(Authors Note: I'm sorry this chapter might be a bit short, but I'm going to be busy next week since it's my last week at school before summer break. After next weekend though I will be able to write more chapters and maybe more frequently as well. Hope you'll enjoy this chapter!)

Chapter 6 Nightmares

'He stood there, right above me, looking at me like a hungry beast, blood dripping from his precious switchblade that he held at his side.

I looked terrified at him knowing this would be the end, his smiled widened, and his scars started to open and bleed.

He laughed.

He raised his knife and plunged it into my chest, I screamed and everything went black.'

I woke up with a jolt, sweat was running down my face and I breathed heavily. I looked to my side where Joker laid, sleeping and resting his arm on my hip. He looked so peaceful in his sleep, and just before I woke up he had looked so terrifying, filled with rage and anger in my nightmare. What was that dream about, did it mean anything? I rubbed my eyes and decided to go and take a shower before he woke up, I didn't want him to see me like this. Gently I removed his hand and slid out of the bed, I walked around naked to the living room and rummaged through my bag to find some fresh pair of underwear and new clothes to wear.

I walked inside the bathroom and carefully closed the door behind me, I laid down my clothes on the floor not to far away from the shower. As I took out a towel from the cupboard under the sink I looked at myself in the mirror, I gasped as I saw all of the suck marks all over my neck and chest area.

I touched them and thought of the nights adventure, not only did we do it once, but after we had slept a while, we woke up and ended up doing it two more times. My cheeks flashed red in embarrassment and guilt, I cursed under my breath.

Three times in one night!? What the hell am I doing? I need to get home, to Bruce and, oh my god, Rachel!? I froze and thought about the night I got kidnapped at Wayne's manor and saw Rachel fall out of that window. Was she alive? Did Batman save her?

I bit my lip and went inside the shower, I turned on the water and tried to enjoy the hot water flow down my body.

What should I do, I have to escape and get back home somehow. I had to play along and maybe Joker would trust me enough to get outside, and when the opportunity is right I would make a run for it.

The shower door slid open, I jumped in surprise as I hadn't heard that he had entered the bathroom, I peeked over my shoulder to see Joker standing there. He smiled.

''I'm almost done, so you..'' He cut me off by getting into the shower with me, it wasn't much space in this shower so we stood so close that our body touched.

He was only a couple of inches taller than me, but the way he stood so close looking down on me felt overpowering and intimidating.

His look was fixed upon me, his face paint slowly started to fade away as the water ran down his face. I couldn't help but to start thinking about the night I had just shared with Joker, I turned my head and looked away, feeling my cheeks burn in embarrassment. Joker growled and grabbed my jaw tightly forcing me to look at him.

''Why are you always looking away? Am I really that repulsive to you?'' He snarled to me, I flinched as he grabbed hold of my jaw thighter.

''No..that's not..''

''Then what is it!?'' He hissed and pressed his body against mine.

''I...I can-can't...''

He leaned into my ear and breathed heavily.

''Say it... I want you to say it out loud.'' His voice was deep and husky, he breathed into my neck and started to grind his body against mine.

I let out a whimper when I recalled how violent he had been sometimes during the night.

''I-I...I was thinking..''I didn't dare to say it, it was too humiliating for me.

''Thinking about what?''

''I was...I was thinking about how intimidating you can be, but the truth is you're just a pathetic psychopath..'' He cut me off by grabbing hold of my throat choking me slightly.

''You must stop lying to yourself, we both know what you were really thinking about, you're just too embarrassed to say it.''

''Don't you...'' He tightened his grip.

''You're too embarrassed and proud to admit that you're defeated, when in truth I am in control of you, but you don't want to realize it because it's so humiliating. '' I could feel my anger growing more and more, I glared at him with fury burning in my eyes.

''Yes... Yees, that right there is the reason why I like you so much. I got you in chains, I own you, control you, but still you bite back, you try to resist and that is why you're so much fun!'' Joker stroked the 'J' he had carved on my left arm and chuckled.

He let me go and straightens up, he opens up the shower door and gestures me to get out.

''Get dressed, we're going out for a ride so unfortunately we don't have time to play.'' I gritted my teeths and got out of the shower without even thinking twice.

When we got out of the building the car was already waiting outside for us. Joker grabbed my arm and dragged me towards the car, he opened the door and lead me in first before he got in beside me.

The car started to move and I was thinking about where we were going, I hesitated to ask Joker what was going on since I didn't get any blindfolds. I bit my lip and decided to be stupid and ask either way, the only thing I could understand out of this situation was that he was up to something.

''Soo... no blindfolds today?'' I asked, Joker chuckled and looked at me.

''No, not today, but if you're dying to get them on I could..'' I quickly cut him off.

''No, nooo, I'm good.'' I tried to say in a casual tone

I saw Joker was reaching for something in his pocket, he leaned in to my ear and whispered.

''It's time for you to play your part of the game.'' Suddenly I felt something sting in my arm, I was about to reach for whatever it was, but Joker grabbed hold of my wrist. I leaned away from him and looked down to my arm and saw a syringe, I panicked.

''Wh-wha..'' I said confused, my words quickly started to slur and just before I blacked out I saw Joker's smile.

'Everything around me was pitch black, all I could hear was Joker's maniac laughter.

I started to feel something wet forming around my feets.

I started to see something red that was now covering all the way up to my anckles.

It was blood.

Joker appeared in front of me holding his switchblade, blood was dripping from it, he laughed and started to approach me.

I couldn't move, my feets was stuck in the blood.

He stood right in front of me, his hands were covered in blood.

He reached for my face and painted a smile with his blood covered hands, he laughs.

''Let the game begin''

He whispered in to my ear.'

I screamed and woke up with a jolt, my breathing was heavy and my heart was racing. After I had managed to calm down from the horrible nightmare I froze and looked around the room.

It was my bedroom.

I quickly turned on the lamp that stood on the night table by my bed, the light hit my eyes and I had to look away and blink a few times to adjust to the brightness.

I started to get confused as I finally managed to confirm that I was back to my apartment.

What was going on? I looked around the bedroom as I started to get more and more confused, at first I started to think it was all a dream, I quickly checked my left arm.

The scar of the roughly carved 'J' was there. I clenched my fist when I remembered what Joker had said to me just before I passed out.

' It's time for you to play your part of the game'

Oh god, what did he mean with that?

I ran my fingers through my hair in frustration, suddenly I heard someone burst through the door in to my apartment.

''Julia!'' I heard someone yell from the hallway in my apartment, It was Bruce.

''Bruce! Oh my god! Bruce!'' I started to tear up when I heard his voice, I quickly got out of my bed and Bruce ripped open my bedroom door.

I leapt to his embrace and started to cry.

''It's really you Julia! I started to think you might have been killed!'' Bruce held me thight and I could hear he was also crying. I wasn't sure how long I had been gone, but I didn't realize how much I had missed Bruce, to be in his embrace, where I finally felt safe.

We sat there embracing each other and crying. While we sat there I started to think and Joker suddenly interfered in my thoughts, and I realized that I wasn't safe. I could never be safe, and I certainly couldn't drag Bruce in to this mess.

I cried harder at my realization and grabbed Bruce tighter as I tried to enjoy what could be my last moments where I felt safe in Bruce's embrace.