The night EMT jolted awake only to be stopped by a hand pressing her back down. Her breaths were labored. A confused frown stretched her features. Her pupils adjusted to the darkness surrounding her.
"Where am I?" Her question came out weaker than she intended.
"How do you feel?" A familiar gravely voice questioned back.
Was the Bat serious? She did a once over and noticed the distinct smell of guano. Did he really work in a filthy cave? This took his persona to a new level; fly like a bat, walk like a bat, live like a bat. Joslin noticed the uncomfortable pause, he wasn't going to let the question go.
" Better question is how are you feeling?" Joslin attempted to sit up but failed.
His glare was almost demeaning as if he were silently scolding her for doing her job. "Thank you." Batman bit out his reply and continued to stitch up a wound on her foot.
"My hospital probably has better tools to-" Joslin began to reason before she was rudely interrupted.
"You needed immediate attention and the two closest hospitals are filled with disaster patients." Joslin could feel the tug of his thread but barely noticed the sting of each pierce.
Her mouth made a visible O. "What happened to the other rig?"
Batman remained quiet.
"A split foot isn't exactly what I'd call immediate-"
"You were infected with Scaretoxin and you had recieved more injurries than just a cut foot." The EMT took time to observe the bandages around her body, some already soaked and needing to be replaced. "Lay down." Batman commanded Joslin the moment she tried to sit up.
She rolled her eyes and attempted to cross her arms several times before giving up. Silence overcame them and Joslin noticed Batman relax. She drank up his features from the chissled armor to his square jaw line. The numbing medication was fading just in time for him to finish up. Joslin sat up succussfully and wothout complaint from Batman. They sat in silence observing the other. Joslin carefully swung her legs over the edge of the table only for them to tingle to life.
"Were they arrested?"
"Yes."Batman turned from his seat and walked off.
"How's Commissioner Gordon?"
"The other ambulance took him to the hospital. I just sent a cure to them." Joslin followed his voice. Her hand reached out and traced his side she treated earlier that night.
"And how are you doing?" His hand grasped her wrists and secured them both in his hand behind her back. She could see the surprise in his exposed facial features. Batman's lips parted to speak but she closed the gap between them and sealed their lips together in a feverish kiss.
Batman's grip loosened enough for her to set a hand free to roam his armor. Her legs buckled from under her but he caught her immediately. He walked her to the table. "You need to rest." Batman's tone was softer this time. Their eyes locked onto each others. Batman's gloved finger tips tucked her hair behind her ear. He leaned in close, but before their lips touched a puff of smoke contacted her nose and knocked her out.
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