Breaking Point:

Chapter5:

Wind rattled the window, and I turned my head to gaze outside of the small glass pane.

"So…What exactly did your friend want?" My head snapped back up as my violet eyes came into contact with Jason's jade green ones. I still wasn't used to him. Though, when I was around him, everything felt strangely right. But there was something about him that seemed somewhat shady. Like he was hiding something. There was that knowing smirk on his face, as if he had some deep secret that he shared with no one else. It was rather…Unsettling. Still, I couldn't help but to trust him.

He gripped my hands, making me realize that I had been twisting my ring of Azar again, a habit that always resurfaces when I'm nervous.

"What is it, Angel? You look like you've seen a ghost." Biting my lip, I eyed him. Should I tell him? I sighed. I mumbled an explanation. He grinned at me, making my heart squeeze.

"Sunshine, you'll have to do better than that. I have to be able to understand you."

"I SAID that I owe him a favor…"

"Yes?" He gestured for me to continue on.

"And he wants me to meet him at the Duplex club." And then he tilted his head back and laughed. It was a beautiful sound…Though that's the only time I'll admit to it.

"That's ALL? And here I thought that you had some cosmic problem like the world was going to end on your birthday, or something." I chuckled nervously for a moment, waiting for him to continue. "So, what exactly is the problem here?"

"Hello, stupid, he wants me to meet him at a club. I'm NOT a dancer. And I don't know him that well, and I don't know this country well, and—" He put a finger to my lips, silencing me. I raised an eyebrow.

"Do you like him, or not?"

"Huh?" I blinked, the question catching me off guard.

"Look, beautiful, it's a simple question—"

"Yeah, yeah, I got that part. But…What does that have to do with anything?"

"Uh, you mean, besides everything?" He laughed. My hands flew to my face in exasperation.

"Just forget about it. I shouldn't have said anything at all. Not to someone like you." That immediately got his attention. He narrowed his eyes at me.

"And what kind of someone would that be, Sunshine? What kind of box have you put me in when you've only known me for about a day and half?" Inwardly, I cringed. I knew that I shouldn't have said that. I didn't know him well enough; I shouldn't have been passing judgment on someone that quickly. Although, his aura wasn't really helping him. Sighing, I rubbed my eyes.

"Just forget about it. I shouldn't have been that quick to judge you. It's just…A lot has been happening in the past few days. Some of them involving him…I'll just call him and say no." I bit my lip. It wasn't my fault that he would be sitting at a club tonight alone. He didn't give me a number to call. Looking up at Jason, I saw for a brief second an unnamable emotion flicker through his green eyes. Almost unnoticeable. Was that…Disappointment?

"And where will you be?" I detected false notes of happiness. Odd, considering that within the hours that I'd known him, he'd been very…Chipper probably didn't quite cover it. Pleasantly full of himself? Yes. Definitely.

"Possibly Russia." He immediately responded.

"No way José. Not after what happened last night." I growled at him very unlady-like. I was a titan. I could take care of myself. Standing up, I crossed the floor over to my bag, and slung my backpack over my shoulder.

"Thanks mom," I replied snarkily as my hand rested on the door handle and I turned towards the bed, "But I can handle myself." My heart crawled into my throat as I realized that he was suddenly in front of me. The expression on his face was almost scary, and for a moment, it seemed that my powers decided not to work as some small part of my brain froze over with fear. I backed up and hit the door. Jason was a good foot or so taller than I was, which made him all the more intimidating.

Swallowing, I watched with wide eyes as he crouched slowly down so that his eyes were level with mine. The expression on his face seemed to change, almost turning into what looked like concern and fear. He reached out, and instinctually, I flinched, closing my eyes, I realized that, unlike the monks of Azarath, he wasn't going to hit me. I opened my eyes as I felt his hand caress my face, tilting my head up.

"Stay," Despite the appearance of his face, his voice came out gently. "Please." I exhaled, releasing a breath that I hadn't realized that I had been holding. As much as my body wanted me to…I knew that I couldn't.

"I can't." I felt a horrible sadness spread through me as soon as the words left my mouth. "Russia is where everything is going on right now. I need to get some answers." His hand left my face, which at once regretted losing the warmth, and traveled down my arm, to my back. Jason pulled me into an abrupt bear hug, which I would've hated getting from anyone else, especially Starfire. But I couldn't help but accept the embrace and return it. Something about the hug felt right. And it kind of scared me. He let go too soon, and turned away.

"If you must go," he began rummaging through his lone bag, "Take this. And let me know if you need anything. Anything at all." In my hand, he placed a business card. "And be careful. There are some very…Bad would be an understatement…People there." The logical part of my mind screamed that what he said wasn't adding up…But it was overridden by a feeling of warmth that was spreading through me.

Wayne Enterprises

Jason P. Todd

Wayne Technologies Department

Phone: (1-800) 467-7574

Fax: 467-7574

I looked at the fancy script once, gripped my backpack tightly and with my other hand grabbed my small suitcase. Taking one last look at him, his green eyes lingered on me while I filed my last mental picture of him in my mind.

I paused as my hand touched the cold metal of the door handle, and I opened my mouth. I wasn't sure what I wanted to say, but I turned…

And he was gone. Everything had been packed up, and within less than five seconds…He was gone.

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-Knisley24