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Chapter 28

Anger surged through me.

Bruce!

How could he make out with some whore while I was being taken away, he promised me!

The Joker!

How dare he just come back after being away for months. Things had changed and still he expected me to drop everything.

Well no not this time.

I had changed! I wasn't the same person, I was now just another face amongst the many same old boring faces.

Suddenly I found myself floating in a dream like state, looking around I saw Jinx approaching me, her crimson eyes glowing through the darkness." Now do you see Ava? There all against you, all of them! Bruce. He doesn't care and neither does The Joker. They all don't care whether you live or die. So rebel, Ava, let me help you and together we will kill them. One. By. One" She said.

My hair floated all around you, the feeling of being submerged in water washed over me, Jinx swam towards me.

Fear pulsed through me, being underwater was my worst fear, the thought of being unable to breath and having no way out frightened me. It sort of remind me of how I felt after the Joker had left.

Day after day pretending to be someone I was not.

NO!

This is who I was now.

" Who are you fooling Ava?" Jinx said.

"I'm different now" I protested.

" If you had really changed, I wouldn't be here" she exclaimed with a smirk.

"Your right" I muttered

"Of course I'm right. I'm you, an intelligent, cruel, sly, evil person" She taunted.

"No! Shut up!" I shouted

"When will you see Ava? You created me. Out of your own fear and hatred I was born, as a complete opposite but still, I was part of you. I am you! I'm the side of you that longs for blood and killings. The side that wants to watch people bleed and suffer. I am ..Evil! You are .Understanding and those other entire sickening one with me and together we will be unstoppable, with your mind and my lack of mercy and compassion, we will take over Gotham, one body at a time" Jinx promised.

Anger scorched through my body and fear plagued my mind. I couldn't think straight, thrashing around in the water I screamed as loud as I could.

" Believe me, Ava! Accept your fate. You can't escape it. You made me!" Jinx screamed, she reached out and grabbed me.

Pulling me close she wrapped her arms around me tightly, I was left without an escape. Thrashing around I screamed and screamed. Her body began to glow, she stuck to me like glue, I felt her begin to take over me.

" No! You can't win" I cried.

She glowed brighter and brighter as I became weaker.

No!

I couldn't let this happen. I let out a loud scream, the water rose and rose and then WHOOSH! It fell like a huge waterfall upon us both. Jinx was knocked from me, kicking my legs I swam to the surface, as I emerged I heard Jinx shout "Just you wait Ava. You will rely in time. There all against you"

My body surfaced through the water and with one great splash, I woke up and was back in the real world.

I lurched up, breathing heavily. Cold sweat clung to my forehead - looking around I saw Jinx and all the water was gone - I found myself lying in a bed in an unfamiliar room.

Everything was silent except for my heavy breathing.

Suddenly a deep voice said "It's about time you woke, I thought you had died until you started screaming. I must say Jinxy you scream so beautifully when you're afraid"

The Joker leapt on me pinning me down against the bed, with one hand he held my arms tightly above my head and with the other he held a switchblade to my neck.

" Did you have fun with Brucey?" he taunted.

I stared into his dark orbs in anger.

"Yes I was having a great time until you came and ruined everything" I spat.

He smirked evilly before head-butting me. It sent me slightly dizzy causing me to bang my head on the wall. Shaking myself slightly my vision came back into focus, I glared at the Joker.

"How can you do this to me?" I shouted.

He raised an eyebrow and tilted his head to the side in confusion "explain" He snapped

"Leave me for dead and then come back months later and expect everything to be how it was before! It doesn't work like that. I had a job, friends, and a life" I yelled.

He pressed the knife harder into my neck drawing a little blood. I let out a quite whimper of pain.

" Lies! Ava, stop trying to convince yourself your one of them you not. Your better than that" he snarled

I stared at him and said "what?"

"Your better than those so called civilised people. You understand me. Like no one else ever has and I understand you. So don't pretend for a second, that you can be like those normal folk. Your not! and that what makes drives me crazy about you. Your so different. Your not just another face. You stand out because you get the message. You are able to see the truth. Everything burns so don't tell me that you would want to burn along with it, along with Gotham as it's spirit slowly breaks. Remember Jinxy? We wanted that right? To watch Gotham burn and break. Yeah...Yeah we did. Batman was the one that hurt you. Not me. All I did was take back what is mine. Were always one step ahead of all the rest, have just fallen behind but don't worry i'm here to drag you back up wither you like it or not. Your mine and don't you ever forget that again" The Joker rambled

He traced the blade up my neck and along my jaw, a thin layer of crimson blood leaked from the wound. He leant down and slowly licked along the cut. He pressed the knife against my shoulder; out of no where he began to laugh pulsed through me as he pressed the knife harder into my shoulder. His laughter scared me; I began to mumble to myself "fear is only in our minds, taking over all the time. Fear is only in our minds but it's taking over all the time"

His laughter grew louder.

"It's only in my .It only in my mine. I'm not afraid. I'm not" I whispered.

"Oh but you are. Tell me Ava, have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?" The Joker growled.

He stabbed the knife into my shoulder. It hit the bone with a sickening crack, I screamed in pain.

"Why? For everything Jack. Why?" I whispered, tears stung my eyes.

His eyes widened as I said his real name; he twisted the knife, causing me to scream again.

"I need you Ava and if this is the only way to make you stay and understand then so be it" he muttered

"Understand what!" I cried

He leant closer and whispered " I lo-"

The door suddenly swung open and there stood one of the Joker's henchmen

"Boss...erm. it's ready" He said nervously

The Joker let out a small laugh, he looked at me grinning. "It's time for the show"