Hey look, more of the Omens. I told you they were a big part of this. You get to see a bit of the plotless interaction between Jinx and her surrogate family. And of course, some Kid Flash foreshadowing...
Hey Omens!" Jinx gave a two fingered wave and slid into the jeep with the others. Bane was smoking, again, and she stole the cig to crush it in her fingers. "Aw man, Shatter-glass, I need the nicotine." He whined, tugging on her braid. Jinx just snorted and swatted the hand away and turned to Dove and Sparrow.
You always referred to them as 'Dove and Sparrow' or sometimes 'DoveandSparrow', like it was one word. The two were inseparable. "So, where we going tonight, Bore and Vervain never gave me more than that they were gonna take his bike and I had to ride with Big Brother over here." She asked, gesturing to Cold-Iron in the driver's seat. She had dressed for a normal club, thigh length white skirt with slits all the way up the sides to show off the neon green biker shorts and mid calf leather boots. Under the suede jacket was a black off the shoulder blouse and her necklace. "Bane says it's a new band at the Dragon Fang. What was the name?" Sparrow mumbled through Dove's hair, tugging on an earring. At least, she thought it was Sparrow. The two could have been twins. Chin length platinum hair and neon blue cat suits; they looked right out of a sci-fi spy movie.
"Splinterbell. Mix a bit of Nightwish vocals with Jack off Jill lyrics and a Metallica sound and you have them." Bane leaned back from the passenger's seat, giving Jinx a chance to see the new colors he'd added to his hair. More green this time. He was like a kid brother to the whole of the Omens, no matter that he was only a year younger than Bore and two older than Jinx. The jeep hit a pothole and Jinx found herself in the middle of a lovebird sandwich.
Extracting herself from the tangle of limbs, she laughed. "Sorry guys, I know you want my hot bod but no threesomes for me." Cold-Iron gave a shake of his head, murmuring 'Kids' as he sped through a changing light. This prompted the usual reaction, teasing the old man. "Aw, are we being too loud for Gramp's hearing aid? We need to get that adjusted." Sparrow started nodding to Dove who patted the elder boy on the shoulder. "Don't worry old boy, we won't let you throw out a hip." "Oh you whippersnappers can just wait, this is a rough crowd. Keep an eye on Shatter-Glass, underage as she is, things might get wild."
"Hey, that's not fair; Dove an' Sparrow are underage too." Shatter-Glass protested, arms crossed over her meager chest. "Yeah, but no one could manage to pry them off each other long enough to do any harm." Bane lit up another cigarette, much to her disgust. "My god Bane, we need to get you a girlfriend who can make you stop smoking…." "You mean boyfriend." Jinx smacked herself in the head. "Right, sorry. This week it's guys."
They had pulled up at the club where Vervain was waiting, dressed in a pure white mini-dress to show off her perfect glowing tan and golden hair. "You took a while. Bore's inside getting a few words with the band before they play. Shatter-Glass, you look lovely tonight." Jinx blushed heavily; Vervain always mothered her to death. "You going to see your boy after this hun?" She asked as they slipped into the club, where the music was already reaching deafening levels.
"Nah, I left him with some big toughs who can keep him out of trouble for the night." Jinx had only gotten the night off to hang with the Omens because she had sent Wally to go have a guys' night with Roy and Dick, feeling that they would keep him safe enough. Whatever had possessed her to sign on for a six month bodyguard job...? "So we're free to set Bane up with the boy of his dreams." As soon as they had found seats at the bar, Bore had gotten back and was entwining his fingers with Vervain's. Shatter-Glass smiled, they had such a beautiful relationship. They were getting married next winter on the solstice, she could hardly wait. Dove was writing the ceremony, and Cold-Iron was going to perform it. That reminded her of something. She'd talked to Shimmer about getting the boys out of jail, and she's be showing to get them released into her guardianship soon. Shimmer was a good friend of Bore's, and an honorary Omen. "Hey, I talked to Glamour; she's coming in in a few months to get her brother and his partner in crime, wanna see if she can stay for the wedding?" Bore's face lit up, and after a glance at Vervain, he quickly agreed that it was a wonderful idea.
"They're starting guys; get yer' buns over here!" That was Cold-Iron, gesturing over towards the stage where two keyboards had been brought out, placed to form a ninety degree angle. The guitarist came on first, he seemed very ordinary. Dress pants and a blue button down. Next, a petite girl with very curly hair skidded onto the stage and over to the keyboards. Finally, the lead singer; a quiet looking girl you might expect to see in a church choir, strolled over to the mike, after making a joke with the bassist, who looked a military type. "Arrright! Ready to hear some controversy? Lets get things moving with Sashy's song, 'Empty on the inside'" Jinx nodded as the music began, starting to bob to the beat. She noticed that the keyboardist; Sashy did they call her…was playing both boards, fingers flashing at blinding speed, her hair flying about as she moved. The vocals were very smooth, Bane had been right when he compared it to Nightwish in that sense. Oh, but the lyrics, they were great. Not a single slang word, nor swear, but still managed to sound angry at the world.
After the first set was done, Jinx found herself halfway across the floor from where she had started, not even realizing she had gotten up to join the dance. Looking around, she spotted a lost looking Dove over at the bar. "Heyo, where's your worse half?" She asked, causing the electric eyed girl to jump. "Shit, Shatter-Glass. You scared the living daylights out of me!" Shatter-Glass frowned at the remark. "Why do they call it living daylights anyways. Light isn't alive….." Dove pondered that for a moment, before shrugging. "Sparrow's in the can, but how are you liking this gang?"
Shatter-Glass shrugged. "It's nice enough, that keyboardist is great. But I think that the lead needs an instrument in her hands, they look so lonely." Dove nodded. "Well, Sashy's programmed in the beats for some songs, usually she's twirling the drumsticks while singing. Wait till the girls move into the duet modes." "Or you can just watch the male headed songs that are coming on next." Sparrow had shown up, and the couple had rejoined at the hip.
"Let's give a chance to introduce the rest of the band. Sashy and I started this about a year ago. She comes up to me after choir and says 'Hey Annie, you should be in a punk/rock band.' And I'm thinking, what? My voice isn't punk/rock style in the least. But she goes on to tell me about how Danny and her, that's Danny on the guitar guys, had been listening and thought that I could make even the most vulgar lyrics seem beautiful. So, we try it out with Paint it Black after school, and Chase hears us and just attaches himself, and we took over the band room for three weeks after school. After that, Danny and Chase just put their heads together and kept churning out songs, and here we are today. So, here's the raspy vocal of our boys, and I get my sticks back!"
Shatter-Glass enjoyed the music and got up to date with the Omens, having so much fun thatwhen the music was done, she had no real desire to do anything else. Of course, she was a little tipsy, Cold-Iron was scolding her for drinking, but then he'd be scolding her for not doing anything for him to scold her about if she hadn't. When she'd been dropped off in front of the apartment, she gave Cold-Iron a hug and kissed Bane on the forehead after he tugged her braid and looked hurt. When she spun her way into the apartment, she immediately crashed into a body.
"So, did you have a good night without me?" Uh oh, Kid Flash. He looked just a tad worried. She realized it was nearly three in the morning, and she smelled faintly of alcohol and cigarettes. Before she allowed herself to feel guilty, she gave a wry smile. "I had a lovely time with my friends. I'm sure you could say the same. Bane met a guy on the dance floor, and Vervain wants to be the one to name our first child." Kid Flash started at that, mouth working soundlessly. Jinx laughed, pushing her way into the living room to fall onto the couch.
"She seems to think that just because she and Bore were a bit like us that we're going to end up just like them, buying ten acres and raising half a dozen kids, organic food and combat practice. I think she's already looking into land for Dove and Sparrow. Only gramps and Bane get out of it, lucky bastards." She sighed, and turned to head for the bathroom. "I'll just take a shower; one of these years I have to get Bane to stop smoking, and then we can finish this talk." Jinx noticed a particularly devious glimmer in those blue eyes, and paused to let him speak. "Or you can take a shower while we finish this talk." Jinx feigned offence. "Why Wallace West, are you propositioning me?" She accused, hands on hips. "I could be, unless that would put me on the wrong end of a hex, of course."
Jinx narrowed her eyes, which began to glow faintly, and raised a hand. Before she could blink, her speedster roommate was ducking behind the couch, stammering he didn't mean anything by it. Smiling broadly, she ducked into the bathroom, murmuring just loud enough for him to hear, "Idiot."