Madam Chapelier By: The Mistress
They successfully slipped through one of the tents openings and ran for all they were worth. They were almost to the entrance of the circus but skidded to a stop when police cars screeched to a halt in the front parking lot. Aleese was wondering how they got tipped off so fast and Jervis just grabbed her hand and ran with her to the other end of the circus. A couple of times they spotted some of the Jokers mask wearing henchmen but avoided getting caught by strategically ducking behind booths and vendor stalls. They finally made it to the back entrance of the circus and ran out the back gate before they could be caught. They ran hand in hand through a few alleyways before finally stopping to catch their breath.
When they could both breathe properly once more Jervis pulled a cell phone from his jacket pocket and dialed the only speed dial then waited. It had barely rung once before Tweedledee picked up on the other side. Without giving his henchmen a chance to speak Jervis snapped out, "Tweedle, the Joker showed up and caused a scene. We had to leave early. Come pick us up at-" he looked around for a street sign, "the intersection of Myrtle Avenue and Bushwick Aveue. Don't dawdle." and then promptly hung up. He turned to his lady love and saw her checking to make sure they weren't followed. After assuring they were indeed not followed they breathed a sigh of relief. Aleese jumped in fright when a car screeched around the corner and came to a sudden stop in front of them. Jervis frowned at the loud noise Tweedledee made with his entrance but diegned not to say anything and merely led Aleese to her door and helped her in.
The ride back to the little bed and breakfast Aleese was staying in was a quiet one, with Aleese laying her head on Hatters shoulder and cuddling up to his side, much to his immense enjoyment. He was so incredibly happy and desperately wanted to make his Aleese his in the most intimate way a man can be with his woman. 'How rapturously divine it would be~' his mind whispered in delight. But he knew that tonight would not be their perfect night together. He would have to be patient. That despicable clown was going to be caught by the Batman this night and was without a doubt going to blab about him and Aleese being there. And of course that meddling Bat will somehow find him and drag him back to Arkham. He must leave Aleese tonight and return to his hideout so to keep her far far away from Batman. He didn't care if Batman caught him but he'd be damned if he ever let that brute put a finger on his Aleese.
With his resolved firmed he vowed to keep his Alice as far away from that dastardly Bat as humanly possible. He may get thrown back in Arkham but that place wouldn't hold him for long, and when he does break out he'll find his lady, and they'll leave Gotham and never return. 'But that time is so far away.' he thought sadly. And he would miss Aleese terribly while he was incarcerated.
At that moment their car pulled up in front of the little establishment. Wordlessly both blondes got out and walked hand in hand passed the dozing old lady at the front desk to the elevator. They walked casually to her room before stopping outside it and turning to face each other. They stood there and gazed at each other, neither saying anything. Aleese smiled shyly and timidly stepped forward until their chests were touching. Hatters eyes darkened in unadulterated want and all he wished to do was drag his lady to her room and lick and taste ever inch of her being. He'd savor every salacious taste~
He closed his eyes and took a deep calming breath to clear the lust from his mind and bring some sense back into him. No matter how much he wanted to, 'Really, REALLY, REALLY wanted to.' his mind supplied angrily, he absolutely had to return to his hideout. He couldn't jeopardize his Aleese's safety just so he could sate his heated desires for a time. So with much chagrin he stepped back from Aleese's warmth.
Aleese frowned when Jervis stepped away from her. 'I thought he liked me.' she thought. 'I guess I misread his signals.' she hung her head and let her curls hang in her face. The sting of rejection was almost unbearable. She hastily pulled her room key from her pocket and moved to unlock her door.
Jervis watched her withdraw slightly from him and wondered what happened to make his Alice so upset. She looked like she might cry. She unlocked her door and rushed passed him and uttered a quiet, "Goodnight then." before trying to close the door. Jervis knew, he wasn't quite sure how, but he knew if he let her close that door now then she wouldn't speak to him ever again. And he couldn't let something so disastrous happen. So with quick card shuffler reflexes he shot his hand out to grab the door. "Ahhh!" He yelped in pain, he successfully kept the door from closing but at the price of his hand.
"Oh my goodness! Jervis are you alright? What on earth were you thinking, sticking your hand in a closing door!" the teeny blonde scolded him with a worry laced tone. She gently removed his navy blue glove to inspect his injured hand. She cooed softly and ran her fingers over his hand as delicately as possible. Jervis smiled at how sweet she was being but had to know what upset her so. "Aleese~?" she looked up at him before realizing what she was doing. She dropped his hand and stepped out of his personal bubble but squeaked in surprise when she was grabbed around the waist and pulled right back.
She looked up at Jervis in shock and was about to question him but gasped when he pulled her head back by her hair, thoroughly exposing her neck for him. Without warning he started to harshly suck and nip at her pale throat. And the scientist was gifted in return with her breathy moans and gasps of pleasure for his ministrations. He stopped and grinned at the angry red love bite that graced the smooth expanse of flesh before him, his possessive side humming in delight at the marvelous sight.
Hearing her whimper in need just delighted him more. But that would have to wait a moment, he still needed to find out what had upset her earlier. It was his job to keep his lady happy, and he couldn't do that if she just ran off every time something was bothering her. So he gripped her chin with his good hand and made her look directly at him. She blushed slightly when she saw his heated gaze and tried to look away but a firm tug set her looking at him again. He made sure she was completely focused on him before he spoke. "My sweet Alice, what had you so distrought a moment ago?" She opened her mouth to speak but hesitated, she was sure he would think her silly if she told him what had really upset her. He noticed her momentary pause and caressed her bottom lip with his thumb to try and encourage her to answer and wasn't disappointed.
She gulped and finally said, "You pulled away from me...and...," she paused so he waited patiently. "I thought you were...rejecting me." she finished timidly, and fully embarrassed she tried to pull out of his grip but he held strong. He knew how she felt. How horrible he must have made her feel when he unknowingly made it seem like he was rejecting her. It was no wonder he thought she looked like she was going to cry, she probably was. He couldn't let her think such terrible nonsensical things. So without further ado he pulled her body flush against his before yanking her head back a second time. But this time when she gasped in shock he dove down upon her parted lips and sealed them together in a searing open mouth kiss. Their tongues warred with one another in a sinful battle over just who would dominate who.
Jervis couldn't describe the rapturous taste his lady fair possessed and didn't care to, his mind was far too preoccupied with ordering his tongue to taste every corner of Aleese's hot mouth. And she was just as wrapped up in him as he was in her. And without thinking she slowly ran her hands up his chest and around his neck, trying to pull him closer to her. She accidentally knocked his hat off his head in her quest to tangle her fingers in his cornflour colored hair. She gave an experimental tug on his hair and was rewarded with a growl from him and a sharp bite on her already bruised lips. She moaned into his open mouth, causing pleasurable vibrations to resound down their throats.
Jervis was quickly getting lost in their fiery kiss, he knew if they went any further that all his self control would disintegrate and he would come unglued and take Aleese, regardless to her safety. 'In as many ways as humanly possible!' his brain lecherously chimed in. So with every last ounce of his self control he broke their kiss and gasped for air. When Aleese stood on her tip toes to try an initiate another kiss he put a finger to her lips and said as quickly as he could manage, "Wait Aleese! *gasp* As much as my body is protesting, we cannot continue our...amorous activities. And no it's not because I don't want you. Lord knows I want you more than anything." he mumbled the last part but Aleese heard and gave a breathless laugh. Jervis went on to explain why he had to leave. He told her that after he got thrown in Arkham by that meddlesome bat he would try his very hardest to break out as soon as possible to be with her again.
"After I get out, would you be willing to try a second date? Maybe I could buy you a cup of coffee perhaps?" he asked in a teasing tone. Aleese smiled cheekily before answering in a snooty voice, "No." Jervis was shocked but before he could do anything, violent or otherwise, Aleese continued on. "But I'd love to go for a cup of tea~" Jervis sighed and mockingly glared at the tittering blonde in his arms and said, "Why you teasing little minx!" Aleese just continued to chuckle at him. And far too soon Jervis had to go, and since neither really wanted to leave the other, they kept physical contact as long as possible. They pulled their torsos away from the others first, then slowly separated their hug, and finally they let go of each others intertwined fingers. And with heavy hearts they parted ways; Jervis to the elevators and Aleese into her room.
And the night eventually passed, though neither blonde got any productive sleep. Jervis hardly slept because he was, true to his word, ruthlessly captured by Batman while at his hideout and afterwards thrown in the dreadful asylum. And Aleese could barely sleep a wink because she was worried about her soon to be lover and whether he'd been apprehended or not. Her worries were confirmed the next morning while she was watching tv. She was groggily flipping through stations when she caught sight of a news feed. It was of Jervis being manhandled into a police cruiser by two burly officers. Her heart clenched painfully at the sight of her dashing Hatter being mistreated so abhorrently. But soon the empty feeling of sadness was replaced by the incandescent feeling of rage. 'How dare they take what is mine.' she thought angrily to herself. 'Don't they know that it's never wise to steal from a thief ~?'
So with thoughts of recovering what is hers in her head she swiftly picked up her cell phone and dialed speed dial #1. Seconds passed before Tabitha's drowsy voice picked up.
"Hey nee-chan~ what is up? It is almost 2 a.m. here." said the half asleep albino girl.
Aleese wasn't in the mood for games so she cut to the chase. "Tabitha the cops took Jervis and I need your help to break him out of Arkham."
Tabitha was instantly awake and ready for war. "What do you need me to do nee-chan? I will do all I can. You know this."
The teeny thief smirked in satisfaction and said in a serious intonation, "Get me all the information you can on Arkham Asylum. Its staff, its blueprints, its annual budget reports, everything!" she paused in her heated rant and asked with a cheerier air, "And just how good are you at creating computerized documents again?"
Tabitha laughed and said haughtily, "Oh nee-chan, you know I am the best there is! Why you even have to ask this?You know I can make you a new person as well as erase you from every file." her English broke the tiniest bit in her excitement but she got her point across.
Aleese laughed along with her and said, "Oh yes, you are truly gifted Tabitha-chan~ And you know, I've always thought I had what it takes to become a psychiatrist, but what do you think?" they both laughed heartily at that.
"Oh nee-chan, I get this done no problem. We going to get your man we need to do is plan." Tabitha said with a smile. And that was what they did. They planned and plotted all day long. True to her word, Tabitha managed to hack into the Arkham computers and downloaded all the patient files as well as the staff member files. And interestingly enough one of Arkhams oldest tenuring doctors just retired. But sadly the good people at Arkham couldn't seem to get any other doctors to fill the empty position to treat the higher profile cases, because apparently no one in their right mind wanted to work at Arkham Asylum let alone in the Rogue Gallery~.
But that worked perfectly for Aleese, because when a new fresh faced doctor came looking for a job at their facility they were hardly going to turn her away. Heck, they might not even give her the proper background check. But just to be on the safe side Aleese had Tabitha make her a whole new cyber identity complete with social security number, passport, a brand new Gotham drivers license, and a sparkling doctorate in medicine~
And after Tabitha had worked her techno magic and created Aleese a new 'life history' the blonde thief phoned Dr. Burton, the head doctor at Arkham, about the available psychiatrist position. He looked up her file and presto there it was in fantastic detail! Dr. Burton was thrilled to have such a wonderfully credited doctor want to work at his facility and told her she could start immediately. They exchanged casual banter before Aleese hung up, promising to come into work on Monday.
Aleese was glad her plan worked but she didn't want Jervis to try anything until she got there but she didn't have any way to get into contact with him until Monday. She sighed and plopped down on the couch but jumped back up when an idea hit her. She ran over to the files Tabitha sent her on the staff at Arkham and shuffled through them until she got to the guards and orderlies files. She looked through all of them, looking for a particular one. And then she found it; or rather 'him'.
*Clarence P. Hubbard ++Priors: unknown
-Born: Dec 23, 1981
-Ethnicity: Hispanic
-Height: 5'9"
-Weight: 191.2 pounds (86.9 kilos)
-Blood type: B+
-Occupation: Orderly
-Listed phone: ***-283-8733
-Address: Cercas Bajas, 95
08200 Sabadell Drive
Aleese knew Mr. Hubbard here could get a note to her Jervis for her. So she picked up her cell and dialed his number. She waited while it rang but eventually he answered.
"Ya what the hell do you want?" his Spanish accent was thick and a bit annoying. She plowed on.
"Yes Mr. Hubbard, how would you like to make an easy 500 dollars?" She was straight to the point.
"I'm not gonna kill no badi~" Apparently he was as well. Aleese laughed and continued.
"Oh no Mr. Hubbard. I just need you to deliver a note for me. That's all~" All sweet and kind.
"Yeah and who would be getting this note chika?" he leered through the phone. She felt her lip curl in disgust.
"A Mister Jervis Tetch. A.k.a The Mad Hatter. You work in Arkham correct? So this should be no problem for you I assume." she dearly hoped for this mans sake there would be no problems.
Clarence was silent for a beat before he sighed gustily into the receiver and said, "Yeah I can get him a message for you. What is it?"
She grinned victoriously and said with disguised delight, "Oh don't worry, you will get the letter today in the mail. But I warn you sir, do not open this letter. It is not for you. Only Mister Tetch. I WILL know if you read it. And if you should happen to read Mister Tetch's letter then the police will receive an anonymous tip in regards to your little weekend activities~ Am I clear Mr. Hubbard?" There was a pregnant pause while Aleese waited to see if her bluff worked. She had absolutely no idea what Mr. Hubbard did during his weekends or if whatever it was was even illegal. But he seemed like a skeevy sort of guy so it probably was illegal.
Clarence eventually grumbled a, "Yeah I got choo chika, he gonna get his letter, UN-opened! But how you gonna pay me eh?" he said in his annoyingly thick Spanish accented voice.
Aleese laughed condescendingly and said, "Don't worry Mr. Hubbard, your money will be in your mailbox AFTER my letter reaches Mister Tetch. Understood?" Clarence huffed and agreed before he hung up in her face. It was annoying but what do you expect while working with gutter trash? But regardless, one more thing taken care of.
Aleese grinned in triumph before getting up to write her Hatter a letter, and to pick out an amazing outfit to wear for her first day of work.
~Next day in Arkham~
Jervis was sitting in his cell laying on his thin cot staring at the cement ceiling. There wasn't much else for him to do. He was too injured from his fight with Batman to hold any of the books that he left in his cell last time he was there and he was too tired to pace, so he just lay there. But at least he could think of Aleese, his perfect Alice without being bothered. Aside from the occasional giggle Joker let out it was relatively quiet in C-block. Jervis sighed when he thought of how long it was going to take for his injuries to completely heal. He couldn't escape until he was better or else he risked hurting himself worse than he already was. So Aleese was going to have to be alone longer than he anticipated. He hoped she would wait for him. He paused and thought a moment before shooting up in his cot.
He immediately regretted his hasty action, it caused quite a painful strain on his bandaged areas. He groaned and laid back down, slower than his rise and three times as gentle. He wandered back to his startling thought. It never crossed his mind to wonder if his Alice would wait for him or not. What if she got tired of waiting and moved on? What would he do then?
His mind didn't even hesitate in its answer. 'I would kill her before I let her leave me.'
He couldn't linger on his negative thoughts for much longer because a Spanish orderly came in and said it was breakfast time. He started down the hall, dropping off a tray of food to every cell. When he got to Hatters cell he opened the door and sat the tray on the little table built into the wall and looked right at him for longer than was normal before he huffed and left to deliver the other food.
Jervis was immediately suspicious and went over to the food and used his fork to dig through it to make sure there was nothing unusual in it. When he found nothing he was confused, but then a teeny dot of color caught his eye. There sticking out from under his plate was something pink. He carefully pushed his plate aside and whatever he was expecting it wasn't what he found. It was a dainty pink envelope. And scrawled across the front in looping cursive was his name. Out of curiosity he held the letter to his nose and breathed in a very familiar scent. Gardenias~!
Quickly realizing who it was from he eagerly opened the ladylike letter. Inside was a white sheet of paper with more looping cursive.
Dear Jervis, I miss you. And I saw you on the tv when they took you to Arkham. I hope you are alright.
But don't worry~ I have a surprise for you. It will arrive on Monday. I think you'll like it.
~Love, Your Alice
Jervis could feel his heart hammering erratically in his chest. He hugged the frou-frou letter to his chest as much as his injured state would allow him and grinned in joyous rapture. She missed him! And she was worried about him too! And she called herself His Alice~! He felt like his heart wanted to leap from his chest it was beating so hard! He sighed happily and briefly wondered what this surprise she had for him was, and just how she was going to get it into Arkham. And he also couldn't help but notice Aleese had written 'with love' in her letter. His Alice loved him. He thought he might faint. But luckily he didn't. He just re folded the letter and hid it in his top hat while chuckling to himself.
A few of the more alert Rogues wondered what had the Mad Hatter in such high spirits, especially a one Jonathan Crane.
TBC! A/N: OH MAH GOSH! FINALLY! Thank Gaga this chapter is done! Ugh~ It took for freaking EVAR! But I hope you like it anyways my lovelies. Please review! Thank you in advance dearies! ~Love, The Mistress