It took four hours to complete the large lettering across Joker's abdomen. In any other event, such a simple tattoo would only take an hour and half. However, since this was Joker, he took a great deal of joy in distracting Eva while she worked. The tattooist was still trying to come to grips with having attachments to the clown. As she added the finishing touches to the R, Eva had surmised that she was completely gone as far as logic was concerned.
Nodding his approval, Joker sat up a little and eyed her work. "Such a delicate touch…. I'm, a little disappointed."
Eva smirked as she buzzed the quill of the machine in a cup of water. "Most people prefer that I be gentle."
His glass cut eyes lit up at her words "By all means sweets…"
Glancing up, Eva caught the hungry look in his eyes "Be rough."
Raising an eyebrow, the tattooist shook her head "I'd rather not cause unnecessary pain when I'm working. Especially since your skin is red as a tomato."
Joker sneered and looked at his tattoo "This isn't sex..."
Eva was in the zone now. Being in her place of zen and comfort was granting her the control that she had been craving since Joker walked through the door of the shop. The clown glared at her, only to give way to one of his signature smiles "You weren't complaining the other night."
Gritting her teeth, Eva grabbed for the next print. If he wanted pain, she'd give it to him. Next to come was the large toothy smile. He'd mentioned something about wanting it on his hand. Grabbing for the aforementioned appendage, Eva shackled it in her grip. After laying down the print in the manner he wanted she made him spread his fingers on the table. Nodding her satisfaction, she looked up at him allowing her eyes to harden as she fixed him with the mother of all glares "This one will hurt like a bitch, if you need to cry, don't get it on my work."
Joker sneered at her and then quickly settled, letting out an amused growl. "You wouldn't be enjoying yourself, would ya?"
Eva eyes slid upwards as she kicked on the tattoo machine and dipped the quill into the black ink. "I won't lie, since you hate when I do…"
Leaning in she hissed "But I am enjoying hurting you…"
He purred as the quill buzzed inches from his marble flesh. "Mmmm, getting kinky are we?"
There was nothing kinky about it, Eva knew he was hurting and being the caused her a great deal of satisfaction. Without another word, she drove the quill into his hand, putting more pressure on that needed. A small smile causing her lips to lift just a fraction of an inch, as she gouged Joker's skin, leaving behind a trail of blood and ink.
Time seemed to snail by and Joker was becoming lightheaded and the pain was pushing him to limit. Eva did not speak as she worked on his hand, no matter how much he baited her. Finally, at long last, she turned off the machine and pulled back. Joker sat up and lifted his hand. The skin around the tattoo had become inflamed, it practically glowed neon red. The clown did not care as he surveyed Eva's work. She sat in silence, waiting for his opinion, her lips set into a grim hash across the lower half of her face. Joker giggled and placed his shaking hand over her mouth, replacing the contemplative frown with the bloodied and crazed smile that was now etched into his hand.
His giggle grew in volume, quickly shaping into hysterical laughter. Bringing his hand back, he pressed it to his mouth and whooped with delight. "My smile!"
He stared at her, keeping his hand in place. Eva said nothing, choosing to sit in silence with a smear of ink and blood across her lips. She would wait until he calmed, there was still more work to be done, it wasn't even the AM yet.
(Author's Note: GASP! An Update!... Seriously, I am so sorry that I left this for so long. Work has been crazy, holidays were nuts, and I am trying to find an honest to God full time job, and I was busy planning my two week solo trip to Germany, which is happening in less than 9 months. Also, I got a kitten, his name is Pinot Noir and he is sitting next to me as I type. Anyway, I'm glad to be back and writing. I am determined to finish this fic, I already have several pages written for chapters rather far in the future. I hope that I still have some readers out there.)