WEll, thought I would mix it up... just saw DArk Knight forthe second time, and this story has been waiting ot coem, so, here it is...
The boy watched Gotham streak by with drooping eyes. He was not sure of where he was going, but he knew he didn't want to go back. The streets of this city were safer then his own home. He finally gave in to sleep, but even as he dreamed, he couldn't relax. No, he could never relax, for that madman he called his father could be behind him, watching him, waiting for any sign of weakness. The jolting of the bus stopping didn't even make him twitch, and a girl got on, her appearance screaming at the people on board 'Don't Mess With Me'. She had long dirty blonde hair, and a scar from her right eyebrow down to her chin. Her eyes were steel gray, and they searched for a spot. The midnight bus was unusually full tonight. She ambled over to the empty seat besides the dozing boy as the bus started to move forward, towards its next stop. The girl ignored the stares and the murmurings as she sat down next to the boy, her eyes of the couple across the aisle from them. The couple quickly averted their eyes, and they shifted uneasily in their seats. The boy moaned and lashed out when the bus made a sharp turn. The girl caught his hand inches from her face. The boy's eyes snapped open at the touch. He pulled away form the girl quickly, his eyes searching the bus for his father.
"You okay, boy?" The girl asked, her voice as hard as diamonds. The boy looked at her with fearful brown eyes. His hair was short, but not buzz cut, and it was dark brown. He nodded once, then looked at the floor quickly, tensing for a beating that was never going to come. The girl almost let a smile go. Almost. The couple was risking a couple of glances towards them, and the girl glared at them, once. The couple stood up, and walked to the front of the bus, holding onto the overhead straps. She turned her attention back to the shaking boy. The bus lurched to another stop as most of the bus filed off, afraid of the girl. Many of them now had to wait for another bus, or chance the walk home.
"Where you headed?" she asked, and the boy looked at the floor again. He didn't answer. She sighed as she looked at the window, guessing where they were located in the city. Close to home.
"I'll ask again, but only once. Where are you headed, boy?" She asked again, and her voice was hard again. The boy tensed, and he mumbled something.
"Come again?" She asked, her voice softer. The boy glanced at her, then looked away.
" Jasper." He said, and the girl blinked. She looked at the map located overhead. There was no neighborhood called Jasper.
"There's no place called-" she started, but the boy interrupted her.
" Jasper. My name; Jasper." He said, and the girl smirked. She shook her head once, and she leaned back against the headrest.
"Victoria." She said, and the boy smiled. Once. The girl reached into her pocket, pulling out a pack of cards. The boy's eyes lit up. He loved cards. The bus rolled to a stop, and the girl got up.
"My stop." She said, and the bus driver watched her warily as she pranced down the aisle. The boy followed her, but he stopped at the exit. The girl paused on the sidewalk, looking down at the deck in her hand. She pulled out a card, and held it up, the back to him. The bus driver sighed, but he didn't want to be on her hit list, so he waited.
" What card, Jasper?" She asked. HE thought for a moment, then he decided to take a chance.
"Ace of Spades." HE said randomly. He waited as a slow smile spread across her face. She threw him the card as the bus driver started to shut the doors.
"Such a joker, Jasper." She said, and she spun on her heel and walked down the dark streets of the Narrows. The boy looked down at the card, and he smiled. HE turned it over, and it was the Joker card. HE smiled, and soon began to laugh. 'Guess I'm heading home.' He thought.
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