An Innocent Cicisbeo, Chapter 4

[mithen]

Title: An Innocent Cicisbeo (4/5)
Characters: Clark Kent/Bruce Wayne; Wonder Woman, Alfred Pennyworth, Dick Grayson, Martha Kent, Jonathan Kent
Fandom: DC Comics
Warnings/Spoilers: None
Rating: R
Word Count: 4500
Summary: Kal continues his campaign to seduce Bruce Wayne. Meanwhile both of them--unbeknownst to each other--try to unravel the

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[starsandsea]

Such rank ingratitude would be beneath me."

Eeee, Alfred! :D

he would have drugged Alfred and dragged him back to the Manor long ago, except that he was fairly certain Alfred would just show up the next day, unflappable as always

Oh Bruce... and ALFRED.

He lasted three days.

Heh, yes, somehow I am not surprised. :p

Harvey Dent, who had had a fair amount to drink and was clearly on the verge of mentioning some useful information about the upcoming vote on the Abolition Act

Harvey! I was so pleased to see him mentioned...

Lois put a hand on his shoulder. "I ask only because you look desperately unhappy, my friend," she murmured.

Kal couldn't even find the heart to shake her hand off. He felt suddenly weary and lost. "I believe I shall retire for the evening," he said, and Lois nodded and squeezed his shoulder.

*pets Kal* I really loved Lois here, too! :)

"I would advise against it, sir."

"What?" Bruce glared blearily at him.

"It is one in the afternoon, sir."

Hee! But oh, Bruce seems so tired here...

Let the only broken body on the cobblestones be himself, the way it should have been that night so long ago--

Oh Bruce! *hugs him*

If you could have seen him, Kal, as I did--his open, honest, face, the sheep nibbling on his shoelaces--I could never have forgiven myself if harm had come to him.

Ahhhhhhh! Bruce! But Clark-!

"I swore that at the very least, I would never be unfaithful the man who married me." He put the glass down on the table with a thump. "And you have no reason to believe me, but I never have been. It has never been truly difficult. Until now."

AND BRUCE. BRUCE.

"And did it never cross your mind in all these years, my lord--" He spat the title like a curse, "--to find your husband and explain this to him? What cruelty, to be willing to marry another and not willing to give up your selfish ways: gambling and racing and duelling, selling your life cheap for a bit of excitement, you worthless parasite! How dare you make such decisions unilaterally for another human being, you condescending coxcomb?"

CLARK!!! (Also, Bruce a coxcomb, hee!)

He dashed the inexplicable water from his eyes, straightened his clothing, and hurried back to the salon to get back to work.

*pets Clark gently*

"I'm sorry, my lord." Martha looked down at her teacup, then back up at him, meeting his eyes. "And even if we did, I should think you'd understand that we might choose not to tell you. You've treated him quite badly, you know."

Eeee, Martha! I was so pleased to see her and Jonathan!

"I'm in love with Bruce Wayne," he said. He let the fog take his words, looking away from Diana as he let the lasso slip from his hands. "I'm a fool."

Oh Kal... I really loved Diana here, too! *hearts her*

*bounces* Whee, I can't wait for the next (last!) chapter! :)

[mithen]

That is SUCH an appropriate icon! *grins*

Heh, yes, somehow I am not surprised. :p

Three whole days! He was actually rather proud of himself. :)

Harvey! I was so pleased to see him mentioned...

Wouldn't he be good in a Regency world? He was always rather a dandy to begin with...

Hee! But oh, Bruce seems so tired here...

Being a vigilante in a world with so little technology feels like it would be extra-dangerous and extra-exhausting!

Eeee, Martha! I was so pleased to see her and Jonathan!

I know! I didn't really expect them to show up, but then I realized that Bruce would probably really feel like he should finally go check on Clark and apologize, and there they were!

Thanks so much for the wonderful comment, Star! I'm almost done with the big reveal and can't wait to get it posted soooon!