Chapter 3

Hold me, Kiss me, and Thrill Me

As their lips parted Bruce ran his hand through her dark raven hair, it was smooth as silk as her ocean blue eyes reflected in the dim lights of the lamps that were on the night stand , they moved closer to the window as the evening rain was pouring , running down the glass. Nothing but the sound of thunder in the distance was all they heard.

To him she was his treasure that he had been searching for throughout his life. Never before was he so much in love with her, maybe it was because she matured and grew wisdom? Or maybe it was because he finally opened his locked down heart that everyone that was cold.

They moved towards the bed , she pulled of his shirt and he pinned onto the covers , letting her sink into the silk bedding , as he was on top kissing her neck , she ran her fingers down his neck , feeling the heat coming from his body. Bruce moved his lips to her shoulders and then to her collar bone then he paused and looked at Diana, she lifted herself forward and kissed his lips. "Stay with me," He whispered. "Stay the night princess."

"If you want me to stay with you than I shall Bruce," Diana said.

He smiled and then started to kiss her again.

The goddess Aphrodite was in her domain taking a bubble bath while watching the two lovers in the bubbles. "Diana, you're being a bad girl," She smiled as her silver eyes looked at Bruce. "And he's a bad man." She laughed. "Enjoy him while you can little princess, enjoy your passion, lust and desire because your mortal lover will belong to me."

The morning after, Alfred Pennyworth, whistling an old English music hall ditty moved through the upper level of Wayne Manor carrying a tray of morning coffee and two carrot muffins. He stopped in the master bedroom and found woman's frame under the covers. "Good morning Miss Prince," he said placing the tray on the night stand.

Diana opened her eyes and stretch. "Good morning Alfred." She yawned.

"I trust you had a pleasant sleep?"

She sat up. "Yes. But I doubt he did," Looking at the empty pillow on her right side.

"Don't worry Miss Prince, he's always like this."

Alfred was walking down the stair well of the Bat Cave carrying a tray of coffee and the morning paper in his hands. Batman's massive vehicle sat in the center of the cave, near a cluster of power tools, boxes and work benches. Batman was standing in the clutter looking under the microscope.

Batman removed his eyes from the lenses and wrote down notes in a book.

Batman removed his cowl and revealed the face of a worn out messy haired Bruce Wayne. He sipped the coffee and then returned to what he had obliviously been doing twenty minutes before "Are you listening to anything I've been saying?"

Bruce turned his head away from the screen and looked at his butler. "I'm busy."

"You're always busy sir; you never finish your coffee or breakfast for that matter and sleep through the whole day. You need to get out and experience life."

Bruce smirk thinking about his epic romance he did with Diana.

In the dining room of Wayne Manor Bruce was sitting across from Diana who was sipping a tall glass of orange juice. He couldn't help but look at her crimson lips, shaped so perfectly and her high cheeks bones.

"What were you doing in the cave Bruce?" Diana asked.

Bruce gave her a dumbfounded look, he was lost with words. "I was busy working on a case."

"Oh, really?"

"Diana, what you need to understand, is the work I do is very important. It acquires time, welfare and determination."

"Care to tell me about this case you're working on?"

"Three nights ago a body of a teenager named Ashley Whitehorn was found dead, the Gotham Police forensics team discovered needle holes in her neck, suggesting that she was injection but I can't determine if it was lethal or a tranquilizer. Right now I having Lucius Fox examine the blood sample I gave him." He looked at his Rolex. "And I'm late again to discuss the results." He stood up and used the napkin to wipe his mouth and then he walked over to where Diana was sitting have her a kiss on the cheek.

"When can I see you again?" She asked.

"Not tonight princess,"
"Let guess, you have work to do."

"I always have work to do princess, get use to it." He growled and walked out of the room passing his butler. "Alfred, I have to go to Wayne Enterprises, keep Diana company, I'm sure she will be leaving soon."

A few minutes Bruce is in the driver's seat of his silver Lamborghini speeding through the streets with hope that he wouldn't get a speeding ticket. He drove down the main streets wearing his sunglasses over his head and dressed in a business suit that was tailored made. He stopped at the red light and waited tapping his fingers on the steering wheel.

Finally he made it to the curb, parked the car and got out, placing the sunglasses on the top of his head as he looked at the tall tower. A light blonde woman was standing behind him wearing a black leather jacket. "Admiring the view handsome," She purred.

Bruce turned around. "Hello, there," He said with his classic charm.

"You don't have to use you acting lessons on me Bruce Wayne; I know who is the real man behind the mask."

"I'm sorry but do I know you?"

"Maybe you've seen my face carved on the temple walls or in the local Greek restaurants. No, of course not, you really don't eat out much do you Bruce, here let me introduce myself I am Aphrodite the goddess of love." She moved and closer and gave him a kiss. "I would keep your heart guarded Bruce Wayne," She said as she disappeared.

"Goddess of love, huh?" Bruce thought as he entered the front doors of Wayne Enterprises.

One hour later…

Diana returned to her hotel room not noticing that her mother was standing near the window dressed in normal clothing.

"Care to explain, my daughter," Hippolayta said, noticing that Diana had makeup on and wasn't paying attention to her.

"Mother, I don't know what you're talking about." Diana said in shock with a rapid voice trying to fib at her mother which as an action of dishonor. The queen have her daughter and intense glare with her ice blue eyes, it was the same look that she gave daughter when she was child. To her Diana was a little girl that she wished with all her heart that would never grow up.

Diana couldn't break the eye contact with her mother, she respected her mother, even though she hadn't seen her in quite some time, she knew that Hippolayta wasn't here for a visit.

"Diana princess of the Samoan's I know when you are lying," Hippolatya said with a direct and authoritative voice. "I am your mother; you know that you cannot lie to me."

Diana rolled her eyes and sighed, for she knew that lying to your mother was a sin. "What are you doing here mother, spying on me. I haven't seen you for so long and instead of a hug you condemn me for a crime that I didn't commit." Diana sat on the edge of her bed. "Don't you care about me anymore, I thought I was your little sun and stars?"

Queen Hippolayta gave Diana a sincere look and did the same sigh that her daughter gave moments ago. She turned her gaze at all the make brushes, lip sticks and expensive fancy clothes. "I can see that man's world has corrupted you my daughter." She sat down next to her only child. "Diana, please tell me …"
"Tell you what?" Diana spat holding her pride.

"My sun and stars I know that you are in love with a mortal man, but you putting yourself at great risk giving your heart to this stranger."

"Batman is not a stranger mother; I have loved him for a long time."

"And you never once tried to confide in me?"

"I was afraid you would disapprove of me and not want me as her daughter." Diana said feeling angry. "I love him mother."

"This is not love daughter it is a senseless crush that will cost you dearly. Both of you and mortal are in danger my daughter. I have come here to warn you. The goddess of love is upset with your actions, you have broken our most secreted law in loving this mortal and for that she has decided both you and Batman for your crimes. You have until tomorrow night to end this."

"But I love him mother, he has no powers, he's a true warrior, saved countless of lives with his own body and will power. "

Hippolayta placed firm hand on her daughters shoulder. "Do you want this man to a captive daughter? You need to make your choice, do you want him to Batman or …."

"Or what mother?" Diana growled. "What are they planning to do with him?"

"I can't say daughter. You just need to end this, if not for you own soul do it for his."

Before Diana could speak another word the queen had left. She looked down at the floor , giving up her love to Bruce Wayne was like losing a sister that you respected in battle, he was now a part of her world. He was her one and true warrior, losing him would be losing her very soul. She arose onto her feet and left her hotel room. She had to tell Bruce the truth.

In the applied science division a image of a white blood cells was showing on the flat screen computer monitor, Lucius Fox hit the keys on the keyboard and resembles the blood tissue showing a white compounded surrounding the blood cells.

"Here's the original sample that you sent me," He pressed the keys and the image of the black liquid appeared on the screen. "This is what it looks like now; it seems that the compound destroys all the healthy cells within 24 hours. It would seem that the victims blood was infected with a man made toxin that is similar to blood poisoning."

Bruce pointed at the screen noticing the white specs on the cells. "What is that?"

"That is a compound similar to what you were exposed to Mr. Wayne, the fear toxin."

"Crane," Bruce growled as he turned to his leave. "Thank Mr. Fox; let me know if you find anything else."

Fox nodded. "Well do, Mr. Wayne. Oh Mr. Wayne?" He asked

"Yes?" Bruce asked.

"Do you need another batch of the antidote just in case you're not prepared."

"I am always prepared."

Six hours later….

Batman was crouched down on the ledge of the building viewing through his night vision goggles at apartment building that belonged to one Jonathan Crane's main men, a former security guard over at Arkham , that was Crane used as a puppet to steal chemicals for this new batches of fear toxin.

Batman had insight that Crane knew something about the compound that was found in Ashley Whitehorn's blood. He pressed the radio transmitter that was located in the ear of his cowl and waited for his butler to respond.

"Alfred I need to plug into the security footage at Arkham , see if you can observe the cell of Jonathan Crane and let me know if he's in there or not..."

"Very good sir , Miss Prince called she said that she had something to tell you and that it was very important."

"I can't return your call Alfred, I'm busy."

"That's what I told her sir, so she said to meet her at Wayne Tower in twenty minutes."

"Alfred I can't …" He saw movement in the apartment, he removed the grappling hook from it's hostler fired the wire to the brick wall of the building and swung into the air , he landed on the fire escape , crawled down and then lifted up the window as of the apartment , crawled in the dark room and hid silently into the shadows.

Alfred replied back to his master through the comlink at the computer desk. "Sir , I checked the footage and Crane's not there."

"Why am I not surprise," Batman said cursing.

The door opened and a chubby man entered biting into a bag of donuts while drinking a milkshake at the same time. Batman folded his cape over his body and glared at his prey. The man entered the kitchen and flicked on the light not noticing that Batman moved in closer until his head smacked against the table.

"Where is Jonathan Crane?" Batman growled as he jabbed the man's wrist and twisted it. "Answer me or will show you what real pain feel like?"

The man gulped down and started to choke on the piece of donut that he devoured. "I don't know where he is?"

"Wrong answer." Batman said as he threw the chubby man across the table and then kicked the chairs out of his way, creeping closer and closer, seeing the fear welled deep within the man's eyes.

"Please, don't hurt me? I beg of you." The man pleaded.

"You left me out of other options." Batman grabbed him by the neck and lifted him up smacking his back against the fridge. "I want answers scum and you're going to give them to me understand."

"Alright, Crane has been working in the basement at basement; he pays the guards to get the chemicals for him and tests for the compounds with the inmates. Right now he is working on a new type of drug …"

"What?"

"I don't know what is called but it's the effects are lethal."

Batman gritted his teeth, threw the man down and picked up a donut and shoved it into the man's mouth. Then he moved to the window and jumped out landing on the fire escape. "Alfred I got what I need."

"Very good sir and how you're going to see Miss Prince?"

Batman sighed. "Yes, but it's going to a short conversation between us, I have a doctor to see."

Wonder Woman sat on the cement ledge of Wayne Tower, swinging her legs in the air trying by time as she waited. Finally she heard the sound of footsteps; she turned around and saw Batman moving closer to her position.

"Bruce, I am so glad that you could make it." She ran up to him and kissed his lips."

Batman pulled away. "You said to Alfred, that there is something important that you wish to discuss?" He asked with rasp. "Make it quick, I don't have the time."

"My mother came to me Bruce, said that our love for each other has to end."

"Why?" Batman asked with confusion. "I thought you didn't care about your other life?"

"It's not that Bruce, if you don't …" She looked at his lips. "We can't be in love."

"Princess, it's not mothers choice to make, it is yours. " He pulled her closer and pressed his lips onto hers. "Now if you don't mind, I an appointment to keep." He walked over to the edge and was about to jump into the updraft of the wind.

"Bruce, but if something bad happens because of my choice?"

"We'll just have to deal with it. Good night. You know where to find me?"
"I think so," Diana said smiling a seductive smirk.

Batman jumped into the air and his cape formed into a rigid wing, he glided through the streets as she watched from above.