A Laugh In The Dark Ch7
Forgetting all about the baterang in my back pocket I leaned back further into the couch. Letting out a painful yelp as one of the baterang's sharp points dug into my back, I quickly lean forward again nearly knocking Joker onto the floor. Joker let out a surprised yelp of his own, dropped the remote and reached back wrapping his hand around the back of my neck to keep from falling. "Whoa that'of smarted…" he said then glared back at me. But I didn't see the glare, I was to busy digging the baterang out of my back. "Ow ow ow! Damn this thing has sharp edges." I said pulling the baterang out of my back. Holding it up it was almost immediately snatched away by Joker who sat up into a crouching position next to me.
Trying to figure out what was going on Harley poked her head out from around Joker's shoulder. "Hey, that's one a Bat-brains bat shaped boomerangs. Jace…what'cha doin with one a em?" she asked tilting her head to one side pressing a finger to her lips. Joker gave a low growling sound and shoved her back off him, then turned his attention back to the baterang. "Good question. What ARE you doing with Batsy's little toy? Eh Jacey boy?" he asked in a flat voice as he turned the baterang over in his hands. Looking up from the baterang he stared straight into my eyes waiting for my answer.
"Well…" I started scratching the back of my neck "it was kinda thrown at my head when I was walking outside just a few moments ago. Not really sure why though. Batman must of mistook me for you." I lied shrugging my shoulders. He glances at my right side thinking what I had said over. I was praying like hell on the inside that he bought it. He had this odd way of knowing whether or not someone was telling the truth or not that even I could not explain. "Makes sense ta me puddin." Harley chimed in, once again looking over his shoulder.
He glared back at her and made a gesture threatening to slap her. Giving a frightened yipping sound she sank back into the far corner of the couch to avoid getting hit. Joker then shifted his gaze back to me, giving me a look that said 'I know there is something your not telling me' but he didn't verbalize it. Instead he shrugged it off then violently threw the baterang in the direction of the TV. It sank into the wall just above the TV with a loud 'shink' sound much like it did when Batman had thrown it at me.
"Batman," I thought looking up at it, "The more I think about meeting him tonight the more nervous I seem to get. What the hell could he possibly want? And at such a remote and isolated place like the Aquarium…" PLOP "Hiya Jace! What cha thinkin so hard about huh?" My thoughts were suddenly interrupted by Harley jumping into my lap and wrapping her arms loosely around my neck.
I glance over to were Joker had been crouching only to find him no longer in the room. "Damnit. I'm guna have to put a bell or something on him so I'll know when he fuckin moves" I thought with a slight chuckle. Looking back at Harley I wrap my hands around her waist and pull her closer to where her boobs were pressed slightly against my chest. "Oh it wasn't anything important. Its even less important now that I have you right were I want you." I said flashing her my best 'sexy' smile, which in my current state caused my right half to curl up further than the left giving the illusion of a devils grin. This caused her to give a high pitched squeal of joy, then she quickly leaned forward locking my lips with her own. After a few seconds, when she realized I wasn't going to push her away, her eyes fluttered shut and she began to make a soft purring noise as she deepened the kiss.
I'm not quite sure what happened next. I was so captured by the passion with witch Harley was kissing me that I didn't even notice when Joker walked up behind us. Nor did I notice when he reached down behind me into my back pocket taking Batman's note and slipping away again. I did, however, notice when Harley pulled away. As quick as she had plopped down in my lap she was up again and skipping away to another part of the Asylum. "What the hell was that all about?" I though watching her leave.
Standing from the couch I decided to wander off back down to the lab. Reaching it I walked in and headed straight for the box labeled 'dresser' containing several items of cloths I had stolen from the house I got the bed from. Rummaging trough I pulled out a tight fitting black tank top and slipped it on. Heading back topside I decided to give walking around another shot. Hopefully this time a random object Wont be thrown at my head. Passing Jokers cell I glanced in. He was laying on his cot pretending to be asleep. Giving a small smirk I continued on past and out the front door.
Listening to the sounds of Jace's slow and steady steps as he walked past the cell, Joker suddenly flipped out of the cot and onto his feet. Reaching under his pillow he pulled out the note he had moments ago stolen from Jace and read it over and over. Reading it the first time he had frowned. Around the ninth and fifteenth times the frown had turned into a scowl and then a look of hate. Crumpling the note up and throwing it across the cell he paced back and forth.
"Batsy Batsy BATSY! What are you up to my dear bat brained freak?" he asked aloud to no one particular then walked over and picked up the note and un crumbled it, re reading it once more. "This just isn't like old Batsy at all! Luring someone to an abandoned and isolated part of Gotham like this. This is something I would do! What could you possible have planed for our dear Jace hmm Batfreak?" he said once again speaking aloud to no one. He then pulled out a lighter from one of his pockets, set the note on fire, and began to laugh manically.
Shortly after setting the note on fire he wandered back out to the reception area. Stopping in front of the couch he glared up at the baterang still stuck in the wall above the TV. Giving a heavy annoyed sigh he dragged a chair over to the TV and climbed, rather shakily, onto it. Reaching as far as he could he managed to grab a hold of the baterang. Giving a hard tug it fell free of the wall, but not expecting it to let go so easily Joker let out a surprised squeal and fell off the chair. Landing hard on his ass he gave a painful yelp and slowly climbed to his feet rubbing his backside. Glaring at the baterang now in his hand he decided to go to what he had dubbed 'his office' and plan something…ANYTHING to kill the boredom he now felt creeping in on him. He flipped the baterang in the air few times along the way. "Perhaps I'll pay dear Jace a nice little visit afterwards." He grinned evilly thinking of things he could do with, and more importantly TO Jace.
The day went by pretty boringly. Joker stayed in one of the larger offices with Harley plotting there next big attention grabbing act of insanity while I stayed in the lab experimenting on various small animals I had caught. Injecting them with pure forms of The Jokers blood to see how it effected other living things. Long and horrible story short none of them turned out very pretty. Some of them ended up clawing there own faces off, while others were ripped to shreds by other infected animals.
Stuffing all the animal carcasses into a black trash bag I left the lab and threw it in a dumpster out back of the Asylum. While outside I noticed how dark it had gotten and glanced down at my watch. 9:56. Just an hour and four minutes till I had to meet Batman. Shaking off my sudden feeling of nervousness I slipped back down into the lab and removed the, now bloody, lab coat I had put on.
Throwing the coat into the 'laundry box' I slipped off my shoes and decided I would lay down for a bit until closer to time. Flopping down on the bed I set my little alarm to go off 30 minutes before time. A shadow passed over me as I laid there with my arms under my head staring at the ceiling. I paid it no mind though, figuring it was either Joker or Harley. And as if to prove my thoughts right the owner of the shadow leaped onto the bed and settled themselves on top of me. There ass pushing down on my crotch with there full weight. Leaning over and blocking my view of the ceiling Joker grinned down at me. I look up at him curiously, and more than a bit nervous. "What the hell are you up to Joker?" I thought raising an eye brow slightly.
But before I could put my thoughts into words he suddenly reached back pulling out the baterang from one of his pockets. Raising it over his head he gave one of his menacing grins. "Shit! He's going to stab me with the fucking thing!" I realized with a start, but my realization came to late as he swung down plunging one of the things razor sharp wings into my left shoulder. "GAH! SON OF A BITCH! WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT FOR YOU BASTARD?!" I yell at him loudly, anger dripping like poison from each word. He didn't answer. Instead his grin widened and he released his grip on the baterang leaving it in my shoulder.
I glared up at him, but before I had a chance to do anything else he swung at me again. This time with his fist, and it was aimed directly at my head. Pain shot like glass shards through my head as his fist made contact and I couldn't help but let out a cry of pain. "What the hell is going on?! Why is he…" before my head could finish the question Joker reached down and yanked the baterang from my shoulder. Wincing in pain I let out another cry as Joker plunged the damn thing into my other shoulder. Glaring up at him I flinched in pain, "What had I done to deserve this?" I wondered as darkness lapped at the edges of my vision. I realized then that, once again, I was blacking out. I fought to stay awake but it was in vain and once again the last thing I hear before losing consciousness was his laughter.
"Well that was fun!" Joker said aloud as he jumped off the bed and grinned down at the now unconscious Jace. "What was that for you ask?" he said aloud repeating Jace's question. "For laughs! For giggles! But more importantly, because I FELT like it!" he said, shouting the last part even though Jace was unable to hear any of it. Grinning viscously he reached down and yanked the Baterang from Jace's shoulder, his grin widening as Jace's unconscious body instinctively tensed and flinched at the pain before falling limp again. Just then the sound of something being dragged into the room filled the air. Turning around Joker watched as Harley struggled to drag the heavy box of 'toys' into the lab.
Giving her a warm smile Joker walked over to her and wrapped his arms lovingly around her waist. Giggling happily Harley wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him passionately. After a few moments Joker finally broke the kiss and hooked a finger under her chin. "Now be a lamb and GET OUT!" at this he pushed her out the lab's doors shutting and locking them. Turning he strolled over to the box and reached in digging around. Grinning widely he pulled out what he had been looking for. Four pairs of handcuffs, each one with a long chain.
Clutching the cuffs in his hands he calmly walked back over to the bed. Laying the cuffs down on the edge Joker reached out and dug a thumb roughly into one of the stab wounds reopening it, as it had already started to heal. He grinned wickedly as Jace's unconscious body once again tensed up in pain. He then proceeded to, with some difficulty, flip him over onto his stomach. After stripping Jace of the few cloths he had on Joker cuffed his arms and legs to the bedposts.
Double checking the cuffs Joker gave a nod of approval that they would hold and turned and skipped back over to the box. He began to once again dig through, pulling out several items only to frown and shake his head disapprovingly at them and throw them over his shoulder. Among the random items inside the box was… "A plunger?" he asked aloud giving it an odd 'what the hell' look then shrugged and threw it as well.