Bats In the Belfry 05

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O.O I'm so sorry! I didn't realize I had not posted this here!

Title: Bats In The Belfry
Pairing(s)/Character(s): Clark/Bruce (Kon/Tim Implied)
Rating: PG/PG-13 this part
Warnings: nothing this chapter
Spoilers: NONE
Disclaimer: None of these Characters belong to me. They belong to their respective creators and copyright holders.
Universe: No Particular Verse? I love the movie Bruce but we'll see other places such as Justice League and Teen Titans.
Words: 1,234
Notes: This will pretty much be random drabbles as inspiration strikes me. Just fun fluff.
Summary: The one thing the Kryptonions never expected they'd have to deal with: the Bat Family's "Extended Family"

5.

Work, work, work. That seemed to be all he ever did, in one way or another. Leaning against the back of the chair at the head of the table, Superman wondered if he had time to kick his feet up on the table for a while before anyone else came in before deciding against it. It was one thing for Flash to be doing it all the time but it would seem out of character for Superman to be anything but professional during these League meetings.

He was insanely early this wonderful Monday afternoon thanks in part to the five furry little guests currently in the watchtower helping him get almost the entire day off. Lois had kept him apprised of White's rampage even after he had left and it sounded as if the head office was still in complete chaos even after he had left. He had texted her back stating that he was going to duck home and change when the tone of the text had shifted and White had gotten on.

White had replied that Clark was to stay away from "his" building until they were sure all the bats had gone and to get different cologne since it seemed his was apparently set for the wrong kind of animal magnetism. Clark drooped at that and wilted even more when Lois got back on and asked him if it was his farm boy charm that had animals of all kinds flocking to him. "Yeah, I'm a regular Noah's Ark kind of guy," he had replied before heading for home as inconspicuously as he could with four bats following or clinging to his coat.

He glanced over at the largest of the five bats currently hiding in the darker corner and wondered if it was because he smelled of the bat cave that they always followed him around. Bats had better smell, didn't they? He couldn't remember. Though he supposed Bruce might have mentioned it once or twice. He made a mental note to ask after the meeting when the door swooshed open and Diana walked in followed by Hal.

"Hello Diana. Hal." Clark greeted them informally. The meeting had yet to start, after all.

Diana gave a small nod as she went to her chair at his left while Hal grinned an sat down in his customary place kitty corner to her, the second seat to Clark's right. "Evening! Hey, how long do you suppose this meeting will go? I mean two hours tops, right?"

Clark raised an eyebrow. "Why? Have a hot date tonight or something?"

Hal shrugged. "Or something." Clark waited for him to elaborate. "There's this band a few of my friends want to go see at a bar tonight and they threatened to drag me there by my ankles if I didn't show up. I told them I'd be there at about eleven. That should be plenty of time, right?"

Clark just laughed. "Careful Hal, I would think you were channeling Wally there."

"Why do you think I'm asking now before he shows up? You know he'll want to tag along," Hal laughed. "Wally never shows up until the last possible second anyhow so I figured I was safe asking."

"I would think two hours would be more than enough time for the meeting but I'm not sure Batman would agree with you," Diana stated.

Hal turned back to Clark. "Did he say anything to you about it?"

Clark shook his head, thinking back. "Nothing came up the last time we spoke." Hal looked excited. "However that never means anything with him. He could think of a million things during the three second beam up." Hall groaned and thumped his head on the table as the door swished open and J'onn stepped in.

"Good evening everyone," the Martian greeted everyone but Clark didn't think he heard their automatic replies as he froze in the center of the doorway and just stared at the far corner behind Clark's right should.

Diana and Hal looked at him curiously and it was a moment until Clark realized what it was he was staring at. "Oh, that's one of bats. Just ignore him," he told him and hoped that that would be the end of it. He should have known better.

Diana's turned to the corner of the room with a friend and Hal's head came up from the table. "'Bats'?"

Clark felt himself slouch a bit in his chair defensively. "Uh, yeah. It uh- followed me from Gotham?"

Hal and Diana turned to stare at him in disbelief. J'onn still hadn't looked away from the bat in the corner. "It followed you?" Diana asked suspiciously. "What? Like a puppy?"

"Oh lord, it's happening!" Hal groaned dramatically. "He's been lured by the promise of cookies. He's joined the dark side!"

"What?" Clark yelped aghast.

Hal just gave him a look. "Well why else would you have one of Batman's bats?"

Clark was quiet for a moment before he shrugged. There was no use arguing about it. "There're five actually."

"Five?" Hal burst out laughing. "Oh! Oh of all the times for Wally to be precisely on time instead of early! He's going to hate missing this!" Clark sent him his darkest look, which on Superman's face came off as marginally disapproving.

"Do they have names?"

He turned surprised to J'onn who was finally sitting down next to Diana before the question actually sank in. "Actually they do. Though don't ask me who's who. I only know Lex-short for Lexington," he added quickly to the disbelieving stares from Diana and Hal. "Oh and Boris but he's back in Gotham I believe. I don't think he's one of the ones here."

"Where's here?" Diana asked curiously.

"Here on the station," Clark explained. "I thought I might as well bring them along and Bruce could take them back with him after the meeting."

"A sensible plan," J'onn nodded.

That was when the door opened a third time and Green Arrow, Oliver, stood gasping for breath. "Clark. You'd best come quick! Something is attacking-"

"HELP!" A red blur shot past the door so fast some wondered if they actually saw it if it didn't appear again a mere second later.

"-Wally," Oliver finished with a final gasp, clambering into the safety of the room.

"Oh dear," Diana frowned, already getting up to go to his aid.

"Best let me handle this Diana," Clark sighed as he got up from his seat. He could hear what the others couldn't. The frantic squeaking attached to Wally's back. Three more bats suddenly swooped into the meeting room and began flying around Clark's head squeaking at him hysterically. "I know, I know. I'll get-" he glanced at the three around him. "Lex," he named the only one that was missing. "Why is it always Lex?"

J'onn appeared at his side smiling. "I believe the phrase is 'curiosity killed the bat'?"

Clark rolled his eyes as Wally made another pass by the door. That certainly would be true when Bruce found out what they had been up too. He wondered if he could get in on those bat-kabobs as he went chasing after Wally to rescue Lex.