Chapter 6

Bruce walked through the Watchtower hall in a surly mood, scattering younger leaguers in his wake. He really didn't want to be here now, not when Diana was due to have his child any day now. A small smile spread across the Batman's face at the thought. It was still a novelty to him, his princess having his son or daughter, even after nine months.

And then the Boy Scout had the nerve to call him to the Watchtower when he'd taken maternity leave. He had to admit it was quite important, the teleporters not functioning correctly, but why couldn't someone else fix it?

He swept into the main control room, his usual scowl back on his face. He was slightly surprised to find that Flash was there with Clark, looking sheepish. The scarlet speedster nearly jumped out of his skin when the Batman stopped silently beside him.

"Hey, Bats." He said nervously.

"Good, you're here." Clark greeted him.

"I am." Bruce deadpanned, already moving toward the control panel. "What happened?"

Clark glared pointedly at Wally while he fidgeted uncomfortably. When neither of them responded, Bruce turned to glare over his shoulder. "Well?" He barked.

"I, uh, I spilled some soda on the control panel…" Wally trailed off.

"Flash…" Bruce growled, obviously displeased with the younger leaguer.

"I'm sorry!" he cried. "I didn't mean to, I just, I was trying to…"

He was silenced by the Batglare being directed at him.

"Can I leave now?" Wally turned to Clark.

"Sure." Clark sighed.

As Wally disappeared in a red blur, Clark turned back to Bruce to find him already inspecting the control panel.

"Can you fix it?"

"Yes, but it'll probably take a while."

"I'm really sorry about this, Bruce, I know with Diana and everything-"

"It's fine." Bruce cut him off as he pried the cover off the control panel and began pulling various tools from his utility belt.

"Don't you have something better to do?" He asked after a moment.

"Not really." Clark said.

Bruce huffed in irritation, but continued working on the various wires.

"I know you and Diana wanted the baby's gender to be a surprise, but do you want a boy or a girl?"

Bruce paused with the unexpected question, but the corners of his mouth quirked upwards nonetheless.

"Naturally, Diana thinks it's a girl, and I think it's a boy." He said, his tone lighter than he had intended it to be.

From behind Bruce, Clark smiled. He never really expected Bruce to be the one starting a family, and with Diana of all people, but he knew from the start that Diana would never give up on the idea of having a relationship with the supposedly heartless Batman.

Bruce abruptly stood up from his previous position of being bent over the control panel, one hand going to the communicator in his cowl.

"Yes Alfred?" he asked, immediately worried by the sound of someone crying out in pain in the background.

"Master Bruce, Miss Diana is in labor."

"Is Leslie there?" Bruce said anxiously, turning around and nearly colliding with Clark.

"Yes, but-"

"I'm on my way." Bruce cut him off, ending the connection and making a beeline for the door.

"Wait, Bruce, what is it?"

"Diana's in labor." Was all he said before he was gone, sprinting down the hallway towards the Javelin Bay. Senior and younger members alike rushed to get out of the way when they saw him running down the hallway, not wanting to be in the way of the obviously flustered Batman. He burst through the doors of the Bay, once again scaring the life out of Wally, who had been sulking there since leaving the control room. Seeing a slightly panicked Bat coming full-speed towards you when you know he's mad at you is purely terrifying and all Wally could do was stand there and think about how he was about to die. He was immensely relived, yet confused, when Batman ran straight by him and into the Batwing instead.

Bruce hardly noticed the utterly terrified look on the scarlet speedster's face as he prepared the Batwing for flight, and waited impatiently as the airlock drained. All he could think about was getting back home, to Diana, now. As soon as the hatch opened and allowed him access to the world beyond it, he was gone.

XXX

Bruce was out of the Batwing and up the stairs to the manor as soon as he landed in the cave, pulling his cowl back as he went. When he reached the top of the steps and ran out of the secret doorway in the clock of his study, he stopped dead in his tracks.

The house was silent.

What did that mean?

His worry skyrocketing, he resumed his run, this time making his way towards the delivery room they'd set up about a month ago. As he rounded the corner, he was surprised to find most of the BatFamily waiting outside in the hall. Even Barbara was there, sitting in her wheelchair. Everyone turned to face him as he approached, and they all smiled when they realized he was finally here.

"Geez Bruce, we all come here for you, just to find that you're late for the birth of your own child."

Bruce's gaze shifted to where Dick was leaning against the wall.

"Are Diana and the baby okay?" He asked worriedly, looking at each of them in turn.

"We think so, but Alfred and Diana won't let any of us in yet. They say they're waiting for you." Jason said. "So get in there."

As if in a daze, Bruce moved towards the door, but paused when he rested his hand on the doorknob. He was suddenly overwhelmed with emotion, unable to speak as he looked back over his shoulder at the group assembled behind him.

Barbara, crippled because she'd worked with him as Batgirl, but had still continued to help him as the Oracle. Dick, the first robin, that had left the nest to build his own in Bludhaven. Jason, the street boy that had been taken under the Batman's wing after being caught trying to steal the tires off the Batmobile. Helena, the Batgirl that had taken Barbara's place after she had been shot.

They were truly a family, an odd and admittedly dysfunctional one at times, but a family nonetheless. And today, with any luck, that family would receive a new addition.

"Go on, Bruce." Barbara urged.

"I'm going, I'm going." He murmured, pushing the door open. Alfred appeared on the other side, blocking Bruce's way.

"I thought I- oh, Master Bruce, it's you."

"Yes, it's me. Can I come in?"

"Of course." Alfred stepped around his charge and out the door without another word, shutting it behind him. Bruce looked up at where he knew the bed was, wanting nothing more at that moment to see both Diana and his child.

What he saw made him stop dead in his tracks, his widened eyes meeting Diana's tired ones.

Twins. Twins.

Diana was laying there in the bed, looking both exhausted and overjoyed, with one twin girl asleep in each arm.

"Hey." She whispered.

"Hey." He responded equally as quiet, moving to sit in the chair positioned next to the bed.

"Took you long enough." She smiled tiredly.

"I'm so sorry Diana. I really didn't think this was going to happen today and-"

"No, no, it's okay. It's probably best you weren't here, I might have broken a few of your bones."

"On purpose or…?"

"I'll leave that for you to figure out."

"Oh…" He trailed off, knowing her well enough to know the answer. "So… twins?"

Diana nodded, looking down at the two girls in her arms with a certain fondness in her eyes. "Apparently."

"Who came first?"

"This one…" She shifted the blanket that the girl in her right arm was swaddled in, revealing a white cloth tied around the child's wrist. "By about five mintues."

"They'll both be okay, right?" Asked Bruce, suddenly worried as he realized he knew nothing about twins, let alone twins bore from an Amazon mother. "And you, are you alright?"

"It's okay, Bruce. We're all fine." She replied evenly, fighting back a laugh at the expression on his face.

"We didn't even pick a name for one…" He trailed off again, but he was considerably less worried now.

"Here," Diana said, holding out the child in her left arm, the younger one, for him to take. "You can give her a first name and I'll give her a middle name, and vice versa for the older girl."

"Okay…" He said, looking down at the sleeping girl in his arms, suddenly brimming with happiness.

"Sadie." He decided after a few beats.

"Sadie..." Diana said. She was silent for a moment afterward, watching Bruce staring lovingly down at the girl in his arms. "Sadie Elizabeth Wayne, and…" Diana's gaze switched to the older twin still sleeping soundly in her arms. "Luna."

"Luna… Abigail Wayne." Bruce said.

"I like it." Diana said, the soft smile on her face suddenly broken by a wide yawn she tried desperately to hide. Seeing her do so made Bruce realize that, despite being blessed by her gods, she was still wore out from the effort it took to deliver the twins and all the sleepless night she'd had in the past few months.

"Here, let me." He offered, taking Luna from Diana and holding her in the arm that wasn't occupied by Sadie before standing carefully. Diana made a soft noise of protest, but her eyes were already closing and her body relaxing into the mattress below her.

"It's okay, Princess. Go to sleep." Bruce said gently, leaning over a pressing a kiss to Diana's forehead.

When he straightened back up to his full height, she was already asleep. Glancing down at the two new bundles of life he had helped bring into the world, he couldn't help the soft smile that adorned his features, so unlike the usual Batman scowl that was usually there. As he carried the twins out to where the rest of the BatFamily was waiting, they noticed too, even as their focus was on the twins Bruce was cradling in his arms.

When any member of the family had one of the twins in their arms, their smiles were equally as wide. Alfred started tearing up, and that was when Bruce realized something.

He was at a point in his life he never thought he'd ever reach, and sure, there were undoubtedly troubles ahead, but for now…

He was happy.

And it was all because of Diana.

A/N: The name Sadie means "Princess", Elizabeth means "Oath of God", Luna means "Moon" (I dunno I just really like the name), and Abigail means "Father's joy". I named Luna because she's my OC and my friend, TheSilverPegasus, named Sadie because she's her OC. TheSilverPegasus, StormCloud11, and I are planning on making a collab story with Sadie and Luna as two of the main characters, along with Stormy's OC, Phoenix. So, this story is kind of like a prequel to that one.

*Please note that I said planning, we might not ever get around to writing the thing, as it doesn't even have a title yet*

One last thing, I'm thinking about posting my stories that are on here on Wattpad too, because a lot more people use that site than this one, and all I really have to do is copy/paste the files. Should I?

Also I forgot to tell you guys yesterday but I saw the Wonder Woman movie and it was epic, you should totally watch it if you haven't already.

~Uni