-1Chapter 10-

Sorry, so sorry, I have finally gotten some of my life back in track, and I hope to be updating my stories like before once again. So this is the first chapter, in one of my many stories, that I am updating after a long absence. I hope you guys enjoy it and feel free to review.

Thanks.

"A lot more than I wish to admit." those eight words hang in the air for the three people that heard it.

"What are you trying to say?" Superman asks what is going through Batman's mind, though he knows better than to ask.

"I honestly don't know, Kent." she says his last name in the way she always did when they were first dating. With so much devotion and admiration. "So much has happened. So much time has passed."

"I just remember how fast things went. To fast if you ask me. I wish we would have made time to really live our life together. To enjoy it. Really enjoy it." he looks away as he hears someone walking away from the hall not knowing, or caring, who that was. "All I remember is that it was the best time of my life."

"It was wonderful, wasn't it?" she says smiling before she looks down ashamed after their eyes met for a brief second. "I am sorry for what I said before. You know, about wishing I never met you, and that it was Bruce who I met first."

"It is okay. I understand why you said it, and yes it was wonderful. Only," he looks away. "it was all in the past too. We are different people now."

She nods with a small smile.

"Its good to hear you say that." she holds his hand and they lock eyes. "Now we can move on and look at what is really important."

"Our son." he says nodding.

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Veronica walks the hollow halls of the Watch Tower with a small smile barely gracing her lips. Her talk with her still husband was a long and torturous process. She believes she would rather chance walking in Antarctica once more than have that conversation repeated.

Yet, it truly help them both. They have found the closure they have sought and even though they still love each other like before they know that this love should be a slow process. Not a burning moment of time that has left is hole of ashes in their hearts and souls.

True they might never be a couple again, but they are a family, and now thanks to Batman they will go find and try to rescue their son.

"Hello, Mel." a deep voice says from the shadows.

"Oh, Bruce, I didn't see you there. I was just on my way to your room."

"I see." he says emerging from the shadows.

"Is something wrong?"

"No, I was just looking for you."

"Did you at least got a good nap while I was gone?"

"I am sorry I couldn't sleep. Will you join me? That might help."

"I am good, thanks." she says giving a small smile before reaching out with her hand to touch his forehead. "There is something wrong with you."

As she looks into his eyes she sees them wide and with a strange hue around the irises. There eyes lock for a second before the dark knight almost collapse into her frame. "Bruce?" she asks as she leans his body to the nearby wall. "Bruce, come on lets get to your room."

He barely answers as he is slowly taken to his room. Once she enters the room she tries to turn on the light but she can't find the switch. She lights up a finger and takes the now sleeping form of the very cool headed man to his bed and lies him down.

She slowly looks around the dark room trying to find a source of light as her mind begins to think of the worst. She feels like she has enter a dark hole, for no mater how much juice she would concentrate in her hand she couldn't see a thing. Her hand is just barely visible with only a small outline of orange telling her that it was near her face.

She soon turns at the sound of the moaning man on the bed.

"Bruce?" she calls out. "Are you alright?"

Just as soon as the words come out of the her lips the lights go back on. She sees the struggling form of the dark knight as he tries to sit up and runs to his side.

"Bruce, can you here me?"

"Mel?" he says taking a few minutes to focus on her. "What happened?"

She notices that his eyes are once more to their normality.

"I don't know. I found you on the halls. You were acting strange." she shudders. "Your eyes looked so different. I brought you here and when the door close it was all dark. I couldn't even see my hand on fire." she sits next to him and holds his hand. "Do you remember anything?"

He looks sadly at their intertwine hands before answering.

"I was looking at something… I think and then I was just lying here at this moment of time. All I know is that I have a huge headache." he says grabbing his head.

"What aren't you saying?" she says studying his facial expressions.

She lifts her hand and pulls his mask off. He soon puts his face back to his normal unreadable expression.

She frowns at his change of attitude. He has rarely used the expression to her.

"Just drop it, Mel." he pulls away and stands to look out of his small window. "So have you talk to your son's father?"

"Yes." she says looking at her hands that are now resting on her lap. "We talked, and he is willing to help out as much as possible. Bruce…"

"Don't worry. I know that Superman is your ex husband, or should I say your husband."

"How?" she asks looking at his tense back.

"I was looking for you and somehow stumble into a part of your earlier conversation with him."

"Oh."

"Yeah." he turns and looks at her. "oh."

"Bruce…"

"I need to go." he says pulling up his mask and placing it over his face once more. "I have to do stuff back down on earth. You can stay here for the night."

"Bruce…" she tries as she sees him walk towards the door.

"I'll be back in a few hours to help you two. Just incase I find anything out I will communicate with you."

"But Bruce…"

He doesn't listen and slams the door.

"What about what happened earlier?" she whispers. "I need to talk to someone now."

With that she walks out of the room.

Okay sorry for the long wait. I am not sure how good this chapter came out but like I said earlier I hope this gets me back on track.