White Knight-Batman SI (Bruce x Rachel)(OC x Selina Kyle)

Part 4

Chapter 4

Rachel Dawes

Rachel Dawes walked into her office and couldn't help but lament the sheer amount of work waiting for her. And at that time, she regretted not having taken Thomas's offer of working for Wayne Enterprises.

Yet what could she do? She was the assistant DA for Gotham city, and for a city with as much crime as Gotham, there was no chance of her work lessening any time soon. And she didn't mind the work, especially these days. Things in Gotham were looking hopeful for once after a deface of near hopelessness, a darkness that had begun enveloping their city after that fateful night.

The death of Thomas and Martha Wayne had shaken Gotham to the core, for they weren't just the richest people in the city. No, they were a symbol of hope in a bleak time. The people, despite everything, held respect for them, for the whole city knew how the Waynes had nearly bankrupted themselves during the depression just to make their lives livable.

But after their death, Gotham had come crashing down. Crime had run rampant, and the situation continued to deteriorate until a couple of years ago.

And it was all because of him. The man whose picture was on the front page of Gotham Daily, for he was the young Prince of Gotham. The newest rising star in the world of business, Thomas Wayne.

He carried his father's name, and his actions showed that he carried his legacy as well. With his return to the Board of Wayne Enterprises, all the philanthropic projects that the company had shelved had been restarted, and though she was not certain she had a guess that he had also been working to keep the more corrupt elements out of the city's power circles.

Several judges, judges who were famous for being connected to the mob bosses, had suddenly resigned, and a similar trend had followed in the Police department. She was not aware how, yet she knew in her heart that it was his doing.

Even in the underworld, things had been tumultuous, and the gangs had been shrinking as more and more people got opportunities to make an honest living. The number of people under the mob's influence declined, lowering their manpower.

It was not much, mind you, yet it was a start. It was a start, and she was determined to do her part.

And so she sat down, reviewing briefs and doing research for their various cases. And as she was lost in her work, she failed to notice the setting of the Sun until a hard knock on the door to her office broke her out of her trance.

"Dawes," she looked up and found one of their colleagues at her door.

"Boss is calling you!" Bethany said. And Rachel finally looked at the time and saw that it was way past the break time, so she moved out of her room and walked to the office of the DA, her boss Micheal Finch, one of the more honest people in Gotham. He had worked tirelessly to get to his position and was amongst the few who had the courage to do the right thing.

And now with the judges not in Falcone's pocket, he was getting work done. She gave a small knock on his door and after a small affirmation from the inside entered his room.

Much like her own office, his was filled with files as well, and the man gave her a smile as she walked in.

"You called for me," she said as he smiled and raised a brow.

"Well, it seems today is our lucky day because I just received a call from Thomas Wayne," and as soon as she heard those words, she groaned, for she had a very good idea what had happened.

"Not again," she muttered as she sat down, and Finch had the audacity to laugh at her.

"You, Miss Rachel Dawes, are now free for the rest of the day," and that had become somewhat of a tradition.