"Hey Superman, catch!"
Superman turned his head as his super speed allowed him to catch the bottle of tears.
He looked back at me as he smiled, saying,
"Although I am grateful for the consideration, but I don't think it is necessary for me to have one, Pink."
"Nonsense! This will make me not feel guilty when I run away every time a world-ending disaster arrives… And besides, you can use it for others if it comes to it."
It took me quite a while to decide how much I was willing to part with. In the end, I settled on 100 bottles.
20 of them are for my deal with Raven, three for Shazam, and the rest are
I dropped the small box as I opened it, showing the tear bottles inside as I said,
"I will leave it to you, Supes. Distribute them as you like…. You could try to give it to a scientist or something, but I will warn you, there probably won't be any results."
'Unless they have some gem technology and a diamond helping them along the way with Diamond essence…. So they can try, they will never replicate it.'
[Superman (Clark Kent) POV.]
'Dirt….'
My interactions with Pink were few since the last meeting, but I did make sure to visit her in the tower every once in a while.
'Staying in The Watchtower all day must be lonely.'
I was slightly worried when Shazam told me that Pink spent nearly 20 hours or so crying nonstop like a factory of tears.
'She really makes the person feel bad for distrusting her.'
So when she gave me a box of tears and asked for a favour…
I expected many things — for instance, wanting to leave the Watchtower or something else.
'But dirt?'
'Was dirt important for her species? Is she making a garden… Is she that bored?'
But seeing her larger-than-life smile, filled with excitement and energy while her pupils somehow transformed to literal stars…
'Is it normal for her eyes to do that?….. Is dirt really this interesting for her?'
In the end, I simply couldn't bring myself to refuse, not after she handed me a box worth hours of nonstop crying.
'I am afraid she would really cry if I refused.'
(A few hours later)
'Thankfully I still have a few days off from work.'
I was walking through the streets. I had already bought what I considered a good amount for planting flowers or a small garden.
'I never thought I would end up shopping for dirt.'
Just as I decided that I had enough, I passed near a supply store as I stared at it for a few seconds.
'What if she wanted dirt for construction?'
I tried to ignore the thought, but remembering Pink's star-like pupils when asking for dirt… Superman couldn't bring himself to disappoint.
'….This is going to be a long day.'
At the end of the day, Clark Kent's car was filled with many types, arranged neatly in different categories, as he drove with an annoyed expression.
'sand, silt, clay, loam, peat, and chalk. Why are there so many Types of dirt!'
Clark knew of them from his life on the farm with his parents but that didn't make the matter less annoying.
Maybe he should have just told Bruce to have someone do it…. but he can already imagine Bruce looking at Superman with a
"Do you think I have nothing better to do than to buy dirt?" Look.
[Mc (Pink diamond) POV.]
'The rest of the team is finally here.'
As I watched Green Arrow introduce Artemis, while Martian Manhunter and Megan, or Miss Martian…
It went as well as you can expect. Kid Flash was not happy that Green Arrow had replaced Speedy, especially since the clone case was revealed much earlier.
'Now that I think about it… Where is the real Speedy? I have neither seen him nor heard of him since Cadmus.'
So it was me and Lion watching the back and forth between the heroes.
Well, what do you expect? I literally have nothing to do! Not until Raven finishes her trinket for me.
Or until Big Blue brings that dirt back.
'What is taking him so long anyway?'… He could literally hold a truck and use it once as a shovel, and then he would be done with it.
'Hero work, most likely.'
"So are you going to join them?"
I snapped from my thoughts as I looked to the side, seeing Canary standing beside me as she tried to pet Lion, who kept dodging her hand until he hid behind me.
'Heh!…. She thinks Lion gives the snuggles that easily? Dream on, woman.'
"I would have considered it before I discovered that I was the most wanted individual on the planet."
"Joining their team would be just me painting a target on their back, and obviously they aren't ready for such things," as I pointed at the young heroes now arguing between themselves.
"Yeah, you are probably right… But your situation isn't as terrible as it seems, especially since Superman has been trying to salvage it… and once S.T.A.R. Labs declares that they have a sample from your tears, now the world will stop glaring at you that hard."
"Sigh…. You humans simply couldn't resist my charms," as I gave my best smug look.
She laughed at my silly face, which may or may not have wounded my pride.
"Thanks for the tears, by the way… We agreed to give most to the young teens and a few to S.T.A.R. Labs, and the rest between us for emergencies."
'Wait…. So Raven is going to have more than the twenty bottles I will give her in the future?!'
As my eyebrows twitched in held annoyance.
"I gave them for Big Blue for a reason… didn't think he distributed them so fast, though."
'And besides I gave them so that instead of me being the target of every greedy person on the planet, the Justice League and S.T.A.R. Labs would be a target as well, once the villains discover that they have tears with them now.'
'It should remove some of the attention from me, giving me slightly more freedom and more trust from the League.'
My thoughts caused my lips to smirk involuntarily.
'Seems I have what it takes for the villain persona afterwards.'
'Though it would not help me much… once the big boys realise that the tears can't be replicated without a diamond, or more accurately me, I would probably return to be their target.'
'Not that I am afraid of anyone, to be honest.'
'Pink Diamond alone is powerful and versatile. Combine that with my devil fruit…. I am a walking apocalypse with a temper.'
'All I need to do is wait for Superman to bring me the dirt. I want the more, the better, and I can mass-produce diamonds and even gems, and even Bat freak won't be richer than me…..'
'Alright, I think he would still be richer, but come on!… I can turn dirt into diamonds. Hopefully real diamonds, so technically I have the potential to be richer than Bruce Wayne.'
[Black Canary POV.]
'She really does doze off a lot…'
As I gave a side glance to Pink, who was looking as smug as her pink face can be.
'Life is really unfair,' as I looked at her face.
'I would kill for a skin that good'
I consider myself good-looking, but I have to try to stay good-looking, so seeing Wonder Woman, who didn't have to worry about any sort of makeup, and now Pink, who was even more exaggerated…
'If Wonder Woman is beautiful, Pink is simply perfect…'
'And she doesn't diet! Like at all! She eats more than a… I really don't want to say a pig.'
Being human is sometimes really unfair…
'The worst part is Pink is very…. Dense. Like a block wall level of dense… or naive.'
'Wonder Woman understands that she is beautiful, while Pink doesn't seem to register that part…'
'Add that to her zero face control…. If she likes something, her pupil turns star-like shape; if she is happy, her face blooms like a child having candy; if she gets annoyed, her face pouts; if she is disappointed or bored, she walks like a kicked puppy.'
'I don't think she even realizes it herself…. At first I thought it was an act, but… I came to accept the truth…. Pink is an open book.'
'She simply doesn't notice her face.…'
'There is really no competition, because add her looks with her actions and she is all but a princess from a fairy tale that is too pure for the world or something… In fact, I am quite sure Superman treats her like a kid..'
I felt a small headache coming on.
'Is she a kid?… There is no way, right?'
As I glanced again at the 9 maybe 10-foot-something woman whose face was smug as if she won the lottery or something.
'Yeah, there is no way. I refuse to believe that she can grow taller…. Although I would not be surprised if she turned out to be some pampered royalty…'
'But just to make sure…. I will keep Green Arrow away from her…'
'Not because I don't trust him, and of course not because I have some insecurities growing from all the Inhuman ladies in the League…'
'Yeah, of course not…. Sigh… Sometimes being a therapist isn't good, especially when trying to convince oneself of something.'
[Mc (Pink Diamond) POV.]
I watched as Black Canary left with a quick goodbye…
'She seems slightly off… It is probably nothing.'
'Or some hero work. After all, I doubt that the League was doing nothing since Doomsday.'
'This is the DC universe. There is always some world-ending disaster like a deadline.'
Earth is really problematic, huh?….
'Should I relocate to another star system in the future?…. I mean, let's be honest, being away from Earth is the safest option in the galaxy.'
'You know what? I will think of this when I have the injector and everything else ready… For now, we roll,' as I nodded to myself.
Now, why is Superman taking so long to bring me some dirt?… If he picked an entire island to space, he should have been done already!
As I decided to waste some time with Lion instead.
(A/N):1.Hi everyone hope you're having a good day good news I started my second fanfic so give it a look if you like my writing style.
2. I decided to show that even though the protagonist doesn't get affected personality-wise with pink personality unless in emotional turmoil …I added the fact that he subconsciously shows his emotions on his face and his body language without intending to do so in the first place or noticing it..It proves that whether he notices or not Pink's self is shining through the small gestures and moments like this. And because I thought it would be funny and give one more reason why the league is slightly less cautious with Pink than they could be.