Laugh To Keep From Crying (Marauders Era)

Prologue

*13 Years Ago*

"Isn't she amazing, Mistah J?" Harley cooed, as she looked down at her infant daughter.

"Stunning, doll." He replied, not looking over at his daughter.

"Oh, why don't you just look at her, Puddin? She looks just like ya, just has my hair is all. I can see it now, she'll be just like us by the time she can walk." Harley said, trying to persuade Joker to look at his daughter.

With an irritated sigh, the green haired man stood from his seat and walked over to Harley and the baby. His glare peered down at the small child, not once letting up as he gazed upon her face. The moment his glare softened was when the baby opened her eyes and stared up at him. Their eyes bore into each other for a moment, Joker's eyes holding an unsure emotion, and the baby's eyes holding the adoration she already felt for her father.

"She loves ya, Puddin'. Want to hold her?" Harley asked, causing Joker to break the eye contact he had with his daughter.

Joker was unsure of holding his daughter. He had never had to be gentle with anyone or anything before, so holding a baby gently was going to be hard. Growling to himself, he practically snatched the newborn from Harley's arms, causing the baby to let out a squeak of surprise. He held the baby close to his chest, watching as she wrapped her tiny fingers around his jacket and closed her eyes once more.

Seeing how much the child seemed to adore him caused the man to smirk. He knew as the child grew older, he could make her be just like him. She would reign high, possibly higher than Harley ever could. Sure Harley was something, but this baby was his daughter, so she was better than Harley. She always would be, and no matter what, he'd do anything for her.

"What's her name?" The doctor asked, cautiously walking back into the room.

"Jaycee Quinn." Joker spoke, giving the child an alias before she could even hold her head up on her own.

Watching Joker with Jaycee, Harley began to feel jealous. Never had she ever seen Joker be so gentle with someone, or so caring for that matter, which made the harlequin frown. She didn't like that the baby was getting more attention than her, but it was their daughter. She'd have to suck up her pride and jealousy, if not for herself, than for Jaycee.

Joker knew Jaycee was special. He could see the mischief in her eyes. He knew she was going to be quite the handful, but he was going to make sure she was just the way he wanted her. Maybe he wouldn't have to go through everything to make her like him, like he had to with Harley, but only time would tell...

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A/N: I hope you guys liked this chapter. This is just to give you guys an idea of how Joker and Harley Quinn felt when they had Jaycee. It'll be different later on when they interact again.

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