Well I've been frustrated with my stories and what I've been writing lately - so I decided to try out the 30kisses theme list to see if I'd get inspired. This is the first one I've written - the theme is "good mood". Just a little something which I started this afternoon and finished tonight. Hope you like - AkuIku


He was smiling . . .

It wasn't a grin or a smirk, it wasn't even the fake smile he used out in public to maintain his playboy image - no it was an actual smile . . . and Tim had never been more scared in his life.

He had never seen Bruce this happy before, certainly not this early in the morning. No he was used to coming down to breakfast to find his adoptive father barricaded behind the latest edition of the Gotham post. The only conversation he'd get was a few grunts and a mumbled goodbye as Bruce headed out to work. Yet here he was - smiling while sipping at a cup of coffee. He hadn't even touched this morning's newspaper.

Glancing from the corner of his eyes he watched the man beside him as he ate. He sat there in a pair of black silk pajama pants and a red bathrobe. Looking as though he had just rolled out of bed, grabbed a robe and gone to breakfast. This was something entirely unlike the Bruce Wayne Tim had grown to know.

He was usually meticulous in his appearance. Showing up for breakfast only after he had showered, shaved, and dressed immaculately. His sudden disregard for his appearance was unsettling, as was the sudden breach of his morning routine. For change was not something Bruce underwent willingly.

"Is something wrong Timothy?" Bruce asked, raising an eyebrow.

Tim blinked . . . "No nothing is wrong"

"Then why might I ask, have you been staring at me like that?" He asked setting down his fork and watching his young ward as he hesitantly tried to answer his question.

"Your smiling . . . you don't smile"

"I can if I want to"

Tim sighed, grabbing his backpack and following Alfred out of the kitchen and off to school.

'Sometimes he really didn't understand Bruce'

It wasn't until, five minutes later when Barbara slipped into the kitchen that the source of Bruce's smile became evident. Yawning she entered the room dressed only in Bruce's black silk pajama top.

"I see the coast is clear." She joked with a smile. Padding over to the table, she gave Bruce a quick kiss on the cheek before sitting down in the seat Tim had just vacated.

"I don't know how you can stand to get up this early" She said as he poured her a cup of coffee.

"After all these years I'm used to late nights and early mornings." He said with a smile.

"You know if you keep that up - someone will get suspicious." Warned Barbara.

Shrugging Bruce glanced at the woman beside him. "What can I say, I'm in a good mood"


Well there it is - what do you think? As always reviews are always appreciated - AkuIku