Hello everyone, I'm Ellana and this is my first Batman fanfiction.

I actually don't have a lot of things to say, except that I don't own the Batman verse. And that I hope you'll enjoy it. Oh and, I changed a bit some little things in the Batman Storyline, let's say that all of those events happened in another dimension, wouldn't be the first time in a comic book right ?

OH ! Actually, I gotta say something : I am French. Therefor, I am really sorry if I make to many mistakes while writing in English, I really do try my best, but it ain't easy when you're learning by yourself. Anywa...Enjoy (hopefully).


The Bowery, known to be the worst neighborhood of all Gotham City.

In every corner, criminals, homeless people and hookers...

It was a cold winter night, despair and sadness were spreading in the streets, like a disease.

Andrea was looking at the window of her small dormitory room, staring blankly at the street, not thinking about anything in particular. Her eyes were following the small snow flake falling on the road. She loved those moments. She was all alone, in her very own bubble, daydreaming. Or, more like nightdreaming. Unfortunately for her, this time will soon be over...

-ANDREA !

The girl's head turned automatically to the entrance of her room, for a fraction of a second, she made a face, before taking back her neutral expression.

At the door, there was one of the person that she hated the most.

Miss Roach. The "headmastress" of the orphanage Andrea spend her life. A horrible woman who loved to just plainly be mean to every children she ever met. For no good reason, as far as Andie was concerned, she just enjoyed terrifying kids. The Harpy, like orphans were calling her, approached from the young girl, a terrible unnatural smile on her face.

-Come one. Hurry up, or I'll whip your way downstairs.

The young girl left her beloved window, and fully turned around. She did not want to get any closer to Miss Roach, fearing that she actually might whip her all the way to the living room...The harpy approached her, quickly filling the gap between them. Andrea closed her eyes, sure that she was going to hit her...And she was right. The Harpy grabbed her ears and dragged her down the stairs, she kicked her out of the house in the cold, and shout :

-Don't come back 'till you found enough money, gotcha ?

Andrea shook positively her head, and left as fast as she could, running on the frozen pavements, threw the neighborhood. When a good distant has been made between her and that living hell that was the orphanage, she slowed down, and started to think about a good way to make some money, fast, so that she could just wander in the street after. She loved just walking around, thinking about nothing and everything.

-Hey Andie ! Andie !

She turned around, suspicious...but her shoulders were released of any tension when she saw who was coming towards her.

Maxim Colombato. One of the only friend she had in that place.

-Hey Max', wattup ?

-Not much, gotta go give a package to a dude down the street.

-A package ? What kind of package ?

-Don't know don't care. Actually, don't wanna know. 'Round here, it's always better when you don't know.

-How much are you paid ?

-About a hundred bucks, you know what we say, easy job, easy money.

-No one says that Max...

-Well...I do.

He smiled warmly at her, and she returned it to him. She liked being with Maxim, he always cheered her up.

-Who gave you the job ?

-The Boss.

-The Boss...As in Sal "The Boss" Maroni ?

-Yeah...

-Are you crazy ?!

-Listen, for a lot of money, at least a hundred is a lot around here, I just gotta give that package to a dude down the street, I think it's fair alright ? And anyway, it's not like if I had any choice, my dad's back to prison, and my mom's too busy with heroins to work, I gotta take care of my lil' sisters...

-I understand...Do you think Maroni got some more things to do ? I have to come back with at least fifty bucks or I'll sleep outside, again...

-Again ? Come on Andie, you're annoying, can't you tell me when you're on the street ?!

-Didn't wanna bother you that late...

-You never bother me you idiot. Anyway...Yeah, I think he still got a few things for little people like us, he's on the third building over there. Just say that Maxim sent ya to finnish his job.

-I don't wanna stole your j...

-Don't worry about it, a hundred is enough for today, you can have the other part.

He smiled again. He was really the best...After a last smile, they left each other, they had work to do in order to "survived".

-Sooo...third building...Here we go. Said Andrea to herself.

Four thugs were keeping the entrance, when the girl arrived, they glanced at her with a mean look.

-What Do ya want kid ?

-Hum...Max...Maxim, Colombato, he sent me to..euh...finnish his job.

-What's yer name girl ?

-Andrea. Andrea White, I'm from the Crow's orphanage, up there..

They looked at her one last time, one of them spoked into a talkie walkie in italian, and apparently received the answer threw earphones. They probably realized that she was holding no threat, because they let her enter the building.

She was starting to wonder if she was going to meet the actual Sal "The Boss" Maroni, or just a spokesman...She didn't even know where she was going. She thought that she could easily destroyed the building, if she had a bomb or somethings...Maroni wasn't really careful. Or he wasn't even there.

-Follow me.

She jumped a bit back, surprised. Out of nowhere, a strange man appeared. Je was wearing a shirt with written "property of Arkham Asylum" on it, and a pants full of chains. Reassuring...She started to think that, maybe, all of that wasn't such a good idea.

They walked all around the building for about ten minutes, going up and down, right and left, and Andrea felt more and more ill-at-ease, but she couldn't go back.

-Here we are. The Boss waits inside.

Taking a deep breath, Andrea entered.

It was really Sal Maroni, the real one. What was he doing here, in that place, with almost no protection ? She found all of that odd. And start a bit to panic inside.

-Andrea. I was waiting for you, He said, a slight italian accent in his voice.

-Wai...Waiting for me ?

-Yes. You know, in the end, you weren't easy to find, not easy at all. I would never think that I'd found you in the Bowery, actually...

-Are you sure I'm the one you're looking for ? I'm just here cause Maxim told me to...

-Yeah I know, he did a great job bringing you here.

-Excuse me ?

-The couple hundred bucks I gave him, it wasn't to deliver a stupid package, it was to bring you here. He apparently know you well, I bet he didn't even had to insist right ?

-I...I don't understand.

-Don't you ?

-No.

The Boss released a huge and frank laugh.

-Really ? You're so naïve my girl ! Don't you know that in the Bowery, you can trust no one ? Not even "friends" ?

Andrea didn't answered, she was starting to have a pretty clear idea of what happened.

-Aaaah, you understand don't you ? He betrayed to for a few dollars. I guess his family was more important. But hey, who can blame him right ? Family matters. Family matters a lot.

-What do you want from me ?

-What do I want from you ? ...Mmm. That's an interesting question. Do you want some bourbon ?

-I'm only forteen...

-I take that as a no then.

Silence. Soon broken by Maroni.

-So, you're living with that old Harpy heye ? Miss Roach ?

Andie shook her head.

-What a bitch...I hated her when I was there...But I couldn't kill her. Even now, I think I'm still a bit afraid of her. But hush, it's a secret. And anyway, I should thanks her, she made me the way I am. Hard and fair.

The young girl fought against her envy to say that he was just a vulgar mafioso...

-What's your last name kid ?

-White.

-You sure of that ?

-No.

-Why ?

-Well, I'm an orphan, abandoned, just like a lot of children 'round Gotham.

-Right right...So you don't know who are your real parents ?

A slight tense in Andie's shoulder appeared. Why was he talking about them ?

-Well, if I don't know my own name, there's very little chance I know my parents' identity right ?

-Ah ah, you're a funny girl...You're a funny girl...Be careful. I don't really want to laugh recently. A certain...Batman, kinda ruins my business.

Andie's lips twitched a bit, Maroni noticed it, but ignored for the time.

-So, you really have no idea who your real parents are heye ?

She shook her head negatively.

-Nope, no idea.

-You know what Andrea ?

-What ?

-I think you're liying.

-Why would I lie ?

-Because you know exactly who your parents are. And what I'm gonna do.

Yes, she knew.

When your parents were those people, how could things could ever turn right ? Especially in a neighborhood such as The Bowery...She smiled. An acid, sarcastic smiled. Maroni quivered a bit, that's smile freaked him out. He was happy it disappeared when he hit her on the side of her head. Hit her hard enough to knock her out, but not hard enough to kill her.

It was his turn to smile, he finally had some leverage against him.

It was time to sent a message to the Bat and this dear Catwoman.

Somethings like "Hey, guys, I got your daughter".