First Attempt
" We are having The Talk " said Bruce in a serious tone.
Shinichi was only half paying attention, they had plenty of Talks and this would be another pointless one that he would just talk and she would just nod as if she was paying attention. Her attention was more focused on the coffee in one hand and the book that she was finally reading the end of it.
Game of Thrones was addicting to watch and to read. She had started to watch it because she wanted to see the interest in what everyone was talking about and before she knew it she had watch the entire first season and then had to go to school soon after finishing it. Then reading the book in the car back and forward on the way to school to see what one she found more interesting and see what the differences was and it was hard to tell the difference.
But she loved Sean Bean and she hated an actual The Boy King and had actually wanted him to die. But she could not decide who she hated him more him or his Mother they were both evil and she was wondering about Shakespeare reading it as well. She was wondering about Oedipus.
Would the boy end up sleeping with his mother ?
Since she was sleeping with her twin, her twin brother of all the people in the world she had chosen she had picked him.
But she was now on the final boo and like the other fans she would have to wait until teh next book came out. And the rate that the author was writing or rather not at all the TV Show would soon be running on it's own ideas and well past the books.
" Considering the books and what you have watching on TV lately it is only fair that we talk about the fact that you are thinking about having Sex " said Bruce.
She was not paying attention to him at all. And her undivided attention and focus was as it was always tried talk to her when it came to a serious matter, it was somewhere else and again her attention was focused on the novel that was in her hands.
He never thought or dreaded to think that one of his children would read far too much because that had to be the most illogical and had to be one of the dumbest things to ever think. But right now he was thinking it and he was wishing that his daughter did not read as much because she could burn herself out doing it.
And maybe even one of these days she just might actually read every single book in history as one of her many accomplishments, in life. He already knew that she had read at least four of the book shelves in the library and she wanted more.
With the money that he had given her to spend she had spent most of it on books instead of what he had original thought that she would have, that was before she had gotten there. He had thought that she would have spent most of the money of clothes and make up, all those girlie things that girls like her mother like. But no he was dead wrong and she had even given him into trouble for this upon their first meeting. And that had not gone well but it could have been worse and he was expecting it to be tantrums and tears but then again he was not sure that he was expecting that to becoming from.
*****Coughing*****
He coughed and she instantly looked back up to him, now having her full attention on him and she was giving him, her puzzled look again.
" I am aware that you know about protection but I would like to further this conversation to know what you might take and when you will be taking it " said Bruce.
She could not muster any words right now or think of anything smart to say to get out of this conversation because right now her brain was not working on either sides of the brain. Right now the only part of her brain was the part that would let her stay still and gather everything that was happening right now.
" WHAT ? " was all she could say.
She did nothing wrong, all she was doing here in the garden was reading a book quietly and having a relaxing time. Alfred had come out with some drinks and Bruce just showed up for some reason in the sun and sat down beside her and started to read on his computer. That exact moment that she should have realized that something was wrong because Batman in the sun is hard to believe but also getting a tan was even harder to believe.
" Shinichi do not even dare think about moving. We are having The Talk and we are having it now. I will not allow you to get, not under my watch there is in no way in hell that is happening. You are not going to get..." said Bruce.
She was already embarrassed enough and wanted to avoid this as much as she could. She was not going to be discussing her Love life with him.
" What you think that I will get pregnant at sixteen and that the Father of the baby will abandon myself and the child the second he finds out that I am pregnant. And I would be broken hearted with a baby to raise all by my own and with no one to love me or the baby. And what you will have to clean up the mess that I made for myself all because you did not have The Talk with me. An absent Father, does that remind you of someone ? " said Shinichi mad.
He thought it through and he knew that he could not mention The Boyfriend because it would come back right at him. He also could not also mention the possibilities of pregnancies as much as he needed to this was something he could not directly mention without her having something to say about his lifestyle or the choices that he made. This was the reason that he had been delaying this conversation so much because he knew what it would only lead to and he did not want to be asked or answer any of those questions.
" I have had the Talk with my Mum so..." said Shinichi.
He grunted at the sound of this.
" Shinichi that does not put me at ease... Knowing that you think that is enough and certainly is not for my comfort " said Bruce.
Her current frown line at shown that he had indeed taken too long to complete his sentence.
" My Mother is not some idiot that you that you seem think she is or is that what you think I am " said Shinichi.
He had to be more serious.
" You are drawing the wrong conclusion " said Bruce.
He had to tread more lightly when it came to her Mother, despite how he felt she was after all her Mother and loves her. So there was nothing that he could do about that and he did not want to interfere in their relationship. Their relationship had nothing to do with him.
He shook his head and sat down beside her.
" You are not an idiot " he said.
And she was now glaring at him.
He coughed gently to try and direct the conversation back to what he had originally had planned out.
" You know what. I have a headache, so I think I am going to lie down for a while " said Shinichi.
And she walked away calmly taking her book with her and leaving him in the lurches again.
He then slouched face palming knowing that he had screwed this one up himself.
It was too bright and he hated when the sun was up for too long and when it was too hot causing people to get into an emotional state. He was thirsty so he had a glass of lemonade and drink it down quickly while sitting there thinking of what he could do next.
Right now he wanted to go for a run.
Now Alfred was coming over pretending that he was not coming over to talk to him by spraying the plants and doing some of the gardening that was supposed to be the gardeners job. But the gardener had quit for the third or ...he did not know how many times the gardener had quit but he would be back in a couple of days or weeks, like he always was. He could not afford another gardener but he could afford to keep this gardener as long as he remained sane and was capable of doing his job.
The gardener hated when people did his job.
" So how did the Talk go ? " said Alfred as he was beginning to clean up.
" It didn't " said Bruce.
And now Alfred wiped the table clean.
" I insulted her Mother by calling her an idiot " said Bruce.
Alfred then snatched the glass out of his hand.
" Do not speak ill the Mother of your child " said Alfred.
He was whipped with a towel.
" I raised you better to know better. You should be ashamed of yourself. You must apologise to her at once and you will apologise to her Mother as well after fouling mouthing her off. Slacking her off behind her back and not even trying to hide your hatred of her is just acceptable. You will march up those stairs and apologise to her right now Young Man " said Alfred.
Second Attempt
Shinichi just yawned like a cat and put her head down on the table she was tired and just wanted to go to bed and was planning on going soon, very soon.
She needed her bed after she had a run in with another case and she was getting fed up with the cheating spouse cases that just happen to come her way. They were all the same motives behind the murders and they all stupidly thought that they could get away with it. In reality however they could never get away with such a cut and clear case that even an amateur could see how and why it was done.
" It was the Husband. How many times have I got to tell you that it was the husband and how many time have I be proven right ? "
She sighed, Bullock always blamed the Husband all the time and this was actually the only case that it was the Husband.
" I am sorry about your friend " said Shinichi as Bruce walked in.
He nodded " Thank You for solving the murder " said Bruce.
He said proudly as he tapped on her hand.
" Can we Talk since..." said Bruce.
It took him second to realize what she was doing.
" ZZZZZZZZzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz "
Shinichi was out cold.
" Maybe try again, when she is wide awake and not sleeping on the table. Again " said Alfred.
It seemed all of his children had fallen asleep on this couch and so easily.
" Coffee " he said and put the cup beside her.
Shinichi rubbed her eyes and started to wake up, reaching for the cup of coffee that was nearby by and immediately took a sip of it.
Bruce patted her on the shoulder.
" Did you say something ? " said Shinichi.
" How did you know who the murderer was ? " said Bruce.
He saw that her eyes at brightened up at that moment. So he had forgotten what he was originally doing there and was now having a nice chat wth his daughter, considering she was not mad at him but seemed pleased, so he was going with it.
Third Attempt
" Alfred is going shopping is there anything that you need him to get at the shops ? " said Bruce.
She shook her head and ponytail at the same time.
" No. I am shopping with Alfred and then will be meeting some friends from school to go over a class project and then we might be doing something afterword's" said Shinichi.
But she was interrupted.
"There was a mass Break out at Blackgate Penitentiary last night. There is no way in Hell that you are leaving this House not until they are all of them are found and locked back up. The only place that you are going is to school and places that you have someone with you to keep an eye on you, for protection. I do not want you kidnapped and held hostage for ransom not again " said Bruce.
She scowled at him.
"There always seems to be a break out every time that I want to go out and for all I know …" said Shinichi.
" You cannot be serious " said Bruce.
A moment of silence.
" I am going out. Unless you want me to be a failure in life by failing school and having no social skills as an adult because you will not let allow me to have a social life or any independence at all " she said annoyed.
She was hoping that her logic was working.
" My friends know self-defence and I have the Taser gun that Dick gave to me " said Shinichi.
" Dick gave you a what ? " said Bruce surprised.
Bruce was creepily quiet and that it was unnerving.
" Fine. But I am taking you there and I am picking you up " said Bruce.
Shinichi frowned.
"Don't you have a job to do " stated Shinichi.
She shook her head confused.
"I am going to go with Alfred " said Shinichi.
Alfred had momentarily stepped into the room before he stopped pacing and stood still completely.
" Alfred you would not mind going shopping later in the day ? " said Bruce.
" Not at all Master Bruce " said Alfred.
Shinichi was frowning they were going to and were chatting as if she was not there at all, and if her opinion did not have or what she had to say did not have a matter in this at all.
" May I ask why, Master Bruce for the change ? " said Alfred.
She saw the smile on Bruce's face the moment that he put his hand on her shoulder and tapped it lightly.
" It is just that I have work to do in The City " said Bruce.
Her words were thrown right in her face and she moved his hand from her shoulder.
" And so I thought I would give you the day off and I would save you the drive and I will drop Shinichi here off on the way. Save everyone the trouble " said Bruce.
She just shook her head.
" Does anyone care about my opinion in this matter ? " said Shinichi rhetorically.
They both looked at her and she just sighed at them that she was being dismissed again.
She would be stuck in her car with him for the ride. So, she would have little choice but to talk to him because she could not escape and seemed to be in a decent mood for this to happen right now was a good chance for him to have The Talk with her.
But this was going to be much harder than he thought it was going to be and was a conversation that he wanted to walk away from, the moment he had gotten in the car and had changed his mind.
" What do you need to buy ? " said Bruce.
He saw her turn bright red and turn her head as if she was embarrassed and in an awkward situation.
" Things that I need and require, that is all " said Shinichi.
He gripped onto the wheel and breathed in.
" And these things you NEED what are they exactly, if you do not mind that I am asking " said Bruce.
But he was met with a surprising answer.
" I see that this interrogation of yours is going to go so I will just tell you that it is my time of the month. So that is why I need to go shopping because I require and need…" said Shinichi.
But she was cut off by Bruce who was going red from embarrassment for asking and going redder in the face further from embarrassment because what he was thinking of was blood and where it was coming from. He had regretted this in fully and he knew that he should have kept a record of this before and was now planning on doing in the future so this kind of thing would not have happened. So that they put not be put on this kind of situation again and this was something that he could not deal with at all. This was a situation that he was not built and something that he was not equipped for either. It was clear that he had to get his head around this and something that he had to get used to and deal with it as best that he could.
" Shinichi ! " he said stopping her.
She just shrugged.
" Hey you asked and I am just telling you what NEEDED to know " said Shinichi sarcastically.
He gripped onto the wheel as he had to turn the car around.
" Enough " he said mad.
This was an uncomfortable situation and she was not making it any better.
" You know it is natural and is just biology " said Shinichi amused.
She was making it worse.
He scowled at her as childish as it was.
" This is not a subject that I am comfortable talking about " said Bruce,
But then he realized that maybe she was actually was chance to actually talk about the subject because this would lead to it and she was the one that brought it up in the first place, all he had to do was tread carefully and then bring it up. But now it was too late and she would already figure it out and try to find a way out of it and just make things worse.
" Fine then " said Shinichi.
He did not want silence there was no way in hell that he wanted awkward silence in the car because he would start to think and that was something that he did not want to do right now.
" The Debutante Ball is coming up and you will need a dress " said Bruce
Great !
He was now thinking white, but thinking of white was making him think of how blood is much more noticeable on it. It took him several minutes to realize that Shinichi was staring at him confused and annoyed.
" I do not understand " said Shinichi.
SHIT !
He had failed to tell her.
" This is …" said Bruce.
" I am not going to some Ball and I am especially not wearing a stupid dress for …." Said Shinichi.
" You are going, it is far too late for us to back out now " said Bruce,
Shinichi shook her head in disbelief,
" Us ? " she said mad.
" It really must just be that time of the month because I am not liking your attitude right now and many more of it will lead to trouble for you " said Bruce.
He was just making it so much worse for himself and there was no way that he was going to dig his way out of this one.
Fourth Attempt
He had accidentally given her That File, again and he could not let that happen to her, not like this because this was something that she could not see. This was something that she could never know about and he never planned for her to know.
She was playing with her soccer ball in the garden.
The File was in her room, so he would be able to get it now if he wanted while she was distracted and at ease.
That File had come to bite him back in the ass yet again and he could not let that happen, not again. So the moment he got his hands on it he was going to destroy it and get rid all of it for good. That had stupid angry decision that he had made was now haunting him and there was no way that he was going to let that happen.
She had needed a few forms filled in for school and he did not want to fill all of them in right away because there were a lot of them. And he did not have the time for it at that moment. So it was placed on his table and left for him to sign for later, where she would collect them the next day. And she did while he was not in his office and sleeping in the Bat Cave. It was obvious that she was hoping to avoid them when she had taken them and was more and happy at the timing of it, just like she would have planned and she had unknowingly taken it with the rest of them.
Well it was the weekend. So he was lucky that she had not handed it into the school because if they had it then he did not want to know what would have happened.
So here he was in his daughter's room and he was sleuthing about looking for the File hoping that he would not be noticed, so that he would have the chance and when he did have it in his hands, he would be able to steal it back again. And because of this he was starting to feel like a criminal because he was acting like one and was even starting to feel like one.
He was invading her privacy.
But after finally searching underneath the enormous pile of books and papers that she had at one side it was at the very bottom of it.
But then he found something that he did not like the look of and he was going to confront her immediately about this.
All she did was walk into her room.
And there he was coming in from the balcony, closing the doors and windows with the curtains behind him, creating more darkness and a shadow affect with him. It was almost consuming a she watched it happen and was caught up in the fact that it was creating, that she had almost forgotten what was happening.
" Shinichi. We need to Talk " said Bruce.
She frowned.
" What are you doing in my room ? " said Shinichi.
He glared at her.
" What the Hell is this ? " said Bruce as he put the wrapper in her hand.
He was surprised at that moment she was flushing from embarrassment. The muscles in her face were not showing no reacting the way he had thought that they would, under such circumstances.
" It is a Tampon wrapper " said Shinichi without pausing.
She said this as she looked his fully in the face and in the eye, without even flinching and only showing annoyance.
".Right ? !" said Bruce.
She put it in the bin.
" I didn't think I would need your permission to have my fucking period " said Shinichi annoyed.
He grunted. Now he was the one that was feeling uncomfortable and completely ashamed of himself.
" Leave " said Shinichi coldly.
He would give her the space she needed and the time that she would need to cool down.
" It was a mistaken on my part " said Bruce.
Looking at her and into her eyes to see how annoyed she was with him. This must be the same look that he gave to others because he was starting to see a disapproving look in them and as if he needed to talk, have everything off his chest at that moment. Except she had puppy dog eyes and was the same look his mother gave to him when she would give him into trouble.
" You are not even going to apologise " said Shinichi.
He could see that she was no longer mad and just annoyed.
" Not a chance " he said smiling.
" Tch " said Shinichi walking out of the room annoyed.
Fifth Attempt
He had failed four times and there was no way that he was going to fuck it up this on the fifth go because it was already embarrassing enough that he had failed this many times. But most of all he had nothing to show for it and he had only made things so much more worse for himself.
The schools were off and Gotham was quiet.
The world was strangely quiet and there was nothing to do, so this was his one and only chance that he would get in a while.
But unfortunately for him she was asleep in bed and it was the bed of the night. And unless he had a way to wake her up without causing any problems for himself then he would be the one in trouble if he just woke her up.
He stood outside her room to see if she was awake or not.
The lights were on.
So, that would mean either she fell asleep with the lights on again or she was awake and this was his chance at accomplishing his mission.
Hesitating for just a moment he was nervous but he was going to complete his mission because it was necessary that he accomplish this because this is one of the most important missions that he will ever come across. And if he fails then he would lose and that was something that he could not do because he was Batman and Batman never failed at anything.
He was The Batman.
He opened the door and he entered.
Unfortunately he was surprised to see what was on the other end of the door. A bunch of giggling teenage girls that were staring at him along with his daughter giving him a disapproving stare.
" Shinichi, can I speak to you in private ? " said Bruce.
Shinichi nodded and closed the door behind her.
He had no idea what the hell was going on and he was going to demand the answers that he needed.
" Bruce I am having a sleepover that you had arranged, remember ? " said Shinichi sounding amused.
He had spaced on this one.
" I never arranged this " said Bruce.
She gave a confused look and crossed her arms as if he was to blame.
" They are the daughter's from the CEO's in my company and this I think is one of their traditions and it must be your turn " said Bruce.
Shinichi just rolled her eyes at him.
" Fine then but this better be the last time that something like this happens " said Shinichi.
He looked at her and realized that she was about to be pampered.
" Enjoy your night. You can have the whole Manor all to yourselves and that I am sure Alfred is more than happy to supply the food or that already has " said Bruce evilly.
If he was not going to have The Talk with her then she was going to be tortured one way or the other.
He on the other hand was going to spend the entire night with a punch bag and he was going to take his time with it.
" Master Bruce there is an event that is scheduled for you to attend tonight "said Alfred approaching him.
" So much for an easy night "
Attempt six
He was tired and it was one of the longest weeks of his life.
And what was even worse he had another event to attend because Gotham was unusually quiet for the past week and yet he was exhausted. But worse he was at this event and he had a date.
" Brucie " said his date.
For the life of him he could not remember her name.
He was hoping for a purse snatcher or bank robbery at that moment.
" Brucie ? " said his date wrapping around his arm.
He was more interested in his phone and seeing the exact location his daughter was in at that moment.
The sleepover was still going on and was turning out for two days not the one night that they were both expecting.
To his horror they were all in Limo's and going shopping. Spending a hell a lot of money that he would know that they would always, since the parents always complained about it and annually as well.
He remembered something about millions being spent and he was not sure that was an extraction or not. But he was sure as hell hoping it was not because girls shopping together and he had been with them. He knew that no girl was immune to shopping mad and crazed when they with a herd of girls.
But to his surprise they were or at least she was in a second hand book shop and looking at books.
But she did not know that this was a front for trafficking and even if there was the slightest chance of her being grabbed by them. This was something that he could not allow to happen.
" Sorry Rachelle I have ..." he said before he was interrupted.
" It is MIchelle for the hundredth time " she said mad at him.
She was looking at him and saw his phone.
She saw his screen saver and was immediately mad.
And a drink was poured around him.
The one picture secretly taken of him and his daughter, who she was in a good mood with him and that, he was also in a good mood.
Mistaken again and this had to end because it was getting tiresome.
But when Batman had gotten there he was surprised to see that the police had already had arrived.
The criminal were being taken away in handcuffs and most of them were pleading to be taken away.
" So many hand bags "
" Balls Balls Balls "
" Heels "
" Perfume "
They were muttering half unconscious coming in and out of it. They all looked terrified of the teenage girls that they were attempting to kidnap.
" That bastard broke my Chanel No.5 he better pay for this "
" He broke my hand bag no wonder I broke his nose "
And then he thought back to Shinichi telling that her friends knew self defence and two of those girls must be those who she was talking about.
He was just hanging there and seeing what was happening.
All the girls were being escorted into separate police cars and were going to be sent home. And he would be there because this was something that they had to talk about this time.
She had arrived home surprised to see Bruce again on her room sitting on the couch. But this time he was asleep and snoring loudly.
Then Alfred came in behind her to see what she was seeing amused and surprised as her to see what she was seeing.
" Humph " said Shinichi.
She was not sure what to do.
" Best to leave Master Bruce to sleep " said Alfred.
He had taken one of the pillows and a blanket from the cupboard putting Bruce comfortably asleep on the couch.
Shinichi just raised her eyebrows not knowing what she was going to do.
" I will just clean up in here and you will sleep in one of the guest rooms tonight " said Alfred.
" But this is my room and my mess. I should be the one to..." said Shinichi.
Alfred just gave her one look and she nodded leaving the room to find another room to spend the night in.
Attempt seven
He woke up.
He was lying on the couch.
He was in his old bedroom.
It was now his daughter's bedroom but she was nowhere to be seen.
" Shinichi " he grunted.
He sat up and put the lamp on beside him.
" Alfred " he said.
And in no time at all Alfred had come in.
" You have some company downstairs " said Alfred.
He was tired and he could not be bothered with dealing with people right now.
" Send them away. I will deal with them later there is something that I need to do right now and nothing is going to get in my way " he said getting up.
Now he just had to find her.
" Bruce. It is the Kane family, Sir and they are demanding to see their Granddaughter " said Alfred softly.
He was awake now.
" Where is she ? " said Bruce.
They were not going to see her, no way in hell were they going to see her.
" I had Master Dick take her to a look at a vehicle for her to drive when she will get her driving license " said Alfred.
Now he was about have a heart attack.
" I am not putting my daughter behind the wheel of a car " said Bruce.
But that had to wait and he had to deal with the bigger issue right now.
It was going to have to wait and he was going to have another Talk with her and with everyone in this Manor if they really think that she was going to driving at this point in her life. He had already been in a car with her Mother driving and that was something that he could never forget was something that he wanted to.
It had been a long week and it was just going to have to wait for another time. He maybe has been defeated this time but there was no way in hell that this was going to happen again.