Partners [[Blake and Amelia]]

[Jim Gordon]

Jim Gordon leafed through the girl's file, her parents were murdered in front of her at the age of six, a story like Bruce Wayne's. She was sent into the care of her aunt and uncle who soon tossed her out onto the streets, that part baffled the commissioner. He looked at the picture of the woman, shoulder length golden blonde hair with shining azure blue eyes, why would she be pushed out into street life? He sighed a bit and glanced up at the woman. She'd completed the challenge that they had set up for her and she had a calm, reserved look hazing over her blue eyes. Gordon glanced back down at her file, leafing through a few more pages, pushing his round glasses up a bit. It said that she had tried to hunt down the man who killed her parents, she never found him.

He remembered their first meeting with a small smile, she'd opened up quickly and joked around with him and the others she met. She would be a good addition to the force. He turned his brown eyes back to her and stood, causing her to also stand. "You'll be partners with Detective John Blake. I'll explain your mission when he arrives. But welcome to the force, Amelia." From their first meeting Gordon knew that the woman, Amelia Raven Smith, hated being called anything but Amelia. He respected that and refused to call her 'Miss Smith' again.

[John Blake]

Blake rushed into the station, dusting his suit as he knew he was late, by three minutes... He slipped into the office, composing himself before he slipped into Gordon's office, seeing a woman, but not taking a moment to look. "Sorry Sir. Traffic." He panted slightly, as he had parked his car on the side of the road and run 15 miles to get there. He straightened, adjusting his tie slightly, and clearing his throat.

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[Amelia Raven Blake]

Amelia watched the commissioner as he flipped through her file, reading the soft frown that creased her brow as he got to the section on her history. She bit her lip as she thought of the gun kicking the man's hand and the scream of her mother as her husband dropped to the ground, his blood spilling from his body. She heard her own screams as the bullet slammed into the side of her mother's head, causing the woman Agent Smith had looked up to for so long to drop to the ground beside Amelia's father.

When Jim Gordon stood she stood as well, shaking his hand as he accepted her and then he looked down at his watch, telling her that she was to be partners with Detective John Blake. She took his watch glancing that Blake was late. Gordon waved her back to her seat as he too sat down. About three minutes later a young man burst into the office. She watched with an arched brow as he fixed his tie and explained that the traffic had made him late. He cleared his throat a bit and Amelia glanced at Gordon as he said, "Blake, son, you're three minutes late, it's fine." Gordon turned serious after a moment of softness for the man, whom Amelia found to be slightly...good looking but she'd given up on love after the whole Steve incident. "Now, Blake, I'd like you to meet Miss Amelia Smith."

Amelia stood and gave a smile, holding out her hand for Blake to shake. "Nice to meet you detective." She said politely, even though she knew at the slightest touch of his hand she would be able to see his future with her new found control on her gift. Gordon went on to say, "She'll be your partner and I'll expect you to show her the ropes," Amelia couldn't help but arch a brow at those words. She was an agent for SHIELD and a damn good on at that , this Blake man didn't need to show her anything. She didn't say anything though for Gordon went on, "I want you two to take a look into the murder down on Quail Street."

[John Blake]

He nodded to Gordon as he told him he was only three minutes. "Oh thank God..I though it was longer. U ran 15 miles to get here." He had just regained his breath at this point. He fidgeted with his tie again slightly.
When Gordon told him he had a partner, and she had to show them the ropes, he raised an eyebrow. He turned to face her, keeping his face neutral as he caught sight of her. She had longish, but not to long, flowing blonde hair and beautiful azure blue eyes. She was beautiful, and he hoped none of his thoughts showed on his face....
He took her hand, and shook it. "Please, call me Blake." He smiled, hoping his face stayed masked as he looked back to Gordon. "You're sending a pretty thin such as he on a murder case?" He smiled sheepishly then masked his face again.

[Amelia Raven Blake]

Amelia glanced at him and arched a brow at his words. She dropped his hand and let hers fall back to her side. She rolled her eyes at Blake and said to Gordon, "Alright, let's go Detective." She gave him a smirk and collected her badge and her gun from the desk that Gordon sat behind. She walked out the door and looked back arched a blonde brow, "You comin'?" She asked, ready to get started.

As she waited for his reply she decided that he was pretty cute and she had to smile at the thought. The only other person she had ever found attractive was Rogers, but she got over that one real quick. Ever since the whole drama between Hailey, Steve and Sam she'd pretty much given up on ever liking someone, afraid to be ripped apart.

She decided to look into the detective's future, she had touched his hand so she could. She just liked playing around with her powers, even if she didn't like what she saw. Her visions weren't always true, but she just got a kick out of experimenting. She looked ahead a bit. She saw him with her and they were fighting Sullivan. She smirked a bit, why would he be on her mission for SHIELD? That couldn't be true, she decided and went a little further. She saw a wedding...Bruce and Hailey's wedding, and that caused her to smile. And then she saw the reception. She wasn't sure if she liked what she saw.

[John Blake]

He smirked at Gordon and turned to follow his 'partner' He turned back for a moment. "I'm responsible?" He smiled, already knowing the answer. He would be responsible for any mistakes she may make, and obviously any mistakes he made.
He turned to her as she was in the door way. "Please, Ms. Smith, call me Blake." He walked over to her, smiling as he nudged her through the door gently. "Of course I'm coming." He laughed as he slipped through the door.
He caught a look on her face. "Hey, you alright?" He asked, actually worried as he headed to the doors.

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[Amelia Raven Blake]

Amelia smiled a forced smile, making it convincing enough however, she was used to doing that. "First off, Blake, don't call me Ms. Smith, it's Amelia." she correct him with a teasing smile. "And second off, yes I'm alright. Let's go."

She went past him, her flowing hair sweeping around her neck as she passed him, steps confident. She stepped out into the sunlight, blinking to get used to the sudden light from being in the slight gloom of the station. She narrowed her eyes against the glaring light of the sun and let her eyes search for her car until she realized they'd have to drive Blake's, her's didn't have sirens in case they needed to chase someone down.

She turned around, the sunlight behind her making her eyes shadowed. "We'll have to drive your car." She explained, waiting for him to point it out in the parking lot, missing the words he'd spoken early about having to run fifteen miles.

[John Blake]

He noticed her fake smile, one he had used so many times himself...He didn't know her story, but he knew his own well enough. He sighed, not wanting to talk about anything anymore as he slipped out the door, blinking in the sunlight.
He smiled slightly as her hair flowed around her shoulders as she walked, but held his tongue before he could say something stupid. "Alright Amelia." He smiled a little.
When she said they would need to take his car, he frowned. "Let's start walking then." He smirked a little as he began to walk away.

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[Amelia Raven Blake]

Amelia rolled her eyes and went after him not wanting just to abandon her car on the side of the road, where she suspected his was. She followed him and looked around. She'd seen them...together...at the wedding, dancing and laughing like old friends. She bit her lip she was afraid of getting close to someone, that's another reason she'd given up loving. She was afraid of those she loved dying.

But when she looked at him she could almost see that twinkle in his eye when they were dancing, almost hear his contagious laugh as it echoed through her ears. And Smith smiled it was just a small lift of the corner of her mouth but it was still there. But then it turned down into a frown as a wave of a horrid vision crashed over her.

There she was pinned to the wall with a piece of glass while Blake was attacked by that Destroyer. "NO!" she screamed in her vision and out of it, surrendering to those horrid thoughts once more. As she struggled in her vision she did the same in reality, wrenching her arm only to cause the glass to cut into her skin, a thin line of blood dripping down her arm and she screamed out that one painful word again as the glass in the vision let her go and she fell to her knees, tears streaming down her face.

THINK POSITIVE!

[/i] her mind screamed at her as the vision dissolved into nothing leaving her with a blank mind and kneeling on the pavement, head in her hands, shoulders shaking with her tears. And through her sobs she spoke two words in a quivering voice, a voice that betrayed everything she'd ever been told - don't let your emotions show,

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[John Blake]

He turned back to her as she screamed "No!" He had no clue what was going on as she slipped to her knees, crying in a fit. He had no idea what was going on with her, but he wanted to help her. His partner, and, hopefully, his friend...
He dropped to his knees beside her as she shouted out again. Her shoulders were shaking with her sobs, and she gently placed his hands on her shoulders. "Hey." He looked at her, eyes softened with concern for her. He couldn't keep his stone cold expression on his face when all he was worried about was her, the case could wait, the car could wait, all of it could wait..
When she aplogised, he gently took her hands away from her face. "Are you alright?" He asked, concern softening his voice.

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[Amelia Raven Blake]

Amelia took a deep breath, letting it shudder as she released it. She swallowed down a sob and looked up into his concerned eyes. She gave a very soft sad smile. No. She thought and before she could stop it the word slipped from her mouth and she looked down at where her hands were in his.

"I'm so sorry..." she murmured with a sigh. There was no stopping the explanation as it slid through her stone defenses that had been knocked down in the trauma of the vision. She explained everything about her visions and how she had to keep thinking positive in order for them to be positive.

Although she kept from him what she'd been thinking about. That she'd been thinking about them...

[John Blake]

He sighed, listening to her as she talked, a strange look of understanding creeping onto his face. He stayed silent as she told him, all of it, but she never told him what she had seen that made her have the little fit, which he didn't blame her for.
As she finished talking and looked down at their hands, he felt a small blush slip onto his face, but he forced it away. "Hey, don't need to be sorry." He smiled softly, squeezing her hands gently. He sighed, letting down his own decencies as he slid closer to her. "I'm here if you want to talk.." He smiled softly at her, squeezing her hands again gently...

[Amelia Raven Blake]

He was silent throughout the whole time she explained, but part of her wished he had said something. She looked up at him as he squeezed her hands. She gave a small smile when he said there no need to be sorry.

When he said he was there as he slid a bit closer to her, Amelia threw her arms around his neck. "Thank you, thank you so much." She murmured her voice by his ear, the only two people who had ever said that to her where Xavier and now Blake. It felt good to have someone there for her.

[John Blake]

He was not expecting her to throw her arms around him. He smiled slightly, and wrapped his arms around her as well. "Hey, we're partners. That's what we do, right?" He smiled softly, twitching slightly as her voice tickled his ear. He gently rubbed his hand up and down her back, trying to sooth her, in someway..

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[Amelia Raven Blake]

Some part of Amelia wished that they were more then partners, but for now she couldn't think about that, right now she needed to get up and pull herself together. Those thoughts came before she felt his hand, warm, against her back. A tingle went through her and she gently untangled herself from his arms giving a soft smile. She stood up and dusted herself off. She had to pull it together.

She took a deep breath, "Let's go," she said forcing herself to breath normally when all she wanted to do was curse her stupid powers.