Author's Note: Sorry about the wait! I had Finals.

Pretending to be nice all the time was really beginning to take its toll on Jinx. Constantly monitoring everything she said and smiling all the time (even if she did enjoy smiling) was causing her face to ache.

On the other hand, she was really enjoying the attention she was getting from Terra's two friends. She wasn't a fool; she knew well enough that they were only intent on keeping her around for protection. But this was still the second time in her life she was getting respect, and she couldn't help but love it.

The last bell clanged and all the students rushed outside to "freedom." Jinx smirked smugly as they walked down the stone steps. Tasha and Ashley continued to pester her with personal questions which Jinx gladly responded with fake answers to.

"So did you just move here or something?"

"Yeah, last week. It's my first day here."

"Oh, that's cool. But, like, don't worry! This school is easy to get use to! And we'll make sure to show you the ropes," the husky brown-haired girl winked and nudged Jinx's arm. The witch responded with a pained grin.

"Not that we have to," the dark-skinned girl added, "You can clearly handle yourself around here."

The bad luck sorceress couldn't help but beam arrogantly, and then immediately tried to snap out of her daze. She looked at the quiet blonde-haired girl trailing behind them. "What about you, Tara? How long have you been here?"

Before Terra could open her mouth, Ashley replied for her, "We both met her last year."

Tasha nodded. "Yeah, sounds about right." They stopped at a little spot on the grass inside the courtyard.

Jinx furrowed her nonexistent brows. "So, you moved here to Jump City a year ago?"

Tasha and Ashley both gasped. Jinx glanced around at the three in confusion. "Uh… did I say something wrong?"

The two friends were about to answer again for Terra until she slowly put up her hand. "Guys, it's okay," she shifted her gaze to Jinx. "Jade, I can't remember anything past last year." She shrugged her shoulders. "But it's okay. Things happen, you know? You move on."

Her friends weren't reassured, and Tasha put up a cautionary hand as she whispered to Jinx, "Yeah, she has amnesia. They found her wandering around, not knowing anything about her past." Terra gave her an annoyed look and rolled her eyes.

Jinx wasn't fazed. She already knew this information thanks to Robin. She was surprised that apparently this was the story Terra was sticking with, even to her closest friends. "Oh," was all the witch replied.

"Well, it's been real, guys. But I gotta start heading back home now. It was nice meeting you, Jade," Terra adjusted her backpack and waved a hand at them as she turned to leave.

"W-wait!" Jinx started. "Uh... Mind if I walk with you?" She mentally slapped herself for sounding like a creep, but it was the best she could come up with.

"No thanks," was Terra's simple reply. She started out of the gates.

Jinx didn't listen, and ran up to her and slapped her harshly on the back. Terra grunted and looked angrily at the pink-haired student. "That's too bad," Jinx smiled broadly, "Guess I'll have to see you tomorrow!"

Terra slipped her hair to the side of her face, blocking Jinx from view, and started to walk faster. Jinx stared at her mischievously as a small red light began to glow on the geomancer's back. The sight did bring up bad memories, but Jinx quickly blocked the irony away.

She trotted back to Ashley and Tasha who were now loitering around the school's gates. Jinx rested her hands on her hips. "I guess your friend there doesn't really like me."

Tasha looked at her in shock. "No, no! It's not that! She doesn't hate you!" she blurted out unconvincingly and waved her hands around in the air.

"It's just…" Ashley trailed off, looking at Tasha for confirmation on whether or not she should continue.

"What?" Jinx asked, once again genuinely confused.

The dark-skinned girl nervously twirled her ponytail. "Well… Last week, this green kid came here and started stalking her like crazy. Brat Boy or something."

'Beast Boy again?' Jinx thought, making a mental note of his involvement.

"Yeah," the freckled girl nodded, "And, like, well… You showing up here the week after and asking her all these questions…"

Jinx crossed her arms. "And so I'm like the green guy she's trying to get rid of," she finished for them.

Tasha scratched her head. "Well, when you put it like that, it does sound weird. But that's our guess." She waved a hand assuredly at her. "It's not you, really! She's just a little concerned, that's all."

Ashley winked and gave an encouraging thumbs up. "Don't worry, she'll find out you're cool after a while."

Jinx knew she wasn't going to wait for THAT to happen. The sooner she did this, the better. The witch faked a yawn and stretched her arms. "I think Tara had the right idea, I'm going home. See you guys later," Jinx said, walking off in the same direction Terra went. Ashley and Tasha said their goodbyes as well, but looked suspiciously at Jinx disappearing down the street.

After she was out of sight, Jinx ducked into an alley and looked cautiously around. She flipped open her communicator and pressed a little button on its screen. A white grid appeared as well as a red light moving slowly along its lines. She smirked. "Gotcha."

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THUMP, THUMP

Terra stopped and quickly turned around at the noise she heard. Her eyes attempted to focus the darkness before her, but after finding nothing but an empty street, she shrugged and kept walking.

Her home soon came into view; a small beacon of light shining upon its small stoop. It was a condo, to be sure, but a little broken down with a ratty appearance. Still, she was glad to have a roof over her head.

Ascending the stairs, she plucked out some keys from her pocket and inserted them into the lock. Light beamed down upon her after the door opened. A barrage of different sounds such as people talking, a TV blarring, a dog barking, flooded out into the street. A voice could be heard yelling inside. "Tara, it's about time you got home! It's your turn to clean!" it yelled.

Terra entered inside and shut the door behind her. "Yeah, yeah," she replied half-heartedly.

Meanwhile, a figure slinked alongside the condo's walls. Two pink-horned pigtails emerged against the light as she peeked into a window. Luckily, no one was inside.

The intruder surveyed the room before her. It was fairly empty, consisting of a blue bed, table, chair, and closet. There was, however, a couple of items situated on the desk. Jinx pressed closer against the window and focused her catlike eyes to get a better look. There was a few school books and sheets of paper, but there was also what appeared to be a white filmstrip. She squinted her eyes more, and noticed that it was actually photos of Beast Boy and ...

Terra.