Joker who? -1-

The Joker also looked up at the ceiling as if waiting for it to fall through. Our eyes met each other. Mine were pleading him to let me go. He just smirked.

"Harley, be a good girl and go help the boys," The Joker said still looking into my eyes and burning into my soul. Harley jumped up.

"Got'cha Mista J," she replied and hopped up the stairs. The Joker got closer to my sitting form on the couch. He reached into his purple jacket and pulled out....two needles?? He kept getting closer and a new wave of fear washed over me. Before I could run, he pinned to the couch by almost sitting on me.

"This will only hurt for a second," he said. Right after that, I felt a sting in my neck and in my left arm. I was suddenly dizzy and tired. My eyes were drooping, but I kept trying to fight back. I lost however and was pulled into a dreamless sleep. The last thing I saw was the Joker taking off his vest and shirt and leaning forward. The rest is gone.

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I slowly opened my eyes and saw white walls. Was I dead? No I'm not, this is a hospital room. I looked around and saw a sleeping Bruce in the chair next to me. I cleared my throat not wanting to talk. Bruce was startled awake andonce he saw me, he called the doctors. Once they checked me, Bruce and I were alone again. He looked awful. He was haggard and has little stubles of hair on his chin. I giggled at him.

"You scared me for a second there," He whispered and smiled.

"How long was I asleep?" I asked. He shook his head.

"You've been in a coma for a little of a month now," he said. Wow, a month. Did that thing The Joker gave me have to do with this? A doctor walked into the room with a folder in his hands. He sat down next to Bruce.

"Congrats Haley, you are expecting," he said reading the contents of the folder. My eyes sockets bulged. So did Bruce.

"Wait, do you mean I'm....." I couldn't finish. He nodded.

"You are almost a month pregnant, but you are healthy and so is the baby," he sat and left still looking at the folder. I balled my hands into fists. Is that why he gave me those shots, so he could rape me?! Bruce put his hand softly on my left fist. I looked at him.

"Is it his?" he asked. I nodded my head. The Joker took my virginity along with giving me a baby. Bruce stood up looking mad.

"I'll be right back," he said and walked out of the room. Wasn't I the one who was suppose to be mad. Bruce is the one that needs to comfort me. I put my hand on my stomach. So there is something growing in there huh? And half of it is mine.

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The door opened about an hour later. Bruce still hadn't come back yet. I looked up to see if it was Bruce, but it was just a doctor. I sighed in disapointment and laid on my sides. He was fiddling with some of my chords.

"Hey Doc, I've been thinking about it for a while. About what the other doctor said. I think I am going to keep it," I said. He turned around and looked at me.

"Keep what?" he asked. He must not know about the baby. Man, some doctors can be clueless.

"The baby I'm carrying. Earlier I though about abortion, but The thing inside of me is half mine, and I don't want to be a killer," I said.

"You're pregnant?!" he almost screamed. What was this doctor's deal? I looked closer at him and saw little marks on the sides of his mouth. My eyes widened.

"Joker?" I asked. He got closer to the bed and dropped to his knees. He put his hand on my stomach and somewhat laid down and put his ear to it too.

"I didn't think you would get pregnant after the first time," he mumbled. I rolled my eyes. Wait, I'm not scared right now. I looked at him. He looked like a happy father-to-be. Just a normal human like everyone else in Gotham. I put my hand over his. He looked at me with his ear still to me stomach.

"I think it is still too early to hear it. I am only a month pregnant," I said and sighed.

"I can't believe you knocked me up," I said. He chuckled and smiled at me. But it was a sincere smile not an evil one. He sat down on the side of my bed and put his hand to my cheek.

"Take care of our baby because I'll come back for you soon and you won't be a single mother. I might be insane sometimes, but I am serious about this and I mean it," he said.

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10 minutes after the Joker left, Bruce came back in with erbal tea and some snacks. I ate for the first time in a month.

"He came by," I said looking at my pretzel sticks.

"Who?" Bruce asked drinking his water.

"The Joker," I said while he choked on his water.

"He was dressed as a doctor. When he heard I was pregnant with his baby, he seemed truly happy. For the first time, his smiled.....it was normal," I said looking at the wall in front of me now. Bruce was stiff. I looked at him.

"He told me he was serious about being the father and thathe wasn't going to let me be a single mother," I said still looking at him.

"He is a liar, and you can't trust him," Bruce accused. I wanted to say I know, but I couldn't. The way The Joker said it, it made me not think about all the things he did to me. It made me think about how he would take care of me and his baby. Together like a family, then maybe he can change. You know, just maybe. Bruce however was my best friend, and The Joker's enemy.