When Jerome Meets Harley

Chapter 1.

A/N Anyone else watch Gotham Monday night?! Jerome's coming back, I am freaking out. I love him so much! I think they got the cult idea from the fans on Wattpad tbh haha. That's okay though, we're devoted not obsessed....maybe.

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-Flashback-

It was late at night when I heard about the circus boy who killed his mother, I saw Detective James Gordon speaking about it on tv. Then shortly after I saw something about the Arkham breakout and all of the chaos they caused around the city, not that chaos wasn't a normal occurrence in this city anyhow. After that I saw him on tv, killing the commissioner. I remember my mother being disgusted by this and my brother paying no mind to the television and of course my father was out doing what he does best, stealing. But I, I was intriqued by him. The next time I saw his face was on tv again, this time he was at some charity thing. Once again, I watched his every movement and was drawn to his eerie laughter. He was about to kill the billionaire orphan Bruce Wayne, when suddenly he was stabbed in the neck by that guy Galavan. I gasped and threw my hand over my mouth, tears prickling my eyes. He was gone. I never even got the chance to met him. (A/N. Should I change Harley's opinion on him? Should she be devoted already or maybe be scared of him?)

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It was freezing outside. I clutched at my thin jacket. Guess that's what ya get for dressing like a hooker, a voice spoke in my head. I'd like to think she is a bitchy conscious. I'll admit I was dressed a little....provocative. A little? Oh, shut it. I stop arguing with myself when I notice a bus had crashed along the bridge. Now why the hell would there be a school bus out this late? I walk closer, until I notice a familar little man walking up to the bus along with his gang not far behind. That man was known as the Penguin. I immediately hide. I wasn't scared of them, but I seriously did not want to meet them while they are holding giant bazukas. Yeah okay, I'm slightly afraid. More so afraid of what is on that bus. Hopefully not kids, that would be terrible considering Penguin has guns pointed directly at the bus, if he is scared of what may be on there, I'm certain I am too.

I hear Penguin yelling for Dr. Strange with a menacing look on his face. Okay, I misjudged. He's not scared, he's angry. Bad judge of character, Harley. (A/N. Foreshadowing) He yells his name a couple of times, then taps a window with his cane. Nothing happens. Penguin's men suddenly look nervous, Penguin continues taunting him and trying to get him to come out. Suddenly a woman walks behind him while he is still speaking and paying no attention, the smiles on his mens faces immediately fall and turn into looks of dread and pure terror. They lower their guns and watch the scene unfold before them. I see the woman-who I now recognize as the very dead-well formerly dead-Fish Mooney. She blows on the back of his head to get his attention. (A/N. Okay, that sentence was weird to write.) He turns around to face her and immediately his jaw drops open and his eyes widen in shock and disbelief. She gives him a look. He mutters something and she puts her finger up in the air and gently caresses his cheek, as she is doing so I swear I saw a light glow on Penguin's cheek. He remains completely shocked, soon after he passes out. (A/N. I may skip a scene, because I can't remember if it just goes to Butch and the rest of the gang leaving and Fish as well, then the villians get out of the bus and the homeless lady is there, I can't remember, I won't get this completely accurate because my memory sucks also it will be different because I made Harley be there, duh, okay that's all lol)

I saw a lady making her way to the bus, a part of me wanted to stop her, but another part of me wanted to see how this played out. I moved a bit closer, but still out of sight. The lady ran across Penguin lying in the street, but what caught her attention was the sudden moans from the bus. I didn't even notice they were making noise before. Their moans and pleads grew louder, the lady made her way closer towards the bus. I heard her hesitantly call out ''Hello?'' as she lingered there. She muttered a hello once more and whoever was on that bus quieted down slightly as she turned the handle. It made a loud squeaking noise. The lady backed up as she heard the strange noises once again that were coming from inside, suddenly a hand with long fingernails caressed the window, causing her to back up further more. The noises grew as the long hand grasped the door and slowly opened it, the lady's eyes widened in horror. I watched in awe. Suddenly things became coming off of that bus. Things of odd shapes, sizes, appearances, and more. One man that seriously reminded me of Freddy Kreuger got up in the lady's face, causing her to sink to her knees, I thought for sure he would kill her but instead he walked away. More and more got off the bus. And then a laugh caught my attention, a very familar laugh. I extend my neck even further to notice a redhead in a bath robe casually walking the streets and laughing without a care in the world. Jerome. Wait, am I seeing things? Am I in night of the living dead? What the hell is going on? It was then that I noticed Bruce Wayne? With long hair? He stopped in front of the lady and leaned down a bit and said a simple yet creepy 'thank you'. The lady literally looked like she was about to have a heart attack. I, on the other hand was enjoying this. I know, I'm not normal.