"Bruce, I am not going down there." Adrienn said looking down at the well that many years ago was the place where the young Bruce fell. "You know I am not a fan of … well … wells, the darkness and like cave types of shit…"
"Miss Mercer!" Alfred's voice snapped from behind them. Adrienn just realized that she was talking rather loudly and obviously the old man overheard her. She looked at Bruce panic evident in her eyes. The only way to escape from Alfred now would be to jump down into the well with Bruce.
It wasn't only Adrienn that thought of an escape route but Bruce as well. He stepped closer, with a small harness in hand and began to put it on her. Adrienn instead of trying to convince him about how she wouldn't go down there was now begging him to hurry up. One thing for sure, the brunette did not want to face Alfred's wrath…
It took Bruce a couple of minutes to get the harness around her body and make sure that everything was fastened in the right place. He wired the rope through it and smiled, stepping up onto the edge of the old well. Adrienn looked up at him a bit worried. She didn't like the fact of jumping into the unknown. Bruce gave her a small smile before his face turned serious and he jumped into the well. Adrienn said a silent prayer before standing up onto the edge of the well where Bruce was a few moments ago.
"I can't believe I am doing this…" Adrienn muttered, before lowering herself down. She managed to get to the bottom of the well skillfully and quickly. Bruce was waiting for her, prepared to catch her if she slipped. Adrienn found her footing and untied the rope looking up at Bruce with a small smile.
"Wasn't so bad right?" He asked a certain smugness evident in his smooth voice. "Let me help you get that off." he smiled grimly, looking at the pathetic attempt of Adrienn trying to remove the harness. Adrienn smiled, letting her friend pull the harness off of her small frame. She noticed that there was something off about Bruce.
"Is everything okay?" Adrienn asked worried, looking straight into his hazel orbs.
"Yeah…" Bruce quickly looked back at the harness, trying to avoid Adrienn's piercing dark eyes. He knew his best friend would see right through him, but it was worth a try. He was proven right,
"Bruce. Do not lie to me." Adrienn laughed, "I know that you are afraid… what you are about to do is not an easy task even for the bravest man." Adrienn knew why they were in the well. She wasn't stupid at all. Bruce looked up to meet her eyes and frowned,
"It is not my well being that I am worried about Adri…" He mumbled, "I don't know what I would do without you…" He rested his hand on her neck as he couldn't finish his statement. The thought of losing Adrienn, Rachel or Alfred was just too hard for him to even think about. Adrienn tilted her head a bit and put her hand on top of his,
"Bruce, I am not as weak as you may believe me to me. I know this may not mean a lot to you now but I will do everything I possibly can to help you. I will watch over Alfred and Rachel if you need me to. I will kill people if you need me to." Adrienn squeezed his hand reassuringly.
"Don't kill people in my name. That will just make you like the people I am after Adri… you are better than that." Bruce gave her a small smile. Adrienn forced a smile onto her lips and hoped that that was convincing enough for him.
The two of them fell silent, deciding to finally begin what they were there for. Bruce looked around, squinting his eyes trying to adjust to the new surroundings. Their only light source was the sun shining through from the well above. Adrienn was cautious definitely not wanting to slip on the rocky terrain. It wouldn't be a very nice fall.
"Bruce!" She whispered as he began moving forwards leaving Adrienn without holding onto someone.
"Pass me the rope." He called, reaching back with his arm. Adrienn did as she was told and handed him one of the ropes they used to lower down their bodies with. "Don't come down until I tell you…" He said disappearing into the small opening.
Adrienn watched as he went down, leaving her alone in the darkness. Suddenly everything felt colder to her. She shivered, listening to every noise that Bruce made. She heard a small thud and leaned closer to the opening.
"Adri!" Bruce whisper yelled up at her. Adrienn took a deep breath preparing herself for the unknown once again that day. She grabbed the rope that was hanging down loosely and used that as a support to maneuver her way down to Bruce. He grabbed her waist and lifted her down with ease once she was close enough. Adrienn noted to herself that he was in really good shape. He lifted her off as if she weighed nothing more than a feather.
"Thanks…" She noted, her teeth chattering together. The cold has really gotten to her by this point. Bruce noticed and shrugged out of his coat and draping it around her small frame. She smiled hugging the fabric closer to her body, trying to trap the warmth. Bruce put an arm around her shoulder as well and hugged her close. "Thanks again." She smiled, snuggling closer to his warmth.
Adrienn followed cautiously after Bruce. He was supporting most of her weight, clearly not trusting that she has the ability to stay up straight. At this point, Adrienn decided to keep quiet and just enjoy his warmth. Instead she concentrated on her surroundings. There was a waterfall further down in the massive cave. The splashing noise of the water was calming to say the least. Adrienn quite enjoyed the dripping noise. Apart from that, everything was dark, wet and sharp to say the least. Adrienn noted to herself that there was a large pool of water further down. She knew that she'll always have to watch her step here…
Bruce stopped, holding up the glow stick. A very annoying shrieking noise was heard. Adrienn frowned as it grew louder and louder. Bruce was quiet beside her as he held up the light source. Suddenly the shrieking noise grew even louder and the sound of flapping wings echoed throughout the cave. Adrienn screamed, as Bruce ducked down to the floor, protectively pulling Adrienn close to him.
The young brunette looked up at Bruce, a worried expression on her face. She knew Bruce was frightened from bats. One thing that she didn't know is what reaction this would get out from him. Then it hit her like a thousand bricks… "Something elemental…"
"Close your eyes, it may be easier… don't worry I am here." She told him over the noise. He did as she said and began to straighten. Adrienn snaked away from him, knowing he needed to do this. She stood only a little further away from him watching as the bats spiraled around his body. It was an extraordinary sight… he looked powerful. He looked like someone who can actually change everything. The symbol was born.
"Adri." He called, stepping forward looking around for his best friend. She trotted up to him, pulling him into a tight embrace. "Just promise me you will always be here." He said urgently, trying to hold onto her.
"I promise Bruce." She nodded her head, squeezing him tightly. She had to fight back tears, this was a rather emotional moment for her. "So you ready to pimp this place out?" She asked with a sniffle as she pulled back slightly. A joke had to be said because it was getting too emotional for her to bare.
"I'll get the things." Bruce smiled, "And I will get you a coat you can actually help out with." and with that Bruce left the cave, leaving Adrienn there.
Adrienn smiled, watching as her friend left the place. She definitely felt the honor to be a part of this. It finally made her feel like she mattered and her assistance was important. This was going to change her life dramatically. And she did not mind one bit.
The brunette let her eyes study the cave. It wasn't like a normal hide out. Not at all. She couldn't see how things would come together; at this point Adrienn was hoping Bruce already had a plan set out in his head. Adrienn had to admit however that this place had a lot of potential. The cave was massive and Adrienn could see that a lot of vehicles could fit in here. Not forgetting that Bruce is a bit of a technical genius, he would probably install numerous trap doors, so that means even more vehicles and gadgets to hide.
Adrienn wasn't thinking about the danger that would come around with this job. She was confident in Bruce. His will power out matched anyone's and so did his sense of right and wrong. Adrienn wasn't even looking at his physical power. This didn't mean that she wasn't worried, she was scared shitless but she won't stop Bruce from doing something that he thought is right. From something that she thought is right.
Adrienn was deep in thought when Bruce returned with a massive duffel bag strapped around his shoulder. Alfred was close behind him. He looked around the place in disgust. The old Butler was most probably thinking about all the cleaning techniques that would be needed here. Adrienn smiled at him encouragingly.
"I think we can make it into something good." Adrienn smiled at the butler. He just looked at her with a look of disbelief. Bruce handed Adrienn a winter coat that she usually kept around at the manor. She Bruce his jacket back and donned the new one. "So… what is the plan?" She asked feeling the team spirit shine through her.
"We are just going to look at old blue prints and plan what we will do tomorrow."
"He is talking lights and computer systems Miss." Alfred helped out holding up a lamp.
The next hour the trio spent with putting together a table and looking at the blue prints of the mansion. This underground cave was undocumented. It was hidden from the public. This will only work to their advantage now. They argued over the dimensions and scribbled over the paper but in the end they finally managed to set everything up successfully.
"So… I will go to the hardware store and buy some lights and cables?" Adrienn offered as bruce rolled up the blue prints and safely stashed them into the table's drawer.
"Yes if it wouldn't be a problem." Bruce smiled. Alfred was already leaving the place, showing us that he wasn't a huge fan of the cave.
"What now?" Adrienn asked smiling at Bruce, just knowing that he had more in mind.
"We need to visit someone at Wayne Enterprise…" Bruce said a wicked smile appearing on his lips. Just from that Adrienn knew that this visit that he planned was going to be a rather… exciting one.
I would like to say thank you very much to everyone that reviews! I really am very very happy about it all! And by the way do you mind me putting my personal comments here or should I message the people I can with them and just put the ones I can't message here… I am new with the fanfiction site jazz so give me ideas or how it usually goes here :) Yeah I am rambling again, got internet working… somewhat… :D There may be a new chappy out tonight and here is some more rambling!
-CatsGoMoo : yes the more comments the better hehe I like your thinking! iPods are freaking awesome tho :D Bahaha yes since puberty is correct :P
-hairymayojar: firstly I love your name xD and secondly thank you so much! :)
-Kaylee7356: Mwaah :D thank you :D
-devi no kaze: Yeah, Bruce definitely deserves a happy ending, I think that is one of the reasons why I really hate on Rachel :/ I see your point between the chemistry I guess that is a major reason why they hate on her. But some of the stuff I read online I was just like oh my lord stop hating on the poor thing you know?! :S meeh it is mean mean world :(
-Superdani a.k.a Gullian Smith: you may be onto something there! XD MAYBE! I am not giving anything away but yes I did want to make a character that can keep up with him and right on! NO RACHEL! :D
-Foxy Roxi: heheh I am glad there is some suspense xD I promise it will be revealed soon… enough. :D
-VampireGleek: Thank you so much! :D I hate her too dw… xD
-Angelical love: Rachel hate coming up just for you hehehe :D