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Chapter 6

"And you said that Psiren negotiated with the people that held you hostage?" Barbara Gordon asked Mary McGinnis. "Yes ma'am, that's right." Mary replied pulling the blanket tighter around her. Barbara nodded and flipped her notebook closed. "Thanks, if I have any more questions I'll let you know." She said walking away. "Thank you." Mary replied walking over to her youngest son, who was sitting on the back of an ambulance getting a cut cleaned.

Batman looked at the remains of Arkham; the fire fighters were struggling to put out the rest of the fires as he stared. "You okay kid?" Barbara asked walking up next to him. "She was in there because of me. Because I couldn't protect my family, she's dead. I can't deal with this…" he sighed. Barbara sighed and took off her glasses. "Terry, I wish I could tell you that it's going to get easier, but I don't think I can lie to you right now. It's going to be hard, people you care about are going to get hurt, but you have to move on and deal with it." She said putting her glasses back on. "Yea well, I'm not like you and the old man; I don't just hide my feelings and move on." Batman said angrily before walking towards his Batplane. Barbara watched him go before turning to the head paramedic. "Did you find the body of a female in there?" she asked. "Sorry commissioner, we haven't really found anyone." He said. Barbara closed her eyes for a second before opening them. "Keep me informed then." She ordered before walking off.

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Matt McGinnis stood silently outside of his brothers' room, hand poised to knock, but frozen at the sounds he heard. 'Is he crying?' he thought hearing the sniffles. 'Just knock.' He thought quickly, bringing his hand down.

*Knock*

*Knock*

*Knock*

Matt heard a shuffling noise before the door opened a crack. "Hey Terry, I brought you a sandwich." He said. "No thanks." Terry said; his voice scratchy. "Mom said that you have to eat though." Matt said quickly. Terry sighed before his hand slunk out of the room and grabbed the sandwich. "Thanks." He whispered retreating back into his room. "Uh… You're welcome… I think." Matt said staring at the wooden door. Looking back down at the now empty plate, he sighed and stuck his tongue out at Terry's door before walking towards the kitchen.

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Terry leaned against his door; arms limp at his sides with the sandwich dangling pathetically from his fingertips. "Terry, I'm taking Matt to his friend's for a sleep over, do you want anything from the store?" Mary asked through the door. "No." he said. "Alright, I'll be right back. Try to get out of your room for a little while." Mary said before two sets of footprints walked towards the front door. Terry heard the front door open and close before tears invaded his vision again. "Kagome… I'm so sorry." He whispered sliding down the door as tears rolled down his face. Closing his eyes he leaned his head back and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

Dream Sequence

Terry opened his eyes to the brightest sunshine he had ever seen. "I see you decided to wake up." A familiar soft voice said. "Kagome?" he asked turning around. Kagome stood there, standing under the branches of a willow tree, wearing the same outfit that she wore when they first met. "Hello Terry… How are you?" she asked, her eyes softening towards him. "I'm miserable, how could you do that to me? I told you I could handle Naraku, now you're gone; because of me…" he said. Kagome walked over to him and touched his cheek. "I told you, you didn't know how to destroy him, but this time I promise that he's gone. And it wasn't your fault; I volunteered myself before you had the chance to even consider going after Naraku right away." She said. "I miss you so much." He whispered leaning his head down to hers. "Terry… you have to wake up." She replied. Terry tilted her head back and presses his lips to hers. Kagome gasped and pushed him back, looking shocked, she opened her mouth to say something but smoke began to surround her. "Kagome? What's going on?" he asked. Kagome's appearance changed to her, clad in her Psiren uniform with her blood all over her body, and he in his Batman uniform, with them standing in the abandoned Arkham. "Terry…" she gasped before blowing up.

End Dream Sequence

Terry sat up quickly, hitting his head on the door behind him. "What the hell was that?" he asked touching his lips. 'That felt so real.' He thought standing up quickly. Wrenching open his door, he ran through his apartment and grabbed his coat and motorcycle keys. "I need to talk to Bruce." He said starting his bike and speeding onto the highway.

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Bruce looked between Sesshoumaru and Barbara as she sat with them at the dining room table, glasses off and pinching the bridge of her nose. "Are you going to tell me why you are here commissioner, or am I going to have to guess until I get it right?" Sesshoumaru asked annoyed. "Sesshoumaru, I'm so sorry to have to tell you this but we found your sister." Barbara said slowly. Sesshoumaru sighed and nodded his head. "Okay, thanks." He said gruffly. "There's something else I think you should know, Sesshoumaru." Barbara said. "No thanks, I think I'm finished talking to you." Sesshoumaru said walking towards the front door. "Bruce! I have to tell you something!" Terry yelled bursting through the door. "McGinnis." Sesshoumaru said coldly. "Hey, before you hate me I have to tell you that I think Kagome's alive!" Terry said excitedly. Bruce and Barbara looked at each other then at Terry, their eyes soft and sad. "What? Why are you both looking at me like that?" he asked.

"Terry." Sesshoumaru said. "Yeah? What's up?" Terry asked turning towards Sesshoumaru. "My little sister is dead because of you; now if I ever hear you spreading lies that she is alive I will come back to Gotham, expose you as Batman and kill you myself." Sesshoumaru said closing his hand around Terry's neck and dragging him towards him. "Sesshoumaru let him go." Bruce said hobbling towards them. Sesshoumaru looked down at Terry's sad face and released his grip. "It was good to see you again Bruce, Barbara. I'll stay in touch." He said walking out of the front doors and slamming them behind him. Terry felt Barbara's hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry." She said solemnly. Terry shrugged and felt tears in his eyes again.

Five Years Later

Terry stretched in bed next to his new fiancé at the Wayne Manor. "You move too much." She grumbled rolling over to face him. "Sorry babe. Hey, Sesshoumaru's coming into town tonight for the old man's birthday; you're still coming tonight right?" he asked stifling a yawn. "I don't have a choice do I? I still can't believe you talk to Sesshoumaru after what his little sister tried to do to us." She said sitting up with a pout. "I'm sorry Dana, please don't talk bad about Kagome, you know what she meant to me." Terry said sadly. "Yeah I know. I'm going to get ready for work." She said kissing him and sauntering towards the bathroom. Terry sighed and fell back before turning to look at his cell phone.

After the whole Psiren incident went down, Terry had no choice but to tell his mother and Matt that he was Batman. They had accepted it well enough, Matt thought it was the coolest thing and Mary had started the over protective mother phase. She had met a nice man, a lawyer, and married him; moving her and Matt to California. She had tried to get Terry to go with them to help get his mind away from Kagome but he had told her his place was in Gotham, protecting people. Mary had left, albeit reluctantly and Terry had moved into the manor with Bruce. Terry had gotten back together with Dana three years ago and had proposed on their three year anniversary, which was a few days ago.

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Sesshoumaru stepped off of the plane and smirked, it was good to be back in Gotham. He glanced around and spotted his limo driving up. "My lord, everything has been set up. Bruce's present is set to arrive at 8:30 tonight." Jaken said as they climbed into the limo. "Excellent." Sesshoumaru said opening his laptop with a feral smile.

Later That Night at Wayne Manor

"Thank you for coming." Bruce said to his friends. "Don't think anything of it; it was my pleasure to put all of this together." Dana said happily. Sesshoumaru snorted into his champagne and glared at the young woman. "Bitch." He murmured stalking over next to Barbara, Dick and Tim. "Be nice." Barbara said in a scolding yet laughing tone. "That was nice." Sesshoumaru said in retaliation. "My lord, it's here." Jaken squawked running up to him. "Thank you. Bruce, I have a gift I would like you to have." Sesshoumaru said setting his glass down and motioning Jaken towards the front doors. "Sesshoumaru, you didn't have to get me anything, I'm perfectly content with everything I have." Bruce said. "Just say thank you and return it old man." Terry said placing his hand on his shoulder.

Barbara, Tim and Dick smiled and looked at each other before looking back at the door. Sesshoumaru nodded to Jaken and placed his hand on Bruce's other shoulder. "I wasn't alone with picking this out either." He said. "Did the green toad thing help?" Dana asked flipping her hair over her shoulder. "Actually, Jaken did help; but I had the most influence in getting the gift." A soft familiar voice said happily. Terry's glass of champagne slipped through his fingers and shattered on the floor as someone walked into the room behind a giant bouquet of assorted flowers. "Happy birthday Bruce." She said setting the flowers down on the table. "It's nice to see you again Kagome. Sesshoumaru tells me you're doing well, you look much better than the last time I saw you." Bruce said hugging her. Kagome smiled and hugged him back before moving on to the other three.

"Terry, you're staring." Dana said crossing her arms over her chest. "What's your point?" he asked walking towards Kagome. "Hello Terry, it's good to see you agai-" Kagome was cut off when Terry crashed his lips onto hers and pulled her close. "Terry! You're engaged to me! Stop kissing her!" Dana yelled. "Hush woman before I skin you and turn you into a rug." Sesshoumaru growled. Terry broke the kiss and walked over to Dana, and lifted her left arm. "I hurt you." he whispered leaning his forehead on hers. "I learned that the past is past." Kagome said licking her lips. Terry smirked before walking over to his fuming fiancé. "I think I gave this to the wrong person." He said taking the ring off of her finger and walking back over to Kagome. "Will you marry me?" he asked. Kagome smiled widely and nodded. "Of course I will." She said yanking him back down for a kiss.

Ten Years Later

Batman hopped out of his Batplane and locked up the Batcave quickly before bounding up the stairs to the first floor of the manor. "Hey Ace, have you been watching over the place for me?" he asked the bathound as he walked up the stairs to the bedrooms. Ace barked and wagged his tail happily as he followed his new master to the master bedroom. Terry yanked his mask off and stepped into the room and smiled at Kagome's form on the bed.

Kagome's eyes fluttered open as footsteps in the room alerted her to an intruder. "Terry?" she whispered. "Hey I'm sorry babe. How do you feel?" he asked sitting next to her on the bed. Kagome smiled and nodded towards a small silhouette near the foot of the bed. "I was finally able to get to sleep. She's only the second person in the world that can keep me up all night." She said in a seductive tone. Terry laughed and hung up the Batsuit before walking over to the bed again. "So Anne Marie is keeping you up is she?" he asked nipping at her neck. Kagome giggled and pushed him away. "You know I was thinking tomorrow we could go and visit Bruce; if you're feeling up to it I mean." She said softly. "Yeah, I think that would be good. I can't believe it's been a month already." Terry said raking a hand through his hair. Kagome kissed him softly before pulling him down next to her. "If it's all the same to you, tomorrow I'll be keeping you up all night." He said yawning. "Trying for baby number two already?" Kagome asked. "I want a boy." He said drifting off to unconsciousness. 'A boy? That would be exciting.' Kagome thought with a small smile before following her husband into the world of dreams.