Chapter 15: Day on the Town

Apologies for it taking so long. I have been having difficulty trying to find a way to continue this. Or at least try to get the story to where I plan on it going.

"Geez Bruce, do I really have to wear a wig? It's so frickin itchy!" Harley growled, scratching her head like she had fleas, which caused Bruce to chuckle.

"Well I said we could dye it but you refused. And until we get this whole situation with you solved, the wig stays on that pretty little head of yours while in public." Bruce replied, patting her head.

"Like I would dye my blonde hair! It's a classic trademark of mine!" Harley said, trying to ignore the wig. She was wearing a long black wig on top of her head, to cover her her easily identifiable blonde hair. She had to admit it looked pretty good on her, but she liked her true hair color better.

"Well it's not all bad. At least I got a bunch of new clothes!" Harley squealed in delight as she opened the limo door to toss in some of her bags. There was a mountain of shopping bags, so many in fact that it almost filled the car to the brim.

" I think a bunch is the understatement of the century." Bruce groaned a bit.

"Aw shut it! You're like the richest guy on the planet. There is probably more money in the couch cushions in your mansion than the money I have spent on my new things." Harley replied, sticking her tongue out at him.

"True enough." Bruce laughed, wrapping his arm around her waist and kissing her cheek.

Harley grinned at him, blushing a bit a the kiss, she turned her head and whispered seductively into his ear, "By the way Bman. I also bought some clothes you may enjoy me wearing tonight."

"Is that so?" Bruce asked, cocking an eyebrow, "I can't wait then to see."

Harley giggled as she returned the kiss to his own cheek, "Well you will have to wait a little longer. I'm in no mood to return home just yet."

She broke away from Bruce's embrace as she closed the limo door and started skipping away down the street. Bruce simply sighed as he followed her into yet another shop. He was surprised at how great today was going. No one seemed to recognize Harley and even more shocking was the fact that he wasn't being hounded by the paparazzi as he usually was anytime he stepped out of his house. There were a few people taking a picture here and there, but mostly the pair was left alone. Guess the tabloids were finally get tired of the Playboy and his ways.

It took another hour of mindless shopping and dragging a tired and overloaded with shopping bags Bruce before Harley finally had enough. Basically she had bought enough to last the next few years, but if any of his past flings revealed to him, she would be shopping again pretty soon. Not that he minded too much, but his arms hurt worse than any fight he had ever been in. Maybe he should train with shopping bags.

As the couple piled into the crammed limousine, Harley was forced to sit in Bruce's lap. Neither of them complained however, and would have probably done so anyway. Being in such a position, it was only natural for the two to get more intimate. Harley smiled brightly at him as she wrapped her arms around his neck and bent down and gently kissed the Bruce on the lips. Bruce couldn't help but smirk as he deepened the kiss and wrapped his own arms around her, pulling her closer to him. The kissing was starting to get more heated and Harley felt as if the temperature in the limo was rising, or maybe it was her own body. Either way, she reluctantly had to pull away.

"Bruce sweetie." Harley said, putting a hand gently on his chest, " We better slow down. For one thing Alfred might be watching us in the rear-view mirror and two: it's way too cramp in here for any of the stuff you're wanting to do. Don't deny it Bats! I know where those hands are going!"

Bruce simply smiled as he removed his hands from her lower back, " You caught me."

"Darn right I did!" Harley snapped playfully, before laying her head on his shoulder, "Thank you so much for this by the way Bruce. I haven't had this much fun in ages. Not since Red took me out for some fun last year."

At that Bruce frowned, "Oh I remember that night very well. You two robbed a jewelery store, broke into the Gotham Zoo and rode an elephant through the streets, and "liberated" all the captured plants from all the florist shops."

Harley giggled a bit before replying, "Sorry Bats. What can I say? Red didn't want to go shopping and that was the only other thing we could come up with."

"Yeah..."Bruce stated, "Let's just make sure that doesn't happen again. I've grown a hatred for elephants since that day."

"So no trips to the zoo for a date?" Harley asked, looking up at him and pouting.

"As long as we skip the elephant enclosure."Bruce answered, smiling.

"Good consider that the next date event!" Harley said, jumping up and down on Bruce's lap.

"Calm down now Harley. We haven't even finished this date yet." Bruce said, chuckling as the limo pulled to a stop. Bruce opened the door and Bruce and Harley piled out of the vehicle. They came to one of Gotham's fanciest restaurants, where the two had a wonderful dinner.

The dinner was wonderful and afterward they decided to call it day. As they pulled up to the mansion, Bruce was lucky this time that both Harley and Alfred helped him bring in the many shopping bags. As soon as the trio entered the mansion, Bruce knew something was off. He scanned the foyer, and could see the something in the shadows moving.

Suddenly the door behind the slammed shut, and the three of them turned around to see two men, dressed in black ninja-like suits, blocking the door. Batman frown and dropped the bags, pulling both Alfred and Harley closer to him. He recognized these men, or at least their outfits. They were Ras Al Ghul's legion. Bruce and the others were blinded when all the lights came on. The three hissed in pain at the sudden blinding light. As Bruce's eyes adjusted to the light, he saw that dozens of Ras's men encircled them. They were vastly outnumbered, so much so, that Bruce doubted he could take them all on. Ras's goons parted as two figures walked towards them. Seeing them caused Bruce to pale.

"Hello there my love." Talia greeted, although the greeting felt anything but heartwarming.

"Well well well. You went shopping did ya?" Joker said, cackling, " Did ya buy me anything? I'm in desperate need of new socks!"