I woke up late the next day. Wally had apparently carried me to my makeshift apartment in The Watchtower. Everyone had one for when they were on monitoring duty and had to stay the night. I actually lived in mine since I really didn't feel like staying with my parents in Central City and had nowhere near enough money for a place of my own. I then realized I was still in my uniform, mask and all. Leave it to Wally to fuck up being sweet. I changed into my spare uniform and walked out into the main room.

"Good morning all." I said.

J'onn, John, Hawkgirl, Wally and Clark were all sitting around the table talking. When they saw me they all became dead silent and stared at Clark. I saw Wally elbow him. Then he got up and walked toward me.

"What do you want?" I grumbled, my good mood ruined.

"I wanted to apologize." He said taking both my hands in his, "I was a huge jerk last night. I only acted like that because I care too much about you to see you get hurt."

He punctuated the statement with a slow, passionate kiss. Kissing Clark always felt like coming home.

"I love you." He whispered as he pulled away.

Oh no.

That did not just happen. We had only been together for 3 months. I was in no way ready for a step like that. Especially after what happened last night. I stepped away and looked up at him nervously.

He looked back at me like I had just punched him in the face.

I glanced at my friends, then back at Clark.

Then I ran. I ran right out of The Watchtower.

Not surprisingly I went to Gotham City. I flew over to Arkham and looked at the foreboding grey building. I wondered if The Joker was in there. Had he beaten Batman? It was a possibility seeing as Batman hadn't been at The Watchtower this morning. I was sitting up against the grassy hill Arkham was situated on. I pulled my knees to my chest and stared up at the cloudless blue sky. I started thinking about the first time I saw The Joker. He looked so powerful. He had been standing there in total command of all those people. There were hundreds of prisoners inside of Arkham and they were all listening to him. I thought about the way it felt when we kissed. With him it felt like fireworks going off. It was so new and exciting. So different from Clark. But I didn't not like Clark. Did I love him? Maybe.

My inner monologue was cut short by screams coming from the center of town. As a member of The Justice League I couldn't very well leave those screams unanswered. I got up quickly and flew in the direction of the noise.

Turns out the noise was coming from the steps of City Hall.

"Unless I get the Bat, our dear commissioner gets the works!" The Joker shouted through a megaphone. Can't I go one day without seeing him?

"The works" were apparently a large collection of bombs. They were strapped onto the chest of an older man who I could only assume was the commissioner.

"You tell 'em puddin!" Harley squealed playfully swatting The Joker. When he looked over at her it was with genuine affection. He then leaned over and kissed her. There was an unwanted pang of jealousy in my stomach.

"So where are you Batman?" The Joker resumed. I decided that I'd had enough and since our dear Dark Knight was nowhere to be found, I decided to take matters into my own hands.

"What about me?" I shouted from my hovering position above the crowd. I landed and walked through a parting in the sea of people.

"Hello Dragonfly." He said calmly. Though his voice was steady, I could tell he was nervous. I was probably the last person he expected to see fighting crime in Gotham.

"Let the commissioner go Joker." I said through gritted teeth.

"I said I would!" He said laughing, "If I get Batman."

"You don't get a choice." I growled advancing on him.

"Ooh a little feisty today aren't we?" He laughed as I walked up the steps. When I reached him he winked at me and it only fueled the anger coursing through me.

"You have no idea." I said as I punched him.

"You're stronger than you look Dragonfly." He said nursing his jaw.

"Just shut up and let him go."

"I think I'll pass on that sweetheart." He whispered caressing my cheek. I hit his hand away.

"Let him go Joker."

This time the voice was not mine, but Batman's. It took him long enough. I mean this is his city. If I could hear the screams from Arkham he should have been able to hear them from wherever he lives. But that's none of my business. What the Bat does in his spare time is his alone.

"Ooh Mistah J look it's Batman!" Harley squealed jumping up and down.

"Yes I know I'm right here." He replied clearly annoyed.

"Let Gordon go." Batman growled.

"Hmmm…" The Joker said pondering the proposition, "No."

The man in the chair, who I now know is named Gordon, seemed even more frightened than before. Batman leaned over and whispered something to me.

"You take Harley. I'll get The Joker."

"What you think I can't take him?" I whispered back, watching the clown through the corner of my eye.

"To be honest," he replied, "no."

I raised an eyebrow at him. Well then I would just have to prove him wrong. I sauntered up to The Joker and punched him again. This time the force caused him to move back a few steps. Batman pushed me away.

"I said handle Harley." He said through gritted teeth.

"You handle Harley!" I yelled shoving him towards her. He was too stunned to do anything else so I returned my attention to The Joker.

"Aww you're fighting over me!" He crooned.

"No." I said, "I'm fighting with you."

He laughed at that and I took the opportunity to pin him against the stone wall. He started laughing again and to shut him up I banged his head against the wall.

"Get your hands off him!" Harley shouted. She ran over and tried to pull me off. So I elbowed her in the stomach. And even though I had just elbowed his girlfriend pretty hard, The Joker smiled at me.

"I missed you." He breathed into my ear.

I kneed him in the balls.

Then without a word to Batman, I flew off.