Chapter 10 (Journey)

A/N: Ok, I just got back from a nine-day vacation last night, and since I've been thinking about this story all vacation, I thought I'd hop to it, because I already know the ending…

"I'm usted to bad news", Selina sighed, "Hit me with your best shot."

"Ok then… If you're sure…" Selina glared at him. "Ok, ok the herbs that you were referring to are extremely rare…"

Selina's eyes lowered, and she sunk back into the couch, "OF COURSE they are", she half muttered, half screamed.

"They're only grown in one place, on one lot. See, in the past they were used for medicine but with the new technology they've lost their purpose…"

"Where are they?" Selina said, sounding somewhat defeated.

"Egypt."

"Egypt? You HAVE to be kidding me! How the heck are we supposed to get to Egypt?"

"Plane?"

"Great. You really think if we go to the airport dressed as Batman and Catwoman they'll let us on? Where are we supposed to get the money for one thing? Batman, how are we supposed to make this work?" Selina cried.

"Oh we ARE taking a plane, but not just any plane. The all-new-never-been-used-before BAT-plane." Batman proudly announced.

"Am I the only one here noticing your obsession with Bats?" Selina asked.

"Am I the only one here noticing your obsession with Cats?" Batman asked, with a smirk.

"Touché", Selina nodded, "So… Can you fly a plane?"

"Nope. Not yet."

"Great. We're doomed."

"It's fully operational on autopilot though."

"Not doomed." Said Selina.

"Oh… One more thing…"

"Doomed! Possibly…"

"Stop with the doom-and-gloom already!"

"Well SooooorrrrY!"

"The lot with the herbs produces them and sells them to only one source, nobody else can buy them. So once we get there we'll either have to convince the seller to sell us some. Or we could buy some off the buyer…"

"It never occurs to you to just steal them does it?"

"Nope."

Selina sighed, "Thought so."

Batman walked over to her, "I thought you'd given up the life of thievery?"

"Newsflash: I'm dying. And if I have to steal one last time, to save my life, I will. I'm sure you'd do the same."

"I'll be honest, if it was me I don't know what I'd do. All I know is what I'm going to do now: I'm going to help you. Now, let's get you to the plane." Batman said, lifting Selina into his arms.

"Batman?"

"Yes Selina?"

"You really are a good guy."

"Thanks, that means a lot coming from you." A grin passed over Selina's mouth as she locked eyes with the Batman from his arms, then she started twitching again. She groaned. "Selina? Selina, it'll be over in a minute just a- Selina? Talk to me Selina!" The twitching stopped and the limp Selina nearly slid from his arms. Bruce's heart was racing a mile a minute, but he tried to calm himself down telling himself over and over that she wasn't dead, she had just passed out. He carefully placed Selina in the back seat of the helicopter. He, then, climbed into the front seat and set the copter; after it was in the sky he climbed into the back seat with Selina. He admired her delicate skin, tucked some hair behind her ear, and was amazed at the double life that she lived. One side was so sweet and fragile, while the other was a skillful risk taker, who seemed invincible. He loved them both. He'd save them both.

Later in Egypt

A few hours after the bat-plane had landed, Selina finally began to stir, "I'm almost afraid to ask but exactly how long have I been out?"

"The whole helicopter ride, and a few hours after that…

Catwoman flailed an arm at Batman hitting him in the chest, "Why didn't you wake me up? Every second counts you know!"

Batman blushed, "Well… You were… You looked so… Peaceful… I couldn't wake you up, I figured…"

"The Batman", Selina sighed, "A sucker for a pretty face… Who would have guessed? Umm… Did I hurt you?"

"No, you're strong Selina, but you're no brick wall."

Selina pulled her lips together, "Hmm. Good to know. So did you find the herbs?"

"Yeah while you were taking your cat-nap, I talked with the owner and…"

"Wait a minute! I was asleep and defenseless and you just left me here?"

"No it wasn't like that, I had my eye on you the whole time."

"I'm sure you did."

"Selina, stop it, you're twisting everything I say!"

Selina gave him a wink, "So… The herbs?"

"He said that we'd have to get permission from the buyer. He seemed really scared, jumpy, nervous, you know? I think he's being threatened. This buyer guy might be dangerous…"

"So where do we find him?"

"Well… He would tell me so I knocked him out, searched the place myself, and found a phone number, which we can use to trace him."

"What's the catch?" Asked Selina examining her fingernails

"The catch?" Batman cocked his head slightly.

"There's always a catch." Selina rolled her eyes.

"The phone number, is a Gotham number…"

"You mean we flew all the way here, and now we're going to have to fly all the way back?"

"You asked for the catch."

"Yeah, won't be making that mistake again…"

"So while you were out I did some more research, and-"

"Geez, how long did I sleep? I'm a regular Rip Van Winkle!"

"No, you're more like a Sleeping Beauty."

"Oh, aren't you sweet?"

Batman coughed, "SO anyway I did some research and the number goes with a supposed abandoned old warehouse."

"Ok then old abandoned warehouse in Gotham here we come!"

A/N: That's it for now; I'm expecting to write at least two more chapters before I call the story quits. Then I'm considering the sequel… So what did you think? Worth the wait? Please review! Make me happy! Oh and I'd like to apologize for spelling errors, I'm not patient enough to get a beta, and I do use spell check and reread it like 3 times… But alas… Well… Ciao for now!