Bane's eyes widened slightly as he looked down at Sophia but her eyes remained downcast, she wouldn't make eye contact. He felt the hole that he filled with anger empty and refill with that unfamiliar feeling. Sophia shifted her weight slightly, her eyes never leaving his feet. He grabbed her chin, forcing her face towards his, her eyes averted yet again.
"You weren't gone very long little one, did you miss me?" He asked, his voice barely more than a whispered. Sophia sneered, trying to pull her face away from his grasp but only causing him to tighten his grip. He tilted her head to the left and right, studying her face. "You fought four men and there is not a scratch on you. What have you been doing out of my company, little one?"
Sophia growled at the monster of a man standing before her, "nothing different, just honing some of my old skills that I lost contact with." Her eyes finally meet his and she saw defiance there. His time apart from him only made her more defiant of him. She saw his eyes crinkle in what she assumed was a smile.
"Then show me what you learned or, at least, remembered." Bane released her face, stepped back, and held his arms wide. The men holding Sophia released her, shoving her to the ground. She caught herself and looked up at Bane who was still smiling.
Sophia stood and yelled, charging at him. Bane waited patiently as the young girl ran towards him. She drew up her fist, bringing it back and pushing it forward quickly. Bane's hand grabbed hers, his fist completely covering hers. He tilted his head, looking her up and down.
"You seem angry." He stated, pushing her back roughly. Sophia could feel the pure hatred building in her chest, her hands clenching at her sides as she pushed herself off the ground once more. She stood with her feet slightly apart, her arms up, waiting.
Bane chuckled, taking a step forward. "Do you want me to attack you? I will not hold back." Sophia didn't move, she only watched him intently, looking for the slight movements in the body telling her what he was going to do next.
Bane lunged forward, his feet gliding across the floor as he advanced towards Sophia. She rolled sideways, looking for a weapon to use against the giant she was fighting. She saw them across the room, the chains that had fallen from the worn out ceiling long ago. She quickly looked towards Bane, seeing he was coming after her again. She ran, hoping to reach the chains before he reached her. She jumped, sliding across the floor, her hands grasping the end of the chain. As she went to stand, she felt a hand wrap around her foot, pulling her back across the floor. Sophia screamed as Bane flipped her over so she lay on her back.
Bane's eyes were a bright green, anger written across his face. He lifted his foot, slamming it down towards Sophia's stomach. She rolled, panic building in the pit of her stomach. He could kill her, she wasn't strong enough to beat him and she knew it.
Sophia rolled to her feet, whipping the chain back then letting it fly forward. Bane lifted his arm, blocking the chain as it wrapped around his wrist.
"My dear, why is it that you flee? You will never win a fight if you keep running." Bane walked forward, the chain still wrapped around his wrist, the other end held tightly in Sophia's hand. Sophia hooked the chain under her feet and pushed down roughly, causing Bane's hand to be pulled down. He barely budged. He yanked his hand back, causing Sophia to slide and lose balance. Bane's hand grabbed hers and slowly started to tighten. At first her wrist started popping, then it cracked, she screamed as she felt her wrist dislocating, each bone moving out of place. Bane released her, swinging his foot around and hitting her in the chest, causing her to fall to her back.
Bane stood over her and stared down at the young woman. "You did well, but you could have done better." Sophia saw the chain in her peripheral vision and reached out quickly with her good hand and grabbed it. She whipped it forward, hitting Bane in the side of the face with it. He reached up, grabbing the side of his face that she hit. Bane turned slowly towards her, even angrier than before.
He stepped over her, then dropped to his knees, straddling her. His hands reached out and wrapped around her neck. She felt him slowly increase the pressure as she tried to push him off, ignoring the pain in her broken hand as she gasped for air.
Bane could see the fear in her eyes but there was still an underlying defiance in them. He watched as she slowly stopped fighting, her hands falling to the side. He released his grip as her eyes fluttered shut, sending her into a dark abyss. Leaning forward, he listened intently until he heard the soft sound of breath escaping from between her lips. She was alive. He would make her dependent on him. She would grow to love in, worship him maybe, and most of all, fear him.
She was dead or so she thought. Sophia couldn't tell, she only saw darkness. Her eyes wouldn't open and her extremities wouldn't move. Then the images appeared, her dreams. She was laying in a plush bed, laying on her side. She felt someone slid into bed next to her and wrap his arm around her. She looked down and saw a large, muscular arm wrapped around her torso. She smiled then rolled over, coming face to face with the monster who kept her prisoner, but she only continued to smile. She didn't understand why she didn't run, why she didn't try to escape. Then the image changed, Gotham was going to hell, everyone was fighting one another, riots breaking out everywhere. Her dreams shifted again, she stood before Bane, she was yelling but she didn't know why. Bane looked at her calmly then reached out, she flinched slightly when his hand caressed her cheek. She tilted her cheek into his hand. Bane said something she couldn't hear then everything went to black once again.
Author's notes: Sorry for the short chapter, but I have my reasons. =) Please let me know what you think. Feedback is always welcomed.
Some made an excellent point to me. How do you expect Sophia to beat Bane physically when Batman was destroyed by him. You made an excellent point there. Sophia in no way has the training and skills Batman does, so the chances of beating Bane physically are slim to none.
