Return to Gotham

Chapter 12

Summary: Set two years after Worlds Collide. Hermione and the Joker are back in Gotham. And you'll just have too see what happens from there.

Okay, I know this is different from the original summary that I have posted on chapters 1-6 but now that I've begin to write it I think that it is appropriate to keep it like it was in Worlds Collide where Hermione only uses her magic when it's absolutely necessary. I tried to fit it in where she uses her magic for evil but I just can't see it so sorry for any confusion this might cause but hopefully it won't cause too much because she hasn't used her magic in the story yet.

Disclaimer: I do not own any of these characters.

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Hermione slowly opened her eyes only to find herself no where other than the bedroom she used to stay in when she would spend summers at Wayne Mansion. She knew exactly where she was. Third floor, last door on the left of the hall, now her only problem was getting out of a three story window. Of course it wasn't as high as the penthouse the Joker had helped her escape from, but she needed some kind of rope. She looked around the room and found nothing. There was a balcony to this room maybe she could find a way to climb down. She wished she could just use a door but she already knew that her bedroom door would be locked from the outside, but might as well give it a try. She got up and walked over to the door and turned the knob. Yes, it was locked from the outside. She walked to the doors that opened to the balcony and they opened easily.

"Bruce really, you need to be smarter than that you're making this to easy." She muttered. And then she thought to herself. "But what if that was the point? What if he wanted her to get away? Even if he did despise her what if somewhere deep down he just couldn't let her rot away in Arkham? Maybe that really was why it seemed so easy to escape."

Hermione cleared her thoughts from her head as she climbed over the railing of the balcony. She edged down a narrow ledge on the side of the house. When she got to the end of the ledge the cobblestone type rocking made easy foot and hand holes for her to climb down. She finally made it to the ground but when her foot touched the ground it triggered a motion detector security alarm. Of course that would be the hard part getting past security by herself. She started running toward the fence. She was skinny enough to squeeze between the bars. She just had to make it to the fence before security caught her. She heard yelling behind her and she glanced back. There were several security guards chasing after her, but she was already over half way to the fence. She was going to make it out. She then saw security guards running at her from the right. She turned and started to run to the left but still toward the fence. At last she made it to the fence. She started to squeeze through the bars when she felt a hand grab her ankle. She turned to see a security guard. She shoved her foot upward kicking him in the face and causing him to let go of her. She slid her leg through the bars and ran as fast as she could away from the mansion.

She heard a car coming and dove down into the ditch to avoid being seen. As she heard it drove by more followed. It was the police no doubt. As soon as all the patrol cars passed Hermione began to run again. Except this time instead of sticking close to the road she ran in the forest that ran a few feet away from the road. She had played in this forest when she was younger she knew her way out. She made it to the edge of the forest and ducked out of the trees. The forest must have run along ways because she was on the edge of the more populated part of Gotham. Her uncle's mansion set back into more of the country sides of Gotham. Now all she had to do was find the Joker.

Before long she was walking through the secluded parts of Gotham where their apartment was. She walked to their apartment first. She knocked on the door but there was no answer. Of course not, they had stayed there to long. It would have been time to move somewhere else by now. She started walking down an alley. It was the only thing she knew to do. Where else could she go? When she reached the end of the alley she turned around and walked back down it and down another alley. It was the only thing she knew to do. At the end of this alley she saw to men standing. She decided on turning around and not crossing paths with them, but it was too late they had already seen her. They came walking down the alley and caught up with her quickly.

"You know, you're a brave girl to be walking alley ways of Gotham at night."

Hermione glanced back to look at them and then froze. The two men were wearing clown masks. She turned around to show them her face but was surprised when they didn't stop advancing toward her. She figured it out when the bigger one of the two grabbed her. They were new to helping the Joker. They didn't know who she was so they wouldn't stop and they wouldn't believe her if she told them her story. She struggled against his hold. She had to do anything and everything she could to get them to take her to the Joker. Maybe if she put up enough fight they would take her to him hoping that he would kill her or something. She didn't know but she had to try.

She bit down hard into the hand that grasped her wrist.

"Little bitch."

"Let me go." She said stomping down on the guy's foot. That's when she realized she was still in her dress. "This is just great." She thought to herself.

"Alright you little bitch you don't want to deal with us we'll take you to our boss. At least we would have considered letting you go after we were done with you but he won't. He'll kill you. Are you sure you don't want to reconsider?"

"I'm sure." She growled at the man.

"You must have a death wish." She heard the man mutter as he began to drag her down the alley.

They walked for a while and then an old warehouse came into view. They walked through the doors and into the warehouse moments later. The clown drug her to a small door and then knocked.

"Come in." She heard a familiar voice mutter and inwardly she let out a sigh of relief.

The man opened the door and Hermione saw the Joker was sitting at a desk with his back to them.

"We brought you a present boss, and she's really pretty."

"I don't care what you do with her but get her the hell out of my office."

Hermione's eyes widened as she was beginning to be drug backwards out of the office.

"Wait!" She screamed.

The Joker picked his head up. "Stop." He commanded the two clowns.

"Oh you changed your mind. Good choice boss, like I said before she is really pretty, but I do want one thing from her first."

Before the Joker could turn around the clown had crushed his mouth against Hermione's. She tried to pull away but the clown held her in place. Abruptly the kiss stopped. Hermione looked around to see the clown on the floor looking up at the Joker.

"What was that for?"

"If I ever…." The Joker trailed off. "In fact I won't ever catch you touch her again." He said pulling out a knife. "Now let's put a smile on that face." And then the Joker killed him. He looked up to the other clown. "Did you touch her?"

"No."

The Joker through the knife down on the floor and grabbed Hermione's wrist and drug her back out into the main room.

"Everyone in here now." The Joker yelled.

Some more men with masks came into the room.

"None of you are ever to touch her under any circumstances, is that clear?"

"Yes." They all said in unison clearly frightened.

The Joker drug her back into his office to his desk. He set her on it and instantly kissed her. The kiss was rough and greedy, but passionate, Hermione instantly through herself into the kiss. Finally, the Joker pulled away.

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine…now that I'm back with you."

He responded by pulling her close to him. "How did you get away?"

"It was easy. It was like my uncle wanted me to get away."

"Your uncle?"

"Yeah."

"Hermione, Batman took you not your uncle."

Hermione's eyes widened.

"Wait, your uncle, he's Batman isn't he?"

"Yes."

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