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Never a Fairy Tale
I remember when you used to be shy And I'm sorry but it's not a mistake
Yeah, once we were so fine
You and I why you gotta make it so hard on me
And I'm running but you're getting away
-This is How a Heart Breaks by Rob Thomas
Jinx regretted many things in her life. She regretted that she was unable to be the perfect little girl her parents had wished her to be. She regretted joining the H.I.V.E. Academy. She regretted becoming a villain, hurting people who hadn't even done anything to her. And at the moment, she regretted taking Wally West's, aka Kid Flash, hand.
She immediately felt the tugging sensation of leaving her stomach behind as the world around her became a blur. She clutched onto the speedster, mentally cursing him as she clung on tighter, screwing her eyes shut. It was hard to breathe at this speed for her, like the air was being sucked away from her. She breathed slowly, conserving her limited air while concentrating on nothing but the pair of arms that held her and for some reason, which made her relax if but only for a little.
"All right, kiddies," Argent sighed tiredly. "Time for you rug rats to get to bed." A chorus of awes and kicked puppy looks were aimed at her but she had learned to see through their cute faces. In some ways, these kids were worst then villains.
"Can you at least take these off?" Melvin pouted raising her inhibitor bracelet clad arm.
"No, or I'll never get you guys to sleep. Don't give me those looks," she said to the three children, "now go on," she pointed towards the bathroom where they were to get ready. The kids grudgingly obliged as they trudged towards the room.
Argent sighed. "This is not what I signed up for."
"That's the price you pay for having to play matchmaker," Herald said walking towards her followed by Jericho.
The female Titan snorted un-lady like as she leaned against the wall, arms crossed. "If I didn't do anything then Jinx and Kid would have never gotten anywhere and we would have to deal with two sulky teammates. If we want to function properly as a team we need to all get along."
"You've really been thinking about this, haven't you?" Herald asked raising a brow.
"It's been slow around her," Argent shrugged.
"True," Herald responded while Jericho nodded. "But are you complaining?"
"I guess not," Argent said sinking to the ground, eyes closed. She heard two soft thuds next to her as Herald and Jericho followed her example. "I mean, not having someone attack like every other day means that we're doing our jobs as heroes."
"Don't jinx it," Herald said.
"Was that a joke?" Argent asked opening her eyes. Before the trumpet wielding boy could reply an explosion echoed through out the building. The three teens immediately got to their feet as the kids came running out of the bathroom afraid. Another set of explosions were heard, this one further down the hall creating a tremor and a dust cloud to form. "Get behind us kids," Argent instructed, leaving no room for argument.
The six waited silently as the dust cleared. They were surprised at what they saw.
"Mr. Red X?" Melvin gasped about to take a step forward towards the man but Jericho stopped her, shaking his head.
"Hey kid," the masked thief waved lazily.
"What are you doing here?" Argent asked.
"I was looking for Pinky, but I see she's not here," Red X shrugged. "Pity, I was looking forward to seeing if she made up her mind."
"What are you talking about?" Argent asked while pushing the children further behind her and her teammates as the red glow appeared around her hands.
"Nothing really," the thief said. "I'm just here to distract you."
"Distract us? For what?" Herald asked.
"Us, snotbrains," a voice chuckled behind them before a powerful shock went throughout their bodies sending them to floor in pain. Argent looked up, her vision blurry as a few figures appeared around her.
"Too easy," an older voice purred before the girl became unconscious.
If there was ever the most awkward of awkward moments then Wally West would deem this one the king. It wasn't because he couldn't start off a conversation with his date; those had gone on quite well. What was awkward was…
"They're staring," Jinx said trying to hide her face with her vibrant and noticeable pink hair.
"They're jealous of your beauty," Kid Flash smirked.
"I highly doubt that," the gray skinned girl said ducking her head behind the menu. Now that the girl was no longer able to see his face, Wally let out an exasperated silent sigh before looking around the area they were in.
They were sitting in an outdoor five star restaurant in a small but well known city in Italy off by the coast. The restaurant was on top of a cliff, overlooking a beach where the waves soothingly crashed into each other below the clear night sky. Relaxing Italian music was played from the trio of musicians off by the entrance that led into the indoor area. Soft candle light flickered in the middle of the table that was supposedly there to create a romantic air, not really for practical purposes. It would have otherwise been a perfect setting for their date…that is, if most of the majority of the other restaurant goers weren't staring at them, particularly Jinx.
The speedster heard whispered Italian coming from some of them. Most were like this:
"Is that her?"
"I did see a black cat on the way here, maybe it was hers."
"I thought she was supposed to be in America."
"Maybe she came here to put a curse on our heads."
West frowned. Were people that narrowed minded? Jinx wouldn't do any of those things to someone unless they were a villain. She was good! She was a hero that didn't deserve to be whispered and talked about right in front of her face.
"They're saying stuff," Jinx sighed putting her menu down and laying her head on the table.
"Only that they think I must be a lucky man sitting with such a beautiful woman," Kid grinned.
"Don't talk about lucky to me. Besides, I know Italian. I know what they're saying and you lying to me isn't helping the situation at all," she said fixing him with a glare.
"Busted!" the boy thought. "I wasn't lying when I said you were beautiful," he said smoothly as he reached over towards her and tucked a lock of hair behind her ear.
"You like to lay it on thick, don't you?" the bad luck witch said arching a brow.
"Oh, fair maiden, you wound me with your words," the boy said dramatically but it had the desired affect as Jinx let out a slightly held back chuckle.
"Fair maiden?" she laughed raising a brow. "What are we in? A fairy tale?"
"If you want it to be," the boy shrugged.
The pink hair witch snorted. "Only little girls wish for things like that," she said staring off at the nighttime surf. "I hold the world but as the world…a stage where every woman must play a part and mine a sad one."
"Shakespeare," Wally said. "The Merchant of Venice to be precise though there are two things wrong with that statement."
"And what is that?" the girl asked frowning, raising a brow. She knew her literature and challenging her was like suicide.
"Well first, I'm sure it was 'a stage where every man must play a part', not woman."
"Creative license," Jinx waved him off. "What was the other thing supposedly wrong about my statement?"
"Your part in the world isn't a sad one," the speedster said holding her gaze.
"What makes you think that? Can you see the future? How can you be so sure?" she asked narrowing her cat like eyes at him.
"J-just, just believe me okay?" The girl didn't respond. The food came and they ate silently, Kid Flash trying to think of ways to have a totally non-disastrous conversation.
Once they were finished with their dinner, the red head paid for their dinner before leading the pink hair girl out of the restaurant. "Soooo," Jinx began, "I guess it's time to go home now."
Wally laughed. "You don't really think that we're done are you? The night is young Jinxy!"
"Well what else do you have in mind, Kid?" Jinx asked.
"I owe you some ice-cream don't I? Italy is known for its gelato," he said temptingly with a childish grin on his face.
"Why couldn't we just get some at the restaurant?" the bad luck sorceress asked incredulously.
"Because then I wouldn't be able to do this!" West grinned before without warning he scooped up the girl, and before she could even protest, they were gone.
Kid Flash had thought he was safe when he slipped the inhibitor bracelet on Jinx. A powerless Jinx equaled a physically painless night…or so he thought.
"WHAT. THE. HELL?" the girl asked hitting the boy on the chest for emphasis of each word.
"Ow!" the speed demon said catching her wrist before she could cause him anymore pain. "What was that for?"
"For speeding me off without giving me any warning!" the girl yelled looking a little pale…well, paler.
"Hey…" Wally asked worriedly. "You okay?"
"Do I look okay?" the girl snapped before sitting down on the edge of the fountain they were by.
"Aw, come on Jinxy," the boy pouted before running off somewhere and reappearing with two cups of gelato. "Here, take this ice cream as a peace offering." The girl rolled her eyes but took the strawberry gelato that he offered. They ate silently; sitting on the side of a beautifully sculpted fountain with chubby naked cupid's spurting out water.
"This is actually pretty good," Jinx said eating another spoonful of the sugary frozen fruity treat.
"I knew you would like!" Wally grinned triumphantly.
"You did, did you?" the girl asked before throwing the remaining of her gelato in the trash.
"Why did you just do that?" Kid Flash asked in disbelief.
"I didn't like it as much," Jinx said shrugging as she sat back down next to him. She leaned back slightly, closing her eyes. When she opened them again, she found West's half eaten gelato held up to her face. "What?" she asked raising a brow.
"Have mine," the boy grinned cheekily.
"Why are you offering me yours?" she asked.
The boy shrugged, still wearing his grin. "Maybe you'll like mine better than yours."
Jinx took the offered treat before looking down, fidgeting with the cup. "Stop doing that," she whispered.
"What?" the boy asked confused.
"Stop being nice!" the girl yelled getting up, dropping the ice cream but it was long forgotten.
"Why shouldn't I be nice to you?" the boy asked softly afraid to move.
"Because, I'm supposed to hate you! You left me and, and, UGH!" she growled pushing the unsuspecting boy into the water. On reflex, the speedster reached out and grabbed the bubble gum hair girl, pulling her along with him into the fountain.
Silence reigned as the two sat in the water, Jinx on Wally's lap. The two stared at each other and then down at their water drenched selves before they both burst out laughing. The mood was lightened as the two continued clinging on to each other. It wasn't until their laughter died down somewhat that they realized the position they were in.
Jinx felt herself literally pull closer and closer towards the boy. The attraction she thought was long gone between herself and the boy was pulling her closer to him. She wasn't too far when…
"I think we should get out of this before we get sick," the blue eye boy said before getting up and offering her a hand.
"Thanks," Jinx said turning her head slightly to hide the perfectly evident blush on her cheeks. She shivered slightly, her damp clothes hanging to her skin. She was startled slightly when she felt something drape on her shoulders. She realized that it was his jacket that had somehow managed to not get wet but Jinx didn't think on that too long; it was big, nice, and warm. She turned to Wally to thank him again when she realized he was blushing. She raised a confused eye brow but then looked down at her damp attire and realized that some of her clothes were clinging to her form.
The girl rolled her eyes but she couldn't help the mischievous smirk that played across her lips. "What's the matter, Flash?" she asked.
"Uh," the boy blushed deeper. "Wait right here," West said before the girl could respond.
"Not like I can go anywhere," Jinx murmured to herself. She sighed, taking out her communicator to see if it was okay. She wanted to check to make sure that the kids didn't burn the tower down to a crisp. Robin was definitely not going to put that on her bill if that happened.
The girl frowned slightly when she realized that no one was answering but figured that the others must be dealing with the kids and she knew how much of a handful they could be. Bored, she turned her communicator to pick up random video frequencies. It only came as a surprise when she found Robin…on the news…in a police photo…accused of killing someone.
"It's official," she thought. "All hell has frozen over and pigs have grown wings and flied." Though she knew this was a serious situation and that she should probably call for back-up or for one of the original Titans to see if he was okay, Jinx couldn't help but laugh and laugh she did. That was how Kid Flash, with towels to dry with, found her when he returned.
"Ugh…do I even want to know?" he asked.
The girl was too busy laughing to form any complete sentences so instead she handed the communicator over to the boy. She watched as his face flickered from surprised to horrify. Suddenly, he turned on her.
"You think this is funny?" he asked pointing to the picture of Robin.
"I think it's ironic," the girl laughed before her giggles quickly died down at the speedster's not too happy face. "What's up with you?"
"Nothing other than one of my best friends is stuck in jail and you're laughing about it!" the boy yelled causing the girl to flinch.
"Relax. I'm sure it's just a misunderstanding. Bird Brain should be out of there in no time."
"But what if he's not?" Flash asked biting his lip as he began walking back and forth. "I need to go help him."
"He has his team," Jinx said. "I'm sure they'll be able to help him," she shrugged but she frowned when she realized the boy wasn't listening to her and was instead trying to figure out the fastest way to Tokyo. She growled, angry for some reason. "Just go!" she yelled shocking the boy.
"But Jinx," he began, thinking more reasonably.
"That was an order," the girl said coolly. "Now GO!"
The boy looked at her regretfully before in a blink of an eye he was gone.
Jinx scowled, kicking the dropped gelato. She walked around the fountain to steam out her anger before a movement off to the side caught her attention. She spun around, getting into a fighting position when she realized that she would only be able to do hand to hand combat.
The figure in the shadows moved, stepping out from the ally and revealing themselves.
"Eric?" Jinx asked confused. How could the boy be here in Italy when he was supposed to be in Jump City?
The boy grinned as he walked closer towards her. His handsome features began to melt away, changing. "Not quite," the person said before something lashed out and attacked Jinx from behind, sending her to her knees. She tried to move her arms but found that something was holding them down. As she stared up at her attacker, all she could do was gasp.
"You…"
So, how do you get MistFairie93 to update? You threaten her, that's how. LOL! Anyway, one of my reviewers told me, not asked, to update so seeing as I had some free time I did. Yes, I do know that Kid Flash wasn't in the movie, which really made me mad but don't worry. I already thought something up for that.
I've been in a Shakespeare mood ever since we read The Merchant of Venice in my Survey Lit class. This isn't the first of his plays that I read but it was one of the ones you could kind of relate too a little. I don't know.
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