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Disclaimer: Don't own anything except Serenity Anderson
A/N: Hello to all my wonderfully fantastic ass-kicking reviewers! Sorry for the delay but I wasn't around this weekend, and it's been really hectic. : Ducks rocks being thrown at her : SORRY! Hope I didn't make you all wait too long!
Anime-Ronin, lol, I'm glad you liked 'the bat incarnate Macarena' thing, but I didn't want you to be scarred. If I had a quarter for every time a video game cheated I'd be richer than Bill Gates.
Red Tigress, LOL, 'does the BatComputer have iTunes.' I don't know actually…Hmmm that's something to investigate…and don't worry the storm is coming…get ready.
NekoGuyFan, You were a little lost? Sorry, everything was clearer to read on my computer. If they'll end up together? You'll just hafta wait and see!
Maid of the Mer, Lol, is this update sooner to qualify for a muffin?
Sand Lord, Hmm, a playful Batman? I'll see what I can do ;) I was mad they didn't really incorporate a lot of the older villains into Batman Beyond; Batman had some of the greatest villains around. 'Raw strength is more the thing of the Bat,' very nice insight. ;)
Kyoko Kasshu Minamino, awe, you were starry eyed: blushes red : oh and I'd like to rent him! Heh, I promise to take good care of him…heheh…oh and if you need help controlling him when he sobers up, just give me a holler! Lol.
CATgrl, hehe, I was hoping you would find some other possibilities…hehe I wanted to make it so you didn't know who I was REALLY talking about…I hope you keep searing for my hidden meanings…;)
Ain't Never Touched This, Thanks! I hope you keep enjoying it!
alias245, I reminded you of the great Tolkien? ME: looks over her shoulder : me! Wow, never had a compliment like that before- Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you! Hehe, and I hope I didn't make you wait too long.
Galaxya, Ask and you shall receive! ENJOY! And I'm glad you're enjoying my cliffhangers! ;)
Phil Urich, You're right it could be interpreted as a threat, and as for bringing in Two-face, I just always liked him and wanted to show a little depth in his character. I hop you enjoy the upcoming chapters.
X-100, Wow! Lol. I'm glad you think this is 'one hell of a story'. I hope you keep enjoying it!
Ratdogtwo, lol, they can't all be exciting, but no worries they'll be plenty of exciting ones to come…so just hang on a little bit longer. ;)
lt. commander richie, lol YAYYAY YAY, here's another update! Enjoy!
GambitGirl2008, here's the next update, you'll soon find out what happens.
Sharem, I'm glad you find it fascinating, Lol.
This is pretty much like last chapter but from Terry, Max and Bruce's POV. There was a special request and I couldn't resist!
As always, tell me what you think and Have A Nice Day! ;)
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The group waited in silence as the phone continued to ring. Nobody even dared to breathe. A slightly scratchy voice broke the silence that had de eloped in the Batcave,
..:Arkham Retirement Home:..
Terry and Max looked at each other with confusion. Arkham Retirement Home? There was a retirement home for the criminals who had been incarcerated in Arkham?
"Hello, Room 222 please."
Terry knew it was her. Just those few words and he could tell. He had heard her voice enough that he could probably pick her out blindfolded, but he wouldn't say anything just yet. He caught Max's eye and knew that she was looking at him to confirm it was her.
He still couldn't believe that she had gone through Max to get to him. But, his other side reasoned, she didn't hurt Max at all or steal anything. In fact she hadn't even touched Max, if she had wanted to do worse she could have.
This had been one of the big reasons why he never wanted to tell anybody, if the wrong person found out they could use it against him. He was torn with out he felt right then. He was angry that she would use Max against him, but relived she hadn't really done anything too serious. He didn't know what to feel.
Turing his attention back to Max, he nodded his head at her, silently verifying.
..:Who's calling:..
"Serenity."
Bingo.
Confirmation, it was her. There were only two people who lived in their apartment, Serenity and the 'Miss Dent.' There was absolutely no mistake who it was now.
..:Serenity who:..
"Ha ha Candice, very funny."
Max shifted from one foot to the other awkwardly. She personally didn't feel comfortable listening to somebody else's private phone conversations, especially when it was turning out to be a call to a retirement home. She wouldn't want Serenity listening to her own conversations…Max's eyes widened slightly at the sudden thought. There was no way Serenity was listening to her phone conversations was there?
She let out a deep breath and rubbed her forehead; great. Now she was making herself paranoid…
…
Still, she would ask Terry to check it out later…
..:Just teasing you dear, I'll put you through:..
"Thanks."
Silence filled the line and the Batcave. Nobody made a movement or a sound, silently glued to their spots. After a few seconds they heard a gruff voice answer the line.
..:Yeah, who is it:..
Terry wasn't sure who it was just by the voice, but he would bet his life that Wayne knew. He eyed Wayne out of the corner of his eye and saw that he had his 'stonewall' face on, but than again when didn't he? The only reaction Terry caught was the split second when Bruce's eyes narrowed before returning to normal.
Yup, Wayne knew who it was.
"It's me."
..:Ah, the baby cat, what do you want fleabag:..
Her laughter floated over the line and conveniently confused Terry. She laughed? Terry raised an eyebrow. Didn't he just insult her? He vaguely realized that Max was probably just as confused as he was. Fleabag?
"What's the matter only one shot of espresso today?"
Terry frowned even more…it sounded like she was teasing him! She knew this guy well enough to tease him? The response to her little quip was a low growling noise.
..:Funny baby cat, funny:..
"I try, anyway I wanted to talk about this weekend…"
Terry saw Bruce sit up a little straighter and couldn't help but think he was thinking the same thing as Wayne. Something was going down this weekend…a heist…or a group theft…something big…something-
..:What's the matter pet? You're still going to come visit us aren't you:..
Okay, or maybe not. Terry immediately noticed that the voice sounded a little gentler- that and he called her pet. She went from Fleabag to pet?
"I don't know," Serenity's voice answered softly.
Terry looked up at the screen even though he knew he wasn't going to see anything. The way her voice sounded just then, it was soft and gentle. Vulnerable. That wasn't what Catwoman sounded like at all…
..:We know that this is your bad time of the month-:..
"What!" She cut them off sounding confused.
"WHAT?" Terry said out loud and realized too late that he actually spoke out loud. He cleared his throat and fought to keep his blush down when Max smirked at him with a raised eyebrow. He saw something flicker in her eyes before she masked it, something that contrasted with her smirk.
Worry?
..:Anniversary pet:..
Bruce let out a slow breathe that neither of the teenagers heard. Anniversary. Harvey was talking about her mother and brother's death. Serenity visited Harvey and Two-face near the day of her family's murder? Bruce was still surprised that Harvey and Two-face were talking to Serenity as nicely as they were…But of course he didn't show his surprise.
"Yeah, I-I know, you just…threw me for a second…"
Max laughed silently; the girl thought the guy had been talking about her period! How embarrassing! She noticed that the others two males in the cave didn't laugh along and couldn't help but think about how they didn't have to deal with it every single darn month. Lucky chumps, she thought bitterly.
She felt a small amount of worry fill her as she watched Terry look at the screen with an odd look on his face; Terry wasn't completely detached to Serenity anymore. It's almost funny, she thought, as this time last year, he didn't even know she existed…how things change.
"Maybe I'll stop by for a little while," Serenity added on seconds later.
..:Bring that damn game again:.. a harsh voice barked over the line.
It suddenly hit Terry on who this person was, Two-face. That explained the suddenly personality switches, the nice side was her 'Uncle Harvey' and the other side was Two-face. His eyes narrowed suddenly at the memory when she said that she knew Uncle Harvey wasn't a criminal. She had known the whole time!
Terry tilted his head to the side, but than again, technically Uncle Harvey wasn't the one that was doing the stealing- that was Two-face…
Terry rolled his eyes at himself, what, he was defending her now?
"They probably wont let me!" she barked back, "You BROKE the last one I brought…remember? You threw it against the wall and then out the window!"
Terry's mouth dropped open as did Max's. Bruce remained stoic.
..:It cheated:.. they snarled immediately in defense but she continued like she hadn't heard.
"THEN, I had to buy a NEW one…"
..:IT CHEATED:.. He snapped again raising his voice.
"You were pretty scary looking," she admitted.
They could hear her amusement through her tone.
"but it would have been better without that war-cry you did as you ripped it from the wall."
Bruce heard snickers behind him but refused to turn and acknowledge them. It wasn't funny, he tried to tell himself but he couldn't stop his lip from twitching in amusement.
..:THAT DAMN GAME CHEATED:.. they shouted and a small bang came over the line.
Well, something just broke, Bruce mused to himself.
"Do you know the nurses came running into the room as soon as it hit the wall?"
..: …:.. The only sounds coming over the line were low breathing.
"Starting looking around like they expected to see the Bat incarnate doing the Macarena around the room."
The two teens missed the low breathing rate pick up because they started to laugh out loud no matter how much they tried to contain it. The Bat incarnate doing the Macarena? Terry tried to picture Wayne dancing to the music but couldn't and laughed harder.
"Looked at the smashed game on the ground surrounded by buttons from the controller…" Serenity started to giggle lightly at the memory.
Muffled laughter came from behind him but Bruce wouldn't move. His lip started to twitch harder.
"The controller wires hanging out the window…"
Max turned away from the screen and covered her mouth with her hands to stifle the giggles that were threatening to come loose. Terry squeezed his eyes shut and put a fist to his mouth and bit his lip, hard.
..:IT CHEATED!:.. they roared and it reverberated off the cave walls.
"'Then they look at ME and say 'Guess the computer won.'" This was the part was when Serenity began laughing out right.
The two teens burst out not able to contain it any longer. They laughed loudly and leaned on each other for support. Bruce broke into a real genuine smile but it vanished before either of the two teens were able to calm down enough to even notice it.
..:That game was cheating pet:.. a much calmer more poised voice spoke up.
Bruce raised an eyebrow at the girl on the phone. She was cleaver, angering Two-face until he let Harvey take control, risky but cleaver. He finally heard the two behind him calm down and return to their calm state.
"Well, didn't have to go breaking it," she muttered.
..:You're stalling, what makes you hesitant to come visit us? Surely it wasn't the little game fiasco…:..
They heard a sigh come over the line. It was apparent that Serenity was used to Harvey and Two-face's little temper tantrums.
..:Does it have anything to do with that new Batboy:..
"Batboy?" Terry spoke up indignantly but was immediately silenced by a glare from Wayne. Max shook her head at him and Terry crossed his arms over his chest. He let out a puff of air. Batboy. Then something clicked in his brain, they were talking about him. He focused on the screen, was she not going to see them because of HIM? He wasn't the one who was sending little messages through his friends…
..::Are you having second thoughts…:.. they questioned quietly; gently.
The line was silent for a moment. The bats overhead squeaked softly.
"I'm not ashamed to be the person that I am today," came the soft but sure reply.
The cave returned to utmost silence as they heard her soft-spoken words. Bruce stared at nothing, thinking about how this girl seemed to remind him of himself. Everything that happened to her led up to that moment when she put on that costume. Everything that she went through changed her into a creature of the night.
"I'm just…still adjusting to everything…but before I forget I want to give both of you a little message," she said, a low tone coming to her voice.
A raspy chuckle came over the line confirming that they were listening and the group hung on her every word.
"Tell the boys you put out on the streets to find…them…to cut it out!" she snapped.
The room waited in curious silence. Bruce nodded his head slightly; he knew that Two-face still had connections. This just confirmed it.
..:We don't know what you're talking about pet-:..
"Cut the crap, I had a little 'chat' with them."
..:We still don't-:..
"I saw the tattoos on their backs. Two masks; one sad, one happy."
An amused chuckle was heard. Bruce raised his eyebrows; at least now Terry knew what to look for to identify them at Two-face's men, no matter however unoriginal it was…two masks?
..:And just what were you doing to see those baby cat:..
Serenity gave a throaty laugh and Terry got a chill up his spine. THAT was a Catwoman laugh, the one that gave him the tingles…that laugh usually game with her naughty-girl grin…
"Oh, I have my ways," she purred.
Bruce blinked slowly and let out a deep breath. She sounded just like Selina there. He watched Terry out of the corner of his eyes and saw the kid flush with a half grin before schooling his facial features back to normal. Bruce felt a tug in his chest; the kid was falling into the Cat trap…
Bruce refocused on the screen- he was still stuck in his own Cat trap…
The line was silent a moment before Harvey spoke up,
..:You sound just like Selina:..
"Well, I DO live with her…wait, wait, wait, we're getting off topic. I'm telling both of you to call off your boys, I am going to take care of them."
..:NOBODY MESSES WITH BABY CAT BUT US:.. Two-face burst out and surprised all who listened with the unusual show of affection.
There was a tense moment of silence and Bruce was surprised yet again at how both Two-face and Harvey seemed to care for this girl…even if was in their own twisted way…I guess he could like anybody as long as it wasn't me, Bruce thought cynically.
"But they are MINE! Do you hear me? Mine!"
Terry was surprised by the amount of anger coming from her. All the times they…met up…he only saw her angry that one time when she slashed his arm, she had been pissed then, but still not as angry at she was currently. Two-face and Harvey started to say something but she cut them off.
"You will tell you're boys to back off, or when I see them I'm going to do the same thing to them that I'm going to do to those assclowns when I find them," she said low and silkily.
Terry stood corrected. THAT was the angriest he ever heard her. Not because of the volume of her tone, but because of the control that she was using to speak
..:Pet:.. That would be her Uncle Harvey speaking…
"Tell them to back off or when I see them, I'll carve my name into them." Her voice was deadly and calm.
The line was silent for a few moments and Max's eye widened like saucers. Serenity sounded so dangerous there, not like the girl she knew from school. The threat was not an idle threat; she was going to hurt somebody. That sounded like the girl who broke into her room and shredded her sheets.
This was this the Catwoman whom Terry faced off with at night? She looked to Terry to see if he was as surprised as she was but he was simply looking at the ground. He did not seem shocked by this revelation at all. She turned her gaze to Mr. Wayne…neither did Mr. Wayne.
..:I see now why you two are perfect for each other…:..Harvey and Two-face mused.
Confusion filled Max's mind. Who was he talking about? Was he saying that Batman and Catwoman were perfect for each other? She looked back to Terry again and he was now staring at the screen and his brow was furred.
Or were they talking about Serenity and this Selina woman? Hopefully that's whom they were talking about…
As soon as the phone call ended there was silence in the Batcave. That one phone-call had just both answered and created more questions at the same time.
A/N: I know this one was short, but the next one is longer! I Promise! If this format was too confusing let me know and I'll change it! Thanks!