Chapter 5-The Easter Bat
A/N: In honour of Easter Sunday yesterday, here is Chapter 5. Bruce is 14 in this story and Selina is 15.
Disclaimer: I do not own Gotham or anything to do with Easter.
It was the day before Easter Sunday and Bruce had chosen the holiday to surprise Selina and hopefully, if he's lucky, finally win her over.
"Alfred, do you know where my parents kept all of the Easter decorations?" Bruce asked as he sat at the kitchen island, his guardian and butler placing a plate of bacon and eggs in front of him.
"Well, Master Bruce, I believe you'll find them in the attic." Alfred replied as he returned to the stove to continue cooking breakfast. "May I ask why you have taken an interest in the upcoming holiday?"
"Well I was thinking, that it's been awhile since we've had Easter egg hunts and decorated eggs-"
"About five years I'd reckon." Alfred interrupted. "Now what has changed that would make you want to start up old traditions, hum? Perhaps a certain housemate with a thing for leather and sneaking around?" Alfred asked, causing Bruce to suddenly pay close attention to his eggs, as his face grew red.
"That's preposterous. I mean Selina was here last year and we didn't have any Easter celebrations." Bruce argued back to his butler.
"Well yes, but last year Miss Kyle was much more adamant about not taking part in holidays and traditions."
"So the attic?" Bruce asked, trying to divert the attention away from whatever Bruce and Selina were, and back towards the upcoming holiday.
"Indeed, the attic Master Bruce. So finish your breakfast and we shall get started."
-Bats, Cats and Other Such Creatures-
Selina was still sleeping when Bruce checked in on her, cringing at the slight squeak of the old wooden door. As he entered the room fully, he grabbed one of the many straw baskets that he and Alfred had found, and crept into the room. Bruce walked all the way to Selina's bedside and placed down a painted egg and card next to her head on the table.
Bruce smiled when Selina's face scrunched slightly and her lips parted slightly while she slept. Bruce then pushed a strand of hair behind the girl's ear revealing the full beauty of her face to the young billionaire.
Bruce's eyes then strayed down to the rest of her body, seeing her wearing a grey top, with the duvet tangled around her legs. Bruce managed to untangle some of the duvet and was able to pull it up to Selina's shoulders, before picking up the basket and heading towards the door, where Bruce placed down another painted egg, and then another out in the hall, and so on until he had arrived in his father's study.
Bruce placed the final painted egg on the coffee table, before taking a present out of the basket and placing it on the desk and going to find Alfred.
-Bats, Cats and Other Such Creatures-
Later, when Selina woke up, the first thing she noticed was that the duvet was up to her shoulders and not around her legs like it normally was when she woke up.
Selina stretched herself out, much like her cats, which she noticed were currently lazing about on the mattress near her. Selina petted the two cats, each of the animals purring as they slept, before looking over to see the bedside table clock, only for her to notice an egg and a card.
Selina crawled back across the large mattress, and picked up the egg, seeing it decorated to perfection with golden patterns over a purple background. Selina carefully placed the egg back down and read the message on the card:
Selina,
to celebrate the holidays I have created a Easter Egg Hunt of sorts for you. And before you decide that you don't care, at the end of the hunt is a special gift for you. You'll find the next egg is at your door. Have fun,
B.
Selina smiled at how thoughtful Bruce could be and although she didn't show it much, she loved it when Bruce would surprise her like this, it gave her hope that at least someone cared enough about her to do something like this.
Selina finally climbed out of bed and pulled on a pair of sweatpants over her shorts, before she went to the door and found the next egg, this one being black with yellow and red patterns. Selina then returned to her room and grabbed a basket that had been placed (probably by Bruce) on the desk. Selina deposited the eggs in the basket and set off into the hallway, on the hunt for eggs.
-Bats, Cats and Other Such Creatures-
When he heard the (almost too soft for anyone to hear) steps of Selina's feet just outside of the study, Bruce quickly dived behind one of the sofas and waited. Meanwhile Selina picked up the final egg from the coffee table and added it to the assortment of differently coloured eggs in the basket.
Selina then looked around the room and saw the wrapped gift, causing her to place the basket on the table next to her and headed towards the desk.
She carefully untied the bow, and before checking the room was clear, she feverishly tore the wrapping paper away to reveal a black jewellery case. Selina frowned at the book before cautiously placing her hands on the box.
Selina thought for a second, wondering whether she should open it or not. If she did then what if it was something unbelievably expensive? How could she accept something that probably costed more than somebody could make in over two-to-three hundred years? On the other hand, if she didn't what kind of message would that send to Bruce? That she didn't want or like how he treated her, how he idolised her? Which to be clear, she reminded herself, she doesn't want to be idolised at all, but she does like how Bruce treats her better than anyone else in her life.
As Selina was hesitating, so was Bruce. He was wondering why she hadn't opened his gift yet, did she not like the idea of him getting her a gift? If she didn't like the box it came in, how would she like the actual gift? Would she feel pressured to repay him somehow or would she get angry and bring up how different the two were?
The more the two thought, the more they both became worried, up until Bruce was ready to reveal himself. Only before he could do so, Selina took a deep breath and opened the box, revealing a simple string necklace with a silver cat hanging on it.
"So, uh, what do you think?" Bruce asked, finally revealing himself to the girl in front of him.
"It's beautiful." Selina said as she held the necklace in her hands and ran a thumb over the silver cat.
"I thought you would prefer a simple necklace to an extravagant piece of silver and jewels." Bruce said, slightly unsure of himself, and trying to "step" as cautiously as he could.
"Trust me," Selina said smiling at the blushing boy billionaire. "This is definitely more perfect than fancy jewellery." Selina then came closer to Bruce and handed him the necklace, before turning around and pulling her hair (that now reached to her shoulder blades) over her shoulder to her front.
Bruce clipped the necklace in place around her neck, his thumb accidentally stroking against her neck, causing the two to blush. Selina turned around, her hair returning to its place behind her back.
Selina and Bruce stood there for a moment, before Selina wrapped her arms around Bruce's neck and kissed him. Bruce froze for a moment before wrapping his arms around her waist and kissing her back.
The two then broke the kiss and stood there, sapphire eyes meeting emerald eyes, their rapid spurts of breath escaping their equally parted lips.
"So." Bruce started, trying to find a thought in his clouded mind.
"So." Selina repeated back to him, her mind equally clouded.
"Uh hum." A cough caused the two turned to see Alfred standing in the doorway. "Dinner is ready," Alfred simply stated before heading back out of the room, only to stop and turn back to the two. "That is of course," Alfred started once again. "Master Bruce, Miss Kyle, if the two of you currently have a hunger for something other than each other."
Alfred left the room, leaving the two to blush even harder and laugh to each other. "So, hungry?" Selina asked Bruce with a smirk.
"Hungry, yes. Just," Bruce paused to give Selina a mischievous smirk. "Not for dinner."
-Bats, Cats and Other Such Creatures-
Alfred wrapped the uneaten food in clingfilm, and placed them along the counter tops. "Well at least someone in this house will accept my food." Alfred said to himself, as he watch Ace chomp down on his food.
Alfred then walked over to the island and polished a large decorative egg that Bruce had asked him specifically to overnight from Germany for a small fortune, even for the Wayne Family. The egg was decorated with patterns of cats and bats in different situations, making Alfred chuckle, not only at the memory of Bruce's reaction to discovering the egg, but also to how the patterns reminded the butler of the two lovestruck teenagers in the other room.