In a life where Bane has finally wiped Gotham away, a life where there is no Talia, and in a life where he has no other obligations or duties anymore. That is where this story is written. Enjoy. Bane/OC

Dauntless

Prologue.

My life had mostly existed out of school and my family. I was no ordinary child. Not extra smart, or particularly beautiful. My younger years had gone by in a happy blur, in a family that loved and supported me. Then, when I attended high school, I found out that the world was a little harder than I had always thought. People could be cruel, could be mean. Girls would be made so insecure they developed eating disorders or even self harm. Boys who hang out with the girls too much would be called gay and be bullied. I hated these years. It was then, in those few years, I lost myself in books and movies. I no longer participated in school parties, or hanging out at the mall things. No sleep overs, no birthday parties at friends' houses. Just me and myself. I would just attend school, go home and then life in my own little bubble. I was happy, or at least I thought I was. Until I met him. Until he took me and my world completely turned around…

Chapter 1.

Walking around town I pulled my bag a little higher on my shoulders and watched into the stores I passed. I liked shopping, but not in the summer vacation with everyone I knew from school around. I avoided the mall and went for the larger clothing store my colleague students avoided. It was called 'Brands' but the store had clearly seen better days. The windows were dirty and even the show case was empty. I decided to take my chances as I saw no other people in the store.

I only needed a new pair of jeans, maybe some shorts as the weather was getting hotter each passing day. I slowly walked passed the racks and watched the simple jeans that hung there. Good enough for me. I searched for my seize and even found a few pair of shorts I would try on.

If I had paid a little more attention to my surroundings I would have registered that I was still the only person in this store. I sighed when I decided I had to enough to go and try something on, before I would decide to buy some of it or not. I looked around, turned, but could not see where the fitting rooms where. I walked a little through the store, only now finding it odd there was nobody here. Not even staff.

I walked up to the counter and wanted to ask there what was going on before I heard the most odd sound ever. Metal breathing. Surely that could not be true. It had to be something else, like a leak in a pipe or something. I looked around, feeling so out of place. Maybe I should leave.

I dropped the clothes on the counter and decided I could better get over myself and just go to the mall, like normal people did when I saw two men close the doors of the shop, now walking my way. I swallowed. However I could not think why they would want to cause me any harm, it felt weird, unsafe. I noticed both of them where bigger than normal people, more muscular too. I grabbed my bag a little closer and searched for my phone, in case I needed it.

Both of the men walked slowly, like they weren't in any hurry to reach me. I watched to my side and saw a pair of stairs that seemed to call for me. I took a deep breath and saw how the men started walking a little faster when I turned for the stairs.

I found it hard to believe they would not harm me, even though I had done nothing wrong. I almost ran the stairs, my loud footsteps envelop the metal breathing I had heard before. Only when I reached to top of the stairs and I watched around and stilled I heard it again. This time I knew I was right though. I saw a man standing before me, a very large, broad, enormous man who turned to face me. I thought of screaming, but my voice was gone.

'Good afternoon, are you enjoying the view miss?' His voice sounded even deeper than I had ever heard on TV. Of course I knew who this man was. I could not find it in myself to answer him. I thought about leaving this instant when I heard the two men enter behind me. His dark eyes held mine closely, but eventually they watched behind me.

'I thought I ordered to close the doors when I was in here. Wasn't I clear enough?'

'She had already walked inside, we thought of waiting until she left, but she didn't sir.' My eyes were glued to the mask he wore, scaring me even more. It was Bane right before me, the Bane who had wiped Gotham away completely. Also the man who had disappeared after.

'So it seemed the better option to let her enter here, and seal her own fate.' Those words made me freeze from the inside. What was going on in here?

I watched behind me, seeing the men behind me were at loss for words and simply stared at each other. For a second I thought of begging. Begging to let me go, or begging for him not to kill me. But would it help? I knew this man's reputation and he didn't do mercy. I was screwed anyway. I let my eyes watched him some more, eventually meeting his eyes. He was eyeing me too, I noticed.

'Your name.' He ordered. I swallowed.

'Anna-' I softly said, not sure if I should tell him my surname too. He impatiently waited. So I quickly added. 'Anna Helms.' He nodded and sighed before he seated himself on a stool beside him, motioning for me to come closer.

'You know who I am, right Anna?' he asked me. I brought my arms to hug my form, my phone still in my hand. I didn't dare to touch it more, but I also didn't dare to place it in my bag. I nodded.

'I can't let you leave now.' I nodded again. I knew he would not let me go. He would kill me.

His eyes studied me closely, as if he didn't understood why I wasn't begging or crying. He then cocked his head to the side.

'Do you fear death Anna.' It didn't even sounded like a question. I shook my head, what surprised him.

'Really, that is convenient then, for your life will end here, today.' His words were cold, deep and harsh, still I didn't flinch. I simply accepted. He moved to stand, but stilled when there was a soft "Hello" from down the stairs. The men behind me froze, as Bane.

'Go," he told them, while he watched me closely. I brought my hands down, dropping my bag to the floor.

'How old are you?' he then asked me, his voice now less loud. I watched away from his staring eyes.

'19.' A soft hiss escaped his mask, while he now stood and walked closer to me.

'That is young for a woman who says she does not fear death.' I made the mistake to watch him in the eye, just when the other men returned. I turned sideways and saw they had a girl by the arms, a girl I did not know, but seemed younger than me.

'I reckon it time to leave since you two can't even properly secure a store like this. Tie them and place them in the van, we're leaving.' I could not even register what was happening, I had tried to prepare myself for a painful death, and now it was turned in kidnapping.

I was roughly grabbed from behind, what made me drop my phone in the process. I saw Bane watch me when I was tied and a sack was shoved upon my head.

The hours that followed where a big blur. I was placed in a van, or car, that moved pretty fast. I could hear the other girl crying, but had no words to soothe her. I was panicking myself.

When the vehicle suddenly stopped I was thrown to the side of the wall I had not been leaning on and bruised my arm. I shrieked and continued to lean against the wall when I heard the doors being opened.

'Inside Barsad.' I heard. I braced myself for manhandling, but this time I was more gently pulled from the vehicle. A man had a strong grip on my arms, yet not painfully so. He guided me and kept me from falling before he gently, but surely placed me on a chair. I wondered if he would kill me now, but no harm came. I heard some footsteps and then the crying from the other girl when she was brought beside me. I was still thinking and preparing about a sudden death when the sack that was over my had was removed suddenly.

'Well ladies, since you both are here in my home, let's have a proper introduction, shall we?' The voice of Bane asked, although this time I missed his mask. I had to get used to the blinding light and did my best to blink and watch the man who stood before us. He was huge, without a doubt. He placed a chair before us and sat down, watching from me to the girl next to me. I swallowed and fought my tears.

'My men made the mistake to not properly close the store, what brought me you two.' I watched beside me and again saw the girl, who could be no more than 16 or so. She was, despite her tears, quite pretty. Her skin was darker than mine, her body a little bigger. She could have looked even beautiful when not being scared to death, I reckoned.

'Please don't kill me,' she cried. I watched her say the words before I felt Bane's eyes upon me. I could now watch him clearly, my eyes had gotten used to the daylight.

'Anna Helms, the girl that does not fear death.' I kept looking him in his eyes, not sure what he wanted from me.

'I will keep you both, for now.' Those words frightened me more than I would have thought. He let us live, but why?

'I- I want to go home,' the girl cried. I noticed how Bane did not break his eye contact with me, even though the girls cries where pretty loud.

'Bring her upstairs,' he ordered the man he had earlier called Barsad. The girl cried even harder when she was removed from the room. Bane didn't even blink.

'You are more terrified then you are letting on.' He simply stated. I nodded, tears finally leaking from my eyes.

'Good.' I swallowed as I watched how he took my phone from his pocket and broke the thing in two.

'I will enjoy the company you will provide. But make no mistake. I can easily end your life, any day.' I already hated him more than I had ever hated someone before. He would just play with my life, like it was nothing at all.

'Bring her to my room.' He ordered another men, who pulled me from the chair and pushed me from the room. I didn't even had time to look around but was shoved inside a room. There was a bed, a closet and two nightstands, that was it. A large window showed some trees outside, but no more. I had only turned around when I saw Bane enter and close the door behind him. He stretched himself and then watched me like I was his prey. I shuddered pulling on the rope that held my wrists together.

'You look much younger than 19,' he said walking even closer. I took a few steps back.

'I am not lying,' I told him. He chuckled.

'I know,' he said, throwing my wallet on the bed beside me. I watched it fall before he cornered me into the wall. He had seen my driver's license, he knew my full name, my address, everything he needed to know.

'Undress.'