A/N: Warning: Not as much fluff. Muahahhaah. Anyway, ENJOY! Please tell me what you think! :) for those who review, I will message them the sneak peek of the next chapter. :) Please, tell me what you think :)
Jinx woke up suddenly in the night. She rubbed her temples and moaned slightly. She had gotten another headache. She had felt restless for the past few days and it was affecting her sleep. She looked over and saw Kid Flash, asleep on the floor. She smiled a little as she looked at the boy on the floor, cuddled up. He had insisted sleeping on the floor so he could be near her. He'd even offered sleeping in the same bed but Jinx always declined. Ever since that kiss in Paris, the pair had become a couple. Jinx shook her head just thinking about it. She always flushed every time she thought about it. It was so weird getting a "good morning" or a "good night" every day. It was weird eating meals with someone all the time. It was strange to always have someone actually be there. But Kid Flash did it all. He was always there for Jinx, looking out for her all the time. As weird and foreign it was to Jinx, she was starting to enjoy it. She was happy and she woke up saying "good morning" and saying "good night". It had been three weeks since that first kiss. Time had passed by happily and quickly, as Jinx adjusted to this new life.
But lately, Jinx couldn't shake the feeling that something was wrong. She would get chills during the day and get headaches during the night. She would feel as if she was being constantly watched, even though she was certain nobody was around. At first, she had tried to shake it off, thinking that she was being paranoid. But the bad feelings progressed, she realized that this was her instinct, her own intuition trying to tell her something.
Jinx curled her knees to her chest and rested her head on them. "Okay," She whispered, trying not to wake Kid Flash, "I give up. What are you trying to tell me?" She asked herself and closed her eyes, clearing her mind. She'd had these feelings before, always when something happened to her teammates. She'd learned it was useless to ignore or fight these feelings away. "Go back to the headquarters," A small voice said inside. Jinx opened her eyes, biting her lip. Deep inside, she already knew what to do. But her heart sank once she actually heard the words. "They aren't my teammates anymore," She tried to convince herself, uneasily. "I don't care anymore," She laid back down on the bed, squirming into a more comfortable position. She closed her eyes, trying to sleep. Unfortunately, sleep was impossible when her head was pounding so loud she feared Kid Flash would hear. She gripped her head, wincing. The pain was unbearable, and she knew she had to go. She threw back the covers and began changing into her old outfit. "I'll be right back," She thought to herself as she nervously looked at Kid Flash, who was still slumbering peacefully. After she was done changing, she knelt down silently to Kid Flash and gently brushed his hair away from his face. She kissed his forehead softly. "I'll be back," She promised, and left.
As soon as Jinx arrived at the H.I.V.E Headquarters she knew something was wrong. The headquarters was silent, for one thing. In all of her years living here, it was never silent. There was always someone up, yelling, or fighting. This was the first time she heard nothing. Jinx bit her lip nervously again as she began going around the back, where she kew there was an unlocked window. As she stealthily snuck in, she rolled into the dark kitchen. She felt her stomach clench in uncertainty. The kitchen was never dark. Mammoth always kept the light on, no matter what. She gulped and turned on the light. Light flooded into the kitchen as she saw that everything had a light coating of dust. She rubbed her finger on the table and studied it. "Sheer coating of dust. Nobody's been here for at least a week," She observed. She relaxed slightly, and began searching the tower. Every room was empty. She slowly walked down the hallway that went to her room. She stood in front of her door, not knowing what to expect. What really surprised her was how unfamiliar the door looked. She had been going in and out of this door for years. This door that she relied on so much to keep her away from the guys. The door that enabled her privacy and opened to her former haven looked so different to her. It was discomforting to know how different everything looked after only a month. She sighed and opened her door. She walked in and flipped on the light. Her eyes widened. The last time she had been in here was when she was destroying it, trying to capture Kid Flash. But the room looked pristine. As if nothing had ever happened. Someone had fixed up her room.
A wave of annoyance hit her as she walked around her room. "Didn't I tell them that they weren't allowed in my room?" She thought, irritated at first but she smiled as she studied her room. The annoyance she felt was routine. She had always been a possessive girl. But looking around the room, she felt a pang of bitterness as she realized that this wasn't her room anymore. Jinx walked over to her desk, filled with drawings and doodles. As she looked at the pictures she took with the H.I.V.E Five, everything began coming back to her. She was remembering all of the good times they shared and how much fun they had together. She smiled a little bitterly. "I guess it's true what they say," She murmured, her voice loud in the empty room. "No matter how many bad times you share with someone, you always remember the good times," She sighed, and flopped down on the bed. She felt a crinkle and shot up abruptly. She felt around the bed to pull out a note.
Jinx,
The Brotherhood of Evil recruited us. The war has begun. We are being sent to the secret headquarters. We'll see you there.
It was signed with a drawing of an eye. "See-more," Jinx thought, turning the note over. On the back was an address, which she guessed was the secret headquarters. Jinx furrowed her brows, her heart pounding. A flurry of emotions was passing through her. "They got recruited? Without me? Was I the weak link? What do I do?" She immediately felt shame. How could she think those thoughts? She sank back down on the bed, confused. What really sickened her was the fact that she actually wanted to go to them, her old team. She actually wanted to help the Brotherhood of Evil. It was as if the weeks with Kid Flash were slowly fading from memory. She stared at the note.
"Jinx," A voice behind her said. Jinx tensed; she quickly turned and struck out a hex.
"Calm down, it's me," Kid Flash said, dodging the hex and appearing in front of her. Jinx immediately relaxed her shoulders.
"Jumpy, aren't you?" He asked, eyeing her carefully.
"What are you doing here?" She asked, her heart thumping painfully loud.
"Looking for you," Kid Flash answered, pulling out his Teen Titans Communicator. Jinx stared. It was broken into pieces, sparks still flying as he held it gingerly.
"So, what does this mean?" She asked, still looking at it.
"It means, that the Titans are in trouble," Kid Flash answered, surely, "And they need our help," Jinx looked down. Did he know? Did he know what was going through her mind? Could he read the atmosphere? Could he tell that she was almost going to leave him? She slipped the note in her back pocket.
"Us against like... 200 villains," Kid Flash pondered, and then grinned. "We got this," He winked at her. Jinx barely smiled.
"Jinx, what's wrong?" Kid Flash asked, smile slipping a few notches as he noticed the look on her face.
"I-I can't do this," Jinx cursed herself for her faltering voice. She wanted to sound as confident as he did. She refused to look into his face, fearing his facial expression.
"I can't fight against the people I've spent my life with," She closed her eyes. "In the end, this is all I am. I'm just bad luck. In the end, I was never meant to be good. You know and I know that I belong with them," She opened her eyes and looked at the note See-More wrote her and tossed it to Kid Flash. "Go," She ordered softly, still not looking at him, "You know where the headquarters are now. Be a hero,"
Kid Flash was silent as he looked at the note. Finally, he looked up.
"No," He decided, "I'm not leaving without you,"
Hearing those words, Jinx finally turned to look at him.
"How do you know I'm not still one of them?" She demanded, trying to sneer at him. She wanted to be as bad and nasty as she felt right now.
"I just know. If you still were one of them, why did you stick around?" Kid Flash said, honestly.
"I could have been spying on you long-term, getting you to trust me to tell me your secrets,"
"But you didn't,"
"I could stab you in the back right now, Wally,"
"I trust you," Was his simple answer.
"Why?" Jinx asked angrily. They were face to face now. Jinx felt her eyes blazing as she glared at Kid Flash's face which was composed and serious. "How do you know that I'm not going to waltz out of here and join them? How can you still trust me after everything I did to you and to the Titans?" She asked.
"Because I love you, Jinx," Kid Flash said simply. Seeing the sincerity in his eyes, Jinx widened her eyes in shock. Kid Flash scratched his head.
"Oh wow, this was not the setting I had in mind when I pictured me telling you how I feel," He said, a little sheepishly, smiling a little. "I didn't picture the scene was fighting with you about if you're a villain or hero, which was also a conversation I'd been saving for the distant future, but you know what they say: No time like the present," He shrugged casually. "I kinda was picturing a cool fighting scene where I was fighting very suavely and kicking some serious villain butt. But this works too. I'll deal. Jinx, I. Love. You," He enunciated the last phrase to show emphasis.
Jinx blinked but composed herself and glared at him. "Big mistake," She said, in a low voice, her eyes glowing pink again. "I'm bad luck, remember?" She laughed dryly.
"It's not a mistake, Jinx," Kid Flash said. "You've had so many chances to attack me, ambush me, and kill me. But you didn't. You didn't do it. Even now, you could've easily attacked me and left. You definitely wouldn't have sat here and pondered about it," He gently took her hand and laid it on his chest. "I'm giving you another chance. If you truly think that you're a villain, then hurt me now. Crush my heart and join the Brotherhood of Evil," He gave her a small smile, but his eyes were serious, drilling into hers. "I'm giving you a choice. You don't have to keep running anymore, face me head on,"
Jinx gulped and felt her hand shaking. She gripped it into a fist and she could feel his heartbeat, whizzing and beating quickly. Her eyes glowed pink. This was the moment, do or die.
Or was it?
All her life, Jinx was a firm believer in Fate and Destiny. She believed that her powers were given to her for a reason. She always believed that it was a curse, a sign that told her she was meant to be a villain. In all of her years of existing, she believed she had her future set. But after looking into Kid Flash's eyes, so confident, she realized that he had given her what she always was really searching for. A choice. A way out. She knew all along that she had that choice but it had taken her so long for her to acknowledge it. Here was her own personal guardian angel, nudging her towards the right direction. Her heart slowed down and her eyes stopped glowing. Was she really bad luck? Was it not just a cruel prank from the heavens? Was she really meant for greater things? She didn't have the answers, and looking into Kid Flash's eyes, she saw that he didn't have the answers either. She pulled her hand away and felt her eyes well up with tears. Was it too late to hope that they would find the answers together? She turned away, but she felt his hand on her face as he pulled her into his arms.
"What can I do?" He murmured, stroking her hair, "What can I do to make you stay with me?"
Jinx closed her eyes, steadying her thoughts. She felt better than she had in a long time. When she finally calmed down, she opened her eyes and looked up at him.
"I'm sorry, I was so scared," She took a deep breath. "I didn't know who I was. I never really knew. But... meeting you, I'm starting to get to know. And... and I'm not scared anymore," She said, giving him a very shaken smile. Kid Flash grinned at her rested his forehead on hers, closing his eyes.
"You don't have to be scared anymore, Jinx," He said, "Look," He added, pulling her closer. "We fit. Perfectly,"
Jinx closed her eyes too but then opened them immediately. "We do fit. A perfect match," She said, a little shyly. Kid Flash laughed.
"I don't know about you, but I wanna kick some Brotherhood of Evil butt," He said, grinning mischievously. "You ready?"
Jinx looked up at him. "I'm ready. " She said, determined. A familiar smirk was spreading on her face. She didn't have to know at the moment, what she was. But what she did know what that she just wanted to be by Kid Flash's side.
A/N: Okay, this chapter was very wordy. Haha. I think I made it too dramatic. And cheesy. But this is Teen Titans, everything is dramatic ;) Not as much fluff because I want everyone to see the inner turmoil Jinx fights with. I feel like... If I were Jinx, these were the thoughts I would have. I feel like I would want to do better than what I've settled for but instead was too comfortable where I was at. Idk. Haha. Anyways, I hope you like it. Please review! It inspires me a lot. The people who review will get a sneak preview on the next chapter! :) The next chapter will be the BATTLE SCENE. Woot Woot.
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