John's phone started buzzing in the middle of an upbeat waltz. The duo paused, and John looked at his phone and frowned.
"Bank robbery," he said, furiously typing back to whomever sent him the text. He looked down at Sky and paused. "Sorry," he apologized. She waved him off; it was his job after all.
"Do you need to leave?"
"No, I shouldn't have too. Batman & Cat Woman arrived on scene," he said in a slightly hushed voice. Many people didn't approve of the two still. Heroes were like politicians: whatever they did would inevitably be criticized. "Anyways," said John, shoving his phone back into his suit pocket, "do you want a drink?"
"Sure, but only a water. Oh and John?" she called out to the figure leaving. "Don't drink too much. I don't want to have to carry your drunken butt home." John clicked his heels together and saluted her, walking away to retrieve the drinks. Sky pushed her blonde curls back and looked around for Selina. She hadn't seen her all night. She had just disappeared. The blonde woman's green eyes scanned the room again, searching for her friend's partner, in hopes of finding Selina. The two were nowhere to be found… Hmmm… Something didn't smell right, and it wasn't the jumble of fancy perfumes and colognes wafting through the air.
Skylar wasn't going to lie, she had wondered on various occasions who the three masked heroes were. She had only ever seen one personally, Robin, but she knew that the Batman was tall and that Cat Woman was tall and thin. She also knew that whoever the caped crusaders were, they would have to have a lot of resources and be in excellent shape. And the three would have to be connected somehow; they must be acquaintances at the very least. But, they didn't have to necessarily be from Gotham, they could be from outside the town. If Bruce Wayne didn't limp, he could be the Batman, he had resources. Then again… but her thoughts were interrupted when John handed her a glass of water.
"Thanks. Hey, have you seen Selina?" the blonde woman asked John.
"Nope, she's here somewhere though. There are a lot of people here."
"Maybe," Skylar's eyes scanned the crowd again, and her eyes landed on the brunette this time. "Hey, I haven't seen you all night."
"I know, sorry. I snuck a moment with Bruce," she said apologetically, smoothing down her slightly wrinkled dress. Before Skylar had a chance to question further, Selina changed the subject. "Bruce, this is Skylar, the girl who I've been kickboxing with."
"Pleasure," he said, shaking the small woman's hand.
"She's also the girl John here has been infatuated with." That made the billionaire smirk a little bit, but besides that, all the conversations between him and Skylar were impersonally. He only smiled truly when talking to Selina. It wasn't that he wasn't polite or charming, he was just… Sky didn't know. But she could tell he didn't enjoy these fundraiser parties. She also couldn't swallow the whole "we were in the backroom." Could it be possible that these two were Batman and Cat Woman? They knew each other, had the resources, had disappeared during the bank robbery, and Selina was a wicked fighter. But what about Bruce's limp? Could he be faking it? Sky didn't know for sure, but she was going to find out if these two were in fact the "mask vigilantes."
Luckily, John didn't even get tipsy, so Sky didn't have to haul him back to his home, even though he insisted that he could hold a lot of liquor. But Skylar had heard that from men a billion times, everyone thinks they can hold more than they actually can. The rest of the night went uneventfully, and Selina and Bruce didn't sneak off again. But Sky was still suspicious, especially later when John added something about "they always sneak a moment to themselves." The blonde woman was determined to find out if they were the heroes, and she knew exactly how to.
"Well, I have to be going now," said Selina, pulling her jeans on and grabbing her sports bag. The two women had just finished sparring with each other, and Sky was getting better every week thanks to Selina's help.
"See you later!" waved Sky, watching the brunette exit the building. Skylar quickly grabbed her coat and followed Selina out of the building. The brunette hopped into little black Prius, and speed away from the curb. Hailing a cab, Sky followed her, grumbling to herself about how she needed to get herself a car.
Sky rode in the cab for what seemed like forever, until Selina pulled onto a side road. The blonde woman paid the cab driver and ran down the road, following Selina's car, which had slowed down significantly. Suddenly, the car stopped, and Sky hopped behind a tree and watched as the taller woman moved a "dead end" sign, then continue driving. Curious, Skylar continued following, and watched as the car drove into a cave, yes a cave. About 10 minutes later, a black car emerged, carrying a woman dressed in all black with a mask over her face. The car stopped in front of the dead end sign, and a man got out of the car, and moved the sign. Then the man called out to the woman in the car.
"Go ahead. I'm going to get the other car."
"Okay. Are we still on for dinner at Faber's later, Bruce?"
"Of course," said Bruce, walking back to the cave without a limp. That proved it. Bruce Wayne was in fact Batman, and Cat Woman was Selina.
But who was Robin?
