In statu nascendi (ch.39 up) - sequel to ATTFABH

[fosforito]

Just be patient, this will AAALLL come.

But you girls already know me, this is the 2nd part of my saga, so it won´t be a short story again

flygirl00 said:

fosforito said:

oh thank you, thank you

BUT.

don´t only think about the sex, ladies.

There´s a LOOOTT of stuff happening in the story.

This was just the beginning

Oh that makes me sound like a...well...

Anyhoo.... there definitely is alot more going on, I fully agree with you.. We still haven't seen much of the Scarecrow.. Can't wait to see Crane's evil side!

[fosforito]

Not Mambo No. 5, but Chapter No. 5

Enjoy and again: tell me what you think

Chapter 5 (Rachel Dawes)

Yes, Alexandra was lucky!

Rachel Dawes was still in the corridor, talking to a colleague about the „Zsaz“-case. Now she was on her way to the parking garage when Alexandra entered the corridor.

„Excuse me.. Miss Dawes?.. Miss Rachel Dawes?", Alexandra asked politely, approaching.

Rachel stopped, looking surprised at the young woman blocking her way.

„Yes?", she asked. „I´m sorry.. but do we know each other from somewhere?"

„Yes, we do.", Alexandra responded, smiling lightely. „You have a younger sister, don´t you?... Larissa...Larissa Dawes?"

„Yes, that´s right. But how do you know...?"

„Larissa and my little brother Martin had been in kindergarten together, many many years ago... Martin, Martin Wentzler? Does this mean anything to you?"

„Ohhh!", Rachel shouted, sighing in relief. „Of course! Now I remember!.. You.. you are Alexandra, aren´t you?“

Rachel offered Alexandra her hand and she shooked it.

"Of course, the German family.", Rachel said. "I remember. There has been this war and.."

"Yeah, that´s right..", Alexandra interrupted her, pressing her lips together.

Rachel´s smile vanished from her face when she noticed Alexandra´s face darkening.

"I hope, your family is okay?", she asked, fainthearted.

Alexandra took a deep breath.

`Oh yes, my family is doing fine. Mom and Dad are dead and Martin lives in a nursing home
– seriously handicapped, confined to a wheelchair, unable to walk or to speak, thank´s to a marksman named Jonathan, who hasn´t done his job properly! But apart from that, everything´s okay, thank you for asking!´, she thought embittered.

"Sadly my family didn´t survive the war.", Alexandra said softly and she could hear her voice trembling.

Rachel´s face got pale.

"I´m sorry. I am so sorry.", she stuttered. "I didn´t want to be rude.."

"No, it´s okay. You couldn´t know. This just happened, I was away for a long time and I am in town again since yesterday."

"Ohh.. wait!", Rachel said, pulling something out of the pocket of her coat. It was a visiting card.

"Here you can reach me. If you need help to get along in town again.", Rachel said, passing the card to Alexandra. "A lot of things have changed in Gotham, Alexandra."

`Indeed, a lot of stuff is different now.´, Alexandra thought, taking a short glance at the visiting card. `Ah, she is a D.A.? That´s good to know!´

"Oh, thank you, Rachel.", she said and smiled lightely while putting the card into the breast-pocket of her coat. „I will take you up on your offer."

Rachel smiled. „You´re welcome.“

"Well, see you soon.", Alexandra said, shaking Rachel´s hand.

"Yeah, see you soon.", Rachel responded, smiling lightely again when Alexandra turned around to walk to the main door of the court building.

"Oh, I almost forgot to ask you this.“, Alexandra said, turning around to Rachel again.

"Yes?", she asked surprised, raising her eyebrows.

"The young man you´ve talked to...", Alexandra started, gazing at Rachel.

Rachel was confused.

`Does she mean Carl?´, she thought. `Oh God, did she just observed us the entire time? Did she notice, how I kissed Carl on his cheek?´

Alexandra realized Rachel´s expression on her face.

„I´m talking about this young man with the glasses.“, Alexandra said and Rachel felt relieved but also uncomfortable at one time.

`Dr. Crane. This slippery, arrogant, corrupt Dr. Crane!´, she thought.

"Oh..yes", Rachel puffed and Alexandra could see her eyes blazed with anger. "Dr. Crane.."

`DOCTOR Crane?´, Alexandra thought surprised `Very interesting to know!´

It was also good to know that Rachel didn´t seem to like him very much.

"Well, we have been together at High School.", Alexandra explained. "Sadly I didn´t have a chance to talk to him until now. I just wondered if you know where I could find him?"

`How good you can lie without blushing, Alexandra!´, she thought.

"Oh!", Rachel said. "Well I think, you should find him at Arkham Asylum, located in the Narrows. He´s working there."

`Jonathan? A doctor? And he´s working in a nuthouse?´, Alexandra thought. `Indeed, I was away a real long time!´.

Arkham already existed when she was still living in Gotham with her family. And everybody knew it was a nuthouse.
"Oh, thank you for telling me, Rachel.", Alexandra said and smiled lightely. "You helped me a lot."

"You´re welcome.“, Rachel responded, stealing a glance over Alexandra´s shoulder to the other side of the corridor, where her boss, Carl Finch, was waiting for her.

Then, Alexandra and Rachel said good-bye to each other.

`Good, Rachel didn´t asked, what I´m doing here at all.´, Alexandra thought and walked through the main door of the court building.

She went downstairs and walked over to the line of public phones located right next to the court building. She pulled a coin out of her pocket, took the reciever, threw the coin in and dialed a number - the number she was told to dial as soon as she had made first contact. She first could hear the call-signal, then a clicking noise.

„Hello?", a dark male voice said.

„It´s me. I got into first contact."

„Deveraux?"

„Yes."

„Come to Arlington Road, right at the corner to Mercer Street, tonight, 10 p.m."

„Okay."

Alexandra could hear a `click´ again before she hung up the phone.

She gazed to the court building for a split second before crossing the street.

[azina]

I seriously felt sorry for Alexandra. Her parents dead and Martin in a nursing home crippled because of Jonathan. But I am intrigued by what "plans" she and her employer have for him ... I am certain they can't be good. I like the connection you made between Alex and Rachel too.

[fosforito]

I think Alex could be a good example of showing how diffuse the border between love and hate can be....

.. I wont say anymore now b/c I don´t want to disclose anything..

azina said:

I seriously felt sorry for Alexandra. Her parents dead and Martin in a nursing home crippled because of Jonathan. But I am intrigued by what "plans" she and her employer have for him ... I am certain they can't be good. I like the connection you made between Alex and Rachel too.

[blue-eyed struck]

*raises an eyebrow* so she's here for revenge!? hmmm... Now I really want to see their confrontation!

How could Jonathan do that to her little brother!?

[fosforito]

Well, let´s assume he hasn´t done this on purpose.

Let´s say it was an "accident" not to have killed Martin.

But you might imagine that having him in this condition might cause more pain to Alex than to have him dead because you don´t wish to a person you love to suffer in this way...

flygirl00 said:

*raises an eyebrow* so she's here for revenge!? hmmm... Now I really want to see their confrontation!

How could Jonathan do that to her little brother!?

[fosforito]

Hmmm, it seems that you both and also Archie ( she has the flu .. get well soon, girl) are the only ones who are reading this story..

but nevermind, I like your reviews and they encourage me to go on...

hope to have the next chapter this weekend.

Greetz,
Alex

[azina]

Please continue to write. This story is wonderful.

[fosforito]

Don´t worry, I will..

..although it´s difficult sometimes, but I will..

[azina]

We'll keep each other inspired. I'm hoping to write my chapter tonight.

[fosforito]

Yeah, we´ll do that

ohh, I can´t wait to read your next chapter..

azina said:

We'll keep each other inspired. I'm hoping to write my chapter tonight.

[azina]

You know you might want to post maybe a PG-13 version of your story on fanfiction.net. You'd have a larger audience and some of them enjoy the intellectual/psychological stories.

[blue]

Now you have one more reader ;D I finally got around to reading this (I just learned that it was a sequel... and I'm lazy too ) I love it!

[fosforito]

Hey Blue, good to have you here.

As far as I can remember you also read "ATTFABH", right?

blue said:

Now you have one more reader ;D I finally got around to reading this (I just learned that it was a sequel... and I'm lazy too ) I love it!

[blue]

Yes ma'am i did ;D And alexandra has definitely gotten cooler since then