Chapter 6:

UPDATED A/N: I'm slacking, I know. School has just been... It sucks so much. I hate school. I am so stressed out... Anyways, thank you everyone for reviewing and favoriting The Return (Rewrite)! Are you liking the rewrite better or are still hooked on the original? Ok, maybe its a bit too early to be asking that... OH! ANOTHER CHANGE HAS BEEN MADE. I changed the dates. At first it was December (b/c that's when I first created this story) then I changed it to June b/c it just makes more sense that way. Oh wow, I just noticed that I made the rewrite in June too... -_-" that was totally coincidental, I swear! But enough about me talking, let's get on with the story!

DISCLAIMER: I DO NOT OWN TEEN TITANS NOR DO I OWN YOUNG JUSTICE!

"Y-you... Y-you...!" Red Arrow managed to spit out as he pointed at the two speedsters. Red Arrow was at a loss of words, staring at the twins sat before him. He was frozen in place.

The twins... Were alive?

"Sí nosotros! (Yes, us!) " they said cheerfully. Red Arrow simply stared at them, still shocked that they were standing there in front of him, alive and breathing. In three steps, he had his arms around them in a tight embrace, breathing out a sigh of relief.

"Oh my god, you guys are alive... You guys are alive!" He pulls away but keeps his hands on their shoulders. "But, how?"

The twins narrowed their eyes in thought, trying to remember what happened before they fell off the cliff. But their minds were drawn blank.

Menos turned to his brother and asked, "Más? ¿Te acuerdas de nada? (Mas? You remember anything?)" Mas shook his head, rubbing the back of it before wincing.

"No, pero me di cuenta de que el dolor en mi cabeza. (No, but I just noticed the pain in my head.)" Mas answers as Menos rubs the back of his own head and winces.

"Ow, ¿qué pasó? (Ow, what happened?)" Menos asks himself, trying to blink away the tears of pain.

"Recuerdo caer... (I remember falling...)"

"...Por un precipicio... (...Off a cliff...)"

"Y entonces la oscuridad... (And then darkness...)" They said in unison with a slight nod.

"So you fell off a cliff and must have drifted to the beach." Jinx summed up and translated, leaning against the couch in exhaustion. It was getting harder and harder to conceal the fact that her side was screaming in agony. Hopefully, no one noticed.

Unfortunately, a certain speedster, who was staring at her the whole time, noticed and immediately rushed to her side. "Jinx, I really think you should-" He reached out for her, only for his hand to be slapped away from hers.

"I'm fine," she snaps, glaring at the ginger. She bites down on her lip to stop the pained moan threatening to spill from her lips. She took in a shaky breath. "I'm fine, perfectly fine." She repeated as if to convince herself of these words.

Kid Flash frowned at her stubbornness. "No, you're not. You look as if you're about to topple over and pass out."

"I said I'm fine, Kid! Leave it alone!" Leave me alone. Jinx bites back the words before they could leave her mouth. Kid's shoulders deflate in defeat, sadness and hurt evident in his eyes. Jinx pays no heed, or at least forces herself to ignore him, and turns her attention to the twins. "Speaking of health, I should be asking you two that question. Are you two okay? Maybe we should check for concussions." The twins were beginning to look pale. Wasn't that a sign of a concussion?

"Jinx is right. Are you two okay?" Robin asked, carefully placing his hands on their heads. The two winced in pain.

"Ay... (Ow...)" The twins grumbled, shutting their eyes.

Robin felt their heads gently, feeling a bump on the back of their skulls. "I think you guys really do have concussions. We should get you guys to the infirmary." He turned to Miss Martian. "Think you could take them there, Miss M?"

"Sure, Robin." Miss Martian obliged, taking Menos's arm and wrapping it around her neck.

"I'll help," Artemis said, taking Mas's arm.

"Gracias, señorita! Y tengo que decir, usted es muy hermosa señorita, a excepción de la piel verde. (Thank you, Miss! And I must say, you are very beautiful Miss, except for the green skin.)" Menos said with a cheeky smile.

"That's rude, Menos." Jinx scolded him tiredly, taking their spots on the couch.

"Hermano, esto es como uno de nuestros sueños de ser cuidado hasta que sana por las mujeres hermosas! (Bro, this is like one of our dreams of being nursed back to health by beautiful women!)" Mas exclaimed, sharing smirk with Menos. "Aunque yo no me hubiera importado si la señorita me Jinx cuidado hasta que sana. (Though I wouldn't have minded if Miss Jinx nursed me back to health.)"

"Puedo imaginar totalmente señorita Jinx en un traje de la enfermera. (I can totally imagine Miss Jinx in a nurse costume.)" Menos added as they sighed dreamily.

Jinx lips twitched in disgust. "Do you guys want me to hit you harder so I can knock those perverted thoughts out of your head?" She said in a faux-cheerfulness and had a smile on her face that seemed to say 'shut-up-or-die'.

The twins flinched, laughing nervously. "Sólo si es por amor... (Only if it's out of love...)"

Jinx continued to smile evilly. "Trust me, I will love making it as painful as possible." The twins chuckled lightly before being accompanied out of the room. Jinx could feel the room spin around her, black spots were beginning to cover her vision.

"H-hey-! Jinx-!" She felt herself teeter forward before being caught by two strong arms and falling prey to the darkness that overwhelmed her...

When Jinx awoke again, she knew that it was probably morning since she heard the bustling voices booming from beyond the door. She made a move to sit up but found herself restrained by handcuffs on her left wrist. But not just any handcuffs, Jinx noticed after a closer inspection, but the special kind that Supers use to repress meta-humans' powers. She muttered a curse, pulling at the cuffs.

"Liking the cuffs?" Jinx stopped and looked up at the red-haired speedster entering the room.

She uttered a sigh of surrender, loosening her grip on the cuffs and leaning her head back against bed frame. She eyed the cuffs before shrugging. "Kinky."

Kid Flash sputtered in disbelief, stumbling over his own feet. He felt his cheeks slowly burn in embarrassment. He definitely was not expecting that kind of reply...

Jinx blinked before a smug smirk stretched on her lips. "Did I catch you off guard?"

"Well, I definitely wasn't expecting that kind of reply..." He mumbled, clearing his throat. A broad smile stretched across his face. "And you said I was the perverted one."

She let out a small chuckle, leaning back against the pillows. "You still are, seeing as you're the one who cuffed me in the first place. To think you're desperate enough to keep me here that you would force me against my will with handcuffs." She gave him a mocking look. "What's wrong? Are you that lonely?"

"Mock me all you want, Jinx, but this is for your own good." Kid leaned against the wall and crossed his arms over his chest. "Can't have a wounded girl running away again."

"I wasn't running away. I was slowly and painfully walking around for an exit." Jinx states, finally gathering enough strength to sit up in bed. She slumps against the wall behind her tiredly.

His smile faltered as he stared at her seriously, which was a rare sight to see (even when they were dating). "I just don't want you getting hurt."

"I'm already hurting, Kid." Jinx's eyes narrows at the ceiling, her anger boiling inside her. "I'm hurt from this bullet wound. I'm hurt that you guys refuse to let me go. I'm hurt that I'm the only one who wasn't captured. I'm hurt that I'm the reason why all my friends are captured. I'm hurt that you guys left the Titans for this pathetic upgrade." A wave of guilt floods through her. "A pair of handcuffs won't stop the hurting, Kid."

"Maybe not, but relying on other people could." He offered gently, dashing to her side and taking a seat beside her. "Stop trying to carry everything by yourself. You're not the only one at fault here."

She tried to argue back, "Of course I am-"

Kid held up a hand to stop her. "No, you're not. If I know anything about the Titans, I know that they would do anything to protect their teammates. Even if it means sacrificing themselves in the process. It was their choice to get captured in order to save you." He lets out a shaky breath, running a hand through his messy red hair. Kid leans his elbows on his knees and covers his face with his hands. "All the while, what were we three doing? Playing sidekicks for the heroes once again and leisurely enjoying life. While our friends were being picked off one by one, we were just here, training in a mountain, going on opts missions, goofing around and having fun. Without a care in the world.

"The worst part of it all was that I was beginning to forget. Forget my life before the Team. Forget the Titans. Even forget being one." He took a deep breath before looking her straight in the eye. "But when I saw you for the first time in two years, bleeding and possibly dying, I felt incredibly ashamed. All I could think was 'How could I have let this happen? Why couldn't I have been there for you? How could I have forgotten?'" He leaned back in his chair, staring at her with remorseful eyes. "I'm hurt too, Jinx. I'm hurt that I forgot my friends. I'm hurt that I couldn't save them. I'm hurt that I left the Titans to be the Justice League's pet. I'm hurt that you could have died and I wouldn't have known anything of it. If anyone's at fault here, it's us for neglecting our precious teammates."

Jinx was silent, processing Kid's grief-filled confession. She wasn't expecting Kid Flash to say this to her. To confess his true feelings of the whole situation. Like he truthfully admitted, he forgot about them. All of them. Her. He forgot her. And yet, she didn't think he'd be overwhelmed with regret as he was now.

Jinx made a move to caress his cheek despite still being handcuffed just as the door opened. She quickly brought her hand back to her side, her cheeks flushed red, and turned to the masked Boy Wonder entering the room.

"Morning, sunshine. Like the cuffs?" He asks, a small smile adorning his face.

A corner of her lips tilts upward just a little bit. "Kid and I already had this conversation. I didn't know heroes were kinky." Robin chuckles softly, trying to hide the sorrow in his face. Unfortunately for him, Jinx saw past his attempt.

"You heard the conversation?" Jinx inquires.

"Wouldn't be the Boy Wonder if I couldn't eavesdrop without anyone acknowledging it." Robin easily admits, digging into his pocket and removing a key. He walks over to her bound wrists and begins unlocking them. "I don't want you running away again any more than Kid does. But I don't think it's right to keep my teammate handcuffed like a criminal."

"Don't worry, it made me slightly nostalgic of my days as a villain. Those were the days..." Jinx mentions, rubbing her wrists. Robin's shoulders slump wistfully.

"I'm sorry that I wasn't a better leader." Jinx looks up at Robin, who has his hands clenched at his sides. "I let my team fall prey to that monster of a man. The people I love were forced to face things alone because of my decision. Blame me. I deserve this resentment as penance for selfish actions. Because of me, Beastboy, Cyborg, Raven, and Star are..." He sits on the ground beside her bed, bringing his knees to his chest. His fists grip his legs. "If only I hadn't been tempted by Batman's offer. If only I had just stayed with the Titans. If only I were stronger." He chokes back a sob.

Jinx felt her heart ache. It was always a rare occasion to see the Boy Wonder show weakness. To show weakness in front of someone means that he has whole-hearted trust in you, which made seeing him break down painful for Jinx. Because after all these years, he still trusts her. He doesn't care if she sees him as the teenage boy he actually is behind the mask. He still thought of her as his fellow teammate. His friend.

Slowly, she leans over and grabs his hand. "I'm sorry..." And she was. She was sorry for being such a grouchy bitch earlier. She was sorry that she had lost faith in their failing friendship. She was sorry that his precious friends were taken away from him.

It suddenly dawns her that she hasn't considered how hard this must be for him. He just learned that nearly all his teammates were kidnapped without his knowledge. That his friends were gone, the people he loved- no, still loves. That they were taken by the one person he detests the most.

He was angry. He was upset. But overall, he was filled with regret.

Jinx squeezed Robin's hand gently, and he gripped her hand back for comfort. His whole body was racked with guilt and sobs.

She let him cry. She let him feel angry. She let him feel upset. She let him feel regret.

Because he wasn't there for them. Because he couldn't help them. Because he didn't save them.

But she kept repeating "sorry" to him softly, as if sorry would fix it. As if "sorry" was a magic word that will make the pain away. That will bring the Titans back. That when this is all over, they'll all wake up back at the Titan's tower and everything will have been a sad nightmare.

Because she was angry. Because she was upset. Because she regrets how much she had taken for granted.

She was there for them.

She could have helped them.

But she didn't save them.

Wow, it just suddenly got so dark at the end. I honestly don't know how that happened. I wasn't planning on ending the chapter this way. But, oh well, can't do anything about it.

Sorry that this is a very short update. Lots of people were looking forward to this, and I pull off this BS chapter. I would be angry too if my fav fanfic author did this. I would be pissed. School has been keeping me so busy. Because of that, I have a hard time writing (typing?) the chapters and posting it. I hope I don't have to do anything for the break that's coming up. I really want to work on The Return. So, for now, expect very very slow updates. (SORRY, I DON'T WANT SLOW UPDATES EITHER BUT SCHOOL IS KILLING ME!)

Thank you for all your reviews, you guys always brighten up my days! I hope to get in the next chapter as soon as possible, but you might have to wait until my break (which is the week after this coming one). Hope to see all of my followers who are still keeping up with this slow rewrite in the review as well as new followers!

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~Superbluestar428