Holy Macadamia-Nut-Cookies! It's Tuesday! I thought it was Monday! My life sucks.
Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you guys something last chapter. I said that Kid Flash had been going out with his girlfriend for three years. I changed that to "a while, then a break-up" and finally a "get-back-together". I re-did that part of 19, so you might want to take a quick glance.
So I don't lose you guys further in the fic, here's everybody's ages (oldest to youngest):
Cyborg: 17
Robin: 16, two months from 17
Raven: 16
Starfire: 16
Jinx: 16, just turned
Beast Boy: 16, just turned
Oh, and this is the song-chapter about Kid Flash and Jinx.
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A Different Kind of Stuck
Jinx and Beast Boy had been released from the gym after they had astounded the other Titans by trying to kill each other and then actually having a heart-to-heart. Now they were in their room, one lying on the bed while the other sat at the nearby desk. Can you guess which was where?
The pink witch was staring up at the ceiling with unwavering intensity, much like her roommate had done the night before. The green shapeshifter was doodling something on a scrap of paper. The only sound in the entire room was the scritch-scratch of Beast Boy's pencil. At least, it was the only sound in the room. Inside her mind, Jinx was screaming her head off. And it was all over a certain red-headed, blue-eyed hero.
I can't get out of bed today
Or get you off my mind
This is stupid! Jinx screamed to herself. He's nothing to me! He's past! She had to find a way to turn her thoughts away from Kid Flash. If this kept up, she'd reach the sobbing stage in no time.
I just can't seem to find a way
To leave the love behind
I don't love him, the sorceress tried once again to convince herself that she didn't miss the boy at all. It wasn't working.
I ain't trippin', I'm just missin' you
Ya' know what I'm sayin', ya' know what I mean
Kid Flash. Oh, yes, that name fit him well. He always had this childish way of talking to her. One would almost call it naïve. And the Flash part? Whenever she dared to think of him, he would appear immediately. Until now, that is. Jinx had to admit that she'd been played with. For all his childish ways, Kid Flash was very good at playing with the girls. God! It made her want to cry!
You kept me hanging on a string
Why you make me cry?
She had tried to be good, but it just wasn't in her nature. He had played with her heart, but she was the one who had been stupid enough to leave it out in the open in the first place!
I tried to give you everything
But you just gave me lies!
Why had she fallen for the good guy to start with? Everybody knew that heroes always chose the good things over evil. And Jinx would always be one of those evil things.
I ain't trippin', I'm just missin' you
Ya' know what I'm sayin', ya' know what I mean (yeah)
Every time this happened, every time she found herself thinking back on those months of heaven, she would wish desperately for the phone to ring. In her fantasy, Kid Flash would be on the line. He would say that he'd dumped Sarah, and that he wanted to take her to a fancy restaurant. But the phone stayed silent.
Every now and then, when I'm all alone
I'll be wishing you would call me on the telephone
Say you want me back, but you never do
I feel like such a fool
There's nothing I can do
I'm such a fool for—
You, Jinx thought while closing her eyes. You were my fall. When she'd been talking to Beast Boy in the gym, it was as if her heart was breaking all over again. She tried to hate Kid Flash for doing this to her, but hatred wasn't the only thing the proud witch felt for the fast-footed teen. She couldn't really decide what her true feelings were anymore.
I can't take it, what am I waiting for?
My heart's still breakin', I miss you even more
And I can't fake it the way I could before
I hate you, but I love you, I can't stop thinking of you
It's true, I'm stuck on you
Love might've been worth something before, but now it's nothing but a broken dream, the sorceress bickered to herself. But then another part of her mind, the one still holding out for Kid Flash, retorted Then why are you still hoping to fix it? Jinx ignored the little voice, and instead thought of all the games Kid Flash had played with her heart, trying to convince herself to give up on him.
Now love's a broken record
That's been skipping in my head
I keep singing Yesterday:
Why we got'sta play these games we play?
I'm not tripping! I'm not tripping! Jinx smacked a hand down on the desk beside her, making Beast Boy jump. She didn't know she'd said her thought out loud until her roommate answered her.
I ain't trippin', I'm just missin' you
Ya' know what I'm sayin', ya' know what I mean (yeah!)
"Just keep telling yourself that" he said with a sympathetic gaze. "Maybe you'll have better luck convincing yourself than I did" and he turned back to his picture.
Every now and then, when I'm all alone
I'll be wishing you would call me on the telephone
Say you want me back, but you never do
I feel like such a fool
I can't take it! And just like that, the proud, pink witch Jinx broke down. She sobbed onto Beast Boy's shoulder, which had suddenly appeared in front of her. She knew she should, but she just couldn't bring herself to care that the one offering comfort was a do-gooder like her ex. Jinx couldn't bring herself to care about a lot of things today.
I can't take it, what am I waiting for?
My heart's still breaking, I miss you even more
And I can't fake it the way I could before
I hate you, but I love you, I can't stop thinking of you
It's true, I'm stuck on you!
Beast Boy hugged Jinx as she sobbed into his uniform. The only girl he'd ever held had been Terra, and she'd just kind of clung to his chest. Jinx, on the other hand, hugged him back. The witch didn't really ask to be held, more like she asked for a shoulder to cry on. So that's what the changeling gave her. Besides, he'd been pretty much the same way after the 'Terra Incident'. The disease? Heartache.
Every now and then, when I'm all alone
I'll be wishing you would call me on the telephone
Say you want me back, but you never do
I feel like such a fool
There's nothing I can do
I'm such a fool for you!
And I can't take it, what am I waiting for?
My heart's still breaking, I miss you even more
And I can't fake it, the way I could before!
I hate you, but I love you, I can't stop thinking of you
"I hate you, Wally" Jinx murmured through her tears. I hate you…love you… "I don't what to do!" I can't stop thinking about you!
I hate you, but I love you, I can't stop thinking of you!
Don't know what to do!
I'm stuck on you!
After a few minutes of non-stop crying, Jinx calmed down a bit, but she still didn't release her hold on her green roommate's waist. This was when it dawned on the pink witch that she was stuck…in more ways than one! She had Kid Flash popping into her mind every other second, and she was tied to a small, green shapeshifter! Well, the shapeshifter she didn't mind so much anymore: he was a good listener.
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I honestly didn't plan for that little moment there at the end! But I think it fits there. I would've had a devil of a time finding the next right moment for a 'two-tortured-souls' thing.
Next is (dun, dun, dun, DUN!) Good Behavior Day! Where do you want BB and J to go? The choices are: (A) bookstore/library, (B) zoo/park, (C) ice rink, or (D) specified other. YOUR VOTE COUNTS!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell me what you think of the song! Does it fit? If not, tell me why! That means review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
JA