"I'm not going to let you leave my side again." He slowly grabs my arm and pushes me away from a little, just enough for him to look deeply into me. His eyes are full of determined that I knew I should use many words to make him change his word.
"You don't mean to lock me up, do you?"
"I would do it if it means you stay at my side." There is no jesting or mischief in his eyes. I also believe that he would actually do that. I felt guilty too since I do want him to lock me up so that I could stay by his side forever.
"My, what will people think if a superhero kidnapped a woman?" I didn't smile but my eyes still glued on his blue eyes.
"I don't care about what other people thought."
"It will ruin your reputation."
"All I care is just you Jinx, nothing more."
"Here I thought you care about Jenny." I didn't mean to say the word but I say it before I really thought about it.
"I already knew about you are Jenny before any of this accident happen."
His word surprises me very much. My eyes widen and my mouth gap open as I try to think how the hell did he found out. Did he find out when he search for my identity? or did he find out when he was suspicious of me? The data about me must have blown my cover since I don't really have data in the world database with my false name. The main question is when he has known? He seems to able to think what am I thinking right now since he suddenly explains it to me.
"I already know who are you when the fourth day I meet you. The first day I already had my eyes on you as Robin give me a mission to protect Nightfire at all costs. I do of course had my eyes on the other teachers but after the appearance of the man and the story that you didn't actually tell the full of it, I had my eyes on you. Then there was a time I enter your place in the middle of the night-" My face turns horrified at the knowledge that I just learn, and yes I really want to kick him.
He smirks and continues "You should see my expression, at first, of course, don't believe my eyes but then anger took over me." His hand tightened in my arm "Do you know I was trying so hard to move on from you? Of course, you don't know about it. You don't even care about me. I know you don't so don't make the same excuse." I close my mouth, mainly because of his glare. He continues again "Do you know when I saw you again sleeping so peacefully, I actually want to wake you up and demand everything from you. I want to shout and I want to make you felt the pain just as the way I felt it."
I didn't say anything include the pain of his grip in my arm. I didn't dare.
"Revenge, anger, and hatred took over me so hard that I couldn't think very well. I forgot about my mission. Memories flood into me as I thought all those years. The empty years without you. The years I thought that you have already died. How many things I try to forget about you. You, of course, don't care about it so I wonder why the hell am I telling you this. Suddenly I want to play with you, just like you play with my feeling. I plan that. I plan to use you and then dump you."
My eyes widen at the plan he just says to me "Oh."
"I know I was heartless but I couldn't care less. I was just consumed by anger. I knew you must hate me right now when you heard about my cruel plan. I only realize that the plan not only hurt you but it's hurt me too." His eyes look so hurt "Every time, every bloody minute, every damn second I don't dare to hurt your feeling. That affects me so dearly that I want to punch my own self. The minutes I stare into your eyes, I lost to all, I forgot about my plan. I try to control myself and decide to just play along just so that I could see your pretty smile. I also notice that when I talk about Kid Flash your eyes sadden, why? Did you hate me so much that you don't like the topic about me?"
I quickly shook my head in no.
His facial expression still didn't change "Every time I spend with you is so agony, so pain that you didn't know about me and Kid Flash are the same people. You are also so stupid to let a man just enter your place when you only knew him for just a couple of days. You should know about us man, some of us have an objective and wanting."
"What yours then?" I ask.
"I want to bed you." He answers shortly.
"Oh." Was the only word that comes out from my mouth.
"You should more cautious in the future. I don't want to kill anyone. Yes, I will if they touch what is mine."
I actually want to remark that statement he made without my agreement but I kinda like the sound of it.
"Please don't leave me again." This time he was begging. I don't know how to answer him, I have to leave so that my power won't hurt him. "If this is about your power again then I make sure to lock you up." Now I really was sure that he could read my mind.
"My power is Bad Luck and If I stay with you then-"
His voice is sharp as he cut me "Your power isn't the reason I almost died. You're exaggerating. I'm a hero there are many people want me dead, I have many enemies. Your power has nothing to do with me always end up in the TT bed."
"What about the time when-" a sudden knock on the metal door stop me in my sentence, I could hear Wally growl and look behind him to saw who has interrupted. I look past his shoulder and saw BB looking embarrassed. I quickly realize what position we both are in and push him away but he didn't budge more like pushing me closer.
"Sorry, didn't mean to interrupt but Robin is turning impatient and need the two of you," BB explains and waits for a couple of minutes for me or Kid Flash to say something but neither we both say anything. "So?"
"Okay." Then he let go of my arm and turn around, he grabs my hand and pulls me forward. BB hurry up and run upstairs again in animal form when he is already gone Wally say "We will talk about this later. Don't you dare to run away again." I know it's better for me to stay quiet and just follow him from behind.
"Finally," Robin says when we enter the room, everything is still as messy as they're and my back with my necklace is still on the floor beside Raven. He separates himself from the wall that he leans on and walks toward us. He stops in front of KF while look at me that is behind him, I notice that and walk to stay beside KF, still holding hand. "Jinx, That is your bag right?"
He points at the bag beside Raven, I just nodded.
He nods a little and shows me the jewel that is supposedly hidden in my bag that he had hide behind his back. I just stare at the jewel and look at Nightwing's eyes then look back at the gem.
Nightwing asks me "Where did you get this?"
I decided to just tell the truth "From a kid that is a student in my school."
"Juliet?" He asks again, this time my eyes did widen in surprise but I nod.
I open my mouth quickly "How did you know?" I never tell anyone about how I have the gem.
This time Cyborg stands up and walks toward the big TV that is already brand new and plug some cable from himself into the plug beside the TV. The screen change and some picture shows. There are two pictures that I don't know, the other is I know. All of the pictures are about some object and to my horror is that that are the things Juliet gave Karrie. I gasp and look from one to another one. The other two picture that I don't know is a crown and a necklace.
"From your expression, I think you already know who gives this stuff."
I look at Cyborg and ask "What do you mean?"
KF who still beside me and hold my hand explains to me "That the little girl name Juliet already knows about Karrie's true identity, that means that she knows about Karrie is Nightfire."
I just realized something when they said it. That means that Karrie's real name is Nightfire and so it's true that she is Nightwing and Starfire daughter. I look at Robin and say "I don't think she knows. I think it's her mother's fault."
"I think her parent has something to do with it too but why do you say that she didn't know."
"She was crying. She told me all about this gem and then she said that something will happen if someone wears that. I was thinking of giving this gem to someone, maybe they know about it but I think you guys already know about it, so tell me what will the gems do?"
"It will take your life away slowly and let out electricity that will make you died painfully slow. This gem is from Japan museum and someone has stolen it 4 days ago. Raven, return this to Japan museum." Nightwing throw the gem and Raven uses her power to catch it. she nodded and then open a portal and walk into it and then the portal is gone.
"Juliet's parents are Kin and Kin. That means that her parents must have something to do with this stuff but not just them. Jinx, you do remember about the man that threaten you to give Karrie right?"
I nod.
Nightwing continues "After we search it was Mammoth and I understand about the question that appears in your head too. At first, I didn't believe it but it seems that the HIVE Five has gotten themself into something dangerous. We got a report from the titans or the hero London that someone stole their chemical and then China report that someone stole some of their dangerous objects. We try to locate their base but we couldn't found it, the old one is empty. Do you maybe have an Idea where are they right now?"
Somehow this topic makes me dizzy but I didn't show it, I shook my head "No, I don't know anything about them anymore."
"I see."
"But..." I shut my eyes and think if I should tell them about this or not. I was the ex-team of the Hive Five and Teen titans.
"But what Jinx?" Kid Flash says and holds my hand tighter.
I thought about my answer before finally answering them "But I think that maybe they got themself a new leader. I mean they act very differently and they all change."
Cyborg nod and say "I agree, I think there is someone behind their doing. They must have a new leader to act like this but whom? We always meet with the five of them and there is no way that one of them must be the leader."
A big black hole appear and Raven walk out from it, "Done and the man says thank you."
"Okay, good jobs."
"Why don't we set a bait?" I suddenly blurt out. "I mean if the leader didn't want to show itself then we bait for her or him to come."
"How?" Nightwind ask.
"I could-"
"No!"
The room get quiet because of Kid Flash shout. I look at Kid Flash and raise my eyebrows at his glare. He is really angry, His hand that grip my hand are more tightening. I want to show him but I decide to just bear with it. I open my mouth and ask him "Why?"
"I said No."
"That not your choice."
"You don't understand."
"I do understand it."
"You don't know what they are capable of."
"I can take care of myself, thank you. I just bait them and then-"
"I said No."
I know he would never allow me. I also know what they are capable of, they change and they don't afraid to kill. Actually I was scared but I also more scared because they already knew about my identity and I don't want to risk it. I know how they have a hatred for me and want vengeance so it's just a matter of time before they start to hunt me.
"Jinx, what Kid Flash says is true and we don't want to lose a member." Nightwing says and puts my his hand on my shoulder so that my eyes look back at him, he gives me a smile, a leader smile that calms me down "We can't use you as bait. There must be another way."
"But-" this time I do winch and turn my head to glare at Kid Flash but he didn't loosen his grip and still holding it.
"Who wants Pizza?" BB suddenly shout behind me but I didn't care as I was busy glaring at him to loosen his grip in my hand.
Nightwing seems to notice it too and put his hand now on Kid Flash shoulder "You should let go of her hand, you hurt her." then Kid Flash does loosen his grip. I quickly took my hand away from him and look at it. There is a mark that someone had grip it so tight that it leaves a trace of the finger.
BB already walk toward the table and open the box. The other walks to the table and began to eat a slice. Ignoring us.
Kid Flash takes my hand again, very gently and lift it up until his lips touch my knuckles, "Sorry, but please give me your word that you won't do that. Please don't use yourself as bait. They- They could kill you."
"I won't die." I try to assure him.
"Give me your word that you won't use yourself as bait." He looks at me and I could see how much my word has hurt him.
"I promise I woulnd't use myself as bait."
Then he smiles. A warm smile that radiates around him as the room suddenly felt warm.
