Author's Note: Okay so it's been a few days since we've posted so here's
part 3. My friend and I we're typing this up Christmas day after we
finished correcting it, since a few of the reviews have been telling us to
proof read. We'd like to say thank you to those who have told us to proof
read, we love criticism, well most of the time. Okay for those who don't
know what day it is in the story I'll tell you, the first part was
Christmas' eve's eve's eve, part two started with Christmas' eve's eve's
eve, and when Helena's at the jewelry store it's Christmas' eve's eve and
so this part is Christmas' eve, confused? Well. Here's the story.
Helena's Christmas part 3
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A sixteen-year-old Helena Kyle walked into Wayne's manor, she was hoping to find something about her father; she looked around and saw huge painting and porcelain figures. She walked through the quite dark halls of the manor, Alfred was with Barbara helping her get adjusted to the wheelchair she was now restricted to, Helena wasn't sure what she was really looking for. Her father's ghost? The love her mother felt for her father? Batman's legend, Catwoman's legend? What was she really looking for? Her new life, her father or just an excuse to not to admit to the fact that Batman could or is her father? She walked down the hall until she found the door that lead to her 'father's' room; she opened the door and entered the room, she looked around. The room was empty except for the bed in the middle; it looked like it hadn't been touched for months, the room looked the same. She walked over to the bed, she looked it over a few times, where did her go? Helena asked herself. She walked over to the huge desk at the other end of the room and placed a vanilla colored envelope on it, the word father was written on the envelope in cursive with black ink. Helena had written her father a letter, if he ever came back to New Gotham he would find it, read it and learn about his only daughter and more about the love of his life. She looked around the room once more before she left; she went looking for something else.the Bat cave. She searched the manor until she found it, but it wasn't what she expected.the Bat cave; she thought it be like one of those ultra secret no one can find it with out a secret lair finder kind of lairs, but it wasn't. In the middle of the room was, what Barbara refereed to it as the Batmobile.
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Quick Author's Note: My friend and I couldn't resist doing this we're sorry but we just have to do this: da nuh nuh nuh nuh Batman da nuh nuh nuh nuh Batman da nuh nuh nuh nuh Batman. Okay so here's the rest of the story. Lol, sorry once again for that but we just had to.
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She walked around the car and looked through the windows and making sure not the touch it. She walked away from the car and bumped into a glass case. She turned around to find herself looking at Batman's costume, she just stared at the costume in awe, not really knowing what to do or say, all that was missing from the costume was her father. Where is he? Helena asked herself. She walked over to the computers that practically lined the cave; they were all off as if they hadn't been disturbed for years, like they were antique. He really is gone, my father really is gone. I never got to meet him or even spend one Christmas with him; my Father.my dad.my daddy; I'll never get to call him that or anything. He left me here all by myself without anything to remember him by or know that he loved me. Would he love me or not? Only he can answer those questions, Helena thought. A silent tear ran down her cheek as she looked back at the costume, she ran out of the Bat cave and back into her father's bedroom. She walked over to the desk again a placed a box in colorful wrapping paper on top of it and left the room. She walked down the hall to the living room, it was huge it probably took an hour just to get to the other side of the room. She explored the rest of the manor, she was so glad when she didn't get lost. The antique clock struck mid-night, she had promised Barbara she'd be home by 12:30. She stopped once more in front of her father's door; she had been holding back tears since she got there and she couldn't anymore. Tears spilt for her eyes like a waterfall, she ran out of the manor as fast as she could. She stopped when she arrived at the park and walked over to the metal bench and sat down wiping her tears away.she'd head home later, but now she needed time to relax and stop her tears for good.
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Reese walked into his bedroom, he looked at Helena as she slept silently in his bed; the covers were down to her waist, he walked over to her and put the covers over her. he smiled to himself as he watched her sleep. There was a knock at the door and he went to answer it.
Helena slowly opened her eyes, he sent lingered in the air; she sat up in the bed and stretched. It took her a few minutes to realize where she was, she looked around the room for any clue to where she was and then she saw it.the badge. No wonder this room smells like him, Helena thought. She got out of the bed making sure to check the clock as she did. She walked out of the room trying to figure out where Reese was, she leaned against the frame of the door, and the robe she had on open.
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Quick Author's Note: Okay once again my damn muse had to have input in this too, and anyways he wouldn't shut up Christmas Day. So he has his input for this part anyways.
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Reese looked up at her, "Huntress!"
"Well, Reese if you had company you could have told me," McNally said looking at Helena.
"It's not what you think," Reese said as he walked over to Helena, pulling the robe close.
"And what is it that he thinks?" Helena asked crossing her arms.
"Well, I thought Jesse here." McNally started.
"No need to know what he thought. Coffee?" Reese said.
"No," Helena replied.
She walked over to the couch and sat next to McNally; she smiled at him as she looked around the room.
"So, who are you?" McNally asked. "Haven't seen you before."
"I'm." Helena started.
"A friend of mine," Reese replied.
"I got to go Jesse," McNally said looking at his watch. "My parents are coming."
"See ya McNally," Reese said.
McNally left the apartment leaving Helena and Reese alone.
"You know Detective if you would've let me tell your partner who I was you might have gotten my name," Helena said as she stood up.
"Why can't you just tell me your name?" Reese asked.
"Later. Now where are my clothes?"
"You mean these," he said holding up a tore black shirt and black leather pants.
"Oh, yeah the fight at the bar."
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(Flashback)
"Come on Detective, one drink," Helena said.
"I don't think alcohol and you should mix," Reese said.
"What are you saying Detective?"
"You're dangerous enough without alcohol."
"Don't be such an ass."
"Fine you win."
"I never lose," she replied.
"So which bar?"
"There's one about a block away, I have a tab there."
"Why am I not surprised?"
"I wouldn't know, I don't know how to read minds."
Reese parked his car in front of the bar, they got out of the car and walked in to the bar. Helena walked up to the bar tender with Reese right behind her. she sat down on a stool, "One drink and that's it," Reese whispered in her ear.
"Fine," Helena replied.
"What will it be?" the bar tender said.
"The usual," Helena replied.
"And for your date here."
Helena looked at Reese, "A coke."
"No alcohol?" Helena asked.
"I'm driving."
"Oh, yeah never really listened to that law."
Reese shook his head, another bar tender came over, "So where's Barbara?"
"I wouldn't know, most likely typing some crap into her computer."
"So, sexy, mysterious, tempting friend of Barbara, what about a name or a number?"
"You think you're the first person in this bar to give me that line?"
"I'm hoping."
"Well hate to break your heart but you're not."
"You break my heart every time you come into this bar and turn me down."
"Then why do you keep trying."
"Here you go," the other bar tender said placing their drinks on the bar. "Michel, leave her alone."
"Add it onto Barbara's tab would you?" Helena said getting off the stool.
"Alright."
Helena walked over to the pool table, "Come on, one date," Michel said following her.
Reese stood next to Helena, "Okay you obviously won't give up on this so, I'll make you a deal I'll play you a game of pool you win I'll go out on a date with you, one date and if I win you stop bugging me, deal?"
"Deal."
They started the game and Reese watched hoping that Michel wouldn't win, he wasn't good enough to go out with Huntress. Helena won the game effortlessly, and finished off her drink. They walked out of the bar, they didn't notice Michel following they out.
"Come on Huntress, did you think you were gonna win?" Reese asked leaning against his car.
"Well, not really but I was hoping," Helena replied.
Reese started to lean forward, he was about to kiss Helena when (dramatic pause) Michel pushed him into a wall; Helena turned around to face him. He grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the wall behind her.
"No one turns me down with out getting hurt," Michel whispered in her ear.
"Let me go and I won't hurt you," Helena said.
He tightened his grip on her wrist cutting off her circulation; Reese pulled him off of Helena as Michel grabbed onto Helena's shirt and threw him into a car; Helena looked down at her shirt and shook her head.
"Reese watch out!" Helena shouted as Michel came at him with a knife.
BY the end of the fight Helena's pants and shirt were tore to shreds; the owner of the bar had called the cops.
"I can't tell them anything you know that," Helena said to Reese.
"Huntress." Reese said.
"I can't."
"I know," he said his arms around her.
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"Just a question," Reese said.
"Yeah," Helena said.
"Do you always get into a fight when you go out?"
"Not every time."
"You can wear my clothes."
"I won't have to wear a tie and a suit will I?"
"Only if you're a detective."
Reese went into his room and came out with some clothes for Helena.
"Well, don't you know what my favorite color is."
"It just came to me."
"So where's your bathroom."
"Weren't you paying attention during the tour?"
"No, not really."
"Follow me."
Reese leaded Helena to the bathroom, "And you might want to take a shower too."
"Why?" Helena asked.
Reese pointed to the dry blood on her, "That's why."
"Oh, that."
Reese left the bathroom and let Helena do what she had to do.
Reese hadn't been watching TV for more than ten minutes when Helena walked back into the room; he looked at her stunned, "What?" Helena asked.
"That was fast," Reese said.
"It doesn't take that long."
"I'm gonna go to the store you want to come?"
"Stores are open this early?"
"Yeah."
"Sorry I usually shop around noon."
"So, you want to came."
"No, but thanks."
"You're not gonna leave and do something stupid are you?"
"No. Do you have a computer?"
"I have a lap top."
"Where is it?"
"Right there," he said pointing to the desk.
"Can I use it?"
"Sure, just don't do anything illegal."
"Okay, that knocks about half the thing of my list."
"Funny. See ya"
"Yeah."
Reese grabbed his keys and jacket and left the apartment; Helena walked over to the lap top and logged on to the Internet. She tapped into Oracle's computer to see what she was looking for, something Barbara was probably regretting teaching her now.
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Barbara had been up all night trying to find Helena; Dinah walked into the room, "Any luck?" she asked.
"She took off her comm, set blocked off her phone, did everything in her power to make sure I wouldn't find her. She's good at this, hell she's been perfecting it for eight years now," Barbara replied. "Eight long years," she added.
"You'll find her, won't you?"
"I." she started but was cut off by a loud screeching sound that echoed through the clock tower. Dinah covered her ears, "I should have never taught her that!" Barbara shouted over the sound. She punched in some keys and the sound stopped. "Shit!"
"What?" Dinah asked.
"I'm never gonna find her."
"Why?"
"She deleted all the data I have collected on her since she left yesterday in my computer."
"Huh?"
"Note to self: Make sure to teach Helena and Dinah about computers and science."
"Are you trying to say I'm stupid?"
"No Dinah," Barbara said resting her head on the desk. "Why don't you go to the store and pick some stuff up for dinner?"
"Like what?"
"Something easy to cook."
"Okay, money."
"Take my purse and don't spend anymore that twenty dollars, I need the rest for some more medical supplies. And take the car."
"Okay, see ya in a few minutes."
"Sure, just don't get lost and be careful."
"Funny Barbara," Dinah said grabbing the keys to the car and getting into the elevator.
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Reese walked around the aisles of the grocery store, trying to figure out what to buy that Huntress would eat.
"Are you Detective Jesse Reese?" an elderly gentleman with white hair asked.
"Yes, and who are you?" Reese asked.
"Alfred Pennyworth. Do you happen to know where Miss Huntress is?"
"I might."
Alfred looked in Reese's cart, "And Miss Huntress won't eat any food that is in that cart."
"Thanks."
"I'll make a deal with you, Mister Reese; I'll help you find some food Miss Huntress will find edible and you take me to Miss Huntress."
"Fine."
Alfred took the cart and did Reese shopping for him, when he was done Reese paid and they walked to his car.
"Get in," Reese said.
"Well, remind me to teach you manners?" Alfred said getting into the car.
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Helena wasn't paying attention as Reese and Alfred walked into the apartment; she was doing a search on someone, she was hoping to find them.
"Hello Miss Huntress," Alfred said.
"Hey Alfred, get me some coffee, black please," Helena replied.
"Caffeine is not good for you."
"You're my butler and I paid you, don't I?"
"Miss Huntress, you don't pay me, your father does."
"Sure, the guy who left New Gotham pays you."
"Have you found him Miss Huntress?"
"no, he covered his tracks pretty well."
"You'll find him."
Helena turned off the computer and walked over to Alfred, "Wait, what are you doing here?" Helena asked as she looked at Alfred then Reese..
"I made a deal," Alfred said.
"See I told you what I taught you would come in handy."
"When has counting cards come in handy for me, Miss Huntress."
"when you're playing poker."
"Miss Huntress would you like a peanut butter sandwich?"
"yes, thank you Alfred."
"Would you like anything Mister Reese?"
"I'll have the same," Reese replied. "And when did you get a butler?"
"When I was sixteen along with a mansion, car and millions of dollars."
"Lucky you."
"Not really, the only thing I keep was the butler and that was cuz he wouldn't stop coming and I couldn't take Barbara's cooking anymore."
"Here you are Miss Huntress," Alfred said placing a plate in front of Helena and Reese.
"Alfred, why don't you go help Oracle and Dinah," Helena said.
"What about you, Miss Huntress?"
"I don't need you that badly."
"What are you saying, Miss Huntress?"
"That they can't cook and they really need your help."
"Alright Miss Huntress, you win but if you need anything and I mean anything you will call?"
"Yes, Alfred, I will."
"Now you take care of her, understand young man. If you don't I do have a few friends who will be very angry with you, especially Miss Oracle and Miss Dinah."
"I will," Reese replied. "I will."
"Bye Alfred," Helena said.
"Good day Miss Huntress, Mister Reese," Alfred said opening the door.
"Alfred, don't tell them.'
"As you wish Miss Huntress," he said closing the door.
"So who are you looking for?" Reese asked.
"No one you know," Helena replied.
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LATER THAT NIGHT.
"Remind me again why we're watching basketball?" Helena asked.
"Because." Reese replied.
"Well that makes me wonder how you became a Detective."
"Well, what do you want to watch?"
"I never really have time to watch TV, you know I am a crime fighter. I usually spend my nights chasing bad guys down then beating the crap out of them, jumping across roof tops and saving the New Gotham citizens, it's fun, the beating the crap out of the bad guys part anyways."
"SO you're saying you never had to fight a girl before?"
"Only one, but she ended up being someone really close to me and I couldn't fight her anymore."
"Oh.so you want something to drink?"
"God, you're like Alfred, except he cooks cleans does wonders getting blood stains out of my clothes and fixing my leather clothes after all those fights."
"Do you want anything?"
"Not really."
The phone rang and Reese got up to get it, "You really need a butler or at least a answering machine," Helena said as she turned to look at him.
Reese shook his head, "My father not a millionaire," he commented as he left the room.
"Yeah, he only runs the biggest crime family in New Gotham," she whispered under her breath.
When Reese walked back into the room he found Helena doing sit-ups on the floor, "What are you doing?" Reese asked.
"Well, you don't have a training room, any weapons or someone who can throw things with their mind so I'm doing a real bad version of training," Helena replied.
"Why?"
"Because, there's no one here to beat the crap out of."
"How about me?"
"Detective you're not even a challenge to me," she said between fits of laughter.
"Well, you gonna fight me or what?"
"You won't cry when I beat you will you? You'll take it like a real man."
"Sure."
Helena kicked his legs out from under Reese, "Rule one never let your guard down." Reese stood up, he tried to punch Helena but she caught his fist, and pushed him against a wall, "Rule two never underestimate your opponent." He pushed her off of him, she kicked at him but her caught her foot. She elbowed him in the side, "Rule three never believe you've got them." They continued to fight, Helena telling Reese rules and Reese trying to figure out how she did this every night. She pinned him to the ground, "See I told you I would win."
"It's that a bit egotistical?" Reese asked.
"No, cocky maybe but egotistical never, well it's more of a fact though."
"Really it's a fact."
"Yeah, well if you don't mind I'm tired and although the fight was entertaining, it really didn't help my training but maybe it helped yours."
"You can sleep in my room."
"Why don't you sleep in your room?"
"Because I doubt you want to sleep on the couch."
"Oh, I've slept in more stranger places," Helena said opening the door to Reese's room, "Night Detective," she said closing the door.
"How does she do that?"
Helena got into Reese bed and laid down, she closed her eyes and let memories of her mother flood her mind and fill her dreams.
Author's note: Okay we're sorry it took so long, we know we promised to have this part up by the day after Christmas but we aren't so good with deadlines, so we're really sorry! I have some really bad news on Birds of Prey; Angel is taking over Birds of prey's time slot on Jan. 15th, 2003. And for any Ashley Scott fans out there she'd gonna be in a movie called S.W.A.T which opens August 8th, 2003. Okay so this part went through about ten to fifteen rewrites, really it did; at one point we had Gibson running into Reese's apartment shouting, "My beautiful Huntress what have you done to her!", strange we know, believe us we know. So hope you enjoyed and the next part is coming soon. Oh and about my other story, Inner thoughts working on the next chapter and I'll give you one clue about what's gonna happen, Helena and the DA are gonna have a verbal argument but that doesn't mean it won't get physical, any bets on who is gonna win? Oh and we're still debating this at the moment but what should Helena give Reese for Christmas? We haven't decided if she gonna give him anything or not but we do need ideas if she does. Thanks and please review.
Helena's Christmas part 3
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A sixteen-year-old Helena Kyle walked into Wayne's manor, she was hoping to find something about her father; she looked around and saw huge painting and porcelain figures. She walked through the quite dark halls of the manor, Alfred was with Barbara helping her get adjusted to the wheelchair she was now restricted to, Helena wasn't sure what she was really looking for. Her father's ghost? The love her mother felt for her father? Batman's legend, Catwoman's legend? What was she really looking for? Her new life, her father or just an excuse to not to admit to the fact that Batman could or is her father? She walked down the hall until she found the door that lead to her 'father's' room; she opened the door and entered the room, she looked around. The room was empty except for the bed in the middle; it looked like it hadn't been touched for months, the room looked the same. She walked over to the bed, she looked it over a few times, where did her go? Helena asked herself. She walked over to the huge desk at the other end of the room and placed a vanilla colored envelope on it, the word father was written on the envelope in cursive with black ink. Helena had written her father a letter, if he ever came back to New Gotham he would find it, read it and learn about his only daughter and more about the love of his life. She looked around the room once more before she left; she went looking for something else.the Bat cave. She searched the manor until she found it, but it wasn't what she expected.the Bat cave; she thought it be like one of those ultra secret no one can find it with out a secret lair finder kind of lairs, but it wasn't. In the middle of the room was, what Barbara refereed to it as the Batmobile.
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Quick Author's Note: My friend and I couldn't resist doing this we're sorry but we just have to do this: da nuh nuh nuh nuh Batman da nuh nuh nuh nuh Batman da nuh nuh nuh nuh Batman. Okay so here's the rest of the story. Lol, sorry once again for that but we just had to.
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She walked around the car and looked through the windows and making sure not the touch it. She walked away from the car and bumped into a glass case. She turned around to find herself looking at Batman's costume, she just stared at the costume in awe, not really knowing what to do or say, all that was missing from the costume was her father. Where is he? Helena asked herself. She walked over to the computers that practically lined the cave; they were all off as if they hadn't been disturbed for years, like they were antique. He really is gone, my father really is gone. I never got to meet him or even spend one Christmas with him; my Father.my dad.my daddy; I'll never get to call him that or anything. He left me here all by myself without anything to remember him by or know that he loved me. Would he love me or not? Only he can answer those questions, Helena thought. A silent tear ran down her cheek as she looked back at the costume, she ran out of the Bat cave and back into her father's bedroom. She walked over to the desk again a placed a box in colorful wrapping paper on top of it and left the room. She walked down the hall to the living room, it was huge it probably took an hour just to get to the other side of the room. She explored the rest of the manor, she was so glad when she didn't get lost. The antique clock struck mid-night, she had promised Barbara she'd be home by 12:30. She stopped once more in front of her father's door; she had been holding back tears since she got there and she couldn't anymore. Tears spilt for her eyes like a waterfall, she ran out of the manor as fast as she could. She stopped when she arrived at the park and walked over to the metal bench and sat down wiping her tears away.she'd head home later, but now she needed time to relax and stop her tears for good.
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Reese walked into his bedroom, he looked at Helena as she slept silently in his bed; the covers were down to her waist, he walked over to her and put the covers over her. he smiled to himself as he watched her sleep. There was a knock at the door and he went to answer it.
Helena slowly opened her eyes, he sent lingered in the air; she sat up in the bed and stretched. It took her a few minutes to realize where she was, she looked around the room for any clue to where she was and then she saw it.the badge. No wonder this room smells like him, Helena thought. She got out of the bed making sure to check the clock as she did. She walked out of the room trying to figure out where Reese was, she leaned against the frame of the door, and the robe she had on open.
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Quick Author's Note: Okay once again my damn muse had to have input in this too, and anyways he wouldn't shut up Christmas Day. So he has his input for this part anyways.
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Reese looked up at her, "Huntress!"
"Well, Reese if you had company you could have told me," McNally said looking at Helena.
"It's not what you think," Reese said as he walked over to Helena, pulling the robe close.
"And what is it that he thinks?" Helena asked crossing her arms.
"Well, I thought Jesse here." McNally started.
"No need to know what he thought. Coffee?" Reese said.
"No," Helena replied.
She walked over to the couch and sat next to McNally; she smiled at him as she looked around the room.
"So, who are you?" McNally asked. "Haven't seen you before."
"I'm." Helena started.
"A friend of mine," Reese replied.
"I got to go Jesse," McNally said looking at his watch. "My parents are coming."
"See ya McNally," Reese said.
McNally left the apartment leaving Helena and Reese alone.
"You know Detective if you would've let me tell your partner who I was you might have gotten my name," Helena said as she stood up.
"Why can't you just tell me your name?" Reese asked.
"Later. Now where are my clothes?"
"You mean these," he said holding up a tore black shirt and black leather pants.
"Oh, yeah the fight at the bar."
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"Come on Detective, one drink," Helena said.
"I don't think alcohol and you should mix," Reese said.
"What are you saying Detective?"
"You're dangerous enough without alcohol."
"Don't be such an ass."
"Fine you win."
"I never lose," she replied.
"So which bar?"
"There's one about a block away, I have a tab there."
"Why am I not surprised?"
"I wouldn't know, I don't know how to read minds."
Reese parked his car in front of the bar, they got out of the car and walked in to the bar. Helena walked up to the bar tender with Reese right behind her. she sat down on a stool, "One drink and that's it," Reese whispered in her ear.
"Fine," Helena replied.
"What will it be?" the bar tender said.
"The usual," Helena replied.
"And for your date here."
Helena looked at Reese, "A coke."
"No alcohol?" Helena asked.
"I'm driving."
"Oh, yeah never really listened to that law."
Reese shook his head, another bar tender came over, "So where's Barbara?"
"I wouldn't know, most likely typing some crap into her computer."
"So, sexy, mysterious, tempting friend of Barbara, what about a name or a number?"
"You think you're the first person in this bar to give me that line?"
"I'm hoping."
"Well hate to break your heart but you're not."
"You break my heart every time you come into this bar and turn me down."
"Then why do you keep trying."
"Here you go," the other bar tender said placing their drinks on the bar. "Michel, leave her alone."
"Add it onto Barbara's tab would you?" Helena said getting off the stool.
"Alright."
Helena walked over to the pool table, "Come on, one date," Michel said following her.
Reese stood next to Helena, "Okay you obviously won't give up on this so, I'll make you a deal I'll play you a game of pool you win I'll go out on a date with you, one date and if I win you stop bugging me, deal?"
"Deal."
They started the game and Reese watched hoping that Michel wouldn't win, he wasn't good enough to go out with Huntress. Helena won the game effortlessly, and finished off her drink. They walked out of the bar, they didn't notice Michel following they out.
"Come on Huntress, did you think you were gonna win?" Reese asked leaning against his car.
"Well, not really but I was hoping," Helena replied.
Reese started to lean forward, he was about to kiss Helena when (dramatic pause) Michel pushed him into a wall; Helena turned around to face him. He grabbed her wrist and pushed her against the wall behind her.
"No one turns me down with out getting hurt," Michel whispered in her ear.
"Let me go and I won't hurt you," Helena said.
He tightened his grip on her wrist cutting off her circulation; Reese pulled him off of Helena as Michel grabbed onto Helena's shirt and threw him into a car; Helena looked down at her shirt and shook her head.
"Reese watch out!" Helena shouted as Michel came at him with a knife.
BY the end of the fight Helena's pants and shirt were tore to shreds; the owner of the bar had called the cops.
"I can't tell them anything you know that," Helena said to Reese.
"Huntress." Reese said.
"I can't."
"I know," he said his arms around her.
(Flashback end)
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"Just a question," Reese said.
"Yeah," Helena said.
"Do you always get into a fight when you go out?"
"Not every time."
"You can wear my clothes."
"I won't have to wear a tie and a suit will I?"
"Only if you're a detective."
Reese went into his room and came out with some clothes for Helena.
"Well, don't you know what my favorite color is."
"It just came to me."
"So where's your bathroom."
"Weren't you paying attention during the tour?"
"No, not really."
"Follow me."
Reese leaded Helena to the bathroom, "And you might want to take a shower too."
"Why?" Helena asked.
Reese pointed to the dry blood on her, "That's why."
"Oh, that."
Reese left the bathroom and let Helena do what she had to do.
Reese hadn't been watching TV for more than ten minutes when Helena walked back into the room; he looked at her stunned, "What?" Helena asked.
"That was fast," Reese said.
"It doesn't take that long."
"I'm gonna go to the store you want to come?"
"Stores are open this early?"
"Yeah."
"Sorry I usually shop around noon."
"So, you want to came."
"No, but thanks."
"You're not gonna leave and do something stupid are you?"
"No. Do you have a computer?"
"I have a lap top."
"Where is it?"
"Right there," he said pointing to the desk.
"Can I use it?"
"Sure, just don't do anything illegal."
"Okay, that knocks about half the thing of my list."
"Funny. See ya"
"Yeah."
Reese grabbed his keys and jacket and left the apartment; Helena walked over to the lap top and logged on to the Internet. She tapped into Oracle's computer to see what she was looking for, something Barbara was probably regretting teaching her now.
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Barbara had been up all night trying to find Helena; Dinah walked into the room, "Any luck?" she asked.
"She took off her comm, set blocked off her phone, did everything in her power to make sure I wouldn't find her. She's good at this, hell she's been perfecting it for eight years now," Barbara replied. "Eight long years," she added.
"You'll find her, won't you?"
"I." she started but was cut off by a loud screeching sound that echoed through the clock tower. Dinah covered her ears, "I should have never taught her that!" Barbara shouted over the sound. She punched in some keys and the sound stopped. "Shit!"
"What?" Dinah asked.
"I'm never gonna find her."
"Why?"
"She deleted all the data I have collected on her since she left yesterday in my computer."
"Huh?"
"Note to self: Make sure to teach Helena and Dinah about computers and science."
"Are you trying to say I'm stupid?"
"No Dinah," Barbara said resting her head on the desk. "Why don't you go to the store and pick some stuff up for dinner?"
"Like what?"
"Something easy to cook."
"Okay, money."
"Take my purse and don't spend anymore that twenty dollars, I need the rest for some more medical supplies. And take the car."
"Okay, see ya in a few minutes."
"Sure, just don't get lost and be careful."
"Funny Barbara," Dinah said grabbing the keys to the car and getting into the elevator.
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Reese walked around the aisles of the grocery store, trying to figure out what to buy that Huntress would eat.
"Are you Detective Jesse Reese?" an elderly gentleman with white hair asked.
"Yes, and who are you?" Reese asked.
"Alfred Pennyworth. Do you happen to know where Miss Huntress is?"
"I might."
Alfred looked in Reese's cart, "And Miss Huntress won't eat any food that is in that cart."
"Thanks."
"I'll make a deal with you, Mister Reese; I'll help you find some food Miss Huntress will find edible and you take me to Miss Huntress."
"Fine."
Alfred took the cart and did Reese shopping for him, when he was done Reese paid and they walked to his car.
"Get in," Reese said.
"Well, remind me to teach you manners?" Alfred said getting into the car.
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Helena wasn't paying attention as Reese and Alfred walked into the apartment; she was doing a search on someone, she was hoping to find them.
"Hello Miss Huntress," Alfred said.
"Hey Alfred, get me some coffee, black please," Helena replied.
"Caffeine is not good for you."
"You're my butler and I paid you, don't I?"
"Miss Huntress, you don't pay me, your father does."
"Sure, the guy who left New Gotham pays you."
"Have you found him Miss Huntress?"
"no, he covered his tracks pretty well."
"You'll find him."
Helena turned off the computer and walked over to Alfred, "Wait, what are you doing here?" Helena asked as she looked at Alfred then Reese..
"I made a deal," Alfred said.
"See I told you what I taught you would come in handy."
"When has counting cards come in handy for me, Miss Huntress."
"when you're playing poker."
"Miss Huntress would you like a peanut butter sandwich?"
"yes, thank you Alfred."
"Would you like anything Mister Reese?"
"I'll have the same," Reese replied. "And when did you get a butler?"
"When I was sixteen along with a mansion, car and millions of dollars."
"Lucky you."
"Not really, the only thing I keep was the butler and that was cuz he wouldn't stop coming and I couldn't take Barbara's cooking anymore."
"Here you are Miss Huntress," Alfred said placing a plate in front of Helena and Reese.
"Alfred, why don't you go help Oracle and Dinah," Helena said.
"What about you, Miss Huntress?"
"I don't need you that badly."
"What are you saying, Miss Huntress?"
"That they can't cook and they really need your help."
"Alright Miss Huntress, you win but if you need anything and I mean anything you will call?"
"Yes, Alfred, I will."
"Now you take care of her, understand young man. If you don't I do have a few friends who will be very angry with you, especially Miss Oracle and Miss Dinah."
"I will," Reese replied. "I will."
"Bye Alfred," Helena said.
"Good day Miss Huntress, Mister Reese," Alfred said opening the door.
"Alfred, don't tell them.'
"As you wish Miss Huntress," he said closing the door.
"So who are you looking for?" Reese asked.
"No one you know," Helena replied.
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LATER THAT NIGHT.
"Remind me again why we're watching basketball?" Helena asked.
"Because." Reese replied.
"Well that makes me wonder how you became a Detective."
"Well, what do you want to watch?"
"I never really have time to watch TV, you know I am a crime fighter. I usually spend my nights chasing bad guys down then beating the crap out of them, jumping across roof tops and saving the New Gotham citizens, it's fun, the beating the crap out of the bad guys part anyways."
"SO you're saying you never had to fight a girl before?"
"Only one, but she ended up being someone really close to me and I couldn't fight her anymore."
"Oh.so you want something to drink?"
"God, you're like Alfred, except he cooks cleans does wonders getting blood stains out of my clothes and fixing my leather clothes after all those fights."
"Do you want anything?"
"Not really."
The phone rang and Reese got up to get it, "You really need a butler or at least a answering machine," Helena said as she turned to look at him.
Reese shook his head, "My father not a millionaire," he commented as he left the room.
"Yeah, he only runs the biggest crime family in New Gotham," she whispered under her breath.
When Reese walked back into the room he found Helena doing sit-ups on the floor, "What are you doing?" Reese asked.
"Well, you don't have a training room, any weapons or someone who can throw things with their mind so I'm doing a real bad version of training," Helena replied.
"Why?"
"Because, there's no one here to beat the crap out of."
"How about me?"
"Detective you're not even a challenge to me," she said between fits of laughter.
"Well, you gonna fight me or what?"
"You won't cry when I beat you will you? You'll take it like a real man."
"Sure."
Helena kicked his legs out from under Reese, "Rule one never let your guard down." Reese stood up, he tried to punch Helena but she caught his fist, and pushed him against a wall, "Rule two never underestimate your opponent." He pushed her off of him, she kicked at him but her caught her foot. She elbowed him in the side, "Rule three never believe you've got them." They continued to fight, Helena telling Reese rules and Reese trying to figure out how she did this every night. She pinned him to the ground, "See I told you I would win."
"It's that a bit egotistical?" Reese asked.
"No, cocky maybe but egotistical never, well it's more of a fact though."
"Really it's a fact."
"Yeah, well if you don't mind I'm tired and although the fight was entertaining, it really didn't help my training but maybe it helped yours."
"You can sleep in my room."
"Why don't you sleep in your room?"
"Because I doubt you want to sleep on the couch."
"Oh, I've slept in more stranger places," Helena said opening the door to Reese's room, "Night Detective," she said closing the door.
"How does she do that?"
Helena got into Reese bed and laid down, she closed her eyes and let memories of her mother flood her mind and fill her dreams.
Author's note: Okay we're sorry it took so long, we know we promised to have this part up by the day after Christmas but we aren't so good with deadlines, so we're really sorry! I have some really bad news on Birds of Prey; Angel is taking over Birds of prey's time slot on Jan. 15th, 2003. And for any Ashley Scott fans out there she'd gonna be in a movie called S.W.A.T which opens August 8th, 2003. Okay so this part went through about ten to fifteen rewrites, really it did; at one point we had Gibson running into Reese's apartment shouting, "My beautiful Huntress what have you done to her!", strange we know, believe us we know. So hope you enjoyed and the next part is coming soon. Oh and about my other story, Inner thoughts working on the next chapter and I'll give you one clue about what's gonna happen, Helena and the DA are gonna have a verbal argument but that doesn't mean it won't get physical, any bets on who is gonna win? Oh and we're still debating this at the moment but what should Helena give Reese for Christmas? We haven't decided if she gonna give him anything or not but we do need ideas if she does. Thanks and please review.