Authors Note: Five chapters in one day! Arent I good? please message me people, I want to know if you like Matt or not. Anyways review please and I promise to post another chapter up tonight x
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Chapter 19
I burst out laughed as Matt told me another funny story about when he pranked Commissioner Gordon.
"You know for a cop, your surprisingly childish" I said.
He shrugged with a smile "What can I say? I'm just awesome"
I punched him gently on the arm, exclaiming "and arrogant"
He smiled and asked " tell me, what are your friends like?"
Quickly I thought up a different name for Ace, before replying "well... I only have one friend really, her names...Kat, she's been the best, always there for me through anything"
Laughing I added "and I mean anything"
Matt pouted and whined " What about me?"
I hugged him tightly and replied "you're my friend too"
He grinned and said " So this Kat? She sounds like a good person to have around. How long have you known her?"
"She is. I've known her my whole life, through everything she has been there holding me up. I don't know what I would do without her" I told him.
Suddenly the conversation became darker and we found ourselves talking about The Joker.
"So is Gordon any closer to finding him?" I asked nervously
"Yeah. We have a lead and soon he'll be put in a padded cell for the rest of his life where he can't ruin anymore innocent lives" Matt declared
"And what about Jinx?" I murmured
"Once we find the Joker, we'll be sure to find her. But strangely I don't think she is like the person everybody thinks she is" he spoke a small smile grazing his lips.
"How can you be so sure?" I said softly
"Lets just say I believe there is more than what meets the eye and I can see past what everyone says" Matt exclaimed
I smiled and lightly kissed him on the cheek "maybe there's hope then"
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Suddenly I saw Ace running towards us both, I shot up and almost sprinted towards her, sensing something was severely wrong.
I grabbed her by the arms and saw her cheek was bright red and she had a cut on her forehead, blood was running down the side of her face.
" What's happened?" I ordered seriously.
"Its The Joker, he's going nuts. He breaking everything and he's beat Harley up really bad and he tried to get me but I ran as fast as I could to find you" She cried quietly.
"Ava, you need to get back there now. He furious!" Ace pleaded
I nodded and walked over back to Matt "I have to go" I told him sadly.
"Something wrong?" he asked looking at Ace.
"Yes. I'm sorry about this" I replied
"It's ok Dawn. Meet me here again tomorrow?" Matt suggested
"Sure" I said
I hugged him tightly, not wanting to let go. But after a few moments I broke away and ran with Ace back to the warehouse before The Joker destroyed everything in his path.
"Why is Joker doing this?" I asked as we both ran through the streets and down an alleyway.
"I don't know Jinx. Oooooh there's gonna be hell to pay when we get back" Ace told me, shaking her head with worry and dread.
"I'll get what I deserve. As long as Matt stays safe" I said
"Jinx, he is a cop!. He's never safe" Ace murmured
"Safe from him then" I snarled
"Ava, honey. I thought you liked The Joker?" she said curiously
"I did. I do...I don't know, after putting me in a coma for three weeks, I just don't know. I hate him but then I don't. I'm just really confused Ace" I replied as we both slowed down, the warehouse in sight.
I heard loud bangs and shouted from inside, throwing the door open I stared in shock at what lay before me.
Three bodies lay scattered about on the main room floor, bullet and knife wounds all over there corpses, the room was trashed and I was guessing all the other rooms were too.
"Now Mista J...calm down" I heard Harley scream.
Leaving Ace behind I ran to where her scream was coming from, finding them in his room. The Joker was holding a knife to her throat and she was beaten pretty badly, he was about to kill Harley when I shouted "STOP!"
He cracked his neck and turned his head towards you, releasing his death grip on Harley, she fell to the floor, tears flowing down her cheeks.
"Get out Harley" I snapped
Without being told twice, she got up and limped as fast as she could out of the room closing the door behind her.
"You weren't here" he snarled coming towards me knife gripped tightly in his hand.
"What happened?" I snapped
"EVERYTHING! The batman, the cops, life! There getting closer, those cops. They will find us, I don't know how but they will and when they do we'll escaped and the game will start all over again. But then what? What does that leave me with? Once the message has been carved into Gothams ugly face then what? The game starts all over again because that's what this is, a game. A game without rules and I'm winning. So why do I feel like I'm losing? How can that be when I have nothing to lose! They have nothing on me, so why do I have this feeling I'm losing something, like something's going away from me" he raged
The Joker shoved me against the wall and held the knife in my mouth.
"Everyone has a bad day, Joker. This is just another one of those days, calm down" I said gently.
He cut across the scars on my mouth and watched as the crimson blood flowed from the cut in the old wound. I whimpered in pain closing my eyes willing for him to stop. I just wanted the pain to stop. He then pressed the knife into my neck making it bleed a little, just when I thought he was going to kill me, he dropped the knife and whispered "I can't do it. I can't kill you. Just another bad day. Another bad day. I can't hurt you Jinxy. But you weren't here. You left. Your mine, you can't leave. It's a bad day. Another bad day"
He fell to his knees and my eyes widened and my jaw dropped slightly as I saw tears slid down his painted white cheeks. He was crying. The Joker was crying! I knelt next to him and wrapped my arms around his waist, holding him tightly. I couldn't believe what I was seeing but the facts were undeniable, this man was unstable and underneath the crazy exterior, he was actually vulnerable. He needed someone there, Harley couldn't be that person - she had tried and failed - But I could, he needed me and…I needed him.
" It's alright. I'm here now. It's just been a bad day Joker, it'll be alright" I soothed
"Jack. Jack Napier. That's my real name" he murmured wrapping his arms around me.
I felt his tears fall onto me as his rested his head on mine.
"Jack, its gonna be alright...Once the chips are down, those civilized people, they will eat each other. Arkham's gonna be doubling up when we have finish with this city. I promise, we'll make em laugh"
That was the first time anybody had seen The Joker cry and seeing him so confused and afraid made me realise, we had more things in common than I thought. I knew there was madness behind his laughter but for the first time I saw something more.
This wasn't a trick or a lie.
It was real and proved to me that Matt was right. There's always more to someone than what everyone see is and right now I saw something in the Joker that no one else saw.
Not the cops.
Not Harley.
Me.
I saw him vulnerable and confused. Without idea's and bloodlust. Without henchmen and explosives. Guns and Knives. I saw The Joker, Jack Napier, as a person.
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I pulled away from him a little and looked at his face. The Joker's makeup had nearly all gone off and his eyes were red and puffy. I smiled slightly as he muttered " err, how to say this…I'm, err"
"I'm no Harley Quinn but I forgive you. I heard there was a party tonight up at Wayne Manor, there celebrating Gordy's birthday. I suppose that could cause a few giggles if you wanted to go?" I suggested
A wide grin spread across his face and he burst into his trademark laughter.
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I put on a black corset and matching ballerina skirt with green and red bows at the bottom. Ace wore the same except black and pink.
"Wow Ace your really....pink. It looks great" I complimented
"Thanks. You look awesome too. Hey! want me to streak your hair?" She asked pulling out some a red and green hair streaking kit from Harley's amazing makeup kit.
Honestly it had everything in there.
"Ok"
She quickly streaked a piece of my hair at the front green and on the other side red.
Finally after we had finished getting ready. We left the room we shared and entered the main room. The Joker, his new henchmen and Harley were all sat waiting.
"It's about time" The Joker snapped.
He was soon back to his old self again. We knew neither of us would ever speak about what happened earlier ever to each other, it was as if it had never happened. But I knew it had and couldn't stop thinking about it over and over in my head.
With two knifes strap to my thighs and a gun in hand, I was ready to go.
Tonight would be fun.
But my heart began to ache when I thought of Bruce. I missed him terribly and it worried me even more when I realised...Bruce and Matt would be there tonight!
"Here. We. Go" The Joker spoke speeding off when everyone was in the van.
I was pulled from my thoughts and flung from one side of the van to the next.
My face smacked into the cold surface of the van floor, Ace tripped over me as the van swerved round a corner. We laughed as I got up and attempted to grab Ace to steady myself. Only resulting in us both falling into a heap on the floor.
The van stopped suddenly sending everyone flying forward, crashing into whatever in front quite painfully. The Joker laughed cruelly before grabbing a gun and getting out of the van.
We all got out ran inside, guns in hand.
" Party time!"
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An elevator ride later....we were outside the room where the birthday bash was being held.
"We made it guys" The Joker declared as the doors opened.
Myself and Ace entered the room first, we both announced;
"A-a-a-hem! Look alive, wage slaves! Preeeesenting - the Caliph of Clowns, that Mogul of Mountebanks - the One and Only - JOKER!"
The Joker entered laughing and exclaimed "Sure know how to make an entrance right? Now where's Gordon? We have a little present for him!"
I saw Commissioner Gordon step forward, gun in hand, trust him to bring a gun to his own party. The Joker motioned for his henchmen to come forward.
Two of his henchmen wheeled in a cake, the rest following behind spreading out across the room making sure none tried to escape. Harley cleared her throat "here's to commissioner G! You lock up the weirdoes, the crooks and the geeks! You're a hero to all of the boys in blue - But this time, baybee, the joke's on YOU!
The cake began to tick.
"It's a bomb!" Someone screamed.
"Hot tip is Batman is in this room right now. So...Ladies and Gentlemen, he has to step forward and reveal himself other wise you all go BOOM" The Joker cried laughing insanely
A few moments past and no one spoke. My eyes landed on Bruce, who stood stiff and unblinking. He saw me and quickly looked away. Not able to look at me for more than a split second.
"Very well. Happy Birthday Gordon" The Joker said.
He clicked his fingers and his henchmen sealed off all the exists.
Except one.
We all made our escape into the elevator. Sealing it shut as the doors closed. I heard the screams and cries of those party peoples grow fainter and fainter as the elevator came to a shaky stop, opening its doors revealing six cops, waiting for us.
Someone had called the police!
"Only six of you against the five of us? Boo hoo what will we do?" I mocked faking a cry.
I stepped out of the elevator and pulled the knifes from my thighs. I did a front flip startling the cops, they all aimed there guns at me but I was too fast. I slashed at one cops throat laughing at he fell to the ground.
Ace sneaked up behind one cop and shot him in the back, shaking slightly. Suddenly I stopped when I felt a gun press tightly against my temple.
I turned and saw...Matt!
The Joker and his men grabbed the rest of the cops, knives and guns at their throats.
"Let them go Joker or she dies" Matt ordered bravely.
The Joker let out a short chuckle but then his face darkened, a twisted grin appearing on his scarred face.
"Kill her"
My jaw dropped.
" You can't be serious?! Oh yeah, you can't kill me yourself so you get someone else to do it. You coward!" I screamed at him.
He dropped the cop he was holding and aimed his gun at me, a furious glare on his face.
Two people I cared deeply about were aiming guns at me.
Both able to kill me any second.
I saw more police arrive outside. "Fine. If that's how its gonna be" I murmured in defeat.
I knelt down holding my hands up and said "take me away Coppa"
"Jinx, no!" Ace shouted
"Lets go" The Joker ordered coldly running off, his henchmen in tow.
Harley was dragging Ace, who was trying to get to me before I was taken away.
"Jinx! Please don't do this" She screamed
Police surrounded me; a swat team ran into the elevator and went up.
They were here to disarm the bomb.
" Ava McKinley, you are under arrest" Matt announced
"Sure thing Officer" I muttered sadly with a clearly upset sigh.
After handcuffing me securely, Matt threw me into a car two other cops.
After getting in himself, he started the car and off he drove to the Gotham Police department.
"How could he? Oh right... The Joker doesn't care about anything, only himself. He's a coward. For some reason he cant kill me himself so he was willing to let Matt kill me. I'm such a fool, how the hell can I love a guy like that?....wait did I just say love? My god! I'm crazier than I thought" I mentally screamed at myself.
The car was silent, but the silence was broken by the car swerving and stopping. Matt hit one of the police officers over the head with his gun and elbowed the other in the face.
I looked and saw… he had knocked them both out.
He pushed them out of the car and got behind the steering wheel, "what are you doing?!?" I demanded
"Seeing what everyone else doesn't. I'm not going to let them take you away Dawn...or should I say Ava?"
The car sped away.