All right, real drama starts in this chapter, yo! Hehehe, I'm so excited... except I think a lot of people are going to be very upset about this (don't worry, this fic does have a happy ending).
I hope you guys like this chapter!
On to the story!
"See-More," Jinx said, relaxing slightly, but she still held her guard up. He looked unfazed as he walked out of the shadow into the moonlight streak illuminated on her floor.
"Jinx," he said nonchalantly. In his hand was...
"Isn't that... the necklace you got me?" her brow furrowed as See-More casually tossed it up and down in the air. He nodded.
"And you know what, Jinx?"
"...what?" she asked warily.
"It took me a while to find it."
She stared at him. "What's your p-?"
"It took me a while to find it, but as for a present from your precious Kid Flash," he spat. "I saw it the minute I walked into this room."
Jinx's eyes lingered on the rose on her bedside table, and a faint smile graced her face, before she gave him a cold look.
"Look, what do you want, See-More? If this is about earlier, I-"
"I trust you know what Xenothium is?"
She blinked. "Of course... I did get the top scores in our chemistry class at the Hive."
"How intelligent," he muttered. "And yet so foolish."
She stared. "Okay, what is wrong with you? You don't usually sound like this! You sound like some kind of Jedi! What is your problem?"
"My problem," he burst out. "Is that I've liked you since the first day of Hive Academy, while jerks like Kid Flash get you without even trying! I tried to stop liking you! Hell, I even tried to hate you!"
She couldn't help it. All she could do was stare.
"Don't look at me that way!" See-More screamed. "I'm in love with you! Do you know how long it's been? But you never even glanced my way!"
"Please," she said frantically. "Be quiet!"
"No!" he retaliated. "No more! I can't keep quiet anymore! I gave up everything for you! I gave you this necklace and listened to your problems! Kid Flash just teased you and almost got you killed! But it was his rose you put on your bedside table, and it was my necklace that you buried in your lowest drawer as soon as you got it!"
"See-More," she shook her head. "You're tired. You need-"
"-you," he finished. "I need you. I can't take it anymore. I'm going to have you, no matter what it takes. Do you know what this necklace is?"
Jinx stared at the necklace in See-More's hand, and felt sick as she gazed at the flawless silvery crimson of the ruby. Realization hit her like a truck.
"The second half of the jewel," she whispered. "All this time... the necklace you gave me..."
"You never bothered to find out what you were seeking, were you, Jinx?" he sneered. "Well, I did some research, so I'll tell you."
"The two rubies are both made up with a molten core of Xenothium, both highly dangerous as it is. When placed together, the two form a Xenothium bond, but more than that, a code has been imprinted in the jewel."
"Code?" she breathed. The eye looked up at her.
"This jewel...is more than just two rubies put together. When they're put together...they're a computer program."
Jinx felt as if he had just punched her in the stomach. Why had she been so stupid? She should have checked what it was they were searching for!
"When placed in the correct coordinates, with the right code...this jewel could unlock the identities and information of almost every superhero that ever lived," See-More paused. "Superman...Batman... even Kid Flash."
Jinx covered her mouth with her hand.
"Then...you...?"
"All this time... Wally West, the school superstar... was a superhero," he mused. "That doesn't ever happen in the comic books, does it?"
"Wh- What are you going to do?" she managed out shakily. See-More pondered.
"I was wondering... if we do this... we can finally get rid of the Justice League... the Teen Titans... and of course-"
"No!" she screamed, and lunged for the necklace. See-More whipped it out of the way and Jinx landed on floor with a loud "Oof!"
"Want to protect your boyfriend?" he hissed. Jinx looked down into her lap.
"Please... I'll do anything," she whispered. He hesitated.
"Anything?"
She swallowed. "Anything."
"All right. There are only three things I want. I want your decision by the end of the weekend."
"All right. What?" she closed her eyes.
"Well... first of all..."
Wally hummed as he slowly drew a casserole out of the oven. Life was good. As soon as he had gotten home, he made himself dinner, spending most of his time dancing around the kitchen and waltzing with his apron as he sang a mushy romance song.
Life was wonderful!
He did a little dance in mid-air, then landed and poked the casserole.
"All done!" he sang, wrapping aluminum foil over the cover. Someone knocked on his door, and he hastily removed his apron and oven mitts.
"Coming!"
He opened the door... and was immediately assaulted by a pair of lips. He stumbled back, then shoved the door shut with his foot. He wrenched the person off of him, slightly dazed.
"Wh- Whoa!" he managed out. "Who-?"
"Wally-poo!"
He gulped. "Kitten, why are you here? Why are you dressed like that? Did you walk all the way here like that?"
She giggled. "Oh, silly... I wore a jacket on top. Well? Do you like it?"
He gaped at her skimpy hooker outfit, then pointed to the door. "Uh, you're gonna have to leave."
"What?" she whined. "But... don't I look good?"
He blinked. "Er, you look fine. But-"
"Then take me," she said, lounging across the couch sexily. "Take me, Wally!"
"Uh... but I just cooked dinner," he managed out before she grabbed and dragged him to the couch with her. She giggled.
"Oh, silly... we can eat dinner later! For now..."
"No, seriously, stop-"
"Mmph!" she pulled him down and began to kiss him. He let out a muffled yell and shook her off.
"Look, you have to- don't!" he yelped as she tantalizingly unzipped his pants. Finally, he gave in. He had deprived himself for so long.
Jinx ran to Wally's apartment, tears stinging her eyes. See-More had told her to go to him tonight; it wasn't as if she had that much time left with him anyways.
I hate you, See-More. I really hate you. I will never forgive you for this!
She stopped at Wally's door, and slapped a hand to her eyes.
"Stop crying," she scolded herself. "Now is not the time, Jinx!"
She took a deep breath... then paused.
Why is Wally's door unlocked?
With a bolt of panic, she pressed her ear against the door. Her eyes widened. He sounded...as if he were in pain! No... wait... she hesitated and turned on the hologram. Who knew? Maybe... Just maybe...
She slowly, gently eased the door open and peeked in. What she saw made her tumble in and let out a loud gasp.
She immediately smacked the hand in front of her eyes again.
Okay... I could have lived the rest of my life, the rest of my reincarnation's lives, without having to see that...
Kitten screeched. "Ew! She was watching us, that little-!"
"Jeni!" he immediately jumped up off the couch, and zipped his pants back up. "I-!"
"Ugh, Vhix, way to ruin a-"
"Get out!" Wally screamed at her. "Just... Just, please! Leave me alone!"
"Oh, don't worry about me!" Jeni got up and waved the hand that wasn't covering her eyes at them. "Uh... carry on."
"No!" he cried in panic. "Jeni, it wasn't-!"
"We were-!"
"Get out, Kitten!" he yelled, and before she knew it, he completely shoved her out and locked the door.
"Hey! Wally-poo!" she banged on the door, but eventually, she gave up and stomped away. As she walked off, she pulled on the jacket she had hidden behind the plant next to Wally's apartment door. She rummaged in the pockets for her cell phone.
"Seymour? It's Kitten. I did like you said, and she came and everything."
"Good. Soon, you can date Wally again."
"Oh, I don't even care about that anymore," she smiled evilly. "Just break those two up."
Wally gently helped Jeni up. She shrugged her arm out of his grasp.
"I can do it myself," she said shortly. He laughed nervously.
"I... Jeni, I can explain, I-"
"No, don't bother," she waved a hand. She wasn't stupid. See-More wouldn't just tell her to go Kid Flash unless there was a reason. He was clearly trying to make this "easier" for her.
"I... are you mad at me?" he whispered. She shrugged.
"You're a guy. You have needs."
"Oh, come on," he persisted. "You can't say you're not mad. I screwed up big-time, didn't I?"
"I-"
"Be honest, Jeni."
"Well... I'm admittedly a bit disgusted," she confessed. He suddenly wished he hadn't told her to be honest. Hearing those words pass her lips made him feel ill.
"I... Jinx, I... I'm sorry, I don't know what came over me, but she came and-"
"It's... unexpected," she lowered her eyes and turned around. "I didn't think that the day we started dating, you'd already cheat on me. Maybe you are a bigger bad boy than I thought."
"No!" he grabbed her hand and whirled her around. "Please! I'm not like that! I... Jeni?"
He stared in disbelief at the lone tear that was traveling down her cheek.
"Jinx," he breathed. "Wh- Wh- you're crying!"
"Wally," she managed to squeak out. "What are we going to do?"
He tenderly wiped away the tear with a finger. "Do? First of all, I am going to go on my knees and beg for forgiveness. Then, I am going to sit down and eat a casserole that I made, and have you eat some too."
She couldn't help a chuckle through her blurred tears.
"Oh, Wally... I forgive you already."
He stared at her. "Okay. Who are you, and what have you done with my girlfriend?"
My girlfriend... Jeni nearly burst into tears right then and there, but she held back.
"Nothing... Come on," she smiled sadly at him, turning off the generator. "Let's go eat this casserole you made then."
"No," he said firmly. "Tell me what's wrong. It's more than just Kitten."
"I... I'm just feeling a little ill," she lied. "I think I caught a cold from the lake."
He stared at her, then shook his head. "Come on, let's go eat... maybe you'll tell me then."
"Let's play Truth or Dare!" Wally said gleefully as they indulged in dessert (cheesecake with peach slices). She laughed.
"All right...you can go first."
"Hmmm... Truth or Dare?"
"...Dare."
He quirked an eyebrow up. "I dare you... to... jump on the table and shout that Kid Flash is the hottest superhero of all time."
"Seriously?" she rolled her eyes. "Ego much? Fine, fine..."
She scrambled up to the table, and casting him one last glare, she screeched, "Kid Flash is the hottest superhero of all time!"
She jumped as there was a loud thump on the wall.
"No, Speedy is!" hollered back the voice next door. Wally choked.
"What the-? You tell her Speedy is afraid of kittens!"
With a grin, she yelled the message.
"Well, at least Speedy's mask makes him look hot! Kid Flash's mask makes him look like someone from Puff the Magic Dragon!"
"Oh, yeah?" Jinx shrieked, now completely ignoring Wally. "Well, at least it's obvious Kid Flash is adorable no matter what! I bet Speedy looks ugly under his mask! So there!"
The voice fell silent, clearly unable to come up with a clever response. Jinx nimbly flipped down to her seat.
"Soooo..." he gave her a sneaky grin. "You think I'm adorable?"
"...shut up, Puff."
"Ouch."
"Truth or Dare?" she asked carelessly.
"Hmmm... dare for dare," he grinned. She pondered.
"I dare you...to go and steal something," she ordered. He vanished, reappeared in his Kid Flash costume, then vanished again. She waited for five seconds, and he suddenly appeared once more.
"Wh- What did you steal?" she looked around.
"Oh, a candy bar," he said casually. She stared at him.
"And?"
"Well, you said steal it. You didn't say I wasn't allowed to put it back after I left the store."
She rolled her eyes. "Ah, the West wit. Hmph."
"Truth or Dare, Jinx?" he asked, laughing.
"Hmm... Dare."
He gave her a surprised glance. "Feeling daring tonight?"
"...I'm... I'm bored of this game already," she said quickly. "Let's do something else."
"We could go sightseeing," he offered. She gave him a blank look.
"In Jump City? Uh..."
Before she could continue, he zipped to his room, put on his costume, picked her up and sped out the door.
"It's beautiful," she breathed as she sat in Wally's lap, the two of them cuddling on a ledge on the Eiffel Tower.
"Not as beautiful as you," he murmured into her ear. She let out a loud guffaw.
"West, that is the most cliché line used."
He shrugged. "Hey, we're in Paris... cliché lines are considered romance in its best form."
"Hmmm..." she murmured, snuggling into his chest.
I want time to stand still... why does life have to be so cruel to us?
"Hey, Jinx?"
"Yeah?" she murmured.
"...now will you tell me why you were so upset earlier?"
"...I told you. I didn't feel good."
"You're lying," he gently placed a hand under her chin so that they were looking face to face. "Please tell me... we can trust each other, right?"
"Yeah," she muttered. "The guy caught with his pants down and his ex-girlfriend between his legs says that."
He immediately released her, face flushed, standing up in indignation. "I already told you!" he cried. "She cornered me!"
"I know," she shrugged. "Honestly, I don't mind. It's fine. So you got a little excited. I completely under-"
"Hey, wait," he grabbed her arm. "You're just going to let go like that?"
"Well, what?" she wrenched out her arm. "You want me to yell at you? Scream and say how you've broken my heart? Why should I?"
"I don't know!" he retorted. "I would have thought my girlfriend cared a little more about me!"
Her heart shattered.
"Wally," she looked up at him, voice quavering. "I care about you more than you will ever know."
She sat back down, looking down into her lap. He awkwardly moved towards her.
"Jinx, I didn't mean-"
"I want to go back home," she said quietly. "Please take me home."
"...okay," he whispered. He picked her up a little more roughly than intended, and zoomed back to America. He dropped her off unceremoniously in front of her headquarters, than ran away before anyone could see him, without so much as a goodbye.
Rather than go inside, Jinx sat on the outside steps, hugging herself.
"You know," she said softly, not bothering to turn around to acknowledge the figure behind her. "I hope you realize, doing this is just going to hurt you in the future."
"I don't care," See-More responded just as quietly. "As long as you're with me, I couldn't care less."
"...you're obsessed," she said in disgust. "Obsessed."
He flinched, and if it wasn't for his quiet breathing, she would have thought he was gone. Finally, she got up and began to walk inside. Before she could take a step in, See-More grasped her arm. She glared at him and tried to wrench it out, but he held on.
"Maybe I'm obsessed," he breathed. "But obsession is still love."
"I don't want your love," she retorted. "I want you to let me choose who I give my love to."
"I can't."
"Then I'll just remain hating you."
"Wally! Waaaallyyyyyyy!"
With a loud groan, he rolled out of bed the next morning.
"Wha...?" he mumbled as he opened the door. Jeni Vhix walked in, smiling cheerfully.
"Hi, Wally!" she grinned. He yawned.
"Hey," he muttered. He had not forgotten about last night's... not so pleasant escapade. She swept into his kitchen, ignoring his cranky look as she began unpacking the grocery bags she came with.
"I decided to come make breakfast for you," she smiled lightly. "Lots and lots of energy food. As a way of giving an apology for yesterday."
He could only stare stupidly as she cracked eggs into the pan.
"...apology...?" was all he managed as she slid an entire pack of bacon into the pan. She nodded.
"I think I gave you too much pressure. So... I'm just going to cook you a breakfast, okay?"
"...k," he said sleepily. "I'll... guard the kitchen."
She laughed. "Go back to sleep, you."
He shuffled to the couch and plopped down into it. For about an hour, only the sounds of crackling, frying, and hissing were heard as Jeni carefully cooked everything to perfection. She smiled in satisfaction.
"Wally!" she sang. "Time for breakfast!"
She was answered by silence. She frowned and walked to the couch.
"Hey... get up, you- whoa!" she gasped, as, with alarming strength and speed, he easily caught Jeni with one arm and deftly swept her into the couch with him. Jeni's cheeks reddened.
"H- hey..." she poked him. "Come on, your breakfast is ready."
His lips spread into a smile, even with his eyes still closed.
"I think I like this better than breakfast," he mumbled, rolling over so that the two of them were facing each other. She felt her face flame from seeing him so close to herself.
"H- Hey!" she called loudly. "Come on, Wally!"
"Don't wanna!" he whined. She laughed and kissed his cheek, then scrunched up her face.
"Ewwwwwie... morning breath!"
"So what we up to today?" Wally asked as he tore through his toast. Jeni tapped her chin.
"...Want to go to the mall?"
"O- Okay," he gave her a strange look as he continued to eat. When he wasn't looking, Jeni deftly whipped out a notepad and crossed out 'Make him breakfast'.
"Oh, look!" Jeni smiled happily. "I like this pan!"
He laughed. "I swear, Jeni, with you, I feel more like we're married than dating."
There was a pause.
"Uh, not that I think we're going to get married," he said hastily. "Uh, not that I don't want to marry you, I just think we're too young. Uh, not that I-"
"It's okay," she shook her head. "But you do need a bigger frying pan."
"...I guess that would be a good idea," he shrugged. "All right. I'll-"
"I'll pay!" she called and scampered to the checkout line. Wally stared after her and shook his head, but couldn't help a grin.
I am dating Jeni Vhix. I am definitely the luckiest guy in the world.
"...what about this dress?" Jeni stood before him in a short, simple red dress.
"...it's fine," he said boredly.
"Wally!" Jeni scolded. "You said that about every single dress I wore!"
"Jeni," he groaned. "You already have a perfectly beautiful black dress that goes well with pink! Why bother?"
"Well, I just thought I'd get a nice dress as Jeni too! What about this one?"
"It's beautiful!" he said desperately. "It's gorgeous! It's fantastic on you!"
"...Wally, this is the first dress I tried on when we got here."
"...it's fine."
"Ooh," Jeni breathed in the scent of the fragrant tea leaves. "Roses..."
"Ohhhh," he teased. "I see someone is a rose-lover."
She glared at him. "Thorns can hurt you, buddy."
"Here, I'll buy a can of it for you," he smiled. "Consider it a thank-you present."
"A thank-you present?" she laughed. "For what?"
He smiled and gently stroked her cheek before he went to pay.
"For making me see."
"Look!" Jeni dragged him to the photo booth. "Let's take pictures!"
He gave her a puzzled look, clearly confused. "I didn't take you to be the photo type."
"Well... I am," she lied. "Come on, let's take pictures."
They scrambled in (the shopping bags were everywhere). Jeni looked around in confusion.
"This doesn't look like how it usually does in cartoons," she muttered. Wally began to laugh.
"You've never taken these kinds of photos before, have you?"
"How does this thing work?" she muttered, then noticed the huge red button next to the screen.
"Oh!" she pressed it and blinked. Why was nothing happening? The flash went off in front of her eyes and she shrieked and flew back. Wally caught her, chuckling.
"Calm down, Terminator," he teased. "See, you just pose like this."
She sat stiff and rigid as the next flash went off. Wally gave her a bemused look.
"This isn't a family portrait! You do stuff like this!"
He swiftly leaned over and pecked her cheek as the flash went off. There was one last picture left, so after the last flash went off, they walked outside to gather the pictures.
The first picture was a close-up of Jeni's face (she kept trying to hex it off, but Wally yanked away the picture reel from her grasp).
The second picture showed Jeni looking like a statue, while Wally was clearly struggling not to laugh.
The third picture (Jeni tried to hex off that picture as well) was of Wally, planting a kiss on Jeni's cheek, her eyes wide.
The fourth picture (this time, Wally tried to rip it off, but Jeni jumped on him before he could), was of Jeni, a lethal shine in her eyes as she choked a poor Wally.
"Get off!" Wally yelped. "I've gotta throw away this picture!"
"And destroy the evidence of me trying to kill you?" she shot back. "Dream on West!"
"Arrrrgh!"
As she rode his back, she took out her notepad and crossed out 'Take pictures together'.
Finally, she got off, and Wally looked at the reel.
"Which half do you want?" he offered. She shook her head.
"Keep both."
She began to walk off before he could argue.
"Today was fun!" Jeni happily smiled as they walked back to Wally's apartment. He groaned.
"Jeniiiii," he whined. "Did you have to buy out the whole mall?"
"Oh, please," she rolled her eyes. "I paid for everything except the tea. At least I didn't steal it. What do you have to complain about?"
"The 400 bags weighing me down," he complained. "I don't like ittttt..."
She shook her head. "I'm dating a big baby," she teased. "Look we're here already..."
They stumbled in with the bags. Jeni straightened, and taking out her notepad, crossed out 'Shopping'.
"Well, it's only 3," Wally checked his watch. "What do you want to do now?"
"...what would you like to do?" she smiled. He shrugged.
"I dunno... wanna watch a movie?"
"Okay... what should we watch?"
"...no romantic comedy," he crossed his arms. "I'm tired of seeing romantic comedies that have an obvious ending."
"Hmm..."
In the end, they settled for Cinderella. There was nothing quite like a Disney movie to crack the ice. She snuggled into his lap, and when he wasn't looking, she quietly scratched out 'Watch a movie together' on her list.
"I'm going back home," Jinx announced.
"Should I take you?" Wally said, worry in his voice. She shook her head.
"Don't worry... I'll take the bus."
She gave him a cheerful grin and a wave as she walked out. He groaned, and buried his head in his hands. What was with Jinx? She was...happy. Just too happy.
It was worrying him; something was clearly bothering his girlfriend, and he wanted to know what.
The next day was no different. Jeni came over... but for some reason, just how yesterday they had gone shopping and watched a movie...it was all stuff his ex-girlfriends had wanted to do.
Why does Jinx feel obligated to be like them?
"Wallyyyy!" Jinx sang, and he cautiously emerged. "Yeah?"
"Let's go to the beach!" she smiled. He shrugged, and zipping into his Kid Flash outfit, grabbed her and zoomed off to the beach.
"...I wish we could be here forever," Jinx whispered, clasping hands with him. He shuffled his feet in the sand.
"Hey, Jinx?"
"Hmm?"
"Think fast," he said simply before splashing salty water over her. She spluttered and stumbled back. At first, he feared he had made her upset... until she looked up, eyes blazing.
"Oh, you are so paying for that, West!" she shrieked and began to water at him. He laughed. Somewhere in there, his girlfriend was there.
He just had to find out what was bothering her.
Later that day, Jinx warned him not to come into the kitchen, as she was preparing a special dinner for him. Fighting the unease, he wearily agreed. Finally, she called for him, and he came out to the dining area, eyes widening.
"You, uh, made all this?" Wally said in surprise, as Jeni appeared, wearing the red dress she had bought at the mall the day before. She nodded, cheeks flushed.
"Um... sit down," she indicated towards Wally's now-candle lit table. He awkwardly sat, feeling slightly grungy. He didn't know Jeni would go so far out and prepare all this food and such a fancy setting, so he had simply worn a sweater and jeans.
"Er... hang on."
He zoomed away and reemerged wearing a black dress shirt and slacks. He gave her a nervous laugh.
Ugh... why are things so awkward? We're never like this...
Well yeah a small point of his mind pointed out. You two have never felt obligated to be like this.
"R- Right... um..."
"Well... here, I'll, um... get the food," Jeni muttered. Wally shook his head.
"Jeni, we need to talk."
She promptly dropped the towel she was holding. "T- Talk?"
"Yeah... here, sit down," he stood up and forced her into his chair. He folded his arms, looking down at her in a way that made her feel very small.
"Jeni, what has been going on for the past two days? This is our first few days of dating, but... but it's like you're trying to cram a few years into it," he shook his head. "Look, could we just... slow down? We have plenty of time to do all this, okay?"
She looked down at her shoes. If only you knew... I guess my experience in dating really shows now, doesn't it? She raised her head and gave him a false smile.
"O- Okay... do you not like the dinner?"
"What?" he gazed at her in surprise, then smiled. "No, it's nice. I-"
She cut him off and grabbed him in a hug. He could feel her slightly trembling form, and gently wrapped his arms around her. If only he knew what was going on in her mind at that moment.
Only a few more hours... her mind taunted her. A few more hours and you'll have to leave him forever.
No... no! Why? Why?
"Jeni, what's-?" she cut him off by desperately kissing him, wrapping her arms around his neck. He blinked in shock, and allowed her to drag him into his living room, where she pushed him onto the couch.
"Let's do it," she said, breath quickening as she struggled with his dress shirt buttons. He stared at her.
"Jeni, what are you-?"
"Let's make love," she said, trying to withhold the sob caught in her throat. "I want to sleep with you."
"Jeni," he said firmly. "Don't do this. You'll regret it."
"You can screw every girl in the high school but me?" she mocked him, but he could easily see the tears that had just sprung into her eyes. He swiftly grabbed her shoulders and switched their positions so that she was sitting on the couch and he was standing above her.
"Jeni, please," he said urgently. "Don't do this. You're different to me. You're better than those other girls. I want our first time to be special."
After this, there won't be a first time! she wanted to scream. There will never be a first time between you and me!
"I... I'm ready for it," she insisted, but he shook his head.
"Look at you. You look ready to break down, and I just can't take advantage of you like that. Please, Jeni... I respect you too much. You're not like the sluts at our school. Don't be one of them."
"I want to," she insisted, but she finally couldn't stop the dry sob escaping her throat. He bent down, worry in his eyes.
"Look... Jeni..." he hesitated. "I really want to. More than anything. I've wanted to for such a long time, you would not believe. Right now you're wearing a dress that is making it really hard for me to say no... but I'm going to say no, because I know you'll regret it if we do it tonight."
Eyes lowered, she finally nodded. He firmly guided her towards the door and gave her a gentle push outside.
"Go home. Get some rest," he ordered. "I'll see you at school tomorrow, okay?"
She slowly nodded. Slowly, his front door began to close.
"Wait!" she cried. He opened the door.
"Wally..." she whispered, before she ran to him and pressed her lips against his. She wanted one more feel of soft, willing passion, before she had to...
She suppressed a sob, and slowly slid away.
"Goodbye," she whispered. He smiled and kissed her cheek.
"I'll see you tomorrow."
"You did well," See-More congratulated her. She turned away.
"All right... so how do I do the first part of the plan?"
"Well... tomorrow, all you have to do is..."
"...and so of course, an allegory would be...? Anybody?"
The class remained silent, except for a few snores. The teacher sighed, then settled on a pale and scared-looking Jeni.
"Miss Vhix?" the teacher nodded towards her. "An allegory?"
"...like I care," she said loudly. Several people turned to stare at her.
"Excuse me?" the teacher said incredulously. Wally whirled around.
Jinx... what are you doing?
"I'm tired of your class!" Jeni smiled viciously. "I hate high school already!"
Some of the people began to mutter under their breath, as Jeni quietly unclipped the power inhibitor from her arm.
"What is she doing?"
"She is such an attention whore."
"Silence!"
Jeni leapt into the air, and releasing several hexes into the air, caused the windows to shatter and allow the wind from outside to blow papers around. She brought the generator out of her pocket, silently apologized to Gizmo, and with a flash of pink light, the generator crackled and disintegrated in her fist like a cookie.
Several screams rang through the classroom as the students slowly began to recognize the pink-haired sorceress, hair whipping in the wind.
"It's Jinx!"
"The leader of the Hive Five!"
"She's scary!"
"But kinda hot!"
"But scary!"
"But if that's her... where's Jeni Vhix?"
"Moron! That is Jeni Vhix!"
Gasps and shrieks began to erupt in the classroom as they backed away from her.
"What's the matter?" she snarled, an evil smile alit on her face. "Afraid of a little bad luck?"
Kitten, frightened out of her wits, shrieked. "I never did anything to you!"
Jinx sent her a contemptuous gaze, and for good measure, sent a hex that hacked off Kitten's and Koma's long hairstyles to a short, shredded bob. Finally, with a glare to the classroom, she turned her back and jumped out the window. A red-haired student gaped after her, convinced this was some very bad dream.
"You did well," See-More grinned. "Part I is even better than I expected."
"I dropped out of the school, big deal," she lowered her head. "I have to take care of the next parts."
"I can help you on both," he offered, but she simply sent him a silent glare as she stalked back to the Hive Five headquarters.
"We wish to join the Brotherhood of Evil," See-More announced, putting his arm around Jinx. She didn't move, afraid if she reacted, she would accidentally send a hex that would destroy the building.
The Brotherhood nodded. "A wise choice."
"And of you?" Madame Rouge sent looks to the rest of the Hive Five. They all hemmed and hawed, but the Brain wheeled forward.
"If these two are the only ones who wish to join... what choice do we have? No need to pressure anyone, Madame Rouge."
Jinx felt her heart pounding painfully. This was not what she wanted to do. Remembering herself just a few months ago, she was thoroughly disgusted. How could she have wanted to join the Brotherhood of Evil? This was the worst thing she could ever imagine possible.
No... there was an even worse thing.
Part III of See-More's plan.
She slowly trudged to Wally's apartment later that night. She had to sneak out from the Hive Five headquarters so as to not get caught by the Brotherhood, and she wanted privacy.
No! I don't want to do this! the Jeni in her screamed. Please, Jinx! You'll break him! This isn't fair! Please don't!
I have to... this is the only way to protect Wally.
She squeezed her eyes shut, and knocked on his door.
Wally sat on his living room floor, not moving. He had been like this for the past five hours, but he couldn't move. A part of him urged to go and find Jinx, go and scream at her and ask what the hell she was doing. Another part told him to wait... she would come to him, and explain, and everything would be better...
A knock came on his door, and he knew... he knew it would be her.
He got up and walked to the door, firm in his resolve. He opened it and gave her a strained smile.
"Jinx."
"...Kid Flash."
He dropped his smile and gave her a confused frown. "Jinx, I know you want to explain, but I just want to let you know, I'll listen."
"I don't want to tell you anything," she said quietly. Wally fidgeted.
"Hey... why don't you, um, come in?"
"I've got to go," she looked down, then back up at him. "I just came to tell you that I'm leaving."
"...you're leaving?" he gave her a puzzled look. She stared at him coldly.
"I'm joining the Brotherhood. Let's break up."
Wally was definitely sure now that this was just some kind of strange nightmare. He began to laugh. A forced, horrible laugh tearing out of his throat.
"What are you saying, Jinx?" he slapped his knee, laughing harder. "You? Brotherhood?"
"I've already accepted their offer," she said tonelessly. "I'm leaving, because I'm going back to their base with them."
"Wh- Wh-?" his mind exploded with questions. Finally, he managed to ask one, his voice croaky.
"Why do you want to break up with me?"
She gazed at him. "Isn't it obvious? How can I date you when I'm part of the Brotherhood? And besides... I've already..."
Don't say it! Please, Jinx! Don't say it! Jeni pleaded.
"I've already agreed to start dating See-More," she said scornfully. "So I don't want to see your face anymore. I don't want to see you, hear you... I don't want to have anything to do with you anymore."
"No," he breathed. "D- Don't say that. Please, Jinx. Please."
"Why shouldn't I? I never liked you. I thought I did, but it was just a little crush. You made it seem bigger, but now I see I never felt anything for you."
"B- But... that day... you said..."
"I never said I liked you," she glared at him and turned to leave. "You just wanted to think it, but now I see I never even really liked you that much. Good-bye, Wally West."
"Please!" he grabbed her around the waist from behind. "Wh- What about my identity? I can't let you-!"
"Rest assured, I won't tell them about your identity. They have better things to worry about than some teen hero's secret identity. I won't tell. Now let me go."
It was more than an order to release her waist; she was silently begging him to let her go from his heart, to release her so that he wouldn't be hurt anymore. He, however, refused.
"No," he snarled. "I will not let go. If I don't let you go, you can't go back to him."
"He's the one I want to be with," she was thankful he couldn't see her face; he wouldn't be able to see the tears collecting in her eyes. "He's the one I really want."
"He's not," he said hoarsely. "He's not!"
"You and I have only dated for a few days," she shook her head. "It's not as if-"
"It was a few days, but I've liked you for longer than that!" he cried. "I think when you look at it, I've liked you ever since the first time I saw you at the museum! Please, Jinx!"
"Let go of me, Kid Flash," she said coldly. "I have to be with him."
He zipped in front of her and shoved her back into his apartment.
"What do you want?" he cried desperately. "For me to get on my knees? For me to get you more roses? To pay more attention to you? What do you want?"
"I want you to leave me alone," she glared at him. "Just leave me alone. Let me out of here."
"No!" he screamed, looking slightly maniacal. "I can't let you go! Not after all this time, when I finally managed to get you!"
"Move, or else I'll hex you," she crouched, pink electricity ready at her fingertips. He went down to his knees, gazing up at her.
"All right," he offered. "Hex me as much as you want. Is that what you want? Is that what it takes to have you?"
The pink light faded. "You can never have me."
"D- Don't say never," he pleaded. "Jinx, I lo-"
"Shut up!" she hexed him, and ran out the door. He collapsed on his floor, unmoving.
"Wh- What just happened?" he wondered aloud, tears dripping on the floor.
Ehehehe... well... don't say I didn't warn you!
I said there would be drama! See you all at the next chapter!