" The one knight he doesn't laugh"

The snow fell on a dark winters night in Gotham,many people were either safe in their homes or out on the streets,or even on the road.

But for one person,he was in an old damaged hotel in the slumps,he had a round table with a deck of cards and a pot of coffee set over a small furnace fire with two mugs set on the table,he was sitting in one chair while the other was empty.

He had his arms cross and his right leg set on top of his left,he just sat in the silence not saying a word,nor giving a laugh,this man was none other then the clown prince of crime himself...The Joker.

He then heard the door open and in the doorway was the person he had been waiting for...The Batman.

"I'm surprise you came Batsy." The joker said not looking up from the table.

"I'd have figured you'd bring Jimmy boy and his blue crew."

"Well,considering the fact that this is the only day in the year where you don't try something." Batman replied sitting in the chair across from Joker.

"I don't tell anyone,not even Gordon."

Joker began shuffling the cards while Batman poured the coffee.

"You know this is the fourth time we've done this,Harleys always asking where I go on this night,but I just tell her to screw off.

"To be honest,I'm wondering if the fools of this city like Copplepot,Dent,heck even your middle child Todd think were buddy buddy."

"Jason can think what he wants,I could care less what the others say,no sugar?"

"You hate sugar."

"You don't."

"True,but I'm cutting back on the sweets."

"Since when?"

"Since last Christmas, when you foiled my plot of blowing up the Gotham Christmas tree and killing the Mayor."

"Interesting,full book?"

"Of course."

The two sipped their respective coffees and picked up their cards.

"Bats first."

"Hmmmm,do you have any 3s?"

"Go fish."

Batman picked up a card.

"Do you have any kings?"

Batman handed over one king.

"I never understood why you insist on this game,out of all the other card games,you pick a child's favorite."

"Let's just say it was an old friends favorite game."

"You have friends outside of this life,9s?"

Joker handed over two 9s.

"Use to,she died."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't be,it was a long time ago,8s."

"Go fish."

Joker took a card.

"Can I asked you something that's aways bothered me,and quite frankly everyone else for that matter?"

"What."

"Why a Bat?"

"Its what I'm afraid of,so I use my fear to inflect on others,except for people like you,who are too smart for stuff like that."

"Ah,a complement, you flatter me Bats."

"Hm,jacks?"

"Go fish."

The duo played like this for nearly an hour,till eventually it was five minutes to midnight.

"As?"Joker asked.

Batman handed him three and the Joker took them and formed the last book making him the winner.

"Well the score is now tied two to two,as aways this was quite pleasant."

"And as aways a pleasure." Batman stated.

Joker looked at his watch and it was now nearly three minutes to midnight.

"Well better head off,Harleys bound to call out the dogs on me if I'm not back home in time."

The Joker started to head out the door when Batman(still sitting)spoke up.

"Why me,of all the people that you could do this with,Two-face,Penguin, croc,heck even Cat,why me?"

"Let's be honest Batman,out of all the crazey people that live this city,you are the only one that is my friend."

"Then why here,why today?"

Joker stood there for a minute before he finally answered.

"Guess its the only place where I'm sane,as for why today...well I'll keep that to myself,till next time Batman."

The Joker then left,leaving the dark knight sitting alone.

"Till next time."

The Joker walked outside,placing his overcoat and hat on,and looked up into the sky as the snow fell.

"Happy birthday,Jeannie." He said and then walked off into the night,not uttering...one...single...laugh.

The end

(I know this story seems out of the blue,and although it dose seem far fetch that Batman and Joker would meet one night,drink coffee,and play go fish,its just something that suddenly came to me,so please like and review if you want.)