Laughter in the Dark

Author’s Note:  There is no neat little epilogue for these two.  Their story will continue but I will more than likely let it end for me here.  I hope you enjoyed this fic.  This got a lot longer than I ever expected.  I know I probably didn’t meet expectations at some points but I hope you enjoyed it anyway.  Thank you to everyone who reviewed, bookmarked or even just stuck with it until the very end.  You all are my biggest motivation~

EPilogue

    It was amusing really, everything they’ve done or gone through and this was what was driving the Prince of Chaos mad.  Their little girl having a harmless crush on Batman’s young ward.  It was enough to make her laugh if he didn’t look so very murderous.  His painted face was twisted in a vicious snarl as he paced back and forth, making her wonder if he was going to wear a hole in the floorboards.  “Jack, she won’t lead them here and you know it.  Besides, she’s almost sixteen.  Did you really expect her to be content being ‘daddy’s little girl’ for the rest of her life?” Marie pointed out, almost feeling a bit afraid when he stopped in his tracks to glower at her.

    “She coulda picked anyone else!” he hissed, running a gloved hand through his dyed locks while his chest heaved in aggravation.

    “Hmm, and yet I hear no complaints about Joseph or Ryan falling in love with police officers,” she pointed out, talking about their pair of twins who had found and fallen for another set of twins in the police force.  They were a year younger than Faye and just as precocious.

    “That’s different!  They... they can take care of themselves,” spat the villain, the black around his eyes making him look intimidating.

    “What you mean is, they aren’t your little girl,” she cooed knowingly, slowly getting up to take him into a loose hug.  Despite his anger, the murderer relaxed into the embrace and let out a sigh.

    “If he hurts her, I’ll kill him,” he husked out, finally moving away from forbidding her from seeing the boy after hours of negotiation.

    Giggling, Marie stood on her toes to plant a his on his cheek as she allowed her body to sag into his.  “I bet I have some news to help get your mind off things,” she whispered, unbuttoning his pants to slip her hand inside; playing with his limp manhood gently.  This soon caused the appendage to stiffen as blood filled it, drawing hiss from the ‘Clown Prince’ as his eyes focused on her.

    “Mmm, and what’s that,” he rasped, licking his scars before leaning down to capture her lips in a brief kiss.

    “I’m pregnant,” she whispered, closing her eyes as she heard a low growl emanate from deep inside him.

    Then hot, eager kisses landed on her face as his hands came up to rest on her still flat stomach.  “No matter how many times I knock ya up, it’s still just as hot as the first time,” he sighed, releasing her to move toward the chemical stand on his desk.  In it was the makings of an all new chemical to make Batman’s life hell, handmade by Crane after he had regained his senses.  For a few years after the incident, he would slip into Scarecrow without warning and was always extremely protective of Marie and her daughter.  Even now, the dark being would still come out unannounced but never long, just long enough to make sure everything was okay.

    Even now, none of them spoke about what they had seen; simply coming to a silent agreement that some things were better left unsaid.  Besides, none of it mattered when his motivation was so clear.  As unnatural as the thing felt, he only wanted to protect the two he cared about.  Even Faye had sensed it from a young age, not having any problem with either man holding her.  In fact, she had even seemed to prefer Scarecrow just slightly; something that persisted even now.  When the young teen wasn’t sneaking out to see Robin, she was hanging out with the duo in one; doing experiments with them while chattering about her day.

    The only thing that really shocked Marie was the change in her lover soon after the birth.  He had halted production on ‘Fearful Grin’ entirely and had moved onto something else, claiming boredom.  The former Psychologist, however knew it was something else.  She could never get him to talk about it but she had a feeling it was out of simple fear for their newborn daughter.  Neither the chemical or the antidote had been tested on babies, so there was no real way to gauge how safe it would be to use.  Even then, it would be well into Faye’s teenhood that he would begin stirring things up again.

    Their rate of visitors had also skyrocketed, even Croc popping in to talk once in a while.  Soon, a powerful empire was at his feet; Marie was amazed it took him this long to give into the temptation of utilizing it.  Shaking herself from the past, she moved to help the man who had long ago flipped her entire reality on its head.  Despite all the people she has killed and all the things she’s been through, she doesn’t regret a bit.  There had even been talk of letting her mother and sister have some form of contact through Dave.  Things looked much better than they ever would have if she had stayed with Roger and she was grateful she had ever been kidnapped by this strange criminal.  “I love you Jack.  Now and forever,” she sighed, kissing his neck as she heard their trio of elephants stomp their way up the stairs.

The End~