Hey everyone!
Aren't you all so proud of me? I updated within 3 days! I haven't broken my New Year's Resolution! At least not yet, anyway! lol. i promise i wont get lazy until after this story is over. :-D

So, I guess i really threw y'all (hehe...i said "y'all" again...) for a loop with that last chappie, huh? I got a lot of great reviews saying how surprised they were and such. I feel so accomplished! lol. now my dilemma is to continue writing it well while still holding your interest and staying in character. wish me luck...lol. i think i can...i think i can...

So, without further ado, (or however u spell it), here is chp. 7! i tried to keep it a little lighter than the last one, because i was depressing myself with all the sadness and heartbreak and such. lol. so go r&r!

Disclaimer: I'm not even going to bother saying it. it's a very sad truth that i don't own the teen titans.

D'oh! i said it. grr

Well there was a time when you let me know
What's really going on below
But now you never show that to me do you
But remember when I moved in you
And the holy dove was moving too
And every breath we drew was Hallelujah

Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah Hallelujah

Maybe there is a God above
But all I've ever learned from love
Was how to shoot somebody who outdrew you
And it's not a cry that you hear at night
It's not somebody who's seen the light
It's a cold and it's a broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah Hallelujah...

-Hallelujah, Jeff Buckley

Kid Flash

This sucks.

This sucks, sucks, sucks.

…..Say that 10 times fast.

Okay, this SUCKSUCKSUCKSUCKSUCKSUCKS….

Shut up, KF.

Concentrate, Kid,there's work to do. First I have to find a way to save Jinx. Then I have to find a way to make Jinx trust me again. Then…well, maybe I should just concentrate on these two things first, seeing as it's doubtful that I'll accomplish either one.

But I have to try. I already let Jinx down once tonight; what kind of hero would I be if I didn't find a way to fix it? That's what superheroes do. We find ways.

I keep racking my brain, hoping some of my currently subdued genius will reach out to me and hand me an answer. I'm going to need help, that much I know. But from who?

…Nope, can't go to Barry. He'd kill me for getting myself involved with someone like Jinx. And then he'd resurrect me and kill me again, for trying to spring someone from jail.

…Well, not spring someone from jail. It wouldn't be called 'springing' if the person in question didn't do anything to deserve being there in the first place, right?...

So Barry's out.

And so is Jay…Jesse Quick …the Teen Titans…the police…the city…the world….the universe…

GRR! Is there no one on this Earth who would help me? I look back over my mental list, counting off everyone. Jay is too old-fashioned, Jesse Quick's too young, the Teen Titans--well, they've got Robin, so that's a definite, indisputable "no". The police force is full of IDIOTS.

The courts won't help, even with their policy about minors being put in jail. The thing with that is,if you're a meta, graduated with honors from the H.I.V.E. Academy, and committed any crimes, they overlook your age. In their eyes, you've got powers and you use them to rob a bank, regardless of how old you are, you're in for the big time. Not death row, or anything, but you're guaranteed a cozy little maximum-security cell until you manage to break out. Which the supervillains almost always do.

Jinx isn't a villain anymore, so I'm hoping that she won't try to escape, and maybe they'll let her out early for good behavior…?

Nah, that's wishful thinking. They'll give her a trial, sure, but it won't matter. They'll just send her straight back to the dogs.

I don't even know where I'm going. My feet are just taking me to the ends of the Earth-literally. I think I just passed through Mexico, or something like that. I've never been to Mexico before. It's really pretty here, and its very warm. Jinx would like it here.

As I continue to run, I go over my list again in a last-ditch attempt to scrounge up someone who can help me with this. I'm getting desperate, and I need to get Jinx out of there. It's the only thing that matters. She is the only thing that matters.

Nope, nope, no, they won't help, nope—

Wait.

Do you think...? Hmmm…..

Maybe…just maybe… She's a hero, sure, and she works under one of the most intensely focused, no-nonsense leaders in the world, besides the Batman. And if Jinx didn't already hate me…she would hate me for getting this other girl involved too.

But she doesn't judge too harshly, because she's had her share of bad luck. Again, for lack of a better word.Maybe she would…?

There's no time to wait. I don't know what time it is exactly, but it's probably around 11, and I don't want Jinx to suffer too long. This has to be quick and clean. I need to get this done now.

Changing direction, I turn around and head straight back over the border on my way to Jump City.

This had better work.

Please work...
Jinx

This…is…TORTURE.

No, really, I mean it. I am doing my very best to not think about Kid Fla—

Nope, can't do that Jinx, he isn't worth the effort. He broke your heart and betrayed you, so don't give him the satisfaction of thinking about it too much.

...That doesn't make any sense, but the way I see it, he wouldn't go to all that trouble of making me believe him only to turn me into the police and have me just forget about it. He wants it to hurt. So congratulations, Kid Flash. You win again.

But seriously, this is hell. Not only does Kid Flash's grinning face keep popping into my mind, but I'm sharing a cell with…..

Forget it, Jinx. The world is conspiring against you, which you knew all along. It didn't matter before. But now that he's in the picture…it matters.

I can't believe I let him break my heart. I'm better than that; I'm stronger than that. Aren't I?

Apparently not, if you're stuck in this hellhole, my subconscious tells me coldly.

Great. Even my subconscious is conspiring against me. How lucky am I, to have caught the attention of the fastest boy alive, only to it all pulled out from under my feet?

But whatever. I've gotta focus on my escape plan.

I take a look around the place, getting a feel for the size and general layout. Looking at my wall, I frown. There's not even a window I could try to break out of. I'm still in these power inhibitors, and I hate them. I've never felt so…helpless in my life.

I'm in a maximum security prison, did I mention that? These are no ordinary jail cells-there are no windows on the back wall, which I already told you. Where the bars would normally be, there is instead a huge, two- or three-inch plexi-glass frame that allows you to look out at the other cells and prisoners, who, by the way, are murderers, rapists, arsonists-the people who actually deserve to be in here. We're all villains, in different ways. I may steal, and I may pick a fight with the good guys every once in a while, but I will never be like the guys in here.

But that's not what's making me angry-I'm the only metahuman. Meaning, I'm the only person with powers. Petty, armed robbery, (which I didn't do!), isn't enough to get you into a place like this. Most of the people in here are tough-looking, tattooed men who even scare me a little. They wouldn't if I could use my powers. But no matter, I'll find a way out of this.

But basically, I'm only in here because I was 1) at the scene of an armed robbery, 2) I have powers, and 3) I have powers. They don't trust you, if you have special abilities. I bet that even that alien, Starfire or whatever her name was, was going to get arrested for her abilities when she first came to Earth. Or, at least she probably was until her boyfriend Robin got her out of it, or the police saw her pulling a kid out of the way of an oncoming car, letting them know she was good. Or something. I don't have either of those two excuses to bail me out. I have to do it alone.

I can't stand being treated like a time bomb waiting to explode. Like a jinx. But I'm also smarter than these idiots. I'm a trained villain. Even if I didn't do anything to deserve this, the whole thing with Kid Flash has proved to me that being a hero can only hurt me. I've been hurt enough. I'm not going back.

At least as a villain I can get respect. So I have to do something to prove my mettle, get respected. I'll prove it to everyone. Even though I don't idolize her anymore, Madame Rouge seemed…impressed by me, last time I saw her. She'll be my ticket in to the Brotherhood of Evil. But until then, I'm on my own. That includes escaping on my own.

I'll find a way to do it, even though my cellmate (whose name is Ted and who, for the record, is a rapist) won't shut up or stop staring at me like a psychopath (which he very well may be), even though I'm still getting over my shock, even though this is the most heavily-guarded prison in the state. I'm going to get out of here. And when I do, I'm going to disappear, and Kid Flash will only be a distant memory. Actually, not even that.

Oh, no. Kid Flash will be a casualty.

Kid Flash

It took about 20 seconds to pass through California and get up to Jump City. As I cross the bay, I can only think, please, please be there! She's key to the success of this plan. It may take some work, but I think I might be able to convince her to help me.

Once I arrive on the island, I speed up to the doorstep, and stop. I have to collect my thoughts. I can't justbarge in there, grab her, and go. And I can't let any of the rest of them see me; I only need her, and the rest of them will get angry if they found out she assisted me in the release of Jinx from prison.

Taking a deep breath, I start vibrating so fast that I become invisible. It's a great trick, one that Jay taught me, and it's come in handy plenty of times. Once I'm sure no security cameras can see me, I jolt my molecules through the door of Titans Tower and run to her room.

As I pass through, I see Cyborg eating a stack of waffles (…at 11 at night? Well, that's ok, no time is too late for a waffle), as well as a couple of large rooms filled with impressive training and computer equipment, but no one else. I think it's safe to assume that they're all asleep (minus Cyborg, who looked a little too preoccupied to notice the slight gust of wind that I leave in my wake). I don't know my way around here too well, so I search a few floors before I arrive at her room.

I made it past the Titans' security systems, but I don't know if I can do this successfully without causing her to make something blow up. So, I try the most obvious way, and attempt to open the door.

Locked. Well, I'm not surprised, so instead I start vibrating again and phase through the door, instead.

Raven's room is really dark and creepy; there are a bunch of old books, some weird yoga-type mats on the floor, and a glass cabinet that holds a bunch of little crystal vials full of what looks like…like stuff thatI don't really want to think about.

Raven is sleeping on her side with her back turned towards me, on her enormous, creepy bed. Her creepypillow is so big that it looks like it swallowed her creepy head, and there's a creepy gust of wind that flies through the creepily big window and which makes the pages of her books turn creepily. The overall creepiness of the place is starting to creep me out, creepily.

…Well, I think I set a new record of how many times one can say (or think, I guess) 'creepy' in under 2 minutes.

I take a few tentative steps towards her bed and whisper, in my lowest voice possible, "Raven?"

She doesn't even stir, so I tip-toe all the way up to her bed, and reach my hand out to shake her awake, hoping she won't scream or something. I've heard enough screaming tonight, thanks.

Just as I'm about to whisper her name again, thunder crashes, and a big stroke of lighting lights up the room dramatically as Raven sits up really fast, having grabbed my hand, and says in a (you guessed it) creepy voice, "KID FLASH!"

Her eyes are wide and unblinking, and she keeps staring at me murderously, as if thinking of the many ways she can hurt me without actually killing me for disturbing her sleep.

"Raven, please, keep it down!" I beg her in a hushed whisper, praying to God that no one else woke up.

After a few minutes of my frantic shushing and whispering, Raven loosens her death grip on my arm and starts to regain her normal, monotone voice.

"What do you want," she says, making it sound like more a statement than a question. She's clearly annoyed.

"I need your help," I say as politely and quietly as I can. "Can I sit down?"

She shoots me a glare that clearly says, "Do and die," but I sit down anyway because I'm going to need to rest a little before I can run again.

"What do you need help with?"

She pauses for a moment before saying it, but when she does, I'm caught a little off-guard. I was hoping that maybe I would have a few minutes before I had to explain it all to her. But, c'est la vie, so I try to force it out.

"IneedhelpgettingJinxoutofprisonbecauseshewasarrestedwhenshehelpedmeoutatarobberyandtheytookherinbutshedidn'tdoanythingsoIwanttogetheroutofthere."

"What? Talk slower." Raven's voice is still flat, but her eye twitches in annoyance. I look at the alarm clock next to her bed. 11:05.

"I-uh—"

Twitch.

"Out with it," she orders me. I should have expected that. Raven isn't exactly famous for her patience.

"Well, you know Jinx?" I ask her meekly. This isn't going quite how I wanted it to.

"From the H.I.V.E. Five? Yeah, I know her," she says, waiting for me to elaborate, even though she can probably already tell what I'm going to say next.

"Well, I've kinda been-uhh—" she stares at me coldly-"hanging out with her. Trying to bring her over to the good side, y'know?" I add quickly, knowing that she wouldn't appreciatemy 'hanging out' with a villain.

"Okay." Nothing's blown up yet, so I take this as my cue to continue, this time with more confidence.

"So, she was helping me stop a robbery, and we were hanging out for a minute afterwards because she was trying to explain—something—to me. But the cops thought she was part of the robbery, so they stuck her in power inhibitors and arrested her," I tell her, gaining more self-assurance with each word.

"That doesn't tell me what you need help with," she tells me in her usual monotone voice. I wonder what she'd look like if she smiled? This world needs more smiling, happy people.

…Or maybe not. Raven just glared at me, as if she knew exactly what I was thinking. Which she probably does.

Ignoring her, I take another deep breath and say, "I need your help getting her out of prison."

Raven stares at me knowingly, and I can sense that she saw this coming the whole time. But it doesn't change her reaction.

"No. Jinx is a villain."

Oooh, no, there is no way that I'm going leave with that as an answer. Raven is my one hope. I've gotta keep trying.

"No, she's not! She helped me out a lot tonight! Jinx almost single-handedly took down a room full of drug dealers, and then she rescued a hostage! Sorry if that doesn't scream 'villain' to me, but the fact is, she didn't deserve to go to jail!" I say it as loud as I can without risking waking the other Titans up.

Raven keeps staring at me, wanting more explanation.

I get it now. She knows exactly what I wan—no, need her to do for me, but she won't even consider it until I justify the claim.

"Look, Raven," I say as I rub my eyes tiredly. "Jinx may have done bad stuff in the past, I know. You were probably the one who stopped her most of those times. But this time, she didn't do anything wrong. She saved lives tonight, and she's been thrown into jail for it. You may not support crime-it's why people like us do what we do. But you know better than anyone what it's like to be judged unfairly before anyone got to know you!"

My words seemed to have struck a chord with Raven. Our relationship is...complicated. I know more about her past than most people do, and I know that she's had to deal with the pain that comes with being condemned in the eyes of others without a reason. Her dad is one of her inner demons. Literally. But still, I don't know her like the Titans do. We were never close friends, but our paths have crossed.

"And even is she did do bad stuff in the past," I continue as Raven stares on in silence, "our job is to protect the citizens from injustice. That includes her. She's being persecuted for things she didn't do. You swore that you'd fight for the fairness of the system, no matter what. It shouldn't matter who she is, or what she's done in the past. You can't just sit by and let this happen!"

Raven stays silent for a moment, staring at me hard. Then she mutters her famous incantation under her breath, and I know that she's taking a look into my very soul. She's recounting how I spent my past few hours, the roses I left, my overall relationship with Jinx.

I know that's what Raven's doing, because as she does, I see all the mental images of Jinx passing before my eyes as well.Jinx lying unconscious and hurt on my couch. The moment I kissed her. The look on her face after I kissed her. Jinx standing over a bunch of defeated druglords, Jinx being tackled by the hostage. Raven lingers on one momentthat took placeabout an hour ago. All over again, I see Jinx being shoved into the car as she whispers, "I hate you," in a low, defeated voice.

I clutch my head; that memory hurts. Raven seems to have sensed my pain, because the image disappears from my mind and she looks at me again.

"…Alright. I'll help you. But only this once. And the rest of the Titans stay out of this," she warns me in monotone, but her voice taking on a new characteristic that wasn't there before. I can't quite put my finger on what it is yet.

"Thanks," I whisper, letting out a sigh of relief escape as she throws off her covers and pulls on a cloak that was hanging over the edge of her bed.

"We have to do this fast," she says, stating the obvious. "You owe me."

"Yes, yes, I owe you, I will be your eternal servant, blah blah blah-are you ready yet?" I prompt her as she glares at me. I'll take that as a yes. I get up and hold my arms out, ready to run her over to the Star City prison, but she takes one look atmeand says, "No way."

I sigh in frustration-we need to go, now. "C'mon, Raven, we have to get go—"

But before I can finish the sentence, Raven mutters her magic words again, and some black aura comes and surrounds the two of us. I feel my feet leave the ground, and in a wave of her cloak, we disappear.

It takes me about 5 milliseconds to realize that Raven's teleporting us there, instead of my having to run us both. Cool.

Just hold on a little longer, Jinx, I'm on my way.

...And please...don't hate me...

Well, how was that? I'm worried that my continuity is slipping-the last chapter was really angsty and this one's a littlemore light-hearted. Not too much, but a little. Anyway, I hope you liked it. The next chapter should be better, I hope.

And sry if some of the text is still bunching up. its something on the site that does it, so plz dont kill me. lol.

And now to my reviewers:

Well, I'm amazed at how eager you all are! I had about 17 reviews before 11 a.m. on the 31st. That's dedication, lol. Keep it up! I've found that a few reviews before lunch makes Cara a very happy girl. :-D

Maffeoel-haha, don't feel bad, I think I confused a lot of people with that cliffie.but i promise that when the end of this fic does come around, ill do my very best to keep it nice. Thanks for writing to save Season 6! Everyone follow Maffeoel's example!

Shadow929-lol, glad you like it! keep looking out for new chappies!

Marz the Green Planet-(gulp) I'm a little scared now...lol...does that mean that i need to write a fluffy ending, just for my own health? lol. glad u like it! keep reading, i will resolve it soon. maybe...lol

Valda-lol, sounds like my kinda New Year. haha hey, better some snow than none, there hasnt been snow in my area for over, like, 50 years or something. bleh. its ok that you cant write, you are excused. lol. ill just write another letter on ur behalf...Lord knows im already flooding their mailboxes...lol. thx for the reviews!

Lily23-thanks! and yeah, i know its wrong. which is why ive got KF running around trying to fix it. poor Kid Flash...lol

Flying Green Flamingo-lol, really? thats so sweet! I didnt know that my stories/writing evoked that much emotion! Huh...maybe I actually have some talent for this? lol. glad you liked it! keep reading!

ttoad-yes, its possible...in our world. in the world of cartoon superheroes...i cant let her get off that easy. itd make for one boring story. lol. thx for the review!

UknwUloveChopstix-first of all--i love your penname. its great. lol im glad you like it so much! its always nice to have new readers/reviewers. ...and im jealous, i want to have 3 thumbs that i can stick up...lol, jk. :-D

Meiriona-thanks for the review! well, i cant say that shes going to rehab...that would take too long, and i want to have a good ending that doesnt involve KF entertaining Jinx in a psyche ward or something. About the Raven thing...you are psychic, my sista. well, shes not really gonna attest or anything, cuz i think ive already mentioned that im not going to write about court. i dont have a long enough attention span to write a court scene. lol. did u pick up on my little hint of foreshadowing in chp. 6, where i mentined KF wanting to call in Raven? Thats what it was, foreshadowing, but i think to keep my rating appropriate, no one will be cursed to hell. lol.

Heroine of the Valley-well, I would do that too, but I dont want the H.I.V.E. Five in on this story too much so probably not. But we may very well see them again, and we very well may not. its all up to how im feeling. :-D and i doubt theres bail in max-security, but o well. keep reading and find out!and thx for the review!

Temchan-thanks! i love writing this story, its a realy fun new perspective. i think im much better at writing from KF's pov than Jinxs though, mainly because on the show, jinx's character development has been, at best, inconsistent. we really didnt get a good look at her personality until Lightspeed, so i havent quite locked down on her pov yet. im working on it, though. and do u mean like a flashback? im not sure about flashbacks (cuz im crap at writing them, lol) but therell definitely some explanation of past events. thanks for the review!

Maiyuko-Chan-lol, thx for the review! in a way, i did bring the titans into it, or at least Raven. who i am trying to keep as much in-character as possible while still doing her job for this story. its a little hard, but if KF knows about Trigon, then how can she argue her way outta that one? sorry to the ppl who are disappointed w/ how im writing her.

Silver Miracles-thanks! i felt bad for KF and Jinx even while writing it, so Im glad i was able to convey some emotion to the readers. thx for the review, and Happy 2006!

HouseQat-lol, im glad you were excited about it! im trying to hold off on my cliffies (cuz i think everyone hated me for writing one, lol), so dont worry. thx for the review!

Queen Fire Faerie-glad youre continuing to enjoy this! keep reading! andthx for the review!

Kelly Riley-lol, glad youre liking the story! i know myargument for the whole under-18 thing was kinda flaky, but it was the best i could doifi wanted tomake the storyas compelling as i hope people think it is. thank God its a fanfic, so i get creativefreedom! yaaaaaay!im avoiding court scenes and such, just because youre very right: it would make for an extremely boring fanfic, which I cnat have, not with all my wonderful reviewers asking for more! lol. thanks for the review, and keep checking back!

robstarforeva21-lol, thanks! glad you like it! and im glad i was able to answer your questions.

xSMiLE LiKE a SAiNt-lol, yeeeeeeees! i have successfully dodgeda cliche! thats like, a huuuge accomplishment on my part. lol. you have no idea how many stories i wrote but didnt post because of the cliches i was worried i had been writing. but yay! and i know,why the hell would they cancel it?thats why we need ppl to keep turning out those letters. and to every other Titans author reading this right now, please, please, PLEASE spread the word about the petition to SAVE SEASON 6! ok, im done spazzing now. lol. happy new year and thx for the review!

Rose Red2.0-lol, sry for all the confusion! i think i PMed u w/ some explanations, which i hope will suffice. if not, keep asking me until i give a satisfying answer! lol. thx for the review!

Irish Miraluka-ooh, thx! thats really nice to hear. thx for the review and happy new year!

EE's Skysong-lol, keep reading and youll find out! thx for the review!

Mew Lemon-dont worry, i think a LOT of people thought it was Madame Rouge. the ppl who guessed the police were either psychic, or good guessers, or lucky. lol. thx so much for the review!

plz plz plz you gotta updat..-well, heres an update for ya! hope you enjoyed it! thx for the review!

acosta perez jose ramiro-thanks for the review! Yeah, i put poor Kid Flash through hell...sometimes i wonder how long its going to be before God smites me for it.Because I think thatGod is a Kid Flash/Jinx shipper. Yes, you heard it everyone, God is on our side! lol. as for your solution, i would make KF Jinx's legal guardian, except that would kind of put a damper on the romantic aspect of their relationship...how weird would it be to have a crush on your adopted dad or something? lol.

Itsy-Evil-Spiders-i dont think anyone was really expecting it, except for the psychic reviewers i mentioned b4. lol. thats a very touching image that came up in your mind...funny enough, ikind of hadthat same kind of imagein my mind when i was planning out the next few chappies. but ull have to keep reading to find out if i use it! lol. thx for the review!

Now, everyone else, review! I can't believe I hit 128 reviews. That is soo exciting for me, you cant even imagine. want to make me a really happy person? keep reviewing, and well see how many i can get! and my 15th bday is coming up on Jan. 7th, so thats my one bday wish: reviews! seriously! lol. yay! go review now, before i continue babbling.