Interview

The former villainess seriously thought she would throw up then and there. Why did she have to be so extremely nervous? Why? It wasn't like this was the most important day of her life…right?

Deep down inside she knew why she was this nervous. Her heart was beating so fast, because (even though she tried to deny it) she was afraid. She was afraid that they wouldn't let her join them. Once she had talked about her concern with Kid Flash. He had assured her that her doubts were ridiculous. Even back then she hadn't believed him.

And right now she was sure that her fears would come true. They would never ever forgive her! But…what about Starfire? She had basically said that it was okay with her, if she would join them. She had even hugged her. That had been more than she had ever expected. More than she could have ever hoped for. …More than she deserved.

Still…even if her concern was justified, if she wouldn't calm down she wouldn't even be able to say a single world. But the looks of the Titans didn't make it exactly easier for her to calm down.

"Jinx…tell us why you are here" the leader of the Titans said. He was looking quite thoughtful. "Take a deep breath…" she thought, but she couldn't.

"Do you want the short or the long version?" Jinx asked. To her surprise she sounded quite serene.

"The short one" Raven said listless. The former villain knew immediately that the heroine would like to freeze her by herself.

"Okay, the short one…" she took a deep breath "I met him while you were gone. Shortly after that I quit the Hive Gang and left Jump City. And well, …he eventually convinced me to give up my life as a criminal. Plain and simple." Her look remained for some moments on Kid Flash then she looked at the Titans.

No one said a word. "Like I said the short version" Jinx said.

"And you think that is going to convince us?" Raven asked with one eyebrow raised "You should be more creative."

"Listen! I know I'm the one here who doesn't deserve trust, but I'm not here begging you to let me join. I'm offering you my help. If you don't want it, it's okay with me. If you do, then say so, but don't waste my time with accusing me, that I only want to infiltrate your organization" in the second after she had finished the last sentence, she regretted it. She hadn't intended to answer in such an angry tone, but well, she was quite annoyed and nervous. Not a good combination with her temper.

Beast Boy was already ready to answer, when Starfire interrupted. "You're right. You are offering, not begging. And I'm sure we all appreciate this generous offer." She looked briefly at her friends especially at Beast Boy "But you have to understand that it might be a bit hard to truly put trust in you, after our many encounters." Again the alien-girl had managed to say the concerns of the others in a friendly way.

"I don't want blind trust. I just want a chance to prove you that I've changed; that I'm on your side" Jinx answered "That's all I want. A chance." Her look was serious, but you could see that she was trying to stay friendly and somehow respectful.

"Just a chance?" Beast Boy repeated a bit unbelieving "Seriously?"

"Yeah" She paused then she asked incredulous "You thought I would ask for membership immediately? Please, I'm not that naïve. I know how much trouble I caused. Not too long ago I prided myself on that, but…well, a chance is a bit more than I deserve actually."

The pink haired girl could see the surprise in their eyes. "Okay, I think that sounds reasonable. It's still weird that you seem to be on our side, though. But a chance is not too much to ask for" Cyborg said out of the blue.

"Dude?" Beast Boy asked with big eyes "Remember her? She kicked us out of our tower!"

"What? Not my fault that everyone can kick your butt."

"Hey! She didn't kick my butt!"

Jinx had a hard time suppressing her answer to that comment. The other three founding members watched how Cyborg and Beast Boy started arguing about if she kicked his butt or not, which ended up in a friendly brawl like Billy Numerous had had with himself. Weird similarity.

"I agree with Cyborg" Starfire said cheerfully "I really would like her to be our friend!"

"You really helped Hot Spot and Wildebeest defeating Madame Rouge?" Robin asked. "Ähm…yes, I did" she answered a bit unsure.

He sighed. "Alright. You'll get a chance to prove that you are on our side."

Jinx could swear that her heart had just skipped a beat. "W-what? Would you repeat that?"

"He said yes. Which part is so hard to understand?" Raven asked slightly annoyed, but you could hear that she had given in. Obviously she wasn't happy about that, but the others had outvoted her.

The pink haired girl just looked at them for a few moments. Well, rather stared at them unbelieving. She could hear how Kid Flash said "Told ya."

But right in the moment when she was about to answer a giant green rhino landed in front of her. Startled she looked at it and watched how Beast Boy transformed back into his human form. "Dude, that was unfair!"

Cyborg only answered grinning "Told ya everyone could kick your butt."

Jinx turned her head to Kid Flash. "Is that normal?" He just jerked his shoulders. "And I thought the guys at H.I.V.E Academy were weird."