Title: No Sympathy for the Batman
Fandom: Justice League
Pairing: Batman/Superman
Rating: PG.
Word Count: 348
Summary/Description: There's a rusty nail in Batman's toe.
Warning/Spoilers: None.
A/N: This is really random, and the slash is barely there. But hey! First JL fic.
Dedication: For Ego-chan! Happy belated birthday, Ego-babe, I hope you like. :)
Disclaimer: Who owns JL, anyway? DC, right?
Superman noticed that his partner had stopped, and glanced behind him. The moonlight shone brightly on the rooftop, illuminating the solitary figure of Batman. He seemed to be looking at his toe.
"What's the matter, Bruce?" the man of steel asked curiously as he walked back to his friend. Bruce's silence and the puddle of blood by his foot did not bode well. Clark flew.
"What's the matter?" he repeated, at his friend's side. Bruce was still looking at his toe, and the puddle grew larger.
Clark, exasperated, was about to check out the situation for himself when Batman said,
"I stepped on a goddamn rusty nail."
They stared at each other, and then at his toe. A rusty brown nail was indeed protruding from it.
"…You're not going to be able to fight like that," Superman commented eventually. Batman ignored in him in favour of growling,
"Who the hell leaves rusted nails on rooftops?"
Clark folded his arms across his chest.
"You've got to get that checked out. Now."
His partner glared at him.
"We have work to do," he said, and took a step forward. No one other than Clark could have seen him wince.
"We're going to the hospital right now."
"No we're not."
"You can't walk like that…"
"Don't touch me."
"Your foot will rot off."
"I mean it."
"You're not being reasonable."
"I'm not going anywhere."
"Quickly," he barked. The nurse jumped, and complied.
Superman gave him a reprimanding look, and Batman glowered.
"Please," he added, and scowled.
Extracting the nail was the hardest part; cleaning and bandaging the wound were fairly simply processes. Batman remained stony-faced during the entire procedure.
"You see, this is why there's no sympathy for the Batman," Superman said as they were exiting the hospital. Batman did not ask him to expatiate; he did anyway. "You're too grumpy. You need to work on your people skills."
"We have work to do," was the only reply he got. The mask did nothing to conceal Batman's annoyance.
Superman grinned.
"If you want I can—"
"I'm taking the Batmobile."
A/N: Don't ask me why I think this is funny. But I do. I mean. A nail in Batman's toe. ROTFL.
This was really random.
Comments are nice.