Author's Note: Welcome to the next 'fun filled' chapter of Titans North. This time I'd like to recognize Showstopper for a wonderful review, he has an inkling of where I am going to be going with this fanfiction. I'd also like to thank Coldqueen for being my proofreader and generally boosting my confidence! This chapter is dedicated to you hun . Good reading and I'll catch you all again in the interlude later!

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A yellow gloved hand tore off the folded note taped on Jinx's door. Unfolded it read.

KF

I've made a decision

Get the Titans together for my announcement

I had a late night

Wake me before 9am and I'll kill you

Love, JX

A grin adorned the redhead skimming the note. In a flash, hence his name, he was out of his previously worn pajamas and into costume sitting in the kitchen sipping on his morning coffee. Cyborg, who had been holding the coffee pot as this happened, just stood shocked for a second before shaking his head to clear it and checking his grip on the coffee pot.

"You gotta stop doing that in the morning man, it's freaky." Kid Flash just smiled enigmatically as he waited for his target to come into view. Moment later Robin walked through the door and was pelted in the forehead with Jinx's note. Robin caught it on the way down to the floor and scowled at the speedster.

"Can you wait until after breakfast for the pranks?" Robin sat down at the table and tossed the note in front of him, then noticed the writing on it. After quickly skimming over it he glanced up at Kid Flash who winked at him. "Cyborg, after breakfast be ready for a quick team meeting. 9am."

"This doesn't have anything to do with little flashy leaving us for big ol' Central City, does it?"

"That's not for me to say, just be ready for the meeting. I'm going to tell the others." Robin stood and walked towards the door as Raven floated in with a book hovering in front of her face. She held up a hand and muttered "Meeting, nine, I got it." She floated to her accustomed seat and continued reading as if uninterrupted. Robin just shook his head and headed up for Starfire, Beast Boy, and Jericho's rooms.

"So, only a week left until the big move. Excited to be heading home?" Cyborg called out to Kid Flash over the sound of pancakes frying.

"Yeah, it'll be good to sleep in my own bed again." Kid Flash just leaned back in his chair and yawned as Cyborgs eyes narrowed across the room.

"You better be the only thing sleeping in that bed..." Cyborg muttered over the frying pan. Kid Flash arched an eyebrow and one lip was twitching to suppress a smile.

"Jealousy doesn't become you Cy, you're way too much of a big brother type."

"That's it little man! We are having a chat." Cyborg sat the frying pan down, lifted Kid Flash up by the back of his shirt and swung him over his shoulder. Kid Flash waved to Raven from Cyborg's back, grinning as he walked out of the room. "Keep the pancakes going while I'm gone, Rae, this shouldn't take long.

"If we aren't back in 25 minutes send Robin or Jinx in after me." Flash seemed to reconsider for a second. "Actually scratch that, just Robin. It's not nine yet."

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"Listen Cy, I know there has always been some tension between us. Beast Boy filled me in on why a few days ago. He said I deserved to know," The speed demon said, lounging in a chair in Cyborg's room. Across from him Cyborg sat on the bed, his face neutral and eyes studying Kid Flash's every more. "And I want to know I'm flattered by the attention, but I'm already involved with Jinx. Sorry."

Cyborg ignored his words and simply sat there for a few seconds just staring at Kid Flash, while the redhead fiddled with a stapler on the desk.

"So, I take it this is important then?" He put the stapler down and mimicked Cyborg's serious mannerism.

"Just listen for a second, ok Wally?" Cyborg sat up straighter and narrowed his eyes. "Your right, there is some tension between us and I should get it out in the open. Jinx is a real special girl and I wanna make sure you treat her that way. It's been nearly six months since you both joined and you still haven't asked her out. She's crazy about you, man; you need to get some guts."

"Aww Cy, I never knew you cared. I'll make sure I treat Jinxie like the little princess she is." Wally's voice was earnest, but a Cyborg felt a subtle hint of sarcasm in the words. It didn't please him in the slightest.

"If you won't tell her how you feel at least tell me. Because if you break her heart I'll-" Cyborg's fuming was interrupted as Wally cut in.

"If you asked she would have come with you. You didn't have enough faith in her," He smiled ironically at Cyborg. "She lost alot of faith when you left; I think its one reason why she was tempted by my offer."

The blood seemed to drain from Cyborg's face, and all his previous anger seemed to melt away, revealing doubt and regret. "What are you talking about?"

"Don't play dumb, that's my job." Wally winked at him. "Jinx and I do talk after all Cy. Plus I have access to the mission files. Beast Boy just helped fill in some of the blanks."

"Why didn't she ever say anything?" Cyborg voice took on a plaintive quality, as he sat forward and rested his head on his hands.

"Well why didn't you? You should have trusted her man, you didn't just betray the HIVE when you left. You betrayed her." His vehemence shocked Cyborg nearly as much as his words did. "And you wanna pass judgment on us? I've been waiting until Jinx was ready for a relationship; I wasn't going to push her."

"Waiting on her...?"

"Yes waiting on her." Wally stood up and looked down at Cyborg. "You lost the best chance you ever had. Don't be pissed at me about it."

He walked to the door and pressed the button to slide it open. He walked out without looking back. Cyborg seemed stunned for a moment, then retorted weakly. "...and don't call me Cy."

"I'm glad we had this little chat..."

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Jinx took a deep breath before beginning. It had been a long time since she took Ranting and Raving (the Public Speaking class in the HIVE) and all her knowledge of how to announce what she had to say seemed to have abandoned her. One of her arms absentmindedly reached behind her back to clutch her other arm. It took all her courage to finally bite back the uncertainty and speak.

"This is really hard for me to say, so I'm sorry if any of this comes off wrong. These past few months have been some of the most fun in my life. I've learned alot working with all of you." Her eyes scanned the gathered faces. Beast Boy and Cyborg sat on the couch; an uncommonly serious expression graced the former's face while the latter had his face trained into a neutral expression. On Cyborg's left side sat Raven, an ancient tome sitting closed on her lap, her expression not unsurprisingly unreadable. Behind them stood Robin and Starfire. Star was leaning on the couch above Beast Boy with an intent expression on her face. Robin stood to her right with the hint of a smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. He nodded at Jinx as she spoke, and she took comfort in it. He knew what she was going to say. Beside Star was Kid Flash, smiling serenely at Jinx as he held up a Titans Communicator facing her. 'Serenely hah! That boy has never been serene in his life. And that's just how I like it.' Jinx thought wryly before contemplating the Comm. unit. It was broadcasting this speech to the entire extended titans group across the world. The fact that her announcement was being given this much publicity was almost unbelievable to her. Finally was Jericho, sitting on the floor in front of the boys on the couch. He was only feet from her and gave a reassuring smile as he fingered his guitar. She herself stood in the middle of the room, the center of attention.

"The HIVE taught me how to fight, nearly as well as the Boy Wonder over there," Beast boy snickered at the comment, but it was true. Next to Robin, Jinx was the best hand to hand fighter the Titans had. "They taught me stealth, they taught me strategy. They taught me skills. I learned something different during my time here." Her voice caught and she had to swallow at the pressure building in her throat. "You taught me compassion. You gave me acceptance. You shared your friendship. And you showed me guidance. Watching you I learned what it meant to be a hero." As she spoke she shifted her gave to each of the Titans in the room. Starfire for compassion, Raven for acceptance, Cyborg for friendship, Robin for guidance, and finally Beast Boy for heroism. Then her gaze strayed to Jericho and Kid Flash. "Now it's time I take out and use what you taught me. As you know Kid Flash was asked to take over guarding Central City... and I'm going with him. As the leader of Titans North."

Original Titans were all stunned to silence, except for Robin who just kept listening as she continued. "Jericho has already agreed to join our team," She stressed the word our and met eyes with Kid Flash, winking before she turned her head to the Communicator broadcasting to the Extended group. "I would be honored if any of you would like to join our little soiree. Robin has already set up Titans North in the Comm. units, just contact me to join. Or if you need backup, we're always ready to kick some ass. Our home is your home. Or at least Kid Flash's home is your home, since that's where we will be staying until we set up a base," She snuck a sly glance back at the redhead who was gossiping with Beast Boy, though somehow he still managed to hold the Comm. unit steady in his offhand. "So I guess that leaves only one thing left to say. Teen Titans! Together!"

The world seemed to freeze a beat as Jinx declared a new Titans battle cry, then all the assembled Titans broke out in applause. Robin nodded approvingly as the others massed around Jinx; hugging, congratulating, and asking her questions. Raven stood and made as if to go to her room, but stopped by Robin and whispered in his ear.

"You did the right thing Dick. Once the idiocy is over send her to my room, I need to talk to her. Alone." Robin gave a swift nod, and he felt the coldness as Raven's black miasma teleport her away.

"Glorious! I will miss you friend Jinx but we will celebrate your good fortune." Jinx braced herself for Starfire's hug and made it through with the minimum of bruises. "Be safe with the Kid Flash."

"Good fortune for the bad luck charm! It's about time." Beast Boy chimed in.

"That's it, time for some celebratory cuisine! I'm cookin'." Cyborg popped up from behind a cabinet wearing an apron with 'Meatastic' printed on it and an oversized chef's hat. As he pulled at least three different kinds of meat from the freezer Beast Boy made his way over for their traditional clash. Starfire also floated into the kitchen, mumbling something about cultivating a fungus for the celebration.

Robin just stood back grinning as his team congratulated Jinx. As they meandered off to fix dinner he took Jinx aside.

"You made the right choice Jinx, now about setting up your tower..." She looked away as he spoke and he narrowed his eyes. "Is there something wrong?"

"Listen, about last night." She raised her hand to forestall his interruption and caught his eyes in her pink gaze. "My name is Jenny. Jenny Wrangler."

As he stood silent, digesting what she said and why she had said it Jinx walked over to Starfire who was starting on her celebratory glorg. Robin simply raised an eyebrow as she turned back around.

"It's about time I started returning your trust. Don't tell the others." Jinx promptly turned on her heels and started to try and convince Starfire the glorg wasn't necessary.

"Don't tell us what?" Came a curious voice from behind Robin. He waited a beat before replying.

"...that Jinx is one of us."

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"Bluebird, you home?" Jinx knocked on dark titan's door incessantly. "Birdboy said you wanted to talk to me."

Suddenly Jinx's hand met air as the door opened. Jinx poked her head inside and jumped inside as the door nearly closed on her. Raven's room was surprisingly well lit, she sat on the bed reading from the same book she held earlier. Jinx noted it was a tome on Hindu mysticism. Something almost clicked in her mind but she ignored it.

"So... can I sit down or something?" Raven motioned to a nearby chair and put her book down on the bed. She sighed and looked up at Jinx.

"I have a bit of a confession to make, I was hoping this could wait until I finished my research but current... events have forced me to reveal it earlier." Jinx's feline eyes narrowed.

"You mean me leaving don't you?"

"Yes. You leaving." Raven took in a deep breath before jumping into her explanation. "When you first joined the Titans Cyborg got some strange reading coming from you. He asked me to look into it, since I was more adept at 'magical mumbo-jumbo' as he put it. He thought it was just feedback from your powers. He was half right. Ever since then I have been reading up on the historical and present significance of your powers and their effects."

"So, you've been spying on me," Jinx said coldly. "Since I started here?"

"Just... let me finish ok? I found out your powers are hereditary, and originate from India. You probably already knew that though. They are also based equally on emotion and willpower, making them similar to both Starfire's powers and my own. The strength of your powers is based upon your will, while your control is based on your emotions. Uncertainty, fear, insecurity. These emotions open a floodgate to your powers that allow them to influence the world around you. Simply speaking when you're unsure of yourself bad luck tends to follow you." Jinx just stared at her, eyes narrowed and visibly unimpressed.

"I thought you might have already known that too. Your powers are volatile, and I think your starting to lose control of them. I can help... if you'll let me. I have also been studying my books to try and find some way to help. I may have found a method to help you reign in your powers, to control them. I hadn't brought it up to you yet because I didn't want to give you false hope." Raven pulled an ornate mirror from the stand beside her bed. It looked unfamiliar to Jinx yet had a feeling similar to something she had felt before.

"This is known as a Mirror of Opposition. It is made of the very fabric of my soul." Raven watched Jinx's shocked reaction, inwardly smiling, and waited a moment before continuing. "This allows myself and any I choose to enter my mind. It aids in meditation and allows me to face my emotions and inner demons directly. It is also a very dangerous item, using it my soul could be attacked directly by anyone who understands its use. If you wish I could show you how to make one. Facing your emotions directly could help you understand how they affect your powers."

Raven looked over at Jinx's uncertain face and offered her a hand. "To create it you would have to allow me to enter your mindscape, to help you form the mirror. This won't work unless you trust." Jinx just stared at the hand for a second then looked up at Raven's face.

"Do you trust me?" Jinx wordlessly took Raven's hand. With a flash of black energy Raven was gone and Jinx's unconscious body lay limply in the chair.

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Hours passed with no movement in the room. Finally as the clock struck noon a slight glow started in the room. It was centered on Jinx's forehead, and slowly it grew brighter until from Jinx's forehead emerged the black silhouette of a bird, filling the room with a dark glow before reforming into a rather startled Raven. Jinx blinked her eyes away, and glanced around the room. She caught Raven's eyes and was shocked at what she saw reflected in them. Understanding... and fear? She lifted a hand to rub her head and whacked herself with something hard. Looking at her hand she saw an ornate mirror. The haft was silver and decorated with swirls and whorls. The surface of was brightly polished and tinted just slightly pink.

"Is... was that what caused this?" Raven's question brought what had happened to the forefront of Jinx's mind. She gasped and looked over at Raven who was currently breathing hard on her hands and knees. Her costume was torn and bruises adorned her body.

"Raven," Jinx went down on one knee and helped the dark haired girl to her bed. "Swear what you saw will be between you and me."

Raven nodded and promptly passed out.

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On a small table far away a Titans Communicator repeated the same scene over and over. A cute girl appeared onscreen giving a speech, her cotton candy hair quite fetching to the viewer. "...we're always ready to kick some ass. Our home is your home. Or at least Kid Flash's home is your home..." On the nearby bed sat a half packed suitcase. A smile adorned the girl who hurriedly went through her room, throwing things into the suitcase as she went.

"She has perfect bloody timing. They aren't bad lookers either, this might even be fun."

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Author's Interlude: Welcome to the interlude! The first person who can identify whose story Jenny Wrangler's name originated in will get a cookie and a mention in my next authors note. I truly respect the stories by that author by the way, and he'll also be recognized in the next author's note both for his superb writing and being kind enough to allow me to use the name

And what the hell am I thinking? How could I put the pie off for another chapter? I truly do apologize; I don't mean to keep deceiving you in this manner. I realize the seriousness of pie and shouldn't keep teasing you with it.

In all seriousness this is my longest chapter currently and was definitely the easiest for me to write. I was just inspired. Just for reference this is the minimum length I would like all my future chapters to be, whether I manage that or not is another subject entirely.

The next chapter should be posted next Sunday and unless I drastically change my mind should be a very comedic episode. A very serious moment at the end, but overall lighthearted. It will be the day before their move, and involves Jinx enjoying her last day in Jump City. For those of you missing Kid Flash he should have a part in the next chapter. Just sit back and relax, once they get to Central City Kid Flash will be having a much larger part (as will Jericho for that matter). That is his city after all, just be patient. And that was NOT what I originally intended KF/Cy's conversation to be. I started writing and it just happened like that.

I Blame Bon Jovi for this story. I have been creating my Titans North playlist, and Bad Medicine has been my theme song for Jinx for quite some time. I blame that on another author who I'll be mentioning in my next chapter. Deuces Are Wild by Aerosmith is also my little theme for Jinx and KF's relationship. The music keeps me going Thanks for reading and look forward to the next chapter!

-Zergplex