Prologue
I sat perched precariously on the edge of the building, my short copper hair dancing around me in the night breeze. It was cold, but I could barely feel it, much less the cooling crimson liquid that stuck to nearly every inch of my skin. My mind was preoccupied with the events that had just occurred less than an hour ago. I had watched my father kill my older sister, and from then on, it was a blur. I knew I had killed him. My lingering rage was evidence of that. I just didn't know what to do next.
With a shaky sigh, I leaned forward and let gravity pull me off the edge of the building as I rushed to the ground stories below. I closed my eyes and felt my body go into autopilot, my right hand reaching out to grab the railing of a fire escape. I hissed at the pain of my arm nearly being ripped out of its socket, and I swung my left arm up to grab the railing when the other almost slipped. I licked my lips out of nervous habit and winced at the taste of blood before glancing down to assure that dropping to the ground wouldn't kill me. I let go and crouched down as I landed to soften the pressure on my legs. Just the simple action brought back memories of learning how to climb from my sister.
"Start with the small stuff, kid." She had laughed and ruffled my longer hair. "You'll learn the harder stuff with time, Jade. Now, let's work on ya upper body strength now, huh?" I had groaned then, but now I looked back on the memory with gratitude. I had only been seven at the time, but now, at the tender age of thirteen, I was all alone in the world.
I walked out of the dark alley, towards the wooded area near the back of the neighborhood. Once in the comfort of their darkness, I slowed my pace until my eyes adjusted to the darkness. I relied mainly on my ears to guide me to the river, and once there, I stepped in and closed my eyes.
Disclaimer: I'm only gonna do one of these for this whole story, so her it goes: I don't own Batman or any of its characters besides my own OC and the plot of this little ol' fanfic. (:
Alrighty, I've decided to start a new story in a different fandom because I've been obsessing over the Joker for a while now, and I've gotten stuck on my other stories. So, I decided to make this really short prologue to give readers a taste of what this story might be like; if I get enough feedback, I'll continue. I'll post the prologue and the first chapter (which is why this is really short), and then I'll go from there.
