Title: Opposite & Equal Attraction
Pairing: Jinx/Raven
Rating: …overall, M
Summary: They had kissed. Once. In a sleazy strip club…
A/N: Thanks to MsAnimanga, Blimey the Toad, Agaboo, cailinXaiden, ahilty, crimsonshrouds, Raven in the Dark, and chibichoco for reading and reviewing! Also, thanks to those who read, reviewed, and/or put me author alert. It's comforting to know that I don't suck at this. P.S. Thanks for the advice about Mischief agaboo!
Disclaimer: I don't own Teen Titans
Chapter Five: Look Who's Talking Now
Jinx had hardly said goodbye before she left. Her swiftness made Raven a little curious. Where could she be off to in such a hurry? The demoness sighed inwardly, feeling a little saddened by the empty house. Feelings such things didn't surprise her at all anymore. Lately she had been feeling a lot of different things she couldn't explain. All morning she had felt it. The longing, the shame, the anxiety. It was as clear as crystal. Although she couldn't remember the dream, Jinx did and something about it her left her uneasy. Raven made a mental note to ask her about it when returned later that afternoon.
Raven sat at the kitchen table and poke at the last bite of her pancakes. Today was going slower than she expected. School wouldn't be starting for another week and she hadn't much else to bring with her. All of her books had been sold. Not because she needed the money, but because she wanted a clean start.
"Today is gonna be a long day," she muttered to herself. She had been in deep thought when se felt something soft rubbing against her leg. She looked underneath the table to see Mischief, his mews signaling that he wanted to be picked up. Raven did as he wanted for lack of anything better to do.
"So, I guess it's just you and me today huh?" Mischief mewed in answer. The demoness looked into the feline's eyes. Something in them sparkled, as if he was scheming. Suddenly, she began to feel emotions enveloping her. The strongest of them all, excitement.
"What are you planning, cat?" The feline just squirmed out of her grasp and landed perfectly on the floor. 'It's now or never,' he thought to himself. He bowed his head, signaling that he wanted her to follow. Again, she did as he wanted. Whatever he was up to, she knew he definitely needed her help to do it.
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A couple minutes later Raven found herself standing in the study. She stared at the spell books that surrounded the walls of the study. 'So this is what he brought me here for,' she thought, 'Mischief wants me to fix the spell so that he can talk properly.' She knew it wasn't her problem, but for some odd reason she wanted to help as much as she could. It meant a lot to Jinx that Mischief had a voice, and she would try her hardest to give him one. She walked around, finger tracing the many labels that resided the bookshelf. Finally her eyes laid on one that read "Modern Transfigurations for Beginners". Curiously, she took it off the shelf and skimmed over the pages.
"I've never read a text like this before," she muttered to herself. She flipped until one page in particular caught her eye: Chapter 10: Finding Your Inner Animal. Cautiously she read the words:
You have learned in the previous chapters about simple transfigurations on inanimate objects. Now you will put your abilities to the test. In this chapter you will learn how to transform living creatures.
Lesson One: Human to Animal (And back again!)….…………….. Page 181
Lesson Two: Transforming Animals (Small)…………………………Page 150
Lesson Three: Transforming Animals (Medium)………………………age 159
Lesson Four: Transforming Animals (Large)………………………Page 170
A nagging feeling told her that this was the she was looking for. Quickly, she turned to page one hundred eighty-one. She stared at the words, hoping to find some solution…
Lesson Four: Human to Animal (And back again!)
Congratulations young witches and wizards! You have proven yourselves to be excellent students thus far. Now it is time to learn about transforming humans as well as animals.
Few students already have a form in their minds before they start. Most, however, learn their forms after they've mastered this lesson. So, if you're not sure what creature suits you, be patient. It will come. If you were given an amulet, your form will be granted in the charm you've received.
Getting Started
Now, what you will need are:
One stick of chalk
One rose
Three white candles
A sheet of paper
A pencil
Raven tore her eyes off of the page to search for Mischief. He was setting on the desk, emerald eye focused on her. All of the irksomeness she had been feeling rolled off of his small form and into her. What was so important about the book? Out of the blue, it came to her.
"You're not a cat are you?" Mischief just lifted his face to her and purred softly.
"You're little impostor! I knew something was weird about you!" Raven chuckled to herself, "I wonder how you got yourself into this. What, pissed off the wrong witch?" Bitterly, Mischief hissed, making a swipe at her t-shirt with his claws. Raven laughed inwardly as she dodged to feline's attack.
"So, I take that as a yes."
"You take what as a yes?" Jinx asked as she poked her head into the study.
"Nothing. Hey, where'd you go this morning?" Jinx came in and sat in the leather chair.
"Oh, I went to this candle shop. See, sometime during the middle of the night a naughty little kitty named Mischief lit a candle. So I took it in to show to Ms. Trinity."
"And…?"
"I found out it was an enchanted candle. Instead of your standard wax smoke, this one emits a sort sweet smell that completely ensnares the senses. It's… it's a… aphrodisiac." Raven furrowed her eyebrows in confusion. Why would Mischief do such a thing? Surely he hadn't meant for the both of them to… at least not with each other…right?
"You perverted fur ball!" Jinx nodded in agreement.
"I couldn't believe it myself either. I've never seen him act this way. He use to be a decent cat. Well, almost decent anyways." Raven cleared her throat.
"Um, Jinx, I don't think he's a cat at all." The sorceress gave her a puzzled look. Raven handed her the book, pointing out the section she had been reading.
"Okay, what does transfiguration have to do with Mischief?"
"From what I've read so far, humans can take on animal forms. Some humans' forms are predetermined by a charm." The demoness picked the feline up from were he had been sitting. Slowly, she lifted his head so she could see collar. As she expected, hanging from a small leather loop was an onyx stone in the shape of a cat's head with glaring emerald eyes.
"See? This is the amulet they showed in the book. His even looks just like him." Jinx set the book down on the desk and huffed. 'Great! One more problem I have to deal with!' Jinx thought.
"Okay, Rave. I'll humor you. Let's say Mischief is in fact a human. Why couldn't he just turn himself back? He obviously must've been powerful enough to get this far."
"You remember what happened when you tried to make him talk right?" Jinx reluctantly nodded.
"Yeah, my spell didn't turn out right. What's you're point?"
"Well, have you ever heard of the saying "Too much of a good thing can be a bad thing"? Too many spells being cast on one person while already under a spell is kind of like overloading a fuse." The sorceress absently scratched her head, trying to make sense of the present conversation. Raven sighed at the sorceress' idiocy.
"Look, all we have to do is reverse your spell and follow the transfiguration instructions. Understand?" Jinx gave a curt nod. Soon after, they both started gathering items they needed to get to work.
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After two explosions and a small fire, Raven and Jinx finally reversed the spell. Jinx frown as she tugged at her wavy, pink hair. The ends had been singed by explosion, but Raven had come out with the nastiest end of the deal, her face now totally void of eyebrows. Jinx, still sadden by her ruined hair, stood up and stretched, feeling some of the tension in her back and legs ease.
"So, now all we have to do is draw the diagram, light the candles, and say the incantation. You did write the incantation…. Right?" Raven rose what use to be an eyebrow.
"What incantation?"
"They one the transfiguration spell calls for. For Pete's sake, what did you think the paper and pencil were for?"
"Look, I'm a demon. The only thing close to magic that I use is dark energy. You're the witch. How hard could it be?" At that moment the demoness found herself staring at a black sheet of paper.
"I dunno. Let's find out."
After ten minutes of erasing and rewriting, Raven still didn't like the words. Jinx had already set up everything else, placed Mischief in the center, and was waiting on the spell.
"It's that hard huh?" she taunted, laughing as the demoness glared at her. Finally, Raven sat the pencil down and thought for a bit. 'This really sounds horrible!' she said inwardly, 'Unless…'
"This is no time to just sit there looking stupid!" The demoness smirked. It wouldn't be cheating really, just a little one up on Jinx. She knelt next to the sorceress and cleared her throat. Nervously, she grabbed her hand and spoke the spell…
"Körper von Pelz
Pfoten und Schwanz
Helfen diesem Mann,
seiner Zelle Zu Entkommen
Körper von Fleisch
Haar und Knochen
Geben dieser Katze
Eine passende Form
Katze beäugt
Zu menschlichem
Stolz Hilfe entfesselt
Das ist hinein!"
And with the final words, she awoke her powers…
"Azarath, metrion, zinthos!"
Suddenly, both girls were blown back into the bookcase by a violent force. The whole circle was engulfed in violet and pink light. All around the room, books were thrown from shelves and papers flew around the room.
"What the hell is going on?" Jinx shouted above the noise. The force finally became detectable as it turned into a shimmering light and circled the room.
"I don't know. Something must've gone wrong." Raven held up her hands as she tried to stand. Shakily she got up and tried to call on her powers.
"Azarath, metrion-" Before she could finish, the light hit her, again, knocking her backward. Jinx watched in horror. Unlike the force had done before, it had gone completely through the demoness' chest. Before she could hit the floor, the sorceress caught her, causing her to be struck by the blinding force as well. Both girls fell to the floor, completely drained, and passed out.
Jinx awoke to the feeling of someone gently petting her head. Instinctively, she snuggling into the warm touch.
"I hope you are alright, Mistress," said a deep, raspy voice. The sorceress' eyes fluttered open to be met by dark, emerald ones. Somehow, they looked familiar. They were almost as beautiful as…
"Mischief!" She shouted happily as she fully awoke. The man smiled and nodded.
A/N: Oooo! Mischief's really a man! (I wonder who didn't see that one comin'?) Who changed him in the first place? What was that blinding white light?! And when will these two chicks have sex?!? He he… you'll find out sooner or later.
Chapter Six Teaser
"Mischief?!" Raven could believe her eyes. Not only had she done magic, but the had actually spell worked. She The man cleared his troat.
"Actually it's Dante. Dante Alexander Mardin," he said as he bowed, long, ebony hair falling like curtains in front of him, "at your service."