Bound- Chapter 3: Choices

Rating: M

Pairing: Raven/Starfire, Raven/Jinx

A/N: Ok, here you guys go.

Don't own the show. Pointless to sue, don't got money.

Enjoy. ^^

Jinx woke to the sight of Raven sleeping. They were both on separate ends of the bed, Jinx resting fully on her back, while Raven was more in a reclined position; leaning on a few pillows that were propped up behind her. A grin started to form on Jinx' lips as she slowly crawled over to the dark titan. But the instant she was close enough to do something, Raven and the pillows behind her were suddenly encased in her black 'soul-self' and were gone. Looking around wildly, Jinx found Raven, still sleeping, reclined against the pillows on the other end of the bed. A frown formed on the medahuman's lips as she crawled back over to Raven; who was once again covered in her power and moved back to where she was before.

Jinx gave a small chuckle as she stood and strolled into the bathroom. She took a short shower and paced back into Raven's room with a towel wrapped around her body. Raven was still asleep, still reclined; and it took all Jinx had not to chuck something at the halfbreed to see if anything would happen. She shook her head and headed over to where she remembered seeing Raven's closet. She spent a good ten or so minutes looking through the clothes she found, and ended up decided on a pair of black baggie pants and a black tank top.

She put them on and slipped into a pair of black tennis shoes before walking out of the room. She followed the layout as best as she could, from what she remembered, and slowly made her way to the Common Room. She was greeted to the sight of an empty room, and upon looking at the clock, she figured that no one was up at five in the morning. She was not an early morning person by choice, but when you went to the HIVE academy, you learn; against your wishes, to be up at the crack of dawn. With or without a good amount of sleep.

She walked over to the kitchen and grabbed an apple before turning and walking out of the tower all together. She had only promised to stay for the night, and she really needed time to think things over.

Her first thoughts trailed to what she was going to tell the guys. Sure, she didn't live with them, but they all still did crimes together every now and then. It was the only way to pay for her small little apartment. She had been going back and forth with the being good and evil, ever since she had met Kid Flash. Against her wishes, nothing had ever progressed. They had gone different ways, her back to Jump City, him to somewhere else. She had never asked, and he had never given the information.

It had left a bitter taste in her mouth for months, causing her to go back and forth on the fence. The only down fall was that she was still dealing with it, nearly three or so years after it happened.

The second thought that came to mind, was what she was going to do now. She could use some of the information she was given to cause Raven's down fall, but the goth had said that she wouldn't really care. So that really put her in a position to wonder about. The final thing, was whether or not to take this all seriously. She knew that Raven never had reasons to tell lies; Raven was the type of person to tell the truth right to your face, even if she was asked to lie. So that made any possibility of it being a joke zero to none.

Jinx gave a sigh as she finished her apple and walked in her door. She flopped down on the couch and closed her eyes, hoping to get a few more hours of sleep.

~o0o~

Raven knew the moment Jinx left the room. Her demon side had flared to life with a protective growl, causing Raven to wake fully. The moment she opened her eyes, she noticed that her shower had been used; since there was still a bit of steam coming out of the cracked door. The next thing she noticed, was that her closet had been raided for clothing. She let out a sigh as she called her cape to her and fastened it around her shoulders. She had grown several inches over the last four years, coming to stand at nearly six feet. Because of this, she had actually gone home to Azarath to get her mothers help in lengthening her capes out. Now, she usually just wore her cape over her regular clothing, unless the alarm went off.

She left her room, locking the door behind her, and walked up to the roof. She wasn't sure where Jinx had run off to, but she was still going to watch the sunrise before she started worrying. It had become something of a habit, or maybe a hobby; that she did with Robin. After the ordeal with her father, she had gotten rather close to all of her friends, though she still didn't think Beast Boy was all that funny; whether Happy said so or not.

Robin was already on the roof, staring east as the sun slowly started its course through the sky.

"So, what are you going to do?" He asked softly, knowing she was there.

"I don't know. I know I can trust Starfire, not to run off or freak out. But Jinx is rather unpredictable. I'm hoping to be able to undo the spell all the way, and if not, then at least release one of them."

"You weren't suppose to be bound to both?"

"Not really. It's happened rarely, maybe four or five times, in history. But usually we only get one person, not two." Raven sighed, "I'm going to go have a cup of tea before looking for Jinx. Call me if you need anything."

Robin nodded and they both made their way off the roof, Raven to the kitchen for her drink, and Robin to his work out room for training.

~o0o~

After two cups of her tea, Raven left the tower. She had several things to do, besides finding out where Jinx went off to. So she made her way slowly down the streets, checking in on certain stores, and even a few bars and nightclubs. She had started investing her money in small businesses (as well as high class ones too) long before the government stopped giving her money every few months. She usually came through all of them at least once a week to check on them all, see if they needed anything.

After getting OK's on all of them, she made her way down the street to Jinx' apartment. It was the best guess she had as to where the other woman had gone. When she arrived, she allowed her soul-self to extend out, letting her get a feel of everything around her. She felt a small flicker of power coming from Jinx' room, followed by two more climbing up the side of the building.

In that moment she realized that she forgot to ask about Gizmo and Mammoth.

Raven made her way to the roof of the building and called her Soul-self out, fashioning it into a a small raven. She got into her mediation position and proceeded to chant as the bird flew to Jinx' window to listen in on the three medahuman's talking.

Though it sounded more like arguing.

~o0o~

Jinx woke to the sound of glass breaking. She jolted off her couch and turned to her window, where Gizmo and Mammoth now stood; surrounded by broken glass.

"What the fuck guys?" Jinx snapped,

Gizmo glanced around and shrugged, "Where were you yesterday?"

Jinx growled, "That is none of your concern."

"It is, when you promised to meet us after we all escaped. We waited all day, dammit."

Jinx sighed, "Things came up. Look, get out."

"What's gotten into you Karma?" Mammoth asked,

"Nothing. And don't call me that Ralix."

Mammoth growled, "Fine. I'm gone." He jumped out the window, not even noticing the black raven that moved out of his way.

Gizmo looked between the window and Jinx, "What just happened?"

"I just kicked you both out. Now go."

"What has happened to you?"

Jinx gave an evil grin, "Luck."

Gizmo frowned and flew out the broken window, following after his other friend.

Jinx sighed as she moved to sit back down on her couch, placing her face in her hands. She gave out a deep sigh as she heard a knock on her door. She stood and moved over to it, leaning her head against it as she started talking.

"Go away. I'm not in the mood old man."

There was a dark chuckle, "I could have sworn I was female, also that I was eighteen."

Jinx groaned as she opened the door to reveal Raven, leaning against the wall across from her door. She made a motion for the dark titan to come in as she opened the door all the way. Raven strode in slowly, placing her hands in her pockets. She glanced at the window before waving her hand and fixing it. She gave a slight turn to see the everything, and was a little surprised to see several stacks of books in one corner, and instead of a TV, Jinx had a surround sound radio.

"What do you want?"

"I was going to ask you the same." Raven stated, turning to face the pink haired girl, "I know you don't want to deal with all of this, so I was going to ask if you want me to leave you alone."

Jinx frowned at the other woman, "Wouldn't your demon flip?"

Raven smiled ever so slightly, "My demon can bite me. She might be apart of me, but she can't control everything I do. This is still my body, not hers."

I hate you.

Jinx nodded and sat down on her couch. she thought it over for a while, weighing the options. She looked up at Raven, and saw her staring out the window, looking as if she was having an inner debate with herself. She wouldn't really be surprised if that were the case. She was having the same thing happen with her at the moment.

In the end, she stood and walked over to the door, opening it up. She didn't have to say anything to the mage, because the second it was open Raven was walking through it. She stopped, and turned her head slightly to look back at Jinx.

"I'll let you know when I figure out how to undo the spell."

Jinx nodded and shut the door silently. She looked around her apartment and sighed before turning on the radio and sitting on the couch. There was only one recurring thought in her mind.

I fucking hate life.

~o0o~

Raven walked down the street, with no real destination in mind. She wasn't sure what she was feeling, but she knew that she would most likely get a mouth full from Demon, as well as from Sad and Happy.

She wasn't looking forward to it.

"Hey, mom, Look! It's Raven!" A little girl said, grabbing her moms hand and dragging her over to the dark titan.

Raven stopped and turned towards them. The mother looked a bit reluctent to let her daughter near her, but didn't say anything as she saw the hero give a small smile. Raven knelt down and held out her hand,

"Hello, what's your name?"

"Angie."

Raven smiled, "Well, hello there. Would you like to see something cool?"

Angie nodded and watched as Raven conjured up a small baby raven with her powers. It flapped its wings before flying over to the little girl. It took a perch on her shoulder and nipped softly at her ear.

"You can have it. If your mom says it's ok." Raven said softly, looking up at the mother, "You don't have to worry about feeding it, or anything. Besides that, its just like a regular bird."

"Oh, cool. Mom, can I?"

"Do you promise to take care of it? Even if it doesn't need to be feed?"

Angie nodded rapidly and gave Raven a hug as she and her mother walked off. Raven's smile stayed as she continued her walk. She might not show much emotion all the time, but she was trying, and that moment had been proof of that.

It made her feel a bit of happiness about herself.

A/N: Ok. One thing. I'm starting to see that Raven is a bit oc. But just think, it's been four years since her father, and she has slowly been letting her true colors show bit by bit.

Hope you enjoyed. ^^