Human Behavior
…alright, I tried. Be grateful, for I have never written anything like this before.
Chapter Eight: Play Nice
Raven hummed to herself quietly as she walked down the sidewalk. She felt strangely at peace, at a level of calmness she rarely reached without someone else laying beside her.Revenge and retribution were equally as satisfying, apparently. And now that the guilty party had been dealt with, it was time to…discuss with Jinx. Raven narrowed her eyes at nothing in particular. I hope she's awake…
Her breathing slowed to an even rhythm, soothing the body with its own monotonous sound. The cool, soft pillow cradling her head smelled of fresh linen. Her skin; clean, smooth, refreshed, and unrestricted by clothing graciously rested on the airy comfort of her bed. Sleep would come soon; Jinx breathed a small sigh of relief as her eyelids fluttered shut and she felt herself start to drift away.
There was a quiet knock at the door.
One eye opened insanely wide. "Oh my god, you have to be kidding me," she groaned, burying her face in the pillow. "Go away…"
"Jinx?" came the muffled, familiar voice through the door.
She sat straight up in bed, staring at the door in disbelief. Were her ears deceiving her? She glanced at the clock on the wall; the only person she knew that would be up at five after five in the morning was Raven. But maybe that was just hope talking. She dragged herself out of bed, bringing the sheet with her, too tired to pull on any form of clothing at the moment. After wrapping the dark cotton around herself, she shuffled over to the door. The feline rubbed what little sleep she had gotten from her eyes before peering through the peep hole. Raven tapped her foot, looking at the door. Holy shit! Damn, it is her—she comes over now???
Suddenly wide awake, Jinx cast a nervous glance across her home. To say it was a mess would be an understatement. While she may have been awake the past three days, she didn't feel very inclined to clean or put away clothes…or clean. Gesturing to no one, biting her lip, she looked back through just to be sure she wasn't dreaming all of this. Raven glowered at the door now, raising her fist and knocking hard.
"Jinx?" Raven leaned in close, listening. She could almost feel the other girl's presence through the steel. The sound of the locks turning rung out, and after the third click, the door opened silently on its hinges.
A very sheepish looking pink-haired girl greeted her, clothed in only a dark gray bed sheet; her eyes tired, but alert, hair down and still damp from her shower. She looked absolutely adorable. Perhaps a little too adorable… Raven felt her eyes drifting down over the soft curves of her body before snapping out of her little trance, locking eyes with Jinx.
"Uhm…what are you doing here?" Jinx mentally slapped herself as the words poured from her mouth. You idiot, what does it matter? She's freaking here!
Raven snorted, shaking her head with a small smile. "Hi Jinx….May I come in?" She asked, almost waving her hand in front of the pale pink eyes that were just staring out at her.
"Oh, yeah, sorry, I've, yeah. Please," she opened the door, gesturing for her to come inside.
"Articulate as ever, I see," Raven walked in, taking a look around as she pulled off her jacket and removed her shoes. A few articles of clothing were scattered about the floor, empty cans cluttered the table; the kitchen sink was full of empty glasses and dirty dishes.
"Sorry about the mess. I've kinda been…not my usual self," Jinx scratched the back of her head, looking down and remembering she was practically naked. She headed over to her closet door, pulling out a shirt and bottoms as she continued to the bathroom.
Raven watched her in slight amusement as she shuffled away, dragging half the sheet behind her. "Jinx, come here."
The feline froze with her hand on the bathroom door, looking back over her shoulder at the girl across the room. Slowly she turned, walking up to the shorter girl with a cautious look in her eyes. Raven's expression was unreadable, and Jinx wasn't sure if the empath was angry or content, whether she was about to be slapped or embraced.
She almost flinched as Raven reached out, brushing a strand of pink hair off her cheek before smiling a little.
"You should wear your hair up more often, it suits you well."
Jinx blinked, mildly confused as to her intent. "…I thought you liked it down."
"You look nice with it down, but you don't look like the cocky, arrogant Jinx that stole something from me," Raven looked away a little, shyly avoiding eye contact.
Aww…"Well, there's no capable person around to fill such shoes aside from myself so…" She smiled when Raven smirked back at her.
They stood there awkwardly in silence, just staring; at one another, the floor, the wall. Raven had made the effort to stop by, and Jinx was taking that as a good sign. At least I hope… "I'm sorry, Raven. I know that probably means little to you, but I just want you to know." she finally said.
It was quite obvious the girl was sorry. Who wouldn't be? Raven was fantastic, plain and simple. The empath was silent for a little while longer, watching the pathetically hopeful girl out of the corner of her eye. Oh, just tell her. You know you've already forgiven her. Tell her… "Are you ever going to ditch me again?" She narrowed her eyes and poked Jinx hard in the center of her chest with her index finger.
Uhm, oww… "Only if I'm dead," Jinx rubbed the spot with her free hand, adjusting her makeshift outfit with the other.
"If you do, and you're not dead…" Raven trailed off, trying to keep her eyes off of the tempting body peeking out from behind the thin material with every minute, subtle movement. "…something."
"Well, that was a disaster…" Jinx cracked a small, nervous smile.
Raven glared playfully, grabbing the feline's free arm by the wrist, pulling her around and pinning her firmly to the door in one fluid motion. "You're not off the hook yet, smart ass."
Jinx took a sharp intake of breath, taken completely off guard, squirming slightly against the lean body pressing into her. Raven loomed centimeters away from slightly parted lips, smirking as the thief stared back at her with begging eyes. All the muscles in Jinx' abdomen tightened. She wanted so badly to kiss her, but couldn't make the first move; pinned to the wall or not, she wasn't completely sure Raven had forgiven her.
"How long has it been since you last slept?" Raven murmured, her lips barely brushing against the other girl's.
Kiss me. Kiss me. Damnit, please, kiss me… "Why so curious?" She managed to say with enough composure to hide the fact that she was about to scream.
Raven smiled; one of those wicked little smirks that only appear when you already know the answer to whatever question you've asked. She saw right through her bluff; she pulled back a little, noticing the slight quiver of the sorceress' bottom lip before locking eyes again. "Well, I wouldn't want you fainting on me," fingertips teased skin through fabric.
Jinx almost fainted at the thought of missing what Raven was alluding to. A primal, Cheshire cat grin appeared. "Then I'll ask you the same question; how long has it been since you last slept?"
Raven chuckled to herself. "Just as long as you," she closed the distance in a heartbeat, kissing her deeply.
It only took Jinx a moment to react; she returned the gesture hungrily, having dearly missed the subtle, intoxicating taste that made the blood pound in her ears. She wrapped her arms around the Titan's neck and waist, gradually pushing forward, moving herself off the door and preparing to twist the girl around. Raven allowed it for a moment before she suddenly broke away from the kiss, pushing Jinx back to the wall with wrists pinned above her head. She growled low and long in her ear.
"Not this time, thief. You're mine."
Jinx couldn't conjure up any words to reply to that statement; a feral something stirred deep inside her. She struggled, finding Raven's grip to be firm and unmoving for restraining both her arms with only one hand. The other was currently occupied with tracing down the opening in the sheet that was only held in place by the pressure of Raven's body against the feline.
"It always amazes me," her eyes fixated on her own fingers caressing across collar bone, "how soft your skin is. I've missed being able to touch it," violet eyes looked up. "I've missed you."
Jinx felt her lips curl up in their corners, delighted to hear those words come from her girlfriend. She leaned forward as far as she could, "And I've missed you, Raven."
"Have you?" she smirked, lingering once again just out of kissing reach.
"Desperately," Jinx whispered, eyes downcast.
"Good. I wouldn't want you running off with someone else." The tinge of jealousy perceivable in her voice brought both a frown and smile to Jinx' face. Raven noticed, gently cupping her chin between her thumb and forefinger, "I kind of like you," she leaned in, kissing Jinx lightly on the lips.
"Kind of?" she cast a side-ways glance.
Raven scowled playfully, letting go and taking a few steps backwards, watching the gray sheet slide off her body to a heap on the floor. "Oh, dear. You appear to be naked. How did this happen?"
Jinx laughed, stooping down to retrieve her mild form of clothing, wrapping it around herself more tightly this time as she stood. With a sly grin, she took a step closer to the empath, and then another until she was just within arms reach. "I happen to know your secret, Raven."
"Oh? And what might that be?" She looked on with slight interest on the topic; at least as much interest you could divert away from the incredibly attractive, barley clothed girl in front of you.
"I know who you loo-oove," she grinned in a middle-school mocking tone.
"Pff, no way."
With a grin, she darted to her window, flinging it open and sticking her head out into the crisp morning air. Then she began to yell. "HEY, JUMP CITY! RAVEN LIKES A GIR—"
—Was all she managed to get out before she was yanked back inside and shoved to the floor, finding Raven straddling her hips with one hand silencing her snickering mouth. Jinx giggled behind the hand, snorting through her nose.
"You're an evil, evil girl," Raven shook her head, removing her hand.
Jinx smiled up at her "We both know you like it, otherwise you wouldn't put up with me."
"Oh, shut up…"
"Ha! You're the biggest softy in the world."
"That only applies with you," she leaned in, her emotionless facade flashing, "to the rest of the world I'm a soul-less, ice queen; an unyielding vigilante incapable of feeling. I melt in the sunlight and despise the thought of puppies and the laughter of children."
"Oh, right. Your secret's safe with me. Now come here," she grabbed the back of her neck, bringing Raven close enough to steal her breath away with a kiss.
The empath whimpered quietly, feeling herself falling deeper and deeper into the twisted wonderland of the feline's world. Jinx felt so natural, so raw and real. Each kiss was never quite the same, though equally breathtaking; time itself stood still, assaulting the senses with one tranquil, blissful thought. Jinx pushed Raven back, looking up into her eyes with a smile.
"Now, about your clothes…" she eyed the Titan's pants and shirt through narrowed eyes.
Raven looked down at herself, raising a brow. "What's wrong with my clothes?"
"Aside from the fact that you're still wearing them? Nothing. You look cute."
"You're just as bad as I am," Raven commented dryly, the ghost of a smirk on her face.
"Maybe even a little worse," Jinx nodded her head before flipping the unsuspecting girl over, wrestling her down to the floor with a triumphant grin.
"Cheat," Raven hissed, writhing underneath the girl as she felt fingertips on her sides.
"You don't play nice either," Jinx smirked. She caught violet eyes straying down over her slipping sheet and growled, getting her attention.
"Ah, ah, ah…" she scolded, slowly tracing down the front of Raven's shirt. "You've got some catching up to do first." The feline leaned down, capturing the supine girl in another kiss, slowly pulling her up to a sitting position. She slipped her hands beneath Raven's tight black shirt, dragging her fingers lightly up the muscular back, shivering as she felt lips, teeth, and tongue teasing her own shoulder. With a grin she pulled the shirt over the Titan's head before she was shoved backwards, finding herself staring up at Raven in her simple black bra.
From this angle, Jinx was convinced her breasts were only staying in that bra by some sort of spell. Fingers reached out, caressing across the newly exposed skin as they worked their way around her back. Raven slipped her own hand beneath Jinx' attire, teasing her way across the girl's sensitive stomach, delighted to see her squirm at her very touch. Her other hand lightly running down the feline's thigh, back behind her knee, slowly trailing back up.
The thief whimpered, desperately trying to continue her mission of relieving Raven of her clothing while the girl attacked her weak spots mercilessly. Her breath caught as she felt Raven's talented fingertips barely brush against her cloth covered clit. Her own fingers faltered at their task, quickly becoming frustrated with the clasp keeping the girl's endowments restrained. Both grew more desperate and heated, yearning for each others touch; Jinx writhed against Raven, begging for more contact.
The empath smirked, leaving a trail of kisses from collar bone to ear, where she took her time nibbling and licking her way around before exhaling across the now moist skin. "You look simply divine," she murmured.
The situation was quickly getting gout of hand for the feline, with facial expressions dipping from smile, to plea, to biting her lip in a second's time. She launched upward, claiming the dark bird's mouth in kiss, rolling to the side and regaining the top position a moment later; in the process, casting aside the wretched bra with a triumphant grin.
Then she realized Raven also bore the same expression as she shoved aside the gray bed sheet with more then enough enthusiasm. Jinx smirked, running her fingers across the empath's chest while the girl caressed the thief's back, gradually working lower and lower.
Raven watched anxiously, biting her lip as Jinx moved lower. She paused over her belt, purposely fumbling with unlatching the leather at an agonizingly slow pace, dragging the tip of her tongue between her parted lips as she watched the Titan's chest rise and fall at a gradually more rapid pace. The empath trembled, whined, and glared half-heartedly up at mischievous pink eyes.
"You're awful."
Jinx finally undid the belt, abandoning it for the moment while she nipped and kissed her way up Raven's neck, earning a few hushed moans from the girl. She lingered just above her ear, whispering through a smug little grin.
"That's not what you say later…" in one swift motion the belt slipped out of the loops of her dark slacks with an audible snap, joining the other discarded garments a few feet away. Jinx wasted little time in unzipping and removing said slacks and undergarments, leaving her lover lying naked on the floor beneath her. Jinx whimpered softly, staring across wonderfully smooth flesh stretched out in the soft morning light that trickled through the window.
The kiss that followed held all their anguish, need, and love; the primal demons that had been smoldering, hidden within their depths. An intensity radiating from head to toe and everywhere in between.
They lay entwined, panting breathlessly on the cool floor. Their skin was hot and slicked with sweat; both utterly comfortable where they rested in each other's arms. As Raven felt herself start to drift off to sleep, she heard whispered words in the stillness.
"I love you, Raven," Jinx held her tight and heaved a sigh.
A smile graced her lips, and the empath kissed the girl on her forehead tenderly. "And I adore you, Jinx."
"You have no idea how happy that makes me," she smiled.
Raven nuzzled her neck, giving her a playful little bite. "You're just with me for the sex."
"Well it is pretty good…" Jinx stared off thoughtfully, nodding her head; she giggled when Raven snorted.
"You mean fantastic. The sex is fantastic—don't insult me," she squeezed the girl tightly.
"Yeah, we're pretty fucking fantastic."
Closing notes: review!
And if anyone is interested, I've posted a little one-shot thing involving Raven and Jinx, entierly unrelated to this story and VH. I will not continue it, (see earlier in closing note) but it's there for your enjoyment none the less.
Thanks, as always, for reading.
Khaleda