Dinner with the Suzuki's been cancelled and rearranged for to be in two days instead on account of another hysterically hilarious moments that Jirokichi Suzuki had with a mugger again. The mugger had to stupidly take Sonoko's handbag yet again and did for a few moments only to be taken back by Lupin again by the same as last time. And Jirokichi Suzuki then knocked the muggers partner down with his motorcycle. And wanted to get the mugger charged with property damage to his motorbike because of the last time a thief got his hands on it. She remembered that very well with the flames, crashing, oil tank and the scratches that were left on it, but hey least it survived for another adventure.
Now the police were the ones with the problem on their hands and some of them even wanting to put up the bat signal for his help, for the muggers and themselves of course.
Sonoko had called the Manor complaining about it and it was even on the news making headlines and everything, which made everything so much more theatrical. The streets were lined up with KID fans and some of them were even camping outside waiting for him to show up as others had flown in and wandering if any Supers would show up or if 'The Batman' would show up. Which one of them was the good guy and which one was the bad guy / The poll was undeniable Kaitou Kid had won by a landslide.
And a recording of the infamous Joker being arrested was currently being shown on the news and being asked about Kaitou Kid made her shiver as this was the first time her eyes had ever landed on him. And hearing his voice made it so much more worse and too fucking creepy, just musically pitched and almost like on helium almost too make him sound like a serial killer.
" I will be a good sport and give the Magician his chance to humiliate Batsy since we have done such a good job of doing to other Detectives, all across the world. All but a little girl who seemed to disappear and another girl that is probably dead and buried in the ground next to the other wee girl that got in his way "
She was not dead and how does she know this, because she is these two girls. And she knows KID would never harm her and it is one of his rules and she is even dating the freaking fool that he is talking about. He was clearly insane and knew that he was insane, which added more to his insanity and he loved 'playing' on it so clearly theatrical.
" So here is hoping Kiddie you have just as fun as I do with Batsy, but just remember one thing... HE is MINE...But you can play dress up with him all as you. May I suggest that he has a has a certain taste for girls dressed like Cats "
Possessive about who he owns as if he owns people and claims them as their own, unfortunately Kaito had his "Critic ". Right now, she was hating herself for even comparing these two to each other, but could not help it. Now scared that there could be even the slimmest chance her boyfriend could end up like that or something happen to him.
And a thing for Cats ?
Catwoman ?
Batman & Catwoman?
OMG!
Right now, she wanted to slam her head until she was unconscious or she could just be forgetting everything that she had just learned. Tempting true but not going to happen, also she was told her head was the hard as a rock or even harder.
He was being asked several questions and she could not help but just watch.
" Oh, and I am just sure he is watching...So Hi Batsy. I just want to say got any more Robin's to play with I know you do get very lonesome, but hey I am going see Harley again so no worries there for me. So, if you're watching Harley this me saying Hello "
She did not want to think on that subject clearly it was obvious what he was and what he had and does to the woman he was now talking to. And he was delusional and egotistical that would just make him much more dangerous and more insane each and every day. Batman would be a prize to him and a toy that he could play with and possible never breaks is he would also be happy or unhappy that he could not break it. This man was like a kid with a magnet with ants just waiting for the sun and the perfect moment.
" How's Bat Girl ? "
" Besides who doesn't love a man in suit ? The ladies they love him and so do the wee little tykes... Got to give them at least one good show that they all can live through. Besides who doesn't love a good laugh...HA HAAHA HHAHA HA AH HA...But seriously the Bat is mine! And have a good time in Gotham while fall is just around the corner or is it already here and gone "
At that moment, he made her stomach churn and almost vomit as she saw him winking towards the camera. And that laughter was making her shiver giving her Goosebumps and the hairs on the back of her neck stand up. He was frightening and was making her shiver with it and she was not afraid to admit to it either, this was not someone that you should ever mess with and avoid at all cost. Dealing with him would be just as much dangerous as she did with the The Black Organisation and Vermouth, and she was sure as hell not wanting to go through anything like that again, no way in hell.
Said the Joker before being hauled away.
" How's NightWing ? "
" Ha hahaha haha ah! " laughed the Joker in the background echoing loudly as he was being put into a van wearing a straight jacket.
" This is ..." said the report just before the television was switched off.
" Hey...I was watching that " said Shinichi.
Only to look up to see Bruce glaring at the television made as hell looking like wanted to throw the remote into the television.
" Your homework has been sent and most of it is due tomorrow, so it needs to be done now before it gets too late in the day. And it would be best you get a head start and catch up on a few things that you have missed out on, since you have not been to school in quite some time. And you will need to learn a good other information because of the educational differences. So, you will be being playing catch up in some areas and you will likely need help in certain areas and I am here to help you on that subject. So, no studying in your room until I know you no longer require my help, not that you much need it but I will feel more confident knowing that you do not so you do not fall behind " said Bruce.
Shinichi just growled and rolled her eyes.
" And it would be best if you just ignore that clown and stay far away from him as possible. Shinichi, I do not want you to go anywhere near him and I do not want to investigating him because it will ..." said Bruce.
" I don't even like clowns and it would be just stupid to go anywhere near him. I do not have a death wish, not that stupid and he is clearly insane there is no way I want to be with a hundred miles of him. And I can clearly see there is not much to investigate on " said Shinichi.
" That is good then. I need to you to come to my office now would be best " said Bruce.
So, Shinichi was left in the huge Manor alone with only Bruce there as Alfred had been ordered to go on another date with Mary Smith/Baya (it was the first time that she had learned his name and was just weird to her saying it out loud). Alfred had been told that he needed some fun in his life and to get away from the 'kids' once and a while. Much to agreement on the subject but she was now left with someone in the house who did not take sides. He was a human buffer.
With the promise of coffee ban being uplifted she had agreed to the awkward and horrid situation that she was now stuck in.
That coffee ban was so made up in amount of clear madness and anger, diverting it somewhere else and misplacing it on something else to deal with the whole messed up situation and ordeal that she had been through. All had been taken out of proportion and coffee was the thing that the anger had been singled out. Properly due to the fact that the police had drank it all and Kaito/police officer had been drinking it with her.
And don't get me started on Alfred's tea addiction or just how much caffeine Bruce consumed because she was pretty much sure his blood was made of it.
And she was now stuck in Bruce's office doing her homework that had been sent there through the fax and he wanted to check her work when she was done.
" A brand-new phone that is supposed to be unbreakable. Keys to the whole Manor and the pass code will be changed on some daily bases so you will find out the code tomorrow if necessary. And a credit card that you may use for emergencies only. And you will be given an allowance every Sunday of yet how much I have still decided upon but you are not spending thousands of needless junks.
No windows but a very high sky light that she could not reach looking around it had looked the room. Apart from the obvious electronic objects and changes to the room, it had not looked like this room had changed in well in over a century.
" Finished yet ? " said Bruce.
" Yeah...almost " she said shrugging as she leaned carelessly back in her seat.
Bruce was looking at her current homework and nodding as he read along.
" What have you still to do ? " said Bruce.
" Debate. Still to pick a side from the argument I am supposed to work on " said Shinichi.
" What is the assignment ? Maybe I can give you some wisdom or help on which side your which side you should pick " said Bruce.
She sighed reading her papers again.
" Batman ? " said Shinichi.
" Excuse me! " said Bruce.
" What affect he has been on Gotham good or bad ? " she said reading it out loud.
" And what should the police and legal system do about vigilantism because of him ? " said Shinichi reading it.
" Would Gotham City better be off without him now if he was to be arrest or hang up his cape today ? " said Shinichi reading it again
" What " said Shinichi as the paper was snatched out if her hands.
Bruce was now reading the paper.
" So what side do you land on ? " said Bruce.
He was standing at the fire place so that his face could not be seen as he leaned against the fire place looking up at the picture of his parents and a younger more innocent version of himself.
"...? " said Shinichi.
'Great, just great' thought Shinichi as her eyes diverted towards the door.
It was quite and tense with the fames burning on the now cold night with the rain coming down heavily hitting on the windows exactly on a dramatic queue, just right on time as well for a dramatic moment.
She just picked up her belongings and she was thinking that it would be best if she just left right now and as silently as possible, before anything had happened that she did not want to happen.
" I will just be ..." said Shinichi.
So, stood up and at that very moment she saw a bolt of lightning and the sound of thunder just outside on the hills. It looked like it was running towards them and was getting closer every single moment.
" Is that ? Was that lightening I just saw ? " said Shinichi walking towards the window.
The curtains were drawn before she could get a good look in and then was handed her homework assignment back.
" I have some work that I need to attend to. So, you just will need to do some research for your assignment for that debate. It would be best if you watch Television mainly the news to get the latest information and details that you need. Or just look on the internet. And your tutor will be here tomorrow so that you can continue on with your violin lessons so you should get some practice in before tomorrow "said Bruce.
" Violin lessons ? Hey I never agreed to..." said Shinichi.
" It will be good that you continue your lessons so that you can get into a good college. So, you should be thinking about joining some clubs at school for extra circular activities. And any other activities that can think of I will see what I can do and help you out with that " said Bruce.
He was basically pushing her out the door handing her an old violin that was obviously for practice, while the other one upstairs in her room was just for show and collector's item.
"Then once you are done you can order in Dinner from any restaurant and they will deliver and it will automatically go on my tab so no concerns there. Or you can help yourself to the leftovers but I would not use the stove and knives without Alfred's permission " said Bruce joking but being serious.
And before she knew it she was out the door and it was being locked behind her, with her homework in one hand and a violin in the other.
Looking at the homework feeling that the pile was rather heavier than she first thought it was and turned out she was correct. Right now, she was holding catalogues for noticeable nearby colleges and there inside was showing careers that she could potentially be and none of them were remotely being a Detective.
The large one on top was of the school that she was attending to and everything about it was inside of it, including classes and ones that she could take with clubs she could join.
And she frowned as she stood there looking at the pile handed to her.
" Rude " said Shinichi frowning even more.
'And was that the sound of more lightning ?' thought Shinichi as she looked at the door.
She stood for a moment staring at the door and then went to do her homework assignment that was due, in a month.
She just dumped all of the stuff that was handed to her on her bed and then headed back down the stairs following the sound of what sounded like thunder and shaking that soon ended when she got down the stairs.
And she was to watch Television to see if she could watch the rest of the news or maybe even remind it back hopefully because she was kind of starting to get interested to hear more about the Joker. She knew it was just stupid of her and was someone she should not allow herself to get involved with but curiosity was just getting the better of her.
She switched the TV back on to the news and all they were talking about was Kaitou Kid and it was everything that she had already heard before and so many times. There was even a slight mention of the Killer Kid and that had made her smirk at the footage and then she saw an old interview which just made her sad to see it, so she switched it off not wanting to watch it anymore.
Then her stomach rumbled at that very moment signalling to her that she having something to eat because her body was indicating that she should be filling her stomach and that she should be doing it.
She was going to have to making something to eat.
'Now where was the kitchen again?' thought Shinichi.
And after ten minutes she was able to find the walk-in fridge/freezer. And it was freezing inside it and it was so big that it was unbelievable all of this for less than handful of people that stayed lived here. And of course, there was a lot of food that it was unbelievable and this was just the leftovers she was talking about. All of them had been categorized and labelled with the dates of them with the instructions on how to warm them up and how to serve them properly.
She one of the C's a Chicken Curry that would be easy enough to heat up and then 'serve' to herself and eat it and might as well watch something while she ate her dinner. Since she would be allowed this time not made to sit at the dining table by Alfred or sadly by Ran anymore.
So, she looked through the wall that was just filled with DVD's there was just so many to pick from that she could not decide in the time her dinner would be ready, so she just decided to take the one that was lying on the table. It looked like it had been watched a good couple of times and was old, so it might be interesting to watch and she just needed to see the name of it.
DING
The food was now ready to take out of the oven so she put the DVD back down and head to the kitchen again to the unbelievable futuristic oven that she was now looking at.
Oven gloves.
" Hot! "
" Hot! "
" Hot! "
She said as she took it out of the oven and quickly putting it onto the counter then she turned around putting the oven gloves down and grabbing her plate. Only when she did turn around her food was missing and there was someone sitting there at the counter eating it.
And this was from the roasting hot tray that she had just taken out of the oven. He had already eaten more than half of it and he was eating it was his hands at top speed. And he was not even aware at she was standing there as he had just helped herself to the food that she had just made.
*****cough*****
She coughed signalling to him that she was there and that he was being rude.
" Hey you are not Alfred " said the man taking his final bite and licking the tray clean.
And now the guy was panting as his mouth looked like it was on fire as he wiped his tongue clean with his hands to get the burning feeling away.
" Roasting! " he said.
She frowned at him.
" That food you just ate was my dinner " said Shinichi with her arms crossed.
He put the tray down then looked at her as if he was seeing her for the first time in his life.
" And who the hell are you? " said Shinichi.
She was now holding a gun in her hands that Alfred had hidden away in case of emergencies like this.
" Hold on. Calm down girl and besides I could just ask you to the same question " said the man.
Click
She was holding the gun level to his head as she moved closer to the door and further away from the stranger hoping to get help or at least an answer. The guy was too calm and had remained that way for her likings and was not even worried that he might just get shot by the gun that was now in her hands. She could see that he was just pretending to be scared and just maybe he would be able to take the gun from her hands and rather easily.
" I will not say it again. Since I can clearly see that you are hiding something and you better tell me who the hell you are and what you ..." said Shinichi.
" Put that gun down right now... His name is Barry Allen and he is a friend of mine " ordered Bruce.
The gun was taking out of her hands before she could say another word as Bruce had taken it out of her hands giving her a disapproving look and a scary look at the same time
And now she was looking guiltier than ever.
" Sorry...I thought he was... " said Shinichi.
The gun was put on the counter with the bullets removed as Bruce had put the bullets in his pocket and made sure there was not a bullet left remained in the barrel of the gun.
" He is not " said Bruce.
She just nodded and started to walk out of the kitchen but her arm was grabbed by the man that was called Barry Allen.
" So, I never did catch your name and your story? " said Barry Allen.
She blinked at him looking slightly confused as he let her go.
" Shinichi...I sort of live here " said Shinichi.
He was nicer than she thought he was.
" My name is Barry Allen, you may call me Barry as long as I get to call you by your first name of course " said Barry Allen as he put his hand out to shake.
She looked at his hand studying it in her mind before she shook it and realized who this man was.
" Yes, you may " said Shinichi shaking his hand as he smiled pleasantly.
" If you don't mind me asking, but are you the Barry Allen that did some writing for Forensic Scientist and Investigator in Central City ? " said Shinichi.
His mouth was wide open and was just staring at Bruce.
" Ehm..yes...yes I am, how did you know that ? " said Barry.
She ran her hands through the back of her head and hair nervously.
" Well actually to be honest I could see from your hands that you work in science and you know how to handle the whole gun situation dilemma quite easily and reliably. You are tanned but not too tanned which means you are outside for sometime but not enough to get a tan. Plus, your hands are pale because you wear gloves at all times and you can see the distinct lining were the glove would be and not be. You also have the distinct smell of chemicals on you that only comes from working in a lab and also..." said Shinichi.
" Your badge is also happening to be hanging onto your shirt " said Bruce.
Barry was in awe of what he was then touched his badge to see it was turned around the wrong way so there was no way she could be able to tell that much.
" I also read an article you wrote two years ago about how an amateur scientist or just an average person should act upon a crime scene. And how that person could save the key evidence to solving the crimes because it usually gets damaged straight away and how you could save it. And it might not have been the best article that you wrote but it was the last and ..." said Shinichi.
DING
" Shinichi, while you were busy chatting I was able to make another meal for you so you should go and at it while I ..." said Bruce.
" Yeah, yeah " said Shinichi as she took it and left the kitchen rolling her eyes.
Bruce just face palmed as he closed the door behind him.
" You idiot " said Bruce
" So...Bruce this girl is she...does she... you know ...? " said Barry Allen.
" She is my daughter and is attending High School. I have not told her anything nor has she been told by anyone else " Hmmm really " said Barry Allen.
" Daughter ? " said Barry Allen as she left the room shocked.
There was a lot of explaining to go on and he knew that the rest of the Justice League just had to hear all about this. But right now, he needed help and Batman was the only one that could help him. In return, he was going to have a look at something that Batman wanted him to have a look at and it was something that he was sworn to secrecy over.
She quickly ate the meal without even properly tasting it and was done within minutes and in her room again looking at the things she had dumped on her bed. She was angry and was just sitting down going through all the stuff that was handed to her as she put it in separate piles and was just blowing at her fringe.
She stopped when she came across a file that somehow seemed important and it was sealed. She took an educated guess that it was not meant for her eyes and was mistakenly put in with the other stuff.
And curiosity was starting to get the better of her and she wanted to open it, mostly because it had the word 'Private and Confidential' on it, which just made her want to open it even more. Bit she just stared at it curiously not knowing if she wanted to open it or not getting the gut instinct that she always got. Saying that if she opened that she would not like what she would see and would change everything.
She stood up and was going to put it back where it belonged but when she did all she saw was Bruce standing there looking rather pale.
And she just titled her head confused.
" I think this belongs to you " said Shinichi handing it over.
It was still sealed when he took it from her hands and looked it up and down.
"...? " said Shinichi.
" So, may I ask what is in the file or not ? " said Shinichi.
He ignored this as he put it in his inside suit jacket pocket.
" I need to go out, will you be alright here by yourself for a couple of hours ? " said Bruce.
She stared at him blankly remember the last time she was left here alone and she did not like how it went down.
" Y-yeah I will be fine " said Shinichi.
" Your sure " said Bruce.
" Yes " said Shinichi more confidentially.
" That is good then. And then we will have a long discussion when I return all about what just happened downstairs with the gun and what we are going to do about it " said Bruce.
He kissed her on the forehead and then left the room.
'He never knocked on the door again' thought Shinichi angrily.
" Coffee...I need coffee " said Shinichi.
As she searched the kitchen for the coffee that she knew was bought she could smell it as soon as she stepped inside the Manor. She was like a blood hound when it came to coffee and she was going to hunt it down until she had found it.
And fifteen minutes later she was able to find it hidden away with the carrots.
Knock Knock
There was a loud knock.
It was the door ?
Putting the security code in and then opening the door she was not too entirely surprised to see Kaito staying there with roses in his hands and a giant grin on his face.
" Would you like to invite me in ? " said Kaito.
She smiled and shook her head at him.
" Come in Dracula " said Shinichi.
He was currently dressed as Count Dracula.
She invited him and decided to watch the DVD that was lying on the table called 'The Grey Ghost'.
And she loved every moment of it and wanted to watch all of it and again, much to Kaito's displeasure who just wanted to talk about his Heist.