I like dancing. It helps me relax. It also helps pass the time when I'm waiting for something interesting to happen in the Rift. Sure the jungle has some pretty interesting beasties to shoot, but they never last long.

That loser Garen still thinks he can beat me. It's kind of pathetic. He tries so hard to not get blown away by Pow-Pow that he comes in from the jungle. Albeit, fairly, sneakily he still likes to rush in with his signature war cry. I think he thinks it's intimidating. The announcer lady roars into my brain. "A red turret has been destroyed."

I think it might be from Cho's lane. He might be big and scary, but if you've got range on him – like Lucien does – then he'll get mowed down before he can say "NOM NOM NOM NOM!" But Zaun likes having someone intimidating on their side.

As much as I enjoy the League I never fully appreciate the political reasons for its existence. "Peace must be maintained and so we must select those whom are willing to die for a cause blah blah blah…" say the representatives. They're so boring. What if I just wanna kill someone and not get in trouble for it? Anyone ever think about that? I guess that's why they let me fight. Zaun's smart like that. Pick the most ruthless and violent people to team up with me and pay them anything they want. At least I'm not out here by myself.

Well, I am in my lane, but that's beside the point.

A few hours in and I've pretty much killed the-walking-fridge like twenty times. It shouldn't be too far off before they send him some back up. I wonder who it'll be this time. They've already sent Lux and her shiny stick, that quiet girl with the string thing, Hat Lady. I can never remember their names. They're all far too boring.

As I sit there picking the solid bits of The-Demacian-Marine-what-came-from-space out from beneath my boots I hear something. It's mechanical. There is a faint whizzing of gears and a crackle of electricity that draws my attention to just beyond the stone turret. I'm almost hoping that it's Blitzy. He knows how to dance. "Be careful, Jinx. It might be that psycho Corky" Fishbones whispers in my ear. I shut him up by heaving him over my shoulder and cocking him, readying a rocket so that his mouth is full. He doesn't like to talk when his mouth is full.

The whizzing gets louder and out dances a lady that looks like a porcelain doll. I think I've seen her before in the lobby. The Clockwork Lady. I call her that because I can see some of her gears and that twisty thing sticking out of her back. I wonder if I can beat her to death with it, is the only thing I can think of before she throws a big metal ball at me. I jump out of the way and shoot at it, thinking the force of the rocket will send it flying back right at her face.

It kind of works? The rocket does its job, mostly, and sends it flying back at her; then the damn thing swings around her head and floats there like a puppy. "Hey." I shout at the Clockwork Lady. "What's the deal with your ball? It might be retarded. It's kinda just floating there." I think she smirked at me. I couldn't tell because as I was processing that thought the thing lands right in front me and I'm pulled towards it. It actually hurts. Apparently the puppy-ball is magic. I could never get the hang of magick. Too hippie-dippie for me. So instead of shooting the ball this time I shoot the pretty lady. Quite a few of my bullets bounce off her and her shiny metal skin, but I can see the ones that stick. Denting her arms and the upper most part of her thighs. I rush her and I think she smirks again, couldn't tell because she mirrors me. It's when we get in close that I find out that her "skin" is pretty smooth as it drives a fist into my bare stomach.

I answer her with a swift kick to the face and jump away from her. I don't think I can get away with a straight bare-knuckle brawl. My bones wouldn't have lasted too long. I land with a skid facing her and use Fishbones to keep the distance between us. It doesn't work. She ends up dancing her way to me. It was really pretty and I think I got distracted by it because she ends up right on me. I forgot what happened next because she leaned in close, smiled, then everything went black. I woke up at my base with a throbbing headache and Draven next to me laughing as the magic of our base re-attached his arm.

"Man that Orianna is a mean bitch!"

"What the hell do you mean, Raven?" I ask, making sure to put as much emphasis on not saying the D in his name.

"Duh-raven, pale face" Draven says like a kid on the playground. "What, you don't remember? She must've hit you harder than I thought."

"Remember what?" I shout at him, already annoyed with his face. I don't know why, but his face is the most annoying thing about him. It must be his moustache.

"Little metal girl gave you a kiss before giving you a concussion." He pointed to the giant screen at the top of our base and there it showed the replay of me getting my belts knocked off. "You froze up. She even had time to wave her hand in your face like in a cartoon." Draven laughed even harder after he re-enacted the event with one arm using the detached one as if it were the Metal Lady's. But everything was muted for me. I couldn't hear anything more than muffles. She kissed me? And I froze? Cho'Gath teleported in to blame us for his being forced to retreat as he usually does but saw the screen above our heads and he busted out laughing. Shaco and Fiddlesticks returned at the same time and Shaco lost all control, joining Cho'Gath on the floor laughing. I don't think I've ever seen Fiddlesticks smile when he's not cutting someone's throat and stuffing a crow in the hole, but as he watched the screen his wooden lips twitched furiously as he tried not to smile.

I was a laughing stock. I was a laughing stock and that Clockwork Girl had stolen my first kiss.

AN:

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So here's a Jinx/Orianna fic. This one might be updated regularly, as opposed to my other story. Let me know how you like it!

I know I should have updated A Full Deck but playing a Jinx makes me want to right Jinx slash-fics. Maybe if I watch more Teen Titans then I'll be more motivated to finish edit the chapters I've got. Whatever, I'll get to it eventually.

Also Rargles has left the building indefinitely and put me in charge of the account. So I've changed the pen name from Rargle_Fargle to REdTheMage and I am most definitely working on A Full Deck. Rargles has sent me all the stuff he had for it and I'm working on editing everything and planning out an actual schedule for it. So expect an update for that by Valentine's Day because romance and squishy feels and such. Happy February and see you next week!