The song is by Bette Midler and is called Baby Mine. Actually the song comes from the disney movie Dumbo, but I love it when Bette Midler sings it in the movie Beaches.
"Get ready girls," Bumble Bee said as Rowan and Quon entered the tower after their walk, "the HIVE Five have struck again." Rowan and Quon giggled with excitement, Rowan had never fought them before, but she had been told a lot about them. Quon was watching her new friend with apprehension.
"Are you sure you're up to this Rowan?"
"Quon, I had a nightmare not a heart attack." Quon still wasn't sure. Rowan was very pale and sick looking and tired from lack of sleep. "I want to fight." Raven had to grin at the sheer determination her sister exhibited. She was never daunted. Robin was looking at her as if he shared Quon's reservations, but he chose not to voice them.
The titans and the titans east piled into various vehicles and they were off.
Rowan was ready for a fight as soon as they spotted the HIVE Five trashing the local mall. Rowan and Quon leaped from the car and the team scattered, ready to fight. Rowan hadn't seen where Quon had disappeared to, but, when Jinx struck at her she lost all thoughts of her new friend.
Rowan's battle strategies consisted of staying out of her friend's way and lending a helping hand to her friends when they needed one. She bounded after Robin as he battled See-More, lending the use of her powers to aid in the villain's downfall. "Azarath, Metrione, Zinthoes!" she cried, conjuring a force field to protect Starfire from Jinx's pink crackling energy. Starfire smiled, chirping "Thank-you little bumgorph," as she fired more starbolts at the pink-haired witch. Jinx rounded on Rowan striking at the girl with her powers. Mammoth jerked her off the ground and Rowan yelped. He placed his large hand over her mouth. Rowan clamped down hard on it with her teeth. He yelled and dropped her and she hit the ground hard.
"You little brat!"
"Hey, you were the one that put your hand over my mouth," Rowan pouted. Mammoth growled and cracked her across the mouth.
"I think it's time you learned yourself some manners." Raven was suddenly was in between her little sister and Mammoth.
"Get your hands off of my sister!" she shrieked as she slammed a car into Mammoth and he fell into a wall.
She felt a hand on her shoulder and saw Quon looking at her with worried eyes. She touched a hand to Rowan's bleeding lip and, as the blood from a fresh cut on Quon's wrist mingled with hers, the wound healed. Rowan started to say something but Quon cut her off. "Shhhhh, don't talk." she said and disappeared once more. It was Raven's hand she felt next.
"Are you alright, little sister?"
"Uh huh," Rowan muttered distractedly. Her sister reluctantly joined the battle once again, leaving her sister alone to recover. Rowan squinted around again for Quon, who was nowhere to be seen. She stood to rejoin the fight.
Gizmo had pinned Terra against the wall and Rowan struck him, forcing him to let her go. He turned to the little sorceress, an evil glint in his eyes. He was scarcely taller then Rowan, and she wasn't afraid of him. "You think you're so slick, don't ya', you cheeky little snot rag?"
"Mmm hmm," Rowan said hotly. Gizmo grumbled viciously.
"Let's see how slick you are now," he said as he pulled a softball-sized steel orb out of his backpack. He clicked the button on the top and threw it at her, conking her on the head. She heard a whooshing sound and she felt like she had been engulfed in a freezing fog. She coughed as the smoke entered her lungs. Her head was spinning. She collapsed into the floor.
Rowan woke slowly. Her golden eyes fluttered opened and she swept the room, taking in the dark room, it's bare features and faintly musty scent. She also could smell motor oil, and she assumed she was in a garage. She knew it was nowhere near the Titans East. She heard a noise. "Who's there?" she asked into the darkness. She realized that her mouth had been taped with duct tape.
"You freaking idiot!" said a familiar voice. Rowan couldn't quite place it. "You complete Freaking idiot! You kidnapped the damn brat!"
"She showed me up, the cheeky little bitch!"
"You're lucky her sister didn't notice or you would be road kill." Rowan finally recognized the voices as Jinx and Gizmo. As her eyes better adjusted to the gloom, she could see them. Jinx was standing nearest to her, her bubblegum pink pigtails swaying as she gesticulated angrily. Gizmo shrank back into the shadows and Mammoth and See-more hovered in the background, giggling amusedly. "And you two!" she said harshly. Mammoth and See-More jumped at the unexpected reprimanding. "How could you morons help him, and not tell me?" She stomped her foot on the ground.
"But-"
"Oh, shove it!" Rowan tried to fidget out of her restraints.
"Well, what do we do with the little runt?"
"You can drown her for all I care," Jinx said as she spun on her heel and headed towards the door. Rowan yelped as Mammoth jerked her off the ground, tearing the duct tape from her mouth.
"Let me go you big bully!" she screamed. Jinx turned around as Mammoth roughly cut the ropes that bound her, holding her by the neck of her white cloak. The neck cut into her throat. Jinx was transported, suddenly, to another place and time, seeing a dark-haired woman lifting a small baby into her arms and carry her away. Jinx shook the memory away.
"Let her go!" Jinx ordered, before she was aware if the action. Also, before she was aware of it, she had crossed the room and plucked the small child out of Mammoth's arms, cradling her close the her chest. The child was crying.
"I thought you said we could drown her?" He whined.
"Touch this kid, and you'll die a very slow and painful death." Her pink magic crackled around her, emphasizing her point. Mammoth, Gizmo, and See-More nodded meekly. Jinx carried the little girl out of the room. She sat her on the counter without a word and began to dig through the cabinets. She located a first aid kit and dabbed some alcohol on a cotton swab. "Hold still," she said softly. She rubbed the alcohol over the cuts on her wrists from where the ropes had cut into her. Rowan was still shivering, tears soaking her cheeks. Jinx pulled a Kleenex out of a box on the counter and wiped her tears.
"I want to go home," she whimpered.
"Shhhhh, baby. What's your name again?"
"Rowan," she said softly. "I want to go home!"
"I know, but you can't now." Jinx poured some water in a glass and handed it to Rowan. "Here, drink this Sweetie." Rowan sipped her water and sucked her thumb, twisting a lock of her dark hair around her fingers. Gizmo entered the room and Rowan instantly stiffened. "OUT!" Jinx yelled, causing him to drop the glass he had picked up on the floor.
"But Jinx, I want a drink."
"Get it later." Jinx snapped as Rowan yawned and rubbed her eyes. "Never mind, I need to put her to bed anyway." Jinx lifted the little girl off of the counter, cradling her close to her chest once more, and carried her into the back hallway. "You can stay with me tonight. The boys know better then to come in my room." She pulled back the blankets on her bed and laid Rowan gently on the sheets, pulling the warm covers over her shivering body. "Just go to sleep, Rowan," she whispered gently.
"You're not going to hurt me, are you?" she asked sleepily. Jinx shook her head and turned to leave the room. "Will you stay with me?" Jinx smiled and slid under the covers, allowing Rowan to slid over next to her, Jinx wrapping a sisterly arm around the small child. Rowan snuggled close, feeling homesick for her big sister.
"Do you want me to sing to you?" Rowan nodded, already half asleep.
"Why did you decide to protect me?" she said. Jinx shrugged.
"You're just a baby, Rowan. How could I let them hurt you?" She gently stroked the child's hair. Jinx began to hum and then sing.
"Baby mine, don't you cry.
Baby mine, dry your eyes.
Rest your head close to my heart,
never to part, baby of mine.
Little one, when you play,
pay no heed what they say.
Let your eyes sparkle and shine,
never a tear, baby of mine.
If they knew all about you,
they'd end up loving you, too.
All those same people who scold you,
what they'd give just for the right to hold you.
From your hair down to your toes,
you're not much, goodness knows.
But, you're so precious to me,
sweet as can be, baby of mine."
As Jinx finished, the little girl was sucking absently on her thumb and twisting a lock of her hair around her fingers, fast asleep. Jinx smiled as she brushed Rowan's hair out of her face. She couldn't explain why she wanted so badly to protect her. The child was her enemy, a Titan. True, she had told the child that she had protected her because she was just a baby, but she had terrorized small children before. Why was this any different?
Rowan shifted slightly in her sleep and Jinx moved to compensate. She sighed and continued stroking the little girl's hair, still humming.