I'm writers block has been cured hooray! This chapter is a sad one folks so sorry.
Faye headed to Lucius's office to find him there.
"Let me guess Mr. Wayne can not make the meeting today." He said when she entered the room.
"Yes, is it on the new yet?"
"Seems like it, a lot of people from work already went home cause of it."
"He's going to strike somewhere else. I'm going to go down to the police station to see if I help with anything."
"Alright, good luck." Said Lucius.
Faye took the elevator down to the main lobby but when the doors opened she noticed something was not right. A lot of people from work were standing in the lobby. They were all circled around something. Faye pushed past a few people to get a better look, she felt her heart drop when she noticed Frank the security guard covered in blood his face painted and a joker card lying on his chest.
"Did someone call the police?" She asked in alarm.
"Yeah they said they are on their way in the mean time we are not suppose to get near the door in cause it is rigged with something."
At first Faye was wondering why Bruce had not noticed this but then she remembered he would have taken the back way out of work, they way she would have to take these people if it got to that point.
"Does anyone hear that?" Said one of the people who worked on a different floor then face. A faint buzzing noise could be heard coming from Frank the security guard. Faye pulled back his jacket and noticed a lump on his side, Frank was the other bomb.
"Shit!" She said looking down at the lump wondering just how much time they had left. Then suddenly the sound of glass shattering and people screaming. Faye watched as people move out of the way for whoever was approaching and she immediately thought the worst. She grabbed Frank's nightstick and quickly swung it at whoever was approaching. They caught it before it even made contact with them.
"You and everyone else in the build need to get out of here." Said the deep voice she knew very well.
"It's Frank, he's the other bomb." She said feeling slightly guilty for almost hitting him.
"Actually stay here, I'm going to get him as far away as possible." He said grabbing the body and quickly running it out of the building. Faye watched as he quickly ran down the street and turned a corner before he was out of site. A few moments later she heard the explosion and she felt her heart skip a beat. Before she knew it she was running, running as fast as she could towards the explosion. He must have made it to the parking structure next to the building, which judging by the size of the explosion must have also been rigged with more explosions. It was a mass of flaming rumble and debris. She scanned the area expecting to see a dark figure lying just outside of harms way, but she saw none.
She heard the sounds of sirens and he cop cars pulled up. And when she tried to make her way towards the destroyed building she felt a pair of arms grab her and she elbowed whoever it was in the stomach but they did not let go.
"Let me go, I need to see if he's alright!" She said fighting tooth and nail against whoever was holding her back.
"Mrs. Wayne, no one is getting anywhere near the building." Said Jim Gordon.
"You don't understand he was in there! I have to…" She said looking back over at the wall of flames and stopping her struggle.
"I'm sorry…" Started Gordon, but she interrupted him.
"You're sorry. I don't want you god damn apology!" She yelled. She was making a scene now. New crew, cops, and people from Wayne Enterprises were all surrounding her now.
"Now we can't be sure he was in the building when it happened Mrs. Wayne. Now right now all you can do is go home and wait. I can call Alfred and he will come a pick you up." Said Gordon trying to comfort her.
"No need I'm already here." Said Alfred pushing past the crowd to get to Faye.
"Come on then Mrs. Wayne, Master Grayson and Ms. Jesse are already in the car." Said Alfred putting an arm around her shoulder and leading her to a silver car. They pushed past all the reports who were trying to get her to comment. Once inside the car it was extremely quiet as they drove back to Wayne manor.
"I'm sure he is fine Mrs. Wayne." Said Alfred trying to reassure her.
"I didn't see him Alfred, there have been close calls before but I always see him." She said grimly.
"Yes, well there is a first time for everything I suppose." Said Alfred as they group became silent once again.
Faye sat down in the living room by the phone and turned on the news. Jesse and Grayson not knowing what to really do went elsewhere to leave her alone.
"Are you sure you want to be watching that?" Said Alfred who had brought her some water.
"Yes, I am." Said Faye ignoring the water and continuing to watch the news. She watched the debris of the building be shifted around and fire fighters attempted to put out the fire and find any survivors. As of late all they had found was the body of a businesses man who worked at Wayne Enterprises. The news footage then switched to a rather hysterical looking Faye yelling at Gordon. And the new reporter stated that The Prince of Gotham, Bruce Wayne was among some of the people supposedly in the building who have yet to be found. As well as Gotham's Dark Knight Batman who was also reported to be in the building.
Faye didn't even realize the time going by, for her time had stopped. Everything was drowned out as she stared blankly at the news, watching the flames. She hoped beyond hope that he was alright, but looking at the state the building was in made her hope seem rather false.
Suddenly a knock at the door that sound so loud to her that she jumped slightly. Alfred went to the door and felt his heart sink when he saw the Commissioner standing in the doorway, and it did not look like he had good news.
"May I come in?" He asked.
"Of course." Said Alfred stepping aside to let him in. Faye came out of the living room and saw him standing in the foyer. He said nothing but instead held out a mask, a broken and charred mask.
"No…" She said subconsciously taking a step away from him.
"Mrs. Wayne, I sorry to…"
"No! No! You're wrong! You made a mistake…it can't…he can't…" She said tears now falling freely from her eyes.
"Most of the bodies were difficult to identify but we found this near a body that was near the one we identify as Frank Moore, the security guard at Wayne Enterprises. I'm sorry for you loss if you need my help with anything just let me know. I'll just leave this here." He said placing the piece of the mask on a small table in the foyer before he left.
"No, Alfred it can't be right their must be a mistake…there has to…" She said still crying as he pulled her in for a hug so her tears now soaked his jacket.
"We always knew a day like this might come, whether we wanted it to or not." Said Alfred, shooing away Jesse and Grayson who had come into the foyer to see what was wrong. Judging by the looks on their face's they had figure out what had happened.
"Aren't you going to say I told you so." She said with a sobbing laugh.
"Today Mrs. Wayne is a day I don't feel like it." Said Alfred gloomily letting a few of his own tears fall. Bruce Wayne had almost been like a son to him.
She left his embrace and went over to where Gordon had left the mask and gingerly picked it up. It was only part of the mask but she could tell it was his, it was burned and cracked.
"We are going to have to hold a press conference." She said.
"Another time, Mrs. Wayne. Perhaps it is better the city did not know."
"It's only a matter of time before someone puts two and two together. I didn't even get to say goodbye, I didn't even get to tell him how much I loved him, the last thing I said to him was something about Frank being a bomb." She said crying once again.
"You didn't have to tell him, Mrs. Wayne. He already knows. Its' late you should get some rest, you have to think of the baby right now as well."
"God, I'd nearly forgotten about the baby. I suppose I should get some sleep." She said taking the mask with her. She got ready for bed and laid in it but it just felt so empty. Eventually fatigue one and despite her discomfort she was fast asleep.
Now I know what you are thinking but please don't kill me, everything works out in the end I promise. Review please.