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Deep Field – A Teen Titans Fanfic

By: Tech-Man

Chapter Four: Standing Still For Too Long

There are times in a person's life when it appears that everything has stopped. Wally was used to those times. Each time he chose to use his super speed the world around him would slow down to a snail's pace if not stop completely; at least from his perspective. Today was the first time he could remember when his world stopped on a dime without the use of super speed. The voice that registered was Jinx, of that he had no doubt. The sarcasm and tone was spot on and the way she stood with her hand cocked on her hip screamed Jinx. The trouble he was having was with the appearance. The woman standing in front of him didn't look anything like the young girl he remembered from those days fighting the Brotherhood of Evil.

The woman standing before him was beautiful in a way that made his knees weak. Wally had always been a ladies man and he used to boast there wasn't a woman living that could render him speechless. Apparently, that bet to Cyborg was a lost cause. Jinx stood not ten feet away her pick hair pulled into a long ponytail reaching nearly to her slender waist. Her hair had darkened some, making her hair appear more red than pink at first glance. Those intelligent eyes bored into him a smirk playing along her lips.

"So, you've found me. Are you going to do something or just stand there like a moron," Jinx asked shifting her feet. The black slacks and dark blue blouse she was wearing matching perfectly with the darker hair a small bag slung casually over her left shoulder.

"Jinx," Wally asked taking a tentative step forward while his brain refused to believe that she was really there. "What…" his voice trailed off as he quickly swiped his hand through his hair further messing it up.

"Moron," Jinx whispered closing the distance between them. For a moment indecision struck her like a bolt of lightning. However, she never was one to allow indecision to hold her for long. Gently, she reached out and wrapped Wally in a friendly embrace. When he didn't immediately respond to the hug she reminded him who she was in the gentlest possible manner; a nice solid hex straight to his back.

"Ouch," he screamed quickly jumping away and recovering his senses. "I'm just amazed to see you," Wally said before rushing back into Jinx's arms. Now that he was once again in control of himself he allowed her scent to wash over him. The aroma that was Jinx was something that he had missed more than he remembered. "You know, I had forgotten how much those stung," he commented letting her go and rubbing his hand along his back.

"Maybe you'll remember to talk instead of standing there like some moron," Jinx countered smiling and turning before heading toward Wally's apartment building.

Wally trailed behind as Jinx made her way into the building and straight toward his apartment. Without even hesitating she reached for the door handle allowing a small hex to issue forth snapping the lock on the door. "By the way, you're going to need a new lock," she called over her shoulder smiling wickedly.

Wally strode past Jinx and toward the hall closet. Opening the door and reaching in he pulled out a new door lock and with a burst of super speed replaced the now broken one in seconds. "I kind of figured that if I ever found you, I would need a new lock and perhaps a new door. I have one of those in there too," his answering smile to Jinx brought a light blush to her cheeks that she quickly hid with a sneer.

Taking a walk around the apartment, Jinx appraised her surroundings. "It feels like you," she commented off handedly. The apartment was sparsely furnished. The small two bedroom apartment had a tiny kitchen/living room area just off the hallway leading to the bedrooms. The couch sitting in front of the TV looked comfortable and of course the entertainment center was worthy of a Flash. The floor was clean, but the kitchen looked extremely living in.

"I was more concerned with finding you and making sure that you were safe," Wally answered moving alongside Jinx. Reaching out he took her petite hand in his and intertwined their fingers together. "I've missed you Jinx," he whispered gently squeezing her hand and rubbing his thumb across the back of her hand.

Jinx averted her eyes from his looking out toward the window in the living room. "I needed some time to myself to figure out who I was and what I wanted," she spoke not looking at Wally, but moving over toward the couch. "I'm here now, so either be happy or I'm going to hex you into the next century," Jinx threatened allowing her power to flash in her eyes.

"I'm happy Jinx," Wally smiled joining her on the couch. "But I do have one question. Did you leave because I was pushing for a relationship," he asked his voice only slightly wavering at the end.

The answering chuckle that met his question brought him up short. He quickly glared at her before allowing a look of confusion to cover his face. "Do you want to know the real reason," Jinx asked.

Wally's simple nod was the only response she received. "I left because I wanted to make sure that you were serious about me and that I wasn't just the next girl for your trophy wall."

"Oh," was the only response that Wally could produce. "I, umm, haven't been with any other women since the battle with the Brotherhood."

"I know, which is why I leaked the information about me living here and why I thought I would throw those roses around to see what happened next. I do know how to keep my eyes out there while staying under the radar. I didn't finish first in the Hive Academy for nothing, you know."

Jinx watched as Wally's smile morphed from a gentle smile into a wicked gleam. Quicker than she was able to register Wally was right next to her his lips pressed tentatively against hers despite the speed with which he arrived. His warm lips were softer than she remembered and so much more addictive than she cared to admit to herself. Any resistance or hesitation she might have felt quickly dissolved as his right hand reached up to gently caress her face pulling her deeper into the kiss.

For all of Wally's planning on what he would say or how he would act once he found Jinx he didn't seem to remember any of it. To hear that she wanted to ensure he was serious was practically conformation that she was interested in him as much as he was in her. Those lips so close were too much to pass up and before the thought was fully formed he found his lips pressed against hers. Heat flared up between them as if the entire building was ablaze. If he wasn't so intimately familiar with the pain involved in her hexes, Wally would have been certain she was releasing her hex energy directly into his spine.

Never one to be one upped by anyone Jinx deepened the kiss lightly running her tongue over Wally's lower lip. The gasp he made was quite audible as his energy level rose in direct relation to hers. Using the leverage to the best of his ability Wally leaned Jinx back against the couch's armrest. The increased connection between their bodies was like an accelerant to their own personal fire.

Wally couldn't remember how many times he had awoke from dreams where he has about to kiss Jinx after finding her. The fact that this kiss was real and vastly better than anything his imagination could contrive was euphoric.

While his left arm supported him and his right continued to move of its own accord from Jinx's face down her arm and to her hip before making the journey back up Jinx's didn't remain still. She took the opportunity to trace the well-defined muscles along Wally's chest and arm. If she was willing to admit it, if even only to herself, she really enjoyed the feeling of Wally's weight lightly pressed on top of her. His lips and body were amazing and she hadn't wanted to even think that he was serious about her for such a long time.

With a single devious thought, she pushed Wally off her. The confused look on his face nearly caused her to loose he composure and laugh, but the situation was anything but funny. Glancing down for a moment at her partially disheveled blouse and then back to Wally's face making eye contact she whispered, "I think we should take this into the bedroom." Before she could even take another breath to slow her rapidly beating heart she found herself on a bed with a deep purple bed-spread and Wally with a goofy smile plastered on his face.