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Once they were back in the apartment and Misty threw her luggage down on the group before collapsing on the couch Emma realized she left her car at Wayne Manor.
"I just realized I left my car at Bruce's. Damn I'll have to try and catch him on his way home from work. I'll text him in cause he is still in that meeting." Said Emma pulling out her phone and typing out the message.
"If I weren't so bleeding jet lagged you and I would be having a very long discussion about your billionaire." Said Misty kicking off her converse which had a British Flag on them. Despite her age misty still dressed like a teenager where converse, jeans, and a t shirt that said Hooray for Sarcasm on it.
"He's not my billionaire. I'm working on his house!" Said Emma defensively.
"Right, working on his house, or playing house, whatever you want to call it. Look if your sleeping with the man I won't tell your fiancé what's his name." Said Misty her eyes closed as she got comfortable off the couch.
"His name is Todd and he is a wonderful man, and I'm not sleeping with Bruce!"
"Yes, but I bet you wish you were." Said Misty putting a pillow over her head. "No before you start denying it Cleopatra I'm tired so I'm going to take a nap and it would very much enjoy it if you were quiet."
"Cleopatra?"
"Yup cause you're the queen of de nile love." Said Misty with a laugh.
"That is a horrible pun." Emma muttered to herself as she went into the bathroom. She would just be staying at home the rest of the night so she felt like taking a nice long relaxing shower. Trying not to think of the fact that she would have to keep her rather wild when not jetlagged friend occupied in Gotham, while working on Wayne Manor and planning a wedding at least now she had her maid of honor present to help her. While she was in the shower she heard the door bell ring.
"Misty can you get that?" She shouted knowing her friend was a light sleeper and was already awakened by the bell.
Bruce had just gotten back from his meeting and had gotten Emma's text about the car so he decided he would just swing by her house and pick her up. He was greeted by Misty.
"You might as well come in." Said Misty heading back to the couch. "Not like I was trying to sleep or anything." She mumbled as she sat back down on the couch.
"Misty I said to get the door!" Said Emma coming into the living room wrapped in a towel. She hated the fact that her bathroom was connected to the living room instead of the bedroom it made no sense. She also realized she didn't bring any clean clothes with her when she went in the shower. She also thought that Misty had been too lazy to answer the door. Bruce who had stepped inside and was standing in the living room turned to face her.
"Oh hi." She said looking rather embarrassed. The first thing she however noticed about her was the fact that she looked rather beautiful with her hair down, she always wore it in a bun when she was around him.
"Why don't you wear your hair down more often?" he asked.
"I'd love to discuss that with you Bruce but maybe some other time when I'm not standing in my living room soaking wet and wearing nothing but a towel." She said with a small smile.
"Uh…right…" Said Bruce for some reason just now becoming aware of that fact and could not help but look.
"Hey!" Said Emma realizing what he was doing.
"Sorry…" Said Bruce looking up at her glaring at him.
"He's a man sweetheart, he can't help it." Said Misty rolling her eyes. Emma didn't respond to that but instead went into her room to change clothes, leaving Misty and Bruce alone in the living room.
"So how long have you and Emma been friends?"
"Since third grade when she let me try some of her wonder bread sandwich, she was the only one who talked to me one my first day in school. No one wanted to be seen with the crazy British child." Said Misty lying back down on the couch.
"Yeah she seems to be good at making instant friends." Said Bruce looking around the apartment, he could easily tell what items were Emma's and which ones must be Todd's.
"Hey you go to parties and stuff what's a good place to get a drink and dance?" Said Misty.
"I bought a night club on 5th street that's supposed to be good. I wouldn't know though I've never actually been to it."
"You know for a billionaire playboy you're actually rather disappointing."
"Sorry to disappoint but I can't be like I am in the tabloids all the time, I have to save energy for my interesting night life." He said with a smirk, it was after all true even though he was not sure interesting even began to cover what his night life was like.
Eventually Emma came out of her room and they went to get her car back from the Manor. For the most part they were rather quiet on the drive there and Emma took her car straight home after that.
When she arrived back at her apartment Misty was asleep on the couch so Emma spend some time sketching before making dinner for them and eating it. It was now just starting to get dark and Misty was finally roused by the smell of food. She got up sleepily and at dinner and then made herself a cup of tea.
"We're going to have some fun tonight." She said sipping her tea.
"Just a few hours ago all you wanted to do is sleep." Said Emma rolling her eyes.
"Yeah, but I usually live off of about 3 hours of sleep. Plus I've had tea and I'm British, I think it has a magical effect on us Brits." Said Misty with a smile.
"And where do you want to go?"
"Let's go clubbing your billionaire friend owns this one of fifth street."
"Oh yeah that clubs about a block away we would have to walk because parking is a nightmare. Look I don't mind going so you can have some fun but don't get to drunk and we have to leave by nine because I don't want to have to walk in Gotham any later than that."
"Fine scouts honors. Honestly though it never was that bad in this city after nine you just had to not be in the narrows or involved with the mob." Said Misty thinking her friend was once again being overly cautious.
"You weren't here for that incident in the Narrows involving that weird gas or during the time when The Joker blew up a hospital. Weird stuff happens in this city. Hell even the man who is supposed to be protecting it is a wanted criminal because he killed our D.A.!" Said Emma trying to show her friend that this was in fact a serious issue.
However Emma was still left later that evening standing by the bar next to her completely drunk friend while listening to the blaring music of the night club.
"Come on, hup to it I know a three hundred pound Scottish man who can pour drinks faster than you!" Said Misty berating the bar tender again.
"Misty don't you think you have had enough?" Said Emma looking bored, she had never been a big fan of drinks or loud music.
"I'm no where close to pissed love." Said Misty heading back out onto the dance floor. Emma watched her as she started dancing with some random guy. She glanced down at her watch and noticed it was ten thirty.
"Hey there Miss, do you have a mirror in your pocket because…" Started a random guy who had just approached her. This was yet another guy who had tried to hit on her. In response she held up her left hand slowing off her engagement ring.
"Ah, well he obviously wasn't very smart leaving you alone." Said random guy.
"And it would be wonderful if you did the same. Excuse me I have a friend to retrieve." Said Emma pushing past the guys and heading out to the dance floor. She was tired and really not in the mood for any of this. It took her another half hour before she finally dragged a rather smashed Misty out of the club and they began walking down the sidewalk back to Emma's apartment.
They made it just past the club before they were suddenly pulled into a dark alley and Emma felt a hand pressed firmly over her mouth and a gun pointed at her head.
"Give us your wallet and valuables. Don't even think of screaming or calling for help." Said the man who was now holding her against the wall. She looked behind her and noticed another guy had an arm around Misty and was also pointing a gun at her head.
"Alright here's my purse." Said Emma not really sure what else would be a smart thing to do.
"Hey you know you're kind of cute. How about I do you a favor and let you keep the money alright, then you can do me a favor." He said caressing her cheek.
"Please just take the purse." Said Emma shoving it at him trying to get him to move away.
"Look sweetheart I don't think you understand…" Said the man in an irritated tone, however he did not get a chance to finish his sentence. Something else was in the alley and that something or someone had just fly? Jumped? Emma was sure but somehow both men now lay unconscious on the ground. It was all a blur really but then it became clear she saw him, Gotham's Dark Knight, The Batman.
"Are you alright?" He asked in a gruff voice. Emma noticed he was looking at her but refused to make eye contact with her. She tired to catch his gaze for a moment and would have probably succeed had her intoxicated friend not spoke out.
"Em look it's Batman." Said Misty with a giggle, Misty was a rather happy drunk which could be viewed as a good thing or a bad thing.
"I really need to get her home, she well, smashed really." Said Emma she had no idea why she was explaining that to him.
"You shouldn't be walking alone at this hour." He said scolding her.
"I know, I'm not stupid, it's all her fault." Said Emma defensively. Batman just stared at her for a moment but didn't say anything and for a moment Emma made eye contact with him and something about his presence felt familiar. She did not however have much time to dwell on it because she heard police sirens and in the blink of an eye he was gone.
"Alright which way did he go?" Said man in a leather jacket wearing a police badge around his neck.
"Where did who go?" Said Emma playing dumb.
"Look I just saw you talking to him." Said the man grabbing her by the arm roughly.
"Hey! Let go!' Said Emma not liking the way he was man handling her.
"I asked you a question." Said the man who Emma then kneed in the groin. It took him a moment to recover before he shoved her against the wall and cuffed her and then lead her over to the squad car making her get inside along with Misty.
"Hey what the hell!" Said Emma.
"I'm taking you over to MCU for holding up a major police investigation, assaulting an officer of the law and aiding a dangerous fugitive. I have had one hell of a week lady you really shouldn't have tested me." Said the man speeding off.
Misty fell asleep on Emma's shoulder on the car ride there. She learned that the man who had arrested her was the bounty hunter assigned to the Batman case. He wasn't allowed back at normal police head quarter which was why they were going down to MCU. She was also thinking about what might have happened if Batman did not show up to save her. She decided it was better not to dwell on that thought.
It wasn't long before Emma found herself in a holding cell along with Misty who was asleep on the bench.
"What a fun night this had been." She mumbled to herself. As one of the cops walked by she tired to get his attention.
"Hey, um excuse me?" She said as the cop hurried by. "Hey!" She said a little louder finally getting his attention.
"What!?" he snapped at her.
"I just want my phone call." She said not sure why he was being so short with her. It must have however been something she said because the cop turned very pale and then hurried away.
"Hey, wait come back!" She shouted at him as he left.
"Ms. Carpenter why don't we talk in my office about your current situation." Said Jim Gordon now standing in front of the holding cell, he must have heard her yelling.
"God it feels weird hearing you call me Ms. Carpenter, Commissioner." Said Emma she had know Jim Gordon since she was nine years old. She might have liked seeing him more he was a nice man but since the beginning they had never met under good circumstances. Once inside the office Gordon turned to her and said "I just wanted to let you know all charges against you have been dropped. I talked with Mr. Fisher about the way he had been handling the Batman case and how it is drawing negative attention to the department."
"Thanks, so I'm free to go?"
"Yes, you are and tell Misty and rather not have to see her in a holding cell again. Her file has always been an interesting one." Said Gordon with a small smile. Misty had, well always been a bit of a rebel.
"Can I have someone escort me home, I really don't want to walk from here?" Said Emma thinking about the events from earlier that night.
"Oh course." Said Gordon.
Once safely at home, Misty sleeping on the couch Emma sat at the kitchen table with a cup of tea. She couldn't sleep even though she was tired. She didn't want to dwell to much on what might have happened had Batman not arrived so instead she spend the rest of the evening dwelling on Batman and why she felt like she knew the man. It was going to be a rather long night.
Well there you go we got to see a little Batman action in this chapter. Don't forget to review.