Alexis stood infront of Wayne.
It had been nearly an hour now.
All she knew was that if she told anyone there'd be trouble.
She didn't plan on telling anyone.
She didn't plan on sitting at home knowing Terry was going to be killed by some
vampire because of her either.
She planned on helping him.
Unfortunately for her Bruce had other plans.
Plans that involved her not getting in the way.
'Sorry old man', she thought, 'don't count on it'.
Bruce finally stopped talking.
"You understand? I don't want to sound harsh, but this is extremely
important."
She brushed a strand of hair out of her face.
"I know what you said."
"That wasn't the question."
She smiled.
"I know."
Bruce didn't return the smile.
"I want you to promise me that you won't try to help."
"I can't do that."
Bruce looked at her hard.
She shivered at the look and then clenched her jaw.
"I'm not going to. He saved my life."
"It's his job."
"He didn't have to do it."
"I appreciate the concern, but I'm not letting you leave here till you promise
to atleast stay out of it."
"I told you I can't do it. I'm already in it."
A smile flickered across Bruce's face for a split second.
"Alright then. You don't have promise."
She relaxed a little.
"But I'll be watching you."
She smiled.
"It's a deal."
Terry watched from the opposite side of the cave in amazement as the two
shook hands.
Bruce walked past him a second later and Alexis walked up to him.
She stopped infront of him.
"What'd he say?"
She smiled.
"He said to stay out and that he'd be watching me."
"So why the smile?"
"Well," She said putting her arm around Terry's shoulder, "Two reasons. Because I
just got an excuse to spend some time with you."
Terry looked at her.
"What?"
"Well I'm going to need a tutor if I'm gonna get anywhere in the hero business."
Terry smiled too.
Above them Bruce sat in a swivel chair looking down.
He smiled as they left the cave.
She was going to make a nice addition.
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It had been nearly an hour now.
All she knew was that if she told anyone there'd be trouble.
She didn't plan on telling anyone.
She didn't plan on sitting at home knowing Terry was going to be killed by some
vampire because of her either.
She planned on helping him.
Unfortunately for her Bruce had other plans.
Plans that involved her not getting in the way.
'Sorry old man', she thought, 'don't count on it'.
Bruce finally stopped talking.
"You understand? I don't want to sound harsh, but this is extremely
important."
She brushed a strand of hair out of her face.
"I know what you said."
"That wasn't the question."
She smiled.
"I know."
Bruce didn't return the smile.
"I want you to promise me that you won't try to help."
"I can't do that."
Bruce looked at her hard.
She shivered at the look and then clenched her jaw.
"I'm not going to. He saved my life."
"It's his job."
"He didn't have to do it."
"I appreciate the concern, but I'm not letting you leave here till you promise
to atleast stay out of it."
"I told you I can't do it. I'm already in it."
A smile flickered across Bruce's face for a split second.
"Alright then. You don't have promise."
She relaxed a little.
"But I'll be watching you."
She smiled.
"It's a deal."
Terry watched from the opposite side of the cave in amazement as the two
shook hands.
Bruce walked past him a second later and Alexis walked up to him.
She stopped infront of him.
"What'd he say?"
She smiled.
"He said to stay out and that he'd be watching me."
"So why the smile?"
"Well," She said putting her arm around Terry's shoulder, "Two reasons. Because I
just got an excuse to spend some time with you."
Terry looked at her.
"What?"
"Well I'm going to need a tutor if I'm gonna get anywhere in the hero business."
Terry smiled too.
Above them Bruce sat in a swivel chair looking down.
He smiled as they left the cave.
She was going to make a nice addition.
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