Cruel Love (Gotham/Oswald CobblepotFanFic)

Cobblepot's Forbidden Love: 34. It's Lovely

Oswald had yet to go outside. He sat in the kitchen in a chair with his back to me, I leaned on the entryway with my arms crossed as I looked at the dead body beside him, I sighed as he watched the reporter on TV talk "Ya know. Yer gonna have to move eventually right?" my only reply was a hand motion.

"-the assassin was forced off the roof, then fell right over there, then stood up in front of all of us. And it was him, Theo Galavan, alive. And from what we know, he's responsible for three officer fatalities. We also learned that-" Oswald leaned forward. "Hello, old friend" he said as the TV went on "-still at large and is considered extremely dangerous-" he finally turned off the Tv and crossed his arms,

"Nessita!"

How the hell can he go from crazy lunatic to Oswald I will never know "Oz?" I said as he turned around and looked at me I cringed "How 'bout a bath, boss?" I said.

He rolled his eyes "Yes. Yes. I need a favor from you" he told me before smiling. I sighed and nodded "Of course. But, ya could at least comb ya hair first" I said making him scowl, I raised my hands up with a smile "Just a suggestion."

I followed him from the room "I need you to track Galavan. I need to know where he is" he said, I sighed as I followed him from room to room and finally ended up in the kitchen, he made himself a sandwhich and I crossed my arms as I looked at him.

"Okay. While I'm at it ..what do you want to do with the body?"

HE smiled "I have a idea for it" he assured me and I raised a eyebrow before walking away. Why does that scare me?

LAter, I kneeled on a building and looked down on Gotham hearing sirens in the distance. Finally I gave up and dialed Harvey on my flip phone "Hey Harv."

"Ah, Ness you beautiful ..wait what do you want?"

I smiled "YOu know me so well. I need a favor" I said as I looked out on Gotham "If you see Galavan let me know."

"Why?"

"HArvey, who stole all of his cash?" I asked, he went quiet "That is what I thought. Call me."

"I will."

I hung up the phone and looked out over Gotham, I jumped down off the roof and landed on the sidewalk scaring the shit out of civilians, I walked away from them and their stares and headed back to Oswald. When I got there he was dressing in his best "There's nowhere to hide, Galavan. I'm coming for you."

He walked towards me with a smile "Find him?"

"Nothing except his crime scene" I said to him as we walked to the living room "Clearly you are going to have to wait awhile."

He turmed to me "I don't care how you do it. I want him found just ..don't get yourself hurt in the process" he said and grabbed my hands smiling "That is all I ask of you."

"I've already died once because of Galavan. I won't doubt dying a second time because of him."

Oswald took my hands and smiled "I have business to attend to. I'll see you when I get back ...if you are here" he said and kissed my head, he walked out the door right as my phone went off "Yes?"

"Meet me at the Graveyard" Harvey said on the other end "You might want to know about all of this."

I smiled "Be there in a flash HArv."

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I arrived at the graveyard before Harvey and James, I was sitting on a tombstone when they pulled up, to my surprise Tabitha Galavan was with them. I raised my eyebrow as she looked at me "You? You stole my money!"

"It was free to take while the cops were shooting the place up. I figured I would get some to pay for my death since you had dear Oswald kill me" I said in defense. She glared at me as Harvey looked at her with a glare.

"The Dumas crypt. Dozens of my relatives are buried here" Tabitha said as she turned her back to me.
"So does someone have a key?" Harvey asked as we walked up the the crypt, Tabitha took out a crowbar and I smiled as she broke in "All right. Key, crowbar" Harvey said.

"I like your style" I told her as I heard mice squeaking and scurrying.

"This one. My grandfather's."

"Wait, wait, wait. I'm sure we're breaking more than a few laws right now" HArvey said, we all looked at him. I was amused.

Jim stared ta him "Really? This is where you draw the line?"

"Come on. This doesn't creep you out, even a little bit? It's friggin' grave robbing!"

"Whatever it takes, Harvey" Jim said, he looked up after the grave made a sound "Little help?" he said. HArvey helped him get it open and it made a groaning sound as it did so.

Harvey looked like he was going to be sick "That was said to be Azrael's sword up until the end" Tabitha said.

"He died?"

"No, he disappeared. Azrael's thought to be immortal" She told Gordon.

Gordon held it in his hands "It's beautiful."

"I will take that." We all looked to see Azrael, I took out my gun as Bullock was thrown, Gordon handed Tabitha the sword and James Gordon took shots at him, I took a few as Galavan started fighting Gordon he groaned as he got hit by Galavan "Time. To. Die!" he shouted as he slung Jim out the door.

He went to follow JAmes but tabitha shut the door and stood in the way "Step aside. He must die."

"It's me, brother. Don't you recognize me?" she asked.

"My quarrel is not with you. Step aside" Galavan said, I took the dagger from my side and snuck up behind Galavan "Tabitha. Your sister. I have what you're looking for" Tabitha said.

The door rattled. "Tabitha?"

"That's right. You remember where we grew up? The estate by the sea? Before the monks took you. Our dogs, the horses? We were happy once. You are Theo Galavan. My brother."

"Theo?" she said.

"Yes."

As I jumped to stab him he hit me with his sword and I went flying, my body crashed into the wall and I seen him stab Tabitha "Thank you for reminding me. Traitor" he told her, before looking at me, I coughed up blood and laid on my side "I'll return for you."

He was gone in a blink.

I laid there hearing Jim "Harvey? He's gone!"

"This is Bullock. I need a backup down at the cemetery" Harvey walked over to me pocketing something, he bent down and placed his jacket to where the sword had struck my head "You'll be fine. BE fine."

I stared up at him "Don't let me die this time" I whispered as I heard Tabitha speaking to Gordon, my lights went out.