Disclaimer: I don't own anything about Batman. Neither the comics, nor the movies or the scenerios etc. I am just a simple fanfiction writer.

A/N: My native language is not English so if I made any grammar mistakes, please ignore them. Thanks.

The Cat & The Bat

The cat looked at the bat, with her puppy eyes, walking slow and elegant. She knew she had only one option when she turned her way to the city hall, leaving the tunnel—the only exit—to her freedom and the option was fighting. But this wasn't her. She wouldn't fight for people, she would fight for herself and only herself. She was a betrayer, a traiter. She was probably the most selfish person on earth. But something inside led her through the fight, helping the Gotham city even though she thought they didn't deserve it.

When the fight was over, when she thought that the only person she cared about died she lost all her hope. She was upset, yes, but she never made it obvious to other people. She had to be strong. And actually she was doing pretty good until she saw him. He was there, standing on the corner of her bedroom, with his hands in his pockets, right in front of her eyes. That's when she again got hoped up again.

"This is such a beautiful city." She expressed her feelings directly with words. She had this huge smile on her face as if this was the best moment in her life.

"Let's sit there." Bruce said coldly and showed her the table he reserved before coming to the café. He pulled her chair for her to sit and she thanked him, still smiling.

He knew Florence was a perfect place because he had been there before. But this time he didn't come here for vacation, he had this reason to make someone happy. When they sat he locked his eyes to the old man drinking his tea while reading the newspaper in his hands.

"Bruce?" Selina asked, waving his hand in front his face but he ignored her and kept looking at the old man. He knew somehow he was going to look behind and see Bruce, sitting there with his girlfriend.

After a few seconds, the old man indeed looked at their table. He never thought that he'd actually see him there. Alive.

Bruce smiled at him and nodded as Alfred did the same. He was happy and his eyes were teary. Bruce wasn't dead after all. Gotham was saved by Batman and Bruce was alive. Finally everybody knew Batman was not the villian, he was the hero himself.

Alfred, with a huge smile on his face, kept reading the newspaper as Bruce turned his head to Selina who had been looking at him, knowing what he was doing.

"He must be crying because of happiness right now." She said.

"He indeed is." Bruce said, smiling.

She put her hand on his. It was either right or wrong, it didn't matter. She knew he didn't actually love her. He liked her, it was obvious but he was betrayed by two woman and it was enough for him. First Rachel, and then Miranda—or Talia you may say.

And to be honest, Selina didn't have a good start with him either. She betrayed him two times. She sold him to Bane, that was her biggest mistake. She watched Bane smashing Batman's face, his mask and his body. Bane was strong and Batman didn't stand a chance in front of him, yet he fought till the end. He fought till Bane broke his back. And when he did that, her hand flew to her mouth, covering a scream. She never wanted things to be in that way but she couldn't take time back.

Though, Bruce trusted her. He always thought there was more in her than that. She never agreed to that until she went back to the war, standing by Batman's side, watching him going with the bomb. Tears were falling down from her eyes to her face, slowly finding their way through her neck. She was hugging herself with closed eyes. When she heard the explotion she knew everything was over. The filthy, stupid city Gotham was saved and Batman was dead for their sake—or as she thought.

She snapped back from her thoughts when she felt his fingers covering her hand, squeezing.

"What are you thinking?" he asked.

She shaked her head. "Absolutely nothing. So, what are we ordering? I am hungry."

The new house wasn't as big as his old one but it was enough for him. He was again the head of the Wayne Enterprises and he was gaining his money back. He wasn't rich yet though, it needed time.

They were sitting on the sofa by the window, watching the clouds pass them by. They were not close, they were not holding hands… they were just sitting there, not even talking. The tension between them never got lost. Actually Bruce forgave her a long time ago but he never made her know. Because he was scared that she would take adventage of it. She did, once. He gave her a chance and she betrayed it. He didn't want something like that to happen again.

"You're never gonna forgive me, right?" Selina said, breaking the weird silence.

Bruce smiled and brushed her hair with his hand. "I don't trust you fully yet Selina. And you know it. It is not about forgiving anymore. It is about you gaining my trust again."

She shaked her head, smiling. She knew this answer but she still hoped him to answer her No I forgave you.

She took his hand from her hair and squeezed it. "I was scared, you know. When you went with that nucleer bomb to the ocean… Gosh, that was one hell of a move Wayne."

Bruce laughed at her statement. "I had everything under control."

"No you didn't." Selina replied, being serious.

He stared at her for a few seconds. Of course he didn't have anything under control. He actually wanted to die at first, for his city Gotham but then he thought Why would I? and saved himself.

"No I didn't." Said Bruce afterwards. Lying was not going to get them anywhere.

That's when a huge smiled covered her face, brightened her eyes and he felt the urge to kiss her. As if her blood red lips were calling for him.

Just as he was going to press his lips against hers, she turned her head towards the window again when she heard the birds singing. It was something she liked a lot. It reminded her of spring, the most beautiful season of the year for her. The place was warm, the birds were singing, Bruce was holding her hand… All of these actually felt so good but so unreal. She was a person who rarely smiled, who rarely got happy because of the life she was living. Yet, right now, everything was in the past. She had a new life now; a better one.

"Thanks Bruce." She said, still looking out the window.

"For what?" he asked, confused.

"For everything. You've changed me and my life a lot. And I really needed that." She replied sincerely. He knew she was not lying. Honesty was so thick in her voice that he couldn't miss it.

"I always believed in you Selina. That's why I tried hard for you. I always knew there was more in you than that. You are not just some professional, heartless thief. You have a heart. Right there." He nodded his head towards her right breast, where her heart lied underneath.

"It seems you were right after all." She said and laughed. That's when he knew it was the right time, he pulled her closer and pressed his lips against hers. First both of them didn't move. Selina was puzzled and she actually was afraid to reply the kiss but what did she have to lose? So she kissed him back. His lips were warm, sweet and soft. The warmth found its way through her whole body, covering each part of her bones slowly. She never remembered such a soft but tender kiss from anyone. This was different because it wasn't for fun. This wasn't lust. They both felt something deep inside and now their lips were expressing it to each other.

With little steps, she was walking on the robe on the roof of the jewellery store. No matter what she did, no matter how hard she tried to convince herself, the other half of her didn't leave her alone. It always spoke to her, told her to go do some stealing. And finally she gave up and found herself on top of a roof. She stole a diamond ring from the store without being caught to the cameras and the bodyguards but she couldn't escape from the Batman of course.

He was standing in front of her on the other roof, waiting for her to reach there. Selina stood there, looked down, thinking of jumping. She didn't want to face Bruce. Not now.

"It is too high for you to jump." He said, with a high tone voice.

"But I got no other choice." She said desperately, her body shaking.

"I'll catch you." He said, threatening her.

She frowned. She knew she couldn't escape from him. She was never as fast as him. Plus, he had that fancy Batmobile.

"Fine." She said, giving up and kept walking to the other roof. When she reached there, Bruce held a hand to her to help her land safely. But she didn't take his hand.

"Why?" Bruce asked.

Selina knew this question wasn't about not holding his hand at all. He was directly asking Why did you do it? Why did you steal again? Yet, the worst part was that she had no answer.

She shook her head. "I am sorry."

And just like that, he went into the night because that wasn't the answer he wanted.

It had been four months since they didn't see each other. She haven't stolen anything since then and the Batman wasn't needed so they had no chance to see each other. She actually thought of going to his house but she was scared that he would reject her so she couldn't go. Bruce was pissed at her and he had the right for that. She promised him to change, she promised him not to escape anymore but she couldn't stop herself. This was her nature.

Now she was sitting on her bed, thinking of what she was supposed to do. Her mind was full of thoughts, ideas of getting Bruce back in her life. He had her in line. He was like her good side. She could never be a bad person around him and that was what she needed when her other half was on the run.

It was a rainy day when she decided to pay a visit to him, as herself, Selina. It was raining cats and dogs and she had no car so she had to steal one. No. She wasn't going to steal anything. She was going to use the bus, or the metro or whatever but there was no stealing.

After like an hour and a half she finally arrived at his mansion. Before knocking the door, she stood there just like that and looked at the house. She wasn't ready for this. She just couldn't knock on his door and say sorry for what she had done. It was unforgivable. She let him down for the third time where he actually deserved none of them… Okay, that was it. It was over and she had no chance. She wasn't even supposed to be there. So she turned to head back to the nearest bus stop but then a voice called after her.

"If you escape this time too, I will not chase you Selina."

She stood there, frozen. The voice was so familiar and she knew who it belonged to. Bruce, of course.

She turned her back to face him, saw him standing in front of the door, with his hands in his pocket. He was looking right at her, with a face without any emotion. He was as cold as a stone and it was obvious from his voice he was angry.

She took a few steps closer to the door of the mansion. It was still raining and she was wet as hell but she didn't care. Even though cats hated rain, at that moment, it wasn't important.

"I am not even supposed to be here Bruce." She said, desperately.

His brows were knitted. "Then why did you come?"

She took a few more steps closer. "Because I wanted to see you Bruce. I regret having failed you… everyday single day. Since that day on the roof, I've been thinking about you. I've been thinking about my faults. But sometimes there are times when I cannot shut my other half, really. That's when you jump in and silence it. I need you. I need you." Tears were ready to fall down from her face in any second and she had no strength to stop it. He was becoming her weakness which was so not healthy.

He suddenly disappeared from the door to inside of the house, leaving her alone. She felt so bad that tears starting falling down from her face to the ground, dropping like raindrops. So this was it. She told him the truth, she was sincere, she was desperate and all he did was to listen and go back inside the house. She was supposed to go. This was a goodbye.

But when she thought she lost all her hopes, he came back with an umbrella in his hand. He ran at her and held the umbrella over her and his head. Now they had protection from the heavy rain.

"You're wet. Let's go inside." He said with a smile on his face.

And like that, they went inside the house.

She had a t-shirt and jeans on her, which belonged to Bruce. She and her clothes were so wet that she had to take a shower and change into his clothes. They were soo big for her and they looked funny. Her tiny body was lost in his big clothes. But the smell of them… It was perfect. They smelled like him and that gave her a big comfort. Because now she knew she was by his side again.

He was back in the living room with a mug in his hand. "I made coffee for you." He said and gave it to her. She gladly accepted it.

"You made it?" she sounded suspicious.

"Well… Okay, Alfred made it." He said and they both laughed. Their laughter filled the whole house, happiness flying around them. Finally they were again on good terms and she was glad she was accepted to his life.

They talked for hours about everything. She told him about her other half, the bitch one you may also say. She gave him all the details about it and he promised her to keep that half shut. He also told her about his family, how they died and what he had done afterwards. But when he told her about Ra's Al Ghul she froze. She remembered Talia and her fake relationship with Bruce. Did he really like her? And what about that girl in the picture, in a frame on the table?

"What happened between you and Talia?" she suddenly asked him. From his reaction, it was clear he didn't expect a question like this.

"She… uh… I thought we were having a relationship but it turned out to be wrong." He said.

"Did you love her?"

Bruce laughed. "You can't love someone in such a short time Selina. I liked her, yes, but I was never in love."

"Can you say the same thing to that girl's picture in the frame, over there?" she nodded her head towards the table where the frame was on. She arched an eyebrow.

He looked at the picture and then looked at Selina. The sadness in his eyes broke her heart into pieces and she regretted even asking it. That girl must have been a very precious person to Bruce.

"Her name is Rachel." He explained. "And the answer to your question is no. I was in love with Rachel. We've known each other since our childhood and… Well when I became the Batman, she started not seeing me as often as she used to. And then she started having a relationship with Harvey."

"Harvey Dent? The Two-Face Harvey Dent?" she interrupted him with shock.

"He wasn't the Two Face when they were dating. When Rachel died…" he cut his sentence in half, knowing that he couldn't go on. He remembered Joker's game, causing the Batman to go to the rescue of the wrong person. Because of him, he lost the most precious person for him in the world. His eyes were teary and he had no intention of hiding it. He wasn't going to cry, no, he wasn't going to cry. He made a fresh start after pretending to be dead.

Selina put his hand on his cheek, caressing it. "You don't have to go on. I get it." She said understandingly. She wouldn't want to see Bruce crying and if this story was a bad memory for him, if it was unbearable for him, he didn't need to continue explaining it.

He looked at her for some time and then kissed her hand which was still on his cheek. Her presence was a relief to him. "I am glad you're back Selina." He then said, meaning it. He held her hand in his and squeezed it tightly.

Selina's little smile widened on her face, making Bruce realise that it was the best smile he had ever seen in his entire life. Because it was sincere, it was beautiful and it was bright, like sunshine. In his darkened, troubled little world, she was like a torch. When she was around him the torch always lit, but when she was gone it was dark again.

Her big, smooth lips found his. The warmth touch of them melted his heart, slowly drowning to her. She kissed him once more and then their tongues met, leaving a wet feeling in their mouths.

When they seperated to get some air, their foreheads were touching. They didn't want to put much distance between each other because they were scared this warm feeling would go.

"Why don't you stay here tonight?" he offered, eyes closed, feeling her hot breath on his face.

She smiled and gladly accepted his offer.

Okay, this is my first Batman fanfic and I am totally nervous about whether you guys will like it or not. So… Please R&R? Thanks for reading. Keep an eye for the next chapter!