Xgent story. I'm hoping to continue this, so telling me what I need to rewrite would be fantastic!
Yeah, I know, Jinx's character seems a little off in this chapter. :P Oh well. My first fanfic that actually has a storyline, so it's not going to be so good.
Thanks for reading, and I hope you have time to review! :D
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He scared her.
He wasn't like other villains. He was different. A wild card, or whatever.
She liked to box people up nice and neat. It made things easier. Easier to approach, easier to fight, easier to predict.
Jinx was sort of like that. Like him. She was harder to figure out, an unopened present everyday. But Argent had formed some sort of box for her. More like a misshapen box filled with jumping beans, but a box nether the less.
Wally was easy, and so were most of the other Titans.
Red X. It tasted strange on her tongue, sour and bitter and sweet. It reminded her of black licorice snakes and candied cherries (she was pretty hungry).
She'd found out his name yesterday, after asking Robin for his file. She had been determined to box him in, just like every other villain she'd met.
Now she wasn't so sure.
Jinx's bottle rattled as she sucked the last drops of root beer through the straw.
"Are you done with the file yet? You've been staring at the damn thing for two hours."
"It took you two hours to finish your root beer?"
"Someone's snippy today."
Argent took her feet down from the table. "Sorry, love. I'm just feeling cranky right now."
Jinx tilted her head. "That time of the month again? Because usually I'm the crabby one."
Argent twisted her mouth into a smile. "No. But that last sentence was true."
Jinx hit her with the straw, which was now too mangled and flattened to be recognized as a straw anymore.
"C'mon, baby. Everyone has to lose sometimes."
Argent slumped lower into her seat. "Everyone doesn't let the thief run off three times in a row."
"It was one against one. Not even Robin could handle Red X the first time they met. Besides, you got the jewels back in the end."
"Because he decided to drop them off at the tower as a present for Starfire."
Jinx scraped her chair back with a loud squealing sound. "Look, I know I'm supposed to be the one supporting you and all that shit, but it's boring. Especially when you won't help me. Come on, brighten up."
Argent picked at her civilian clothes. They felt weird and alien.
"I knew I could count on you in times of need."
"Sulking with that file isn't going to do anything. You've read it about ten times."
"Yes, mum."
Jinx smiled. "I love it when you use British words. It makes me feel important."
"You sound like Wally."
"I know. He's starting to rub off on me, or something."
Argent rubbed her face. "I hope not. I couldn't stand another Wally in the tower."
Jinx rocked forward on her elbows. "Look, if you stop being so depressing, I'll take you clubbing tonight."
Argent stopped rubbing her face to peer at her friend. "You go clubbing?"
It didn't exactly surprise her at this point, though. Jinx had done most things. Actually, Jinx had probably done everything by now.
"There was this one place the HIVE Five and I used to go all the time when Angel or Private Hive were visiting. It's really nice, and you don't have to pay."
Argent raised her eyebrows.
Jinx shrugged. "See More found a back entrance that leads directly into the bar. It's not a huge crime or anything."
"Aren't you worried about seeing someone who recognizes you?"
Jinx smiled dryly. "There's no one to remember me. They're all frozen in Paris now."
"I suppose this means I'm going clubbing tonight." Argent sat on the file, feeling it squish under her weight.
"Will this be your first time?"
"Of course it will. It's not like I had time to go back in New Zealand."
Jinx leaned back to consider her. "Huh. So, I'll be stealing your virginity or something?"
"Yes, my tiny clubbing virginity."
She watched Jinx smile.
"Argent, we are going to have so much fun tonight."