'Elloh there! Welcome to the first chapter of Friends 'till the End! This is my first Batman fanfic, and I'm a little nervous about how it will turn out. Criticism is welcome, but please no flames! If there is any information I have gotten wrong, feel free to correct me.

Disclaimer: I don't own any characters from The Dark Knight, nor any of the plot from it. This goes for the whole story. I only own Sarah and the plot for this not as great story.

"Taxi!" Sarah yelled, only to be passed by the perfectly empty yellow car. "Taxi!" Her voice rose as she tried to stop another one. It sped by her, once again.

"I guess spending years in New York City didn't teach you anything." A familiar voice sassed behind her. Sarah turned to see Jeff, a good friend from high school.

"Jeff!" She cried happily, hugging him.

"Hey there, Sarah. It's good to see you." He smiled at her, doing a full examination on how she'd changed. "Your hair's different." He noted, picking up a strand of her now brown hair.

"Yeah." She flipped her hair back with a grin. Previously, her hair had been a pale blonde, but she had recently died it brown. In her opinion, it suited her better. "Looks like someone has been working out."

Jeff laughed, stepping in front of her. "Let me show you how a master does it." With a loud whistle, a taxi instantly pulled up to the curb.

That night was the night of their high school reunion. It had been many years since she last saw most of those people. There was one person who she had been hoping the most would come. Jack.

They were extremely close until after high school, then they just lost contact. Those two were just friends, but everybody claimed they would get married right after high school. Part of Sarah thought they would, too.

But no, after high school she moved to New York City and became a nurse. After spending a number of years there, she moved back Gotham. Is she glad she moved back? The answer is undecided. There were definitely more patients in Gotham. She had wished she was back in New York the previous year, when the Joker announced that he was going to blow up a hospital, and the hospital he did blow up was the one she worked in. That was horrifying for her. And then she was without a job. She also wished she was back in New York when, just a month ago, the news got out that the Joker escaped from the Arkham Asylum. But there was just something about Gotham that made her so attached to it. And that night, there was a chance she would get to meet Jack.

As they neared the high school, Sarah felt herself get nervous. What will Jack look like? She asked herself, then realized he probably wouldn't even be there. He wasn't one for social events.

The taxi stopped, and Jeff climbed out, pulling her along. The minute they walked in she scanned the room for any sign of Jack, only to be disappointed. Why would he come? She asked herself. You were practically his only friend. Jack wasn't a part of her circle of friends. He could've been, but for some reason he only chose to be her friend. He made everyone laugh, and they liked him, but that was as far as it went friendship wise.

Soon, Sarah saw Jessica, and ran up to her. "Jessica!" She saw Sarah and embraced her in a hug.

Jessica was one of her closer friends. She and Sarah stayed in touch after she moved back to Gotham.

Throughout the event Sarah reunited with each of her high school friends, all except for Jack. She put it to the back of her mind, though, and tried her best to enjoy the night.

Before she knew it, it was almost to an end. She had to leave early, for her pet bunny Harold was at home without food. He and her were close friends. Sad, yes, but he made good company when she was feeling lonely.

As she was saying goodbye to her old friends, the door swung open roughly. Not many people noticed, but Sarah did. There was a tall figure standing there. Not just any figure, though.

With a gasp, she saw the purple coat, green hair, and the cruel, permanent smile.

This turn of events made her mind foggy, and she stumbled backwards into the arms of Jeff.

"Sarah, what's wrong?" He asked, but soon enough he and the rest of the party realized what was going on. The Joker had arrived.

Jeff practically dropped Sarah, but she regained her balance and got back on her feet. The only sound in the room was the psychopathic clown's footsteps as he made his way closer to them.

What's he doing here?! Sarah's mind was racing, and her breaths became short and shallow. What would he, of all people, be doing here?!

"Well, don't just stop the party." He said, taking out a gun. There was a loud bang, and then the DJ was dead on the floor. Everybody hit the ground, and a couple screamed. One of those people happened to be Jessica. Before Sarah could do anything, there was another bang and Jessica had a hole in her head.

Sarah couldn't stop herself, she screamed. She clamped a hand over her mouth, but it was too late. In fact, the scream echoed through the large gym, just to add to that.

The Joker walked over to her, smirking. Smirking because he was about to kill her and there was nothing she could do about it. Her eyes went down to the floor, she just couldn't stand looking at him. She listened to the footsteps, and a pair of shoes came into view. Taking a deep breath, she looked up at the owner of those shoes. It was the Joker, of course. He reached a hand out to her and grabbed her hair, pulling her up off the ground.

"Hello there, sweetheart." He said mockingly. She tried not to look at him, but he grabbed her chin and made her look directly into those eyes.

Those eyes. Those frighteningly familiar eyes. Where had she seen them before? Then she knew. The answer hit her like a brick and he became even more familiar.

"Jack." She whispered in shock, only loud enough for him to hear.

"Oh look at that." He said while dragging me to the door. "Good ol' Sarah remembers me."

I guess my wish did come true. Sarah thought to herself. Jack really did show up. Only now, with every living cell in her body, she wished he hadn't.

What did you think? I'm not very pleased with it, nor am I pleased with any of the beginning chapters of my stories. I do assure you, though, it will get better! *cough cough* hopefully *cough cough*. But it can only get better with your help! So, tell me what you liked and didn't like using the handy review button below! ^_^