The ONE

[kittymayhem]

Title: The ONE (5/12)
Fandom: DCU (mostly) Slight crossover with Marvel
Pairings: Clark/Lois, Bruce/OC, John/Wally others implied
Characters: Clark Kent/Superman, Bruce Wayne/Batman with appearances from various people
Word Count: 5,080
Rating: This chapter: PG-13
Warnings: Alcohol consumption, Angst. (what more do you want?) oh, some SAP and

Comments

[anonymous]

I'm going to do a reactive review as it's the least I owe you. I hope it's alright and I'll admit I often don't have time. Here goes.

"It is me...or am I posting too much?? *ponders* I think I am...I can't stop writing and posting...and writing..."

No you aren't. I look forward to your posts. I'm biased though. ;-)

" He couldn’t blame them. Bruce and the word “hospital” just didn’t belong in the same sentence."

Oh Bruce.

"There was something to this pacing thing. Clark didn’t really dwell on it too long; his thoughts kept flaring back to Bruce and how he was doing."

Oh Clark.

" J’onn was the only one who was absent."

So everyone else is there. For a loner and surly bastard he sure has people concerned about him. I love it.

" “He needs a babysitter.”"

Hehehe.

"Bobby smacked his head. “Duh! Hi Hank.”"

Ooooo. I love Hank although I'm not knowledgeable about the comics. I watched the animated series in the nineties and the films. But I've only read a few trades years ago.

"Bruce Wayne was not a happy man."

Heh. Poor dear.

"He still had nightmares about those toxin germs.*(1)"

Is there supposed to be a footnote?

"“He’s a walking heart attack.”"

You take his teeth from a slap, hurt his arm, crack his pelvis and are threatening him with a heart attack! Meany. ;-)

" He was quite surprised to find nothing else but genuine worry, and concern where usually there was none. At least…none that he’d noticed before."

Ooooo.

"Maybe…maybe he was-maybe he could hope…a little?"

Double oooo.

" Bruce nodded a bit. He expected Clark to up and leave, but again he was surprised to see him move and redirect himself on the edge of his bed. A warm hand placed itself on his folded arms and he closed his eyes as Clark’s forehead touched his own.

“You are too…important,” Clark said gently. “Too important to too many people…and we would mourn deeply if you die needlessly. Just…think of it as a vacation. I’ll…just go home…and try to fix things-”

No!"

Physical touching. And Bruce not wanting him to leave. More ooing. Maybe add a eee too.

" “D…don’t…go…”

“Bruce??”"

More eeing.

" “Haaaank….said….I needed….a babysitter…You….”

“Me?! I-I-can’t-“"

Hee. You can and you will. Even under drugs or maybe especially under drugs Bruce knows how to ask for what he wants. Maybe because he can't demand they stay away. Or do things to make them go away. I love it.

"It was times like these where he wished Bruce had something to sustain him aside his mission in life to rid the streets of crime."

Yes you! Silly man. I know it wouldn't be a story if the characters knew these things. And it's fun seeing them catch up.

"“Oh…god, not again,” he groaned. “I don’t think I can take another episode of WOE.”"

Hee. So everyone knows except them. Love it.

"Diana shook her head. “I doubt he knows…it was only last night that my Steve and I heard about the ‘Slap heard round the world’, as they are calling it.”"

More hee. Loving this.

" “Save it for when he get to the island,” Tony smirked."

Small typo.

"Tony smirked into the receiver. “I need a babysitter.”"

It's a conspiracy! The kind I like.

"“She’s not there?? Is she okay?”"

Oooo. Should I be worried about Lois?

" Clark sighed and resigned himself to the inevitable. There was no getting out of this. “Okay…okay. I’ll…babysit him,” he sighed. “But-“"

Hee. Babysitting Batman a.k.a. Bruce Wayne. Not something that is usually associated with him. LOL. Clark's life is such torture the poor dear. ;-)

"“If you need me…need to talk….well, I’m here. Okay?”"

Alright the divorce isn't so fun. But all in a good cause (in this case). So he is a poor dear here.

I hope I've not been too sucky at this. It was fun to do and to read your story again. I do look forward to more whenever it happens. I won't object to sooner. ;-)

Angeloz

[kittymayhem]

Sorry about not replying earlier. :) My life is weird.

I've never had a reactive comment before...and it was fun to read! Thanks ever so much! :) It makes me feel a little better about posting so much.

Loved your reactions! :D Thanks for the typo alert. Will fix it, like...when I get BACK home.

More fic...now. *laughs* I just posted. *runs away*