The scarecrow's back

[Only Gay In The Village]

chapter 4.... i think

“Hey Alfred, got those results yet?” Bruce said, approaching Alfred.
“Yes… Negative… Although you might want to look at this… I stumbled across it while I was watching the news…” Alfred replied almost immediately.
Bruce looked at the screen. “Well?” He said after a pause.
“Oh, right…” Alfred laughed in embarrassment. He then click on a file and played it.
It was a video, the image was blurry, but a girl could be seen. She had shoulder length, curly, dark brown hair. She stumbled out of a doorway. A slim man rushed up to her and caught her. They spoke a little, but nothing could be heard.

“Claudia, what are you doing?” Crane said pushing Claudia’s curls behind her ears, “It’s broad daylight, I can’t be caught being with you!” He told her.
Claudia leaned on Crane, “Don’t leave me alone!” She sighed, “I maybe what I am… But I’ll be in danger… They’re after me!”
“Claudia, who’s after you?” Crane asked, looking down at her. He waited, but no response, “Claudia! Who’s after you?” Crane grabbed her shoulders and held her in front of him, “Claudia… look at me!” He said firmly, “Who i…”
Claudia covered his mouth and pointed towards a camera on a lamp post, then at people passing, “They know… These people don’t see… but they do… Crane!” She said, her eyes becoming dark.
Crane turned and saw the camera, then turned and saw two children staring at them. He swore softly under his breath. He then pulled Claudia back into the building and shut the door.

“Apparently two children were there too…” Alfred informed him.
“It was Crane wasn’t it… That girl is his next victim… Isn’t she…?” Bruce said sounding concerned.
“The children were questioned about what they heard. No-one else stood forward to say they saw it.” The butler said sitting back.
“Well…”
“They couldn’t remember much… here, I found a video of that too…” Alfred said, click another file and played it.

There were two children, two boys. One was Asian, and the other was European. They sat before an officer.
“Now, tell me what you heard!” The officer asked.
They hesitated, but the European boy spoke first, “I think the girl told him to leave her alone… I think she was running away.”
The officer wrote down what the boy said, even though it was being recorded, “And what did you hear?” The officer turned to the Asian boy.
He started to think, “Um… She was saying something about a Crane, and then she kept saying that ‘they’ know…”
“Who’s ‘they’?” The officer looked up from his papers.
The two boys shrugged, “She just said they!” The European boy said.
“Yeah, that’s when he shook her. She then pointed to the camera… I think she meant that they were being recorded… So that would scare him. Then he dragged her back in!” The Asian boy continued.
“Thank you boys, you’ve been a big help!” The officer said, showing them out.

“It didn’t look that way! She didn’t look scared of Crane…” Bruce said, sitting down.
Alfred turned to face the master, “I don’t know…”
“Did they give a name?” Bruce asked, leaning closer to the screen.
“No… Not in the recorded part of the interview. I think there was talk about it else where though.” Alfred replied, “But I’m not looking into it! I’m tired… Three days straight…” He complained.
“Ok… go rest, I’ll handle it!” Bruce said, gesturing Alfred to leave.
“Thank you, sir” Alfred said, getting up to leave, “Have fun!”
Bruce smiled as he watched Alfred leave, then turned back to the computer.

“Oh Christ!” Crane said, pacing about the room.
“Crane, lets go… Run somewhere, and sneak away, no-one will know where we are!” Claudia told him from her seat, “Oh… But what will we do! You’re innocent! I only needed the blood for survival! And when I found you… Oh gosh! I don’t know what to do!” Claudia said, becoming distressed.
“Oh, Claudia, Claudia…” Crane said, kneeling in front of her, “Claudia…” He then put his hands on both her cheeks, “Don’t worry… Is this upsetting you?” He asked.
Tears formed in Claudia’s eyes and she nodded. “They’ll give you a death sentence… But it wasn’t you!” She said, tears beginning to stream down her cheeks, “It was me! Oh… It was me! I’m insane… It’s not this, it’s not you… It’s me!” She burst into tears.
“Shhh…” Crane sighed, “Shhh… It’s ok…”
“No it’s not!” She yelled at him.
Crane let her go, “Is it upsetting you? The fact that they’ll find you?” He asked softly, looking her in the eyes, “Is that why you don’t smile?”
Claudia bit her bottom lip and shook her head, “No…” She dried her eyes and looked back up.

“Alfred!” Bruce called.
“Yes, sir?” Alfred said, entering the room, “What is it?”
“I’m calling the police in… We’re going to get Crane and that girl!” Bruce told him, and went to his wardrobe.

“Calling all units! Calling all units! Batman has given us the location of Crane! Lets hope it’s right!” An office said into his radio. He the proceeded to give the co-ordinates.

“It’s you…” She said in an unreal voice.
Crane stood up and backed away, “What do you mean?” He smiled in disbelief, “What have I done? Lead them to you?”
Claudia stood up, “It sounds like it’s your fault, but it’s mine… You’ve done all I wanted you to do… All I needed… You killed under my influence, and now it’s your life at stake!” She said.
“I still don’t understand.” He said with a hurt expression.
She approached him slowly, “I’m worried about you… They know we’re here… They’re going to find us… They’ll be here in an hour! It doesn’t matter if we run… People will spot us!” She leaned on him. “And apart from that… You never showed me passion, Jonathan.”

“Claudia…” Crane lifted the young girl’s face up. He then lowered his head and closed his eyes and his lips touched hers.

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looks lyk sum1's been covering for me....

[Only Gay In The Village]

so, how did everyone like it?

[Only Gay In The Village]

I've nearly finished the ;last chapter, because this is really going nowhere and FAST! so I'll post when I get a reply I'm so evil!

[contortionist-in-the-making]

i'll have to post my ending.... but i dun haf 1 yet....

[Only Gay In The Village]

oh, i guess I don't have to finish it.. That's good... I don't have anytime..

[contortionist-in-the-making]

ok.. this is getting real boring... we can finish this now... I'm sick of it, so here's the crap ending, enjoy!!
ps... this chapter isn't good.. i'd say the only part worth reading is the last paragraph... trust me...

Claudia pulled away from Crane, her arms around his neck. She then rested her head on Crane’s chest again, “Don’t leave me. I don’t want to be alone again… Stay with me forever!”
Crane sighed, “Nothing lasts forever…”
“I do! And you will too…” Claudia looked up at him, her eyes beginning to glow blue (Just like his…)

“Quickly! We might be able to save this girl!” The police yelled as they surrounded the area outside Claudia’s home.
“Crane! Come out!! We know you’re in there!” Batman yelled through the speaker.

“They’re here!” Claudia said, walking towards the door.
“Claudia! Don’t!” Crane said, running to her.

The door opened slowly.
“Ready men…” The chief said quietly.
It was then that Claudia stepped out, “Don’t touch him!” She said.
“It’s the girl…” One of the officers said, lowering his weapon, “It’s ok… We’re here to help…” He yelled.
Claudia glared straight at him, “No you’re not! You’re here to kill him!” She yelled.
The officer felt a chill down his back as he stared at the girl. He then stood up, began to back away, soon turning forwards and ran.
“Don’t lower your weapons…” The chief reinforced.
“Go away, why can’t you leave him alone?” She said emotionally. She took a step forward, and stared at another officer. It gave him a chill too.
In fear he fired at her.
Crane stepped out and grabbed Claudia’s arm, “Move!” He harshly whispered.
Claudia pulled her arm away and held out her left arm, her eyes began to glow again and a force surged from her. Everything froze except her and Crane. She approached the officers who could only move their eyes.
She bent down and touched his cheek, “That gave me a little scare… I advice you don’t do it again, huh?” She said in that unreal voice.
“Claudia… what did you do?” Crane asked, stunned, “Is this what you are?”
“What?” She said harshly turning around, “Am I to be hated for it?” She glared at him.
Everybody stared at her, and Crane stepped back.
“Am I to be hated for being what I am? It wasn’t my fault!” She said, tears forming again, “I didn’t choose to be this way! I didn’t! But I’m stuck with it for eternity, what am I to do? Kill myself? Why not, all the normal people do!!”
“Shh…” Crane said, trying to take her arm, “Calm down.”
“Why? Why should I?” She glared at him, “You’re afraid like the rest of them!”
“No…” He shook his head, “No, why should I be? I love you.”
She paused, “No you don’t, not since you found out what I was. A psycho!” She pulled her arm away, only to have both of her arms grabbed.
Crane pulled her to face him, “Listen…” He said softly, “Why should it matter? I said what I said, and I meant it!” He then tried to kiss her lips, but only got her cheek as she turned her head.
She looked up at him, “I don’t know whether I can trust you.” She sighed.
The officers unfroze and put their guns up again.
“Hit me!” She hissed softly, “Hit me hard! Do it!”
Crane let go of her, and he did so. He slapped her across the cheek, “Snap out of it!” He hit again on the other cheek, “You told me to, so I am… Now you do something for me! Believe me when I say this!” He slapped her one more time.
“Stop it Crane!” Called an officer and fired a shot to his right shoulder, causing Crane to fall to one side.
Batman then grabbed the officer and tossed him aside, and then turned to the two, “Stop hitting her!”
“Are you ok?” Claudia said bending down.
“Not until you believe when I say it!” He said firmly in return, “I love you!”
She nodded tearfully, “I do… Are you ok?”
“I’m afraid not… You shouldn’t be either…” He smiled, as the same foolish officer shot him again in the neck.
“Jonathan…” She whimpered, shaking him. He looked up and she kissed him one last time, “I love you.” She whispered in his ear and watched him and he touched her cheek.
“Don’t cry… I want you to be happy.” He then closed his eyes.
“Jonathan… Jonathan!” She continued to shake his body.
“What the hell is wrong with you?” Batman yelled at the officer and cuffed him to the car, removing his weapon. He then went to pull her away, “He’s dead…”
“I know that!” She screamed at him and pushed him away. She then ran.

“Of all people, I should be the one able to accept death… When you’ve been around as long as I have, you tend to. But I guess I’ve never loved like that before. But now we can be together forever, Jonathan…” Claudia said to Crane, who was lying lifelessly next to her, and then she lay down next to him and went to sleep.

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ok.. no coment on it, wadeva, have fun with your boring lives....

[Only Gay In The Village]

That was an interesting ending... The end was rather sad, depressing really. I feel really sorry for Claudia, having to watch Crane die like that...