Chapter 1-Ace

A/N - An AU-ish fic set sometime after 1x10 only where Selina choose to stay at Wayne Manor with Bruce and Alfred.

Disclaimer - Don't own anything to do Gotham or Batman.

It had been a few months since moving into Wayne Manor and Selina was loving her new life of luxury: food whenever she wanted, a whole library full of books to read, and hundreds of passageways and crevices to explore.

And then of course there was Bruce Wayne. He had grown up a lot since she first met him, not only physically but also when it came to people - yes, he still had a faith in people that one would not have had they grown up in Gotham City, but he was also more cautious about people and paid more attention to their behaviour. He was still driven to do whatever it took to find his parent's killer, though and Selina knew that nothing could change that part of him, not even after those assassins chased them across Gotham.

Selina was brought out of her thoughts when she heard the front doors open, and the former street kid dropped down from the railing and headed down the stairs to the entrance hall of the Manor. She smiled when she saw Bruce walk into the Manor, and when he saw her, Bruce smiled back.

"Hello, Selina," Bruce said blushing, even after a month of living with her Bruce couldn't help but get overwhelmed with her beauty.

"Hey, B." Selina returned as she walked down the last few steps and towards the orphan billionaire. "Where you been? You and Al weren't here when I woke up."

"Alfred got a call from a friend, his dog had puppies, and-" Bruce stopped his story when he saw Selina's face, making him nervous. "What's wrong?"

"Please tell me you didn't get a-" Selina was cut off by a loud bark, and watched as a small grey German Shepherd puppy come pounding into the Manor, Alfred entering after, his arms full with a dog bed, toys and bowls. The dog bounced towards Selina, barking at her, making Selina jump onto the railings, as the puppy tried to reach her.

The puppy eventually gave up and ran over to Bruce, who picked the small animal up into his arms. Alfred meanwhile walked deeper into the house chuckling at how the street-tough girl reacted to the puppy.

Bruce turned back to look at Selina, the girl crouched on the railing, ready and waiting to run just like a cat that she resembled so well. "Oh come on, don't tell me you're scared of this little guy." Bruce exclaimed as he put down the dog, who then began running around to explore the hall.

"I'm not scared. I just," Selina thought for something to say, as she kept an eye of the dog. "I just prefer cats to dogs. It's not like I'm afraid or anything." Selina said as convincing as she could, which likely would've convinced most people, but not Bruce. Just as Selina was learning about life in luxury, Bruce was learning not only how to have an conversation without embarrassing himself but also when she was being less than honest.

"In that case, come and say hello to Ace." Bruce said; hearing his name called the dog ran into Bruce's arms.

"Ace?" Selina asked as Bruce came closer to the staircase.

"Yeah it suits him. Now come and say hello." Bruce said as he came to a stop on the bottom step, waiting patiently as Selina slowly dropped down from the railing and walked down the steps. Ace looked in excitement as Selina reached her hand out to pet him.

Bruce smiled as Ace licked at Selina's hand, before the girl quickly pulled back and moved away. "I'm just gonna, you know, be upstairs." She nervously said, practically running away upon saying the last few words, making Bruce sigh.

Bruce then crouched and placed the puppy on the floor. "Come on Ace lets go find Alfred in the kitchen." He said before running towards the kitchen, Ace happily running besides him.

Selina, meanwhile, watched the two run and glared out of the window beside her, wondering why Bruce would want a dog when he already had a Butler and he had her. She then silently told herself that she was better than any dog and decided to make it her mission to make Bruce see that.

-Bats, Cats and Other Such Creatures-

Later that day, Selina woke up from her nap on one of the study's couches when she felt something wet on her fingers. She opened her eyes to find two large eyes staring back at her, that made her jump back, Ace pawing at the couch and wagging his tail at the girl.

"Shoo!" Selina tired as she waved the pet away, only resulting in Ace's tail wagging more. "Go on, I said shoo, shoo!" Selina picked up the first thing she found: a rubber ball, and threw it to the other end of the room. As Ace went after the ball, Selina took the opportunity and ran out of the room.

She turned a corner only to find herself standing opposite Ace, the puppy's tail wagging and he dropped the ball and rolled it to Selina. Selina picked up the ball again, making a face at how much slobber covered said ball, and threw it again, this time down the very long hallway.

Selina waited as the dog boy chef away, and ran in the other direction, heading towards the dining room. Upon arriving in the dining room, Selina leaned against the wall of the room, and took a breath, before hearing more rapid breathing from in front of her. Selina inwardly cursed, and opened her eyes seeing the puppy place down the ball again.

"How? How do you keep appearing without making a sound?" Selina asked as she slid to the floor in defeat, Ace walking towards her and licking her cheek, in a way tocheer her up. "Okay, stop it. Stop that!" Selina began to laugh as she pushed the slobber machine away from her face. Selina then watched as Ace's attention turned to the doorway leading to the kitchen.

Selina followed Ace into the kitchen and crouched down watching as Alfred, with his back to them, started making hotdogs and burgers. Selina then smirked and crept to the counter, where she snatched two sausages, before creeping back to the dining room where she handed one to Ace, before sitting down and eating the other herself.

"Huh, you're not that bad are you?" Selina smiled when she thought about how similar the dog was to its owner. Just like with Bruce she tried to keep her distance but through constant pestering and if she was honest with herself quite charming and flattering interest the dog, just like Bruce, sparked her interest. Selina was then broken out of her thoughts when Ace grabbed the rest of the sausage in her hand, and quickly chomped it down. "Hey! That was mine!"

-Bats, Cats and Other Such Creatures-

By the time the burgers were ready, Bruce had gone searching for Selina, only to find both her and Ace sleeping on one of the couches, the small dog tucked into the girls arms. Bruce smiled, watching as the girl he was slowing falling for slept in peace, and he knew that it was a good idea to get the dog despite his, and Alfred's, doubts.

Bruce then stoked Ace's head a bit and, feeling a sense of bravery he had developed since meeting the girl in front of him, Bruce left a quick kiss of Selina's head, before blushing and running out of the room, heading to tell Alfred that it would just be the two of them.

What Bruce failed to miss, however was Selina's eyes opening and as she touched her forehead she blushed before laying back down, and returned to dreaming about a particularly handsome billionaire orphan.