The Joker took Rachel into his arms and kissed her too delicately for his murderous nature. This was not a rape as he was orginally prepared to think, but an "honest" romantic relationship. Two-Face's black heart turned to diamond stone and Harvey's shattered. He was being replaced by the very monster who had destroyed his life. he stood abruptly, knocking over the trash can he had hidden behind and kicked it into the adjacent wall. He tjrew one last dirty look at the window and stormed out of the alley.

He had been watching her over the last few says. News of Rachel Dawes's, now Napier's, return had spread like wild fire but it had taken time to make up his mind in regards to her and then to find her window. Her apartment was different. Everything had seemed fine and normal. Perhaps her appearance was different but that was probably natural after captivity, but she seemed too happy. He found it odd, and now he had an answer. The truth hurt more than the mystery. Sure he had seen them interacting that day in the warehouse, but he could almost chalk that up to making the best of a bad situation. This was undeniable though. He needed to save her.

Rachel had always placed a great deal of faith in Batman. Admittedly, he lost faith in Gotham's Dark Knight, but Batman was also the mortal enemy of hte Joker and the enemy of my enemy is my friend. He needed to contact him and there was only one way he knew how.

The police station roof was silent that night. Crime was plateauing and Gotham was enjoying the ability to breath. No one seemed to notice the menacing figure climbing the fire escape nor the bat sign reflecting off the clouds. He stood in the shadows just in case, but no one came up. It took 30 minutes for the Batman to arrive, but eventually, he dropped heavily onto the roof.

"Who's there?" he called out gruffly/ Harvey could tell he was wearing a mouth guard, but it also seemed he was trying to change his voice too. He spun around, his cape flowing menacingly behind him as he searched for his siren. Harvey confidently stepped into view, his scarred wisage turned away from his old enemy and new ally. "Two-Face!" he shouted in shock, moving into a defensive crouch. In his moment of shock, he let his voice return to normal, and Harvey knew his suspicions were confirmed. He knew who the Batman was.

"It's Harvey... just Harvey," he corrected him, as he began to walk in a grand circle around the Dark Knight. "I need your help," he confessed. Batman stood up a bit more, curious as to what he needed.

"With?" he encouraged.

"We need to save Rachel. She-"

"what's wrong with her? Does the Joker have her or is it someone else? How long-"

"Shut up you imbecilic moron!" Two-Face shouted. There were a lot of hard feelings that just could not be forgotten. "Physically, she's just fine, but... she's working with the Joker. I just saw them together. She gave him something and then..." he trailed off as the emotion overtook him. "How did you stand it Bruce? Seeing her happy with someone else?" he cried angrily. Bruce froze under his armor, but he did not deny his identity.

"How do you know it's me?"

"Talked to the Joker and he told me his theories about Batman and his thing for Rachel. It just fit," he rushed through. "Did the mask loosen the pain?"

"Never, it made it worse. She ran from it. She needed someone up front and honest with her. This double life was too much. You were that, and now Jack guy-"

"There is no Jack! She's withthe Joker. San Fransisco was a lie! I found her, days before her return, fawning over him, treating his injuries, teasing him, and I just saw them kiss... like how we used to. She seems so happy with that monster, it doesn't make sense! He has her manipulated. We need to help her!" he screamed. Bruce's jaw dropped open a little at this revelation.

"Are... are you absolutley sure? That doesn't sound like her."

"I know what I saw! I wish I hadn't but I saw them together! Please, will you help me save her?" he pleaded. Bruce finally lowered his defense and approached Harvey to place a hand on his shoulder.

"Of course I will, but Harvey, this won't bring her back to you," he informed him. Two-Face shoved his hand away and paced into the shadows.

"You don't know that! she'll see the light again and we can go back to how we were!" he hoped. Bruce laughed sadly and rubbed away some tears that had sprung to his eyes.

"We've all changed too much for that. Eventually Harvey, you'll find tha seeing her happy with someone else maskes the pain go away and you can go on living," he advised.

"So what? You're saying I should be happy seeing her with the JOKER?" he nearly screamed, tears falling from his good eye. He turned and stalked back into the shadows, his heart filled with rage.

"No, no, not at all. Just that, when she finds the right person, you'll stop worrying about if he's the right one... if you're the right guy, and move on, content to be her friend." Harvey stopped his maniacal pacing and looked at Bruce square in the tormented eyes.

"Did you see that with me?"

"For a little while." Harvey was smothered in a split second and Two-Face shouted at him.

"What do you mean?" But he was already gone.

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Bruce stood on the building, looking at Rachel's curtained window. If the Joker was there, he was gone now. He believed Harvey. The pain on his face was reminiscent of his own during her relationship with the former DA. That pain, even by a mad man, could not be faked. Still, he wished it was. Tears streamed from his eyes at Rachel's betrayal. She was his best friend and ultimate love, and now she was aligned against him. She'd chosen the Joker over Batman. Chaos for justice. It didn't work out. Something was wrong. Harvey's words echoed in his mind. "He has her manipulated." That he did. The Rachel he knew was still in there, suppressed behind torture and madness. They would save her, and eventually, she would see him as a friend once again. He straightened up, determined as never before. He wouldn't set the police on her, or label her a common criminal. She was a victim, and he would save her. With that, he disappeared into the night.

A/N: Much faster update. I knew I needed to get them together and I knew that Two-Face had to know about Rachel and the Joker. Wasn't sure how that was going to work out. Yay for history and Spanish classes! I get a lot of writing done in there. Gah... I hate this keyboard! It's a school one and the enter button just does not want to work. So... anyone read A Tale of Two Cities? If so, you know the ending. If not, well read closely, it's in here. Kind of. Vaguely. What did you think? I know it's short, but it had to stand on it's own. Please review!!! I like getting your reviews. They make me happy. Thanks!!!