Hey, I just wanted to let you know that I'm planning on rewritting the story so that it flows better. If you have some concerns or ideas or something that you would like to see fixed, NOW is the time! ;)
Disclaimer: I don't own anything connected to Batman Begins, or the Batman world for the matter... All songs belong to whoever I credited them to. Can't sue me, I bounce checks like kangaroos! BOING!
Eve is mine, so please don't "borrow" her, she may be blind, but she can still tell the difference!
Read and enjoy the revised version!
"I lost my sight when I was seven years old, it was an accident really. A little girl playing with something she should've had... my big brother's science kit had more of a punch than my parents thought... heh. I had to learn to live in a world of darkness...
"Anyway, when I turned twenty, I started having the same dream over and over again, it just kept repeating as if it wanted to tell me something or I needed to do something about it. Finally, I sat down with my mom's old paintbrushes and started painting blindly. I couldn't stop until the painting was done... it took me all night...
"A few days later, my dad died from cancer... he loved those big cigars of his too much and... they killed him in the end. Sad really, don't you think? To be killed by something you desired and loved to indulge with...
"I was now alone in the world; Dad left me a small egg nest, it was supposed to be his retirement fund, it was enough money to keep me happy for a few years and to buy a nice place to where I could live in relative peace...
"For three weeks, I kept the painting hidden. I had covered it with a cotton cloth with silver threads, for some strange reason, I was driven to singe and burn that cloth before I draped it over that painting, but it was the right thing to do and I kept it in my room. One day, while a friend was helping me pack away my Dad's stuff, she removed the cloth and saw my painting... Gotham Burning. She told me that it was an almost perfect rendering of a real city, Gotham City, but the painting showed it burning, in ruins. I began to wonder about this Gotham City and had a longing to... 'see' is really the wrong word for me, don't you think? What would be the right word? Experience... I had a longing to experience Gotham City in all of its dark glory and horror...
"Two months later, I moved there... To the Narrows, the darkest part of Gotham. Why the Narrows? Why not? I wanted a place where everyone would leave me alone... I was tired of humanity and wanted to be alone...
"When I made my home in the Narrows, I started painting again since that night. I'd get these dreams, ideas that needed to be put down on canvas and given a name and presence. Then I would cover it with a cloth, anywhere from the sheerest fabric to the harshest burlap, but each fabric seemed just right, perfect for the painting they protected...
"I met a young boy named Jeeves during one of the rare times I ventured out of my home to obtain the supplies that I needed. He helped me bring my things back and I've never been able to get rid of him since, but though I may never tell him, I'm glad he's there. You see, after I moved into my home fully and Jeeves was there to help me, I stayed in it. I wouldn't leave it even at the cost of death... you could say that I have Agoraphobia now, the fear of going out in public and kinda a fear of fear itself. I had found a rundown church, made it my home and lived there ever since. Jeeves is my only link to the outside world now... besides what I see in my dreams...
"Finally one day, five years after I had moved to Gotham City, I started selling my paintings, my Dad did leave me a nice sum of money, but it wasn't enough for me to live off of forever. So Jeeves went out to find possible buyers, to help make my creations to support us...
"My name is Eve Warren and this is my story."
Next revised chapter is due for Friday, although it might be late depending on my job, I work a LOT of overtime!
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