After getting up Ann went straight to her gym where she did a half hour workout mainly to release her frustrations so she wouldn't release it on criminals, walking back to her room she had a quick shower then put on the suit.

Once it was on, it felt like she had never been away from it, it was once again her second skin, her way to help more physically than helping people with words. As Araneae she was practically the opposite of what she was as the Psychiatrist.

Stepping out into the dark of night Ann made her way into Gotham but more specifically the Narrows. There she stopped three rapes and even managed to save a cop from being killed by a bullet, she didn't even recognise him until he asked "Who are you?"

Turning around in shock which he luckily couldn't see she said in a sultry yet dark voice "Araneae the Spider of Gotham." Before leaving she decided to say "Look into New York you'll find more about me." With that she swung away not believing that as Araneae she just saved Jim Gordon's life and multiple other people from rape. Swinging around Gotham she found that she did more in Gotham than she ever did in New York. The crime rate in New York may be bad but here in Gotham it was much worse, even to the point where even the police where corrupted.

Arriving at another crime she found someone already dealing with it and it seemed to be a bat she couldn't help but laugh inwardly At least mine has some importance to it. I bet his D.N.A hasn't been altered with Bat D.N.A like I have with Spider D.N.A.

Jumping down she decided to help, landing behind the other masked crusader, dodging him trying to hit her and the guy she was aiming to hit she said "I'm on your side you know… fighting crime."

When he didn't try to hit her again she turned to the criminal and smiled "Well hello there." The man stopped confused when all of a sudden the gun in his hand went flying seeming to be attached to web. Looking forward he couldn't find her and felt someone tap his shoulder turning around he saw no one but when he looked up he actually screamed "I find it funny when you people scream." Grabbing him she attached him to the wall in a web, grinning the whole time.

She turned to see someone pointing a gun at the bat and quickly attached her web to him dragging him back causing the bullet to go past him and hit the other man who was going to hit him. Ann quickly tied them both up in web making sure the web on the guy who got shot was stopping the flow of blood out of the wound "Be thankful I'm not heartless."

While saying that she couldn't react quick enough when the bat repaid the favour and knocked her out of the way of a bullet, rolling with her until they stopped him ending up on top of her "You know when I pictured myself fighting crime again it wasn't like this." She motioned between them then grinned when he got up to fight the other thugs.

Hearing his voice caused a shiver to run down her spine with its huskiness to it "Again?"

Laughing she blocked someone from hitting her and getting to the bat "Yes again and it seems to me you're a man or bat of little words." Frowning she said as an after thought "Makes sense really."

Two thugs decided they could take her while she talked, going on either side of her when they both went to stab her she rolled forwards making the two thugs stab each other. Then a thug asked either of them "Who are you?"

"Araneae look me up in the New York Papers."

"I'm Batman." To say that their answers where different would be an understatement, Ann decided to make them know that she isn't new to what she's doing and the Bat just said two simple words as an introduction.

Once everything was sorted Ann turned to Batman "Nice name." Then left swinging away from the scene before the police arrived, deciding it would be better to not get too much attention in one night. Upon arriving home she had a long shower to get rid of aches and pains of the night finding bruises on her legs and chest as well as her back where some people got some lucky punches when they ganged up on her.

Lying in bed she couldn't help but think about Batman and especially when he knocked her out of the way of a bullet rolling with her until they stopped and he ending up on top of her. It made her blush thinking about it and now that she had the time to properly think about it she would say that the feelings it produced where something she never had felt before.

Could it be that Araneae lusted after Batman while Ann was getting close to Bruce who where in fact one in the same, how did Bruce react to what happened that day? Well you're about to find out.

- Bruce POV -

Psychiatrist.

She wasn't what he expected at all and he still found it amusing that he had managed to reverse their roles her becoming more the patient than the Psychiatrist and him the Psychiatrist instead of the patient.

When Bruce arrived home he entered the mansion greeted Alfred who in return greeted him then went to his room where he showered and prepared for a date he would have that night before the masked crusader would be born in Gotham. Once he had gotten ready he went to a computer and searched everything about Ann to the point he began reading her columns that she wrote for the Daily Bugle in New York.

"Busy Master Wayne?"

"Yes Alfred, I'm researching the Psychiatrist from Wayne Enterprises. Ann Johnson."

What Alfred said next shocked Bruce "Ah yes our next door neighbour or at least the closest we can get to having a next door neighbour." An amused smile lit up Alfred's face when he said that.

Turning to Alfred he asked "She lives near here?"

Pointing to the computer Alfred said "Can't you find that out on there Master Wayne?"

Laughing he nodded "I could Alfred but you just gave me the information." Turning back to the computer he asked "Did you know she use to write for the Daily Bugle Alfred?"

Nodding Alfred left for a second then returned with newspapers and a lot of them "When she did, I got every issue."

Bruce looked at the papers then Alfred "If I didn't know better I would say you admired her work Alfred." Taking a paper he looked at the front cover to find a picture of New York's own masked crusader Spiderman but when he looked at the paper below he found what seemed to be a second "Araneae?" When away from Gotham he had heard a few things about Spiderman but he hadn't had the good fortune to hear about Araneae.

"Yes Master Wayne, Araneae was New York's female masked crusader." Smiling he continued "She began on her own then began to work with Spiderman." The smile dropped a bit "New York hasn't seen her for a very long time. They think someone managed to kill her before she could be more of a nuisance. I however believe life became more important to her than helping with the struggle against crime." Alfred didn't know how right he was.

Bruce nodded taking all of the information in then smiled "Who wrote about her and Spiderman Alfred?" He asked the question even though he had a hunch on who had written the articles.

"Miss Ann Johnson, Master Wayne." What Alfred had said just proved his hunch however he couldn't carry on the conversation because it was time he picked up his dates. Yes dates he had a date with two swimsuit models which was also a dinner with Earle his wife and a few others he couldn't remember.

That Night he managed to stop Falcone's shipment as Batman then stumbled upon a gang who was were dealing drugs and decided to deal with them as well. While dealing with a thug he felt someone land behind him and went to hit the person just to find the person dodge the hit and say "I'm on your side you know… fighting crime." He couldn't see her at the moment but it was obvious it was a woman from the sultry voice that sounded a bit dark to his ears also. Once he realised what she said was indeed true he didn't attack her.

"Well hello there." Bruce couldn't believe the woman had said that when he turned slightly he saw the gun in the man's hand that she was up against go flying seeming to be attached to a web.

He saw her hanging above the man with what seemed to be web not that long after the gun went flying "I find it funny when you people scream." Grabbing the man she attached him to the wall in a web grinning the whole time. It wasn't her grinning that distracted him but the fact she was actually using something that looked like web and seemed to work like spider webs. Having been distracted enough he turned to a thug who came up next to him and he saw out the corner of his eye another with a gun but before he could do anything he was dragged back causing the bullet to go past him and hit the other man who was going to hit him. The woman quickly tied them both up in web making sure the web on the guy who got shot was stopping the flow of blood out of the wound "Be thankful I'm not heartless."

Bruce noticed this and he saw that the web seemed to come from her wrist then he saw someone about to shoot her so he ran into her, getting a hold of her, knocking her and him out of the way of the bullet and he ended up rolling with her until they stopped him ending up on top of her "You know when I pictured myself fighting crime again it wasn't like this." She motioned between them then grinned when he got up to fight the other thugs. Bruce couldn't help but think who she was and the points where joining rather quickly so he asked "Again?"

He heard her laugh and couldn't help but think the laugh was different to how she spoke "Yes again and it seems to me you're a man or bat of little words." He raised an eyebrow from under his mask wondering how she could talk like that without laughing "Makes sense really."

He saw her dodge from being stabbed and couldn't help but think she had good reflexes and even he would have had problems dodging that he knocked out two more thugs and went onto the third who asked him at the same time another asked her "Who are you?"

"Araneae look me up in the New York Papers." He finally got his answers and where his mind was going was the answer she was in fact Araneae, it seemed that Alfred was right as that was the only explanation as to why Araneae was missing for so long then all of a sudden appears in Gotham.

"I'm Batman." While she told them she wasn't knew to the game he just decided to introduce himself, so criminals would learn his name and fear it to the point they wouldn't commit crimes, hopefully.

Once everything was sorted she turned to Bruce saying "Nice name." Then she left swinging away from the scene before the police arrived and he deciding it would be better to not get too much attention in one night left as well as he had got two sets of people aware that he was in Gotham to stop crime without the boundaries that the police had. Upon arriving home he had a long shower to get rid of aches and pains of the night finding bruises on his chest and back where some people got in some punches but if it wasn't for Araneae and he hated to admit he could have died that night from over confidence.

Sitting at his computer he couldn't help but think about Araneae and especially when he knocked her out of the way of a bullet rolling with her until they stopped and he ended up on top of her. In that moment as Batman he lusted after Araneae after feeling her body against his even if it was through the suit, but deep down he couldn't help but feel something more than lust, he felt respect for her as she saved his life when she didn't have to, when she didn't know who he was. Yes he had repaid the favour but she was the first to act, she could have gone away once she saw him dealing with the thugs but she didn't, she decided to help.

Maybe it was because she was use to working with someone like she had with Spiderman. Now looking at his computer he decided to write down theories how she could shoot web out of her wrists and react as quick as she did.

Both of them did things that where so similar and didn't realise it at all, except the fact they wore proverbial masks in front of people as Ann and Bruce. What Bruce didn't realise was that Ann when finding out about Spiderman did the same thing he had just started doing, she created theories on how it was possible much like he had just done about her.

Alfred walked up to Bruce and asked "How was it Master Bruce?"

"I met Araneae Alfred." His butler and friends eyes widened so he told him everything that happened that night including his feelings towards the situation of Araneae, he also told him what happened that day with Ann as well thinking Alfred would like to know since he read her columns.

"If you don't mind me saying Master Bruce but I believe if it is something you can grasp then try to grasp it." Putting a hand on Bruce's shoulder he carried on "What about Miss Johnson?"

"What about her Alfred?"

Smiling Alfred told Bruce his opinion "She seems to be a nice woman who sees through your playboy mask, so you would not have to act in front of her. Also she would be able to help you with any questions that you may have about Gotham's criminals."

Bruce smiled nodding at everything Alfred had just said "Yes she is a nice woman." However just as he was thinking about anything progressing past a friendship with Ann his eyes fell on a picture of Rachel Dawes.

Will Araneae choose to act on her lust for Batman, will Batman act on his or won't he due to his respect for her. But something no one can deny is that both their proverbial masks and their crusader masks where getting emotions towards the other. Would it grow into something more or would Bruce's feelings for Rachel Dawes get in the way of something ever happening between Araneae and Batman or even between Ann and Bruce.