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*~Jack~*
Blue and Frost had called a family meeting, informing me and Alex that they saw Harley, Deadshot, and Kane getting into a car together after he left here not even twenty minutes ago. They weren't sure what the three had going on, but I knew that Harley was coming after me. Well...she was coming after Joker, which means that she didn't know that I was sane, and once she finds out...I'm not sure what she'll do.
"How the hell did they find out where I live?" Alex questioned, clearly getting upset. She was already pissed at the stunt I pulled earlier, though she really shouldn't be since she was the one that told me to give her ten minutes, but now she was going from upset to angry right before my eyes.
"They had to have been following you or Kane, because there is no way that they know J is sane." Frost spoke.
"Maybe if she knows I'm not who I used to be, then she'll leave me alone." I said, making Alex snort as she rolled her eyes.
"Doubtful. That freak has been in love with you since before I even came into the picture. She'll find a way to turn you back insane, just so she can be with you." I saw the sadness spread across her face, which made me sigh, only because I know she feared losing me again. She might not say it or act like it, but I knew her all too well. "I need some air." She passes Halo off Blue, before standing up and walking off.
"At this point...Harley needs to be dealt with. Permanently!" Blue hissed, bouncing Halo on her knee.
"I couldn't agree with you more." I said, smiling at Halo, who was laughing hysterically. I had the fatherly instinct to protect her at all costs, knowing that Harley wouldn't flinch at harming an innocent baby. Especially after I told her that Alex miscarried after I left her. I'm not sure how she believed a word that came out of my mouth, knowing that I was a pathological liar. I could tell her it was snowing, even if we were standing outside in the rain, and she'd believe me.
"I might kill her my damn self, if Alex doesn't beat me to the punch!" Blue seemed more upset than me and Alex combined, which made no sense because she wasn't the one that Harley was after. Me and Alex were.
"I'll be right back." I stood up and wandered onto the balcony, seeing Alex leaning over the railing as she watched the cars go by. She wasn't doing anything but staring, as if she were in deep thought, as I slowly approached her. "Alex."
"I'd like to be left alone." She hissed, not hiding the harshness in her voice. She was angry, I got that, but she was angry at the wrong person. I wanted nothing more than for us to be together, without all the stress from my past, coming back to bite us both in the ass. "Seriously Jack. Go back in the house."
"Do you miss the way I used to be?" I asked her. I had been pondering that question for the longest, having the deepest feeling that she missed me as Joker; instead of having me as Jack. She turned and looked at me, furrowing her eyebrows.
"What?"
"Do you like the Joker better? Would you rather me go back to being insane, with my green hair, red lipstick, and pale white skin? Treating every and anyone like they're nothing but the dirt on the bottom of my shoes?"
"Of course not! I'll admit...I fell in love with The Joker, despite how insane he was and how he had the ability to make me feel special, while at the same time treat me like I was nothing but a toy. But if I'm being completely honest...I like you better how you are now and that scares me. I don't want to fall in love with you as Jack, only for you to turn back into Joker down the road. It'll be like being in love with two completely different people, and I don't think my heart could take that. Or my head. I know it seems that I'm being distant, because I have been, but that's only to protect my heart. Just having you here with me...with me and with Halo...I'm loving every moment of it, but I try not to get too attached because I don't know how long this is going to last. Now that Harley is back, there's no doubt in my mind that she's going to find a way to turn you back into your old self, and I don't know what to expect if that ever happens. I don't see Joker making bottles and changing diapers. I see him going on high speed chases, with Halo in the back seat, putting her in danger. This normality that's going on right now is something that I want and something that Halo deserves, but who am I kidding? Normal isn't exactly how things work nowadays." She explained, turning away from me. I slowly approached her, placing my hands on her waist, feeling her body tense up as I pulled her against me; her back to my front. She immediately relaxed, gripping the bars, as she continued to look forward.
"I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow, nor do I know what the future holds for us, but what I do know is that I'm here now and I want that normality just as much as you do." I told her. She looked back at me, with the tears swelling up in her eyes, as she turned around and kissed me. Sure, we've kissed before, but this was the first time that she initiated the kiss.
"This is the calm before the storm, so I guess we should just enjoy what time we may or may not have left." She said, kissing me once again. She was right. None of us knew when Harley, Deadshot, or Kane would come for us, but that doesn't mean we're going to be sitting ducks. I refused to let anyone hurt my family and if I had to die to protect them then so be it.
