Harley woke up in the same place her puddin' had left her the night before, curled up in a ball holding her stomach and still wincing at the pain her supposed true love left her with. A small welt had formed on her stomach under her corset and every breath hurt more than the last. She blinked a couple times trying to uncloud her vision trying to remember what had happened last night.

She slowly made her way to the bathroom to clean herself up, she closed the door as quitely as she could due to hearing the Jokers heavy footsteps come up the stairs. Harley quickly undid the back of her corset and undressed the rest of the way, looking at the new colors her love had added to her growing collection. She drew herself a hot bath when her reflection in the mirror caught her eye. She didn't see herself anymore, she saw herself as some brainwashed brat that had been too easily influenced. She had bruises not just in one place but EVERYWHERE, things had gotten out of hand last night and the memories were coming back in flashes. She stepped into the bath already feeling the pain away, it was then that she remembered last night.

*Harley couldn't remember what she had dto get this beating, she just figured her puddin snapped. She walked into his study while he was on the phone, after hanging up with whatever call he was taking Harley hurried up the stairs the their bedroom picking out her outfit for the night. Red was taking her out for a girls night across town and she couldn't wait to have girl time for once. Just then the Joker burst the door opened and threw her to the floor. He screamed vulgar terms at her and lead her to believe that he was better without her, He swore at her, and beat her with terrifying might. Thats when the last kick came that sent her back straight into the wall, thats when everything went black.*

Harley burst into tears not caring how loud she was until she heard Mistah J open up their bedroom door, she slammed her hands over her mouth opening her busted lip again. "Harley baby?, are you in there?, whats wrong?". He sounded really concerned for a person who had just the night before beaten her to a bloody pulp.

"Yea pud- Mistah J I'm alright, just taking a bath is all"
she called out to him her stomach wincing in pain.
"Alright babes, don't take too long in there"
She heard his footsteps start going towards the door-
"I'm just soaking my bruises, I guess"
*silence*
Crap.. he had heard her, his footsteps moved closer to the bathroom door jiggling the door knob.
"Harleen Quinzel open this door, I'm so sorry doll... I-I'm so sorry"

Harley climbed out of the bath, still wincing in pain. He wasn't going to just apologize this time he always did this. Harley began to cry only managing a small "No puddin', I'm fine." She managed to put icy-hot in the places that hurt the most, and got dressed. Never hearing the Joker move once. This wasn't like him, not at all like him actually. After a while he got bored and left her there not caring what happened to her, just caring about the damn bat. She put her hair in the same bun that she always wore before turning into Harley but still did her makeup the same. She peered into the full body length mirror on the other side of the bathroom door at herself. She was wearing a black corset, red and black leggings with her famous logo on them, and black ankle boots that had red glitter accents on them. She was proud of being Harley Quinn, and had no intention of going back to the old Harleen. The only thing she wan't sure of was The Joker, and whether their love was true or not, and after last night... she didn't believe he actually loved her. She opened up the door slowly only to see her puddin's head in his hands sitting on the edge of their bed. It looked as though he'd been crying his white face makeup has traveled down his hands forming weird patterns, when he heard the door close behind harley he looked up. His makeup was all screwed up, and it managed to make Harley hurt even more.

"Y-you're going to leave me aren't you..." he spoke up tears forming in his eyes again. Harley didn't answer she just slowly walked over to him.
The Joker looked at her, he looked at his beautiful Minx not knowing how much time he had left with her.
"Puddin' I-"
Harley was cut off by Mistah J getting up and holding her in a warm hug, he didn't give a crap about anything at this moment, he only paid attention to the woman he loved who was weeping in his arms right now. "Harley I don't know what came over me... I-I couldn't control myself, I lost myself, and I-I hurt you. I never should have hurt you."
"I'M NO BETTER THAN MY FATHER!" he screamed shaking the old toy factory they had had to reside in thanks to the GPD and Batsy. He let go of Harley and sobbed sitting himself back down on their bed.

Harley took her loves hand and pulled it away from his face it was odd seeing her J cry, it was foreign to her, but knowing her she knew how to make everything better for him. The Joker looked up to her, shocked. She pulled his head into her lap as she slid in next to him on their bed, stroking his green hair she laid her head on top of his and whispered in his ear how much she loved him.

"Puddin' ever since the day I first met ya I knew you and I would be an unstoppable team togetha, I love you since the first day I saw ya, and I would never leave ya over something that ya didn't mean to do". She felt The Jokers face curl itself into a small smirk. She helped her love get into bed and crawled in next to him. She was just about to fall asleep when she heard him call to her in a whisper.

"Harley?"
"Yea Puddin'?"
"I-I love you doll"
"Ya really mean it baby?"
The Joker wrapped his arms around her waist and held her, this was one of his soft moments, the moments she cherished the most because no matter what anyone said, The Joker did love her, and she would put up with his bad days because she loved these moments that made it all better".
"We've got a thing called mad love Harls, and I've felt it since the day I saw you take those 2 doctors out at the asylum when they tried to stop you from breaking me out. You were the only woman I could ever confide it, screw that the only LIVING BEING I could confide in. You know everything about me, just as I know everything about you. Your my love, and my life Harley, Your the only one I've ever known to actually understand this Clown Prince of Crime. I love you Harley". Harley felt tears well up in her eyes, she turned to face him with his arms still wrapped around her. "I love you too p-puddin'" and with that he laid a soft kiss on her head and they slept in harmony for once. Harley knew from then on things were gonna change, and The Joker knew that from now on he was going to change for her clown princess of crime.

The next morning Harley's eyes fluttered open as she she yawned and managed a smile. Her J was still sleeping, she looked at the time, 5:25 AM J would be up in 35 minutes. She slowly moved his right arm off of her to which he then rolled over and faced the wall of their room. She smirked knowing he'd probably end up falling on the floor and waking himself up earlier than usual. It made her even happier knowing he wouldn't come after her for it. She then swiftly and with one motion pulled herself out of bed.

She made her way to the bathroom door and opened it slowly without so much as a creak. She slipped in and got dressed in her outfit which consisted of skinny jeans, a red fitted t-shirt, a black and red chocker with a picture of her and J on it, and red and black knee high boots. She put her hair up in a ponytail and looked at herself quickly in the mirror before heading downstairs. She turned the corner to the kitchen when she heard her name. "Harl?, is that you, are you okay?"

Crap, it was Red she had completely forgotten that red and her had made plans last night before J's blow-up happened. "Yea Red, it's me, and yea I'm okay."

"He hurt you didnt he?"

"Yea, but its okay now Red, he's changed" Harley looked down at the floor and grinned, maybe this time he was telling the truth.

"That MONSTER will never change Harley, you were so much better off staying with me after you got out of the Asylum!" Red whisper-shouted.

*THUD*

Harley and Red both jumped knowing Joker had fallen on the floor and shit was about to go down if Red didn't leave quickly. They heard the Joker yawn as Harley pushed Red out of the back door and shut it a little too loud behind her, Harley stood facing the door with her hands still on it when she heard J clear his throat. She spun around to meet his eyes. "Harl, who was at the door?". Busted. "Oh, uh it was Darryl, he was wondering if he had to work today but I told him it was okay, that we were going to take a day off the crime scene."

"Oh, thats right it's Saturday." Joker thought.

"How's about we go out on a little date night my little Minx?" Joker asked. Harley nearly jumped with joy. "Oh you mean it puddin'!?". "Yes, now go start the grocery shopping in the next town over, and I'll take care of some last minute things" Joker said handing her a list of stuff they needed for the next few weeks. Harley grabbed the list gently to which her puddin' replied with a kiss on her forehead.

Harley grabbed the get away cars keys, took one last look at the toy factorys window to which the Joker blew a kiss to her from, and headed down the back roads of Gotham. She had the radio cranked so high she could feel the bass of the songs she played on the radio. She looked at the next song coming up, "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun -Cyndi Lauper". This ride was about the get interesting, her puddin' barely ever let her play this song in the car because he found it annoying, even if it was Harley's favorite song. The first verse came up and she was already singing her little heart out, if only her puddin' were here to see this.

The Joker had watched his little minx drive off a little too crazy towards one of the back roads they usually took. He knew for a fact he was going to miss her but kept himself contained, he had work to do. He went upstairs to their bedroom and got changed into his famous green and purple suit. He had called a couple of his henchmen to come over at once or they'd get their heads blown off, ya know usual punishment from the Joker. Darryl, Keith, and Harold pulled up the driveway and let themselves into the basement.