Cruel Love (Gotham/Oswald CobblepotFanFic)

Cobblepot's Forbidden Love: 25. The Last Maroni

My eyes flashed open to my dark purple wallpaper and sighed, it had been a dream ...a dream of Oswald ...liking his kisses, liking him and his warm hugs ...not liking more like ...being absolutely in love with him, but I couldn't -wouldn't- love the guy who my uncle hated ...Sal would haunt me from the grave. I shouldn't even liked being touched by Cobblepot much less thinking I love him.

That was when the arm flew over my side and held onto me, my eyes widened and I shot up from the bed.

Sure enough, he laid there his eyes open and staring at me, his tie and jacket were in the floor along with my shoes and leather jacket, his shirt messed up as well as his hair. I looked down at myself and made sure I was still in the corset and jeans, sure enough I was. I almost sighed with relief until he smiled slowly.

"You fell asleep on me. Literally" he said and laughed, I smiled and rubbed my shoulder "You rested your head on my shoulder and just ...blacked out."

I nodded "Yeah. I fall asleep quick a lot" I said with a nervous laugh and walked to my closet, I took out a shirt and jeans then started to take off my shirt when I remembered who exactly was in my room, I turned around and his eyes were wide just seeing my stomach, I smiled "Either leave or turn around."

He didn't leave, I changed while I kept my eyes on him. I strted to put on a purple tank top when I saw something in the dresser mirror, I took a closer look at my neck "Oh my God" I said and inspected the mark.

"What?" I could tell there was nervousness in his voice.

I turned on him "I got a hickey!" I said and turned back to the mirror, I made a face "And you have a really big mouth" I mumbled as I looked in the mirror at my neck, I huffed and marched to the closet, I took out a long sleeved turtle neck that was black and put it on so it would cover the up the mark that said just-how-much-fun-me-and-Birdboy- had last night.

Which was not too much fun.

He turned around and smiled "Well ...my assassain has my mark now" he teased, I threw the purple tank top at him and he caught it.

"Just don't go marking Victor and we will be fine" I said as he stood up and walked towards me, he put his hands on my shoulders and slid them down to my hands so he could hold on tightly.

He bent his head down to put his forehead on mine "Ness?"

"Mm?"

His eyes looked deep into mine "I love you" he whispered then waited on me. This was the first time since he became King of Gotham that he had said this, I just stared at him, deep down I knew I was falling in love with him. I was falling so hard I was scared of it. The last person I said 'I Love You' to died right in front of me.

I knew saying those three words was dangerous as hell.

"Oz ...I can't."

"I know. But, it was worth a shot" he said and planted a kiss on my forehead before leaving the room, I put a hand to my neck where the damn hickey was, then I made a noise of frustration.

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I spent that day thinkin while Oswald was with Galavan, maybe I do love Oswald. Hell, he is the only guy to look my way. He knew my past when I worked for Falcone.

Just maybe I do love the Penguin.

It was later when Oswald returned, he sat at his long meeting table thinking, a empty wine glass beside him on the table. I walked down to him and sat on the table with my feet dangling off the side, he ignored me for awhile.

I sat there with him in his thinking state "How was your meeting with Galavan?" I asked finally, to break the silence.

He shook his head "Not wonderful. Horrible exactly" he said and stood up, he looked into the fire place "Nessita ...have you ever done something you were forced to but you didnt want to do it?"

"Maroni wasn't a pleasant man, Oswald. You know that" I said with a chuckle "Why?"

His back to me and his shoulders were shaking was he laughin? ..Or Cryin?

"Life is never fair.. Especially to me, I have to choose everyday" he said in disbelief with a half hearted laugh "But, this is ridiculous."

Before I could ask anything he turned to me with tears streaming down his face he took my face in his hands and kissed me. Hard.

I let myself get lost for one second and didn't feel him slip his hand away from my face. When I opened my eyes I looked into his and froze. Anger, sadness, disbelief, sorrow, and a few more were in his eyes and on his face but the most on his face was regret.

"I love you."

I felt it as the dagger slipped into my back and he let me go, his hands onto his face as I fell back onto the table, blood came from my mouth as I stared up at the ceiling,

----Oswald----

I removed my hands from my face and watched her fall backwards, my heart beat fast as I climbed onto the table, she was moving her mouth and i grabbed onto her hand lightning fast.

"Im sorry. Im so sorry" I repeated over andnover as she laid there fkat on her back, blood was coming from her mouth "Oz ...Its okay" is what she whispered, those blue eyes looked up at me and started to close "Always ....loved... You-."

I kneeled there beside her and satred at her, I looked up to the door where Butch stood with his mouth open. I blinked away a few tears "I ...make sure she ...gets buried" I mumbled and got down of the table, I stood there for a coupke seconds

"I want you to kill your precious assassain" Galavan said as he stirred his drink "They know too much."

"Victor?" I said as I watched him, he looked up at me and shook his head before handing over a file.

I flipped it open to the first page a brunette girl about the age of fifteen was on the photo "Nessita Michaels -Maroni" I breathed out.

This was when I first met her, the photo was outside of Fish Mooney's club, she sat on the sidewalk smoking a cigarette.

"Why?"

"Dont ask questions, her or your mother? Tabitha really is enjoying having a new human toy."

My skin crawled as I stared at the photo of Ness, I slid the file to him and bit my jaw "I will make my decision tonight."

"You better."

I cried and my shoulders shook as I watched her get toted away by Butch, My ....Nessita or my mother....

I'm so sorry, I thought as I watched her body go away from me.