Jack stormed out of his house and into the dark streets. His mother was working the late shift down at the local grocery store again. His father had just left, after beating him for merely spilling a glass of milk. His father had screamed at him before smashing his almost empty beer bottle over the top of Jacks head. After that it was all a blur.
Jack didn't care though, all he wanted to do was get out of the house and away from all the abuse for the night. He was hoping Lilly would be there, but he really didn't have to worry for she was there every night just like he was.
Her living situation was similar to his. Her parents were drug users and sellers. They drank often, but not as much as Jacks father. Lilly's parents didn't really physically abuse her but they mentally and emotionally abused her. That's why she was always trying to make Jack happy. She was afraid that if he was mad, that it would be her fault, and then he would leave her.
He knew that he would never though. He had grew protective over her, didn't like it when drunken old men would watch her walk down the side walk whenever jack walked her home at night. He didn't like it when she would trip over her own clumsy feet for the umph-tenth time.
He hated how she was always smiling and happy even though there was so much to be frowning about, but then again that's one of the things he loved about her. She could always see the positive in the most terrible situations. He loved how she was so innocent and kind. There weren't many people like that in the world and jack knew that.
"Hey Jack!" Lilly shouted while she hopped down from the swing she was sitting on. She skipped over to him with a smile of her face but it faded when she seen his latest bruises. "Did he beat you again…?" she asked with a pained frown.
"Nahh, I tripped down the stairs." He lied not to worry her.
She raised her eyebrow skeptically. "Fine, don't tell me." She said as she grabbed his hand and dragged him over to the swings. "It's such a pretty night! Look at the stars Jack!" she sang.
Jack looked up to see dozens of bright stars in the night sky. It was as if there was a big black blanket with a bunch of holes in them.
Jack returned his gaze to Lilly and noticed bruises of her own on her arm. Anger rushed through his veins. "What happened to your arm?" he asked through gritted teeth as he grabbed her arm.
There were dark purple marks that wrapped around her tiny wrists. Lilly tried to shrug her arm away from him but he wouldn't let go, not until he got an answer. Realizing this she finally said, "Oh... you know, tripped down some stairs."
This did not amuse jack in the slightest, but I guess it did for her because she was laughing her butt off. "Why are you always Joking around?" jack growled.
Her laughter died down before her dark blue eyes made their way to his. "Why so serious Jack?" she asked.
"Because the world is full of terrible people Lilly." He spat.
"That is why I'm always joking around. I know there are bad people in this world. So I try not to be one of them to make a difference." She said cheekily as she took her arm out of his grasp and intertwined their fingers instead.
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Lilly just sat there after the joker left. She was tired, too tired to do anything. She was fed up with being a kidnapped victim, but what made her even more pissed off was she couldn't do anything about it.
She was tired of walking on egg shells around this lunatic. He was impulsive and unpredictable and she didn't know how to please him so she could save her own ass. It was stressful being in her situation; all she wanted to do was just sit there for the rest of her life and be a statue.
The only problem was, she really had to pee.
With a frustrated growl she got up and headed for one of the doors in the room. She knew one of them was a closet so the other had to be a bathroom. She opened the door to see a normal bathroom and she sighed with relieph.
She stepped inside and found herself looking at her reflection. Her hair was tangled and her eyes had shadows underneath them. Her lip had a new cut and it was still bleeding. She grabbed a tissue and started to apply pressure, ignoring the sting.
Then she realized what she was wearing. She shrieked and tugged the white shirt down past her underwear. She watched in the mirror as her own face turned bright red. That pervert…
After she was done she waltzed out of the bathroom and looked around the room. There wasn't much in there. There were no windows or anything. Just a big black bed and a desk. Lilly realized that this was going to be a very boring day.
Her stomach started to rumble and she rubbed it to get it to stop. She needed to eat but she was afraid to do anything. She couldn't really bang on the walls demanding food. What did he mean by not doing anything stupid? He didn't really clarify it so she didn't know what kind of actions would be considered stupid?
She chewed on her lip and walked back and forth in the room. What should she do? First of all, she couldn't even go anywhere if the door was locked.
Lilly went over to the door and paused for a moment before grasping the knob slowly. She gulped before turning the knob carefully.
And it turned with ease.
She let out a breath she was holding in and then let go of the knob. If she was going to leave the room she certainly wasn't going to do it in her underwear.
She walked over to the bed and eyed the sheets. She tore them off the bed and wrapped them around her waist, which was noticeably getting skinnier. The sheets were a bad idea so she threw them back on the bed.
What if she needed to run? She very well couldn't make a great getaway if she was wearing them.
She stomped over to the closet and opened it. There wasn't that much of a selection. It was mostly full of purple suits and green vests to go with them. She rolled her eyes and started to sift through the clothes. She found a pair of folded boxers with poker chips printed randomly on them.
She growled with frustration and embarrassment. Was she really going to wear his boxers? The clown crime prince's underwear? She hated herself for it but yes, yes she was. She had too; it was either this or her underwear. She really did not want to provoke a building full of strong, angry, testosterone filled men.
She slipped on the boxers and walked back towards the door. They were a little lose on her so they showed a little of her underwear, but she didn't seem to notice.
She braced herself for what might be on the other side of the door. She knew it was a hallway, but she didn't know if there would be anyone out there guarding it or something. The red head's stomach growled again and she got a sudden burst of confidence, or maybe it was her survival instincts…
She swung open the door and charged out before suddenly running back in. She hid around the corner for a few seconds just to make sure no one was there. Hey, Lilly was confident but not that confident.
Lilly peaked her head around the door frame and saw an empty hallway. She smirked to herself and feeling like a ninja, she crept out into the hall away from the Joker's bedroom. Lilly honestly had no clue where she was going so she just wondered the halls hoping to find something. So she decided to randomly open doors until she found something useful… or a way out.
She opened a first door and found some kind of storage place. It had crates and bottles of some kind of chemical. It also had a broom and a mop. Must be a cleaning closet.
The second door she came to looked like some kind of kitchen. But it had a metal table and a light that was lit above it. She checked all the cabinets for food but all she found were medical supplies. Lilly also found her pants in the trash covered in blood. This must have been the place the Joker took her to stitch her up.
She came to a third door and stopped in front of it. "Third time's the charm right?" she muttered to herself before opening the door.
Lilly gasped and stood in the door way frozen. Two thugs were talking to a guy tied to a chair. He seemed to be pretty beat up. Next to the chair was a little metal table… full of tools that were chalked with dried blood.
"Eh whadoya think you're doing?" asked a very buff bald guy.
"Sorry wrong room!" the red head shouted as she slammed the door in his face. She sprinted down the hall in random directions. Realizing that they were following she hid around a corner and covered her mouth to quiet her breathing.
Crap crap crap! Why are you so stupid! She was mentally smacking herself.
She peeked around the corner to see the two thugs on their radios. "Boss the girl has escaped." The bald guy said into the radio.
The silence seemed to go on forever and Lilly could tell the two goons were getting nervous. "Don't worry. I'll find her." suddenly Came the jokers voice over the radio. He seemed very angry.
The two goons looked at each other before shrugging. Then they started to walk down the hall towards where Lilly was hiding.
Lilly panicked and started to back up down the hall. Then she bumped into something and froze. Someone clamped a gloved hand over her shoulder and cackled.
"Don't worry boys. I found her." said the jokers amused voice into the radio. "Well, well well. What do we have here?" he said while he spun her around.
Fear was pumping its way through Lilly's veins. She was at a loss for words.
"Well?" he breathed with his eyebrow raised.
"Uhh... I was... was... hungry?" she squeaked.
The joker sighed and began dragging her down the hall. Lilly's feet struggled to keep up with him. "W-where are we going?" she asked nervously.
"Well you are hungry aren't you?" he smirked.
Suddenly he stopped and turned around with a bewildered expression on his face. She followed his eyes down to what she was wearing. Heat rose to her cheeks and she began fiddling with the hem of the shirt.
The joker was dumbfounded. Here she was wearing his boxers. Not that he didn't like the view but usually kidnapped victims didn't strut around in his clothes. He noticed her blush and began to smile.
"Uhh... I'm sorry... I borrowed some clothes..." she nervously as she held her head down.
The joker suddenly burst out laughing and Lilly's head snapped up surprised. "Well what did you want me to do? Walk around in my underwear?" she snapped.
His laughter died down and his face went blank. "Well. That would be a much better ah, site." He said with a wicked smirk.
Lilly huffed an angrily and spun on her heels. She was going to walk away but the Joker would have none of that. He grabbed her wrist again and she gasped as he dragged her down the hall. He slammed open a random door and stepped in. it was a dirty little bath room. He shoved her in and she screamed.
The joker grabbed her and held her against him facing the mirror forcing her to look at them. She struggled to get away from him but stopped when he pulled out his knife. He smirked at her through the mirror and she began to hyperventilate.
"Lilly, Lilly, Lilly." He sang as he began to pull up her shirt with the blade of the knife. The red head clenched her eyes shut. "Open your eyes." He growled. She obeyed and tears began their way down her cheek.
"Now, what do you see?" asked the joker.
Lilly's gaze wondered to her bare stomach and bra. "I- I see my stomach." She said stuttering.
"What's on your stomach?" He muttered while rolling his eyes.
Her eyes flickered down to her scar. The ugly uneven flesh was held together by the brightly colored stitches. It was slightly inflamed and was red.
"I see… a scar." She whispered.
"What shape does that scar make?" he asked as he rested his chin on her shoulder.
"A 'J'." she gulped.
"Correct! Now, what does that 'J' represent?" he whispered in her ear.
Shivers ran down Lilly's spine and she fought to control them. "It represents your name, Joker." She said nervously, not seeing where this was going.
"Good, good. You're good at this game darling." He breathed into her ear. She made a small whimpering sound and his demonic grin grew wider. "Now, what does it mean when one puts their Initials on something?" he asked getting formal.
"It means that they own it." She answered.
"Do you see where I'm going with this?" he growled as he clutched her body closer to the point where it hurt.
"Y-yes." She whimpered.
"I own you. Your mine. As long as you obey me sweet cheeks then were fine? Got that?" he growled into her ear. She shakily nodded her head.
He suddenly spun her around to where she was facing him. His grip on her shoulders grew tighter as he leaned closer to her. So close their noses almost touched. His green hazel eyes peered into her dark blue ones. He saw fear, she saw guilt and anger.
Again with the guiltiness. Why was the joker guilty? Well he was guilty for all the crime he has done but it wasn't that…
"Then if you understand, Why are you out of my room?" he asked.
Before she could answer he broke the intense stare and stood up straight. He began to rub his temples and breathe deeply. "You stress me out Lillium." He chuckled as he put his blade away.
"Now how about we get you some clothes so you will quit stealing mine huh?" he said with a sparkle in his eye.
"Sor-"she began before he shoved her out of the small bathroom and began escorting her down the hall.
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"Uhh… where are we going?" Lilly asked.
They were in the car, but this time it was only her and the joker, no goons. She sat in the passenger seat while he drove.
"Your house. Well, former house." He said grinning.
Lilly's face scrunched up in confusion. "How do you know where I live?" she asked.
"It's terribly rude not to know where your guest lives don't you think?" he said with a laugh.
She rolled her eyes and turned toward the window. Trees zoomed by and Lilly found herself realizing she needed to memorize the route they were taking.
"Oh, ah, I forgot. Here put this on." He ordered while he tossed a scarf in her lap.
"What?" she asked confused.
"Cover your eyes." He growled.
She jumped and hurried with the scarf, tying it tightly around her face. There goes that idea… it's as if he could read her mind…
The joker glanced over at Lilly. She sat still in the seat except for her hands nervously fidgeting in her lap. The scarf was tied around her eyes so she had to completely rely on hearing.
She was biting her lips and the joker suddenly had the thought of kissing them. He quickly looked away and grumbled to himself about self control quietly.
They soon arrived at her apartment and he drove around back through the alley way. He tugged the blind fold off her and she blinked getting used to the light.
"Were going through the window." He grumbled as he got out of the car. He went around the side and opened her door. "If you make one sound, you will not like the consequences." He warned as he helped her out of the car.
They made their way over to the fire escape ladder and the joker held out his arms for her. "I'm going to lift you up to the ladder. You will wait for me." He said.
She awkwardly grabbed his shoulders and he lifted her up by her waist. Lilly felt his muscles through his suit and began to blush wildly.
Why the heck are you getting all giddy for? She yelled at herself.
His hands were on her waist and he could feel every inch of them. He wanted to never let go but she had just reached the ladder and began climbing up, so he had to. He jumped and grabbed the bottom bar with his gloved hand and began to pull himself up.
As they began climbing the stairs Lilly started to get excited. She hadn't seen George in forever! She began to skip steps not realizing she was leaving behind the joker.
"Wait." He growled as he grabbed her wrist. She obeyed nervously and began walking slower. When they reached her window she opened it and climbed inside.
"You know, you shouldn't keep your window unlocked." The joker smirked as he climbed in himself. He looked up to see Lilly's empty kitchen.
That damned girl! Why can't she just not try to escape?
He stormed around her kitchen looking for her. He spotted her running down the hallway and smiled to himself. He followed after her into her bed room. He slammed open her door just as she jumped onto her bed shouting. "GEORGE!"
He watched with an amused smile as she glommed the cat. Said orange cat was wining and trying to escape from her clutches.
"Oh my gosh I just have missed you so much!" she cooed as she rubbed her face against his.
"Ahhem. Sorry to interrupt your moment here but were here for a reason remember?" he chuckled.
Lilly's head snapped up and she felt her face get hot. "Err sorry." She said awkwardly as she sat the orange tabby down.
Lilly headed over to her closet and grabbed a suitcase and started to randomly stuff clothes into it. She came out a couple seconds later to find the joker lounging around on her bed. Lilly rolled her eyes and walked out of the room and headed to the bathroom.
The red head came back with a toothbrush, razor, and other necessities. She dropped them into her bag and stood there awkwardly. "Umm... how long am I staying with you?" she asked nervously.
The jokers gaze flickered over to hers with a raised eyebrow. "What do you think?" he muttered.
"Oh... right." She said as she looked at her feet.
"Well? Shall we ah, get going?" he said as he got up.
"Wait I'll be right back." Lilly said as she stumbled out of the room.
The joker followed her into the kitchen and they both spotted the knocked over cat food on the floor. "No wonder you have gotten fatter." She muttered.
She went over to the phone and began to dial. "What do you think you're doing?" the joker growled. She put her hand on his chest to stop him.
"Yes Mike? It's me Lilly." She said into the phone. Lilly could feel the Joker's heart beat and she began to breathe faster.
"Yes I'm good…" she said as she eyed the joker standing over her. He smirked down at her and crossed his arms.
"I need a favor. I'm going to be gone for awhile because of business, can you watch George?" Lilly asked.
Her shoulders were tense the joker noticed and he began to massage them. "Uhh… yep. He's here at my place. You know where the key is. Thankyousomuchbye." She said quickly before slamming the phone down.
"Why are you so nervous Lilly?" the joker chuckled leaning into her.
"Uh... nervous? Haha I'm not nervous!" she said with a nervous chuckle.
"Is it because you have never been this close to a guy before?" he asked.
"What no!" she squeaked. The truth was, no she hasn't. "I have been close to many guys! Loads of them!" she said.
"Uhh huu. Name one of them." The joker said squeezing her shoulders in a good way. Lilly closed her eyes and leaned into him subconsciously. Lilly didn't want him to let go, she didn't know why but she felt like she needed to be as close to him as she could.
She hummed pleasurably, causing herself to snap out of it and jump away from him. "Umm. Let's see... there's... umm..."the red head struggled to find a name and the joker just laughed.
"You are such a baby when it comes to grown up things." He said waving his hand in her face tauntevly.
"I am not!" she huffed. She stormed passed him and headed for her bed room. "Lets go." She growled.
"Ohhh I think I have hit a nerve!" the joker laughed. "I love your fierceness!" he said clapping his hands.
"Oh I'm so overjoyed that you find my anger amusing." She snapped sarcastically as she grabbed her suit case.
"Ladies first." He said as he grabbed her waist and helped her out the window.
Lilly's heart was thumping loudly in her chest. She hoped to god that he couldn't hear. She wanted it to stop.
Lilly didn't know why her heart was beating so fast. Her foster mom once told her when your heart beat fast it either meant that you veins were running with adrenaline or that you were in love.
Lilly scoffed to herself quietly. There's no way she could be in love with the joker.
No way in hell.
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