The Madman's Ex Wife (Batman x Harley Quinn)

Chapter 3

Batman's POV

When I see Harley is still here, I breathe a sigh of relief and let my shoulders relax. Alfred made a mistake and brought her here to a guest room when I told him to "take care of her."

Then I start to actually look around the room. I am stupefied to see how much damage Harley has managed to do when it is obvious that she's only just woken up.

There are broken objects all over, water and flowers from fallen vases, blankets lying around the room, and Harley standing in the middle of the chaos, wrapped in a sheet that drags behind her like a cape while holding an apple strudel in her hand. She's frozen there staring at me.

Her features soften and a devilish grin spreads across her face, "Batsy if ya wanted me ta stay over ya coulda' just asked. Ya probably not too bad lookin ya'know."

I'm glad there is no real meaning behind her words-- otherwise my flush would have been bigger to the point that she would see it under my mask.

I smirk, "Oh? And you would've come?" I run my hand through my non-existent hair, forgetting my mask is covering it and slowly walk towards her hoping she doesn't realize I'm stalling.

"Aw Batsy I didn't know ya had this side ta ya. I hafta say, it's quite the nice surprise." She takes a small step towards me and I relax and assume she doesn't suspect me.

Which makes me all the more surprised when she breaks into a sprint away from me into the direction of a pile of sheets. I take off after her and she starts to wend through the trash.

But where is she going?

Harley's POV

I bolt as fast as I can towards my bag of treasures near the bed. I'm just a foot away from it now; I reach my arm out towards the bag and firmly grab it. "WAIT"

I peek over my shoulder to see Batsy standing at a significant distance. Suddenly a net coming from somewhere on my left flies over me. I'm trapped! " Hey Batsy! Can't stop cheating can ya!?"

"Well I have to cheat if I'm trying to catch you" I could feel the honesty in his voice. He complemented me? me the criminal? Me who has been helping puddin' terrorize the city for years now?

"HA YA ADMIT IT!" I let a grin spread across my face, "Batsy I'm actually curias. Why am I here?" Batsy's eyes widen just slightly- did he think I wouldn't be direct? "You coulda brought me back to Arkham like every other time. But instead you brought me to ya fancie house. Whats ya reason?"