Chapter 46 - 46 Questions (2/2)

”I do not understand. How could you be anyone other than the near-immortal warrior? You have a speed that matches even metahuman speedsters and a skill with the spear which no-one in this era could match. You yourself used pankration on Superboy and even proudly called yourself a member of the Archean Army! If not Achilles, than who are you!?”.

Gray's smile seemed to become a little bit faker as a self-depreciating chuckle left his lips.

”Me? I'm just a man”.

The Greek hero stamped her feet on the ground, causing the earth beneath them to shake violently. Her temper had been pushed by the actions of the man in front of her, whose continuous smile continued to annoy her to no end.

”I have a question for you daughter of Zeus. Why are you on Themiscyra? I suspected you would be here, but didn't think that you would make it in time for the battle”, Gray took several steps forward, getting closer towards Diana before standing directly in front of the only female member of the Trinity.

She seemed almost outraged at the question.

”Why? This is my home! Did you just expect me to run away as the the followers of Ares burn and enslave my fellow Amazons? Do you think that I wouldn't give my life to protect my sisters?!”.

”Why are you so angry?”, Gray asked.

”I don't know!”. She exclaimed.

The most beautiful woman in the world punched a nearby tree dozens of meters back. She let out a deep and profound sigh as she looked up at Gray whose smiling face vanished, and a look of concern marred his face.

”Perhaps this isn't the best time. You also just lost many people, maybe even more so than some of the other Amazons”.

Diana clutched the Pelt of the Divine Beast that was wrapped around her body, before looking up at Gray with a confused look on her face.

”Where did you get the Pelt of the Nemean Lion? As well as the catalysts to summon the Stymphalian Birds and the Guard God of the Underworld? And what about those black sword and those guns? How do such weapons exist this this world?”.

Gray put a hand to his chin before shrugging his shoulders.

”Would you believe me if I said a magical time travelling vampire gave them to me?”.

Wonder Woman shook her head in disagreement.

”Then that's the answer you're going to get”.

The twitch on Diana's left eye was more cute than irritated in the mind of the Pseudo-Servant. A hand extended towards hers, and her eyebrows raised a fraction of a centimeter, before looking at Gray with a confused look.

She took the hand readily, if only for a courtesy before seeing a much more real smile on Gray's lips. The tension filled conversation seemed to get just a little bit less stressful, and the daughter of Zeus steadied her breathing.

Gray spoke,

”If you want to know more than meet me at the New York Museum in three days. Bring something formal, I plan on going to dinner afterwards as well”.

Diana showed a bewildered expression.

”Are you asking me out on a date?”.

The smile on Gray's face seemed to both irritate her and cause an unknown curiosity to spark within her.

”Yes. Yes I am”.