I'm back! Yay! Sorry guys, but it is very, very hard to write a story when you're grounded and all computer privileges are taken away. You have no idea how bored I've been! But that's all behind us now.
On to the long-awaited chapter!
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Driving Steadily Over the Edge
As far as most kidnappings went, this one wasn't bad. Beast Boy and Jinx were still fed, right? Jinx had calculated some time ago that they had been held hostage for a little over three days now. There were no windows or anything in the room to judge time by, so how did the pink witch know this? Simple, allow me to explain.
Every day, Jinx and Beast Boy were given a pan of food soon after they woke up and then again once Slade had come and gone. Two meals (if you could call them that) a day, and they had been given seven meals. Conclusion: they had been in the cage for three days. Jinx wasn't an airhead, she saved that position for Kitten Mothman.
Now, I know what you're thinking. You're thinking 'It can't be that bad if Jinx and Beast Boy are still fed.' Well, you'd be wrong. If you asked Jinx why, she would probably tell you, in a calm and reasonable tone, this: "Cuz Beast Boy won't shut the HELL UP!!!!!" Okay, so maybe that wasn't calm.
Indeed, the shapeshifter had not stopped talking since the duo's first day in captivity. Jinx would have killed him a long time ago, but she was afraid that the silence that would come afterwards would put her into some psychological setback.
Speak of the devil, Jinx thought as she tuned into Beast Boy's rather one-sided conversation. He was talking about some Terra-girl with whom he had been involved with in the past. He is so lucky Slade isn't here right now, Jinx continued thinking to herself. (Over the past two days she had become somethin of a mute.) Guy's so desperate he'd take even that little tid-bit and go fishing.
"And then she betrayed us!" the changeling suddenly cried out. Tears started dripping out of his emerald green eyes. Jinx turned around and stared at him.
She opened her mouth to speak, but stopped at what happened next.
The sound of soft guitar strings and subtle piano slowly sifted through the otherwise stale air. Then…
Ohhh…Ohhh
Ohhh…Ohhh
Jinx and Beast Boy glanced at each other.
Lying in your arms
So close together
"You've got to be kidding!" Jinx exclaimed. She stared incredulously up at the ceiling, from where the sound seemed to originate.
Didn't know just what I had
Beast Boy was now singing softly along with the strains of music. This song seemed to be all his pent-up emotions spilling down a page of piano sheet music.
Jinx was still in denial.
"I've finally lost it!" she cried out, throwing out her arms. "Now I'm as crazy as you!" She gestured wildly to the changeling, who now singing his heart out. Not bad actually.
Now I toss and turn
Cuz I'm without you
"No" Jinx mumbled to herself as she, once again, leaned against the bars of her cage. "No, no, no, no…you're not hearing this." She banged her head against the bars at each "no", as if trying to re-enforce them.
This song was written for me and Terra. Beast Boy sang louder.
How I'm missing you so bad
"This is a figment of your imagination. It'll all go away soon." You wish, said a tiny sarcastic voice inside her head. It sounded remarkably like Raven.
Yes, he missed her so bad, so much it actually hurt sometimes. Most nights when he couldn't sleep, he told himself things. Some nights he thought it was all his fault Terra left; others he bickered that she wasn't worth the pain and he should get over her but then he would feel guilty for thinking those things and go back to crying.
Where was my head?
Where was my heart?
Now I cry alone in the dark
Beast Boy was now twirling around in circles, his arms spread out. This part of the song definitely reminded him of Terra's and his relationship. He hadn't helped her when she had needed his help the most. So he had condemned himself to, as the song put it, cry alone in the dark.
I lie awake
Oh, yes Jinx found herself agreeing. I know how that feels. She glared behind her at Beast Boy, who was still twirling and singing.
Yep, Beast Boy agreed. I've been there; couldn't sleep for weeks after Terra betrayed us.
I drive myself crazy
Drive myself crazy
Thinking of you
"Thinking of you" the shapeshifter sang in a soft tenor.
"How the HELL did I get in this mess?!" the pink witch exclaimed to whoever was listening. One freakin' mistake and the next thing she knew she was tied to a freakin' lunatic!
Made a mistake
"Ahhh!" Now the song was reading her thoughts!
When I let you go, baby
I drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I do
(Wanting you the way that I do)
Suddenly, a picture of her old teammate See-more popped into Jinx's mind. He'd had a thing for her once. He would have been a good choice, a safe choice, but Jinx had chosen Kid-Flash over him. And for what? To get hurt.
I was such a fool
I couldn't see it
Just how good you were to me
Oh, yes
The sorceress began to sing as well. This part of the song reminded her so much of her and See-more…what could have been.
You confessed your love
Undying devotion
Jeese, Jinx mentally sobbed. This song was bringing back old memories. The day she had left to find Kid-Flash was the same one when See-more had decided to ask her out…on a date. She had turned him down in favor of meeting the speedy red-head.
I confessed my need to be free
Beast Boy spun around in a particularly unsteady circle. Is this a dream, he asked himself. Or am I really losing it? Am I really in a birdcage listening to NSYNC? Or do I just think I'm in a birdcage listening to NSYNC? I'm not sure…and I don't think I really care.
And now I'm left with all this pain
I've only got myself to blame
Noooo!
Oh, yes, this song was definitely bringing up memories better left buried. She could have had nice, sweet, safe See-more, but no, she had to run after some guy she barely knew! Finding said guy, her heart was torn to pieces. Then, coming back home, she found See-more involved in some sweet brunette. She'd missed her chance, and had only herself to blame.
I lie awake
I drive myself crazy
Drive myself crazy
Now, both Beast Boy and Jinx were singing along with the lyrics. Beast Boy sang in a soft tenor, Jinx in a slightly deeper BLAH.
Thinking of yooouuu!
No more mumbling, though both were still lost in rather bitter memories…and questions as to the state of their sanity.
Made a mistake (oh, yeah)
Let you go baby (Let you go)
Yeah, the witch sobbed to herself. I made a big mistake.
Yep, the changeling sobbed to himself. I made a big mistake.
I drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I do
(Wanting you the way that I do)
Beast Boy continued careening around the cage in a hap-hazardous manner. Jinx was swaying gently to the rhythm of the music while walking slowing around the circumference of the giant birdcage.
Why didn't I know?!
(How much I love you baby)
Why couldn't I show it?!
(If I had only told you)
If I had taken See-more up on his offer, Jinx reprimanded herself. I wouldn't be feeling this way!
If I had only run after her, told I didn't tell, Beast Boy chastised himself. I wouldn't be feeling this way!
When I had the chance
Oh, I had the chance
Oooooh!
Then came the la-la's.
Oooooooooo…
La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la
La, la, la, la !
Jinx continued la-la-ing, while Beast Boy continued into the next line.
I drive myself crazy!
The color duo gripped hands and twirled around the cage, goofy smiles on their tear-streaked faces. It was actually quite unnerving.
Ah, ah, ah, ah
Ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah, ah
Then Beast Boy ah-ah-ed, while Jinx sang the next stanza.
Oh so crazy!
Beast Boy completed several off-balanced pirouettes. Jinx simply collapsed with her back on the ground, giggling and la-la-ing. They really did appear to have lost all grips on reality.
La, la, la, la!
Ohhhh…
Oh!
Their movements were becoming quite strange. Beast Boy was leaping through the air like a ballerina, and Jinx seemed to be talking her shoe.
I lie awake
I drive myself crazy
Drive myself crazy
Thinking of yoouu
The good news: the cage-mates no longer appeared to have lost all grips on reality. The bad news: they had actually lost all remaining sanity.
What were the changeling and witch doing now? Well…use your imagination. I'm sure that would be safer.
Made a mistake
(Made a mistake)
Let you go baby
The pink sorceress stood and sang along while cradling her black shoe to her chest. The green shapeshifter was skipping along his own little path picking invisible daisies. Or sunflowers…
I drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I do
Both teenagers began dancing the Rosy-Posy thing again, but neither fell down this time. Instead, Jinx was doing a great imitation of Superman in a purple cape, and Beast Boy continued dancing down his garden path. (I think he just pricked his finger on a rose.)
I lie awake
I drive myself (I drive)
Crazy (Myself)
Then the teens went a little crazy…er…crazier.
Crazy. Crazy. Crazy! Crazy! Yeah!
As they sang the crazy's, Jinx and Beast Boy seemed to snap out of whatever had caught their minds. Well, a little bit. At least the changeling wasn't making daisy chains anymore. Oh! And Jinx wasn't Superman anymore!
Nope, they weren't dancing or flying around anymore. Not at all…worse, they were laughing! A kind of maniacal laughter. The kind that's been banned cuz it creeps people out.
Made a mistake
(Made a mistake!)
Let you go baby
I drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I do
As the music became softer, Jinx and Beast Boy both seemed to settle down a bit.
I drive myself crazy
Wanting you the way that I
Dooooooooooo…
Just as the music ended completely, the wall in front of Jinx and Beast Boy went Kaboom! Four teenagers hopped into the room through the big hole-in-the-wall.
"Great" Jinx muttered, her music-induced-good-mood gone completely. "Now I'm seeing things too!" Beast Boy just cackled. He was just too far gone.
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So, like it, hate it? Any emotion at all? Was it long enough? Somebody tell me it was long enough!
But most IMPORTANTLY: Did you like the song? Did it fit? I'm pretty sure all the lyrics are there. I mean, I slaved over this for two whole days after my grounding was lifted! It should be perfect!
But I'd still like feed-back (hint, hint)
JA