Friday the Thirteenth

By: A. Kiwi

Disclaimer: I do not own Teen Titans or related characters...

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Prologue: Countdown

10 minutes to midnight…

Jinx was perched on the edge of the cliff overlooking the ocean on which the HIVE building sat.  She had taken out the black binders holding her hair in pigtails, so her cotton-candy pink hair blew freely around her face.  The velvety sky was dotted with stars.  Jinx actually smiled. 

9 minutes to midnight…

Her skimpy black dress was not very warm, so she shivered quite a bit as the sea breeze chilled her and random droplets of water from waves that were splashing against the cliff hit her face.  This was how she wanted to die… she decided.  She wanted to die on a night as peaceful as this one, with the hypnotic sound of waves lapping against the shore in her ears. 

5 minutes to midnight…

She shook some water off her face and took off her double-decker shoes, letting the grass tickle her feet.  Right now… in this moment, she was completely at peace with herself, and with the world.  Out of the backpack at her side, she pulled out a headset, borrowed from Terra Markov, honorary member of the HIVE.  She slid in a CD and listened to it.  It was Superstition, by Raven Symone.  Jinx had earlier on seen the music video for this on Disney Channel, and immediately named it her theme song, after all, every villain has to have a good theme song, right?

1 minute to midnight…

As the song ended, she slipped off the headset and slid it back into the backpack.  She fitted back on her shoes and pulled out a bottle of black ink.  She dumped the bottle over her head, turning her beautiful cotton-candy pink hair black.  Jinx zippered the backpack, and checked her watch.

30 seconds to midnight…

Jinx fitted the backpack straps over her shoulders and ran into the woods.  She would not endanger the HIVE, or herself, by staying here. 

Midnight.

Gizmo watched her retreating back from his dormitory window. 

"Come back soon Jinx… come back soon…"

Then she was swallowed by shadows.

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I'm sorry for the short chapter, I'll update soon, just as long as I get reviews.