Author's Note:I love this idea of writing little short stories that all connect around one theme. I've read one on by Gothamscat called 'It's 2AM and I'm Calling because I Need You' and on AO3 by bensreylo called 'Four times batcat kiss in S5 and the one time they don't'

I recommend reading both of those fics!

Part 1.

"I'm sorry. I know it's been awhile."

Bruce kneels in front of his parents gravestones, brushing the leaves to the side, tidying up the grounds around his parents gravesite as he talks to them softly. Alfred had suggested to bring them new flowers, but he knows he just wanted to get him out of the Manor.

"We have a guest living with us, her name is Selina Kyle. She's going to help us find the man..from that night."

He glances behind him, Alfred leaning against the car giving him some privacy. He's watching something up on the hill and Bruce follows his gaze. Selina is strolling around stopping every now and then reading the markers. She told him on the way over that she wanted to find the oldest gravestone in the cemetery.

Turning back around he looks down and replaces the dying flowers he left for them a few weeks ago with new fresh ones, "I think you'd like her, the other day she was teaching me how to climb a tree, Alfred nearly had a heart attack and made us come down." He laughs at the memory, his father would have laughed too, he thinks. Lingering a moment longer he finally stands up and places his hand on the gravestones.

"I miss you."

Part 2.

"I messed up."

"I put Selina's life in danger, for my own selfish reasons."

Alfred had insisted that they leave Gotham for awhile for his protection and so Bruce wanted to say goodbye to his parents before getting on the plane. On the way over Bruce convinced Alfred to take a detour to the Narrows. He eagerly climbed the stairs to the roof where he sometimes could find Selina feeding Bridgit's pigeons. Unfortunately she wasn't there and he could only pin a note to the cage.

"I had reason to believe that Hugo Strange was behind your murder, and baited Selina into helping me. It was stupid of me. I let her go in alone, and she could have died." Bruce traces the letters of his parents names with his fingertip as he talks to them, it calms him. He definitely needs calming now.

"She's my best friend, you know. And because of what we found out in Arkham, Alfred is taking me to our chalet for a while," He pauses as he let's his hand fall back down to his side, "I didn't even get to say goodbye to her."

"I hope she won't be too mad."

Part 3.

"She kissed me."

Bruce sat with his back resting against his parent's tombstone, a smile on his face. He hasn't smiled genuinely in a long time. It was the day after Mayor Cobblepot's party and he couldn't wait to tell his parents about what happened.

"She was at the party, it had to have been a sign, so I took Jim's advice and told her how I felt. You should have seen her, she looked beautiful in her dress up on that rooftop. Absolutely breathtaking."

Resting his head back he looked up to the sky. It was a nice day, the sun was shinning and the sky was blue, a perfect reflection to how he was feeling inside. He felt giddy and warm.

"Alfred still doesn't trust her fully. An unfair judgement in my opinion. I know he's just trying to protect me though. I just wish you both could have met her. I know you would have seen what I see when I look at her." He sits there for a short while, pondering about what if scenarios, what if his parents were alive and met Selina. He knows in his heart they would accept her, that they wouldn't discourage their.. well he's not quite sure what to call it yet.

"I think I'm going to invite her over for dinner. I'll cook for her." He'd make everything himself, he decides, he won't even let Alfred help.

"I'll even make her a chocolate cake."

Part 4.

"I don't want to lose her, but I don't know how to help her."

Bruce had snuck away at night, after sitting by Selina's side watching her sleep. He insisted that Alfred go back to the apartment to get some sleep while he stayed behind in the clinic to watch over Selina. She had a particularly bad day. After a few hours of being reassured that she was sleeping soundly he had an urge to speak with his parents. He couldn't visit their graves so he went to the next best thing, Wayne Entreprises.

"This is all my fault, she would never have gotten shot if I hadn't asked for her help," He lets a few tears drip down his cheeks. He never would allow that to happen in front of Selina, wanting to be strong for her.

"I- I don't know what to do, we're running out of resources to help her, and i'm losing her, a little bit more every day she fades and sinks further away from me." He finally lets it out, and sinks to the ground as he cries, heaving sobs echoing in the empty entryway. Above him is a portrait of Thomas and Martha Wayne.

He feels desperate, willing to do anything to save her, he feels anger, a growing hate towards the man who did this, but most of all he feels love, a realization that came over him when she was bleeding in his arms and her eyes fluttered closed. He loves her but it only makes him feel worse.

"Please, please tell me what to do!" He pleads out loud. But no one answers.

Part 5.

Batman jumps across a rooftop as he chases Catwoman. She's laughing at him, and the twinkle in her eyes that he knows is there behind her goggles makes him smile and run faster after her. She's teasing him, he knows. She's made it known more than once that she loves when he chases her. It was she who taught him how to jump across the large gaps between buildings when they were kids, and she never lets him forget it. Batman closes the distance between them and wraps his arms around her lifting her off the ground.

"Gotcha!" Cat squirms around in his embrace still giggling but Batman just tightens his hold on her as she tries to kick her way free.

Cat suddenly goes limp and declares surrender, "Ugh fine, you win." Batman lets her feet drop down to the ground. Spinning around Cat crosses her arms and pretends to glare up at him, sticking her tongue at his smug face, "Jokes on you, I let you catch me."

"If you say so." He holds his hand out and waits patiently. Cat rolls her eyes but unzips her suit just to the tops of her breasts and reaches inside, withdrawing her hand to slap the object down in his palm. Looking down Batman sees that it was just a simple thin silver bracelet.

"I thought it would look great with my ring." Cat says with a playful smile as she reaches back inside her suit to pull out a chain threaded through a diamond ring. He had asked her to marry him only a week ago, and she never left without it, wearing it on a chain when she suited up so that it wouldn't interfere with her gloves.

Batman stares at her silently and she thinks for a moment that he might actually be angry with her but then he steps towards her cupping her face with his other hand and kisses her, pressing their lips firmly together, and she can't help but eagerly lean into their kiss. When they're together like this she feels like everything has fallen into place.

Breaking away Batman pushes her goggles up on her head, pulls his cowl down and leans his forehead against hers, wanting to look into her eyes, "Selina," He whispers his hand still cupping her cheek, "I need to go do something, will you come with me?"

Selina stares into his eyes and wants to tell Bruce that she'd follow him to the ends of the Earth, but just nods. After making their way back to the Batmobile and quickly changing into their civilian clothes Bruce drives them a short distance off the island and Selina understands that they are heading towards to the cemetery. After Bruce checks his computer to make sure they were the only ones around he parks and leads her to a pair of tombstones that she's seen before when they had first met as kids. Selina squeezes his hand and smiles up at Bruce.

"Mom, Dad, this is Selina."

End Notes: I hope you enjoyed reading! Bruce definitely bought the bracelet Selina stole and presented it in a nice box the next day for her