The next morning Shane woke with a start. She glanced at the clock to see that it was barely three in the morning. As she lay there she could distinctly hear Dex talking in his bedroom. As quiet as possible Shane walked to stand outside his door.

"I'm going to come in J I promise. No, there's no need to pay me a house visit. Leave her out of this. She doesn't know anything I swear. J, I'm begging you, she's all I have. I'm not having second thoughts." Shane could hear the panic in Dex's voice. "No she's not using. No I can't be sure, J I'm begging you. I will be at work I swear. No J I swear to god. J? J?!"Shane listened as her brother slammed his phone down on the table.

"Spying on me little sister? That's not polite." Dex sounded drained as Shane walked into his room.

"Who's J? Who are you protecting? Who are you Dex?"

"He's my boss, and don't worry about anything else okay? You need to go back to bed so you won't miss work tomorrow."

"I need to go to bed so you can sneak out right?" Shane's fists clench as she glares at her brother.

"I'm tired of watching you get hurt because of this J guy Dex. Don't you dare tell me it's not his fault, obviously he doesn't care about your wellbeing but damn it Dex I do. I'm not going to see you kill yourself for something stupid." Shane jumped when Dex stood up from the bed, anger all over his face.

"Something stupid? So keeping your ass alive is stupid? J can keep you safe, do you realize how many people you pissed off when you disappeared from the drug grid? Do you know the kind of debt you are in, and with who? You're in debt to the wrong people Shane, and they will kill you if J stops protecting us. All I've ever tried to do is protect and support you, you think I like almost dying every night? I don't."

Shane turned and walked out of the room, slamming her own door shut as she locked it and sat on her bed.

Dex sighs as he sits back on his bed. Suddenly his phone rings, the I.D reading J.

"What-"

"That's quite a um fight you and Shane got into. Seems to me like she doesn't appreciate you." A clowny voice speaks through the phone, causing Dex to jump up quickly.

"J, where are you?" Dex's breathing becomes erratic as he looks around his room.

"Maybe you shouldn't be worrying about where I am, and worrying about where my men are, Shane's a tiny thing isn't she?"

Shane sits on her bed and glares at the wall. Suddenly something near her closet moves, causing her to jump up from her bed. As she stares at the closet a man, bigger than Dex steps out, holding a gun. Shane's hands immediately go into the air as the man smiles at her. He reaches out and grabs Shane by her hair, causing her to let out a scream

Dex's eyes widen as he hears Shane's scream. He goes to run to the door when his phone talks again.

"Nah ah ah Dexy. I think you should come let me in before Shane is let out of her room. We have some things to talk about." The line goes dead as Dex stares at the phone. His worst nightmare is coming true, his sister is going to realize who he actually works for.

After a moment Dex walks to the front door and unlocks it, immediately the door opens. In walks none other than the Joker himself, in all of his purple suited, make up glory.

"Hiya Dexy." Joker smiles as Dex just glares at him.

"Oh come on, smile for me."

"Sorry I guess I'm not in a smiling mood." Dex watches as the Joker sits on his couch and props his feet on the coffee table.

"You and Shane need to move Dex." The Joker's usual clowny voice is replaced with a solemn tone, a more serious one.

"What's up J?" Dex sits in a chair near The Joker as he talks.

"The cops are closing in on you, and I don't want you caught you got it? So tomorrow you and Shane are moving into an apartment at this address. I own it, it's for all my boys." The Joker hands Dex a card before he stands up. "Let's go!" He yells before walking out the door. A man walks out of Shane's room and follows the Joker.

Dex runs into Shane's room to find her sitting in the floor against the wall.

"What the fuck Dex?" Shane looks at Dex as he sits on her bed.

"My boss. We have to pack up and leave. Don't ask why or where but we have to move tomorrow. So start packing." Dex stood up and left as Shane sat there and stared at the empty space.

Sorry it's been so long, and this is so short ): a lot of life's drama lately