Red Hood and Harley

The Nights Are The Worst

Harley happily took over Jason's bathroom and showered as he dressed into pj pants. Soon the smell of cotton candy floated into the bedroom as her offkey singing did as well,

"I'm fucked up, I'm black and blue/I'm built for all the abuse/I got secrets that nobody, nobody, nobody knows/I'm good on that pussy shit/I don't want what I can get/I want someone with secrets that nobody, nobody, nobody knows/I need a gangsta/To love me better/Than all the others do/To always forgive me/Ride or die with me/That's just what gangsters do"

Jason laughed to himself, of course she would like Kehlani. Suddenly the singing and the water stopped and the door opened with steam pouring out. Jason looked up to see Harley Quinn in nothing but a towel.

She sheepishly said, "I'm sorry in my excitement of a hot shower I forgot clothes!"

Jason laughed as she hurried to the bag on the floor and squatted to go through for pjs. As she ruffled through the towel slipped off her back dangerously low to her ass. Jason stole a glance and then stared harder cringing. There down her spine was a scarred "J" and other odd scars, HAHAHAs and MINE. Without thinking Jason walked over and pulled her up,

"Did he do that to your back?? Did you let him?? Why?? I don't get it??"

Harley adjusted her towel and looked into Jason's eyes, "hes all I had and by the time I was in too deep I had no one. I had to survive..." she trailed off with tears welling up.

Jason something he knew he was gonna regret later and kissed her mouth softly and said, "well you have me, you have the Bat Brats and Bruce.... I won't let him fuck you up anymore."

Harley touched her lips and walked into the bathroom to change looking shocked.

Once Harley came out changed and hair falling around her face Jason saw the beautiful shrink that must have existed before Joker got his hands on her. Before his own death twisted his image of her.

Harley carefully climbed into his bed and yawned, "You don't have to stay here but I'm going to sleep I feel like I've been hit by a wrecking ball."

Jason smiled and nodded, "ok loony tunes, holler if you need me!" He turned the light off and sauntered down the stairs.

Bruce saw Jason coming down and asked, "can we talk, why is she in your room? Why does Dick seem to think this is more than saving her from Joker?"

Jason shrugged, "She feels safe with me. Dick is just salty his pretty face doesn't make her panties drop. I'm not gonna listen to her scream all night. Also, this is my situation. I will handle it."

Bruce stared at him with the intensity of Batman before nodding, "Okay Jason, if you say you have it handled I tru-"

Loud screams came from Jason's room, "NO NO NO PLEASE NO, I'LL BE GOOD! PLEASE NO IT HURTS, DON'T CUT ME ANYMORE PLEASE MISTAH J!" Jason ran up the stairs to see a still sleeping Harley on her stomach struggling with an invisible Joker literally like a monkey on her back. She goes still whimpering, "just please not so deep this time, I can't reach my own back to stitch it. I'll behave"

Jason's heart breaks as he slowly walks over and gentle wakes her up, "Harley, Harley you're safe wake up!"

She awakens and looks around sheepishly, "I'm sorry Jason, I told you I'm fucked up. I can go to Pammie's" Jason shook his head. "Harley move over." He climbs into bed and pulls her close, "I don't want you going anywhere."

Bruce standing outside the room silently listens to what he sees as two broken people finding calm in each other. He was going to put an end to Joker and his madness even if it meant breaking a vow he made when he became Batman.

Once Jason pulled Harley in close there were no more nightmares. She slept silent and still for the first time in years feeling safe wrapped in two strong arms. Jason slept more soundly than he had since he died, and for the first time in many nights he didn't relieve his death with a soft silky body curled into his like a beautiful porclien teddy bear.