Without His Queen

Chapter 1

The dark curtain of night drops over Gotham city everyday people go to work the nightshift, wondering what they will encounter but also knowing that they have a caped crusader for protection.

Those that work against the force of good rise from their daly slumber, some go to their drawing boards as they try to devise a plan that will destroy the city's winged protector once and for all.

While others only wish to line their pockets with the money that they get from the people they extort.

But one Clown Prince Of Crime sleeps peacefully in his king sized bed, beneath his purple satin sheets still lost in the land of dreams .

Rain streams down the windows of the Joker's lair as he is awakened by the sound of high heels moving across the floor.

"Mmm Harley what are you doing?" The Joker asked as he propped himself up on the bed.

"Sorry Puddin I just had a craving." Harley said as she pulled the foil top off a cup of Vinalia Chocolate swirl pudding.

"Is that the last one?"

"I'm afraid so Puddin but you know I'm not opposed to sharing." Harley said as she spread the pudding across her lips.

The Joker sat up in the bed and eyed his lover longingly as he watched her slowly walk over to their bed.

Harley giggled and smiled as she slowly walked savoring the look of longing on her lover's face, knowing that certain parts were more than ready for her.

Once at the bed Harley flopped down on the bed giggling as she did.

The Joker stared at her longingly as ran his fingers down her back, enjoying the shiver that he felt beneath his finger tips.

Then the Joker pulled Harley closer to him and cupped her chin with his hand.

"Puddin."

The Joker closed the distance between them as he pressed his lips to hers, savoring the moan that left her throat and the taste of the pudding on her lips.

He gently rolled her over onto her back as the kiss continued.

Then when he broke the kiss needing air he traced the small heart tattoo on her cheek with his finger.

He was lost in thought a thought that he was never comfortable with.

He stopped tracing her tattoo as he heard her laughing, he turned to face her hoping that a joke could relieve him from the uncomfortable feeling he felt whenever she got too close to him.

"Harley?" The Joker asked as he looked at his lover who laughed mockingly at him.

"Do you know where I am, you don't do you, how have your plans with batsy gone, how is your mind my little Puddin?

A bullet does scare you but my love makes you tremble with fear the man who laughed and said boo in the face of Scarecrow's fear toxin can't handle a woman having his heart.

You want the world to think that you fear nothing and have nothing to lose, you want all the villains to tell scary stories about you like you are a ghost.

But you're a man who is afraid to be in love, and afraid to admit that he needs the woman he pushed away.

And it's too late now you know that I've been gone for too long, and now you've lost me forever!" Harley shouted as she continued to laugh.

"No this is not real."The Joker said as he tried to get up from the bed.

"Real what gives a man like you the right to decide what's real, you're nothing but a fraud!"