Batrose was waiting outside his apartment, smiling as she was holding a bunch of potted roses to give to him.
Drury opeed the door for her. "Ah, Batgi-I mean. Batrose." He chuckled. "Sorry, still haven't gotten entirely used to this yet! Please, Batrose, come in."
She walked in, giving him the flowers. "Those are for you." She said, smiling softly and sweetly at him. "Don't let them die."
"Aw, thanks.", he smiled. "I promise I won't!" He in return gave her dairy free chocolate candy, Pamela's vegan lifestyle kept in mind. "For you. No need to keep those unbroken, though.", he joked.
She smiled, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Thank you."
He blushed a little, leading her inside. "Here, I prepared the table for us."
She smiled and followed him in.
He pulled back a chair for her.
"So...you said we should announce...ourselves...to all of Gotham?"
"We should. I know all of this secrecy is killing you."
"What about you? How do you feel about this?"
She shrugged. "What's the worst that's going to happen?"
"Well, if you say so...and how do you think we should go about doing this?"
"I don't know. But if you want to wait until after this fuse stuff is over, we can wait."
He smiled. This sentence to him proved this wasn't the Pam in her talking, that this was really what his girlfriend wanted. "I think it's alright. Let's figure out a way to do it, then."
She nodded. "I'm glad we can do that."
"So, how about we watch something together?"
How bowed down and reached out his hand rather dramatically.
"Your jacket, Madam?"
She giggled a bit, handing him her green demin jacket.
Drury took her jacket and hung it up, then led her to the sofa. "Please, do have a seat. I'll be getting a VHS for us...do you like the Gray Ghost?"
She sat down, smiling at him. "I've never seen it." She said, her eyes batting at him.
He placed in the VHS tape. "Huh, that's surprising. It's an old Superhero show. Rumor has it that it served as the inspiration for Batman himself."
Batrose smiled, waiting on him to sit down before crawling into his lap and hugging him close. "I love you." She said softly.
"Oh!" He pulled her in and hugged her. "That's unexpected...but I love you too!"
He smiled at her. "I'm glad to have you!"
She smiled, snuggling up to him as they watched the tv show.
Suited to an exiting orchestral fanfare, the TV show showcased the titular Gray Ghost going up against the wildest assortment of threats, and using gadgets that would feel very familiar to Batrose.
"So, the first VHS is done. Should I get the next?", Drury asked, rocking Batrose on his lap.
Batrose smiled, laying her head on him. "Yeah, but I don't want to move!" She said with a bright laugh.
"Am I that comfortable?", he laughed with her.
She nodded, just snuggling into his arms. "Yes." She said, blushing brightly.
He straddled her in his arms.
"You're adorable, you know that?"
She giggled, kissing his cheek. "So are you. You are the more adorable one though."
He hugged her tighter. "Okay, I won't move then. But you'll need to repay me somehow once you do get down!", he said with a wink.
"Oh and how's that?" She whispered before giggling out of shock of what she was doing.
"Well, what are you offering?", he kept rocking her.
"What do you want?" She asked, smiling at him.
"Truth be told, I was hoping you had thought of something." He kissed her cheek. "How about we switch places for the next tape, so I know what it feels like?~"
She laughed. "Oh alright. I can do that."
He laughed with her."Should I get us something to drink?"
"Please." She said, smiling at him.
He picked her up and set her down, then entered the kitchen to come back with two glasses of water. "For my dear lady~", he said dramatically again, handing it to her. "Actually, I have an Idea. How about the two of us go to the park together?"
"A nature walk. You know me so well." She said softly, smiling as she got up. "I love looking at the stars at night."
He got up, too. "Wonderful! I hear the lighting in the park is beautiful in the evening!", he then said in a faux serious tone "But do know you still have to make up to me.", and winked.
He offered her his hand. "Shall we?"
She took his hand, smiling. "Let's go."
He led her outside, the park was dimly illuminated with old streetlights casting their reflections on the water, fireflies buzzed around curiously to inspect the moderate amount of other couples walking around
Batrose smiled, making flowers grow near the other couples, wanting to make the others happy as well. They all smiled, the more religious ones taking it as a sign from above and the atheistic ones thinking this was all some extraordinairy but extremely romantic coincidence, one they would be sure to tell their children about. They went past a salesman selling crepès. "May I buy one for you?", Drury asked.
She nodded with a smile. "I would love one."
He paid for her choice of flavour, then bought one for himself. "We can eat it on that bench", he said, pointing to one that has a brilliant view of the reflecting river and the fireflies.
Drury led her to the bench. Batrose smiled, snuggling up to him and kissing his cheek. He smiled back, pulling her in. "The crepè can't be as sweet as you, can it?"
She smiled, looking into his eyes. "I do want to finally get it out there, but I want to know what you want."
"What I want?", he asked, cocking his head to the side. "What do you mean?"
"I mean. Do you want to tell everyone?"
"We can.", he confirmed.
She smiled, laying her head on his shoulder.
He sat there, watching the water.
"Why don't we take a picture or two together? On the bridge?"
Batrose nodded, standing up to walk with him. "You got a camera?"
He stood up, getting one from his jacket. "I wanted to ask you...what's it like being a fusion?"
"It's weird. It's disorientating. You don't know which thoughts are yours and which thoughts are the other's."
"Are you as smart as two people now? Or as strong? Or as fast?", he asked, leading her to the bridge.
"Dunno. Never tried." She said softly, shrugging.
"We should, while we have the time.", he suggested.
"Like what?" She asked, looking up into his eyes.
"Could you...say....lift that boulder there?", he said as they walked past a small one.
Batrose shrugged, going over to the boulder and lifting it. "Yep... Pretty easily."
"Impressive!", Moth said, taking out the camera. "Might I?"
A bell like laugh came out. "Go ahead."
He took a picture, smiling.
She let the boulder down slowly, walking over to him.
"My strong girlfriend!", he said, looking very proud.
She threw her arms around him. "Yep. All yours."
He lifted her in a spin.
"Shall we test it a bit more, then?"
"If you want." She said, smiling at him. She looked up. "The moon is so big tonight."
"It's like a big, beautiful lightbulb in the sky...if you weren't here, I couldn't stop staring at it!"
She giggled, leaning over and kissing his cheek.
He kissed hers, too. After they took a few more pictures, he asked, "Could I give you one more test?"
She looked up at him, curious. "Sure, I guess."
He led her to a little abandoned parking house near the park, where a disowned, rusting car stood.
"I bet one Movie date of your choice, all on me, that you can't break this.~"
"And if you win?" She said, getting close to him.
"A movie date of my choice on both of us, maybe?", he suggested. "I wouldn't let you pay for me, dear."
She smiled softly, going over to the car, before trying to break it. After several attempts, only thing that came off was the bumper.
"Hm....I count that as your win!", he said.
Batrose smiled, walking over to him. "I guess you owe me a date night."
"I sure do!", he agreed.
Batrose smiled, taking a few more steps before stumbling a bit.
"Everything alright?", Moth asked.
"Yeah. Yeah. Just tripped over a rock." She said.
"I still think it's interesting how a fusion changes you", he said, leading her back to the park. "If you feel up to it, wanna test how light I feel to you compared to when you're not fused?"
She smiled, lifting him up. "Still light as ever to me." She said, before stumbling a bit and falling, somehow landing on top of him, her eyes going from green to blue.
Drury didn't notice the eye colour change at first, it was the sudden presence of a second redhead that set him off.
"Oh, hello, Barbara. Good to have you back!", he grinned, looking at her lying on top of him.
Barbara smiled as Pamela just rolled her eyes. "I'll leave you two to your date. Get 'em, tiger." She said, walking away.
"You'd think she had more of a sense for romance.", Drury joked, sitting up and embracing Barbara.
"I think she was tired of being trapped with me." She said, hugging him back. "I love you, Drury."
"I love you, too, Barbara!"
She smiled, kissing him. "I've been wanting to do that, but I thought maybe it should be me, and not Batrose."
"Please, go ahead.", he prompted, smiling.
Barbara laughed, kissing him again.
