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Seal of Darkness	By : RaphaelTMNT Category: -Misc Anime > Crossovers Views: 4281 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Seal of Darkness
CHP25: Dinner and Dessert

Mingling and mostly keeping to herself, she kept a watchful eye at the center of the room and only spoke when approached. Little by little time passed and one hour turned to two and by then realization set in that he wasn't going to show. Some of the more prominent guests began their departure from the Hellite Royal, and she did so herself. Disappointment was the primary emotion that hit, but she didn't try guessing what the reason for his absence. Had she just been stood up; Bruce never really intending on appearing, his intentions to feed her hope? There was that, but it was possible his no show was the basis of something else. Even so a simple phone call wouldn't hurt, nor taken much effort.
Without a seconds hesitation she was off and returned home, aware at any time orders could be delivered from the higher ups. Through the front door she kicked out of her shoes and took a drink of vegetable juice out of the refrigerator before proceeding to the steps. On her way up the vampire clicked on her cell, checking for any missed calls, which she didn't have and once in the bedroom she removed her clothing. She took only one step and froze, her vampire senses picking up on another monster aura. Rolling her eyes, Akasha walked across the carpet dressed only in a bra and underwear pulling open the closet door.
"Hi!" a cat woman threw out her palm, with slight movement in her wrist and laughed nervously.
Akasha frowned but only for a second before the expression was replaced by a smile. More than anything she was startled and confused as to how and what the cat girl was doing in her home.
"Felicia," the vampire reached out and pulled the cat girl to her feet. "What in the world are you doing in my closet and how did you get in here?!"
Given Akasha's raised tone Felicia's ears lowered, feeling as though she was being scolded and wanted nothing more than to curl up in a ball and hide in a corner. Noticing just that the vampire sighed and reconsidered her approach, gently wrapping an arm around Felicia. In a quick tug she pulled the cat woman into her chest and patted her over the head.
"I'm...I'm sorry. We had such a good time today, all of us and I'm tired of base, so I came here and when you didn't answer the door I sort of just let myself in. It was wrong, I know. Truthfully I just barely got here and I was going to leave when I realized you weren't inside, but then I heard the front door open downstairs. I freaked and hid in your closet," Felica explained.
Akasha chuckled amused by the cat woman's explanation finding it quite adorable. Opening her mouth to question how Felicia got in, the vampire instead decided it wasn't important, with another thought in mind.
"Other than boredom, why my place specifically?"
"Morrigan went out and left me, Kahlua is no fun, and Gallon spends all his time in the training room and the others keep to themselves so I thought of you and said why not. But I'll leave now," Felicia said.
"No," Akasha shook her head. "You're already here, no need to take off so quickly. Long as we have a clear understanding this will never happen again. If you want to meet call next time, I could have been to base in no time or we could have met somewhere."
Felicia nodded with full understanding.
"Yes, I remember you saying this place is reserved for your social life as Misaki Akasha, sorry."
"Don't be," Akasha playfully pinched at Felicia's right cheek. "How about you help me pick out what to wear to bed."
"Sure," Felicia's eyes lit up.
Akasha pushed open the closet door and Felicia stood off to the side eying sets of nightgowns and pajamas. Moving her hands throughout Akasha pulled a couple choices off the rack and held them out in front of Felicia.
"Which one do you like?"
Looking at each closely, Felicia scratched at her left ear and glimpsed at another hanging inside the closet.
"They're all great," the cat girl reached into the closet and pulled out a separate nightgown. "But I like this one."
Bright and lively was the cat woman's smile, Akasha unable to resist and returned the clothing in her hands to the closet. Felicia held in her paws a blue nightgown with black lingerie and handed it to the vampire who kindly accepted, smiling warmly. Quickly dressing in the clothing, Akasha slipped into a pair of black leg stockings with suspenders attached. Taking a couple steps back the vampire twirled around giving Felicia a full view.
"What do yah think?" Akasha winked.
"Very cute and," Felicia paused for a moment with her paws locked, and cheeks red. "Sexy."
Akasha blushed twirling a strand of hair with her thumb. An awkward moment of silence followed, but shattered with giggles from both women. Each simultaneously spoke at once and laughed together as a result. The moment lasted only a moment as Akasha's snickers ceased and Felicia picked up on the seriousness in her expression.
"Yur scaring me, whatsup?" the cat woman questioned with worry in her tone.
Looking all around, Akasha clinched her fists.
"I can feel something, someone," the vampire replied.
"And?" Felicia asked.
"We aren't alone," Akasha replied.
The presence was a familiar one, but she couldn't say for certain who. Her thoughts vanished following a loud knock which came from a window across the room. Visible through the glass was someone they knew well and it was Felicia that galloped across the carpet with glee.
"Morrigan!" Felicia said cheerfully.
Akasha followed and was the one to unlock and push open the window, as Morrigan jumped through. Right away Felicia noticed something wasn't right about the succubus, Akasha detecting the same and specifically looked to her eyes.
"Have you been crying?" Akasha asked softly, placing a hand over Morrigan's shoulder.
The succubus roughly forced her shoulder away with a hand to her head, both Felicia and Akasha watching her with worry in their eyes. Swallowing back Morrigan sat at the edge of the bed, her colleagues surprised she hadn't spoken. Turning for only a moment Akasha closed and locked the window, returning her gaze to the succubus. Numerous seconds passed before she looked up and made eye contact.
"Do you know the effectiveness of a succubi's charm," Morrigan's gaze fell directly on Akasha.
"Yes," Akasha nodded. "I am very knowledgeable on not only your kind, but various other monster species."
"Answer the question, Bloodriver!" Morrigan grumbled.
Felicia bit at her tongue and Akasha lightly bit at her lower lip, each staggered by Morrigan's temperament and demeanor. She wasn't one to express emotions such as anger or frustration, but here she was exerting a little bit of both. The vampire reclaimed her posture and stood straight.
"A succubi's charm is unequivocal, and any male caught in one is at the mercy of the succubus. This being might be fifty times her strength and possess immense willpower, but it'd be for nothing. Once a target is subjected to the aura of a succubus, it's like being poisoned...a poison with no antidote that quickly takes over the mind."
"Very good," Morrigan nodded with a grin. "I should expect nothing less from you. That said, he...he resisted me! I, the queen of all succubi and Makai was unable to take under my control a simple mortal! No succubus is near the perfection and mastery of her abilities as I."
"What're you saying?" Akasha inquired marching across the carpet. "Who resisted you?!"
"Batman!"
In that one instant a pen drop could have been heard or the movement of small critters through the window. Akasha's heart raced at the mention of the name and placed a hand over her chest as she took a deep breath. What in the world was happening?! The invitation to Hellite Royal was by Bruce, who she knew good and well he was the cape crusader, A.K.A the Batman. Question as to why he wasn't in attendance became clearer, but there were still uncertainties which would unlikely be answered until they engaged in direct dialog.
"What happened to him, where is he?!" Akasha's arms lowered by her sides, and her fists clinched.
Morrigan laughed almost historically and threw her hair back.
"Oh my, look at you," the succubus chuckled. "Only once have you faced the bat far as my knowledge, yet here you are all worried about him. You hiding something, Akasha dear?"
Unknown whether the question was serious or rhetorical, Akasha crossed her arms and looked away.
"I have nothing to hide."
Staring at her for some time Morrigan wasn't sold, but chose to move on.
"He did this to me," Morrigan trailed a finger just under her left eye and to the right. Her eyes had stopped watering, but clear physical signs were left. "It was a weapon developed in response to our arrival, according to him. He's much greater than I originally gave him credit for, to think there was someone out there that could overcome my prowess."
Morrigan fell back with her head and back against the bed, staring at the ceiling.
"You wish to kill him?" Akasha maintained a blank expression, holding back anticipation.
"On the contrary," Morrigan spun her finger in a circular motion. "I want him!"
"Wan't him," Felicia's eyes narrowed. "Whatcha mean?"
Rising from her back the succubus smirked, Akasha knowing exactly what she meant.
"He is an enemy, do keep that in mind," Akasha frowned.
"To you and Fairy Tale maybe, but I'm here on my own accordance. If I wanted to drop out, I could do so at any time and there isn't a damn thing Yoshii Kiria or anyone else could do," Morrigan voiced.
Akasha responded with laughter.
"And you think he's your destined one?"
"Oh please, don't blow things out of proportion. I've lived for centuries like yourself and in that time I haven't found such a person, and for me to say he's the one after just a few tangles would be incredibly premature. But he was able to resist me, ooooohhhh," Morrigan squeezed at her own breasts looking to the ceiling. "Just thinking about it pisses me off, yet...makes me feel all hot and wet."
"Details we didn't need," Akasha rolled her eyes.
"I can't help myself, Akasha dear. There's nothing that gets me off more than an alpha male with determination, and he's all of that and much more. I'm enjoying our little game of cat and mouse, but he can't run forever and when I catch him I will..."
"You'll what?" Akasha glared.
"Use your imagination hun," Morrigan grinned sinisterly, running two fingers over the surface of her crotch. "He's so stubborn, I bet he's got a long sturdy one."
Felicia's eyes widened at Morrigan's vulgar remark, and Akasha bit at her own tongue.
"He'd make for a pleasant fuck if nothing else," the succubus licked her lips.
"Enough!" Akasha hissed.
Right away Akasha realized her mistake and covered her mouth with a hand, Morrigan blinking a couple times and looking the vampire over.
"You're acting weird again, getting all defensive," the succubus kept her eyes on Akasha with suspicion in them. "You're hiding something."
"Am not!" Akasha looked away.
Not convinced in the slightest, Morrigan shrugged without a care and yawned. She stretched right before standing.
"Well if this is a slumber party, then I should probably get into something more comfortable," the succubus threw her head back.
"No, no it isn't!" Akasha snapped.
Bats engulfed Morrigan's body and when they disappeared her uniform was replaced by a black nightgown with no bottom except for black panties. The wings extending from her head were still visible, but not from her torso. Her belly button and much of her stomach was exposed and a red bowtie was visible over her cleavage holding the top together and another bow over the front side of her underwear. A single strap around her neck held the clothing in place. In a one leap Morrigan was in the bed and grabbed one of the pillows with an idea in mind. She spun around and immediately chucked the pillow at Felicia! The cat woman's reflexes were on point and she dodged catching the pillow as Morrigan took another into her hands.
"Pillow fight!" Morrigan declared.
"You're on!" Felicia replied.
"Wait, no!" Akasha shouted.
Her words were for nothing as Felicia jumped into the bed and swung her pillow which connected with the side of Morrigan's head and dropped the succubus on her side. She rolled out of the way dodging Felicia's next attempt and caught the cat girl by surprise with a swing of her own that connected with the right side of Felicia's face. The two went at it back and forth, and Akasha's attempts at getting their attention failed. Without even realizing it, a pillow was tossed in the direction of Akasha and smacked her right in the face.
"Ooopps," Felicia whispered with her ears lowered.
"No apologies needed," Morrigan lifted the pillow in her hand and stood, running at the vampire.
She leaped off the bed and swung the pillow but her efforts were blocked by Akasha. The vampire recovered the other pillow off the ground and though she originally had no intention of engaging in such childlike activities, Akasha found herself sucked in and enjoying herself. She swung the pillow at Morrigan several times before eventually tackling her into the bed. The pillow fighting commenced with Felicia joining them, but then shifted to a playful tussle of wrestling. Morrigan grabbed and squeezed at Felicia's tail and she screamed louder than the succubus could remember. Breaking free of the hold, she viscously slapped at Morrigan's shoulder.
"That really hurt!" she sulked with her lower lip extended outward.
Her complaint was met by a pillow to the face and the tussle continued for another ten minutes before they eventually settled. Akasha sat with her back against the headboard and Morrigan beside her, but with her head lowered over Akasha's shoulder. Below them was Felicia laid out, with her head atop Akasha's leg and the vampire running her fingers through the cat girl's hair. Feeling herself beginning to fade, Morrigan gazed down at Felicia and before she knew it her eyes closed and she fell asleep, leaving only Akasha awake with her thoughts.
There was nothing on mind more than what she'd just found out. Somehow some way Batman was able to repel Morrigan's charm abilities, a seemingly impossible feat for anyone, but by some gift from the heavens he pulled it off. The action was a miracle in itself, and the fact he was human made it all that more impressive. Even after hearing it from Morrigan, she couldn't wrap her mind around it. And Morrigan's growing interest in the knight was troubling, far as she was concerned. She trusted the succubus as an ally and friend but didn't want her anywhere near him. Morrigan's unpredictable nature was heavily noted. For the time being Akasha knew her connection with him needed to remain a secret, even from Morrigan. Whatever Fairy Tale's plans, Akasha refused to go through with anything putting her against Moka or the knight. To think a time would come that she'd develop such feelings for him, especially taking into account the way in which they met. The thought of it was almost preposterous, but she knew they needed to speak soon as possible.
XXX
It was a little after 2 PM and he was dressed in one of his better suits packed when making the trip. He caught a glimpse of himself in the glass window of the firm and smiled as he ran a hand through his own hair.
"Look at that handsome devil," he complimented himself with a thumbs up.
He readjusted his tie before looking to the entrance door and though it wasn't a job interview he wanted to look professional as he possibly could. There was no telling if a position might be offered, and so he brought along a resume of his side work back in Japan. Most of his time was spent working at Seaside Inn under Marin Kawamoto and alongside San Otonashi, but he'd done a few side jobs in photography as well. With a small briefcase in hand he pushed through the entrance doors of Gotham City Gazette Daily. His posture was straight and he walked with authority and confidence.
"Can I help you?" someone questioned, standing behind the receptionist desk.
"Yes," he nodded. "I sent in sample photos for publishing, and received a call back stating I should come at this time. Name's Morioka Ginei."
"Give me a sec," the person standing behind the desk sat in front of a computer. "Just need to check the system."
"No rush," Gin nodded.
He waited patiently with his arms crossed, looking down at his watch from time to time.
"Ah ha!" the receptionist blurted out after nearly two minutes. "Ginei Morioka, right? You sent in photos of the masked vigilante, huh?"
"Correct," Gin replied.
"The boss man's been expecting you, hold for a moment."
The person behind the desk phoned the head people on the upper levels and within a minute of that a woman emerged from the elevators and shook hands with Gin. Together she and Gin entered the elevator and traveled to the top floor. On their way out he followed behind the woman and sustained his best poker face, having no idea what would be said.
"Aron," the woman knocked at a door down the hall. "Mister Morioka has arrived."
"See him in," a voice on the other side replied.
The woman pushed open the door and awaiting them was a man sitting at a desk and dressed in a brown suit, looking to be in his mid-forties with a dark beard.
"Alice, you may leave us."
"Yes sir," the woman exited and closed the door on her way out.
"Have a seat," the one sitting, looked to a chair across from him.
Gin took his advice and lowered the briefcase beside the chair and sat. Shifting the computer screen so that Gin could see, Aron opened a single file in one click. Occupying the screen were photos Gin took that night, capturing the action between Batman and Poison Ivy.
"You have talent my friend, each of these shots are splendid. Not only did you capture the action, but you did so with great focus and precision. When looking these over I can feel the intensity of what the surrounding must have been like. It is also very clear you put your life in jeopardy being so close to the scene, but that is what the greatest of photographers and reporters do. Your photos are great and will be used, and of course you will be paid for your efforts. But that isn't why I called, I've got a proposition for you. Would you be interested in hearing it?"
Playing it cool Gin held back a smile and looked into the eyes of the man across from him.
"Gladly," Gin said with confidence, but spoke in a way that he didn't come off as cocky.
XXX
It was just after seven o'clock and the final meeting of the day commenced with the billionaire CEO of Wayne Enterprises shaking hands with each board member as they stepped through the door. Not a moment later there was a vibration inside his left pocket, undoubtedly his cell which he pulled out. A text was sent to him reading "I'm down stairs, let's talk." His eyes only slightly skimmed over the caller ID before dropping the phone into his side pocket. He had an idea of what the subject matter would retain to. On his way down the hall he joined a group of people in the elevator and exited out into the lobby a short time later.
Out front the sun had already begun to set, and it was a beautiful sight of blues, reds, oranges and purples. The sound of approaching footsteps diverted his attention to the left, and there she stood dressed in her office uniform. Taking a deep breath, Bruce closed his eyes for a moment and faced her.
"Before you say anything, I first want to apologize," he went on with his hands inside his pockets. "Something came up and I..."
"Forget all that," Akasha dropped her hands over his shoulders. "Are you ok?"
Muddled by the comment, Bruce looked at her with confused eyes.
"Perfectly fine," he searched her features searching for what was behind the question. "Why do you ask?"
"You really don't know, do you?" the vampire removed her hands off him. "She came to me, late last night after you fought."
Without the mention of a name he knew exactly who she referred to.
"I told you not to worry," Bruce sighed, looking the vampire off. "We were in the midst of an investigation and by the time I arrived she had already engaged my allies. They're all fine, if you were wondering."
"You resisted her charm," Akasha walked in front of him making eye contact. "That isn't humanly possible, trust me...I'd know. Not even against a lower level succubi is it possible, but against her that's insane! So how did you do it, what's your trick?!"
Bruce took a deep breath going through his thoughts.
"That isn't something I want to get into, not here, not now. When I told you not to worry about me, I meant it."
Feeling slight disconnect between them, Akasha backed off and nodded. Distinguishing the lack of brightness in her eyes that she normally carried, Bruce placed a hand over her left shoulder and grinned. Akasha noticed the smile and peered at him with questioning eyes.
"How about dinner?"
"Dinner?" Akasha repositioned.
"Last night didn't go as planned and I want to make it up to you, and if you have any questions you can ask. I have a couple questions of my own, but it can wait. There is a place called Gold Doves not far from here, we could meet in an hour or two."
Much as she tried Akasha couldn't hold back a smile.
"I've got nothing on the schedule."
"Good," Bruce replied.
"Great," she smirked.
Both laughed and as the vampire readied herself to speak, someone approached from the stairs. He wore a gray t-shirt showing off his muscular athletic physique, and wore blue jeans.
"Wooohh this is unexpected," he moved in to the side of them. "What's she doing here, is this really a good idea? I mean being seen out in public with her?"
"it's fine," Bruce quickly replied.
"Who is this?" Akasha looked to the person standing across from them.
"What do you mean who is this? We met days ago in Puerto Rico when you shielded me from gunfire."
The vampire blinked a couple times looking him over more closely and shaking her head.
"I see," Akasha chuckled. "You're Nightwing?"
Grayson immediately looked to Bruce with wide eyes.
"She didn't know?"
Bruce ran a hand over his face and shook his head, Richard's throat instantly going dry as his gaze returned to Akasha.
"Dammit!"
The vampire snickered at his response and Dick clinched his fists realizing he had mistakenly given away his identity unnecessarily. He took some comfort in the fact she was someone that appeared trustworthy.
"What is it?" Bruce asked.
He knew Grayson wouldn't show up in person if not important.
"I wanted to follow up on our conversation earlier, but..." his eyes slightly looked to Akasha.
"Oh, I was just leaving," she smiled.
The entrance door to Wayne Enterprises shot open, and one of the secretaries stood in the door way.
"Mister Wayne, someone would like to speak with you. It'll take just a moment of your time."
"Coming," Bruce nodded and looked to Dick. "Be back in a minute."
Akasha and Dick watched him reenter the building and the vampire exhaled eying the staircase.
"Guess I should be going," Akasha waved.
Watching her walk the opposite way, Dick scratched at his side and pushed off the railing to his left.
"Hold up."
"Yes?" she looked back at him.
The vampire faced him as he situated beside her with his back against the extended railing. His eyes fell over the surface beneath their feet and kicked out his right leg.
"I heard bits and pieces about you, most of which he felt was necessary. You're a an S class vampire, who is known as the leader of the Dark Lords back in the realm that is known as home to people of your kind. And you're the mother of Moka Akashiya, and it's clear who she got her beauty from," Dick looked at Akasha whose cheeks turned pink. "Not that it's any of my business but is she your only child or..."
"Moka is my first and only, and there is nothing in the world I hold dearer than her."
"Understandably," Grayson nodded. "How did things come to this I mean with you under the command of these monsters that would target the thing you love most? You appear intelligent and have the good of everyone in mind, which is why I have a difficult time wrapping my mind around your situation. One more thing, is it true you're over five hundred years old?"
Akasha simply nodded.
"Yes, I've been around for centuries. My time in this world ended five short years ago by my own decision and hands. It is because of Fairy Tale that I live again, or more accurately his majesty. I was revived under his control and forced to do his bidding, I was self-consciously in control...but not really. It was all a lie and this couldn't have been any clearer after I was truly awakened by my Moka."
With what she said additional details weren't needed, Grayson painting the remainder of the picture himself. Todd Heinstan was a man of fortune, holding great status and fortune which made sense why Fairy Tale would target him and have one of their X factors working closely with him in the form of Akasha. Lightly biting at her lower lip Akash slowly opened her mouth.
"Uhm, everything ok," he cheeks again reddened, noticing the way he looked at her.
"You've aged well even if a vampire, I mean for someone centuries old you've got the perfect frame and luscious creamy complexion. I can't find a single detail that isn't damn near perfect!"
"Stop it," the vampire waved him off, snickering in embarrassment. "What you're seeing has everything to do with my consumption of nutrients and blood. Long as I consume the right amount of each I'm able to maintain such smoothness of the skin, specifically blood."
At the mention of blood Dick felt his heart jump.
"So it's true...vampires actually drink blood, huh. For the longest I thought it was just a superstition. In that case, you're welcome to suck my blood anytime you want."
Facing the opposite way, she fiddled with her fingers with red cheeks and took off toward the steps.
"Good day to you," Akasha stopped as she came up on the steps. "I don't think you ever..."
"Richard Grayson," he answered, knowing exactly what she had in mind. "But just call me Dick."
Continuing down the steps she didn't notice his smirk.
"Take care, Dick," she slowed up and looked back at him. "Oh and tell Bruce I look forward to dinner tonight."
She threw her hair back and prolonged down the steps, Grayson taking a couple moments to absorb her words.
"Dinner," he whispered, as the meaning behind her words set in. "Dinner! Do you mean like as in just the two of you?!"
He halfway ran toward the steps and stopped at the top and the vampire only laughed, never looking back. His mouth dropped open, at lost for words and completely speechless.
XXX
With a key in hand he unlocked the door and walked through tossing the black briefcase over a nearby table. Planning ahead wasn't normally his thing but in that situation it worked wonders. The conversation and dialog between he and Aron lasted nearly two hours, and during that time Gin shared information about himself, most of which concerning his experience in the field and some personal.
"You've been gone all day," a familiar succubus emerged from the kitchen area. She was dressed in a pink t-shirt and blue skirt, with white high knee socks. "Where were you?"
"Nowhere," Gin replied, but the grin over his face told a different story.
Seeing as he sat over the sofa Kurumu rolled her eyes and leaned against a wall with her arms crossed, but never took her eyes off him.
"Nowhere you say," she looked at him with more intent. "Dressed like that, I bet."
Leaning back Gin discontinued further eye contact clarifying he was uninterested in speaking to her. But seeing what she did, Kurumu went a step forward.
"How did your visit to the Gazette Daily go?"
Gin's eyes instantly widened and his gaze fell on the succubus who gave off an expression which could only be compared to cockiness.
"You were following me?" Gin frowned.
"Don't look at me like that," Kurumu pushed away from the wall. "Dressed like that, you could hardly blame me for getting curious."
"I thought you were out when I left late this morning, how and when did you see me?"
Taking a seat across from him, Kurumu rested one leg over the other.
"Downtown shopping, Picking up a couple small items, but mainly to get out and explore. About two hours in I picked up on your presence and when I set eyes on you, the rest is history. I thought maybe you found a date."
"Jealous?" Gin smiled.
"Get over yourself," Kurumu looked him off with annoyance.
He chuckled at her response and how adorable and cute she looked when agitated. Coming from him such a remark was expected, Kurumu looking passed that and clearing her throat.
"Back on topic, what was the purpose for you visiting that place?"
"Business," Gin answered in one word.
"Obviously," the succubus rolled her eyes, her patience beginning to stretch thin. "What sort of business?"
"My business, as in…not your concern."
Kurumu's fists tightened and the intensity in her eyes increased as she was just about ready to jump out of her chair and choke him out. Instead of letting her emotions take over she took two deep breaths.
"You do remember why we're here, don't you?"
"To stop Fairy Tale, of course. But in the meantime when we have limited intel that doesn't mean we should sit on our asses doing nothing. Tsukune and Batman are essentially the brains of the operation, the rest of us are pieces that don't come into play until the time for confrontation. So why not establish ourselves in the meantime? I'm not doing anything different that Moka hasn't with Cherry Petals Boutique. Establishing ourselves isn't such a bad thing."
The point was valid and so she chose not to argue, and Gin sensed his small victory and was happy to take them wherever he could get them. As something else came to mind he couldn't help but laugh and the succubus stared with questioning eyes.
"What?"
"They say Gotham is home to some of the better entertainment joints in the country and that includes gentlemen's clubs, sounds like that could be right up your alley."
More laughter escaped his lips as Kurumu shot up from the chair and slapped him across the face.
"You're hopelessly despicable!" she threw her head back and marched in the opposite direction.
"Don't you still want to know about the Gazette Daily?"
"No!" she shot.
"Where you going?"
"To my room!"
Kurumu slammed the door shut with force, sending chills up Gin's spine as he gulped.
"She's pissed..." he whispered.
Elsewhere a woman walked through a parking lot wearing black high knee boots and a red lace dress with her arms and back exposed to the cool breeze. Around her neck was a black choker and red bow tied in her hair. The last thing she saw before entering was the words "Gold Doves," flashing in red and pink letters atop the building. Inside the place wasn't what she expected, the walls covered in flowers and heart like symbol and soft music playing throughout.
"You made it," someone spoke from her left side. "You look great."
"Bruce," the vampire faced him.
"Already got us a spot," he wrapped an arm around her waist. "Shall we?"
"Sure," she smiled.
Pulling her along, they took a seat in a booth in the dining area beside a window and sat across from each other. He was dressed in a dark black shirt with gray slacks and a gold watch over his left wrist. A waiter approached their table in under a minute lighting the candle between them and holding a slip of paper. They decided on a starter with drinks and the waiter returned to the kitchen with their order. Bruce inspected Akasha's expression noticing something a little bit extra.
"You've been smiling the entire time, is there something I should know?" Bruce asked.
She ran the tips of her fingernails over the wooden surface and leaned back.
"He's quite flirtatious," the vampire chuckled. "Your friend, I thought it was cute."
"You like him?" a grin formed over his lips.
"No, no!" Akasha retreated in defense shaking her head back and forth. "Adorable and charming, uh huh...but I'd never entertain the idea of romance. Not when I have what's across from me. Only one out of the human race has proven himself worthy of me."
The vampire winked and blew a kiss at Bruce widening his grin.
"Fair enough, but you had questions didn't you? Go ahead and ask."
"Ok, let's start with the obvious. How were you able to resist Morrigan?"
Pushing forward Bruce dropped his hands atop the table.
"When a new enemy or obstacle presents itself, I never take full action until first analyzing and working up a counter. This is especially crucial when dealing with an opponent or situation of dire lengths."
"That doesn't answer the question," she frowned.
"I have a question of my own," Bruce looked her in the eyes. "You said Morrigan came to you after our encounter, what did she say? She's sent mix signals, some of which implies she wants me dead and others the exact opposite."
Slightly annoyed by his dodging of her question and asking one of his own, the vampire rolled her eyes.
"She follows orders just as myself, but she is different. If Morrigan crosses something that she feels benefits her, she'd go far as to disobey an order to get it and that holds true for something she likes. The fights between you have been nothing more than a game to her and she's taken a liking to you, but even so I can't say if this is a good thing. It might very well be your soul she's after, but I don't know."
"Figured as much," Bruce nodded. "Whatever her intentions I won't drop my guard, not around her, Fairy Tale, or anyone."
"And me? Do you trust me?"
Their eyes were deadlocked and before he had the opportunity to reply the waiter returned with the drinks.
"Are we ready to order?" the waiter pulled out a pen.
"I believe we are," Bruce took a menu into his hands as Akasha did the same.
Both quickly read over the menu and made a choice and for the next hour and a half they enjoyed the meal, engaging in little conversation, most of which having nothing to do with Fairy Tale. Sharing a few last laughs it was Akasha that yawned with her eyes falling over the exit. She didn't exactly get out of him what she wanted, but the time spent together was certainly worth it.
"Well you certainly made tonight worthwhile, oh and I forgot to mention I've got something for you. Not yet, but Kahlua has in her possession two of the Sentrox and agreed on handing one over to me. I'll have it for you tomorrow, or the day after. I'm feeling a little tired, gonna turn in for the night."
Akasha attempted to stand, but she was stopped by his hand taking hold of her wrist. Her eyes were filled with question and in response he uncovered a small keycard from his left pocket, dropping it over the table.
"What is this?"
"I have a surprise for you," Bruce smiled. "Take it."
Doing as instructed Akasha took the card into her hand.
"Now what?"
"Follow me," Bruce replied.
Taking her free hand into his own they exited from the dining area and passed the entrance door and into an elevator on the other side of the first floor. The vampire stayed silent the whole way up to the 8th level as they exited out and stepped into a hall that was designed more like a hotel than restaurant. They passed three doors on the left side of the hall and stopped at the 4th.
"I never took you as the type for surprises, what's in there?" Akasha looked to Bruce.
"Open and see?" he grinned.
Sliding the key through, the vampire slowly pushed open the door and on her way in clicked on the light switch, the door closing shut behind them. At the center of the room and hanging above the ceiling was a large ceiling light in the color of gold. The walls were painted in bright reds and shades of pink, with heart symbols over the walls. Expensive furniture in the color of gold and red were throughout. To their left was a fireplace and the flames burning bright. A cart with two bottles of champagne sat inside a bucket of ice just beside a window and lastly was a king size bed, surrounded by pink bed curtains and a massive HDTV across the room. She was nothing short of astonished by the surrounding, and her thoughts ceased at his physical touch from behind.
"This is all paid and reserved for the night," he whispered in her left ear. "If you're feeling tired, I can always cancel th..."
He was silenced by a finger to the lips as she turned and faced him.
"You did all of this," Akasha removed her finger and looked all throughout the room. "For me?"
Her gaze fell over his and the vampire froze.
"Yes," Bruce answered. "Gold Doves isn't known for its diner, but rather the services for its customers...primarily lovers and couples."
Turning red, the vampire looked to her left contemplating if she was dreaming. Nothing to that point suggested he'd make moves to advance their relationship or flatter her, his mind and focus only on the mission. It was a delightful unexpected surprise that she wouldn't let go to waste and so she looked him in the eyes.
"I'm not feeling so tired anymore," Akasha snickered.
Her gaze never left his and in one quick action she pulled him in with her arms wrapped around his neck and locked lips. Her tongue slithered against his as he lifted her up and carried her toward the bed. As they came within a foot of it Akasha broke the kiss and jumped into the bed on her side and daring him to join with the wave of her pointer finger.
"Come handsome, I promise not to bite," she laughed. "Well at least not too hard."
Bruce joined dropping down on his side and they continued where they left off, locking lips and making out. He lifted her left leg over his waist and trailed a hand over the exposed skin on her legs and made his way upward into her dress, grabbing and gently grasping her butt. The vampire moaned into his mouth and lowered her right hand running it over the area of his crotch. Though clothed, she could feel his hardness and lightly squeezed at it. Taking things a step further, he forced two fingers into Akasha's underwear and ran them over her entrance. This continued for a little while longer, Bruce being the one to pull away and both gasping for air. Running a hand over the side of his face Akasha smiled.
"You're a really good kisser hehe, I forgot to mention. There isn't much you can't do it seems," she complimented.
They shared a quick peck of the lips and Bruce pushed up standing at the bed's edge while Akasha rolled over on her back. He lifted her left leg pulling at the zipper of her boot and forcing it off her leg. Without warning he pressed his lips against the bottom of her foot sending shocks through her body and continued with small kisses along the surface. He did so making his way to her right ankle and then to the left. When finished he dropped the leg and went for her other leg removing the footwear and gave her opposite foot the same treatment, starting with the sole of her foot and making his way down her raised leg. Akasha blushed with her head to the side, turned on by his actions. Before long his head was up and through her dress and his lips kissing at the skin around her panties. He ran his right thumb over the surface of her underwear feeling the dampness of the fabric, the vampire already wet. With both his hands to the sides he lifted her dress up passed her waist and dropped little kisses over the exposed skin and did so along the surface of her underwear.
"I'd say we can do without these," Bruce smirked.
Akasha stayed quiet as he removed her panties down and off her legs tossing them to the ground, gaping at her exposed private. Spreading her legs the vampire looked up at him with lust in her eyes. Bruce removed his shirt tossing it to the side and Akasha marveled at his muscular torso, but was only for a moment before he lowered himself with his head in between her legs. He wasted no time trailing his tongue over her clit and then downward over her Urethral and then mashed his lips against the skin and shot his tongue up and inside her vagina. His tongue swirled against her walls, taking her wetness into his mouth and Akasha groaning as she lightly sucked at her right thumb. She positioned her legs over his shoulders as he continued going to work breathing heavily. This went on for a little over two minutes before he pulled back licking away some of her stickiness from his lips.
"Great," Akasha removed her legs from around his shoulders. "Now it's my turn, lay down."
Her tone was commanding and he did exactly as she asked laying out over the bed with his head over the pillows. The vampire was positioned on her knees and slowly unbuckled his belt, pulling his zipper and pants down passed his knees. With his member in plain sight she took it into her hands and lightly stroked it, feeling his length grow harder in her soft touch.
"That's it, good boy."
The vampire released her hold of his cock and forced his legs apart as she sat back and extended her arms/hands outward behind her for leverage. A vindictive expression took shape on her face as she extended her legs taking hold of his cock with the soles of her feet. Bruce grumbled at the softness of her flesh massaging his hardened member. While she rubbed the bottom of her right foot against his member, she squeezed at his nutsack with the toes of her opposite. Bruce's grunts became louder at this and the vampire licked at her lips, satisfied with his response. Switching it up Akasha wrapped both soles around his length moving them up and down with her toes lightly gripping at it. She went at this for a little while before another idea came to mind. Removing her feet, the vampire pulled off his shoes, socks and pants entirely. She then turned with her backside facing him and lifted up her dress. Bruce stared at her butt for only a moment before she sat on his cock.
She glimpsed over her left shoulder at him smirking sadistically as she slowly moved her hips taking his cock in between her buttock. Akasha positioned her hands over his thighs driving the outer entrance of her anus up and down his length. His arousal grew at this, having a front row view to his cock being toyed with by her ass. Akasha lowered her backside firmly over him and grinded the outer flesh of her hole against his cock. Next she pushed up on her knees and took his member into her left hand rubbing the tip of his cock against her anus.
"You like my butthole, dontcha?" she smirked looking back at him.
Bruce returned the smile as Akasha stood removing the dress over her head and her bra, tossing both to the ground. Her eyes quickly fell over the main prize and dropped down to her knees and licked at his tip. She smoothly swept her tongue against his glory and Bruce watched as she circled her tongue around the head of his cock taking it into her mouth and sucking him off. The warmth and wetness of her mouth was gratifying as he progressively shoved into her mouth.
Akasha's tongue wrapped around his swollen rod and moaned. He placed his hand on her head and pulled at her hair slightly. She soon pulled back eying his saliva-covered manhood. On her hands and knees, she faced the opposite way looking back at him over her shoulder.
"You know what to do," she spoke in almost a whisper.
She looked forward shivering in anticipation as Bruce pushed up and moved forward running his length over her entrance without entering. But in one quick shove he gave her his entire length in one thrust, Akasha moaning loudly and held onto the bed while rutting her hips backwards to meet his motion as he shoved his length into her roughly. Her breasts bobbed over the bed from his ruthless thrusts. She thought for sure the night they shared of love making would be the only and now to have him inside of her again was glorifying!
Akasha's cheeks turned pink with yearning as Bruce seemed to hit the right spots holding onto her hips and slapping at her ass on occasion. The vampire yelped as her first orgasm erupted, her juices splattering over his cock, waist and testicles. Bruce felt his arousal grow at being covered in her stickiness. Forcing his member further in, the tip of his penis pressed against her cervix and Akasha screamed as she drooled from her mouth! Bruce reached forward fondling her breasts as he forced his hips forward striking his cock into Akasha's womb further and with added force. Akasha fell forward concealing her blushing face into the bed and Bruce positioned his hands over the sheets for leverage as he continued giving her his hardened length.
Her ass slapped against his waist with each thrust, feeling her own wetness. Akasha forced herself up and turned her head as Bruce leaned forward and locked lips with her. The duo's tongues explored the other's mouth as they moved in sync with her hip movement combating against his. Akasha moaned into the kiss feeling how strong the friction was between them as his cock stretched her out and she squirted over it again.
Bruce looped his fingers around the vampire's erect nipples and grasped them. The pair broke their kiss and Akasha cried out in pleasure with his added tactics. Bruce removed his hands from her chest and lowered his left down over her clit. He massaged her clit and Akasha whimpered while still rutting her hips back against his jetting cock which showed her womanhood no mercy. He grunted at her walls tightening around him and with one final thrust, her walls extracted him of his seed, but he continued moving his hips as more and more of his cum shot outward filling her insides. The vampire snickered at the tingling sensation of being filled up so deep by his hot substance. After a few more pumps Bruce pulled out and Akasha rolled over on her back and smiled.
"Goodness that was amazing! But what happened to that complaint of yours, thought you didn't want to make love to me without protection? Change of heart sweetie," the vampire rose her left foot rubbing it against the side of his face. "You can cum inside much as you want, I don't mind."
Akasha forced a finger into her vagina wiggling it around as some of his sperm discharged outward over the sheets and she sucked away the bit on her finger. Bruce smiled and lowered himself atop the vampire and pressing his lips against hers. Lost in the kiss with his tongue battling hers he quickly found himself on his back with Akasha pinning him to the bed with her hands over his wrists. She released his left wrist for only a moment as she reached for his cock and reinserted him into her womanhood. She rolled her hips forward as her breasts bobbed and he grunted staring at her breasts. It was the last thing on his mind in the next instant as she lowered her head over his right side and bit into his neck.
The pain was sharp, but lasted for only a moment as she firmly held him down by his wrists. Akasha drank his blood as she grinded atop him and Bruce forcing his cock further inward with thrusts of his own. The pleasure he got from having his blood consumed during intercourse was unmatched. After taking what she wanted Akasha blushed in response to the power of his length jamming inside of her wetness and her rear slapping wet on his lap. Bruce groaned as she worked her hips in a circular motion and she watched her jiggling butt over her right shoulder.
Her eyes closed at the feel of Bruce forcing his cock into her tightness further. Akasha's inner walls squeezed at his member as her juices sprayed over him once more, and her screams echoing through the room. The vampire sat up dropping her hands over his chest and her feet on his thighs. Both moaned as their lower parts collided and their hips worked in sync. Her breasts bounced as she spun around his member and she leaned down kissing his lips again.
His length forcefully dove up into her pussy as she grinded it in return kissing her lover as she fell forward with her breasts pressed against his chest. Akasha's tongue sensually rubbed against and wrapped around Bruce's, tasting one another and she trailed her fingers through his hair.
Feeling he was near again, Bruce wrapped his arms around her torso just as his cock imploded inside and kept their lips locked. Both moaned as he released hot inside of her womb. Akasha was the one to eventually break the kiss panting with a relaxed smirk as Bruce ran a finger over the side of her face moving away strands of hair covering her eye.
"You're remarkable," she said in between breaths kissing at his lips again.
A part of her couldn't believe she had now been intimate with him twice. Humans were looked down upon by vampires like peasants to royalty and only ever considered a source for feeding, and nothing more. They were inferior and even the Dark Lord felt that way not long ago. Even with such thoughts, it didn't stop her from envisioning a world where both races could tolerate and work with one another. The world would be better for it, she was sure of it. Tsukune was the first to open her eyes, altering some of what she believed. But even that wasn't enough, his kindness could be written off as one diamond in a stack of dirt. Centuries of living before then was proof of that. But then came him, Bruce Wayne. A man looking over an entire city and putting his life on the line night in and out. To think a human could capture her heart and physically satisfy her was also still unbelievable. More unthinkable than that was her feelings for him, given the history between their races. For Akasha, being with and enjoying him physically was second nature to the emotional connection developed. She slept around with lesser beings to vampires in her years, all of which considered superior to humans but never once did she allow a single of those creatures to soil her womb with his seed, until him. It was considered beneath a female vampire to subject herself to such action, but Bruce was different through her eyes. Perhaps she had been softened up via the memories obtained from Omote/her outer clone, and everything she experienced with Tsukune. Bruce and Tsukune were very much different, but their kindness and understanding of yokai was shared. Each was proof humans weren't all bad, though Tsukune was now one of her kind. The pink haired vampire dismissed her thoughts, looking down into the eyes of her lover.
"Let's make this a night to remember," she smiled at him. "Like our first."
Akasha sat up with some of his seed, mixed with her womanly juices spewing outward from her vagina as she licked at her lips.
XXX
Receiving the call from Moka, Kurumu was on her way to the vampire's place and yawned but it was already after twelve noon. The succubus had been up late the night before with a lot on her mind, but things sounded urgent by what she detected from Moka's tone. The walk was a good distance but she decided to do so on foot. When coming within a block of Moka's apartment complex, Kurumu yawned. Upon turning the corner and rubbing her eyes, there stood the entire group but in addition to them was another, someone she would never have expected to see.
"Kokoa-chan!" the succubus felt a strange surge of pass through her body.
The orange haired vampire leaned against a wall, about one foot away from the rest of the group. Kurumu's eyes immediately fell upon Moka, and through her expression alone the silver haired vampire knew she sought answers.
"I barely just explained it to the others, but Kokoa-chan was aligned with Fairy Tale not long ago as you know but then took off on her own accordance. This was following a partnership, or more so a takeover by some third party. Unfortunately she didn't hang around long enough to get a name," Moka explained.
Biting at her lower lip, Kurumu's gaze shifted to Kokoa and the two made eye contact for a single moment.
"She's your younger sister and all, I get that," the succubus looked to Moka. "But can we really trust her, especially with her recent tides to Fairy Tale. Hell, how can we say for sure certain she isn't secretly working undercover?"
"Seriously," the orange haired vampire marched forward. "You think I'd ever do anything to hurt Onee-sama! It is because they listed her as a target that I took off, I didn't find out for what and frankly I didn't care. I refuse to involve myself in something that puts me against her."
At hearing the quick explanation Kurumu backed off, but wasn't entirely convinced. Even so, she kept quite feeling that pressing the matter would put them in an unfavorable spot, however that didn't relinquish her interest in the others thoughts on the matter.
"Tsukune, what do you think of all this?" the succubus asked him directly.
Everyone looked to Tsukune, including Moka who was especially interested to hear his answer. Having already made up his mind and without much thought, his opinion on the matter was clear in the next couple seconds after Moka's explanation.
"I think she's being genuine, Kokoa-chan loves Moka-san more than anything but I do understand your concern. It would be very foolish to drop our guard when dealing with Fairy Tale, but I believe Kokoa-chan is truly telling the truth," Tsukune replied.
There were no objections from Kurumu, but she wasn't the only one skeptical of Kokoa's out of nowhere appearance, Gin thinking and feeling similarly. The werewolf chose to keep quiet and entrust Moka's judgement, after all no one knew Kokoa better than she did.
"So you ran away from Fairy Tale, right? That still doesn't explain how you ended up on this side of the world," Kurumu spoke with suspicion in her eyes.
Kokoa opened her mouth to retort but was silenced by Moka's voice.
"Kokoa-chan saw and heard things before she left, which included marked locations Fairy Tale voiced with great interest. Her first stop was the yokai realm and when she didn't find me there she turned to the marked locations," Moka informed.
"Luck is how she found us than," Kurumu sighed.
Gin coughed clearing his throat and getting everyone's attention.
"How's this for an idea, and I know this might sound crazy but just bear with me. Kokoa-chan might be just what we need, especially with how uncooperative your mother's been," he looked at Moka directly.
"What're you implying?" Moka's eyes narrowed.
"That Kokoa-chan return to Fairy Tale, but as an undercover agent feeding us information. We'd totally be onto them and know every move they plan to make beforehand," the werewolf smirked.
"That's brilliant!" Kurumu agreed.
Keeping to himself Tsukune didn't feel the same, rubbing at his chin with two fingers and Moka could see it in his eyes.
"No," Tsukune shook his head. "I won't put Kokoa-chan in jeopardy like that."
"What, why not?! She's practically one of them already, they'd never expe..."
"That's where you're wrong," Tsukune shook his head again. "She'd be suspected and monitored closely from the time of her return. Yoshii Kiria is far from naive, and let's not forget Kahlua is part of Fairy Tale as well and she knows how connected Kokoa-chan is to Moka-san. If she were just to return out of the blue they'd surely suspect she met with Moka-san and returned to do exactly what you guys are implying," Tsukune said.
His explanation caused Kokoa's mouth to halfway drop open, the female vampire seeing how much he'd grown in five years. He took command of the situation and did so with analytic thinking. Each point was valid and even Moka applauded his way of thinking, but didn't do so out loud.
"I guess you're right," Gin scratched at the side of his head.
"Don't look so down in the dump," Moka grinned. "We've still got Batman and his resources on our side."
"True, did you hear back from him about Soolum Jhavier?" Gin asked.
"Not yet," Moka shook her head.
From the time Tsukune and Gin arrived Kokoa wasn't interested in doing a whole lot of talking unless she needed to, but the name stimulated her curiosity.
"Batman," the orange haired vampire voiced. "Another vampire?"
"Maybe, maybe not...difficult to say. But he's of the big time lea..."
"Wait!" Kokoa cut off Gin. "You don't mean Batman, as in of the Justice League?!"
"That's him," Tsukune and Kurumu spoke at once.
Kokoa's eyes shot open in disbelief.
"How on earth did you bunch group with a big shot like that?!"
On the other side of town and below the surface worked an individual with protective face gear. Sparks fluttered in response to flames staining the steel material laid out over the table. Beside him and over a chair was a sophisticated map out of blue prints he worked up himself, which included a half dozen pages. Even as he worked, the events of last night were fresh on his mind and he couldn't stop thinking about her. Great as their first night was, the night before was even better. Footsteps approached from the opposite side of the cave, but he paid the sound no attention and continued working.
"Master Wayne, you have visitors," Alfred stopped short of him.
Layering the steel with one final round of flames, Bruce lowered the welding torch and pulled up the protective gear from his face. Two persons stood on either side of Alfred, two of which he considered to be his closes allies.
"I've got a couple phone calls to make sir, but do holler if you need anything," Alfred took off up the nearby steps.
Completely removing the protective gear from his head, Bruce dropped it over the table.
"Where were you last night?" Dick asked.
Taken back by the question, Bruce raised an eyebrow.
"Excuse me?"
"Tim and I were constantly trying to reach you late last night. He stumbled across information unrelated to the new enemy, but everything to do with one of our own," Grayson tossed him a card enclosed in a plastic bag and Bruce caught it.
He looked it over closely spotting the dried up blood on the edges of the card and lowered the card.
"Where did you find this?" Bruce asked.
"Police radio," Tim responded. "Three murdered in the home of Reiko King, which included mister King, his hired help and a family friend. On hindsight I didn't understand why he was targeted until I did a little research on the victim's passed."
"Reiko King, born and raised in Oklahoma by his Father Antonio, who split from his mother when Reiko was just two years of age. Reiko transferred to Gotham midway through his junior year in high school and graduated with a GPA average of three point eight. He later forged his own business after graduating from college and a couple years back his firm was suspected to be involved with Cobblepot, but the charges were dropped due to lack of evidence."
"You're good," Tim smiled. "I don't know where you find the time to gather such knowledge, but back to the subject at hand. You're right about that investigation a couple years back, and I took the liberty of charting his accounts, particularly within the last couple months and there's been some irregularities. Weapon purchases and explosives at a large sum, and transfers to secret accounts and one belonging to P..."
"Penguin," Bruce nodded. "Somehow the Joker must have figured this and put a hit on Reiko."
"That isn't all, documents were found at the crime scene in relation to a secret venue and meeting that was supposedly supposed to take place in a couple nights. I'd assume it would include his most prominent business people and perhaps even Penguin. I called on Nightwing concluding my investigation," Tim said.
Leaning back against the table Bruce crossed his arms.
"Then that is where we shall go, the Joker will be there to crash that party and when he does I'll take out both he and Penguin."
"Yes, but that still doesn't explain your absence last night. Alfred says you didn't return home until after ten this morning...without the suit," Dick said.
"I was investigating," Bruce spoke quickly.
"What sort of investigation?"
Dick looked him dead in the eyes and a stare down ensued between them. Taking a step back Tim looked between them and felt tension begin to rise.
"By the way, how was dinner?" Grayson smiled, and Bruce bit back. "I know about you and little miss pretty vampire's evening get together. Is that where you were, all night?"
"No, we had dinner and that was it. She had information, most of which I already knew and we went our separate ways afterward."
"You sure dinner isn't the only thing you treated her to?" Grayson sounded anything but convinced.
Tim immediately came in between them.
"If Bruce says that was it, than we can believe him."
Taking a deep breath, Grayson backed off from the matter and instead focused his attention on the various steel parts on the table behind Bruce.
"What is all this?" Dick took a closer look for himself.
"I'm in the process of developing a super armor in response to our new enemy, in addition to upgrades and altercations in my weaponry."
"Nice," Grayson looked between the steel plates and blueprints. "You're always ahead of the game, which always gives us a fighting chance. Our enemies are a far cry from human."
"Speaking of which, I'm glad the two of you are here. I received a call from Jason Blood about the time I returned and he made contact with John Constantine."
Their full attention was fully his at the mention of the name.
"And?" Tim asked.
"Tonight we make our move on the hidden realm, and John should be capable of opening it on his own but I'll call in Zatanna as a safety measure. Akashiya Moka will be joining us on this, she doesn't know yet, but I'll make the call."
"Strangers come together to take on a shared enemy, I look forward to this. What time and what place. And at what point if ever will Moka know about us, our secret identities? You trust her don't you, and honestly this whole partnership thing would go so much smoother if she did...it's your call," Dick said.
Both he and Tim looked to Bruce who let out a sigh and didn't speak for a while.
"Not yet," Bruce spoke. "The time isn't right."
To Be Continued
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