And the winner for this chapter to choose the Disney/Fairy Tale reference is L. ! :) Can anyone guess or point it out? Anyway, the Titans will be revealing it after the chapter. :)
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It was hard not to scream. It was really hard.
She clapped her hands over her mouth as Prince Kid, without any warning, took her hand and threw her out the window. Luckily, she still had the head to keep quiet. She closed her eyes and braced herself for the fall, only to find herself in Prince Kid's arms.
"But-but you were still up in the trees..." she said, voice trailing off in awe. He just grinned at her.
"I'm a fast runner," he shrugged.
"But-"
"Shh," he said. "Someone might hear you." He smiled, and continued to carry her.
"Put me down," she whisper-yelled at him.
"Oh, will you look at that?" he said, feigning surprise. "It looks like we left too quickly and forgot to bring your shoes. Well, looks like you'll have to be carried by your Prince Charming."
She choked out a laugh. "You? Prince Charming?"
"I've noticed that you really like speaking in Italics, princess."
"If we weren't sneaking around after curfew, your majesty, I'd be screaming at you right now. This is kidnapping, isn't it?"
"And what was that about trusting me?"
"I changed my mind."
"How mature, princess."
She was silent. "I'm just... Curious. That's all."
"Nothing about trusting me, anymore?"
Jinx looked up at him, annoyed. "What is it with you and trust?"
"It's an important thing, isn't it?" he said thoughtfully. "I think so. Ah. There she is. Yule." He smiled, and motioned his head towards a beautiful mare tethered to a tree. He shifted Jinx only slightly. "Would you mind standing for a bit?"
She shook her head, and he gently let her jump down from his arms as she stood uncomfortably on the cobblestone ground as he went to pet Yule. He looked and saw her out of the corner of his eyes, and he smiled.
She was there, dressed only in a pair of pajamas, and her hair was all messed up.
He had a small smile on his face as he gestured for her to come closer to him. "What?" she said, less-than-friendly, as his smile widened.
"Yule, it is my honor to introduce you to the one, the only, the beautiful, the talented, Princess of Gothamlandia, Princess Jinx." He gestured grandly.
Yule was a silver mare, who was much taller than Prince Kid. Jinx was immediately frightened by it, and hid a little behind Prince Kid. He chuckled. "Stay calm, princess. It can probably smell fear."
She realized he was teasing her, and she punched him in the shoulder. "Shut up." She straightened up and tried to approach the mare. "Hi... Yule..." she held out a hand tentatively, and Yule immediately bowed her head and let her nose touch Jinx's hand. She smiled, and pet the mare some more.
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Due to the lack of budget, Beast Boy was now playing a silver mare.
"Did Robin really have to say the word 'silver'?" Wondergirl asked herself thoughtfully. "BB just looks stupid."
Herald had tried to spray BB with some silver spray paint that Star had found in a box, but BB as a horse was actually quite bigger than they imagined. Now, only BB's torso was kind of silver, and it was only 'kind of' silver because you'd probably need about half a gallon of the stuff to make the green disappear.
"I think it's kinda cute," Terra commented.
"You think that everything he does is cute," Raven commented dryly.
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"Alright, wanna get on?"
She looked terrified. "What?"
"The horse. We have to get on the horse," he reminded her.
But I don't know how to, she wanted to blurt out. But it seemed as if Prince Kid could read her mind. "Here. I'll kneel down. You step up on my knee, and throw the other foot over Yule. It won't be that hard."
"Says the boy who's probably been riding horses his whole life," grumbled Jinx, and stepped next to Yule.
"Not my whole life," Kid said. "Probably since I was like, five. Or something." He knelt down, and gestured to her to come closer. She hesitated before stepping on his knee. "What is it, Princess?"
"I'll fall," she said nervously.
"No, you won't."
"I will," she said with such firmness.
"Look. I won't let you. I promise."
She looked at him. Only a child would believe in promises. Promises were meant to be broken. She knew that from experiences. "Right."
"Look, when I promise something, I never ever break it."
She gave him a look of such unbelief that he nearly groaned. "Ever," he added for emphasis.
"Yeah right," she said breezily.
"Look, just do it," he said, and smiled.
"Ugh, fine, if you'll just shut up," she sighed, and placed one foot on his knee. A flash of fear coursed through her mind, and it showed on her face.
He narrowed his eyes slightly, concerned, and watched as she shook her head and placed all of her weight on his knee and pushed off, mounting the horse beautifully and gracefully. His mouth opened a little bit in shock. "See?" he said, eyebrows high up on his forehead. "It's easy, isn't it, princess."
Jinx was silent as she sat on top of the horse. It didn't look like she was able to move, though. He chuckled. Luckily, she didn't catch him. "Right. It's easy. Uhm."
"Alright, alright," he said, and held his hands up in a surrendering motion. "So do you wanna drive, or should I?"
She rolled her eyes - honestly, Prince Kid was starting to find this endearing. "You're the one who knows where we're going, apparently."
He climbed up in front of her effortlessly, and smiled. "Of course. Now. If I were you, Princess, I'd hold on tight, because Yule's pretty fast."
She scoffed. "Please. You wouldn't-"
"Yah!"
Princess Jinx quickly wrapped her arms around his waist.
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"After she had gotten used to the wind in her hair, she opened her eyes to see what her kingdom really was. Her mother had always told her not to stray too far from the castle. This would be the first time stepping outside the palace gates. The whole Gothamlandia palace was so big, you wouldn't think that that area was specifically for the royal family. And as she and Prince Kid started to exit the palace grounds, she started to get nervous. She didn't even know what she would do if he was right.
Once they stepped out of the gates, Jinx let out a long breath she hadn't known she'd been holding.
Her mother had completely lied to her."
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"I... I don't understand," she choked out, as she watched the dark buildings, dirty canals, and homes that were falling apart. "It doesn't look like this from..." her voice faltered. Of course it wouldn't look like this from her room. From her room, all she could see was the garden. And the tall gate. Nothing over it.
Kid Flash was silent, and just let it all sink in. So she didn't know, he thought. He felt her arms around his waist, and he felt a sudden tingle run through his body. Slow down, Kid, you can't fall for the princess, even if she is beautiful, and everything you've wanted your future princess to be-
"Your highness, I don't understand..." her soft whisper interrupted his thoughts, and he found it hard to answer her. "I really don't..."
"We'll talk when I return Yule, princess," Kid said, as Yule galloped through the streets. "Don't let it get to you."
"How can I not let it get to me?" she asked him, softly.
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"Oh no! We are lacking of more actors and actresses! Even if I were to go out to act, we would not be able to reach the number of actors required for the act, and I do not know what to do, friend Robin has done the putting of the trust in me, and if I fail-"
"After all that drama in Tokyo, she still calls him 'friend Robin'?" Terra asked Raven, who was sitting comfortably on a chair.
Raven shrugged. "It's an 'on-and-off' thing," she explained, while Star was clearly freaking out as Jinx and Kid Flash continued to be sweet on stage.
"What am I going to do?" Star screeched.
"Star. Just sit down and calm yourself for a sec. I have a surprise for you," Cyborg sang out.
"Cyborg, can you please save the surprises for the next time we meet and it is not so chaotic? I am..." she paused when she saw what Cyborg had for her. "CYBORG, I AM TRULY THANKFUL TO HAVE YOU AS A FRIEND!"
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"Well, here we are," Kid finally said, as they reached a farm. It was considerably far from the palace, and Jinx was just stunned looking at all of this... This ruined kingdom that she and her mother have ruled since Jinx was a baby. He got down first, and held out his arms.
"How the hell are you expecting me to get down?" Jinx questioned him. The ground seemed so far away...
"If you had been paying attention to me earlier, you would know by now-" he stopped, seeing the look on her face, which seemed like a mixture of fear, nervousness, and... Yes, there was that angry glint in her eyes that said she'd kill him if he didn't stop talking and freaking help her.
He smiled and held out his hands. "Let's just make this easy for you. Jump into my arms."
"You're joking," she said flatly, devoid of all emotion. "I'd rather twist my ankle."
"Don't be like that," he said gently. "Come on."
"Ugh." She held up her hands in a defeated gesture, and tried to swing her left foot over to the other side... And got her foot stuck in the saddle, throwing her off balance, and making her fall face first down towards the pavement. "Aaaaaaaah!"
Kid Flash caught her, not a moment too late, looking as relieved as she felt. "Gotcha, Princess. Don't worry."
"Thank you, Prince Kid," she said, once she had untangled herself from his arms. She was slightly blushing, and only hoped that the dark night would camouflage her face. This was the second time that night she had found herself in his arms, and she was hoping to keep it at that number for the rest of the night.
"Okay, here. I got you some slippers. I know they're not much but-" she grabbed the pink fluffy slippers, glad to have at least some covering on her feet. She gave a little curtsy, mainly out of habit and royal breeding, and said, "Thank you, Prince Kid," she said softly, and walked towards the only house nearby.
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"Kid had borrowed Yule from a poor family in the outskirts of Gothamlandia. They were farmers, and - WHAT THE HECK ARE YOU DOING THERE?!"
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Princess Jinx looked at the five people in front of her, and her mouth opened into a perfect circle. They looked back at her as well, and it was hard to say who was even more shocked.
It was only Prince Kid that seemed uninterested by the sudden addition to the cast. "Hello, maam. Hello, kind sir. I have come to return your steed."
"I'd like to stick that steed up your-" a squeaky voice piped up.
"G-Gizmo?" Jinx blurted out, cutting off whatever mean name he was about to utter. "What the-"
"Oh, my fair lady, so you know each other?" Prince Kid rose his eyebrows at her. Jinx sighed, and looked a little closer at the group in front of her.
Gizmo, See-more, Kyd Wykkyd, Billy Numerous, and Mammoth stood in front of her and Kid. The Hive Five were dressed up in old-fashioned clothes that looked like they had just been thrown on (which was what had really happened in reality), looking as if they were confused between smashing the whole set apart, and trying to deliver half-hearted lines.
Unbeknownst to Jinx and Kid, though, Cyborg was menacingly holding up his fully charged cannon at them, while Star's eyes glowed green and Raven's dark aura started slithering towards them.
"Oh. Uhm. Jinx - I mean the Princess, was our, er. Old. Playmate. Yeah." See-more stuttered out.
Kyd Wykkyd simply nodded.
Billy Numerous was, for some reason, dressed as the mother, and everyone present was trying hard not to laugh. "Just put Mule in the back, dear," he said.
Mammoth coughed. "Dear, I think our horse's name is Yule."
"Oh my, forgive this mouth of mine," Billy said, covering his mouth girlishly.
"Right..." Kid said, chuckling.
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"And so, Prince Kid and Princess Jinx returned Yule to her rightful owners, and left for a very long walk back to the palace."
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"You just really couldn't wait to return the damn horse until tomorrow, huh."
"Well, it's romantic."
He took Jinx's silence as a good thing.
"Prince Kid, I hate to break the romantic mood," Jinx sneered at him through the darkness. "But if someone I know sees me out of the castle, my mom is going to have my head."
"Let me guess, literally?"
She groaned.
"Alright, princess, I'll get you back before you can curse at me again," Kid said confidently, took her hands and wrapped them around his neck, and-
They were back in her room. "There is something weird about you. Super speed?" Jinx said, breathing out heavily, eyes wide. He smiled, and leaned against her window.
"Do you wanna talk about it now?" he asked her gently, staring at her.
All of the sudden, her feelings came rushing back to her. My mother lied to me, I've been stuck inside a prison, I've helped to rule a ruined kingdom- "I don't know what to say."
"You probably have a faint inkling while I'm here, then."
She looked up at his beautiful, blue eyes, which twinkled in the moonlight. "Athenia's going to attack us, isn't it?" she said softly.
"Not if you can stop us," Kid answered her. "My mom and dad wanted me to see if we could attack you. I now think that there's something deeper involved in this, and I won't go back to my parents yet."
She knew what he was getting at. "What do you think, that you can just dump this on me? Don't you think I'm going to tell my mom?"
There was a smile on his face. "You won't tell her. I can see it in your eyes. You're good."
She bowed her head. "I don't want to go against my mom."
"We don't have to talk about your choice now. I'll be here. Until. You know. You need me," he said with a smile.
Jinx turned back into her fiery self. "Wait, what the heck makes you think that I'll-" She looked up at him and was startled to see him right in front of her.
"You will," he said, took one of her hands in his, and lifted it to his mouth as his blue eyes met her pink cat eyes. Jinx felt like his lips, soft as lips ever could be, brush her knuckles. "Good night, milady." And just as soon as he had drawn close to her, he was gone.
She was motionless for a minute as a blush erupted across her face.
Oh, boy, Princess, you are in a really big mess.
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Me: Ta-daaaaaa! I finished a totally long chapter. And I managed to get a hand kiss in. Am I great? Or am I great?
Raven: Woo-hoo.
Aqualad: Someone thinks you're great, that's for sure.
Kid Flash: -runs around in circles- Do you know how badly I've wanted to do that to her? Do you know-
Me: *shakes head wearily* Where's Jinx, anyway?
Terra: Probably pinching herself to see if this is real in the bathroom.
Cyborg: Jeez, if this is their reaction after a hand shake, what happens after-
BB: Cy! Keep the language PG-13 or something!
Raven: Is anyone going to reveal the Disney thing?
Wondergirl: Oh! Oh! Me! Me! It was... Drumroll please...
BB: *pounds against the wall*
Wondergirl: TANGLED! Or Rapunzel. Or whatever you call it.
Terra: I JUST LOVED FLYNN RIDER!
Wondergirl: OH MY GOD ME TOO.
Terra: And at last I see the light~!
Wondergirl: Oh, that song.
Kole: It's soooooo-
Aqualad: So. Who's going to get to choose the next reference? Remember, only the first reviewer gets to choose, and now Miss L. is not allowed to choose anymore.
BB: So review!
Me: And don't forget to READ, of all things
Cyborg: Thanks for clicking here!
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