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Hide and Seek, a simple children's game, completely harmless to most. And Bruce was not most he was one of the world's greatest detective Batman. Yet to Bruce those words could be absolutely terrifying. Then and again what would one expect when you play the game with a young acrobat and an even younger gymnast, who had been trained in the art of stealth the game in a five story house, oh yes this game could definitely get scary quick. He however somehow would always end playing the game with the children as long as they fallowed ground rules.
All hiding places must be on the ground (a rule that was never fallowed)
Never Ever, frighten a person if they decide to hide in a high corner (That was one learned the hard way. Yet still was barely ever fallowed)
No hiding in the kitchen, unless hiding place Okayed by Alfred. (Defiantly a funny story about that one, let's just say there's a reason Trinity did not go to school in flip flops.)
No hiding behind, in, near, under, around, or on top of expressive décor (A given)
All hiding places must have air ventilation and flow. (Again a rule with a interesting story)
No leaving the floor the game started on (the house was far too big for that)
Always come out when the counter quits
If you are counting always say that you quit so the players will come out.
You must always count by Batman's. (Who do you think made that rule? I will give you a hint he was an acrobat.)
If it takes the counter more than an hour to find the hiding places come out because the game is over.
If dinner is ready the game is off imeadetly.
If a villain (Namely The Joker) broke out of prison the game was over instantly
The last and most important of all NEVER EVER HIDE IN THE BATCAVE! EVER!
With these twelve rules and counting the game was usually enjoyable for the three. However tonight when the small five year old waddled into the study with her 'daddy please' grin and her right foot nervously swinging back in forth Bruce already knew what was coming next.
"Trinity, I am busy tonight." Was his exasperated answer, He was not lying he was extremely swamped with a new villain that surfaced.
"Plesase Daddy just a quick game," Trinity said flashing the smile she knew her father could not deny.
"Yeah come on Bruce, Please." Six year old Dick chimed in from the hallway.
"I don't know I am realy busy." He said with a defeated smile.
"Pretty Please with sugar on top," Both children asked at once no doubt learning the phrase from a child at their school.
"Fine but only one game tonight" He said deciding the children would be tired seeing as it was almost their bed time and that meant he could find them easier and also that he could finish the game easier. The children cheered before jumping into their fathers laps.
"Nose Goes" Richard screamed before both children touched their nose making Bruce the counter as always.
"Alright so what floor do you want to play on?" He asked.
"First!" Richard screamed and Trinity nodded in agreement.
"Alright let's go then." Bruce sighed in defeat carrying both children down to the floor level each clinging on to one of his legs.
"Alright kiddies, I am gonna count now," He said turning his back to the two small children.
"One Batman, Two Batman's, Three Batman's….." She began the two small children looked at each other before taking off. Dick decided to hide in a small space between the back of the television and the cabinet where it sat his dark blue colored batman pajamas allowing him to stay almost invisible in the dark cabinet.
Trinity however hid a much less visible place in a small ventilation shaft behind she found behind the couch and she smiled as she pulled herself into sitting position knowing she would win this round.
"Fifty Batmen, Wanna Play." He said cringing at the fact he was quoting the joker by saying that. Then he began looking around for the two small children after an half an hour without any luck Bruce began to contemplate calling quits and making the children come out of there hiding places before he heard a snore coming from the television. He opened if for the third time since the game started but instead of what he normally saw he saw the small ebony haired seven year old curled up asleep.
The six foot tall business man pulled the boy into his arms and smiled.
"I got Dick I win Trinity I am going up stairs come and say goodnight before going to bed." He said knowing the child would throw a mini hissy fit if she came out of her hiding place and he saw her. He then retired up stairs before Trinity climbed out from under the couch and giggled at the fact she was better than the sidekick in training.
Then she got up and brushed the cobwebs off of her yellow nightgown and sneezing she then looked at her hands and saw they were red and blotchy, Contributing it to the fact she was in an air vent under a couch covered in the main floors dated carpet and her sentinel skin she shrugged it off and made her way up to bed.
She then walked into her fathers office and clibed into his lap after taking her blanket off of the rack near the fireplace. She curled tight to his chest.
"Hey there sweetie, you are getting better at Hide and go seek I think if there where to be a tornement you could win." He said and the child just snuggled closer to him.
"Daddy, tell me a story," She said with a sigh.
"Alright, once upon a time there was….." He began yet before even half of his story was done the child was asleep. Bruce just smiled before tucking the child into her bed and kissing her head witch he noted was warmer than usual but didn't think to mention it the child was getting over a bad flu from a few weeks ago.
A scream ripped through the manor waking Bruce. Believing the sound came from Dick ran to his room before hearing more screams actually emitting from Trinity's room. He opened the door to see her screaming and tears streaming down her cheeks as she rolled around on the large bed.
Bruce was taken back for a few moments and was completely unable to make any move toward the child. He had never seen Trinity act like this, sure Richard had gotten a few bad run ins with nightmares but they usually eluded trinity and if she did have one she was very good at waking herself up.
He moved closer to the small child's sleeping form before smelling the vomit that covered her blanket; He sighed and placed his arms around the child heaving her into his arms and caring her into the bathroom running a cold bath for her. He hoped just a quick bath could break the fever. Then he striped the night gown off of the child as she groggily sat up on the toilet he knew that he needed to get her to wake up and interact with him.
"Trinity look at me Hun tell me what hurts," He said and the child groggily pointed to her head and stomach he nodded pulling her close to his chest.
"I'm cold daddy." She said simply and he pushed her brown hair back off of her shoulder.
"I know hunny, but we have got to break your fever." He said before watching her face turn green and turning her around opening the toilet and allowing her to puke into the toilet.
"It hurts daddy," The child wined and Bruce just nodded pulling her closer to his chest.
"I know sweetie but it will be over soon." He said before placing her in the bath and giving her instructions not to leave the tub and to puke into the bowl he handed her then he grabbed the night gown and top sheet off her bed and threw them into the wash quickly. Than he grabbed the saltines crackers, a ten ounce ginger ale and a thermometer.
When he got back up he saw Richard standing in his doorway more than likely awaken by Trinitys screams.
"Whats wrong?" The boy asked.
"Trinity isn't feeling well," Bruce explained.
"Will she be okay?" He asked.
"I think so bud, Why don't you get back to bed alright?" Bruce said.
"Okay," Richard complied before climbing back into his bed. Bruce smiled before going back to check on the small girl who was shivering in the tub.
He felt her head and felt that it was cooler than before yet still was to warm. He asked her to open her mouth and put the thermometer in getting a reading of 102.4 much too high for a small girl yet the girls complaints about the temperature of the water made him soon decided that keeping her in the bath would most likely not be good for her either.
He took the child out and changed her into a short sleeved Mickey Mouse tee-shirt and some softie shorts before pulling her into his arms. He found and even larger bucket seeing as the child had puked almost three times in the past fifteen minutes.
He then carried her down stairs where he spent the rest of the night tending to the child as needed not ever getting to sleep himself. He just prayed that the next day would go better.