Chapter 23

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"Yes" You're voice had gone all shy all of a sudden, probably due to the knowledge that you were doing something bad. "Good, meet me round the back of the courtyard, I'll have a guard take you down there" Jerome hung up on you and yet you were left with so many answers.

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"Are you here to see Jerome Valeska?" A young man dressed in full uniform walked up to you as soon as you entered the gates of the asylum. "Uh, yes?" You weren't sure if that was what you were supposed to say but you prayed to God it was. "Follow me" The guard turned on his heel and began walking off down the corridor, you not too far behind.

You kept walking down the same looking hallways as you normally did. It was like something out of a horror game where it had a never ending corridor that would change slightly each time you walked through it, only this time, instead of changing slightly, you turned a completely new corner.

You had never been this way before but it clearly must've led to the courtyard as you could see the outside light shining in at the end on the corridor. "Stay close to me, not even I know what some of these patients are capable of" The guard spoke up just before opening the doors at the end. You nodded in agreement and followed the guard through.

"Ooh! A pretty young lady!"
"Want to come back to my cell later!"
"Slut!" "Whore"

You were used to being cat called and spoken roughly at but something about those words coming from criminally insane inmates set you on edge.
"Jerome. Y/n, as you wished" You had reached Jerome who was staring out through the fence surrounding the perimeter.

"Thank you, you can go" Jerome responded, not looking at the guard who had immediately turned to leave. "The clothes are in the staff bathroom I'll show you to them" Jerome turned round to look at you, he could clearly see your confusion "it was the first place I thought of to hide them" You rolled your eyes but smiled as Jerome began walking towards the building.

As you both were walking back, you could feel everyone's eyes instantly on you, following your every move. "You'll get used to it" Jerome muttered beneath his breath, clearly experiencing it too.

"Shit get back" Jerome shoved you behind him once you were inside the building. A guard had come out of one of the rooms and was now patrolling the hallway, right where the bathroom was situated. "Ow" You breathed, barely being heard. Jerome took no notice.

"Ok quickly come on" He grabbed your wrist and dragged you into the bathroom, locking the door behind him.
"You didn't need to be that aggressive" You sighed, upset he didn't give you a nicer welcome. Just then Jerome slammed his hand onto the wall, inches from your head "I can be more aggressive if you like gorgeous" He whispered in your ear making your heart flutter uncontrollably.

It was like his entire persona had changed dramatically the minute you two were alone. "N-no that's okay" You stammered, slowly breaking underneath his charm. "Aw cmon don't be boring, let's have some fun" Jerome's eyes widened in excitement like he hadn't had any enjoyment since being here.

"What if we get caught" You asked, afraid of how he would respond. "Don't be stupid, no one will find us in here. Now kiss me" His voice turned dark and controlling but you loved it, you done as you were told pulling him close to your lips and kissing him passionately.

"Spread your legs for me" Jerome broke the kiss slowly trailing down your body leaving bite marks all over. You didn't dare to defy him, so you opened them ready to endure whatever it was he was about to do to you.

Jerome slowly pulled down your trousers and removed your shirt in the most seductive way imaginable. Soon you felt hot breath tickle your stomach and slowly move down to your hips, teasing you. "J-jerome" You couldn't speak. He pulled down your underwear and began eating you out. You started to moan but Jerome shoved his hand over your mouth forcing you to stop.

"I- I need to get dressed" Your muffled voice was soft and timid. Jerome stopped and stood up to look you in the eye "so soon? We were just getting started" Quickly, he took a step closer to you and wrapped his large hand around your throat, choking you slightly. "J-jero-" You tried to speak but he cut you off, smashing his lips against yours, tightening his grip. He would never stop your breathing but he did seem to get close, but somehow that didn't bother you, instead you found it rather sexy.

"Fine get dressed" Jerome pulled his hand away and moved aside allowing you to walk past. On top of the sink sat a neatly folded inmate outfit that you picked up and started to put on. "Take your time. I want to take you all in" Jerome had come up behind you, whispering down your neck, grabbing your breasts on either side.

Once dressed you turned to face Jerome who was smiling at you like a little child. "What?" You asked. "Nothing you just look good in that" Jerome smirked making you roll your eyes at him.

"Jerome?" He raised his eyebrow "hmm".

"Why were you acting so different around me out there? Like we weren't together?" You had to get it off your chest, it was eating away at you.
Jerome sighed walking up to you and placing a hand on your shoulder "look, I have an image in this place. If I let them know I'm in a relationship with you, they'll treat you like my weakness. They'll use you to get to me and I don't want you to get hurt."

Hearing his response hurt you a little but you understood what he meant. "Hey" He lifted your chin to look at him "I love you. I'm doing this for both of us" Jerome had never said that to you. Your heart melted and you began smiling uncontrollably "I love you too".

Jerome unlocked the door and walked out with you trailing behind. "Hey!" Out of nowhere, a guard had ran up the hallway and towards you and Jerome "shit, he's a new one" You heard Jerome mumble quietly as he pulled your wrist and began sprinting the opposite way.

"Get back here!" The guard chased you down the corridor yelling and waving his hands but of course luck was not on your side today. You reached a dead end and were now trapped. "I thought you knew your way round this place" You whispered quickly to Jerome who glared at you, "I do". The guard caught up and was now standing face to face with Jerome.

"I've heard many things about you.. You're in deep waters Valeska, question is, how far can you swim until you drown" His eyes scanned Jerome's face analysing every feature as if looking for a reaction.
"Far enough" Jerome spat back, pushing the guard back and snatching his hand cuffs from his belt. He grabbed the guards arm and dragged him to a door, cuffing him to the handle.

"Let's go" He held out his hand so you could take it and led you back down the hall towards the canteen.

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"He's here!" You heard a voice followed by whispers and murmurs of people behind the door of the canteen. "Showtime" Jerome breathed in and opened the door causing everyone to fall completely silent. You could've heard a pin drop as every inmate watched Jerome walk over to a table and sit down, motioning for you to join him.

As you walked towards Jerome the voices started to picked up.
"That's her"
"She's the girl"
"Why is she here"

You avoided eye contact with everyone but Jerome until you sat down next to him and was able to take in your surroundings. Inmates of all ages clambered around, most looking tired and fragile. And the room was old and dirty which summed up the majority of the place.

"H-hey there girly" One of the inmates had walked up to you and reached out a hand ready to touch your breast. You felt Jerome's hand twitch beside you but he remained silent. "Don't touch me" You slapped his hand away but heard Jerome sigh which obviously meant you shouldn't have done that.

"I j-just want to say h-hello" The man lunged at you causing your body to hit the table behind. He grabbed your thigh and squeezed it hard until you heard Jerome's hand slam the table and his voice bark "hands off!".

Almost instantly the inmate jumped back and bowed to Jerome before apologizing and walking off. "That goes for the rest of you too" Jerome shouted to the others who all nodded in return.

After the tension had subsided you started to hear yells coming from outside the canteen and soon enough two inmates walked in, dragging a struggling inmate with a bag over his head.

"Ah, here we go" Jerome muttered beneath his breath so only you heard. The inmates pulled the masked man up onto the table in front while others held him in place.

The man removed his bag and to your surprise, there stood none other than a rather dishevelled looking, Oswald Cobblepot.

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