The Second Most Hated One

Jon put grace down for a moment as he looked at lucky’s face seeing he trying to remember but coming up empty. “Hey, its okay we’ll get things figured out okay trust me.” He said as he pulled out a candy bar and handed it to grace as he watched her go behind the counter to eat it. “For now lets just talk okay?” He said as he held his hand out to lucky.

“That’s not right, it was sunny the entire time i was gone there was not weather forecast that predicted raining weather…do you remember meeting someone or a man specifically?” He asked as he swung grace around gently making her laugh even more. 

He only had a hunch but that was better than nothing on what happened to lucky and his fear and anxiety only grew more and more, being a soldier and a hero those things aren’t likely to show up unless its complete and utter fear of the unknown. 

Lucky shook her head slowly. It was like the harder she though about it the less it all made since. She remembered though absolutely that it rained the day she had Grace. She saw the water on the window, but she couldn’t quite imagine the rest of the hospital room or the hospital. She scowled. Her head started to hurt. 

Grace looked up at her dad, her complexion was closer to her mom’s, but her hair was dark like his. Her eyes were mostly hazel but at certain angles you could catch green or blue mixed in. The trip to the amusement park was meant to help her and him bond. Lucky was there, but she was starting to drag a bit from sudden exhaustion. 

Jon had been back for two years, but sometimes she still seemed distant with her dad. Lucky hoped it would pass given time, but she thought the trip would be a good way to nudge it. 

He noticed lucky was going to sit this one out as the right began to start he saw her pull out her phone for a video he assumed as the air soon filled with the laughter and smiles of children and adults alike as they were all having an amazing time. 

Jon looked at the girl reaching for him and picked her up, hearing the giggling sound of the girl made him smile for a moment. “I’m almost certain this beautiful little girl is mine, she’s has my eyes but definitely has your smile.” He said as he looked back at lucky.

“What’s the last thing you remember?” He asked her as he placed grace on the counter and gave her a candy bar from his pocket. “I also don’t mean from the past few days, i mean what the last thing you remember about your life from the last 5 years, any gaps in memory? Parts that don’t make sense or don’t add up?” He asked as he could see her trying to remember something.

Lucky pressed her lips as she thought carefully. She could remember all of raising Grace clearly, but she was losing touch with memories of anything of her birth. She shook her head, “I… It was raining maybe.” 

“Looks like i hit the jackpot.” Jon says to himself as he sets his bag down, walking up to the counter with a smile and tears forming in his eyes. “I’ve been looking for you for so long lucky.” He said as he looks deep into her eyes until he sees the emptiness behind them before realizing what she said. “What do you mean by stranger, don’t you recognize me?”

“Lucky…you’re my girlfriend and you’ve been missing for five years, the last time i saw you was right before my mission and when i came back you were gone, everything was clean but a positive pregnancy test and a note that said find me.” He said as he took out the note and let her see it for herself. “Lucky where have you been?” He asked concerned.

“She’s… My daughter, Grace.” Lucky explained absently.

“Looks like i hit the jackpot.” Jon says to himself as he sets his bag down, walking up to the counter with a smile and tears forming in his eyes. “I’ve been looking for you for so long lucky.” He said as he looks deep into her eyes until he sees the emptiness behind them before realizing what she said. “What do you mean by stranger, don’t you recognize me?”

“Lucky...you’re my girlfriend and you’ve been missing for five years, the last time i saw you was right before my mission and when i came back you were gone, everything was clean but a positive pregnancy test and a note that said find me.” He said as he took out the note and let her see it for herself. “Lucky where have you been?” He asked concerned.

Jon checked his phone as he heard a *ping* a new contract was put online for some rich assholes head, high paying and even for gotham standards. With a gleeful smile he knew exactly who to include on the hit. 

Racing from roof top to roof top he dropped into a sky light as he landed in the center of a living room area surrounded by hideous and creepy looking owls. He whistled as he called for the man. “Hey rich boy, we got a job, you in or are you chicken? Oh sorry i mean owl.” He chuckled to himself as he waited for a response, lighting a cigarette.  

With a practiced hand he removed the others cigarette and took a long drag. “The owl WON’T be happy someone was smoking in here” Nightraven grinned as he blew a smoke ring at the other.

“Here’s the job, some rich guy with heavy security at the most prestigious hotel in gotham has sensitive information in regards to our hire job wants the guy dead and no witnesses so we can get as messy as we want.” He said with a smirk as he leaned on the sofa.