Thanks to everyone who reviewed, you guys gave me some good ideas, so hears the next chapter!
Luckily the Batman kept a gigantic four post bed in his room, because all of the occupants are now sitting Indian style on his sheets, playing cards.
"Okay, were all adults here, why are we playing 'Go Fish'?" Catwoman asks.
"Because if we were to play strip poker, Batman would be at a great disadvantage," Canary answers her.
"Any fours?" Batman asks.
Zatanna throws out him the card in frustration, "Disadvantage? I bet we'd all be naked, and he would still be sitting safe in his boxers with a pile of clothes behind him. How do you manage to always know exactly what we all have in our hands?" she asks.
"I cheat," he monotones.
"This has to be the first time anyone has played 'Go Fish', with pornographic playing cards," Diana says.
"You never been through Arkham it seems," Catwoman says, "Any sevens?"
"Go fish," Batman tells her, "You know for naughty playing cards, these are very well made."
"Photographs of naked women with the number and suits tattooed on them, does give them an air of art," Zatanna says.
"Wonder what the face cards look like?" Canary asks.
"The king seems to be a dark haired, women holding a sword, with a K and a suit tattooed on her breasts," Wonder Woman answers.
"Any Kings?" Canary asks her.
Wonder Woman rolls her eyes and tosses her the card, "Guess I walked into that," she says.
"Sorry, but I have to play dirty if I have any chance of beating the Dark Knight," Canary apologizes.
Catwoman seems to get lost in one of the cards, "You know what these remind me of? Your painting Bruce."
A dead silence falls over the room, and all eyes turn to Batman. The Dark Knight has never stared so intently on photos of naked women. Diana smiles, "I didn't know you paint Bruce," she says.
"Oh he paints on a very rare medium. Me," Catwoman says. Diana's smile immediately vanishes.
"He paints, on you?" Zatanna asks in confusion.
"Your not telling us anything gross are you Selina, because if you are, I'd rather not know," Canary says, thinking of several unpleasant possibilities.
Diana just narrows her eyes. Here we go, Batman thinks to himself.
"You see once upon a time, the Dark Knight was trying to learn how to paint. Unfortunately all of his works of art were complete crap. Well I started to get ticked off at his new past time, because we had little enough time to spend together as it was without a silly little hobby stealing some of it away. So one day as he looked at his newest failure I asked, 'Why don't you stop with this crap and spend some time with me!' Well he didn't quit, but he did spend some more time with me," Selina laughs at the memory, "He would take me, topless, into his study and lay me down on some cushions on the floor. Then he'd straddle me, take several colors of body paint and some brushes, and paint on my chest! It was such fun, because we would talk about all kinds of things while he worked, entertainment, politics, you name it. And unlike all his other works, these were actually really good! In order to save them he would have to take photos of his work when he was done, we messed them up soon after, didn't we?" she asks. She thinks for a second then asks, "Say Batman, do you still keep those photos?"
Every set of eyes in the room were now locked squarely on him. The Batman, still only wearing a pair of boxers, is trying very hard to imitate a statue. I can handle this, he tells himself. I am vengeance, I am the night, I... am totally screwed. He rearranges the few cards in his hand, then answers, "Yes," in as flat a voice as possible.
"What!" Diana shouts. Catwoman grins.
"Brave man," Canary whispers to Zatanna.
"Brave dead man," she whispers back.
"Why would you keep them?!" Diana demands.
"They are... special to me," Batman answers.
"Special? Just because they have your ex girlfriend naked in them?" she asks.
"She isn't naked. And no!" he answers back.
"Then why?" she asks again.
"Because they are of the woman he loves," Catwoman answers.
I will find who has done this to me, and then I will beat them to death with their own severed limbs! Batman thinks to himself.
Diana slowly turns her head to stare deep into Selina's green eyes, "Really?" she asks in a dangerous tone.
Catwoman smiles, "My dear, I really don't have a problem with you, but you and him are just a temporary fling. Sure me and him have our problems, but in the end Bruce and I are destined to be together. I think you know that, and that is why you would rather have him break the spell with Zatanna then with me," she explains.
"You really think that if he breaks the spell with you, that he'll leave me, don't you?" Wonder Woman asks.
Catwoman crosses her arms over her chest, "Yes I certainly do," she answers.
Wonder Woman smiles, "Your on."
TBC. Reviews always welcome. Sorry to leave you with such an agonizing cliffhanger!