Not Made To Break

Behind The Mask

                                                                                              

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"How much for that one.." "She's off-limits to regular customers." the voice of a young woman had stated, "Touch her, and I'll kill you.." she threatened. Myra Kelisi or more known as Black Cat was the owner of one of Gotham's new booming club called the Kittens Corner where the poorly paid and the highly rich spent their livings on the women and the ever-flowing drinks, For those who didn't know, Myra knew one thing, she wasn't the type to play fair especially when it came to her business and she wasn't the type to share when it came to one particular woman in general. " Babe go be a dear and get me a drink.. you know my usual.." Myra stated as she looked up from her chair."Anything for my snookums," Yonah said perched up against the arm of the chair as if she were a rigged prize at a carnival. Myra gave the woman a glance noticing a bit of bruising on her chest. "Sweetie you know mama's got a big deal tonight, and we can't have ya lookin like that.." she purred "Clean yourself up.. or else"That night was an important meeting for Myra. Myra had planned to make the deal of a lifetime with the king of Gotham's underworld, Myra had been training for this day since she was just a little girl found by Selina Kyle in a dark alley. "Lovely to see ya again.." the bright red lips of Joker said perching himself down on her black leather couch, "How longs it been?""Too long.," Myra replied wiping the lipstick off her hand "Why don't we take this somewhere private.." she asked, leading him between the crowds of girls she could sense that she was into something good until her eyes found their way to one particular event happening towards the bar."Drinks on me !""Oh Catalina you're too kind!" one of the customers said to Yonah. Yonah only giggled as she sat in his lap "Only to the ones ... I adore.." she whispered in his ear like a seductress would do "Oh John..." she asked her hand rubbing circles on his jean covered thigh "Is that a magic wand.. or are you just happy to see me?" she began batting her eyes."Excuse me for a moment.." Myra said, a look of rage on her face. "Harley does the same... you just gotta put her in her place," Joker smirked." Catalina sweetheart.," Myra said in a sugarcoated tone a bright smile on her face. "Yes, snookiecakes?"Yonah replied watching her actions carefully. "What were you doing back there sweetie, with that blond man.." She questioned, squeezing her wrist Myra could feel Yonah's rapid pulse from her fingertips. "You're hurting me.." Yonah teared up. "Let me go..". "What did I tell you last time about your "Ways" " she whispered in her ear loving the way Yonah shuttered in fear."Y- You'd kill me..." "Excellent love.." Yonah had never been so scared in her life then at that moment. She knew that if she messed up Myra would only do her absolute worse to her, Myra was the type of woman to take her frustrations out on Yonah before claiming that she so-called "Loved her." Some would even say that Myra when upset was even more heartless than her own mentor let alone her own birth mother. "You know I don't like hurting you.." Myra said, holding Yonah's hand walking her towards her office, "You're my best girl.." she escorted her into her office, "And soon, his..". "a gift from me to you." Myra glimmered shoving Yonah into him, "She's a rarity with powers, and I know she'll be of good use to you,won't you babe." Myra suggested raising her hand to incase she rebutted. Yonah reluctantly shook her head "Anything for you Mr. J." her ever so classic smirk on her face, Yonah hated the things she did for the love of Myra she killed, stole, wreaked havoc for her, She even nearly killed her favorite hero. but nothing could ever please her not even the many times she went to Arkham it still wasn't enough at least that's what Yonah was about to figure out."Well, this is a nice change of scenery," Yonah said her gaze averted to the window. "It's a prison cell." another voice interjected from the bars in front of her that was holding her captive. "I was being sarcastic but thanks". Yonah was never the kind of girl who anyone would have suspected to be admitted to Arkham asylum, nor was she ever suspected to have been the kind of girl who would have given up her own freedom yet again for a woman who cared little about her, but here she was inmate 42356 in Belle Reve with a cel across from Captain Boomerang and two facilities down from Harley Quinn ."What is it this time." Yonah sighed looking at Amanda Waller a woman who was worse than the devil and a lot less sane than The Joker, a woman who she despised completely."I just had a few team members who wanted to meet you." She chuckled, taking a glance at the metahuman in a cage."Since when did I become a circus act?". The curly-haired woman sneered looking up at Amanda Waller. Amanda knew that Yonah was capable of great things power-wise, but she also knew that Yonah was great for her governmental cause too, she not only had the daughter of one of the greatest influential people of Gotham in her possession but also had legends strongest GCPD's detective's daughter as well.Yonah could only sigh looking at her wrist which was wrapped in handcuffs, "You do realize I am in a power confinement cell which means unless you open that door-" a sly smirk appeared on her soft lips as she paused getting a brilliant idea, She knew that Waller wouldn't do it, but she also knew Waller wanted to impress her so-called "Colleagues" and she wanted to know if what she heard about this so-called Catastrophic was true."Well let her out..." Amanda beckoned the guards."Look I promise I won't hurt anyone, well..." Yonah laughed "Can't promise that " she giggled stepping out of the cell thinking to use her super speed to make a run for it. That was until after she felt a sharp pain in her neck and the world faded into darkness."Ya know, I'm used to waking up in odd places, but this-this is just crowded," Yonah said rubbing her eyes tiredly, the medicine for once had knocked her out while in the past few times in her life at Belle Reve it never worked."Holy shit.." someone had mumbled from one of the seats.Yonah could tell she was in "Gotham", Gotham the place where she was raised and the place where her greatest mistake was her greatest crime. Yonah couldn't help but look at the cityscape and smile, besides this was still her home regardless of what life choices she."So show us what you can do...I mean with a name like Pink Enchanter ..." behind her was the familiar voice of Captain Boomerang a man whom she hated more than anything and she did mean more than anything."I don't know how you do things in Central City, but we do things differently here in Gotham ...", Yonah who's hands were now aflame and pink threatened him."Don't trust him, love..." Harley laughed at the two throwing Yonah her outfit."Funny they told me not to trust you either, But now I'm stuck with you!!" Yonah shouted as they exited the plane and entered the city."I've been waiting for you to save me... Where the hell have you been snookumcake!", Yonah ran to Myra who was standing at the entrance trying to hug the love of her life "So where's the big scam the big hooray our victory huh?" she questioned looking around her."Someones a bit nutty.." Harley whispered"You're one to talk..""Sweetie you made it," Myra said as she turned around to face someone else, a guy with platinum blonde hair as she kissed. "Couldn't have left my little kitten." he purred kissing the tip of her nose. Yonah ripped the man off her in a jealous rage but before she knew it Myra knocked her out cold, "So much pretty and so little brains .." she chuckled, "Carlo lets g-." THWACK!!The sound of a bat cracking two people against the skull made, behind that bat was Harley who had previously been in the same boat that Yonah was in, "Sweetheart are ya okay?" Harley poked her with a stick, "I think she's dead... wait she's breathing!"Yonah took a deep breath, pacing back and forth. Her feet moving faster than her brain."Hey, do that again!""Do what again?" "Not you too.." Captain Boomerang groaned watching the hot pink streak from behind her, She was fast not just by the speed of sound, but by the speed of light, "If it bothers you, then you can choke." her glare at George was deadly." An attitude like that gets ya nowhere maybe that's why ya-""Finish that sentence, and I will kick your ass so hard you'll end up in Jump City," Yonah threatened, putting her Hercules like strength into his neck."I'm lovin the rage ya got there.""Harley I love you, but shut up!" she laughed, turning her head towards the crazy woman. Deadshot let out a relaxed sigh watching Yonah finally calm down within the many moments that just happened."Ya know there's this bloke that could really speed ya u-""Say another word, and I will shoot your brains out." , Yonah grumbled."Well aren't you just a fun little lollipop triple dipped in psycho!" Harley began grinning at her words, "I taught her that!".The ride into Gotham city was still on Yonah's mind, She still felt the disappointment on her father's face and the weight of the handcuffs on her wrist."You're not as evil as you think, " the voice behind her remarked as she watched the purple car sink into the harbor, "There's good in you, somewhere..", He sighed hesitating to put the cuffs on his own daughter."That's what you think!" Yonah laughed, her words pushing the masked vigilante away from her, "I'm worse than you'll eve-"CRACK!"What was that," Myra poked her head out of the building. She was nervous about what was going to happen. Amanda Waller couldn't even tell her what was going on! The smoke alarms and the sprinklers were going crazy. "Shit.," Waller grumbled looking into the security camera's, "They're here .." "We got him mad but what about prissy ova there," Boomerang whispered, watching Diablo who was a walking ball of flames."From the looks of it, you'll do the trick", Harley smiled swinging her bat, hitting any and everything that was in her way, "Just start talking, it's what you always do best!" Harley sighed swinging harder. "You're about to die, aren't ya scared ?" His voice was sickening to Yonah."Nope." Yonah smiled, "Death fears me..."BLOOM! was the sound the gun made after Yonah pulled the trigger of her Pink and Black opal pistols."So that Myra girl.""What about her." a bit of a spark began to ignite in her eyes."Do you think she betrayed you because of ya know, that speed of yours," He looked over at Yonah and paused her eyes were becoming bloodshot red, and her hands were covered up in flames. They couldn't believe what they had just witnessed Fire that was the purist of pink and speeds faster than a speedster itself."Furia Rosada. " Diablo whispered." Inmate 42356." The warden called out. In her cell counting her days since the mission happened, sat the infamous Pink Enchanter, "Please point your gun at me if it helps you relax." Her voice numb, as she saw Amanda Waller with the keys in her hand, "Let me guess am I free!", she questioned, "Or am I on death row and that's why you guys are treating me so well?""Neither, it's someone you know, and I assume they paid your non-existent bail " Amanda ushered her out the cell, "You're free to leave."Yonah was ecstatic from the news that she didn't even bother to think about changing her clothes from the dingy orange prison uniform. "First I'd like to say I hated every moment of this, and the second thing I'd like to say you all can kiss my left tit, and third!", she then sped off before bumping into what might have been a guard of some sort."Well, Hell... I can't get a .. break..", She looked up seeing an older man who looked semi-familiar to her in a weird dreamscape way."Master Bruce will see you now.""Alfred, what are you doing here!" She whispered trying not to seem too obvious around him as she later gave him a hug, "You shouldn't have!!" She shouted, "Well actually you should have, this whole thing was a hellbound hooty fruit!""Your father is not pleased with you young lady" he gestured towards the car door, as his eyes focused on her bright pink and horribly dressed attire,"No, hey Yonah, I'm so glad you're safe .", she pouted looking up at Bruce as a puppy who did something completely wrong would do, The rest of the ride home was silent and unbearable It was almost as if Bruce had yet again mixed himself with Batman. No emotions what so ever. It wasn't that Yonah messed up badly. It was just the fact he didn't take time out to learn that she was tired of being treated so fragile like glass that would break any moment if given the chance. "What were you thinking!" Bruce grumbled watching her sink into the black leather seats her eyes tired as though she would collapse, the effects of her high were coming down and, Bruce was worried and scared, but deep down he was glad to have her back home with him where she would have hopefully been safe from what turmoil was slowly happening. Life at home after the whole mission had been seen to seem almost the same as if Yonah had barely even left. Though Dick was gone and forming his own team and then there was the new to quote Robin who was also dead from what she heard from newspapers at Belle Reve. "Ms. Wayne.." Alfred asked his hands on the curtain, watching Yonah in all her fatigued glory. The sun was bright through the dark blue drapes while her soft yet sleep-deprived eyes were only just awakening, Alfred could tell exactly what was going on, he knew it all too well, "Ms. Wayne rise and shine." he smiled before his hands pulled the covers off her body. Yonah began to shrivel up like a ball."I'm not 6 anymore, Alfred!" she pouted rubbing her eyes as she had a massive headache, Yonah had drunk so much from the night before at the Gala that she honestly didn't even know how she ended up in Dick's old bedroom. "Why the hell is the room so spinny?" she questioned, "And where's Dick?"" Master Bruce didn't tell you did he ?" Alfred rolled his eyes while Yonah only shook her head, "Of course not." Yonah stood there confused as she looked at Alfred with a blank expression on her face, "Alfred, what's going on ?" she asked him before reaching over towards the bottom of the bed, "Did he? ""No, he didn't die .. or so I hope he didn't ." He trailed off noticing the state that Yonah was in, she was sporadic enough, "They had a falling out, and Well Master Grayson.. left." he finished the sentence noticing where Yonah's hand had been reaching. Yonah twisted the clear glass bottle of her fathers once a full bottle of Bourbon that had a slight drip of it left, "Was this because of me ?" she asked Alfred a bit scared, "Did he know about that time I almost killed dad..." she downed the rest of the liquid getting bit frantic. "No, it's not your fault and Yonah it is unsightly for you to drink at such an hour.." he looked at her with much-needed concern. It was 9: 20 in the morning, and here she was already starting her personal drinking match. "He just didn't want to be Robin anymore.. Bruce didn't take it too lightly." he sighed seeing that she wasn't taking it too lightly either."He didn't even think to tell me!" she shouted in rage, "Are you kidding me! " she smashed the bottle on the table with all her strength. "He was my best friend! m- my brother !" she shouted almost losing her cool "He couldn't even say goodbye to me.." she growled, "He could have said something .." she kept repeating to herself. Yonah was in the process of regaining yet also losing her mind by her favorite poisons that she found appeasing since her days with Myra, and as much as she thought no one noticed about it, two people did in fact know. Alfred had known something was wrong with her when she had been sleeping more often and becoming more snappy with Bruce, he also knew something was off when she would shiver and cry in her sleep about things that would make even the strongest of heroes come to tears. However, Bruce noticed it when his collection of fine wines and liquor bottles were misplaced back onto the bar by his desk," Yonah, are you up yet?" Bruce wondered keeping his focus on the window that had a view of a pink motorcycle lodged in a tree, Yonah only grumbled as she watched Bruce from across the room, under her eyes were as dark as Gotham itself and Bruce could clearly see it." I suppose I'll leave you two alone?" Alfred suggested exiting out of the room."Why is there a pink motorcycle lodged in the tree?" Bruce decided to start that topic as a conversation starter, he knew that Yonah could be reckless, but that was beyond the point. "Because there is.." Yonah rolled her eyes, "It's not like you won't buy another one.." she sassed him."You're being more reckless than you've ever been.." He sighed, looking at her sternly he knew where this rage was coming from, it was coming from him. "Yonah what's wrong?""Nothing." she turned her back away from him as she huffed, "What's wrong with you?" she laughed a bit, her hand on her hip, watching Bruce who looked absolutely disappointed in her, "Don't like the new and improved me?""Yonah you barely sleep, you're always late to press conferences, you're being irresponsible .. almost like Jason.," he mumbled the name to himself, the death of him was still fresh in his memories, yet it was something that Yonah couldn't grasp. She didn't get why he cared now when he didn't care as much before," You have a problem..""I have a problem!" Yonah cackled, "I have a problem! you parade around as a bat, yet I have a problem!" she began pacing around the area pink lightning passing Bruce, "You don't understand what I've been through with you and... With that mission.. if you saw what I saw or dealt with-" she was cut off by a pair of hands hugging her."I've dealt with worse, kid ... " Bruce sighed holding her in a hug, he knew what Yonah was feeling shame, guilt, fear, things that she didn't understand. He knew she made a wrong choice over love he too made wrong choices like that when he was her age. He couldn't fault her no matter how much he wanted to. "You couldn't have.. I almost killed you.." she laughed a little, Yonah had missed this type of love ever since she had fallen ill to the life of crime she couldn't imagine going back no matter what. Right now she felt as though she was 13 again where everything was oddly okay, and she was once again in her decked out Batman and Wonder Woman themed room. "When you wanna talk about it let me know.." "And When you wanna talk about you and uhm Dick... let me know?" Yonah sighed "Uhm will I ever get better..." she asked him again. "Or am I gonna be a lonely woman with several orphans in manor dressed like a bat?""You are so much like your mother.." he laughed.