Son Of Gotham (Editing)

▪twenty one▪

The rest of the night was normal, nothing happend, helped out a few more people from being mugged but that was about it. I layed down on top of a building for a clothes shop that closed down a few years ago. I looked up at the dark, but stary sky. I closed my eyes and let out a long sigh.

I felt something buzz, I felt around in my utility belt and pulled out my cell phone. I dont remember bringing it with me, so I had no idea how it got in here. I looked down at the caller ID and saw it was Rain who was calling me.

I cleared my throat before answering the phone, "hello?" I asked sitting up.

"Hey, Warner, wait where are you?" She asked, probably hearing the city traffic

"Just out."

"Oh, so uhm what's up?"

"Uh, not much.. is something wrong?"

"No, I just need to talk to you, is now a good time?"

"Uh, sorta not really."

"Please, I really need to talk to you.."

I let out a sigh and looked around, "okay, meet me at my place in like, an hour."

"Okay, I'll see you then." She said and hung up the phone.

I jumped up and hurried to the Wayne Mansion, unsure if I would get there in time.

I got to the Wayne Mansion with only ten minutes to spare. Knowing Rain, she would probably be here right in time. I stood in the drive way, soaking wet because it was pouring down rain. I couldn't walk through the door wearing this. Bruce would stop and question me, and I didn't want to explain to him what was happening. I had no other choice, going in through the batcave would take to long.

I did something, that I would soon regret doing; stripped down out of my suit and ripped off my boots and gloves. I was standing in the middle of the Wayne Mansion drive way, only in my underwear.

The cold water hit my skin and it made me shiver. I balled up my suit and held it in my arms. I ran up to the door and I would have kicked it down if it wasn't unlocked.

I barged through the door and had all the eyes of Bruce's rich friends on me. I felt the color drain from my face, I didn't know Bruce was having a party. I heard a glass shatter on the floor and faint laughter, I looked over to see Bruce with pure embarrassment on his fave and Dick standing right next to him, quietly laughing.

"Oh shit.." I mouthed to myself, "ha! Well, sorry for the interruption, uh my bad. I gotta go now." I loudly said and awkwardly walked to my room, clutching my balled up suit to my bare chest.

I got to my room and slammed the door and hid my balled up suit under the bed, I really need to find a good hiding place for it. I changed into a black long sleeve tee shirt and put on some dark jeans. I dryed off my hair and put on a black beanie, probably the best idea if i stayed away from hoodies for a while around Rain.

I walked out of my room and heard the endless chatter like nothing ever happened. I sneaked over to the door, trying to avoid all eye contact.

Once I got outside, I sat down on the steps leading up to the door listening to the raindrops on the ground and roof as I waited for Rain to get here.

I saw the headlights to her car pulled into the drive way. I stood up and walked over to her car. I pulled down my beanie to cover my ears and I shivered,

"Hey, is everything alright?" I asked and looked around.

"Yeah, everything's fine, something just rattled up my nerves tonight and it made me think." She said and got out of her car, but kept the engine running. I heard the radio softly play some type of slow song that I never heard of before.

She was wearing a black raincoat and her hood was pulled over her curly hair to protect her from the rain. She was wearing her infamous dark blue jeans and some Converse high tops. Her golden eyes reflected off the cold raindrops and it sent a shiver through my spine,

"What happened?" I asked, trying to sound like I knew about nothing.

"I got mugged, they didn't take anything, but they probably would have killed me if someone didn't come along."

"Are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm fine, but this isn't what I want to talk about."

"Okay.. what do you want to talk about?"

"Look, Warner, I like you," She started to say and she layed her hand on top of mine, "like a lot. and it isn't really a recent thing. I don't want this stupid little crush to mess up our friendship. And the other day at school, when I saw that girl, Navea, talking to you; i saw a look in her eye and a full wave a jealousy washed over me."

It was quiet for a while, I looked down at our hands, then I looked back up at her,

"I like you too," I said quietly, but loud enough for her to hear, "Its just I don't really know how to say it, I mean, unlike you; these feeling are pretty new and I never really knew how to tell you." I muttered and looked down at my shoes.

I felt her hand lift up my chin so I was no longer looking at the ground and I gazed into her eyes. The soft music and the low humming sound of her car was pretty much the only thing that filled the silence.

I knitted my eyebrows and had a puzzled look on my face, Rain laughed and then did something I would have never expected, she leaned in and planted a kiss on my lips. And then I did something I would have never expected from myslef, I kissed her back.

It was as awkward as it usually is, even more awkward because we where both pretty much drenched in rain. It's not like how it is in the movies; romantic, and amazing. It was the complete opposite; awkward and wet, but I didn't really care. I didn't care that my feet were cold because my shoes and socks were soaking wet, and I didn't care that moments before I got a raindrop in my eye and it burns, it was perfect; awkwardly perfect.

Rain pulled away from the kiss and a pink color faintly brushed over her cheeks her phone went off and she looked down at it then back at me,

"Its my mom, she's probably worried about me, I'll call you later, okay?"

I wanted to protest and I wanted to just spend the rest of the night with her, but i knew I couldn't do that, "okay, sounds, uhm good w-with me."

She kissed me on the cheek then got into her car and pulled down the drive way, this was my second time watching her car disappear. I turned around and walked to the door,

"Good job man." I heard a voice say in my ear. I stopped in my tracks and put my hand up to my ear and felt the ear piece,

"Dick?" I questioned, "is that you?"

"Sure is."

"Did you just sit there and listened to my whole conversation?"

"Yes I did, oh and nice entrance on Bruce's party, Bruce's face was priceless." Dick said with a laugh.

"Its not really respectful of you to eavesdrop on us like that and it was the best I could do." I said and walked through the door.

I ignored all of Bruce's guests and walked straight to my room. I put on some dry clothes then layed down on my bed, I looked up at the ceiling then smiled to my self. I took out the ear piece then went to bed.