"Bruce, wait." Andrea said as she removed her mask. "I really need to speak with you." Batman turned as he was about to begin his patrol.
"What is it?" Batman asked curiously. "You should put that back on. Someone might see us." He pointed out.
"Dammit Bruce, I don't care about that. Since I've come back to town you haven't given me much time and… well, I was wondering if things have changed between us." Andrea said as she stepped closer to him.
"Andy, I…I never stopped loving you." Batman said as he pulled a small gold locket out of his belt. "I carry this with me everywhere I go." Andrea took the locket and opened it. She smiled as she felt her eyes tearing up as she saw the picture of a young Bruce and Andrea that they had posed for when they got engaged.
"Is there still hope for us?" Andrea asked as she grabbed his hand and looked him in the eye. "I know that after you first found out about my crusade that you were willing to look past that. Will you still?" Andrea asked as she leaned forward to kiss him and Batman returned the kiss passionately. Thoughts of Barbara fled from his mind as he continued kissing her. After they broke the kiss Andrea put her mask back on and looked over the edge of the roof.
"It sounds as though that woman needs help. Shall we?" The Phantasm asked as Batman nodded and jumped off of the roof and began to glide in the direction the screams were coming from. When he landed in the alley behind a thug with a gun that was threatening a young woman he saw a green cloud appear as the Phantasm stepped through it. The man turned towards Batman and his eyes widened in fear before he turned and stared in shock at the Phantasm.
"Will Wheaton, you're angel of death awaits." The Phantasm said as she pointed her gauntlet blade towards the thief. The woman backed towards the wall and Will began firing and was stunned to see the Phantasm kept slowly hovering towards him.
"Screw this, I will leave her alone. I promise." Will said as he threw his gun to the ground. Batman waited to see how Andrea would handle this situation. The Phantasm looked towards Batman as she tried to decide what to do. She didn't want to disappoint Bruce but she really wanted to kill the punk.
"Death will spare you this night, but Batman will not." The Phantasm said as she disappeared in a cloud of green smoke. Will breathed a sigh of relief before he felt himself being spun around and the world went dark.
"Are you alright?" Batman asked the woman as he placed cuffs on Will. Will began to open his eyes. "Do you have a cell phone?" The woman nodded. "Good," Batman lifted Will off the ground by the scruff of his neck. "You are going to stay with this woman until the cops show up, and admit to everything you've done."
"No…no, I'm not doing that." Will replied.
"If you don't then I will let the Reaper come back for you and this time he won't be so merciful." Will's eyes widened and he nodded quickly.
"I…I understand. Keep it away from me and I'll admit to everything. I swear I will." Will promised.
"Very well," Batman replied as he dropped Will back to the ground. "If you're lying to me I will find out." Batman said before he pulled his grapple gun off of his belt.
"Thank you for helping me." The woman said. "My name is Lisa, I owe you one. I normally can handle myself but the damn punk caught me off guard.
"Pick a safer route next time, Lisa." Batman said simply as he grappled away. Lisa watched Batman leave and whistled to herself as she began to dial a number."
"Yeah, it worked. I was only able to keep him here for a few minutes because the damn Grim Reaper showed up, but I think we gave Riddler enough time to do his job." Lisa said as she fixed removed the hood from her hair revealing her half black and half blonde hair. She began to apply her make-up and soon Harley Quinn was standing over Will. "Yes, Puddin, I will take care of it." Harley sighed as she hung up the phone. "Look, you did a good job." Harley said as she kneeled down next to Will. "We can't leave any loose ends though you know." Will's eyes widened as Harley pulled a gun from her pocket and Will tried to get up. "Goodbye Will…" Harley said before a gunshot rang through the alley.
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"Tim, we need to talk." Barbara said as they got ready for bed.
"That sounds rather ominous." Tim replied with a laugh. Several thoughts ran through Barbara's mind as she considered what to say. When Tim turned back towards her and smiled all the thoughts fled from her mind except one.
"Bruce and that Grim Reaper are patrolling tonight. Let's go return our uniforms." Barbara said as she put her jeans back on. Tim stared at her in confusion.
"Are you sure that you don't need more time to think about this?" Tim asked curiously as he sat next to her. Barbara nodded slowly as she leaned forward and kissed him.
"You love me don't you?" Barbara asked.
"Of course I do. I always have." Tim replied honestly. Barbara kissed him again passionately.
"That's all I needed to hear. Let's go return these now." Barbara said as she got up and grabbed her pack and tossed Tim his. "Oh, and give me one of those wedding invitations that we picked up yesterday." Tim grabbed the invitation and his pack and followed Barbara out the door.
"I have to give my father some time to prepare, but I want to move the wedding date up." Barbara said as they attached the packs to their motorcycles.
"When were you thinking of?" Tim asked curiously.
"I think two weeks will give Bruce and my dad time to get used to the idea." Barbara grinned at him as she started the bike and they both rode down the road. When they arrived they made their way toward the outside entrance to the cave and Tim entered the security code and looked into the retinal scanner to get the entrance to open and they quickly made their way inside. Barbara and Tim quickly removed their uniforms from the packs and placed them neatly on the desk next to the Bat-Computer.
"I'll be out in a moment, Sweetheart." Barbara said as she gave Tim a quick kiss. He nodded and left the cave as Barbara grabbed a pen and began to write on the invitation.
Bruce,
I wish that you loved me the way that I love you, but I can't live in a fantasy world any longer.
Tim, will at least give me his love and attention and I will be with him.
Please come to our wedding. It would mean the world to both of us. If you do not come then please understand that this is the last time that you will ever hear from me.
I love you, Bruce but it's clear that your only love is Batman. I just can't compete with that.
-Love,
Barbara
On the other side of the invitation it read.
You are cordially invited to the Wedding of:
Mr. Timothy Drake and Ms. Barbara Gordon
At
The First Baptist Church
November 16th, 2018.
3 PM with Reception to follow.
Please RSVP ASAP and mark the below options:
Single _ or Plus One_
Steak_ or Fish_
November sixteenth had been crossed out and in its place, was the first weekend in June. Barbara kissed the invitation and set it down on top of the uniforms. Barbara turned to leave the cave and was surprised to see Nightwing standing behind her.
"Did you really think you could just sneak out without at least saying goodbye?" Nightwing asked in a mournful tone.
…
"This is quite the favor that you're asking me for, Clown." A man said from a chair that was sitting in a shadowy corner of Joker's hideout. "Besides, even if I were inclined to help you, I couldn't. I got out of that life years ago." The man pointed out.
"Look Crane, I need your help and you still owe me." Joker said irritably. Crane sat back in his chair and weighed his options.
"You know, Batman has been quite forgiving of my past. A deal is a deal though and I suppose I do owe you." Joker grinned. Crane leaned forward and smirked at him. "However, I will not be joining your team of misfits. I will make you several doses of my formula, but then we are even."
"Very well, but I think you'll change your mind once you see all the fun we're going to have." Joker laughed maniacally. Crane shook his head and stood to leave. "Where are you going?" Joker asked curiously.
"If you want your doses of fear toxin then I need my lab." Crane pointed out.
"Freeze, go with him and make sure he gives us what we need." Joker said as he turned to walk away.
"You don't trust me after all these years?" Crane asked with a laugh.
"Do I look like the trusting type?" Joker turned his head to the right. "Fail us and I will give you nightmares that you never dreamed were possible, Scarecrow." Freeze quickly ushered the protesting professor out of the room.
"Let's hurry before he gets impatient." Freeze advised.
"Are the pods ready?" Riddler asked after Crane left the room with Freeze.
"We need the toxin from Freeze, but the pods are ready for what we have planned." Joker said with a wide grin as he removed a long beige cloth that was covering a large glass pod that could be opened and closed.
"Good, this time the Batman will pay for what he's done to me." Riddler said menacingly as he rubbed his hands together excitedly.
…
"I'm only going to ask you once more, Clyde. Where is the Joker hiding out at?" Red Hood paced around a man with unkempt grey hair and beard and wearing a dirty yellow trench coat and muddy black boots, who was tied to a chair.
"I told you already. I don't know where he is." Clyde said fearfully as he watched Red Hood draw his guns.
"Here's how this is going to go. I'm going to count to ten and if you don't tell me what I want to know then ten is the last thing you'll ever hear." Red Hood threatened as he stood in front of Clyde, who began trembling in his chair.
"Please don't…" Clyde began.
"One, two…" Two shots rang out as Clyde's knee caps were shattered from Red Hood's bullets causing the man to scream in pain.
"I don't know anything I swear." Clyde protested.
"Five, six…" Two more shots rang out as Clyde felt the bullets enter his shoulders.
"You son of a…" Clyde began.
"Nine…"
"Wait…wait, Joker is in an apartment across town called the Seaside Arms." Clyde admitted.
"What room number?" Red Hood asked as he put the barrel of his gun up to Clyde's forehead. "Room 212." Clyde said through gritted teeth. "Thank you." A gun shot rang out and Clyde along with the chair fell to the ground.
"You may have what it takes to join the order of St. Dumas after all." Red Hood aimed his guns toward the rafters of the warehouse and was surprised to see a man in a white outfit and hood leap down and stand next to him.
"I should have known you'd be back sooner rather than later, Azrael." Red Hood chuckled as he put his guns away.
"We have much to discuss you and I, but first I will help you remove the cancer from this city that calls himself the Joker."
…
"What do you want, Nightwing?" Barbara asked nervously. Dick took off his mask and put his hands on Barbara's shoulders.
"Are you quitting because you're in love with Tim, or because you're secretly in love with Bruce?" Dick asked and Barbara's eyes widened in shock. "C'mon Babs, I'm not blind. The only surprise here is that Tim doesn't know." Dick pointed out.
"Are you going to tell him?" Barbara asked timidly.
"It's not my place to tell Tim anything, but I would advise you to follow your heart. I didn't do that when I had the chance with Lauren and I don't want to see you have the same regrets I do every time I see her with her family." Dick advised. "Bruce, cares for you as well. I would say that places the ball in your court."
"I…I have to…go now." Barbara said as she headed for the outdoor exit of the cave. "Please just stay out of my life. You don't know what you're talking about."
"Sure I don't Barb." Dick said under his breath. Dick walked back into the house and shook his head. "Denial is the first step. Let's see how long it takes her to get through the others."
…
"Is there still hope for us?" Andrea asked as she took her mask off when they arrived back at the Bat-Cave. "You didn't answer me back on the rooftop."
Bruce took off his mask and hopped out of the Batmobile. "You didn't kill that man tonight. I believe that there is a chance for us to begin where we left off."
"I would like that…Bruce, I don't have any clothes to change into." Andrea pointed out. Bruce nodded and grinned at her.
"We'll go to my room. I think some of your stuff is still in my closet." Bruce grinned at the shocked look on Andrea's face.
"You kept my things? After all this time I thought they would be lost forever." Andrea admitted.
"I couldn't bring myself to throw them out." Bruce said as they entered the house and went up to his room. It was still early and they didn't see anyone around. Andrea picked out one of her favorite sundresses and laid it on the bed as she stripped out of her costume. Bruce removed his torso armor and looked up stunned to see her in only her bra and panty set. All the memories came flooding back and Bruce found his body moving toward her as if on auto pilot. He turned her towards him and kissed her passionately. Andrea's body went rigid for a moment from the surprise but she began to relax and she kissed him back as she released the pent up passion that she had been building up over the last three years. Bruce gently pushed her and she pulled him down onto the bed as they continued to kiss.
"Oh…" Alfred said. He was bringing Bruce coffee as he did each morning and his eyes widened for a moment at the sight of Bruce and Andrea but he turned and walked away with a wide grin. It's about time. Alfred thought as he walked back toward the kitchen.
"I've missed you so much." Andrea whispered as she felt Bruce kissing the nape of her neck while removing her bra. Andrea could feel her excitement building as Bruce moved down to her breasts. Andrea growled lustfully with impatience and rolled Bruce over as she quickly removed the rest of their clothing. "We'll have time for foreplay next time. Right now, I need to have you." Andrea straddled Bruce and without another word began to ride him. Andrea put her hands on his chest to balance herself as she began to pick up speed. After three years without him Andrea was like a woman possessed as she felt her first climax rip through her body causing her to scream. She began to slow down but Bruce rolled her back over and began fast and slowed down, only to go fast again. Andrea held her feet within inches of either side of her head showing off her amazing flexibility as she felt Bruce going deeper and deeper within her until she felt as though he couldn't possibly go further. Andrea let go of her legs as they wrapped themselves around Bruce as she lost track of the amount of times she came. Bruce finally thrust into her once more and Andrea felt the strongest climax rip through her that she ever felt as she felt Bruce shudder within her. Bruce kissed her again passionately and looked into her eyes.
"We were once engaged, and I was wondering…" Bruce began and was surprised to feel Andrea's finger on his lips.
"The answer is yes, I will marry you." Andrea said as they held each other tight before falling asleep.
…
"You know Isis, It's strange but I've never truly been in love before. At first I enjoyed the game. I would steal something and Batman would chase me. We would fight and well… it was just fun." Selina sighed. "Now, I think I may have actually grown to love him, but it can never work unless I give up being Catwoman. Can I do that to be with him? Do I want to do that?" She looked down and grinned at her cat. "You're right; I should get some sleep and try to think this over after I've rested."
…
"That Grim Reaper is Andrea Beaumont? Ivy shouted at her plant. The plant quivered fearfully beneath her. "Very well, have you found Clayface yet?" The plant signaled that they have had no luck locating him. "The coward is still in hiding. I can't let these women stand in my way any longer." Ivy paced back and forth as she considered what to do. "Contact Harley and tell her that I want to make a deal."