Out of the Shadows- A TDKR fan fiction.

A/N- Hi there! This story is planned as a multi chapter story, but that will only be so if I get reviews. This is et during TDKR, and will contain spoilers. I am sincerely sorry if therte are any mistakes or if it seem OOC.

Gotham was silent. Fingers of silvery moonlight stretched between buildings as Bane and Barsad walked the deserted streets of the city.

Content on reaching the sewers as soon as possible, Barsad didn't notice the small figure that shrank into the shadows of doorway as he passed.

Bane however, seemingly more aware of their surroundings, saw the figure and paused to investigate.

It was the absence of footsteps that alerted Barsad to the fact that Bane was no longer walking behind him. He turned around and was surprised to see Bane kneeling in a doorway fifteen metres behind him.

Barsad took a step forward, unsure of why his master was kneeling there when they had places to be and work to be done. They had more than enough time, but in his opinion, the sooner they were done the better.

As he neared the spot where Bane was he heard Bane's voice. It was quiet and he struggled to make out what was being said. He paused, knowing the punishment for eavesdropping wouldn't be light. But surely this doesn't count as eavesdropping, he thought.

Bane peered inside the dark doorway he could barely make out a small figure huddled in the corner.
"Don't be afraid" he whispered to what he assumed was a small child. The words sounded funny to him. Police and authority figures were scared of him and what he could do, so surely the child would be petrified.

"What's your name child?" he asked. His only reply was a whimper from the child. Bane sighed.

"Look, I won't hurt you." He said, doubting that the child believed him.
"You don't seem to have anywhere else to go, so why not come with me?"

After a few seconds, he saw a girl of about nine shuffle out of the doorway. When she reached him, Bane stood. The girl's blue eyes, full of curiosity gazed into his brown eyes as she took in the masked form in front of her.

Barsad watched as a child appeared in the doorway and Bane stood up. A cloud drifted away from the moon and Bane and the child were bathed in moonlight. A young girl with soft brown hair gazed up at Bane. Bane drew his gaze from the girl, looked over at Barsad and nodded. Unsure of what he meant by this, Barsad stayed where he was as Bane leant over and whispered something to the girl.

Darcy looked up at the masked man who stood before her. He had a strange mask in front of her mouth and she had noticed that it had made his voice sound funny.
"What's your name?" he asked again.
"Darcy." She answered quietly. She was feeling intimidated by the large man in the mask.

"Hello Darcy, I'm Bane. It seems you have nowhere else to go, so would you like to come with me?"
Darcy thought about the warnings her parents had given her about talking to strangers. But she was lonely and scared by herself and although this man scared her too, it was better than being alone.

Eventually the girl nodded. Bane sighed with relief. He had half been expecting her to say no. But it seemed she would rather have company, no matter how intimidating that company may be, than be alone. Bane continued along the street and the quiet noise of footsteps behind him let him know that Darcy was following him. Bane smiled to himself. Time to continue with his plan.

Barsad watched, open mouthed as Bane passed him, the young girl following closely. He had been working with Bane for a while now, but apparently he wasn't worth telling any other plans. As the two turned the corner towards the sewers, Barsad wondering what Bane could possibly have planned.

A/N- Hope you enjoyed it! Thanks for reading. Reviews are appreciated.