Hola! I know it's been awhile and i'm sorry!!!!! I won't be able to post next week because i'm going on a camping trip...it's not my fault!!! Please review and tell me what you think! And suggestions are always welcome! Thanks to everyone who reviewed last time. Lastly i don't own Batman because if i did he would kill me to end his torment...Now enjoy! ^_^

Alfred came home shocked! How could one person cause such destruction in one day? Of course Alfred should've known better than to leave Bruce Wayne home alone for a day when he was still only in his twenties. The astonished butler shook his head in resignation. He would have to start cleaning up soon and that was liable to take a while.

That Morning…

Bruce stared hard at Alfred as he listened to the news. He was very suspicious of his long time butler who claimed to have important business to take care of. The hardest thing to believe however was that this secret business would take all day! How was Bruce supposed to feed himself! He was not a chef, he was a hero! There was also the fact that Alfred left him a list of things to do for the day. Supposedly it was to keep him from becoming bored.

Bruce waved goodbye as Alfred drove off leaving him all alone in the huge mansion. With terror in his eyes he went inside to look at the list.

all the carpets

the windows on the first floor

and Liquid Gold all wood furniture

weeds in flower beds (gardener is off today)

dishes

stovetop and front of microwave

bathrooms

Bruce's eyes grew wide as he read the list left by Alfred. He had never done any of these things before!! Alfred had been kind enough to leave all the necessary cleaning supplies out in plain view for Bruce but even this small favor wouldn't be enough to save the house from total destruction.

Bruce managed to vacuum alright, it was very straightforward. Then came the windows, he had no idea what product to use! Everything seemed alike! He quickly put aside the toilet bowl cleaner and the Liquid Gold but that still left the Windex, Lysol, and Clorox. So Bruce did enie-meanie-minie-mo to determine what to use. He ended up using the Lysol kitchen cleaner on the windows and smear marks were everywhere.

Next on his list was dusting and using a horrible smelling product called Liquid Gold. The product was supposed to be good for the wood and would help keep it shiny. First he poured too much onto his cleaning rag so it was running down the sides of a bookshelf. Then he accidently got some on his black t-shirt, staining it. In his frustration the bottle slipped through his fingers and fell to the floor with a clang. Seeing the puddle of Liquid Gold on the white carpet sent Bruce into a panic. He tried to mop up as much of it as possible but it was no use. There was a huge stain that would be impossible to hide. So Bruce threw away the bottle of Liquid Gold and quickly exited the room whistling. With any luck Alfred wouldn't notice anything…

The last thing Bruce decided to do before lunch was to pull weeds. That didn't sound too hard. He went around all the flower beds randomly pulling anything he thought didn't belong…

Once in the kitchen Bruce called for Alfred. He was starving! Who knew that housework could take so much out of you? After several minutes of waiting for his faithful butler Mr. Wayne had an epiphany. Alfred wasn't home! He would have to cook himself!

He started off by tying an apron around his waist and then decided to look through the cupboards. He decided on Macaroni and Cheese, a salad and a smoothie. For the Mac & Cheese he simply followed the directions and set some water on the stove to boil. Then it was time for the salad. He found some ingredients in the fridge and threw them together. Setting the dish off to the side he checked the boiling water. Nothing seemed to be happening…

So while he was waiting he found the blender and filled it with ice. After adding some whole fruit to the mix he pressed the on button. The blender crushed some of the ice and fruit then everything erupted out of the top! It flew and splatted onto the ceiling along with anything that was in the vicinity.

Wiping smoothie out of his eyes Bruce checked on the water again. Still nothing! That's when he realized that he hadn't turned the stove on! So he turned the burner up to high and went back to the blender. His salad was ruined forcing Bruce to look for a substitute. He searched around and ended up cooking some boxed popcorn shrimp. He placed them on a broiling pan and turned on the oven. He didn't know what button to press! While he was looking at the directions on the box the water started to boil over the pot!

Distracted he attempted to grab the pot and lift it off the burner…the water calmed down significantly after burning his hands. Frustrated yet again Bruce pushed some buttons on the stove and started cooking the shrimp. After turning down the heat on the burner the masked crusader sat down for a minute. He was exhausted! How did Alfred do it all? He was definitely learning to appreciate his friend more. That was all he managed to think before smoke started rising from the closed oven and smoke alarms all over the house began to blare! Coughing he ran to the stove and turned off the oven. Fanning the smoke away from the oven door Bruce hastily checked on the popcorn shrimp.

That was when Alfred had walked in. He had only been kidding when he told Bruce he'd be gone all day! Of course he left a list because he felt that lately he'd been underappreciated but he hadn't really expected Bruce to attempt the things on the list! Plus his friend had tried to cook!

Seeing the expression on Bruce Wayne's face Alfred couldn't hold back his laughter. The great Batman who has caught the most dangerous criminals in Gotham was covered in some sort of concoction from head to foot while holding a tray of burnt shrimp and looking as if he would start crying any second now! And outside there were uprooted plants and clods of grass everywhere! You couldn't see out of the first floor windows and the house smelled of smoke.

When Bruce saw Alfred walk through the door he couldn't keep the relief off his face. He was saved! Alfred would make everything better! Bruce ran over to his butler and just as he hugged him in gratitude the water boiled over again.

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