AN: Ok, I know this chapter is kinda short and I'll apologize in advance for that. I'll do my best to get another chapter up this weekend and promise to make it longer.
"Now that's a man who knows his stuff and the proper way to live in this world," The Joker said when Sweeney Todd ended.
I smiled, pleased that I had found a movie that he sound satisfactory. I wanted to keep him talking though; I wanted to learn something more about him. "So what is the proper way to live in this world?"
He laughed, "Without rules of course!"
I gave him a puzzled look. "Ok… exactly what do you mean?"
"I mean that you can't go around obeying the rules around here. Like you can't go living life like the Bat…it's much easier to just do whatever you want, whenever you want. That's how I live."
"Right," I said, unconvinced.
He leaned closer to me and lightly lifted my chin so I was staring into his eyes. "Stick with me, sweets, and I'll show you that the only way to live is without rules."
I leaned back a little bit, "Alright. Can I ask you a question though?"
"Sure…"
"Where did you get those scars?" I asked, reaching my hand out to his cheek.
He sat silent for a moment. As my fingertips brushed his scar, he backed away. He turned away from me and stood up. He walked quickly away from me as I stared after him confused.
When I realized he wasn't coming right back, I took off after him. I was calling, "Wait! I just wanted to know because I care!"
He stopped but didn't turn around. "And exactly why do you care? You shouldn't."
"True, I really probably should be scared for my life, but I'm not. I just want to know what happened to you. How did you become The Joker?"
He sighed deeply. "You'll find that out one day, but today is not that day." He began walking away from me again.
"Oh so that's how it is! Go ahead and run from me. Like I can't be trusted!" I screamed after him. I was hurt. He'd let me do whatever sort of dirty work would come our way and say he was proud of me. He'd kiss me and make me feel loved. But he wouldn't open up and tell me what the hell happened to him to turn him "crazy." I turned my back on him because I didn't want to look at him as my eyes welled up with tears.
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I froze as her words bit into me. I slowly turned around to see her turn her back on me. Then I heard a tiny sob escape from her. I hung my head. I caused her pain and I actually felt guilty for it.
I knew that I could trust her, but I felt she needed to understand the me of today better before I could take her down memory lane. It was the me of today that she was in love with anyways.
I walked over to her and wrapped my arms around her waist. I buried my face into her hair inhaling her sweet scent. She was intoxicating. Then I leaned over, placing my mouth mere inches from her right ear. "I'm sorry," I whispered.
She didn't say anything. I heard her sniffle, trying to make her tears stop. I whispered, "I promise to explain it all one day, but for now you need a better idea of this me because it's the only one left."
I felt her shiver at my words, but she didn't pull away. Instead she turned around and wrapped her arms around my neck. "Does this mean you trust me?"
I looked into her eyes that still glistened with tears. "Of course, I trust you. You are like me after all and I trust myself," I said with a smile. She smiled up at me, clearly pleased with my answer.
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I was so glad that he didn't hate me and that he really did trust me. I stood on my tiptoes and stretched allowing our lips to connect in one of those loving, passionate kisses again. I knew I had fallen for him…there was nothing he could say that would make me run anymore. He was a drug and I was an addict…
AN: By the way, if you have a suggestion for how The Joker got those scars, I'm totally open for suggestions :)