Hannah feels helpless and doesn't know what to do.
Paula and Harry are fighting…Jake's whole life has been crushed…I'm not quite sure on what to do…Oh Hannah you never know what to do. But you know one thing's for certain, you're not afraid of clowns anymore.
She looks outside in the window. She's wearing shorts and a tank top with her hair tied up. The sunlight shines through on her face and she smiles lightly, shielding her eyes and sighs.
"Well, you sure look nice….I mean, for an evil villain's bitch." Jake comes up behind Hannah and smiles. He runs his hands through his hair.
Hannah blushes and looks away, "You feeling better?"
"Yeah…I'm still sore but I'll get over it."
She smiles and hands him an orange. "Take this. You haven't been eating-"
He takes the orange but just turns it around in his hand. "Hannah? I have a question…" He trails off and looks out the window too, except for some reason, he couldn't see the sun.
"Ask away then."
"If we're forced to stay like this…forever, Do you think that…well…what's going to happen? I mean when the world sees me they won't see me as ME. They'll just see me as this…this monster! I can't redeem myself for Joker's deeds-"
"Well, Jake, you have to realize that-"
"-Wait! I'm not finished. Maybe…maybe this is how the Joker AND Batman feel. This is why Batman has a secret identity. So that he can go out into this world as something more than a figure of the night! So-so he doesn't have to spend his life wondering if he can change things. People can accept him as him…but not as Batman. And in a way, I feel bad for the Joker…whoever he may be under this-this face"
Hannah is lost for words and regains herself as she shifts her weight. "Jake-?" she finally says softly.
"Y-yeah?"
"Were you thinking about that all night?"
He nods and looks down. "I'm so scared…"
She puts her arm around him and kisses the top of his head. "So am I-"
xxBmxx
James is sitting in the corner, banging his head against the wall, "What the hell were you thinking!? She must have thought you some crazy lunatic!! You don't grab a 15 year old girl and pull her into the bushes!!" he's having a nervous break-down and doesn't know what to do.
"James. Calm down will you? You're not the only one with issues here dude." Harry comes out of the bathroom and sighs "I can hear you while I'm trying to concentrate on my to do list…"
"Harry? No offense or anything but….WHAT IS THERE TO DO!?"James' hands shake and Harry puts his hand over to steady them.
"Calm down, Ok? Please. I'm struggling just as much as you but we need self control here."
James sighs "You're right. You just broke up with Paula. I shouldn't act this way-"
"I understand if you're scared James. I mean after all, it's you. You're scared of even flies on a cereal box. But…look at you. You're a 6 foot tall lanky guy that can pass for the scarecrow in the Wizard of Oz." He breaks a slight smile. "Cheer up and know for the gazillionth time that no one can hurt you, inside or outside, because you're friends with the coolest person ever…..me"
James smiles lightly then frowns, "What about Jenny? I'm roommates with the hottest girl in the orphanage, and this guy is being such a jerk to her." He sighs, "At least he can actually talk to her. I mean….if Jenny was my girl friend I would treat her like a queen….not that I would want to date Jenny." He blushes.
"Hey. I may be the coolest person ever but uh dude? I'm no master at relationships. Obviously if I can't maintain a relationship with the hottest girl in school there's no way I'm good at this stuff. My advice though? Be yourself. You'd be surprised where that can get you. Now if you'll excuse me I have…you know…nothing to do-"He chuckles softly trying to hide the sadness in his voice and walks away to his room to think.
Paula leans on the doorway behind the closet and was listening the entire time. She bites her bottom lip and smiles softly. Putting her hand on a locket Harry once gave her, she knew what she had to do.
xxBmxx
"Evan? Are you Ok? You look hurt-" Sarah sits next to him and puts a tuff of hair behind her ear.
"I'm…trying to…think!" He looks almost constipated as he sits on the couch with the Riddler's hat over his head.
Sarah chuckles lightly, "But, you're so sweet when you don't think."
Evan blushes, 'R-really?"
"Yah. You're a really nice guy Evan."Sarah smiles softly
Wow….A girls never said that to me….EVER! All I've ever been called by another girl was, 'Ew! Please get away from me!' Sarah's really nice too, and pretty…..really pretty, and smart, and……hey! I'm thinking!!!
"Evan..? Yoo hoo? Evan? You OK?"
"Huh? Oh-I was actually thinking!"
Sarah smiles and sits a bit closer to him."Evan? You're a really great friend…a-and-"she blushes
"Are you OK? You're turning red…"Frowns
Sarah giggles. "I'm fine really I-I just wanted to say thanks. You gave me a lot of confidence…"
"Is that a good thing?"
"It's a great thing Evan…."
