❝We can't win this fight alone. We need you, Shivani.❞
❝No you don't...you guys are strong enough, you'll win this without me.❞
❝Maybe. But we're stronger with you. We need you. And the earth needs you now more than ever to fight for it. To protect...
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Waking up early in the morning after spending the entire night preparing for the day—along with Shivani helping him find some of the frequent locations of the recruits for the team—Bruce got dressed before searching the whole mansion for the young tattooed beauty but couldn't find her, until he went back down to the bat cave. Going into one of the rooms that was more like an office area and found Alfred standing over a sleeping Shivani on the lounging couch with a small smile on his face.
"I thought she would've gone upstairs to bed." Bruce whispered coming to stand next to the butler.
"It seems someone has been looking through a certain recruit's files again." Alfred says.
He held up the tablet he took from her loose grasp for Bruce to see. It was the video clip played on repeat. It was underwater, glowing eyes looking from a hole in a sunken boat and then out came Arthur curry with his trident before he hit the camera and swam at a sonic speed away. It seems that ever since the billionaire showed her this video from Luther's files Shivani's become quite fascinated with this Aquaman. He didn't understand why she had to be SO interested in him.
"I'll be upstairs starting the mornings meal. Both of you may come up when ready." Alfred told him before turning on his heel and leaving.
Pausing the video and placing it on the table next the couch Bruce listened to Alfred footsteps fade away, then leaned over and reached out his hand brushing a lock of hair from her face and tucked it under her ear, lightly caressing the side of her face. He smiled fondly at the tattooed beauty who started to stir in her sleep. His smile didn't fade when sleepy brown eyes blinked up at him as she awoke from her slumber.
"Hey." Bruce says bringing his hand back to his side.
"Bruce..." Shivani yawned, stretching her arms out and arching her back before laying back down on the chair, "I'm sorry I feel asleep."
"It's alright. You needed it."
With a dopey smile the tattooed beauty reached her hand towards him, finger tips lightly brushing the facial hair on his chin before placing both hands on the sides of his face admiring his fully grown beard.
"You look good." She complements him while rubbing her thumbs against his cheeks. Bruce's smile widens. He placed his hands lightly over hers.
"You know, I remember hearing Alfred saying something about starting breakfast when he left the cave a minute ago...." He trailed off eyes looking off towards the door way.
Her own eyes widen as she dropped her hands from his face and jumped off the couch, almost tripping in the process and practically sprinted out of the room and to the elevator. Bruce watched her run off with amusement, a certain spark in his eyes that only those who knew him personally could catch. They shift towards the tablet and his smile fell. He picked up the device back up and held it in his hands staring at the image on the screen.
