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The Proposal
06. The Night is Nigh
Author: Batman_Wolverine (a.k.a. Bruce Logan)
Summary:
The meeting....or is it mating?
“This is something I have to do for myself”
“Nightwing,” Batman spoke into the audio link with
the guardian of Bludhaven, the small and in a way,
more sinister sibling of Gotham. “Are you there?”
“Yes,” Dick Grayson mumbled as he lifted his head
and glanced at the time on the digital clock. “Its
seven in the morning. What do you want?”
“I need you to take over the patrol for tonight,”
Batman spoke in his all business voice. “I have
something I have to attend to.”
“Hnn…what,” Dick shook the sleep of his head. “You
want me to patrol Gotham tonight.”
“Yes.”
“Sorry, no can do boss,” his voice was still groggy
from sleep, as he ruffled his pillow, getting ready
to go to sleep again. “Gotta stay at home tonight.
Something going on here, need to keep an eye on it.”
“Ok,” Batman’s voice came loud and clear. “I will
make other arrangements.”
“Yeah, you do that,” Dick flopped back onto his bed.
“Good morning….” He trailed off.
Ending his call, Batman pressed the button for his
second backup.
“Yes,” the Oracle’s digitized voice echoed in the
cave.
“I need Batgirl tonight,” Batman dispensed with the
niceties. “I want her to patrol with Robin.”
“Done,” Barbara Gordon answered instantly. “Where?
When?”
“The usual place,” he referred to the roof of Gotham
towers. “Eleven.”
“OK.”
“Batman out,” that call ended too.
‘Now for the rest of the day.’
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“Yes,” Diana half moaned, half grunted into the
phone.
“Diana,” a male voice answered from the other end.
“Yes,” she instantly sat up, her sheet falling from
her white nighty clad body.
“The information just came in,” there was a chuckle
from the other end.
“And….” She asked impatiently.
“Be prepared,” was the only answer before the call
was ended from the other end.
“Be prepared,” Diana whispered to herself, the phone
slipping from her hands. ‘Be prepared.’ That meant
she would have to get everything ready and in place.
He was coming.
“But for what?”
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The rest of the day,
Bruce lounged at home, his mind still in turmoil.
Diana rushed around hers, her heart beating at a
hundred miles an her.
Bruce cancelled all appointments, both Batman and
Bruce Wayne related.
Diana cancelled all appointments, both Wonder Woman
and Diana related.
Bruce hoped that no one in the league would know
about this….about them.
Diana knew that most of the league knew about
them….but not about this.
Bruce felt sorry for all he had done to Diana.
Diana felt sorry for all she was going to do to
Bruce.
Both of them knew one thing for sure…this night was
going to change everything between them.
‘Nothing is going to be the same again’
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That night, One minute to 10 PM
*Ding Dong*
Diana jerked at the ring on her apartment door, her
impatient eyes glancing at the special watchtower
time clock in front of her. “Right on time,” she
murmured uneasily.
Standing up she straightened her dress and looked at
herself in the mirror, checking herself one last
time before walking to the door. “Grant me strength
Aphrodite,” she prayed to the Greek goddess of love.
“Here goes nothing,” she whispered to herself as she
unlocked and open the door, her eyes widening at the
person standing before her.
“What are you doing here?
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