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(Continued flashback all before the Joker arrived)
Earlier in the week...
Harley couldn't sleep a wink that night and as she lay in her bed thoughts racing she heard a bang from outside. She shot out of bed like lightning and froze listening for any other sound or movement. It was silent but she wasn't satisfied all her nerves were shot and she had to investigate. She slipped into her familiar red and black attire, painted her face and looked in the mirror. Well I sure as hell look like me...whoever that is. She sighed sadly, without Mistah J who was she? Just another circus freak? Well at least I'm not the only one... Thoughts turned again to the beautiful plant queen. Red... Suddenly she sat up. Red! She raced from her room and snuck her way outside, sprang and flipped and landed on top of Red's greenhouse. She pressed her face against the glass and peered in. She could see the green skinned goddess in her bed. She couldn't see anything else but her gut was churning, she couldn't see if Red was breathing. What if... She didn't want to finish that thought. She got out her glass cutter and scored a circle into one of the panes before removing it and sliding her body through the hole. She noted that her rose gem was still in tact and being guarded by a bigger plant. She smiled. Maybe Red's not all mad with me. She tiptoed her way over to the bed, she leant over the redhead, she could see her chest rising and falling and went to brush a lock of hair back when she was swept off her feet. She squealed as she was hoisted to the ceiling and held upside down.
Ivy's eyes flew open. She hadn't slept a wink and was alert when she heard the telltale sound of someone breaking in to her greenhouse. Ivy and her babies lay in wait until the shadow fell across her face and they pounced. She glared up at the intruder and her anger faltered with surprise. "Harley?"
The blonde was squirming against her plant ties and muffled sounds were coming out of her mouth blocked by the leaf acting as a gag. Ivy couldn't help the laugh that escaped her she waved her fingers and the gag released the blonde's mouth and she screamed "RED!"
Ivy snapped her fingers and gag flew back into place. She motioned to another of her babies who lifted her up to come face to face with Harley. "Please be quiet Harl. We don't want to wake Selina now do we?"
Harley shook her head, eyes pleading. It worked as she felt the cool rush if air pass her lips again and she took a deep breath "You gonna let me down Red?"
Ivy chewed her lip as she pondered. There were only a few reasons Ivy could think of for Harley sneaking into her room in the middle of the night. She wanted to apologise? She wanted to check she hadn't left? She wanted to steal back the gem? She wanted to pick up where they had left off? As much as Ivy's body hummed at the latter thought she took in the blonde's attire and figured it was probably the gem. She narrowed her eyes at Harley and shook her head gravely.
Red looks pissed...but why? She began to panic. Maybe she's pissed that I kissed her...but she kissed me back...but she did stop it...why did she stop it... She shook her head to stop her whirling mind. As she focused on the here and now she noticed Red had lowered herself to the floor and was heading for the door. "RE-mmph!" She was cut off abruptly by the leaf once again.
Ivy turned away from the door she was about to lock and looked up at Harley with mischief sparkling in her eyes. You can take the gem Harl...but I want to finish what you started before you run away again. It was a strange but intense mix of anger, disappointment and arousal that coursed though her veins and it made her feel powerful. She sauntered over to where the blonde was hanging, making sure she had a direct view down her cleavage "Now, now Harley, I believe I told you to keep quiet."
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