Batman x Joker What Would I Do Without You

Chapter 7

Normal POV

Batman and the Joker were on top of the Ferris wheel, they stopped at the very top. It was silent until then but Joker made sure it would stop long enough so they could have a real conversation.

"Why are you making me sit up here with you? I can't stay here all night, I have my job to do."

"Oh I know that Bats but tell me something... What do you see in the future? I feel we were destined to be around each other forever."

Batman thought a lot about that question. What did he see in his future? He knew he wanted Joker to always be there but how possible was the reality of that? Would he ever retire from being Batman one day or die doing what means most to him? It was all a big mystery and he wasn't sure how to respond to him..

"I don't always focus on the future, I tend to focus on the here and now." He exclaimed to Joker.

"I wanted to be on the down low about my intentions for tonight but dammit Batsy with you here sitting next to me it's hard not to ask... What is happening between us?..."

Batman didn't think it was weighing so heavily on Joker's mind like it was his. He also had been wanting to discuss this but didn't know anything for sure before, now he does though. Joker hung his head low as if looking like he might already be rejected. Batman knew he needed to ease his way into talking more by bringing up different questions he has as well.

"Joker... Can I ask you if you and Harley are a couple or not?... What seems to be between you two?" The dark knight was curious because if anything were to ever happen with him and the clown prince of crime he was at least respectful enough to make sure the Joker wasn't cheating on anyone with him.

"Harley?... She's desperately in love with me but I never really felt the same way about her. I tell her all the time I'm not interested and I keep trying to drive her away but it never works, she lives in this fantasy that we'll end up happily ever after together. I don't think she'll ever get the message. Sure when I first met her and turned Harleen Quinzel into Harley Quinn I was pretty into her back then and we had relationship for a little while, not a good relationship,but still a relationship. After a year though I just wanted to end things with her because I realized I wasn't really in love with her she was just willing to let me use her. To me it's over but she'll never get over me and god is it annoying." Joker was rambling but he couldn't help it.

"Sounds really complicated.. I'm sorry but when did you realize you loved me?" Batman growing more involved in the conversation.

"Honestly for the last five years... It's like every day that goes by I like you more and more and I never understood why exactly. At first I thought it was because you're the hero and I'm the bad guy and our dynamic was suppose to be this way but then like kept turning in love and love would turn into lust and now you're like everything I know I don't deserve but I have to keep up this game without showing anything.. I guess I'm tired of playing this game.. So now you know.." Joker felt defeated after saying all that.

"I have felt the exact same all this time too...." Batman now looking up at the stars feeling more in love than he ever had been before saying that.

Joker looked at him in amazement. He knew this was the person, or rather bat, he was going to spend the rest of his life with no matter what might happen.