Authors note: Heellooooo! Here is chapter 8, 9 will be up later. Review please x

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Chapter 8

Suddenly seeing the caller ID was Bruce I quickly realised that I was supposed to meet him at a fancy restaurant today, I hastily ran passed the room where The Joker and Barbie were in, praying they hadn't seen me. There was an unlocked door close by I chose that room to run into. Flipping up my phone, I tried to ignore the panicking feeling within me and say calmly "Hello?"

"Ava it's me Bruce" He said, his voice was laced with worry.

Well no shit Sherlock, there is such thing as CALLER ID. Idiot.

"What's wrong?"

"Where have you been? I've been looking everywhere for you and you haven't been answering your cell. I thought you were avoiding me" Bruce said

I smiled gently appreciating his concern "Bruce I'm fine, listen I'm going to be away for a few days. I have a few...err… things to sort out, but once I get back I promise we can go out or something k?"

"Ava...Are you ok?" he asked

I hesitated but replied " Yes, I'm fine"

"Okay then, if your sure, give me a call when you get back from....wherever you're going" Bruce said, could nearly hear the disappointment in his voice.

"Goodbye Bruce" I whispered before hanging up.

"Well well well..." A menacing voice chimed tainted with amusement.

I felt my heart and stomach drop; I had forgotten to shut the door!

Turning around I saw The Joker leaning against the door, a huge cruel smirk spread across his face, his eyes were full of fury.

"Looks like I've finally discovered Jinx's little secret or should I say Ava's" he mocked.

"It's not what you think" I mumbled quietly.

"DO I LOOK STUPID?!?" The Joker shouted.

I let out a little giggle "well you are wearing women's make-up"

Pulling himself up off the door, he walked over to me and slapped me across the face. It stung almost as badly as the realization that I had been discovered. He now knew who I really was, this is bad, right?

"I knew there was something not right about that girl, at Dent's party, no one would dare laugh and speak like that to me, there all afraid" He spat punching me mercilessly in the stomach.

"Then I met you and still I could tell. Something wasn't right about you either, seems so obvious now really, why no one saw or heard from Jinx through the day, you were different from most common criminals, you didn't fear the Batman and don't fear me. Then suddenly at night woop-tido, there's Jinx! What a surprise. I always knew there was something, when I saw you at Dent's party, I knew. I just knew there was something...similar about the two. But I could never put my finger on it" He paused to take in a breath and lick his lips, before punching me fiercely again. The Joker looked at me with eyes that betrayed anger, and something else. Something I couldn't quite understand.

"So why huh?"

He paused before drawing back his fist and landing a swift punch on my jaw, I felt my body fall backwards but he caught me in time. A moment later his gloved hand was on my mask, he ripped it off and glared. Bringing his hand up, he gripped my face and began rubbing off of my makeup. I hissed due to the searing pain in my jaw stomach.

When all my makeup had been thoroughly removed, The Joker continued "why is it that Bruce Wayne's squeeze, a little rich girl goes around at night wearing a mask and breaking the rules?"

"I already told you, it takes one bad day to turn a normal person into a freak. I want to watch Gotham burn as Ava, just another civilian but whern I go out as the criminal, Jinx....I can cause it" I managed to say, this time though, I said it with intense fear, the look in The Jokers eyes scared me more than anything. But I daren't look away, as his hand slid around my neck. He began squeezing tightly, choking off a lot of my air. I spluttered and coughed gasping for oxygen.

Suddenly he stopped strangling me, The Joker pulled me closer and said calmly " So what now eh?"

He gently stroked my bruising jaw and laughed slightly.

" I don't want to kill you, your so much fun, your just a freak...like me. You see, you planned to keep Ava a secret from me, and Jinx a secret from, well, EVERIONE! And now you're little ugh... Plan isn't working out too well now is it?"

I didn't answer, so he answered for me "No..... So here's what were gonna do"

He took out a switchblade and pressed it against the inside of my mouth.

"You work for me now, so you can just forget about your little boyfriend and everything else because none of that matters now...."

"Everything's burns Ava" He whispered using my real name for the first time.

He pressed the blade even harder, tears stung at my eyes as he began carving a smile just like his. I held the pain inside until it became too much, I screamed out in pain and tears escaped from my deep blue eyes and fell, rolling down my face, landing on the Jokers gloved hand, occasionally his eyes would flicker from his art to my crying eyes. I knew I deserved this for thinking I could carry on like I was, I had chosen not to lead a sane and normal life the moment I made my first kill. This, working with the Joker and leaving behind what could have been a normal, is and should have been what I wanted, right? It's a funny thing insanity but was I really insane? Crazy and demented beyond help? Who knew?

When The Joker had finished he released my neck and watched as I fell to my knees straining to stay conscious as I stared at the ground. My tears and crimson blood fell like dying stars. He suddenly held out his hand to me " Come on toots, we've got a bank that need blowing up and some prisoners that need releasing, it's time for some fun."