This time, it was Catwoman who sat on the roof of Wayne Enterprise in the middle of the night, stirring soundlessly as she awaited to be joined by her old flame. He had given her word to meet him that night, and while Catwoman was 15 minutes early out of pure anticipation, she quietly cursed at him under her breath for keeping her waiting.

"I'm surprised you showed,"

Catwoman gasped out of shock at the booming voice that suddenly appeared behind her. When she identified the owner of the voice, she claimed down. "I like you keep you guessing, Bruce," she said coolly.

Batman approached her solemnly. Eyeing her down with every step he took. She held his gaze and stood strong, waiting for him to speak. That was the one thing that Batman was so annoyed by, but at the same time, so admired. She was one of the few women who wouldn't crumble at the sight of his glare. "She's gone isn't she?" asked Catwoman. Batman paused for a brief moment. He still wasn't quite sure how to tell her, or if to tell her at all. When the moment passed, he cautiously nodded. It was her duty as a mother to know. Catwoman bit her lip and looked away. "Figures," she muttered, her voice breaking slightly as her lips began to tremble.

"Selina-"

"You said you'd watch her. Not give her to a group of kids!" she snapped. She had heard the story earlier from Black Canary, but needed to hear it from Batman's lips before accusing him.

"Look, I-"

"Save it. I don't want to hear your excuses-"

"I know where she is,"

Catwoman's eyes expanded to a colossal size. Her mouth parted some what in awe, and her knees became weak beneath her. "I used her bobcat to track her. She's hiding out in an abandoned apartment building. She doesn't know that I found her," he explained as he produced a small slip of paper with the address to her 'home' on it. Catwoman snatch up the paper, and studied it swiftly. Then, she collapsed onto Batman with a tight embrace.

"Thank you," she whispered. Batman hugged her back as he let her console herself in the safety of his arms. "You must think I'm the worst mother ever," she joked.

"You raised her well," said Batman. "Watched out for her, cared for her, taught her –" he paused. "Took the fall for her,"

Selina looked at him in surprise, but at the same time, knew exactly what he was going to say next. "You knew she was killing people all along, didn't you? That's why you wanted me to watch her – to keep her from doing it again. You were never running from anyone, you just knew she'd run from you,"

Catwoman fell into his arms again. Gently sobbing her woes. He was right, and knowing her daughter, she would have run at the sight of her in an attempt to not be lectured by her mother. But, she never could have predicted that her daughter would become an assassin. Never. "I thought you'd stop it," she confided. Batman patted her on the head, trying to comfort her without feeling so guilty. He couldn't help but blame himself for not watching Huntress on his own.

"She won't do it anymore. That I can promise you," assured Batman. Catwoman nodded and broke their embrace. Whipping her eyes (or what you could see of her eyes) she smiled weakly.

"She's a good kid, Bruce," Catwoman guaranteed.

Batman smiled and crossed his arms. "Like father like daughter, right?"

Catwoman's eyes went wide again. Her secret was out: Batman was the father of Huntress. What happened fourteen years ago had progressed to something bigger this present day.

Catwoman bit her lip before responding. "How did you find out?" she asked.

Batman smiled to himself. "She has my mother hair," he said weakly. Catwoman smiled. "That, and I simple DNA test," he added.

Catwoman chuckled. "Same old Bruce,"

His expression then morphed into a very serious one. One that took Catwoman by surprise. "Why didn't you tell me?"

Catwoman look away and fidgeted with her latex suit. "I need you out of my life," she whispered. "There was too much – bad stuff – between us. Besides, I thought I could handle her on my own," Catwoman paused. "Does she know?" Batman shook his head. "Then why didn't you tell her?" she asked.

"It was your decision, so I respected it,"

Catwoman sighed "When I find her, I'm telling her everything," she dictated "I promise,"

Batman nodded as she began her departure. Looking back at him one more time, she mouth a quick 'thank you' before scaling back down the building. When she was gone, Batman took a moment to look out onto the horizon of Gotham city. The moon was full and pale white. The stars were invisible against the city lights, but Batman knew they were twinkling somewhere. The sound of sirens could be heard, adding to the hostile environment of Gotham city. Batman frowned. It had only been a day few hours that Huntress had given up her goal and the streets had returned to chaos.

Huntress… Helena.

Batman clenched his fists tightly. His had a child – all this time and he never knew. Regret, anger, and disappointment in himself flooded his heart. And now, he failed at being a father once more in not properly protecting his 'family'. Catwoman had told him indirectly not to intervene before the time was right, but he would give anything to see Helena now. "Helena is a good name," he smiled to himself as he began to climb down the building himself. "Huntress is a creative name," he laughed as his feet hit the cement. He walked along the streets and to telephone booth that would take him to Mount Justice. Laughing to himself the whole way, he couldn't help but notice that the one thing her was trying to teach Robin, he still had to learn for himself.

The End!

... to my first Young Justice FanFic! Hope you guys liked it!

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