It's Hard to Believe

by Amilya Eclair Farron

She understood the surprise the others must have felt when she made her decision because, honestly, she had been a bit surprised herself. But now it was starting to become clear why it was hard to believe that she had chosen him.

3. You Never Listen

Title: It's Hard to Believe
Prompt: You Never Listen
Rating: PG
Fandom: Crossover: Batman: Arkham City & Joker/Clover/Heart no Kuni no Alice
Characters: Batman: Arkham City: Edward Nygma (the Riddler) ; J/C/H no Kuni no Alice: Alice Liddell
Pairing: Edward Nygma (the Riddler)/Alice Liddell
Summary: She understood the surprise the others must have felt when she made her decision because, honestly, she had been a bit surprised herself. But now it was starting to become clear why it was hard to believe that she had chosen him. : This is a response to the challenge 1o Little Things… by Katz Go Rawwwrr.
Word Count: 182
Author's Note: Snowfall Empress asked a really good question. The question: Is this what happens after "Coming Undone"?
My answer: In a way, yes and no. See, I have a few different endings for Coming Undone and so if you believe/prefer/want/like Alice ending up with Nygma then… yeah, I suppose this [kind of] does.
Warnings: Mild!OOC-ness(?)
Disclaimer: Batman: Arkham City & Joker/Clover/Heart no Kuni no Alice do not belong to me in any shape or form (including characters). Thank you.

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She had heard enough about this "Batman" from Garfield, Dr. Crane, and few others (including Nygma himself) to know he always prevailed in the end. But what she couldn't understand was why Nygma (well, everyone really) continued his crusade in besting the Batman? Why couldn't he just use his intelligence to help people? Why couldn't he just be good?

Why couldn't any of them turn from their wicked ways?

Alice sighed. This place she was stuck in… it was like the Country of Hearts all over again.

And, in other ways, it wasn't.

"No, no, no! That's not good enough, Edward! Think!"

Turning her face towards the man clad in green, Alice watched. It was pointless, really. Why should she even bother?

"Wouldn't helping people be more rewarding?" She asked with a tilt of her head and waited for him to throw a riddle back at her; however, Nygma continued to talk to himself.

… Is it really that difficult to listen to what I have to say?

Sometimes, now, she was starting to question herself on why she had chosen him.