A Day Won't Forgetting
~Selina's Apartment~
Selina sighed happy for the first time since having Jason in her life. Why? Since the last month, Bruce Wayne had been helping her and her son, Jason getting to school/work early as ever than take them back home. What make it better is that she is dating the billionaire and was enjoying it so much than anything beside having Jason. Bruce had been the perfect gentleman to her and the perfect father figure to Jason since then. She can't forget about Richard, thanks to him Jason have a friend/big brother to have it feel like she was getting closer to him too. For the first time in her life, she can feel happy in the romance side for once and doesn't want it to end.
She looked in her son's room and see if he was ready or not. "Jaybird are you ready? Bruce and Dick should be here."
Jason nodded than remember something impartment was coming up. His birthday. "Hey mommy, you know what you getting for my birthday?"
"Yeah, I know what your birthday's present, but I won't be telling you."
"Ah mommy! Why?"
"Because it a surprise for you and only you, my Jaybird."
"Bet Bruce know the what my surprise is."
"Of course he know your birthday is coming and he been helping me out for your birthday."
"Really?"
"Really-really. Now come the boys should be down stairs by now."
The Kyles went down to see Bruce and Richard Wayne there greeting them than walking them to the car and off they way to drop the boys off than work. The daily routine would be the boys talking up a storm while the parents talk little about the plan in code word.
"What you guys talking about?" Jason interrupted seeing his mother and Bruce smiling at him.
"It's nothing, Jason just talking to your mother about work."
Jason sent Bruce an 'I don't believe you for one second' pout until a smile form with a plan. "Hey Bruce, don't you see how happy I'm for my birthday? And I would be triple happy for having mommy, you, Dickie, Alfred, Auntie Holly and my grandma on my birthday would make it special if you just tell me."
"Yes, I do see that you're excited, but you must have patience for your party."
Jason groaned, "But I just want to know, Bruce!"
"Yeah, but I promise it will be worth the wait."
"Fine, but better keep your promise, old man."
Bruce nodded, "I will." He can feel Selina looking at him with a smile that show 'Thank you' in it. Selina was right about Jason's stubbornness or perseverance know no bound in a good way. He will make a tuff protege with good heart if he was under his wing.
~Gotham Elementary~
Once when the parents dropped they son off and left for work, since it was early and not time to go to class Jason started his plan to find out what his birthday surprise would be.
"Dick, do you know what mommy and the old man are planning?"
He shocked his head, "Sorry Jason, but dad and Alfred is keeping the information for your birthday so secretly."
"Dang it! Anything can happen tomorrow and I would like know before the bad come."
The boys enter the school they can see a group of kids waiting. It was Anthony James with his friends Luke and Dan picking on kids that was walking past. The kids were terrified of his six grader brother Carlos, another bully in Gotham Elementary. Some even said that they older brother Danny, a high school dropout worked for the Sewer King.
"Well, well look what we have here?" Anthony asked his boys as they stopped Jason. "It's seem that the good Prince helping out the nobody. My big brother said that Wayne just want to get into your mommy's pant."
Richard stopped than turn to face the small first grader, "My dad isn't like that, kid. So back off!"
"Yeah," Jason agreed. "The old man is nice to my mommy, Anthony! So mine your own business!"
"Whatever, little baby Jason watch yourself. And that's go for you too, Richard." Anthony walked away with his boys following him.
Richard place his hand on Jason's shoulder and smiled, "Don't let a little bully get you, Jason."
"Someday I'll gave it to him and his loyal dogs even kick his brother in the butt."
"Whoa, Jason let someone or me deal with Carlos for you."
"You would help me, Dick?" Jason looked surprise that someone beside his mommy would help him against a bully.
"Of course I'd Jay, I am your new big brother after all."
He smiled than punched Dick's shoulder, "Don't think you just because you're my big brother you gonna boss me around, Dickie."
"Whatever you say, Jaybird. Now go to class before you be later."
The now official brothers left to they class to start the day, but without them knowing a bully was watching his next victim. Once when two class was over lunchtime and outside time started for the students of Gotham Elementary. 1st graders like Jason would play outside with the 2nd graders sense they already ate lunch while Richard, a 3rd grader would start eating lunch with the other 3rd, 4th and 5th graders. But they lunch/outside time would come to an end starting on.
Jason went inside to get some water in the cafeteria's water fountain. His teacher would tell him to never come here alone or the big kids will try something on him. But Jason being Jason, he did what he want thanks to his stubbornness he wasn't afraid of no one. Once when Jason drank his water and no surprise the 6th grade bully Carlos push him to the fall.
"Oh, I'm sorry Jason!" Carlos grabbed Jason by the collar of his shirt and smirked. "I'm going to enjoy this so must."
Jason growled not showing fear to his enemy or wouldn't dare scream for help. It not his style asking for someone help it show you're being weak to the enemy or to myself.
Richard was walking to cafe with his best friend Barbara talking about his new little brother.
"That's sweet, Dick for taking Jason as your new little brother," Barbara said with a smile.
Dick chuckled, "Well, someone have to take care of him in this school. Hey, are you still coming to his birthday party at Wayne Madison."
"I won't miss that little hothead brother of yours party for nothing. Anyway who will be there beside me?"
"Well, beside his family me and dad was going to our friends. Since he's a loner and doesn't have a lot of friends."
"Well, that's sweet- Hey what that six grader doing here?"
Dick can see the six grade holding someone by collar of they shirt and started punching, but as he looked closer he can it was his brother! "Jason!" He ran to them forcing Carlos to dropped Jason on the ground. "Why are you doing that to a kid barely half your size?"
"Than you couldn't threaten my brother, Wayne!" Carlos pushed Dick back and was going for a punch, but missed him. "What the heck? How I missed?"
Dick laughed, "Maybe you're too slow to hit a kid like me."
That's little statement made Carlos angrier and that where the fight began with a crowd . His dad taugh him and his older brother how to box and stuff, but can't barely hit Wayne like any other kid. Dick was just toying the big kid like his new alter ego the Boy Wonder, Robin. Carlos wasn't a challenge against him so it was time to finish this like a Bat. Dick was about to go to the finish when Jason hit Carlos's leg causing the older boy fall to the floor easy for Dick's punch to knock him out.
"Why you helped me when I said I would handler him?" Dick asked the smaller kid that suppose to be his brother.
Jason smiled and risen his thumb up, "Someone had to have your back, Dickie."
"Yeah, thanks little bro."
"Richard Grayson-Wayne and Jason Kyle!" The boys looked up to see it was Principal Lee standing there with his arms cross.
'Uh-oh!' Was all that the brothers could think of knowing they were in trouble. Big time.
30 minutes later
Selina rushed into the school to get to the principal's office. She gotten the call that Jason was involved in a fight and gotten an injury. She have gotta worse when she had to leave work early and it wasn't pretty.
30 minutes ago
~Jackie's Fashion & Art~
"What do you mean you're leaving early?" Sylvia asked in hostile tone. Mr. Jackson wasn't in the office today making Sylvia the boss for the day and everyone jobs a living Hell.
Selina looked down nervously and answer, "My son had gotten into a fight and they want me to get him."
"If Kelly was here you would have been you would have been in trouble, Kyle."
"Yes, I know, but this is my son and he need me."
Sylvia sighed in frustration. She can't stand Selina's pleases because it was worthless to people like her. Growing in East End you must tuff and ruthless if you want to survive there and at Gotham. "Fine! But be excepted to come at the here or the factory tomorrow night for a new design."
Selina wanted to disagree so badly because that Jason's birthday party night. The night she can spend so most time with her birthday boy until he can't stand awake. But who was she to said no? She needed this job to support her and Jason by any mean. So in defeat she nodded than left the office to get her stuff and left.
Holly stopped in front of Selina and can see that something was here. "Yo Selina, what wrong? You look upset, did that bitch just fire you? Don't worry I can beat the bitch up for you since you not working here anymore."
Selina can't help but smile at her outrageous friend sometime just know how to make her happy again. She shook her head and put a fake smile on, "No, I still work here, Holly so no beating up Sylvia."
"Damn it! Than why the hell you look upset?"
"I might be missing some of Jason's party. Mr. Jackson want a new design tomorrow night."
"What?!" Holly growled, "Out of all days, why tomorrow night?! Those bastards are up to make your life a living hell!"
"I don't know about that, but I've to get Jason from school. I'll call you after I get him, okay?"
Holly nodded and like that Selina left to Gotham Elementary in a cab to get her son.
Present time
Selina entered the office to see Jason with bruise check, another boy as well with a black eye and his father, Mr. Baxter, but was surprise to see Bruce and Richard there as well. Principal Lee didn't tell her anything just that Jason was in a fight but, what does Richard have to do with this?
"Ms. Kyle, I'm glad you had finally made it. Please have a seat," Principal Lee smiled. Ms. Kyle was one of his favorite and well polite parent he encounter as a principal. But it was time to get back to business. "Boys, you may leave and just stand down now."
"Yes, sir," the boys said as an unit and left the office to let the adults talk.
"Now parents I would like to said that there was an incident that lead to a fight in the cafeteria. Here at Gotham Elementary, I don't tolerate fighting and since what I saw on the camera that Carlos started the-"
"Now wait just a damn second, Lee!" Mr. Baxter shouted. "How don't we know it was Kyle's brat that started the fight in the first place?"
"Even if my son started it that still no way to just hurt Jason or Richard like that." Selina said not going to let anyone bad mouth her or Bruce's son as well.
"But what about my son?" Mr. Baxter asked than pointed at Bruce and glared, "Wayne, your son gave Carlos a black eye! Shouldn't Richard be in mostly in trouble?"
Bruce keep a straight face and looked at the furious father, "Now, you know how Jason feel when your son hit him."
Lee sighed and rubbed his side of his temple, "On the video and from Ms. Gordon, Richard was just protecting Jason from Carlos when he started striking Jason. But a punishment must be an order to to keep this school simple. Mr. Baxter since Carlos started the fight, he must serve a week suspension."
"This is completely bullshit, Lee!" Mr. Baxter jumped up making the chair fall to the ground. The angry father left the office with his son and slammed the door.
"Ms. Kyle, Mr. Wayne, I know Richard and Jason are good kids in they own way, but a two days suspension could do them just fine."
Bruce nodded, "Thank you, Principal Lee. Again sorry about the boys they just care about now."
"Yes, I've been meaning to ask you both, are you guys started having play dates? From what they teacher been saying that the boys starting to get closer."
Selina decided to answer that question, "Yeah, the boys had had become brothers since me and Bruce started dating. Have a good day, Principal Lee."
Bruce played along by wrapping his arm around her waist bring her closer to him. He gave the shock principal a nod goodbye and left the office with smile of amusement like Selina.
Selina can't hold it anymore and started laughing, "That's never get old!"
"I see you're enjoying people state of shock, Selina. Let's go get the boys before they get wild up." Before he can walk away Selina grabbed his arm stopping him. Bruce looked down at her and can tell something was wrong. "Selina, are you alright?"
"Um, Bruce, can you do me a favor and watch Jason tomorrow night?"
"Sure, but why Selina?"
"Since I've to work tomorrow morning than stay there to think of a new design and drop it off. So what I'm asking is can you watch Jason for me?"
"Of course, I won't have to problem watching Jason but, are you sure you won't want me to wait for you?"
"No, I'm sure Bruce. Please don't let Jason know about this it might ruin his big day tomorrow might just be just a few hours."
"I promise, Selina," he bent his head low to kiss her forehead and smiled. "Don't worry I'll watch over that stubborn kid of your."
"My son isn't stubborn! He's just a kid what some pride that's all." Bruce sent her a 'is that even better' look causing her to giggle some more.
The pair left the school with they sons and went home, but once when Selina got Jason in they apartment she started having this feeling that she being watch. She turned around and saw no one there on the rooftop. Not seeing anything Selina shrugged it off and went to help Jason pack up for tomorrow.
~The Next Day~
"Now, I want you to be on your best behave for Bruce while I'm at work, okay?" Selina said as was finally exiting out of the car.
"Don't worry, Selina. I'll take good care of your knucklehead son with Dick's help."
"I'm not a knucklehead, old man!" Jason pouted.
"Yes, you're a knucklehead," Richard teased it a laugh.
"No, I'm not Dickie!"
"Yeah, you're Jay and stubbornness!"
The parents just shock they head and smile to they son little agruement. "See you at the party, Selina." The billionaire said as he changed the gear into 'drive'.
The word ok couldn't exit out of her mouth, but she nodded and watch them drive off to whatever Bruce was going to take them. Today is Jason's birthday, but she just doesn't feel right since this morning and don't know why. She entered the building to started working the day like would normally- answer phone calls, talk to Holly, start working on the design, have lunch and continue with her work. Once when the clock strike six, the employers of Jackie's Fashion & Art were getting ready to leave to enjoy their Friday and payday. Selina waved see you soon at the party at Holly and continue working on the design. After two and a half hour past, Selina smiled proudly at her work for the company and how fast she got the work done.
"I might make it to the birthday song there," she gotten up, but was caught by surprise when a hand grabbed her shoulder and turn her around.
"Hello baby! What a pretty lady like you doing here alone?" A man in his early thirties in a security guard outfit asked.
Selina too terrified to speak because the bells in her head was going off telling her to get the hell out of there now. She never seen this security guard before and he was setting off bad vices too. She tried to make a run for it, but the man grip was just too strong for her to break free.
"Woah, baby where you think you're going?" The man asked than smirked in enjoyment as he pull Selina closer to him. "You not trying to leave, are yah?"
"Let me go!" Selina said finding her voice and thinking of what would Holly do if some jerk dare to touch her.
"Ooh, this one is tuff just how I like them!" He started dragging Selina by the arm with a sick smirk. "Wait tell the boss and the boys hear about this."
He continue dragging her to the top left side of the building where the art and jewelry would be lock up. Selina didn't know what to do in this moment only trying to break free from this man. She stopped when she can see four more security guards that could be fake as well unlocking the vault whooing as if they won the lottery.
One of them looked at his member dragging a woman as she looking beyond scary of them. "What the hell are you doing, Tommy?"
Tommy rolled his eyes than pushed Selina to the ground, "I found this piece of meat still in her desk, Chase."
"Then why you didn't killed her instead of bring her here, you fucking moron?! The boss isn't going to be happy to hear about this. Patrick, J.T. stay here and watch them while I call the boss." Chase walked away to make the call privately to the boss.
Selina was scared beyond words can comply. The fear of dying doesn't worry her, but the fear of her only son being alone on his birthday is a killer. She started praying to any god that's listening to please let her live for her son.
Chase came back with an unemotion face. He nodded at Tommy than Tommy nodded back grabbing Selina by the arm and they moved away from the others to the hallways.
"You know what, Kyle? I wanted you when the boss started talking about how innocent you are like a little baby before this city change it."
"What are you going to do to me?"
He smirked evily than grabbed her shoulders bring her closer to him again. "Let me ask you something, are you afraid of hight?"
Before she can ever scream out no, Tommy punched her with all of his strong causing her to fall out of the window with glass. Time stopped like as if everything went to pause in Selina's mind as she was falling down. Memories played like a DVD from her childhood, to befriend Holly and Bruce, graudation from high school and college, having a great relationship with Bruce Wayne and couldn't leave out her Jaybird, little Jason. He just a little boy that doesn't know what to do or handler it. Why does god have to be evil to her and know the life she have to had for her only son. Why god?! That question would never be answer because her whole body meet the hard ground destory every bone in her body, but as she laid there all her thoughts was on one person.
With little strong she have she said one last word before death took her away from the living, "Jason..." And from there Selina Kyle, single mother of her now seven years old have pass away without knowing who was watching.
Twelve cat circle around the dead body waiting for they goddess to began the ritual of the blessing and cure of Catwoman. The Egyptian Mau exited out of the circle than walked it way to Selina's body till it stop on her chest. The Mau lean close to her face and releashed it toxic to Selina's face signaling the other cats to come do the same on every pieces of the body. And as a second past of doing the ritual, Selina's eyes when wide open looking like cat eyes and breathing again letting the cats know that they work is done and for the new Catwoman to start her work in Gotham City.
