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For J and H
Lexa came to with a start, breathing erratic and sweat covering her body. Another nightmare. She sighed, she was plagued by them, haunted by them. So much death in her life, so much destruction. Glancing at the clock she saw it was 5am and with another huge sigh threw back the covers. Seems five hours sleep would do for tonight.
What she needed right now was to train and train hard. A good work out will pump her up and get her through the day. After using the bathroom she changed into her workout clothes, leggings and a tight black sports bra, and headed downstairs to the basement.
Upon reaching it she looked around and grinned, her cousin had an awesome house filled with the best fucking gym she had ever seen. Her grin slipped, pity he'd had to die for her to inherit it. She'd been 12 when he passed, the details still sketchy, some type of accident. She had been in Japan when it happened and in anger she had started acting out, getting into fights, trouble with Police.
As a last resort her parents had gotten her into martial arts and she had loved it, had excelled at it. They moved all over Asia for her father's job, something financial she wasn't exactly sure was legal but had left her with more money than she knew what to do with. She went from one martial arts class to another. Once she was 18 she was proficient in several martial arts including karate, jujitsu, kick boxing, Krav Maga, taekwondo, and many more. She got into underground fighting, slaughtering male and female opponents alike. She learned mixed martial arts for the hell of it too wanting to get wrestling experience.
Then when she was twenty she was approached by a mysterious woman who offered to take her in and train her properly. Lexa had laughed at her. Told her she was trained and offered to fight her. Anya kicked her ass and she'd taken weeks to heal. Anya however barely broke a sweat. Intrigued she agreed to be trained.
She was taken to a temple high in the Himalayas to start her training. It was brutal and nearly cost her life on several occasions. She was taught how to not feel pain, both mentally and physically. She was pitted against the best of Anya's fighters and even Anya herself who she never beat. She was taught how to use silent weapons like a bow, dart gun, swords and knives. But her most deadly weapon was her fist.
She was aware Anya was the head of some type of vigilante group that went off and did missions she deemed necessary. Lexa convinced herself that it was a necessary evil. That was until her last mission, just over a year ago now, where it all went horribly wrong and she'd lost the love of her life and fellow member Costia.
Lexa growled at this and took extra vicious swipes at the dummy in front of her. She tried desperately to block out the agony and pain of losing Costia. It had broken her and no matter how much she trained with Anya again she just wasn't able to regain her mental toughness. The death of her parents had only added to it. Anya had been livid, calling her weak and a fool and then had kicked her out, telling her to go home.
She had no home and had wandered the countries of Asia for months before Gustus got a hold of her. He was the nephew of her cousin's butler Alfred and had informed her she did have a home and that they had been looking for her. She had a home, a business empire, and more money than she could possibly dream of. All she cared about had been a home to go to, but in the month since she had been here she had learnt about some of the company she had inherited from the CEO Marcus Kane. She had spent some of her money on a few toys, like a 2015 Maserati GranTurismo, black of course. A black 2015 GMC Sierra Denali 3500 truck and a black and grey 2015 Yamaha YZF-R1M motorcycle.
Lexa became aware of being watched and spun to find Gustus there, watching her with a calm neutral expression.
"You've been punching that bag for over half an hour. Give it a rest or you won't be able to move later" he advised and she cocked an eyebrow at him. She knew Gustus had his own experience in training. He was an ex MMA fighter.
"I'll do some leg workouts and running" she nodded dropping her arms and moving away from the bag "but know this Gustus, I spent 4 years training all day every day. Half an hour is no time at all."
"That may be, but you don't need to anymore" he looked over her lean muscled frame. She was too lean. "You need to bulk up a bit. Breakfast at 7"
Lexa raised a surprised brow at him at his comment on bulking up as she watched him walk out the door. That was an interesting comment. She looked over at the weight machines and grinned, in that case, weights here we come.
Lexa slid onto a stool in the kitchen at exactly 7am, just as Gustus slid a plate of bacon, sausage, eggs and toast across to her. He sat on a stool next to her and for long moments they didn't talk as they enjoyed their breakfast. Lexa eyed him warily; Gustus usually had a lot to say, normally about what was on the news and how the city of Gotham had gone to hell since Batman's demise.
It wasn't until he had placed their dishes in the dishwasher and was patiently waiting for her glass that he spoke.
"What do you know of your cousin Bruce?" He asked as she finished her orange juice and handed over the glass which he put in the dishwasher.
"Not a lot. He was much older than me. He died in some accident that's pretty hush hush so was probably doing something illegal that only a rich playboy can pay for" she shrugged her shoulders.
"He died a hero, saving a hostage in a bank robbery" Gustus informed with a scowl.
"Oh" Lexa muttered "I was young. My parents never gave me the details." Well that was better than what she had imagined. Foolish but brave.
"What about Batman?" Gustus asked next and Lexa cocked her head to the side.
"Some called him a hero, others a vigilante. Either way he cleaned up the streets, fought some real nut cases but he has disappeared. Hasn't been seen in years" she brushed over the subject.
"You need to go see Raven Reyes at Wayne Enterprises, she works in the basement. Tell her I sent you and it's time" he informed her.
"What?" Lexa looked at him dumbfounded. What was he on about? He really was acting weird this morning.
"When you get back I have more to show you here" he advised and watched her with those penetrating eyes. She sighed, knowing any plans she had for the day would have to be cancelled and she would need to see Raven. She had met Raven only once, at a board meeting held for her to meet all of the department heads. Raven was the lead engineer and head of all engineering departments. She had her office in the basement. The whole basement, which was weird but whatever.
Sliding off her stool she nodded at Gustus and headed for the garage.
"Lexa" Gustus called after her and she paused, turning back to him "You need a new look, the whole 1920 pauper thing just doesn't suit."
Lexa looked down at her pants, held up by suspenders over her white shirt and grinned before pulling out her cap and pulling it down on her head with a shrug. "I'll take it under advisement" she chuckled as he shook his head.
"Oh and Happy Birthday" Gus reminded and Lexa froze, looking at her watch which showed the date. Shit she'd had no idea. Twenty fucking five. "I've taken the liberty in organizing a party. Tonight at 7. Get yourself a fancy suit or tuxedo today. The who's who of Wayne Enterprises and Gotham will be here."
"Fantastic" Lexa muttered under her breath before heading out to the garage. She eyed her three vehicles and decided on the Maserati if she had to go shopping later. Sliding into the low sleek machine she activated the garage doors, roaring out of it when the door was just high enough.
The Wayne Mansion was perched on a mountainside overlooking Gotham, the land around it filled with trees, rocky outcroppings, steep cliffs and caves. She had itched to go exploring but Gus had warned against it as the cliffs were unstable and he wanted to get people in to check the safety first.
The roads leading up to the Mansion were amazing. Some nice steep curves with a few straight stretches where you could just open up. It felt good and thrilling to live so dangerously as she drove inches from granite rocks and sharp drop offs. She eased back when she reached civilization, not wanting to get on the wrong side of the law as she made her way through the city and to Wayne Enterprises.
It took a while with the heavy traffic but she finally managed to pull into the underground parking garage and the slot with her name on it. Not sure why they had it as she wasn't interested in running the place but it sure made parking easier when she visited.
Making her way inside the building she smiled and winked at the lady at the front desk, Echo, who blushed causing the security guard, Ryder, to chuckle. She waved away their assistance and headed for the elevators, selecting the elevator that served the basements only. That was weird as she stepped in and hit the button that said "Raven" which was under B3. Four basement levels, interesting.
When she stepped out of the elevator it was into a very small corridor with only one room off it. She made her way to the door and pushed it open only seconds before recognizing some very private sounding noises. She froze in the doorway of the room having caught Raven on her desk with another woman. A very satisfied woman if all the heavy breathing was anything to go by. She smirked
They hadn't spotted her yet and she wished she could just leave but she was pretty sure any movement would alert them to her presence so she stood frozen as they sorted themselves out and shared one last kiss. It was then she issued a small cough that had them startling apart.
"Miss Wayne, I um…" The other woman looked highly embarrassed and Lexa raised a brow at the identity of the woman. It was Abby Griffin, head of medical research and a much older woman.
"Dr. Griffin" Lexa nodded, "Raven"
"I'll um, just get back to my office" Abby stated and Raven pulled her in for a last kiss.
"Ok babe. See you tonight when I get home" Raven nodded "you picking up the kids"
"At four, Octavia is going to babysit tonight. We are going out" she looked pointedly at Lexa and Raven nodded "home by five sharp or you're on the couch" she walked out, pausing at the door to say "Happy birthday Miss Wayne" before leaving.
Lexa watched like she was in some type of wonderland as Raven grinned like a fool and with a sigh slumped in her chair.
"You're with Dr. Griffin?" Lexa asked slightly stunned
"Yup. Ten years. Eight married. Two kids and a step daughter who's two years younger and one of my best friends" Raven grinned widely and Lexa choked on her saliva. Wtf? "Yeah. Was a real sore point to start. I went to college with Clarke. Met her mother one night at a bar, didn't know it was her mum" Lexa choked further and Raven laughed "we were in deep before we made all the connections. It was hairy for a while but it's worked out"
"Good for you" Lexa managed to choke out.
"So Lexa what can I do for you?" Raven asked not one to be formal and proper with a boss. Thank god. Lexa shrugged.
"Gus sent me to you. Said its time" she relayed and watched as Raven's smile slipped away and she watched her with serious brown eyes. Lexa was even more confused now. What was going on? Slowly though Ravens smile came back and she nodded, pushing to her feet and grabbing a set of keys and led her back to the elevator.
Once in the elevator she popped a panel under the buttons and inserted a key, turning it. There was a loud bang under their feet causing Lexa to jump but Raven didn't even flinch and then to Lexa's surprise they were heading down. More basements? They seemed to go on forever before finally they came to a stop and Raven grinned up at her.
"I have been waiting for this moment for years, ever since Fox gave me all his plans and showed me around" she said cryptically before the elevator door opened and they stepped out into the darkened room. Lights immediately came on and she found herself in a vast room full of...
"Holy shit" she murmured eyes wide.
"I know right." Raven grinned as she took in her toys "your cousin was one awesome dude, a true hero"
"Bruce was Batman?" She was in awe as she took in the vehicles in front of her, similar but different to all the pictures she had seen on TV and Internet. They were a lot bigger and menacing in real life too. The mobile, jet and bike. Wow.
"Yeah and Fox designed everything for him. He handed everything to me and I've been tinkering with them and designing my own stuff ever since." She turned and looked at Lexa. "You've been a long time coming"
"Whoa wait; you want me to become Batman?" Lexa was stunned, intrigued but stunned.
"Well you're not a man. So not Batman no" Raven grinned then eyed her critically "and you're a bit scrawny. You'll need some bulk to take on some of the shit around here but otherwise, yeah. I believe you've had similar training"
"What?"
"The compound where you trained? Bruce trained there too"
"How do you know about that?" Lexa asked, suddenly feeling a little pale. If they knew about where she trained what else did they know?
"Gustus and I know everything. Abby too, can't keep a damn thing from that woman" Raven muttered "which is good as you'll probably need someone to heal you when you're injured."
The next two hours were a rundown of the vehicles. Raven told her she also had a helicopter and a boat stored at other secret locations. Raven told her the Batmobile and bike would be stored under the Mansion in the Batcave and at Lexa's shocked look added Gus would be showing her that later.