Through Innocent Eyes

Diana Prince-Kent sighed softly as she stood on the balcony, leaning against the railing watching the sun rise.

"Someone might be turning into an early bird just like her parents," she heard her husband, Clark Kent, say behind her.

She turned around and smiled seeing their baby girl, Astrea wide awake.

"Or as she gets older, she's going to be like her father and don't sleep much at all," Diana laughed. "Hi, my little Love!"

"Mama! Mama!" Astrea cooed at her mother as Diana picked her up from Clark's arms.

"You are the happiest baby, aren't you?" Diana asked with a smile as her baby giggled.

She pressed her daughter close to her chest, breathing in her baby scent. Astrea was definitely their miracle, pride and joy.

"Soon up!" Astrea smiled staring as the sun rose.

"Yeah! Beautiful isn't it?"

She leaned forward as if she was reaching for the sun.

Clark smiled. "One day. Need more time to get you prepared for breathing in space, Princess."

"Darling, how about we take her to the mall with big toy stores. I know she will enjoy that."

"Right! That's a great idea."

"I would also like to pick up a few things."

Clark smirked. "What kind of things?"

"You'll have to wait and see."

Clark pondered for a moment then smirked.

Diana smiled and winked. "Come on little Love, lets get you ready for the day while Daddy makes breakfast!"

"Bakefess!" Astrea cheered.

Clark chuckled and kissed Diana and Astrea's cheek.

As Diana was about to walk to the bathroom, Clark gave her a light slap on her backside.

She gasped and glared playfully. "Don't start."

"I can't help it," he winked.

"Astrea, your father is being bad."

"Bad? No, Dada. No bad," she said shaking her head and wagging her tiny finger.

Diana laughed. "You heard her, Dada. No bad."

Clark smirked. "Not until much later that is..."

Diana hummed as she ran Astrea a bath.

"Water!"

"Yes, little Love! You like the water, don't you?"

"Water! Water! Soap bubbies!"

"You're so adorable!" Diana softly said kissing her nose and sat her down to remove her onesie and pull-up . "Okay. Here we go." She lifted her into the baby bathtub.

When her skin came in contact with the warm water, Astrea instantly started giggling grabbing for the bubbles. She reached up touching Diana's face and giggled more.

"You're going to cover mommy's face with bubbles?" she asked her daughter softly, keeping up a running conversation with her as she started to run a soft washcloth over her body.

Astrea gave her a wide grin and splashed water excitedly.

Diana grabbed the toddler shower rinser, carefully letting the warm water run over Astrea's head and making sure none got in her face.

Astrea gasped. "Ah oohh!" She raised her arms. "Water fall!"

Diana smiled. Astrea was so much like her mother. Loving the water, completely calm as it ran through her soft hair.

"All done, Love," Diana declared, setting the rinser down and lifted her out of the tub. She grabbed her baby towel, wrapping her up and cuddled Astrea close.

As Diana was coming out the bathroom, Clark was coming back upstairs.

"Breakfast is ready."

"Right on time."

Diana put on Astrea's pull-up and small bathrobe, pulling the hood over her head.

"Our little bunny!" Diana cooed loving the bunny ears that were sewn on it.

"Soopey Bunny!"

Diana laughed. "Yes! You are our little super bunny!"

She lifted Astrea back up to carry her as they went downstairs to the kitchen. Then sat Astrea in her high chair.

"Here's fruit, eggs and hash brown for Princess," Clark said as he placed her triple compartment baby bowl down. "And here is mommy's omlette with a couple of strips of bacon."

As usual Diana sat in Clark's lap as she ate and they both watched Astrea examining her food before stuffing it in her mouth.

"I was thinking we can go to the Columbus Circle. There are lots of activities and stores around that Princess will be amazed by."

"Perfect, Love."

Clark trailed his hand up and down Diana's thigh. "Seriously no hints of what you'll be picking up though?"

Diana smirked and kissed him softly. "Patience. It'll be worth it."

"Patience...patience..."

Diana cupped Clark's cheek and kissed him again. Clark tightened his grip around her waist and deepened the kiss.

"All done!" Astrea said happily.

Clark and Diana broke apart smiling at their daughter.

"Good job, sweetheart! Now it's time for us to get ready to go."

The Shops at Columbus Circle

Diana and Clark walked in with Astrea sitting on Clark's shoulders. Clark took Diana's hand intertwining their fingers.

"Bight lights! Big billings!" Astrea said amazed.

"Yeah! We knew you would like it, Princess!"

Clark and Diana happily walked through going in and out of different stores. No matter were they went, they were still looked upon as celebrities. They've gotten quite used to it. A bit amused even. There was still mumbles and stares even more so now with Astrea.

"Oh, she's adorable!"

"Such a cute family."

"I heard they've been secretly married for years."

"They've always been hot together."

"I don't know, a baby with like the ultimate of superpowers?"

Diana glanced at Clark. "Darling, I know it's difficult but at least try not to listen too much."

He looked at her with a smile. "I know, Di."

"Toys!" Astrea said pointing.

"Aw...a little antique toy store. Let's go in there."

The cashier looked up and smiled. "Hello and welcome! Wow! Your Superman and Wonder Woman!"

"Wow! I'm a huge fan of you both! And your daughter is just so cute!"

"Thank you!" Clark and Diana said in unison

"Bot!" Astrea said.

They then turned their attention to 70's age robot toys Astrea teleported to.

"That's right, Princess."

"Oh...sorry...enjoy looking around. Hope you find something worth picking up!"

With a small spark from her hand she turned it on.

"Bot! Bot!" She clapped.

"That never worked before..." the cashier said stunned.

Clark and Diana glanced at each other.

"Too too chain!"

Clark picked her up before she could turn the train on.

With the smallest to the largest, wooden to cast iron, fun to odd and scariest of toys and collectibles from different years as far back as the Victorian age, this shop had it all.

"Look, here, Astrea. A spinning top. And here...it's called a jack in a box."

Clark slowly wined the box and as soon as the clown sprang out Astrea and Diana jumped slightly, startled. Astrea giggled but then frowned not knowing if she liked it or not. She shook her head and reached for Diana and as Diana held her, she laid her head on her chest.

"It's okay, little Love. It's just a toy."

Clark gently rubbed her back. "Sorry about that, kiddo. Didn't mean to scare you."

Astrea then pointed. "Horsey."

"A rocking horse. You'll like that much better."

Clark kneeled and sat her on the horse. She looked up at him with a smile and started laughing as she started rocking back and forth.

"I go Nany horsey."

Diana smiled. "We will go see grandma Lyta soon."

Astrea teleported back to sitting on Clark's shoulders.

"Ready to go?"

"Fooffies!"

Clark laughed. "Ok. We can go find some stuffed toys."

"Thank you for time! Please come back to visit!"

Walking out, Diana latched on to Clark's arm.

"Let's see where we can find plushies."

"Fooffies, Dada!"

"You see them already!"

"FOOFFIES!"

Astrea happily started flying off by herself.

"Astrea, wait!"

Diana and Clark flew off after her.

"Other kids run off, our kid flies off."

Diana giggled. "Sweetheart, please slow down."

"Fooffies, Ma Ma!" Astrea laughed.

Other customers were amazed to see a giggling flying toddler.

Astrea flew into the toy store.

"Hi!" She greeted everyone.

Clark and Diana flew in smiling.

"Hi..um...sorry..." Clark said running his hand through his hair.

"No...no...no problem at all...wow!"

"Astrea? Come here, Love."

Astrea flew back to Diana with a glowing LED night light twinkle star shaped stuffed toy.

"Is fooffy, Mama!" she said as she hugged the star close.

"Ok. We're getting that one!"

Diana grabbed Astrea.

"Star light. Bight light!"

"Yes, Sweetheart. Very bright light!" She kissed her cheek.

Clark paid for Astrea's new plushy.

"Darling."

"Yeah, Di?"

"I'm going to go pick up what I told you about earlier," she informed as she pointed towards the store diagonally across from them, a few distances away.

"Oh!" He smirked and nodded. "Then Astrea and I will just be right here. Sitting on the bench."

Diana nodded and kissed his cheek.

"Watch Daddy, Astrea. Mommy will be right back," she said sweetly.

"She watch me? Could've sworn it was the other way around?"

Diana giggled giving Astrea a gentle kiss on her forehead before walking away.

Clark smiled inwardly watching his gorgeous wife walk away. That sexy twist in her curvy hips. He just stared idly watching her disappear among the people by the store.

"Dada..." Astrea called softly. "Mama go?"

"She'll be back." Clark sat Astrea in his lap. "When we get home we'll order pizza with lots of cheese."

"Cheese! Cheese!"

Clark chuckled. "You can have all the parmesan you want."

All of a sudden, Astrea stood up and looked back over Clark's shoulder. She heard other children crying.

"What's wrong, Princess?"

She flew over the rail.

"Astrea?" Clark questioned going after her.

Astrea saw a group of children, a couple of years older than her, crying.

"We don't want to go! We want to go back to the play store!"

"We will come back soon, but we have to go now," their caretaker said.

Astrea flew over closer by the children. They all gasped noticing her.

"Share toy?"

Her eyes started to glow light blue. Her hands glowed making her plushy toy lights glow brighter.

The children gasped again amazed and started clapping excitedly.

Clark folded his arms smiling, watching Astrea proudly. He too was amazed at how Astrea was steadily gaining control of her powers.

He then saw a security guard angrily walking toward the children.

"Enough of the magic show."

"No!" The children whined.

"Listen, lady, get these whiny loud mouth brats outta here disturbing other customers!"

"We want to see the magic lights!"

He turned his anger to Astrea. "I don't have time for this! Move away."

"Hey! Don't you talk to my daughter like that! She's just a baby!"

The guard scuffed and turned to Clark. "Aren't you the famous Superman? You of all should set a good example. Brats should not be rewarded or entertained for their bad behavior."

"Bad?" Astrea questioned. She looked at Clark with the saddest expression. "No bad, dada..." she said softly. Tears started welling up in her eyes.

Clark grabbed her, hugging her close. "No, Princess, you didn't do anything wrong. Nothing bad." He kissed the top of her head. "You should not talk to any of them like that. They're kids. What do you expect?!"

"What's going on here?" Diana said flying down. "Clark?"

"Mama!" Astrea reached for Diana.

Diana frowned confused taking Astrea into her arms. She looked at the children with sad faces then to Clark and the security guard having a tense stare off.

"Clark?!"

"You think we lowly humans suppose to bow down to you, worship you? Are we suppose to worship your kid like some godsend?"

"What are you talking about?"

"I don't have time for this magic show."

Clark glanced at Diana. He could hear her heart beat escalating. She was furious.

"Excuse me?! I don't know what your issue is but I suggest you reevaluate yourself before taking your anger out on these little ones. As for my daughter, don't you ever, or any one else for that matter, think they can hurt my child. What we've done over the years, wasn't for approval, wasn't for anyone to like us, wasn't for being praised or worshipped. We did our jobs to bring this world peace for the children. You don't have to like me nor my husband. But you will not disrespect our daughter. Do I make myself clear?!"

The guard looked shocked and stormed off in embarrassment.

Everyone else around started clapping.

"Thank you, Wonder Woman," the caretaker said.

"Call me Diana and no need to thank me," she smiled.

"Come along, children."

"Aww...bye..." the children said in unison waving at Clark, Diana and Astrea.

With her head still laying on Diana's chest she waved back. "Bye..." she said in the saddest tone.

Diana kissed to the top of her head. "There, there, little Love. No need to be sad. Let's go home."

Prince-Kent Residence

Diana went upstairs to put her bag down in her and Clark's bedroom as Clark got Astrea washed up to eat. He made Diana some raspberry iced tea and Astrea apple juice.

Diana flew downstairs to the kitchen and hugged Clark from behind.

"Ready to eat?"

She nodded against his back.

"Cheese!"

Diana smiled. "Of course, sweetheart, can't forget the parmesan cheese."

Going into the dining area, Diana sat Astrea on the table.

Clark opened the pizza box.

"Oohh! Mussooms!"

Astrea already started covering the pizza with Parmesan.

"She gets that from you," Clark teased Diana.

"But who's the one that has her in the kitchen while cooking? Now she knows the differences in seasonings to pick them out herself."

Clark laughed. "The day she was born I said she would be my sous-chef."

Diana smiled. "Yes, you did. She's our little bit of everything."

After eating, Clark put everything away as Diana headed upstairs with Astrea to put her to bed.

"Mama, star fooffy?" She yawned and rubbed her eye.

"Oh, I'm sorry, Little Love. Forgot it on the couch."

Diana was just about to turn around, when Clark came up behind her putting his hand on her hip.

"I got it," he said with a smile handing Astrea her plushy.

"Thank you, Darling."

In Astrea's room, Clark turned on her light and got her an infant T-shirt to put on.

"Arms up," Diana said.

Astrea giggled as she raised her arms up. She anticipated the moment, Diana would tickle her after putting on her shirt. Diana couldn't help but start to laugh herself. Astrea laid down holding her star plushy as Diana gently placed the blanket over her.

"Good night my ticklish little star," she said kissing Astrea's cheek.

Clark leaned over and kissed her cheek as well. "Night, Princess."

"Nigh...nigh..." she whispered fastly drifting off to sleep.

"My little Love..." Diana cooed loving to hear her baby's sweet soft innocent voice.

She kissed her cheek once more before leaving out quietly with Clark and closed her door.

Clark and Diana walked into their master bedroom both sighing simultaneously. Closing their door, Clark grabbed Diana pulling her into an embrace and a passionate kiss. Diana moaned in his mouth deepening the kiss as she slowing wrapped her arms around his neck.

"You really told that guard off."

"No one dares to mess with my baby nor my man."

"He tried to stand tough but he was seconds away from soiling himself."

"Celebrity life. Superhero style. It's still quite...interesting. We should be used to it now but with our babygirl, things become a bit different. More protective."

"I know, Di. Would much rather go a day without any confrontation."

"I think we've done good so far. We've actually had more quiet enjoyable days."

"True. To see our daughter make those kids smile and laugh, Di, was truly amazing."

"She has the purest of hearts. I know Astrea has to learn even from the most difficult and confusing situations. It's not a utopia by any means but this is what we wanted, my Love."

"Yeah...everything we've been through has all been worth it." Clark smiled and trailed down her neck.

Diana moaned running her hands through his hair.

"So sexy...I've been waiting for this all day."

Diana smirked. "Oh...that reminds me..." she slowly pulled away from him and pushed him down to sit on the bed. "No X-ray peeking..."

Clark grinned watching her yet again as she walked away then bent over to get her bag.

"You know watching you walk is just really something. Anything you do, I enjoy watching."

"I know... that's why sometimes I like to give you a little show."

"Ah...tempting me even more. Now who's the bad one?"

Diana laughed. "I can't help myself. Especially when I know the reaction I will get."

"Then that makes two of us. Can't help ourselves when it comes to-" he all of a sudden paused with his jaw dropping as Diana stepped out of the bathroom. "...each other."

She was wearing a sheer, mesh, Grecian-style gown with floor-length hem, plunging neckline, allover shirring, unlined bra, cut-out sides and open back with criss-cross strap details. The dress featured versatile front panel that can be worn down or used to create an extra wrap around the body that ties in back with a matching G-string included.

"You like it?"

Clark was speechless staring at her.

Diana smiled and blushed, seductively walking over to him. "I take that as a yes," she whispered in a sultry tone straddling him.

Clark gripped her hips and laid her on the bed. He glided his hand slowly down her side.

"You know whether you're fully clothed, barely anything or completely nothing at all...you are absolutely breathtaking," he said.

Diana caressed his cheek. "Try not to tear this apart? I find myself having to replace garments almost every other week," she teased.

"I'll try. But it's not a guarantee..." he said with a sly grin and captured her lips in a passionate kiss.

A few hours later...

Diana opened her eyes to the sound of one of Astrea's toys.

She realized she was laying on top of Clark and tried to ease up without waking him.

"Di?"

She smiled and kissed the middle of his chest.

"I'm just going to go check on Astrea. I'll be right back."

She got out of bed and put on her robe.

Walking to Astrea's room, she saw her room light on.

"Astrea?" She questioned opening her door.

She gasped stunned not only that Astrea knew how to turn on her light, most liking using a bolt, but to see Astrea levitating in the air with piles of toys on the floor.

"Sweetheart, what are you doing?"

"Toys go bye bye. Share toys."

Diana was confused not understanding.

"Come here, Little Love."

Diana grabbed her and sat in the rocking chair.

"You don't want these anymore?"

"Share toys, Mama. Share. No cry."

Diana stared at her daughter then looked back at the toys. All of a sudden her heart fluttered. She smiled proudly, tears welling up in her eyes and hugged Astrea.

"Aww...my beautiful sweet baby."

"Di, what's wrong? What happened?" Clark asked worried coming into the room looking around.

She looked up at him still smiling and tears running down her face.

He went over to her and kneeled down. He placed his hand over Astrea's back.

"Is she not feeling good?"

"Astrea, tell your father what you want to do with your toys."

"Share toys. No more cry."

Clark pondered for a moment then smiled and nodded.

"The kids from earlier. She wants to take them to kids who don't have any."

Diana nodded.

Seeing their daughter smile made Clark and Diana's hearts soar.

"We can do that. Of course we can, Princess." Clark kissed her forehead.