Twenty Five
Selene's eyes snapped open as she bolted upright in bed. Her head whipped around, trying to find out where she was. She was in a hospital room. She heard a beeping noise and saw a heart monitor. It was going rather fast, considering she just woke up.
What happened? Selene racked her brain for an answer. Then, it all came crashing on her like a tidal wave: Her memory loss, Bruce Wayne, Batman, her powers, Scarecrow, Laurel. So she had lost her memory; just like Jonathan predicted. But it went all the way back, erasing her memory completely.
Just then, the hospital door opened. A nurse walked in, looking down at a clipboard. She looked up and shock crossed her face, but she quickly replaced it with a friendly smile. "Well look who decided to wake up," She said cheerfully.
"How long was I out?"
The nurse was taken back. "Excuse me?"
"How long was I out?" Selene repeated.
The nurse gave a confused frown. "Two weeks."
Selene's mouth dropped open. "Two week?" She asked in disbelief. The nurse nodded. "Oh crap, I need to talk to Bruce!" Selene looked up at the nurse. "Can you get Bru-" Selene stopped short. "Can you get my Dad down here? You know, Bruce Wayne?"
The nurse nodded then quickly left to room before Selene could confuse her anymore.
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Selene was fiddling with her thumbs when Bruce came bursting into the room.
"Finally!" Selene shouted with relief.
"Selene!" Bruce said, ignoring her first comment. "Thank God you're alright!" Selene was about to reply, but was cut short when Bruce gave her a big, lung-crushing, hug. Selene wrapped her arms around him and hugged back, realizing how much she had missed him. She looked over Bruce's shoulder to see Alfred standing in the doorway. Selene smiled at him, suddenly feeling deliriously happy.
Bruce let go, still smiling. "After the first week of you being in the coma, I though you wouldn't wake up."
"Well, I did," Selene said, "And while I was catching some z's, I found out a lot." Bruce frowned. "I remembered. I remembered everything."
Selene instantly started to explain and Alfred shut the hospital room door, not wanting anyone else to hear. Bruce sat at the foot of Selene's bed, hanging on every word. When Selene got to the part about Jonathan loving her, anger swept over Bruce's face. It surprised Selene – since she had never seen him angry – but she didn't stop to comment. When she reached the end, there was a long silence. Finally, Bruce let out a long sigh and stood.
"Well, I'd love to stay, but I've got to go," Bruce said, heading for the door. "Come on, Alfred."
"What are you doing?" Selene asked right as Bruce opened the door. He stopped and looked over his shoulder at her, a smirk on his face.
"I'm getting you out of this hospital."
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Selene took in a deep breath when the doors to the penthouse opened. Ah. It smelled like home. It'd been three days since she woke up and Selene was itching to find Crane and give him a piece of her mind. It had been hard busting Selene out of the hospital, but Brue finally persuaded the doctors to let her go. As soon as they had been alone, Bruce filled Selene in on everything that had happened: The Scarecrow was nowhere to be found, having disappeared from asylum, and none of his drug could be found either. Laurel had been taken away as well, but the cage she'd been in was search thoroughly. They'd found nothing.
Bruce set the keys to the car down and let out a long sigh. "I still can't get over the fact that he… Used you."
"Yea, in more than one way," Selene scoffed. She let out a sigh, looking around. "Is something different in here?"
Bruce frowned slightly. "No."
"Really?" Selene asked, still looking about the room. "It feels different."
"Probably because you remember what your real home feels like."
At that, Selene whipped around to face Bruce. "That place might have been my home, but I hate it. Bad memories fill that house. The ghost of a murdered boy is in that house. The shadow of a once happy family is in that house."
Bruce raised his eyebrows at this. "Wow Selene. You sound nothing like yourself."
Selene nodded, looking in a daze. "I think remember all that changed me…" She shook her head. "When are we going to find the Scarecrow?"
"I'm going to look for him tonight."
"But I want to come too!" Selene persisted.
Bruce raised an eyebrow at her. "The last time you came with me you were put into a coma."
Selene crossed her arms, knowing she'd lost the fight. She wasn't going and that was that. But right then, something dawned on her. "Jonathan gave me something that put me in that coma. Do you know what it was?"
"The doctors said it was made to kill you," Bruce explained. "First it put you into a deep sleep then slowly tear you apart from the inside out. They were able to remove it before it did any real damage."
Selene nodded, taking it all in. She let out a short breath. She was going to find Jonathan.
And when she did, she was kicking his sorry butt.
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Selene has awoken, and has a knew determination to find Scarecrow and her sister. Let's see what happens next, shall we? Please review!
~| Neverland Child |~
P.S. Sorry for grammar mistakes…