Unexpected

Chapter Four: Luck is in the Rain

Flash drew back slowly to look in her eyes. They softened under his gaze ever so slightly and she was pressing back a smile rather messily, leaving small traces of it against the corners of her mouth. What a sentimental moment to share between to persons, the moment after the first kiss is always a beautiful moment. There is a special sort of understanding shared as the connection between the two is strengthened. It seems that all you want to do is look in their eyes for an endless amount of time before you press your lips lightly against theirs once more.

The red haired boy gazed into the young woman's eyes and strangely, as confident in herself as she was… they seemed like a doe's eyes. All kinds of emotions poured out of them, despite her efforts to keep them all locked inside.

She was frightened, intrigued, happy, angry, sensual, defensive and craving for more. But she kept the pads of her fingers pressed softly against his lips to show that she did not need more. Instead, she pondered on how exactly all this had happened.

She was thinking when a soft pattering sound reached her ears and totally snapped her concentration. Jerking her head in the direction that the sound came from the strongest she wondered if the magnificent place had windows? There were several broken mirrors, but not windows? How odd. Her ears perked ever so slightly as her feet followed her ears and she found herself in front of one of the broken mirrors.

A pang of guilt struck her heart as she looked at and… through the broken shards that were held in place. You could see through the mirrors into a meadow surrounded by dark, leafy and green trees. This place truly was amazing. The scenery was breath taking. Apparently it was raining outside and Jinx saw her own reflection faintly whilst watching it pour through the small meadow.

The colors were brilliantly aligned in an invisible pallet from shades like black and gray to green and blue. It was amazing, she was in raptures and it was all through a broken mirror. Was it a strange symbol of luck for her?

The enchantress was so entranced that she didn't even notice the body of a young man behind her until he enlaced their fingers together and asked her softly, "Do you want to go out there and watch?" Her common sense had been numbed and her normal response of course would have been yes so she could run as fast and as far away as she could. But instead, her reply was a yes to go out and partake in the beauty that was in her grasp.

Jinx nodded slightly, her pigtails bobbing as she did, "Yes. I would like that very much."

"Well come on then, let's go," he mumbled softly to her, pulling her lightly by the hand.

Her common sense crumbled as she ran to keep up with him. Jinx's knees went weak and her heart beat raced rapidly at the feel of her hand inside his. These feelings were so strange and alien to her and yet she seemed ready to accept them. As though they were things she'd been asking fate for. How odd for her to feel that way.

The young enchantress was so distracted by her reaction to these feelings that she was completely unprepared for the cold burst of wind and freezing rain droplets to take her breath away. Almost instantly shivers started to erupt through her body. The young man beside her offered her warmth, but no. Jinx wouldn't allow it. She was already enough out of herself as it was. Instead she ran into the field, arms opened wide. Why did she feel so exhilarated? What was the chilling emotion inside her core?

Freedom; the very thing that she had thought she had by being her own villainess had been sweeter than anything she could have ever imagined. Instead of summoning to her by unleashing her evils, she'd been chasing it away and had never realized it until now. Why? Why hadn't she seen that? Her hair grew heavier and heavier as the rain dampened it more and more. Eventually the huge metal clips holding it in place gave away and her hair ran wild and free down a few inches past her shoulders.

The significance and symbolism of her metal clips giving way was amazing. She'd bound herself up in the villain's school, she'd wrapped herself up in cold rules, she'd tied up her freedom with iron will for causing destruction and she'd almost hung herself in all the steel lies that she'd told to common people. And yet when she walked into the rain, the evil in her, the cold metal clips fell from her and she was free. FREE.

The wind rose in strength and stature, her hair flew anywhere and everywhere as she simply stood there. Her mind was cleaning out, her spirit was awakening after a long slumber and she hadn't even known it was dead. A rush of happiness, hope and a curiously new kind of strength swept over her and she felt as though at any moment the wind would carry her away. She was clean. CLEAN.

But in the midst of all the happiness, the sheer joy of being returned things that she'd never known she'd lost… something wasn't right. There was something she had to do. She didn't know what it was, she didn't know how to do it, but she knew she had to do something. Lightning streaked across the darkening skies, the rain pounded harder on the ground. The storm had just begun; there was more work to be done to complete Jinx.

Silently pleading for a sign on what she must do at that moment, the enchantress looked down at the peculiar green light emitting softly from her hands. How strange, the light of her powers was pink. At least… that's what she thought. Her sign, this must have been her sign. She looked at her hands and she found the more determined she was to finish cleaning her soul, the greener they glowed.

Without her consent, her arms began to draw themselves up near the lightning and her whole body started emitting green light. The strength in her rose, she began to feel justice in a strange way. Her light seemed more pure… what was happening to her? She was puzzled as the light grew stronger and stronger. And finally, it dawned on her. Her luck was changing.

She felt oddly like a madwoman as a grin spread across her face. And she completely ruined her serious mood by jumping in the air and screaming, "YES!" But it wasn't over. The goodness wasn't over. When she landed, the light exploded from her and there were green particles in the air as her body gave way to the ground. She'd used up too much energy in her happiness and quest for clemency.

But she didn't care. Flash rushed to her aid, held her up with his arms and wiped tears off her face that she didn't know she'd shed. Before he could ask her if she was alright, she smiled softly, "I'm not entirely bad."