Chapter 12 (The End)

"But first", Batman paused, "You have to promise me that Sel-er-Catwoman will be ok."

"From the look of her… she sure inhaled a lot of smoke", Scarecrow shrugged, "Why do you care?"

"Because I love her." Bruce's hand flew to his mouth, he didn't know what had possessed him to say it, but the more her thought about it, the more he realized it was true. He'd gone and fallen for a villain.

"Right…. Hate to burst your bubble, but last time I checked Catwoman was on my side." Scarecrow crossed his arms.

"Do you not own a TV? She's on my side now. Those herbs I was telling you about…"

"I thought that was just a story…"

"I didn't come here to take you in. I came here to get those herbs for… They're her last chance." Batman looked helplessly from Selina's crumpled figure, to the Scarecrow.

"But let me guess, you're going to have to take me in now that you found me…"

Batman shrugged, "Well… Yeah."

"I'll make you a deal, I give you those herbs; you let me get away."

It was against everything Bruce stood for to just make a deal with a bad guy, but Selina's life was on the line. "Deal." Next thing he knew smoke was coming out from all directions, and the Scarecrow was gone. As much as Batman wanted to go after him, and punch the straw out of him, he had Selina to think of. "I'll get that Scarecrow if it's the last thing I do."

Selina finally stirred, and started coughing, as she inhaled large amounts of fear gas, "What—happened?" She tried to get up, but her legs were like rubber. She ended up collapsing back to the floor.

"We've got to get you out of this smoke and to a doctor", Batman told her.

"What's the point? Scarecrow is gone and so is my cure. I'm doomed… I might as just lay down and die…"

"Don't talk like that. Think about it, what would Scarecrow want with some random old herbs anyway?"

"Take it from an ex-villainess, most of our minds don't make much sense."

"Yeah, but why would he go to all this trouble for herbs? He has to be using them for something…"

Selina coughed, "Beats me. Hey, since I'm doomed to die, you should take me somewhere nice."

"You are NOT doomed to die! I'm taking you home with me!" Bruce held his hand out to her, so he could pull her up. Selina ignored his hand and got up herself. "Cold?" Asked Brice offering his cape to her.

"This is going to sound weird, but I'm not cold… I'm taking the cape anyway, though…" she snatched it out of his hands. Bruce had to laugh. "There's something else… I feel totally…stable on my feet… You know how I've been all wobbly and everything? I can walk in a straight line… It's so…"

"Weird", finished Bruce.

"Yeah!" Said Selina.

"I have an hypothesis."

"Mind sharing it with the rest of us?" Quipped Selina.

He gave her a slight push, "I'm getting there!"

"At the speed you're talking you should have become Slow-man instead of Batman." Selina grinned.

"Ok, my hypothesis is that the fear gas was made of the herbs."

"That's good, because I think I inhaled enough of it to cure an army." Selina put a hand on her hip.

"What am I going to do with you?" Bruce asked sweeping the caped Cat into his arms.

"Love me?" Suggested Selina.

Bruce shrugged, "Sounds good to me."

Then the two love bats went to Wayne Manor. Catwoman didn't return to a live of crime, and Selina didn't die. In fact she moved in with Bruce. Currently Bruce is having the time of his life trying to find an engagement rig in the shape of a cat!

The End.

A/N: Want a sequel? I'm not going to write one unless you ask! Keep in mind I'm a Teen titans writer, so no you don't HAVE to demand a sequel, but if you really want me to I will write one… Anyhoo I hope you liked it! I sure enjoyed writing it for you guys! So Ciao for now!