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Something about Ivyβs presence soothed Harley on the spot. She felt herself relax a little just knowing she was there. Knowing she wasnβt alone in this alley, or in this world. Her friendβs face was kind and yet she didnβt believe her. She started looking for signs in her expression that would reveal how bad she was really hurt, because usually, as experience had taught both of them, Harley wasnβt a very good judge of that. But no trace. The comment made her laugh again, revealing a row of perfect, white, if blood-stained teeth.
She knew Pam didnβt believe in love anymore. Harley hated that thought. What was there to live for but love? She hated the fact that somebody had taken that feeling from Ivy, the chance to give yourself to someone and trust them with your heart, with your life.Β
The blonde was still transfixed on her glass-spiked arm when her friend spoke, but she could tell Ivy had followed her gaze up to the shattered window. She wanted to shake her head no at the question, but thought better of it as to not dizzy herself more. She didnβt think better of speaking though.Β βI didnβt wanna be pushed out the window,β she said before she could stop her stupid mouth from babbling. She closed her eyes to try and stop the stars from dancing around before her.Β βIt was ββ It wasnβt like Mr. J had tried to hurt her. She knew that. She knew him. Harleyβs mind was racing from the untamed passion that had rained down on her tonight, she couldnβt finish one cohesive thought from the constant pouding in her head and the fog that had spread to her synapses. She didnβt ask very many questions when she was offered something at parties, especially not from him.
She must have said something. She must have gone too far. It happened so fast.
Suddenly Harley was very aware that this night must have left their marks on her. The blonde usually wore bruises like trophies. Evidence her man had left on her that she was really his, to show she belonged with him. To make him see that she would prove her love for him with every test he would confront her with and enjoy it. But she knew they would only make it worse for Pam. They would only make her worried. Make her hate him more.
Harley had dreamed of a future where Pam would come around for dinner with the family. Where Harley would cook and get them drinks while she heard Ivy and Joker joked in the living room of a huge house. Harley would drop the hyenas both a huge chunk of meat and Pam would bring them a beautiful plant for their garden. Also huge, of course. But here, on the ground with Gothamβs ugliest face embracing her, that future seemed far. Impossible. Because nothing would ever make Pam understand that Harley didnβt need saving. It was so hard making her understand that when she looked so helpless.
Was he? Was he waiting for her in there? Had he left already? Did he think she would go home and meet him there? What would he think when he came outside and she was gone? He would think she left him, he would thinkβ
βHeβ¦ I need to ββ She closed her eyes, and this time she didnβt laugh. She wanted to protest more, say no, say I want to stay, but she couldnβt. Bitter tears painted her face in more littler eyeshadow. She just let the vines sweep her up in a tight embrace, yet soft enough to only make her flinch a little when they graced the wounds she barely noticed now. The movement set her dizziness ablaze, and she murmuredΒ βRed?β like she needed affirmations that her friend was still by her side. Theyβd been through this so many times. Every time Harley promised herself that she would prove to Pam that she was okay, that she could handle it by herself. And sheΒ could. All those thoughts were so much louder than what Ivy was saying, although Harley tried real hard to listen to her. Drunk, she was drunk. That much was true. Of course she couldnβt think straight. Now, the thought of being in Pamβs warm apartment was so comforting that she couldnβt bare fighting it.
πΊ Ιͺ'α΄ Ι΄α΄α΄ α΄ α΄sα΄Κα΄ΚΙͺΙ΄Ι’ α΄Κα΄ α΄‘α΄ΚΚα΄ , Ιͺ'α΄ sα΄α΄ ΙͺΙ΄Ι’ Ιͺα΄β
Call her soft all you want. She didnβt know of another person sheβs so quick to defend even if Harley mightβve ACTUALLY done the thing people accused her of. Even on the days their talks ended in round of righteous FUCK YOUS and slamming doors, she canβt think of anywhere or anyone sheβd come to the rescue of other than Harley herself and no matter how crazy she might be, Ivy knew sheβd do the same. Ride or die, bitches, thatβs the goal. Still, she had a process of dragging Harley away from the Joker and aside from a few looks she gave when assessing the damage that had been done, true words wouldnβt be spoken until her door locks clicked tightly behind them.Β
Maybe, in some strange ways, Harley reminded her of the girl she was once. Her parents raised her to believe in love. They werenβt bad people, nor bad parents, but looking back at them now? Sheβd yawn and roll her eyes of the delusion they shared between themselves. Love? Love left her broken and withering in excruciating pain. Love left her wishing for death... and when death didnβt come, love was but a word used in mass hysteria. She knew, Ivy thought, love didnβt leave you broken or in pain. It didnβt constitute as love if it damaged you. Love, she thought, didnβt leave you wishing the other was dead and with pride when you learned they were. Marc LeGrand was dead and she danced on the grave of Love.
Ivy, because thereβs no denying the way her skin darkened with green, felt her teeth clench. So it was his fault. If thereβs anything Harleyβs friendship has taught her, itβs the knowledge that witness accounts can be faulty.Β βDamn it, Harley.β she grumbled under her breath. Save friend now, kill her lover later. Thatβs the goal in her head now. The kinds of thoughts that filled her, they werenβt Pamela Isley. She made sure to disconnect that part of herself when she seeped with incontrollable rage and her body took control. Of course Harley would say no, donβt do that... Donβt hurt Mister J, but Ivy was tired of him hurting Harley and LIVING.
πππ πππππ πππ ππππππππ ππππ ππππ ππππππ ππππππ? Certainly not BirdBrain and his wonder fuck head sidekick. No, their attempts of saving them only ended with their names being smeared and the good guys getting pats on the backs. Harley would be in Arkham if one of the heroes had come across her. Sheβd be devoid of any light, any peace, any... well, everything. Better it Poison Ivy than one of those fuckheads. Ivy would never imagine a world where the Joker was Harleyβs savior when he was also her villain. The villains saved each other if they could get over their tendencies to screw everyone over. At least Poison Ivy saved Harley. Thatβs what mattered in her head. Sheβd never see a world where the Joker wasnβt a head on a silver platter and she was the reason for it. Apparently temporary maimings werenβt enough for the demented clown. Sheβd have to do something a little more permanent...
βYou need to... shut up,β Ivy told her with an almost playful tisk. Sheβd have a way to make her if she didnβt but Ivy hardly resorted to that desperate measure. In the mist of quietness, Ivy turned slightly to see her friend and she, without a doubt, nodded.Β βIβm still here, Harley.β It was a promise she had said before and it was a promise she had yet to take back.Β βIβm not going anywhere.β Yet, but even so, sheβd invite Harley wherever she went even at the risk of it being a target on both of their heads.Β βClose your eyes,β came a soft coo and what seemed to be a soft, gentle rocking motion as heels connected one after the other on the pavement.
β² The night went as youβd expect --- STRUGGLE HEAVY as she got Harley back to her apartment and helped her get out of the torn, bloody and whatever other liquid she had soaked into before Ivy scooped her up fabric. By this point she hadnβt even batted an eye as she picked out the glass from Harleyβs skin, wherever it was, and washed her up. In the end the goal was to get her into a soft onesie she kept on hand knowing they were Harleyβs favorite. It was about comfort after all even when the vines plopped her down onto one of Ivyβs couches and she flicked on Adult Swim for her to watch until she drifted off into slumber.Β βYouβll be okay,β Itβs something she always told her, no matter what. One day, sheβd be more than the thought of needing the Joker to exist. One day sheβd live for herself. One day, this would mean something. Itβs hard not to be soft when she had to pick glass out of places glass shouldnβt of been.Β βYou hear me?β Her fingers are soft as she turned Harleyβs chin to look at her.Β βJust aim for the bucket.βΒ










