left and she pressed her hand atop of his.

" Can you feel that?" she asked , teary-eyed, to Wally who was now feeling the sensation of her heart beating against her chest. He didn't know why Shayera was asking him to check out her heart but whatever it was, he was determined to stay by her side no matter what happens.

He grinned at her and nodded, indicating that he felt her tiny little heart beats.

She gave a small smile, a drop of tear fell onto Wally's hands as she continued her sentence.

"That's my heart , and it's broken."

Wally's own smile fell , as he wrapped his arms around Shayera and gave her the comfort she very much needed from all of this.

Mrs. Stewart. Mrs. Mari McCabe Stewart. The wedding was going to be fantastic . Of course the engagement party must come first , but still , she had always dreamed of getting married. She wouldn't tell anyone this secret though . It was very much embarrassing to say she fantasize about this event from her childhood to her teen days.

Mari loved weddings. She had been to tons of her colleagues weddings . From the expensive designer gowns , the beautiful bouquets , best wine and down to the fanciest hotels. Hell no was she going to have a wedding planner to plan all this , it is her big day for crying out loud.

Everything must be perfect.

The press will be there , headlines will be printed out saying : " The Green Lantern and Vixen hitched!" , "Lovebirds heroes tie the knot" or "Super Hero Wedding of the year". The drama , the attention is just all too overwhelming. Boy, was she going to love the title for extraordinary wedding of the year. After all , being a superhero and getting married to one aren't all that common.

And yes , the wedding gown. White was too, well, cliché. She hadn't thought of a color yet. Perhaps adding shades of gold to it. Yes! That would do! She quickly jotted it down into her notebook whist flipping across pages of a wedding magazine. She was going to call Erik Yigitt later to tell him about her ideas about the wedding dress.

She'll have to coax John to marry at a more romantic spot though, even though he insisted on marrying in the church in Detroit he went to everyday as a child with his grandparents. Perhaps beach weddings , or a garden one, even better an old church in France or London. Backdrop was important.

Mari had already put down notes on almost everything needed for a wedding. Except, her bridesmaid.

She frowned at the thought of this. Sure, she knows lots of lady friends from her modeling career but they are not as true as they seem. They may seem lovely and innocent but their words are as poisonous as venom. Not to mention some of them are whores, sleeping with the best agents to get better modeling offers. She shudders at the thought if people thought of her as one of them.

That only leaves league friends. Dinah?

But, she might look bad in the green dress I picked out for my bridesmaid.

Helena?

You mean that nut job that's dating Mr. Conspiracy?

Diana?

The Amazonian who is super hot and might outshine you on your very own wedding day.

She sighed, slumping her shoulders.

That leaves, Shayera. Of course she'll say no. Who in their right mind will go to see a man they love marry another? She saw her the other day when she announced the engagement , how she seemed so crushed and hurt.

I stole her boyfriend…

Frustrated at thinking herself as such a low person, she closed the pink note book and stare into the mirror. John choose me , didn't he? So why do I need to feel guilty about something I didn't do.

She wouldn't want to hurt Shayera by pushing her to come to her wedding, she's been through enough. One more event that seals a heartbreak would probably drive her off the edge.

Mari's eyes looked upon the photo of John and her which was set in a heart framed. She picked it up and gently touches John's face. He was the first man she had ever truly fallen for, perhaps even for Shayera too.

Forgive me Shayera for being too selfish. I love him just as much as you do…

She kissed the photo , just in time for Lupe to appear and set a bouquet of flowers on her dressing table.

" From my fans again?" she asked , this was not the first time. On many occasions she has received teddy bears, chocolates and flowers . The flowers sent was beautiful, white lilies, although she generally prefers buttercups and assorted colorful ones.

" I believed it's from your fiancée , Mari," winked Lupe , who was smiling at her.

John Stewart, a charmer and sweetheart.

" Thank you Lupe"

She grasps the bouquet in her hands, puzzled why John would send her white lilies when he knew it wasn't her favorite.

Oh well , at least he thought of me enough to send it. Gosh the lilies smell good…

She'll reward him later.

Mari smiled and brought the flowers to her nose to bring in the flowery scent, and felt something pierce right into her neck.