Not Quite Human

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Chapter 19: I wanna break free

I rolled out of bed with a groan; I'd had to use my pillow to muffle my ears most of the night. I washed up in my sink and hid in my bathroom alcove for awhile until the glass door to my cell opened up. I guessed that Jervis had early therapy because his cell was empty so I trudged to the cafeteria and picked out the non drugged food. I nearly collapsed into my chair and rubbed my eyes as I stared down at my tray.

"Morning." A tray slammed down to my right and I snapped my head up. Edward sat down next to me and scooted so close that I could feel the cast on his arm digging into my side. He pulled me against him so my head was on his shoulder. His good hand moved to stroke my cheek as he held me for a moment.

"Morning Edward." I wondered what brought on this show of affection but I wasn't about to complain. I closed my eyes and breathed in his scent for a moment before he kissed the top of my head and pulled back enough so we could both eat.

"You missed out on the ruckus last night." Harvey sat down to my left where Jonathan usually sat. He dug right into his meal as if he'd been starving.

"What happened?" I picked up my spork and managed two bites of my oatmeal blob before Harvey dropped a bombshell on me.

"Scarecrow broke out and took Hatter with him." He kept his voice low and tried to make it look as if we hadn't been talking.

"Wait what?" I was confused as all hell and I felt Edward's casted hand on my hip softly stroking the fabric of my jumpsuit pants.

"Jonathan and Jervis broke out of Arkham. They'd been planning it for awhile but they had to go last night, I'm just glad they didn't take you with them." Edward shoved an extremely large blob of his eggy mixture into his mouth. I looked down at my tray and tried to finish my meal.

"You were supposed to go with them too Edward. I'm sure as hell not taking you with me when I go, bad enough I've gotta book it with the clown." Harvey's tray was empty and he was quickly chugging his drink with a grimace on his face.

"I'm not leaving my puzzle queen. My cast comes off later today and we'll go from there." I heard a snap and Edward's spork fell into pieces on his plate. He sighed and I offered him my spork.

"Here E, get your strength up." He took my spork and finished his plate with a sigh.

"I just can't leave you behind D. But don't fret; I shall make it up to you in more ways then one." His casted hand grabbed my hip tightly and a smile ghosted across his face. He looked like he had the weight of the world on his shoulders and I couldn't help but nuzzle against his chin.

"I trust you E. But if you go and get yourself shot or hurt by the bat I might start freaking out." He chuckled and kissed my temple before chugging his drink.

"Harvey I trust that you'll watch over my baby while I'm in the med wing. The yard isn't a place for a woman like her. Snipers and all that." He crushed his milk carton in his hand and looked over my head at Harvey.

"Yea, yea Riddles. I'll watch your old lady and make sure that she doesn't get offed. You might wanna scoot away from her though; guards will be here any minute to drag you off to the med wing." He was tapping his fingers on the side of his tray as he watched the clock. Edward sighed but scooted a good distance away and I sighed missing the heat from his body already. Sure enough less then a moment later two riot guards came in and dragged him off in cuffs.

"So you're going to baby sit me?" I stacked my tray on top of Edward's and Harvey took both from me.

"Yea now keep up or I'll just dump ya back in your cell and you can wait for him there." He sounded annoyed so I followed him like a lost puppy. We were led to the yard and I sighed feeling sunlight on my skin for the first time in who knows how long. We avoided the groups surrounding the free weights and sport's fields. He led me to some abandoned tables along the side of one of the buildings and we sat down. He pulled a cig from somewhere in his jumpsuit and lit it up with a broken match. He took a deep drag then pulled it from his lips and offered me one.

"Sorry I don't smoke." He just shrugged and finished off his cig in silence. I watched as patients ran around as if they could ignore the snipers watching from above. Every once and awhile I would see a sniper randomly start targeting a patient then shooting at the dirt by their feet. My eyes went wide and Harvey just laughed. We spent two full hours huddled on the benches watching random guards shoot at the patients like it was some sick form of TV. At the end of the time I was curled up and paranoid about stepping foot back on the ground.

"Relax kid we can go back in now." Harvey hauled me up and dragged me along behind him as we were ushered back to our cells. I jumped right into my bed and curled up around the pillow. I needed to get out of here, I needed to run and jump without worrying about getting sniped or lobotomized. I sighed and walked to my bathroom alcove to relieve some tension when I froze. There was a box sitting on the toilet with my name on it. I made sure no one was watching when I opened it and my jaw dropped. My suit was in the box, but the metal framing, mask and claws weren't. I started to hyperventilate as I clutched the fabric like a life line.

"Oh I'm so happy to see you." I nuzzled the fabric and stopped when I smelled a familiar scent along the fabric. I took a deep whiff and smiled, Edward had gotten me my suit. I pulled it from the box and hid it under my mattress. I started to slowly shred the box and flush it when I came across a small piece of green paper wedged into one of the folds. 'Dress up for dinner and meet me in the puzzle room. ~E'. I smiled and shoved the note into my pocket before finishing with the box.

Dinner time couldn't come fast enough and soon I was slipping into my suit. I was sweating before I even finished loading up my tray and I hoped no one would notice. Edward joined me later and I noticed a spring in his step and his cast had been removed. He sat down next to me and placed a kiss on my cheek.

"Why hello there my ember beauty." He grinned wide and his green eyes sparkled as if they had a secret hidden behind them.

"Why hello to you to my green stallion." I smirked as he nearly choked on his milk. I could see a peek of green from under his suit. I quickly ate my dinner and his now free hand was on my thigh softly stroking the fabric of my suit and jumpsuit together.

"Behave or I may have to riddle you earlier then I was hoping." He leaned over as if to inspect my tray and his lips were against my ear. I blushed and noticed that Harvey hadn't shown up for dinner. We were alone at the table and I had an idea where our conversation was going.

"Oh I'll behave, for now." I smirked and licked my fangs as we dumped our trays and were led to the rec. room. Edward led me to his puzzle nook and before long we were making out heavily. His hand was in my jumpsuit stroking me through the fabric of my suit. Just before I could catch my wits and rip the clothing from his body a large explosion erupted from the other side of the asylum. Edward pulled himself off me and quickly pulled his orange jumpsuit off. I followed his lead and soon stood there in just my black and red suit.

"Showtime baby." He pulled me out into the main room and pointed up at a vent in the middle of the ceiling. "Can you get up there D? If not I fear we'll be doing quite a lot of running." His eyes grazed my chest and I smirked.

"Oh that little old vent? Should be easy." I quickly climbed the walls and launched myself to the vent. I was getting rusty as I barely managed to hold onto the vent with my fingertips. I pried it open and slipped inside just enough to anchor my feet against the metal walls. I leaned out and offered Edward my hands.

"You never cease to amaze me." He jumped and caught my hands and I pulled him up into the vent before sliding the cover back into place. In an instant I was on all fours and he was leaning against my back pressing himself against me. "Now we need to crawl for awhile and don't stop because I may not be able to." His voice was low and husky and I groaned pulling myself from him.

"You tease." He chuckled again and we crawled for what seemed like hours before I fell out of the vent.

"Careful of that drop D." Edward laughed and I looked up at him annoyed. "Oh don't look at me like that we need to keep moving. Now catch me!" He launched himself into my arms and I caught him as if he weighed nothing, he really didn't seem to weigh anything. I shrugged and set him down and we crept along the hallways until we were at Strange's office.

"What's the plan E?" I whispered and he pulled me into the office before locking the door behind him.

"Just a quick pit stop D. Keep an eye out for daddy." He hacked the computers in record time and it looked like he was erasing files and creating false ones. We were in and out in less than ten minutes and I opted to just dive out of the window with Edward on my back. It hurt like hell to jump and climb without my claws but I was determined to get out.

Another explosion rocked the building and I had to launch us into the waters surrounding the island. We both surfaced and gasped for air but Edward was right in the swing of things and swam off with me on his tail.

"Oh god I don't think I'll ever go swimming again." I dragged myself up onto the beach and Edward just chuckled and helped me to my feet.

"Everyone says that their first swim D. Don't worry our ride will be here momentarily." He wrapped an arm around my waist and helped me up the embankment as my limbs felt like cooked spaghetti. A taxi showed up and we both plopped down inside as if it were a normal thing.

"Where to boss?" A younger man wearing black was behind the wheel. I buried my face in Edward's wet suit and closed my eyes.

"Take us to my timeshare. Hopefully it will be empty and I can concentrate on other things." I could hear the smile in his voice as his arm pulled me closer against him. I dozed off because the next thing I know I'm being pulled from the cab and led into a large two story house. The goon drove off in the taxi and Edward fumbled with a puzzle lock on the door. We were in moments later and he picked me up bridal style and carried me into the house.

"Nice place you have here E." I kicked the door closed and he carried me up the stairs and quickly dumped me into his bed. The whole room was decorated in greens, purples and gold's. This room screamed Edward. The bed had green and black silk sheets with golden trim and was ever so comfy.

"Nothing but the best for my demoness." He pounced on me and kissed me as if the world were ending. I made short work of his damp suit and he nearly ripped me out of mine. The sheets hadn't even hit the floor before he was inside me and claiming my body as his own. I wrapped my legs around his waist and his hands were on my hips pulling them against his. Our tongues fought each other as he pounded his mark into me over and over again.

"Make me your puzzle queen Edward." I moaned breathily in his ear and he groaned and took me like a man possessed. He increased his speed and started sucking and nipping at the flesh of my neck. My eyes rolled back into my head as he started driving himself as deeply as he could into me.

"My puzzle queen. Mine." He groaned and bit down on my shoulder. His hips were slamming against mine and the world exploded around me. My teeth found his shoulder and he came filling me with his burning liquid. We lay panting for a moment as he kissed me breathless again. His hands carefully traced my body and he took me several more times before collapsing at my side. My body was humming and I managed to curl up against him before succumbing to the darkness swimming in my vision.

"Well isn't this a pretty picture?" My head was fuzzy but I recognized that voice and I snapped my eyes open. Edward had wrapped his arms protectively around me as I met the dark gaze of Jonathan. He was wearing his Scarecrow outfit including the needle hand.

"Oh Alice here you are!" Jervis popped into the room dressed up in his Hatter outfit. He clapped his hands in front of him and smiled wide.

"Let me guess, they share your timeshare?" I looked over at Edward who frowned. He pulled the covers up to hide my body from their eyes and sat up.

"I really do need to get better locks." His eyes were burning and I buried my face in his chest with a sigh. What now?