Author's note: this takes place in the arkham-verse after the supposed death of the Batman.
Chapter 1
Selina Kyle's apartment
Selina had just returned from the orphanage were she was captured by the Riddler, once she'd climbed through the window, she immediately hopped onto her couch.
" I wonder if there is anything good on " she thought to herself, before she grabbed the television remote off the coffee table.
She turned on the television and to her surprise, she saw Batman/Bruce Wayne, entering Wayne Manor with the Batwing and the Batmobile parked on the front yard.
I wonder how his gonna still be Batman after the whole Scarecrow thing. She thought quietly to herself, she didn't have to wait very long for her question to be answered.
" This is Vicki Vale reporting live from Wayne Manor, following the dramatic unmasking of the masked vigilante known as Batman."
" What a snob " Selina said, as Isis her cat, jumped up onto the couch. Selina had never liked Vicki that much, after one of her stories made life a little bit harder for her.
Selina turned her attention from the TV to her cat. She gently picked up Isis, holding her like a mother would hold a child. And started stroking her very carefully.
" Mr Wayne has just entered his home and his refusing to come out ", Selina started to slowly shift her attention back to the television.
" Oh My God ! " Vicki Vale shouted as Wayne Manor started to burst into flames.
Selina's heart sank when she saw the manor burst into flames.
" Bruce ! " she said practically shouting, She quickly ran to the counter and picked up her phone.
She tried calling him but it went straight to his voicemail, so she tried calling him again. " Damn it Bruce pick up the phone !."
She had seen the supposed death of Batman many times, only for him to return days later back on the streets.
The reason she was so worried about him actually being dead this time, was because of the stuff he'd said to her after he had rescued her from the orphanage.
Sure he was always dark and brooding, but the stuff had was saying back at the orphanage was a bit darker then what he usually said. He told straight to her face that this was the end for him.
That " Gotham needed a new myth, that could rise from the ashes of the Batman."
The more she tried to call him, the more she was convincing herself that he'd actually died.
" No, no this can't be real " Selina was hoping that what she'd just saw wasn't true. So even though they really never saw eye to eye, she called Robin ( Tim Drake ) since he was his partner she thought he'd have the answer.
But know matter how many times she tried calling him, she got nothing. " WHY IS NO ONE ANSWERING."
" Screw this I'm going to the manor " She said while trying to reassure herself that Bruce would be fine. She didn't really like being around so many people, but in this case she'd make an exception.
She quickly jumped out onto her motorcycle, which was waiting outside of her apartment window, and drove as fast as she could.
10 minutes later and she'd finally made it to Wayne Manor, naturally the police had arrived and were trying to make sense of what just happened.
And the press were still there, much to Selina's disappointment. Although that wouldn't stop from trying to find Bruce.
Selina ran behind some trees directly opposite Wayne Manor's front gates. And quite climbed up the tree, trying to get a birds eye view over the reporter and the destroyed Wayne Manor.