Author's note: Zatanna, Batman, and Catwoman do not belong to me. I wish they did but sadly they belong to DC. This one shot is actually a request made by Amira Wayne
A shoulder to cry on
Zatanna couldn't recall a time she had ever seen Bruce Wayne cry. Even a little shed of tears the magician couldn't imagine falling from the Dark Knight's face. Yet here she was her arms wrapped around Bruce's much larger frame, her face was buried in his shoulder and vice versa.
"She's gone Zatanna, Selina is…Selina is dead" Bruce told her. His voice wasn't shaky, no sign of shortness of breath, and it was firm and stating the cold truth the love of his life Selina Kyle was dead. If Zatanna's shoulder wasn't wet she probably wouldn't have known he was crying. "Yeah I know Bruce" Zatanna said pulling Gotham's knight closer to her. Despite the dark circumstances Zatanna was happy it was her that Bruce had chosen to open up to. That it was her that could see this side of him; it acknowledged that the magician was special to him. She knew it was selfish of her to enjoy how he held her, like he needed her.
The way his arms wrapped around her waist and back. How he kept a firm grip on her to let her know he wasn't going to let go. Her own arms were wrapped around his neck, one hand intertwined with his dark hair. How sick it might be in a moment like this she still felt if they tried they could belong together.
They held each other in silence, it was perfect undisturbed silence. But Zatanna knew, maybe better than most, all good thing come to an end. Eventually the hug ended, Bruce's embrace on the magician slackened, so did her embrace on the knight. When Zatanna saw Bruce's face her heart broke all over again. Though the tears had stopped his eyes were still red and the usual frown on his lips. "Oh Bruce" Zatanna mused bringing her hand to his face carefully caressing his cheek with her thumb. It was a shame, she had all the magic in the world to make him forget everything bad that had ever come upon him, but she couldn't do it. She doubted Bruce would let her, no matter how horrible the memory he wanted to remember. Zatanna knew Selina Kyle was definatelu something Bruce wanted to remember.
Bruce's hand covered her own keeping it there. It was at that moment Zatanna realized how close their faces were the noses of each hero almost touching. "Zee…" Bruce said slightly leaning in, his self-control was weakening and so was Zatanna's. She wanted to kiss Bruce Wayne very badly. Everythough and cell in her body was telling her to give in, to act on her emotions and kiss her love. So she did, Zatanna reached up and kissed Bruce's forehead. Looking back at his face Zatanna offered a small smile. "I'm always going to be here for you when you need me" The magician promised taking a step away from Batman. When he had recovered they would talk, when his state of mind wasn't grieving over the death of his lover, he would apologize, when he was back to his old self Zatanna would be there just like she promised to be.
