AN: So sorry I didn't post this earlier, between several exams and being sick this week has been horrible. Also this chapter is a lot of Bruce/OC but I swear there is a reason behind it just be patient. So without further ado Chapter 11!
Chapter Eleven
I ran until I finally reached a small farm house that thankfully still had the lights on. I let out a little happy laugh and ran up the stairs, pounding on the front door.
"Please, please, dear God help me!" I screamed.
The door opened up and I saw an elderly woman standing at the entrance. One look at me and she looked very concerned and a look of recognition went across her face.
"You're Misha Dent, the lawyer that went missing over two weeks ago!" she said pulling me in the house and shutting the door. "My dear what happened to you?"
"It's a very long story mam, but, can I please use your phone? I just want to go home." I said wrapping my arms around my torso. I'm sure I looked a fright after running several miles in my bare feet and sleep clothes.
"Of course, it's in the hall. I'm going to get you something warm to drink and a blanket, you must be freezing." She said and I gave her my thanks. I dialed my Uncle's phone number and he picked up on the very first ring.
"Hello?" he said, he sounded exhausted. I let out a little sob of happiness. "Misha, darling girl is that you?"
"Hi uncle, I want to come home." I said with tears coming down my face.
"Oh, Mi, you have no idea how happy I am to hear from you, the worst thoughts were running through my head when you were gone." He sounded like he was getting choked up. "Where are you, I'm going to call Lieutenant Gordon and we will be right there."
"Hold on, I'm at a farm house." I said wiping my eyes and catching my eye on a piece of mail with the house's address on it. I gave him the information and hung up, walking into the kitchen.
"Here, sweetie, some homemade hot chocolate." She said placing a mug in front of me.
"Thank you so much mam, you may have saved my life." I said taking a sip.
"Please call me Sally, I'm assuming your uncle and the police are on their way.
"Yes, I found a piece of mail, I hope you don't mind."
"Of course not, I'm glad you're okay and you're being reunited with your uncle. We're only twenty minutes outside Gotham so they should be here any minute.
Sure enough within minutes the flashing of red and blue lights filled the house and the sound of feet filled the air. I ran to the front door and ran outside, immediately seeing my uncle I ran to him and jumped in his arms. We held each other and both cried. He kissed my head and pulled me as close as he could.
"Oh, Mi, you have no idea how worried I was that I would never see you again." He sobbed.
"I know, uncle, but, we're together now." I said squeezing him tight.
Just then a tall lanky man with a moustache came over and whispered something to my uncle. He nodded and stepped away from me. I walked back over to Sally and gave her a bone crushing hug and kept telling her thank you over and over again. She held me close and kept saying that it was no problem.
Just then a hand dropped on my shoulder and I quickly spun around. I turned and saw that it was Bruce, I jumped right in his arms and he held me close. We stood there silent for a little while until he leaned down.
"You still owe me a date." Bruce whispered in my ear. For the first time in two weeks I smiled and let out a little laugh.
"It's a date," I smiled and looked up at him. He leaned down and gave me the sweetest kiss I ever received.
My heart raced and I smiled into the kiss. I heard someone clear their throat from behind me and I spun around to see my uncle and the man from before looking at us, or in my uncle's case glaring.
"Mi, this is Lieutenant Gordon, he has been working on your case. He's going to have to ask you a few questions." My uncle said still glaring at Bruce.
"Miss Dent, I know that this is an emotional time, so how about you come into my office tomorrow and we can talk then?" Lieutenant Gordon said.
"Sounds perfect sir." I said shivering. Bruce took off his jacket and wrapped me in it, I pulled it closer and noticed that it smelled like him. I smiled my thanks.
"Harvey, please come and stay in my place. We don't know how he got in or if he can again and I don't want anything to happen to either of you." Bruce said wrapping his arm around my waist.
"Harvey, I agree with Mister Wayne. Until we clear your apartment it would be better if you both stayed somewhere else." Lieutenant Gordon said.
"Fine, but, I'm warning you Wayne, any funny business and you're finished." My uncle sneered.
"Don't worry, there won't be Harvey, I promise." Bruce smiled. "Come on let's go." He picked me up bridal style once he saw that I wasn't wearing any shoes and I said bye to Sally as we walked past her. "Is she the one that saved you?" he asked as I snuggled deeper into his chest, I nodded. "I'm going to send her something then."
He carried me to my uncle's car and put me in the passenger seat and gave me a kiss. My uncle joined me in the car and Bruce gave him directions to get to his newly renovated manor. Once we knew where we were going in case we got separated we drove off, not realizing the pair of dark eyes that watched from the shadow of the woods.
****Joker's POV****
I ground my teeth and let out a low animalistic growl when I saw no other than Bruce Wayne kissing the woman who I thought of as mine. I glared at the retreating car that held Misha and her Uncle and started walking back into the dense foliage.
I was so close to catching her, I followed her trail like an animal would its prey and it led me right to this house. I was sitting in wait for her to possibly slip up and come out of the door with the old woman so I could finish her off and take Misha back where she belonged. With me. I pulled out my cell phone and dialed a random number.
"Bozo, this is Joker. Have the boys follow behind Dent and Wayne and keep an eye on them. I know where they're headed but, I want you to keep tabs on them all. I want their schedules and habits down." I growled.
"Yes, sir, I'm having Doopy follow them now." Bozo replied.
"Good," I hung up the phone and jumped into the van that I had follow me via the road. "Get us home boys."
"Boss are you worried that the girl will remember where the base is?" one of my goons said, I think his name was Twists.
"No, she was too focused on getting away, but, we can't have the cops snooping around so it's time to move again." I said as I got into the passenger seat. "When we get back load up the goods and set up the bomb in the center of the house, we're taking it down."
I looked out the window and palmed my knife making sure it was still there after the nice jog in the woods. I would skin that Bruce Wayne alive for touching what is mine. My blood began to boil when I remembered how she leaned into the kiss of that pretty boy and how tightly they held each other. That needed to be stopped, she was mine and I'd be damned if I let some rich pretty boy steal her away from me.
****Misha POV****
My uncle and I drove for about twenty minutes to get to Bruce's home. I curled up in the front seat and watched as the scenery went by and enjoyed the silence and the peace. My uncle soon sighed.
"Mi, can you at least tell me that the sick bastard didn't touch you?" he said with a slight twinge of fear in his voice.
"No uncle he didn't, he actually let me have the run of the house. I was allowed to go anywhere in the house I wanted and I had my own room that looked like the one at home. By the way I want to change it as soon as I can." I said thinking about the room that became my prison at Joker's manor.
"Absolutely, sweetheart, whatever you want." My uncle said grabbing my hand and holding it while he drove. "So you and Bruce huh?"
I blushed. "I swear uncle, it wasn't intentional. But, he makes me feel like a princess and I think he truly cares about me." I said thinking back on the kiss again.
"Just don't rush into anything, he can be a good guy. And he actually wants to throw a gala in my honor for the reelection." He sighed.
"You're not up for another couple of years though." I said confused.
"He says if he throws one for me, I won't have to worry about another one for a long time." He responded as he went up to a large front gate. "I guess this is it."
I looked up and saw a very long driveway and barely made out a shadow of the manor. Just then the gate opened without us even ringing the bell, someone must have known we were coming. We drove up and the closer we got to the manor the more in shock I was.
It was gorgeous with its dark stone façade in the front and it looked like a castle. I looked around and saw several fountains in certain areas and a very large yard. We pulled up to a very ornate stairway up and Harvey shut off the car. We saw Bruce pull in behind us and turn his car off.
Before I could even think about stepping out, Bruce came over and scooped me in his arms again and carried me in. Just as he got to the door, a man in a suit opened the door and ushered us all in. I was sat down on my feet in a very large foyer.
"Hello, I'm Alfred Pennyworth, you must be Mister and Miss Dent." The man said in a very British voice.
"That's correct, and please call me Misha." I said smiling.
"And just Harvey for me." My uncle said shaking his hand.
"Come, you must be famished and tired. I prepared a small dinner before you got here and then I'll show you to your rooms. I must say it will be good to hear other people besides for Master Bruce here." Alfred said leading us into a huge stainless steel kitchen and spooned out some kind of stew from a pot on the stove.
We all sat around and ate and they asked a few questions about what happened. After the small interrogation my eyes started to get really heavy and started to close.
"Al, can you show Harvey to his room? I'm going to take Misha to hers since she's almost asleep." I heard Bruce ask.
"Of course, Master Bruce, don't worry about the dishes I'll get them in a bit." Alfred said getting up.
I heard a chair scrape across the floor and I opened my eyes to see my Uncle standing beside me. He leaned down and gave me a kiss on the top of my curls and wished me goodnight. I felt Bruce's familiar arms lift me up easily and started to carry me into the foyer and up a large staircase. I snuggled as close as I could
"So, what do you think I should get your rescuer for returning you to us?" he asked me with a small smile.
"What did you have in mind?" I asked back.
"Oh I don't know, maybe a new house since sadly The Joker may go after her. Also a new truck since hers looked fairly old. Plus, she will be able to do whatever else she wants with the reward money for finding you." He said nonchalantly.
"I didn't think of her getting hurt and what reward money?" I was very confused.
"I wouldn't put it past the sick clown to hurt her as revenge and to draw you out. And oh I don't know the $60,000 reward for your safe return. I was serious about finding you Misha, I wanted you back." He said stopping at a door. "This will be your room."
He opened the door and carried me into the room. The sensors on the lights turned on and I took in the pale blue walls and beige accents and knew how I was going to decorate my room at my Uncle's apartment. I felt him put me down and he gave me another sweet kiss.
I wrapped my arms around his neck and I felt him wrap his warm arms around my waist. I felt him try to deepen the kiss and I opened willingly to his advances. Before it could go any farther, he pulled away trying to get his breathing back to normal.
"As much as I would love to stay here and kiss you all night, you're exhausted and you went through a terrible experience. Besides, your uncle would kill me." He said giving me one last kiss on the lips and backed away slightly. "Also I hope you don't mind, but, I had Alfred leave you one of my shirts and sweatpants on the bed earlier. I figured you would want to shower and change."
"Thank you Bruce, for everything." I said with tears welling up in my eyes. I barely knew this man, but, he was acting like he knew me forever.
"Not a problem, Mi, and I also figured I would ask you before I left." He said grabbing my hands and bringing them up to his mouth to kiss. "But, would you like to be my date to your uncle's gala?"
"Of course I would. I do owe you a date." I said smiling brightly at him.
"Great, it's on Saturday so I will have Alfred take you shopping for a dress tomorrow after you grab a few things from your apartment and after you go to the police station. Good night Misha" He said kissing my head and leaving the room.
"Good night, Bruce." I said back.
I quickly found the en-suite bathroom and took a quick shower and changed into the clothes Bruce lent me. I crawled in the sheets and I was asleep before my head hit the pillow.