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Suki . Fictionist: She's not dating either one at this point in the story. She had a date with Bruce and is supposed to have a date with Jack but is dating neither of them.
"Good morning, Emily." Jack said with a nod of his head when Emily left her apartment the next morning.
"Morning, Jack." Emily said returning the nod.
"Off to work?" Jack asked as the two started walking down the hallway.
"Mhm."
"Well, I hope you have a good day. No deaths." Jack said. Emily chuckled.
"Never know; this is Gotham." she said. Jack seemed to giggle slightly but quickly quieted himself.
"I'll see you later, Emily." Jack said as he walked to the mailboxes.
"See you later, Jack." Emily said before walking out the door.
…
Emily chuckled and shook her head as she and Jack walked down the hallway the next day.
"Okay I have another one, I have another one." Jack said holding up a hand. "How do astronomers organize a party?" Jack asked. "They planet." he said with a smile. Emily rolled her eyes with a small smile.
"That was horrible." she said. Jack mocked an offended expression.
"Then you tell one, princess." Jack said. Emily blinked.
"Princess?"
"The joke?" Jack said gesturing with his hands for her to hurry up.
"Okay okay. Why don't cannibals eat clowns?" she asked. Jack started to smile.
"Why?"
"Because they taste funny." Emily said. Jack grinned and started giggling.
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"Why shouldn't you make fun of a paleontologist?" Jack asked. "Because you'll get Jurasskicked."
"Really, Jack? More puns?" Emily asked with a smile.
"Fine. Your turn, princess."
"Did you hear about the man with a broken left arm and broken left leg?" Emily asked. "He's alright now." Jack bit his bottom lip but couldn't help the small giggles from slipping through.
"What has two legs and bleeds?" Jack asked. Emily rolled her eyes.
"A woman?"
"Half a cat." Jack said. Emily's eyes widened and Jack's smile fell. He thought he'd gone too far but a smile was soon forcing its way to Emily's face and his own smile returned.
"Why did the mirror have holes in it?" Emily asked. "A moron kept trying to shoot himself." Jack giggled before letting out a loud laugh.
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"How do fish get high?" Emily asked. "Seaweed." Jack scoffed.
"You make fun of my puns but that is what you come up with?" he laughed.
"Did you hear about the Italian chef that died?" Emily asked. Jack tilted his head. "Yeah, he pasta way." Jack laughed.
"Really?"
"I'm trying!" Emily laughed. "Oh! What do you call a duck that steals?" she asked. "A Robber Duck."
"Oh boo!" Jack laughed. Emily laughed but lightly hit his shoulder making him laugh harder.
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"Why did the scarecrow get promoted?" Jack asked.
"Because he was outstanding in his field." Emily said. Jack chuckled.
"Damn you heard that one before? How bout this one? What is the lightest thing in the world?"
"Hmm… I dunno. What?" she asked. Jack licked his lips.
"A penis because just a thought can lift it." He said with a smirk. Emily's mouth fell open but she smiled.
"Wow." she said. Jack giggled into his hand.
…
"Why was six afraid of seven?" Jack asked.
"Because seven eight nine. That's so old." Emily said. Jack held up a finger.
"No, because seven is a registered six offender." he said. "Why was the eight afraid of the seven?"
"Why?"
"Because seven ate nine!" Jack laughed. Emily shook her head but couldn't help but chuckle. The two stopped at the mailboxes. "Well tomorrow's Monday." Jack said.
"Mhm." Emily said.
"Are we uh… still on for our…"
"Date?"
"Is that what we're calling it?" Jack asked in mock surprised. "Alrighty then." Emily shook her head with a smile. "I'll see you when you get back."
"See ya." Emily said with a nod before leaving.
"You seem happier than normal. What's going on? Do you have a date? What's his name? Is it batman?" Emily resisted the urge to slap her hand over Valerie's mouth.
"It's not batman." Emily said. To be honest she hadn't seen the caped crusader at all in the last six days. Well she had seen him jumping roof tops but they hadn't been in close proximity or spoken in a while.
"But it is someone?" Valerie asked. Emily sighed.
"My new neighbor." Emily said. Why in the world was she telling this girl? She knew Valerie was a bit of a gossiper and never knew when to keep her mouth shut about other people or otherwise. She had a feeling this was going to come back to bite her at some point.
"What's his name? Is he hot?"
"His name's Jack." Emily said as she wiped down the counter.
"What's he look like? Is he gunna pick you up later-?"
"Val!" Kevin called.
"Oh darn." Valerie said with a pout. "Don't think we're done talking about this, Em." she said before going into the back to see what Kevin wanted. Emily let out a breath, grateful to have some quiet. Well as quiet as it can get in a full bar.
After everyone had left and Emily locked the cash register and door she started walking home. She kept one hand in her pocket holding her knife and the other holding onto the strap of her bag. The walk home was quiet as always and when she didn't see batman moving above her she figured he was just keeping out of sight. She normally wouldn't let her guard slip even if she knew for a fact he was there watching over her. For some reason she wasn't as alert as she usually was and let her mind wander to other things… like Jack. She didn't hear the person walking up behind her. It wasn't until she heard the person behind her kick something that a strong sense of déjà vu washed over her and she started to pay attention. She didn't want some creep knowing where she lived so she walked past the apartment building like before. As she kept walking she glanced up at the rooftops. Did Bruce not think the person behind her was a threat?
After a few more minutes of walking Emily turned down an alley and took out her knife. She waited for the person to either walk by or enter the alley but neither happened. She waited a moment before peeking out back the way she'd came. There was no one there. She knew she hadn't been imagining it. She waited a few more moments to be sure before heading back to her apartment building. She didn't get three feet past the next alley way before she was grabbed and pulled back. Emily immediately threw her head back and heard a crunch as well as a muffled scream.
"You bitch!" The man whirled her around and punched her right in the face. She hit the ground and tried to go for her knife in her pocket but he pulled her up by her hair and shoved her against a brick wall before she could. She heard the swish of a switch blade and tried to go for hers again but the man grabbed her wrists and pinned them to the wall.
"Get the fuck off me!" Emily hissed. The man laughed. Emily lifted her knee and it made contact with his groin. He let out a grunt but instead of falling over he fell forward, still holding her wrists. Emily opened her mouth and took a breath to scream when he slapped her with the hand holding the blade. She let out a yelp as the blade cut into her cheek, not too deep but enough for it to start bleeding profusely. She kicked him in the shin making his leg give out and took him down but her with him. His hand shot out to catch himself and he ended up cutting/ripping a good chunk of Emily's hair in the process as well as scraping the back of her arms on the brick. His hand loosened for a second and it was just enough for Emily to grab her knife and thrust it to point at his throat. "Drop your fucking knife." She hissed. The man let it go and stared up at her. She picked it up and put the blade in his mouth. "I am sick of getting jumped." Emily growled putting her blade in with his. "I swear the next guy to jump me is gunna lose something." The man was shaking beneath her. "What's wrong?" Emily asked tilted her head. "I thought you were having fun." She put her blade against the corner of his mouth. "Maybe you'll think before you jump someone next time." She whispered before jerking her hands to the sides. The man let out a scream and started gurgling on his own blood. Emily got up and his hands flew to his mouth as he sat up slightly. She threw his knife back down and he let out a squeal of agony. "Bull's-eye." she deadpanned.
Jack left his apartment when he heard Emily coming down the hallway. He smiled and raised his hand in a wave but both dropped when he saw her appearance. She had a black eye, a split lip with dried blood down her chin, the cut on her cheek had stopped but had also covered one side of her face in blood, her hair was a mess and she looked over all disheveled. Emily noticed Jack as she walked over and could've sworn she saw something flash in his eyes.
"Who did this to you?" his voice came out as a whisper.
"Some prick." Emily said wiping the blood from her lip on the back of her hand. Jack's eyes widened when he saw how her hands were also cover in blood and her arms were all scraped up.
"Tell me that's not your blood." he said scanning her over for any stab wounds.
"Course not." Emily said walking past him and reaching for her keys. "His." Her keys slipped through her fingers.
"Here." Jack quickly grabbed her keys from the floor. "Let's get you cleaned up."
"I'm fine."
"You're clearly not fine, Emily, you're still bleeding." She met his eyes as she licked her lip hissing when her tongue touched the wounded flesh. "Come on." Emily finally gave in and Jack opened his apartment and led her to the bathroom where she washed her hands while Jack soaked her keys in a bit of bleach to clean them.
After washing her hands Emily sat on the edge of the tub drying them as Jack went through the medical cabinet.
"Can I ask what you did to the guy or would that make me an accomplice?" He asked with a small smirk. Emily glanced at Jack's scars before looking down at her hands. Jack put a few things from the cabinet on the counter.
"Don't... I didn't do what I did because..." she stopped. How was she gunna word this?
"Take your time." Jack said before wetting a wash cloth.
"I didn't kill the guy." She said. Jack nodded. "A few weeks ago some other guy attacked me." Jack's eyes narrowed.
"You certainly attract trouble." he said. Emily scoffed.
"Yeah, most people know not to walk alone at night but I hate taxis." she muttered. Jack kneeled in front of her and gently started to wipe the blood off her chin and cheek. "Well that guy... I did the same thing I did to him to this guy."
"Which was?" Jack asked as he got up to get cotton balls and disinfectant.
"I was fixing his mask..." She said quietly. Jack frowned slightly as he returned to his spot in front of her. He turned her arms over and started to dap at the scrapes making her hiss. Jack looked up apologetically. Emily cleared her throat. "Keep in mind this was before I met you..." Jack tilted his head. "I kinda... Cut his mouth… into a smile." Jack tensed and his hands froze for a brief moment. "Cause he wouldn't stop smiling even as I started fighting back. It wasn't until I had the knife to his throat that he stopped. So I fixed it…" Jack bit his bottom lip and as he held back a smile. Emily didn't see this. "The same guy who got killed on the news was the guy I did it too but... I think someone... re-cut him. I didn't cut that deeply."
"Someone finished your work." Jack said as he started to wrap her arms.
"My work…" Emily scoffed. She closed her eyes and let out a breath. "I'm never gunna hear the end of this from them." she said imagining the talk she was going to get from Kevin and Valerie about walking home alone.
"Why don't I walk you home after work?" Jack suggested.
"No. It's fine-"
"It's obviously not since you keep getting jumped by guys." Jack said. "Please? It would make me feel a lot better." Emily let out a sigh.
"Fine." she said. Jack smiled.
"So uh… about that date…"
"Raincheck?" Emily asked with a sheepish smile. Jack nodded with a chuckle.
"Of course." he said. He reached out and touched her hair. "Would you let me fix your hair?" Emily blinked. "I'm sure you don't want to walk around with it uneven like this."
"Do you know how to do hair?"
"I'm pretty handy with a knife." Jack said with a smirk.
"Most people don't cut their hair with knives." Emily pointed out.
"I'm not most people, doll." Jack said, the pet name slipped out but neither said a word about it.
"Alright. I'll let you fix my hair."
"Perfect." Jack said. "Lemme just get you some ice for your eye while I work." Emily nodded and Jack left to go to the kitchen before coming back with an icepack wrapped in a hand towel. Emily held it to her eye as Jack pulled a blade from his pocket. Emily had a small smile on her face; it never hurt you to be prepared, just the other guy. Jack ran his fingers through her hair and her eyes closed making him smirk. With her eyes closed Jack leaned down to smell her hair and a smile grew.
…
"Whoa…" Emily turned her head as she looked in the mirror.
"You uh.. you like it?" Jack asked.
"I love it!" Emily turned to smile at him and he smiled back. Her hair was much shorter, about at her shoulders, and looked choppy/layered but in a way that looked good. "Thanks."
"No problem." Jack said. "Now, I'm sure you're tired; I won't keep you from getting some well deserved rest." Emily stood with a nod. She held out the icepack but Jack shook his head. "You need that more than I do."
"Thanks Jack."
If you guys couldn't tell/didn't know in the beginning where there's the "…" breaks that meant new day/skip to next morning. It was like a montage of them walking down the hall in the morning telling jokes back and forth until the day of their date.
I didn't read this over twice like I normally do because I wanted to post this tonight. Let me know if there are any major mistakes and I'll fix it when I can. THANKS FOR READING ^_^
