Author's Notes: ...

So then I thought, "Jinx is adorable, and she definitely belongs with the Titans, so that's good." And then I thought, "I really like putting her into stories with Raven and the other girls," and then I thought, "Humor/Horror is so rare!"

AND HERE WE ARE

Enjoy!

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When Raven woke up, she realized that a slender arm was draped over her. Eyes rapidly flicking to look down, she realized that it was Terra. Terra. She was sobbing uncontrollably. Raven tried to speak to comfort her, but it felt like her lips were sewn shut. Right now, Terra was trying to force herself to say something.

"I'm...I'm...So...Sorry, hik, hik, ooogh..." She was still in her torn and beaten armor from Slade. "I could have...Been...With you all...And I...I...And now..." A low, piteous moan broke out of her. "I threw it all away...And...I can never have it back...I'll never have friends like you again...I've ruined everything..." At last, Raven found her voice.

Exasperatedly, she said, "Terra, please, calm down. I don't know how you got here, but we've all forgiven you. Slade took control of you." Terra was shaking her head, causing Raven's brow to furrow. "What's wrong? What's keeping you from joining us again?" Then, she heard the most horrible noise she'd ever heard.

Terra, cackling like a little madwoman. She was shaking spastically, laughter picking up in frequency. Raven only had time to realize that her bed was surrounded by endless void when Terra spoke in an unnaturally shirll voice. "You should know why, you idiot!"

For the first time, she looked up at Raven. Her mouth was streaming blood, her face was pale and waxy like candle wax, crisscrossed with scars, and her eyes - Oh God, her eyes - They were just soulless black pits that ate into Raven's perception.

"I'm deeeaaad!"

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"No!"

Slick with a cold sweat, Raven flinched up and looked around. When she felt a thin arm around her chest, Raven gave a low, quavering moan and tried to fight her way out. When the mess of pink hair came into view, then the pale white face, then the concerned, catlike pink orbs, Raven remembered that she had been sharing her room last night. "Jinx, oh, oh thank God, it's you, Jinx," Raven whimpered, holding onto her.

Jinx just let Raven hold onto her, breathing raggedly. In time, Raven mustered up the courage to tell the girl what had happened in her dream. When she tried to describe Terra's face, however, shivering wracked her body and she was unable to continue. Jinx just ran her fingers through Raven's indigo locks, murmuring softly, calmingly. What followed was the most precious hug and pap-pap-shoosh-off this side of Jump City.

Once Raven felt up to it, Jinx led her out of her room and down the hall. The very first streaks of pale blue sunlight were running across the horizon, and Raven realized that none of the boys were there. Into the living room she walked, finding Starfire, Kole, and Cheshire there. Now, where oh where had she last been a part of this little ensemble? Was it on that confounded island where her mind was invaded by a sticky alien lecher? No, it was on the mission to Aylesbury. And that had just been a fan-tucking-fastic mission, hands down.

It occurred to her that perhaps memories from Aylesbury were the source of her delightful little night terrors. Well, at least none of the boys were there. Robin would advise some kind of method he had learned to repress nightmares that involved ancient herbs that he happened to save from one of his and Batman's training missions in Nepal and healing water from the mystical mountain springs of I Really Do Not Care Robin. Cyborg would recommend waffles - ...So, okay, yeah, that would help, but then she'd have to share. And Beast Boy would give her those eyes that stuck in her chest worse than even his puppy or kitten eyes, those eyes of childlike, innocent care and concern that made her want to hug him and tell him she'd be just fine and her chest was fluttering what the hell was that.

By now, Cheshire had walked up to Raven and was staring up at her. Raven sighed. "Don't worry, Cheshire," she droned. "I'm just contemplating my dreams last night. Now that we're all here, I can entertain you with books. I will take you to places you've never been before, untold lands of boredom and humdrum." She stared down at Cheshire, who seemed startled. "No, don't be afraid, that whole thing where I almost ended the world was all a misunderstanding." Tears of blood streamed from her eyes. "Give your soul to my undying father." All returned to normal just as abruptly.

By now, Starfire and Kole were clinging to each other for dear life. Shivering, Cheshire stumbled over to Jinx and fell against her. "Raven, look what you did, you made Cheshire cry. Good job! I've been trying to do that ever since she started stealing my bikini back on that island, hahah!" Cheshire got up from her and went to pile on top of Starfire and Kole's little ball of fear. Jinx sighed towards her. "Okay, Raven, what's really wrong?"

Raven was reading a book at the kitchen table by now. "The really honest thing to say is that I don't know, Jinx." Something changed imperceptibly about her. "I can't figure out what's wrong with me, right now. I'm scared." A voice whispered the last two words from below the floors. "I'm terrified, honestly." Little scratching noises could be heard in the walls. As Jinx watched idly, blood began seeping through the walls.

The streams of blood spelled out the words: Raven Will Be Blamed For Nothing. An eye opened on the wall behind Raven, and spun to glare at Jinx and the others. Jinx stared back flatly, while Starfire, Kole, and Cheshire were now ducked with their heads down. Raven's hair was beginning to spin in an indigo halo behind her head, and dull, dark gray energy was pulsing around her eyes. Calmly, Jinx got up and strolled over to her. "Hey Ray-Ray!"

Raven spun, about to tell her not to call her that, when Jinx grabbed her by the collar of her cape, eyes ablaze. "BUILD A BRIDGE AND GET THE HELL OVER IT! YOU ARE GOING TO GIVE THE OTHER GIRLS A HEART ATTACK AND YOU ARE BEING A BABY! STOP IT NOW!" Her teeth had grown into huge fangs, and Raven suddenly felt like she was a tiny child.

All of the frightening effects disappeared. Raven's hair was askew, and she was now trembling with a new fear. With more pap-pap-shooshes, Jinx kept her calmed down. The other girls shakily peeked over the top of the couch. All seemed to be returning to normal.

Yet what they did not know was that a little slice of hell was coming their way.

It was going to be a wild day.