A Place To Stay.

I don't own the teen titans so this is all a figment of my imagination.

Reading and Reviewing are welcome. And the only way a flame can hurt me is by me rolling it up and sticking it in my eye, so feel free.

Jinx had eaten he midday meal and rapidly fell asleep. While her mind was on the mend thanks to Raven's help, her body still needed its rest. Apparently the rapists had used a knive because she still had several deep cuts on her body. Raven pulled a small black metal ring from her pocket and restored her right pigtail to its original self. Now her face looked more like the normal Jinx with the exception of the swolen eye, and the self confident grin. Raven sighed as she sat next to her.

Cyborg entered to relieve her a few hours later. He mumbled something about a quick charge while Raven deftly checked that his batteries were at full before she left. She had a long way to go, but it was going well.

Jinx woke up when she heard a faint knock at the door to her room. Cyborg stood and opened the door for the female doctor. She briskly entered leaving Cy to shut the door behind her. The Doctor picked up Jinx's chart and absently flipped through it. "Well I have good news and bad news. Which do you want first?" Her voice was cool and brisk like her manner.

Jinx sniffed. "Good news."

The doctor smiled and settled the charts back into their holder. Cyborg sat back down at Jinx's side. "You're a lucky gal. The final results came in. You're clean. No abnormalities to speak of. And the bad news is we have no physical reason to keep you here." Jinx exhaled the breath she didn't eaven know she was holding. "Yep, no STD's, and you're not pregnant. Very lucky indeed." The doctor rounded the bed and patted her shoulder. "As well as the fact that the guards tell me there are no current warrants out for your arrest. The last one was anulled two days ago. Looks like you have what amounts to a clean slate my girl." The doctor smiled.

Jinx smiled. "Thank you, Doctor."

"Your psycologist says treatment is going well?" Jinx nodded for the Doctor's question. "Excellent. I will leave you and your friend alone for a while. Your release papers will be waiting for you at the nurses station."

Jinx sighed, then her eyes widened a little. "What about the bill?"

The Doctor stopped at the door. "As I understand it, the bill is taken care of." The doctor left.

Jinx looked at Cyborg. He rubbed his head nervously. "Bruce Wayne provides our health insurance. It's a really great one. We can pretty much put anyone we want under coverage, whenever we want. It works out good."

"You guys picked up the tab for me?"

Cyborg nodded. "So, you got a place to stay?"

Jinx frowned. She shook her head, "Nope. I'll find someplace though."

Cyborg grinned. "Why don't you stay at the Tower?"

"I couldn't. You guys have done so much for me, I couldn't impose on you anymore." She paused, "Besides, what would Boy Wonder say?"

Cyborg frowned, "You let me worry about Robin. Besides you would be close to Raven, and well, me."

Jinx started to talk, but cut herself short. She smiled. "I have to get something first, okay?"

Cyborg beamed, "Anything."

Cyborg led Jinx into the front door. She had replaced the hospital gown with her usual Black dress with purple cowl. She walked gingerly in her boots. As the elevator opened on the common room she let out a breath. Cyborg led her in with an arm around her shoulders. All eyes turned to them, then immediately focused on the five foot two woman at Cyborg's side. Robin stepped forward and looked like he was going to speak, but was cut off as Raven rushed closer to Jinx.

The leaned over and touched the necklace draped around Jinx's throat. Her finger hissed as it touched the dull metal. Instinctively Raven yanked her hand back and stuck her finger in her mouth. She removed the finger and looked at Jinx's face. "Did you put it on yourself?" Jinx nodded. Raven smiled. "So, you aren't completely untrained with our arts are you." Raven turned, "She's harmless. Her powers are sealed."

"So? She could still be on the payroll of any of our enemies!"

Robin's words were not unexpected. What was unexpected is what Raven did next. "Robin! Stop being paranoid for just once, will you!" Raven yelled. Beastboy, Starfire, Robin, and Cyborg all backed away. Raven had never gotten this mad before. Raven composed herself. "One, she has voluntarily sealed her powers. Unlike the rest of you, both hers and my powers are magic based. 'An iron circlet, drawn round the body, seals the power from everybody.'" Raven quoted. "We are governed by rules. If she put it on herself, she can't take it off. If it doesn't come off she can't use her powers. And two, all she has is her fighting ability remaining. And I would like to think that walking straight into the lions den gives her some credit."

Robin rubbed a hand across his face. "Can I at least restrict her access?" Robin asked tentatively.

"That is your decision." Raven huffed.

Robin nodded. "Acess to the common room, weight room, pool, the room your given, and the elevator between those areas unless escorted. Okay?"

Cyborg gave a reassuring pat to Jinx's shoulder, "I'll get right on it."

"Good." Robin stalked off to his room.

Raven muttered something about having to meditate leaving the rest of the Titans alone. Starfire and Beasboy came out of hiding. "I have never seen Raven blow up like that." Beasboy muttered.

"True, friend Raven was most unpredictable." The frown was quickly replaced with a grin. "Come, ene... guest Jinx. I shall show you to a room. After that I will show you around the tower, with the exception to the areas forbidden to you of course."

"That would be nice. Thanks." Jinx began to let herself be led away, but turned back to Cyborg. "So, let you hadle Robin eh?" The quip was nether scathing, nor hurtful, just playful. So was the small smile. Jinx allowed herself to be pulled along.

"She's looking a lot better." Beasboy commented. He turned back to Cyborg, "So, how is she doing up here?" Beasboy tapped his head. Like all of the Titans they had been doing some reading.

"She'll be all right. Especially with Raven helping her. I don't know if she'll ever be as cocky again, but it isn't gonna tear her up." Cyborg sighed. "I'm hungry. You guys save any pizza?"

Beastboy grinned, "Got plenty of tofu." His eagerness to take up the age old argument was short lived.

"You know? I've never actually tried it. Sure. Let's see what you can do B. B."

Beastboy stared at Cyborg slack jawed for several minutes. "Say what!" He rapped a gloved hand on Cyborg's metal half of a head. "Did she steal your brain or something?"

"No, I've just never tried it." Cyborg shrugged. "I doubt I'll like it, but I'll give you a shot."

Beastboy gave a sly grin. "Well you just sit down and prepare to be blown away!"

Raven led Jinx up to the roof. "It's a clear night with a good breeze. Starfire should be done watching the sunset, too."

Up on the roof Starfire was just getting up. As she said the night was clear and the fullmoon was already out bathing the roof in pale light. "Ah, friend Raven, and guest Jinx. You are late for the setting of the sun."

"We are up here to meditate." Jinx explained.

"Oh, joyous. May I join you?" Starfire clasped her hands before her and begged. Starfire had gotten better at it, but her childlike mentality had prevented her from reaching the necessary control Raven had. It was always an interesting session with Starfire though.

"It's up to you, Jinx. If you want we can start working on your magic." Raven diverted Starfires begging.

Confronted by the eyes of Starfire, Jinx caved in. "Sure. I don't mind."

"Excellent. Sea spray is always more effective than incense." Raven picked a spot near the center of the roof. The three girls all assumed a comfortable position. Raven waited for the other two to get relaxed then pulled all three of their minds into the alternate plane she used.

"Can we make it lighter?" Starfire asked.

Raven sighed and the black turned into a mute grey. From what they were standing on, Raven created a wall made of bricks. "First we need to actually see what is going on when you use your ability. You've told me that you don't think about it when you do it, right?" Jinx nodded. "First we have to analyze what you actually do. From there we can explore the rest of your talents."

"I've never had control of my power like you do. It worked or it didn't. So I trained my body to compensate. I mean it never just went haywire. Well except for that once." Jinx scowled.

"I know. Anyway. Topple this wall here."

"Isn't my powers still sealed?"

"No, not here. This is a pocket dimension. It is called astral projection. I pulled your spirits here with me. We're fine. Besides Starfire is having a good time." Raven waved at Starfire who was busy cuddling a fluffy grey teddy bear. "To keep her busy."

Jinx chuckled. Then she focused on the wall and swung her arm wide releasing a hot pink arc of energy at the wall. The wall absorbed the energy, and began falling backward. The wall stopped falling half way, however. "What the?"

"I stopped it. I can do anything I choose here." Raven said. She reversed the destruction slowly. She walked over to the wall and watched as the morter on the backside of the wall resolidified. "Neat." Then walked to the other side of the wall as the arc of energy re-emerged from the wall. There she paused it.

"Wasted energy." Jinx jumped as Intelligence spoke into her ear.

"I see that. You're flinging energy out without abandon."

"I estimate about twenty percent was actually used." Raven and Intelligence continued their fast paced banter.

"So, how do I cut back?" Jinx asked them.

Intelligence started to speak then stopped. Raven picked up, "I don't know. You may have to learn how to do it all over again."

Jinx sighed. "Let's see. Can you restore the wall?"

Raven snapped her fingers and the wall returned to its former state as well as whisking away the pink arc of energy. "Have at it."

Jinx tried again, and again, and again. She sat down on the grey ground, and looked at her hands. She pointed her hand, palm out, at the wall. And willed only a small portion of energy released. The wall collapsed much more slowly this time. "There we go."

Intelligence smiled. "Well that is step two. Now all you need to do is work on steps one and three."

Jinx looked at Intelligence quizzically. "What do you mean steps?"

Intelligence stepped forward, "With any magic there are three basic steps. True Raven will give you the books necessary to learn them completely. The first is focus, second is build up, and third is release. You've been doing them all subconciously for so long its second nature. That is why you haven't improved any." She paused for effect. "For you it would seem that the first step is actually broken down due to your limited capability when it comes to magic. It seems that you focus on the object you wish to damage and you categorize all the weak points on how much they will damage the overall structure. Then just before you go into the buildup stage you decide on one fault to disrupt. In the buildup phase your baisically throw enough energy at it so there is no chance that it will fail disruption. In the third you release that energy in the direction of what you wish to disrupt. See? Basic."

"What she is saying is that if you conciously work on each step you could use less energy and be more effective."

Jinx sighed. "In other words, lots of work."

Intellegence nodded, "Precisely."

"Um. Friend Raven? Can I go back now?" Starfire asked, hesitant to interrupt.

Raven looked at her. "Sure. See you later Star." Raven waved a hand and Starfire disapeared.

Jinx stood back up. "So where do you want me to start, teacher?" Raven appeared to grin as she began explaining the process she wished for Jinx to follow.

Raven stood up from her seat on the roof, and helped a shaky Jinx to her feet. "Not bad for a first workout huh?" Raven asked.

Jinx wiped sweat from her brow, "I am exhausted. That was intense. How long were we at it?"

"About twenty minutes." Jinx looked at her in shock. "That is real time. Inside we spent almost three hours. I said I can do anything I want in that little place." Raven led Jinx to the door back into the tower. "I usually do some laps in the pool after a good mental sweat. Healthy body, healthy mind."

Jinx looked at her almost embarassed. "I can't swim."

"What?" Raven asked.

"I can't swim." Jinx said louder.

"How about a soak in the hot tub then."

"I don't have a suit with me."

"I'll let you use one of mine then. You're about my size." Raven said entering the door. Her demeanor told Jinx there would be no argument.