Authors Note: Hey finally I decide to post a short story... believe it or not first half of this I used to audition for a role play. But basically plot is, Roman killed his parents his mental state goes down the drain. To the point he's having some delusions. Now this does somewhat follow his origin story. With a bit of a twist and more from his prospective. Also I decided to have Circe in here. I might do a continuation of this.
Roman was pacing back and forth feeling anxious, his parents were both dead. According to the papers it was a horrible accident. Everyone so far gave him their condolences and he had to play the role of the young man who lost his family. It was so easy, of course he been acting for years just to make his parents happy. Ironic that the thing his parents pushed him to do, in order to seem like good parents was what helped him get away with their murder.
That being said the flashbacks, voices and memories in his mind weren't going away. Even now and then he closed his eyes and he could hear her... laughing. His mother was uncaring, he could get mauled in front of her by an animal and she'd laugh.
Then there was his father. His condisending stare, disappointment in his eyes. It was the last thing he saw in his father's eyes before he set the house ablaze.
I'm free now... all their money and all they own is mine now. And once more I don't need to deal with their cruelty.
He should be celebrating! At peace, no he wouldn't be at peace not until he found his purpose. His calling, only when he found what it was that made him happy. That would be the moment he can laugh in his parents face. He looked across the room seeing this familiar eyes state back at him, unloving and disappointed. Perhaps in their own failure as parents or the fact it was their own son who killed them. He closed his eyes for a moment, opening them to see them gone.
I'm losing my mind... maybe that's even in death they plan on making my life hell. Perhaps they want to drag me down with them. I'd like to see them try!
What were they wanting from him? They'd appear and disappear. He wasn't to feel guilt or sympathy for what he did. They deserved it. After all the years of torment, humiliation. He'd never asked anything of them other than they do one small thing. Approve of him, not even that approve of him being her. His one love, the one person he felt something for and the only one who seemed to not reject him.
He snapped back into reality when he heard a knock at the door and looked at it. "Come in!" He called. The door opened and she walked in, beautiful as usual. Behind her he swore he could see his mother staring at him with hatred in her eyes. He ignored her though, she was dead he knew that.
The woman spoke as she walked in looked at Roman. "Roman, we're going to be late!" Circe said seeming annoyed, and went over to him to fix his tie. "Something wrong, you seem nervous?"
"No, no. I'm fine..." He said smiling at her, it was enough to reassure her. While he felt ready to run his business, the faces of his parents still mocked him. It distracted him, so much so it effected his business choices. It didn't take long for his business to start failing and the cracks really started to show when he allowed a makeup product to be released, one that disfigured hundred of women.
The one person he figured would stand beside him through it all didn't. In fact, she had the nerve to argue with him in front of staff in breakup with him. After not too long ago she accepted a marriage proposal. Didn't take long for him to figure out why, Wayne. Bruce Wayne decided to come in play as a hero to 'save' his business. Circe figured she could stay on Bruce's good side when he bought out the company probably jump into bed with him, since he was now the one succeeding. Memories filled his mind.
"How cute, you think she genuinely loves you. She's only out for you cause of your family."
His mother's voice echoed in his mind followed by his father's.
"Call it off Roman! Better yet, tell her you're not going inherit anything and see if she sticks around with than. She'll run along to find the next richest boy!"
What pissed him off more than anything was they were right. She used him, played with his emotions. At least his parents never pretended to love or care for him. He wasn't going to take anymore humiliation from anyone. And his father had some connections, people still loyal to the Sionis family. He killed his own parents, how hard would killing her be? No, no she deserved worse than that. Would Bruce Wayne or anyone go for a woman who was disfigured?