There were times that I had slept alone and never wished for him by my side. They were never like this time, however. Every birthday that I have had was spent without celebration until I went to him. Now I'm turning yet another year older and all I want to do is be with him. There's always something big with him. My first birthday with him was spent by giving me gadgets and testing them out. I've never had so much fun killing people. The second birthday with him was spent at a restaurant on Jokers side of town. It was fancy and the food was all so great. I've never seen him spend so much without care before.
Now I have nothing. There's no presents or waking up to see the man I'm so madly in love with. All I can do is ignore it and go out. Maybe I can make today fun and go out during the day. That's what I have decided to do. Today, I would break into the Gotham City Bank. Last time I did that was too long ago and I need more money if I want to eat and live a little bit.
I stepped out of the shower and dried everything off before putting my suit on. I've gained some weight on my chest and noticed that I not only needed to go up a bra size but also get a new suit. For now, I ignored it and walked downstairs.
My henchmen all stood by a door. "Go get the car ready, please. You will all be coming with me today." They all sent a confused nod and I got all my stuff ready. There was my knife, guns, and even a small computer that I used to hack into systems, breaking into every vault and unlocking it, killing off any switch that could be sound. This was my safest way to get in a bank at two o'clock in the afternoon.
Backing up everything, I got into the back of the van and they sped off. It wasn't too far away so I decided to go ahead and started taking this place out. I've already had access to their cameras to see everyone in the bank. There wasn't enough to kill and satisfy me but I guess enough to let me have some fun if I wanted.
The car came to a stop and everyone got their guns ready. We were parked in the back and started going in. My henchmen stayed in a formation that was just lined up on each side of me, pointing their guns to the bank. People were screaming as I slowly made my way in. No one knew if it was me or J or whoever.
I laughed as I saw the lady try to flip the switch. "Why would you try to get the cops on me? I just want to talk." The lady started shaking and everyone got down. "Boys, take two thirds of the money. Leave enough that they won't get bank rupt." They nodded and started going out. Just for fun and knowing there would be expenses, I shot all cameras and then sat down on the floor.
There's no place like home, huh? This was my home. My home was crimes and destruction. These people will go home and cry and be afraid of me even when I'm not around. "How is everyone's day going?" There was a hint of amusement in my voice as the guys were counting money and sorting it all up. No one answered me and I really hate when people don't answer me. So I started shooting at their feet. "Why do you all stay so silent until I do something bad?" I turned around once I saw their faces looking behind me and I saw Joker.
He had a smile on his face and a box in his hands. Ignoring everything in sight, he went to me and got really up close to my face. Everyone was silent, other than their crying. My henchmen came out and I shooed them off. They knew what to do if I was caught and that was to run to our warehouse and keep the money safe.
"What are you guys going to do? Kiss or kill?" The women in the crowd looked like she was battling fear. Without hesitation, Joker and I both shot her once. There were two shots in the chest and the lady fell, blood pooling around her. One of Jokers henchmen grabbed onto my arms and we started walking to his van.
"I'm not going to your house, Joker." I said with as much venom in my mouth as I could muster. I heard him laugh and then give me the box. There was something moving in it and I was scared. Slowly, I lifted up the top and saw a puppy in it and laying down. I picked it up and it was another Bloodhound. The name on the caller read Loki and I laughed.
Joker was watching me, a slight smile on his but his eyes were still dark. "Did you think that I would really forget your birthday, Maya? How rude of you to think of me as forgetful." There was playfulness in his voice and the fan stopped. The henchmen opens the doors for Joker and I and we stood in front of my warehouse.
The puppy laid in my arms and licked my ear, causing me to laugh as it tickled. Soon, I got angry. "How the fuck to you know where I live?" My voice was strict and stern but it didn't cause him to flinch. Instead, he walked forward and I followed. When we walked in, I had to tell my henchmen to lower their guns.
"I'm actually extremely impressed with how you renovated this warehouse into a nice home. But, you always do leave a little breadcrumb trail that only I would notice." My breath was ragged as I sat down on a couch with the puppy still in my arms. Joker went beside my fridge and into another room, the pantry. He came out with a leash, small dog coat, bowls, food, and toys all in a box. I smiled and stood up, running to the box with Loki.
I let the puppy down and took things out. He started playing with the toys and I put his food and water dishes right next to each other and next to the kitchen table. Joker stood and watched me as I was in a rush to be next to my puppy again and smiled at me.
"A puppy is what sends a cold blooded killer into fits of happy tears and pure joy." I laughed at his comment and watched as he sat down on the ground with me.
He brought out a toy and Loki went to him and played some tug of war. The sight was amazing but I had to let Joker think I was happy simply because of the puppy. "Why are you at my house?" The question didn't make any one of us stop playing with Loki. "Oh, Maya. Don't you know we are going to have fun on your birthday?" The tone of his voice sent shivers down my spine. Well, no, I didn't know we were going to have fun on any day.
