It's All About Luck

A Teen Titan Fan Fiction

By: Rannison


Disclaimer:

Bubby: I know I know, we've been MIA for far too long~!

Taki: But now we're back!

Rannison: No richer than we were before...so much for stealing ownership of the Teen Titans and making millions.

Bubby: Yeah. Great. Just blurt it all out. Now they'll never belong to us.

Taki: Sigh. On with the story.


Chapter 8 (Ver. 1.0)

Jinx smiled and politely greeted the customers, seating them and handing them their menus. She attentively took their drink orders, and sweetly told them to take their time looking over the rest. It wasn't until she reached the kitchen that her smile cracked and fell into a scowl.

Argh, I can't stand this!

She felt a bit ashamed with herself for being frustrated. Lilly was doing her a huge favor by letting her take this job. Raven was also taking a huge leap of faith by protecting her, and even going as far as saving her life. Of course, her feelings of restlessness weren't unheard of...many meta-humans in her situation had trouble reintegrating into normal society, she just had to take time to adapt and get used to this...dull, uneventful and boring life.

It's only been two weeks, I just need to give it more time.

Despite telling herself that, the witch sighed with some relief when she saw that her shift was done.

"Lilly, can you take care of table four? I'm clocking out now!"

The brunette looked up with a smile from the grill, assuring Jinx she'd take care of the rest and wishing her a good day. With that, Jinx quickly changed and left through the back.

A few moments later, she was wading through the sea of Jump pedestrians, enjoying the sun and the dull constant roar of the populace. She had the rest of the day to herself, and Jump offered many attractions to indulge in. On a normal day, Jinx may have gone shopping, or book browsing, or hit the arcade for old times sake. However, the last few days Jinx had become increasingly agitated and unable to enjoy the life she had thought she wanted. Hell, she wasn't even sure what it was exactly that she wanted right now.

A display caught her eye in her aimless wandering, and Jinx slowed to a stop in front of a glass store front. A certain sorceress danced into Jinx's mind as she studied the display. A moment of hesitation passed, and Jinx started walking away. She stopped again.

Ugh, fuck it.

The witch turned back around and walked through the door.


Raven was training.

Training, in itself, wasn't at all that unusual for the Titans. Robin kept a strict schedule of drills for the Titans to complete, either solo, in pairs, or as an entire attack team. They drilled countless scenarios, from offensive to defensive, reconnaissance to escorts. However, Raven had taken it a step further and started working on her own outside of their mandatory training schedule. When questioned, she merely shrugged and gave non-committal answers.

The dark Titan had her own motives. With her merging, Raven found more control, precision, and potential in her powers. She felt as if the well she was drawing her powers from had become deeper, to some unknown depth, and she was gradually able to draw out more and more of it at will. In the last two weeks, the sorceress pushed herself further and further, seeking out her new limits and finding none. The changes were small, imperceptible to any observer; there was no dramatic changes, no new flashy attacks...but she felt something there. A vague sense of a giant aquifer deep within her had sprung into existence, one that she hasn't been able to tap into at her current level. This became her image training day after day. Through meditation, running the attack course, and endurance-shielding on the defense course, Raven slowly drilled deeper and deeper toward her goal, gaining more stability and endurance all the while.

Of course, Raven wasn't obsessed or hungry for more power. She sought first over all other aspects of her power. So, the other reason why she spent so much time training now...

I wonder how she's settling in...

She sighed. Training also helped keep her mind off of the ex-villain, which seemed to be becoming an impossible task these days. She didn't understand it, but her mind seemed to wander to the happy-go-lucky girl much too often to be healthy.

Raven touched back down onto the roof, unable to concentrate on meditation any longer. It seemed that time didn't help, and in fact made things worse. It'd only been two weeks, but as the days passed Raven found herself wondering about the witch with increasing frequency. A black sphere formed from Raven's feet and up to her head, enclosing her in an instant. The next instant she was gone.

She opened her eyes, staring into the bathroom mirror. A casual flick of her arm and the shower began to run. She continued to stare into her reflection as she undressed, as if intent on pinpointing a physical anomaly in her features to match the changes of the past two weeks. She saw nothing, just herself as she always was.

Maybe...maybe I should check in on her. Just to make sure she's not causing any trouble.

The thought was spontaneous and unexpected, but she felt a rising, uncontrolled excitement at the stray thought. Her pulse quickened, and a faint tinge of pink appeared across her pale cheeks.

What the hell is wrong with me?

Raven jerked away from her reflection, stepping into the shower before the water could warm. She welcomed the chill shock across her body.

Of course, by now she already had more than a good idea of what exactly was "wrong" with her. Raven wasn't a techie like Cyborg, or a master strategist like Robin, but she wasn't stupid. She read enough books, seen enough of mortal society and media, to know that what she was feeling was...

...attraction.

Yes. She didn't deny it now, but she didn't like it one bit. Romance wasn't something a half-demon like her should ever seek. There were too many reasons to stay away, too many concerns and troubles. Raven didn't need to be psychic to see where it would lead to. And on top of all that, the object of her misguided affections happened to be a female witch, an ex-criminal, an obnoxious, childish...

...lithe, dextrous, feral girl with intoxicating eyes and...

Raven nearly slapped herself. For once, the dark Titan was at a loss of what to do. Even if she went to visit Jinx, what was she expecting to happen? Wouldn't seeing her just aggravate the problem?

Only one way to find out.

Giving in, Raven quickly finished up and summoned over her street clothing from her closet.


"Welcome! Can I help you with anything?"

Jinx smiled brightly at the elderly man. "Oh, I'm just looking around, don't mind me!"

The old man smiled in return, and went back to his computer monitor. His smile froze when, as he was about to resume the movie he had paused, a red blinking icon caught his attention. Double-clicking the icon brought up a silent message:

!SECURITY ALERT!

KNOWN CRIMINAL IDENTIFIED

A profile displaying a pink-haired girl and a physical description loaded underneath the message.

Jinx, intently studying the piece of jewelry that had caught her eye out on the street, didn't notice the snub-nosed revolver being pulled out from underneath the counter and pointed at the back of her head...


A/N (Ver. 1.0): Sorry everyone, I know I've been MIA for a few years now. Trust me, it's not that I gave up on writing, real life sort of just took over. I work 60 hours a week now, take care of an at-home-wife, and just simply don't have time to myself anymore. However, since things are slowing down at work now, I'm sneaking some time in at the office to type this up (yes, I'm am at my office at this very moment, not getting any real work done). Anyway, don't expect things to pick back up with any real speed, but I do want to let you all know that I have far from given up on this project! Thank you to all of the loyal fans who have continuously given me support even in my absence. I will do my best to not disappoint!

Rants (Don't read unless you wanna be bored outta your mind lol): Sorry this chapter is slow paced, I'm still getting back into everything so I wanted to take it slow and get back in touch with the minds of the characters. I'll be picking back up with the action in the next chapter. Also, I originally planned a cross-over, but then decided against it. There are many reasons that I won't get into right now, but based on the reviews I'm pretty sure the idea won't be missed anyway. I still might hint at some elements, but it definitely won't be a major factor in the story line.

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