Title: It's Hard to Believe
Prompt: You're Easily Jealous
Rating: PG
Fandom: Crossover: Batman: Arkham City & Joker/Clover/Heart no Kuni no Alice
Characters: Batman: Arkham City: Edward Nygma (the Riddler), Garfield Lynns (Firefly) ; J/C/H no Kuni no Alice: Alice Liddell
Pairing: Edward Nygma (the Riddler)/Alice Liddell, Onesided!Garfield Lynns (Firefly)/Alice Liddell
Summary: She understood the surprise the others must have felt when she made her decision because, honestly, she had been a bit surprised herself. But now it was starting to become clear why it was hard to believe that she had chosen him. : This is a response to the challenge 1o Little Things… by Katz Go Rawwwrr.
Word Count: 309
Author's Note: Is it a bad that I had fun with this prompt? No, it's not? Good.
Warnings: Mild!OOC-ness(?)
Disclaimer: Batman: Arkham City & Joker/Clover/Heart no Kuni no Alice do not belong to me in any shape or form (including characters). Thank you.

"I'm here to collect Alice."

"She's not some trophy, Nygma; she's a human being."

Both males were sneering at the other. To Alice, it felt as if she'd spent days with Garfield yet in reality it had only been a few hours. It never once crossed her mind that he'd show up in less than three hours because, honestly, didn't he say he never had time for her nonsense? So why was he here? He could be getting so much done now that she wasn't there to bother him.

"I know that, you insolent pest. But she's staying with me, do you not recall? Besides, she only wanted to visit with you. And, considering how dark it's getting, you know how unsafe the streets are during this time. Even if these idiots know not to mess with her, you never know what they'll try to do once it's nightfall." It was said in a matter-of-fact tone, but when his eyes made contact with hers there was something in them that told her that that wasn't just the reason why he came.

And she knew that look. That emotion, whether hidden behind a mask or openly shown, she knew it all too well.

Garfield said something about how he could drop her off – if and when she felt like it – which only made Nygma scowl in response. This banter back and forth continued until Alice shook herself from her thoughts and told the blond that it was alright. He didn't hide the look of disappointment; Nygma smirked as if he won the game.

It wasn't until they were back at his hideout, when he started to open his mouth to scold her for her actions earlier that day, when she beat him to it.

"Garfield and I are only friends. There's nothing for you to be jealous about, you know?"