The Crow runs into the beautiful Harley Quinn.
Chapter 6: Harley Quinn
A large pool of blood three yards in diameter covered the ground, a man had been butchered by a small time crook. The scream cane from the woman he was with. She had black hair and a black suit. The crook punched her in the stomach. She fell on her right side.
"You will know the meaning of pain." He said.
"You like pain…" I said. He turned around, and I kicked him in the balls, "… try re-growing those."
I walked over to the woman, "Are you alright, ma'am?" I asked.
"Yes," she said "you saved my…" there was a twinkle in her eye when she saw my face "… life."
"Who was he?" I gestured toward the dead body.
"A business partner." She tried to stand, but stumbled back on the ground.
"You need help," I said "I'll get you to a hospital."
"I'm not that bad," she said "Just bring me inside."
"Okay." I said. I picked her up, her right side was stained red… including her hair.
I took her inside and put her in the tub in my bathroom. "Wash the blood off as best you can," I said, "but your hair might be stained." I left her there to wash up. I sat on the couch and waited for about thirty minutes.
"How do I look?" she asked. Her body, but her hair was still partially stained red on the right side.
"Beautiful." Why did I say that?
"I knew a person who lived here," she said "he's dead now."
"You don't say?" I said.
"Who are you," she asked "I know you're the Crow, but… ?"
I grabbed a nearby rag and wiped the makeup off of my face.
"You." She said.
"Me." I said.
"Jacob," she said "you're not dead?"
"Sorry to disappoint," I said "now what's your name?"
She put a strand of hair behind her ear, "Harley Quinn."
"'Harley Quinn?" I asked, "I'm pretty sure that name is taken by some clown who loves the Joker."
"No, no, no, no," she said "my name is Harley Quinn, her name is Harleen Quinzel… she just shortened it when she wanted to f*** the Joker."
"Ah," I said "you look like her though, with the blood staining your hair red on the right side of your face."
She took her hair and stroked it, "Do you like it like this; half red, half black."
"Red and black are my two favorite colors." I said in approval.
"I'm going to wash the blood out of my hair," she said "and I'm doing to dye the right side red."
"That sounds lovely." I said.
"And I won't care what other people think of me," she said giving me a hug "as long as you care."
*So you need my help decorating this place for Jacobs birthday?" Harley asked.
"Yes," Haley said "please."
"I'll help paint the banner, you can make the cake." She said.
"Thanks Harley," Haley said "where would I be without you?"*
"You knew Haley?" I asked.
"Yeah," she said "we were friends."
"I'm sorry." I said.
"We should meet again," she said "under *ehem* different circumstances."
"Agreed." I said.
She quickly kissed me on the cheek and left.
"Women." I said.
"I know where you are, I know who you love," the man said outside said in a higher pitched voice "I'll tell Ox, and he'll kill you." I could hear him limping away.
"And you'll lead me right to him." I said sending the crow to follow the crook.