Chapter 2.
Harley opened her sapphire eyes to find her bedroom filled with the vivid light of day. She rolled over to greet The Joker only to find ruffled bed sheets in his place.
"I wish you'd at least tell me you're going out." Harley sighed as she sat up. A white piece of paper on the dark violet pillow case next to her caught the corner of her eye. She picked it up and read the ornamental hand writing of her boyfriend:
"Maroni needed me, won't be back till later, keep smiling pumpkin! Mistah J x."
Harley smiled and set the note back down on the pillow case as she rolled out of the crumpled bed sheets.
"In other news, The Joker and his men were spotted last night leaving Gotham's museum of natural history and art. It appears to local police that the criminals entered the museum unnoticed and stole a $73 million set of rings once belonging to Queen Elizabeth I. All that was left at the crime scene was The Joker's signature trademark, a card with the image of a green jester printed on it. Police are searching Gotham for The Joker and his men but have yet to find any clues to his where abouts."
Harley giggled as the news reporter read out this headline. "The cops in this city are ridiculous!" she sighed to herself, standing up to go and wash out the bowl of cereal she had finished.
Just as she'd put the clean bowl back and began to shut the cupboard door, the contents of her breakfast began to make a sudden reappearance. Luckily, Harley managed to reach the bathroom toilet before her breakfast appeared once more, this was the third time in a week Harley had been sick after her breakfast. It couldn't have been the food she was eating as she'd had something different every day and it was only in the mornings she felt ill. Suddenly an idea popped into her head, one which was dismissed it at once but stayed at the back of her mind.
It had been two hours since she'd been ill and Harley felt absolutely fine. Sadly, The Joker had yet to make an appearance back at their make-shift home so Harley decided to go visit Poison Ivy but make a quick stop at the pharmacy store on the way just to completely dismiss her absurd idea.
Harley changed swiftly into a black low cut shirt and bright red mini skirt with a black diamond sewn onto the side of the red material. Before leaving the house, she decided to write a note in case The Joker managed to get home before her and became puzzled as to her where abouts.
"Just gone to Ivy's for a couple of hours, don't worry puddin' I'll be a-okay, Harley x."
Frowning at her scruffy handwriting, she left the piece of paper on the sideboard where it would be easy to see if The Joker were to return before her.
"Harley! I was wondering when you'd next darken my door!" Poison Ivy winked as she opened the door to find her friend there. Harley grinned back laughing.
"You know what my puddin's like Ivy, I tell him I'm coming here and he seems to fit." Harley sighed as she thought how annoyed her boyfriend would be if he were to find out where she was and who with.
"Hmph, I really don't get what you see in him." Ivy frowned but opened the door further so Harley could stroll inside.
"The roses have flowered! And their white! What did I say? I told you they would be white!" Harley smiled when she noticed the rose plant she had given to her friend the last time she'd seen her had flowered. "Oh and before I forget!" Harley handed Ivy a small pot containing a young venus fly trap plant, "I saw it in the window of that plant store you like and felt I had to get you it as an apology present for leaving super early the other day." Ivy smiled at her friend and stroked the plant.
"It's gorgeous Harley! Thank you!" smiling, Ivy placed it on her window sill which was already overflowing with different varieties of plants.
Ivy had made Harley a cup of green tea and the two of them had sat down on her home made wooden chairs.
"So Red, how are things?" Harley chirpily asked her friend.
"Oh just the usual really, could be worse," Ivy smiled at her friend, "yourself?"
Harley began to fiddle with the end of her skirt. "Well, Mistah J's fine, but, well, I don't really know as such about me." Harley looked down as she continued to play with her skirt.
"What do you mean you don't know Harley? He hasn't been hitting you again has he?" Ivy began to look worried at her friend and knelt down next to her, "Harley what's wrong honey?"
Harley sniffed as she looked down, trying not to cry. "Ivy, I think, well, I might be pregnant. It's not like the last time though! I think I've got morning sickness and I just feel weird." She sniffed again as a small tear trickled down her face.
"Oh Harley, have you got a test or anything? You don't know for sure yet honey, you might not be, you know there's some flu bug or something going around at the moment, it might just be that." Ivy said as she held Harley's hand in a delicate grip.
"I've got one in my bag. I got it just before I came here." Harley sniffed once again.
Ivy stood up, grabbed Harley's red and black diamond chequered bag, walked back over to the sniffling blonde and placed it on her lap. "Well there's only one way to find out honey." Ivy said in a relaxed voice.
"Harley? Harley are you okay in there? It's been long enough for you to do the test honey." Ivy said knocking on the bathroom door. The lock on the door clicked open and the door slowly opened revealing Harley's tear stained face.
"It's positive." Harley sobbed.