" You're not going to kill her, are you?" Aniyah glanced at The Joker. " Why would I kill her?" He asked. " I don't know, why would you?" She mumbled. " I like Harleen too much to kill her. She's very, entertaining. Her groom on the other hand, we can do without." The Joker said. " Why do want to kill him? What's the purpose?" Right now, Aniyah was desperately trying to figure out what was about happen. " What happened to not predicting what happens next, Ani-yah? Besides, you're about to find out." He said. " You know, Harleen only wanted to help." Aniyah looked at The Joker. " So why ruin her wedding?" She asked. " You're just itching to know the surprise! Here's a hint," The Joker opened the doors to the church and smiled at Aniyah. " I'm glad you're wearing white." He pushed her inside before going in himself and walking forward.
Aniyah looked around before looking inside chapel. She smiled slightly, looking at Harleen before looking at The Joker. " Don't do this." She said to him. He glanced at her before grabbing her arm. " Where's the fun in that?" He walked into the chapel and let go of Aniyah's arm. " And if there's anyone here, who has any objection as to why these two should not be in union, please, speak now, or forever hold your-" The pastor got cut off by The Joker shooting him in the stomach. Everyone gasped, looking in their direction. " Aniyah!" Harleen gasped. " Stay put, doll." The Joker said to Aniyah before signalling the man recording the wedding to follow him as he walked down the isle. " Just tell us what you want and nobody has to get hurt." A man said, standing in front of Harleen and her groom. " What if what I want, is for someone else to get hurt?" The Joker asked. " look, I just don't want anything to happen to my daughter." The man said. Aniyah scoffed lightly and looked away. The Joker looked at Harleen then chuckled, looking back at her father. " I'm not telling you how to raise your child or anything. But, you should've thought about that before you gave her away." the Joker hit Harleen's father with the butt of his gun, knocking him to the ground. " Hey! Stop it! Stop it!" Harleen hissed, gaining his attention. " Oh, we can't stop here! As much as I would just love to skip to the wedding cake, that's just not how it's done." The Joker said, stepping closer. " Besides, the best man just got here." He said, fixing his suit. " What did you do to my brother?" The groom glared at The Joker, stepping closer to him. " I didn't do anything to your brother, he killed himself! Oh it was terrible. I was shocked, but uh, he was more shocked. He wanted me to take his place so here I am." The Joker smirked before looking at Harleen. " Honestly, ya look like ya don't wanna go through with this, Doc. Are you ready for this?". " Leave us alone!" Harleen seethed.
The Joker chuckled. " Come on, Doc! Answer the question-ah. Because frankly, the last time we had our little chat, you didn't sound up to leaving Gotham, or getting married. Do you really want to go through with this?" He asked. Harleen opened her mouth, but closed it again. " See, that's why you need a best man! You can't have a wedding without one. It just isn't done! 'Cause ya see, the best man is the most reliable in case the entire wedding goes downhill. Like, the groom dying." The Joker glared at the groom before shooting him in the chest. Everyone ran out of the church as Aniyah ran to Harleen to try and help stop the blood from gushing out of her groom's wound. " Guy. Guy! Oh my God." Harleen mumbled as he choked on his blood. " Stay with us." The Joker bent down as well, watching Aniyah and Harleen try to stop the bleeding. Guy slowly stopped moving as his eyes closed. Honestly, it was the most peaceful death Aniyah has seen tonight. " Hm. Shame." The Joker looked over at Harleen. She quickly stood up, but he shot her in the arm, sending her back to the ground. " HARLEEN!" Aniyah tried to help her, but The Joker grabbed her arm, pulling her to her feet. " She's fine." He said, glancing at Harleen. " Now. If something, horrific like this were to happen, it's the best man's job to do what's right. And, we can't just let this wedding go to waste, now can we?" The Joker smirked. " W-What?" Aniyah asked as he grabbed her hand. " Here's your surprise." The Joker pulled a diamond ring from his pocket and slid it onto Aniyah's finger as she stood, frozen. " I stole it from Mrs. Arkham." He giggled as she stared at the ring. The Joker pulled her closer, wrapping an arm around her waist. Aniyah tried to break free, but he grabbed her face, keeping her still.
" You may kiss the bride-ah." He said before smashing his lips onto hers. Aniyah's eyes widened as she froze up again. She felt her heart beat beginning to pick up and whimpered as he deepened the kiss, feeling his scars run across her cheeks. " We'll be together, til' death do us part." He chuckled as Aniyah closed her eyes and turned away. " Look at me." The Joker made her face him again. " Come on, doll. Open your eyes." He ran his thumb across her cheek as she slowly opened her eyes. " You're mine, Ani-yah." He said darkly. " I-I'm not." Aniyah tried to pull herself away. " Stop struggling." He growled, glaring into her eyes. She slowly stopped moving and shrunk back some. His voice wasn't like it was when he yelled at Kopski, but it was a close second. Before The Joker could kiss her again, the sound of glass breaking made him quickly pull away and hold his shotgun tightly. Aniyah stumbled back, looking around as she breathed heavily. Suddenly, the lights went out, making her freeze. ' What the Hell?' She looked around in the darkness and managed to get next to Harleen was and jumped back some hearing The Joker fire his gun. ' It's Batman. It has to be.' Aniyah thought. Once her eyes adjusted to the dark, she saw The Joker laugh and run off. " Harleen." Aniyah glanced at her. " You need to go get help.". " You're coming with me.". " No. I need to stay. Just go and hurry!" Aniyah helped Harleen up. " I'm so sorry." She shook her head. " It's not your fault." Harleen rested a hand on Aniyah's shoulder and for a split second, she thought of Michaela. Aniyah bit her lips to keep from breaking down as Harleen ran off. She took a deep breath and went in the same direction The Joker and Batman went in, leading her to the basement of the church. She quietly went down the steps and saw that Batman had The Joker up against the wall, with blades to his neck. She saw the shotgun on the ground and quickly picked it up. " I'm staring to wonder if it was a mistake letting you live." Batman seethed. " Go ahead if you think it'll help. You wanna know what the only difference is between you and me? One. Bad. Day-ah." The Joker said. ' Batman's supposed to be a hero. Where was he when I needed him? When Kopski needed him.' Aniyah glared at Batman, aiming the gun at him. ' When Michaela needed him.' She shot him without hesitation, sending him to the ground. She blinked and her glare softened. " O-Oh my God. I just-" Aniyah stared at Batman and relief went through her when she saw that he was breathing.
" You do not get to do that." The joker tried to take the gun from Aniyah but she held onto it tighter, refusing to let it go. " Let it go!" She cocked the gun back, aiming it at his face. The Joker grabbed the barrel of the gun and put it in his mouth, looking her dead in the eyes, waiting for her to shoot. Aniyah put her finger on the trigger, but a strong pain in her chest made her hesitate. He took the gun out of his mouth and pulled her forward. " Go ahead and do it-ah. Or am I the only thing left you have to hold on to?" He grabbed Aniyah's face, keeping her still. " Michaela's dead and it seems like Mr. Billionaire didn't even try-". " Oh I can guarantee that all of GCPD is looking for you and it has everything to do with Bruce!". " Well they aren't looking hard enough." The Joker pulled her closer. " You wanted this to happen anyway. You had, so many opportunities to leave and you stayed put. An obsessed patient like me breaks out and you still stay? If that's not an invitation then I don't know what is!" Their noses were touching again. " You practically did all of this, yourself-ah." The Joker leaned in more, about to kiss her. ' Shoot the bastard.' Aniyah shot The Joker in his arm, making him fall to the ground and groan out in pain. She stumbled back to the opposite wall and ran her fingers through her now tangled hair before covering her face. ' He's right.' She thought, dropping the gun. " I understand. You had to make it look convincing." The Joker said as she started to cry. " Well at least we get to, cut the wedding cake." He pulled out his switchblade and turned to where Batman was, only to see that he was gone. The Joker sighed before looking at the man recording. " Guess it's just you and me." He said. " Please don't kill me." The man said. " I'm gonna need that tape." The Joker said. The man didn't respond, staring at him. The Joker rolled his eyes and lunged at him, stabbing him in the neck and twisting the blade. " There." He took the tape and put it in his pocket before looking at Aniyah. He pulled his switchblade out of the man's neck and walked to Aniyah, getting on his knees in front her.
" You're crying like you have no one, doll." The Joker lifted Aniyah's head up. " You'll always have me, Ani-yah." He grabbed her arm and pressed his switchblade onto her forearm before slowly dragging it down. Aniyah let out a pained cry, trying to pull her arm away. It felt like he was carving something into her arm." Shhh. Look at me and focus." He said. " F-Focus?". " Don't you feel weight being lifted off of you chest?" The Joker said, glancing down at her arm. Once he was done, he put his switchblade away, staring into Aniyah's teary eyes. " Ya know, sometimes pain can help you more than love can, doll." He said. Aniyah stared him before leaning forward and kissing him. The Joker immediately kissed back, grabbing the back of her neck to pull her closer. After a few moments, he pulled away, letting Aniyah catch her breath. " As much as I'd love to live out every second of my dream, we'll have to put that on hold." He pulled Aniyah to her feet then put his hand back on his wound. ' Fuck. I-I just kissed The Joker.' She thought as her head began to hurt. " Let's go. We have to get back to Mrs. Arkham before midnight, remember?" The Joker smirked.
It was 11.