Black Cat (Black Cat Chronicles, Book 1)

12. Late Night Talks

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Updating two weeks in a row? What is this witchcraft? No but seriously, I'm amazed that I actually got this done. It's a bit shorter than the others but oh well.
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It was time. I pulled on my suit and mask, ready to just go out and explore the town. Admittedly, I could just go out in regular dark clothes, but since I had the privilege of my suit back, I was definitely going to use it. Selina had gone out with Harley and Ivy, working on whatever mission that she had been on for the past few days. The last time that I had gone out in my suit not on a mission, I was hanging around on top of a water tower and someone got a picture of me, and the next day the papers accused me of putting something in the water. I rolled my eyes at that, I had to drink that water too, why would I even do something to it? Luckily, some scientists from Wayne Industries tested it and found that nothing was wrong with it. I checked the security cameras before heading out, making sure that I wouldn't be caught by any of the others. I was in the clear, climbing up and out of one of the roof hatches. It was always freeing to just be out in the fresh air, just like being awake long after everyone else was asleep.

Looking out along the skyline, I tried to decide where I was going to go. I had my knives, whip, phone, and headphone on me, ready for pretty much anything. I was just really hoping that no one would bug me and I could listen to my podcasts in peace while looking over the city, I didn't feel like having to deal with anyone. I knew that I wouldn't be able to go anywhere downtown, there was just too high of a probability that someone would see me. One of my favorite buildings to hang out on was over by the original Wayne Tower, making it relatively away from the nightlife of Gotham. I had never actually climbed Wayne Tower, it was just way too high for my liking. It'd probably take an hour just to climb it, and that was time that I just didn't have. I had started on my journey, deciding on that building. It also gave me a relatively good view of Gotham Harbor, seeing as it was tall enough. I finally got to my spot, sitting down with my legs dangling from the edge of the rooftop. I plugged in my headphones, ready to just listen to podcasts for the next few hours.

"Fuck. I forgot the you. Fuck you," Tyler Oakley said, making me laugh. I was like twenty episodes behind on Psycho Babble, this was definitely a calm enough place to just relax and listen. I swung my legs back and forth, looking directly down the side of the building. It was at moments like this that I was reminded of my morality. One slip, misplacing my weight just slightly, could send me toppling over the side of the building and to my death. I shook those thoughts out of my mind, focusing back on the podcast. Just as I was losing myself in it, however, I heard the sound of someone landing on the rooftop beside me. "Please piss off, I don't feel like dealing with people," I told them, taking out one of my earbuds and reaching for a knife in the same move. I turned slightly, seeing Robin out of the corner of my eye. My hand tensed around the handle of the knife, waiting for him to make a move.

"Woah, calm down, I'm not gonna hurt you," Robin said, putting his hands up.

"I think we both know that you wouldn't have, especially with my record so far," I replied with a small smirk. "Now, what do you want? You can't exactly take me in, I haven't done anything."

"Well, you are still a wanted criminal," Robin said, going to take a seat beside me. "It's just that you've kinda been missing for the past week."

"Well, I'm not like you. I don't have to be out every night, I get to leave when I choose to," I replied. It was weird, just having a civil conversation with him, no fighting, no mentors, no hostility as far as I could see. "But because of you, I kinda got put on probation."

"Probation?" Robin asked, seeming a bit confused. "And how's that my fault?"

"Because I kinda saved you from Joker, my mentors didn't exactly take too kindly to that. I basically had to operate from the base. Speaking of Joker, have you guys caught him yet?" I asked, turning my body slightly to look at him.