The room was quiet and tranquil and yet the young brunette jumped out of bed, her hands balled into tight fists as she punched the air in front of her. The effects of the fear toxin had finally begun to wear off. Adrienn blinked a couple of times to really take in her surroundings. Letting herself fall back on the bed, she closed her eyes and let out a deep breath that seemed to have been stuck in her throat for quite a while. This little encounter hasn't exactly turned out to be what she had planned or hoped for. To look at the positive things… at least Jake was gone?

A shiver ran through her body as the thought of Jake dead rushed back to her. Her old habits were really starting to resurface and it worried her slightly. The neglect for human life; the lack of compassion for someone taking their last breath in front of her. Adrienn was not a bad person. She would never hurt an innocent individual. The people she goes after deserved it. Adrienn has acquired a set of skills. These skills she's worked for since a very young age, so why not use them for the better?

The exposing of Bruce as Batman wouldn't have been good. Quite the opposite actually. Adrienn had a migraine coming up, just from thinking about the whole situation that went down with Jake. He had known somehow. That was for sure. The question however was how he knew about Bruce's secret identity. Adrienn began to question herself if she has slipped anything to him or in front of him about Bruce. She was a hundred and ten percent sure that nothing like that ever happened. Adrienn always covered for Bruce. She got so into it sometimes that even when she was alone with Alfred and Bruce, just playing cards or talking about the next mission, she would address Bruce as Batman. Adrienn definitely takes the situation to extreme levels. She also considered the amount of alcohol consumption that went on. Adrienn never got piss ass wasted; drinking was something she didn't enjoy to the extent of getting oblivious. Sure she would have a glass of something or a bottle ofbeer every now and then, but that small amount never actually made her talk and spill all her dirty little secrets.

Adrienn groaned, placing both her hands on her forehead in frustration. Her headache was raging at this point and trying to figure out how Jake knew wasn't exactly the best cure against a headache. Giving up with this task, she stood up massaging her temples and decided to head to the bathroom in Bruce's room. She knew there were some good painkillers stashed in his cabinet. Adrienn finally found the small container and took out one pill, just dry swallowing it.

She took a seat on the edge of the tub and leaned forward, resting her elbows on her knees. The memories that haunted her were not pleasant ones. She may have seemed to be unconscious or not alert, but she saw everything. Everything that ever scared her was right in front of her eyes. Adrienn shivered at the mere thought of the postcard that she opened two years ago. That was the evening that changed everything.

She looked up at the mirror and thought back to what the fear toxin brought out of her. At first she recalled that she would see scary things. She was conscious to the point where she understood that her free falling from the sky was actually the thugs carrying her away. Once they threw her on the floor however things started to get a little bit more drastic. She was in a small coffin, looking up at the people that surrounded her. She saw Bruce, Alfred, her parents, Thomas and Martha and even Joel and Rachel. They all had a disappointed look on their face. Adrienn broke down in the coffin at that point. She was crying maniacally. Then… each one of them started to change. A show of rage appeared on all their faces as they began to scream at her. She didn't hear their voices, but could see that they were not exactly in good mood.

Then the worst happened. A bullet shot through her father's head and blood began to trickle down to the coffin. The others didn't stop with their yelling. It seemed like they didn't even see that he had disappeared. Adrienn was screaming at them to find the shooter, to save her father but it was all to no avail. The next people to disappear were Thomas and Martha, closely followed by her mother. Rachel and Joel just shook their hands and turned their back on her, before slowly walking away. All of them frowned at Adrienn, almost as if saying that she has failed them. Adrienn tried to kick the coffin open. To get to the surface to tell them that they are wrong and she hasn't failed anyone. She couldn't though, no matter how hard she tried.

The fear toxin must've been at its highest affect at this point. Bruce and Alfred suddenly had an explosive on their chest. An explosive that was just far too familiar to Adrienn. She began to scream at them to get it off, tears still streaming down her cheeks. Bruce looked down at his chest and then back at Adrienn one last time, his eyes full of hurt and disappointment, and then it detonated. Fire engulfed Bruce, and Alfred was soon covered in flames as well.

Adrienn stopped her yelling at this point she felt the numbness take over. Her end was near as the blood pooled down into the coffin, creeping its way around her body, slowly covering her completely and eventually drowning her.

The fear toxin was truly something powerful and Adrienn was amazed by it. Adrienn couldn't believe that all her fears were put into a couple of hours. Firstly it was free falling to her death. She didn't have a problem with heights as long as she had a parachute. Then, it was being buried alive. Adrienn has always had a problem with claustrophobia. She could manage elevators and small cramped places for a while, but then panic will eventually take over her. She could imagine that the coffin feeling took over her when she was in the Tumbler. The car is not too spacious, but nothing she wouldn't normally be able to handle with a clear mind.

One thing that surprised her most is the way her other fears presented themselves. Causing a disappointment to others was the main thing that showed. Her father whom she never knew much about… but his death was much too familiar to her. The loss of her parents was represented in the form of Martha, Thomas and her mother, Michelle. She had to stop herself from crying again. Her fear of looking weak was also represented in the dream. She never likes to cry in front of people. It makes her feel worthless. Then, it was her fear of not being able to count on her friends… or the fact that they could back stab her. This fear just developed two years ago. Her line of work required people she could depend on. This phobia was represented to her in the form of Joel and Rachel just walking away when she was in need. Finally, there was the fire caused by her explosives. She loved fire, and understood its danger. She also had strong feelings for Bruce and Alfred, let that be romantic or not. Losing them would kill her. After the complex fears it went back to the simple fact of drowning… not in blood, but now that Adrienn has seen that it wasn't too pleasant. And then there was the postcard….

Adrienn pushed herself up from the tub and decided to stop thinking there. She really didn't need to put more thought into this. She was safe for now at least. Adrienn stretched her arms above her head and turned to look at the tub that was filled with water. A smile crept its way onto her lips as she thought of Bruce preparing the hot bath for her. It was a nice thought of him. Especially after all the nasty shit that she encountered at the Asylum.

Looking down at her body she frowned. Expecting to find herself, well firstly in her regular clothes and secondly with some blood and dirt all over. Instead of all that she was wearing a large t-shirt that went down until her knees and was surprisingly clean. Her small scars were also scruffily bandaged up. She turned around and checked the temperature of the water. It was cold now.

"Oh shit!" Adrienn cursed, hugging her body tightly and trying to cover up. She was clean-ed. And probably by Bruce. The patching up that he does is usually very messy. She felt exposed and violated all at the same time, but deep down she was also very grateful. It was just awkward. They like each other, the tension is already there so this doesn't help out much. Adrienn sighed, walking back to the bedroom and opening the closet. Throughout the manor she always had some spare clothes laying around. This place really was like her second home.

Stepping over her set of underwear, she tried to push the thought of what Bruce had to do to the back of her mind. She rummaged through the closet, quickly finding a clean set of clothes. Pulling it on quickly she straightened and tossed her hair into a high pony tail. At this point she was already planning out how she would sneak around downstairs and try to get Bruce away from all his guests. After all, it was his thirtieth birthday party. There was something strange about the situation though…

"It is too quiet." Adrienn mused, turning around and making her way out the door. Then the smell hit her. It didn't take long to hear the fire crackling on the lower levels. "Fucking fear toxin… is this true?!" She grumbled, running back to Bruce's bedroom and getting the quilt. At times she really hated being in a big house. It made everything so much harder hear and things.

She bounded down the stairs, using the quilt as protection as the fire had picked up. There was a loud bang behind her. She swung around just in time to see a man throwing a vase in her direction. She lunged out of its way and dropped the quilt, deciding it will be easier to take care of the intruder. He was underestimating her. And that is exactly what she needed. She pulled on her fearful face as the man looked down at her. He pointed the AK 47 at her and was ready to shoot. That's when she made her move. Kicking her legs up at his groin with as much force as possible, she forced the man to the ground and grabbed the gun from his grip.

"Who are you?!" She demanded, showing the gun's muzzle at his head with a lot of force. The man was surprised but just laughed. "Bad answer." Adrienn said coldly, firing a round of bullets in the man's head. She kicked his body to the side and grabbed the quilt again. She was going to have to get out of this place before it all fell on top of her.

"Miss!" Alfred called from the exit she was heading to. "Master Wayne is still inside!"

"Alfred, get out of here. Meet us at the cave! Hurry!" She yelled as Alfred tried to make his way in. He gave her one more worried look before he turned and left the building.

She began to carefully make her way back towards the other room, when she saw something troubling. A figure, clad in a suit was laying unconscious under a large piece of the Mansion. Adrienn rushed over, tossing the gun to the side and pushed the log with all her might. It was a little too heavy for her and she wasn't able to move it enough.

"Bruce!" She said, slapping his cheeks rapidly. He stirred a little and coughed as the smoke began to hit him. The fire was beginning to burn more and more of the mansion. "Wakey, wakey just imagine it is the damned push-ups! Bruce where the hell is your upper body strength!" Adrienn was starting to become more impatient with Bruce who was still having a hard time coming around. "HURRY UP OR I WILL STRIP IN FRONT OF YOU!" She screamed at him, trying to lighten the whole situation. She was actually trying to calm herself down with some humor. The place was becoming smaller and smaller and breathing was becoming much harder.

Bruce managed to push the log of and Adrienn pulled him up, supporting most of his weight. The chandelier fell, crashing into a million shards behind them. They were running out of time, Adrienn knew they had to hurry. She was glad that he wasn't in his Batsuit and that he was dry this time. The last time she had to help him, he was so much heavier. This was a pleasant surprise…

She maneuvered the two of them to the study quickly, dodging the flames as much as she possible could. The heat was getting unbearable. Bruce coughed, still weary from being unconscious. Adrienn quickly pressed the key combination on the old piano and waited for the trap door to swing open. She helped Bruce and looked back at the burning house. Pieces were falling all around her, causing dust to fly up. The loud crashes could be hear from far…

The flames were raging, eating up everything that they could. Adrienn looked at the old piano and saw the photos in the flames. She grabbed two that were not so severely burnt, and was yanked into the elevator by Bruce. Adrienn didn't exactly realize that as she was trying to save the pictures, the flames got closer. She slammed her hand down on the switch, sending the elevator plummeting to the ground. They landed with a big thud.

Adrienn leant back looking up the elevator shaft. Fire was all she could see… The Mansion was gone.

"Oh my!" Alfred appeared from the other entrance and rushed over to the elevator.

"Bruce…" Adrienn crawled over to the other end of the elevator, where Bruce was sat down. "I am so sorry…" she held his hand in hers, trying to comfort him. He looked hurt and not only physically.

Anger was growing inside Adrienn. She didn't like it when people messed with her. She hated it when people messed with her loved ones. She was all for revenge. She wouldn't mind killing people to get back at them. Alfred kneeled down between the two and examined Bruce. Adrienn felt even more furious as she saw the scarlet stain on his white shirt.

"What have I done, Alfred?" Bruce was on the verge of tears. That was something that fueled Adrienn's anger even more. "Everything my family, my father built…"

Alfred looked at Adrienn, just to check if she was alright.

"The Wayne legacy is more than bricks and mortar, sir." Alfred said, looking at his legs, just to check if he had any injuries there. Bruce still had his eyes focused at the top of the elevator shaft. The fire was still raging, destroying the last pieces left from the Wayne Manor. Adrienn's heart clenched up as she realized some of her best memories were gone with the house.

"I wanted to save Gotham. I failed." Bruce seemed to have lost everything. His thoughts of what he was fighting for. His will power. Everything seemed to have crumbled down in him. He was gone.

"Why do we fall, Bruce?" Adrienn asked desperately. She needed Bruce to get back into things now. He needed to do this for himself. She knew the thought of him letting some lunatics destroy things would kill him later on in the future, since he could've done something about it. Bruce finally looked down from the burning mansion and stared at Adrienn. She gave him a weak smile as he looked at Alfred, still trying to find some reassurance.

"So that we can learn to pick ourselves up." Alfred finished for Adrienn, softly patting Bruce's arm. Bruce smiled weakly, looking at the both of them.

"You still haven't given up on me?" He asked, addressing the pair in front of him. Adrienn smiled at Alfred,

"Never." They answered in unison, giving him a small smile. Bruce couldn't help but smile back.

He leaned forward and hugged Adrienn tightly to his body, ignoring the pain that it caused. Alfred decided to go and get the medical table prepped and he wanted to give the two some privacy.

"Thank you for saving me." Adrienn said pulling away from him slightly.

"We are square now." Bruce chuckled, hauling himself up to a standing position. He never let go of Adrienn.

"I want to help." She stated. Bruce frowned, looking down at her. He didn't exactly want to put her in any more danger.

"No."

"Why not?!" Adrienn asked as they walked over to the medical table. Bruce stripped out of his shirt and sat down so Alfred can quickly tend to his wound.

"Because I don't want you in harm anymore."

"Bruce I am going. I don't care what you say. I have my own means." Adrienn said turning around and stomping away. Bruce jumped up after her, leaving Alfred grumbling about how he can't do a simple stitch on him anymore.

"You are not going to help me."

"Bruce!" She yelled, her voice going shrill. "Those bastards completely sabotaged me. I have never been more fucking embarrassed in my life! I do not care what you say, I am going out there to get some revenge. No one treats me or the people I love like that."

"Adri…"

"Don't Adri me! You can either tell me what the fuck happened and make my life easier or I can just get the information myself." Adrienn wasn't having any of this. Revenge was in need. "Jake knew who you are Bruce… I've dealt with him in my ways but something tells me that the Cranes have a hand with the events that just happened. So I am in this now."

"Ras al Ghul…" Bruce gave in at this point. Adrienn was out for blood, and he couldn't do anything about it.

-Well here is another update, I quite enjoyed writing this. I am in a jolly mood, my mom just got back from the hospital after her operation so wohooo! Hope everyone enjoyed this chapter :) More of Adrienn's past will be uncovered soon! I may have took the fear thing a little too far bt oh well!

*Foxy Roxey : Ouuuuch. Well that is not something good. People these days… Thank you for reviewing! I hope you enjoyed this chapter, and Adrienn is a tough cookie!

*Blueberrytoast : I just had beans… o.o I feel violated. Lol, hope you liked this chapter :)

*Stupidsteff666 : I actually have a friend that can do that, it is seriously cool! He is gay but oh well xD I guess he can practice on others.

*jesterjoker : Yeah I went a bit random with that one I donnu why. xD Wanted a remainder of the awkwardness. hehe Thank you for reading and reviewing! :)

*Shaybo27 : Well it got done. I got confused, but it all adds up in the end. In my head at least. Some things may be a little shady but it is all connected with her past. I hope it was cooler than Rachel's one. And honestly I couldn't come up with anything for my fears. It would probably be like… snakes and spiders or any creepy crawly for that fact actually..

*Evanna Reid : Ah Halloween! I love it, but don't celebrate. Being Hungarian and all our "Halloween" is at the end of February. Pretty cool actually the kids are taught (well I was) that we had to dress up as something scary, to scare the winter away. Hehe, schools have pretty cool celebrations. Oh please put them on deviantart. That place is like my guilty pleasure. I stalk people and try to guess if they actually drew that… or stole if off from somewhere. Then I realize someone had to do it even if it is stolen… then I just get depressed at my lack of talent in anything really. Oh well xD

*Camille : Aww thank you! Hehe I just had to get the convo in. I wanted it to be meaner but it didn't suit Bruce at all :/ oh well xD Hope you enjoyed this chapter! THnak you for reading and the review! :)

*twiggy31 : Lol I decided to mainly keep to the movie at that point but add a few twists here and there. Lol yeah Rachel deserved it….

*maisaLin : Hehe, I actually have a few ideas for that, just wait a few chapters. Thank you for reading and reviewin! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! :)

*highlander348: hehe it would be funny I must admit. I am not sure about where Adrienn's skills will be put to role, but I have some ideas up in my weird brain. Hehe, thank you for reviewing and reading! Really means a lot! Also for the ideas, they're greatly appreciated.

*Daisygirl95 : Hehe shy bruce is cute. Thank you for reading and reviewing! Hope you liked this chapter as well! :) I may post another one later tonight, to make up for my long delays.

*WinterRain36 : NO TEARING HAIR OUT! Fucking hard to grow back! Sorry I am just still trying to get pretty long hair.. so hard :'( About Adrienn's training, she is good with a gun yes and more will be uncovered very shortly. It is all in connection with her past since I decided to get this story to mainly lead up to that and allow it to be a somewhat main topic? I guess? I donnu it doesn't make sense, but an explanation is shortly on the way! Thank you for the Rachel vote, you can have a t-shirt as well! :) And about Adrienn being angry, well something like that! Hehe! Hope you enjoyed this chappy! Thanks for reading and reviewing! :)