The Day After - K+ - Chloe/Bruce - Drabble
Title: The Day After
Category: Batman: TDK/Smallville [Crossover]
Rating: K+
Genre: Romance/Drama
Pairing: Chloe/Bruce
Prompt: "Why are you wearing a tux?" by swing_set13
Word Count: 366
Summary: Life as what it was and will be.
The Day After
-Drabble-
Chloe walked down the stairs, hand sliding along the banister, her mind wandering. She had thought that the night before was going so be something... different. Not that it wasn't incredible on its own. Bruce took her to an amazing restaurant for dinner, he danced with her despite knowing it would gain attention, he even put off the Kevlar awhile to thoroughly celebrate their anniversary in their bed. But what she had been hoping for never came and she sighed to herself now, wondering if maybe it was never going to happen. Yesterday had, after all, been their six year anniversary. Maybe it was time to realize that what she thought was coming just... wasn't.
She straightened her shoulders and continued walking, telling herself to get over it. Her life was perfect the way it was; dangerous and filled with far too many freaks looking for a thrill, but still perfect. Just as she'd come to terms with her life as it was, she came to a sudden stop on the stairs.
"Why are you wearing a tux?" she asked, staring with a furrowed brow at the far too good looking Bruce Wayne. "I didn't think we were schedule to be anywhere tonight."
He half-smiled. "We're not."
She shook her head slowly, not quite comprehending.
Stepping forward, he stopped at the base of the stairs and Chloe walked down a few more steps so she was eye-level with him.
"My father proposed to my mother on these stairs," he said quietly. "He made sure it wasn't on a special occasion so that it was about them and not a celebration of anything else..."
She felt her breath catch in her throat, staring at him searchingly.
Taking her hand in his, he said, "I think he had the right idea," before bending to one knee and producing a black velvet box.
She felt her eyes fill with happy tears and laughed lightly, excitedly. Yes! was already on the tip of her tongue; she could barely wait for him to get the question out. Maybe she didn't have to accept life as it was, perfect as it may be, it appeared it was about to get even better.