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Aceie skipped into the hideout and sat on the brown sofa, it was stained darker brown in places by her past injuries. She peeled off her purple coat and scrutinised her shoulder.
"It hit the bone, someone get me the tweezers and sewing box . . . thanks" The four men watched as she expertly pulled the bullet out of her shoulder and looked at it "That could've been a good shot" She murmured forlornly, Aceie saw them staring "You can go now boys, I'll let you know when our next escapade is"
The largest of the men squared his shoulders "Hey Boss, you promised to pay us tonight" Aceie sighed and drew three knives from her pocket, she smilied but her eyes blazed with a cold fire, daring them to argue "Do you feel lucky? Who here can see the big picture instead of just money?" Three of them backed away towards the door "But . . ." His argument was cut short.
"Take the rubish out for me boys" Obediantly they dragged the body away leaving a trail of blood across the wooden floor.
Aceie smilied as she neatly stitched her shoulder then her coat Will they ever learn its not about money? She looked at the trail of blood with intrest Looks like that ribbon Daddy got me from the fair Aceie smilied That was a good day, Daddy presuaded the doorman to letus in for free She giggled as she remembered the man's face when he'd seen the Joker's scars, she murrmured to herself.
"Daddy told him that his little princess didn't need to pay, that I was too special . . . I miss you Daddy, I hope you're happy with me"
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After checking that Tia hwas alive and well, she'd been asleep the whole time, Annie returned to the window. The card Aceie had thrown lay on the carpet, beside the gun and a few drops of blood, Annie picked it up. It was a beautiful thing, a black heart surronded by red roses and blood covered daggers, Annie flipped it over and found a message written in purple ink.
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Meet me where our tears were shed and where our childhood lies dead
The cemetery? Why does she want to meet there?
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The next day at work Annie kept quiet about her run in with the Ace of hearts but James sensed someting wrong
"Are you OK Annie?" She nodded, staring blankly at the ceiling "Do you fancy going for a walk after work?"
"I'm busy, sorry" James' smile faded "Some other time then"
"Yeah"
The sun shone brightly above Central Gotham Cemetery, but on the horizon Annie could see a summer storm brewing. She stood betweenher fanily's white gravestones, not far away from them was the tomb of Gotham's White Knight, Harvey dent. Annie glanced around the graveyard looking for Aceie, she saw her standing alone beside another grave. With her purple coat rustling in the breeze and her scarred cheek out of sight, Annie had to she looked unhappy, not evil or like a killer. Annie took a deep breath and walked towards Gotham City's most feared criminal.
"You came then" Aceie stated turning from the grave, Annie nodded mutely unable to take her eyes from Aceie's mutilated cheek.
"Why did you want to meet here?"
"It made sense . . . Our Dad's buried here little sister" She spoke quietly but the last two words crashed into Annie's world leaving her speechless "You're lying" Aceie laughed and shook her head "Why would I lie about this? Why can't people accept the truth?"
She pointed at the gravestone " My father is buried here with a bullet through his heart, he's your father too"
Annie shook her head stubbornly, Aceie looked almost sympathetic "Still don't beleive me? Go and ask mother she'll tell you" Aceie held up her wrist so Annie could see the delicate blue veins "Same father, same blood" She left the graveside laughed
"Goodbye little sister"
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