Never Forget To Smile

by blackbutlerfan98

Harleen met Jack in tenth grade. They fell for one another but a horrible accident causes her to forget all about him. Years later, Jack returns, as the Joker. He carves Harley's face and asks her to join his quest in killing The Batman.Will they succeed, or will they rip each other apart before catching Batman? Nolanverse Joker and Harley. Strong language/sex scenes/violence/abuse

6. Tears Don't Fall

Harley's POV

Joker had been gone for a week and I was panicking. I sat in the courtyard, crying because I thought the worst had happened. I was wrong. The worst was no longer as bad when I saw joker next. He walked up to me, smiling. Or was he frowning? I ran up to him and hugged him tightly. I looked up at him and gasped. He had stitches on both sides of his face, a smile carved into him. This...this was the worst. He didn't speak or stop me as I reached up to lightly touch the wounds. He winced in pain and I recoiled my hand.

"What happened?"

I asked, my voice shaking. He didn't reply. He just held my hands gently.

"Was it your father?"

I asked sternly. He nodded. My arms fell to my sides as I balled my hands into fists. I couldn't help but cry, I rested my forehead against his chest and just held him tightly. He pried me away from him and made me look up at him. He forced a smile, though I knew it must've been painful. I pulled his face down close to mine and kissed each cut delicately. He smiled genuinely down at me and I kissed him softly.

"I love you, puddin'..."

I whispered into his ear. I pulled back with a smile, and hoped for Joker to show he loved me too. All he did though was stare at me blankly and pat me on the head. I didn't expect him to feel the same...Joker went back to the hospital and stayed there for recovery until he was healed completely.

He came back to school a month later. He spotted me in the morning, a while before school would start. He came up to me, smiling. He picked me up an spun me around in his arms, kissing me sweetly. I was caught completely off guard and smiled to myself. He set me down and grinned at me.

"I love you too, Harls."

He stated. I smiled widely. We were inseparable throughout the day until my mother came to pick me up. To my "surprise", she was drunk.

"Get in tha car, darlin'."

She slurred. I frowned and waved goodbye to Joker. I hopped in the car and we drove off. It began to rain heavily, I didn't mind though because I loved rain. My mother began to speed up in an effort to get home ASAP. I had a bad feeling about this.

"Mom, slow down."

I pleaded as calmly as I could. She turned her hazel eyes to me.

"Oh hush, Harley. I know what I'm-"

"MOM, LOOK OUT!"

Her eyes turned forward again and she realized that we were going to crash. She tried her best to stop it but, of course she couldn't. Everything that had happened to me flashed by me, pain and then blackness.