First of all to Pearl's Beauty who is now following the story and to the Guest who wrote a comment, thank you thank you thank you... You're the reason I'm writing first thingin the morning!
And one thing I failed to let you guys know, these events take place after Man of Steel but before Superman v Batman. So, Bruce is furious and determined to take Superman out but they didn't have the confrontation yet.
Enjoy!
Chapter 2
She was planning on asking regular questions... Do you feel overwhelmed at work? Do you think there is room for improvement when it comes to your performance? Do you take breaks regularly? But asking these to the CEO really did feel idiotic. She sighed and closed her notebook.
"Let me get to the core of this. Your job is hard. If you feel the pressure of it, you won't like doing it. If you don't like doing it, you can't perform to the fullest. You do have a lot of advantages yes, but how do you feel at work? Do you like being here?"
He was taken aback. For a second , he wanted to come up with a regular Bruce Wayne answer but she caught his eyes.
"I'm not gonna report this to the magazines Mr. Wayne. Just a simple yet honest answer would suffice. Most I'm gonna do is to advice you to take breaks once in a while or get a new hobby."
A new hobby she said. He smirked.
"I'm not stressed about the job Ms. Millton."
"But you don't enjoy it."
"I don't have to enjoy it to perform well. Also, my position is not supposed to be enjoyable."
"Mr. Wayne untill we see each other again, could you at least promis me you will do something you like 15 minutes everyday at work when you feel like... like you are obviously feeling right now." She said gesturing to his clenched jaw.
He didn't even realize he gave that image. May be he really needed to relax. He knew he didn't need these things to run the company nor for his...night activities... but it couldn't hurt to take his mind off things once in a while...right?
"I'll do my best Ms. Millton."
"That's all anyone can ask for."
A firm handshake. Something about this woman...
Hannah got out the office feeling unusually drained. Something about her boss made her feeling like she was the one being interviewed. She packed and got ready to get out of work... to her other work... She was a dance teacher at the only decent studio left in the city. That was her primary career plan, but her parents didn't allow arguing that it wasn't a "real" career and therefore she went off to college to study psychology, then management. But during all this, dancing was what kept her sane. It kept her sane when she lost everything.
She shook her head, not wanting to think about any of this. Today she had a ballet class and a street jazz class. Her favourites. She was happy that it would allow her to get her mind straight.
She was new to Gotham but she was used to moving around so adjusting wasn't a problem. She quickly found the dance studio and got in.
That afternoon Bruce had meetings after meetings. May be he shouldn't have let go of his playboy persona at work after all. After Superman's fight that led to distruction, Bruce had started to take his position as CEO more seriously. He knew that workers' spirit was down and since he was traveling back and forth between Metropolis and Gotham, his workload was more than normal.
He sighed and looked at the ceiling. He couldn't leave the work yet since he had one last meeting in an hour, but it was just enough time to visit the bookshop nearby. May be he really would take her advice after all... May be having 15 minutes away from his life and to himself wouldn't be such a bad thing after all... He was allowed to be human at least for a few minutes a day after all...
Her new friends had warned her about not going out at night in Gotham. It was a dangerous city. Appearently when the first time Batman came around the crime rate had fallen drastically but with what was happening in Metropolis, people were getting restless and restlessness led to chaos, always.
Normally she would have gotten out at 10 pm but since it was her first day teaching, she wanted to make sure to talk to the owners of the studio, make sure everything was set and before she realized, it was close to midnight and she was the one closing up the studio.
She didn't like walking alone but her apartmenet wasn't far. Yet she could hear the catcalls getting closer and closer. Instead of scared, she felt angry. They didn't have a right to make her feel insecure. She turned around to see the man whistling.
"Are you gonna leave it alone? Obviously I don't like what you're doing." She said with a steady yet loud voice to scare him.
He took a step back holding his hands up. " Woah, kitty has claws."
"And I know how to use them, so beat it." She said and turned around but she was faced with a taller version of the guy behind her. She cursed herself for not just keeping her head down and walking. But she wasn't gonna go without a fight. She had some self defense courses and she was gonna make sure it was money well spent.
Before anyone could do anything, the guy in front of her was taken. Just like that. One moment he was there, and the other he was gone. This time she found him when she turned around... The Batman.
"You shouldn't be here at night." He said.
His voice was meant to be scary but she didn't care. She knew that even if it didn't seem like it, he was a hero, and underneath it all, it was a man. That's all. At least that's what she kept on telling herself to stay calm.
"No, they shouldn't go around harrassing people. I didn't do anything wrong." She said.
Stubbornness of a child. He thought. A moment ago she seemed so strong, even scary but now talking to him with the same seriousness, he couldn't believe how someone like her could survive this city. She showed no recognition to what could have happened to her. Her head was high and she was looking directly into his eyes. She wasn't scared. Not of them and not of him...
"You could have..."
"Thank you..." She interrupted and gave him a small smile "...and be safe." She turned to leave.
He was dumbfounded. He was used to be the one leaving people confused. Be safe? A smile threatened his lips. Who was this woman?
Hope you guys like it! It's only the beggining chapters so bear with me please!
