Batman

Obsession

As Rika was sitting formally on the backseat of Joker's car looking out from the window, she felt a gloved right hand touch her thigh and caress it.

"I gotta say... You have incredibly smooth and soft skin my dear..."

Even after hearing Joker's comment Rika didn't flinch, she just kept het eyes on the window and taking a deep breath.

"Keep your filthy hands to yourself Joker."

A mad howl of a laughter left the Joker lips as he admired the woman's fearlessness towards him. In his eyes Rika was strong and yet graceful still there was something that he couldn't put his finger on.

"Well you indeed are the child of the Black mask, the same 'not taking shit from anyone' attitude!"

He saw Rika's eyes glance at him and he saw a spark in them. He could feel a tingling in his chest, he wanted those eyes all to himself. As he felt the car coming to a stop he took his hand off of Rika's thigh and opened the door while taking a hold of Rika's smaller hand. As he got out of the car, he felt Rika pulling her hand off of his grasp.

"Welcome home, Puddin!!"

Joker closed his eyes when he heard Harley welcoming him with a sqeak, then looked at his hand were he felt the warmth from Rika's hand slowly disapiring. So he grabbed forcefully a hold of Rika's hand again holding it tightly, while pulling Rika out of the car to her feet.

"Puddin'... Who's she?"

A small gasp of suprise left Harley's lips, when she saw Joker pull Rika next to him. Joker's lips just made a wide smile as he twirled Rika in front of him and rested his chin on her shoulder next to her neck to inhale her scent, while his hands slide from Rika's sides to her hips.

"This is masky's pretty daughter."

Joker couldn't help but smirk of the obvious anger and jealousy on Harley's face, but what made him smirk wider was the fact that Rika flinched with discust under the discomforting touch of his. Rika shrugged away from Jokers grip and took several steps away from him.

"Now that we're in your pathetic little hideout. What do you want from my father?"

Joker laughed at Rika, wondering what would it take to break her, even thought she was a hostage, she acted like she was here to do an official deal with him. Rika truly did not have any fear for him and that was the thing that made Joker tingle all over his body.

"You know I might just keep you all to myself, my dear..."

Rika looked at Joker with shock, after hearing his words. She couldn't help but take a step back realising Joker's growing obsession with her. She glanced at Harley who was looking at Joker in disbelief of what her Puddin just said.

"Well too bad I am not yours to keep or anyones, now again. What do you want from my father? I'd like to know before he gets here."

Rika crossed her arms and glared at Joker. She was hoping that nothing bad would happen before her father would get to the hideout.

"Hahaha.. He's not even on his way here, because I haven't contacted him yet."

Joker laughed at the fact that Rika was caught off guard by the words. As he was towards her, a small metal ball rolled between them and thick smoke started to fill the room.

"BATMAN!!"

Joker growled at the dark figure that appeared between him and Rika, he took a swing at the figure but only to hit nothing. As he looked to his left and right, only hearing his men and Harley coughing in the back round. He felt someone behind him but too late to react when he was met with a punch to the face with full force, knocking him back and having another one right after. As he fell to the ground before losing his consciousness, he saw batman covering Rika's mouth and pulling her in to the shadows.

Rika felt the hand move away from her mouth to only be placed on her waist. Turning her head she came face to face with Batman.

"Hold on..."

The sound of his voice ringing in her ears slightly familiar, but she couldn't put the pieces together, she didn't have much time to think about it when both of them swinging trough the air. In the middle of her fear of hights she trough her hands around his neck and hiding her face in his neck she couldn't help but wimper.  As soon she felt  solid ground under her feet she pushed herself off of Batman and looked at him scepticaly.

"Are you hurt?"

All Rika could do was to shake her head as an answer and turned her back to walk away, only to realise that she on a rooftop. Looking around for a way down she saw the fire escape latter, walking towards it she only got stopped by a strong hand to her shoulder.

"Where do you think you're going?"

He spun her around so he could look at her more closely, she stared at him straight in the eyes, the spark from her eyes did not disappear even her being in a dangerous situation.

"Home..."

Bruce couldn't belive how stubborn of woman he has met, even after being taken hostage by Joker, she's even planning to walk home. He took a tight grip on Rika arm and started to lead her to the edge of the roof.

"Hey! What the hell are you doing?"

"What the hell am I doing? What the hell are you doing? You just got kidnapped by Joker and now you're going to walk home in the middle of the night!"

Both of them stared at each other suprised of the fact that THE Batman raised his voice to bickering with a woman. Bruce quickly looked away and cleared his throat to speak.

"Just let me take you home."

Rika relaxed slightly and took a deep breath to speak.

"Would it be a problem if you would take me back to the party? I want to say sorry to Bruce Wayne..."

Bruce couldn't help but snap his head back to stare the pale woman.

"Alright..."

  He slides his hand to her waist and pulls her to his chest, while taking his grabbing hook to left hand and they glided trough the night.