"The Dark Princess"
By: LiLdRoPoFsUnShInE
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters, except for Addison, and the boys at the Adoption Agency!
Chapter 2: New Faces
BPOV:
Alfred set up an appointment with the adoption agency. It was for 10 in the morning. A little earlier than I was used to, but I could make an exception. And this was very important to me. I was ready early, because I was so excited. Alfred was too. I was excited to meet my new child, I was hoping for a boy, but man was I in for a surprise.
We got to the agency, and were greeted by a woman.
"You must be Bruce Wayne." She said.
"Yes, I am. This is Alfred." I replied.
We shook hands, and she began to lead us to a room where children were playing.
"Here you are. Feel free to look around, and talk to any of the children. I'll be in the office, if you need me." She explained.
She left Alfred and me at the doorway, and we began to observe. I was looking for a child who would be a good defender, be loyal, and be tough enough to handle being batman. Right before our eyes, a situation began to take place. A group of boys began to make fun of a younger, smaller boy. Alfred began to make a move to stop them, but I stopped him instead.
"Wait. Let's see what they do." I said.
Out of the corner of my eye, U saw a girl sigh and set her book down. She made her way over to the group of boys, and broke up the circle.
"What's going on?" She asked.
"Just playing a little game with little Freddie here." The leader said.
"Well stop it!" She replied.
"Who put you in charge here?" Another said.
"Let's see. I'm the oldest, and have been here the longest. If you want to get to him, you are going to have to go through me." She said.
"Jeez, Addie. We were just trying to have some fun." The leader said.
"Go have fun somewhere else!" She ordered.
With that, the band of boys high-tailed it off somewhere else, in fear of the glare they received from the girl. The little boy, who had been picked on, turned to glare at the girl.
"Why did you have to do that Addie? I had that perfectly under control." He asked.
"Sure you did. I was just trying to look out for you, Freddie." She replied.
"Stay out of my life!" He said, and with that he left the room.
APOV:
I sighed, and sat down. After all I do for him, he is never happy. I thought to myself. When I looked up from where I was sitting, a man sat down next to me. An older gentleman walking up beside him.
"That was pretty nice of you." He said.
"It was nothing." I replied.
"I'm Bruce Wayne." He explained.
"I know." I replied.
"This is Alfred. Is your name Addie?" He asked.
"Nice to meet you both. And yes, my name is Addison, Addie for short though." I explained.
"Are you ok?" He asked me.
"Yeah, just worried." I said.
"Why?" He asked puzzled.
"Well, I am 17. I will be turning 18 in April. As soon as I turn 18 I can't stay here anymore, and will have nowhere to go. No one has ever wanted to adopt me, and I'm afraid they never will." I explained.
How was it that I was explaining myself to a rich man, who I didn't even know? The only place I have ever seen him was on TV. or on my wall of weird. Long story.
"Well that's what I'd like to talk to you about. I want to adopt a child. I am lonely in my mansion with only Alfred here, and I would like the company of a child. If you would let me, I would love to adopt you." He said.
"Wait, you want to adopt me?! Why?" I asked.
"I want to adopt you because you were brave to stand up to those boys, and you defend others. That is exactly the kind of child that I want to have. Would you like that?" He asked.
"Yes, I would like that very much." I replied.
I was still dumbfounded that not even five minutes with me, and he wanted to adopt me. I took him to Mrs. Brewer's office. She was very pleased with his choice to adopt me. She was also extremely happy for me as well. They signed the papers, and I went to pack my things from my room. I had a small box, and began taking my pillow and things like that a packing them away. Bruce came in, and looked at my wall. It was filled with pictures of Batman, Harvey Dent, The Joker, and Commissioner Gordon, and him.
"What's this?" He asked.
"It's my Wall of Weird." I said.
"Are you obsessed with Batman?" He asked.
"Yeah, I guess you could say that. I try and pinpoint his locations, and see what is going to happen next. Also, I think there is something going on between Batman, and Gordon." I explained.
"Like what?" He asked.
"It's like they are hiding something. It may be his true identity, or it could be about Harvey Dents' death." I explained.
"So why am I up there?" He asked me looking puzzled.
"I thought that you might be Batman, when he isn't Batman." I said.
"So am I?" He asked me.
"I don't know yet. I'll have to see." I replied.
After that we got in his limo, and went back to Wayne manor. I was excited. I was finally adopted. I wasn't going to call Bruce dad yet, because I wasn't comfortable with that yet. I would wait for the opportune moment to break out the dad. We sat in silence, for the entire ride home. Wow, Wayne Manor was going to be my home. I thought. I couldn't believe it. We pulled up, and I got my things out of the car with help from Alfred. He said he could do it himself, but I insisted on helping out. Bruce even grabbed a bag for me. I couldn't wait to go inside, and explore a little.
The End!
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