I Do Not Own Batman or anything else, except my OC(s)!
Walking into the diner I was shocked to see the stack of newspapers for sale by the door. They were almost gone and it was only nine. I grabbed one of the few left and looked at the front page. My eyes went wide seeing that it said From Billionaire to Bum. I laid the newspaper down and walked into the back where Molly was frying some eggs.
"Good Morning, Lily. Have you read the paper yet?" She asked.
"Just did" I informed her as I washed my hands.
"You look tired, did you sleep well last night?" She asked me worriedly.
I shook my head putting the apron on.
"Not really" I told her.
"You should go home then and go back to bed" Molly said frowning.
"I really don't want to be there at the moment" I told her and began to fry some bacon.
Molly nodded her head and kept quiet, since she wasn't the type of person to put her nose in to others lives. I stayed in the back all morning until one thirty. John came and ate lunch with me.
"So how's Bruce?" John asked.
"He's fine, I guess. I didn't see him this morning" I said as I placed a straw in my drink.
"And Alfred?" John asked and my stomach dropped at him mentioning Papa.
I wanted to cry, but held in my tears as I took a shaky breath.
"H-He, uh, left this morning to England and he won't be back" I told him and John stood up.
He walked around the booth and sat next to me. John wrapped an arm around my shoulder and pulled me into a hug. I hugged him and laid my head on his shoulder as the tears escaped my eyes.
"It's alright, Lily. He'll be back" John said and I shook my head.
"He won't be back John. Not until Bruce gives up being Batman" I whispered raising my head up to look at him.
John looked down at me and wiped away some of my tears.
"Everything is going to be alright. I'll make sure of that" He said and I gave him a small smile.
"Everything alright?" Lizzie asked causing to break our moment.
John and I broke apart. John nodded his head and Lizzie walked away. I let out a sigh.
"I better get back to work" I told him and he nodded before getting up.
He hugged me once more before leaving. I walked to the back of the diner and worked there for the rest of the day. Around six I left the diner and decided to take a walk before heading back to the manor. As I walked through the streets of Gotham I noticed a bar that resembled an Irish Pub. I let out a sigh as I headed over to the green painted building with a black painted sign hanging above it with golden letters spelling, Desmond's Pub.
Walking into the place my nose was hit with the smell of strong alcohol, while my ears were met with the loud cheering and singing of drunk men. I laughed a little at the sight of some men dancing around singing about a woman with one leg and a heart of gold. I sat down at the bar not really knowing what I exactly wanted. A man came up to me and smiled.
" 'ello, love. What can I get ya?" He asked in an Irish accent.
"Something that can get rid of all my troubles" I told him and he chuckled.
I smiled at the man who had to be around in his late twenties, early thirties. He was tall with dark brown curly hair, unlike John's neatly combed black hair. The man had tan skin and brown eyes that reminded me of liquid chocolate, but they weren't like John's. His were more warm, and shining with caring, safety, and something else that I could quite put when I saw them. Gah! I need to stop thinking about John! I can't be with him!
"Ah, I see you have some troubles brewing in ya then. Well little sister, I have something that'll help ya" He said with a smile before turning around grabbing a bottle with liquid that was the color of amber.
He turned back around and set a large mug of the amber liquid down in front of me. I grabbed the mug and brought it up to my lips. I took a sip and coughed a little feeling the burn from the liquid. The man laughed and clapped as I set the mug down.
"What is that?" I asked him with my voice squeaking a bit.
"That is a secret and it's on the house. The name's Desmond" The man said as I picked up the mug.
"Lily" I said before taking a bigger drink.
I coughed some more, before taking another sip. The more I drunk the liquid, the more I felt relaxed and better. I got up and stumbled a bit before joining some of the men in a drinking contest. By twelve o'clock I left the pub stumbling about laughing and muttering some songs that I had joined in.
"Black is the color of my true loves hair!" I sung with a slur as I took a drink of the bottle that Desmond had given me.
"Lily?" I heard a voice from behind me.
I turned to see a shocked John. I smiled and walked over to him. Slinging my arm around his shoulder I poked at his chest.
"Sing of the devil and he shall appear!" I said with a slur.
"Are you drunk?" He asked putting an hand on me so I wouldn't fall to the ground.
"You're drunk, I'm drunk, we're all drunk!" I shouted and took a swig from the bottle.
"Come on, Lily. I'm taking you home" John said and began to lead me to his car.
I began to shake my head.
"No, no, no. I don't want to go back there. It's so empty, big and Papa's gone" I told him.
John let out a sigh and shook his head.
"Fine, you can stay at my place tonight" He said and I began to jump around.
"Yes! Finally a sleep over!" I shouted.
"Okay, let's get in the car Lily, before you wake up the neighborhood" John said laughing a little opening the backseat car door.
I crawled into the back and laid down.
"Well at least, you're a nice happy drunk" I heard John mutter before shutting the car door.
The ride felt like seconds, and soon John was carrying me bridal style to the elevator.
"Ya know, John. You're a really nice guy" I said looking at him and he laughed a little.
"You're a really nice drunk" He said.
"Why thank you" I said wrapping my arms around his neck and giving him a kiss on the cheek.
I pulled away and smiled at him before laying my head on his shoulder feeling a little tired. John walked out of the elevator when it got to the third floor. It was a little hard for him to open his door while holding me.
"Got to get some practice done, John" I laughed.
"What?" He asked.
"Got to practice opening a door while carrying a woman. When you get married, you go back to your home or hotel room carrying your newly wedded wife and then you get down to business! Of course we won't be doing that part!" I told him.
John shook his head and walked into his apartment. He walked into his room and laid me down on his bed. He took off my shoes and I smiled at him as he set them down on the floor.
"John" I said and he looked up at me, "Marry me"
He smiled and chuckled. John walked over to me and sat down on the bed.
"Okay" He said with a smile on his face, "Now get some sleep". He chuckled.
"Don't leave me" I told him frowning and grabbing his hand.
John let out a sigh and moved over to the empty side of the bed. He took off his shoes and laid down. I smiled and rolled over wrapping my arms around him smiling wide.
"I'll stay here until you fall asleep" He said and I nodded as he wrapped an arm around my shoulder so he could be more comfortable.
"I love you" I muttered closing my eyes.
"I love you too" I heard him say before falling into unconsciousness.
The next morning I woke up with a killer headache. I opened my eyes and hissed closing them as the bright light coming from the window hurt. Why are the curtains open? I usually kept them closed I thought to myself as I sat up in my bed. I laid my head into my hands and groaned as I felt sick to my stomach. I got out of the bed and gagged a bit along with feeling dizzy.
I opened my eyes to see that I wasn't in my room. I looked around and saw that it was sort of a mess with clothes littering the floor. Male clothing. I walked over to the door tip-toeing trying to remember what happened yesterday after work. I remember going to this Irish pub and that's it.
Oh God! Don't tell me some man picked me up and I slept with him!
"I see you're alive, honey" John said causing me to jump as I walked into the living room.
I looked at the couch where John was sitting chuckling. He must had found me last night and brought me here. Thank God.
"Honey?" I asked him as I sat down on the couch next to him.
"You don't remember? We're engaged" He laughed causing my eyes to grow wide.
"W-What!?" I asked him and then held my head as the head ache began to pound my head.
"You okay?" He asked me.
"Yeah, it's just a head ache, and when did we get engaged?" I asked him.
"Last night when I put you to bed" He said getting up from the couch.
"What exactly happened last night? I remember going to this Irish pub, and that's about it" I told him as he walked into the kitchen.
I got up and followed him hoping he could tell me what happened. I also hoped I hadn't done anything embarrassing.
"Well you were drunk when I found you singing while swinging a bottle around. I tried to take you home, but you said you didn't want too, so I brought you here. I put you in my bed and you asked me to marry you" He said while getting something out of a cabinet, "So playing along I said yes and you went to sleep"
He walked over to me and handed me a pill with a cup of water.
"For the headache you have" He said.
"Oh God, I'm so sorry! I don't usually drink" I told him taking the pill and water, "And thank you for not leaving me all alone drunk"
John laughed a little and took the empty cup from me.
"I can tell you don't drink, and it's the least I could do, Lily. You got Bruce to take me in for a while" He said putting the cup in the sink, "So how are you feeling besides the hangover?"
"I don't really know. I hate that Papa has left, but I guess it's for the best" I told him sitting in a chair at the small kitchen table, "God, I don't want to go back to that big empty place today"
I laid my head down quickly onto the table top and regretted from the sick feeling I got in my stomach.
"You can stay here as long as you want, Lily" John offered.
I raised my head up and smiled at him.
"Thank you for the offer, John, but I think I'll head home after this hangover goes away" I told him.
"Okay, but you're welcome here whenever" John said and I nodded.
"You're a great friend, John" I told him.
"You are too" He said and looked at the clock on the microwave.
John let out a sigh.
"I have to go or I'll be late for work. If you leave before I get back just lock the door and turn off the lights" He said and I nodded my head.
John left the kitchen and I assumed he went to either the bathroom or his bedroom. I left the kitchen after a moment and sat down on the two person couch to watch some TV. A door opened and closed and soon a cop uniform wearing John Blake walked into the living room.
"Be safe out there" I told him.
"Always am" He said smiling, "Also if you get hungry fix anything in the kitchen"
"Okay" I told him and he left.
While John was gone to work, I stayed on the couch watching TV until around twelve when my stomach began to growl for food. I let out a sigh and walked into the kitchen. I made a ham and cheese sandwich since it was much better then some old Chinese take out. I ate the sandwich and decided to help John out with cleaning up a bit. I washed the dishes, then some of his clothes along with the outfit I wore. I put on a pair of John's sweat pants and a t-shirt of his while my clothes were getting clean. I swept and mopped the kitchen. Vacuumed cleaned his living room and cleaned the bathroom. I then took a shower. When I was done I looked at the clock to see that it was 1:30. That means John was on his break. I wonder if he was going to drop by. I hope he didn't mind that I cleaned up the place.
A few minutes passed and the door to the apartment opened. I smiled seeing John walk in. He stopped seeing that the place looked cleaner than it had when he left earlier that day.
"I see you've been busy and changed clothes" He said.
"Yes, I have. Hope you don't mind" I told him as he took his shoes off.
"I don't mind at all. So are you hungry?" John asked and I nodded.
"Yes, I am. Let me just get my clothes and change into them" I told him getting off of the couch that I was sitting.
I walked to where the dryer was and got out my clothes. I then walked into the bathroom and changed clothes. I put my hair in a low pony tail, and walked out of the bathroom.
"Ready?" He asked and I nodded after putting my shoes on.
John and I then left his apartment building. Riding through Gotham I noticed a large crowd in front of the Wayne Enterprises building. John saw also and pulled over in front of the building. He got out when he saw Bruce walking out of the building. I got out also and rushed over to them.
"Looks like you need a lift" John said and Bruce nodded.
Bruce got into the front passenger side, as John walked over to the driver seat. I let out a sigh as I got into the back.
"When you began...why the mask?" John asked Bruce as he drove.
"To protect the people closest to me" Bruce said and glanced at me in the rear view mirror.
"You're a loner with no family" He said and I felt like hitting him.
He was wrong. Bruce does have a family. Papa and me.
"There are always people you care about. You just don't realize how much until they're gone. The idea was to be a symbol. Batman could be anybody, that was the point" Bruce said.
"It was good to see him back" John said.
"Not everybody agrees" Bruce said.
"They'll figure it out in the end" John said.
"Got anything on Bane's where abouts?" Bruce asked him.
"Yeah, I've got five hundred pages of tunnel records and a flashlight. I could use some help" John said
"I'm sure Batgirl can" Bruce said and glanced at me before looking away for a moment, "You know what? Drop me off in Old Town..."
John gave him a weird looking before nodding his head and taking a left that lead to Old Town.
"So Lily where were you last night?" Bruce asked looking up at the mirror.
I blushed and bit my bottom lip in embarrassment. If Bruce learned that I had gotten wasted last night, I would probably get scolded or worst, he might put a stop to me being Batgirl. Or he could try to put a stop. I noticed John looked at the mirror also when he stopped the car at a red light.
"Um, I stayed with a friend last night" I told him.
"This, uh, friend wouldn't happen to be a cop would he?" Bruce asked grinning a bit as he looked over at John.
I could tell Bruce had his mind in the gutter.
"Get your mind out of the gutter Bruce. Nothing like that happened" I told him glaring a bit at the man who was like an older brother to me.
"Yeah, I found her" John paused when he was saw the look I gave him, "On the side of the road walking. I offered her a ride back to the manor, but she said that it was to late and so we went back to my place. She fell asleep instantly when she laid down on my couch"
Bruce nodded and John began to drive as the light turned green.
"So Bruce, why are you going to Old Town?" I asked him.
"To see a friend" He said and I hoped that he wasn't going to see a prostitute.
Oh now look who's mind is in the gutter. Bruce is defiantly rubbing off on me.