Chapter 1: Love /Hate Relationship
A/N: I do not own Teen Titans . If I did, Raven would be lesbian, dating Jinx, and it would be rated M.
A/N: This takes place in a parallel universe where the Teen Titans are fighters in a gladiatorial arena. The story begins with Raven preparing herself for a solo challenge match.
Raven stood behind the arena gate, waiting to hear her name called. She closed her eyes, breathe deeply and adjusted her shield. Her sword, BlackFlame, was still in its sheath. This was her first solo fight ever, and she was very nervous about who her opponent would be. Her head felt like it was going to explode with anticipation, but she kept it under control.
The crowd outside started cheering. The Arena Lord had just walked out, which meant that the match was about to begin. Raven exhaled, drew BlackFlame, and got into her ready stance. She listened carefully.
The Arena Lords' voice echoed faintly through the gate. "Ladies and Gentlemen… the challenged… Raven!" The crowd cheered deafeningly. Raven was a favorite. "And the challenger… Jinx!" another deafening cheer, which meant that Jinx was also a favorite.
The gate began lifting. Raven closed her eyes and chanted under her breath, "Azarath… Metrion… Zinthos," wreathing her sword in an aura of black fire (what else?) The gate finished lifting, and Raven walked out onto the arena sand. Across the arena, Jinx did the same.
Raven studied her opponent as she paced to the center of the stadium. Every gladiator knew that the time it took to get to the center of the arena was the only time you had to get a sense of what you were up against.
Jinx was about Ravens' size. She was slender, and very graceful. She had a buckler* on each arm, and a double ended scythe strapped to her back. The two strangest things about her were her hair, which was back in a braid, and her eyes. Both were pink, and when she got closer, Raven noticed that her eyes were slitted like a cat, which gave her a feral appearance.
They had reached the center of the arena.
"Do you both know the rules?" the Arena Lord asked them. Raven nodded, as did Jinx. "Then shake hands and prepare to begin. Remember, this is a fight to yield."
Raven extended her hand and took Jinxs'. It was cool and smooth, strangely devoid of battle scars. With a small corner of her mind, she noticed that her fingers were sparkling. As they broke the handshake, a small arc of light flashed between their fingertips, surprising them both.
The starting bell rang, and Jinx drew her scythe. Raven, giving her no time to get herself set, struck swiftly and ferociously, knocking her off balance. Or at least, that was the plan. But Jinx wasn't there. She was ten feet above Ravens head in a beautiful back flip.
She landed, pirouetted, and threw her scythe at Ravens' head. It arced through the air, almost glowing as it flew. It drew every eye in the stadium, including Ravens', which meant that she didn't see Jinx draw a short sword from under one of her bucklers.
Raven dodged the scythe with ease, and turned so fast you couldn't see her, simultaneously slashing upwards with BlackFlame, parrying Jinxs' sword in mid strike. Sparks flew. They broke apart and immediately re-engaged, swords flashing. Raven got in the first blow, opening a long, shallow cut, on Jinxs' arm. Blood dripped slowly on the sand.
"First blood!" cried the Arena Lord. "Round one is over!" The bell rang. Raven crouched down, catching her breath while she waited for Jinx to get her arm bandaged. Now that the first round was over, she had a feel for how Jinx fought, and how strong she was. Once round two was over, she would be able to figure out how to beat her.
The bell rang once. The one minute warning. She stood up and stretched, limbering up. Jinx did the same, a fresh white bandage on her arm. She picked up her scythe and sheathed her sword.
The Arena Lord raised his hand. "Ready… fight!" He dropped his hand and the fight resumed. This time, Jinx attacked first, launching herself at Raven in a flying tackle. Raven sidestepped, and Jinx did a hand spring to avoid landing on her face. Raven executed a spin kick, aimed at Jinxs' stomach. It connected, and Jinx fell on her butt, the breath knocked out of her.
Jinx rolled onto her back and sprang to her feet, a glint in her eyes. This time, she was the one that moved so fast you couldn't see her, blurring up to Raven and slicing her legs, drawing second blood. The bell rang, ending round two.
Now Raven was the one getting a body part bandaged. As her leg was wrapped, she thought about Jinx. She was an acrobat, so she was fast on her feet. She had two weapons, and was equally proficient in both, but when surprised, she blanked out for a few moments, and that's how Raven would beat her.
The one minute warning sounded. Raven stood and readied herself. The Arena Lord raised his hand and said," Final round! Ready… fight!" Raven sprang for Jinx, intending to trip her and draw final blood in the moments of blanking out. However, Jinx was faster than her, and sidestepped. Raven spun around, changing her strategy in an instant. They ran at each other, but instead of attacking like Jinx expected, Raven caught her, grabbed her shoulders, and kissed her full on the mouth. Time stood still, and Jinx blinked in surprise. Raven broke lip contact, drew her sword and spun past her, opening another shallow cut on her other arm, ending the fight.
The bell rang twice, signaling the end of the match. The Arena Lord walked over to Raven and lifted her arm. "The winner!" he announced. The crowd roared, but Raven didn't hear it. Her mind was stuck on what she had just done. 'I kissed her. I kissed Jinx… and it felt…right.' She left the arena, her mind spinning.
*a buckler is a type of shield made out of multiple layers of leather stretched over a wooden disk with metal ribs. very strong and light, it is designed for melee combat.
A/N: I am going to be brutaly honest here, I have some massive writers block. If anybody has any idea's for how to continue this, let me know, and if I use it, I'll put a shoutout for you at the bottom of the chapter it's in. Thanks everybody!
