title: It's a Living

author: lisa roquin

rating: pg

fandom: BtVS/DC Comics-Batman

disclaimer: all copyrighted characters and their "universes" belong to their respective authors, writers, creators, production companies, producers and long lists of people that are so very much not me. Quite simply, if you recognize it, it isn't mine. No profit made, no harm intended, just having fun.

author's note: TtH Fic For All 2004-05 pairing #1059- Anyanka, Harley Quinn

wordcount: 248

*sniff* *sniff* "My puddin' don' love me no more," the woman in clown make up wailed. "He escaped without me!"

"There there, don't you just wish...."Anyanka patted the deranged woman's shoulder. Sometimes this job really was annoying.

*sniff* *sniff* "Mr. J was so mad at Robin getting away again...He's never going to forgive me."

Anyanka rolled her eyes as the other woman sobbed into her hands. Mr. J was also screwing around every chance he got, though considering the way the man looked it was infrequently.

"I wish my puddin' would come home and stay with me for a while here."

"Granted" Anyanka smiled triumphantly. There, now she could get out of this nuthouse! D'Hoffryn would probably be a bit annoyed but he didn't have to try to steer a raving lunatics mind to wishing something on her straying lover. D'Hoffryn was too amused by the Arkham inmates not to make a point of sending his Vengeance demons to grant their admittedly whacko wishes, though the death of Batman was one that the PTB blocked granting of. Anything short of that was fair game, though the things they wished for...Oh well, it was a living, and sometimes these nuts in Arkham came up with some pretty funny stuff.

~*~*~

Across Gotham the Batman watched from the shadows as the Gotham Police carted the Joker back to Arkham.

~*~*~

"Puddin!" Harley crowed happily when the Joker was escorted into the group therapy session Arkham's "special" inmates had twice weekly.