Mask off

Sorry, who?

Damian was shocked at this answer. He wanted to run away and never see this girl again. Fuck being a good person. Instead he calmed himself down. This girl didn't kill him, her father did. He took a few breathes. The more he looked at the girl, the more he saw the Joker.

"Why are you here" Damian asked, settling onto the ground in front of Lucy. Lucy hiccuped, more tears spilling out of her eyes. She wiped her eyes, just for new tears to form. "He wants me to work with him."
Damian realized something then. She was just as much of a Victim as he is. It's clear she doesn't want to work for her father, just like Damian didn't want to. Damian was sure as hell not going to let this girl work for the Joker.

"Lucy, do you want to work for him?" Damian waited for the girl to answer. She seemed confused and scared. Her brown eyes shined from all of the tears she's cried. "I have to" The girl answered. She took a shaky breathe, before looking straight at Damian. "I have to" She said again. Damian waited, let her think of what to say. "You don't have to" Damian said.

This seemed to make Lucy mad. Her eyebrows drew together. "You don't understand, I have to! He will kill me if I don't! There isn't another option" Lucy said, gradually getting quieter after each word. Damian thought about what to say. He wasn't great at comforting people, so he said what he wished someone would say to him.

"Lucy, I understand. There is always another option" Damian whispered, he put his hand on Lucy's knee. She knocked his hand off. "Bullshit you know, your dad was fucking Batman." Damian just took a breathe. "Lucy, My mother was Talia Al Ghul. She wanted me to be a killer, but I didn't want to be one. She killed me because I didn't agree with her." Lucy closed her mouth at the statement.

"I don't want to die" She whispered. Damian waited for her to come up with an answer. "Lucy, if you want another chance at life, come with me." Lucy looked up at him. She shook her head. "No, no it's a trap" she sighed. She took her hand and put in flat on the floor. The coldness of the floor helped her calm down, but she was still angry.

"Lucy, it isn't a trap. I promise" Damian said, trying to get through to the young girl. She shook her head. "Your going to send me to Batman, no, never" Lucy insisted. She put her hands over her ears to block out Damians words. The voices from inside the warehouse were getting louder ever second they were still in there. "Lucy, please I won't send you to Batman" Damian pleaded.

Lucy stared at Damian, contemplating what to do. She turned her head to the voices in the warehouse. She heard the yelling and screaming from the other rooms. She didn't want a life like this, she was a good person. It didn't matter who her parents were, she was a good person. She looked back at Damian.

"Lucy they think I'm still dead, the whole bat family, they think Im still dead" Damian said again. Lucy looked back to Damian. Foot steps started to make there way towards Damian and Lucy. Damian put his hand out towards Lucy. He pleaded with his eyes and waited for her. Lucy smiled at him and took his hand. Damian stood up and pull up Lucy.

They stood up and headed for the door. Damian reached for the door, just as the door on the opposite side swung open. Damian and Lucy paused and turned to the door. There stood the Joker. He looked at the two teens, and then smiled. Damian remembered that smile, that sick psychotic smile. He remembered that smile when he died.

The Joker laughed, and laughed. Damian swung the door open, and let Lucy run out. Damian followed quickly after. They ran out of the door and booked it down the street. Damian quickly put a spell back on to hide all of his scars. They booked it out of the alley, running fairly down the street. They stopped at a alley way far away from the warehouse.

"Holy shit" Damian said, taking a breathe. Lucy panted, trying to catch her breathe. "I'm Damian." Lucy looked at him, still breathing heavy. "Hello Damian" Lucy said back. Damian put his head against the back of the brick wall. "Come on, let's get out of here" Damian said, adjusting his beanie.

They walked down the street, making small talk. They talked about anything and everything that came up. They made it to May's apartment and Damian knocked on the door. They waited patiently until May opened the door. "Hey, Damian whose your friend" May asked. Damian smiled "This is Lucy" Damian answered back.