Thankyou for your patience! I hope you like this next chapter and i'll try my best to not take so long for the next one! Again this chapter has some naughty and explicit parts so yeah...you have been warned. ;P Please let me know what you think. Comments are always welcomed! Thanks very muchly. :)

He waited for the Doc to finish preparing Bats to inject him with some sort of concoction to stop him from dying...boring, it was taking forever. He stomped his foot and folded his arms as he waited patiently.

'Come on Doc I haven't finished reading him the funny papers!' He holds up and waves some newspapers which contained some comic strips, he had been reading them to Bats for the last half an hour, he always saved them for special occasions. 'How long does it take to give the dog his shots and check he's alive? I mean it's simple, you pinch and twist a nipple or eyelid and see if he reacts; I use it all the time, never fails hoo!'

Without turning to face him the Doc replies, 'It's not as simple as that. This man is frozen alive, so if I do not inject him with this stimulant he will fall into a coma and die from hypothermia, now shush as I take his pulse.'

Shush? Did he just tell him to shush? He laughs and then pulls out his gun shoving it roughly against the Docs' head, Doc doesn't flinch. 'You're lucky I need you alive...for now, but watch your mouth Doc, I can always kidnap another one of you, there are plenty.' He pulls the gun away and swipes the Doc on the back his head with a slap. He turns back towards his Throne to find Pear had somehow slipped away when his back was turned. His looked around, his eyes darting from one corner to the other; she was nowhere to be seen. Must have gone back to her room he thought, how dare she leave when the party was just about to start? He had a good mind to go and drag her out from her room and sit her down on his knee again... or maybe bend her over it and give her a good spanking. His body shivered unexpectedly... that kept happening...his body seemed to react on its own will these days and every time it confused him. He shook himself from his thoughts to watch the Doc stick Bats with the needle; he loved watching the way it punctured nicely into the Bats neck. The Doc had wanted to remove Bats' mask earlier, not only did that get him his first clout of the night but also a warning never to remove the Bats' mask, 'If we know who the Batman really is then where is the fun in that? He won't be Batman anymore; he will be just the guy under the mask and then what would happen to me? I wouldn't have my other half? My man of mystery? No Batman means no more Joker, we need each other and deep down he knows that.'

He remembered the glazed look of confusion on the Doc's face, it was priceless but it frustrated him, no one knew or ever could understand what him and the Bats had, but that didn't matter as long at the mask stayed on everything could keep going round and around. So instead the doc had lifted the mask ever so slightly revealing the tiniest about of neck flesh.

He smiled widely as Bats hissed from the pain of the needle but then remained silent. It's not like him he thought, Bats has been so quiet since he got here, hardly a word; it's not like the man couldn't speak I mean his head was free of the ice, what more did he want? He realised it wasn't just the Bats that was off, but he was too. Sure he was delighted having the Dark boob for tea and biscuits but something just felt off. He wasn't as happy as he thought he would be; he felt a little...drained? Empty? So he caught the Bats... Now what? It would only be a matter of time before he gets bored of that frown and the threats; he had heard them all before, for a decade even. If Bats didn't crack then what was the point to all this? His main purpose in life since meeting the boob was to succeed in pushing him into madness, he knew Bats would break one day, I mean the guy is already insane, dressing up as a Bat and beating thugs up without killing them or using guns, you gotta be insane! He was also his best friend, Bats could deny it all he wanted but deep down he knew, that there is no one on this earth that understood him the way he does and vice versa. Bats was the only person he had ever let into his head, he had mentally attached his consciousness to his and so felt connected with him, they were Yin and Yang, two peas in a pod...Bats just needed to come to terms with this and everything would be blissful.

He chuckles as Bats yells out and starts to convulse...must be the effects of the stimulant. Doc remains as cool as a cucumber as he continued to observe him with Bats thrashing around. It takes a few minutes for him to settle back down. He goes to lean in forward in front of Bats' face when he clocks one his goons trying to sneak past the commotion and slip through the door that leads to the corridor of rooms. Joker certainly didn't miss the shifty look in his eye while carrying a red rucksack. He squints and stares at the door as it closes slowly. 'Where are you going little piggy?'

Two loud thumps on the door, that's him! Lucy quickly scrambles from the bed and open the door. Ape stood there looking incredibly shifty. 'Come in, come in.' She ushers. He stands frozen for a moment then quickly stumbles in; she shuts the door behind him.

'Did you get them?' She asked in a whisper, she swore these walls had ears.

She watched as he bent down and shuffled clumsily through the rucksack. She licked her lips in anticipation. He huffed and stood up walling to the bed. She followed and looked over his shoulder as he tipped the entire contents of the rucksack out. A couple of hands guns and dirty magazines were amongst the pile that littered the bed, and then she eyed what she wanted. Toothpaste and a toothbrush, a large bottle of water, a hairbrush, some fruit, a box of chocolates and the most vital of them all, sleeping pills and a bottle of red wine. She grinned as widely as a Cheshire cat and turned to Ape.

'I didn't think you were actually going to get them!' she hugged him tight around his huge chest, he stood remained silent and motionless. She craned her neck to look up at his face and smiled up at him. 'Thank you for this kindness I shall never forget it.'

He nodded and turned to the bed and started sweeping everything that wasn't hers back into the rucksack, she helped him.

'How did you ever get past him with all this stuff?'

He shrugged his heavy shoulders and muttered, 'He is too busy with Batman, and he won't give any of us the time of day now that he has him trapped here.'

Lucy gulped as she remembered how Batman had looked frozen in that block of ice, his heavy breathing. She felt so guilty leaving him there but she couldn't watch his suffering any longer, she was a coward and she knew it. She had to break him out of here but asking Ape for a phone call would be pushing it, he was still Jokers' goon and there was only so much he would keep from him. But she still had a plan, just had to wait for that damned clown to fall asleep. She picked up the box of pills, these should help.

Ape cocks up his pierced eyebrow, 'what do you need them for?' He points at the pills in her hands.

'Well as you can probably understand I don't sleep very well here, I am up half the night, I just can't settle and when I do finally get some sleep I have nightmares. Seriously these are a god send, I can't thank you enough.' She smiles a genuine smile at him.

He scratches his head, something he tends to do when he is anxious she had noticed.

She frowns, 'What is it?'

'Um if you wanted to help me there is one thing you can do.' He waits for her to answer, she nods slowly, not sure if she likes where this is going. 'I hate going out on jobs with the boss, I have been shot at more times than I can remember and I can't remember the last time I felt safe. If you could just convince him to let me stay here and protect ya I guess then maybe I won't have to go on so many jobs and get shot at.'

She empathised with him; yes he was a criminal and really brought this all upon himself but she realised that he was more or a less a prisoner just as she was. She nods again and taps his arm, 'Because you helped me I shall help you, promise I will try and keep you by my side as much as I can.'

They shared smiles soon turns into looks of horror as they hear footsteps fast approaching. They finish cramming the guns and ammo back in the rucksack. Ape flings to door open and walks out. Lucy puts her ear to the door...nothing, no shouting or gun shots. After a few moments she cracks open the door and peaks out. She looks up and down the corridor...nobody to be seen...odd. She goes back into her room and proceeds in hiding the miscellaneous items in various hiding spots. The bottle of wine and pills she puts into two different drawers. Her new clothes cover them up...surely he is not the kind of guy to go rummaging through;...well there is no telling what Joker would do, seems like he would do anything. She finishes up with the drawers. She squeals and bangs back into them as she finds Joker standing in the doorway leaning on the frame.

'What the hell! Haven't you ever heard of knocking?' she shouts at him. She puts her hand over her heart and realises she is holding the toothpaste and brush.

His grin doesn't falter as he steps forward and kicks the door shut behind him. 'Now what of kind welcoming is that to a guy checking in on his gal?' he fake acts.

Wait his gal? Is her for real? 'Your gal?' she asks raising her eye brows.

He doesn't answer instead he makes his way to the bed and lays down, he pats down the empty space beckoning her to join him. She exhales and thinks it's best to play along especially considering that he has just found her with the new things in her hand and how long had he been standing there for? Did he see her hide the bottle and pills?

She looks down at her hands and looks back up at him. 'Uh you mind if I go brush my teeth? Haven't had the chance since I got here.' She used her sweetest voice while shaking her hands softly openly showing him the items.

He slowly runs his tongue over his top layer of teeth as if to feel the cleanliness of them...; no point of that as his teeth were tinted yellow but somehow his breath didn't smell. When he seemed satisfied he spoke up without looking at her. 'No point Pear, they are only going to get messy again anyway...' He chuckles menacingly under his breath.

His words filled her with dread as well as excitement, she hated to admit it to herself but the Joker excited her. Even though she was disgusted with him and what he does to everyone around him; there was something about him, his madness or perhaps the almost human side he showed when it was just the two of them that seemed to keep drawing her in. She was fascinated by him, intrigued to know more, what makes him tick, what goes on in his head. Her interest in him have been growing stronger and stronger with each passing day even though sometimes he made her skin crawl, even though sometimes she wanted to slit his throat to stop his cruelty...to just stop him.

She stood there for a few moments before coming to the conclusion that disobeying him would be pointless and the only one who would get hurt would be her. She deflated and dropped the toothbrush and toothpaste on the floor where she stood and walked over to him. She collapsed on the bed and laid on her back staring at the ceiling. She felt him move and flinched when his hand came resting upon her stomach. She could feel the heat from his touch and proceeded to act as if his unusually soft touch didn't affect her in anyway. She hears him sigh loudly and his taps her stomach playfully.

'I have a dilemma Pear and I really hope you can help me out with it. Will you try?'

She gulps, he always sounds so genuine but she knows better, he was a madman and therefore intelligent and quite a talented actor and liar. Suppose that it what acting is in a way... she clears her throat and whispers, 'I'll try'

He suddenly moved making her jump. He had turned on his side resting his head in one hand...the prominent smile that was always planted on his face seemed even more... exaggerated, his expression seemed excited which made her heart jump, she cursed her body. He jumped on her and pinned her wrists above her head. She gasped but stayed calm; she couldn't help feel the heat that went straight through her.

'I've been waiting for this and I don't wait for anything...' He seemed to growl that sentence.

Her eyes widened. Did she want this? She couldn't want this... He was a monster, but her body was wriggling and wanting him...Before she knew could come to a decision his mouth was upon hers again. He went all in, tongue and all. She took it all, the roughness, his erratic rhythm. His energy was hectic and this excited her even more.

He started to unbutton her jeans still kissing her madly. Her bit her lip making her gasp. 'Good thing you like a bit of rough with your tumble, otherwise we wouldn't get on very well.' He chuckled and licked up her neck. His hot breath giving her goose bumps.

When he finally managed to unbutton her jeans he pulled them down roughly along with her knickers. He puts two fingers in his mouth then glides them into her. She grips the sheets and closes her eyes, her body had been craving for his touch again and she hated and loved it.

He groans as he wiggles his long fingers inside her, gently stroking then thrusting them backwards and forwards, he seemed to be enjoying it as much as she was. 'I'll make a deal with Pear, because you're so fun to play with,' He quickly thrusts his fingers deep inside her roughly making her moan loudly, 'I'll make a deal with you.' He slides his free arm under her and grips the back of her neck squeezing it trapping her under him. He starts pumping his fingers quicker and harder now, in and out, she starts to wriggle but he pulls her neck towards him holding her there while he watches her face intensely. He carries on casually speaking as if they were two friends talking over a coffee, not a man who was so close to making her climax with just his fingers buried deep inside her. 'So the deal is, I'll keep this going until you've had enough, I'll give you what you want, and I know what you want my little Pear.' He licks her lips. 'I can feel how greedy it is squeezing and pulsing against my fingers.' He chuckles deep in his throat. Her moans were loud now, she couldn't hold them back, she was so close and in immense pleasure. Her sight was beginning to blur. 'All I need from you Pear is your cooperation, I need you to deliver a message for me, but here is the hard part, you have to come back to me.'

Between gasps and moans she looks at him and tries to speak, 'you'll...you'll let me go?'

He grits his teeth and stops thrusting as if stopping was physically difficult for him.

'No! Don't stop...' She whines. She couldn't believe she was goading the joker to keep going; she was obviously greedy and totally insane, probably on the verge of being as bad as him.

'Yes so you can deliver a message, you'll hand deliver it to the mayor, no one else, then you'll turn around this plump arse and come straight back. If you don't well I'll shoot the Bats, the mayor and finally you. Am I clear toots?' He winks and grins.'

'And, and if I refuse?' She dared to ask.

His eyes flared for a moment then he seemed to compose himself; he glided his fingers back inside her making her grip onto his arms. 'Then I'll shoot everyone I've just listed now and you won't get your reward...' He strokes at her sweet spot making her yell out.

'What do you say then Pear hmm? I would do it myself but I've got a Bats to babysit.' His rhythm now was relentless, she could hardly put any words together, it wasn't fair. 'Fine...I'll do it!' She yelled breathlessly. She knew she would regret this but then how hard could it be to outsmart his goons? She could notify the police before he carries with his threats...she hoped.

'That's a good girl, now let's finish this.' He growled. He removed his fingers from inside her and replaced them with his mouth. Lily Gripped onto his hair; this was better than before, she could feel his tongue and lips and teeth all working together deliciously. It seems he had been practicing, he better not have been practising on anyone else she suddenly thought. Why that thought had her feeling jealous she couldn't fathom, why would she feel jealous of him and another?

He suddenly squeezed her thighs with his long, elegant fingers; then he began his relentless rhythm. He wanted her to come, was desperate for it. He didn't know why it gave him an immense feeling of power over her and damn it all but he loved the noises she made, he groaned as she tugged on his hair and dug her nails in.

The heat was almost to the surface from inside her. Her hands were woven into his hair, holding him in place. He wasn't going anywhere this was too bloody good she thought. In this blissful and again surreal moment she didn't care it was the Joker whom gave her this pleasure; that thought alone however seemed to intensify her arousal. She doubted very much he had done this was nay of the hostages her had taken. Even his goons had commented on never hearing him "fuck" or bring any woman home. So why should all that make her feel special? It shouldn't but it did. She was the first Joker had given into and her made her smile.

Her smile faded when suddenly her climax hit her with such intensity she screamed and jolted. Joker seemed unwilling to remove himself from her, but she unsteadily pushed him away. Even his gently licking was too much for her now, she was so sensitive. It was the best climax she had ever had, she could probably get addicted to it if she wasn't already. She was still having small waves and spasms of pleasure as he climbed towards her seeming ready for more.

He hovered over her, staring with hungry eyes. She dove one of her hands down to his trousers and felt how hard he was. He groaned again, the sound almost sounding painful. She continued then unbuttoning his trousers.

A huge crash and a yell were heard from the main warehouse room. Jokers eyes opened, alert like a feline's and he jumped off the bed. He quickly sorted himself out and looked back at her. His voice deep and gravelly still from his arousal, 'Get yourself ready Pear, you've got to look your best for the major. Got to make a good impression now, can't have people thinking I don't treat my girl right.' He winked.

Ignoring his attempt to rile her she asked, 'wait you want me to go tonight? But it's dark and it's late. They aren't going to let me in.'

He chuckled, 'Pear come on baby, think, they wouldn't let you in anyway so we're making your own personal door to go through you lucky girl.' He put on his jacket and smoothed his hair out. She blushed a little because it was her handy work that had messed his mop of hair.

'Bats is probably causing trouble, you can never rely on anyone to babysit the Bats; he's a handful.' He laughed. 'Hopefully he's talking by now and then you can be reacquainted with him, won't that be nice Pear'?

She scratched her arm nervously, poor Batman, she had to carry out her plan to free him, but now she had the chance to alert the police and the mayor himself. It was if the universe kept giving her options to help. However there was also a much darker force at play here. Only the devil would tempt her in such a way. Joker was the devil and she was fast becoming his prey. Everything she had done to him and him to her. And the scariest thing was that she wanted more from him. Craved his touch, his lips, and his hands.

But she could just be suffering from Stockholm syndrome. Yeah that was it. She had no other to share intimacy and human contact but him. He willingly and sometimes forcefully gave it to her. That was the only explanation for all this. This wasn't her, although she had always found him oddly attractive, she would never have gone this far if they had met on the street or something. No it was his mind games and the fact she was kept prisoner, that was it and that was all going to change tonight. She allowed him to touch her again...

'Well toots, papa's gonna go back to work.' He suddenly leant in and grabbed her, smashing their lips together and kissing her hard and passionately. And she allowed it... even started to kiss him back.

He pushed her away from him and winked again. Then walked out the room and closed the door behind him.

She hugged her knees to herself, 'okay that was the last time'...she promised herself.