For the next few days, Jinx refused to come out of her room, eat, or talk to anyone-especially Bumblebee.
The only words I ever heard Jinx say-more like yell-were,
"NO!" "Go away!" "Traitor!" "I hate you!!"
…She must've really liked Kid Flash…
'How am I going to get out of this?' was my question for the day. Of course I couldn't ask any of the titans this because Bumblebee, Jinx, possibly Raven and Beast Boy, once he was cured, would have my head.
I sighed. 'It's just downhill from here.'
Boy was I right.
I dared not touch my bow and arrows again, so I tried my best to…talk Kid Flash and Beast Boy out of this…state…they were in.
"So…since Bumblebee doesn't really like you…how about taking Jinx to Kole's party?" I asked timidly. We were at the table eating.
"Yeah, well, Bee's going to change her mind soon." Kid Flash answered confidently. I crossed my arms.
"What makes you so sure?"
"I'm the fastest boy alive." I rolled my eyes.
"And like that's going to help." I said with heavy sarcasm. Kid Flash narrowed his eyes.
"Why should I ask Jinx anyway? She's just another girl." I narrowed my eyes even…narrower (if that's the word you're looking for.)
"What is your problem?"
"My problem?!" Jeez. Who knew Kid Flash was so moody when he was under a romantic delusion? "How is it my problem? Heck-how is it even a problem?!"
"It is! One, Bumblebee has shown no interest in you at all! Two, Jinx likes you! As in like-like! Crush-like! Three, if you didn't realize that, you are now named the slowest boy alive!" I stood up with a huff and stormed out of the room-not noticing the shocked expression on the teen speedster's face.
I then found myself banging on Raven's door.
"Raven! Raven! Raven! Raven! Ra-!" the door opened.
"What?" she asked icily. Something was telling me that she still didn't trust me completely.
"I need your help."
"…And now Kid Flash just thinks Jinx is 'just another girl'." I put air quotes around "just a girl."
"Really?" Raven didn't sound very interested.
"Yeah! And now Kid Flash and Beast Boy are at each other's throat because they're both under the impression that they love Bumblebee!" I saw Raven's face fall…but only a little bit.
'Shoot!' I thought.
"So…can you help me?" Raven sighed, half-sad and half-irritably.
"There's nothing I can do. Besides, whatever did this to them always has a counter effect. 'For every action, there is always an opposite re-action'." She said, quoting Isaac Newton; which I found pretty amusing.
"…Thanks." I smiled and stood up. "Sorry I interrupted your meditation." The corner of Raven's mouth curved up slightly into the faintest of smiles before she went back to her meditation and chanting her mantra,
"Azarath Metrion Zinthos…Azarath Metrion Zinthos…Azarath Metrion Zinthos…"
'Thanks for the help Raven, but there is no 're-action' for my arrows!'
Some cupid you are. My conscience retorted.
'Hey! I never learned!...And you be quiet!'
"Anna?" I turned around.
"Oh! Robin!" I fake-grinned. "I didn't see you!" He nodded, almost looking at me like I was crazy.
"…Are you alright?" he asked after a few moments of silence. I hesitated before nodding. "Are you sure?" I nodded again. Robin eyed me. "…Alright." He said at last. I smiled again as Robin walked past me.
The smiled disappeared once he was behind me.
I guess I felt really daring that day because I tried to convince Beast Boy about not like-liking Bumblebee.
"So…Why do you like Bumblebee?"
"She's amazing, just….simply amazing." Beast Boy said dreamily.
"…Right. Anyway, since Bumblebee-"
"And our initials are both 'BB'! Isn't that cool?" He asked, interrupting me.
"Yeah, sure. Anyway I was saying-"
"And we both have stripes on our uniform!" Beast Boy grinned, pointing to the purple (not to mention only) stripe on his uniform.
"Oh…Goody for you!" My voice was dripping with mock happiness and sarcasm. "As I was saying, I-"
"And my friend Aqualad told me that she doesn't hate tofu!"
"Will you shut up already?!" I fumed. Beast Boy yelped and shrunk down in size. I rubbed my temples and sighed irritably.
"Okay….I think you should invite Raven to go with you to go to Kole's party." To my surprise, Beast Boy laughed.
"Raven? Grumpy, ole, no-emotion, dreary, distant Raven?" He laughed again. "That is so funny!"
"Glad you think so." I rolled my eyes. "Can you just take her? Please?" Beast Boy stopped laughing, crossed his arms and narrowed his eyes.
"What's in it for me?"
"ARGH!" I screamed and stormed out of the room, but not before I tied Beast Boy in a knot like a balloon animal…
Hm…Not bad
Hm. I actually got this chapter up in a decent amount of time. This chapter's long than the last two, so I hope that makes you happy.
I think I might have to drag one of the girls into this…Nah. I'll just pull Robin and Cyborg into my little plot or something. Girls tend to be more dramatic than boys...I think.
