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Alrighty, here's chapter five!

Chapter Five

"In the infirmary? Dude, you really need to work on hiding people better," Beast Boy criticized mockingly.

"Well, we're not going to go see her all at once," Robin said. "We shouldn't overwhelm her."

"Agreed," Starfire commented. "But may I be the first to visit Jinx?"

Cyborg watched while he rested his head and propped his elbow on the table.

"I think you'd be the perfect one," Raven commented dryly. Starfire had annoyed her enough today, and considering the time of month on top of her activities with Beast Boy, she was not in the best of moods.

Cyborg had been silent since he announced Jinx's location in the tower.

"Cyborg? May I go see Jinx now?"

"Not now Star…uhh…maybe later."

No, NOW! Raven's mind screamed in despair. Dammit, I've had enough of her today! The faster I get rid of her, the better!

'Patience, Raven. She'll be so eager she'll be gone in a flash,' Wise assured her.

Only a minute passed before Cyborg left and Starfire asked Robin if she could go see Jinx. Oh, shit. Shut up, shut up… SHUT THE HELL UP!

'Raven,' Timid squeaked in her head. 'Don't let Anger get out'! Raven heard her start whimpering.

'She's right! Chill!' Brave exclaimed.

'Or,' Rude commented. 'Leave the goddamn ROOM!'

Raven grumbled in woe as her emotions continued to quarrel amongst themselves. Not now, NOT NOW!

She was developing a horribly pressuring headache…she felt as if her skull were cracking …fuck, that's all I need right now…a headache…

;-;-;

Cyborg quietly shut the infirmary door behind him.

"Did you tell them?"

"Yeah. They were fine with it when I explained."

Jinx was taken aback. "They were?"

"Yeah."

"Why aren't they all in here?"

"Robin didn't wanna overwhelm you by letting everyone see you at the same time, so no one's coming right now. Expect Starfire to come in here later though."

;-;-;

Raven's head fell face-down on the table. She was holding her head in her hands as though it were about to fly away. It wasn't her emotions doing this…they did this all the time when she was premenstrual, or right before the time of day when she meditated.

Oh shit…what is this?

She recognized the pain after a few minutes.

It wasn't her emotions quarreling. It wasn't just a headache.

Someone else in the Tower was, or was shortly going to be, in terrible pain.

Jinx.

;-;-;

Cyborg was gone; he said he would check up on her soon after he has some time to himself, something that Jinx had suggested. Jinx was used to being alone by that time. She usually occupied herself with the TV in the infirmary (it was truly confirmed, the infirmary has everything!), daydreaming, or twiddling her thumbs.

Sometimes, she also did things she should not have been doing.

At that particular moment, she was going one of those things.

The blade dug into her wrist…deeper and deeper, scarring her more and more. She had no idea why she was doing this, except for the fact she wanted to die. What if she appeared ungrateful to Cyborg's kindness by killing herself? What if after she died, the Titans did a necropsy on her and found out she had died by the blade to her wrist?

She shook off the thoughts and tossed the blade in the infirmary bathroom trash can, which she hid under a large wad of toilet paper freshly yanked from the roll.

She had ceased her activities only too late, she realized as she heard the dreadful sound of the window crashing into many small pieces.

;-;-;

The room seemed pin drop silent. Cyborg was in the room, but still everyone was sitting and thinking.

Everyone but Raven.

She sat, trying with no avail to contain her headache. The pain had been subsiding, then flared back. She was trying to calm herself. She couldn't move to help Jinx -- from whatever trouble she might be in that the Titans were oblivious of -- she couldn't concentrate on anything, let alone her powers.

She suddenly felt a pang of pain that sent her screaming.

"AGGGGHHHHHHHHH!"

;-;-;

"Get away from me, you son of a bitch!"

His hands gripped her sides menacingly. "No. I gave you that shitty baby, so I'm raising it!"

She struggled to shove his hands off. "Keep treating me like this and the baby might not have an opportunity to be raised at all!"

The room was dead silent, with the exception of Jinx's panting.

Slowly and reluctantly, X removed his hands. Jinx saw her opportunity and brutally seized it. She turned swiftly and shoved her heel into that groin she had always wanted to destroy.

;-;-;

"GO HELP JINX! NOW!"

They looked uncertain.

"But Raven, you also require our assistance!"

Shut up Starfire! "Later! Right now, Jinx needs your—ugh…" Raven lost conscience.

"Beast Boy, stay here with Raven while we go see what's up with Jinx. Cyborg, Starfire, MOVE!"

;-;-;

Jinx moaned as she sat there, now prostrate by X's violent handling.

The door burst open; Jinx was snatched from X's arms by what she recognized as Cyborg's hands. She heard Robin's cry -- probably him initiating battle -- and Starfire's starbolts firing through the air.

Cyborg was hiding her somewhere, she knew. Jinx heard noises and words from the brawl.

"Haven't you ruined enough lives already?" Robin spat.

"Ruined whose lives?"

"I thought you were done with crime?"

"Who said? Besides, some people don't like to play the hero. I'm just trying to get my genes around, starting with pink-lady over there."

"She's your last victim!" Robin snatched Red X by the hands and cuffed him. Okay, Robin's utility belt has everything as well…well, anything he would need for battle, anyway.

Red X didn't resist, for some bizarre reason. From the look on his face, Jinx could tell that filthy mind, if he had a mind, was already brewing a new scheme.

"We need to take X to jail. Jinx, will you be okay?"

"Y-yes," she said softly. She was still utterly humiliated by her presence.

The three were gone in an instant. Better to get them to jail faster, she reasoned.

Beast Boy was still in the room with a now stirring Raven on an infirmary bed.

"Uh, hi?" Came the small voice of the changeling.

It was awkward, talking to and seeing one of the people who constantly sets one straight concerning crime up close, let alone dwelling in their home.

"It must be really invasive, to have me suddenly in here without you guys knowing 'til now…"

"Well, you needed help…'n Cyborg was being secretive and stuff…uh, well, you need help, so I think you shouldn't feel weird about staying here!"

Jinx felt horrible now. She had been attempting to kill herself, without even the slightest thought the Titans would accept her, let alone welcome her with open arms; and still, it wasn't certain whether they were welcoming her at all. Every one of them, save for Cyborg, still saw her as a criminal. She turned away uncertainly.

;-;-;

Robin, Starfire and Cyborg were gone, and Raven was unconscious. Great…dude, I'm alone with a criminal! He wanted to dart out of the room as fast as he could, but Jinx was insecure, he could feel it. Doing that would be unfair.

He did his best to strike up a conversation. "Uh, hi?"

It was awkward, seeing a villain (was she still a villain? He didn't know) up close and personal, especially when he didn't even know she was in his house!

"It must be really invasive, to have me suddenly in here without you guys knowing 'til now…"

Aw man! She's al even more insecure-ish now…THINK, THINK, THINK!

"Uh, well, uh, you needed help…'n Cyborg was being secretive and stuff…uh, well, you need help, so I think you shouldn't feel weird about staying here!"

She turned away uncertainly. What was he going to say now?

"Well, uh, we're gonna help you with this! Because, uh—"

"I wanna tell you something that I plan on telling the others when they get back."

"Wassat?"

"I'm giving up my life of crime."

There was a long hush before she continued.

"I never really wanted to commit pointless crimes. I don't know why I did it, a-and I never saw a point in it! Especially since Cyborg's helped me so much…it would be, well…I can't find I word for it…"

"I get it…and that's good! One less villain, and, uh, maybe another friend…" He extended his hand in an attempted handshake; he was successful. The two smiled.

"Don't worry about it Jinx," Raven's voice came in. Beast Boy jumped, but Raven continued. "We'll get you through this. We'll help you bring up your child."

"Uh, yeah, what she said…Rae, you're not gonna beat me to pulp now, are you?"

"No."

"Oh, okay."

Another awkward silence ensued. They were prone to happen while talking to people one usually was not supposed to have an affiliation with.

Just then, Robin, Cyborg, and Starfire entered the infirmary.

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I had to end it there. It's long.