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Barsad and I walked through Gotham with Onyx running around our feet. Sometimes he would run through Barsad's legs making him tumble to the point I'd have to catch him.
"Woah this bear is a wild one." he told. I grinned and nodded watching the small cub.
"Yes. I guess not living in a cage for a while has made him start embracing his freedom." I told and he gave me a warm smile.
"Well he has adapted to you well. It's almost like he sees you as his mother already." he told. I shrugged casually.
"I wouldn't know about that. I have never had kids before. Do you have kids?" I asked. He chuckled.
"My job does not give me enough time to socialize or settle for that matter." he told. I nodded looking at Onyx some more before looking at him.
"Do you regret working for Bane?" I asked. Barsad looked up at the sky and shook his head.
"Nah. This is the most excitement I have had in years. Besides he is somewhat of a friend as you and I are." he told. I nodded in agreement, but was distracted by Onyx moving around my feet so I lifted him up and continued carrying him. Barsad pointed in the direction ahead of us.
"There's a pet store, maybe we can find something there." he told and I nodded.
"It wouldn't hurt to look." I said and we began to walk towards it. "Has Bane spoken to you about the rebellion he thinks is being formed?"
Barsad nodded.
"Yes. They could be a problem for us if we don't take care of them now. All of Gotham would help take us down, but with the police gone and the prisoners roaming around doing Bane's bidding we will be okay." he told and I nodded.
"What will Bane do once the city is destroyed?" I asked and Barsad grinned.
"It seems someone has accepted her current position." he told. I rolled my eyes.
"I am adapting." I told and he nodded.
"Well I am not sure what his plans are just yet." he told and as we neared the pet store we went inside only to see there the whole place was empty and deserted. All animal food was gone and I sighed with disappointment.
"Regular milk will not keep Onyx satisfied or give him the nutrients he needs." I told looking at Barsad and he nodded as his eyes scanned the store.
"True… Maybe you could…oh man that is not an idea to be thought." he said and I gave a playful frown.
"I am not breast feeding the bear cub." I told and he shot me a disturbed look before shaking his head.
"That's not what I meant…I was thinking your blood contains the Oasis chemical that keeps you strong and healthy. Maybe the blood mixed with some milk and given to the bear will keep him healthy and strong." he told. My eyes widened and looked at him with hard eyes.
"Are you crazy?" I asked and he shook his head.
"Just a thought." he answered calmly. I winced and looked at Onyx who began making crying sounds. He must be really hungry and he needed to be fed. Regular milk didn't have all the hormones that baby bear needed, but my blood did. I rubbed Onyx's ear for a bit before nodding.
"Okay. There's a store not too far from here. We can find baby bottles and milk there." I told him and began to turn and lead the way down the street. In fifteen minutes we arrived at the store Shoshanna had brought me and we scanned the aisles for baby bottles and milk. Onyx followed behind Barsad while he looked for milk and I scanned the baby section.
I looked at all the pictures on the diapers and saw all the babies. They were all smiling in their little diapers. It brought a small smile to my face and I continued on. I do not think I would ever have kids. I found a large baby bottle and grabbed it and moved through the aisle to look for Barsad. I saw him at the back of the store with a jug of milk in his hands. Onyx was running behind him and we met each other in the middle.
"So how are we going to do this?" he asked and I smiled and opened the bottle and moved my wrist over the hole of the bottle. With my large nail, I cut into my wrist, but not deep enough to cause real damage and I watched as blood dripped and trickled into the cup filling up the bottle, but it was less than half. My wound healed up and Barsad just looked at me with shock.
"Wow that's pretty awesome." he told. I nodded.
"Thanks your turn." I told and held the bottle up to him and he smiled and opened the milk and poured some of it into the bottle. Some of it spilled onto the floor which Onyx was quick to lick up. The blood began to show traces of blood in the mix and once it was full Barsad closed the milk and I closed the bottle and began to shake it up and the milk almost turned pink. Barsad lifted Onyx up and I smiled and moved the bottle up to Onyx's nose and he opened his mouth. I hoped this worked. He began to drink the bottle and we just stared at him for a while and watched as he continued to suck and drink as if it were instinct. Barsad grinned.
"I think he likes it." he told and I nodded.
"Yes. Now I just wonder what the effects will be." I said with mild worry in my tone.