Cruel Love (Gotham/Oswald CobblepotFanFic)

Cobblepot's Spy: 7. Creepy Little Penguin

"Penguin."

"Hi. Sir. Don Maroni. Thank heavens you're here" Penguin said as he hurried to the cell bars, I crossed my arms as Don Maroni looked at him.

" You look kind of frowsty."

"Forgive me. I've had nothing but a moist towelette since yesterday morning."

" A very sad picture. You know why you're in there?" Maroni said, I smiled as Oswald looked confised,

"I have no idea-"

" Rhetorical question" Maroni told him "You're in there because I put you in there."

Oswald looked shocked as he looked at Maroni "But Don Maroni, why? What did I do?" he asked.

If he is faking this, he is doing a damn good job of it, I thought as Maroni spoke "Do you know what hubris is? Do you know?" he demanded.

Oswald closed and opened his eyes quick with a chuckle "Sorry. I thought that was another rhetorical question. Yes, I do. Hubris. It's when-" Maroni interrupted him.

"It's when limping little chicken-butt second bananas think they're hot stuff-"

" Sir--"

"-When dumbass underlings raise taxes without asking me first. "

"Yes, sir."

"On fishermen. You raised taxes on fishermen" Maroni said in disbelief with a look "They're out there in the freaking ocean risking their lives for us and you raise their taxes without asking me? That's hubris, my friend."

I was trying not to laugh as Penguin was silent for a second "I'm sorry, Don Maroni. Deeply sorry. I will never do it again" he said, Maroni nodded.

" All right, then" he turned to a officer "Hey, you. Let my friends out."

" Excuse me?" the officer said, I stood back a bit.

"What, am I talking Hungarian? Open the cage, mook" he told the officer, the officer stepped forward and opened the cell door letting out Oswald and the idiots that were with him.

They went to hug and Maroni made a face and held Oswald at arms length "Holy mother, you stink. Let this be a lesson to you, yes?" he said.

Oswald nodded "Yes, sir."

" You're a smart monkey. But you're a monkey. And I'm the Zookeeper" he told him before walking out the door. I shrugged at Oswald and followed Sal out the door.

"Am I a monkey?"

Sal turned to me and laughed out loud "Hell no. You ...you are the beauty to that ones beast. Both smart" he said, and raised a eyebrow at Cobblepot "But, Nessita is prettier."

I chuckled as I turned to Cobblepot who looked confused "What?" he said, I rolled my eyes at him.

"Are you a monkey boy or a momma's boy?" I asked and smirked at him and his black eye "You might wanna put ice on that, Penguin."

I turned my back on him and walked after Maroni "I need a favor, my darling little flower" he said as I walked beside him.

"Sure, whatever you need Sal" I said, he put a arm around my shoulder and we turned the corner.

"Thats my girl. I got a special job for you."

Yikes

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I watched Oswald from a distance and crossed my arms, he was heading somewhere and I needed to follow.

Maroni wanted me to keep a watch on Oswald, make sure his golden goose doesn't screw aything up. Penguin keeps it up and his goose will be cooked. I kept to the roofs as I followed him.