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Competing…
For some reason, it always felt like he was competing.
He was competing against the other Titan villains, competing with Dick, competing with Tim, competing with Damian, always struggling to get someone to notice him.
And then there was Raven, and to be completely honest, since the first time he had seen her she had scared him because she looked right at him as if she knew his every motive and could see his soul.
He fell for her when she had blandly asked if he needed a lift when he'd jumped on her rocket powered bus and she gave him that poker face of hers' with a hint of amusement. And falling for her scared the hell out of him, terrified him, had him bolting out of the country as he tried to settle his mind, his nerves, and the irrational feeling that she was onto him.
When he came back he found himself competing for her attentions and somehow it wasn't the worst thing in his world.
At least it wasn't until right now as he felt a fury which had him wanting to put a bullet in that green head and dragging Raven off, as he watched her being kissed at midnight by Beast Boy. It was such an ugly feeling that he had darted off before he did something stupid, and it wasn't like she even knew he loved her. He hung out with her enough to know that she didn't have a clue, and yes, he stealthy hung out with her at a local book shop he had bought and kept open as a way to clean some of is money. Dealing in rare books was a very safe cover.
Raven hung out there often and they were friends, at least, he felt like they were.
The day after new years' she stalked into his shop seething, she rattled the books, sent them flying as she broke a few glass cases.
"Garfield is an idiot!" she roared, he just nodded, handed her a dustpan and she helped him clean up the shop.
This went on for several years, and he never tried for her affections because he was fucked up enough as it is.
However, the day his vow to leave Raven alone and out of reach shattered was a day on a job, he'd been running from Bird Brain, Red Hotness, Green Idiot, Scary Cannon, and Sunshine, simple enough and he'd been enjoying it. He only flirted with Starfire to fuck with Dickhead and he kept an eye on Raven the whole fight.
What came crashing out of nowhere and pounded Beast Boy pissed him off, especially when it grabbed Raven and gave a roar of victory.
If the rest of Raven's team hadn't literally been destroyed when that thing assaulted them he wouldn't have interfered, but the thing turned into a large guy. He wasn't a bad looking guy, but Jason did not like the leering way he looked at Rave.
"Hey hotness, still repressing all that power, me likey!" the guy said. Raven was struggling but with her mouth bound and her wrists caught she wasn't going to be using magic and Jason internally cursed himself for binding her mouth with that X.
"Hey, ugly, unhand the little bird," Jason ordered as he forgot about his prize keeping it tucked away in it's pouch on his belt.
"Hey X, long time no see, and I'm claiming this lovely demon, so much power, and what do you care anyways, you hate the Titans," the man spat.
"One, you are not claiming shit, especially not my sunshine. Two, I do not loath the Titans! I just like fucking with them. And Three If You Do Not Remove Your Hands From My Girl, I Will Remove Them For You And You Will Not Have Them," Jason growled out, he felt the Pit's rage bubbling up in him dangerously and he didn't even bother to stop it.
"You're no match for my perfection, X, and Raven's my perfect match," the man lewdly looked her over and Jason saw red.
The problem with always competing was he was better than he let on, and everyone only knew Red X to be a thief and dangerous, they were about to learn about his other person right now as he launched up. The knives were thrown beast thing was out again, and roared, Jason caught a falling Raven who was struggling with her red X on her mouth. He set her aside.
"Stay here," he ordered.
She furiously shook her head.
"Look, sunshine, shit's getting messy and I'm not holding back, stay put," he said and then he leapt over the crate, the beast came at him but Jason, while no Dick Grayson, was nimble, and twisted through the air.
The fight ended with one very bloody man beast, and a very pissed off Jason who was standing over the body snarling as he contemplated the cruelest ways to kill the fucker before he heard sirens. Slight hands caught his arm and he snarled at the girl.
"Go," she whispered. "See you tomorrow," was also whispered and Jason left.
She came by the next day and sat on a stool.
"So, what was yesterday about?" she asked.
"I don't like competing," Jason shrugged.
"So your sunshine?" she asked.
"Yes, you've been the best thing in my life for a while now," he shrugged.
"Ah," she blinked. "What were you competing with? Adonis is a pain in the ass, and Beast Boy isn't interested," Raven said.
"You mean you don't see the way people look at you?" he asked.
"As the creepy Titan," she answered.
"I don't know whether to kick myself or laugh," he chuckled and she just sat there looking confused which had him grinning.
"You confuse me," she muttered.
"How long have you known I'm Red X?" he asked.
"Since I first walked into this shop, that's why you confuse me," she said. "Also, seriously what are you competing with!?"
That's all for now folks!
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