Title – Partners Or Lovers?
Rating – T
Disclaimer – I do not own any rights to Batman or any of the characters. All rights belong to their rightful owners.
Summary – Harley Quinn was a dangerous, independent criminal who was very well known in Gotham. But what happens when she becomes the Joker's sidekick? Or maybe more? A different story to how the Joker and Harley met.
A/N – I just randomly came up with this idea at about 1:00 in the morning.. But I do hope that you all enjoy this story just as much as I enjoyed writing it! :3
Chapter 1: What Clown Girl?
It was a peaceful night in Gotham City. No robberies, shootings, or even simple things such as littering! Everything was just so quiet. He hated it. Joker sat on his throne in his fun house, looking around at all of the wooden crates filled with his joke weapons. The only sound that could be heard was his slow and heavy breathing. Why am I not hearing any screams? At least a good fist fight! He sighed and closed his eyes, leaning back in his seat.
The Joker was getting very bored, and this just angered him further. He slammed his fists down onto the arms of his chair, sitting up and opening his eyes only to glare at the empty space in front of him. "BOB! LAWRENCE! GET IN HERE!" The two goons scrambled into the room, looking up at their boss with fearful expressions "Y-yes boss?" They asked in unison. Joker looked at them as he ran a hand through his slick green hair. "Get me the newspaper." The two nodded and quickly ran out of the room.
Moments passed until they finally returned, running up to Joker and handing him the paper. Joker sneered as he snatched the papers away from them. He skimmed through most of it until something caught his eye. 'NEW CLOWN GIRL OF CRIME: HARLEY QUINN' His eyes narrowed more as he continued re-reading that line. Clown Girl Of Crime? That's MY title! Well, Clown Prince of Crime. But that's not funny! I'm the only clown around here! He thought as he slammed the papers down onto the ground. Joker pointed down at it and looked up at the goons with an angry expression "Who is that?!"
The henchmen looked down at the paper, then simply shrugged. "I don't know boss." Bob said calmly "Must be a new super-criminal in Gotham." Joker only became even more furious and pulled out two pistols, aiming both at each one of them. "I know that! But I'm curious now.. You two, go kidnap her and bring her to me! Got it?" He spat out the last two words like venom. They gulped and nodded quickly, running out of the room. Joker leaned back into his seat and tapped the top of his leg with his fingers. They better get the job done or else I'll use their skin as blankets. He thought as he waited impatiently for them to return.
It had been 8 hours since they left and they still weren't back. Joker had fallen asleep, but when he woke up he was angrier than he had been earlier. He stood up and stomped into the living room, turning on the TV. The news was on and he was utterly shocked when he saw what had happened. Bob and Lawrence, who he was just talking to a while ago, were now dead. What surprised him even more was when the newscaster spoke. "It looks like two of the Joker's goons were violently killed. Who could be the murderer? Wait, what's this?" The guy walked over to the two dead bodies and pointed to the sides of their face where the initials 'HQ' were carved. "It looks like Harley Quinn has struck again! Be cautious, this new clown of crime is very dangerous! In fact, she might be even more dangerous than the Joker. Looks like he's got some competition!"
Joker growled and grabbed the TV, smashing it onto the ground. He looked around and grabbed his purple jacket, slipping it on and grabbing his fedora as well. "Alright.. Alright. She wants to steal my act? I'll show her!" He wanted to approach her nicely at first, so all he did was stick a knife in his back pocket. "Look out Ms. Harley," he said to himself as he opened the door "The Clown Prince of Crime is coming after you!" With that, he walked out and slammed the door behind him.