Several days had passed since Harry had arrived in Gotham, and things had been going extremely well. Harry was constantly fed, hugged, and loved. Currently, they were playing hide and seek.
And Ivy and Harley were completely stumped on Harry's location.
"Where'd the little scamp get to?" Harley asked, scratching her head. "He's some kinda master hider or somethin'!"
Ivy looked under a bush again and put a finger to her lips, in deep thought. Not the kitchen, Ivy and Harley's flower bed, or the bathroom... Where else could he have gone? Ivy pondered this as she searched every bush in the house.
Unbeknownst to them, Ivy and Harley were being followed, ever so silently by Harry, who kept changing positions.
He stifled a giggle. They were so silly! He was right here!
At the sound of his stifled laugh, the women froze. They began to slowly turn around, and at the sight of this, Harry ducked behind another bush. They began to move up toward him, and Harry startled to giggle again.
Ivy and Harley exchanged a glance and smirked. "Oh dear, where could Harry be?" Ivy asked rhetorically.
Harley giggled and got into a confused stance, with her arms up in a V-Shape and shrugged.
"Gee Ivy...I dunno! It's like he's a ghost..."
Harry giggled. Ivy gasped. "What if he's gone forever?"
Harley and Ivy both gasped and looked fake-scared. Harry looked extremely worried and he wanted to step out...
"If he's gone forever...we'll be so sad!" Ivy commented.
"No!" Harry exclaimed. "Don't be sad! I'm here! Really!"
Harry rushed out of his hiding place and ran towards his parental figures, grabbing onto their legs tightly. However, he was genuinely scared that he had made them sad. He didn't want them to be sad! If they were, he'd be sad.
"Oh good! Harley, Harry's back!" Ivy exclaimed happily, picking him up.
"Uh...He looks a bit down though..." Harley replied with a frown.
Harry was hugging Ivy's neckline tightly, with a worried expression on his face. Ivy was attune to his feelings, and adjusted him to she could see his face.
"Darling?" She asked, "What's the matter?"
Harry rubbed his arms, and looked bashful at the realization that they'd probably tricked him into coming out. He bit his lip and muttered,
"D-didn't want you to be sad..."
Ivy frowned and looked at Harley, who grimaced. "No worries, puddin'." Harley replied. "We knew you'd be back."
Harry rubbed his eyes and gave a small smile.
"S-So you're not mad...?" He asked.
"Nah!" Harley replied cheerfully. "There's no reason for me to be mad!"
Harry reached out to hug Harley, and the giggly blonde quickly took him away from Ivy and hugged him tightly.
"Awww cutie!"
Ivy smiled at her lover. She always did have a way with kids. Even when she was with THAT man.
Ivy couldn't describe the joy she felt when Harley finally chose her, and not that monster. She felt so happy she could keep her darling friend safe that she just...kissed her. And when they kissed, their love blossomed, like a flower.
Harley had always wanted a child, a child Joker would never give her. And now they had him. She could see how happy Harley was.
Harley began to cheer up Harry by playing an old fashioned game of peek a boo...which made Harry laugh. A lot.
Ivy felt such intende happiness when seeing Harry happy. It made her feel like such a bastard, thinking back to a time when she wanted that sweet and innocent dear for nothing more than power. She would've been no better than those disgusting relatives he had been with! She could only be happy now that she didn't even have a shred of that desire in her system.
They were a true family. Nothing would change that. However, there was one minor issue...Their lack of activity lately. They hadn't committed a single crime in weeks!
And because of this, the Bat would probably be attracted to their location. They couldn't let poor little Harry witness such a frightening figure! Not to mention their money was at an all time low. They needed to rob a place, FAST.
However, there was another problem...Harry had softened the two women immensely. He was such a sweet and sensitive thing that they knew he would disapprove of their methods of earning money.
Ivy had decided that she would set up an alternating schedule of who robbed what. Meanwhile the other mom would stay home and watch Harry with their lives. That way, Harry didn't have to know!
She decided to talk to Harley about it later though. She was busy playing with Harry at the moment. The redhead smiled fondly at the two.
"Enjoying yourselves?" She asked. Harley looked over and nodded, grinning at her girlfriend. Harry also looked pretty happy, having his mom around.
Ivy smirked and gave them both a kiss on the forehead. "Good."
"Hey, give us another!" Harley requested with a grin.
This time Ivy pressed a kiss to Harley's lips while she gave Harry a tight kiss on the cheek, making them both laugh. Ivy checked the time on a nearby wall clock. The arrows pointed to 12 o'clock. Harry's naptime.
"All right, it's time for someone to have a nap." Ivy said, clapping her hands together. "And then we need to talk, Harley."
Both of them Pouted simultaneously. Harry, because he wanted to play more, and Harley...because she wanted to play more too. Both of them wanted more play time, and they didn't want to stop.
Ivy rolled her eyes. "Five more minutes..." She relented.
The two cheered, and quickly went back to their game of peek-a-boo like absolutely nothing had happened. Ivy watched them with a near permanent smile on her face.
Soon the five minutes had passed and Harry had reluctantly accepted his nap. Harley was pouting too. "Now, we need to discuss how we'll make our living now."
Harley groaned and flopped back on the flower bed, clearly not wanting to talk about serious stuff. Ivy laid next to her, and pulled her into a hug. "...I don't want Harry to see how we make money."
Harley blinked. "Yeah...I get what ya mean. He's a sensitive little guy...He'd be a bit upset if he found out his moms were crooks."
Ivy nodded and replied with her strategy in mind.
"we'll take turns bringing home the income, every time. That way we can keep him unaware."
"But what if one of us gets thrown in the slammer?" Harley asked. "He's a smart kid. He'd probably figure it out then."
Ivy sighed.
"I don't know Harl. One day, he's going to figure it out eventually. He already KNOWS people consider us threats so...what if we just told him?"
Harley grimaced. "Or we could just...get normal jobs...?"
Ivy looked at Harley, and blinked. Harley blinked back.
"...Harley we're irredeemable, criminal masterminds."
"Well irredeemable criminal masterminds should be able to find work too..." Harley replied with a pout.
Ivy tried to spoon her girlfriend, but Harley let out a humph and crossed her arms.
"Harley..." Ivy tried to console.
"I know, I know..." Harley mumbled, a frown on her face. "Ugh...Things have gotten real complicated..."
They sat in silence for a couple moments. Ivy stroked her partner's hair while Harley tried to think of a solution.
"...I don't want him to hate us, red." Harley groaned
"I'm sure he won't." Ivy assured. "He'll be scared, but he'll get over it."
Harley nodded after a second.
"Maybe when he gets older, he can start using the magic thingy to help us too. Like-"
A piercing scream rang through the Greenhouse. Harry's scream. The women froze and stood up, rushing away towards Harry's bed.
"You think he's having a nightmare?" Harley questioned, as they rounded a corner.
"Most likely." Ivy replied, fighting a scowl. "Damn that fat man..."
Harry, in his bed, was thrashing around spastically and violently. In the dream he could hear his uncles harsh words, and even feel the pain in his body from his uncles movements.
"Good for nothing-"
*WHACK*
"Little.." Vernon growled again
*PUNCH*
"Freak!"
Before the pain could reverberate throughout his entire body again, he screamed out,
"MOMMY! MAMA! HELP!"
As he said this, his bedroom door was thrown open.
Harley and Ivy rushed to his side and started to shake him, calling out his name, urgently. Out of nowhere, he awoke. His eyes were wide, and his pupils weren't dilating. He was sweaty, and shaking, and seemed to still be in that mindset.
"I'm sorry...I'm sorry..." He was mumbling.
Ivy pulled him onto her lap and held him to her chest.
"Harry? Harry are you okay?"
He calmed down immediately as he looked up at her. "I...I..." He said softly. "I'm sorry..."
Harley moves closer to Ivy so she could get a good look at Harry. The child rubbed at his eyes, looking close to tears at the terror he'd just witnessed.
"Hey, kiddo." Harley said softly. "It's all right."
Harry sniffled again and tears started to fall. Ivy began to rub his back comfortingly. He began to sniffle, and his shoulders began to shake.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Ivy asked with a frown.
Harry was, however, crying much too loud to answer her question by then. Harley moved and pulled the child close as well, trying to comfort as well as possible.
The two women exchanged glances. Their boy was so sensitive...
After Harry had dried up, he began to just hold tightly to Ivy, not saying a word but only trying to express his fear through cuddling.
Ivy continued to hug him tightly, giving him kisses here and there.
"It's okay..." She soothed gently. "I'm here..."
Harley kissed Harry's temple, whispering gentle and cute things to his ear. Harry started to lighten up...but he was much too wound up to fall asleep.
"I...I'm not sleepy anymore...Can I stay up...?" He asked timidly. "Please?"
Ivy and Harley felt their hearts lurch. He must have been spooked pretty badly to force himself to remain awake. Harley took Harry and carried him to the kitchen to make him some sweets. The child laid his head on Harley's shoulder, and waited.
"How's some cupcakes sound, Harry? Want some?"
"Yes please..." He responded softly. "Thank you..."
Harley pressed another kiss to his cheek, and tickled his chin. It managed to make him laugh slightly, and Harley was proud of herself. Together they started working, Harley keeping a close eye on Harry's movements so he didn't burn burn himself. Ivy sat at the table, watching the two happily and sadly. Harry had been doing so well...she was worried this Nightmare would start to derail their work.
But he seemed to have recovered quickly. He looked happy still. He was smiling and giggling...
Ivy decided to wait and watch...just to make sure her child was okay.
After the cupcakes went into the oven, Harley carried Harry over and plopped him down on her lap. Harry giggled, hugging lose to Harley.
"They smell good." He said with a smile. Harley nodded.
"Sure do, puddin'." Ivy whispered something in Harley's ear...
"I'm going to get money." She hissed.
Harley shook her head, contorting her face. Ivy nodded and they continued to bicker silently, before they realized...Harry was watching.
"Mommy...? Mama...? Why are you mad at each other?" He asked innocently with puppy eyes.
Ivy and Harley dropped their angered looks, and put on different faces. They coughed in unison, before Ivy tried to think up a lie.
"Um...were arguing over who gets to hug you! Yes!"
"You can both hug me if you want..." Harry replied shyly. "If it'll make you not mad at each other anymore..."
Their hearts melted right then and there. The two women forgot their money issues, and grabbed Harry up in a comfortable squeeze to their bosoms. Harry giggled a lot, happy to have his mothers there with him.
When Harry had realized that these two wanted to be his Moms he'd been overjoyed. He was getting everything he'd ever wanted...acceptance and a mommy. But he was getting TWO mommies!
He was overjoyed... He snuggled up into them, enjoying their embrace. They smiled at each other.
Harry had the remarkable power to settle arguments...they loved their boy.
Ivy gave Harley a look, and Harley nodded. There was no helping it...they needed money...
"I'll go." Ivy whispered. Harley grimaced slightly. It had snowed, and her lover was not good out in the cold...
Harley but her lip, and nodded, pressing a kiss to Ivy's lips.
"Okay, but be careful, okay Puddin'?"
"I know..." The redhead shuddered. "I'll be back soon, okay?"
(Her body is gonna be rebuilt to, pretty sure.)
Harry looked up at Ivy.
"M-Mommy? Where are you going?"
"Erm...Work." Ivy replied. Harry nodded.
"Oh...Okay...I thought work was in the daytime though..."
"Well...some people work at night." Ivy explained with a shrug.
Harry nodded, understanding. He leaned up a bit, and pressed a kiss onto Ivy's cheek.
Ivy's heart melted. "You're such a sweetie, you know that, right?" She asked in amusement.
Ivy kissed Harry's forehead, Before she slipped on some warmer clothes and left the greenhouse, walking off into Gotham's dark streets. There was a convenience store nearby...