A New Start

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The hospital seemed silent on the cold and dark wintery Gotham night. As Bruce sat in the waiting room, he couldn't help but feel as if he needed to be in the same room with the woman he had loved dearly. as he sat there Bruce had once again thought about holding her in his arms and giving her the universe, but he also thought about this new child and her first words, he even thought about her first car, it was now 12:02 in the morning a slow time in the hospital where nothing had been reported to him or said, Lucas Pivington Yazela's husband wore what Bruce thought was the wrongfully proudest smile on his face for the credit that was not his at all, "How long has it been since you slept?" he questioned Bruce handing him a cup of coffee, "I mean with Wayne Enterprises and all, are you sure you don't sleep?"Lucas then sat next to him and sighed "I honestly don't get enough sleep I run off of 4 coffees 6 lattes with shots of espresso. " a twitch of his eye setting off from the caffeine overload, Bruce could only nod in agreement, watching him made him wonder, out of all the idiots to choose she chose him. "You must feel special. " Bruce mumbled tapping his foot on the hard marble flooring, his nerves getting the best of him oh why hadn't the nurses said anything yet why hadn't they- "Mr. Wayne and Mr. Pivington you two can come back now." the nurse interjected."So who's the father?""I- ugh Lucas is I'm just the God Father" he sighed, feeling the words sting on the tip of his tongue. Bruce knew that should have been him and yet it wasn't."Whata lucky baby! "Lucas opened the door to see Yazela who was holding their daughter with a slight smile on her face "Oh Bruce..." she whispered patting a spot on the hospital bed next to her "Come hold the baby." she grinned as he sat next to her the baby now in his arms, this was what she wanted deep down inside. Bruce, on the other hand, didn't want to get too attached to the child, but then he felt a small grip on his finger and saw her little smile. She was beautiful just like her mother almost a spitting image of her too, "correct me if I'm wrong but in Pafranian...Yonah means the gift of Joy," he gave a small grin as he looked at Lucas's face. "You've been studying your Pafranian!" she gasped a little too hard, Lucas then nodded and said, "Yonah sounds like a lovely name." a jealous tone under his reply."It's settled Yonah Shathina Shanel..." she then paused to look at Brue "You've helped so much ." her voice soft and weak."Why not give her Bruce's last name why you're at it!" he growled."You are a Genius " she grinned, "Yonah Shathina Shanel Wayne."




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"Bruce you don't have to put her in Gotham Academy! " Yazel argued, as she packed their daughter's lunch for the school day. "I know Yazela, but she's my daughter too," he whispered shouted so Lucas wouldn't hear him, "trust me on this." The sound of footprints coming down the steps was heard as Bruce noticed Yonah in her uniform ready for school. "Here' your lunch sweetheart." her mother smiled handing over her favorite lunchbox, "Batman for my little superhero and a wonder woman sandwich.", a bright smile on the young child's face. "YAY!" Yonah cheered, taking Bruce by the hand holding onto it tightly. "Have a good day at work Daddy!" Yonah waved reminding Bruce about the reality that he was in. The two then walked outside in the warm rays of the sun leaving Yonah mesmerized to her thoughts until she tripped over a rock and cried, "It's okay... you just tripped ..." he said calm and collective on the outside, but panicking in the inside. "Don't worry, I gotcha." he continued to wipe her tears away."Does batman fall too? "she asked between shaky breaths watching Bruce nod, "Even Wonder Woman falls.""Bruce !", a distressed cry was heard on the phone, Yazela had just gotten word that she not only had to return home but that someone who had thought she loved dearly had died. "I need you to take Yonah home with you, I don't know how long it'll be, but Bruce take care of her." her heart beating in her throat," And have Alfred pick up all her clothes." she then hung up. "Yazel what's wrong.." Bruce asked as he kept getting answers that didn't explain anything, Yazela was doing that she always did, which was being medium with him. Bruce wouldn't admit it but, he was now looking at death in the face his ultimate fear, raising a child, "It's like a castle !" Yonah gasped running around the open space of the manor, her smile wide open. " Yonah, please slow down." he sighed holding his head, Bruce couldn't understand how in the hell Yazela made parenting look so easy, CRASH! Was the sound of the curtains made as a small body was wrapped in the dark drapes, "I'M BATMAN!! " a small body had fallen from out the fabric laughing at Bruce who would lie and say his heart wasn't warmed by the young girl."All right kiddo," Bruce laughed carrying her in his arms "It's time for bed," her face changed into a sad one, she wasn't tired, however, the young girl still had school in the morning and if she was anything like her father she'd be a tough one to wake."But a bedtime story first!" she commanded her big curly hair framing her face, "I'll send Alfred up-" Bruce tried to continue talking, but she only kept a pout while in her Wonder Woman nightgown, which made Bruce cave in for she was, in fact, her fathers daughter."No you have to read it my, my, my mommy reads me bedtime stories, and then she tucks me in! so you have to too." That's when Bruce finally caved in as he sat on her bed he began to start with a story."There was a bat-""You have to start with once upon a time!" she dramatically reacted with her hands flopping to the side of her "Start over !""Once upon a time, there was a bat." he was then interrupted again as Yonah spotted another imperfection."No!" Yonah rubbed her eyes holding her stuffed cat by her side."What's wrong now?" he grumbled trying not to get upset."Here I'll tell the story" she grinned giving him a blanket and tucking him in, "Are you ready?""Yes I am" he began to pout almost as she did."Once upon a time in.. Gotham, there was a Bat king who loved this Pretty King!" "You mean Handsome ?" Bruce interrupted."No, the Bat king was handsome. "As Yonah later continued her story she could hear snores coming out from Bruce's mouth and as she kissed him on the forehead tucked him in the covers, and walked out of her room."Ms. Yonah.." Alfred cleared his throat, "If you're looking for Master Wayne's room it's right here." He then picked up the small girl and tucked her into the king-sized bed as she fell asleep. When Bruce woke up and later on saw the child lying there, he felt a type of joy radiate from her the kind of joy that he felt when he was a kid her age before everything with his parents had happened. He felt happy for once, something that he thought not to trust. When he looked at Yonah he saw Yazela, from the beauty of her curly hair to dramatic sass though that was a pinch from him too."Master Bruce there's a call from Commissioner Gordon, " Alfred said handing him the phone, "Don't worry I'll stay here," he said knowing the worry in his eye's it was the worry of a concerned father.

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