Broken

With Pinball, Scarab, and Gizmo lying painfully unconscious on the floor, and the other students still on the hunt for Ghoulock, Julius and Jinx were the only 2 people in the entire arena. Nothing but stone cold silence chilled the eerie, awkward tension between the two students. Julius had just saved Jinx's life from the vicious, mutant bat Ghoulock. What the two of them have to say for each other remains to be seen.

Jinx bit her lip "Uh……thanks……a lot Julius. That was really something".

Julius nodded "Yeah. Listen Jinx; if you really want to thank me, then I really would like an answer".

Jinx blinked "Answer?".

Julius asked "Do you trust Stone?".

Jinx groaned "Oh god, not this crap again".

Julius begged "Just please answer the question Jinx, do you trust him or not?".

Jinx growled "We are NOT having this conversation. I told you before, it's none of you're dam business".

Julius insisted "I just want to make sure you're safe".

Jinx laughed "HA, don't make me laugh".

The boy frowned "I seriously don't see what the hell is so funny about this".

Angrily, Jinx replied "Wake up and smell the jealously. You're angry because I'm with Stone and not you, simple as that".

Julius shouted back "No it is NOT that simple".

Jinx rose an eyebrow "So what, you're denying the fact you're jealous?".

Julius stuttered "No, I mean yes, I mean I".

Jinx interrupted "You always this blubbery around girls?".

Julius scowled "ALL RIGHT! I admit it, I was jealous at first. But that's beside the point. There is something wrong about him, there's something I don't trust and that was long before I found out he was you're boyfriend".

Jinx blinked "What are you talking about?".

Julius explained "I know all about you're little spy hunt with Brother Blood and I am telling you, something's off about your friend Stone".

Jinx rolled her eyes "Oh get over yourself, Stone's not a Teen Titan".

Julius sighed "You just don't get it do you? When I shook his hand, I felt a strong electromagnetic shield emanating off his body. I've worked with machines all my life and I know what it means. It's the same kind of energy field people use in the creation of holograms, and invisibility cloaks".

"I can't listen to this anymore" Jinx said as she held her ears.

Julius continued "That's because deep down in you're heart, you KNOW it's true".

Jinx shrieked "Shut up! I've had it, I'm not putting up with you're psycho babble talk any longer. I DON'T love you; get that through your head".

The dark boy spoke more "This isn't about me or my feelings, this is about you. I don't want to see you hurt".

Jinx crossed her arms "I told you before; I can take care of myself. I'm a big girl you know".

Julius half laughed "Yeah, I can see that".

Jinx frowned "And what the hell is that supposed to mean?".

"If I hadn't stepped in and shot that bat monster, he'd be picking chunks of you out of his teeth with a toothpick" Julius firmly stated.

Jinx turned her back to him "So what? Stone would have stopped him in half a heartbeat; he is one of us after all".

Julius asked "If that's true then where was he when you needed him the most?".

In all of her furious anger, her unbridled aggravation, Jinx didn't have a clue what to say. The girl honestly didn't have an answer to Julius question. She didn't know where Stone was; she didn't know what happened to him, or why he failed to save her. The dark boy half grinned at her despair.

Julius nodded "The truth hurts, doesn't it Jinx?".

Glaring hate filled pink eyes; Jinx scowled and slapped Julius right across the face. The stinging pain visibly showed in the hurt, horror filled eyes of Julius facial expressions. The dark boy couldn't believe Jinx had done that to him.

Jinx coldly answered "Then allow me to demonstrate that theory, I HATE YOU".

Silence, sorrowful, chilling, painful silence, that's all Julius mind was hearing now, silence. A red alarm blared across the halls yet Julius remained unphased and unable to move or react, or maybe he just didn't care. The booming voice of Brother Blood loudly blared on the intercom sirens.

Brother Blood shouted "Attention students. We have just received word that the Teen Titans have entered the HIVE academy, this is a private broadcast and it is of the highest priority. Gizmo, Jinx, Mammoth, Stone please report to my location at once. The rest of you, stay in you're dorms at all times and await further instructions. The end of the Teen Titans is at hand".

Jinx and Gizmo had already left the arena, leaving a broken, lonely, shallow shell of a boy to rot and weep. Julius turned to the arena exit and walked through it, coldly ignoring Pinball and Scarab's questions as they regained consciousness. Stone examined his holo-ring and sighed softly to himself.

Stone frowned "It's time Cyborg……it's time"

Attack pattern alpha……

Cyborg, take it easy……

This isn't an act……

No, he's one of us now……

Psych……

You could have been one of us……

I could've been a lot of things……


Jinx sobbed "I'm such an idiot".

Uncontrollable tears poured from Jinx's face, devastated and drenched in the endless sorrow of her own misery. The girl poured her face into her bed, crying harder and louder with each screaming sob. A loud knocking came to the metallic door on Jinx's room. It was opened, and Julius was behind it.

Julius softly called out "Are the……are the shelter beds okay Jinx? There the best I can do until we can rebuild".

The girl sniffled a response "What do you want Julius? What'd you really come here to say?".

Julius looked down "To say I'm sorry".

Jinx cried more "For what? You were right, you were right all along".

Julius sighed "I know Jinx…..that's why".

The boy looked away as he slammed the iron door shut and sighed.

Julius repeated "That's why".

To be continued……