As Always I do not i repeat i do NOT own the suicide squad i just own my little songbird Lena
Chapter Three
Today was finally the day, the day when Lena would sing in front of a strip club full of people, in front of some of Gotham's most important people gangsters and officials a like. Lena had gone out and brought an outfit she deemed suitable, a classic black dress that hit the floor pairing it with a simple pair of flats for some reason she felt uncomfortable in heels especially when she sang. A knock on the door distracted her from her primping. Peeping through the spy hole she saw blackness meaning someone had covered it, Lena opened the door faced with an unlikely face.
"Hello Eleanor." Lena took a step back not quite knowing whether to be shocked or scared.
"Daddy…What are you doing here?" The now much older man stood before Lena, a stern look written on his face.
"This is enough, you've made your point now its time for you to come home back to Louisiana where you belong." Her father took a hold of her arm, digging his fingers in beginning to pull.
"But, daddy this is my home now, I don't belong there any more."
"Your mother misses you," that's what he always did, he always tried to pull out the 'mother misses you' card.
"Momma probably doesn't know that i'm even gone," as quick as it had left her lips a fist collided with her right cheek sending Lena flying into a cabinet hitting her head before crumpling to the ground. Her father stood above her pulling her from the floor, Lena letting out a squeal as he did so.
"I'm not gonna go home with you Daddy…I can't." She pleaded desperately before further blows were landed to her fragile ribs.
Flashback
"You done get back here Eleanor." Rick Flag Senior shouted over the corn fields as he watched Lena run through the tall crops as they swayed as she ran through not stopping until she had reached the stream.
"This is it, we're going to make it, just a little further then he can't get us."
"He'll catch us, he'll drag us back to the house, that's where we're going to die."
"Don't scare her, we're free just a little further look another half a mile till the bus stop."
"RUN RUN RUN RUN." Her father had caught up on her and was now within an arms reach of her reaching out to grab Lena's arm. He'd managed it, he'd caught her tugging her arm back violently she felt her shoulder pull out of the socket and she let out a shrill cry before falling to the floor.
End of flashback
Blackness soon filled her mind she was convinced that this was the end and she would never wake up again…this was her end.
"We can't die…wake up."
"Open your eyes Lena."
"Come on Birdie, breathe."
"Goddamit it we need to open our eyes."
"I swear to god Birdie, I can't take you to the hospital the boss wouldn't like that."
Lena's eyes fluttered open looking up at a certain Johnny Frost who was far to close to her, she needed to push him away but her arms didn't want to work.
"What the hell happened?" Blinking she looked straight up at him.
"I tripped." Lena's words small and shaky as Johnny shook his head clearly not believing her lie.
Johnny reached out and brushed his fingers first across her forehead and then her bruised cheek, he recoiled when she hissed.
"Shit sorry."
"It's okay." She whispered it's not like she wasn't used to the pain, it was just a surprise somebody else touching her, now that she wasn't used too. Without asking he swept her up off the floor and out of her apartment, lena's nosey neighbours had poked their heads out of their doors making her feel all the more self conscious.
"Want me to put you down?" Johnny asked her as softly as was possible for a guy his size, she buried her head into his chest.
"I'll take that as a no then." Lena just nodded her head as the cold night air hit her skin shivering
"My bag it's on the door could you grab it please?" he nodded, looking down at her noticing how vulnerable she looked, grabbing her back from a hit on the back of the door. Johnny somehow managed to manoeuvre the younger woman into the car before getting into the drivers seat and pulling away from the curb.
"If there's time can we stop by a drug store?" Johnny looked over at her and noticed that she wouldn't look at him.
"Sure whatever you want Birdy." He stopped the car outside a small drug store, Lena darted out to grab what it was that she needed. She hadn't been gone more than five minutes before she threw open the car door and slipped inside again carrying a small bag. Once they were on the move again she began pulling out various make up products as well as a small mirror, first strategically placing foundation over her face to hide the fast showing bruising on both her cheek and forehead. The concealer was next dabbing it on for extra coverage, Johnny stole glances at her not liking the way she seemed to know exactly how to cover up the angry welts on her face so deftly and with little complaint just the odd sigh.
"You don't have to sing tonight ya know." Johnny's voice rougher than he'd wanted it to be but Lena didn't even flinch.
"I promised, I would, plus I like singing." Lena's voice much softer than his, in his head he likened himself to a lion and Lena to a lamb.
"Suit yourself." Lena nodded as she hummed quietly to the radio in the background as the car soon pulled up in front of the 'Grin and Bare It' strip club. Before stepping out the car and onto the cold street, Lena stowed the make up products in her small bag just as Johnny opened her door.
"Thank you." She murmured before heading in through the doors of the club, the bouncers didn't question her as to who she was as they opened each of the double doors for her.
"This way, the boss' lady is waiting for ya." Johnny led the way through the club and out the back through a maze of corridors, knocking on a particular door he waited outside before the door was yanked off.
"Watcha want Johnny Boy?" Johnny stepped aside leaving Lena with a view of a beautiful woman with white blonde hair with the tips died half blue and half red and wearing little more than a silk robe.
"Songbird for ya." Johnny wanted to tell the infamous Harley Quinn to at least be a little bit gentle with his birdie but telling Harley Quinn what to do wouldn't have been a wise move on his part at least.
"Harley Quinn, Nice to meet ya." The woman called Harley stuck out her hand and Lena took it cautiously before shaking it gently.
"Lena, nice to meet you as well."
"She's adorable Johnny, where'd ya find her?" Harley circled the young woman looking her over, Lena was getting very annoyed at the fact that everyone kept referring to her as if she belonged to Johnny.
"Singing on a corner, I gotta go talk to Mr J, think you can sort her out?" Johnny pushed Lena forward a little before turning to leave, Harley took hold of Lena's hand and pulled her gently into Harley's extravagant dressing room.
"Come on Birdy we gotta get you something to wear…black is so dreary." Harley seemed so happy to speak with another female it wasn't long before Harley was telling Lena all about her Puddin'. It was hard for Lena to believe all of what Harley told her about her Puddin' because she had met him and he didn't come a cross as the warm and fuzzy type.
"Birdy you decided what you're gonna sing yet?"
"Oh…no, do you have any requests?" Lena had a few ideas as to what she could sing but no decision was set in stone, she watched as Harley pulled out her cell phone and began to play a song.
"This is mine and Mistah J's song, think you can sing it?"
'I need a gangsta, to love me better.'
Lena couldn't help but laugh just a little, the song was telling of the relationship between Harley Quinn and The Joker.
"You know he likes you right birdy?" Harley stood behind the younger woman as she brushed out the curls in Lena's hair, who couldn't help but laugh.
"It's true, even Puddin' has seen it, told me so himself." Harley giggled before moving on to applying heavier make up to Lena's face.
Harley immediately noticed the camouflaged bruises on Lena's face tilting her head to see the welts better.
"Johnny…did he do this?" Harley seemed concerned and her eyes shone with just the smallest glint of anger.
"What? Oh no it wasn't."
"You sure Birdy? I can kill him if he did." Harley seemed serious as she produced a long bat seemingly out of nowhere.
"Harley…no it wasn't Johnny."
"Good, i'll knock his block off if he hurt you." Lena was surprised by the words that come from her new found friend, she hadn't been used to anyone standing up for her in a very long time.
"Now we gotta find you something to wear…hmm oh I have just the thing." Harley pulled out a mid length black body con dress with a low cut V in the front it's almost as if she knew about Lena's scars that covered the majority of her back.
"Baby…beautiful as always…now what's this? A very pretty birdy? The infamous Joker had entered the room soundlessly.
"Whatcha think puddin'?"
"Beautiful…but you know you're the only one for me" It was very obvious that the Joker only had eyes for Harley Quinn, a relationship that Lena found oddly inspiring.
"Come on Birdy." Johnny had appeared in the door way of the dressing room holding his large hand out for Lena to take which she did quickly to escape the intensity that had built up in the short time since the Joker had entered the room. Once away from the two psychopath lovers, Johnny pushed Lena up against the wall and kissed her, Lena was too stunned to fight him back, she instead found herself leaning into the unexpected kiss.
"Sorry…I just had too." Johnny began making his excuses, it wasn't like him to act so reckless, Lena looked at the ground not sure what to say it's not like she had been kissed before.
"Birdy, come sing for us." A voice called out in the distance Harley stood in the hallway watching the exchange with a smirk, Johnny moved an arm leaving Lena enough room to slip past. She gave him a sheepish look over her shoulder as Harley pulled her away into a room full of her guests.
"Johnny, my boy I think you got it bad for our little songbird." The Joker laughed before following behind the two women.
Lena was pushed out into the middle of the room, she was thankful that there was no stage, she took in a deep breathe and closed her eyes as the music began counting the beats in her head.
I need a gangsta
To love me better
Than all the others do
To always forgive me
Ride or die with me
That's just what gangsters do
I'm fucked up, I'm black and blue
I'm built for all the abuse
I got secrets that nobody, nobody, nobody knows
I'm good on that pussy shit
I don't want what I can get
I want someone with secrets that nobody, nobody, nobody knows
The song came to an end with a furious round of applause, the evening was an overall success with Harley inviting Lena back to sing for a couple of nights a week before handing her a cell phone with three numbers in her's, Johnny's and Mr J's. It was gone 4am when Lena finally left the club for the night, she'd had fun and it was one of the few times she had actually enjoyed herself. Lena couldn't help but notice that Johnny had disappeared apparently on an errand for his boss, so she would have to find her own way home, but she was a big girl she could manage.
Shoes in hand, Lena made several attempts to hail a cab but none were interested, she looked at the cellphone Harley had given her and fora split second she considered calling Johnny. But, he'd done enough for her maybe the walk home would at least sober her up a little, tonight had been the first time she had ever drank alcohol and it loosened her up enough to forget the voices in her head and to let loose and have fun.
The mile or so walk didn't seem so long, but it sure felt it by the time Lena got home she was more than exhausted and she was convinced that the bed was calling her name very loudly. Stripping off all of her clothes and peeled back the covers of her small bed and fell back into the soft mattress before pulling the blankets up and over her head.
End of Chapter Three
Thank you all for reading so far the song featured in the chapter in Gangsta - Kehlani it's in the scene where The Joker pulls Harley from the acid incase anybody wondered.
