Authors Note:
Thank you all for reviewing.
I hope you like this one. I had a really good time writing this, it was…interesting to complete. LOL
At the end of the chapter, there are a few clarifications if you need them.
I am not going to lie to you, I had no time to edit this.
So, if you find any mistakes...I am very very sorry!!
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Chapter 15:
"You Can't." The Commissioner mutters loudly to the Joker in the interrogation room. He continues as the Joker's face tenses "You can't visit her now. It's 11 pm, she's probably going back to bed soon." The Joker snickers at this and replies with slight arrogance in his tone "Well, I've been tasered quite a few times before and let me tell you Cop…the last thing you should do is go back to bed."
The Commissioner chuckles lightly at his remark, yawns and then says "Well, I've got to get to bed. I will be back in the morning, around 7. So…about slapping those handcuffs on your wrists…." The Commissioner walks towards the Joker, places the handcuffs around his wrists and continues "You're spending the night in one of our cells." The Joker sighs at this and the Commissioner laughs while saying "And I'll bring you a new shirt in the morning…this…this one…. wait, what is that?"
The Commissioner points to the body part beneath the shoulder but above the elbow. The Joker rolls his eyes and replies in a mocking tone "A tattoo, Commissioner. You know those things they do with the pointy but oh so wonderful needles." Gordon bites his lip and reads aloud "Machiavelli. Wait…the philosopher?"
The Joker giggles and replies sarcastically "No, the Backstreet Boy. Of course, the Philosopher, but he wasn't just that…he was…." Suddenly the Joker stops speaking as the Commissioner yawns. The Joker mutters bitterly "If you don't want to hear, I won't tell you." Gordon bites his bottom lip and replies, "I already know about him. He faked his own death, right?"
The Joker nods and licks his bottom lip while saying cautiously "But you know that he was so much more than that. He knew games. Mind games, and those, Commissioner, happen to be…my…ugh...fav-o-rite-." Gordon picks up the Joker and pushes him towards the exit while saying "Okay, enough with the history lesson. I've got to get home to my family."
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"Miss Rachel Dawes…" A tall, slim, blond calls as she enters the hospital room. She closes the door as Rachel asks in return "Yes?" Rachel observes the blond for a second, and puffs out in frustration. The Blond is very beautiful, and a smidge of jealousy hits Rachel's self-conscious.
The Blond interrupts her thoughts by introducing herself "My name is Dr. Harleen Quinzel." Rachel bites her lip at the mention of the name, it sounds very familiar. The Doctor continues "But you can call me Harley, if you wish." Rachel's eyebrows rise and then she asks puzzled "I don't mean to be rude, but why exactly are you here?"
Harley smiles in return and pulls up a chair next to Rachel while replying sweetly "I have been sent here to cure you." Rachel gasps and asks, "Cure me? Of what?" Harley rummages through her papers, smiles and then says softly "As it is written here…. 'Patient is diagnosed with a major case of delusions.' Ahhhh…yes. You're the Joker's girl. I'm very glad I met you. The Joker must be a very interesting man."
Rachel frowns for a second and then says bitterly "Yes, he is. But listen, I am not suffering from any delusion, allusion, or any other type of lusion. All right, Harley? I just want to get out here!" Harley nods and then asks in wonderment "Where would you go? To visit him? You see…that's why I am here. I want to help you, Rach. I want you to get out of this place and live your life, but without him. Understand?"
Rachel grinds her teeth together and says softly "Don't call me Rach, Doctor. We haven't become very familiar with each other…and I don't plan to either." Harley chuckles and asks "He calls you 'beautiful', am I correct?" Rachel smiles for a second, nods and whispers, "Well, he won't anymore. I probably wont see him again." Harley shrugs her shoulders and continues with the interrogation "Do you like it when he calls you that?"
Rachel laughs and replies, "I used to hate it. But I guess it grew on me…. beautiful…I've never really been called that before. It's nice to hear it sometimes, especially when my confidence is as low as mine is." Harley smiles at this and continues with her questions "You were never called that?" Rachel sighs and whispers lowly "No. Even in high school, all my friends got the dates, and I got the textbooks. Well, at least my heart never got broken, right?"
Suddenly, she looks over at Harley and shakes her head nervously. Rachel wonders for a second 'why she would ever tell a stranger such a thing'. Harleen looks at with her sadness and asks, "Does he make you feel beautiful?" Rachel gasps and asks with disgust scratched across her face "Are you saying that that's the reason why I like to be around him? Because he's a monster, and it makes me feel good about myself to be near him? Is that what your asking?"
Dr. Quinzel chuckles and replies with complete sincerity "No, Miss Dawes. I was asking something completely different. But that doesn't matter anyway…it is very late. I will come visit you tomorrow morning at 9 am. I hope you get enough rest Rachel Dawes. We are in for quite a long session tomorrow."
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"What time is it?" The Joker asks his guard for about the thousandth time that morning. The Guard sighs and whispers back feeling very irritated "You asked me the same question 30 seconds, Joker. It probably still is 8 am." The Joker licks his bottom lip and asks, "You wanna know…how I got these scars? Hmm?" The guard shakes his head but the Joker continues, "My best friend was…."
Suddenly, the guard receives a signal on his walkie-talkie that says "Gordon here. Bring the Joker into the interrogation room. I've got him a shirt." The Joker smiles at this and says in a dull tone to the guard "I'll tell you all about my scars another day, Cop." The Guard rolls his eyes and replies back angrily "Oh, I wish they had the death penalty in Gotham."
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"Purple? Very nice choice, Com-missi-o-ner." The Joker mutters as Gordon throws him the shirt. The Joker examines it for a second and then puts it on as the Commissioner speaks "I am going to let you see Rachel, Joker." The Joker flashes his stained teeth and says with fake enthusiasm "Great. When?" Gordon bites his lip and says with real sympathy "Unfortunately, when we get to the hospital. I cannot leave you two alone. You understand that right?"
"Of course I understand, but that doesn't mean that I want that." The Joker rolls his eyes and Gordon speaks with a hint of contentment in his tone "Well, we don't always get what we want." The Joker giggles at this and then replies in a very serious tone "Oh, I do. Tell you what, Salvador Dali… you let me have five minutes with my oh so very precious friend, and I will gladly commit myself to those therapy sessions you've been bragging about."
Gordon chuckles and replies back with complete honesty "This is not a negotiation, Joker. You do what I tell you to do…I'm being too much a nice guy just for letting you see her! You deserve to rot in hell for what you did!" The Joker smacks his lips together and replies back in a mocking tone "I don't believe in Hell…well, no that's a lie. You see…."
The Joker raises his handcuffed hands and explains, "Heaven and Hell do exist…here on this…planet. There is no middle ground…. just a lot of…fear. 'It is better to be feared than loved', because when you're loved…people will turn on you. But if you're feared…no one will turn their back on you. Do I make sense…hmmm?" The Commissioner bites his bottom lip, as the Joker raises his eyebrows. Gordon sighs and whispers, "Okay, fine. 5 minutes alone. That's all."
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"Rachel?" Miss Dawes hears a knock at her hospital door and then a familiar face walks in and closes the door. "Bruce?" Rachel asks happily as Mr. Wayne places her 24 fresh red roses on the night table beside her. Bruce leans in and kisses her cheek, smiles and whispers, "I am so glad you're alright." Rachel returns his smile and whispers back "Of course I am. I told you, I know how to handle myself."
Bruce laughs for the first time in days and grabs Rachel's hand in his and then says sadly "It must have been horrible…having to lie in front of millions like that." Rachel let's go of Bruce's hand and asks, "Lie? I didn't lie. I actually like spending time with him." Bruce takes a step back, and says with a tad bit of raw emotion "No. You don't! You can't!" Rachel chuckles for a second and then says "Bruce you can't tell me what to think and what not to think! Remember in the letter I wrote you…. I can't be with you. I loved Harvey. I'm sorry."
Bruce clears his throat and asks "What letter?" Rachel pushes a strand of her loose hair behind her ear and replies, "The one I gave to Alfred a few weeks back. Didn't you read it?" Bruce's eyebrows rise in confusion when suddenly the door opens to the room. Dr. Harleen Quinzel walks in with a black briefcase. She blushes when she sees Bruce and she excuses herself "Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't know you had company, Rachel."
Harley extends her hand to Bruce and says with a wide smile on her face "My name is Harleen Quinzel, but you can call me Harley." Bruce nods in return and replies while shaking her hand "Bruce Wayne. But Harley…do you think you could give us…" The door opening again interrupts Bruce's question.
"Gordon!" Rachel screams happily as the door opens to its full capacity. Another voice says out with full happiness "Well, Hello beautiful." Rachel smiles and whispers in complete shock "Joker?" Bruce's mouth falls open and suddenly he growls and grabs the Joker from Gordon's grasp and slams him against the wall pinning him by his shirt.
The whole room gasps and then the Joker asks in a curious tone "Is this a daily routine now? Being beaten by girls with their names starting with the letter B?" Bruce eyes go wide and then he let's him go and says with real anger "Batman should have killed you last night!" The Commissioner takes the Joker once again and asks confused "Mr. Wayne, how do you know about Batman visiting last night?"
Bruce looks over at Rachel and lies, "It was on the news." The Commissioner looks over at Bruce and asks "Really? What channel?" Harley interrupts the conversation by answering for him "Channel 8. I watched the report as well." Bruce turns his head and looks at Harley with a puzzled look on his face.
The Joker smiles his set of teeth and says "Well…I don't wanna break up this lovely conversation. But I've got 5 minutes, Commissioner." Bruce bites his bottom lip and says with real rage "Until you die hopefully!" The Joker shakes his handcuffed arms and then says slyly "No, B. I actually have five minutes alone with my Rachel." The Joker smiles at Rachel and she blushes in return.
The Commissioner sighs and removes one of the handcuffs on his hands and hooks it onto Rachel's bed. The Joker rolls his eyes at this gesture and Gordon says, "Okay, let them have 5 minutes. Mr. Wayne…Miss… please." Harley leaves the room but Bruce just waits there for a second and watches as the Joker grabs Rachel's hand in his.
The Joker turns his head and asks in a warm tone "Can we help you?" Bruce points to the Joker and yells, "If you hurt her!" The Joker laughs his infamous laugh and says to Mr. Wayne "Listen, B. If I was going to hurt her, I would have already." Bruce sighs deeply and leaves the room with that statement in mind. The Commissioner closes the door while repeating "5 minutes, Joker." Once the door fully closes the Joker asks in a husky tone "So, Pumpkin. For how long have you known about Bruce Wayne being the Batman?"
Authors Note:
Most of you are probably thinking "WTF? The secrets out?"
Well, you will have to read the next chapter to find out.
Clarifications:
Salvador Dali was a painter with a very funny mustache, so that part was meant to be a joke.
Machiavelli: He is going to be very important in the up coming chapters. So, if you want read up on him, his theories are amazing. The reasoning for the tattoo, is that I am going to get a tattoo on the back of my wrist that says "Machiavelli" and plus I needed the Joker's inspiration to come from somewhere, and since Machiavelli faked his death, I thought that his situation would be perfect for Jack/Joker.
Harley Quinn: I had to include her, she is an amazing character to write.
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