Miette had never been one to frequent Gotham city. Not because she didn't like it but because she found it rather easy to get lost in all the...chaos. She liked chaos. Things that had no reason for happening-things that made no sense-things that reminded her of her own abilities. Miette frowned and shook her head, now definitely wasn't the time to be thinking about things like that. Actually there probably never was a right time to be thinking about those things. She didn't want to lose herself. At least she didn't think she wanted to. She'd never tried to. If she let lose would she be able to reel herself back in? Or would she just be crazy? Then again most people-her family included- already thought she was crazy. She'd gone to college to become a doctor but here she was working as a magician or 'street performer' as her parents liked to refer to her as.

"Miette" Danielle- her soon to be sister in law said pulling her out of her thoughts, "I didn't think you'd actually come"

Miette smiled, "Well you don't like me and I don't like you so I figured I just had to"

Danielle's smile quickly dropped and she looked around the lush ballroom they'd rented for their rehearsal dinner, "Listen-I'm going to try to be nice because me and your brother are getting married so all those rude exchanges in the past, I'm willing to put those behind me"

"I'm sure my brother likes to put things behind you too"

"You shouldn't smile while you're saying such disgusting things" Danielle snapped before composing herself once more, "Anyways, your brother wants me to invite you to come along with me and my bridal shower for my final night of freedom. Are you going to come or not?"

"I'll go" She sad after a moment of silence

"Great" Danielle breathed in before turning to face her soon to be husband, giving him a thumbs up and a big fat lie of a smile, "We're leaving after the rehearsal dinner so don't wonder off" She said turning back to look at her before walking off to converse with other more likable guests.

Miette laughed to herself, her eyes quickly moving away from the now upset bride to be over to her brother who was already looking her way. They hadn't actually spoken yet but the two really didn't have to. He was one of the main reasons she hadn't completely lost herself in her magic. One of the few reasons she always had to come back. He was one of the few who knew her powers were real and despite the 'brave caretaker' facade she put on she knew he was scared of her. Or of what she could do. What should she do though? Really do? She'd never done anything too bad. That was a lie. She'd done a lot of bad things but compared to the people in this city she was an angel. That was another lie. The point was she wasn't as bad as everybody else.

"Miette we're going"

"Oh already?" Miette questioned, glancing down at her phone. She'd been gone longer than she'd realized, "Alright then"

Danielle sighed, "Your brother wanted to talk to you before we head out, so hurry up and talk to him so we can get going. I'll be outside with the rest of the girls"

Miette nodded and quickly found her brother in the crowd of people, tapping on his shoulder to get his attention. Growing up everybody had told them they had similar features but she couldn't see it. The only thing they really had in common was their black hair, aside from that they weren't that alike. Her brother was darker than her-though that wasn't saying much and unlike him she had green eyes compared to his dark brown ones. In her opinion people just wanted to see a common thread between the two because that made her look less strange-less frightening-less off.

"Are you even hearing what I'm saying?"

"Not a word" She answered her eyes actually focusing on her brothers face this time

"Reel yourself in" James said looking down at her

"Reel myself in" Miette idly repeated, "That all?"

James sighed but nodded, "Just don't cause any trouble"

Miette nodded and headed out of the building and into the car that was filled with inpatient women. She took a deep breath before entering the car-doubting she was going to have any fun with them. But on the bright side-Danielle was upset she was here! She really didn't like the woman. She'd tried to get Miette put in a madhouse. Maybe she should have. Could they have fixed all her impulses? Maybe her magic would have stopped working? Would it have been boring? It really didn't matter. She didn't want to get fixed. Or did she? If she fixed herself she'd be normal, then if she really wanted to break she could break. She could just-

"Here!"

"Finally"

"Last night of freedom!"

Miette stepped out of the car and looked out at the looming club in front of them. She could hear the music form where they'd park-she could feel the vibrations and it made her giddy. She couldn't say anything stood out about the outside of the building though, aside from the fact it had more security from other clubs she'd been to.

"What's this place?" Miette questioned

"Don't worry about what it is" Danielle said

"Yeah, just about who it belongs to" Another laughed, "Kidding! There's nothing to worry about"

"...Normal?" Miette repeated after a second or two

"It's got the beast alcohol!" Danielle's first-maid said, "So cut lose"

The second they entered the club the music was the only thing Miette could hear and the vibrations were the only thing she could feel despite the fact that one of the girls was pulling her through the crowded club while talking to the other five. There were people gambling off in the corners of the club- some of them had stone faces and others were clearly unhappy about their cards. There were booths scattered against the walls, then there were doorways covered in beads in what she could only assume lead into VIP rooms. Or something more private. The dance floor was large, and in the middle of it there was a cage lifted a foot off of the ground, giving the rest of the room a very good view of whoever was or would be dancing in there. Looking around at the rest of the people in the club they blended in quite well, even though they'd just come from a wedding rehearsal.

"So, Danielle says you're a..magician..?" One of the women questioned

Miette snapped out of her thoughts and looked around, only to find they were sitting at a booth and there was already alcohol in front of them. She smiled at the woman and nodded.

"So like kids birthday parties?" Another chimed in

"When I feel like it"

"So can you like show us a magic trick?" The first one questioned

"Don't bother" Danielle scoffed, "All she can do is cheap card tricks"

Cheap? Oh no no no. Well yes. Her tricks didn't cost money to preform they were far from cheap, Danielle was the only cheap thing around here. Well that and the shoes that Miette was wearing.

"I still want to see a trick" The first said, "I haven't seen magic since I was like five"

"It's not real Emily it's just-"

"-One trick" Miette said as she snapped her fingers causing a hat to seemingly pop out of thin air and roll down her arm until she caught it with her fingers, "Just..Oneee"

She pulled the silver deck from the hat letting it vanish once again quickly and loudly shuffled the deck, ignoring the questions about where the hat'd come from and where it went.

"Pick a card" She said holding the deck up to Emily

Emily obliged and ran her finger over the cards before finally picking one, pulling it out and showing it to everybody else in the booth aside from Miette. After they'd all seen it she placed the card back with the others and Miette began to shuffle them once again.

"This your card?"

"No"

"You can make hats appear but not do a stupid card trick" Danielle said, "How can you even afford a house?"

"Like this" Miette said as she placed the card in the air

"Holy shit" Emily said as she poked at the floating card, sending it back a few inches, "It's flying"

"Floating" Miette corrected as Emily vanished, a cartooney picture of her slowly etching it's way onto the metallic card she'd touched

"What the fuck!" Danielle and a few others shouted, "What the shit did you just doe Miette!"

"I'm just showing her a magic trick" Miette answered with a smile, "A cheap card trick if you want me to be specific"

"Damn it reel yourself in!" Danielle shouted causing a few other people in the club to stop dancing and look their way

Miette quickly clenched her jaw and her cards scattered around their table and the nearby floor. All aside from the one Emily was trapped in. She didn't want to reel herself in. Didn't want to. Didn't want to didn't want todidntwantto.

"Get her out of that stupid card or..."

Miette tuned out Danielle's threats and focused on the floating card in front of her-or rather-the distorted reflection on it's metallic surface. She didn't bother to look back to check if she was seeing things right, she knew she was. The infamous Joker. The king of Gotham city. She may not have lived in Gotham but she knew about the mad man and the types of things he did. She also knew that he'd turned Gotham upside down about ten months ago when his girlfriend-well she assumed it was now ex-girlfriend up and disappeared on him. She couldn't say she didn't understand. Pulling herself away from her thoughts she focused her attention back on the card, still seeing him in it. He looked like he was smiling-or at least entertained. She assumed if he wasn't entertained his face would look less..interested? She wasn't too sure but then again she was getting all of this from a disoriented reflection on a floating card. There was a chance she was over analyzing.

"MIETTE"

The card fell to the table and not even a second later Emily was back where she'd originally been seated, crying hysterically.

"We're leaving" Danielle snapped, "Sit in the back of the truck and just don't talk ever"

Things were just starting to get interesting though. She frowned and quickly gathered her cards up, before sending one final look to where he should have-would have been standing if he was still there. He was gone though. Her frown disappeared and she turned on her heel, quickly catching up to her-now maybe-soon to be sister-in-law. She was going to be in trouble. She probably shouldn't have done what she did. She did it anyways. Her tricks had been called cheap though. She had to prove they weren't-well, she didn't have to but she wanted to. It was so easy to get lost in all the chaos. It was so much more enjoyable than just..doing..boring..old..magic.