I Do Not Own Batman or anything else, except my OC(s)!
AN: Since it's a holiday here in the US, I figured I'd post a new chapter. Don't worry there will be another update on Saturday.
A few days have passed. At night I went patrolling after seeing if John was okay. The chief of police let him off for a week due to what had happened at the House of Fears. Papa never let John get out of his bed, unless it was for bathroom breaks, showers, and for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Of course catching Papa when he was busy sometimes I would walk John out to the garden for some fresh air or watch TV in the living room.
Today was Friday, the day that I would be meeting Alice. I got ready for the day and was heading out the door when Papa stopped me.
"Where are you going?" He asked curiously.
"Meeting my old college friend, Alice" I told him.
"Oh, of course. I forgot all about your meeting with her. Well have fun and be careful my dear" Papa said and I nodded before leaving the manor.
I parked the camaro and got out. I spotted Alice waving at me excitedly from inside. I walked into the diner quickly and hugged the happy blonde.
"It's so great to see you again, Lily!" Alice said.
"It's been too long" I said as we sat at a booth.
"Hello, how can I help you" A red headed waitress asked.
"I'll have a cheeseburger and some fries, with a coke" I told her.
"Okay, and you Ma'am?" She asked Alice.
"What she's having, oh and no mayo" Alice said and the waitress nodded writing our orders down on the note pad.
The waitress was about to walk away, but stopped and turned back to us. I looked up at her wondering what she wanted.
"You're that girl that Officer Blake see's all the time here. He hasn't been here in a while. Do you if he's okay?" She asked worriedly.
"John is doing fine. He's just been on bed rest due to the Riddler attacking him" I told her and she gasped.
"Is he alright?" She asked and I nodded.
"Yeah, just a big bruise on his side. Nothing to serious" I assured her.
"Well then tell him, I said to get well and I miss seeing him around" The woman said and I nodded.
"Will do miss" I said and she left.
"Are you seeing this Officer John Blake, Lily?" Alice asked me and I couldn't help, but blush at her question.
"No, no, we're just friends" I told her shaking my head.
"But you have feelings for him?" She asked me with a smirk as my cheeks went redder.
"I-I don't know. I kind of do, but something inside me just tells me we should only be friends, plus I don't think he has those kind of feelings for me" I told her and the thing that was telling me this was Batgirl.
I can't have a relationship with someone. What if they found out about my secret? Then it's over, or what if they get hurt because of who I am? Plus someone would notice me leaving the middle of the night.
"Oh come on Lily. Quit being scared and ask the guy out! If he says no then screw him, there are plenty of men out there looking for a sweet caring girl like you" She said and I laughed as she used the same sentence that I told her when she was afraid of asking Phillip, her boyfriend out two years ago.
"You know those are my words" I told her.
"Yes and they worked well with me. So you should take your own advice and do it" She told me.
"Maybe later, but not now. We've only known each other for a month and a half now" I told her and she let out a sigh.
"Okay, but call or message me first thing when you do ask him or if he asks you out and do not say no" She said pointing a finger at me and I nodded.
The waitress returned shortly with our drinks. Waiting for our food we laughed about old times and spoke about how our lives had changed greatly since graduating college.
"So how's the whole restaurant thing going?" She asked me.
"Um, it's on hold at the moment" I told her.
"Oh, is it because of money?" She asked me with a sad look on her face.
"Kind of, but it's also because of what's going on around here lately. Have you heard about the Riddler and Penguin?" I asked her and she nodded.
"A little. I only did a quick read through on one of those news website on the internet" Alice said as the waitress set our plates of food down in front of us.
"Thanks" We told the woman before she walked off.
We began to eat our food and I almost spat mine out seeing Erik Nolton walk through the doors like he owned the place. I swallowed my food and hoped to God that Erik wouldn't see me, but as fate would have it he did.
"Oh Lily! What a surprise to see you here!" Erik said with a wide smile as he walked over to the booth and sat next to me.
"Yeah, a surprise" I muttered as Alice eyes went wide by Erik rudeness.
"Who is this my sweet Lily?" Erik asked looking at Alice.
"This is Alice, my best friend, and I hate to be rude and all, but I'm not your Lily" I told him.
Erik laughed and shook his head.
"Of course you're not. It is nice to meet you, Alice. I'm Erik Nolton, the director of the Proto-type division at the Wayne Science Facility" Erik said and held out his hand to Alice.
She shook it and set it down as she stared at him with a look she only gave people who she thought was a creep.
"Hello, Mr. Nolton. What can I get you today?" The waitress asked showing up.
"I'll have what these two lovely women are having" He said.
The woman nodded before leaving.
"So how are you two doing?" He asked us.
"We're fine" I said quickly before Alice could speak.
I was getting tired of Erik. He was annoying and I had tried to be good to him, but today was a final straw since the way he ruined my meeting with Alice, and the weird phone calls I get from him asking about Bruce at around 7 in the morning after a hard night of crime fighting. He sort of had a weird obsession with him.
I closed my eyes and opened them once my phone began to ring. I got it out of my pocket and saw that it was Papa. I excused myself and walked outside. I answered it.
"Hello" I said.
"Oh thank goodness you picked up. Mr. Blake is gone. I can't find him" Papa said and my eyes went wide.
Did the Penguin or the Riddler break in and took him? Oh God.
"What? Was the house broken into?" I asked him.
"There are no signs of a break in, but the motorcycle that you wrecked not long ago when you wanted to try out one of those illegal bike races is missing" He said and bit my lip in anger and a little embarrassment from the lie I had told Papa and Bruce about how the bike had been messed up.
I was about to ask him if there was anyone strange around lately, but I heard the very familiar roar of a motorcycle engine. I looked up to see John parking the bike next to the camaro.
"Papa, I found him" I told him and hung up, before walking over to him.
"Hey, Lily" He said smiling and I smacked him on the arm, "Hey! What was that for?"
"What are you doing here!? I just got a call from Papa saying you were missing!" I told him and was pulled into a hug.
"Hey, I'm sorry if I scared you and made you worry, but I couldn't stay inside any longer, plus I got worried about you. It's not safe out here by yourself" John said as I wrapped my arms around him.
"Well next time you decide to sneak out, call and tell me" I told him.
"But you would likely try to talk me out of it" He pointed out as we broke apart from the hug.
"True" I said and glanced at the diner letting out a sigh seeing Erik wave at me.
"Who's he?" John asked seeing him.
"Want to do me a favor?" I asked him.
"I owe you one already" He said, "What is it?"
"Pretend to be my boyfriend" I said.
"That guy trying to get with you?" He asked and I nodded.
"Yes, and he's a weird man who is kind of obsessed with Bruce" I said.
John wrapped his arm around my waist and held me close to him.
"Well let's go and meet him, dear" John said smiling.
I laughed and nodded.
"Okay, honey" I said and we walked inside the diner.
"I'm back guys" I said standing in front of the table, "And you wouldn't believe who I found outside"
"Hello, I'm John Blake, Lily's boyfriend" John said shaking Alice's hand.
"Oh, yeah, Lily spoke a lot about you, John" Alice said smiling after figuring out what we were doing.
"She has? I hope it's about good things" John said and Alice nodded laughing.
"Y-You're dating this pi-cop?" Erik asked glaring at John.
"Yes, I am. Um, John why don't you sit next to Alice" I said.
"Are you sure?" He asked looking down at me and I nodded.
I didn't want Alice to be forced to sit with Erik.
"I-I better get going. I have this meeting with a very important pen-man" Erik said getting out of the booth.
"Oh, well it was nice seeing you, Erik" I said as he glared at John.
"Yes, well good-bye, Alice, Lily and pi-John" Erik said before leaving, but not without bumping into John's shoulder.
John let out a hiss and placed a hand to his side that was still sore from the incident at the House of Fears.
"Are you okay?" I asked him.
"Y-Yeah, I'm fine" He said with his hand still on his side.
"Okay, now if you'll excuse me I have a man to murder" I said and was about to walk out of the diner and go after Erik for purposely bumping into John, if it wasn't for John grabbing my arm.
"Don't do that, I'll have to arrest you then" He said smiling a bit as he removed his hand.
"Fine I won't kill him, this time" I said as we sat down.
Just then the waitress showed up with Erik's food.
"Oh, where did Mr. Nolton go?" She asked looking at everyone.
When she saw John, a blush appeared on her face and got a nervous look on his face.
"He left" Alice said, "But we'll take his food. I'm sure, John here is hungry"
The waitress nodded and set the plate down in front of John.
"Thank you Lizzie" John said smiling at her, causing her to stammer a thank you, before rushing off.
John took the burger from his plate and took a bite out of it as Alice giggled a little. I looked at her confused wondering if she had lost her mind.
"What's so funny?" I asked her.
"Nothing, I just think it's cute that the waitress, Lizzie has a crush on John" Alice said.
I looked at John after he began to choke on his food. I quickly began to pat him on the back.
"W-What?" He asked with wide eyes.
"That girl, Lizzie, she likes you" Alice said glancing at the red headed waitress.
"How do you know this?" He asked her.
"I can tell when someone has a crush" She said shrugging her shoulders, "You should go talk to her"
"I don't think that's a good idea" He said shaking his head.
"How come?" She asked.
"I'm a wanted man. It's too dangerous for me and others if I got into a relationship with someone" John said.
"Oh, I'm sorry for even bringing up the subject! So Lily, how's your Grandfather doing?" She asked me.
Around two thirty, Alice had to leave to meet Phillip and his parents at the zoo. John and I left the diner, back to the manor where Papa was waiting and scolded John for leaving like he did.
Night soon came and I was about to leave for my room to get ready for the night, when there was a knock at the door. Papa left to go answer it wondering who would be knocking on the door at eight o'clock.
Papa returned shortly with a green envelope. I looked at John as he looked at me, before looking back at Papa.
"What's that?" I asked him.
"A letter for you, Mr. Blake" Papa said walking over to him and handed the green envelope to him.
John took it and excused him self from the kitchen. I followed him quickly into the living room. John sat down on the couch opening the envelope. Like before a card fell out, but instead of a newspaper clipping of John, it was a picture of Alice from earlier today. I let out a gasp, while John read out loud the riddle written in blue crayon.
"Glittering points that downward thrust. Sparkling spears that never rust? What is the answer to this riddle in order to save the girl before she turns." John said and shook his head, "What does this even mean?"
John stood up and threw the card on the ground.
"Alice is in danger because of me now!" He said angrily as he held a hand to his forehead..
"Don't blame yourself, John" I said standing up, "That's what the Riddler wants you to do!"
"How can you say that!? You're best friend can be killed because of me and you don't want to blame me for that?" He asked pointing to himself.
I grabbed his hand and lowered it.
"I know that John, but why blame you? It's not your fault that the Riddler and the Penguin is after you" I said looking him straight in the eyes.
"Why are you doing this to me?" He asked me frowning as he placed a hand on my cheek.
"Doing what?" I asked as I stared into his eyes that began to get watery.
He shook his head before leaving the room. I let out a sigh and grabbed the card from the ground.
"Everything alright?" Papa asked worriedly.
"Yeah, it's just been a long day" I said before walking up to my room.
I locked the door behind me and quickly changed into my Batgirl suit. I jumped out of my window and rode the motorcycle to the Bat cave.
I sat down at the computer and began to type everything I knew as a possible password that I hadn't used before. Bats, Joker, Bad guys scum, bat01, Batman, super heroes, cave. Hell even superman! Anything is possible. Then I tried with random dates. 4-3-2000, 8-23-98, 3-4-88 and then there was 1-23-1982. It had worked! But why would it be that date? The day that Bruce's parents were murder?
"Oh my God" I gasped nearly falling out of the chair as I finally caught on.
Bruce was Batman. The man that was like a brother to me was my hero, and idol.
"This can't be real" I said looking down at the keyboard.
If it was true that Bruce was Batman then how could he give up being him? Yes, Rachel died and he was blamed for killing Harvey Dent! But that didn't mean he should give up! If that had happened to me, I would had used that as fuel to catch every villain I was able to and lock them behind bars. Not give up and hide in your big, safe, luxurious mansion while everyone else worries about their life!
I shook my head and began to search the computer. I was shocked to find out some secret passage ways inside the manor that would take me down to the cave. I was also shocked that I was able to get all kinds of new weapons, and I found some files that spoke about a man named, Lucius Fox, that could help me with getting weapons, armor and my favorite, vehicles. I found two manuals, one for the Bat cycle, and the Tumbler. I clicked on a button that would release the Tumbler I stood up seeing the black tank rise up from the platform that was under the water.
I ran over to the tank and ran a hand along it. I smiled to myself as I got onto the tank. I started it up and drove out of the cave quickly to Wayne Enterprises where I could meet this Mr. Fox.
