Wow! Sorry it took so long for me to update! I just had very little inspiration to write this chapter. But, I think after writing this, I have plenty of motivation to keep the story going. And there will beplenty of potential reviews to keep the story going...hint, hint. lol.
Anyway, again, sorry this took so long. so read! you're wasting time. haha, lol.
Fly fly into a rocket and reset the fuse to go go go
Head start cosy in the rocket and i need to go to go go go
Tip top ready for the sky and back
Tick tock ready to go
Tick tock ready for the sky and back
Tick tock ready to go go go
Come come
Fly into my palm and collapse
Oh oh suppose you'll never know
Nobody knows where they might end up
Nobody knows
-Cosy in the Rocket, Psapp
Jinx
"DON'T YOU DARE--!"
That's all I manage to yell out before Kid Flash picks me up, again, and starts running faster than sound to God-knows-where. You never even realize how fast he really is until he picks you up and takes you with him for the ride. I swear, he has a fetish for picking people up. Or maybe it's just me…
The air rushes by you so fast that if you just stopped suddenly, the expression on your face would probably be frozen into place. Dammit, Kid Flash! I'm not going to have a good hair day for a month. I have to close my eyes to keep them from drying out, because at this speed, the air just hits you so hard that it seems to take all the moisture out of your body before blowing past. I doubt we're even visible, except for maybe Kid Flash's characteristic red-and-gold glowy tail thing.
I bury my face into his chest, where it's warm and comfortable. I can't really tell where we're going-I'm not even going to bother trying to guess-butI bet thatat the rate we're going at, we're probably a good 5 or 6 states away from wherever the hell we were.
And I think he definitely noticed that I'm using him as a pillow, because I can feel his arms tighten a bitaround me. He's such a pinhead, I swear, but he's probably the sweetest, most annoyingly cute pinhead I've ever—
Ahem. Forget I said that. Can't make it seem like I'm falling for the good guy, because I'ma villainand he's a hero, and that would be kind of problematic. "Kind of" as in, Kid Flash is kind of fast...
…But I can't help but wonder…Am I falling for the good guy?
...No, that can't be right. I can't be thinking straight. I'm not allowed to like the hero.We're running so fast that it's screwing up my mind.
Or at least, I hope so...
Kid Flash
Oh, I am good. Everybody fall on your knees and praise the Fastest Boy Alive, because he is a genius!
Well, not necessarily right now, because I'm sure that as soon as I stop and put Jinx down she'll hex me straight into the Speed Force. But…in the meantime…I am brilliant.
What is so incredible about me, you ask? My plan, I'll answer. So here's the grand scheme: I am taking Jinx with me on my rounds. Simple, you say, but, no, it most certainly is not.
Let me make that clear: I, Kid Flash, am taking Jinx, the most beautiful, incredible, somewhat misguided supervillainess on the planet with me so that she can help me out as I kick bad-guy butt.
So? you may say. So, it means that this may be the thing she needs to finally help her realize that she can choose to be good. And if she doesn't figure it out on her own…well, then I'll help her, because I've decided that I never want to find her hurt and alone in an alleyway again.
Brilliant, you might say. Thank you, thank you, I'd like to thank the Academy and my mentor Jay—
Uh oh-better watch where I'm going. Jinx just pulled herself closer to me, so I wrap my arms tighter around her, but in the midst of our little who-can-hug-better contest, I nearly tripped over a speed bump, of all things.
I've been going around in circles for the past 15 seconds, and Jinx is probably wondering where we're going to end up. I've had people tell me that after a good few seconds of running with me at my speed, they're so disoriented that they can't tell if they're either a kilometer or a country away from where we started. But, just for the record, we're still in Star City, just about .15 seconds away from the city's most notorious crime spot, affectionately known to the insiders as Lightning Lane. I wonder if that's a coincidence? The name, I mean.
Jinx is still clinging to me. I almost forgot she's still with me. Well, I didn't actually forget, what I mean is that it feels so….I dunno...natural. Or something.
Now that I think about it, it may be a good idea to fill Jinx in on my brilliant plot, so she doesn't totally hate me for just asking her to take down some random mafia boss on the spot.
After some pretty awesome-looking, complicated footwork, I change course, and speed up to the rooftop of a garage across the street from Lightning Lane. I wonder if that's a coincidence, too, because this place looks just like where I last saw Jinx after she totally kicked Madame Rouge's butt. Sometimes, I think my feet have a mind of their own. They definitely have their own distinct smell. (A/N…HAHA…couldn't resist…)
"Jinx?" I say after coming to a complete stop. She lifts up her head, looking annoyed, impressed, and relieved all at the same time. I put her down, and she rounds on me.
"Don't EVER do that again! What were you thinking? You don't just pick people up and go-!"
I try to cut her off by saying, "Jinx! Shh…could you please keep it down?" but she keeps on going, just standing there yelling at me.
"Could you be more of an idiot? Where are we? Why did you bring me here? If you think that you're going to make me change, then you're wrong—"
I ignore that last little bit, because I'm not wrong. Not about this, anyway. She was going to say more, but I cover her mouth with my hands.
"Ok, Jinx-For one, can you please keep it down? We are across the street from the biggest criminal hideout in this state. If they hear you, they'll open fire on us both. Two, I'm sorry. Next time I'll give you a heads-up. Three, I brought you here for an…experiment."
Jinx stares at me coldly for a minute, before reaching up her hand and slapping me across the face. It wasn't a mean slap, just like a, "How dare you drag me into this and not tell me what's going on!" kind of slap. I always knew she was tough, but geez, the girl hits hard.
"What do you mean, 'experiment'?" she asks me angrily as I rub my cheek.Oh, great. Good luck trying to explain this one, Kid Flash.
"Well…" I can't really think of how to describe it, and Jinx is still glaring at me, waiting for me to say something that will justify her using the full force of her abilities. "I just thought that…uh…."
She looks bored, and still angry. "Spit it out."
"Ithoughtthatmaybeyou'dliketohelpmeroundupthesevillainsandstuff." I say it so fast that there's no way that she understood it, but maybe if I say it fast enough, she'll finally just get bored and agree to it so that I shut up and stop annoying her.
"What did you say? Slow down!"
I sigh. I really don't want to say it, just because I know there will bepotentially bad repercussions.
"I said, I thought that maybe you'd like to help me round up these villains. And stuff."
Jinx stares at me for a moment in shock. Then, she gets angry. Yup, I was right. Bad repercussions.
"Oh-no. No, no, no, a thousand times NO! How many times do I have to tell you, I'm not one of you darndo-gooders!" Her eyes glow pink again, and right then, in a bout of the worst luck I've had in a month, Jinx starts to walk away. No, seriously. Just up and leaves. Again. I take a step towards her, but a puddle that just popped up out of nowhere makes me slip and I fall on my butt. Way to go, Lancelot.
"Hey, Jinx, wait!" I'm not going to go through this again. There's only so much my ego can take. So, I get up, and careful to avoid more inconveniently placed puddles, I run over to her and stand in front of her. I think I'm getting déjà vu.
"Ooooh, no, you can't leave. Not again." I fold my arms across my chest and stand up tall, like my Aunt Iris tells me to, to inspire a strong, manly, authoratative feeling.
"Watch me." She tries to shove me out of the way, but when she sees that I won't budge, she just switchescourse and starts walking in the opposite direction. D'oh! What were you thinking, KF? You knew she wouldn't want to go with you, so why'd you bring her?
Uh…it seemed like a good idea at the time, my subconscious tells me. What a fat load of help.
But it's too late now, so I catch up to her and block her path again. She's coming with me, whether she wants to or not. Maybe that makes me sound like a jerk, but all it means is that I can't let her go until she understands that only she gets to decide how to live her life, and who she's going to let into it. I hope I make the guest list.
She looks at me and sighs in exasperation. "Look, Kid Flash, I—"
And I cut her off again. But…uh…by more personal means. She, uh, she wouldn't shut up, I figured this was the only way to, uh….
Give it up, KF. You're enjoying this, my subconscious tells me. I think my subconscious is actually laughing at me.
Ok, fine! I admit it. Let me rephrase that. I cut her off again, by gluing my mouth to hers. Ok? I kissed her already! Geez.
... I kissed Jinx.She seems pretty surprised at first, but shepushes that aside pretty quickly and relaxes into it, and kisses me back. I want to do my victory dance right here and now, but I'm enjoying this too much, so I manage to stop myself. But still…She likes me! Even if she hates my guts at the same time, she likes me! Kid Flash-29000, the Powers that Be-0!
Somewhere in the distance, I hear a few shots ringing out, and I'm jerked back to reality. So I pull out of it, and when I look at Jinx, she's just standing there looking shocked. She doesn't even blink-she's just staring at me, caught entirely off-guard. I smile; this is exactly the reaction I was hoping for. Although I really did enjoy our vertical From Here to Eternity moment ('enjoy' doesn't even begin to cover it), the driving force behind that kiss was to get her to stop arguing with me long enough for me to convince her, in any way I could, to help me with tonight's mission. Which, by the way, is to turn these bad boys across the street in to the police.
"C'mon, we've got work to do," I tell her, still smiling, and she's still so shell-shocked that she doesn't even protest or flinch when I grab her hand and start pulling her down the ladder to the roof of the garage and across the street. Her resistance, or lack thereof, will make tonight's job that much easier to do. Who said business and pleasure don't mix? They blend perfectly, if you ask me.
Yep, I'm good. I am the freaking best.
Wow...even I didn't see that coming! It just...kind of typed itself into the story. Anyway, I hope that's ok with you all. It was verycorny, I'll admit, but I couldn't resist-it popped into my head and I had to have it in there somewhere.I just hope it wasn't so out of the blue that it made no sense or forwarded the plot at all. Which, I promise, it will. Eventually.
I promise, I'll update more often now! It was just really hard finding some inspiration for this chapter. But...as my inbox has been empty lately...the promise of the reviews was enough motivation to get me to write this chapter! Which, because of its rather explosive and unexpected (even 4 me) conclusion, means that I will need even MORE reviews!
So, here's the deal. I have, what, 35 reviews? Well, I'm going to be a jerk, so I'm pushing for 50 reviews, before I update again. Isn't that cruel? Yes, yes, that's cruel. But, what can I say? I'm DESPERATE. Because I have no life. lol. So, get reviewing! But dont' worry, if people keep reviewing at the pace that they do, then you should have an update in no time. And, this time, I PROMISE that the moment I hit 50, I will upload the next chapter. As in, I will have written it already, and will just be awaiting that final review to let me update. Cruel, unusual, twisted, yes. But if you want more, review more. Sorry! And don't kill me! (Cause if you do, then there will be no one to finish this story! AAAH!)
Now, onto the reviews...
Harbinger Loki-Thanks so much! I, like KF, dont think Jinx is a bad person, I just think she's severely misguided into thinking that she can't be good. So that's how I'm writing her. And thank you so much for volunteering, but I'm afraid I found someone to fill the spot. Thanks anyway! I really appreciate it. You get a special gold star. :-D
Meiriona-thanks for the heads up! I will keep that in mind...but God, it's so difficult, half the people say it's H.I.V.E. F.I.V.E., the other half say its just Hive Five, So I'm sticking with the simpler version, 'cause I'm a lazy bum. :-D Thanks!
Marz-Here ya go! Just for all you reviewers out there. Now, I hope you're reading this, 'cause you have to go review again now, if you want more! (evil laugh) and thanks!
Rose Red2.0-am glad you support it! And I agree. I dont like Cy/Jinx-in fact, I don't really like Cy/anyone. I just can't really see him with anyone, just because he seems so much more like the cool older brother type, or something. its hard to explain. lol
The person with 1 friend-no problem! here is your chapter, medium-rare with a side of spam. :-D
Flying Green Flamingo-Ho ho ho! I hope you enjoyed it! And, because you still have another 4 or so days until Christmas, if you area good girl who gets everyone to review, I will update again! And thanks for you review!
Morbid Cheshire-thanks so much for reviewing! I'll keep an eye on that, and I definitely agree-I, too, think that Jinx is more insecure than I'm writing her at the moment. But, I think the ending of this chappie definitely opens up a lot more opportunities to portray her that way! Don't you think? lol.
Crystal Koneko-thanks!
Kori-Starfan93-thank you! I liked it too. :-D
Yami no Tenshi the Dark Angel-thanks. i try. and i hope this is enough to satisfy you for the moment!
Maiyuko-chan-thanks! yeah, Id say this story will be about 5-7 chapters. ish. lol. keep your eyes peeled for more updates! Which, btw, wont come unless i get more reviews...hint hint...spead the word! lol.
Heroine of the Valley-thanks, I'm glad you like it! And...oh, my God. It is SO hard! It drives me crazy sometimes. But, since I started it that way, I have to continue it that way. i have this short little mantra bout living in the moment, straight from Rent-No day but today. So, because Kid Flash seems to be the most impulsive and in-the-moment out of any of the characters on the show, this really seems to be the only way to have written, in the present tense.
Robstarforeva21-glad you're enjoying it! keep checking for updates! oh, and, since your name implies you like robstar...i wrote a story about htat pairing. its called Insomnia. I really dont think its very good (my first ever fanfic, so there isn't a lot to be said for it, lol), but if youre bored and in the mood for some robstar fluff/drama, check it out. lol.
Bankotsu-Fox-glad you think so. keep reading and reviewing!
dancing pickle 101-thanks! that honestly just lifted me out of a very depressing day. in all seriousness. you are by far the COOLEST dancing pickle I've ever...met? talked to? corresponded with? lol.
Child of Blood-lol, thanks. hope you enjoyed this update.dont think illever get around to actually including the rest of the titans in this, but who knows? the surprise at the end of this chapter just somehow...happened...so who says the titans cant just...happen...too? lol
Demon Daughter-I did. Lol. hope you liked it!
Lily23-muchas gracias, amiga!
Now...if anyone else wants to be thanked and listed and so on...REVIEW NOW! haha