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Chapter 2- Illusion
Frost had found a way in, as he always did. This was of course why J kept him around. One of the guards at the prison had racked up quite the debt and was due to be burnt any day now, it was the perfect opportunity. They made the drive down to that backwater state at half the time, Frost knew Joker was in no mood to take his time. It hadn't taken much to have the Jamaicans that ran the place call in his mark, and J couldn't wait to show this Griggs who the real "alpha" was.
J had cleaned up of course. Gone was any visible sign of maddness, he had to be at his best to see his girl. Frost and another lackey cleared the way to the kitchen in the back of the casino. As they closed in on the room they could hear someone chatting away.
'Oh let's play puddin'
I growled at her voice and let Frost go into the room first as I took a moment to silence her and all the other voices.
'Not now baby doll, we'll play later. Need him to get you home'
"Blah blah blah blah blah blah blah," he growled out as he walked in, resting his hands on Griggs shoulders and running them down his arms. "All that chit chat is going to get you hurt," he said slapping his arms hard to get his point across.
"Oh my god," Griggs said as he jumped. J growled as the man spoke and moved around to snarl in his face letting him know he was not up for talking by no means. Griggs fell silent as recognition slid across his face, and J moved his left hand up waiting for the pathetic man to kiss it.
'rip his throat out'
'knock his teeth out'
Joker growled and shook his head trying again to get the voices to shut up, now was not the time. Griggs kissed the ring and J sat in his lap, just because he couldn't kill him didn't mean that he couldn't have a little fun. If he didn't have fun they wouldn't think he was really the joker, because after all he always got the last laugh.
"I could tell you meant that," he said as he patted the side of his face. The poor man looked ready to piss himself and Joker found himself pleased, he hadn't lost his edge.
"You know why I'm here?" J growled out, Griggs shook his head. J held out his hand to the butcher over Griggs left shoulder, who handed him the hatchet he had been using without hesitation.
'he's lying, kill him'
"We can play games if you would like, but I can assure you I haven't been in the best of moods lately I might not play fair," J said, his words starting out theatrically as usual but ending on a growl as he bared his teeth at him, making the man tremble. The knife he held against the side of his neck drawing a thin line of blood as Griggs shook his head.
'Chop it off'
And he wanted to, fuck he wanted to. She was the reason he was here, the reason he couldn't kill this stupid fuck who had the audacity to try and lie to him. This lying sack of shit was his way to his girl, so he had to keep him alive for now. The rage he felt at that was only second to the longing he felt for her, and that was enough to stay his hand for the moment.
"Good, cause I think your gonna be my friend," Joker said menacingly. Griggs nodded his head, paying no heed to the damage it was doing to his neck. Joker leaned back stretching the tic in his neck as he shook his head as he looked back down at Griggs.
"Now Griggs is it? Tell me how is my girl hmmm?" Joker said grinning at him as he lowered the hatchet minutely so he could speak. The man trembled, the fear radiating off of him enough to fuel the beast inside J. He felt almost like himself at the moment, but it was hallow and for that he would pa
"G-g-good, alive and well. I can't break-"
"Ah ah ah," J said sliding the hatchet right back up and making the wounds deeper. "Did I ask you that. Pay attention the rules there "alpha" or you'll start losing body parts. Am I clear?"
"Crystal," Griggs said struggling to hold his gaze. Joker cackled loudly at his reaction, high off his fear.
"Your going to tell Frost here every thing you had planned for my girl, and your going to tell us where my Harley is being held inside," J said sliding off the mans lap and motioning for the Jamaicans to leave the room. "You leave anything out and I will burn your house down with your kids in it. They may have morals but you'll find I do not."
Griggs promptly started talking, spilling his guts and telling them everything they need to know. How to get to the place, how her cage was set up inside a larger cage. The impending transfer to some task force group, as if she were someone else toy to play with. She belonged to him, only he was allowed to use her as he saw fit. The rage inside him grew to new depths, he could feel that familiar itch building up inside.
Joker walked towards the door handing a spare phone to Griggs, "make sure she gets this."
J left knowing Frost would take care of the rest, the other henchmen followed him, flaking his sides as he went back to the car to wait. He wasn't sure he could remain in the room with that man and not kill him. The car meant silence and no one to interrupt him as he battled against the madness.
The high from Griggs fear felt empty, no longer feeding the beast that slumbered inside him. His little monster hadn't been there to eg him on, to celebrate with him after he got what he wanted. But she would be soon, and that lifted the heavy feeling in his chest minutely.
Frost joined him in the car a while later and started the engine, not making eye contact with him. Jonny boy had learned so well how to deal with him, waiting on him to ask first before speaking.
"Well?" J said softly.
"Their taking her and all the others out tomorrow. But he said it would be easier to get her the phone that way. We can track her, but their going to put some bomb shit in their necks to make them cooperate. But our friend told me who the doctor is that made them. He's at work right now, over in Metropolis. You say the word I'll have the boys go grab his wife."
'Do it Puddin', do it!'
"Do it. Lets go pay our doctor friend a visit, make sure Panda boy tags along," J said cackling. Everything was coming together now.
Thoughts?
