Hey guys. I've been feeling a little better, so faster chapters. Hopefully it keeps up. This is one of the longest ones yet. And the first that needs an M rating. This is very mild and it will go into a bit more detail in the future. You can't write a good story and Jason and Joker without getting a little dirty.
Disclaimer: Does Jason Todd have like 900 movies? No. Then Batman isn't mine.
He'd never felt so terrified in his life, coming to save her. The chance that Lisette would be dead, that he'd never see her again. It practically froze up his veins, but here she was asleep. Beautiful. Despite her practice Eden was a heavy sleeper so Jason had no fear of waking his love by running his fingers up and down her bare side.
There was something elegant in her scars. She had surprisingly few, leading him to think her suit was better than his in many ways. Which made sense because it was designed for the first Robin and he was no trapeze genius like Dick Grayson. Jason was more prepared for a solid fist fight, that's how he learned to fight. But Lisette herself only had three major scars. He touched the first, it ran across her hip bone and was from her first time trying to be Eden.
There was the other across her shoulder from the time the head of the Deadbot household pushed her down the stairs. Jason leaned down and kissed the scar before lighting a cigarette and breathing out the the smoke. He was trying to quit but he could never stay at it for very long. There was something about the smoke that cleared his head. Alfred was always stealing his packs to help 'persuade' him but Jason could easily get more.
The last was a scar across her left inner thigh, he touched that one gentler than the others and listened to her sigh. This one was the only one that made him sad, this was her suicide scar and he hated it, because it almost took her from him. Smirking slightly he traced along the faint line again. She twitched a little and her mouth moved up a bit in a tiny smile. He could always tell when she was faking sleeping, not that he ever let her know that.
Instead of tracing the line he grabbed her thigh and pushed her legs apart while leaning down to kiss along the side of her unbandaged neck. Her lack of clothing made it all the easier to trace his finger along her until Liz bucked up against him. Chuckling he blew lightly on her neck and slid one of his fingers inside her.
She opened her eyes then and saw the arrogance oozing out of him. That was his, she belonged to him. "Why can't you, ah, wake me up like this everyday." She said a little out of breath as he amped up the pace.
"Because, there are some days when I'd end up knocked out on the floor." He teased kissing her lightly.
"Which is exactly why I never wake you up like this." She responded grabbing the back of his neck to pull him closer as Jason switched over to two fingers.
"Are you sure it's not because if you woke me up like this I'd never let you leave?" Lisette rolled her eyes grabbing his wrist. He could see her eyes cloud with worry.
He stopped and let her call the next move. Lisette sighed deeply and moved his wet hand away. "We have a party to plan, it'll be time soon. I already hired a decorator so that's all taken care of. We just need to eat and get dressed. You let me sleep later than you should have."
Jason frowned wiping his hand off on the sheets and gently touched her side, "Are you okay?" She looked away and his suspicions were confirmed.
"Yea..." Liz stood and stretched. Jason took the time to notice the bruises forming on her torso and growled a little, the handprint across her breast made him want to stab someone, preferably multiple times. "Jay." She gave him a stern look. "I'm alive."
He watched her leave into the bathroom and when he heard the water running Robin jumped up to join her. He'd become concerned, she wasn't usually so secluded and something was obviously weighing on her. Silently slipping into the bathroom he saw her and Jason's heart sank. Lisette stood naked and crying in the shower, her arms wrapped around herself as her shoulders shook in convulsions. She looked so small standing there by herself and it hurt him to know she had done this many times. His girlfriend's life had never been easy.
Wasting no time he slipped in with her and wrapped his arms protectively around her waist grabbing her wrists. Lisette turned hiding away from the world as sobs wracked her body. "What's wrong?" She stayed silent. "Lisette..." He pulled her closer pushing his body against her.
"I don't want to do this anymore." She looked up at him in agony. "I can't do this anymore. Royce is dead. He'd not coming back, playing a hero won't change anything."
"I know." Jason nodded. He didn't do this because he wanted justice. He was Robin because he wanted a family and Lisette was a better choice than Bruce ever could be. "I'll talk to Batman soon. Okay? We'll go..." He hugged her tighter crushing Liz to him.
"Promise we'll really go this time?" She asked looking up at him.
"Yea, I promise."
After a long and somewhat arduous shower to relieve her tension she kissed Jason deeply and pressed her chest against him. He'd always liked the way it made her tits look all pillowed up like that. Moving out of the shower so they didn't have sex again he began towel drying his hair the two colours contrasting in the light.
She moved out after him drying off and kissed his shoulder. "Off with you, I need to get dressed for the party." Liz kissed him again and Jay nipped her lip before she could escape. "Go on." She gave him a playful shove. "I'll see you at the party."
He groaned and glared at her, "You really won't tell me what you'll be wearing?" Jay continued to look at her as he wrapped the towel around his waist.
"I really won't tell you what I'll be wearing." She mimicked pushing him playfully from the door. "Now get out."
Jason resignedly left to get his own outfit ready, it wasn't like he'd told her what he would be wearing either. He was excited if a bit anxious for Bruce to finally meet her, even if neither of them would technically know they were meeting. It had been hard to lie to her all of these years about where he lived and who Batman was, and he was hoping she'd figure it out on her own so there would no longer be any real secrets between them.
The time flew by and Jason straightened out his shirt before walking in the front door of her house, all for show of course. People didn't exactly know they'd been dating for years. Many people had already gathered inside. He knew very few of them, this was high society after all. He saw Gordon and Barbara his daughter. They looked comical; Jim was a chef and his daughter was a lobster. Jason had to hold back a laugh when he saw Bruce. Of all the things he had not been expecting his mentor to be dressed up as Alfred Pennyworth and furthermore did not expect Alfred to be portraying Bruce Wayne.
Jason walked up to them chuckling, "Clever." Bruce took the time to glance Robin over. He was wearing a king's garb with a crown and a long black cloak with white trim and lots of velvet. He looked quite regal in black, blue and white.
"You look wonderful Master Jason."
Jay smiled nodding to Alfred he was bordering hysterical, "Thanks, Alfred."
Bruce moved a little closer and whispered, "Will your girlfriend be attending?"
Jason blushed lightly and nodded moving back into his own space, but was taken aback by Alfred's suddenly overly cheerful demeanor at the news when he responded. He looked around trying to spot her and when he did he forgot to breathe.
He knew immediately what she was, a robin. But not a bird costume it was a long dress with feathers running down to pool around her. The top was white then slowly changed into a tannish yellow and was black on the bottom. It had no sleeves and pushed her breasts up to hold onto the necklace Liz wore, which explained the dress for everyone else. It was a bronze Robin symbol, the same one as on his suit.
Jason swallowed hard and had to try hard to hide his love for her. She walked over and Bruce stared at the necklace, so she was Eden. Lisette did a little spin, "I thought I'd support the Dark Knight and his partner tonight." She looked Jay over with a grin, "My liege."
Her boyfriend immediately bowed, which she curtsied back at. "I'm sure the Bat appreciates it." He leaned in quietly speaking. "I know Robin does."
Bruce spoke up stepping forward, "I'm sure he would." She saw the look that went from Jason to Bruce. And then the hand the was placed on his shoulder and suddenly she understood why Bruce always reminded her of a soldier. Lisette chuckled lowly, of all the people to be Batman it would be Bruce Wayne.
"Indeed." Liz leaned forward and gave a knowing smile, "You never told me you knew Bruce, Jason. And here I thought we were close."
Jason just shrugged, after his 'adoption' the news of him had quickly faded in public eye. People didn't notice him the way they noticed the acclaimed Richard Grayson. Everyone had always loved Dick more. Speaking of the first Robin he walked over clasping Batman's shoulder. "Bruce, it's great to see you."
They all froze looking at his very obviously cheap hotdog costume. He swayed a little from side to side in it and Lisette covered her mouth to hold in a laugh. "You're just a whole bunch of dick jokes rolled into one ain't ya'." Jason joked.
Dick laughed and turned to Liz holding out his hand. The Robin symbol on her chest bringing back kind memories. "You look gorgeous, Miss Deadbot."
Feeling the twinge of jealousy Jason stepped forward, "Yes she does." Dick raised an eyebrow and took a step away. Alfred's smile widened and he moved forward toward the woman that had helped the little boy he once knew become a little happier with life.
"I'm Alfred, Miss Deadbot. It's wonderful to finally know of your existence." Al turned glaring at Jason who looked down and shuffled his feet.
She nodded to him politely and went to say it would have been lovely to hear of him as well but a panicked whispering filled the air. The four of them froze and turned moving closer, better to work as a team than alone. People began moving back and away from the intruder. Lisette pulled off the necklace and pushed it in Jason's pocket and walked away as they nodded to each other in understanding.
Jason watched her go and began to whisper to Batman as she walked to the center of the room blending into the crowd. Standing there accompanied by a few goons, with his familiar suit and greased hair was The Joker. The villain giggled and walked toward her, "You forgot to invite me, and here I thought we were getting along so well."
Lisette smiled and tilted her head back at him pushing down the fear she felt. "But if I invite you then I've got to invite all of Gotham's most wanted and I'm afraid someone would end up stealing my silver."
Joker looked to and fro with a look of falsified seriousness, "Don't worry, dearie, if they did that. I'd skin 'em."
"Well that's very nice of you." She took a step back. "What do you want Joker?"
He skipped forward and did a spin with knife in hand, her knife. "I thought after everything we've been through you'd want to see me."
She wanted to kill him more like, just he was different than the rest. Maybe it was the intelligence behind his eyes or the smile but he drew her in, but above all it was the lack of fear. The pull fascinated her more than it should've and she found herself analyzing him. Out of the corner of her eye as they stared she saw Batman and Robin appear. She really needed to ask them how they could get to their costumes so fast sometime.
"I'm afraid it really is invite only."
He nodded like he was going to agree, but then turned and saw one of her guests. He'd made a fatal mistake. Joker went from casual to angry in seconds and threw the knife with surprising accuracy straight through the other clown's eye.
Jason threw himself forward flinging out his fist toward the Clown Prince of Crime just as people started screaming. The blood leaked over the floor into the feathers and she sighed. Another name on her list.
Her Robin continued to attack Joker who seemed to be dodging each one of his blows with ease. As they fought anyone with any particular observance would have seen the way Jason seemed to throw himself between Lisette and the criminal, like a shield. That was what Jason had always been for her, the savior, the one who rescued Lisette from herself. When times got hard he was the one she turned to.
And sometimes she felt like without him she'd be nothing at all. Before long Batman entered the fray and many of the people rushed out and away from the commotion, hoping to save themselves. Lisette simply waiting staying out of the fray despite wanting to jump in.
It didn't take long for Joker to see this was a losing fight with three against one, his help now useless on the floor, and began backtracking to the door. Jason was all fire, and she saw he was so enraged he was making mistakes. Her and Bats saw it at the same time, the flash of the knife. Lisette ran sliding forward and kicked the knife from Joker's hand and pushed Robin out of the line of fire.
If she knew then what she knows now; Lisette Deadbot would have let him get stabbed. And Joker saw all of the weakness in her in that moment, the complete unutterable fear, and laughed. He laughed all the way out of the door, until he was out of sight. As soon as the four were mostly safe and everyone was gone she sank to her knees.
"Nice move, didn't picture you as someone who cooked her own food let alone fought." Dick stated.
She let out a laugh and shook her head. She was waiting for it, knew what was coming next. "What the complete fuck were you thinking!? You fucking stupid piece of shit, you weren't in your suit. Everyone just saw that you could fight." She slowly raised her head looking at Jason who was shaking in anger.
"I know." She slowly stood and he pushed her back.
"No don't try to justify it or anything! It was stupid. It was reckless."
"I know." She just looked at him sadly as he pushed her back further into the wall, the corner hitting her shoulder blade. The other three watched with wide eyes and Jason ripped off his mask throwing it to the side. Dick made a noise of dismay. but calmed when he saw the lack of reaction from the other two.
Al leaned to the side and whispered to Dick, "She's Master Jason's girlfriend." A look of surprise flicked across his face and her outfit suddenly made more sense. Jason was still shouting in her face with both hands on either side of her trapping the woman and Dick was very much considering stepping in.
Lisette didn't fight it, didn't even seem bothered by it. "You put yourself in danger!"
"I did." At his words she was determining his reactions and figured out why he was so pissed, he hadn't seen the knife.
"Why? What the fuck were you thinking?" He slammed his hand into the wall with a crack.
Lisette tilted her head and gently reached forward to his hand and began massaging at the forming bruises. "He was going to stab you, he had a knife." She kissed his knuckles gently, "I couldn't just watch and let it happen now could I?"
Bruce and Alfred seemed quite taken with the girl's treatment of Jason's anger which had always been hard to contain. She seemed a good fit for Jason.
The boy himself had practically melted into her as the anger left. Lisette just hummed softly and ran her fingers through his hair. "I'm sorry..." His voice sounded tired as he hid in her skin.
Eden only cooed and pressed herself against him. Looking at her guests she casually pointed down a hall where they could exit without suspicion. Dick immediately went to leave the boy in privacy, glad he finally had someone that'd take care of him. However he made a mental note to speak to him on behalf of how to treat a woman. Bruce and Alfred were slower but soon followed behind more worried to leave Robin in such a state.
"They're gone." At her words his hands ran down her arms before grabbing onto her biceps and he turned practically throwing her across the floor.
"You wanna explain to me why Joker was looking at you like that?" Jason stood above her looming.
"I've had too much contact with him." Eden felt better now that the others had been tricked away and they could speak freely.
"And why is that?" Jason's hands curled into fists as she stayed sitting on the floor. It was better to let him play superior when he got this angry.
"He doesn't show fear." She whispered. "I-I thought that was the key to killing Crane."
Jason laughed darkly hearing the sounds of police sirens. Gesturing to the dead man he spoke in a harsh tone. "I'll let you talk your way out of it then. Have fun." Bending down he grabbed his mask and slipped it on as he strolled away from the room leaving Lisette with a dead body and a squad of cops.
Oh if she knew now what she knew then she'd never have let him go.
