I apologize if any of this is weird or out of character or full of mistakes (again) but I was writing this at 3am so...be nice! :P Also, this idea was given to me by a person whose wattpad account was deleted...so dedication goes to the one who is no longer with us...one less beautiful piece of Gotham Trash to peruse this site...

is it my fault? Did my fanfiction permanently scare them away from this website forever? I sincerely apologize for my tired weirdness but it can't be helped. Please ignore me and enjoy the story! XP

But quick comment: my friend trixy-kitty1402 wrote an "Arrow" fanfiction and my friend unicorn-kitty1234 wrote a "Supernatural" fanfiction if you want to check them out. I honestly haven't read much of either, but they would love it if you checked their stories out if you're interested. :)

"Did you enjoy yourself?" Edward asked concernedly as they left the restaurant.

"It was a wonderful dinner," Oswald admitted shyly.

He and Ed had only recently confessed their feelings for each other, and he was surprised that the taller man returned his affections. This was their first official date, and being out in public as a couple, even if it wasn't completely obvious, made Oswald a bit uncomfortable. Ed could clearly tell. He, on the other hand, was overjoyed that they had finally become an official couple, and wanted the world to know it.

"You don't have to be worried," Edward assured. He stopped their walking for a moment to place a gentle kiss on the top of the Penguin's head, and the smaller man blushed in response. "No one can stand between us now."

He was a bit more hopeful at the words, but with still-rosy cheeks Oswald nodded and continued walking down the sidewalk. Ed quickly caught up with him, but made sure to slow his pace for Oswald to comfortably keep up, what with his smaller legs and painful limp. Then Ed stuck his hand out, not the least bit reserved or inconspicuous about it.

Oswald stared for a moment, but, biting his lip, he eventually decided to take his hand. At that Ed grinned, and neither of them said anything about the matter. But Oswald realized that it was oddly comforting to be holding Ed's hand as they walked. Almost natural, even. Yes, Ed was his boyfriend. He began to feel like he could be proud of their relationship, and soon he was smiling as big as Edward was.

Then they heard someone wolf-whistling from an alleyway. Oswald turned so fast to see who it was that Ed barely had time to notice that it had happened. But there they saw a man standing in an alley, with another standing behind him cackling with laughter at his friend's little humor.

Once again Oswald's face turned dark red, but with a little nudge from Ed he turned away and they continued walking away. There was a soft clink as something-a beer can, probably-hit the back of Oswald's head perfectly. His shoulders tensed immediately; his hand twitched in anger and he whirled to face them again.

The man called out, "Ooh look out! Little lover boy looks maaaaaad!"

His friend paused in his laughing to add, "You were right they look gay as hell."

"Don't worry," Ed said quickly, putting a hand on Oswald's shoulder as he said, "I will handle this."

Oswald frowned as Ed quickly ran ahead to go talk to the men, or whatever it was he was planning to do. Even if he wanted to do something, Oswald would only embarrass himself by trying to wobble over there. So he stood in place, red-faced and heart pounding, as he simply watched Edward approach them calmly. How mature, but stupid: he would just talk to them and end up embarrassing both of them more. So Oswald gritted his teeth and began to walk towards them anyway, slowly.

"That was...rather impolite of you," he heard Ed tell the men.

One of them laughed, saying, "Oh I'm so sorry. Doesn't matter, you and lover boy can go on and head home...go to bed with lover boy...."

The poor man's friend was practically in tears from laughing so hard. Ed just stared at them, straight-faced and unflinching. Oswald wanted to knock some sense into him, tell him that whatever he was trying to accomplish clearly wasn't working. For once in his life he just felt like crawling into a dark hole to avoid confrontation. He knew that a date was a bad idea. They could be together in private and avoid this in the future. Normally he would do something drastic, but now...with Ed here he just wanted to leave with what little shred of dignity they still had.

"How very...un-accepting of you," Ed said plainly, a small frown on his face.

Turning to the bully on the left, he drew a knife and buried it deep in the man's throat. A small trickle of blood leaked out around the blade and dripped down his neck, and the victim's eyes went wide in shock. His friend seemed rather surprised as well. Oswald openly stared in surprise, and perhaps a bit of amazement.

He felt a sudden surge of adrenaline and anger rise in him, so he grabbed his pocketknife and lunged for the other man to stick it in his ribs. It seemed ridiculous that he hadn't done this before, as he always did when he was insulted. Maybe he was scared that it would frighten Ed? But of course not; he had done the same thing himself. So Oswald didn't hold back any longer. He pulled the blade out and shoved it into the man's chest, again and again.

Mere seconds passed before Ed grabbed his hand firmly to stop him, and Oswald looked up into his concerned eyes. They were both covered in blood, and Oswald was on his knees, bent over the body of his victim who had bled out long before. So...maybe he had blacked out and more than a few seconds had passed. He glanced at Ed's victim: covered in cuts and fresh bruises in a large pool of blood, which seemed to suggest that maybe more time had passed than he had originally thought. Oswald took a shaky breath, and glanced back up.

"Are you alright?" Ed asked.

Oswald slowly got back onto his feet, shaking a bit as he did. "I think I...I'm..." A tear betrayed him, running down his cheek. Maybe he had been more disturbed by the men's comments than he thought.

Edward immediately noticed the tear. Rather than say anything he wrapped his arms around Oswald and pulled him into a tight hug. "It's alright," Ed chuckled a bit, "they got what they deserved, didn't they?"

Oswald clung tightly to Ed's dress shirt to let the tears soak into the fabric, and make sure that he was really there in front of him, before smiling the slightest bit and nodding. "Yes," he mumbled, "I believe they did."

Again Ed kissed the top of his head, and rubbed the back of it comfortingly with his blood-soaked hand for good measure. "I think this is about as much as we can handle for one date night. Don't worry about them, Oswald. Let's get Gabe to pick us up, head home, and get some sleep. Okay?"

Oswald pulled away and nodded shakily as he answered, "Yes...that sounds perfect. Thank you...Ed."

"Of course," Edward answered with a soft smile. He would always protect his little birdy.

Hey everyone thanks for reading, and I'm so glad I could post this on time, especially since last week's was so late! Can you believe there's only one week left!? I'm starting to lose touch with the show honestly, so it can't come soon enough!

That being said, I'm thinking about posting another chapter this week, since I have a feeling that after next monday our dreams are going to crash and burn. I don't want to get your hopes up since we all know I'm busy (well lazy, same difference) and might not get around to it. But, I just wanted to let you know to keep an eye out in case I do! it will probably be whatever one I want to post next, simply because I'm starting to run out of ideas...BUT don't forget to let me know what you really want to see so i can keep it in mind! (and give me some ideas!!! ;D)

1) a fluffy cuddly one-shot, just more happy/goofy adorable writing from yours truly

2) smut because I kinda wanna post it and I'm tired enough to admit it (let me know if you really don't want me to post it!)

3) a plot-based one-shot, perhaps based on a real episode or something like that, or maybe more like what I wrote above?

4) don't forget to send me your ideas, be it in the comments or through private message! (or just message me to chat, it doesn't matter :>)

Well thanks again for reading and thank you SO MUCH for all the reads, votes, and follows! Love you all so much! *big hug* And if this is the last time I talk to you before the next episode, don't forget your favorite blankey and your favorite crying buddy, or message me and we can cry together :3

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...I'm sorry I really need sleep....