This next chapter is for Dark_Sparrow! Thanks so much for your lovely comments! There's nothing more pleasing to a writer than a good review!! Btw, while I was writing this, Microsoft failed on me when I had 2 full pages written out, and I lost everything and had to start over! Waaaahhh! Fucking Microsoft.

Disclaimer: I do not own To Kill a Mockingbird. (I wish)

I want you to know that I seeAll the reasons why you failI've seen all your motivationsOnes for good and ones for hellWhen you close your eyes to seeThe truth that's inside meMay you hold your breath to breatheYour empty realityIf you had eyes to seeDown inside your stomachThen you would understandWhat I mean Who I amWho I am

~Flyleaf ` Eyes to See

Batman's POV

In Batman's mind, he obviously thought he'd saved a life. But when the dark-haired boy was thrown across the room like a rag-doll, he knew something was wrong.

"Frankie!" cried the girl,. She darted towards the assailant, sword in hand, but she to was flung aside.

"Something's wrong." he thought. This was proved correct when he suddenly found himself on his back, looking into animalistic eyes, yellow and savage. This was found to be even more accurate when yellow-eyes suddenly grinned, revealing long, needle-like teeth and a tongue to dark crimson that it was almost black.

He chucked the thing off, but it landed gracefully on all fours, like a cat and sprang back at him. Four other creatures surrounded him, all yellow eyed and savage looking.

"Vampires!" the boy named Frankie shouted. "You can only behead them to stop them!"

Now Bats had a strict no-killing policy, but considering that these weren't human…

Frankie's POV

Frankie didn't flinch when the blood sprayed out from the vamp's neck and rained down on his face. The now headless leech fell to its knees and keeled over into it's final resting spot.

"We okay here?" Frankie asked. Bats seemed alright, but Sarah… well Sarah looked as though she had just been through a major hurricane.

"Peachy." Batman growled, but not angrily.

"Care to tell why you followed us?" Frankie asked.

"I thought you were up to no good, like I thought your sister was, but now I know the truth." he confessed. "I just can't believe these are, were vampires."

"I know. It's hard at first, but reality is, all those people who told you that there are no monsters hiding in your closet… they were wrong." Sarah said coldly.

"What the- DID I SERIOUSLY MISS EVERYTHING???" cried a familiar sound.

The surprise voice turned out to be a very disheveled Valerie, torn, bloody and cradling her left arm. Sarah threw her head back and roared with laughter.

"Sucks for you Val!" she said between laughs.

"Bite me Sarah…is that… is that Batman?" she said incredulously.

"Yup." Frankie said.

"…Works for me." Val said. "Anyone want pie?"

"No pie Val, we're not done here." Sarah said, smirking. "By the way, what happened to you?"

Valerie explained her previous predicament, about how she was ambushed by a vampire, pretended to be unconscious and at the last minute, she grabbed her sword and executed the parasite.

"Sweet." Frankie said, "But seriously Bats, I need my sister out of Arkham."

"I won't stop you." he replied. "Just do it soon."

Frankie glanced back at the corpses. "Right, but lets bury the bodies first-" he turned around and stopped. Batman was gone.

"Did you see him leave?" He asked the girls, but they shook their heads.

Val said "I heard he does that a lot."

Cassie's POV

Tuesdays were free days in the wreck room. The only day of the week you could see other patients besides during meals and showers.

The room was simple. Plainly decorated with one TV, two sofas and a couple of chairs, scattered around. Cassie took a place on a red cushion in the corner, across from the TV. She buried her nose in a book. It was To Kill a Mockingbird, my favorite novel evaaah.

"You really had us back there."

I jumped and looked up. That Jonathan Crane was standing over me. "W-what?" I said blankly.

"The God and demons speech; You almost fooled me." he said."You might actually convince them you're not crazy.

"I'm not crazy, and I was serious about that speech. I believe every word I said." I glared up at him.

"You meant it?"

I nodded.

"Of course she meant it!" called the Riddler. "Didn't you see the passion in her eyes? She was on a roll! I'd be nice to her Scarecrow, she's the kind of girl you don't want to mess with."

Crane rolled his eyes.

"Scarecrow?" I asked.

"Edward is the Riddler, Harleen is Harley Quinn, Joker is Joker, and I'm the Scarecrow." Crane replied.

I waited. "Why?"

"He likes to scare people Cassie." Harley explained, walking over towards my corner. "He wears a mask and sprays people with some funky toxin, or whatever."

I glanced over at Crane to affirm this. His eyes were suddenly brighter, bluer. They were beautiful and terrible at the same time. A wicked smile crept across his face as he looked back at me.

I raised an eyebrow. "Why?" I said again.

But he just smiled evilly, and crouched down to my level. "Because I like to watch people scream." he whispered. "What are you scared of Cassandra? Will your God save you from them?"

His face was so horrifically lovely, I wanted to curl up and disappear. But I suppressed the urge to do so and relied coolly, "It's Cassie." I slammed my book shut and walked over to the door, where I was escorted back to my cell, leaving the Scarecrow and the crazies behind me.

I dreamt something awful last night. I was standing in a ocean of neon green grass and a whitish-blue sky. Thunder and lightning crashed, but there was no rain. The back of my mind told me I was looking for something, though I didn't know what.

I only took a few steps when I stumbled over something. It was Crane and Dr. Hahl! They seemed to be sleeping. I wanted to wake them, but something told me not to. I retreated, but I was jerked back. I looked down at my feet, and discovered I was being held back by Hahl. Crane had disappeared.

Her eyes were still closed, so I tried to pull away, but she held me back firmly. Suddenly her eyes flew open. They were solid black, including the whites, glinting maliciously. She gave a hideous smile, contrasting with her pretty face.

I was grabbed from behind, and I twisted and fought my attacker, but to no avail.

"God won't save you." came Crane's voice, and he kissed my cheek. Thunder roared and I screamed.

I fell to the cell floor with a thump. Owie. Man, what a nightmare. "What kind of 'shrooms have I been eating?" I chuckled to myself. I heard a knock on the glass. Dora.

I waved her in after I drew myself up off the floor. "How ya doin' Dora?"

"I'm alright. How did you end up on the floor?" she said.

"Awful nightmare. No biggie though." I lied.

She nodded and handed me a paper cup. More pills, Yippee! This is probably what was giving me nightmares. I had to take them though. Dora had to stand there and make sure I didn't store them or something. Protocol crap, ya know.

So much was racing through my mind. Why was Crane in my dreams? I knew he was eveil, but why was I so attracted to him? …And where the hell is Frankie??

Okay peoples! Next chapter will have lots o' tension between Cassie and Crane. Leave Comments!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Luff ya'll, mwah, mwah.