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// Chapter 3 
// Story: Dark Knight Sunset 
// by madhat886 
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Alfred came into the living room where Selena is going through a trunk of old baby items that have been gathering dust in the attic for years. Selena is currently dressing Sunset in old fashion baby clothes to see how she looks. While Sunset is playing with the old baby toys, wooden blocks, old stuff dolls, one of those phones with faces that are on wheels, a pull along toy, a wobble bear toy, a Jack in a box, and Sunset is currently playing with an old busy box.

“I see that you two are up enjoying yourselves,” Alfred said.

“Some of these old baby clothes fit Sunset,” Selena said putting a baby bonnet on Sunset who pulled on it till Selena took it off. “Well the ones that she wants to wear.”

“Sunset is very fussy in what she wears,” Alfred said as he remembers how often Sunset would just take off the clothes she didn’t like and crawl around naked.

"She just needed a woman's touch," Selena said. 

"And it looks like she prefers the box," Alfred said seeing Sunset crawling into the cardboard box the old clothes were kept in.

"So has Bruce passed the rite of passage for parents? Buy a expensive gift and Sunset ends up wanting to play with the box instead?" Selena asked.

“He has, he brought her one of those new talking stuff toys and she ended up still wanting to play with her old one,” Alfred said. (1)

"Waaaa," Sunset started crying as she pokes out of the box she was hiding in.

"What's the matter?" Selena said as she picks her up and check her diaper but found nothing. "I guess you're hungry."

"I'll get her food then," Alfred said.

“I can handle it,” Selena said carrying Sunset to the kitchen who was still fussing in Selena’s arms.

Once in the kitchen Selena place Sunset in her high chair and went to look for some baby food in the fridge. Looking around the fridge Selena pick out a jar of peas purée for Sunset and grabbing a small spoon went back to Sunset. Who isn’t alone as her cats have jump into the table. Isis the leader of the pack, Slinky a grey cat with a pink bow, Julio a black cat, Otto a siamese, Miss Kitty another black cat, and Hecate another black cat.

“Down,” Selena said to her cats who think she’s feeding them. “This if for Sunset.”

Selena then spots Sunset sucking on Otto’s tail.

“Sunset!” Selena shouted as she lanks Otto’s tail out of Sunset’s mouth.

“Waaaa,” Sunset cry’s out loosing her toy.

“Shoo, shoo,” Selena said getting her cats off the table.

“Ms. Kyle what’s the matter?” Alfred asked entering the kitchen.

“Sunset was sucking on Otto’s tail,” Selena said.

“Children are always a handful,” Alfred said. 

“And Sunset is still in her cute phase,” Selena said as she begins feeding Sunset. “Have you noticed that she seems to be smarter than normal for someone her age?”

“Yes I have noticed that,” Alfred said. 

“It’s like that old cartoon show Rugrats. Where the babies are smart and are only limited to their knowledge of the world,” Selena said staring at Sunset. 

“That would explain how she is able to get around the manor and escape her playpen,” Alfred said. “Master Dick and master Tim had their hands full when she got out while they were watching her and had to search the entire manor for her,” Alfred said.

“So how did they find her?” Selena asked. 

“They got Ace to find her,” Alfred said.

“Where is he anyways?” Selena asked.

“Outside,” Alfred said.

“So when did Bruce get him?” Selena asked.

“Master Bruce brought Sunset to a party downtown and Sunset wandered into the lobby of the hotel where the party was taking place. There Bruce found her with Ace still a puppy in her arms, which she refused to let go of and why we now have a dog now. seeing how Sunset kept on crying when Ace was taken away from her,” Alfred said.

“Nice job sweetie,” Selena said.

“Sunset been getting Master Bruce to do things he wouldn’t had done otherwise,” Alfred said.

“That’s parenthood for you, it changes people,” Selena said.

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