Title: Opposite & Equal Attraction
Pairing: Jinx/Raven
Rating: …overall, M
Summary: What happens when dark energy and hexes combine?
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A/N: Gimme reviews and I'll give you chapters. Constructive criticisms are welcome. Although flames will ignored… or just laughed at. Depends if I'm medicated or not… O.o
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Chapter Three: Magical
Both women had sat silently all through car ride home. When they had finally arrived, Raven couldn't believe her eyes. Before her was one of the most beautiful houses that she ever seen. Jinx lived in an antique looking two story brick townhouse. The front yard was plagued with brilliant, lush wildflowers. Raven smiled inwardly, happy at the thought of calling this new place "home".
"Like it?"
"Like it?! I love it! How could you afford something like this?"
"Actually…I couldn't. That's why I started dancing. I had always passed by this place when I was homeless. I loved how it looked; as if it deserved to have a family living in it. A mom, dad, some kids. Maybe even a dog or two. I swore I would buy it. And one day I saw it was for sale and the rest is history…" Everything felt so warm and inviting, and indeed, looked as if it longed for a family to take in.
"So," Raven started, "it must be wonderful coming to a home like this everyday." Jinx nodded.
"Life doesn't get better than this, Rave. This house, the gardens, even the backyard. Everything is just a dream come true. Everything's just so… magical!" The demoness nodded in agreement. No other words could describe the place better than magical.
The sorceress slowly bent down and plucked a violet the earth and placed it under her nose as her eyes fluttered closed.
"Everything smells so earthy and sweet. I use to spend all night here in the flowers, especially after it rained. When the sun comes out, all the different scents rise from the heat and mingle. It's much better than any fragrance you could buy from a store." Jinx opened her eyes opened her eyes slowly and a faint smile graced her face. A look of longing, a look of wanting. A pang of sympathy hit Raven suddenly. Who could Jinx be remembering? Even more, who would ever want to leave a woman like Jinx and a place like this? From the last couple of hours, Jinx had proven to be completely perfect. Beautiful, confident, loving… Raven bit her bottom lip, half embarrassed and half irritated for thinking such things, no matter how true they were.
"So, besides family, why don't you have a boyfriend living with you or something?" Jinx just bit her lip and twirled the flower's stem between her thumb and index.
"It's not very polite to ask personal questions like those. But, if you must know, I don't warm up to people that well," Jinx smiled sweetly as she came close to whisper into the demoness' ear, gently sliding the violet behind it at the same time, "and, besides, boys aren't exactly my… first choice." The demoness turned a deep crimson at their closeness. Jinx laughed inwardly. Having a roommate would prove to be a lot of fun after all.
When they reached the porch the sorceress rummaged in her purse, cursing softly to herself.
"Dammit!" Raven cocked an eyebrow.
"Okay, I've had a bit of bad luck with losing my house key. So…I've come up with only one solution." Suddenly, Jinx placed her thumb and middle fingers in her mouth, creating a piercing whistle. Raven held her ears, gritting her teeth at the other woman's senselessness. Before she could compose herself enough to scold the other female, she heard a small rustling sound. Suddenly a kohl colored blur whizzed past her and jumped into the sorceress' arms.
"What the hell is that?" Jinx giggled. She took the dark ball and held it out in front of her, extracting a soft mew from the lost of contact.
"This is Mischief. He's my cat. He's also my only way into the house." She held up the animal to her face and looked into two green orbs. Indeed, Mischief was a stunning black cat with huge, emerald eyes and glossy, fine fur.
"Okay Mister, where did you put my key this time?" The cat purred with what sounded like amusement. His eyes flickered to a small mound of dirt next to the door step. Jinx sighed as she set the feline down.
"Oh, how original, Mischief. Burying my key like some common mongrel. You really use to put up a challenge." Mischief just raised his head and tail and trotted off to the nearest bush. The sorceress knelt down and moved aside the little hill of dirt, revealing an old fashion brass key.
"You understood what he just said?" Jinx nodded as she dusted off the key.
"Sure! I cast a spell that would give him the ability to speak. But, at the time, my magic wasn't strong enough and I didn't translate it well. So now he still mews, but it sounds like almost perfect English to me. I've always said that I'd try again, but I just never have time. I think that's why he scratches my clothes up." The sorceress pushed the key into hole and turned the door knob.
"And now, I present to you, your new home." Raven's breath hitched in her throat. Everything looked so…expensive. It wasn't like had never been around a place as lavish. After all, she was had come from something of a royal bloodline. But the mere fact that it all belonged to a girl no more than her own age that had nothing to start with made everything seem so much grander.
The living room was decorated in beige, gold, and black. In the center, black leather couches and love seats surrounded a black and beige Persian rug. Behind one of the love seats was a brown stone fireplace with a wrought iron covering. The demoness was lost in awe as she trailed her fingers over the design. Little iron leaves hung from the vines that curled languidly across the covering and up to the mantle. She stared in wonder at how life like the designed had been sculpted. Her fingers followed them to the mantle, where five vases set, each looking more delicate than the last. All were painted in the exact same color scheme as the living room.
"Oh, I bought those from the last couple that lived here. I love them colors so I decorated everything to match."
"Well, you've done a great job. It all just looks so…"
"Luxurious? Expensive? Extravagant?"
"Well, yeah." The sorceress giggled.
"Well, you'd be surprised what you can do with a few modified healing charms. Actually, I saved all of this stuff from the city dump. A little hocus pocus later and this was the result." Raven nodded, amazed at how much progress Jinx had made with her magic. Even she couldn't modify a spell yet. After the prophecy, she felt there weren't any other threats that basic dark energy couldn't take care of.
"So, let's go upstairs and I'll show you your room." Raven followed as the sorceress she led her up to the second story of the house and to a room at the end of the hallway. She opened the door and revealed a room that resembled the living room. A king-sized bed covered in beige and black bedding took residence against a wall. Next to that there sat a gold and black night stand with a lamp of the same colors. Against the opposite wall there sat a beige and black vanity with a black leather stool. Raven walked in and sat on the bed. It was strangely soft and plushy feeling, just the way she liked it.
"I see you like the bed. I have one just like it in my room, but that's something for tomorrow. It's pretty late and I suppose you wanna get to bed. I have extra pajamas if you need them." Raven held up her back pack.
"I have all my clothes here, but thanks anyway."
"Oh, okay. Well, goodnight, Rave."
"Night." Jinx closed the door behind herself. Raven stood up and took one more look around the room. 'This is home,' she thought happily. She quickly pulled off her jeans and bra, feeling a slight breeze of relief. She tore back the covers and climbed in the bed. Sleep washed over the second she closed her eyes.
Outside of her window, familiar emerald orbs studied her sleeping form. Mischief had been stretching out on a branch when he'd seen her walk in with his mistress. 'This is it," he thought to himself, "She is the key to our happiness."
A/N: Hey! I finally got the 3rd chapter up!!! Just so you know I hate that I brought you guys down wit so many descriptions. It's time consuming, but much needed. And just so you can believe me, here's a teaser for the 4th chapter.
Chapter Four Teaser
They had kissed. Once. In a sleazy strip club. Everyday since then she had found a way to stare at Raven, to look over the lips that drove her insane every night…
A/N: Want a little more preview?... I think I've got enough to spare…
"Jinx? Jinx, are you okay?" The sorceress nodded, noticing that she had been clutching the countertop. She had been so deep in thought that she hadn't heard anything except her own rising heartbeat. So deep in thought she hadn't seen Raven standing in front of her.
"Um, yeah. I'm fine. What did you ask?"
"I asked you did you wanna taste." 'Good Lord, yes!' she thought to herself. She inwardly scolded herself. No way would she ever mean it in that way…