Just something I wanted to play around with. Some chapters will be long, others will be short. POVs will also switch; of every three chapters, the first will be in Diana's POV. For every third, it will be Theodora's. For every second, it will be either one. Please enjoy!

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Harvard University, Cambridge MA
Class of 1998 Graduation
May 25, 1998

Diana Prince liked to think that she was a spontaneous young woman.

She, herself, had never been to a graduation where the undergraduate honor student giving the valedictory address stands up and breaks into song. Then again, the number of graduations she had attended wasn't very high. Still, people who knew her usually knew that all they could expect from her was the unexpected. She liked to keep people on her toes when they were around her.

She liked to keep it fun.

That was one of the reasons she had formed Diana and the Amazons with her closest friends, to have fun. And really, wasn't that the reason they were put on this Earth? Life was short, after all, why not enjoy it?

Someone should tell her mother that.

I was in the seventh heaven,
When I kissed the teacher

As she sang, Diana tried not to scowl; of course, her mother was nowhere in the audience. And, of course, she was the only student to not have someone there to support her. She used to feel sad whenever this happened, but now she was more or less indifferent to it, if not a little annoyed. Her mother would never change. So, Diana wasn't going to wait for that to happen.

She plastered the smile back on her face as she continued with the routine.

When I kissed the teacher,
When I kissed the teacher,
When I kissed the teacher

If there was one thing she loved, it was performing. Seeing the audience's face alight with joy never ceased to put a smile on her face. She didn't mind how sweaty she would get from dancing or how her throat would ache from singing or how her cheeks would hurt from smiling so much. She adored it all, especially the adrenaline rush she would get at the end.

It made her happy and she was never going to stop.

When I kissed the teacher!

She, Etta, and Mala finished the performance with a leap into the air, the crowd bursting into thunderous applause around them. Diana reveled in it, closing her eyes for a moment to take it in.

Her momentary high on joy would die down soon enough. But for now, she just wanted to enjoy it while it lasted.

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Porter Square Hotel, Cambridge MA
May 25, 1998

Diana let a string of Greek curses through her lips as she paced around the hotel room. "I don't know why I'm surprised," she fumed as she jabbed her fist into the headboard of one of the hotel beds. She barely felt the throbbing of her knuckles as she plopped onto the bed with an angry huff as she crossed her arms. "Of course she didn't come."

"She never does," Mala Agnes piped up helpfully. The two of them had been friends for, practically, their entire lives. They had been the only Greek students in their first grade class, so they had bonded instantly. The blond had been with her through everything and she was sure that she'd never had a closer friend.

Diana rolled her eyes. "Thanks, Mala," she muttered sarcastically.

Etta Candy hit the blond's shoulder before turning understanding eyes back to Diana. "You tear your mother a new one when you get home," she advised. They'd met Etta in middle school when they had defended her against a few girls making fun of her weight. While the plumpest of the three, Etta was also the kindest, always friendly to everyone she meets. "She's missed literally everything throughout your life and I think you should put your foot down this time."

Diana stood up, her red lips forming a smirk as she made her way to the balcony. "I'm never going home," she decided, her wavy raven locks bouncing as she climbed up to sit on the ledge. She had been thinking about this for a while and today had given her the push she needed.

She was going to make something of her life.

Mala smirked, moving to stand next to her. "Stay away and make her beg for her forgiveness?" she inquired. "I'm down for that."

Etta looked uncertain. "I don't know, Diana," she said tentatively. "Arguing with her is one thing, but doesn't running away sound like a cruel punishment?"

Diana smiled at her auburn-haired friend. "Oh, Etta, it's not to punish her," she clarified. None of this was about her mother, not really. She wanted to make something of her life. There was nothing for her in Massachusetts now that she had graduated. "This is me giving myself something to live for."

She dropped onto the balcony floor, pouring herself another shot. "Life is short and the world is wide," she continued, downing it in one gulp. "I want to make some memories away from here and away from her."

Mala frowned. "And us," she concluded a bit bitterly.

Diana put a falsely offended look onto her face. "Oh, I could never," she stated, having expected this from Mala. The blond was stubborn. "This is for us just as much as it's for me, for our future as Diana and the Amazons." She gave a light laugh. "Who knows, maybe I'll find us a record deal." She'd come back, they would get their start as the world's first girl-power band, and everything would be alright.

That had been the plan since she started the group.

Mala gave a hesitant smile. "Okay, then," she finally accepted. "Go for it, Di."

Diana grinned and took both of their hands. "We will always be together," she swore. Because how could she stay away from her best friends? It wasn't them she was trying to get away from. "I've never had any doubt about that."

How could this go wrong?

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