"Mew always seems to find trouble easily" I said with a laugh.

"Oh, Sam, did I forget to mention we landed a few hours ago and we're heading home?" Alfred said from behind me.

"You forgot to mention that. How long is it until we get home?" I asked. The stranger looked at his watch as I glanced at him. He looked…weathered. Not necessarily old, but it looked liked he had been through a lot these past few years. I wonder what he was doing…

"About 2 hours." He said. "Why? Do you have some where else to be?" he said laughing, "A date maybe?"

"Oh, like you two would let me date. I choose life, thank you very much."

"Well, what's wrong with the boys at your school?" he asked.

"They're musicians, dancers, or actors. Need I say more?" Alfred said.

"And the guys I hang out with are all of the emo type." I added

"Munchlax Munchlax Munchlax Munchlax." Munchlax said. All my pokemon started laughing.

"Hey, I would do that just to see the look on their faces. But I don't think any of my friends would be up to it." I stopped. "Why are we taking about this?" I asked.

I woke up the next morning to Fall Out Boy's 'The Take Over, The Break's Over' blaring out of my sleek iHome. Stupid alarm. It wasn't supposed to be on. Why didn't turn it off? I always turn it off Friday night. Then the past few days came flooding back. Uncles back. But wouldn't that mean I was under his custody? He left the night my dad died, and it said in his will that I was to go under his care. Something tells me he hasn't gotten the memo yet. If Alfred is going to make me tell him, I'm going to kill him.

I turned to see the clock on the iHome. 8:00. Great.

I tried falling asleep again, but the fact that I could hear Munchlax running around outside my door kind of barred me from falling asleep. I sighed as I dragged my jet-lagged self out of bed. I pulled something out of my closet and walked down to the kitchen one floor down from my room. I felt the cold marble beneath my socked feet.

We're the richest family in Gotham and we don't have central heating.

"Good morning Sam!" Alfred said.

"Good morning. Why are you so cheery in the morning?" I grumbled.

"He's always been like that." Bruce said.

"Explains a lot about Dad."

"By the way, speaking about your father, Sam…" I stopped and looked at my uncle.

"Alfred and I were talking last night, and we're switching your custody over to me to fulfill your father's wishes."

"Oh, you told him. I thought you were going to make me tell him." I said to Alfred.

"I should've." Alfred said with a sly smile. I stopped.

"But wouldn't take make me the…"

"Successor to me and the family fortune. You have been since your father died. You didn't realize it?" Uncle finished off for me.

"I just never really thought about it, I guess. Hey, what about Wayne Industries? Just wondering…"

"I'm still working that out." Bruce said. I raised my eyebrow at him.

"Oh, nevermind. I don't want to know what you're doing anyways." I opened my laptop on the counter and turned it on.

"What did you do all of yesterday? You went up to your room and only came back down for supper." Alfred asked. What DID I do yesterday?

"I slept, practiced, and did my homework." There was an IM from my best friend Lily on my screen

prettyflower16: OMG. You haven't signed on since Thursday night! Whats wrong?

rockerchic875: it's a long story. Im not sure if im allowed to tell you.

prettyflower16: why?

rockerchic875: screw it. You're my best friend. But don't tell anyone. Al least until the press release comes out.

prettyflower16:press release…?

rockerchic875: Alfred and I had to fly to asia. Damn 15 hour flight.

prettyflower16: why? I know Alfred likes fresh ingredients but I thought you didn't mean like, REALLY fresh.

rockerchic875: no. to pick up my uncle.

prettyflower16: YOU MEAN BRUCE?!?!?!?!

rockerchic875: yeah, that one.

prettyflower16: HE'S NOT DEAD?

rockerchic875: apparently not. he's sitting only a few feet away from me.

rockerchic875: lily?

rockerchic875: LILY?

prettyflower16: sorry, just surprised.

prettyflower16: what has he been doing these past few years? training to be a ninja? I get it. 15 hour flight, eh? you're pokemon must've LURVED that.

rockerchic875: they just ADORED it. now him being a ninja would be cool. We had a weird convo on the plane…

prettyflower16: do I want to know?

rockerchic875:we talked about dating

prettyflower16: XD

rockerchic875: bruce wondered why I wasn't dating.

prettyflower16: you choose life.

rockerchic875: exactly. then I mentioned that the boys I hang out with are the 'emo' type. rockerchic875:Munchlax suggested I bring one of them home.

prettyflower16: that would be HYSTERICAL.

rockerchic875: hell, I'd do that just to see their faces.

prettyflower16: I imagine you would. crap, I gotta go. parental wants to spend 'quality time' with me.

rockerchic875: hey, I have 7 years of catching up to do with Bruce. count your blessings. rockerchic875:and I have my pokemon to find.

prettyflower16: You're right. thank god i'm not you. bye!

rockerchic875: REMEMBER, you can't tell ANYONE. ESPEICALLY the parental. bye chickie!

prettyflower16 has signed off

rockerchic875 has signed off

Lily and I had been friends ever since 7th grade. We had health together, and we just clicked. We're both really crazy. I closed my laptop.

"So, what's the plan for today?" I asked.