Gotham's Unknown 3 Predator and Prey

Chapter 16: Memory Lane

Daniel stood outside the door to the operating theatre just wishing he didn't have to go in but he knew that Sarah would kill him and bring him back if he just stood here for 30 minutes. Daniel opened the door and stepped inside seeing Joker tearing out his IV. Joker looked up and saw him. "Hi." Said Joker as he threw the IV to the floor.
"Hi..." Daniel said in a tone that showed he was clearly uncomfortable. "I am not high enough for this crap!" Daniel grumbled under his breath as he pulled another joint from his breast pocket.
"Can I help you?" Asked Joker as Daniel shook his head and put the joint in his mouth.
"Nope, just here to keep an eye on you like Sarah asked me too." Said Daniel as he pulled out his lighter and lit the joint.
"Why do I need a babysitter?" Asked Joker with a not so pleasant look on his face.
"Trust me I didn't want to do this but Sarah was adamant on me coming in here and I don't like to disappoint her." Said Daniel as he took a big breath of his joint.
"Ah, so you're this son in law I've heard so much about." Said Joker as Daniel grew still. "Sarah seems to care so much about you, be a shame if ya fell down a flight of stairs!" Said Joker as the room went dead silent. "Jeez kid lighten up, I'm only joking." Said Joker as he looked him up and down. "Whatcha not like jokes?" Asked Joker as Daniel coughed a bit.
"No I'm just not a fan of your jokes." Said Daniel as he exhaled a large puff of smoke.
"You don't like me, why?" Asked Joker as Daniel shook his head.
"No it's not that, before I met you no matter how much I was told to hate you I really had no opinion of you until I met your daughter. Everything she told me made me want to like you but in truth you scare the hell outta me." Said Daniel as he took another long drag off his joint.
"Why do I scare you?" Asked Joker as he stood and Daniel exhaled.
"Because for the entire time I've known you, you've been trying to kill me." Said Daniel as Joker crossed his arms.
"Well if I was trying to kill you I must've had a good reason for it, did you hurt my little girl?" Asked Joker as he started interrogating Daniel.
"You were trying to kill me from the moment you met me." Said Daniel as Joker encircled him.
"Hmmm, you're dressed nice, nicer than most people in Gotham. You're one of Penguin's lackeys aren't you?" Asked Joker as Daniel sighed.
"Actually I'm his son." Said Daniel as Joker nodded.
"I see... The reason I hated you was obvious!" Said Joker as Daniel rolled his eyes.
"Please do elaborate." Said Daniel in a sarcastic tone that reminded Joker of Oswald.
"Obviously I despised you because if you're related to that snake Oswald then you would never be good enough for my little girl. From what I gathered from my interaction with her earlier was that Sarah is a sweet and trusting individual so I probably didn't want her getting wrapped up in your obviously villainous life. I was just trying to protect her from ruining her life-" Said Joker as Daniel's heart sank realizing that no matter what he tried Joker was never going to see him like Sarah saw him. "But obviously I was wrong." Said Joker as Daniel looked up to see Joker looking at him with a look he didn't recognize on him.
"What?" Asked Daniel as Joker crossed his arms and continued to look at him with this odd and unrecognizable look.
"I've been dead for 3 years and in those 3 years you managed to be a man and take care of your family something not even I could do when Sarah was born so I respect that you were able to not only take care of my little girl but my grandson and give me a granddaughter. I have to say I'm impressed with you." Said Joker as Daniel realized what the look he had been giving him was, it was pride. Joker was proud of Daniel for doing what needed to be done and taking care of his family.
"Thank you Sir." Said Daniel as he stood and held out a hand. He and Joker shook hands but then the door opened and Sarah walked in to see them.
"I see you two are getting along for once." Said Sarah as she walked in with a large bag that looked like it would contain Joker's suit.
"Guess this brat of yours is the closest I'll ever get to having a son of my own anyways." Said Joker as he pulled Daniel close and wrapped his arm around Daniel's shoulder which was pretty easy since they were the same height much like Joker and Edward were.
"Here ya go Dad got your suit, it's in perfect condition and I brought you some make up since I knew you'd want to reapply it." Said Sarah as she handed him the suit and a makeup bag.
"Oh I didn't even think about that! How does it look, is it bad?" Asked Joker as he touched his face a bit.
"Sorry to break it to you but you're not wearing any." Said Sarah as Joker huffed.
"And you didn't think to tell me sooner?" He asked in a fake upset tone.
"Well we didn't let you leave now did we?" Said Sarah as Joker sighed then smiled.
"True, now where exactly can I change?" Asked Joker as Sarah smiled.
"Come on I'll show ya." Said Sarah as she showed Joker to a bathroom with a mirror so he could change his clothes and put on his make up.