The Birth Of Elle Nygma. #3

9- Goodbye Ellie...

Shared Trauma.- Pierce The Veil

"I think I knew what I wanted when I was younger, I think seeing my sister being abused was the reason why I knew what I wanted, and as she got older and she became more and more like her abuser, and she looked more and more like him, I grew to hate her, just like I hated my father, just as I hated her abuser, so when someone asks me "Do you regret not taking your sister in again?", I tell them no, I said goodbye to Ellie for a good reason, I said goodbye to all of them for a good reason, I saw them kill without mercy, I watched them take drugs, drink until they pass out, I watched them hurt themselves and others, Sure, You could call us family, But to me, The Misfits were a bunch of crazy people in a house that I happened to live in too." Elle reads out a page from her sister's book, sitting next to Ian, Leaning against his shoulder, they sat in his mansion, on the same bed they had laid together years ago, Ian's men packing things up around them, "She hates me.", "I don't think that's true anymore Elle." The man says, "Yeah, maybe not, but it still hurts- I mean she told the whole world she hated me- that I'm just like my father... And it hurts a little.", "You should read the other two books- that'll really get you depressed." Ian jokes, earning him a punch in the arm from Elle, "I mean what have I ever done to her- Don't answer that...", "Just talk to her, have a conversation, I mean when I leave you won't have me anymore- underworld doesn't have cell service.", "I know that, But ill have Max.", "You can't put everything on Max.", "I-" Elle sighs, "I'll keep it to myself then." She gets up walking out, "Where are you going?!" Ian shouts, "Home!"...

Elle walked home that night, but before she could reach the apartment- "Hello..." She heard a voice she knew, The girl turned around, Where she was faced with- "Damian?" She gasps, "You-Your dead? What- I- what-", "My dad...", "Oh my-" She attacks him in a hug, and he hugs back gratefully, Elle pulls away though, punching the boy in the face, "Fuck you for everything you did!", "Fuck!" He holds his cheek, "Jesus Elle- I'm sorry...", "You should be... Come on." She starts walking, and he follows her, to Elle's apartment, "Couch now." She demands, taking off her shoes, and jacket, He follows her orders and sits on the couch, she joins him soon, "How long have you been back?" She asks, "A few years, maybe 2, I think it was-", "July?", "Yeah, how'd you know?", "That's when your father released me...", "Released you?", "He kept me, hostage, for 2 years, and made me build bombs for him.", "Wha- Why-", "I was dead, and He brought me back to life, I owed him a debt.", Damian shakes his head, "If you've been back- why haven't you tried to contact me?" The girl asks, "First year I was paraplegic, and I couldn't speak... I jumped off a building for god sake... But the year after, when I got better- by some magical way, I couldn't face you after everything.", "I understand that." The girl says quietly, "Is dick... alive?" She asks, "He is, but he's having trouble adjusting, Dad brought us home last night.", "Is Jason alright? And-And Tim, How is Tim?", "Jason is- From what I know he hasn't been seen in 4 years, a few months after I killed myself, and Tim is okay, just adjusting...", "Jason found me dying, maybe that messed him up...", "You were his little sister in a way.", "Maybe we can find him...", "I doubt that, Dad says he's been looking since he went missing.", "I'm better at finding people.", "Better than Batman?", "I don't know... I'd like to think so.".

In Two- Will Paquin

-"Elle- Elle!", The girl sits up quickly looking around, Aurora stands there hand on her hip, "Wa-What is the house on fire?" She rubs her eyes, "Why is Damian Wayne on the couch?", "Long story... He's alive and so is Dick, but Jason has been missing for 4 years...", "Oh... So-", "I- I don't know.", "Ok well, breakfast is on the stove, Pheonix will be back from work soon, leave some for him if you do decide to eat, I'll be back on Monday okay?", "Ok, Mom..." Elle jokes, laughing as she pulls her covers over her, "Ian's leaving today, go see him before he does.", "I saw him yesterday.", "He said he'll be back, but I know you know that's not true.", "It's okay, Aurora, I'll be okay, can I go back to sleep?", "Yeah, Bye Elle, I'll see you Monday." Aurora shuts the girl's door as she leaves, Elle cuddles into herself, Wrapping her hands around her ribs, and holding tight, she gives herself a hug, all she wanted at that moment was Ian, But Ian wasn't there, and he wasn't going to show up, All Elle had was herself, She wanted that to be enough.

Elle's phone rang, waking her from her sleep, she felt in the dark, She grabbed the device eventually, and answered it, "Hello?" She said, her voice raspy, "I'm leaving soon." Ian's voice rang through her ears, "I know.", "You're not coming to see me?", "I'm sleeping Ian.", "Come and see me.", "Come and see me, you know where I live, come and see me- you never come and see me..." She says with sorrow, she was tired and her emotions were taking the best of her, "Elle.", "Come and see me..." She whines, Ian's knees almost weaken at the noise she makes, "I'll be there soon Ellie."...

I know It Won't Work.- Gracie Abrams.

Ian arrived shortly after, Damian answered the door, and Ian gave him a confused look, "Long story, what do you want?" The Wayne boy gives him attitude, "What's your problem?" Ian scoffs, "You.", "What did I do?", "What didn't you do?", "You mad I got Elle?" Ian smirks, "You don't have her.", "Sure..." Ian chuckles, pushing past the boy, "No one invited you in.", "Elle did.", Damian follows the boy, walking ahead of him and blocking Elle's door, "Move.", "Leave.", "You don't live here-", "I don't care, you've hurt Elena enough.", "First of all, she doesn't like being called Elena, it's Elle, and second, move or you'll be a dead man, again." Ian threatens, but Damian stands tall, "Elle!" Ian shouts, "Shh! You'll wake her.", "Good- I want to fuck her so hard her brain bleeds-", "Mmmm- He doesn't need to hear that." Elle says groggily, "After everything- your still with this creep?" Damian shouts, "Yep." Elle pulls Ian into her room, "No- No! I won't allow it!" He grabs Elle's wrist, yanking her, "What's going on here." Pheonix comes out of his room, "Damian what is your problem?" Elle shouts, "I came here to be with you- not to have a reunion.", "Your crazy- Holy fuck your crazy Damian-" Elle laughs, "Damian leave..." Pheonix grabs him by the arm, escorting him out, Elle shuts her door behind her, "How long do you have?", "4 hours." Ian says quietly, "Just get in bed." Elle says, Ian does as told, and Elle cuddles into him, digging her head into his neck, he holds onto her, but soon her lips find their way onto his neck, up to his cheek, and slowly onto his lips, kissing him softly, cupping his cheeks with her small hands, "I don't want to live another day without you." She whispers, "I say a lot of things, but I love you, I love you more than anything in the world, don't leave me." She begs,  he holds her closer, he kisses her cheek, "You know I can't stay..." He sits up, searching through Elle's things, finding a knife, and Slitting his wrist, "Ian!" Elle gets up quickly, holding his wrist tight, trying to help the bleeding, "I'm human... How can I protect you If I'm human." He whispers, "Baby you don't have to do this for me.", "I do, I have to." He speaks, his words soft, and sad, Elle could feel his sadness and regret, she knew something she didn't before, "You were gonna leave either way, whether Lexxi asked you to or not...", "I need to protect you.", "From what?!" She shouts, "From what..." She whispered, "My father, and everyone who comes with him, From Lexxi, who I've come to find would kill you in a heartbeat, from yourself, Because out of everything you are the biggest danger to yourself." He says as blood drips down his arm, "Ian...", "Because out of every girl I've ever known you're the only one who would jump in front of a bullet for me-", "Ian.", "Because you are perfect and I want to spend the rest of eternity together, and if I don't get at least that- because I'm human? Then I don't know what I would do.", A sob escapes Elle's lips, Ian breathes in a shaky breath, "So I need to leave, and I need to figure this out, and I'm sorry Elle, but you're not going to change my mind.", "Ian!" Elle cries, she looked pathetic, and needly, visibly upset, degrading herself, "It was a mistake coming here.", "Don't say that!", "Goodbye Ellie..."...