If You Say So/ Chapter 2
How in the world…?
The wind was blowing a lot in this area these days. It was still spring, barely summer, but the wind was blowing like it was fall or something, with darkness encasing the whole perimeter of the city. Jinx observed all of this from the window of her room. She sighed when she heard thumping and laughter, cursing her sensitive ears and the fact that there was absolutely nothing interesting for her to do.
She didn't feel like going out today, nothing interesting to steal, and going to the movies was completely out of the question. All Manhattan, Gotham, Steel, and just about everywhere else had put up the "Criminal Registration Law" which was sort of like the sex offenders' thing or the felons…
It didn't matter anyway; Jinx and the rest of her crew hadn't signed up yet, because the criminals had to pay $1,000 each. One Thousand! What kind of shit was that?
Jinx sighed at the thought; at least they were going to give her team two months to gather up all the money. And since it was one thousand per person, it was an 'every man for themselves' thing, not that she was complaining, Jinx was more than half way there. Ah… the powers of saving.
But back to the matter at hand: her boredom. She wasn't looking out the window now, and her hair wasn't up. She was lying in her pink cotton sheets atop of her comfy bed, barefoot, waiting for a thought to pop into her head. A good thought.
Well, the park is free…
And with that single thought, Jinx was gone.
The park had a magical feel to it tonight. The street lamps from the side walks created a path to the lake nearby, to Jinx, it looked like fireflies dancing in the sky. She smiled at the thought, I'm all poetic now.
The wind wasn't blowing as hard as before; it had gone from an angry gust, to a calming breeze.
Her hair was pulled into a low ponytail (in order to avoid anyone she knew), while she had a black hood covering it. Jinx reached the edge of the lake and stared at her blurred reflection. The moss, grass and dirt had clumped together at the edge, blocking off the view of her lower half.
Pink cat-like eyes stared up at her, with her hood on, there was only trace amounts of pink locks shown. Like the strand that was sitting on the center of her face. Her attention was being directed to her hair now. She blew at it a few times, but that only made it float up and settle back on her face. So Jinx drew her hand up to tuck the short ribbon of pink behind her ear. It was threatening to slip off, but she could worry about it later.
The area around her seemed tranquil, even with the police sirens echoing behind Jinx. She walked around the pond, eyes watching everything. Every last one of her senses seemed to be slightly amplified in the past few days, not that she was complaining or anything, but it was just strange (and Jinx has seen strange)…
Now was a great example, Jinx could hear footsteps not that far away. They were light, and slightly quick, the person was either jogging, or sneaking away. But then they stopped, leaving Jinx slightly confused.
Jinx nearly smacked her head in realization; it's probably whoever the cops are after. A huge gust of wind blew over Jinx, nearly ripping off her hood and distracting her a bit.
The footsteps continued again but were soon replaced with the leaves ruffling and pained pants. Jinx let curiosity get the better of her and decided to investigate. Whoever it was wasn't very good at hiding, there was a huddled bundle of dark grey and navy blue that was trying to blend in with the darkest part of a bush.
Jinx sighed; this person must be whatever the cops were looking for. He or she must have been used as a distraction or something.
She took a cautious step towards the small bundle (must be a kid or a midget…) and received a startled gasp. The kid was shaking and holding its breath. This earned a sigh from the ex Hive student.
"I can see you," Jinx stated.
The person gasped out, "No you can't"
"Well, I can hear you," when the person shook in disagreement, Jinx forced herself to hold back a frustrated groan. Instead, she took a silent step forward, crouched down and whispered, "I'm not going to hurt you."
More shuffling was heard and person fully came out of the bush. It was a small girl with long brown locks and huge blue eyes, which at the moment, didn't seem welcoming. For some reason, Jinx couldn't help but compare her to that girl from that book…Alice or something.
"You're planning on turning me in, huh?" her eyes flashed in fear. This girl really is what the cops were looking for. Jinx shook her head. So young…
"Nah, me and the cops ain't good friends." she smiled at the girl, "What's your name?"
The girl's eyes turned to the distant streets for a split-second and then turned back to Jinx, "Malice." Well isn't that a coincidence…
The police car sirens could be heard from afar, and both girls looked over to the streets. The police must be coming this way soon. Jinx grabbed Malice's sleeve and whispered, "We've got to get out of here."
Malice looked Jinx and for the first time, noticed that Jinx's eyes weren't normal. Jinx could feel her eyes widen at the little girl's shocked looked, and cursed herself for forgetting not to put on sunglasses.
Soon enough, to Jinx's surprise, Malice managed to play it off like nothing happened saying with a smile, "Alright, let's go."
With a single nod, the two girls were running straight towards the lake. The girls skidded to a halt when the heard the sirens less than 15 feet away. How'd they get here so fast? Malice had a questioning look on her face but remained quiet while Jinx thought of the next move.
Jinx hesitated, there was a row of trees and plants that she wasn't yet familiar with (damn) on their left. To their right, was a field of grass which unfortunately, it led to a border wall that was too high to jump (double damn!). The pond was too big to swim across before the cops came… They were at a dead end.
The pink haired girl bit her bottom lip, What're we gonna do now? She could hear the cars screeching to a halt, doors opening and closing, whispered orders, then shuffled feet coming directly towards the two girls. Jinx simply had one choice (maybe there were others, but the poor girl was panicking). One choice…
Jinx grabbed the younger child, held her close to her chest then turned to the direction of the cops and ran like hell.
They were at a pile of rocks near the railroad tracks and it was still dark. If Jinx had to guess the time, she would say around eleven. This side of town was cold, even without the cool breeze. Jinx was following Malice down the lumpy rocks to some home that she spoke of. Every few minutes, the girls would pause, look behind them, and then continue again. Malice decided to break the comfortable silence.
"How did you do that?"
Jinx looked at the pale brown haired girl in confusion, "Do what?"
Malice was looking directly in front of their path, possibly scouting while walking, "That thing with your hands…They got all pink and stuff."
Jinx turned away when she replied, "Entropy, when the cops' scientists in India took a look at me, they said that my powers are based on the force of entropy."
"Do you know what entrophy is?"
"No… and its entropy not trophy."
Malice had a little grin on her face, "My bad."
Jinx gave the little girl a glance, and smiled. The thuds of their feet tapping against the dirt ground were heard for a while. "I sort of give people bad luck that happens to go in my favor." Malice nodded in understanding. They walked in silence for a while.
"We're going to go see Harley," she said suddenly.
"Harley?"
Malice nodded again, "She's really nice. Helped me with my problems." Jinx didn't bother to ask what her 'problems' were and the brunette didn't bother to tell her what they were.
They were going up hill, away from the train tracks. Mounts of hills hid the millions of rusted buildings. The grass from the hill that they were standing on swayed as the wind started to pick up speed. Malice pointed to a building where a darkened figure sat upon, Jinx could only pick up red and black, and a… harlequin costume? Jinx nearly slapped her forehead, harlequin… Harley, Harley Quinn. They were going to meet the Harley Quinn.
The only thing Jinx could think of then was, How in the hell did I get looped into this?
A/N: Thanks for the only two people who reviewed Chapter 1 this is for you guys!
Yeah, I most defiantly had to put Harley in this fic. She's one of my favorite female villains in the DC Universe (and did you see her in The Batman, too cool).
I guess by now you guys can predict the two couples… Yeah, predictable, huh? But I just had to do it! Guess where else I'm going with this fic?
Great news! I'm getting a laptop! And you know what that means? I don't have to share the computer no longer! So that means a faster update time for ALL of my fics (that aren't on hold). Three cheers people!
DISCLAIMER: I don't own any of the characters in this story (not even Malice) and I'm not making any money off of them either. So you can't sew me nana
Chapter #3: Try Me