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hi, I'm back with the Dandy crane. now this chapter is a little shorter than the first one. but i still hope you like it. the reason it is a little shorter is that my health inst in the best place and i just wanted to get it up. please leave comments and please listen to the songs if you haven't heard them before.
enjoy :).
also please note that I do have dyslexia. I'm not ashamed of it because it is something I can not control but i am self-conscious about it. so a lot of my words are misspelled and many, many of the sentience's are a little back to front. I can't tell you the amount of time I've gone to reread something that i have written but couldn't even understand what I was trying to say.
Dandy crane chapter 2. Play with fire by the rolling stones.
Her eyes were as wide as dinner dishes.
He had the most crystal blue eyes that she had ever seen.
He was tall over 6ft, he absolutely towered over dandy's 4ft6in. he was thin too, not too thin to the point where it was consistent gross. He was a lot more slender, with a nice built. One that she hadn't expected him to have. Because all she had the head of him in appearance-wise, was that the scarecrow was a lankly tall man.
He had beautiful pale clear skin that looked so smooth and soft. his face had feminine features to it. like high cheekbones that framed his face perfectly, to the point where he almost looked like a fine painting. his lips were a light pink colour that resembled a rose. on his head, there was not so combed-back brown hair. It wasn't curly or wavy, but it wasn't straight either. It was messier because it hadn't been brushed. But she thought it kind of suited him. And a pair of black glasses sat on his nose.
But the thing that stood out to the little nurse the most was those eyes.
The clearest blue iciest eyes.
'I know that I've already noticed them…. but how could you not'. She thought.
They were so mesmerizing that she felt hypnotized. So beautiful and delicate That she felt like she was looking into a frozen lake. 'there beautiful, so much like winter in a snow globe. His eyes are like a frozen pond in the middle of a forest. Undisturbed and Still, unpolluted water that had never been touched by a drop of litter. And then had been perfectly frozen in place like an old photo'.
She hadn't realized that she was staring.
"little nurse…. Are you still with us". his voice knocked her out of her tiny blackout.
"ha umm, what".
"I asked you what you feared?".
'Ummm". 'think, think, think I do not propose to tell any of them about me. Just come up with something, anything it doesn't matter…. Does it'. "oh my… fear isn't important. Would you like to read something, sir…. Dr?".
There was a silence. With the famous rough's villain just watching the short nurse. 'oh no….. what does that mean?. He's just staring at me. And I don't know why. I said something?. I did something?. Okay I don't know what It was but I know it was something.
"why would you do that?". he asked with a serious tone.
"do what?". 'shit I did do something.
"call me that".
"Dr?".
"yes".
"because that's what you are….. were?". 'oh no I insulted him. I insulted him by calling him by his former name. because of him being arrested his title of Doctor had been taken away and I just remind him of that. damn, it Dandy you had one job. Just pass out books that are all you had to so'. "I'm sorry D…sir. If I offended you I didn't mean to, honest..".
There was another pause.
"no…. no little nurse I'm not offended. In fact I find it quite interesting. What made you call me that instead of inmate?. Was it because you feared my reaction, please tell me?". He comes a little closer to the clear wall. He gripped it with each hand and looked her dead in the eye. She knew that she was meant to feel unnerved by him but she wasn't. she didn't know, he thought she would of by the tone of his voice and the look in his eyes. But she just had this strange feeling that he wants gonna hurt her.
"I just didn't want to disrespect you. you worked to get the title of doctor and you should be called by it". she did not want to look into those mesmerizing blues any longer. It was true what she had said. being someone who had to work extra hard to get where she wanted to go. Because of all her learning disabilities, things were difficult. But she was able to overcome it and is now a nurse. Despite what few people had told her….. she could do it.
'I'm am a nurse….. and I deserve to be called one.
He couldn't stop looking at her.
this is where she began to feel a little unnerved.
"that interesting". That was all he said.
"OKAY INMATES SHOWER TIME!". a guard comes in followed by a few more ready to take the inmates for their showers.
"Before I go would you like that book?". She asked. "when you get back you might be bored so…".
He cut her off. "what's your name?".
"ha". She gazed back up at him.
"what name?. I like to know it".
"it's umm…..". she took a deep breath. "it's Dandy". She looked right into his eyes as she spoke. "nurse Dandy Lions". And she was proud to be. She grabbed a book and placed it in his draw. She decided that if he had already had another book in his cell that she grabs it back from the former doctor tomorrow when she came to do her rounds. The guards were coming around getting all the inmates ready to take so she had to move fast to get out of there. She hated being in other people's way. that was part of her OCD.
She hadn't noticed that one of them had come up behind her. "hey girlie it's time to go".
"oh sorry". She put her head down. "Dr crane". That was passed of her OCD too. not saying goodbye to someone when you leave. She felt that she had to, in fact, she couldn't stop herself.
She was just about to walk off when the guard spoke again. "that's inmate crane to you there girlie. Now don't get this…. This... criminal…. confused with actual people". He said it like he had a bad taste in his mouth.
"but he is a person". She said quietly without thinking. 'oh no'. she hadn't meant to speak. She just stared straight down. She couldn't make eye contact with Dr crane. She couldn't make eye contact with the guard…. She was stuck.
"well, why don't you tell that to all the people he's hurt over the years". The guard crossed his arms.
She felt her face go red. "I must do my rounds". She began to walk off again when she felt and hand slaps her ass.
"see ya girlie". He chuckled.
She felt like she was gonna be sick. She couldn't be touched. She hated getting in touch. She couldn't stand it. Dandy gripped the bar of her cart tightly. She began to slightly shake.
She could hear him chuckle…. She thought she was gonna pass out.
The guard started to talk to Dr crane. Who noticed her reaction to the man's assault. 'well that's interesting. He thought.
The guard hadn't even acknowledged nurse lions anymore.
"well, I guess she liked it because she ain't going anywhere". He laughed again. "well you know how women could be…..well no I guess you wouldn't…".
Dandy wasn't facing them. but she could hear what the guard was saying.
She felt gross.
"if there's one thing I can tell you about the lady's". the guard said cuffing Jonathan. He turned around to look at Dandy. "you see a lady is like a flower. When they bloom there….".
His talking was suddenly cut short when Jonathan reached through the draw on the clear wall and somehow was able to loop the chain of his cuffs around the guard's neck. He pulled him up against the wall and got down to his ear.
"you see… a lady has a name". he said sinisterly in the guard's ear. Dandy spun around to see what was happening. The scarecrow mad eyes with her. "if I were you I wouldn't touch her like that again… it's not very gentlemen like of you". Jonathan hadn't broken his eye contact with Dandy once. The other guards noticed and rushed to the guard's aid. Trying to pry Cranes hands away from him. all the other inmates were laughing and hollering at the attack of the guard. Including the rough villains.
She caught Crane's eye again and he smirked at her. he gestured with his head for her to go. She quickly nodded speed walked over to the gate. She put her key code in and walked through, but not before turning back for one last look at the scarecrow, who still hadn't broken eyes with her.
That's how blue his eyes were. So blue that even from a distance she could tell he was watching her. she shut the gate and continued down the hallway.
And without realizing it….. had a small smile.
After work
Dandy had just opened up her door and stepped inside of her little apartment. She put her bag down then flopped on her couch. 'wow…. It feels good to get off of my feet. She kicked her shoes off. 'oh yeah that's the stuff. She wiggled her toes. She moved her neck around until it cracked and moved sideways so then she was laying on the couch and not just sitting on it.
Everything was fine. She was relaxing, her feet were up. She wasn't used to wearing something with a hill. Even a slight one on her nurse shoes she was forced to wear. She hadn't heard anything about the fight with the scarecrow and the guard. But she was told by one of the other nurses that they had to send some of the doctors in there to calm down the rest of the inmates. Apparently, they all get worked up when something time this happens.
She'd also gotten the news that Jonathan Crane rarely did stuff that likes. Because he didn't want to get his good behavior taken away from him. I mean he was still a criminal, he still did attack the guards from time to time. he was by no means an angle. But he hated when his good behavior was taken from him. because if it was that would mean he wouldn't be able to use the rec room, which would mean he wouldn't be able to use the small library they had in the corner. And then you had the garden outside. He quite enjoys being outside on the oval. All the fresh air. He'd normally find a tree to sit under so he could read a book alone. Without being interrupted by the other inmates.
All the nurses were gossiping about it. not expecting him to be the one to attack. When They all heard about it they figured that it was the Riddler or two faces…. or the joker who attack the guard. So when they found out that it was the scarecrow…. Well, they were all taken off guard.
She decided that she was gonna take a bit of a cat nap before she was gonna start to make herself some dinner. She placed a pillow under her head and was beginning to dose off to sleep until she heard her phone ring.
Ring, ring, ring.
She groaned. 'noooo. 'I was so close.
She picked her up. "hello". She answered.
"Hello, nurse Lions. It's Dr. Arkham".
She sat up. "oh Dr. Arkham hello". She was stunned.
"nurse Lions I was just calling up to see how your first day went and to also talk to you about an incident that had to happen today in the E wing".
"umm Yes, Dr. Arkham…. My first day went well".
"that's good to hear nurse Lions. I'm very happy that your first day in the Ewing went well. So… nurse Lions…. Could you come to my office tomorrow morning before you start your shift?. I have become aware that you were there when the altercation broke out. And I'd like to discuss it with you?".
"umm yes Dr. Arkham, I can be there".
"Good to hear. goodbye nurse Lions". He hung up.
She throw her phone down on the other couch and signed. 'shit does he know that the reason it even started was because of me?. If the guard hadn't of touch me then Dr crane wouldn't have tried to kill him?". Dandy sat up realizing something for the first time. 'why did he help me?. He didn't have to, there was no reason for him to… defend my honor. Oh no…. no, no, no, no, you're not going there. He wasn't defending your anything. He just wanted a reason to hurt that guard and that's it… well I guess that guy was a jerk. And I know what I'm about to sound terrible….. but… seeing Jonathan crane…. The scarecrow. Strangle that man just for being rude to me…..didn't feel…..that bed. And yes I know that, that's messed up but you have to understand that no one did that for me before. Not once. But that's only why it felt so good right?. Because no one had ever done that for me before. It was nice…. It was fucked up…..but it was nice'.
She didn't end up taking her catnap. She could stop thinking about what her boss wanted to talk to her about so in the end she ended up just reading a book.
The next day.
Dandy walked up to her boss's door the next day and tapped on it.
Tap, tap, tap.
"Dr. Arkham".
"oh hello nurse Lions…. Please come in. have a seat". He gave to a friendly smile.
She did what she was asked and sat down.
"nurse Lions. As you know there was a disputing incident. Where an inmate attack a guard".
She nodded.
"now…. the story I'm getting from the guard is that he had asked you to leave the hall and the Mr Jonathan crane attack him. for no reason…. Is this the truth?. Did you see anything that might be helpful?".
'asked me to leave the hall…..asked me to leave the hall. That lying creep. So I guess that he just forgot to leave out the fact that he spanked me and kept calling me girlie…. That pig'. "actually Dr. Arkham…. I do".
"oh". He seemed taken aback. "well then please nurse Lions". He gestured for her to start speaking while he picked up his pen. Ready to write down whatever she said.
"well… I.. I…". the young woman was having trouble with this. She wasn't used to talking about other this way, out loud, for the world to hear. She always just kept her head down and never said a thing. Never ever wanted to draw attention to herself. She knew that if she were to tattle on people that, that would make her a target. A target for bullies.
And if that were to happen…. Then she wouldn't be able to deal with that.
Once she had left school she had made a promise to herself that it would never happen again….. never again. she could never go back to that. go back to all the tears and those scratches…. And all hate.
"well….". she started again. "once I had handed everyone a book I made my way to the end of the hall to the last cell". She hated that word.
"where the scarecrow is held".
"yes… where Dr. Jonathan crane Is held.". she cleared her throat and continued. "and we ended up… talking..".
"talking?". He said.
'ohhh he doesn't look happy about that. maybe…. I should have left that part out. "yes….. talking".
"about what?... nurse Lions".
"oh nothing really… just about what book he may have wanted to read and he asked me what…. I feared…".
"you didn't tell him did you". Dr Arkham almost sounded angry at that. but Dandy thought that it more came from a place of shock then disappointment
"no, no…. of course not…. But we did have a small…. Very small conversation. Then that's when the guards came in".
"to take them into the showers yes".
"so I had just given Dr crane his book when one of them come up to me…".
"and that guard was…". Dr. Arkham flipped through a few pages of what looked to be a document. "Guard Stewart".
"umm… I didn't get his name".
"well, that guard was Stewart….. Todd Stewart".
"okay". she nodded, not sure what to say to that. "so I was already walking away when he come up to me and told me it was time to go. I said okay but before I left I said… goodbye to Dr crane..".
She noticed her boss frown a little before she continued.
"but just after I said that the guard told me not to call him that because….. and these are his words but…". She take a breath Hoping that Dr. Arkham wouldn't agree with this…. Todd Stewart guard. "he told me that I shouldn't call him Dr doctor he isn't a person….. and, and I just don't agree with that at all".
"well….". there was a bit of a pause. Dandy braced herself. "he should not have said that…". she relaxed at her bosses words. "these people are so much more than inmates…. Their individuals who need our help. I'll have a word with him about that. so then nurse lions….. the assault".
"oh yes… so anyway after I told him that I didn't think that I want to walk off….but then..".
"then…. The assault?".
"…..no actually….. the guard he umm he…he… umm what he did was..".
Her bosses noticed that whatever she was trying to say she was having trouble with it. "it's perfectly alright nurse lions…. Please…. Take your time". he kindly smiled at her.
"he…um….. I'm sorry Dr. Arkham…. I don't mean to be so….".
He cut her off. "nurse loins really…. There's no need to worry. You are in a safe place. Really…. Take your time".
She took a deep, deep breath and started over. "he…touched me".
"what do you mean he touch you?". he asked looking slightly and with one raised eyebrow.
"he.. he…slapped…my…he slapped my ass". She looked down feeling completely embarrassed by telling this to her boss. "he did that and it made me extremely uncomfortable and it was not appreciated by me or by Dr crane….. and that's why he attacked him…..I think?".
She went quiet again.
"so what your saying is….. that Mr. Jonathan crane. Attacked a guard….. because he touched you in an inappropriate way. am I correct?".
"yes".
He signed. "do you happen to know why he would attack him for you nurse Lions?".
"umm no sir… umm boss I don't. he just kind of….. well it wasn't right away. The guard.. umm Todd did say something to him afterward…what he.. um…. had done. I wasn't sure what…". That was a lie. she felt bad for lying to her boss but she felt uneasy by his earlier reaction when she told him about crane attacking the guard for touching her. almost like he didn't believe her but he didn't quite believe what she had told him either. She also didn't want Dr. Arkham thinking that something was going on between the nurse and the Villain. She didn't want to lose her job and because of something that wasn't even true. She didn't know why Jonathan crane went after Todd.
'he could of just done it because he hated the guards. Or because he just didn't like that guard. Though I only spent less than three minutes with the man I could tell that he wasn't good news to be around. At first, all he did was tell me that I needed to leave and that I could understand. The patients needed to have their showers and me being in the way would more than likely annoy the guards while they're trying to do their job…. Fair enough. But the way he spoke about them….. right in front of them. like they weren't even there. People shouldn't be treated that way….. ever. I truly believe that most people end up that like is because of the way they had been treated in the past. I'm not saying that I think what they had done was right…. And I'm not trying to justify it either. But being that hurt….. being that broken…. That you don't even feel any more….. I find that heartbreaking. But then going as far as touching me in that way and thinking that it's alright…. well no… it wasn't. it is never alright to do that to women. It may have seemed harmless. Some may say that I'm overreacting…. Being a drama queen. But could anybody truly blame me?'.
"I think the guard…. May have insulted him in some way. once again I'm not sure…".
Dr. Arkham's phone went off. "so sorry nurse lions but I have to take this". He got up from his seat and left the room.
leaving the little nurse sitting in his office.
Dr. Jonathan crane slash scarecrow: in their cell.
'so..".
'so what?'. Jonathan crane asked the voice in his head.
'the girl'.
'what about the girl?'.
'what are you gonna do about the girl?'.
'shut up". He replied dryly. 'nothing we're gonna do nothing'.
'but we like her Johnnyyyyy'. Scarecrow droned out.
Dr crane closed his eyes and shook his head. It was just like his inner voice to see something shiny and follow it.
'like might be too strong of a word. I don't hate her….. yes like is too strong, I don't hate her is what we'll go with'.
'you didn't seem to hate her last night'.
Jonathan could heel scarecrow wiggling his eyebrows. 'stop that'. he told he alter ego. 'that…was a dream'.
'you haven't dreamt about a girl like that since high school Johnny. Admit it…you like her'. the scarecrow began to make kissing noises.
'don't make me take that pill….I'll do it…I'll really do it.
'You wouldn't!'.
'I would'.
'…fine….'. if he could cross his arms he would….if he had arms. "but just admit this then… she'd be pretty cute. With those green eyes and that blond hair…'.
'oh, shush'.
'what colours eyes do you think our children will have?. our blue eyes or her green?'.
'STOP TALKING'.
'why?'. Scarecrow asked calmly. "did you notice that she couldn't stop looking at us?. almost like she was star struck…. And can we blame her?. the way she looked into our eyes…she loves us'.
'no she doesn't…. god why of why do I put up with you?... but yes. Yes, I did realize that she couldn't take her eyes away from mine. But that doesn't mean anything… she doesn't mean anything to me.
'doesn't mean anything to you maybe…which isn't true.
'she doesn't mean anything to you either…. Remember that.
'then why'd you do it'.
'do what?'.
'strangle that guard for her. because we both know that, that wasn't me'.
'oh please, I've wanted to strangle him for months. Yesterday was the first chance I was able to…that's all'.
'the lady had a name….. that wasn't very gentlemen like of you. you loveeeeeeeee her'. the scarecrow went back to making the kissing noises. 'you wanna kisssssssss her'.
'oh my god… go away'. He grabbed his pillow and smashed it in to his face. wanting to drown the Scarecrow out.
'answer me this Johnny boy'.
'what?'. He signed.
'she id easy on this eyes isn't she…isn't she'.
'I'm not….'.
Scarecrow cut him off. 'isn't she?'.
'…..fine yes. I will admit is…. She is a very, very beautiful young lady.
'very, very beautiful young lady?. Johnny….. we're not eighty-eight. Say it.. say what you really want to say. He said angrily.
'no'.
'say it.
'no'.
'say it.
'No'.
'say it.
'no'.
'Johnny… I'm not gonna stop you know this. I'm in your head. You can't get away from me. I'm not going anywhere. You may as well say what we're both thinking. There's no point trying to hide it from me. So…say it…..out loud'.
Dr crane cussed. Knowing that the scarecrow was right. He wouldn't be going away. He wouldn't stop pissing him off. Not until Jonathan gave in to his annoying alter ego and just gave scarecrow what he wanted. Which was normal with the two of them. to Jonathan, it was just easier than getting nag all day and all night. If the former doctor could punch he alter ego in the face without getting a bloody nose himself…. he would.
'she's…she's.
'go on say it.
'she's…. hot'.
'there you go, buddy. That wasn't that hard, was it?. now say it again for me'.
'no'.
'come on. you can't mouth it. and you can't sing it. you gotta say it, say it in French, say it in the finish but you gotta say it… hey wait on there what are you doing?'.
The scarecrow was talking so much that he didn't even realize that Jonathan had gotten up out of his cot and over to his little set of draws he had in the corner of his cell. Every time the nurse would make their rounds to give them their medications, Jonathan would pretend to swallow it then after the nurse walked off would spit it out and hide it in his draws. He knew that it would have been easier to flush them down the toilet but the reason he kept them was in case he wanted to drown out a scarecrow. Which did happen on and off on occasion.
'I'm tired that's what I'm doing. He replied.
'Johnny boy doesn't even think about it.
'I'm picking the pill'.
'Johnny… I'm not kidding around now'.
'I'm filling up a cup of water.
'Johnny.. really think about this. I'm not gonna be happy when I get back.
'I'm pulling it in my mouth'.
'that's what she said…. but really don't you swallow that pill. If you do…. if you do…I'll…I'll yell'.
'too late'. He swallowed it.
'Johnny boy, you son of a….'. then nothing.
"finally… releases". He said out loud. He hung his head back and shut his eyes. He walked back to his cot and laid on it.
But then his mind did wander to the short blond who had taken over part of his mind.
"in time my love…in time".