POSSESSION ; INJUSTICE SUPERBAT

Chapter 07

Kal rarely slept. Most of the time, he only took short naps between his work hours. However, ever since Bruce had come into his life, Kal had been taking a proper eight hours worth of sleep every day.

Technically, a Kryptonian didn't need so many hours of rest. But Bruce had refused to sleep without Kal's company. Not to mention, the boy was a light sleeper and was easily awakened once he realized Kal might try to leave.

It took a lot of reassurance and vows to make sure Bruce slept in peace. Diana had seen the child's dependency on Kal as a nuisance. But the Kryptonian thought otherwise.

Every morning, Kal's mood brightened at the view of Bruce sleeping peacefully next to him. The image never failed to make him smile.

Those long lashes, rosy dimples and the way Bruce's chest rose whenever he breathed in— these things never failed to keep Kal entertained. He loved every minute he could spend laying on the bed and listening to the young human's steady heartbeats.

'Kal?'

Diana's sudden call on the intercom broke the peace for Kal.

'Kal, I know you can hear me.'

Diana called again when she received no response from Kal. This time, her tone was more serious.

Furrowing his brow, Kal slowly got out of the bed. His actions were gentle and slow. He didn't want to wake Bruce from his needed sleep.

"What is it, Diana?"

 'We need you to come to Gotham. Now. We are outnumbered.'

The sudden chaos did not surprise Kal. He knew about Bruce's paranoid personality like the back of his hand. The man had probably assumed the worst possibility: Alfred being killed. If there was a way of snapping Batman's sanity, it was when threats were placed against his family-- especially Alfred. With an IQ of 192, the man would have no difficulty guessing the identity of the assailant who had kidnapped his butler. The damage left behind at his hideout and the surveillance camera which Kal did not destroy had definitely given a solid answer to Bruce, if not.

"I'll be right there."

Kal glanced over his shoulder. He did not want to leave Bruce alone. He understood how much the boy was scared of loneliness. He would definitely cry when he woke up without Kal's presence. The thought made the Kryptonian act quicker.

With his super speed, Kal dressed in his uniform and flew to Gotham instantly. Several members of the Insurgency were triggered and fell back at his mere appearance in the melee. The Dark Knight was the only one who had the guts to stand against him. Wasting no time, Batman immediately threw a punch at Kal. The attack was easily blocked downward by Kal's arm.

"I will only ask once," Batman glowered. "What have you done with Alfred?"

Kal could sense the anger the other man tried to hide beneath a cool tone. It entertained Kal to see the calmness on his foe's face slowly crumble down to pure rage.

"He's fine." Kal grabbed Batman by the other arm and swung him, tossing him against a nearby building. "But I can't vow to keep him safe if you continue to act out of control, Bats."

His heat vision burned the human's shoulder. Batman let out a pained grunt as he quickly rolled to hide behind the newly-broken concrete wall. Less than a second later, a few batarangs came flying out, in Kal's direction. He caught the weapons easily, with a sneer. He wasn't expecting one of them to be explosive and filled with Kryptonite.