Cruel Madness

Part 6

~Riddler~
I sat behind my desk. Harley sat cross legged on the top of it. She was playing with my cat Riddles.

"What are you doing here?" I stared at her.

"Joker has been acting strange. He's been avoiding me and talking in his sleep."

"What does he say?"

Harley looked at me. "He says 'no'."

"No?" I started laughing. "Well, that's shocking. Joker is saying no for the first time."

Harley placed the cat on the floor and stood up on the desk. She put a foot on my chest and placed pressure. I leaned back. Harley's eyes lit up with danger.

~Joker~
She wasn't supposed to become your enemy. Where did you take a wrong turn?

I sat on edge of the bed and stared at the floor. Tell me what I'm supposed to do.

Trust her. She's loved you through all of your abuse. Why would she hurt you? Trust her, Joker. She's not going to hurt you.

"Mistah J?"

I looked up and saw Harley. She stood in the doorway and wasn't coming any closer. I held out a hand, beckoning to her. Harley looked at my hand for a minute before moving forward and taking it. I pulled her into my lap and rolled sideways so we were laying on the bed. She curled against me. I ran my fingers gently down her back.

You know you can't stop it. Your on the brink of losing it. You need to get rid of her. Now.

"Harley." I felt a tear slip. "You need to go. You need to get as far away from me as possible."

"I refuse."

Don't kill her, Joker, when you lose it.