6We arrived outside Gotham city limits just before dusk. The Helicopter pilot handed me the address of a hotel in the poorer side of Gotham, he said everything I needed would be there. I thanked him as he left and called a cab to come take me to the hotel. Once there I asked if there were any reservations and the lady smiled a fake smile handing me my key. When I got to my room I wasn't surprised to find that there was a new ID badge and gun on the side table. As I inspected the badge however I was surprised, it was a low ranking badge. I didn't have time to wonder much about this because at that moment my cell phone rang.
"Alvarez."
"Hey Kia. How's Gotham treating you?" A voice I recognized as Stevens said.
"Fine." I answered shortly.
I heard him sigh over the phone.
"About Peter…" there was a long pause as he thought out his words "Kia, I'm sorry. I know how hard it is to lose a partner."
"Thank you Steven" I said with a slightly softer tone "So what do I do now? I'm assuming that Mike gave you orders for me."
Mike was the boss of this operation, he never did anything out in the field. He never had to see the trail of dead bodies Bane left behind but he still got to give out the orders. The worst thing about it was that he refused to even talk to me personally.
"Yeah, he said to lay low for a while. Check in with your contacts, see what you can find out but don't make any big moves."
"So what? I'm just supposed to sit on my butt and do nothing? Are you kidding me?"
"Surveillance isn't nothing kid. Without it a lot hot heads like you would be dead." Steven said.
"Well it's not what I do!" then I sighed "I'm sorry Steven, I'm just not used to feeling this powerless."
"Whatever you say." I thought he would hang up then but he had one last thing to say "Watch your back out there kid, that city will eat you up." Then Steven hung up.
You have no idea.
The first thing I did was get a hot shower, the water felt nice over my aching muscles. The bruise on my abdomen was black, swollen and painful but it would be alright. For everything that had happened that day I was in good physical heath, but I was exhausted. Unfortunately for me this night was not at an end.
A quick glance in the mirror ended with a sigh. My dark brown hair laid in wet strings that clung to my neck. When I put it up into a high ponytail it unearthed the large scar that ran along my hairline but it was better than the annoying strands. In the closet there was a change of clothes, nothing distinct. A black fitted T-shirt, dark jeans and a thin jacket, as well as the appropriate undergarments for which I was grateful. Once dressed I left the hotel, flagging down a cab. I told the driver the address and we where off. Several times the man tried to make small talk with me but my short one word answers where enough of a hint to shut up.
I was making a house call to one of my 'friends' home. If anyone would know what was going on she would. I ignored the strange look the cab driver gave me as I paid him. Standing outside the shady building I had a flickering moment of doubt. If things didn't go as I planned no one would know where I was but quickly I shoved the thought out of my head and went inside. Her apartment was on the third floor, on the third floor landing I saw a skimpy looking blond in the corner. I knew she was no good by the way she was eyeballing me and as I went to walk past her hand shot out. Spinning around I grabbed a hold of her tiny wrist and took my wallet out of her hands.
"Hey!" The girl protested.
"Look if your going to steal something make sure you wait until their back is fully turned." I said putting my wallet back into my pocket.
"I wasn't stealing!" She cried. "Selina!"
I released the girl when I saw a slender form appear in the hallway. The surprise was evident on her face as she recognized me. Her gaze flickered between me and the girl.
"You, out." Selina said glaring at the girl.
The girl took off at a run down the stairs without a second glance. Selina gestured for me to come into her apartment. It was a small place but was furnished with an assortment of lavish things.
"You've been busy since I last saw you Selina."
She ignored the comment.
"You look terrible Kia." she observed
"Well jumping out of a plane isn't exactly good for the skin." I said sarcastically.
"Huh, sounds like a rough day."
"Yeah, but I didn't come here to chat."
"I figured as much, so what do you want?"
"I need you to keep an ear out for someone I think might be here in Gotham."
"Oh? And who is that?" She asked sitting down.
"His name is Bane, I don't know what he's got planned but I know it's not good."
"Hm, sounds like my kind of man."
"You have no idea what he's capable of."
She up in my face in an instant.
"Then why would I keep an ear out for you?"
"Because, you wouldn't want all those files to come up would you?" I didn't flinch under her hard glare "Because if they did…it would make your life very hard."
Selina sighed and backed down.
"How long do you plan on holding that over me?"
"As long as it takes."
I went to the door and looked back at her.
"If you hear anything find me."
"Hey," She said stopping me "It's been three years since you left Gotham. What have you been doing?"
"Training." I said simply.
"For what?"
"This."
And with that I left, the lure of the queen sized bed pulling me back toward the hotel. Tomorrow, if I planned it correctly, would be a very busy day.
Another chapter! Oh and I thought I would say that while I will be following the movie closely I will be taking some liberties with the timeline. Hope that's okay with you guys. Oh and her scar will be explained sometime soon! hopefully I will keep updating regularly but I can't promise anything because of school and other things. Thanks for reading!