Alfred POV

"I enjoyed it. I enjoyed hurting him." Bruce told me after we finished dinner.

"Of course you did. He deserved it." I reply.

"I'm so angry all the time. Will it ever go away?"

"That I don't know."

"Alfred can you teach me how to fight?"

"Yes Master Bruce. Yes I can."

"Can you teach me too?"

"I don't think that would be wise Miss Bella. Ok?"

Bella POV

It wasn't fair. Why did Alfred agree to train Bruce but not me?

"Wes." I reply the bitterness in my voice evident.

"Bella, I know when your lying to me. Now tell me what's bothering you." I reply.

"Why you gonna twain Bwuce how to fight but won't twain me?"

"Oh. Well. It's just that..."

"What?"

"How do I put this without sounding old fashioned? Proper Young lady's don't go getting into fist fights."

"So it's Otay fora Bwuce to get into a fight but not me? That doesn't sound wight." Bella replies giving me a puzzled look.

"You know, she has a point this isn't the 19,00's. Girls can do anything boys can." Master Bruce replies.

"That is true Master Bruce, however, I think it best to try and approach issues in a non violent way first. Wouldn't you agree?"

"I guess." Master Bruce grumbles and Miss Bella just rolls her eyes in a whatever motion.

"Then why you let Bwuce beat up Tommy and me hit Tabitha?"

"Cause the little Gits had it coming. They never should have bad mouthed Mr. and Miss Wayne."

Bella looks at me in confusion "what's a Git?"

I sigh running my fingers through my hair. Maybe I shouldn't have used that term in front of her. "A Git is a... a Git is an unpleasant, silly, incompetent, annoying, senile, elderly or childish person."

"Oh. Am I a Git?"

"Of course not." I reply taking a sip of my tea.

"But I am a Bastawd wight?" Bella asks causing me to spit my tea out. I was in complete shock at hearing Bella use such a word. "Where did you hear such a revolting and derogatory word?

"What's bad about the wowd Bastawd? It's just someone bown without they mommy and daddy being mawwied." Bella asks in confusion.

"It's more complicated then that. It is a bad word and I don't ever want to hear you using that word to describe yourself or anyone else or I will wash your mouth out with soap is that clear?"

"Wes Alfwed."

Bella POV

Me wasn't looking fowawd (forward) to the day as Alfwed  (Alfred) dwopped (dropped)  us off at school. Tabitha and her crew were waiting on the steps. "Hay orphan. I thought we made it clear yesterday your not welcome here?" Tabitha sneered as I tried to walk past. To which she responds by shoving me causing me to almost fall down the steps.

"I'm warning you, leave My Sister alone! Girl or not I won't hesitate make sure you learn a lesson you won't soon forget." Bruce replies and I can't help but giggle as Tabitha's face grows pail.

"But I'm a girl. You wouldn't hit a girl would you?" Tabitha replies.

"No. A gentleman never hits a lady but that doesn't mean that my baby sister can't hit you." Bruce warned but Tabitha just laughed in reply.

"Don't you know that she's not your sister? She's adopted. Now that your parents are dead You should kick her out into the streets where she belongs." Tabitha replies.

"Even is that were true, which it isn't, that  doesn't make her any less my sister. Now move!"

"Whatever." Tabitha replies moving out of the way.

"Have a good day sis. I'll see you later ok? And don't let anyone push you around. Or tell you that your not a Wayne. You are, and you always will be, my baby sister. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise."

"Otay Bwuce." With that Bruce kisses me on the forehead before heading off to his first class.

"I can't believe he actually defended her. Everyone knows that she's not his real sister." Tabitha whispers as we walk into class. I shoot her an angry glare and go take my seat.

Then at lunch I spot two new students who look familiar. "Jayden, Sabrina is that you?"

"It's our second day of school." Jayden replies.

"Do you mind if I sit with you?"

"No of course not." Jayden said as he eat some of his spaghetti and meatballs.

Suddenly, a boy named Chad and his Sister Holly along with Tabitha and her friends all walk over to where the three of us are sitting. Chad then grabs Jayden's plate and smashes it into his face. Likewise, his sister Holly dumps a glass of lemonade over Sabrina's head.

They then proceeded to eat their cupcakes and mock them. "I thought we made it clear that street rats like you don't belong in this school?"

"Excuse me, didn't you mommy and daddy eba teach you that if you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all?"

"Don't lecture us Mutt. Your nothing but a street rat like them. No, your worse then a street rat, your a mangy mutt." Holly replies.

Tabitha laughs and I let out a low growl clenching my fist in anger. "Leave her alone."
Jayden replies but Chad shoves Jayden to the ground and starts kicking him.

"Stop it! Leave my brother alone!" Sabrina yells hitting Chad but he ignores her.

Now I have reached my breaking point. It was one thing to make fun of me, but when you hurt my friends that's crossing the line. "Me wawning (warning) you Tabs, Chad, Holly, you leabe (leave) me and me fweinds alone!"  I hiss at them to which I receive a slap across the face in response.

"Only my friends call me Tabs."

"We used to be fweinds." I reply with a frown.

"The key word freak, is use to be. Like I said, why would I want to be friends with a dog like you? Your not a Wayne, your a nobody. A pathetic freak who no one wants, not even your own parents."

"As for them, I heard that their mother was a drug addict who would rather overdose on drugs rather than raise them."

"The officer who "adopted" them only did so because he felt sorry for them and it almost cost him his marriage."

"They say that his fiancé didn't want to raise some scruffy kids off the street. That he made her promise that their stay with them would only be temporary. If he couldn't find someone else to want them then he'd have to drop them off at the orphanage."

"He agreed. The truth is, they are as much of a charity case as the Freak. Like anyone would truly want or love any of them. Look at them, they are pathetic." Holly said with a scoff.

Upon hearing this Sabrina's eyes filled with tears. "You'd betta take that back and leave me fweinds alone. Me isn't the same as me was befowa mommy and daddy went bye bye."

"When are you going to get it through your thick head that Thomas and Martha Wayne were not your mother and father?" Holly asked with a scoff.

"Quit wasting your breath. She's to stupid to realize the truth. She's a charity case and she's the reason the Wayne's were killed that night. Whoever killed the Waynes should have done the world a favor and killed her while they were at it." Tabitha replies with a laugh causing me to let out a low growl.

"My father says that the Wayne's were stupid. That they got what they deserved. Anyone who has a brain knows not to oppose Maroni or Flacone families." Holly replies.

"Yah. The same goes for that idiotic cop. What's his name? Gorden. He's going to find himself sleeping with the fishes if he doesn't back off." Chad says.

"It would serve him right." Holly says with a laugh.

Immediately, Sabrina slaps Holly across the face and Jayden decks Chad. I turn my attention to Tabitha.

"Alwight, you asked fowa it." With that  I slapped Tabitha using my nails giving her a cat like scratch mark across her face. I then licked the blood off my nails and smiled. "Ummm sweet."

To my surprise she began to laugh. "I was right, you are a Freak." However, to her surprise I just smiled at her.

At first, she laughed but a few seconds later, she fell to the ground having some sort of seizure. Her face swelling up like a balloon. Her friends began to scream and I was pulled away from her. "What have you done?"

One of the teachers screamed at me as she watched Tabitha convulse with pain. Soon, Tabitha was being rushed to the hospital and I was sitting in a chair awaiting both the arrival of the police and Alfred.

Alfred POV

I was in the middle of cleaning when I received and urgent call from the school. They refused to tell me what it was about over the phone so I dropped everything and rushed to the school. Just in time to see Detective Jim Gordon and his Partner Harvey Bullock arriving as well. This can't be good. "Good-day Mate's. What brings you here?"

"We received a call about a disturbance at this location. Why are you here?"

"I received a call from the school insisting that I come immediately. They refused to tell me over the phone why. Somethings fishy if you ask me. I mean, why couldn't they just tell what the problem was over the phone? I probably could have handled whatever the situation was concerning Miss Bella from home."

Jim POV

Upon our arrival I was surprised to see Alfred Pennyworth standing outside the school looking rather concerned. "What brings you mates here?"

"We received a call about a disturbance here at the school. Some nonsense about an assault or something."

"Evidently, my son Jayden and daughter Sabrina were in some type of a skirmish with some of the other students."

"Oh dear." Alfred replied looking instantly worried.

"You said that you don't have the slightest idea why the school contacted you?"

"No. Why? You don't think this assault thing could have anything to do with Miss Bella or Master Bruce do you?"

"I'm not sure. I certainly hope not. Assault is no laughing matter."

"Can I help you gentlemen?"

"James Gorden of the GCPD, this is my partner Harvey Bullock. What seems to be the problem here?"

"The problem Detective, is this student and your children brutally attacked other students one of which had to be rushed to the hospital for immediate medical attention. From what I understand, the girl could die." The teacher replies.

I turn to see Bella Wayne sitting in a chair with a blank expression on her face. My two children looking very ashamed and afraid. "What's more, Miss Wayne doesn't even seem to care or understand that what she did was wrong and neither do your children."

Harvey gave me a you've got to be kidding me look rolling his eyes. "Aren't you exaggerating a bit? I mean come on, how hard could she have hit the other kid? She's what four?"

"Her age doesn't matter. I want her charged with assault and battery with a deadly weapon."

"Now wait just one bloody minute." Alfred replies.

I sigh this is a serious charge which could result in jail time. "Let's just all calm down. I'm sure this is all a misunderstanding. Have you at least asked the child her side of things?"

"I don't need to ask her side of things. There were witnesses to the event."

"These witnesses wouldn't happen to be the other girl's friends now would they?" Alfred asks glancing over at Bella who's face remained emotionless.

"You doubt the truthfulness of these students's statements?" The headmaster asked.

"I sure as bloody hell do." Alfred replies and again I sigh.

"Maybe this wouldn't have happened if you would allow her to have counciling sessions." The headmaster replies with a scoff.

"That is not my decision to make."

"Your her guardian." The headmaster replies with a frown.

"Yes I am. As I have told numerous people, including the good Detective here, I will raise both of the Wayne children in the manor that their parent's have instructed. The children are to make their own decisions and mistakes. That includes medical decisions."

"You can't be serious. They are children. They need proper care and instructions. They can't make life decisions this early in their lives especially not Bella." The headmaster replies.

"Be that as it may, those are the instructions left to me by their parents and I shall honor them. Even if I don't always agree with the decision they make. As for these wild accusations against Bella, I can assure you they can't possibly be true."

"I agree with Mr. Pennyworth. Bella needs to be able to tell her side of things."

"Well young lady, What do you have to say for yourself? I asked you a question girl. You will answer me! You are charged with assault and battery how do you plead?" The headmaster demanded.

Bella yawned as she replies "guilty."

"Don't you know that you could have killed her?"
Bella replies with a shrug as if she doesn't care at all. "Even now she lies in a hospital bed fighting for her life. Have you no regret at all for your actions?"

Bella yawns again as if bored. "Why should I?"

"How dare you speak to me with such disrespect!" The teacher yells at Bella who instinctively draws back from them. I noticed that she's beginning to tremble and I frown.

"Are you alright Bella? You seem a bit frightened." I ask in concern.

Bella's demeanor changes immediately her gaze hard as stone. "Me is Fine." Bella replies.

"Bella, has this woman or any other teacher ever hit you?"

"Excuse me? Don't turn this around and try and make me the bad guy here. She's the one who attacked another student." The teacher replies.

"I'm only  going to ask this one more time and I want a truthful answer. Has has any of the teachers here ever hurt you?"

The teacher glared at Bella as if daring her to answer. I frown when She didn't respond. It wasn't like Bella to be so uncooperative.  Alfred cleared his throat. "There was an issue a few months ago right before her parent's died."

"Oh?"

"The headmaster felt it appropriate to use corporal punishment upon Miss Bella. Though considering the physical trauma she obtained the punishment was excessive."

"Is this true Bella? Did that happen?"

Bella shrugged and glanced down at the floor. "I see. If this is true then why were no charges filed?"

"Bella begged Mr. and Mrs Wayne to let the incident drop. As you can see, Bella refused and still refuses to admit what truly happened that day. I have a feeling that the same thing applies to this situation. She isn't going to defend herself."

"Oh right, I remember that day. That's the day that we arrested you." Harvey stared and Alfred nods.

"Bella can you tell us what happened today?"

"Nu."

"Bella, please. I need you to tell me what happened. Otherwise, I'll have to arrest you and you could go to jail for a very long time. Please.... I can't help you if you won't tell me what happened."

"Me not a snitch. Snitches get stitches." Bella replies.

"Bella you need to tell Detective Gorden and His partner the truth. You need to tell them your side of the story." Mr. Pennyworth states.

"Theya is nothing to tell. Me huwt Tabitha cause me wanted too and Me is nu sowwy fowa it. Me hope she does go bye bye." Bella replies with a shrug.

"Bella that's not a very nice thing to say."

"It's the twufth."

I sigh in frustration. There had to be more to the story then what Bella was telling us. However, she admits to attacking Tabitha and refuses to say why. Which leads me with no choice I'd have to place Bella under arrest until her case could be brought before a judge.

"Look, I don't care if she is the daughter of the Wayne's and that she's still suffering from a bad case of PTSD. That doesn't give her the right to attack other students or take her frustrations out on them."

"That is assault and battery and is against the law. No one, not even a child of Bella's age should get away with breaking the law. Am I wrong?"

I sigh again. "No. Your not wrong. I'm afraid I have no choice Bella. I'm going to have to arrest you on charges of assault and battery. If your classmate does not recover, I will have no choice but to charge you with murder in the first degree."

"You've got to be bloody kidding me." Alfred replies angrily.

"Daddy what are you doing? She didn't do anything wrong." Sabrina asks me confusion written across her face.

I sigh and look at my children apologetically. "Believe me, I don't want to do this, but I have no choice. Bella has admitted to being guilty." I reply placing handcuffs on Bella.

"This is bloody ridiculous and you know it!" Alfred replies angrily.

"Please don't make this any harder then it has to be."

"But daddy..."

"I'm sorry Sabrina but I don't have any choice. Bella has admitted to willingly attacking Tabitha and that is against the law. What's worse is that she shows no sign of regret or remorse for her actions."

"Beleive me, I don't want to do this but unfortunately, the law is the law and it's my job to enforce it. Bella has broken the law and therefore she must be arrested until a trial can be held to determine her punishment."

"Unfortunately, in this case Bella could receive time in a juvenile facility."

"Actually Mate according to the law because of her age she can not be charged with any type of crime. Especially since she is only 4 and you have to be over 16 to be charged with a crime."

"Not here in Gotham." I reply.

Harvey POV

"What did I ever do to you? Do you hate me or something?" I groan.

"No."

"Maroni and Falcone are gonna have your head on a silver platter. Scrap that, make it our heads, on a silver platter if they find out that you arrested Bella."

"Your walking on thin ice as is. Come on, do me a favor and let's just forget this whole thing. Would you please stop being a boy scout for one minute and do the smart thing for once?"

"You know that I can't do that. Unless you can get the headmaster to dismiss the charges that they wish to file, we have no choice but to take Bella downtown. Until a full investigation can be held."

"No problem. Just watch the pro." Bullock replies with a smile.

However, before he has a chance to address the headmaster Bruce Wayne exits the school a look of concern on his face.

Bruce's POV

"What's going on here?" I ask as I watch Jim
escorting Bella out of the school in handcuffs.

"Go back to class Bruce, this doesn't concern you." The teacher replies.

"Anything that concerns my baby sister, concerns me. Now what's going on? Why is Bella in handcuffs?" I demand.

"Your sister brutally attacked another student without provocation." The headmaster replies.

"Who?" I demand.

"Excuse me?" The headmaster asked in semi shock.

"Who did she attack?"

"That's no concern of yours. Now return to your classroom at once." The headmaster demands.

"No. I am not going anywhere until I get some answers."

"Fine. If you must know, she brutally attacked Tabitha and her friends without provocation." The headmaster replies

"I highly doubt that. I witnessed Tabitha and her friends bullying Bella this morning before school started. Isn't that right girls?" I asked daring them to object.

The girls lowered their heads in shame refusing to answer. "If this is true, then why didn't you mention any of this to a member of the staff? So that they might deal with it?"

"Because they wouldn't have taken my accusations seriously. They don't care about the policy. Especially when it comes to certain students."

"That's an absolute lie." The Headmaster replies angrily.

Jim POV

"What reason would Bruce have to lie?" I ask warily.

"To stop his sister from being arrested. All our students as well as staff know that we have a no tolerance policy when it comes to bullying other students." The headmaster replies.

"Well your doing a bang up job with that mate." Alfred replied sarcastically and Bella giggles.

"Due to the circumstances, and school policy I am afraid that I have no choice but to expel Bella, Jayden and Sabrina. We simply can't allow students to go around attacking other students, even if they are provoked."

"What of the other other girls involved?" I demand.

"I shall be contacting their parents and they shall receive in-school suspension for a week."

"Yet, your expelling Bella, Jayden and Sabrina? That doesn't seem fair. Sounds like a double standard to me." I reply with a frown.

"Let me guess, these girl's who are just getting a slap on the wrist, their parents donate huge funds to the school? Right?" Bullock replies the Principal refuses to respond. 

Bullock pulls me aside. "Look Jim, before you go all Boy Scout's honor think about Your family for a minute. Do you want a repeat of what happened in the last 48 hrs?"

"No."

"Good. Give me five minutes. I'll get the charges dropped."

"Nothing you can say will get me to change my mind about filing charges against Miss Wayne."

Bullock shrugs. "Ok. Have it your way. You can be the one to explain to Maroni and Falcone why Bella Wayne is in handcuffs when they arrive at the precinct. Believe me, as soon as they hear that Bella has been arrested they will both be there."

"They won't be happy and are going to want to know who's brought these charges against Bella,  I'll be more than happy to point them in your direction."

"Maroni and Fffalcone? What do they have to do with this?" The headmaster asks as the color draining from their face.

"Anyone who's anyone knows that Bella is Falcone and Maroni's little Princess, she's both families's pride and joy. But go ahead, file the charges against her."

"I'm sure they won't hold a grudge against you. I'm sure you'll be able to provide a perfect explanation as to how and why Bella received those bruises too."

"You can't do get away with this, that is blackmail. Do something." The headmaster demands of me and I shrug my shoulders.

"Hay! This isn't blackmail. It's the cold hard truth. We are simply informing you of the consequences of your actions. Falcone and Maroni aren't know for being forgiving men. Especially when it comes to Bella." Bullock replies.

Again the headmaster's face pales and she swallows nervously. "Wait. I have changed my mind. I won't file any charges, just please don't tell Maroni and Falcone that my school had anything to do with Bella's injuries..."

"I don't know...."

"Please. I'll do anything."

"Alright, re-instate Bella, Jayden and Sabrina and suspend the students responsible for their injuries and I might wind up with a case of amnesia how about you partner?"

"Yeah sure." I reply.

"Fine. Done."

"But headmaster..." One of the girl's whine... The headmaster glares at the girl.

"Sorry girls, but your parents don't pay me enough to deal with going up against Maroni
or Falcone."

"Sorry about all this." I say as I uncuff Bella.

"You were just doing your job mate." Alfred replies and I nod.

"Oh by the way, I have something that I need to discuss with you. Can I stop by the manor later?"

"Of course. You are always welcome." Alfred replies.