Thanks to FanWriter83 for the suggestion.(Wow, I mention her a lot. That's how nice and helpful she is.) I have another request chapter in the works, so keep those suggestions coming!
Bullock started laughing like a maniac, while the other detectives and policemen backed away from him a few inches thinking it was creepy. He closed the book and went into Captain Essen's office to show her, completely oblivious to the lack of enthusiasm from his fellow officers.
Dear Diary,
Last night, the news made a big deal about the full moon in Gotham that would be visible today. It would be the first time a full moon was visible from Gotham city in two years, due to it being constantly cloudy. I honestly have no idea why my parents moved here in the first place.
I personally was not a man of science. I understood that science was important in our lives, but I personally was not interested in it, again not meaning to offend those who are. I also was not quite a man of magic, and did not believe in all those stories that full moons make people behave strangely and cause strange things to happen. After living with the kids, I would've dismissed strange behaviour as normal procedure.
This morning, I woke up early and prepared breakfast for the kids. As per usual, the kids didn't arrive for a few minutes, and when I heard their footsteps, I prepared the pancakes on their plates. One normal plate for me, a normal plate for master Bruce, a pancake in a cat food bowl for Miss Kyle, and a bowl of fruit for Miss Pepper, so she could eat the food, then spit out the seeds and plant them in the garden.
I came out of the kitchen and found the three. Except this morning, Miss Kyle was hugging Master Bruce at the table and licking his scared-looking face, nuzzling his head with hers and getting hair in his mouth. Miss Pepper, meanwhile, was licking her lips hungrily.
"Miss Kyle," I asked, "What are you doing?"
Miss Kyle hissed at me, baring her teeth, and clawed at the air in front of me.
Master Bruce stuttered, looking terrified. "She said she doesn't want anyone that's not her talking to me."
I nodded, and continued serving the fresh juice. I also noticed Miss Pepper gulping down her fruit and pancakes, along with Master Bruce's pancakes. I looked at her confused, since for the first time, she was eating plants and grain without apologizing to Mother Nature under her breath and crying a bit. I asked what was going on with her.
"I don't know. I'm just hungry." she said, her mouth even full of the bacon that was on the table. She turned to look at Master Bruce, and Miss Kyle made a loud, angry cat noise and clawed at her, then went back to licking the side of Master Bruce's face.
I decided the two just needed some air, inviting them to get in the car to go to the Quinzel's mansion. We were usually welcome there, and Miss Quinzel might be able to calm them down. I got the car ready, and the kids got inside, Miss Kyle never letting go of Master Bruce and licking his face, and Miss Pepper gnawing on an apple.
I started the drive across town, and noticed the strange sight of the streets not being covered in crime. There were no drug dealers or robbers committing crime. Gotham actually seemed like a pleasant place to live in. I refused to believe it was the full moon. It simply couldn't be.
We knocked the door of their mansion, and were answered with Miss Quinzel. Her parents were out of town on a business meeting, and she was left at home with her butlers. To my surprise, the first thing she did was plant a kiss on Master Bruce's lips, and was met with Miss Kyle's loud cat screeches.
We were invited inside for lunch. I wasn't hungry, grabbing a croissant and watching the kids eat. Miss Pepper ate almost all the food on the table. Miss Quinzel spent a few minutes eyeing Master Bruce, again blushing and looking terrified.
"Anyone ever tell you that you have really nice eyebrows?" she asked, gazing dreamily at Master Bruce.
"He's cute, isn't he?" Miss Pepper said, starting to chew on the table cloth.
Miss Kyle hissed at the both of them and clawed at their faces, her blunt nails poking their noses.
"What's her problem?" Miss Quinzel asked.
Miss Pepper sighed. "Cats can be very possessive."
Miss Quinzel nodded. "Cats also mark their belongings by peeing on them."
Master Bruce appeared to silently freak out, the fear evident in his eyes as Miss Pepper and Miss Quinzel stared at each other and Miss Kyle kept licking the side of Master Bruce's face. I eventually decided that the fresh air wasn't working and put the kids back in the car to drive back to Wayne manor. Miss Quinzel decided to come with us, trying to flirt with Master Bruce while Miss Kyle kept hugging him and Miss Pepper chewed on her seat belt.
The drive home was all the more unusual. I noticed Don Falcone and Don Maroni hugging each other, Detective Bullock petting a small child, and Fish Mooney giving a homeless man a fifty dollar bill. I started looking around at my strange surroundings and began to believe in the effects of the full moon.
Finally, we got home and I went straight up to bed, trying to make sense of the day. Night time finally came and I sat in my bed to watch the full moon wane past the sky and eventually disappear behind the clouds. After it did, I heard a gunshot in the distance and the sounds of Miss Kyle talking like a human being. Perhaps it was a complete coincidence, and today had nothing to do with the full moon. Gotham wouldn't see another for quite a while. But perhaps the moon did affect people...
