Kid Flash jumped up in the air and became a blur that sank through the floor, Jinx heard the thump and the high speed running back up the stairs, he launched himself in the air again and repeated the process.
"What are you doing you strange boy?" Jinx questioned leaning back on her bed watching in amusement. Her new glasses rested on the bedside table that sat between each of their beds, she was slowly brushing the kinks out of her hair from having it cramped up on planes and coaches all day.
"I'm- trying- to- burn- off- some- energy." He said whooshing around in circles through floors and up the stairs and getting cut off in the process so he could only get one word out at a time.
"Won't- sleep- otherwise." He added disjointedly.
"I think all you're doing is burning a hole in the carpet. Stop that." She laughed, obligingly Kid Flash skidded to a halt and flopped back on his bed only breathing a little bit harder than usual.
"I just get so… pent up with energy not using my super speed. I have to pretend to be normal whilst we're here remember?" He pointed out as his leg twitched at high speed.
"What happens to you if you don't hex things often?" Kid Flash asked sitting up and looking over at Jinx, she had her bare legs curled up under her, she was only wearing underwear and one of his oversized t-shirts which she seemed to have taken a liking to. She'd even refused him getting her pyjamas, she paused in brushing her hair and sat silent for a moment.
"I suppose it backs up a bit, I start hexing things without meaning to. But that rarely happens, I can normally take it out on one of the HIVE five." Jinx's face fell slightly at this. "I don't know what I'm going to do about that now though."
"Couldn't you just hex the sky? Let it just burn itself out?" He asked curiously.
"That's not a good idea. I'm partially responsible for the hole in the ozone layer." She shrugged, Kid Flash gawped at her. "Don't give me that look, it was an accident, I was trying to not hurt people."
Jinx flopped back on her bed and stared at the ceiling, after a moment she looked over at Kid Flash who was desperately trying to stay still and not fidget at hyper speed.
"I don't suppose you've in any way planned how I'm going to do these supposed good acts have you?" Jinx asked rolling her eyes, of course he hadn't planned it, I mean…the words 'Kid Flash' and 'planning' were total opposites.
"Actually I have." He grinned at her surprised face.
"Go on." She said expecting the plan to be awful.
"I've had a tip off from the Justice league that a group of thugs are planning on holding some of the high profile guests here hostage. And you can be the spontaneous hero and save them." He said happily, Jinx sat in silence.
"What?" he asked sulkily.
"Nothing, I just didn't expect you to have an actual plan is all." Jinx admitted rather sheepishly.
"You underestimate me." Kid Flash tutted. Jinx smiled and laid down in bed, maybe everything would work out alright after all.
Jinx's nose twitched, something was tickling it, she mumbled and shuffled back after a moment the tickling resumed. Groaning she opened her eyes, a redness filled her vision and for a moment she thought it was blood but as a sweet scent filled her nose she realised what it really was.
"C'mon, wake up sleepy." A familiar voice chimed happily as it twirled the rose in her face.
"Urgh. What time is it?" Jinx muttered taking the rose off of him so he couldn't tickle her with it any more.
"It's nine in the morning, I've been awake for hours, this no super power thing is hard." Kid Flash pouted at her, Jinx looked from the rose to him.
"It can't have been that hard, I'm fairly sure fresh red roses don't grow on snowy mountain tops." She smirked deviously.
"Okay okay, you caught me, I used my super speed. Would breakfast make it up to you?" Kid flash laughed raising his hands in defeat and offering her the tray of food on the floor.
"Sure." Jinx laughed. The two of them sat on her bed eating happily and talking about unimportant things for some while before Kid Flash brought the subject up.
"Are you nervous? About today? Doing something good I mean?" He asked, his voice resounding with seriousness. Jinx stared down at her half finished plate of croissants.
"A little, I'm not sure I'm cut out for this." She said shakily, suddenly she didn't feel much like eating, she felt nervous and queasy.
"Hey, don't be like that, you'll be fine. I have faith in you." Kid Flash said resting a hand on her arm supportively, Jinx smiled weakly at him.
"You're right." Jinx nodded. This was it, if she could do this, if she could be a hero then she would ditch the HIVE five for good, if not… well… she couldn't be a hero but she doubted she could go back to being a villain either now. Maybe she could work for the police or something.
"Come on! They're going to start the hostage situation in ten minutes!" Kid Flash whined hopping from foot to foot.
"Ten minues?! ARGH, you're impossible Kid Flash!" Jinx yelped jumping off the bed and rushing around to find her clothes, she looked up to find Kid Flash still in the room.
"Out!" She ordered throwing a pillow at him, he laughed embarrassed and zipped out of the room closing the door behind him, She hurriedly got dressed and shoved her new glasses on. Jinx was about to leave as she was scraping her hair into a haphazard pony tail as her eyes fell on the rose, she broke the stem and stuck it in her hair near the band of the pony tail, goodness knows she'd need all the confidence she could get today.
Just under ten minutes later the pair skidded into the main lodge building, people were milling around, sitting near the coffee bar or warming themselves by the fire. It hardly looked like the site of a crime scene.
"Are you sure you're right?" Jinx whispered to Kid Flash.
"Yeah, they're here alright, the room's got that villain smell." He nodded, a moment later he realised that Jinx was glaring at him with enough intensity to burn a hole through his head.
"Sorry." He apologized hastily. Jinx huffed indignantly and scanned the room, Kid Flash was right, she could just about make most of them out. One middle aged man with a suspicious gun shaped bulge in his coat pocket, probably the leader; and a few other shifty looking miscreants that were hovering around looking like they were waiting for something. Jinx allowed herself to fall into villain mode and looked around for the targets, it wasn't hard work to spot them, several self important people who seemed to be together, wearing all to much jewellery that would make a quick profit and far too much self importance, they were sitting ducks. Jinx's eyes fell on a girl looking in her direction but not at her, she looked oddly familiar, she was definitely a professional something with the way she held herself. Jinx would have said the girl was a hero but the expression on her face could only be described as pure maliciousness.
"Who's that?" Jinx whispered to Kid Flash.
"Who's wh-" Kid Flash began but was cut off by a gunshot. The older man had fired his gun into the air. Jinx frowned, that was poor villain practice, flashy and to the point but it often backfired, there was nothing like light fixtures falling on your own men to discredit you to your victims.
"Everyone stay where you are! This is a hostage situation!" The man yelled, his lackeys had grabbed the bejewelled dignitaries and dragged them protesting over to the leader. The blonde had stayed still and remained staring unfazed in Jinx and Kid Flash's direction, Jinx frowned, it was as if this girl knew what was going to happen.
"Now's your chance. Go ahead." Kid Flash whispered so close to her ear that Jinx could feel his breath on her neck, she shivered and nodded; the blonde's face contorted to an expression of fury. Kid Flash's hand slid down her back as she carefully and slowly made her way to the bad guys, she needed a clear shot. Nervous energy filled her body and pink energy crackled between her fingertips.
"Let them go!" Jinx said loudly and far more confidently than she felt. The men all stared at her, the leader levelled the gun at her.
"We've got a wanna-be hero here I see." He smiled nastily, Jinx grinned, that was a bad move. Feeling much more in her element she waved her hand at him causing the gun to backfire on him and fill his face with soot and rendering his gun useless.
"It seems so." She remarked with a smirk. Jinx shivered, she could feel it now, the eyes of everyone in the room were on her, she could feel the hope radiating from them onto her, empowering her and making her stronger. This was what it was all about.
"Uh… boss…" One of the lackeys said shakily unsure of himself, Jinx wasted no time in shocking the men back, the hostages ran away from them and back into the crowd behind Jinx. Off to the side the blonde stood up agitated.
"Enough of this idiocy!" She snapped, and suddenly the men were encased in a large block of ice. Jinx spun on her heel to face her, the girl glared.
"Don't flatter yourself, I'm not here for you. Though what you're doing here playing hero I don't know, you're a villain." She sneered, Jinx felt the crowd gasp and step back from her and suddenly that feeling of hope resting on her vanished, the letdown felt empty and cold. A gust of air swept through the room and suddenly Kid Flash was in front of her in uniform.
"Kara." He said warningly as he stood protectively in front of Jinx. Suddenly the penny dropped.
"You're Supergirl! I knew I recognised you!" Jinx gasped in surprise.
"Yes. So, is this your new toy Flash?" She said eyeing Jinx.
"You leave her out of this." He growled protectively putting himself between the two girls, Jinx's eyes widened, she'd never seen him like this.
"Aww, what's wrong lover? Run out of good girls to screw so you're moving onto the villains now?" she laughed nastily.
"What's going on?" Jinx hissed at Kid Flash.
"Remember the girl I hung the phone up on? The unhinged one?" Kid Flash whispered to her whilst keeping his eyes warily on supergirl.
"Her?" Jinx gawped disbelievingly, Kid flash nodded.
"Well now I kind of see what you mean." Jinx agreed.
"Oh, it's not just me. I figured everyone deserved to get a piece of you." Supergirl smiled levitating slightly, suddenly and uniformly about twenty girls stepped out of the crowd and circled the two.
"And these girls?" she demanded under her breath.
"Other bad relationships… though a few are missing." Kid Flash admitted looking around at the girls that now surrounded them and looked just as mad as Supergirl.
"A few?!" Jinx snapped smacking him around the arm.
"Ow! Hey! You said you'd researched my history!" Kid Flash said defensively.
"Obviously the database was somewhat lacking!" Jinx snarled.
"Is your new relationship already going sour Kid? Maybe your girl should join the club, I believe you'd call this revenge." Supergirl smiled at her handiwork. The girls slowly began advancing on the two.