" Wally," Jinx smiled

"This is my sister . . . "

" Hex" the little girl said

" Hex, how did you . . . I mean, everyone thought you were dead!"

" Nuh uh" Hex said "I never died. I've been looking for you all along"

" All these years?" Jinx started to tear up again "even after what happened?"

Wally looked up at this. The sisterly drabble had seemed pointless now, but, if Jinx had wronged this girl, couldn't she possibly want to hurt her?

" After what, Jinx?" Hex looked confused "All Hex remembers is Jinx"

" Oh, I see"Jinx looked worried "You must be tired"

" A little bit" hex said, trying not to yawn

" Well, why don't you take a nap in me and Wally's room, and we'll go get you something to eat?"

Hex smiled "If that's what you think I should do!" she skipped off to the bedroom with Jinx. After Jinx had tucked her in and locked the door, she covered her mouth and slid to her knees.

" What's wrong Jinx?" Wally went over and kneeled by her "You seemed so happy just a minute ago"

" I am happy," Jinx said, wiping away the tears "It's just . . . it's just I feel like I've seen a ghost"

" Let's get some fresh air" Wally helped Jinx up "And you can tell me all about it"

" She's so grown up now" Jinx said as she and Wally sat at the base of their favorite tree "It's been . . . six years now. She must be about 12"

" But, who is she exactly?" Wally asked "I know she's your sister, but . . . "

"Hex" Jinx smiled a bit "Hex is my baby sister. We're about four years apart. She was my only friend when we grew up. The others thought we were abominations"

" The others?" Wally said cautiously. He'd been trying to learn about jinx's past for months, but she was so guarded.

" I guess I never told you" Jinx smirked a bit "My parents were both sorcerers in the order of the air. We moved around a lot, and it was such a tight community . . . "

" Then why did the call you abominations?"

" My parents are both Indian. And to everyone else, pale, pink- haired babies to them were a curse. They urged them to kill me, then again when hex was born. But our parents would never do such a thing . . . " Jinx looked on the verge of crying

Wally took Jinx in his arms now, and Jinx didn't say another word. The tears fell down her face, but she didn't sob. Jinx never "Cried loudly" as she put it. Something about the idle noise.

" Don't worry," Wally kissed her cheek "You're not a curse at all"

" We're supposed to be getting Hex some lunch" Jinx got up and smiled " she used to love ramen"

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oh, and just in case anyone is wondering, the character in the dc world that jinx is based on is indian. im kind of trying to connect tt jinx to dc jinx.