Chapter 3
"Ten percent. I do ten percent of their job and I'm the one with the gun shoved in my face. Thats nice" complained Muse.
It had been at least two hours since the near robbery and she currently found herself following Jim and Harvey to a club that had a fish sign on the front. As she watched them enter the place she scaled the other side of the building hearing pain filled grunts.
Curiosity getting the better of her she decided to investigate and came across a scene behind the building where she saw a man knelt on the floor getting beat to a pulp by a big guy who could pass as a bodyguard. There were two men standing to the side and another man she recognized straight off holding an umbrella over a dark skinned woman.
"Where's my money?" asked the woman sneering down at the victim.
"I'll get it. I'll get it" whimpered the man only to receive a backhander from the woman.
The big dude then proceeded to give the guy another good right hook breaking his nose.
"Boy!" cried the woman at Oswald.
"I-I'm s-sorry Mam" he stuttered quickly hiding her under the umbrella seeing as she'd moved from under it and was getting pissed on by the rain.
'Its only water bitch, chill' thought Muse rolling her eyes.
"You will be if this hair gets frizzy" she threatened him.
'Not as much as you'll be if you lay a finger on him' thought Muse staring daggers at the woman.
Right then she saw someone come down the back building stairs and whisper to the woman that Harvey Bulluck was inside requesting her company.
"Ah, good" smirked the woman. "Keep him warm for me Butch" she told the big guy who nodded.
She disappeared inside the building leaving the five men alone and as soon as she was out of sight Muse jumped down from the roof making her grand entrance.
"What the...?" spoke Butch.
"Greetings gentleman, how goes you're day?" asked Muse in a sarcastic tone.
"Who the hell are you?" asked the dark skinned bloke reaching for his gun.
"Oh where are my manners? Forgive me. My name is Muse"
At this all beside Oswald started laughing and staring at her as if she was insane.
"Did I say something funny?" Muse asked the three in a now serious tone.
"Muse huh? Is that what that get up of yours is all about? Got something to prove sweetheart?" asked the dark skinned man still laughing at her.
"Only the passion I have in my heart right now to kill you asshole" bit Muse.
"You may wanna watch that mouth of yours, it could get you into alot of trouble" threatened Butch.
Muse smirked, "trouble is my middle name douche bag."
"Listen here you little bitch you have until the count of three to get out of here or..."
"OR! What exactly? What could you possibly do to me that I can't give back a thousand times worse?" snapped Muse staring the man down.
"You don't know who you're dealing" said Butch.
"Actually its you who doesn't know who your dealing with, and I'm about ten seconds away from showing you" hissed Muse.
While the other two men took out their guns and pointed them at her Butch picked up a bat that was stood up against a wall. Oswald on the other hand backed away knowing for a full fact that this wasn't going to end well, for the guys anyway.
"Make your move" smugly spoke Butch.
"With pleasure" said Muse cracking her knuckles.
Then quick as a flash...
"UGH!"
Cried the Butch arching over in agony as Muse had rammed her fist right into his gut like a bloody bulldozer before then grabbing his head and bringing it down to meet her knee causing him to fall flat on his back. The other two then fired at her only Muse dodged every bullet that flew in her direction before both men eventually ran out of bullets.
"My turn" she told the now terrified two.
Blurring in front of them she tossed the Italian looking bloke aside while grabbing the dark skinned guys arm and spinning him round so his back was to her.
"AHHHHHHH!" he yelled as she'd kicked out both his knees from behind and threw him to the ground.
She spied the Italian guy trying to get away and so sped over to grab the man by the throat making him gasp.
"Going somewhere?" she asked him tilting her head.
And before he could get a word in she'd thrown out a punch hitting him square across the jaw before head butting the fucker dropping his unconscious form to the ground.
Muse then turned to Oswald who was cowering next to the stairs staring upon her in amazement.
"Be sure to give you're boss a message for me won't you? Tell her that there's a new authority in town and that this is just the start of things to come" she told him hearing Jim approaching.
Oswald nodding then watched as Muse vanished before his eyes and right then jumped hearing someone running down the steps.
"GCPD!" shouted Jim Gordon holding up a gun as he scanned the scene. "What happened here?" he asked Oswald.
"I-I'm not too sure, it all happened so fast"
"It was s-some wacko who ca-ll's herself Muse" groaned Butch holding his stomach as he stumbled up off the ground.
"Muse?" questioned Jim in surprise.
"Yeah. The bitch came out nowhere and jumped us"
Was it just coincidence that their attacker had the same name as the person who had handed those criminals in last night? Or was something else going on here?
"Why don't we just start from the beginning, tell me exactly what happened" suggested Jim.
This was going to be one hell of an explanation.
...…
Later that day Bella arrived back at her apartment to grab a shower and change before she headed back out again afterward.
Going to her bedroom she rid herself of her current attire grabbing her cream silk knee length night robe to place on pinning up her hair while she was at it. Right as she was about to step into the bathroom though Bella suddenly came to a halt hearing a noise come from her front door.
Shuffle Shuffle click click
'What the hell?' Bella thought to herself frowning.
Whirling round on the spot she went to investigate but as she came to the main area she heard the lock being fiddled with and saw the doorknob slowly being twisted.
Oh fuck no. Someone was trying to break into her bloody apartment!
'Well two can play at this game' she thought.
Rushing over to her desk draw she grab her knife letter opener and hid behind the door just as it opened keeping the blade close.
She watched as a male figure stalked in however not seeing her as he silently closed the door with his back to her as Bella slowly crept up behind him. Not giving him the chance to turn round she then went in for the attack grabbing the bastard's arm and twisted it round his back as she placed the knife to his throat.
"Breaking an entry in my territory? Very grave mistake my friend. Give me one good reason why I shouldn't kill you right now" she sneered at him.
The man laughed, "never could fool you" he said.
Bella's eyes widened at the familiar voice dropping her hold as she got a good look at her intruders face.
"Jason?" she gasped hearing the knife she'd held clatter to the floor.
Jason smirked, "Hi baby."
"W-what are you doing here?" Bella stuttered.
"I came back for you Bell, I missed you" he said cupping her cheek affectionately.
"Missed me? You left me!" Bella screeched pushing him away from her.
"And it was the worst mistake I ever made. I never should have let you go" said Jason.
"Yeah well guess what? You did. How did you even find me?" asked Bella crossing her arms out of frustration.
"I live in Gotham remember. I saw you in the street earlier with that weird bird looking guy. You two seemed pretty cozy with each other. What's that all about?" Jason questioned her.
"Don't even go there. You walked out on us, not me. I have every right to move on with my life and I don't need a lecture from you of all people" Bella told him.
"So are you two a thing or..."
"We're not anything, we were just talking that's all. And besides even if that were the case its non of your business" sneered Bella.
"Do you still have feelings for me?" asked Jason slowly prowling toward her.
Bella scoffed, "no" she said.
"I don't believe you"
"Believe what you want"
"I still love you"
"Well I don't love you"
"You used to"
"Yes! Keywords. USED TO! As in not anymore!" snapped Bella.
"What's changed?" asked Jason now standing just inches away from her.
"I have. Ever since you left I changed for the better, not because I wanted to but because I had to. And I had to get over you before the pain you caused me consumed me for good" said Bella.
"I never meant to hurt you. Never you" said Jason running his hand down her arm.
"Well surprise because you did, and in doing so you nearly killed me."
"I had to leave" said Jason.
"Why though? It doesn't make sense. Things were going well between us, I don't understand what went wrong" argued Bella.
"That's the thing, it was going too well. It was all so perfect that I got scared."
"You got scared?" questioned Bella raising an eyebrow in confusion.
"I've searched for the right person for me my whole life and when I finally found her I thought it too good to be true. I needed to know that what I was feeling wasn't just one sided and something made up in my head. So I left and tested myself to see if I could live without you but after a month I was desperate, I went back to find you only to hear you were gone" Jason explained with a heavy heart.
"What did you expect? I thought you weren't coming back. You just up and left without so much as a goodbye or explanation. No letter no phone calls, nothing. Is that how much I was worth to you? Nothing? Because I certainly felt like it" bit Bella fighting back tears.
"You were...are worth everything to me Bell. Everything" Jason firmly stated.
"I find that hard to believe. If you really loved me you never would have walked out of my life to begin with" said Bella spying his hand creep around her thigh and shoved it away. "Don't. Just don't."
"I don't blame you for hating me Bell..."
Just then she cut him off, "I don't hate you. Yes I'm completely livid about what you did to me, but other than that I don't hate you" she said.
Jason smiled, "you don't?" he questioned with hope in his voice.
"No"
"So if I were to kiss you right now you wouldn't mind?" he asked.
Bella clicked her tongue, "Jason, please be so kind as to remove yourself from my apartment before I throw you out" she threatened.
"Bell come on I was just joking"
"Do I look stupid to you? Get out" she ordered raising her voice.
"Can we at least discuss this?" asked Jason.
"Discuss what? There is nothing more to say. We're done, we've been done for over a year. Just go!" Bella snapped.
"Please just give me a chance to prove that I can be the man you fell in love with again. What we have is worth fighting for Bell. Please don't throw us away" pleaded Jason cupping her face with both hands.
"I didn't. You did. You knew what I'd been threw and yet you abandoned me anyway. Why the hell would I give you a second chance to do it again?" Bella questioned him in a shaky voice slowly loosing the battle to fall apart.
"Because I'd die before I hurt you again" spoke Jason in a soft tone stroking her face with his thumbs.
Bella closed her eyes for a moment took in his tender touch recalling all the sweetest times they had together, that while it lasted how Jason had made her the happiest she'd ever been in years. Feeling him press his lips to her head she suddenly snapped back to reality mentally slapping herself for daring to go down that path again.
"No" she said pulling back from him shaking her head, "you don't get to do that. You can't come back into my life after all this time and expect me to forgive and forget. I can't do that. I won't let you back in."
Grabbing his arm she firmly guided Jason to the door opening it and shoving him out.
"Bell wait!"
"No! Leave me alone!" she shouted slamming the door shut and bolting it.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Went the door as Jason hammered his fist against it.
"Bell! Bell open the door please!"
"Just get lost Jason!"
Bang! Bang!
"Bell please just talk to me!"
Bella going over to her stereo system switched it on playing 'Diary of Jane by Breaking Benjamin' trying her best to drown out the sound of Jason's voice.
'Fuck the bastard. You don't need him' she mentally told herself.
As soon as the banging stopped and she was sure he was gone Bella then headed for the shower taking her time to drown away any thoughts of her ex along with his scent that clung to her skin like a bad case of acne.
'Mom. Dad. Gran. If you're listening, please find me the strength to resist Jason Skolimski. I beg of you'
Author's Note: So Bella and Jason have a slight history however she is unaware to his barbaric ways. Let's just hope the Ogre doesn't plan to make her his next victim.
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