A/N: Finally a second update. And Jay's promise, I guess, only applies to pain that she doesn't cause. If she's the cause of hurt, then it doesn't apply. Kinda weird, but oh well. Tell me what you think!

BATMAN, DANGER

Jay wanted to scream in frustration. One month had assed and Joker had just disappeared. She couldn't find him anywhere. Hence the wanting to scream in frustration.

She sat down on the top of the skyscraper. Penny and Angel curled u next to her. Jay pet them and sighed.

"Who are you?" a deep scratchy voice demanded. Startled, Jay leapt to her feet and faced the voice. It was Batman.

"Uh… I'm Jay," she answered. He mind had gone strangely blank. Batman studied her and Jay grew nervous. She hadn't figured Batman into her plans.

"What are you searching for?"

"Searching for?" Jay gulped. Batman was very intimidating up close. If Batman was intimidation, what would Joker be like? Jay had only been around him when he was asleep and nobody was scary when they slept. Maybe this wasn't such a good idea.

But she had to avenge her brother and make sure no one else suffered the way she did.

"Yes," Batman said. "You've been wandering around the city not doing anything. What are you searching for?"

"The Joker," Jay blurted out. She couldn't lie very well under pressure. Immediately, Batman reached for his weapons.

"Are you an ally of his?"

"Uh… do you think I'd be stupid enough to say yes?" When Batman tensed even more, Jay quickly added, "But I'm not. I want him dead."

"You're going to kill him?" Batman's tone was incredulous. Jay almost took offense, but sighed. She knew she didn't look the part. So she nodded.

"Yes. He killed my brother. I'm going to kill him." Batman lowered his hands from his weapons. Now he just started at Jay and she felt this odd compulsion to explain. Jay trusted her instincts; it was only when she ignored them that she got into trouble. "I'm Jay Smith. My brother was Harvey Dent." At Harvey's name, Batman flinched, but Jay kept going. "He's actually only my half-brother but he was the best person I'd ever known." Batman flinched again.

"Joker didn't kill your brother. I did," Batman growled. Jay blinked and had to holdback her laughter.

"Joker's the one who pushed him. He changed Harvey, made Harvey bad. What you killed was not my brother." Batman looked stunned. Or as stunned as anyone could look while wearing a full face mask. Jay turned to leave, unwanted memories of her brother before his death coming to the surface. She didn't want to think about that.

"If… If you find Joker… will you leave me a message? I know you won't kill him, but there's nothing stopping me." Before Batman could answer, Jay fled, closely followed by Angel and Penny.

Bruce shook his head to clear it. Dent had had a sister? Had Rachel known? Automatically he turned away from the thoughts of Rachel. She was dead. That was Joker's fault. And his. He should've known better.

Torn between wanting to let Joker died and his own rules that prevented him from killing anyone, Bruce left. The answer would come in time.

And he wondered why there had been a jaguar and domestic cat with Jay.

Bruce would have to research her extensively.

Joker sighed as he removed a cloth and cleaned the blood off of his knife. The surprised man across from him collapsed, dead, and fell onto the floor.

"Clean this up," Joker growled. Two of his man, Pascal and Ricky, shuffled forward and dragged the dead man away. Other men started wiping the blood away. The dead man had thought to cheat Joker since he'd returned from the dead and that apparently had made Joker stupid. Not.

Joker had spent the last month rebuilding and making sure there weren't any stupid people around.

Now he could go find the one who'd saved him. And get his knife back.

Jay unlocked the door into her house and went straight to the fridge. She was starving. After indecision for about three seconds, Jay decided on a cheese and salami sandwich.

She grabbed a knife and had begun to cut the cheese when a voice started laughing. Jay automatically changed her grip on the knife and whirled around.

Joker was standing in the doorway. It took only a second for Jay to process this before she leapt forward and attacked him. He brought a knife of his own, which was, faster than even Jay could realize, at her throat.

"No manners in kids these days!" Joker exclaimed. Jay glared at him.

"Someone like you doesn't deserve manners," she snapped.

"That, uh, really hurt my feelings," Joker said. "And I'm not-a very nice when my feelings are hurt."

"Cry a river." Jay shoved his arm away and sprinted towards the door. She slammed it open but before she could take another step, Joker's hand tangled in her hair and yanked her to a stop. The sudden pain brought tears to her eyes. Jokey threw her to the ground and stepped on her arm. Jay tugged on her arm but it was stuck.

"Now. That wasn't-a very nice…" he paused. "What's your name?" Jay stared at him defiantly until he started grinding his boot into her arm. She shrieked and cried,

"Jay. My name's Jay."

"See? That wasn't too hard, Jay," Joker smiled. Or what could have been a smile. It was really hard to tell through all the makeup and cut up cheeks. A shiver went down Jay's spine and she hoped her fear wasn't too apparent. Damn it all! She was supposed to kill Joker, not be some- some plaything for him!

Jay slowly reached to her back pocket, grabbed the Joker's knife she'd stolen, and slammed it down towards Joker's foot on her arm. Or at least tried to. Joker's other foot kicked the knife away and then pinned her other arm down. He then ground his boots on and Jay's eyes stung with tears that she refused to let fall. She wouldn't give him that satisfaction.

Sirens began to wail and Joker sighed. Jay let out a small breath of relief. But that was too soon.

"Look. I can't be caught because I have big plans. So I'll be back. Here's a quick lesson in manners for next time." Before Jay could do anything, he slashed 6 long cuts onto her right arm. Tears now streamed down her face even as she bit her lip to keep from shrieking again. "One for every time you annoyed me." Then Joker stepped away and left. Jay cradled her arm and continued sobbing, even as the blood flow slowed down and the cuts began to heal.