A thin shriek cut the air, and made the Joker look across quickly. He pinned his attacker to the ground and saw his lover disappear over the edge of the multi storey building. Quickly shooting the man who had tackled him, and the man who had pushed Jonathan, the Joker scrambled for the stairs, almost tripping up several times. "Johnny, oh Johnny…Shit no…please…" he whispered as he sprinted out of a door on to another flight of stairs. He tripped, tumbled, but picked himself up, and burst out of a door at the bottom of the building. He saw a small shadow on the pavement, and ran to Jonathan, kneeling beside him. "Jonathan? Johnny, can you hear me?" he whispered, taking his lover's broken hand. The small man's eyes fluttered open. "Johnny?"
"J…Joker? Please. Don't let go. I'm scared..."
"Don't be Jonathan. I'm here. I'm not going anywhere."
"I'm scared of dying."
"Shh. Don't be." The Joker looked over Jonathan's body, his other arm and one leg were at awkward angles and he hadn't moved any; his back and spine were crushed. The Joker felt a strange sensation on his face, it tickled slightly and his vision was fuzzy.
"Joker…are you crying?" The Joker gasped; he was. Tears dripped on to Jonathan, making him smile weakly. The Joker quickly wiped them away, staining his hands with face paint.
"I…I'm scared too Johnny. I don't want you to leave me."
"I'm trying not to Joker…But I want you to know…I love you. I don't want to die, but I'm going to, I know. I can't feel anything but cold…"
"Don't say that! Don't you dare talk like that Jonathan Crane."
"Joker…please…for once. Be serious. Promise me something."
"Anything" He wasn't bothering to wipe his eyes any more, and white and red spots of face paint were falling on to Jonathan.
"Promise you'll take care of yourself? Get over me? Find a new love?"
"Don't flatter yourself…Get over you? You think you're special…" The Joker broke off, he couldn't laugh, and he let out a high pitched wail.
"Promise me Joker…" Jonathan gasped urgently, his breathing becoming more laboured.
"Yes. I promise."
"Please…don't be too sad. I love you…for ever…hold me."
"But I'll break you…" Joker picked Jonathan up, and pulled him as close as he dared. Jonathan's breathing became even less noticeable, so the Joker laid him down again gently, and stroked his pale face. "Promise…I love you…" Jonathan's eyes dulled and he breathed in one last time. His chest did not fall again. His hand went limp in the Joker's, and his head lolled to one side. The Joker bit his lip, and gently closed Jonathan's eyelids, letting his screams fill the alleyway.