Selina smelled the roses she got upon her arrival at her apartment on Wednesday. They were beautiful, every one of them, each bouquet different colors, red, blue, yellow, white, she just rolled her eyes as she read the card. Although it was another line that they would joke about, she knew it had a half truth to it.

I couldn't decide on just one color.

-Bruce

Her feelings were torn. Everything had been so easy, so simple, she knew it was too good to be true. This man was a loved and hated man. He was Batman, but Bruce, he had killed her father. Her father, damn her father! She couldn't let the others know her revelation, she had to protect Bruce, until she figured out what she had to do.

"Well isn't he the charmer?" Penguin waddled in, leaning on his cane. "Roses, all different."

"What do you want?" She hissed.

"Our plan is this Friday…"

"The exhibit opens this Friday." Selina cut in.

"It's a good thing that we planned within the exhibit." Two Face smiled, his half smile.

"What do you mean?" Her eyes watched the men carefully, and then a slow realization hit her. "You can't! That's my job, I've worked so hard…"

"And you don't think that other people have worked hard on the things we blew up?" Two Face questioned her.

"These are priceless works!" She yelled. "You have no right to destroy these artifacts."

"The artifacts or you?" He challenged.

"Don't do this."

"We have no choice I'm afraid." Penguin sighed, sitting on the edge of the table. "You see, all the elite will be there, not to mention the caped crusader will come. You'll finally have him, since we have now located the diamond and the computer's whereabouts."

"In the museum?" Her head shook. "I haven't seen anything in the catalogues…"

"It's more what's under the museum." He informed her. "The computer that controls this diamond is under the museum."

"Why?"

"It's the government." Two Face shrugged. "Who has any idea why the government does what it does." Something glinting on his finger caught her eye, but she ignored it, not trying to attract attention to it.

"You're not going to destroy my museum. You can't destroy my life!" She finally got a good glance on the ring on Two Face's finger. Although she had seen the ring before she didn't really pay attention to it.

"Kitten," Penguin went to her, "you already have." Her eyes narrowed at the meaning. "You're out for blood, you've already become one of us."

"I haven't killed anyone."

"But intention is there." He lay a hand on her shoulder. "The quest for the blood you thirst for is within your grasp, all you have to do is attack." His lips touched her cheek in a fatherly way, but she knew it was not kind or caring at all. The two men left, and Selina fell into her chair, Batman had not killed her father.

--

"They are going to attack the museum." Fox put the diagram of the museum's plans on the screen.

"So the computer is under there." Bruce looked them over carefully. "Is it removable?"

"As far as I know, no." He sighed. "But it's a matter of who gets there first."

"Destroying it would be its best option." His head nodded. "They are going to get the Joker first before doing anything to the museum."

"Sir." Alfred walked in. "I have found some information that might interest you on Mr. Cobblepot." He handed Bruce some papers.

"Friend of Nucci's?" He read. "Helped in the rescue of the daughter. What does this do for me, Alfred?"

"Keep reading." Alfred insisted and watched as the man before him eyes widened.

"This is where they have been getting the money and the people." Bruce read on. "It still doesn't mention the daughter's name at all."

"She seems very well protected." He agreed. "I've looked through everything from clippings to CIA information, she might as well have disappeared."

"Probably better for it." He mumbled, he felt the buzz in his pant leg, and picked up his phone.

"They got the Joker again, their heading down 56th." It was Gordon.

--

She seemed tense tonight, which was understandable considering this was a huge exhibit for the museum and it was something she had put so much work into. So Bruce Wayne stood by her side, and gave her drinks when she ran out. He had never seen Selina so jumpy or nervous in her life. Laying a hand on her back, they walked to a quiet part of the exhibit.

"It's perfect." He whispered, hoping to relieve some of the tension.

"You're not a curator." She pointed out.

"Most of these people don't know what a curator is." His own relief came when she smiled. "You have nothing to worry about."

"Bruce, I…"

"Well, kitten." The familiar penguin like man from Egypt waddled up to them and kissed her cheek. Bruce felt a flair of jealousy and suspicion flow inside. "Seems you have done another excellent show, even the dimwitted seem to be enjoying it." His smile sickened Bruce as he turned towards him. "Ah, Mr. Wayne, always a pleasure. Glad to see that you still hold affection for our dear, Selina." The man's hand pinched the side of her cheek, Bruce reached out and grabbed it away from her, noticing her suddenly ashen skin tone.

Mr. Cobblepot lifted a brow, and placed his hand back at his side. Selina looked suddenly at Bruce, but he was not looking at her, only glaring at the man in front of him, who had touched her without either permission. She could feel the anger pumping out of him, she looked away.

"Well, kitten." Cobblepot glanced at the man next to her, but focused his attention on her. "I congratulate you again." He walked away.

"You shouldn't have done that." Her eyes stayed on the ground.

"He has no right to touch you." Bruce lowered his voice, so no one could hone in on their conversation. "I never hear you talk about him anyway."

"I told you, he was my father's friend." She looked up at him, her eyes pleading. Something clicked in his head, but he choose not voice it. "Please don't do this, not right now."

"Okay." He reluctantly agreed, and grasped her hand, kissing it lightly, then he drew her chin up. "You look beautiful tonight."

"If you keep saying that, I'm going to think that you're only with me for my looks." She chided gently and they moved in for a kiss, until a cock of a gun clicked. They looked in the direction it came from.

"Hello, kiddies." Joker smiled his endless smile. "Time to have some real fun."

Only two chapters left! I'm not sure about a sequal but I do have another story coming up, and I need someone to look over it! Tell me what you think, it's what is keeping me sane from this crazy, overloaded schedule that I have right now!

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