Breaking Wonderland: Alice in Chains
BTAS (Batman Animated Series)
(Sequel to Breaking Wonderland) After her breakdown, Alice is forced to seek psychiatric help. Though the criminals in Arkham have other things on mind, again.
PS: Sorry for any grammar mistakes, typos, anything else.
Yeah POV changes and Blah.
Chapter 6: Leading
Harley woke up the phone was ringing. Joker placed a pillow around his head.
"You go get it," he let out irritably. Harley yawned.
"Sure why not," she said halfheartedly. Harley made her way toward the phone in her pajamas.
"Yeah, who is it?" Harley asked rudely.
"I see still not a morning person," a female voice replied.
"Oh hey Red," Harley said happily. Ivy chuckled.
"I wanted to congratulate you for your successful evening," Ivy said impressed.
"I know and you said I couldn't do it," Harley said with pride.
"For a moment I thought they weren't going anywhere, especially when you stood up to stretch at the wrong time. Though it seems your little visit with Alice helped... a lot," Ivy spoke as a matter of fact.
"Of course it did I wasn't a Doc, for nothing," Harley gloated as she rolled her eyes. "Oh that reminds me I have a few calls to make, I 'll catch you later... and Red try not to call too early in the mornin' Mr. J hates it," she added in quickly.
"Good bye Harley," Ivy replied simply. Harley quickly placed her finger on the hook and released. She dialed a number and waited patiently.
Jervis sighed as he sat on his table sipping on some Earl Grey Tea. Thoughts from the evening with Alice kept distracting him more than usual lately. He placed his cup down and frowned. "No," he let out. He knew he was infatuated with her once more and he shouldn't be. Deep down he knew Alice was just being nice. Probably as a favor for helping her stay out of Arkham. The phone rang and Jervis sighed and made his way to the phone.
"Yes," he replied.
"Hey, Jervy!" Harley let out.
"Why Harley how nice to hear from you," he said sarcastically. Harley giggled.
"I know, I know you're probably pretty peeved about me not making it to the park the other day," Harley started. Jervis stayed silent. "But ya know business came up I tried calling you but there was no answer," Harley lied. "So I'm calling to apologize, sorry," she said simply. "So I hope I didn't ruin your day," Harley added.
"Uh, well, as a matter of fact, you didn't," Jervis admitted.
"Oh really?" Harley said over enthusiastically.
"Yes, I actually had a very enjoyable evening. No thanks to you," Jervis replied. Harley stayed silent. She coughed.
"What do 'ya mean?" her tone bittersweet. Jervis sighed.
"I ran into Alice and it was such an enjoyable evening," he said breathlessly. Harley tried hard not to giggle.
"Oh guess 'ya lucky I didn't come," Harley added.
"I suppose so," Jervis replied.
"Oh well, I gotta go, catch ya later," she said and Harley hung up. Jervis rolled his eyes and hung up. He made his way to the table to continue to drink his tea.
Alice brushed her hair in the bathroom mirror humming to herself, she was getting ready to leave for work when suddenly the phone rang.
"Hello," Alice answered.
"Hello Ms. Pleasance," Dr. Quinzel responded.
"Oh hi," Alice replied.
"Hi, I just wanted to know if you have decided to speak to Dr. Richardson about our side appointments though by the looks of it apparently not," Dr. Quinzel added slyly.
"Well yeah, I saw her yesterday and decided how can one doctor be better than two?" Alice responded.
"That's fantastic news," Dr. Quinzel bellowed. "I was wondering if you would like to schedule an appointment?" Dr. Quinzel asked. Alice was silent.
"Sure where at?" she asked hesitantly.
"Actually I was thinking of a different type of appointment," Dr. Quinzel suggested.
"Different?" Alice asked.
"Yeah-Yes, I was thinking... how about we make a day of it, I was wondering if you can take me to that Yoga class of yours," Dr. Quinzel mused.
"Oh! That's a great idea," Alice said.
"Good, so how about it? When's your next day off?" Dr. Quinzel asked.
"How about this Wednesday at 10 am?" Alice asked. Dr. Quinzel was silent for a bit as she wrote down the info on a memo pad.
"All right I'll pick you up at 9:30, see you there," Dr. Quinzel said as she hung up.
Wednesday morning came and Alice got dressed in a light blue leotard with pink stockings and white ankle warmers. She packed a duffel bag with water and a towel. She looked around her small apartment making sure she wasn't forgetting anything then she saw her wallet on the counter. She made her way towards the counter and placed it in the bag. Suddenly there was a loud honk. Alice looked out the window and saw Dr. Quinzel with a bright red convertible. She had a white handkerchief on her head and black sunglasses. Alice's eyes widen knowing perfectly well that doctors made enough money to afford a car like that. Alice grabbed her bag locked her door and made her way through the small hallway, down a set of stairs, towards the entrance where there were three more steps to the sidewalk.
"Hey, Alice come on in!" Dr. Quinzel bellowed as she leaned over and opened the passenger door. Alice hurriedly did as she was told. She tossed her duffel bag in the back seat and buckled up. Suddenly the car took off startling Alice for a moment. Dr. Quinzel giggled. "So Alice how are you today?" Dr. Quinzel asked Alice through the zooming wind. Alice smiled nervously.
"I'm good, thanks!" Alice yelled back.
"That's great! Hey, I just realize I don't know where I'm going?" Dr. Quinzel asked. Alice yelled.
"It's at 1008 Hoover St!" she yelled back. Dr. Quinzel nodded.
"Okay! I think I know where that's at!" she yelled when she suddenly turned. Alice yelled slightly as she held on to the dashboard.
"Can you please slow down!" Alice yelled. Dr. Quinzel looked at her and smiled.
"Sure!" then suddenly she slowed down coming to a stop as there was a red light. Alice's hair was a mess with the wind. "Aren't you afraid of being late though?" Dr. Quinzel asked.
"No-not really,"Alice said with a bright nervous smile.
Alice and Dr. Quinzel entered the class a few minutes late but luckily they were still at warm ups. Alice bought a Yoga mat and rolled it on the floor as Dr. Quinzel looked around clueless.
"Psst, there are extra ones right there," she said as she tilted her head towards her left. Dr. Quinzel nodded as she got a mat and rolled it out like the others. They both sat there for a moment listening to the Yogi instructor going over "beginner" moves. Both Alice and Harley did them with ease. Then they began to do more difficult tasks. Like the peacock, balancing on your forearms while the rest of the body was raised in the air straight as a nail, the camel, was similar to the peacock except your legs bent all the way in front of you. Harley had slight difficulty with them basically as she couldn't hold the positions for a very long time. Harley looked over at Alice whose eyes were closed doing the same position with apparent ease. The Yogi instructor ordered them back to a normal position as she headed them towards a cool down. Soon she made her way over towards Alice and Dr. Quinzel.
"Well I'm impressed by the both of you, you and your friend," the Yogi instructor said.
"Thank you Ms. Hamsa," Alice said. The Yogi instructor smiled. "Oh this is my friend, Dr. Quinzel," she added in quickly. Dr. Quinzel smiled.
"Well you're quite good, have you taken Yoga before?" she asked.
"No this is my first time," Dr. Quinzel said as she got up and grabbed her towel and left. Alice and Dr. Quinzel soon headed towards a cafe for lunch as they discussed things about Yoga class before taking off again.
"Where are we going?" Alice asked as Dr. Quinzel passed by her house.
"We're going to a gymnasium," Dr. Quinzel replied simply. Alice tilted her head and kept quiet. Soon they arrived at a closed Gymnasium.
"Are you sure it's open? It looks locked," Alice asked nervously.
"Don't worry I have the keys right here," Dr. Quinzel said happily. Alice gasped.
"How did you get those?" Alice asked.
"I know the manager he owes me a favor," she said simply as unlocked the heavy doors. Alice kept quiet as she believed her. They walked into a huge room full or tumbling mats, bars, and trampolines.
"Wow," Alice let out lightly.
"Yes now this is my kind of playground," Dr. Quinzel let out as she took off her shrug, handkerchief, and sunglasses. "Come on I'll show you how you to do some moves," Dr. Quinzel said. Dr. Quinzel would perform a move on a tumbling mat. Then expected Alice to do the same. Though Alice was extremely nervous and messed up the first few times. After a while Dr. Quinzel guided her with a few suggestions and Alice was able to do a move similar to hers.
"I did it!" Alice said as she jumped up and down out of breath.
"Yeah not too bad," Dr. Quinzel said. "Pretty soon you'll be able to do all sorts of tricks, you just need to practice more and believe in your skill," Dr. Quinzel said. Soon they sat relaxing on a stack of cushy mats.
"So seen any new guys in your life lately?" Dr. Quinzel started. Alice blushed.
"You mean date?" Alice asked.
"Date? Met? Interested in?" Dr. Quinzel added.
"Well there is this one guy at work but I think he might be engaged," Alice said a bit sadly. Dr. Quinzel shook her head motherly.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's too bad," Dr. Quinzel said in her best sincere tone.
"And..." Alice said not sure whether to continue.
"And?" Dr. Quinzel repeated with a devious grin.
"Well I did actually run into Jervis," Alice stated boldly.
"Oh, really and how did that went?" Dr. Quinzel asked.
"I apologized just like you suggested," Alice continued. Harley looked away and rolled her eyes.
"That's good," Dr. Quinzel said happily.
"Yeah," Alice replied simply.
"You must have been very scared after all you went through," Dr. Quinzel pushed.
"I was..." Alice paused. "But he was so shy and well mannered, plus he'd been stood up and I felt so bad for him," Alice continued. Harley looked away once more and grimaced. Shoot pity date, Harley noted.
"Well that was such a nice thing to do," Dr. Quinzel let out. "Perhaps next time you run into him you don't have to be so scared," Dr. Quinzel suggested.
"Yeah, I really felt like I can trust him or trust myself," Alice said happily. Harley wasn't sure what she meant but nodded anyway.
"Look at the time we better get going," Dr. Quinzel added. Harley drove Alice home quietly as Harley was thinking of other matchmaker plans.
-cough- Short chapter I know, been busy Mercury Retrograde and blah. Saw DKR, opening day was awesome. Thanks for the reviews so far.