Elena sat on the couch in her apartment, looking around as she could still see that it just like she had left it, there were no riddles written on the walls, no bright green there, and no question marks everywhere. It felt comfortable, yet there seemed to be something that should have been there but wasn't. She sighed softly, reaching for a blanket then at her side, only seeing the Riddler for a moment then nothing, just the blanket. She looked around again, quickly reaching for the blanket and pulled it onto her lap, staring at it in slight worry.

She closed her eyes for a moment, taking in a deep breath then re-opened her eyes, sighing in relief as she didn't see any riddles and unfolded the blanket, wrapping it around her. Her hair fluttered slightly with the wind that came on in through the window, breezing by her. She shivered, leaning over to lay on the couch, her head resting on the arm-rest. She could feel her cheeks getting cold from the wind, wondering if she should get up and close it before she got even colder or not. Her hair was behind her shoulders, and she had wiped away the lip-stick she had on earlier. She could feel her eyes watering up and she wiped away the tears that had already dripped down her cheek, her breathing trembling again as she thought of Edward Nygma, of the Riddler. She shook her head then, not wanting to think of that now.

It wasn't like she'd see him again, or maybe she would. He did say there'd be more riddles, puzzles to answer. She hadn't been interesting, that's what he told her…at least not amusing. So, she had gotten a few riddles right, and had tried to really think of the answers. But she could still see the playful smirk on his lips, his green mask that hid his blue-gray eyes, his long hair that went on over his shoulders, and his outfit that had question marks on it. She hadn't really known anything about him, well, maybe she did but that wasn't the point. She knew how he loved riddles, what his interests were but that wasn't important, she didn't really know Edward Nygma, like she didn't know the Riddler.

"Perhaps you'll prove to be interesting."

The thought itself made her shiver, and then she quickly sat up on the couch. She sighed softly, moving her hair so it was over her shoulders instead, shaking her head. She didn't want to be thinking about this; even Batman said she should just try to move on with her life, to forget about what the Riddler had told her. She nodded then, even though she felt those same tingles again that she had felt when in front of the Riddler. Her lips twisted into a worried frown, and then quickly got up from the couch, letting the blanket fall onto the couch as she stood. It wasn't like she'd see him again, and it'd be better just to take a nap.

She walked into the kitchen then, a small smile on her lips as she ran a hand through her hair, looking to what was in front of her only to see the same smirk from before, the Riddler standing there, leaning against the door-way only so far away as he looked at her. She felt her legs starting to get wobbly again but then she shook her head, even when her eyes were widen slightly. He couldn't be here, right? Batman had said he wouldn't.

"Elena." He spoke her name softly, it sent chills through her

Yeah, her breathing trembled again.

The smirk faded though as he moved away from the door-way, walking towards her even as she backed away, but only getting so far as the living room as he was there, his face inches from hers. She didn't know if she could even say anything then, shivering slightly even though she felt like running. It was the smart thing to do, to get out of there, to get away from the Riddler but she didn't.

"Don't tell me you can't take a simple nap because of me." He told her, his tone soft as he spoke to her very casually

"I don't think that's a riddle." She didn't even know how she was able to mumble out those words with him so close to her like this; she knew he could probably hear her breathing tremble, his warm breath tickling her face

"No, it's not." He almost smirked again "Not yet of course."

"You said that I could go…"

"And you did, but now I am interested, not amused, but interested." The Riddler nodded "That's a new for me; at least it has been lately."

He placed his hand on his chin for a moment before reaching forward, she moved slightly away but then he quickly tucked her hair behind her ear then pulled his hand away, back to his side "Your hair was out of place, now its better."

"Thank you?" She stared at him for a moment, not know really what else to say but that

"Right." He glanced down for a moment, as if really looking at her then his gaze went back to her face, that smirk was back into place on his lips "The Batman did interrupt last time, but he's not here right now, is he?"

"Not yet." She spoke softly

"Good." He nodded then took a few steps back, quirking an eyebrow; she noticed his question mark cane leaning against the wall, wondering how she had not noticed that before but then looked back at the Riddler a moment later "This wasn't about Julie or Batman." He shook his head "It was about us."

"Us?" She sounded confused then

"Well, mostly about you." He gestured towards her "But that's not really the point I'm trying to make here, you didn't really try to talk to me that much, like you did Julie. Almost like you were shy towards me."

"I don't understand." She whispered

"Yes, you do, Elena." He frowned "Don't play; you know exactly what I want." Then he smirked again "I know this might seem a bit rushed, I mean this relationship of ours, whatever it may be anyway." He gestured towards her again "But you just skipped around like you had nothing better to do, and sometimes I wondered how you could be so different from Julie, your friend, then I realized, after I got to talk to Julie again." He frowned, glancing away for a moment then looked back at her "You actually tried to understand, and I really did mean it when I thought you might just prove me wrong about not being interesting. Because right now, I think you're very interesting."

"I'm not that interesting..."

"Oh, but you are!" He nodded quickly, walking towards her "You really are, Elena Noyance. I think we might just be friends too."