Chapter 1-Honor thy Love

(A/N: This is set during Hereafter right after Superman is presumed dead. For those of you, who never saw the episode, I suggest you see it, and then tell me whether or not Diana got angry over the loss of a friend?)

It was nightfall in Themyscira and Hippolyta had just finished working on some last minute duties that a Queen of her station had to do without question. Putting away the last of her scrolls for the evening she began walking through the corridors of the palace passing a few of her sisters at their stations. She had walked past the sculpting room where she heard a loud crash, followed by a scream of frustration, and further sounds of destruction.

"What in the name of Zeus?" said Hippolyta, as she quickly readies her sword that she has with her at all times, and opens to door to face the vandal in the room.

It was Diana.

"Mother!" said Diana surprised that her Mother and Queen had found her in here of all times surrounded by destroyed sculpture material.

"Diana, why are you in here? What are you doing in here so late at night?" said Hippolyta looking at her daughter, who as of late had been very angry, sad, and filled with pain.

Pain over the death of Superman.

It had been a little over a week after the funeral back in the Man's World that Diana had come home looking for some form of relief from the loss she felt for the Man of Steel. When Hippolyta herself had learned of the man dying and saving her daughter no less from the very fate that took him, she had been awed. The Queen of Amazons may not have like men like everyone of her sister, but for this one she could pray to the Gods for the man's soul to be at peace, and hoped Diana's heart would properly mend.

"I've been in here all day working on a sculpture of Superman to place among the various statues we have of our Greek Heroes from years past. I wanted to make one of him that would be perfect to place in there, but when just as I finished sculpting the head, I looked at it, and it just felt...wrong! I have tried time after time for hours on end to capture his face perfectly and it seems that no matter how hard I try I just can't...can't...oh Hera help me!" said Diana crying having fallen to her knees having not slept in days upon being on the island with her sisters.

"Oh Diana my child please calm yourself my little Sun and Stars," said Hippolyta rushing to her daughter to hold her and embrace her child in a loving embrace.

"He shouldn't have died for me Mother. He just shouldn't have! When we buried him it was a closed casket because we had nothing to bury or even put in it since it was all gone. I wanted so much to kill the psychopath for what he did, but for every second I held him, even when I said I was going to put my fist through his head, I couldn't because I saw his face, and it was a face that would not smile back at me whenever the urge to give in arose within me. I nearly dishonored him and he was only a few second gone from this world," said Diana her eyes so filled with sadness that it made Hippolyta feels tears as well, as she finally understood why this was hurting Diana so much, and why her little Sun and Stars was filled with such turmoil.

It was love. Her daughter was in love with this Man of Steel and she never told him.

'Diana is not feeling love in terms of friendship, but the actual love that a woman has for a man, and she never told him how she felt. Oh by Hera and Zeus, how could I have been so blind as to miss this in Diana,' thought Hippolyta holding onto her daughter for a little longer before staring into her eyes.

"I'm sorry you have to see me like this Mother. I'm not worthy to be your daughter or an Amazon for that matter since my feelings being expressed like this towards a man are not our ways," said Diana looking away in shame even though what she felt right now was so powerful it couldn't be ignored, turned away, shunned, suppressed, or snuff out like the flame from a candle.

"Diana, listen to me. I could never be disappointed in you. What you feel for this man was your hearts doing and I have no power over that, which is yours by your own right, and I would never tell you to go against it. When you didn't kill Superman's killer you honored him because you loved him and despite your possible moment of weakness to give into such emotions to kill you resisted. All I can advise you to do now my little Sun and Stars is honor thy love. Remember him for who he was, what he did for this world, and what he died doing that makes his death all the more noble. Reflect on these words my child and only then will you be able to sculpt this man to the perfection he was meant to be by your hands," said Hippolyta kissing her daughter's forehead and leaving Diana to reflect upon those words of wisdom.

(The Next Day)

Hippolyta headed back to the sculpture room to see if Diana had taken her words to heart and see if her daughter had been able to come to terms with the pain she felt at losing this Man of Steel. The Queen herself had to admit that she should have seen it sooner, as out of all the males in the world that Diana spoke of during the time the banishment had been lifted, it was Superman she talked about the most, and it was only now that Hippolyta knew why.

Upon entering the room, Hippolyta found the room had been cleaned up from the mess Diana had made the previous night, but what surprised her was what was in the middle of the room, and she had to admit it was very impressive. In the middle of the room was the sculpture of Superman's face that went down to his broad shoulders, with the symbol the Man of Steel wore on his uniform, and showed (if the image was to scale) just how well muscled the man was. Upon walking towards the statue, the Queen notice that Diana was not in the room, and conclude that she had went to bed after finally completing what was nothing more then a masterpiece of art. It was clear that Diana had put a great deal of her heart into this sculpture since it was the only place she could put it with the man having crossed the river styx.

"Your majesty?" said Phillipus entering the room having been told the Queen had entered here not too long ago.

"Yes Phillipus, what is it?" said Hippolyta turning to see one of her most trusted Amazon advisors and general enter the sculpturing room.

"You were not at the throne room your Majesty and when I went to look for you several of the guards believed they saw you heading this way. The door was open and I decided to see if you were here," said Phillipus walking over to her Queen before examining this latest piece of art that was before her.

"Diana made this last night," said Hippolyta seeing Phillipus stare at the art work with a look of awe and wonder at the face that it was molded upon.

"Yes. I saw her just a few hours ago stumbling to her room exhausted and from the looks of this sculpture I think I know why. I had heard several rumors about how she had been working nonstop throughout the previous day trying to create a sculpture in honor of someone, but I never knew who, and the only one that knew was you my Queen. I didn't ask because I felt it was not my place to, as it seemed very personal, and when your daughter came home to see you looking like she had been hurt in some manner I wanted it to be you to help her heal," said Phillipus, as she looked at her Queen when responding before turning back to the sculpted face before her.

"I only remember meeting him that one time when Diana had returned to save us from that sorcerer and Hades. Even when I banished her form Themyscira then, he tried to justify her reasons so I would not do such a horrible thing, and wanted me to stop myself from possibly destroying a part of Diana herself," said Hippolyta looking at the sculpture seeing the eyes held a certain light to them that was similar to the real thing.

"Yes. I remember that day. Unlike the other more loud male, he tried to defend her in a calm diplomatic fashion, and tried to help us see things through Diana's eyes. Do you think he was right?" said Phillipus looking at the Queen seeing her looking at the face of the late Man of Steel.

"From what Diana told me, as she got ready for his funeral, it wasn't in his nature to lie about anything, and he seemed to have a light inside of him that would make even Apollo shy away. She said he was as strong as a God, but even more merciful when it came to punishing others, and even offering a second chance at changing someone for the better," said Hippolyta looking down past the lard S symbol to the engraving Diana put their in the English language.

Kal-El of Krypton. Known too many as Superman: The Man of Steel. This sculpture is in honor of the man, who loved life, and protected it from harm by giving up his own so it may continue to live. May he never be forgotten and always be honored through the ages that pass.

"Even though I barely met him during the aftermath with Hades, I feel those words truly do reflect this man, and I wish the Princess the best of luck in healing over this," said Phillipus wondering why she felt so sad right now at the loss of this person she had only met once if only briefly.

"From the looks of this sculpture and the writing beneath it I would imagine, she has just only started, and if by some act of the Gods that the Man of Steel does return, I hope he will return my daughter's feelings," said Hippolyta smiling at the sculpture of the Man of Steel before leaving the room with a slightly surprised Phillipus, who wondered if that was an admission from the Queen for this man to court the Princess.

'Wherever you are Superman. I pray to the Gods that you one day return to this world to make Diana truly happy again,' thought Phillipus wondering if the Gods would take pity one Diana and grant her mercy by returning the man back to the land of the living.

With that being thought and said, the general looked at the sculpture one more time, gave her own salute out of respect to the fallen hero, and left to carry on her duties for the day.

(A/N: Okay so it's a little...mushy, but I still think I got the point across. As I said before you have to see the episode to understand what I did because when you see Diana's eyes you know damn well they are eyes filled the loss of a loved one. Look it up on YouTube and you'll see it in her eyes when she had Toyman by the scruff of his collared neck. Until next time...PEACE!!)