ARGGGHHHH! D: Grades are plummeting. I'm seriously thinking about quitting this fanfiction... but not yet :) I'm still going to try and finish this :))

Thank you to those who reviewed in the last chapter! (p.s., I'm going to make this really short. :( )

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Robin knew by her reaction that he was right.

Her eyes popped open as she went stiff. Her entire body language screamed surprise. She even dropped the dishes on the floor; not caring that it broke to a million tiny pieces and dirtied the floor. She moved her mouth to speak, but even that sounded confused and stunned.

"H-how did you-"

"Wild guess." He stared at her. Not a scary or angry glare, just a lost stare, a stare newly-orphaned children might give to a police officer as they tried to comprehend why their parents weren't coming home for dinner.

It was like he was trying to peer into her soul, trying in vain to see what had happened to her all these years.

As she was about to answer him, he interrupted her, this time extremely angry.

"What does Slade have over you?" He growled out to her surprise. "He forced you to do this, didn't he? Jhanya!" he clenched his teeth. She may not know who he is yet, but he'll be damned if he let Slade ruin another thing he loved-

"Dick..." His eyes widened as he looked up at her. There were unshed tears brimming her eyes and her face contorted to the very definition of sorrow and pain. But that's not shocked him the most.

"Y-you knew it was me...?" Slowly, she nodded. He stared at her, trying in vain not to feel betrayed.

"You knew... this whole time... and you didn't tell me?" She was about to answer when he turned away from her.

"Get out."

"But Dick... I didn't-"

"Is this how much our friendship meant to you?" He hissed as he pulled on his chains. "How could you do this to me? Why didn't you tell me?"

"But I-"

"GET OUT!" He screamed.

This time, she didn't bother cleaning before she ran out of the room in tears.

Instantly, he felt guilty. He just made this best friend, the girl he had been searching for for eight years, cry horribly. He sighed as all him initial anger left him, only to be replaced by shame and regret. He looked to his feet. There was a small part of him that was still angry that she didn't tell him the whole truth, but a larger part of him wanted to protect her from Slade and everything else that may try to hurt her. At that moment, he made a vow.

I'm going to protect her. His eyes locked themselves in stern determination. No matter what.


Jinx sobbed as she ran. He hates me... He doesn't want to talk to me... I betrayed him...

What have I done?

She swerved to the left towards her room, only to bump into something really hard. She fell flat on the floor.

"What have I told you about running in the corridors?" She immediately wiped her eyes before responding.

"Sorry master."

He looked over her in curiosity. She stiffened. Did he know? He stared at her as if he could see right through her. And bothered her to no end to be under the receiving side of his scrutiny.

It made her feel as if he knew everything.

She sighed in relief when he stopped giving her the look. Instead, he petted her on the head much like an owner would pet a dog.

"Now... could you do something for me...?"


Slade smirked as he saw her reaction to his plan. This was a win-win situation.

He did some research on Jinx - Jhanya, rather, when he heard her real name from Robin. At first, all he found were official HIVE forms, but when he dug deeper, he found something very intriguing.

It was a picture of a small, white-covered little girl and her mother in a newspaper article. It said that the young girl and the mother were found burned and killed by arsonists, but he knew that there was something deeper than that. As he continued reading, he found something extremely interesting.

The little girl and the mother were both gypsies for a renowned circus troupe.

A circus troupe that was known for the 'Flying Graysons'.

The second he saw the picture, he knew who Robin really was.

He smirked. Now he had all the cards in this game.

He silently dismissed the girl, who looked horrified at the plan. Wordlessly, she walked away to execute his plan. He gave out a dark chuckle.

Everything's going according to plan.


Make him forget... Make him forget... Make him forget...

Jinx took deep breaths as she tried to process what her master entrusted her to do.

_Flashback_

"W-what is it master?" She replied, still a bit shake-y from her encounter with Robin. Her master only wordlessly tossed the purple gem she stole from the museum to her. When she caught it, she looked at him curiously.

"Master, what do you-"

"I want you to erase Robin's memories." Her eyes widened.

"Not to be rude... but is that even poss-"

"This is the gem of Mnemosyne, the goddess of memory." He gave her a look she couldn't place. "I want you to erase all his memories. I may have to start from scratch on him. It'll be a hassle, but it'll be worth it." He patted her on the head again, then dismissed her.

_ENDOFFLASHBACK_

She clutched the gem tighter. Should she erase them? His memories? She shrugged. If she did, then she would have her best friend on the side of evil. They wouldn't fight, and they would still be the best of friends.

But, wouldn't that be unfair to him?

She didn't have the right to erase any of his memories, and it would be unjust and just plain wrong to force him to become something he isn't. And he'll... he'll...

He'll hate her even more.

She stepped in the dungeon just as she made her decision. It was a long shot, but it could work.

When he noticed her come in, Dick looked up at her and tried to speak, only to be interrupted by her as she casted her spell.

A surge on pink light engulfed him as he tried to comprehend what the hell was happening.

Suddenly, all the chains fell off (including his collar) and his wounds healed. Jinx crossed her arms.

"I'm breaking you outta here."


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