The Secretary and The Bat

Chapter 9

(Batman's) P.O.V

Bang Bang Bang

I quickly grab (y/n) as I jump out of the way from the marog of bullets. Frightened screams fill the room as the gun shots continue to ring out.

"Stay still will ya!" Joker yells as he keeps shooting at us.

I look around for a safe place to hide (y/n). I spot a white marble pillar nearby and as I moved towards it, I felt a bullet graze my right shoulder. I jump behind the large pillar grunting at the pain. The gun fire finally stops. I sat (y/n) down on the cold, tan tiled floor and look down at my shoulder. Luckily, it was just a small gash and will probably heal within a few weeks.

"You're hurt." (Y/n) whispers as she gently touches my injured arm with a concerned look. I can feel her hands shake a little and there was a slight panic in her voice.

"I'm fine." I say with a soothing voice trying to calm her down.

"Don't give me that 'I'm fine' bullshit. Look I studied a bit in medicine, so let me just wrap it, okay" She says slightly irritated. I nod and watch her tear a long piece of her dress to bandage my injury in. "There that should hold for a while."

"Thanks." I grunt. I look her over. Her dress was in tatters and her hair had fallen and was a mess. A bruise was starting to show on the side of her head from where she fell. "You're hurt too." I whisper as I examine her injury.

"It's okay. It's just a bruise, no big deal." She smiled.

"Alright." I sign. I slowly poke my head out from behind the pillar to see what was going on, but I quickly move back as Joker fires two shots at my face. One of bullets nicked the part of the pillar that was near my face. I growl in annoyance.

'I need to think of a plan to get everyone out safely, but one thing still bothers me. When I was outside watching the situation unfold through the window, it looked like Joker was only interested in (y/n). He even shot Gordon because he was blocking the way. Also, his men even gathered all the guests and police officers that attended into one corner of the ballroom and made sure to take their guns. Now that I think about it, he called us love birds. Why did he call us that?'

"Come out, come out, Batsy. We wouldn't want your girlfriend thinking you're a coward." Joker practically sings the last part.

'Girlfriend! Where the hell did he get that idea?' I thought, then I flashback to the kiss I shared with (y/n). 'Shit! He must have seen that.'

"You know, Batman. I was quite surprised at first. Seeing you two together in that dark alley was bewildering to say the least. I thought 'Now why would ol' Batsy be interested in this woman?'" The Joker chuckles. "Oh, but now, now I understand. She is quite the looker up close." He says darkly.

'I need to end this now. Otherwise (y/n) will be in danger.' I think to myself.

"Stay here." I whisper to (y/n) as I take out a black ball from my belt and throw it at the Joker. Smoke explodes out of the ball filling the room. I quickly dash out and disarm the Joker. I punch Joker in the jaw, knocking him over the buffet table. Plates of food and utensils crash onto the ground. His goons start chasing me, abandoning their post. Bullets were firing at me. I jump into the air dodging them, and then throw a bat-rang into the barrel of a lackey's gun. When the man pulled the trigger, the gun explodes in his hands, disorienting him. I knee him in the gut. He falls to his knees gasping for air. Another lackey points a gun at my face. I grab the hand that the gun is in and twist it causing him to drop it. I went on to disarming and knocking out the other men. I turn to see if the hostages were ok. As I turn my head, I hear a click behind me. I slowly turn to see the Joker pointing a gun at my head.

"Bye-bye Batsy." Joker says before the sound of glass shattering rings through the room. I watch as Joker's eyes roll back into his head as he falls to the ground revealing (y/n) standing behind him with a broken vase in her hand.

"Oops, it just kinda slipped." She says with a smirk.