Tales from Gotham

Dancing with Mister Penguin

They had some free time together. Ed and Penguin were doing their little duet where Penguin sings along with Ed while Ed plays a song on the piano. Penguin did not have the best singing in the world but Ed always did enjoy hearing and having him sing with him. It might been due more to the fact that he just greatly enjoyed penguins company, or really any kind of company at all. He always tried to be friendly and chatty with people but most wrote him off as an annoying problem. Penguin did too at first but Penguin did that with everyone not just him. He seemed to have an attitude problem as he was generally distrusting of most. He had come to trust Ed in time though. Though Penguin had always been a bit moody regardless. 

While Edward played the piano he was following the song on the record that was playing at the same time. It was at this time he had a thought. He smiles and stopped and got up at looked at Penguin. Who stopped singing the moment Edward Stood and turned around. "Ed? What is it"? Penguin asks seeming confused. "Have you ever danced before"? Ed asks with a smile on his face. Penguin did have the urge to slap that idiotic grin off his face at time. He always wondered how Ed managed to be so damn chipper, even at the most inappropriate times. Ed just had a habit of annoying him sometimes. "No, you know I cant Ed, not with my leg" Penguin says looking in another direction but face still towards Ed. "I can teach you" Edward says with a smile. "You cant teach a cripple to Dance Ed" Penguin says back to him. "I can try, of course" Ed says with a grin. "Come on, you trust me right"? Ed says to him. 

"Why do you want this so badly"? Penguin asks him, directing his eyes back at Ed once more. "Oh its simple, my mother taught me how to as a child you see. I always enjoyed it but after I was out of the classes, I never had anyone to practice with it, I remember the steps though" he says to him. "So why exactly me"? Penguin asks. "Since you are the only real friend I have Mister Penguin" he says to him. Penguin sighs "Fine" he puts out his hand for Ed to take "But dont complain if I am terrible at this" he says. Ed swiftly grabs penguins hand cupping it in his and puts the other on his waist. Penguin puts his free hand on Eds shoulder. "Just follow my lead" Ed says with a smirk. "I guess you never had much luck with girls as a child"? Penguin remarks. Ed laughs at the comment "Im afraid not, Girls often thought I was weird as a child. I was very into science though, my idea of romantic most would find creepy" he says. "So, how about you Mister Penguin? I bet the women adored you" Edward says. Penguin couldn't tell if Ed was being sarcastic or if he honestly thought that was the case on his end. "No, I really didn't have much luck with anyone, I was always picked on for being skinny and short" he says. 

"Well, that must have been a bother" Edward says. "Maybe if we known each other back then we would have been freinds" Ed says. "I dont think it would have made any kind of difference Ed even if we were friends back then" he says. "Right, I would have annoyed you too with all my riddles" Ed says. Penguin laughs "You, idiot". Ed laughs "Well this idiot got you to dance didnt he"? Ed says smugly still dancing with the penguin as they move in a box. Suddenly the the phone rings. They look at each other and pause for a minute. "We are in your house, you get it Ed" Penguin says. Ed awnsers the phone "Yes? Who might I ask is calling"?.. "Yes, What time? Alright sure, Thanks" he says. He hangs up the phone. "What was it"? Penguin asks. "Just doctor reminding me about my check up" Ed replys. "Check up for what"? Penguin asks. "My vision, I need to get new eye glasses" Ed says. "What is wrong with your current ones"? Penguin asks. "Oh well, my eyes get worse every couple of years or so, so I have to get new ones" he says. "Does that mean they will eventually get so bad you cant see anything"? Penguin asks. "I dont know" Edward says back. "Does that bother you Ed"? Penguin asks him. "No, not really, Ill still be able to see in my dreams" Ed says. 

"How are you so optimistic about everything"? Penguin questions. "I dont really know, I always been that way, why are you always so moody"? Ed asks with a cheeky grin. Penguin expression suddenly becomes sour "I am not MOODY!" Penguin spits out. "Of course you are! Like a angry little boy, your moods shift so quickly when you dont get what you want" Ed continues. "I can kill you" penguin threatens. "I know, but you wont and even if you did, I would let you" Ed says. "Why would you let me"? Penguin asks. "Since I respect you, and I dont have a lot to live for, we all die someday dont we"? Might as why be taken by someone you enjoy" Ed says to him his grin getting wider. "you are crazy Ed" Penguin says. "I am afraid So Mister Penguin" Ed admits. 

Ed knows that he is, but he knows it doesnt really bother Mister Penguin. "Did that crazy Doctor ever give you an auctual diagnoses, before I sprung you"? he asks. "Yes, he did, did you get one"? Ed asks. "No, no one ever told me, they just performed a bunch of evil experiments on me" he says. "They said I have Schizoprenia, and OCD" Ed tells him. Ed pulls out a bottle from his pocket and shows them to Penguin. "I am suppose to be taking these, but they give me nightmares so I havent been" he says. "I keep having flashbacks of my father beating me as a child, its not something I enjoy reliving every night" Ed says. Penguin grabs the bottle of pills and throw them across the room. "Those are poison! Dont trust those crazy doctors! They dont care about patients, they just want something to abuse" Penguin states. "I dont care of you are crazy, dont take them"? Penguin says. "You dont think I might end up hurting you by mistake" Ed asks him. "Even if you try, I have hurt a lot of people Ed, I sure I can handle you if you try" the Penguin states. "You are still traumatized from what they did to you arnt you Mister Penguin"? Ed asks him. "Im.. No im fine" Penguin states. 

"Its okay if you are" Edward says with a smile. "We all have something in our past we want to get away from" Ed says to him. Penguin is curious "Maybe that is true" Penguin says. Penguin cant help but be impressed by how wise and perceptive Ed seems to be despite his very awkward corky nature. "Thats enough dancing, lets do something else" Penguin says walking away. He couldnt let Ed get into his head. Penguin didnt feel like being exposed and he knew Ed was getting smart, and was figuring out how to read him. Penguin couldnt let it continue.