Cruel Love (Gotham/Oswald CobblepotFanFic)

Mr.&Mrs. Cobblepot's Vow: 84- Back in The Gotham Groove

"So, I noticed you didnt kiss Oswald good bye. Something happen between you two?"

"I dont wanna talk about it."

Harvey shrugged "Alright. I was just asking ...but if you wanted to talk-" he stopped when I interrupted him and honestly, I dont tink Harvey expected me to talk about it.

"Its just ...I see how good Oswaod is with Draven and I wonder why I am not good with a baby. My own baby at that much. I mean, I always knew  coupd neber be a good mother, I will never be the kind of mom mine was" I said in a rushed way and sighed as I closed my eyes "I guess  am more like my dad than I thought."

Harvey stopped me outside the GCPD doors and looked down at me "Dont you ever say that. You are nothing like him" he said and hopped me on the head as we walked through the GCPD doors. We walked in and everyone turned to stare at me.

I glanced at Harvey "Why are they looking at me?" I whispered.

He looked at me then back to the crowd "Calm down. She didnt do it" he said and grabbed my arm. He walked me up to his desk and sat me down at it "You stay, I'm going to go talk to Lee."

I frowned at him as he walked off and said "Woof" doing my hands inq  dog-like way. I sat back in the chair and started messing with Harvey's desk. A little rearranging and cleaning up wouldnt kill him. Would it?

As I was making a paper airplane out of a old piece of paper the doors opened to the GCPD and in walked a couple of officers and ...Alfred? Bruce Wayne's butler?

I stood up from my chair and watched them walk someone to a interrogation room "What the hell?" I said and looked back towarda where Harvey had dissapeared too.

He walked back to me a couple minutes after and said "Come with me."

"Why?"

"We have the person who shot Jim. And you know him."

★†★

I was not prepared for this.

"The only reason I'm not ending you right now is the thought of the look on your face when Jim Gordon walks through that door. Because he's alive, you son of a bitch! Ugh. What did you eat? You smell like a butcher."

I stared at Victor Zsasz with my mouth agape. The last time I had seen his was on my wedding day. And this was not cool.

"You know, I'm vegan now."

"Why kill Jim now? Makes no sense. He saved your miserable ass. He prevented Penguin from executing you. If anyone, you should be going after Cobblepot" Harvey said, I gave a glare towards Harv but stopped myself. Too late he had seen it..

Harvey made a 'sorry not sorry' gesture.

"Yeah, that's a good point. Maybe I'll do him next. It's kind of not up to me" Zsasz said, I glared at him too. Okay, maybe I did choose the wrong guy to marry here but, still I do care for him..

Even if I havent shown that too him much here lately..

" You're working for someone?"

"Oh. Sorry."

"I want a name!"

I leaned against the wall as I watched my old friend "Ah, what's in a name? A rose by any other name would smell as sweet. You know, I'm really taking the time to stop and smell the roses these days. Like, actual roses. They're great."

Me and Harvey shared a look, Harvey looked back at him confused and said "Are you high?"

"On love. But like I said my lips are sealed."

The way Harvey looked I knew something had hit him "Ivy Pepper" he said and looked at Zsasz.

"You said it, not me. Uh, I'm technically not allowed to say it. Her name. Which is such a bummer, because it's the most beautiful name in the world" Zsasz said making me roll my eyes.

"You watch him" Harvey told the officer dude in the room and motioned for me to follow him. I looked back at Zsasz who was smiling like a knitwit.

"I could say it all day. Hey, I will say it all day. Ivy. Ivy Pepper. Mrs. Ivy Pepper Zsasz."

I blinked my eyes and sighed "You need help, Zsaszy. Bad." With that I closed the door and followed Harv.

-------Oswald-------

"Why didn't she kiss me? Why hasnt she kissed me? ..is the love gone or still there just hiding?"

I sighed and looked down at the baby that was in a carseat I was carrying around "Do you even know what I am saying?" I asked him. He made baby noises at me causing me to roll my eyes and set him down on Barbara's desk in her 'office.'

"Of course you don't" I mumbled and smiled at the baby who was half asleep, I put a little blanket over him and patted his head "Sit tight, daddy will be right back."

I walked away from my little Penguin and into the main paet of the club where Barbara had gathered every gang in the City.

"Raise your glasses. I called you all here today because Jim Gordon is at death's door."

" Yeah!" everyone yelled causing me to roll my eyes.

"For years, he has hounded us, beaten us, shot us. And today, he got his due" she raised her glass" To Jim Gordon. May he rot in hell!"

" Yeah!"

I walked towards rhe bar and stood in front of it "What exactly are you doing?" I asked, she looked at me as she set her glass down.

" I'm trying to keep this city from ripping itself apart."

" So this has nothing to do with your feelings for Jim?" I said and smiled.

"What if Ed fails, and we are stuck here? This will put us in Gordon's good graces. Consider it a backup plan" she said and looked out on everyone, I stepped back from the bar" Listen up! Now to the real reason I brought you all here. I want you to agree to an immediate truce."

"Get out of here" one gang member said.

"And what if, instead, we shoot you and take your club?" another said.

Barbara smiled "I don't think so. See, those drinks I just gave you they're poisoned. And you had two shots before everyone got here. So that should be taking effect around now" as she spoke he started flaming at the mouth and held his throat before falling backwards. "The rest of you have 48 hours before you'll need the antidote, which I will deliver to you, provided you go back to your territories, play nice, and send me all your guns. Deal?" When nobody spoke she rolled her eyes "I said, "Deal?" - Now get out of here!"

Amused and a little ...impressed I turned to her "Hmm. Jim will be so pleased."

"Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer. Isn't that right Pengy?" She said and I smiled before turning around to check on Draven.

------Nessita------

"All right, listen up! I know you're probably familiar with Ivy Pepper. In fact, you were probably here when she hypnotized the whole frigging precinct, okay?" Harvey shouted, I stood beside him holding a gun. I stared down at it like it was a odd object, it has been awhile since I have even held one of these.

Much less shot one.

" She is on the loose, and we've got to find her and take her down."

"Actually, fellas, she's already here!" Victor's voice yelled out happily "That's right. Ivy came and freed me. That is true love for you. She really understands what makes me tick. Don't worry, though. I'm just a distraction so she can finish off Jim once and for all. You know, that's how great couples work" he paused" Maybe I shouldn't have told you that. Oh, well."

Then he started shooting, I ducked down behind a desk before anyone else did.