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A high giggle, which was followed by an ear-piercing laugh, flowed through the rainy streets of Gotham. It made the ones who were mad enough to be around at this god forbidden hour tuck deeper into their coats and rush to a save place - at least they thought it was save.
„Oh, Mr. J.,” Harley giggled. „Wasn’t t’day fun?”
Playful she swung her hammer around and hopped lightly up and down. She made it look like it was a sunny beautiful day instead of a gloomy cloudy night. „If it wasn’t for this weather," he crunched in respond. Both their faces were smudged and almost all the make-up has been washed off by the rain.
„We should ’ave gotten some water-prove make-up.” Harley concluded laughing about Jokers ruined face and making him go berserk. He tried to hit Harley in the face but she being agile as fuck was able to evade his punches.
„Hold still so Daddy can beat you up. I should make you into a laughing bag,” he snarled as he finally managed to hit her right into her guts. Harley groaned but held her ground.
„Still standing? Be a good girl and go down.”
„Oh, Puddin’, can’t that wait till bed?” she purred in his ears and noticed too late the hand on her throat. In surprise Harley let her hammer fall to the ground and began to struggle to get out of his grip but the oxygen already left her brain and made her feel dizzy.
„Don’t call me that!” he growled pushing her up so Harley had to stand on her tiptoes to at least touch the ground a bit.
„And the question is if you’ll even get there,” Joker chuckled as though he had made the best joke of his life.
What he didn’t know and what he wouldn’t think as a joke was the person who was watching them. Her black hair was damp and some strains were even stuck to her face because of the rain. Her silhouette strong and confident. Her eyes piercing through the night, observing the two closely. Diana wasn’t happy to see these two together. Her face told everything. Her mouth was grimaced in disgust every time Joker just moved.
„It never is a happy ending when I see these two together,” Diana scowled. Then she saw it, Joker’s hands on Harley’s throat. Taking her breath away. Making her helpless.
„Suffering Sappho!” Diana cried out, dashed down and punched him right in the face. A second later he let Harley off and was thrown back. He hissed. Joker was looking at her. His eyes widened as he realised who she was. Harley took in a sharp breath while rubbing her throat lightly. It would leave a mark for sure. Harley recovered fast and looked up, following Jokers direction. As soon as she spotted Wonder Woman her face lit up.
„Wondy! Great ta see ya’!” she squeaked, pouncing up and down in excitement. Not even that made Diana calm down. Her angry gaze was still locked onto Joker, who stared right back with grumpy eyes and his forever engraved grin. Diana didn’t hit that hard so Joker should still be intact.
„Is there someone jealous?” he snickered. Harley pouted and crossed her arms.
„No need ta be jealous. Come ta me, Wondy.”
„If you’ll leave this atrocious joke of a human, I will.” Diana’s voice was cold and full of hate.
„Well thank you for the compliment.” Joker grinned and mockingly made a deep bow. „Apparently I’m still human for you.”
„But Wondy, I love him. He makes me happy,” Harley snuggled up to Joker as he came closer and laid his arms over her shoulders.
„He’s abusing you! Making you do all this bad stuff. How can he make you happy?” Diana became desperate as Harley didn’t move away from him.
„He doesn’t love you. He’s manipulating you! He turned you into this evil being. You deserve better. You deserve love without hurt.”
Finally, Harley moved away from him but just to angrily stare at Diana balling her hands into fists.
„He loves me. He’s ta best that ever happened to me. The best decision I eva made. Who says he made me inta who I am. I chose him and made myself inta who I am. He just gave me the courage. The freedom.” Harley’s voice vibrated, trembling full of rage.
„Then I have no choice to take you down with him. As much as it hurts,” Diana announced while taking in a fighting position and the Lasso strung tight between her hands.
„You know, I tried ta be good, I really did. But that wasn’t good enough,” Harley wailed.
„You should start to try harder. It will always be hard work to stay good.” They glared at each other. Harley took her hammer which still laid there on the ground.
„You won’t take us down, me or my Puddin’!”
„We’ll see.”
Diana just wanted to crush Jokers head. Giving him the pain he always inflicted on Harley. He stood behind her while anticipating the beginning of the fight. Joker didn’t even seem to have any incline to join the battle, which made Diana, who usually was composed and calm, furious.
„Afraid to join, Joker? Afraid you won’t be able to beat a woman?” Diana mocked. Apparently it worked. Joker immediately came to the front pulling out several guns and knives.
„Well equipped.” Joker just grinned in response.
Joker was the first to aim. The moment he pushed the trigger his head was smashed by Diana’s fist.
„You’re used to slow heroes. Now get familiar with me,” Diana grinned almost the same way Joker always did.
„Don’t hurt my Puddin’!" Harley cried. She threw her hammer. Straight at Diana. She dodged which resulted in Joker being hit by the hammer. He grunted loudly and fell to the ground being totally knocked out. Harley just stared in disbelief. Diana threw her head back and laughed making everything around her vibrate.
„Do you still wanna fight or do you want to try if you can knock yourself out?” she teased Harley.
The other woman ran to Joker lifting him up a bit. Totally ignoring Wonder Woman.
„My Puddin’!” she cried.
„How many times did you already call him that?” asked Diana rolling her eyes. The other woman still ignored her, which made Diana literally catch fire. She flamed. Making her uncertain what she should do with these feelings. But then she saw it. Harley took out something small and put it on Jokers head. It seemed to be a Band-Aid with little faces on it. Wonder Woman faces. With different grimaces. Her anger disappeared immediately.
„How cute,” she let out accidentally. This time Harley didn’t ignore her. Wonder Woman was so fucking glad that the rain had washed most of her make-up off. Her face was brightly red.
„I’ve been a fan fer a very long time,” Harley mumbled. Diana wanted to take her right there. Rip her clothes of. Kissing that beautiful mouth. Her bright red cheeks. Make her pant.
„Merciful Minerva! Can’t you just leave that Clown alone and just be mine?” Diana didn’t want to stop her ramble but she knew that nothing would come out of it. Harley would be who she is. Evil, insane and madly gorgeous.
„I’m always yours. Just like I’m Joker’s.” An innocent looking smile washed over her face giving it an expression Diana had never seen on her before.
„But Joker…” Harley interrupted her. „Joker is someone you can’t erase from me. Ya’ll have to kill him.”
„I’d love to if that means saving you.”
„There’s nothing to save. Even without him I’ll be someone ya detest.”
„I don’t detest you.”
„But ya can’t accept me.” She pouted and Diana wanted to embrace her.
„Because you’re not who you can be. You’re not even trying,” she said instead of taking her into her arms.
„I am what I wanna be and not what I can be.”
„You tried to be good once. Why did you even try if you’re already who you want to be?”
„Sometimes ya get distracted.” The silence between them was chilly until Joker let out a big groan and moved. Immediately her eyes were on him. Diana crunched her teeth.
Joker tried to stand up but only managed because of Harley.
„Now, Puddin’, let’s get away from ’ere,” she squeaked not even looking back to Diana. Her heart clenched. Diana was so gobsmacked that she just let them go. Watching them leave and seeing Harley not turning back destroyed something in her.
As she watched them go a shadow appeared. Dressed in all black.
„Maybe I can help?” the shadow purred. The dark figure stepped into the light.
„Catwoman?” Diana seemed surprised. „You want to help me?”
„Don’t act like I’m no good at it.” she grinned.
„How could you possible help?” Diana almost laughed even though she didn’t feel like laughing but stopped the moment Catwoman threw her an angry look.
„And that’s your problem. You want to solve everything on your own. Accepting no help. You could not deal with it if someone had a solution. Go and suffer alone,” she hissed and disappeared as fast as she appeared. Diana felt stunned. She didn’t expect such an outbreak from Catwoman, whom she had calm and composed in memory.
„At least it suits a cat.”
Diana felt desperate. She had come here to find Harley. Maybe to have a fun time again. Maybe to fall in love for real and to feel each other again. To hear her laugh and squeak. Specially to hear her bad pick-up lines. Diana would give a lot for that.
She sighed.
„Not going to happen if she stays with this Joker guy!” she growled.
Diana didn’t want to stay here any longer. She wanted to get away from this city. Somewhere was Harley probably snuggled up to Joker. Him touching her and… She stopped right there. Never have these thoughts again, she warned herself. Easier said than done.