Adair hid in the shadows, letting them engulf her, hoping they would conceal her as she walked along the dark alleyways. She doesn't know where she's going. Where can she go? People know her…people hate her. There is only one person she can think of that might have it in his heart to help her… John Blake. But would even he want to help her?
She continued to walk until it lightens. She used the hook to get to a rooftop. She sat on the snowy, freezing stone, and waited for the sun to rise. It peeks out, but soon it is in full blaze in the sky. Sun is hopeful. There is always light after darkness.
She sits on the rooftop for a long time… thinking, remembering… regretting her choice. After two hours, she is numb from cold and her body is trembling violently. She looked down, and who was to be there but John Blake. She swung down, and landed in the alleyway. She waited for John to walk past, and then she stepped out.
"Blake?" she called out. He swung around, surprise written across his face. She had wrapped her arms around her torso, trying desperately to keep warm but she couldn't control her trembling. He eyed her, and immediately looked suspicious.
"Have you come to kill me?" he asked.
"No. I… I need help. They want me dead. I know you don't want to help me after what I said. I can't blame you…"
"They want you dead?"
"Yes. They think I am. He saved me, and told me to run." She told him. He glared at her, and then he gestures for her to join him. She falls into step behind him, and he starts walking. Suddenly he stops, and she bumps into him. He turned around, and he looks like he is thinking about something, and then he grabbed her and pressed his lips against hers. He pushed her back so that she was pinned against the wall, and for a moment she was lost in the kiss, allowing herself to enjoy the feeling of skin instead of metal on her lips… but then she came back to her senses. She shoved him, but he only pinned her against the brick with his body. He opened his eyes, glancing at street. She shoved him again and he backed away, looking somewhat ashamed.
"Why did you do that?" she asked.
"There was some of Bane's men, and they were looking for you and… well that's the only thing I could think of! That way they wouldn't see your face, or mine for that matter." He mumbled and then started walking again, and Adair followed after him. They clung to the buildings, and when Bane's men walked past, Adair hid her face in John's shoulder.
They arrived back at John's apartment, and to Adair's shock, there sat James Gordon. He was watching the news, and didn't even look up when they walked in. She turned to John, and he put his finger to his lips and led her to his bedroom. He shut the door, and then looked at her, who at this point was shivering violently.
"There is a bathroom in there," he said, gesturing to a door. "You are cold as ice. I'll be back later," He said and then turned and opened the door, but stopped in before walking out. "Listen… I don't know if I can trust you. I have a feeling I shouldn't. But, I am-"
"I won't betray you." She whispered. John Blake may have just saved her life. She couldn't betray him now.
"Like you won't betray Bane?" he asked.
Adair looked away, not willing to talk about Bane. John understood, mumbled that he would be back later, and walked away.
She went into the bathroom, and poured a bath and stayed in there for almost an hour until she was no longer shivering. Afterwards, she wrapped herself in a towel and then she sat on the tiled floor. She began thinking about Bane… wondering what he was doing. Was he with Talia? The thought made her cringe. She fell asleep thinking about Bane.
She slept for fourteen hours. She didn't wake when John moved her from the bathroom to the bed. When she did wake, she saw John asleep on the floor beside the bed. He looked far more peaceful in his sleep then he did when he was awake. She rose quietly from the bed and changed into her clothes, blushing when she realised she was only in a towel when John saw her.
She tiptoed out of the bathroom and slipped out of the bedroom to the living room, where the TV was blasting. She sat down and watched the news, cringing as she saw the deaths, a whole family… even two little girls. She was hugging her legs, a tear slipping out of her eyes as more deaths appeared on the screen. She didn't hear John walk up behind her, and he just stood silently as they both watched the news. John walked over and sat beside her on the couch, watching the heartbreaking stories.
"What did they do with Batman?" he asked her after the news finished.
"I… I can't tell you," she whispered.
John's face hardened and he grew angry. "I saved you." He hissed.
Adair felt guilt, a lot of guilt. Her heart is being torn into two, between the two men who saved her, but one she barely knows, and the other she loves and would die for. "I'm sorry," she whispered. John stood and stormed out of the door, slamming it behind him. Adair flinched as the door slammed, and she lay down on the couch and wrapped her arms around her legs and waited for John to return.
He didn't return for a long time, and he didn't say a word to her. He just walked past, to his room and slammed the door. When he didn't come out after two hours, she got up and stormed to his room. She swung the door open, and he was just sitting on his bed, staring at the floor. He jumped and stared at her.
"I am sorry, John. You saved me and I can never to repay you properly. But, I know you're loyal to Batman. Would you ever betray him by his enemies his secrets? I know you couldn't." she said.
John considered this, and then nodded. Adair nodded again and then walked back to the couch, and lay down, staring at the black screen of the TV.
"Listen, you can't leave here. You have to stay; you can't be seen on the streets." John called from the bedroom. Adair groaned and curled up. She didn't want to stay cooped up in this apartment until the day comes when the bomb goes off.
But she did. She stayed in the apartment for days. John came back every night, and he told her news. He was wonderful to her. He didn't kick her out, and he fed her and never told a soul she was there. He was a good person, she was sad he had to go through these hardships.
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She was sitting on the window seat, staring at the black night. She had been in his apartment for a few months. She wanted to leave, but she can't unless she has a death wish. Suddenly something caught her eye…a flame. And then Batman's sign burned bright for everyone to see. She knew it was time to leave and return to Bane. She needed him now. She slipped out of the shirt John gave her, and back into her old clothes. She opened the window and slipped out into the cold night.
She used the rooftops instead of the streets. She reached city hall and snuck in through a window. She went to his room, and knocked once. She was surprised he had a bed in this building, but he stayed here for the majority of his time, so why wouldn't he.
"What is it?" a voice grumbled from the other side of the door. She didn't say a word. She opened the door, and Bane sat up immediately to see who dared come into his room without permission. But he saw her. She didn't say anything, and he just nodded to the bed he was lying on. She went over and crawled in beside him. His arm comes around her, as he had done so many times before with Talia.
"Why did you come back?" he whispered. He leaned down, resting his masked face on her head.
"My fate will be the same as yours," she whispered. He didn't object this. He didn't ask where she has been for the past few months. He just lay there, and she remained silent as well. They both knew that they would never have another chance to do this. It would all end.
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Bane watches the army of policemen. His own army is surrounding him. Whatever happened to them now, it didn't matter. After all the years of planning, the years of pain and suffering it will end. Bane is exhausted. He hasn't been able to rest in a very long time. He is ready to sleep.
He glances behind him, where Adair is standing. She looks up at him, and nods. Her eyes are soft, not sad or regretful. She didn't seem scared that she would die. He looked back to the police. He knew Batman would be there. He would fight to his death. He would fight for Talia as he promised her. Talia would always have a place in his heart, as would someone else. He knew he would die, but in the end, he would die with those two women still in his heart.
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Adair was clutching the wall for support. The battle was almost over. As was she. When she was fighting, someone had shot her from behind. It hurt like nothing she has ever felt before. She couldn't help screaming and falling to her knees. The person she was fighting was attacked by another man, and Adair sat on the ground, the world spinning around her. She felt something warm on her fingers, and she began feeling lightheaded. But she knew Bane was somewhere close, and she needed to find him.
She groped the walls as she forced her feet to move. She made her way to a door, and stumbled in. she heard Bane's voice… and then something that sounded like a missile being fired. She stumbled into a room, and she saw Batman and Catwoman talking, and then the two of them ran out. And then she saw Bane. She went over to him, and dropped to her knees. Her vision was starting to weaken, but she saw Bane on the ground, and could hear his ragged breathing. Impossible… he was alive.
"Bane?" She whispered.
"Yes?" he breathed. His voice is barely audible.
"You're dying," she whispered.
"I can't… I can't leave yet… I still need to… she still needs me," he whispered. His breathing has become even more ragged, and his eyes were fading. The beautiful shine that made his face light up even with the mask is fading.
"It's ok. You have done what she wanted you to do. You don't owe her anymore."
"What about you? Did I do what I needed to do for you?" he asked.
"You did more for than anyone else… I love you. But you can go now. You can go to sleep now," she whispered. Bane said something, but she couldn't understand it. It sounded like, "I love you," but she can never be sure.
Bane's eyes slipped closed. He was gone... dead. Sadness washed over her. She touched his face, and then a wave of pain made her fall off her knees and on to the ground. She looked up, but the light and darkness blurring into one. She thought of John Blake, she would never be able to thank him for what he did. She hopes he knows.
Her feet were starting to go numb, but she felt for Bane's giant hand. She slipped her own into it, and she felt safe once more. And then everything disappeared into darkness.
His fate would be hers.
Hello :) Alright, so this is it. I never intended for this to be a long fanfic, but hopefully it is not too short either :P thank so much for reviewing on the past chapters :) I know Bane most likely would have died instantely in the film, but I love him too much and I didn't want him to die :'(. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed reading and leave a review :)