Chapter 1: Redemption
Catwoman's POV
"Where are those diamonds?" I muttered. "And the rubies?"
Isis and Socrates pulled the diamonds and rubies out from under my bed.
"Oh, there they are! Good kitties." I scratched behind their ears.
I put the diamonds and rubies in my briefcase and started searching for the gold I had hidden somewhere. I saw Bastet sitting on the pile of gold I was looking for and grabbed it. The gold went into the briefcase as well. I had wverything together now.
"I'll be home by tonight." I promised my cats.
They meowed in response. I headed for the Gotham Merchants Bank first. I snuck into the vault and put the gold back where I had taken it from. Then I snuck into the back of a jewelry store and put the stolen diamonds back in the tiny vault. After that, I took the rubies back to where I found them in the museum. Then I took multiple other stolen goods back to where they belonged. I even put the key to Gordon's handcuffs back into his desk at the GCPD without any cops noticing. I had stolen the key just in case I needed to escape from jail. Hopefully, that would no longer be necessary. I got home just in time to watch the evening news.
"This is Vicki Vale reporting that multiple items that were stolen by Catwoman are now back where they belong. And with each returned good, there was a note that said: Sorry for stealing this. Maybe now that I've brought it back, we can call it borrowing. This is truly strange. Maybe Catwoman has finally turned over a new leaf." Vicki reported.
I never really liked Vicki, but she was less annoying than Jack Ryder. After changing it to Jack's version of the news, he pretty much said the same thing.
"And now to our live footage of Superman preventing the Joker and Harley Quinn from escaping Arkham." Jack said.
"Would've thought that was something Batman would do." I commented.
"I was busy, and he can handle it." Bruce was right behind me in his Batsuit.
"Hi Bruce." I smiled.
"So, what suddenly inspired you to return everything?" He got straight to the point.
He sat down on the couch next to me.
"As fun as it is to steal things, I'd like a little redemption. You're my only human friend, and we're on opposite sides of Good vs Evil. I'd rather be good at this point." I shrugged.
"What about Harley and Ivy?" He smirked.
"Like I said, you're my only human friend." I smirked.
A chuckle escaped him. "Isn't it sad that your only human friend arrests you on a regular basis?"
"Exactly. And since you're usually the toughest nut to crack, maybe your Good friends will start to trust me if they know you do too." I suggested.
"What, do you want to be a member of the Justice League?" He laughed.
"Not really, but why not?" I shrugged.
"We can always use new members, and you're the least evil criminal I've met. You at least use some of the money for charity, and you're willing to not steal when it comes to moral obligations." He pondered.
"Even though it might kill me, I'll stop being a thief from now on." I promised.
"We'll put you on a trial basis to see how much we can trust you." He smirked.
"And can I ask something else as a favor?" I wiggled my eyebrows.
"What?" He replied.
"Can I do this at least once?" I leaned over and kissed him.
"What was the point in asking if you were just going to do it anyway?" He smiled.
"It's polite to ask." I smirked.
He leaned over and kissed me back. "I have to go now, but I'll pick you up tomorrow to discuss that Justice League membership."
"When should I expect you?" I asked.
"Maybe around 9:00 a.m. Good thing I was going to take a day off from patrolling the city anyway." He smiled.
Then he jumped out the window and glided to a lower building.
"And you're the other reason I wanted to change." I stared after him.