9:27pm

Alexis sat in a chair across from Harvey. They were in Bruce's manor. Harvey laid on the sofa with his eyes shut. Alexis desperately wanted to take him to the hospital, but Bruce insisted that they didn't since the Joker was still out there.

" How's Harvey?" Bruce asked from behind Alexis. He took a seat in the last open chair.

" I'm guessing he's fine. He hasn't said a word yet." Alexis answered. She yawned slightly.

" If you're tired, get some rest." Bruce said.

Alexis shook her head. " I can't sleep."

Bruce leaned forward and put his hand over top of hers. " What happened when you were with Joker?"

Alexis sighed. " Nothing really happened."

" Did he hurt you?"

" No. I think at times he wanted to, but he didn't. He only threatened to hurt me. Harvey on the other hand… took a pretty hard beating." Alexis answered.

" You seem kind of upset. Are you sure everything is okay?" Bruce asked.

Alexis was quiet for a second. " What if he finds me again? He'll really hurt me. I don't think it will be a threat this time. And he's very suspicious of me being around Batman, now."

Bruce stood up. He pulled Alexis to her feet. " We should get some rest. Even if you aren't tired."

Alexis smiled. She wrapped her arms around Bruce. Hugging him tightly made her feel safe. " I'm scared." She confessed quietly.

" I know, but don't worry. Everything will be fine." Bruce replied. He took Alexis' hand and lead her into his bedroom. He helped her into bed and pulled the covers up over her and smiled. " Goodnight."

Alexis smiled back. " Night." She closed her eyes and fell asleep.

Tuesday 10:12am

Sunlight seeped into Bruce's room through the big glass window. Practically blinded, Alexis got out of the soft bed. Bruce's side of the bed was already made.

Alfred entered the room with a breakfast tray. " Good morning Alexis. Master Wayne asked me to tell you that he is out at a meeting. He prefers that you don't leave the house."

Alexis nodded. " How is Harvey doing? Has he gotten up yet?"

" He drank some juice, but he refuses to get up." Alfred answered.

Alexis watched Alfred leave the room. She noticed a gift bag with her name on it from Bruce. There were dark blue jeans that looked expensive, inside. There was also a light green tang top.

She smiled, pleased at how nice the outfit looked on her. The room felt warm and stuffy. The city was full of people in the morning, scrambling to get to their jobs. Looking out the window was always one of her favorite things to do.

Finally Alexis picked up her light jacket and slipped it on. She zippered it up about half way. She ran down the small flight of stairs to the kitchen. " Alfred, please tell Bruce that I decided to take a little walk in the park."

" Okay, but I don't think Master Wayne will be very happy." Alfred said.

" Yeah I know, but I'll take my cell…" She paused. ' Oh yeah. I forgot. Joker has my cell phone.' She thought. " Um… Alfred do you think Bruce has any extra cell phones?"

" Plenty." He opened up a drawer and handed a sliver phone to her.

" Thanks."

" No problem. Just try to stay out of trouble, Alexis. We don't need Master Wayne losing his mind." Alfred replied.

Alexis smiled, before disappearing out the door.

10:26am

The parking lot outside the park was deserted. There were only two cars there. A dark blue SUV and an old station wagon. A shaking man was leaving the park.

" Oh sir. Excuse me. Is the park open today?" Alexis asked.

The man continued to shake. " Uh… yeah… the park… is…is…open." He walked from her.

Alexis made a confused look. ' That was weird.' She thought. She passed the welcoming sign and made her way in the park.

There was no one around. It was a nice day, why wouldn't people be here? She heard the sound of crunching leaves behind her. She pun around catching her breath. There was nothing there. ' Maybe I'm just imaging things.' She thought.

She could make out a human shape in the distance that was sitting on a bench. ' Oh good. So I'm not the only one here. That's a relief.' She walked further and then could make out the figure. It was a man that looked all to familiar. He was wearing a purple suit and Alexis could see his light green hair.

" Oh no." She whispered under breath. She turned around quickly, but was caught in another man's grip. She gasped.

" The boss gave me specific instructions to bring you to him." The man replied. He had dark brown hair and Alexis could see a plastic clown mask hanging out of his black bag.

" No." She whispered.

He gripped her shoulders and forced her to move towards the bench. He sat her down on the bench next to the Joker. Alexis didn't even look at him.

Joker began to clap. " Bravo. You got away… but sadly…that didn't last long." He grabbed her arm and slid her closer to him. " Did you forget about me?" He asked.

" I tried to." Alexis muttered.

" You see this is why we have problems." He gripped her chin and made her look at him. " This little mouth of yours gets you into trouble. We…can fix that if you'd like."

Alexis pulled away. " I don't want anything from you." She snapped.

Joker laughed. " You see… why do we always have to be so sour all the time? You are way to… serious."

Alexis' eyes got wide. " No. I'm not serious." She put on a fake smile. She had heard on the news about what the Joker did to people who he thought were serious.

Joker smiled. " Good. Cause we can't have any unhappy campers."

Alexis reached in her coat pocket slowly. She kept glancing at Joker to make sure he didn't see her messing with her coat. She pulled out the cell phone and hid it on the other side of her. She slowly pushed in Bruce's cell phone number. She hit send and listened to the silent ringing.

" Anyway." Joker looked over at her. " What are you doing?" He reached over, but Alexis slid away.

" Nothing." She answered quickly. " Just listening to you."

Joker chuckled. " Since when do you listen to me?"

Alexis didn't answer and Bruce didn't answer her call. " Great." She whispered with a sigh. She shoved the phone back into her pocket.

Joker stood up. He gripped Alexis arm tightly and forced her up. " Come. We're going to go back to my place. Won't that be fun?!" He said excitedly.

" Why do you want me?!" Alexis asked.

Joker just laughed. " You can come out now!" Three clowns came out from behind different trees. " Luke. Take Alexis to the car. But don't hurt her. That's my job."

Alexis glared at him as he handed her over to Luke. Luke took off his mask and she recognized him as the clown that took her to the Joker.

He smiled. " Let's go." He pulled her with him. " We'll meet you at the car boss."

" Uh! Don't touch me! I'm perfectly fine to walk on my own." Alexis said.

Luke laughed. " Now I know why boss likes you. You're aggressive and beautiful." Luke put his arm around Alexis.

" Nasty!" She replied.

When they reached the dark blue SUV, Luke threw Alexis against it. Her head slammed into the window. She felt an instant of sharp pain. " Ow." She complained.

" Sorry. Did that hurt?" Luke laughed and Alexis knew he was kidding around with her. He just slammed her head into the door hard again.

She grabbed her head. " Please stop!"

Joker appeared behind Luke. He picked Luke up by the throat and slammed him into the car, pinning him. " Do you remember what I told you, Luke?"

Luke's eyes were now wide with fear. He nodded slowly.

" And what was that?" Joker asked.

" Not to hurt her." Luke answered.

" And is she hurting right now?" Joker asked, angrily.

Luke nodded. His body was shaking. " I'm sorry boss. I didn't mean to hurt her. I'll never touch her again."

Joker released Luke and watched him fall to the ground.

Joker looked at Alexis and took her hand. He opened up the passenger's door and put Alexis inside. " Nobody ever wants to listen to me." He said with a sigh.

Okay so I know this is a long chapter, but I will have some action in teh next chapter. And obviously, Joker has some care for Alexis since he just about took out Luke for hurting her, but like he said… hurting her is his job. Please review! )