DC One-Shots

Movie Night [Ivy x Harley]

"Soooo Red, whatcha wanna watch tonight?"
Posion Ivy pulled her vibrant hair over her shoulder, fiddling with the long strands, and shrugged. "I don't know Harley. Whatever is on I suppose?"
Harley Quinn pouted her lips. "Aw c'mon sugar! Ain't there anything ya want to watch? Action?"
"Nope."
"Romance?"
"No. Not in the mood."
"Comedy?"
"God no."
"Drama?"
"Blech!"
"Fantasy?"
"Do you even like fantasy?"
"No..."
"That's what I thought."
Harley sat thinking for a little bit. Then it hit her. "How's about some good ol' horror?"
"Hmm..."
Harley sat up on her heels, excited for the idea of getting to watch a scary movie with her girlfriend. Cuddling and kissin'! What could be better?
"How about a nature documentary?"
Harley deflated. "A.... nature documentary?" Ivy smiled.
"Sure! I love a good nature documentary. Ones with the rain forests!"
How could Harley say no to such an eager face? "Alright then Red, we can watcha nature thing." She got up and grabbed the remote to turn on Netflix. "Rain forests ya say? How about this one?" Harley clicked on one with a picture of a tiger in a shady forest, assuming it was a jungle.
"Sure honey. Sounds good." Ivy settled into the couch and placed her arm over Harley's shoulders. Harley pressed play.
Half way into the documentary it got to the apparent tiger on the cover. It was a mom, hunting for her cubs. The narrators voice sounded on the screen: "The mother tiger searches desperately for sustenance in order to feed her starving cubs. But the jungle seems to be at a lull for deer and other proper food sources. The mother is getting frantic, and her cubs are weakening."
Right about then Harley sat up, big worried eyes glued to the screen. "They ain't gonna die now are they Red?"
"I wouldn't know Harley, I've never seen this one before. Now quiet down."
"The mother tiger finds a dead deer along a creek. Usually not scavengers, the tiger only takes the deer because she is desperate. The deer is small and missing some body parts. It was probably killed by a crocodile and left on accident."
Harley gives a relieved sigh. "They won't die now right?"
"Just watch Harley."
"The cubs tear into the flesh of the small deer. Its obviously not enough to keep them satisfied for long, but it should do in a pinch. However, one cub can't make it close enough to the deer to get enough meat. Its brothers and sisters and mother crowd around the deer so tightly there is no chance for it to get any of the meal."
Harley has started to tear up. "The... The mom will find more food right? B-before the baby dies?"
Ivy sighs and looks over at Harley. Her lips are quivering and tears are so close to spilling that they've piled up high on to her eyes. There's no way she can see clearly.
Ivy giggled.
Harley's blonde hair whipped as she spun her head to look at the offending red head. "It's not funny Ivy!"
"It kind of is... hehe..."
"The mother tiger goes out in search of more food, finding a good sized deer she can catch easily off-guard. When she returns with the extra meal however, the one cub is too weak to eat. The young tiger is left to die."
By now Harley is bawling, and Ivy is laughing her ass off.
"Oh... my... *wheeze* Gawd!" Ivy clutches her stomach.
"Shut... UP, Ivy!" Harley wipes her tears only to let more slide down her face. "I hate all goddamn nature documentaries!"
Ivy coughs out a laugh. "This is the only one you've seen!"
"Do animals die in most of them?" Harley sniffles. Ivy nods. And Harley cries again. "Then I hate them all!"
"Hey hey hey!" Ivy cuddles up to her girlfriend, stifling her laughs. "It's okay, it's just a part of nature."
"I hate nature then!!! Waaaah!"
Ivy giggles again. "I know baby I know. Calm down. I'll make you some nice hot cocoa and we can settle down in blanket and rant about how much you can't get over the circle of life okay?"
Harley glares but nods. By the time everything is set for them to cuddle Harley has calmed down somewhat and Ivy is kissing her forehead. I guess this could be better than cuddling and kissin' during a horror movie. Then she thinks of the tiger cub. "WAAAAAAH!"