This is the sequel to "And to All a Good Night" and "Queen of Hearts". It has The Dark Knight Joker, but he acts a little more like the animated series Joker. :D Hope you like, read and review!

2 A good deed done

Harley woke up in a green and purple room, familiar and comforting. I'm home, she thought, smiling. But there was a biting pain in her side. Oh, yeah, she thought, remembering the heist. Oww. She tried to get up, but that made the pain spread all over her body. She collapsed back on the bed and tried to breathe evenly. No one else was in here. They must be out in the kitchen or somethin', she thought to herself.

"Puddin'?" she tried calling. "Bablies?" she tried again. "Sammy?" she said, as a last resort.

The door creaked open and a rather nervous Sam stuck his head in the door. "Whaddya need?" he asked kindly.

"Can you help me up?" Harley asked. She realized she was wearing a huge t-shirt and pajama bottoms.

He blinked, weighing the risks. Violate the Joker's space that was clearly off limits, or not help his girl? Right now, he'd be more PO'ed if he didn't help Harley. Sam entered the room like there might be weight sensors under the carpet and helped ease Harley up in bed.

She panted, feeling the pain everywhere. "Owwww. Where's Mistah J?"

"He's with Dr. Crane. They didn't expect you to wake up so soon, I think."

Harley ran her hand over the stained pillows, and then lifted her hand to her own face. No one had wiped it free of makeup. "Sammy, could you be a doll and get me a wet washcloth?" she pointed toward the bathroom. "And then go get Mistah J."

He nodded and entered the bathroom, which was also purple and green.

"The red towels are mine," she called after him, and then wheezed. Talking made her chest hurt.

He found a red washcloth, stuck it under the faucet, wrung it out, and gave it back to her. Harley began to dab at her face as he hightailed it out of that room to go find the Joker.


The Joker stared at Crane, and finally spoke the thought that he had been wondering for a long time. "So…how do you two…"

Crane gave him a blue-eyed glare. "None of your business." They were sitting outside of the Joker's hideout, discussing crime, punishment, and girls.

"Hey, I know," the Joker said, smiling and feeling the pull of his scars. "I'm just, uh, a little concerned. You know."

"I synthesized an antidote to her toxins," Crane said, frowning at him. "Drop it."

"Okay," the Joker shrugged. "But I've been meaning to ask you –are you allergic –"

"I said, drop it!" Crane snapped.

The outside door opened and Sam stuck his head out. "She's awake, boss."

"It's dropped, Crane-y," Joker said, getting up. "Amscray, kid."

Sam scrammed.


He found her removing the last traces of her makeup from her face. Her face broke into a smile at his appearance. She tried to move over, but she winced in pain. "How long's it gonna be like this?" she asked him.

"Crane says a while." The Joker pulled a pill bottle out of his jacket. "You've got meds, though."

"Oh, yay," she said. "Where are the babies?"

"Plant Lover took them out for a run."

"Really?" Harley asked, her blue eyes widening. Pam didn't like anything that wasn't a plant. Though maybe she was starting to change; she seemed to like Crane, anyway.

"Yep." He grabbed a glass of water and handed it to her, along with the pill bottle.

She took a pill and washed it down with water. "How long is 'a while'?" she asked once she swallowed.

"Weeks."

Her blue eyes became huge. "Weeks! I don't wanna be sick on my birthday!"

He did a mental double take. Birthday? What? When did this happen? Of course he knew she had a birthday, everyone did. Even he did, if he could just remember what day it was. But she had never talked about a birthday before. "So, uh, when is it, Pooh?"

"July third, the day before Fireworks day." She put a hand to her stomach. "I'm hungry."

"Whaddya wanna eat?"

"I dunno. Can I sit on the couch?" She asked, trying to get her hair untangled.

He picked her up bridal style without further ado and carried her out into the living room/den area. She hadn't been expecting it, and froze for a second before relaxing into his arms.

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