[1] Beware the Batman and the Black Widow [1]

A heart with Wings

To Gotham by Midnight Part 6

A couple of days later

I sat in the Bat cave looking at the local police reports things had started running a lot smoother since I started sharing the work load with the others and sharing the work load had given me some time to heal fighting Bane was basically like trying to fight a Tank, and speaking of Bane he had been sent back to Stonegate penitentiary where they had a special cell waiting for him.

The transmitter in the Bat cave rings I answer it is Bat Girl

"Hey Black Widow thought that I would let you know your theory about where Clay face was hiding was right he is now frozen in a cryogenic pod on his way to Arkham" Bat Girl tells me it's good that was the last thing on my list to do before Bruce gets back

"Good work Bat Girl why don't you take the rest of the night off" I smile at the young girl on the screen but her face showed a lot of concern

"Are you ok Natasha Dick told me about the show down with Bane that couldn't have been easy like even the big guy struggles to go hand to hand with Bane" the young crime fighters concern was indeed touching but I've had much worse but she doesn't need to know that

"Everything is fine Bat Girl but seriously go home be with your father and oh have a good night" things were quiet and Nightwing and Robin were already on their patrol around the city if anything cropped up they could handle it

"Thank you Black Widow night" she ends her transmission when suddenly a silver tray of tea is placed next to me the smell was already music to my taste buds

"Earl Grey?" I ask Alfred as he poured the delicious tea into a tea cup I also noticed several biscuits on the tea tray I swear Alfred is a literal angel

"Indeed Ms Romanoff to help you sleep" he replies and passes me the tea cup

"You're just like him Ms Romanoff" Alfred suddenly says what does he mean by that I look at him confused

"You're a born leader, you never give up and all the young ones love you they look up to you I suppose you're like a mother figure to them" Alfred says his words had really touched my heart much like the tea it never really dawned on me how far I had come since my previous life as an assassin I had everything that I had always wanted.

I'm suddenly woken up by someone putting a blanket over me I hadn't even realised that I had fallen asleep must have been the tea, again.

I open my eyes to see Bruce smiling down at me

"Sorry I didn't want to wake you, but you looked cold" I wasn't but I didn't bother saying that Instead I wrap my arms around him in a giant hug I feel him return the hug

"It's good to see you back in one piece" I tell him although he looked a bit dishevelled. I observe his war torn face it was littered with some deep cuts and bruises

"Come on big guy" I smile at him as I get up from the comfy chair and grab his arm as I lead him over to the medical table usually he would reject medical treatment I was exactly the same but he trusted me.

I pick up some cotton wool and disinfectant but he will most certainly need stitches on the large cut going down the left side of his face

"How bad is it Romanoff?" he asks seeing my reaction and although the disinfectant was painful on the cuts he hid it well

"I would recommend steering clear of mirrors for a while and avoid the tabloids but it shouldn't scar" I tell him he seemed glad to be back

"I hear you did a good job Natasha" he must have already spoken to Alfred