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*update! This chapter has been revised due to some feedback, I will be updating the other chapters also*

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It sat in all its shimmering, beautiful teasing glory just staring at her. It was like an unspoken challenge. Its tendrils flowed from its body, stretching out, moving almost like they were flexing, ready. She crouched down close to the floor, arching her back until she felt that satisfying click, rolling her shoulders her eyes narrowed like a lioness stalking her prey. It had to be nothing less than perfect. Least of all because if she made any contact with the angry red tendrils she knew full well the screeching wail that would pierce the night air. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, when her eyes opened again they were full of want and determination. She needed to hold its body against hers. From her crouching position she slowly raised herself into a shoulder stand, found her balance and sprang into the air twisting and ending with a round off, she looked down to see her nimble feet in the middle of the forest of tendrils. They were moving closer, she had a split second to decide her next move. Two backflips later and she was holding herself in the corner of two walls her quick eyes scanning for her next opportunity. She spotted a chance and somersaulted through the air landing perfectly right next to her new baby. She was so close she could smell it, she reached out when the hairs on the back of her neck stood up.

"Fuck." She sighed stilling her hand.

"Selina."

She didn't need to turn around to imagine the grim expression, the thin lips, the disappointed eyes, the general demeanour of disdain. Ugh. He was such a goody two shoes. "Bruce." She turned batting her eyelashes.

He stood taller than her even in her heels and looked down on her. The dark night making his eyes no more than dark pools she couldn't read. "Batman" the gruff unimpressed voice matched the slight curl of his lip as he corrected her. The usage of his real name was a sure fire way to get under his skin, something she used frequently.

"Catwoman, pleased to meet you" she purred playfully as she stepped closer running her claws around the symbol on his black suit. She loved frustrating the big black bat; as she often reminded him if he got to call her Selina then why didn't she get the same privileges? He grabbed her wrist. "Ooh feel like playing rough do we?" She smiled seductively and licked her lips.

"No games Selina. Time to go." He began to pull her.

She resisted "What? No foreplay?" She pouted playfully.

"I don't have time for this."

"Then stop wasting mine and let me go."

"I can't."

She smirked cruelly "I'm beginning to get sick of that reply" He stayed silent and unemotional, it did nothing but get her back up. She lashed out to slap him with her free hand, he caught it easily and sighed dully. He pulled on her wrists, she resisted again. She can see the start of a flicker of anger. He pulled again and this time she let herself go catching him off guard and landing in his arms. Before he had chance to regain the distance she kissed him, hard. She pulled away purring "Mmm don't leave it so long next time" she twisted her arms outwards and ran up his body to flip herself backwards, he could no longer hold on and she is free.

He grunts as he watched her flip away, glanced at the podium where the Wayne Diamond once sat. "Women."