Hi! Sorry this took almost a week (gasp!) to update, I've been taking a lot of time prepping these last few chappies, I want them to be good. Sorry if that means a longer-than-3-day wait.

Thanks to everyone who wished me luck in my volleyball tournament; my 15's team finished in fourth place in the state, out of about 160ish teams. Not too shabby, eh? Lol.

Ok, sorry if this chappie is a little shorter than the other ones, but I needed a kind of lead-in to the big conversations and revelations that will be happening soon.

So get reading, and then review! Because you all know how I make it a point to take a long time to update when you don't review...lol. not that you didnt do an EXCELLENT job reviewing chapter 10! u were all awesome! Im just spending more time writing these. the next few chappies are gonna wrap it up, so i kinda sorta have to make them good. :-D

Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans. But maybe I will one day! I wonder if it's up-for-grabs now that the show's been cancelled...? (Runs off to CN and DC Comics to bid on rights to the show)

Am I loud and clear, or am I breaking up?
Am I still your charm, or am I just bad luck?
Are we getting closer, or are we just getting more lost?

I'll show you mine if you show me yours first
Let's compare scars, I'll tell you whose is worse
Let's unwrite these pages and replace them with our own words

We live on front porches and swing life away,
We get by just fine here on minimum wage
If love is a labor I'll slave till the end,
I won't cross these streets until you hold my hand...

-Swing Life Away, Rise Against

Jinx

"Oh-uh-thanks, Wally. I'm Jin—" I fumble as he shakes my hand enthusiastically. He has warm, strong hands. But, AGH! Think fast, Jinx! "Jin…ny. Jinny."

Well. That wasn't obvious.

Wally continues to beam at me as I stuff the bills back into my backpack and stumble over my new alias. "Nice to meet you, Jinny," he says, putting certain emphasis on the name. "Where you headed to?"

I pause for a moment. Even in my civvies, I have to be careful. I don't know a lot about this guy—even if he does seem increasingly familiar—but if I don't tread carefully, he may make the connection back to Jinx and I'm busted.

But still…there's something so…honest about him, I can't help but trust him. Maybe he just has that affect on people. For whatever reason, I feel like he's staring straight into my soul as he looks me directly in the eyes. I know it's an exhausted cliché, but I really can't think of another way to describe it. It's like he knows me, without ever having met me.

I'm a civilian now, I tell myself. I'm not Jinx anymore. It's okay to trust new people. They don't know who I am.

"Los Angeles," I respond after a few moments of internal struggle. The line shuffles a few feet forward as a large family is called to the front.

"Cool," he says confidently, still staring me in the eye. "Any special reason?"

Trust him, says the conscience.

I can trust my conscience now that it's not spewing stupid thoughts about Kid Flash.

"I…need to get away. Do some thinking. I just got out of this really screwed up relationship." It just comes flooding out of me before I even realize it. How does this guy do it? I mean, how does he make you feel comfortable enough to be sharing huge details about your life with him?

Wally winces for a second. But it's very quick. For the briefest moment, his face falls and he looks almost…sad. The look doesn't linger for more than that second, but I take a mental note of it.

"I hear you," he says in response, gaining back his cool composure. "Same here. I'm going to L.A., too. There's this girl…" he trails off for a moment, looking at me as if he had said too much.

"Sorry," Wally says sheepishly, looking adorably apologetic. "Shouldn't have mentioned her. I'm shutting up now."

"That's ok," I tell him, in what I hope sounds like a sympathetic voice. I don't do a lot of sympathy. It kind of clashes with the evil persona. "Sounds rough. Need to talk about it?"

When he looks back at me, I see something in his eyes. Something I recognize. But what? What is it that's so familiar about this guy? Wally continues to stare at me, hard. He seems to be having trouble forming his words, looking as if he is biting back something big. Something significant. Something that in a distant way relates back to me.

"Are you sure? I barely…know you." Wally stutters a little on the word 'know,' as if he's not sure that's the right word to use.

"Why not? It looks like we're probably going to be on the same flight. Maybe listening to someone else's problems can help take my mind off of things." I smile at him reassuringly, hoping that he'll get the message I'm trying to send him: it's okay to trust me.

…Odd. I didn't know I could be nice. Or, at least I think that this is being nice. I don't know. I haven't had much experience with that.

Wally looks at me, questioning, that burning look still lighting up his eyes. "…Alright. But if it makes you uncomfortable, let me know."

I nod and smile and take a few more steps forward to the ticket stand. There'll probably be a good 10 minutes before I can buy my one-way stub out of Star City.

"So, Wally, why exactly are you going to Los Angeles?" I ask politely, in an attempt to initiate a conversation.

He doesn't say anything for a moment, but then jumps right into it. "…So there's this girl I told you about, right? Well, she's incredible. Really great. Funny and smart and talented and beautiful and strong," he says, spilling it all out to fill the space between us. I nod, somewhat surprised at how trusting he is of strangers.

"Sounds like quite the catch," I smile.It--love--may not have worked for me, but knowing that there are other people who do love each other in this screwed-up world…well, it means there's hope, right? Although, for reasons unexplained, it makes me kind of sad that I'm not this incredible girl he's describing. I honestly have no idea why I think of that; I don't even know the guy and already I'm jealous of his girlfriend. But he's just so cute, how can you blame me? "Go on."

Wally nods and continues. "Well…she ran. She thought I did something I didn't do, but when I tried to explain, she didn't believe me. I managed to find out where she's going. So I guess that, I'm going to Los Angeles to follow her. Bring her home. Couldn't let her leave without knowing how much I care about her, and setting things straight, y'know?" he looks at me eagerly, as if there is nothing in the world he'd rather hear than my voice affirming that his course of action will work out great.

I let out a soft "oh", and then smile. "That's…the sweetest thing I ever heard," I say truthfully. It's a huge revelation, especially to a stranger, but it's nice that someone trusts me.Or at least, hasn't judged me by my appearance. He really must love her, I think to myself. Good. There really are people who are lucky enough to find something as valuable as that.

"Thanks," Wally says, blushing and smiling at me. "I hope it'll work out."

"It will," I assure him, nodding as we take a few more steps to reach the front of the line.

"How do you know?" he asks teasingly, though his optimistic voice is laced with a quiet uncertainty.

"Because you're a good guy. I doubt that...whatever powerthere is, controllingthe universe...would give you something to care about just to take it away. That'd be the worst possible luck," I say, laughing slightly as Wally's face instantly brightens up. He's smiling a 100-watt smile that would put the Ice Breakers girl to shame.

"Thanks," Wally says again, looking considerably more cheerful. "So what's the deal with you?"

"What?" I ask, caught somewhat off-guard.

"Why are you going to L.A.?"

"Oh," I say, giggling. Why am I giggling? I never giggle. I even hate the word 'giggle.' Whenever I think about it, I always get an image of that Teen Titan Starfire in my mind. "I thought I already said? I need to take some time off. Get away from this guy I know—knew."

"What'd he do?" asks Wally, sounding genuinely concerned. As cool as this guy is, I have to wonder why he would care so much about a total stranger.

…Unless he agrees that we've met somewhere before…?

"He, uh…" It's painful even to think about it. I don't want to say it out loud, because I'm worried that those stupid tears will start to fall again, but after all that he's shared with me, I feel like I owe it to him. "He tricked me into believing that I could trust him. Then he turned around and stabbed me in the back. Last time I trust a guy," I add bitterly, forgetting the gender of my only, new friend, who is standing next to me.

"What about me?" he asks jokingly, punching my arm as if in retaliation for bruising his ego.

"Well, I don't know yet," I tease, taking a few more steps to the counter, which has just cleared up for me. "It may take a while before I trust you."

"I'd be willing to wait," he responds as the counter a few feet to my right also opens up, allowing him to order his tickets as well.

"How can I help you, miss?" asks the attendant, who looks tired and harassed and ready to fall asleep, much like the cashier at the airport gift shop.

"Um, I'd like a one-way ticket to Los Angeles on the next available flight, please," I say carefully, pulling my wallet out of my backpack.

"The next flight to Los Angeles leaves in twenty minutes," she responds tiredly, punching numbers into her computer. "There are only three seats left, in coach. Would you be willing to take one of those?"

"Sure," I respond. For the first time in...forever, my luck really is incredible. Twenty minutes? That's awesome. The sooner I'm outta this heap, the better. "Sounds perfect."

"You'll have to fill out these forms," Doris (the attendant, whose name I found out from looking at her nametag) says. And with that, she hands me about 3 or 4 official-looking documents, with lots of blank spaces for names and addresses and phone numbers and signatures. I sigh as I take them from over the desk, picking a pen from a small container on the counter.

Doris raises her eyebrow at me, as if to say, "Are you really going to make all of these people wait?" But I ignore the looks and groans I hear coming from the impatient travelers waiting for their turn in line and begin to fill out the forms.

Name:…Jinny…um…West! Wally won't mind. He'll never know that I borrowed his surname to create a false alias for myself.

Age: 18…(I'm really only 15, but I don't have time to worry about getting a parent's consent, yadda-yadda-yadda)

Address: ...21 Jump Street, Jump City, Pennsylvania. (…I stole an address from a 1980's TV show. So sue me.)

There are a bunch of other things I have to fill out too, but I just breeze through them, writing down the first thing that comes to mind.

A man waiting in line behind me taps their watch loudly and says, "You know, there are some other people who have flights to catch!" Honestly, people these days have no respect.

"I'm sorry sir, but you'll just have to wait your turn," I say icily, glaring at him over my shoulder as I take a pause from finishing my last form. "If you're in such a hurry, you might've considered ordering your tickets before the day you had to leave."

"It was never this much of a problem to get a ticket on a departure day before," he retorts, putting certain emphasis on the word 'problem.' "You teenagers spend so much time dilly-dallying and doing stupid nonsense that you don't even stop to consider another person's predicament."

I nearly burst out in indignant laughter when he says "dilly-dallying"; it sounds like something Brother Blood would have said. But I'm saved from throwing a comeback at him by Wally, who has a ticket in his hand and is glaring angrily at the man.

"I'm sorry you feel that way!" Wally says sarcastically. "Let us just drop everything we're doing to work on your problem!" He turns to me, eyes rolling, but with an obnoxiously cute smile on his face. "Let this be a lesson, Jinny. Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience."

I am only one of the many people in the line who snigger at Wally's words. The man who started the whole thing looks at us indignantly and says, "Yeah, never argue with…hey, what did you just call me?"

I ignore him, smiling, as Wally waits patiently by my side as I hand over my forms. Doris types some information into her computer, and then pushes the papers into a binder sitting underneath the desk. "That'll be two hundred and twenty-five dollars."

I'm surprised for a moment; I didn't think it'd be this expensive. But oh well, I can get a job and make it up when I'm in L.A. In the meantime I've got enough money to cover it.

I count out a lot of bills and hand them to her over the desk. She looks suspicious that I'm paying in cash, but shakes it off quickly and prints my ticket.

"Flight #333 will depart from terminal 13, in twenty minutes. You'll have to pass through security first. The security checkpoint is down the main hall, to the left. Is that all your luggage?" she asks me, eyeing my backpack.

"Yes," I respond. It's coming with my as my carry-on. Everything and anythingvaluable that I own is in this backpack. Which isn't much.

"Alright then. After you're cleared, go straight to the terminal and be ready to board."

"Thanks," I say, taking the tickets she hands me.

"Shall we?" Wally says smugly, holding out a hand in a grand gesture at the security checkpoint.

I let out a soft laugh and follow his rather quick footsteps as we embark down the hall. This just may be a pleasant flight, after all.

Well, it's short, so I'm sorry, but this chapter was kind of meant to be a lead-in to the...events that will follow shortly. (wink wink) Sorry if youre angry at me! I promise youll like the ending. If you dont, then...well, i guess that you dont like the ending. causing me great physical harm will mean that i will no longer write KF/Jinx stories to feed your hungry, fanfiction-obsessed minds. lol. :-D

Just a reminder...I've been told that other authors have been flamed by reviewers who don't like thier work. And while you have the right to say whatever you want, thes authors are being personally offended by said flames. I don't get why people do it; if you don't like a story, don't read it! Or at least offer constructive criticism! But I would never ever flame anyone, and I hope none of you would either. Everyone in the fanfiction community has complete freedom to express themselves creatively, which is why we're all here. But to put another down because you don't like what they write is just downright wrong. I hope you will all take my words to heart, and do not ever flame anyone. I would take it personally, even if it wasn't a flame to my story. It is an insult to all authors. I've never been flamed before, because I have such lovely readers/reviewers, but a word of caution: I will hear about it. And it won't be good.

Sorry if that sounded so grim, but I need to get the message across. Spread the word: Flames are not welcome on this site!

lol. Im too lazy to type up a new warning, so i just keep copying and pasting. :-D

On to the reviewers!

You were all incredible. I mean, seriously, I got 40 reviews for chapter 10 ALONE! I love you all. I really, honestly do. I will, like, personally make sure that there is a cozy cloud in heaven waiting for you all when you die. :-D

Shadow929- lol. sorry, but the cliffies just keep rolling! and i was cruel, i left that last one unresolved for so long...im bad. i know i am. :-D thx for the review!

AnimeFanatik-thanks! to be entirely honestly, i didnt really ahve this story planned out at all, I expected it to be, like, 5 chapters at the very most. but i guess that as the story progressed,i just started paying more attention to detail-im glad it shows! thanks so much for the review-and be my guest to add it to your favorites! its always nice to know theres someone who likes it that much:-D

stantonluver-lol, dont worry, im exactly the same way. the only people who really understand me are...well, me, myself, and I. but oh well. :-D thx for the review!

Maffeoel-yeah, sry about the wait. and again for this chapter. the chappies are getting harder and harder to write now that i have to finally wrap it up and end it.im glad youre still enjoying it so much! and im really glad you picked up on Jinx's 'drawing the parallels'-i inadvertantly put in a ton of them in here. like, not sure if you recognized it, but I specifically wrote that annoying little fangirl villain-Quickshot-to be a kind of overstated version of Jinx. Like, remember how she kind of sort of worshipped the ground Madame Rouge walked on...? lol. thx!

disappearer/Syani-lol! glad youre liking it so much! OMG, was "Titans Together" not AMAZING! All I can say is...Im trying to be accurate to the story in the show. Hint, hint. :-D (Shhh! lol) and i know, that was extremely corny. but to that i can only say...have you read my other titans story, "Insomnia"? well, that was just a plain old cliche, through and through. it was terrible. in fact, i dare you to flame that story-it was just pathetic. lol. thats where the corny factor comes in. i swear, worst story ever written. :-D thx for the review! keep cheking back!

Marz the green planet-this technically isnt a cliffie! and im sorry you hate me! Give it another 2, 3 chapters and maybe youll change your mind about chucking a boot at me (:-D). keep reading!

sunago-thanks! go ahead adn do your happy dance, its fine by me. :-D thx for the review!

Valda-lol, muchas gracias! we both kick ass, aint that right, chickadee? lol. thx for the review! keep reading!

DemonDaughter-well, if i ever wait this long to update again, you have my full consent to sic your munchkins on me. im cruel i know. :-D thx for the review!

Thermopolis-lol, yay! we should, like, start a flamers-...um, flaming club. ya! hows that for an oxymoron? lol. thx!

Professor Curly-thanks! youre right, i swear, when im writing, my thought patterns skip around a ton. sorry that im making u skip paragraphs! gaah! Must keep that in mind in the coming chapters. i figured it worked pretty well for Kid Flash (most people seemed to enjoy it, anyway), and I know that its pretty O.C. for Jinx--but because she kind of pulled a 180 on us halfway through the season personality-wise, I havent quite gotten a good hold over her voice. sorry! and thanks so much for the constructive crits! now THATS the kinda stuff i need to hear.

3musketteers-yeah, 'kawaii' means cute. like, 20 reviewers told me that or something, now i feel smart! lol. thanks for the review!

Hari-chan15-lol. thanks for the review!

Sweet Princess RobStar4ever-thanks so much for the review! im really happy that youre still enjoying it. and if u go to Vina del Mar this summer, try to go to three places for me: Reloj de Flores (its a must, as im sure you must very well know), Tip Tip (its a cookie shop, i forget where it is EXACTLY, but look it up. its awesome), and take a picture of the Casino del Mar! lol.

whitetiger0413-dont worry, i have no plans of stopping this story until everything is resolved and i am happy with it. :-D thanks!

Meiriona-lol. i know. civilian ID's have saved me a lot of trouble in the past...there was this one time when i was hanging out with a friend, and there was a baby falling out of a 23rd story window...and u can probably guess where this is going. :-D why do you think they call me the SuperDuperHulaHooper? I have some mad superpowers, yo. lol.

Silver Miracles-sorry it took so long! like ive said, its hard to write these chapters, knowing that the story is coming to a close. :-( but keep checking back!

Aislinn of Azarath-yes, i do have a gift for making ppl love and hate me at the same time, i think. lol, thx!

Obiter-aww, thanks! You seriously thought of this fic when you saw that episode? wow. i guess you can really tell that its a success when people are thinking about the fic while watching the show! thanks so much!

EE's Skysong-again, tons of fun reading your review. :-D are you a Death Cabbie? lol. i luv them...;-) it sounds like itd be a cool drawing. post it somewher,e i must see it!

pureangel86-or ARE they? bum-bum-bum! lol, jk. keep reading!

Rose Red2.0-you guys catch on quickly. keep reading! lol. thanks!

Heroine of the Valley-and, if all works well, she wont mind:-D

KawaiiYuki-well...i guess...wait and find out! thanks!

A Pleasant Reader -sorry it took so long for your update! im trying here, i really am, and im glad its paying off! Keep checking back! and thanks!

Frosty Pickle Juice-lol. im feeling it, believe me..:-D

hotwritergirl158-am doing my very best to keep it good! Just keep reading!

The King Of Flames-lol, yes, it is. and yes, kf will be showing more of his alternate personality...the way i see it. just hoping that people will accept it as readily as they accepted his KF pov.

Kelly Riley-well, not quite yet, but maybe soon! Keep reading to find out! and thanks

FFs are cool-i sincerely doubt that. Read "Insomnia" by yours truly. Case in point. I think I win the bad-fic award. lol. thanks for the review! (and i actually just turned 15 recently, must remember to update my profile! lol)

Forlorn Melody-hey, thanks! its always nice to have new reviewers, and to hear their opinions. i need as many constructive crits as i can get. sorrry about the awkwardness...looking back on it, I agree. i dunno, i thought it would be a kind of funny comic relief moment at the time, but ill remember for next time. thanks!

Flying Green Flamingo-ya, i LOVED "Titans Together" with a passion. i want to have little Teen Titans babies with it. or not. lol. sorry, thats something a friend of mine would say, haha. I honestly didnt htink "Things Change" sucked, but I was slightly disappointed. I wish they focused more on the other titans rather than just BB and Terra. But oh well. what the writers write, goes. thats why theres fanfiction :-D. thanks!

Deide-thanks so much for the review!

Natalia Maria-I totally agree on your views on some of the ships out there. what are these people thinking? but oh well. and jinxs pov isnt my strong suit, i really dont know much about her character (because she changes so much over the course of the show) but im doing my best. thanks!

cheese lovin peep- thanks:-P

Shay Bo Bay-thanks! guess youll just have to read to find out, eh? lol.

Sanosuke's grl-ahh! dont cry! i updated, i updated! lol. with more updates on the way! thanks!

theincrediblePHAQ-hey, thanks! im really happy that you like it :-D

clairebear-wow, has it really been six days? (hides from angry reviewers) lol. thanks for the review, glad youre liking it!

RaRa-lol, thanks!

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