Ordinary Life- Part 3
Rating: M
Pairing: Raven/Jinx
A/N: So this is chapter four...
Don't own anything related to Teen Titans. Pointless to sue, don't got money.
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Raven stood in front of the mirror that hung along the back of the bar. She had gotten her hair cut really short. It was layered, with the longest strands stopping at the middle of the back of her neck. She usually kept it this short, and was only recently allowed to cut it again. A while back, she had lost a bet with Nikolas, and he wanted to see what she looked like with long hair. The one thing she learned was to never make a bet with the gay man again, he had nothing against cheating to get his way.
At least, that doesn't apply to relationships. She thought, turning back to the bar, and the people that were starting to fill it. She went about giving out drinks as they were ordered, and watched everyone with a friendly smile.
"Yo! Bartender!"
Raven looked up, seeing Jinx sitting at the end of the bar, waving slightly to get her attention. Raven smirked as she walked over,
"What can I get you, Darling?" She asked, using a husky tone on the last word.
Jinx blushed, blinking stupidly as she took in the tall woman that was behind the bar, "Raven?" She asked softly,
Raven smiled, "Here, it's Rachel." She stated, "Now, Darling, what do you want?"
"Your hair is short." Jinx pointed out, ignoring the question again.
Raven sighed, "I lost a bet and had to grow it out. I usually keep it this short." She ran one of her hands through it, "Now, are you going to get a drink, or not, sweet thing?" She asked again, smirking sexily at the pink haired woman.
Jinx kept her mouth shut, just staring at the other woman, wondering where the little dark Titan had run off too, and how long this hot temptress would be in her place. Raven smiled at her again and placed a bottle of alcohol in front of the metahuman before going to help another costumer.
Jinx couldn't keep her eyes of the other woman the whole night. The Raven she use to fight all the time had disappeared. Now she was tall, wearing a black tank top with blue jeans and the combat boots she had seen the other night. She moved between costumers with ease, like she had been doing this all her life. She stood next to a man who was about an inch taller then her. They were laughing like they were old friends, maybe even lovers.
The thought ran through the pink-haired woman's head, and she felt a flash of anger rolling through her. Raven looked at her then, and smiled at her. The look was enough to calm her, and she returned to her drink, letting her thoughts consume her. It was broken some time later, when a fight broke out in the middle of the dance floor. Jinx looked up just in time to see Raven jumping over the bar table and walk over to the men. One was yelling profanities at another, about hitting on him and the fact that he was married. Raven tapped him on his shoulder, and when he tried to swing his fist at her, she ducked and swiped his feet out from under him.
"The next time you want to yell at someone who is gay, don't you dare do it in my bar." She said softly, but it carried over everyone in the place. The other bartender was over standing next to the cowering man, asking him if he was alright.
The door man came over next and picked the offender up off the floor, walking him out of the bar. Raven walked over to the two men, telling one of them something before she headed back to Jinx, going around so that she was opposite of the pink-haired woman.
"Wow, that was hot." Jinx said without thinking, looking at the dark haired woman in front of her with awe.
Raven smiled slightly, rubbing the back of her neck, "Are you coming over tonight?"
"I might, why?" Jinx asked,
"If you are, stay here when we close. Then we can just walk there together."
Jinx nodded, and watched Raven get back to work. As the night progressed, she didn't see the two men that had disappeared through a door in the back. Raven would only stop by her briefly to give her another bottle of alcohol. When the place closed, the DJ left and the Door man stood by her, waiting to see if she was leaving as well,
"She's fine, Blas." Raven said, smiling at the tall man, "She'll be going home with me. You can go home now if you want. Be here at two. We have an interview for another helper. I want your input on him."
Blas nodded, saying good night quietly as he left. Raven smiled as she watched him leave, "He's a nice guy. Very sweet." She said, turning to look at Jinx, "What question do you have for me tonight?"
Over the past two weeks, Jinx had been showing up at Raven's house, with a random question to ask. She had been neglecting to visit the new Bar in town, and was rather surprised to see that Raven worked there.
While she was thinking over her question for tonight, she watched Raven walk over to the door in the back. She opened it slightly and yelled out softly that the bar was empty and she was closing up; she would see him tomorrow. After that, she turned back to the metahuman sitting at the bar, waiting for her.
"Ready?"
Jinx nodded, and they made their way to Raven's house, which was only about a thirty minute walk from Nevermore. When they got in, Raven let Nova in, who instantly jumped on Jinx and licked at her face happily. The wolf had taken a strong liking to the ex-con; Raven had only seen her like this with the Titans, and a few others.
"Nova! Get off, pretty girl!" Jinx said happily, rolling around on the ground with the animal.
Raven walked into the kitchen and started boiling a kettle of water for tea. She then went about taking off her boots, she paused when she heard a whistle, looking up, she saw Jinx staring at her,
"You know, you would be a woman's butch dream, you know that?*" the metahuman said,
Raven laughed, "Oh, how so?" She asked.
"You jumped over a counter top, and took a man out with a single movement of your leg, you defended gays openly. You have muscles that show, but aren't over bearing, and there are very few women who are taller then you. What woman wouldn't want someone strong like you to protect them?"
Raven smiled slightly, a sad look passing through her eyes, "Yeah, who wouldn't." She said, returning to taking her boots off. When that was done, she placed them by the front door and took the kettle of water off the stove. The two sat on the couch, and Jinx frowned at the Titan,
"What's wrong?" She asked,
Raven watched Nova curl up in her little bed in the corner, "Nothing. Just wishful thinking. Any other questions?"
"Who was the other man helping you at the bar?" Jinx asked, feeling a flash of jealousy at even bringing it up.
Raven lifted an eyebrow, but didn't comment about the emotion she felt from the other woman, "Nikolas? He's an old friend."
"Old friend?" Jinx asked, finally making herself a cup of tea.
Raven nodded, "How much do you know about my history?"
"Not very, the old database from the school labeled you as dangerous, but didn't explain why."
"They had good reason to. Let my tell you a little story." Raven poured another cup of tea, "About twenty-five years ago, my mother ran away from home. She was a metahuman, like you. She could heal, and do just a bit of telekinesis. She joined a cult, called Scath. After about a year there, she was offered up as a sacrifice to the demon they worshiped. She was taken to hell, beaten and raped, then sent back. She was a shell of her old self."
Jinx sat on the couch, watching the dark Titan as she talked, not really sure if she should interrupt.
"There is a place in the universe that is protected by magic, it's called Azarath. The monks there, came and found my mother, helping her with everything that she went through. When they found out she was pregnant from her ordeal, there was a prophecy made about the destruction of Azarath, and it would be by my father. I was only a few months old when it came true. The monks stopped him, just in time to leave a small chunk of land floating. He was bound to my mind, and if he was to ever return, I would be his portal. That sparked a new prophecy. I would be his portal, to destroying Earth."
Raven paused, looking out the back door into the darkness, "I spent most of my life trying to make up for that fact. My mother doesn't really look at me, doesn't really pay attention to me. I spent most of my life in the Monastery. About a month after my first birthday, a man came into the meeting room, carrying a small bundle in his hands. He asked for a safe haven for the prince of his home world. The monks agreed, and Nikolas stayed with us. He was my only friend besides the head monk, who treated me like his daughter. He stayed behind, when I had to leave for Earth. He contacted me when I turned eighteen, he wanted to see Earth. So I brought him down and opened a bar for him."
"So, wait, who owns the bar?" Jinx asked,
"It's in my name, but Nik has say over everything. The place was his birthday gift."
"Awe, isn't that sweet of you."
Raven laughed, "The gay man said the same thing."
"Gay man?"
"Nikki. He's been gay since he was sixteen. I'm the only person who really knows, besides you now."
Jinx laughed, "That would explain your butch moment."
"Oh, shut up!" Raven shouted playfully,
The two bickered back and forth playfully, until Raven yawned and leaned back against the arm rest. Jinx watched the hero with a smile, letting her fall asleep. After thirty minutes, Jinx went out via the back door.
She would have to ask more questions later.
A/N: So, now Jinx finally knows about Raven history, and why Brother blood labeled her dangerous.
*This was a random thought that went through my mind. It is the thought that sparked the idea's for this story.
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