Dark pools of brown stared at the walkway from the giraffes. The young child stares eye to eye with a pair of brown eyes equally curious with him. The adult knew the child would be okay without his supervision as he never once took his eyes off the walkway. Brown eyes studied the feminine figure walking up the ramp. His eyes searched the feminine figure's facial features. He noticed the splotchiness of her skin. Even from the distance, he could see the glazed over look in her eyes. His brown pools hardened at the sight. His tongue ran against his chapped lips. His eyes caught movement of the woman's wrist rotating as to try to add relief. The kid didn't notice the older man stand up stopping the woman's trek towards them. He placed his warm hands on his wife's biceps which startled the brunette. I tried to pull away from my captor thinking its someone else. I mumbled scrunching up my face, "Stop, get off of me!"

Pools of brown studied the woman before harshly whispering, "Madeline! It's me..."

The name burned on his tongue, "Jack."

I opened my eyes slowly seeing a non-make up scarred man in front of me. My hands immediately went on top of his own when he moved them to my cheeks. I felt small hands on my pant leg. I tore my eye sight from the Joker to look down at Charlie. My eyes soften and I dropped to my knees. I hugged the child. My fingers ran through his soft brown hair. I mumbled more to myself, "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I'm sorry."

The Joker couldn't look at his wife anymore but looked up seeing the pathway leading to the giraffes. His jaw clenched at the thought of whoever the man was bringing his wife into this state. A state he never seen her in. It must have triggered a memory of when his wife was with his brother. The Joker called out to me, "Hey sweetcheeks, uh take uh Charlie to the next exhibit. I have to go to the bathroom. I'll be right back."

I glanced up at my husband. I mumbled, "Okay."

I turned to Charlie pulling him slightly away. He looked confused at the all the sudden hug and constant mumblings of 'I'm sorry'. I lightly rubbed my thumb against his cheek. I tried to give him a smile, "Let's go, Eri-Charlie."

The Joker caught the slip-up. Oh, he definitely going to hurt his brother. He will find it hilarious to see him suffer just like he made his wife and son suffer. The brunette with a slight green hue reached over to his wife. He did the only thing he could think of that was him. His chapped lips touch his wife's temple. The man his wife encountered brought back memories.

Joker's Point of View

I looked down at my wife who slowly stood up. I noticed she fiddled with her sleeves before grabbing Charlie's hand. This man she spoke with before coming here did something to her. I will find out. No one hurts my wife. Say I'm protective or uh possessive. Say I'm crazy beyond belief on someone touching what is mine. To her and to me, I'm normal to our standards. My brown eyes watched my scarred wife take our nephew to the next exhibit till I couldn't see her anymore. I reached up cracking my neck to release the tension. This is going to be fun but first bathroom.

After heading to the bathroom, I found the one man I was looking for. An eerie smile stretched my lips. My raspy voice filled the bathroom, "Well, well, well if it isn't mister orderly."

The man immediately turned to the sound of my voice. His eyes hardened to a glare. I turned the lock for the bathroom. Luckily there was a cleaning cart nearby as I snatched up a cleaning sign to push people away. I reached into my pants pocket feeling the familiar coldness of metal. The man cursed, "Fucking knew it."

My lips went into an 'O' shape as I pulled out my switch blade. I popped out the blade and touched the cool metal to my jaw line in thought. I started, "You know... You do seem familiar."

The man stood in his spot as I started to walk closer to him. His eyes never left my person as I started to circle around him. I stopped in front of him with a click of my tongue. I remembered, "Ah, now I remember. You were one of those who just..."

I squeezed my hands tightly at the thought. If I was wearing my gloves, I am sure the noticeable squeak of the leather would have been made. I finished, "Who just love to get a beating into me. That's right. Mind is a bit fuzzy from all those hits to the head especially from Batsy at that one time."

My tongue grazed my lips. I released the tension out of my clenched fists. I wagged my blade at the stone-faced man. My yellow teeth shown themselves through my smile, "You know you need to smile more. This uh face you're making is not uh good with the ladies. You have a wife, eh orderly?"

I noticed the man's jaw clenched. I clicked my tongue, "Ah so you do."

In an instant the orderly around my neck. My back met the bathroom wall hard. I didn't think to wince as a laugh bubbled from my lips. The man growled, "If you go near and brain wash her like you did to Madeline, I will kill you."

My laughter quieted but still coming out in fits. In between each laugh I spoke, "You... You think I... I brainwash my... My dear ole Doc? Oh you should be a comedian!"

His grip tightened around my neck. I let out a wheeze. I didn't fight him where his hands are latched on. No, oh no. Seeing how these events unfolded, he forgot I had a blade in my hand. I never once dropped it. My beautiful blade met his side going into his stomach. Immediately due to the pain and now wound, the orderly released me. I rasped, "Since you aren't going to leave this bathroom without me having fun, I'll tell you a little secret but it's uh between you and I and of course sweet cheeks. Madeline Napier is my wife. Before I finally became who I really am, we got married in the little church in downtown Gotham. She was uh, no she still is beautiful."

I twirled my now bloodied blade between my fingers as I continued, "After a few years from that, our son was born. Eric Nathaniel Napier. You see, that's when things started to go uh interesting, I guess you can say. She got postpartum depression. It's not your normal postpartum. Oh no, she wanted to get rid of our kid. I always had to sling her back to reality and love our child like a mother should."

My free arm elbowed him in his stomach earning an 'ooph'. With the same arm, I pushed him hard into the bathroom wall. The same spot I was at moments before. I knelt down to the hurt man. My blade went under his chin pushing his face upward to look at him in the eye. My tongue grazed against my lips once more. I asked, "Want to know how I got these scars?"

I touched them lightly with my free hand. The man spat, "Go to hell, Jack."

I growled pushing his head hard against the wall to make him disorientated. I growled out in a gruff voice, "I'm not Jack. I'm the Joker. Now, what did you do to my poor sweet cheeks that she had to remember the little memory of being kidnapped by a mobster?"

I pushed my blade to his throat. The glint of the silver shined. He refused to answer. I tightened my grip on the blade. I sounded aloof, "No good on you not answering my question dealing with my wife. Now I got to take out some trash in a sec. It's really good to run into you. I didn't want to hunt you down."

I pressed the blade onto his skin and in one second the man is gurgling on his own blood. I tsked when I looked at my pants. His blood droplets got on the pant leg. Luckily for Madeline and Charlie, it's not noticeable enough. Using his shirt, I wiped his blood off my blade before closing it and placing it in my pocket. I stood up heading to a nearby sink. I washed my hands like you should after going to the bathroom or you know handling some fuck who harmed your wife like this one did. I don't care what the fuck did to me but if someone lays a hand on my wife, I will personally pay them a visit. Grabbing a few paper towels, I walked over the now dead man's legs. I took one last glance at the man, "You never did find out how I got these scars. Too bad."

I unlocked the bathroom door leaving the cleaning sign up. I rather them find the man when we are out and home. My eyes squinted at the sudden bright light coming from the Sun. Now if I recall the two should be at the alligator exhibit. That should be nice to wind down from a kill.

I hope I did this good for a long time in no updating chapter. I hope you guys enjoy it. Sorry it took so long. I had a huge huge writer's block. I mean I kinda do still just a tiny bit. Slightly. I also started to move into a new house and that took a bit. Anywho, I hope you guys have a nice day and week. :D Let me know what you think!