⧽ HOW YOU WON OVER THE BATKIDS ⊹ ࣪ ˖ ꕀ. ۫
you weren’t scared of wayne manor. you were not scared of wayne manor. it was just a place. full of ghosts and spirits that hadn’t passed on...okay, so maybe you were a little bit scared. but being a medium was your gift, you were born with it so you hung out with earthbound spirits all the time.
yeah, sure, people looked at you funny on the street but you were used to it after having done this for years on end. you were here today because alfred had asked for you.
the kids had been complaining about odd things happening around the manor. vases moving on their own, sounds late at night. that kind of thing. you pulled your lips to the side and pounded on the heavy door. you clutched your purple velvet bag in your hand, rocking back and forth on your heels. you turned around to watch the cars pass by.
you were wearing a black wide brim hat, black fishnet leggings with stars, a purple poncho with star swirls and stars. you paired all of that with your signature black boots. your poncho covered your dragonfly tattoo on your shoulder. for jewelry, you went for purple bangles and black triangle stud earrings.
you heard the door open and as you turned around the to face alfred, you smiled. “hi, alfred.” you said, letting him lead you inside. he held out his hands to take your hat. you watched as alfred hung it up on the hat rack. you waited for him to show you to bruce wayne.
you followed him into the kitchen where all the kids were. you knew who everyone was since you had met them at galas and work related events before. dick was leaning against the counter, eating an apple. tim was at the kitchen island on the computer. damian was pointing out things to tim and jason was rummaging through the fridge.
“father is working.” damian said, glaring. he spun his chair around to face you. you realized that they all were looking at you with a glare. you pulled your lips to the side and sat down at the island.
“i’m not here for your father, damian.” that was a complete lie. “i’m here for you boys.” you said, leaning your elbows on the counter with a smug look on your face. “i’ve heard some stories about this place, i want to know if they’re true.”
“alfred, what have you told her?” dick asked.
“nothing at all, master grayson.” alfred said, smugly.
the old man and you shared a glance as he left you and the batkids alone. you leaned back and crossed your arms over your chest. the boys all sat on the other side of the island, facing you.
“i’ve heard voices in the bat-” tim started before jason jabbed him in the side. you smirked, you obviously knew the millionaire playboy bruce wayne was the batman. that was the easiest game of connect the dots you had ever played.
“i know about bruce.” you stated, as if this common knowledge everyone knew. you had put 2 and 2 together at a gala. you knew an empath and knew he had just been in a fight. his energy was totally off. well, more off than usual.
“fuck.” dick cursed. “how?”
“pretty fuckin’ obvious.”
“how do you know father?” damian asked, staring at hole into your soul. good fuck. you weren’t going to tell them that you screwed their dad sometimes. you didn’t really know what to call your relationship with bruce. friends with benefits? that was probably the best way to describe what you were at this point.
“we’re...work friends. he had a few spirits attached to him and they wouldn’t leave me alone. so i told him, i had to or they wouldn’t cross over. and that’s my job. making spirits cross over.”
the boys looked at each other. “are there spirits here now?” in fact there were. an elderly woman who you’d been ignoring for the past few hours because you wanted to focus on the batkids today. she was a woman with silver hair and blue eyes. you weren’t sure who she was but you knew she wasn’t haunting anyone here in the manor.
“yes, an elderly woman named hollis. been with me since this morning.” you side eyed the spirit which made you seem like you were looking at nothing. “if you don’t stop yelling in my ear, hollis, i’m not going to help you.” you told the elderly spirit.
after that, the boys were all over you. they wanted to know everything about your gift. you didn’t really consider this a gift but whatever. talking to spirits ran in your family. only the women on your mother’s side could see and speak to earthbound spirits. you loved and hated this job.
after a while, bruce came home and walked into the living room. the two of them locked eyes and had a moment. “what are you doing here?” bruce asked.
“alfred called me about spirits. the boys helped. we have helped three ghosts cross over today.” you explained, twisting your ring. “your mother says hello.”
“i’ve told you to stop speaking to my mother.”
“i can’t help that she comes to me randomly, bruce. she says you like me.” you smirked. “what do you say to that?”
“my mother lies. besides, we have rules.”
“whatever you say, bruce.” you said, gathering your things until you felt a hand on your waist. you looked up and saw him looking into your eyes. you rolled your eyes.
“stay over tonight?” bruce asked.
“goodnight, bruce.” you said, grabbing your hat from where alfred put it earlier that day. you walked out the door, pulling your phone out of your bag. you checked your messages from the playboy millionaire and smiled to yourself.
BRUCE: Tonight at 8:00? I’ll come over to yours. I’ll even bring that chocolate you like.
YOU: tonight at 8:00. don’t be late and leave your shoes at the door, i’ll already be in bed. bring the milk chocolate.