A Visist to Cleveland
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maevebranTitle: A Visit to Cleveland
Author:Maeve Bran
Fandom: Batman – Nolan verse
Rated: PG
Notes: For the Twisted Shorts August Fic a day challenge.
Summary: Bruce Wayne and Alfred travel to Cleveland to pay a visit to Buffy and the school.
Word Count: 637
The Rolls Royce pulled into the long park-like drive of the Joyce Summers School for Gifted Girls. Bruce Wayne tapped Alfred Pennyworth on the shoulder.
“This can't be it can it, Alfred?” inquired the billionaire. “If they had this why did they need the backing of the Wayne Charitable Trust?”
“You read the same reports I did, so you tell me,” Alfred said cryptically.
“According to the information Buffy sent, the Watchers of England owned the property and since the group was nearly wiped out, her watcher, “ Bruce flipped through the file he had been rereading, “A Rupert Giles, inherited it all. It seems that the group held properties all over the world and most are unaccessible due to red tape.”
“Sounds about right,” Alfred replied as he pulled the car to a stop. “It will be good to see Rupert again. I haven't seen him since before he wen to Oxford.”
Alfred got out of the car and opened the rear door for Bruce. “Wait you know Rupert Giles? Why didn't you tell me?”
“I didn't want to influence your decision, Master Wayne,” Alfred replied calmly. “I was in the SAS with his father and some of the other Watchers. I almost became one but I hired on with your father instead.”
Bruce looked at Alfred in amazement while Alfred rang the door bell. The large door to the mansion was opened by a teen aged redhead.
“Can I help you?” asked the redhead.
“You can tell Miss Summers that Bruce Wayne is here to see her,” Alfred answered.
“Which one?” the redhead asked.
“Which one? You mean there is more than one Miss Summers?” Bruce asked.
“Yeah. There's Buffy and then there is Dawn but I imagine you're here to see Buffy since she is supposedly in charge around here.” she replied. “Why don't you come in and wait in the library while I tell her you're here.”
Bruce and Alfred went into the library and waited. Alfred took a place where he could stand and view the whole room, particularly the door. Meanwhile Bruce started to look at the books that lined the walls. He noticed books on all sorts of marshal arts standing next rare books on languages he had barely heard of. This certainly was an interesting school.
Before he could do more than make a circuit of the room, the door opened and Buffy entered.
“Bruce, what are you doing here?” Buffy asked lightly.
“You said I could visit,” he reminded her.
“Of course, you are most welcome,” Buffy turned the full smile on him.
“This is Miss Summers, I presume,” Alfred said stepping from the shadows.
“Buffy Summers, that's me,” Buffy replied.
“A pleasure, Miss Summers,” Alfred bent over her hand briefly. Then continued, “Since master Wayne has forgotten his manners, I'm Alfred, Master Wayne's butler and general factotum.”
Buffy looked at Bruce quizzically at the “Master Wayne.” She had known he was wealthy, that was after all why she had traveled to Gotham but to travel with a man servant and be called “Master Wayne”, was a level of rich she hadn't imagined.
“Welcome to the Joyce Summers School,” Buffy finally managed. She looked at Bruce as if to ask “Does he know?” Bruce gave a subtle nod.
“He knows more than I do. It seems he knows Rupert Giles,” Bruce explained.
Buffy was somewhat surprised but since Giles had been the one to tell her about Bruce Wayne it made sense.
“Giles is away finding new students. He is not due back until next week,” Buffy explained.
“I'm sure this will not be our last visit,” Alfred replied. “Will it, Master Wayne?”
“Definitely not,” Bruce assured. “How about a tour?”
“Certainly. This way to the gym,” Buffy said as she led the way out of the library.
Author:Maeve Bran
Fandom: Batman – Nolan verse
Rated: PG
Notes: For the Twisted Shorts August Fic a day challenge.
Summary: Bruce Wayne and Alfred travel to Cleveland to pay a visit to Buffy and the school.
Word Count: 637
The Rolls Royce pulled into the long park-like drive of the Joyce Summers School for Gifted Girls. Bruce Wayne tapped Alfred Pennyworth on the shoulder.
“This can't be it can it, Alfred?” inquired the billionaire. “If they had this why did they need the backing of the Wayne Charitable Trust?”
“You read the same reports I did, so you tell me,” Alfred said cryptically.
“According to the information Buffy sent, the Watchers of England owned the property and since the group was nearly wiped out, her watcher, “ Bruce flipped through the file he had been rereading, “A Rupert Giles, inherited it all. It seems that the group held properties all over the world and most are unaccessible due to red tape.”
“Sounds about right,” Alfred replied as he pulled the car to a stop. “It will be good to see Rupert again. I haven't seen him since before he wen to Oxford.”
Alfred got out of the car and opened the rear door for Bruce. “Wait you know Rupert Giles? Why didn't you tell me?”
“I didn't want to influence your decision, Master Wayne,” Alfred replied calmly. “I was in the SAS with his father and some of the other Watchers. I almost became one but I hired on with your father instead.”
Bruce looked at Alfred in amazement while Alfred rang the door bell. The large door to the mansion was opened by a teen aged redhead.
“Can I help you?” asked the redhead.
“You can tell Miss Summers that Bruce Wayne is here to see her,” Alfred answered.
“Which one?” the redhead asked.
“Which one? You mean there is more than one Miss Summers?” Bruce asked.
“Yeah. There's Buffy and then there is Dawn but I imagine you're here to see Buffy since she is supposedly in charge around here.” she replied. “Why don't you come in and wait in the library while I tell her you're here.”
Bruce and Alfred went into the library and waited. Alfred took a place where he could stand and view the whole room, particularly the door. Meanwhile Bruce started to look at the books that lined the walls. He noticed books on all sorts of marshal arts standing next rare books on languages he had barely heard of. This certainly was an interesting school.
Before he could do more than make a circuit of the room, the door opened and Buffy entered.
“Bruce, what are you doing here?” Buffy asked lightly.
“You said I could visit,” he reminded her.
“Of course, you are most welcome,” Buffy turned the full smile on him.
“This is Miss Summers, I presume,” Alfred said stepping from the shadows.
“Buffy Summers, that's me,” Buffy replied.
“A pleasure, Miss Summers,” Alfred bent over her hand briefly. Then continued, “Since master Wayne has forgotten his manners, I'm Alfred, Master Wayne's butler and general factotum.”
Buffy looked at Bruce quizzically at the “Master Wayne.” She had known he was wealthy, that was after all why she had traveled to Gotham but to travel with a man servant and be called “Master Wayne”, was a level of rich she hadn't imagined.
“Welcome to the Joyce Summers School,” Buffy finally managed. She looked at Bruce as if to ask “Does he know?” Bruce gave a subtle nod.
“He knows more than I do. It seems he knows Rupert Giles,” Bruce explained.
Buffy was somewhat surprised but since Giles had been the one to tell her about Bruce Wayne it made sense.
“Giles is away finding new students. He is not due back until next week,” Buffy explained.
“I'm sure this will not be our last visit,” Alfred replied. “Will it, Master Wayne?”
“Definitely not,” Bruce assured. “How about a tour?”
“Certainly. This way to the gym,” Buffy said as she led the way out of the library.
