POV- Harleen Quinzel

Disclaimer : I do not own the Joker or Harley Quinn

I woke up to a loud bang in the warehouse. I wondered what had happened. After it there was silence. Then I heard stomping feet coming to my door. I edged closer to the wall in fear of who or what was coming for me. The door swung open and Mister J walked in.

I got up to my feet and stood there, waiting for him to say something. He only stared at me and walked over to me with a bounce in each step he took. Mister J stopped about a foot in front of me.

"Hello Harley.", he said with a deep voice.

"Hi.", I said cautiously. I eyed him, waiting for something to happen.

"I would like you to meet some people that will help me with something I'll be doing tomorrow night." He paused and looked over his shoulder then yelled, "Boys! Get in here."

Four men walked in and stopped a few feet from the doorway. Three of the men looked like they were at least in their late twenties and they were tall but muscular. The one other guy looked like he was in his early twenties. He was lanky and had dark blonde messy hair. I wondered why on earth Mister J would choose him.

Mister J opened his mouth to start talking when the lanky kid asked, "Why are we here? What are we even doing?"

Mister J turned slowly, giving him a look that only he could do. It was menacing and cruel. I knew from that look that if the kid talked anymore he would be gone.

He turned back to me and introduced each of the men to me. They were all polite except for the scrawny kid. He didn't even look at me when Mister J said his name, he just slightly nodded.

After the introducing was done the kid asked yet another question," Why are we still here?"

He was definitely starting to get annoying.

"Um can we go now?", he asked sounding whiny.

But it was obvious Mister J had had enough. He turned yet again to look at the lanky guy. Then he grabbed a gun out of his pocket and shot him right in the chest.

Gasping I stepped back from shock. His body went limp and he fell straight to the floor. The other men didn't even help him. He didn't care about the kid's life at all. But when I thought about it, did I even care?

I didn't really.

Mister J sighed and started to laugh. At first it was deep and it got higher pitched. His laugh sounded macabre as it echoed through the room.

Something about him. Was it the scarred features? Or the deep unreadable brown eyes? I didn't know exactly what it was but the thought of him intrigued me. No matter what he did. Whatever it was I knew I couldn't resist the undeniable truth much longer, I was falling for the most wanted man in Gotham City.

After a couple of minutes Mister J regained himself and faced me.

"So Harley. I want you to do me a little uh, favor.", he chuckled lightly.

I eyed him suspiciously. "What do you want Mister J?"

"So I've got a nickname now?", he asked titling his head slightly while looking at me under his brow.

"Uh, I-I just needed something else other than the Joker.", I stammered.

While laughing slightly he nodded his head a little, his eyes were deep and dark.

"Anyways, I need you to do me a favor but I don't want you to know where it is until we get there so.."

He started walking towards me. With each step he took I took a step back. Soon he had me pinned up against the wall. I tried to move but I couldn't. Knowing I wouldn't be able to get out of his grasp I huffed in frustration and gave up. Mister J moved his hand to his pocket and took out keys.

He tossed them to one of the more muscular men and said,"Get the car ready and get in. I'll be there in a minute."

He turned back to me looking down at my face.

"I'm sorry but I have to do this, Harley.", he told me almost sounding like he really did care.

Did he care? I wasn't completely sure but some part of me thinks he really did care. At least a little.

Mister J blind folded me. I frowned, not liking this plan of his so far. Before I could ask him where we were going and why he was doing this I felt something puncture my skin.

I instantly felt woozy, my legs started to give way and my body felt limp. Right before I passed out Mister J said something but I only heard it faintly. It sounded like he'd said he'll see me later and then something else. But I didn't hear it.

I woke up startled. It was already dark. My legs were dangling in mid-air.

What's going on? Where am I?

My eyes adjusted and my breathing quickened. I was way up high somewhere dangling in mid-air. I looked up squinting and realized my hands were tied to something.

Another something ticked and I moved down. I was tied to the hour hand on Gotham's city clock. Mister J must have tied me up to it. I became angry.

Why would he do this to me? For all I've done for him? I didn't deserve this. How could I let this happen? I should've escaped when I had the many chances to. But I was intrigued by him and how he acted. I left everything for him. I left my job and the wonderful life I've worked so hard for to get. And now I'm stuck here. In forty-five minutes I could plummet to my death. I needed to do something to try and get myself out of this.

I looked around. There wasn't really anything here to help me. All of a sudden I heard the static of a walkie talkie. I looked around and noticed there was one on hooked on my shirt.

Finally someone said,"Hellooo Harley! I know you are awake by now."

It was Mister J.

"So I bet you wanna know where you are and what you are doing there, so uh, listen carefully. ", he told me.

I could hear the dangerousness in his voice.

"I've got you tied up to the grand clock in the middle of Gotham city. In approximately in forty five minutes you could plummet to your death! Unless you get yourself out, which I highly doubt, then that's one way you could get yourself out of this. But there is another way."

I tried to obtain this information the best I could.

"There is a phone hooked onto your belt. All you have to do is press the send button and done! The Batman will come save you and I could get away. Or you could plummet to your death and have me get caught and sent into Arkham. So I'll let ya go to uh, make your decision. Oh! And you only have twenty minutes! Make it fast."

The static cut off. I was left with no words, panicking and the late night traffic under me. I looked up at my hand and back down at the ground below.

What should I do? I didn't want to die. I just want to be safe again. I didn't care where I was or who I was with. I just needed to get myself out of this. I grabbed on to the hand of the clock with my left hand.

While trying to wiggle my right hand out of the rope I looked to my belt and sure enough, there was a cellphone on it. The clock moved up and I started to slide down the hand of the clock. Something stabbed into my hand. It was a piece of metal that stuck out on the hand.

I bit my lip so I didn't scream in pain. Looking up I wiggled the rest of my hand free. When it was finally free I quickly unattached the cellphone from my belt and pressed send.

I sighed with a little relief.

After ten minutes Batman hadn't shown up like Mister J said he would.

He lied to me. He doesn't really love me like I thought he did. Or does he? Or is he only using me?

I pushed the thought out of my head.

Why would he use me? After I had gained some of his trust? But it would make sense if he did. Why wouldn't he use me?

I started to get angry. I was angry at the Joker and at the Batman. Why did I let this happen to me? I felt stupid for it. After what seemed like forever I decided I'd get myself out of this mess.

But how could I?

The hand was slowly making its way down. As it was slowly moving down, I slid down the hand also. My eyes started to water. This was it. This wasn't how I wanted to die.

But then I noticed, the minute hand was close to my foot. I could slide my left hand out and get onto the minute hand.

I hastily unwrapped the rope from my wrist and jumped down to the minute hand.

I spotted a ledge just a few feet away from the end of the hand.

Slowly and carefully I made my way to the edge.

I hoped this wasn't it for me.

I jumped for the ledge.

Tick.

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