Jinx's Plan
The movie ended at about ten that night. Robin and Cyborg recovered a few minutes into the movie, followed by Starfire. I was surprised everyone fainted at the thought of Beast Boy's food being good… Maybe I just haven't been here long enough to try some of his more disgusting food (Cyborg had always stopped me from eating any of his cooking, he said I would thank him later). Maybe some people just think tofu and vegetarian food is a little bland or weird.
I didn't really feel tired, but I used it as an excuse anyways. "I'm going to turn in for the night…" I said. I went to the main door and closed it behind me. Before I could touch the doorknob, I felt a hand on my shoulder. "Jinx, do not go to sleep. Lie on the bed and stare at the ceiling, but do not sleep," said Raven putting emphasis on the second do not. I nodded and said, "I wasn't really planning on sleeping… I've got a lot of thinking to do." "That's good to hear. But don't let your eyes close for more than a second. I don't want Brother Blood to nearly kill you again, like when you almost suffocated to death. I'll do a little more research myself on the spell and tell you about it in the morning," she offered. "Thanks, Rae," I replied and hugged her lightly.
She didn't do much except nod and say, "Night, Jinx." She put up her hood and walked to her room silently. I went inside my room and began thinking about Cyborg. "How do I keep him safe without him knowing it? Oh, either way he'll find out. Raven will make me tell Robin or at least Cyborg… I should tell Cyborg only, because it only concerns him. But Robin can put the Tower on better protection, but he'll tell everyone. Raven will keep her tongue unless she absolutely must talk," I said to myself. Laying down on the bed had somehow turned into impatient pacing, and trying to find a way to protect Cyborg while keeping Raven happy turned into ranting.
"Why can't he just leave me alone? It isn't like he really needs me; he can train more students in the same way that he trained me! There's tons more students that have had similar training to mine… just another month's worth of really difficult training would do it! Like SeeMore, that weird military guy, or Electron!" I stopped suddenly after yelling his name.
I hadn't thought of Electron for about eight months now… He had been my ex-boyfriend I had dumped once I found out about his other girlfriends. He seemed nice, cool, sweet, thoughtful, fun, exciting… but I never figured he couldn't resist being with other girls. I made a huge deal once I saw him kiss a girl in a restaurant, loud enough for everyone to hear. At the HIVE, that was the break-up of the century. We had been going out for close to a year and we were "The Couple". After him, I swore I would never, ever fall in love again. I broke that swear when I joined the Titans.
I shook my head, trying to regain my original train of thought. I was supposed to be thinking about Cyborg and how to protect him, not an ex-boyfriend who now means nothing to me. "How to do this? Better yet, how do people watch over someone without their knowing?" I ruminated to myself. I stopped suddenly, a random memory occurring to me—Beast Boy using a surveillance camera as a mirror to pick his nose (I did NOT envy the person who had to watch that…). I was wondering why the thought suddenly came to me. I grabbed a mini TV out of the top of my closet and set it down on my desk. I had also managed to find a camera that was old and outdated, but had used to be one of the security cameras for the Tower. This was before Cyborg joined when everyone else had very little technological intelligence.
"Good thing Robin can be such an idiot… He put all of the equipment for a surveillance camera in my room! Gosh, he even included the instructions!" I said laughing at my good fortune, knowing Robin must've forgotten it and not noticed when he was fixing up my closet.
I set the TV down on the ground against the wall. I slowly and cautiously looked out my door. Cyborg was still up playing video games. I grabbed the camera and it's cord and slowly stalked to his room. The camera was placed very carefully just above Cyborg's bed. I attached the cord to the camera and hid it out of view. I dragged the cord back with me to my room, knowing—more like hoping—Cyborg wouldn't notice an extra cable in his room or leading out of it.
I carefully put the cord into the TV's slot and turned it on. Luckily the directions were simple for me to understand… Connect the camera and the TV then plug them both it. I sighed and stared at the TV. Until I can find a way to get around this, I have to stare at Cyborg sleeping or an empty room while staying awake.
-Hours Later-
I was just leaning against the bed, hugging my knees and staring at the TV. "Man, this show needs to be cancelled," I said to myself. I was watching Cyborg sleeping, listening to his snoring and the constant beep, beep, beep of his recharger. Finally, at 8 in the morning, he jumped up and yelled something that sounded like, "Finally! A brand-new day!" I immediately was brought back to attention because of this, and leaned against the bed. "I'm exhausted…" I muttered to myself.
A small knock was heard at my door. I answered it almost as soon as I heard the small knock to see Cyborg. "Whoa, for once you're actually up!" he exclaimed. "If you can call it that…" I said to myself. He laughed loudly and said, "How about I make you something to eat… and maybe a little coffee, you look like you barely got sleep." "Coffee sounds good," I said mainly to myself, but Cyborg took that as a yes-I-want-and-need-coffee.
"Come on Jinx before you pass out. I think you need that coffee soon," he said. I glanced into the mirror and frowned. Bags and messy hair did NOT look good on me. Now I know why he is saying I need the coffee.
After the coffee and the waffles I was perked up a bit. I was able to change and actually make myself look more presentable (thanks to some cover-up I had that I hardly ever use). As soon as I dressed, however, the alarm rang. "Great, just in time to go on a mission, yippee."
I dashed to the main room, where all the Titans (some more awake than others) were assembled. "Titans, trouble at the mall… The HIVE is trying to steal clothes. But now they seem to have more members…" said Robin. I looked at the screen. "Great… SeeMore, that military guy, and Electron…" I muttered ruefully.