Gotham's Unknown 2 (A Batman Fanfic)

Chapter 2: Family Quarrels

The sound of an ear piercing alarm went off in the darkened bedroom. "Turn it off!" Growled Daniel as he shoved a pillow over his ear.
"I would if you'd let go." Grumbled Sarah as she tapped Daniel's arm which was around her waist.
"I like to cuddle, sue me." Groaned Daniel tiredly as he rolled over and let go of her. Sarah sat up and pressed the off button on her alarm clock and got out of bed. She walked over to her vanity and began doing her makeup.
"I don't get why you wear all that crap, you look fine without it." Said Daniel as Sarah flicked on her LED light that was clipped to the frame of the vanity mirror.
"You are the only person besides my Dad that actually believes that." Said Sarah as she looked into her mirror and stared at her own face. The white blotches of colorless skin that stain her face, she always felt like marks mocked everything she had ever made of herself. She looked down at her hands and she put her hands on her arms looking down at the patches of pure snow white skin that broke up  her body. She opened the drawer in her vanity and pulled out a small jar of foundation. It was specialized make up that was very resistant, it was made by the Doll Maker, a villain in Gotham. The Doll Maker had made this make up so he could give every person he made into a doll have an even doll-like complexion. Vanessa Kyle, Sarah's half sister had stolen a jar of the make up from his hideout and given it to Sarah as a birthday gift. Sarah used it everyday since the night it was given to her so now she never had to worry about the makeup accidentally wiping off and revealing the wipe skin underneath.

She applied her makeup as she always did every morning but as she did so Daniel pulled a joint and a lighter from his nightstand. "Well finally you're Dad and I agree on something." Said Daniel he sat on the edge of the bed just behind her as he lit his joint.
"Of course the only thing you and Dad would agree on is me." Said Sarah as she covered her nose. "I asked you not to smoke those in the house." Said Sarah as Daniel nodded.
"I'm going." Said Daniel as he stood and went downstairs and out to the backyard. After Sarah finished her makeup she selected her outfit for the day. Today she selected a white button down shirt that had tiny grey polka dots on it and a black skirt. Sarah also wore black tights under her skirt and black high heels.

Sarah came down the stairs just as Daniel finished his joint. He closed and locked the front door and walked in holding a newspaper. "Looks like you're the talk of the town Babe!" Said Daniel as he wrapped his arms around her waist but held the paper in front of her. Though the front page news was of Joker's capture like usual but there was a side article that caught Sarah's attention and she assumed that's what he was mentioning. The title read in bold letters, The Daughter of the Famed Philanthropist Bruce Wayne Turns to Playing Doctor at Arkham Asylum. The  words disgusted her as she tossed the paper onto the counter.
"Playing Doctor!? Is that really what Vicki Vale thinks I'm doing!" Said Sarah as she walked into the kitchen and started on something for breakfast.
"Oh get this, 'Though Bruce Wayne offered no comment on the matter it's obvious that he's proud of her for choosing such a career but it appears the billionaire is turning a blind eye to the clear danger a job like this offers. Does Bruce Wayne actually care about her like a daughter or does he just see her as some prize he bought to display.' Vicki really must be running out of ideas if she's questioning Bruce's love for you and your intelligence at the same time." Said Daniel as he laughed at this.
"Vicki actually believes that she and Bruce are in a committed relationship if you believe that!" Scoffed Sarah as she pulled out a pan to make eggs.
"Really?! He's the Billionaire Playboy Bruce Wayne, that's what people call him on a regular basis! With a title like that you gotta expect that the only permanent woman in his life would be his daughter!" Laughed Daniel as he fished around in the fridge to help her cook.
"I swear sometimes she's living in a fantasy." Said Sarah as Daniel set the egg carton in front of her.

Sarah and Daniel began making breakfast and continued talking and even after breakfast was done they still talked. "So what do you have planned for today?" Asked Sarah as she cut off a piece of her omelet with her fork.
"Well I'm gonna go down to the Iceberg Lounge and beg Oswald for my old position back." Said Daniel as he didn't sound very pleased by the situation.
"I take it, it didn't go well yesterday." Stated Sarah as she placed her hand over his.
"I mean I know the way I left was abrupt but it's not like I could tell them I was running away with you. All they would've done was try to convince me out of it and that would've led to a big fight and we would've left things on even worse terms!" Said Daniel as he sighed. "Why can't he see I never meant to hurt them?" Asked Daniel as Sarah held his hand.
"Because Oswald Cobblepot is a fickle old bastard who can't think of anyone but himself, though in this case it's not like he's in the wrong." Said Sarah as Daniel looked at her confused. "He may hate me with every fiber of his being but he loves you more than anything. He's done nothing but love you for as long you've known each other and you chose me over him. Trust me I find it sweet but Oswald is hurt and you need to make this right with him." Said Sarah as Daniel glared at her for a second.
"I both love and hate when you give me an unprompted psychological evaluation." Said Daniel as he sighed. "But I also hate it when you're right." Muttered Daniel as Sarah finished her food and picked up her plate.
"Because I'm always right." Said Sarah as she kissed his forehead.

Sarah headed off to work so Daniel decided to get dressed. He dug out a black suit with a deep ocean blue velvet lapel and cuffs. He put on a black dress shirt and clipped on a pair of sapphire cuff links that Sarah had bought him on their 6th anniversary. He put on a black and silver striped tie and clipped on a silver shirt collar chain that draped gracefully over the top of the tie. He put on a black vest then put the jacket on over that he also put a silver crown lapel pin with small blue jewels in the velvet lapel. He combed his hair and finished up a few little touches here and there. With one last look in the mirror he was ready to go. Daniel was always quite the stylish dresser but when he left with Sarah he also left behind his quite elegant appearance because he had originally thought he was only dressing so finely to please Oswald but the truth was he enjoyed the way he looked in such dapper clothing. "Being a mob boss's son has its perks." Said Daniel as he smirked then left for the Iceberg Lounge.

Whilst Daniel tried to get his old position back Sarah was in a session with his father. "So Edward, today I thought we'd talk about your son." Suggested Sarah as Edward scoffed.
"Why?" Asked Edward as he stared at her.
"Well from what you told me in our previous session, you didn't have a very good relationship with your own father and from what I've taken from Daniel's point of view was that you tried your best raising him." Said Sarah as Edward scoffed once more.
"Yeah well my best seemed to do more harm than any good!" Growled Edward as Sarah sighed at his aggressive demeanor.
"That's why I want to help you and Daniel finally become actually like father and son. It breaks my heart to hear the way he talks about you." Said Sarah softly. "Sometimes I just wanna hit him upside the head!" She whispered under her breath but Edward smirked just a bit at the comment. "But nonetheless I hope that with time when your parole hearing comes up maybe with fixing your relationship with your son I could convince them that you're not a monster." Said Sarah as Edward lost his aggressive and hostile tone.
"You actually believe that don't you?" Asked Edward softly as Sarah looked at him softly.
"Of course I do, the way life has treated you isn't your fault. You're just a victim of this city's poison." Said Sarah as Edward eyed her for a second.
"But you and Daniel escaped, why come back?" Asked Edward in a somber tone.
"This city is poison and I don't care if it's slowly killing me, I love it." Said Sarah as Edward smirked.

Daniel stepped up to the entrance of the Iceberg Lounge feeling a pit in his stomach. He knocked at the door and the slit in the door opened to reveal the eyes of one of the thugs that worked for Oswald. "Hey Danny Boy thought you got out?" Asked the man as Daniel scowled at the nickname these brutes had for him.
"I did but it wasn't right for me so now I want to talk to Oswald." Said Daniel as he stared at the man.
"See I told the boss that you'd come back!" Said the man in a pleasant tone as he opened the door. The door swung open and the large man stepped out and gave Daniel a crushing kind of hug. "Welcome back Danny Boy!" Said the man as he put his arm around Daniel's shoulders and walked him inside. "Boss, look who's back!" Said the man as he walked Daniel inside and Oswald just rolled his eyes.
"I thought I was clear yesterday!" Barked Oswald as he walked towards the bar.
"How can I prove to you that leaving was a mistake?" Asked Daniel as he followed Oswald because he could see that he was actually giving it some thought.
"Do you really want to prove this to me?" Asked Oswald firmly as Daniel looked at him.
"Of course, I'll do anything to prove it to you." Said Daniel as Oswald smirked.
"I heard that you and that lovely little thing you ran away with are engaged. Is that correct?" Asked Oswald as he wandered across the room with a drink and Daniel followed.
"Yes." Stated Daniel as he started to worry that maybe he chose the wrong set of words.
"Since you're so keen on pleasing me, I want you to call this off." Stated Oswald as Daniel felt his heart sink.
"What?" Asked Daniel softly hoping he had misheard him.
"I want you to call off your engagement to Sarah." Stated Oswald as Daniel was completely stunned.

As the day went on Daniel debated this. Did he respect Oswald more than he loved Sarah? How was Sarah going to react to this kind of ultimatum. Daniel was backed into a corner here and no idea how to get out. That night he sat at the bar of the Iceberg Lounge drinking away his problems. He was about twelve glasses of bourbon into trying to solve this dilemma when he was approached by a very beautiful woman. "Hey there stranger." She purred in his ear. Daniel looked over and saw her standing there. She wore a lime green fur coat, a short black and green snake print dress, and thigh high black leather heeled boots. She had long neon green hair that flowed beautifully and she had piercing iris eyes. Since Daniel was clearly not in his right mind he decided, why not? If he was gonna end things with Sarah why not end it with a big blow out. Daniel took the girl back to his and Sarah's home knowing Sarah was working late like she had been since she got the job at Arkham so they had plenty of time to fool around.