CHAPTER TWELVE
"MAGIC ACT"
She knew this was not going to be a pleasant stay, robin might have treated her but there was no way he wanted her in his tower, and by the looks of the security he had installed around her, he was any thing but happy to have her, that bothered her for some reason especially when kid flash is eyes meet hers.
"So when do I have this meeting?"
He is apologizing with his gaze and it makes her chest constrict with uncertainty and guilt, she never wanted him to worry about her, she never asked to have some one is attention. Now she had it, and as much as she hated to admit it, it was getting to her, taking a deep breath she looked away she had to do this for him.
"Ill tell him"
In the other side of town victor stone looked at his friends, the tension in the table could be cut in with a knife. He took a deep breath and shocked his head, this was something he didn't like, they were a close nit group and now every thing was falling apart. Thanks to some thing that one of there friends had refused to discuss with them.
"So any plans for tonight?"
"No"
"w-we can go to the mall t-together"
Raven is meek voice sounded all to distant and for a brief minute victor didn't know if any one was going to respond to that, but his fears banished when the others nodded.
"All right then tonight we go out!"
It was tense and Garfield chuckled, this was a joke his relationship with raven was over, or at least he thought it was over, but nothing had been said and now going out together as friends. They were any thing but friends right now and he wondered if this was how it had always been, yet now looking at kory is smile and victor is enthusiasm were up he knew he couldn't let his feelings get in the way of there good time.
Raven smiled and looked at her friends, things had to be better, they were her friends and as she looked at beast boy, she tried to give him an encouraging smile. Yet he just looked away and she didn't blame him, after the night before she didn't know what to make of there so call relationship and she wondered just were they were at right now.
The phone rang and victor smiled as she raced to get it. He looked at his friends whom seem to glanced at him weirdly, what he did not noticed was that the phone had dropped from his hand and he had been staring at them for quite some time, Logan looked at him and waved his hand in front of him snapping him out of his daze.
"Yo Vic you ok man?"
"Friend the phone there is some one whom needs to talk to you it is from Wayne enterprises"
"I know t-there was a break in last night"
"Shouldn't you speak to them?"
Victor nodded at raven; who signaled towards the phone, Kory handed it to him and he continued to listened and respond. All the others heard was a one-sided explanation, hanging up the phone he shock his head and smiled a worried smiled something was wrong they had gotten that much from his conversation.
"Is every thing all right?"
"Yeah raven no worries its just some one broke into the building stole the research doctor Landry was working on"
"Isn't that the guy you're helping out?"
"Yeah with my cyber expertise we were able to develop a suit that similar to red-x is only ours help out the wearer increasing every thing by a factor of 10"
"So the suit makes you stronger and faster?"
"It enhances the wearers is inherit abilities say if robin were to wear it the suit would increase all of robin is skills and strengths"
"Why bring out robin?"
Logan gave victor an irritated look, which made him, wince; this was somewhat hard to tell them. Raven he knew she had already figure out what he wanted to do, the others did not. Taking a deep breath he walked towards his room and came back a minute later with a yellow and black device they all knew to well.
"You go to be kidding me!"
"there is only some one I know who would be capable of solving this beside imp figuring who ever stole the suit will become another red-x "
"Victor is correct Logan we must inform robin"
"We might be at risk if we open the channel to the titans is tower then some one might trace it back to us"
"No worries raven this puppy has my own special touch on it besides robin is no fool he will never let answer but imp sure he will come"
"Yippee"
Logan walked away from them; he needed to get to school any way. Raven glanced at victor who nodded and kory smiled, they needed to warn robin, the suit could become a problem if it fell on the wrong hands; victor frowned and wondered if he should have used his technical expertise in helping out the doctor develop such a suit.
"So what do you want to know?"
Robin glanced at jinx who is eyes were fixed on his her arm; holding her side as she sat on her bed she didn't want to show weakness, he respect that. He held no ill will towards the girl, but she was still a criminal throwing a file on her bed she raised an eyebrow and looked at the pictures.
"Recognized the symbols?"
"They conjurer markings how did you?"
"I dabbled on the subject what matters to me is how much you can help me"
"Oh the great robin wants my help?"
"Imp not asking jinx"
He glanced at her side and she frowned, it was payback for his services; she smirked and shock her head. The boy wonder was good, he never gave nothing away she liked that about him, taking a closer look at the pictures she frowned they were different that those she was costumed to seeing.
"They are not from this world that's for sure"
"Alien or?"
"Not alien this stuff is beyond that imp not familiar with them but I think they are summonses"
"Summonses?"
"Allows the wearer to summons spells weapons and items in some cases even spiritual or mystical creatures"
He nodded, the girl whom he had meet the night before was good, if she had such deep knowledge of such arts then this was serious. Mystical abilities were no toys; they were serious business, taking a deep breath he picked his files and turned towards the door jinx looked at him and clenched her fist.
"I didn't ask for this you know"
"Huh?"
"For his help"
"I know but that didn't stop him ...that tells you how much he cares for you"
"But why!"
"The heart doesn't chose whom to care for jinx"
She smirked and closed her eyes; looking away from him, she shocks her head, why was she even talking to him? Taking a deep breath, she felt a shift in her bed. Opening her eyes she glanced at were the shift had started, she was surprised to see robin sitting there glancing at nothing in front of him she huffed and crossed her arms.
"Why are you being so nice?"
"Don't know guess imp tired"
"Tired? Of what? I thought you would be angry...you know what I did to you"
"I was but then I heard what they did to you"
Once again, her eyes widen and she gasped at what he had told her, she turned away from him. She didn't need his pity, she didn't want it, she was strong now, she didn't need any one; yet she felt a hand on top of hers she glanced at the her hand only to see a green gloved hand covering her own.
"You should tell him he cares for you"
"Imp not well for him .imp just bad luck"
"People make there own luck jinx"
"I don't want to hurt him"
"You won't besides ill keep an eye on both of you"
He smirked and she glared, he was a pain and he was a goody goody toe shoes, but he was right about something. Kid flash cared for her, she did not know why but he did; taking a deep breath, she nodded and he left. Glancing outside the window, she wondered once again about her life and its meaning; she was used at being alone; she had always been alone. The hive had given her a home to call her own and yet now she had the chance of that life all over again; only this time on the see of good instead of evil.
Could she do it? She did not know and yet as a rose mysteriously appeared in front of her, she smiled and closed her eyes; she could try it. After all it wasn't to bad of a deal, having a nice home, warm bed nice food she could try it for a while, she smirked and laughed hell if that Goth called raven lived with robin how bad could he really be?
Continued
