Just a little ficlet on the day Jinx left her boys. The end is the key.
Snow. I remember the first time I ever saw snow. I was at Darkwave then. I was nothing out of the ordinary there, just this girl with a bunch of annoying roommates and barely developed powers. Hey look, I haven't changed a bit, have I? Well, I guess my powers are better now, but if I ever get a roommate who doesn't annoy the life out of me, well, yeah. But, back to snow. When I first saw it, I only knew that it was cold, too cold. I hate the cold. I hated it. All the little girls loved it, thought it was so pretty. The boys liked throwing it. At me. Not much of a problem, I just hexed the tree branches to dump it back on them, but still. I hated it.
It was snowing that night too. The night I so stupidly, (how could I have been such an idiot?) left my friends. I don't think well when it's cold. Some defense, isn't it? Well, I was so sick of them, they didn't get it. I mean, honestly, if I hadn't been so anal about keeping track of targets, they wouldn't be alive. They'd starve to death not able to steal anything. God knows Mammoth would eat them out of house and home. So, I spent three days hounding Gizmo to make that computer program, and even then the losers just barely get enough to live on. I try and try to get them to, I dunno, work for someone. That's why I went after that amulet. I had a very wealthy buyer lined up. But they just… do nothing. So I figure, fine, lets get them somewhere that will take care of them, like the Brotherhood of Evil. Gizmo, he's like a brother to me, Mammoth too. The others… they don't matter as much. But since they were all in the HIVE FIVE, I was responsible for them. I knew I didn't need the Brotherhood, but so long as they were the winning team, and at that moment they were, I was willing to join.
But then, of course, I realize that they didn't care about me. Well, I guess I knew that all along. Getting bitch slapped by the human stretch dummy, that tore it. I frankly didn't care who was on the winning side. And what that high velocity prima-donna kept saying to me. Damnit. I couldn't help it. I decided to be selfish. So, I gathered up the things that mattered. Two spell books, my art supplies, my Kali icon and a stuffed animal, threw them in a bag with some spare clothes, and left. I didn't give them a whole good bye; I didn't strip my room bare. I just walked out with a messenger bag while they were making a Billy-maze for Wykkyd to navigate.
Of course, first thing I did was stick my com into the seat of a bus, so that they couldn't track me by it. Then, I had to deal with the cold. I hate the cold, have I mentioned that? Stupid rotten seasons. So, I crash at a church or something, never paid attention,for a couple of days, and then of course idiot shows up. I tell him I'm making my own fate, and to leave me alone.
He sends me that stupid, stupid smile. God I want to wring his neck. "I knew you could do it." Oh for the love of… I rolled my eyes. Right. "I mean it. See, it isn't that hard." I ask him what makes him think I'm good now. "Well you aren't bad, are you?" So there's no in between? "Don't be stubborn like that. Come with me." Ok, where in the course of your running did your brain liquidize and fly out your ears?
I turn and continue walking. Next thing I know he's in front of me. Obviously, I pushed him away, but he just grabs my hands and shakes his head. That stupid smile again. I'm about to comment on it when he kisses me. Yeah, that's right. Like something out of a cheesy movie, he just grabs me and kisses me. Then, giving a bow, he turns to go, leaving me speechless. Only for a second, of course. "You, you…" I start, fuming. "YOU ROTTEN THEIF!" My scream echoes into the night as he speeds away. Some hero, stealing my first kiss. And damnit, it's snowing, and I'm still cold.
I love the end. Between "Ok, where in the course of your running did your brain liquidize and fly out your ears?" and "YOU ROTTEN THEIF" I feel like I was channeling the cartoon soul of the girl. So much fun. I can't stay serious through even one ficlet. how pathetic am I?