Joker's POV
I opened and closed my hand blade while Keith drove the car to the address I gave him. She should be there. Maybe so would her husband. Oh that would be great if he was there. I knew how close the two siblings were at one point. Keith glanced at my pocket knife hand, "So uh your sister-in-law?"
My lips went into a firm line, "Yes. The bitch threw Madeline out. She was insufferable when it came to trying to find her as well. Her and I didn't exactly get along."
I called Madeline's phone for the umpteenth time. Her sister, Vanessa, was pacing with her arms crossed. I let out a frustrated sigh, "She didn't answer."
Vanessa threw her arms up in the air, "Of course she didn't answer Jack!"
I eyed her as I asked slowly, "What are you saying, Vanessa?"
Vanessa stopped her pacing turning to me. Her face shown anger. She yelled, "Why would she want to come home to you?"
I stood up from my couch, "Why wouldn't she come home to me?"
Vanessa gestured to myself. My tie was undone and hanging from my neck. My top two buttons were unbuttoned. My hair was not in its normal tidiness. Vanessa sneered, "You leave her on days with other women."
I raised my brows in astonishment at her accusation. I took a step closer to her which made her take a step back. Vanessa spoke, "She would call me crying saying you weren't home for a long periods of time."
I growled, "I was working, you idiot. She knew it. She called you while she was pregnant didn't she?"
Vanessa didn't answer to the question. I took this as my cue to continue, "Madeline was very delusional when pregnant. She would have really bad mood swings and accuse me for everything. I had some late work days to make sure my family had what they needed. She would come up with ridiculous accusations of why I was late in coming home. You also forget or don't know your sister well enough to know she has an OCD with schedules. That also triggers her obscene fits. I am sure you didn't help in calming her down. You just make it worst, I'm sure."
Vanessa seethed and stomped towards me. Her hand pulled back about to slap me but I grabbed her wrist. I growled, "Don't you dare hit me when you know I treat your sister like the queen she is. Now I want you out of my house."
Vanessa yanked her wrist out of my grip. She quickly got her purse heading to the door. Before she left she spoke, "You were always a bad match for her."
As she was closing the door, I called out to her, "Someone was always jealous of their older sister, weren't they?"
With that being the last words, Vanessa slammed the last bit of distance. I huffed running a hand through my hair. I mumbled, "What am I going to do, Mads? Please, be okay with Eric."
Keith stopped in front of a house. I opened the car door. Keith leaned down to look up at me, "What do you want me to do?"
I smirked, "Just uh wait here. I won't be long."
Keith's lips upturned a little while he shook his head. I hopped out of the car skipping to the door. This will be fun. Oh wait till little sister of Madeline's sees me!
Madeline's POV
June popped her head from the corner of the door frame seeing my person working to fix up the bedroom. June piped up, "It's strange isn't it?"
I turned around seeing the quiet woman hiding half of herself behind the frame. I raised an eyebrow, "What do you mean?"
June shown her full body to my view, "I mean you are a mobster's wife and you uhm... Kill people now. Here you are cleaning up the house like a normal person like it is your everyday routine."
I laughed a little, "Well I never liked a dirty house so I try to keep it clean. Which is why I hated when Keith brought the two men in the basement. I am still cleaning the blood. It stained so bad."
June stepped in my bedroom glancing at the photos. She gestured to them speaking quietly, "I'm sorry that you are not able to go back to the way things are."
I walked towards her giving her a sad smile, "Unfortunately this is how our future ended up. Eric is making sure his parents are well protected, I'm sure. I wish I could protect him more."
June glanced up at the taller woman studying the woman's features. June remembered when Joker-errr Jack came over to Keith and her house with infant Eric when the woman in front of her broke down and started to tear apart the child's nursery. June had to watch little Eric till Jack-err Joker came back. June looked up at the ceiling trying to unscramble her thoughts. Knowing the couple before hand and knowing them still, it throwing her for a loop. Especially when they are definitely not the same as they were before. June reached over and gently squeezed on my forearm, "Well now you are able to get back at his murderer and be with your husband again."
I smiled big with light excitement, "Oh I cannot wait for the day till I am able to torture my brother-in-law's ass!"
June couldn't help but chuckle at the older woman's excitement. June was never cut out for this stuff as it makes her queasy but she would support her friends and husband no matter what.
Joker's POV
I picked my sister-in-law's lock. My ears didn't pick up anything other than a quiet hum in the kitchen. I grinned wildly. while my thumb rub lightly against my favorite pocket knife. I quietly walked through her home. While going towards her, I looked around at her "perfect" family home. I sneered at the look of it. It's disgusting. Pictures of her, her husband at their wedding day. It makes me want to gag. Now my wedding was a night to remember! I tried to hold a giggle but the light muffled sound came through scaring the woman who was cutting up vegetables. Vanessa instantly turned around and my feet moved quick. I instantly put a hand over her mouth which muffled her scream. I cooed, "Shhhh shhh. Can't wake up uh the neighbors? Can we?"
Her eyes widened when the noise of my switchblade being flipped open. I frowned at her scared face, "Is it my scars? I think I should tell you a story."
I licked my lips moving her so her back is hitting against my chest. My blade touching her neck. My breath tickled her ear, "My father he was a uh drinker. And my mother try to please him but it wasn't cutting it. He saw her start to get sad and depressed. Well uh... he got really drunk one night and he grabbed a kitchen knife... Oh no, not like this one. And he just pressed it against her throat and just did one swipe. She fell. He turned to me with the knife and ask me why so serious. He carved into me like this and wa-la!"
I pressed the knife onto her throat creating a thin slice with blood starting to drip. My voice went low, "I think you need to come with me. Someone would love to see you."
I felt her face contort into confusion with fear. I smiled big, "Oh don't worry. This is more for me and maybe her. Oh, I can't wait to bring her little present to her!"
I may of been too loud when I started to giggle but something brought the attention of someone else in the house. A young sleepy voice cut into both of our thoughts, "Mommy... I had a bad dream."
I instantly pulled her towards me growling low enough for her to hear, "Say anything to him and you will die right now. And follow what I say."
I let go of her and flipped my blade quickly shoving it in my jacket pocket. The young kid with light brown hair rubbed his eyes as he started to walk into the kitchen. I looked over at my sister-in-law seeing she isn't doing what I want her to do. My step towards her snapped her out of it and she instantly went to console her son. Vanessa cooed shakily to her son, "I-it's okay, baby. It's just a dream. Nothing will come to you."
I feel she directed that towards me. I rolled my eyes. The child finally opened his eyes, "Who is the clown?"
I am waiting to see what the woman would do. Her lip twitched in a forced smile, "He is here to..."
I licked my lips interrupting, "I am your uh entertainment kid. Now Vanessa, it's time to go."
The boy's eyes widened, "Where are you going mommy?"
I noticed her body stiffen at me knowing her name. I smiled big heading towards the child, "Well boy, we are going to go for a ride. I have someone who would LOVE to meet you while I talk to your mother about details of your entertainment."
The boy looked between his mother and me. I took my eyes off of the child that reminds me of my own boy to his mother, "Vanessa we do not have all day."
She stood up grabbing her son's hand. Vanessa did the one thing I didn't want her to do which pushed her son upstairs. I snarled grabbing my knife out of my pocket flipping it open. I grabbed her head from behind. My hand gripping to her chin as I held her head to my shoulder. I growled, "I said do what I say, you fucking pest."
Madeline would kill me if I kill her sister now. I am sure she has a few choice of words to exchange. However, her doing something rough to me doesn't seem too bad. I smiled wickedly but frown when Vanessa opened her mouth, "You will not hurt him Joker!"
I pushed her hard against my shoulder with the knife at her neck. I looked where the boy ran upstairs. Blood is starting to trickle down her skin due to her struggling. I growled, "Oh I won't hurt him. Trust me but that won't be said for you!"
I moved the knife and hit her hard on the head with the butt of the knife. Her body went limp in my grip. I flipped the knife putting in my pocket and reach for my cell phone. I flipped it open speeding dialing Keith.
"Hello?"
I growled, "Come in here and take the woman. I'll be back with the boy."
I dropped the woman. Her body hit hard against the ground. I paid no attention to Vanessa as I am on the hunt for the young child. I walked up the steps slowly, "Hey uh kid. You know..."
I looked underneath cracks for any movement. I listened for any sounds. I spoke again with a fatherly tone finding one of his toys on the ground, "You know boy, I just want to show you my collection of hot wheels. I have so many and I would let you play them as well. Now it's not the same as my wife's nerf guns. Now that would be hard to beat with her. What do you say... want to see if you and I can tag team and beat my wife in a nerf gun war?"
A shuffle moved from inside the closet. I pretended to continue walking passed the shuffle, "I'll even let you play around with my halloween make up. I'll let you even put some on my wife. Make her into a witch or a hairy monster. Up to you."
A couple of footsteps caught my attention but I didn't turn around till the kid gets my full attention. The kid piped up, "Really?"
I turned around smiling a normal smile. I nodded, "Yeah. She is a hairy beast but we must make her look like it."
The kid giggled, "Okay. Is mommy coming?"
I licked my lips, "She will. She just stepped out and asked for me to take you to my house. Promise we would have fun, scouts honor."
I gave him a wink. I forgot what it felt like to have a son his age. My heart weighs heavy at the thought of my deceased son. We would have fun with nerf gun wars. It's always him and I against Madeline. I wiped some of my grease makeup off my cheek and put some on his hand, "See? Just make up."
The kid held out his hand waiting for me to grab. Hopefully Keith put her in the trunk. I walked down the steps with the kid and headed to the car. The kid looked up at me, "What's your name? Name's Charlie."
I licked my lips as I thought of a name. I answered, "Jay. Just uh.. call me uncle Jay, alright kid?"
Charlie nodded letting go of my hand heading into the backseat. This kid can be too trusting for his own good. I forgot we even have a nephew. I am sure Mads told me about him but he slipped my mind. Keith looked between the two of us. Keith eyed me as he started up the car when I hoped in the passenger seat. I won't answer to his stares. There is only one person I would answer to and that would be a half-assed answer and that's my wife.
Okay so I finally got this badboy out. I wanna delay the brother thing a bit and refocus on Madeline's sister and sister's love child with a certain caped man. There would be more explanation on how Madeline found that out and all later on. Joker couldn't help with the kid as it reminded him of his son and once he finds out who's son it is.. well let the fun begin! Promise the kid won't get hurt. Can't say that for Vanessa though. Anywho I hope you guys enjoy this! I know I made the kid too trusting but he's 6. And Vanessa sheltered the kid due to her sister's kid's fate. Welp, here we go!
