A/N: see the logic behing Hermis is that he is a god's son (artemis is a god)...so there are ethics...though what he is asking from Diana is far away from ethical...but still he knew that she was with Bruce but at this point he is so obsessed with her that he doesn't see any reason no to make her his...

Chapter 3

*Continued a year ago*

I have been crying since the past hour. Hating Bruce more than ever!
That's when Hermis came in and asked me 'So, what have you decided?'
'I have decided that you are a psychopath! How can you even think
that i would give up to an animal like you! You bastard! I can never
Love a monster like you.' I yelled at him and i saw the anger boiling
inside him. That's when i understood the magnitude of trouble i was in.
Because the next thing i know he is slapping me again and again 'i am
a bastard, I have been anything but polite to you since you came here,
and this is what you say to me! Well baby now i will show you what i
am! And he started kissing me. I tried to move my hand but couldn't. I
felt so helpless and started crying. Then he started opening the
buttons of my night shirt. He opened it all the way and then leered at
me. 'You really are a Wonder Woman!' he exclaimed and started kissing
my neck, biting me everywhere as if marking his territory. I screamed
begging him to stop screaming for help. But he didnt stop, he
undressed me quickly. I kept screaming but he continued assaulting me.
I couldn't believe it was happening to me. I was the most powerful
woman in the world but still had to go through this. I wanted it to be
a nightmare. But I knew it wasn't. That's when I felt pain pulsating
through my body and I saw Hermis had entered me. That's when i thought
of Bruce. It was supposed to be him, we were supposed to be in our
honeymoon suite where Bruce would officially make me his. But here I
was today, getting raped in a dark room by a mad man. If only Bruce
had said 'I do', if only. I screamed on top of my lungs. 'Please don't
please' i begged him but he didnt pity me and continued harassing me
until he came inside me. That's when i heard the door being crushed
down and i saw superman outside but they were late, the damage was
already done. He already did what he had to. As soon as superman saw
Hermis on top of me, he pushed him off and started punching him and
kicking him. I couldn't do anything; i was still in a shock. But next I saw Batman coming in and that's when i started crying. He saw me
lying on the floor naked so he took of his cape and draped it over me
but i continued to cry. I think he was shocked too to see me like this
but for me it was his fault!
I hate him!

Shayera came beside me and tried to sooth me but i
couldn't stop crying. I got raped on a day, which was supposed to be
the happiest say of my life.

(Batman's POV)

I found her location. Superman, Shayera and I decided to go. Superman
went as fast as he could after giving me a death glare. Shayera also
went after him but I took my plane.

I reached there before Shayera but after Superman who had already gone
inside. I ran inside the building and just saw a glance of Superman
before he went inside a room. Following him I also went inside and saw
Superman hitting a man like anything but them my eyes searched for my
Diana and that's when i found her lying on the floor crying and naked.
I went up to her, took off my cape and draped it over her. Next i went
to the guy who did this to her and started beating him. Worse than
Superman. After sometime Superman stopped me and reminded me that we
needed to get Diana out. So i went and picked her up while superman
took hold of the beaten man. Shayera in a broken voice asked J'ohn to
teleport us back to the watchtower. As soon as we got back, I took
Diana to the infirmary but she passed out. I laid her at a bed and
then looked at her face. Her cheeks and lips full of cuts.
This was because of me! I am responsible for this.
I can never forgive myself. Shayera cane in and she was holding some
clothes. She asked me to go out so she could help Diana into the
clothes. I left and waited outside and when Shayera came out I went in
and sat on the chair beside Diana waiting for her to wake up.
Diana did wake up after a few hours but she looked shocked. 'Its okay
you are at the infirmary' I told her. She looked at me in such a way
that I couldn't do anything else but hate myself even more for this. 'Batman,
could you please leave?' she asked me politely. 'But Diana...' I
started buy she cut me off 'Please go. Haven't you done enough!' she
yelled and i couldn't do anything but stare at her. I tried to touch
her arm but she flinched 'f you never wanted me then why those 2 years? Why did you show me the hope that we could be together forever? Why?' she exclaimed and I couldn't answer her.
There was no explanation. 'Diana' I am really sorry but I couldn't.
Trust me even I don't know. I...' I couldn't say anything further.
' Please go I hate you! Just go now'

Present Time

(Diana's POV)

Those were the last words I spoke with Bruce since a year. We see
each other at the meetings but never speak with the other. It's like the
'we' never existed. I do miss him. I do miss the Bruce who made me
laugh but all this also reminds me why I hate that man, how he ruined
my life and how he damaged me. I know it's not entirely his fault but
if not for him; I wouldn't have been like this today...
It has been a tough year for me. The first 2 months I stayed away from
everyone, went to another country, cursing my faith, wishing to kill Hermis but all I could do was cry...I couldn't even go to my home as I was banished. I wanted to go to my mother and never leave her. I missed her so much. I needed her to tell me that everything was going to be okay but she wasn't there and there was nothing that I could do about that…

But today was supposed to be my first anniversary, completion of Bruce and mines first year together as a married couple! But rather than spending the night crying away I am going to go out on a date. I have decided not to cry for the past. If Bruce can forget the past, then so can I.