Sylvia Wayne "Wildcat"

Wayne Manor

February 16th, 2011

I opened my eyes to my phone going off, waking me up for school. I didn't want to move, or even turn on the light yet. My entire body was sore and I wasn't exactly sure why. I kept running through my day since the gala. I had gone off the deep end in that battle, and I was surely put in my place when I got back to the cave. My father yelled at me for nearly half an hour while I sat in the chair in front of the Batcomputer. I didn't say a word, leaving to go to bed without saying goodnight. Alfred tried to talk to me, but I locked him out of my room. Yesterday, I bided my time at school, maintaining my silence. Besides, I only needed to glare to keep the upperclassmen boys in their place. But when I finished my homework and went to the Cave, Wally couldn't take the silence. After training, he followed me to the Batcave, yelling and trying to get a response for longer than I'd care to admit.

I rolled over to turn on the light at my bedside table and froze. Just as I slid to reach for the switch, I felt something come with me. It hit me why I felt so warm in my bed. Oh god. I thought to myself as I looked under the sheets. Oh god. I rolled to look behind me, having to be careful, it being near impossible to escape the strong set of arms. His eyebrows were knit, like he was still angry, but considering what we did, he wouldn't be as angry when he woke up. His red hair was sticking out in all directions as his breaths shortened and he began to stir. I felt guilty waking him up, but I had to get ready for school. I turned back around and removed his hands from my bare body and jolted out of bed, sprinting across the room to my closet. I put on some undergarments and my uniform, careful to not tie my necktie too tight. I heard Wally groan as he started to wake up to the light being on. I slipped on my oxfords and went to the bathroom, starting to brush out my hair and put it into a ponytail.

"Wally." I said, calling to him after I finished brushing my teeth. "Wally!" I hissed loudly, trying not to alert anyone to my unplanned houseguest. He jerked upright and looked around, eyes wide. I knew exactly what he was going to ask before he even opened his mouth. He rubbed his eyes for a moment, like he was in such disbelief that if he thought he could rub his eyes and find that he was in his bedroom and it was all just a dream.

"Why am I in your bed?" He asked in a groggy tone, jumping out of bed to find himself lacking his clothes. As angry as I was, I couldn't help but smirk as I gave him a once over before getting back to getting ready. I was starting to get angry again, and now was not the time for that. I had done something that I really was not supposed to do. Especially not in this household.

"Why do you think?" I snapped at him, grabbing his clothes off the floor and throwing them at him. He just kind of stood there, glaring at me with his clothes in hand. "Hurry up and get dressed so I can sneak you out before Bruce sees. He's going to kill you if he finds out." I said as I grabbed my school backpack. I knew my father had already gone to sleep a few hours ago. Wally just kind of stood there for a moment before getting dressed.

"Me? What about you?" Wally asked, putting on his clothes as fast as he could. I let out a quick snort, knowing that I wasn't the one that would get put on a shitlist if we were found out.

"Daddy's little girl, remember?" I told him as I started gathering my homework and putting it on my back. When I looked back at him, his face had twisted back to the look he had when he came to the manor in the first place. "Still mad?" I asked as I paused and listened through the house for heartbeats and smelled for where everyone's been and how long ago. In my head I calculated the best route to the Batcave.

"Don't think you're off the hook with this by a long shot." He said with narrowed eyes.

"Do I look like I care if I'm off the hook or not right now? Right now we are both very on the hook. That was fantastic and all, but we are going to be in so much trouble." I told him, and suddenly I remembered more of last night, almost longing for it.

He was inches from my face, the screaming no longer ringing in my ears. It was a long pause where I could hear our breaths, our heart beats getting louder, faster. Out of nowhere he kissed me and I immediately responded and just seconds later, he had thrown me onto the bed. I matched every move he made. He took off my shirt, I took off his. I took off his pants, he took off mine. We managed to maintain harmony despite the level of anger we had built of inside. It just kind of locked itself away as we seemed to give up on our current emotional states.

"Oh, just shut up and follow me." I snapped at him as I got a hold of myself, grabbing his wrist and led him out of the room. I took him down the back stair case. Alfred was cooking breakfast, my dad was asleep, and Dick was going to wake up any minute. I got Wally to the study and moved the clock to the code, 10:47. The bookcase slid open and we ran. I took him to the zeta tube and sent him on his way before making my way to the kitchen where Alfred was, following the smell of a breakfast sandwich and coffee. I smelled the decaf coffee grinds and grimaced.

"Please tell me you didn't switch me." I groaned, sitting down at the table. Alfred just sighed before bringing me my breakfast.

"Now that would be child abuse, Master Sylvia. Master Dick on the other hand, he didn't go on patrol last night, so he doesn't need any unnecessary caffeine with the energy he comes by naturally." He explained as I took a bite of my sandwich. "It's a shame that you didn't invite Mr. West to breakfast, would have been interesting for Master Bruce." He spoke, and suddenly I was choking on my breakfast for a moment before swallowing hard.

"How did you…?" I asked him a half whisper. He chuckled to himself. There was no way he could have heard us last night.

"I had only assumed since the two of you stopped shouting at each other in a split second. That kind of yelling could be heard through the entire manor. The silence was suspicious, and I didn't actually know, but you just confirmed my theory, Master Sylvia." He laughed, breaking his usual serious demeanor. I couldn't believe was I was hearing, I felt so embarrassed. I could feel my face flushing past it's recent light tone. The heat was suddenly drawn to my cheeks as they blushed at Alfred's laughter.

"You can't tell my dad." I begged him, and he nodded, regaining composure.

"I wouldn't dream of it, Master Sylvia. Your father will have a much more entertaining reaction when he finds out on his own. Unless you're forgetting his level of skill related to his detective work." Alfred spoke in a low tone, keeping my secret. It almost bothered me that he took pride in all the secrets and gossip he contained. But Alfred was the most trustworthy person that doesn't wear a cowl. Not even Commissioner could come close, and his family is very close to ours. It was in that moment, I got a call on the burner. I walked out of the kitchen with my coffee and went to the west wing, where no one would hear me.

"Hello?" I answered, and I immediately knew what what was going to happen tonight. I had been waiting for this since she told me to wait for the call.

Downtown Gotham

10:00

"Yeah, dad. I'm still with Bette and we have a lot of our project to do. She took some data wrong and now we have to fix it, and it's gonna take a while." I forced a sigh before turning to my mother, who was suiting up. She tossed me a new suit, one that she got for me for when I run jobs with her.

"Just get the work done and try to get some sleep tonight, you have patrol tomorrow." He told me as I tucked the phone between my cheek and my shoulder as I dropped my pants to undress. I did my best not to groan as I moved my sore muscles.

"I know, I know. I love you, dad." I said, just as I always did. I could hear the police radio in the background.

"Love you, too." He said quickly before hanging up. The diversion was starting, the first wave of crime hitting the police radios. Tonight's job was big enough to where Selina had to cash in a couple favors. This was something that would attract my father's attention the most, so we needed chaos.

"Hurry up, can't leave without the driver." She laughed as I pulled on the jumpsuit. I pulled zipped it all the way up before putting on the mask. I looked over at the mirror as I hooked on the utility belt. It was a skin tight, black body suit, like my hero costume, but there was no emblem. The belt and a pack strapped to my thigh with ninja stars were dark grey. The mask was similar to my cowl, but looked more like a cat and only covered the front of my face, my hair flowing straight down my back. I wiggled my fingers in the gloves, ejecting my claws.

"Alright, let's go." I told her as I got behind the wheel of the car, ready to go. There were two more girls in the back seat in identical cat costumes, but one with blonde hair and the other with red. The second we were all ready, I slammed my foot on the gas. The car whipped out of the garage and we were on our way. It wasn't long before we were in the diamond district. I pulled into an alley right in between Gotham City Trust and Silverman Jewelers. We all got out of the stolen car, knowing we weren't going to be using it again. The Jewelry store was the target.

"Security is down. Remind Taylor and I again why we brought the girl?" The redhead, Kora, asked as I walked right up to the front door, barricaded from being after closing. I cracked my knuckles and wrists before clawing a perfect square in the steel, kicking it in with such force that it shattered the glass door it was protecting as it fell.

"Because," I stopped as the slab hit the ground with a massive thud, "I'm the muscle." I smirked before stepping through, the other three following behind me.

"Nicely done, sweetheart." My mother patted my shoulder before smashing a bunch of glass cases and filling her bag with diamonds and jewelry. The rest of us did the same, clearing the entire place out. It wasn't long before we were in the basement, and I was ready to break down the wall adjoining the store to the underground safe at the bank next door. This was going to be a big night for Selina and her girls.

A/N: Sorry for the short chapter and taking to so long to write it! Junior year is kicking my ass again… But anyways, please REVIEW! It would be much appreciated :)

- thegirlwhoisstillwaiting