Ch2
That night, Bruce goes out to patrol again, the thrill of the night and the chase leading him to forget, temporarily, his problems. The Joker has been gone from Arkham for about a week, and the city is as tense as ever, waiting for the next big hit. But there will be no next big hit, Batman promises himself. He will save his beloved city from this madman. He will break this criminal mastermind
The Joker. Thinking about the Joker, Batman returns to the cave, and opens the locked door. He has locked the clown here, in a padded cell. The madman has brought him so much pain and fury and rage. He smirks at the clown and shoves a bright flash light near his eyes.
"Bats?" The Joker sounds confused. "How nice to see you here, bats! Did ya kidnap me? Had no idea that you are so, uh, kinky~" The clown babbles on. Batman backhanded him.
"Shut. Up." The bat growls at the clown.
"Whoa, whoa, whoa, jeez, bats, calm down, eh?" The Joker grins. Batman closes a fist in the Joker's hair and looks the madman in his eyes.
"Hi there~" The Joker sound as smug as he could be, so Batman shuts him up.
It couldn't be counted as a kiss, no. More of a bite, really. Full of violence and blood and a strangled laugh from the clown.
"No idea you are so, uh, into me, bats. But all you have to do is just ask." Batman backhanded him again and the clown just laughs.
"Hey bats! Yo ho! I, ah, gotta go, if you know what I mean." He giggles again. Batman releases the clown from his restraints, and the Joker launches himself at the bat, punching and kicking at the kevlar clad man. A press of a button later, a firey pain sears through the Joker and he falls to the ground.
"W-what the hell! Bats!" Batman raises his foot and places his boot on the Joker's face. "Go. Now. Or this will not be the last time."
"Heh. Threatening." But when the Joker picks himself up from the floor and drags his feet to the bathroom Bruce has to resist the urge to press the button again. When the clown finishes he grabs him by his arms and pushes him up against the wall and ties the Joker up so that he gets rope burns.
"I SAID SHUT UP!" Batman roars at the clown.
"Why should I? Bats! You cant be so mean!" The Joker teases Batman. Like he is in charge, that he has full control over his situation. It makes rage bubble up inside Bruce's mind.
He walks away, drawing a bath of cold water. He had the bathroom installed for such reasons. Tile is easier to clean than a padded room. He drags the Joker to the edge.
"!" Batman holds the Joker's head down into the water, and drags him out by his hair, once, twice, three times. The Joker comes up, wheezing and gasping for air and laughing. "Really Batman? How dishonorable of you!"
Batman holds the Joker's head down in the water, again and again, until he chokes and then he lets the maniac's head hit the bottom, forming a bruise.
'Eh-he h-he, bats, y-you really aren't kiddin' heh" Batman punches the man in his jaw. "You." He huffs. "Mine. Will..break. Will make you pay." The Joker stares at him. "You truly are delusional, bats." And then he splutters and laughs and Batman heaves the Joker out of the room in outrage.
He starts slamming the Joker's head against the wall as the clown laughs. Batman snarls. He will break the clown yet. When he stops, the Joker is rendered unconscious, and Bruce locks his mouth with a muzzle.
He slams the door to the cell and gets back up to the cave.
"Master Bruce?" He hears a voice from the elevator. Batman looks up. "Yes Alfred?" He asks.
"I am merely worried, Bruce. You have been down in the cave for quite some time."
Bruce frowns. His mind telling him that he has just arrived at the cave. "Mhmn. Thanks, Al, I'll be up there soon." Alfred nods and leaves for the mansion.
When Bruce goes back to the manor and showers and rest, his mind tells him that he is forgetting something important. He ignores that voice, but inside, Bruce feels dirty. A kind of dirt and filth that cannot be washed away. 'Stop.' He tells himself. 'You have no reason for feeling like that.' Oh but you do. He ignores that voice.
"Why are you so obsessed about that guy?" Pamela whispers as she leans down to kiss Harleen's hair.
"Huh? Obsessed?" She replies. "Not obsessed. The Joker is interesting." Pam grins and kisses her again. God she loves this woman.
"Interesting, and MIA, Harls." She has to admit she is a little jealous of the homicidal clown. "I know. God! Pam. I have to track that guy down. There are just so many questions!" She kisses her girlfriend. "Not that way though. You know I love you." Pam smirks. "There are other things we should be doing right now."
A/N: Crazy guy, bats is. ;D
