Chapter 129: Bat Holds Hands

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Chapter 129: Bat Holds Hands

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"You should be kissed and often, and by someone who knows how."

— Rhett Butler, (Gone with the Wind)

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<(Bruce Wayne POV)>

"So, you have nothing to say for yourself? No excuse to give for forcefully kissing my daughter and groping her when she was trying to save your life?" Queen Hippolyta asked with a stern voice from her throne while staring straight into my eyes although it couldn't be determined from just her voice alone if she was truly angry or not.

There were also dozens of other Amazons in the throne room who were looking at me with an equally suspicious gaze but surprisingly none of them harbored any hatred for me like before. Instead, it could even be said that for some reason, they felt some amount of sympathy for me hidden deep within their eyes.

Cortana was currently not present in the castle and was out handling some important stuff, one of which was to map the entire island of Themyscira and scan anything unique on the island.

"That is not fair, Mother. I was the one who went ahead and put my lips on his mouth to help him breathe and you even permitted me to do it as well. He never took advantage of me in any way. Also, I am tired of everyone treating me like I am some sort of a doll who can be taken advantage of all the time and thus has to be protected. I am both old and strong enough to make my own decisions including deciding whom to kiss and whom to not. And today, I want to testify in front of everyone by swearing in the name of Hera that Bruce... did not do anything bad to me that was against my wishes." Diana defended me with a determined voice while raising one of her hands holding on to her glowing lasso of truth for everyone to view.

Watching Diana defend me once again in front of her mother, I could not help but feel a sense of Deja Vu. I didn't understand how I was in the same situation again in less than two days. But instead of pondering useless questions, I decided to help Diana prove me innocent and not a pervert like most of the other women here were most probably imagining me to be. "Your Majesty, I was barely conscious when Diana gave me mouth-to-mouth to save my life. I had no idea what was happening to me. I don't even remember when this happened, much less kissing her. And even if I did kiss her subconsciously, it was an honest mistake, one that I had no control over. I am completely innocent." I pleaded.

'Honestly, the kiss was truly not my mistake. After all, it wasn't my fault that I was a man, right? I mean, I have needs and desires too, and truthfully, missing the opportunity of kissing back Wonder Woman was straight out geh.' I mentally snorted, agreeing with my thoughts while showing a straight face on the outside.

"... Fine, I will ignore your perverted action just for this once. But remember, if you ever touch my daughter against her will, I WILL castrate you even if I have to sell my soul to Hades for it." Hippolyta threatened with a serious expression on her face.

"Now as for your previous "crimes", in the light of recent events of how you provided your aid when we needed it the most in our battle against the evil gods and helped save hundreds of Amazonian lives, I hereby pardon you of any charges that may be placed against you and declare you as an official guest and ally of Themyscira, something that was advised by the oracle of our patron goddess, Hera herself. You are welcome to... visit and stay in the Paradise Islands whenever and as long as you desire." She proclaimed in a booming voice, giving her judgment before looking at the faces of the other Amazons in the room as if challenging them to oppose her decision.

However, contrary to her expectations, there was no opposition from anyone to her words, no one trying to challenge or demean me in any way. In fact, many of them were even slightly nodding as if they completely agreed with their Queen's decision while those who didn't want to show support for a man openly simply kept their heads down in silence.

Even Clymene, who was standing a little away from me had an impassive face on her as she calmly stared in my direction, refusing to meet my eyes for some reason.

'As I thought, the simplest way of getting into the Amazons' good books was simply being an honest and incredible warrior.' Bruce mentally nodded in satisfaction. 'Also, as science has proved time and time again, all females love a strong male who can protect them... except the males of some species who get eaten after they are done impregnating their partners, although I have no idea why I am even thinking about that at this moment.'

"And what about me wanting to return home? I don't guess you have an invisible jet hidden inside your castle, do you?" I asked at which both Diana and Hippolyta suddenly looked slightly taken aback.

I feel like if I tell her the true reason for kissing her was just me getting a little horny, she might try to kill me herself or encourage her mother to sentence me to death in an attempt to take revenge.

"... Yes, that was definitely one of the reasons." I lied with a gulp, glad that she wasn't using the lasso on me like last time.

"I knew it." She whispered to herself with a small smile, seemingly satisfied with my answer for now. "By the way, does the man's world really have machines that can fly in the sky? Helena used to tell us stories about it whenever she visited us but most of my sisters never believed it. She said that the man's world has its own beauty that is quite different from our island." She enquired.

"It is indeed very beautiful. In fact, every part of this world is beautiful, Diana. It's just some of the people living in it that sometimes make it seem a bad place. However, it still depends on one's point of view. Someone who wants to see good will find good even in the evilest of places and someone who wants to see bad will see it even in the most heavenly places. The truth is that the world isn't just black and white. It is grey, yellow, red, blue, and a whole lot of other shades and colors combined, you just have to look deep enough."

"... That makes sense, I think I understand..." She nodded. "I really wish I could go out and explore, see how the outside world truly is for myself. I would like to visit your home too." Diana wished with a longing voice as she stared ahead at the ocean in front of us.

"Maybe one day. I am sure that your mother will allow you to venture out of this island on your own when you get old enough and when that day comes, I promise I will show you everything myself." I said while keeping my hand on hers to show her I was serious and not merely kidding.

In response to my words, she didn't say anything for a long time and just stared at the waves in silence as she seemed to contemplate something. After a few minutes of long silence, it looked like she had finally come to a decision. "I will take your word for it then..., my friend." She said with a beautiful smile. "After all, you took away my first kiss, Bruce and I had heard from Helena that it was supposed to be something very important for a woman." She asserted in an accusatory tone before suddenly glancing at me with a weird look in her eyes, "But I still liked it. Maybe we could do it again sometime when you are not on the verge of death. I had a weird sensation in my chest and stomach when we were kissing, like my body was getting weak for some reason. I would like to find out the reason why... to make sure that enemies cannot take advantage of me, of course."

"... Of course," I replied with a grin, feeling her fingers gently and slowly attempting to intertwine with mine in a proper handhold.

Handholding so soon? How lewd!

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