"I think I'm pregnant." the words left Harley's mouth before she could stop them.

Joker's hypnotizing blue eyes widened a fraction and his lips parted. Harley could feel her heart beating so fast and so loudly, afraid it would explode; she was terrified of his reaction and knew the clown would be furious. She wasn't happy with the idea, why would he feel any different? However, what happened next shocked her even more: his eyes went down to her tummy and then a brilliant bright wide grin stretched across his red lips.

"You are carrying my baby!" his voice rising an octave in pure joy and Harley sighed, not with relief, but with pure frustration. She could deal with his rage, but this?

"Puddin, I'm not sure yet. But even if I'm right, we can't have it." Harley broke the smile on Joker's face and he frowned, his eyes filled with confusion and rage but she managed to ignore it. "Listen, we can't be parents, that's a crazy idea even for us and besides, it's not the right time, I can't do anything on my own, my legs... How can I possibly take care of a child?"

Joker's hand immediately went to her stomach, as if protecting the baby from it's own mother. "We are having this baby no matter what happens. You hear me, Harley?" His voice was stern and filled with fury, it sent a shiver down Harley's spine. "No one is going to hurt my heir."

"B-but... Puddin,'" she tried to smile at the words that left Joker's mouth but couldn't. "It's not right for us. It was just a silly mistake. We don't need a bab-"

"Shh... There is no place for discussion." he placed his finger on Harley's lips, silencing her. She just groaned in defeat, her shoulders slumbing as she looked down at her belly, unconsciously placing her hand on top of his. Not even in her wildest dreams she could have imagined the most evil man in Gotham would be looking down at her stomach with intrigue and a goofy smile on his face. Joker's head moved closer to her tummy, placing his ear on it as if trying to listen for anything and Harley bit her lip at that cute action, trying not to smile.

"It's begging me to not kill it: 'Please don't kill me! I want to cause mischief and chaos with daddy!'" Joker sang in a childish voice, almost taunting Harley which made her whole body stiffen at what he said, filling her with dread at the thought of killing their own baby. "It's calling for its mommy. It's beautiful and perfect mommy." He said and she could only close her eyes, still reluctant to this idea. "Now I have two babies." Joker said, leaning forward and placing a kiss on her stomach before moving to her lips, kissing her tenderly.

There was a knock on the door and Joker pulled away, turning slowly to find Alfred standing outside the room, as awkward as always, "Master Bruce is waiting for you, sir." he said, an unsual kind smile on his lips.

J nodded and smirked down at Harley who had a face of anguish, "Put a smile on that face, kiddo." he pouted and as he left the room silently, Alfred eyes met Harley's, with a puzzled look on his face as he caught a tear falling on her cheek, but she brushed it away almost instantly.

"Alfie?" she said, her voice almost a whisper, sounding like a little girl hiding a secret from her parents, "I need a favor."

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"What? Aren't you going to fight or protest today, Joker?" Bruce asked, not even bothering on looking up from his weapons as he finished putting on the batsuit. He had decided to go out and guard over Gotham streets, which had been quiet and calm since Daemon's appearance and Bruce was getting the feeling a war was about to start, the calm before the storm. The millionaire asked the Joker to take him to his main hideouts and the clown didn't refuse, he had actually acceded with ease without arguing and smiled dumbly at his demands, as if he was under a spell that made him act even crazier than usual.

"Not tonight, Batsy. Tonight we celebrate." said the clown as he picked up a gun from Batman's arsenal and looked at it with curiosity. "Can I try this?"

Bruce extended his hand silently, shaking his head and the Joker placed the gun on his hand obediently. "What exactly are we celebrating? Apart from you not being an annoyance?" he said with a smirk.

J's face beamed with pride, decided to tell the whole universe about the news that had turned his world upside down a few hours ago. "Well, Bats. You're looking at the happiest man alive. The future father of a beautiful baby clown. Give me a hug!"

Bruce stood silently, no expression on his face as he asimilated what the clown before him had just said, the vexing clown who's jokes couldn't go that far. "You're joking." Bruce said. He wanted to laugh at the absurd idea but when the Joker shook his head no, his eyes went wide with shock, "You're not joking, right?"

"No jokes this time, Brucey. Harley is pre– whoa! Bats what the–" he was interrupted by Bruce pushing him against the closest wall, his dark eyes watching him closely through the mask and the Joker just laughed at the action, not even bothering in freeing himself from the Batman's grasp.

"What on earth were you thinking, Joker? You can't possibly be serious about bringing an innocent kid into your world! You are obviously getting rid of it before it's too late." J's smile turned into a nasty sneer and without warning, he managed to throw a blow at Bruce's jaw who stumbled and let go of the now furious clown.

"Keep your nose out of this, you flying rat! It's my family, you hear me? My woman! My baby!" he said, pointing a menacing finger at Bruce, "I've had enough with you controlling every move, keeping me here locked without being able to find that bastard and kill him. You wanted to change me, Batman! Didn't you? I thought you wanted to trust each other and now you want to get rid of the second most important thing I have. Why?! Because I am a menace to my own child? You know, I should kill you right now. I want to fucking crush your skull."

The Joker growled savagely as he balanced towards Bruce who was ready to strike with a punch on J's eye. The clown fell with a thud on the cold floor and was tackled by the dark knight, controlling him easily with his forearm over his chest, the clown's efforts to free himself useless so he could only scream in defeat.

They remained on that position until Bruce was sure the Joker had calmed down enough to release him. He stood up and took a deep breath, probably trying to get rid of his own anger; there was not much they could do together that night if they wanted to kill each other.

"We'll wait for tonight's plan until you've calmed down, Joker. I'm not going to be the one to blame if that baby loses it's father." he said as he turned away from the furious man laying on the ground and headed to the batmobile.

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"What happened to your eye?" Harley asked worriedly as she looked up from the book she was reading. The Joker didn't answer and threw himself on the bed beside her, holding a bag of ice against his face. She placed the book on the nightstand and reached for the hand that held the cold item so she could see his already black swollen eye, "What the hell happened, Puddin?"

"Well," he started, his eyes closed at her touch, "Batsy and I had a fight over the baby. I guess the idea of being the godfather wasn't so appealing."

The Joker chuckled bitterly and Harley sighed. She let go of his hand and reached for a tiny box next to the book she was reading and placed it on the clown's hand. He opened his eyes and looked down at the item with puzzled eyes. Inside the box was a pregnancy test, a + pink sign in the middle of it. The rage started to leave his body at the meaning it held.

"I asked Alfred to get me a test. We are now su–" she was interrupted by a pair of lips crashing against hers, the pain in his left eye forgotten. When the Joker pulled away, leaving her breatheless, he moved down to Harley's belly and lifted her shirt, exposing her still flat stomach.

"Welcome to our world, baby clown." he whispered against her tummy, his lips grazing her skin as he planted multiple kisses on the unborn baby's home. "This happiness was taken away from me years ago, Harley. The chance to give a little person the life I never had as a kid." J said and looked up at Harley, whose eyes were now filled with tears, "I know you're scared and you don't want this to happen, but please. Trust me, kiddo. I would do anything for you two. I'll make your lives amazing."

"Oh, Puddin, you've made my life amazing so far." she said, her voice breaking. Harley's fears and doubts had not disappeared, but she brushed them away for a moment, content with his happiness and the love he had for his tiny family. How could she take that away from the man she adored?

"There's one more thing I need to show you, Puddin." Harley threw the sheets away from her body. J looked down at her legs and his heart stopped when her small feet wiggled slightly, a movement that was almost undetectable but meant everything for the clown couple.

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