Adopted by Joker

Chapter 3

I wake up to shouting. I slowly open my eyes and I'm.... In an old warehouse. I sit up and look around.

'Where am I? Oh no! Where's Ella?' I think and then I begin to panic.

"Ella?!" I yell and I run out if the door and I run down the hallway. I see a door, and I throw it open. I stop when I see a bunch of big tough men all at this big table and at the end is mister big man himself. Joker.

I notice that they all look at me with daggers in their eyes. I feel my hands ball into fists slowly as I try to contain my rage.

"Where is she?!" I demand and I see confusion float over Joker's face.

"Who?" He finally asks.

"Ella. The little girl that was with me when your goons as found us!" I shout. "Where is she?!" I yell and Joker comes over next to me and I send him a glare of daggers and it stops him in his tracks.

"Don't worry. We'll find her." He says as he looks at me.

"You better." I say in a low voice so only he can hear.

"Hey!" He yells to no one in particular and everybody looks at us. "What did you do with the little girl?"

"She's locked in a room at the end of the hall." One of the goones say. I turn and walk back out into the hall. I go to the end of the hall and try to open the door. Joker isn't too far behind.

"He did say the door was lo-" He begins and then I kick the door and it flies open. "Locked." He finishes and I walk in.

"Ella?" I say softly as I look around. "Ella?" I say a bit louder. I then hear a rustle coming from under a bed and I see her golden locks slowly appear.

"Kendrick!" She says as she runs to me. I breathe a sigh of relief and I take her in my arms. I breath a sigh of relief.

"Oh my gosh, Ella. I am so sorry." I say and I pull away, and look at her. Her blue eyes are puffy and red, her hair is all matted, her clothes are soiled and has small tares on the them, and she has a small cut on her face.

Wait. What?!?!?

I gently run my fingers over the feverish small cut.

"What happened, Ella?" I ask and she looks down not giving me an answer. I ask again more sternly. "Ella, what happened."

"The mean man hit me for screaming after he hit you in the face." She says and I feel myself tense up.

"Mr. J, who brought us in?" I say through gritted teeth. I look back and he is looking at me with his lower jaw out and his mouth slightly open.

"Kendrick-" He starts and I stand so quickly and I get into his face.

"Tell me who it was!" I scream and he glares at me.

"Or what?" He challenges. We glare at each other for what seems like forever. The tension thickens. You couldn't cut it with a knife if you tried. I get lost in this game of silent threats. Then Mr. J breaks the stare down and looks to his left. I look as well and I see Ella standing there pulling on his coat. His face softens and he then kneels down and looks at her.

"Please don't hurt Kendrick again." She says softly and I feel my face soften. "He didn't mean it."

"Oh, little princess, I would never hurt Kendrick. He is a friend of mine." He says and he moves a stray blond curl out of her face as I watch him.

"Your name is 'Ella' right?" He asks and she nods. He smiles at her and she returns a small smile.

"I don't mean to be rude, but why is your hair green?" She asks as she plays with a stray piece and he smiles.