Alice hummed happily and stretched out across the couch, resting her head on Croc's leg. He glanced at her and asked, "What's up with you?"
She smiled and asked, "Can't I be happy for once?"
He rolled his eyes and grumbled, "You're happy your boy came to visit."
Her pout quickly turned into a sheepish grin. "Yeah, I am. I like him, Crocy. He's really sweet and he does mean what he says. That's, like, a rare trait anymore Croc. It don't hurt to have a nice guy friend around with fire powers anyway."
He gave her a look and she ignored it with a wave of her hand. She settled back and he patted her head, standing up. She cracked an eye open and rolled her eyes when he dived into the water, swimming off. She could tell he wasn't happy with Diablo and his surprise visit or his promise to return so he was just going to swim it off.
She settled back into a light sleep and smiled to herself while Croc swam. Croc stopped when he caught the already too familar scent and climbed up, easily pushing the covering away. Diablo paused when he heard the metal clang and looked over, grunting when Croc pinned him against the side of the building.
Croc dug his claws into Diablos neck and growled lowly. Diablo glared and asked, "What's your problem, man? I ain't done nothing to your girl."
Croc growled and tightened his hold, not enough to stop airflow but enough to make the smaller male stiffen. "You do something to her and I'll kill ya. I ain't afraid of no fire-breathing punk."
Diablo held up his hands and said, "I ain't gonna do nothing to her either. I'm gonna treat her right, like how she deserves."
Croc dropped him and growled, "Good. You hurt her, you gonna go missing."
Diablo nodded and lightly rubbed his neck. "I won't hurt her, homie. I'll treat her good, don't you worry."
Croc nodded and rumbled, "You keep that promise or you gonna regret coming into this city."
Diablo nodded and said, "I'll take care of her."
Croc climbed back down and pulled the covering back over, officially ending the conversation. Well, more like threatening on Croc's end. He dived back under and swam back to his and Alice's area.
Climbing up, he noticed Alice was still asleep, Relaxing some, he carefully pulled the blanket up to cover her better. He stared down at her and turned away, pulling out the box before quietly packing it up with her belongings, which were spread out across the area.
He took a deep breath and easily lifted it onto his shoulder, walking through the sewers towards Harley and Joker's building. He left it under the opening into the alleyway beside the building and slowly began making his way back to Alice. It was time for him to face the facts, Alice didn't belong with him in the sewers anymore and deserved better than what he could ever give her.