Harley and Ivy: The Next Generation
Rating: M
Chapter 12: Telling Daddy.
(The Next Day)
"Ace, did that actually happen last night?" Warren asked as he woke up and looked at her, she hadn't really slept that long. "Did Ivy really say that last night?" Ace looked at him, she was wearing her pajamas that she always wore, he didn't know when she had changed into them but he was glad she did. He was looking at her and smiling, his memory of the previous night was a bit fuzzy but he wanted to know what went down.
"Well Ivy came over and I found out I was pregnant," Ace replied in a whisper, she was sitting on the bed still and was looking at Warren with hopeful eyes. "It's yours Warren, I'm pregnant and it's yours." She was looking at him still; she was hoping that he wouldn't tell her to get out. She scooted toward him and rested her head on his shoulder. "I'm about two weeks along, being a super means that it's easier for me to be tested early."
"How are you feeling?" Warren asked as he wrapped his arms around her and put a hand on her lower abdomen. He was protective of his girlfriends and now that his girlfriend was pregnant he would be even more so.
"I'm feeling ok I guess Warren," Ace replied as she pushed herself deeper into his embrace, she never wanted him to leave. "I just don't want you to leave me." It had happened to her before, Dick being the biggest perpetrator of that act.
"I'm never going to leave you… either of you," Warren stated as he held her. He wasn't going to leave her nor would he hurt in any way if it was avoidable.
"I'm so happy to hear that Warren," Ace whispered as she rested her head on his chest. "I love you so much." She was near tears at the fact that he said he wouldn't leave, it made her so happy.
"I love you too Ace," Warren whispered as he held her, he was rubbing her hair and still had his hand on her lower abdomen. "And I will NEVER leave you."
"I dread telling my father," Ace stated quietly as she put a hand to his face, she loved the feel of his skin. "He gets so upset when I tell him about this kind of stuff, he hates to see me hurt over and over." Her father had almost flipped his lid when Richard had broken up with her.
"We'll tell him together, it'll be easier if we're both there," Warren replied as he kissed her forehead, he held her close and held her tight.
"We should do it sooner rather than later though," Ace murmured as she nodded, she was slightly worried as to what her father would do to Warren.
"Ace, everything will be ok," Warren whispered in her ear, he was holding her close. "We'll go talk to your parents after I make you some lunch." She nodded and looked up at him, he helped her to her feet, and got up himself. She followed him down stairs and there was a woman sitting at the kitchen. "Morning mom, how was Turkey?" His mother had been on a mission to Turkey where she was needed to take down a villain.
"Hello hunny, who's this Warren?" The woman asked as she looked at them. She was a very pretty lady; she had long dark hair, dark eyes, a slight tan. She was wearing a skirt suit, it was black with a red blouse, Ace was starting to see where Warren got his colors from, as well as his look.
"This is Ace, she's my girlfriend mom," Warren replied as he looked at his mother, he didn't want to tell her just yet so he looked at her, he had let go of Ace's stomach, his mother had the ability to read people's emotions and body language. "We're going to make some lunch and then we have to go somewhere." She nodded and looked at them. "I'll make you a sandwich Ace, what do you like on your sandwiches?" They walked over to the fridge and looked through it.
(About an hour later (With the Napier Family))
"Hi daddy," Ace stated as she and Warren walked into the house that the Joker and Harley were living in to work at Sky High. "We uh... we have some news daddy, could you please tell me where mommy is?" The Joker pointed to the kitchen, Ace slipped into the kitchen and got her mother. They all sat down in the living room and the two teens prepared for the uncomfortable thing to ensue.
"So what's this news Ace?" The Joker asked as he looked at his daughter and her boyfriend. He was prepared for the worst, he always was when it came to his daughter so he was going to keep calm. "Ace, no matter what it is you know that you can tell us." She nodded and smiled a bit, she told her family this same things several times, so she didn't know why she was having trouble this time.
"Mom, dad, I'm uh... I'm pregnant," Ace replied quietly as she looked her father dead in the eye, he knew she wasn't kidding. "Aunty Ivy came over last night and confirmed it." Warren was holding Ace's hand and had a hand on her stomach. Ace was smiling as she looked at her parents, she had her head on Warren's shoulder. "Dad, Warren's the dad."
"My baby's having a BABY!" Harley exclaimed as she jumped up and hugged Ace tightly. She was crushing Ace's stomach between the two of them.
"Mommy, be careful I'm cramping like no tomorrow," Ace replied as she hugged her mother back, she was keeping herself from jumping with her mother.
"Peace," The Joker stated as he looked at Warren. "You, me, kitchen now." He pointed to the kitchen and started walking. Warren followed him.
"Did you use protection?" The Joker asked as he took a knife out of the drawer and started flipping said knife through his fingers.
"Yes sir," Warren replied with a little bit of worry, he knew that the Joker had an unbalanced mind and was slightly scared.
"Good," The Joker stated as he came over to Warren and put his free hand on his shoulder. "Now what are your plans for your future, you'll have a child to take care of in a matter of months."
"I love your daughter sir, and I would like to ask for your permission to marry her," Warren replied as he looked the Joker in the eye. He surprised himself with that, he didn't have a ring, he didn't have anything planned.
"You better be SERIOUS boy," The Joker stated with an astonished smile on his face. "Because she's my only little girl, my only child, she is the light of my life and you had better never hurt her."
"I am serious sir," Warren replied as he looked at the Joker.
"You have my permission, however I reserve the right to KILL you if you EVER hurt my little girl," The Joker stated as he smiled down at Warren, who was just a bit shorter than he himself. "Now you go propose to my daughter." The Joker slipped something into Warren's hand.
"Thank you," Warren replied as he looked at the Joker.
"What I just gave you is the emergency ring that I bought for her mother, however as we got married spur of the moment, it's not needed now so you can use it," The Joker stated to Warren as he looked at him. Warren nodded and they walked out of the kitchen. Harley looked at her husband, Ace hadn't even been able to go to the wedding.
"Dad, please say that you didn't threaten him," Ace stated hopefully as she looked at her father from her position next to her mother.
"No more than I usually do, Ace," The Joker replied as he walked up to her and ruffled her hair.
"Thank you daddy, now Warren what did he want to talk to you about?" Ace asked as she turned to her boyfriend and looked at him expectantly.
"The usual… and," Warren replied before getting down on one knee in front of her, "will you marry me Ace?"
"YES WARREN YES I'LL MARRY YOU!" Ace exclaimed, Warren took her hand and put the ring on her finger, he stood up and lifted her into his arms and twirled her around, kissing her.
(With Lily and Garth)
"Mmm…" Lily whimpered as she felt a slight twinge in her abdomen, slowly waking up.
"You okay Lily?" Garth asked as he looked at her.
"Yeah...I'm just feeling some cramps, I'll be fine," Lily said as she slowly got up.
"Talk to your mother when she comes to visit," Garth stated as she nodded before heading to shower and get ready for her day with her mother. "Have fun today. I'll have a surprise for you when you get back."
"I wil-ow," She whimpered after she kissed his cheek, her stomach cramping as she fell to the bed.
"Baby girl! What happened?" Ivy demanded as she climbed in through the window. Lily whimpered softly, she held her stomach, Ivy grew a flower and handed it to Lily. "Go pee on that, wait a few minutes and bring it back to me." Lily took the flower and went into the bathroom.
"Um… mom what does red mean?" Lily asked as she came back in a few minutes later when she came back into the room.
"Have you done anything yet?" Ivy asked as she took the flower from Lily. Lily blushed and looked at her lap. "Well Lily, you're pregnant… Garth you're coming with us today, and we're going to visit your fathers."
"Mommy do you have anything for cramps?" Lily asked as she nodded and stood up.
"Not for these cramps baby girl. I'm so sorry, however a warm compress should work, it's working for Ace right now at least," Ivy replied as she looked at her daughter. Garth kissed Lily's forehead.
"I'll go get one for you Lily," Garth said before he quickly ran out of the room.
"Did you and Aunt Harley have these kinds of cramps?" Lily asked as she laid back down on the bed, she was in so much pain.
"I did, but Harley didn't it's sort of a super thing," Ivy replied calmly as she sat of the bed with her daughter.
"How long did you have them?" Lily asked as she looked at her mother.
"Only about a week, maybe up to three, after that they go away and it's just a regular pregnancy after that except for a few things that depend on the person," Ivy replied as she rubbed her daughter's hand, she knew that the first few weeks of a super pregnancy were horrible. Lily cuddled into her mother's side.
"Here you go Lily, I hope this will help," Garth replied as he walked in and handed Lily a cloth that had been dipped in hot water.
"Thank you," Lily said as her mother took the cloth and pressed it to Lily's lower stomach.
"I've also called your fathers and they'll be here in the hour. They don't want you leaving they think you have the flu or something," Garth replied as he walked into the room and sat on his chair from the desk. Lily nodded and closed her eyes.
(A Short While Later)
"IVY LET US IN!" Slade hollered from outside the building. Ivy went down stairs and opened the door letting the fathers of her daughter into the building.
"Thank you Ivy, Garth said that something was wrong with Lily, we were worried," Bruce stated as they walked in and all three walked up to Garth's room.
"She's fine, but be quiet when we get to the room cause she is taking a nap right now," Ivy replied as she looked between the two males.
"It's not a problem Ivy, now is she actually sick or is it something else?" Bruce asked as he looked at Ivy.
"Do I have to beat that boy?" Slade demanded as they all opened the door to Garths room and looked at Lily.
"No, but give Lily some time to rest and when she wakes up we'll talk then," Ivy replied as she sat on the bed with Lily who had fallen into a fitful sleep.
"Garth, if you did anything to my daughter that she didn't want then you are a dead man. Got it?" Slade demanded quietly as he looked at Lily who was sleeping quite fitfully. Garth nodded, he was somewhat fearful of these men at the moment.
"I'd have to agree with Slade here," Bruce stated as he looked at Garth and then at Lily, who had the cloth on her lower abdomen.
"It's nothing bad, you two, now you can either take a seat somewhere and let our daughter sleep, or you can go somewhere else and I will call you when she wakes up," Ivy hissed as she looked at the two men.
"Hey guys, stop bickering and look, she's awake," Garth stated as he looked at Lily, who was starting to wake up.
"Mn… why is everyone yelling?" Lily demanded as she looked up at Garth.
"What happened, why were we called? I was worried that something bad happened to you," Slade asked as he looked at his daughter.
"Nothing bad happened dad," Lily replied as she sat up gently.
"Lily what happened please tell us? I have no doubt that you are fine, however I do want to know what's going on," Bruce asked as he looked at Lily expectantly, he knew she was a smart girl and that she didn't usually get into trouble so he had no doubts that she wasn't in trouble as it was.
"I'm uh… pregnant," Lily replied quietly as she looked at her hands.
"Did you use protection Lily?" Bruce asked as he looked at her. Lily and Garth both nodded. "Good, you guys probably just burst through it because one of you powered up."
"You're not mad?" Lily asked, she was slightly astonished at that fact.
"Lily, how old do you think your mother and I were when you were born?" Slade asked as he looked at his daughter.
"You're a mature young lady and you'll have all the support in the world to help you," Bruce stated as he looked at Lily, he wasn't happy but he was glad that they had tried to prevent it.
"Thank you," Lily whispered as she gingerly got up and hugged both her fathers.
"It's no problem Lily-bug. Now let's go out for lunch and to celebrate but first I do believe that us guys should have a little chat in the living room," Bruce stated as he looked at Garth. Garth kissed Lily's forehead and followed the men to the living room.
"Ok, now what are your future plans, you're going to be having a baby in a few months, so what are your plans?" Slade asked as he looked at Garth, he wanted to make sure that his daughter would be taken care of, as well as his future grandchild.
"To be honest...I don't know. But I DO know that I love Lily, and I will not abandon her," Garth replied quietly as he ran his hands threw his hair because he was nervous.
"I have a few positions at Wayne industries and after your school year ends seeing as you're a senior you can work for me," Bruce stated as he looked at Garth, he too wanted to make sure that his daughter and grandchild would be well taken care of.
"Thank you sir," Garth replied with a nod as he looked at the floor.
"Ok, now were you planning on proposing?" Bruce asked as he put a hand on Garth's shoulder.
"Yes," Garth replied quietly as he looked up at Lily's fathers.
"Good," Bruce stated as he lead Garth back toward the stairs. "Now let's go back up to the girls, they want to have a fun day so we'll go have a fun day." Garth nodded and followed the two older males back upstairs to his room.
"Hello boys," Ivy stated as she looked at the three males. "Have a nice chat?" Lily looked at Garth expectantly, he was looking at the floor.
"Yes it was uh… it was a lovely chat," Garth stated as he looked at everything but Lily. "I uh… I have to go to a store today, it's uh... in the mall."
"Okay Garth," Lily replied as she got up and kissed his cheek.
'It's for my surprise for you," Garth stated as he hugged Lily tightly. Lily nodded before the group left the apartment.
"Lily, let's go shopping, we can all go to the mall," Ivy stated as she looked at Lily who was smiling.
"Let's go," Lily stated excitedly as they all piled into Bruce's car.
(At the Mall)
"I'll meet you guys at the food court, I have to go look for something," Garth stated as he hugged Lily and squeezed her tightly.
"Okay I'll see you in a few," Lily replied as she hugged Garth back.
"Where would you like to go?" Ivy asked Lily as she looked at her daughter.
"I think that there's a maternity store around here somewhere, I think I'd like to go there," Lily replied quietly as she held her stomach, her fathers had joined Garth.
"Oh baby-girl, you probably won't even start showing until about twelve weeks. You have plenty of time to shop for maternity clothes," Ivy stated as she looked at her daughter, she didn't want Lily to make the same mistakes that she did.
"I know, I just want to get it out of the way now and not worry about it later," Lily replied calmly, she was always taught by Bruce to always be prepared. She wanted to do this kind of stuff with her mother, and she just really wanted to get it out of the way.
"Okay baby-girl, better to be prepared, heaven knows I wasn't" Ivy stated as they walked into the store and started looking around. They went around the store methodically.
"How did dad react when you told him?" Lily asked as she and her mother continued to look.
"What do you mean baby girl?" Ivy replied in question as they started looking at maternity shirts.
"When you told him you were pregnant with me," Lily replied as she looked through the shirts trying to find some she liked.
"Well first he got mad, he stopped talking to me all together, then he got over it and accepted the fact," Ivy replied as she looked at shirts.
"Why was that?" Lily asked, she wanted to know more about her biological father.
"Lily, when I had you I was sixteen and your father was seventeen; neither of us were really ready, I became ready earlier than your father," Ivy replied as she and Lily looked at clothing. "He got use to the idea, he was a bit young for being a father and I was a bit young to be a mother."
"How long did you guys keep me until daddy adopted me?" Lily asked as she grabbed a few of the shirts that she had liked.
"You were actually born in Arkham and that's when Bruce got you, he didn't care that you were the child of two villains he wanted you to have a good life," Ivy replied as she held out some articles of clothing for Lily to look at. Lily nodded.
"So are there any other stores you want to go to after we're done in here?" Ivy asked as she looked at Lily.
"I don't know, what would you like to do?" Lily asked as she looked at her mother.
"Well there's a new clothing store on the second floor that I think you'll love. I just want to spend time with you," Ivy replied as she looked at clothes again. They cashed out and left the store for the other one.
(Back at Garth's (Later that Day))
"Lily, there's something I'd like to ask you," Garth stated as he looked at Lily.
"What is it Garth?" Lily asked as she looked at Garth. He got down on one knee.
"Lily will you make me the happiest man in the world and be my wife?" Garth asked as he held out the ring that he had purchased earlier that day.
"YES!" Lily screamed in reply as she jumped into his arms.
"I love you so much Lily," Garth whispered as he stood up and twirled her around once before he set her down again.
"I love you to Garth," Lily whispered back as she snuggled into his embrace.
"So uh… what did you buy today?" Garth asked as he looked at her bags.
"Some clothes for me and… some stuff for the baby so that we're ahead of the game," Lily replied sweetly as she looked at him.
"Am I going to get to see these purchases any time soon?" Garth asked as he hugged her tightly to him.
"Oh of course," Lily replied as she turned and grabbed one of the bags.
"Could I see some of them now?" Garth asked as he looked at the bag in Lily's hand.
"Here you go Garth," Lily replied as she handed him the bag.
"These are really cute Lily," Garth stated as he looked through the bag, there were lots of baby clothes in all sorts of gender neutral colors.
"Thanks, my mom helped me pick them out," Lily replied as she smiled.
"Did you have fun hanging out with your mom today?" Garth asked as he handed Lily back the bag of clothes and looked at her.
"Yeah, I did, I don't get to spend a lot of time with my mother so it's always a treat when I see her," Lily replied as she put the bag off to the side.
"I'm glad you had fun, now what would you like for supper?" Garth asked as he looked at her, he was hoping that she wouldn't want anything too weird.
"Pepperoni pizza with mustard," Lily replied, and Garth's fear had been realized, he didn't have mustard in the house but he could get the pizza.
"I don't have any mustard, but I can call the pizza place," Garth replied, he hoped that she would be okay with just pepperoni pizza.
"No mustard…" Lily whimpered, she was getting teary eyed at the thought of not having what she wanted.
"But I'll get some when I go get the pizza," Garth quickly replied as he hugged her close, he didn't want her to cry.
"THANK YOU GARTH!" Lily exclaimed as she wrapped her arms around him tightly, she was happy.
"No problem Lily-bell," Garth replied as he held her.
(An hour later)
"Want some?" Lily asked as she happily munched on her mustard covered pizza, she held the slice out to Garth.
"No thank you Lily, Starfire already made me eat that one, and it wasn't my favorite," Garth replied as he held up his own hand to decline the offered pizza, he continued to eat his own pizza with no mustard.
"Eh… your lose," Lily replied before taking another big bite. There was a knock on the front door.
"I'll go get that, you enjoy your pizza," Garth stated as he stood up and went to go get the door. "Hey Richard."
"Hey Garth," Dick replied, Garth let him in. "Bruce said that you and Lily have something to tell me?"
"Uh… yeah how about you come into the kitchen and we'll tell you," Garth stated as he took him into the kitchen where Lily was still munching away at her pizza.
"Hi big brother," Lily stated upon seeing her bother.
"Dad said that you had some news for me?" Dick asked as he looked at her. Lily stopped eating her pizza. "I won't be mad, no matter what the news is." He smiled at Lily.
"Um... Dick I'm pregnant," Lily replied quietly as she looked at Dick. "Garth is the father and he proposed so you don't have to worry." She was smiling at Garth and at Dick. Dick fainted upon hearing all the news. Garth laughed, even he hadn't fainted when he found out.
(With Warren and Ace (The Next Day))
"Ace, wake up, it's time for us to get up for school," Warren whispered gently as he shook her, this was the first time that he had been able to wake her up, he was excited. "Ace, baby, it's time to get up. You need to get up it's time for school." He was shaking her gently, she wasn't waking up so he went and got a few ice cubes from the kitchen. He put the ice on her forehead and then the bottom of her feet. She shot up and looked at Warren.
"I'm up, could we get some breakfast?" Ace asked as she looked at Warren, it was actually about 6:10 so they could eat some breakfast. Warren nodded and that caused Ace to smile, she got out of the bed and hugged Warren. "Could I have an omelet?" He nodded and held her close, he loved her deeply and would make her whatever it was that she wanted.
"Let's go down stairs Ace," Warren replied as he grabbed her hand and led her down stairs. She followed him happily. "What kind of omelete would you like? I have cheese, bacon, ham, and peppers." She looked at him as they went into the kitchen. He was hoping she wouldn't want something weird on her food. "I can do any combo and how many eggs?"
"A two egg cheese and bacon omelet if you would," Ace replied sweetly as she looked at Warren, she sat at the table gently and smiled up at him. "Do you have any juice Warren?" She was looking at him and hoping he said yes, he nodded so she got up and looked through the fridge to find a juice she would like. "YES!" She grabbed the pineapple juice, and grabbed a glass out of the cabinet. "I always crave pineapple juice when I'm pregnant." She poured herself a glass of juice and then sat down at the table again.
"Ace, your omelet will be ready soon, I just have to finish cooking the egg," Warren stated as he watched her drink her juice as he finished off the omelet, he was going to cut it in half for both to share. "If you don't mind my asking, how many times have you been pregnant?" He was plaiting up the omelet on two plates, grabbed two forks, and brought the food to the table. "I don't mean to pry, but I would love to learn all I can about you."
"I have been pregnant three times now, I have had two miscarriages one at around five months due to my father's men, they are now dead, the other one was lost when I had that bracelet on," Ace replied quietly as she looked at Warren and drank her juice. Warren put one of the plates in front of her, they both began to eat. "My body likes letting me get pregnant and I've always wanted a child or two." They finished eating and walked back up to get changed for school. "Would I be able to leave a few changes of clothes here Warren, I keep packing bags and Eric is wondering if it would just be easier for me to just have a few changes of clothes here?" Warren nodded and smiled, he hoped that his mother wouldn't get mad at him and throw him out.
"You can leave a few changes of clothes here," Warren replied as he changed his boxers and pulled on a pair of black jeans and a red shirt along with his boots. "Now are you feeling up to taking my bike to school? Or would you like to take the bus?" She pointed at him and he knew she wanted him to take her. Ace dressed in a pair of skinny jeans that were black and red, she was also wearing a blue and purple shirt, it was button up and was being worn over a black tank top. "Let's get going, it's time for us to leave."
(At School)
"Bruce, I should let you know, I'm pregnant so there may be a few more people being put into the nurse's office if they piss me off," Ace stated as she looked at her new principal, she was hoping that he wouldn't get upset. "I'm not going to go looking for a fight, and you know that I don't actually like fighting when I'm pregnant, so by your permission if I don't start it, do I have your permission to finish it?"
"Also, can you keep an eye on Lily?" Bruce asked with a nod as he looked at Ace, he knew that even if he said no, that he would have to deal with her anyway. "Make sure she doesn't push herself too hard."
"No problems, but only if you make sure the teachers don't push me too hard. I don't want to lose this one," Ace replied in a serious tone, she was looking him in the eye. "And another thing…"
"Yes Ace?" Bruce asked as he looked back at her.
"Thank you. For all those times you could have put me in Arkham but didn't, for letting me hang around Lily even though I'm the spawn of your arch enemy, and most of all for saving my life with that bracelet," Ace replied as she walked around the desk and hugged the man.
"You're welcome, Ace," Bruce stated as he hugged her back, he wasn't use to being hugged by her.
"See you around Bats, I got a combat class to go to," Ace stated with a wink as she let go, dropped a smoke pellet and disappeared from the office, only to reappear in the gym in her gym clothes.