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Disclaimer:
I do not own the characters presented in this work of Fan Fiction. It is presented for your enjoyment free of charge and respects any and all copyrights that may be held by others for the aforementioned characters. However the story itself is from my own imagination and has been put to pen as it were by me.
This is a prequel to the Clark and Diana short story First Date.
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The Funeral
Funeral services are always a very solemn affair. Family and friends gather to pay their respects and comfort those that are left behind. However this gathering was on a much grander scale. Often only reserved for Heads Of State or an individual that touched so many that their passing was felt like deep emptiness among many. Among the mourners were former Presidents, Congressmen, Senators and the various individuals that were labeled Super Heroes. For indeed today, one such hero was being remembered for their fight in the name of Truth and Justice - Lois Lane.
To the public, her name had become closely connected to Superman. Indeed it was known that she and the Man Of Steel were friends. But her status as a global media icon and hero to the oppressed was clearly cemented in history under the masthead of one of the greatest newspapers in the world. Whether sharing her byline with her partner Clark Kent or reporting alone, the Daily Planet became the means in which she could assist others and make the world a better place.
She had also begun to branch out into other forms of media. News reporting was her love, but as technology advanced and the public began to get their news updates via live media streams - Lois tapped into this vital market as an overseas correspondent to such networks as CNN, LNN and all of the major networks. She worked with them all and was greatly respected.
It was on one such assignment that she lost her life.
Lois Lane and the word danger went hand in hand. She was not a thrill seeker by nature, but a breaking news story or scandal brought to light by her efforts were the type of euphoric highs she lived for. And being known as a friend of Superman was something of a safety net in her line of work. However she always knew that as many times as he did manage to get there in the nick of time, there would others that she would fend for herself.
A war zone is a dangerous place with inherent risks. Lois accepted these risks as a part of her job. However when her position was overrun and the soldiers she accompanied killed by an enemy that only saw them as an obstacle to overcome - As the bodies were counted and hers among them, it was realized too late that she was a victim of a war that was not of her making.
One might ask where Superman was during all of this. Surely he would have saved her if he had known. Well the man known as Clark to his friends and Kal-El to those that were privy to his full heritage had known that Lois was always in a position of danger, but at the moment of her passing, the Man Of Steel was responding to an earthquake in Asia and was unaware that Lois' last thoughts were of him.
So now, as he stands in front of her closed coffin, the man known to the world as Superman allows tears of sorrow to steam down his face. His hands shake ever so slightly as a part of his very heart lays alongside Lois in the coffin. The pain he feels is very real. For his invulnerability offers no protection against this loss.
Standing at his right is Diana of Themyscira. Known also to the world as Wonder Woman, she feels Kal-El's loss as if it were her own. Lois was woman of great conviction and strength and as such, Diana would have considered her a sister if the she were allowed. But to Lois, Diana was always a threat. A rival that she could not hope to compete with. Even though the woman Lois feared most respected and honored her as the wife and partner of her best friend.
The funeral lasted hours. As various celebrities, family and friends remembered a woman that was as influential as any politician. And from that day forward, the world had lost one of its greatest voices for the common man.