Requested By: Dramione_4_lyf

Summary: Valerie, Jerome, and Skyler decide to go clubbing together until things turn rather awkward when Jerome tries to hook up with Valerie. Knowing Skyler's not so subtle affections for Jerome, Valerie devises a plan so that Jerome can see that he belongs to her bestfriend and not her.

Ship: Joash x Valeska= Joleska, but will later turn into Rholeska (Rhodes x Valeska)

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No matter how entertaining it may seem, it really isn't so easy living with five criminally insane citizens in Gotham City.

Valerie and Skyler were perfectly alright. In fact, they absolutely ADORED each other which made for a fantastic friendship. It was Jerome, Ed, and Oswald that were the main problems.

Try as they may, the men just couldn't seem to find a middle ground and get along with each other. Ed and Oswald are pretty fine with the other's company, but when it came down to Jerome...

Oh, boy.

That was a whole other story.

All that aside, though, our story begins one dandy morning with Valerie having just gotten into an argument with Oswald. It was extremely rare for them to fight. Hell, Skyler didn't even believe that such a thing could ever happen!

But things got quite heated between them all because of Oswald feeling jealous. He noticed Valerie getting closer nowadays to Ed, which made Oswald insecure because he likes Valerie a LOT though didn't have enough guts to confess. Valerie, on the other hand, fancies BOTH Ed and Oswald and was hurt when Oswald suddenly started acting cold towards her not knowing what was wrong.

When she tried asking him what was the matter, that only resulted on him lashing out and Ed eventually having to cut in to stop them.

Ed comforted Valerie, secretly glad that he was able to hold her in his arms. Oswald, of course, instantly felt horrible. He knew that he should've controlled his temper better. And nothing was Valerie's fault, but he was just so jealous!

Not standing to see her bestfriend so upset, Skyler stepped in and suggested a night out to one of Gotham's newly opened and apparently decent clubs. Jerome, overhearing the conversation, loudly butted in with his typical self and said that he wanted to join as well.

Not having much of a choice, the girls could only begrudgingly agree to the persistent joker.

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The club was packed and the music was blaring, various bodies writhing in sync against each other while some lost themselves in pure passion.

Valerie, Jerome, and Skyler sat near the bar having drinks and laughs. The trio was actually having a really good time, forgetting about all of their worries for once as they just chatted away.

But a few more drinks and they can all definitely feel the alcohol in their systems; then, suddenly, Jerome leaned close to Valerie as he slung an arm around her.

"Oh, Vaaal..." He cooed in her ear, grinning lopsidedly. "God, you're pretty."

"Um... Thanks?" Even in her drunken state Valerie could clearly register what he said. And while she did like Jerome, she just didn't like him in THAT kind of way.

Especially when she knew that another girl liked him.

Skyler could only stare at the scene before her with wide eyes, her heart wrenching.

Jerome--completely oblivious--simply continued to flirt nonsensically.

"Hey, remember the time when we had so much FUN when we were still a part of The Maniax?" He smirked, licking his lips. "We should do that again sometime! I mean, not like you're going anywhere with the bird and the nerd anyways!"

Skyler couldn't take it anymore, jumping right out of her seat and dashing straight into the dancefloor. She didn't care--she was honestly too fucked up now and she really didn't need Jerome Valeska of all people ruining her night!

"SKY!" Valerie exclaimed, following after her. She tripped a little bit, her head spinning until she was totally lost in the wild sea of dancing partygoers.

But she didn't give up. She continued to search and call for her friend, the colourful lights blinding her vision. Getting a grasp of herself, an idea suddenly popped into her head and she pulled out her phone.

Choosing a contact, she placed it against her ear. After several more rings, the receiver finally picked up the call.

"Hello?" A male voice with a distinctive Irish accent murmured, followed by a lazy yawn.

"RAE!" Valerie shouted, a slight slur in her speech. "Come to the club right now!"

"Right fuckin' NOW?" He grumbled, and she could just picture him scratching his messy head of brunette hair. "What's the damn deal all of a sudden? I don't even know what club you're at!"

"It's..." She trailed off, actually forgetting about the club's name as her mind swirled before she groaned. "Oh, it's the latest club that opened! You'll just know it! Hurry up and come, and make sure to clean your ass up! My girl Sky needs a knight in shining armour!"

"Wait, Sky?" And with that, he didn't waste another moment as he hung up in a flash.

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Skyler somehow managed to find a secluded dark corner, being able to watch the rest of the overly cheerful folks though not too many can actually see her.

Which was more than okay for her! She's better now, but she knows that she just looked ugly from crying her eyes out.

The NERVE of Jerome! Of course she wasn't mad at Valerie, and Skyler did know that they hooked up once way before they met her. Still, nothing could ease the pain that she was feeling!

Jerome was utterly clueless to Skyler's feelings, even though she has dropped some hints of her affections for him before. Geez, she could rant all day about how stupid he is!

...Not to mention annoyingly attractive.

Ugh, just why did Skyler have to fall for such a cocky prick?!

"Sky?" A familiar voice suddenly pulled her out of her inner fuming, looking up and locking eyes with none other than Raegan Gallagher.

Raegan's face lit up, his steel blue eyes shining with sheer happiness. "I knew it was you!"

"Rae?" Skyler perked up, pleasantly surprised. "What're you doing here?"

He shrugged, a wide grin spreading across his face. "I'm here to be your knight in shining armour!"

Skyler was silent for a moment, before a knowing smile formed on her lips and she chuckled. "Lemme guess... Val told you to come here, didn't she?"

"Yeah, but also just for my own will. I wanted to see you, hot stuff!" He winked flirtatiously, Skyler playfully rolling her eyes at him. "Anyways, wanna dance?"

"Y'know what? Yes, that'd be great!" She giggled, Raegan beaming as she stood up and linked her arm with his.

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Skyler was having the best time with Raegan! There were times when he was so awkward and nerdy, but his impressive smarts certainly matched with hers. And he was able to make her laugh with his signature crude humour and sharp tongue, and of course his hilarious attempts at cracking pick-up lines.

Still, he was very gentlemanly and knew his place despite being somewhat rough around the edges. He treated Skyler with the utmost respect, and in her eyes that only made him even more handsome.

"So what's gotten you all upset?" Raegan asked, giving Skyler a twirl before catching her in his arms.

"Jerome." Skyler replied curtly, feeling her stomach churn in distaste from just mentioning his name.

"Ah, the oh so infamous firecrotch!" He proclaimed dramatically, Skyler laughing at his nickname. "I seriously don't know why you keep wasting your time with him, Sky. I mean, sure, maybe he's got a big dick though that shouldn't mean he should have a big ego!"

"And that's coming from you, one of Gotham City's cheekiest bachelors!" Skyler joked, snickering.

"Also one of the--scratch that--THE hottest!" Raegan piped up.

"Oh, shush! But honestly, you're right. I don't know why the hell I'm wasting my time with him. I deserve better."

"You really fucking do." He was fast to agree, his eyes connecting with Skyler's. She truly was so beautiful, and her eyes...were they blue? Grey? It doesn't matter. All he knows is that it just gave him such a stormy range of emotions.

"But... At the same time, I just can't get over him. No matter how hard I try." Skyler sighed.

At that exact moment, Raegan felt as if his heart shattered for what seemed like the umpteenth time. He was unresponsive for what seemed like a dreadful eternity, until he finally forced a smile.

"Enough about 'im, gorgeous. Let's just have fun, yeah?"

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Jerome was all alone at a table--god only knowing how much he's drank now.

He didn't know where Valerie was, and he was still so puzzled as to why Skyler suddenly ran off like that.

But when she disappeared...he could've sworn he saw tears in her eyes.

Maybe he was just imagining it. He's piss drunk, after all. Not to mention horny as hell!

Although... He couldn't help but feel bad. He felt like he was missing something, but he wasn't sure what. But seeing Skyler like that made him so confused, and he just almost had the urge earlier to run after her.

Oh, he was being ridiculous! There's no way in hell--

"WHAT?!" He shouted when he saw Skyler at the dancefloor from afar, dancing with one of the most irritating bastards he's ever met.

Why the actual fuck was she fraternizing with Raegan of all people? She can do so much better than that!

As if of his body's own accord, he found himself standing up and stomping right over to where they were. And before either of them even knew it, he strongly pulled Raegan away from her.

"What the shit?!" Raegan yelled, glaring menacingly at Jerome. "What's your damage, Carrot Top?!"

"Oh, I have a LOT actually!" Jerome giggled boyishly, slinging an arm around Skyler.

"Jerome, you're drunk! Get off of me!" Skyler groaned exasperatedly, trying to push him off of her.

"No! He's not good enough for you, Stormy Wormy! You deserve someone better! Someone like..." Jerome paused, hiccupping.

Skyler stopped as well, her eyes widening once again and her heart beating faster. "Someone like...who?"

But Jerome couldn't reply, leaning down and vomitting all over the floor as some girls nearby screamed and retaliated in disgust. Soon he fainted, but Raegan was quick to help support his weight along with Skyler.

"God, we need to get him home!" Skyler grunted.

"Mhm. Hey, Sky, are you free this--"

"RAE, PLEASE, NOT RIGHT NOW!"

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"Well... Not exactly how I expected this to go, but okay." Valerie laughed to herself, having observed the whole ordeal unravel from a more private section of the club. "At least seeing Sky with Rae knocked some sense into Jerome. Now I just gotta wait until those two lovebirds finally get together!"

It was then that she felt her phone buzz, picking it up only to be greeted by Oswald's voice.

"Val..." He murmured.

"Oswald." She breathed, instinctively placing a hand over her racing heart. "What is it? Do you need something?"

He didn't say anything before chuckling softly. "Why is it that even after I was an asshole to you, you're still concerned about me?"

"Because I care about you, Oswald Cobblepot."

Oswald felt his own heart skip a beat, a blush creeping up his pale cheeks from the other line. "I care about you, too, Valerie Joash. And...I'm sorry."

Valerie smiled, giggling. "You can make it up to me once I get back home, my king."

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Wooh! LE FINISH!

So this turned out a little different and longer than what I initially expected. I had an idea, but whenever I write whatever down it often just goes a whole other way so yeah...

But as always, I hope ya liked it and that I portrayed everything just fine! And I love my friend so much and her awesome OC, Sky, that I HAD to include Rholeska! But I will only be doing stories like this sometimes and just for a select few if I feel like it cuz the main focus is Val, after all.

And if some things are a bit out of place, then sorry! I can write following the storyline of the show, but sometimes I do also tend to write freely for myself and just change or add in my own ideas. Just a heads up!

Also, Rae is in fact my other precious OC baby played by the bootyful Dane DeHaan! Val's my main character so I actually don't get to use him much, but I love him just as equally and it was refreshing to have him appear here.

Lastly, I'm reminding again that Val IS multi-ship! There are some ships that I will politely refuse to do (romantically wise at least), but I'm open for suggestions. And also, a certain character doesn't always have to be just ONE relationship with Val! For example, there's the Jordon ship. Jim can be written as one of Val's lovers, but in another story he can also be written as her enemy (if you get what I mean).

Anywho, see ya! 😉