Out of Shadows-Chapter 6

A/N- Thank you to all that have reviewed, Followed and Favourite-d, it is much appreciated and means so much to hear that you are enjoying the story.

I am very sorry that this chapter is a lot later than expected. I also apologise that this chapter is rather short, but I wanted to post something as soon as I could. Please forgive me.

Jennie- It may sound odd, but it actually happens a fair bit. Thank you for your advice, I'm glad you're enjoying the story.

Chapter Six

Darcy took a sharp intake of breath, her eyes daring around the corridor frantically. She pressed herself against the wall of the corridor, hoping the darkness would conceal her from the two figures that were nearly upon her.

"The task was accomplished Talia, no problems" From the sound of the voice and the shadowy figure Darcy knew that it could only be Bane.

"And the batman?" inquired the second figure, who Darcy assumed must be Talia. It was a woman's voice, lightly accented, although Darcy couldn't place where it was from.

"He interfered" said Bane matter-of-factly. "He was too late to stop us though."

The Batman? Darcy had been barely a year old when the batman was last seen, on the night when Harvey Dent was killed, but she had heard many stories about the dark knight as she was growing up.

Is the batman back? Darcy wondered, what did Bane mean "He interfered"?

Darcy wondered what Bane would think if he returned to the main room, if that's where he was going, to find her missing. Would he even notice? She was still unsure whether Bane cared about her or not.

She made the decision to follow the pair, assuming she could follow them back to the main room. Once they were a few steps ahead, she crept forward staying a few paces behind and hoping she could remain silent."

"Were any mercenaries caught?" asked the woman, Talia.

Bane scoffed. "Probably. I assure you, they'll die before talking. Anyway, how's Mister Wayne coming along?"

Talia gave a small chuckle. "I believe that's my business. What do you even get up to down here?"

"I believe that's my business" said Bane mockingly. "Actually, I wanted to tell you-"

Darcy, who had been listening closely, trying unsuccessfully to piece together what was happening tripped in a ditch of the corridor floor and fell to the ground in a heap.

Darcy pulled herself off the ground, ignoring a sharp pain in her ankle and brushed herself off, hoping that her fall hadn't alerted Bane and Talia to the fact that she was following them.

"Darcy?" Asked Bane, sounding surprised. "What are you doing here?"

Darcy froze. She had been caught and didn't know what to say to Bane, who was expecting an answer.

"I-uh- got a bit lost. You weren't there when I woke up and yeah." Darcy stuttered nervously.

"Bane, who's this?" asked the woman curiously, stepping forward to inspect Darcy.

"Talia, this is Darcy. Darcy, this is Talia." Said Bane. "Now let's get going."

Talia, frowning, peered at Darcy, who noticed that she had brown hair and blue eyes similar to her own, before turning on her heels and taking the lead.

"Who's Talia?" Darcy whispered to Bane as they walked through another corridor. She saw a small light growing steadily closer which she assumed was the entrance to the main room.

"She's just a friend." Replied Bane, glancing at Talia, who was walking a few metres ahead of them. "Later today, would you interested in going into the city for a day or two?"

"Into Gotham?" asked Darcy, surprised.

"You don't have to" Bane said quickly. "I was just wondering."

"That would be fine." Smiled Darcy, glad to take a break from the cold, dark sewers.

As they turned into the main room, Talia spoke. "Darcy, I need to talk to Bane for a minute. Could you wait in there please." She pointed to the room Darcy had slept in.

Bane threw Talia an anxious glance before nodding to Darcy.

"It'll only be for a minute. Then you can go back up." He said kindly as Farcy made her way to the smaller room. She closed the door behind her and pressed her ear to the door, hoping to hear the conversation.

Talia was the first to speak. "Bane, I don't know what you were thinking, she can't stay here. Talia sounded slightly frustrated.

"I know. Give me a few days and we'll see. Then she can go."

Darcy turned away from the door and sat on one of the beds, silent tears streaming down her face.

A/N- As always, thanks very much for reading. I feel that this isn't one of my best chapters but I hope you enjoyed it. I had four very different ways this chapter could end, but I hope I chose the best one. If anyone is interested in reading Alternate chapters, let me know in a review or via PM.

Unfortunately, I returned to school yesterday, so my updates may become a bit further apart again. I will aim for 2-3 chapters a fortnight, but cannot guarantee this as school work and personal issues may affect update rate.

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