Author’s Note: HI I just want to say I hope you enjoy the first chapter of Make Sure No Body Sees You Leave I’ll try to be consistent with updating if not then 😔 but please reblogs commenting showing appreciation helps! This was originally going to be a y/n story but I changed it due to the characters of Leah and Valentina coming to me <3 So without future ado ENJOY! NO SPOILERS FOR THE BATMAN (2022)
Word Count: I DON’T KNOW ???
Warnings for this chapter: Minor character death mention of funeral mention of death that’s all for now <3
Gotham City.
A place where not only Leah was born but also was adopted from at the very young age of five, Leah’s younger sister Valentina just being a new born at the time of the adoption, it was a very quick and rushed adoption from what Leah remembers.
However, she wouldn’t trade who adopted her for the world, Ms. Jamilla Alvarez she was a older Latina lady in her forties when she adopted Leah and Valentina but she raised them as if they were her own blood.
Jamilla did not live in Gotham, she lived in New Mexico on a beautiful vast ranch, flowers always blooming and a large field with velvety smooth grass that would tickle your feet as you walked and ran.
Flowers different colors everywhere and hot air balloons always in the sky, It was like living in some sort fairytale Jamilla’s house was like something out of a fairytale too. It didn’t last for long though sixteen years later Jamilla passed away, too heartbroken to care for the cottage and the land twenty one year old Leah and now sixteen year old sister Valentina now wanting to be called Val were setting off to their birthplace Gotham City.
Leah could afford the the move since she and Val had a small funeral for her in New Mexico, they were now currently in Leah’s proudly bought used Volkswagen Beatle that is the color red and Leah proudly named her Marge when she first bought her much to Val’s annoyance which led her on a rant on listing “Reasons why people should never name cars like they name children.” She eventually dropped the subject, but it took a long while. The two sisters were now driving to Gotham with all their belongings safety and securely packed down, much to Leah’s pride she felt like she accomplished a lot she even put the For Sale sign up too for Ms. Alvarez’s cottage which was a huge accomplishment.
Val didn’t help though she spent the whole day with her “friends” doing little to none to help pack up to leave for Gotham Leah felt as if this move was just going to be one sided she barley heard her sister speak and every time Leah glanced up in the mirror her sister still had the same “I’m pissed off at the world” face and had her earphones in no doubt blasting new grunge rock full volume which Leah loathed.
Nevertheless, Leah remained optimistic that Val would make friends at Gotham High and that she would stay out of trouble. ( the last statement being wishful thinking.) Leah wanted her sister to adjust at least maybe not now but by tomorrow.
Finally the city came into view and Leah’s face went from optimistic to shocked This was Gotham City ? The place she and her sister were born into ?
Gotham had completely changed in the past sixteen years, Gotham was dreary and cold also Leah saw the homeless on every block she passed man, elderly and even women and children….. even just plain children and teens roaming the streets no doubt thriving to get their next meal if they were lucky.
Leah hated to say it but she was…..surprised how such a lively and bright city had turned into a city that was in amidst of a war.
Leah finally came to a stop having to collect herself having just witness most of the population of Gotham, fighting for their lives on the street, she was grateful she found a place to live even if it was decent and not exactly high class but it would do til she saved enough money from her new job she was starting as a teacher at the new Gotham Elementary School. There was a teaching position offered but it was in The Narrows which back then was the only bad part of Gotham Leah quickly accepted this position and it paid good money. It was renovated and the renovation was funded by the Wayne Foundation Leah read somewhere which she found was interesting.
Leah didn’t know much about the Wayne’s considering the fact that when they were killed it made every news station that day, but after that the world moved on Leah could only feel bad for their only son Bruce having to survive being hounded by the press every single time suddenly he just stopped appearing at all.
Leah couldn’t blame the guy if she was being honest.
Leah and Val’s apartment building was in a decent neighborhood their was still crime yes, but it wasn’t frequent like the other neighborhoods in Gotham. After pulling into a parking space, Leah parked and turned off the ignition of her car Marge, and then just as the ignition stopped Val immediately unlocked the door and went inside the building without another word.
“So much for helping.” Leah sighed and got to work by clicking her car keys to pop the truck to unload Marge. It was about the minutes after, but Leah was finally finished unpacking and walked towards the door of the apartment building.
She immediately spotted Val sitting on a gray patchy chair in the lobby, Val didn’t acknowledge that Leah was there so Leah just went to the front desk with their luggage in tow. Composing herself Leah spoke,”I have a complex reserved under L. Alvarez.” The man gave her a kind smile and immediately went to his computer to look up her information she gave via her cell phone. Jared spoke “You’ll be staying on the fourth floor in apartment 111 enjoy your service at the Violet Noir”.
Once Jared finalized everything, she immediately found Val again in the same spot.
Leah immediately grabbed Val silencing out her loud protests on not wanting to leave her spot on the couch in the lobby, Leah pressed the up button on the elevator and made a silent prayer that their neighbor would be friendly.
Leah let go of Val and immediately an she pressed the button for the fourth floor, the elevator was vintage and needed a good cleaning it seemed but Leah liked it since it was vintage and timeless.
After what felt like five seconds, the two sisters stepped out of the elevator and the eldest immediately searched for apartment 111, looking at the apartment numbers Leah then found it.
Leah immediately took out her key which was a dazzling purple with her room number and she went inside her sister stomping inside the apartment her black combat boots making noise on the tile floors.
“Alright I’ve just about had it with your teen angst act Val, I expected it after Jamilla’s funeral but I’m so sick of you treating me like a wall”. All, Leah got in response was a roll of the eyes as Val sat down on a decent looking couch an turned on the TV.
Leah just put her hands up in mock defeat, she couldn’t deal right now with her because she had to unpack their things and get settled also she had her first day tomorrow. Yelling a quick “ Don’t stay up too late!” She got to work on the task of unpacking she did Val’s belongings too since she knew it would be a full month til she did get to it.
After an hour she glance at the clock above the microwaved read 9:05 PM it was getting late after adjusting everything in her room she looked out into the living room, her sister wasn’t there so she checked across the hall which was her sister’s room to see her sound asleep in her bed and in her pj’s.
Smiling inside, Leah closed the door gently careful as to not wake her sister she did a once over everything and locked the apartment door for tonight.
Changing into her pj’s Leah immediately climbed into her bed, and made a mental note to get things for their apartment this weekend, as she drifted off to sleep police sirens wailing in the streets in the city down below.
Leah’s outfits
https://pin.it/7axuS62 ( day)
https://pin.it/5n2QtxQ ( night)
Val’s outfits
https://pin.it/10rxRrz ( day)
https://pin.it/6BvSliX (night)
Author’s note: I hope this first chapter pleases you all I tried to get it out as fast as I could I accept all comments and criticisms also I just enjoy feedback in general also don’t fret my character will meet Bruce soon :)
I DO NOT OWN THESE CHARACTERS BESIDES JAMILLA ALVAREZ AND LEAH AND VALENTINA / VAL ALVAREZ or any other character I might create the others are purely DC Comics property and Matt Reeves property
