Nighty-Night

Just a nightmare, Beast Boy whispered to himself. I dreamed I was glued to a pink girl: Jinx. But it was just a nightmare.

A voice from reality said something. And there's Robin telling me to get up and ready for training. Beast Boy opened his eyes to a bright, white light. It's about noon now, he thought.

"Good" said the ever-demanding voice of the leader. "You're up."

Definitely training, the changeling muttered silently. Nothing else can make Robin sound so happy. Then he turned to face Robin, but SOMEONE was in his line of vision.

That someone had bright pink hair and wore a dark purple-and-black dress.

"Ohhh!" Beast Boy groaned as Jinx turned around to face him. The light wasn't really bright, it was just the whiteness of the infirmary.

"This can't be happening!" the shapeshifter lamented. "It just CAN'T!" He held his in his hands, shaking in a bemoaning type of way.

Suddenly he sat up. "How long have I been out?" Beast Boy asked Robin. The leader glanced up at a clock on the wall.

"Almost four hours now" Robin answered. "Starfire should be coming in soon-" The alien princess entered as he finished "dinner."

"Friends!" she exclaimed, holding two trays up. "I have brought you the evening meal." Beast Boy twitched involuntarily. That was when Starfire noticed that he was awake.

"Oh, joyous! You are awake." She gave the two trays she had to Robin and Jinx. "I shall retrieve your meal as well, Beast boy" and Starfire left the room. A few short minutes later she turned with a third tray.

"Anx, R!" Beast Boy thanked her, his mouth full of tofu burger. Starfire returned to the kitchen.

Jinx looked down at her tray. How am I supposed to eat with these stupid cuffs on? No sooner had she thought about it did Robin unchain her.

"But if you use your powers I have the ability to send you to jail, and Beast Boy would have to go with you" he warned her. "You'll get the same cell, and do you really want to have to be in a small room with him all day every day?" Jinx simply stared at him. She was careful to keep her face void of any fear but also of loathing.

Jinx's tray consisted of a steak, a bowl of salad, a portion of mashed potatoes, and a glass of grape juice. I was expected gruel, Jinx thought before beginning in on the potatoes.

Once he was done with his meal, Robin left the Med-Lab and returned with Starfire, Raven, and Cyborg. Then they discussed plans for the night. One of the suggestions was that Jinx and Beast Boy stay in the Med-Lab, but Beast Boy quickly vetoed that idea.

"I hate hospitals, this is a hospital. I'm not spending the night here."

"Besides" Cyborg added, "I don't want him messing with the equipment, he could break something." The green teen looked reproachfully over at his cybernetic ex-friend.

"That leaves one option then" Robin sighed. Everyone looked over at him. "Jinx will have to share Beast Boy's room."

"What!" the changeling exploded. "Nuh-uh, no way! Not my room!"

"There is no alternative" Raven subjected evenly in her creepy way.

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Until next chapter, farewell my darlings!

JA