Chapter 29
Hm I'm a little worried I haven't heard anything from Da'Ink in for past few chapters. I do hope she's reading it. I do so enjoy her reviews along with everyone else's n_n. So last chapter you discovered that the thing inside Lita's mind was actually Hatter taking over Lita's body when she's unable to help herself. Lita of course isn't very aware of this, so it's still a mystery to her, and I will go in depth with this in this chapter I do promise. Now ONWARD TO THE BATTLE FIELD!
When Lita came too she was back in her bed; she was just barely awake, as she tried to remember how she got there. The last thing she remembered was Hatter playing a joke on Beulah by snatching up her familiar in her mouth and then seeing something that resembled the monster when she was fighting Simon. Lita groaned as she tried to get up, only to feel a cat's paw on her cheek.
"Stay still Lita dear. You should be resting now." Cherie's voice mewed as he laid his head on her neck and began to purr. Lita felt and listened to the vibration coming from the cat's throat. This was an act that Cherie would do when Lita had trouble sleeping or was upset; he would have often climb into her crib when she was a baby when she cried, and sooth her when Klarion could not. The sound was rhythmic and constant; and soon Lita nodded off back to sleep.
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"I can't teach her anymore Klarion." Beulah said, Klarion jumped as his sister burst into his room, he glared.
"What do you mean you can't teach her?" He asked, narrowing his eyes at his elder sister. Beulah crossed her arms as her Owl laid with a broken wing. Klarion smirked, "What happened to your familiar, sister dear?"
"Don't mock me Klarion! your daughter's cat tried to make a meal out of him." Beulah snapped, Teekl snorted in laughter.
"That had better not have been the only reason you're deciding to quite." Klarion said, narrowing his eyes. Beulah glared.
"That spawn of yours is a monster!" She shouted, "I don't know what kind of harpy you laid with to create that…thing…but I can tell you this; she is no ordinary half breed."
Suddenly a hand wrapped around Beulah's neck and squeezed, Klarion glared at his sister as a low growl escaped his throat.
"Call my daughter a half breed or a monster again and I'll have you burned at the stake." He threatened squeezing tighter around Beulah's neck. He then let go and she dropped to the ground.
"I want you out. Go back to Limbo Town—you've over stayed your welcome, dear sister." He continued as Beulah gasped for air. She then stood and went off—probably to pack for her return home. Teekl looked to Klarion.
"What do you suppose she meant by 'monster?" He asked, Klarion leered.
"She's prejudice it doesn't matter. She's lucky she's my sister or else I'd have killed her for what she said." He said, "Besides I have other things to deal with besides her."
"Savage." Teekl meowed, Klarion nodded.
"I'm going to make him suffer—but I have to do it in a way that it doesn't come back and hurt Lita in the end." He said. Teekl's tail twitched as a plan formed in his mind.
"We could start by taking out the Light; picking off the members one by one like flies." He said gruesomely. Klarion grinned.
"Not a bad idea…not bad at all."
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"Hey Hatter, Cherie Curie—what happened last night?" Lita asked as she laid upside down on her bed. Hatter and Cherie mewed.
"What do you mean Lita Dear?" Cherie asked, Lita frowned.
"Last night did I finish my training for the day? I don't remember." She said, Hatter yawned.
"Yes; after much scolding from that woman you went to bed—much too tired to think straight." She said as she stretched out on Lita's bed, Lita sat up.
"Really? What happened?" she asked.
"What do you remember?" Hatter asked opening one eye to look at her master. Lita frowned; that was the same question she had asked her when they were in Bialia when Simon entered her thoughts.
"Nothing." She said, Hatter rolled over onto her back once again.
"Then don't worry about it." She mewed. Lita looked to Cherie who had switched position and had his back turned to her. Lita frowned; they were keeping something from her. What that was, Lita wasn't so sure of, but sooner or later all secrets come out—that much she knew from experience.
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The next morning Lita went to school, she was greeted by Impulse and Garfield who smiled happily when they saw her.
"So Lita; are you going to come to the cave today?" Garfield asked, Lita shrugged.
"Depends; how angry is Batman that I left?" she asked, Garfield and Impulse looked at each other.
"On a scale of one to ten? About a twenty." Garfield said, Lita's features drooped.
"But don't worry, he's too busy with Zatana to worry about being angry with you for now." Impulse said, "Just come to the Cave with us today."
"Alright, I'll think about it." Lita said, with a weak smile.
"Cool." The boys said in unison, making Lita giggle as they walked down the hall.
"Oh hey I'll meet you in class; I have to go to the bathroom." Lita said, the boys nodded, and went ahead to their first period.
Moments later Lita was washing her hands at the sink when Jordana and her clones walked into the bathroom and scowled.
"What are you doing back here; I would have thought after your little swim in Happy Harbor would have made you leave by now." Jordana snapped, Lita turned.
"How do you know about that?" she asked cocking an eyebrow.
"Boy are you stupid; you don't remember a thing do you?" The girl on her left said, the one on her right huffed, "Aw poor wittle Lita."
"What are you talking about? How do you know I almost drowned?" Lita asked, backing up. Jordana gave a look of false sympathy.
"Poor, sweet, defenseless, little Lita." She spat; "I'm so sick and tired of hearing Jackson talk about how sweet you are."
"You want to know how I know about your little swim? It's because it was me who put you there; I'm sick to my stomach about how sweet and innocent you are Lita Bleak!" She continued, "You're just as bad as the girl my mom talks about every day."
"Who was she again?" The girl to her left asked Jordana rolled her eyes.
"Some stupid Goth girl," She spat, Lita's ears perked, "I think her name was Raven; all I know is that my mom said she got knocked up her senior year of high school."
Lita glared; Jordana was talking about her mother. The girls all looked at Lita as a low growl escaped her throat.
"Is she growling?" The girl to Jordana's right asked, the girl to her left stared at Lita, "Look at her nails!"
"Wh-what is she doing?" Jordana asked, as they took a step back away from Lita as she glared at them and her eyes began to glow.
"Don't you dare talk about my mother that way!" She shouted, as her fangs extended and she hissed at the girls, "You didn't know my mother! You have no right!"
"C-calm down Lita," Jordana stuttered as Lita took a step for them, "I-I didn't know she was your mom."
Suddenly Jordana's two friends went off screaming out of the girls bathroom.
"I knew she was a psychopath!" The girl who was normally on Jordana's left shouted as the two ran down the halls leaving Jordana behind with Lita. The two ran down the hallways until they were stopped by a woman dressed in all black with a scar over her right eye.
"Y-you have to help Jordana." One of the girls shouted.
"That freak Lita Bleak is gonna kill her!" The other shouted, the scarred woman narrowed her green eyes at the girls.
"Don't worry I'll help her." The woman said, "But first; I'm going to need you guys to forget everything that happened."
The girls looked at her with a puzzled look and then everything within their field of vision went black.
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Later that day Lita had decided to return to the cave—as Jinx of course, and this time she brought both her familiars; Cherie and Hatter, in their human forms.
"What's she doing back here?" Robin shouted when he and the others saw Jinx. Hatter narrowed her eyes.
"Waiting to be burned at the stake by Batman." She mumbled, Cherie elbowed her in the side earning a hiss. Wonder-girl looked at the two human faced cats.
"Who are your friends Lita?" she asked, Cherie raised an eyebrow and dipped to her level—though he wasn't much taller than the blonde.
"Do you not remember me Dear Wonder-girl?" He asked, "I was the cat that sat upon my Lovely Raven's shoulders."
"Cherie Curie, my mom's old familiar." Jinx translated, "And Mad Cat-Hatter. I made them human cause it's hard for them for both ride on my shoulders."
Wonder-girl and the others nodded.
"It's good to see you came back." Batgirl said, Jinx nodded.
"Though I don't know for how long." She said, as Cherie placed a hand on her shoulder. Robin rolled his eyes as Batman, Nightwing, and Zatara walked through the doors.
"So good of you to grace us with your presence Jinx." Batman said, he then looked to her familiars. Hatter narrowed her eyes back at him; while Cherie retained a look of dignity about himself.
"Familiars." Zatara explained, Batman nodded, "Perhaps Lita things would be easier if the two were in their normal forms."
Jinx nodded; then looked to her cats who looked back he as their bodies contorted back to cat form and they stood at either side.
"So what happened to Dr. Fate?" Impulse asked the group looked to Batman; since that question also lingered on their minds. Zatara looked to the group and nodded.
"Fate, has been put to rest for the time being—given light to the current situation, it would be wiser if he were not present." He explained, Jinx sighed in relief; she wouldn't have to deal with the Lord of Order. However that didn't stop the strange question that crept into the back of her mind; where was the helmet?
"That however doesn't escape the fact that you are in big trouble." Batman said, Hatter and Cherie growled.
"So she lied; it's no worse than when Artemis' loyalty was called into question when Red Arrow pointed out a mole in the Team." Batgirl said, "Lita's case is no different."
Nightwing looked to Batman.
"She has a point. Lita as Jinx hasn't really done anything as far as betray the Team or the league." He said, Batman nodded.
"That may be true, but she still lied." He said, Hatter hissed causing Jinx to snatch her up and muzzle her.
"But Nightwing is right; from what I have seen from Nabu she has done nothing aside panic when seeing Fate." Zatara said, "Perhaps a temporary suspension is in order."
"Suspension?" Jinx asked, Zatara nodded.
"You'll remain on the Team; however you will be on call, and only go on missions we allow you to go on." He explained.
"Sounds ok to me." Jinx mumbled.
"But you won't be able to train with us, or go on missions." Beast-boy said, Jinx shrugged.
"I wasn't able to train with you to begin with; at least with this I won't be permanently off the team." She said, Hatter and Cherie meowed.
"At least until we decide otherwise." Batman warned, "Until then you will come to the Cave and await our final decision."
Jinx nodded her understanding, as the Leaguers left the Team Batgirl looked to Robin, and elbowed him in the side. Robin huffed and looked to Jinx.
"I…guess I owe you an apology." He mumbled, Hatter hissed up at him.
"For obvious reasons I'm not going to translate that." Jinx said, "And it's no big deal Robin, I don't blame you."
"You still should have told us." Robin mumbled, Jinx narrowed her eyes.
"Oh? And what's your excuse for not showing us who you are?" She hissed, Robin went to speak but said nothing; Jinx gave a pointed, "Exactly."
"Well at least you're not permanently off the team." BumbleBee said, Jinx nodded happily.
"So who's the other cat?" Impulse asked, Jinx smiled and picked up Cherie.
"He's my other familiar, unlike a lot of witches I have more than one," She said, Cherie meowed, "Cherie Curie used to be my mom's but now he's with me, he and Hatter helped me learn what magic I knew before my aunt came to teach me."
"Speaking of which how's that going?" Beast-boy said, Jinx shrugged.
"I dunno; I guess I don't need to know any more, my aunt left yesterday night." She said, "At least that's what Hatter said."
"Well that's cool, that means you're an official Witch-girl now right?" Impulse asked. Lita nodded.
"Well I was official when I was born but yeah I guess so." She said.
Well she's not off the team but she is in some time of suspension. That's a good thing, and sadly she and Robin just aren't going to get along for the next few chapters. Oh yeah and its official! My computer has killed itself so; no home computer for a time—long time—but fret not! During this week of absence I shall have typed at least two or three chapters! So until we meet next; I bid thee fair well—also; Da'Ink it's nice to hear from you again n_n.
