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Joker POV

He sat in a purple (of course) armchair in the center of the old warehouse, watching the tape of the girl taking out one of his thugs with growing hysteria "Perfect, yes, all accordingto plan, hee hee hee" He cackled, licking his lips and watched as a shadow appeared in an upper corner of the screen, Batman. "hee hee what will Batsy think when she joins our little Party.

Bruce POV

Alfred hadn't found much on the girl, just her name and small bit of history: She was Len Hawken, she was supposed to be in an orphanage after her mother was killed but none of the orphanages in Gotham had her in their care. He sighed, just one more thing to worry about. Getting up and noticing that he was still in his suit he simply left and began to look for the girl, finding her a couple blocks away from the alley, and, making sure to stay out of sight, he followed her.

Len POV

Feeling eyes on her she turned around swiftly, probing the darkness for someone, and, seeing no one she turned back a small frown on her face and moved a bit faster, it was almost dawn and absolutely freezing when she made it to one of her favorite places, an abandoned corner of a park with a few rotting benches scattered around. Another twig snapped and finally seeing something she peered closer, only to jump back as five or six men with clown masks jumped out, lunging at her, she knocked out the first two rather easily but the other four surrounded her and attacked as one, tripping the one in front of her, she jumped over his prone form and moved so they couldn't get behind her and released a few kicks but she wasn't able to get close enough to knock them out, she was holding up well but was slowly being driven back, farther into a corner where she couldn't move as well, her optimism faded even more as two more thugs stepped out of the brush to replace the two she had taken care of. But just as one was about to grab her by the throat a shadow seemed to fall from a nearby tree, smoothly knocking out all but one thug, which she quickly knocked out. She studied her unexpected savior, and blinked with astonishment as she saw that it was the batman. her surprise quickly gave way to waryness. "why did you help me?"

" You needed it."

"... I can take care of myself thank you very much"

His voice grew a bit amused "and what was that just now"

"..."

"You shouldn't be out here"

She raised an eyebrow "where else do i have to go? and most definitely NOT an orphanage" she gave him a piercing glare. but he was gone. grumbling softly she left the park and began to wander about. soon coming to the dock and finding a place to spend the day.

the next day

Joker POV

With a gleeful cackle he announced to a select group of thugs "follow her, chase her, never let her rest. I'll have Pretty soon Hee hee hee" He licked his lips again. as his thugs hurried out the door.

Bruce POV

"those were Joker's thugs yesterday Alfred." bruce was pacing back and forth as his butler looked on

"perhaps master Wayne you should bring this to the attention of Gordon?"

"you're right, as usual. i'll go over when it's dark"

Later

Commissioner Gordon was just about to turn off the signal and turn in for the night when a deep, rasping voice spoke right behind him, causing him to jump

"what?"

"the Joker has robbed another bank, once again killing everyone onside" Gordon turned to face Batman.

"I know"

"oh, umm well..."

"the Joker is interested in another girl, tomarrow night at the outside gardens of the Rose Resturant, i will bring her."

"wait! you're a wanted criminal! you can't go there!"

"then choose a table in the corner, near the woods, reserve for two."

"wai..." But he was gone.

Gordon sighed and, switching off the signal, walked inside and called the resturant, makeing reservations for two, and told them he would choose the table when he got there the next night.

Len POV

The next evening she woke up to rough voices, after listening for a bit she realized that they were looking for her, She moved swiftly from her hiding place, not quickly enough apparently, for one set up a shout and they began chasing her as she led them on a hectic and slightly dangerous chase, one of them managed to spray her with something but it only got on her arm, however she was beginning to suspect that it had some kind of homing device in it, for whenever she tried to rest they caught up and forced her to run again, a stab of annoyance and frustration shot through her, she had nothing to defend herself with and they were all brandishing knives, so she had no choice but to run from the overwhelming odds, no matter the damage to her ego. Just as they were about to corner her at the dock Batman once again appeared from nowhere and took out the thugs, before turning to look at her. A bit annoyed she said "you would be a good magician you know."

He looked at her, a slight simle hovering around the corners of his mouth "come."

"why?"

"I want you to meet someone."

She glared suspiously at him before nodding, She nearly jumped as he moved impossibly fast and picked her up as easily as if she weighed nothing and began to, well, fly off to some unknown destination.

Joker POV

He cackled, rubbing the blade of one of his many knives, it was all going according to plan.

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