AN: This is one of my Joker/Jack Napier stories I have decided to upload onto this site. Enjoy! Review please!

Ashley stared blankly out of the car window, the harsh glare of the sun smoothed by the large sunglasses perched on the bridge of her nose. The soft music trickling out of the radio was gently tickling her ears as the car rounded the corner of Gardenia Lane, they had made it to the new 'home'. Reluctantly relocated to the suburbs.

The silence coming from outside was enough to make her sick, she already missed the screeching of sirens, the obnoxious car horns blaring throughout all hours of the day, the tall and statuesque buildings looming over her on one of her daily strolls through the city. Now, when she woke up she would no longer be greeted by the beautiful site of busy street feet below and the smell of fresh donuts from the shoppe across the street from their apartment in Gotham City.

Her parents, Kerry and Wes, called this move in order to bring their family closer together but Ashley knew better. Sending her father to rehab was supposed to bring them closer together, she remembered. She glanced down at the fresh bruise on her upper right arm. Guess I was wrong about that.

Before she could even get her question out, her mother turned the car into a concrete driveway, in front was a beautiful two story brick house. The windows were all wide open, warm and inviting, the front door was wide open as well. She could see the light colored wood floor reflecting beautifully from the harsh sunlight, giving the illusion of gold floors. Ashley quickly undid her seat belt and threw open the door to the car and ran up the steps and began to explore her new 'home.'

She spun herself around in the spacious front entrance, her dress flaring out around her. I definitely wouldn't have been able to do in our apartment. She wasn't used to being in such a large space, all her life she had known was their three bedroom apartment, maybe this move wouldn't be so bad. Curiosity was building inside of her, since she had no siblings, she had three options of rooms. She grabbed a hold of the railings and launched herself up the stairs excitedly. She rounded the right corner and opened the second door, she grinned to herself, sliding the sunglasses off her nose and settling them on top of her head. The bare room was relatively large, with caramel colored wooden floors, and the walls a dark shade of purple. Her favorite color.

She sauntered over to the window and gasped when she looked down, a pool. For most it wouldn't have been that great of a deal, but for someone who's only access to a pool was a public one, it was a big. Now she could just jump into it whenever the hell she felt like it, she could run around the edges without being screeched at by some jackass in red swim trunks. Dark bricks outlined the mesmerizing clear blue depth, lush green grass covered the ground outside, flowers playing in small intricate patterns inside the green.

"Ashley! Ashley, come down here and get your things!" Kerry's soft but demanding voice called from downstairs, pulling her out of her gaze. She bit her lip as she gave the pool a once over before she bounded down the stairs."Beautiful, isn't it?" Her mother asked, her misty blue eyes dancing over the homes features.

"I've found my room already. The second door on the right." Ashley smiled as she took the box of books from her mothers grasp.

"The dark purple colored room? Facing the pool?" she asked with a smirk, Ashley nodded in response. "Of course, I should've known." She laughed as she picked up the small book rack. Ashley gingerly took the steps, cradling her box of books like a small child in her arms. She pushed the door open with her hip and set the books down on the floor. She began unpacking them one by one, her mother set the rack down next to her, kneeling at Ashley's side to help put the books in order . Immediately, she pulled out the Harry Potter novels, her most recent favorite, she was completely on end about the release of the fifth novel. "I honestly don't know where you got your patience from, I could never sit down and read something this, thick." her mother grinned as she flipped through the fourth novel. A small giggle erupted from Ashley's throat as she began to stack them in order.

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"Ash!" she heard her fathers gruff voice call from downstairs, "Why don't you take the dog for a walk." Which translates into, 'your mother and I are about to have a famous screaming match, so, get the hell out.' But she doesn't protest, the last time it didn't end too well for her.

"Yes, sir." she croaked out the word, he doesn't deserve that respect.
Ashley adjusted her navy blue sundress as she took the stairs two at a time, shutting the door just in time before she heard the muffled yelling of her father. Please let his liver fail soon.

"Lola!" Ashley called, not even a moment after she heard a distinct bark from on her right. Lola, her three year old husky ran up to her, her thick black and white tail swishing back and forth, "Wanna go for a walk, beautiful!" She barked in response, her large gray eyes searching around excitedly for her leash. She gave Lola a few feet from the leash, allowing her just enough length to walk freely without begin tightly restrained. Lola curiously explored her new surroundings, all of the grass and tall trees completely new to her, and to Ashley.

Her gaze averted up to the trees towering above her, much in the way the skyscrapers of Gotham City used to. The tall oak trees stood firm, but their green leaves danced freely in fluid like motions on their skinny branches. She noticed as she kept staring at the seemingly endless sea of green that the trees acted like a shield, blocking out most of the sun, only tiny slivers of bright light exposed here and there. As the wind blew between the large green leaves, ruffling the hem of her skirt, a sweet unfamiliar rustling of leaves tickled her ears. The sound was new, delicate and fresh to Ashley, the sound was much more gentle and kind to her ears than the regular sounds of blaring sirens.

With her head gazing into the swaying emerald above, she didn't notice the pair of eyes studying her, that was until Lola jerked her to the right; knocking her out of her peaceful stare. When her eyes fell to the young man sitting on his dirty, patched, ground, the air was knocked out of her once full lungs. His dark blonde hair hung in untidy waves, his skin was tan and soft looking. His features were defined, a firm jaw and cheekbones, but that wasn't even what took the breathe out of her. His penetrating pools of brown that seemed to see straight through her and a wide, handsome grin, that was what knocked the wind out of her. "Hi. I uh, I'm Ashley Davenport, I just uh, moved in." she breathed, a rising heat appearing on her cheeks.

His smile grew even more, Ashley couldn't help but grin right back, his smile was infectious. He set the book he was reading down and stood up to his full height, brushing the sides of his jeans. "I'm Jack, Jack Napier."