Cruel Love (Gotham/Oswald CobblepotFanFic)

Cobblepot's Spy: 16. Maroni's Niece

I smoked the last of my cigarette's and walked up the building stairs to see Oswald dragging a body, I looked at him as I passed and ignore dhim until I heard "Please help. Look. I'm sorry, what Maroni does is not your fault" I turned around and raised a eyebrow at him. HE had dropped th eleg and I sighed as I grabbed the guy by the shoulders.

"GRab the legs."

We dumped him two alley's over and walked back to the apartment in silence, I walked up to my apartment and Oswald still followed, I turned on him "Why are you following me?"

He stared at me, his hands in his pockets "I'm sorry."

"You done said that" I said and turned to unlock my apartment. He moved behind me and I opened the door to my apartment, I walked in and he followed me. I closed the door behind me.

"I know ..you don't ...trust me but, I like you" he said and moved forward "I really like you" he whispered, I just stared at him.

Then I walked past him and poured me a drink "It wouldn't work. My uncle is Don MAroni, I was trained by VIctor Zsasz and Raised by Don Falcone" I told him and took a sip of my whiskey "You want to kill two out of three."

He hobbled forward "You hate Falcone. I swaer not to lay a hand on Maroni as long as he keeps his distance" Oswald said and put a hand to my face "We could-"

"There is no we" I told him.

I crossed my arms a he smiled "I beg to differ" he said and put his hands on my waist, I raised a eyebrow "If you got the balls to do it, go ahead" I said, he searched my face then he leaned in and kissed me.

I kept my arms crossed and my eyes closed, I pulled away first and his hair fell into his eyes "Wow. Twice in one day" I said and reached up to fix his jacket collar "YOu have became a man."

"Almost. I need to be the king of Gotham first."

I smiled "One day" I told him and patted his shoulder, he grabbed my hand quickly and held tightly as he reached into his back pocket. I tensed. He brought out a black pack of cigareet's that ha da skull on the box, my eyes widened as he placed it in my hand "How did-"

"The first day we met. You didn't notice I stole it" he whispered and closed my fingers around the box "I'd kept it."

I bit my lip "This box my mother ..my mother made me before she went into a coma. Said to always keep it. Put whatever in it" I chuckled "I don't think she wanted it to be cigarette's."

He looked into my eyes "A gift from a mother is special."

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"Tommy gets out today" Maroni said lighting a cigar up "We meet later Lidia's ..tradition."

I sighed "I never liked Bones" I said as I looked at the packet of cigarette's I'd lost months ago. I was amazed and surprised that he'd kept it. Maroni nudged me "You okay?"

"Fine. Just fine."

He popped me on the shoulder "Don't tell me you are upset over the other night. Look, I did it because Penguin-"

"I understand. Just don't do it again, Mrs Kapelput ...she is a innocent."

HE wrapped a arm aorund my neck "Don't go getting soft."

"I won't."

Walking into CObblepot's I seen him sitting at the bar, I smiled and sat beside him, he looked up from his drink and smiled at me "What are you doing here?" he asked, I shrugged and took his drink from him.

"Just roaming. I might drop by Lidia's later, Uncle's Sal's friend Tommy Bones is out and that place is total tradition."

His eyes widened "What? No, stay and visit with me" he said. I raised a eyebrow and he grabbed my hand "Please."

I gave him a look "Why?"

He looked around before leaning forward and pressing his lips to mine, I looked at him confused as he pulled away "BEcause I want you to stay" he said, I just looked at him. I remember through the years never having any time to myself, always doing something illegal or something almost illegal, always what I was told and never what I wanted to do.

Even when I am allowed to do whatever I want to go to a bar.

I leaned forward and kissed his cheek "I'll stay. I odn't know why. But, I'll stay" I told him and patted his shoulder. He was smiling and Butch walked in
"Connor blew it Maroni's still alive" Butch said, I raised a eyebrow and stood up.

"What?" I said.

Oswald looked annoyed, he scooted the drink I took from him towards the bartentender "This is flat!" he snapped.

"Did you not hear me? Maroni is still alive! You got to get out of town" Butch told him.

I just stared at them "You were going to kill my uncle?!" I shouted.

Oswald turned to Butch "And miss all the fun?" he asked, then turned to me "HE tried to kill me."

"You knew. You set him up" Butch realized.

"I took the firing pins out of the guns before you hid them" he said and laughed "A spin on a trick I learned from Maroni."

" But you could have had Maroni dead."

"True, but I still would've been under Falcone's thumb, and that has grown intolerable. No, I'd much rather Maroni be alive, and out for blood" he said to Butch, they both turned to me.

"This is why you wanted to keep me here" I said in realization "You wanted me to be here. You knew Maroni would fire at the guys you hired or whatever when the guns didnt shoot."

"I didn't want you in on it. You are the only one I honestly want alive."

I just stared at him before my hand went out and I smacked hima cross he face, he stood up and held his face looking at me wide eyed "Maroni is my uncle, do you really think I wouldn't be angry" I snapped and turned away from him "If you ever touch me again I will hurt you so bad."

I shook my head and walked out of there heading for BAmonte's.

When I got there Maroni was already locked and loaded, I seen Tommy and nodded my head "Good to see you home Bones" I said before walking to MAroni.

"What happened?"

He loaded a gun "What happened is old man Falcone tried to kill me and my boys. We are going to fire back" he said and laid down the gun "I want you out of this. I want you oout of Gotham" he said and put his hand on mine "Please, I will worry myself sick, kid."

I stared at him.

"If you need me, call me."

"I don't want you going back to Penguin's little club. I don't want you around the freak, I wish I had never started that."

I put my other hand on top of his "Fine. I won't. And I wish you hadn't of made me start it either" I tol him, he smiled and put his other hand on top of mine, we grinned at each other.