The Bat Needs His Cat {~One Shot~}

The Bat Needs His Cat

As I was watching Selena walk away I felt I was watching my life walk away. I wanted more than anything to be with her, to go after her. But I didn't. I saw the cops coming, told them what happened then headed back to the cave. Alfred and Dick both asked how I was doing, probably hearing the whole conversation between me and Selena. I ignored them, taking off my mask and sat in the bat-chair. They seemed to understand and left. All of a sudden I just started crying, I can't remember the last time I cried. In that moment it was like two halves of me were at war with each other. One side is Bruce, the billionaire playboy who has changed into someone who isn't so self centered and arrogant. A man who wants to have a family, the man who wants to step out into the light. Then there's The Batman, The Dark Knight, The Detective. He goes by many names but they all describe one person, a person who would die for this crusade and this never ending battle to rid Gotham of all the scum. The man who wishes to stay concealed within the darkness. I had watched as Selena Kyle, the love of my life walked away angry and sad. In all honesty I don't really blame her. I haven't given her much of a reason not to be. I knew what she wanted from me and it scared me to the bone. A fear that can only truly be understood if you've gone through it. I've been Batman for so long that I have forgotten who Bruce is. Somewhere down the line during all my years of doing this, Batman became who I am and Bruce became the mask that I put on to hide behind. I opened a drawer and pulled out an old picture of me and Selena in our costumes fighting. It was taken when I first became Batman. Taken from a newspaper titled "The Vigilante Batman retrieves stolen jewels from Catwoman." Even back then I knew there was something between me and her. Then it hit me, this crusade of mine means nothing if I lose what I'm fighting for and what I fight for is the people I care about. I got up, took off my suit, and put it in a special briefcase to store it in. After I closed the briefcase I turned around and saw Alfred and Dick standing there. Alfred is holding some fresh clothes and the keys to my motorcycle. Dick is smiling at me with an approving look, which in a way makes me feel more at ease that I'm doing the right thing. "I can't lose her" I tell them and they nod with understanding. Alfred hands me the clothes and keys. I get changed, briefcase and keys in hand and look at both of them. "The city still needs The Batman, can you take over for me at least until I figure out things with Selena" I ask Dick. "Of course man, you have done so much for me. It's the least I could do, besides you'd be an idiot to let her slip through your fingers. Go get Bruce." As we hugged each other I remembered when I first met him, it feels like just yesterday I adopted him and he became my partner, The Boy Wonder. Now he's taking up the mantle, becoming The Batman. We release the embrace and I look over at Alfred. "Can you take care of him for me while I'm gone." He looks at me proudly, "Of Course Master Wayne. I'm so proud of you, proud of the man you have become and I know your parents would be just as proud as I am. Miss Kyle has been very good for you and I'm happy to see you've chosen to go after her." I hug Alfred, the man who has been so much like a father to me in more ways then one, always looking after me, and stitching me back up when I got hurt. I could never repay him for everything he's done. "Thanks Alfred, you have done so much for me. You took in a little boy who felt he had lost everything and told him that the world hadn't ended. If wasn't for you being there for me, I never would have became Batman, which is the reason I met Selena in the first place" He looked at me and patted me on the shoulder. "It was my pleasure Bruce." With that, I got on my motorcycle and drove off knowing that Gotham was in good hands. I got to Selena's apartment, got off the bike, and grabbed the briefcase. I used the elevator and knocked on her door. As she opened the door, I could clearly see she has been crying and still seems very upset. "What do want Bruce" she says angrily. "May I come in?" I ask hoping she won't slam the door in my face. She looks at me, sighs, and moves out of the doorway. I walk in and turn around as she's shutting the door. She crosses her arms while looking at me expectantly. "You were right." I said somberly. She looks at me surprised. "So what, you made it clear that you aren't going to change and may never change." She said this with such anger and venom in her voice. "All I know is I can't lose you, if I did I would lose the very reason I started this crusade. I started all this to protect the people I care about, so I wouldn't lose anyone else. I refuse to lose you because of my mission. That's why I'm giving you this." I hand her the briefcase and she looks at it suspiciously. She takes it and sets it on top of the bar table. She opens it and her eyes go wide with surprise. "Why are you giving me your suit?" She asked with such confusion in her voice. "I'm giving you my suit because your right, somewhere down the line I became more Batman than Bruce. It became all consuming. I'm giving you this to tell you that until you say so, I'm no longer being Batman. You mean more to me than any cape or mask." She looks at me with admiration in her eyes. "Who will take over for you while your gone?" She asks hoping that this is real. "It turns out you were right about another thing, Dick is ready. He'll take up as Batman. I'm doing this to show you that you are are the most important thing in my life, if I lost you it would destroy me." I look in to her eyes, shedding a few tears. "I can't lose you Selena." She looks up at me with a mixture of surprised and caring eyes. She wraps her arms around my neck, looks at me with her beautiful emerald eyes. "You're never gonna lose me. Just promise me you won't push me away any more,
That you won't keep anymore secrets from me." I look at her promisingly. "No more secrets, I'm keeping you close." I say gripping on to her waist harder, keeping her close to me as if my life depended on it. "Where does this leave us then?" I went in to my pocket and pulled out the vacation brochure and handed it to her. "I want to start a life with you, so I think I'm going to go with your idea and take a vacation." She had the biggest smile on her face when I said this, then she kissed me. It was amazing. It held so much passion and hope for something we both thought we'd never have. "Are you sure about this, I don't want you to go running off immediately when something goes wrong and try to save the day." She said with serious yet also pleading eyes, hoping that this isn't some kind of trick or deception. "That's why I gave you the suit, you'll decide if and when I go back. I'm serious about this Selena, I want to give this a fair and honest chance." She stares at me, trying to look for any lies or doubts in what I'm saying, but seems to find none. She smiles lovingly at me. Knowing that I caused it to be there made me feel something I haven't felt in a very long time, true happiness. "With all this said, Selena? Will you be my girlfriend?" She jumps into my arms and gives me a wonderful kiss. "Of course, it's you and me forever." I knew then and there I would love her till my last breath. "I love you Selena, forever and always." She sheds a few tears at this. "I love you too Bruce, forever and always." That was how Batman fell in Love with Catwoman. A story of how the Bat and the Cat prowled the Gotham nights. But even with Bruce gone, the legend of Batman lives, defending those who can not defend themselves. As time went on, Bruce and Selena finally got what they wanted, a family. They got married not long after this and ended up having two children, Damien Wayne and Helena Wayne. They would each be trained by there parents. When Dick passed on the mantel to Damien he became, The Batman. Not long after though Helena would take up the name, The Huntress. In the end the Wayne siblings made Gotham a safer place. Just like there parents and uncle did all those years ago, and as they say, the rest was history.