"I'm breaking up with you."

Batman stared at the Joker with an incredulous look. He had just found him in a dark alley and was about to kick his butt, as usual, but once again, the Clown had managed to take him by surprise with his nonsense.

"What the hell are you talking about?" he snapped.

"Oh, don't be sad, Darl- Batman. It's not me, it's you."

"Wh-"

"Shhhh, don't give me that look. It will make things even more difficult for me." He faked a sad face and looked up at Batman. "I'll never forget the time we spent together, but it's over. I put an end to our dance."

"You finally decided to stop crime?" asked Batman, clearly amused. He still didn't know what the Clown had planned, but he was obviously in one of his "armless prankster" mode. He could see that by the look in the Joker's eyes. There was no threat in it. Just a tiny bit of playful madness.

"Hehehe, don't be ridiculous, BATMAN."

The way he humorously put the emphasis on the word "Batman" – word that he didn't say that often, preferring other words such as "Bats", "Batsy" and "Darling" – proved that he was definitely playing.

"I'm simply tired of you rejecting me.", the Joker pouted. "It really hurts my feelings, you know." He wiped a non-existent tear from his eye. "I…I don't want to suffer anymore! Therefore, I'm leaving you… forever…"

He placed his hands on his heart, looking like teenage girl in love. Batman couldn't help but grin.

"Cut the act, Joker."

"I'm not acting! I'm really leaving you!"

"…Ok, then. Go on. Leave me. I'm watching you."

The Joker tried desperately to stay in character, to keep a serious face, but the situation was too much funny to not laugh.

"HAHAHA! Oh, Baby, I think you know me a bit too well. You're right, I could never leave you! I love you too much! Hehehehe!"

Batman's expression suddenly darkened.

"You don't love me," he said.

"Still in denial, eh, Bats? You are the world's greatest detective, but you fail to see the obvious…"

"And that would be…?"

"Why, that I'm in love with you, of course!"

"You aren't."

"C'mon, Batsy, stop being as blind as a bat, hehe! I think about you all the time. I see you in my dreams. Everything I do is to catch your attention. I want you to be mine, and I hate when you play with the other super-villains…"

"It's nothing more but a sick obsession. This isn't love."

"My heart beats faster when I see you…" he purred, walking towards Batman in a seductive manner.

"It's the adrenalin."

"No. It's love."

"It can't be."

The Joker snuggled against Batman's chest and wrapped his arms around his neck.

"Why?" he whispered.

"Because it would mean that I'm in love with you as well."

"…What?"

"I think about you all the time," Batman admitted. "My heart beats faster when I see you."

"And you still think that you're not in love with me? Geez, you are even more in denial that I thought, Bats!"

"I don't love you! You are insane, delusional, and-"

The Joker didn't let Batman the time to end his sentence. In a quick move, he closed the small gap that separated him from his Bat and kissed him.

He moaned. Gosh, it felt so good. Why did it take him so long to kiss Batsy? He had been dreaming of his lips for such a long time! The only part of his hero that was still human. The only part of his God that was accessible. He could feel his flesh under his bloody red lips. He could smell his skin…Oh, yes, he was closer to his Knight than ever…Of course, he also loved a good fight, but this, this was heaven.

The Knight stayed silent. He didn't know what to say, to be honest. The kiss felt…strangely good. Way better than when he kissed one of his model, or even Catwoman….

Maybe the Joker was right. Maybe he was in love with him…

He kissed the Joker back, and the Clown smiled against his lips, melting in Batman's strong arms…