Cyborg wasn't kidding. Robin looked like hell…if hell got the shit kicked out of it and had the flu. Robin gave Raven a look, one of controlled annoyance that was beginning to falter. She could feel it so she did what she herself was too afraid to do. Look him in the eye in pure unadulterated defiance, no matter how many times she dose it, it still bother her that he is almost immune to her dirtiest of looks. Cy coughed loudly to break the now awkward silence that filled the air, then spoke.
"Raven, didn't you have an idea on how to find this guy?"
She sighed in defeat, knowing that Cyborg was putting her on the spot to try and get some time to sleep some time in the near future.
"Where is Star anyway?" Cyborg asked hoping for a distraction. Robin just shook his head as he spoke.
"She told me to go to bed so I told her to just go now and I'd be there in a little bit; I was waiting for Raven to get this going so I could sleep for a little bit."
From behind him, Starfire came floating by in pajamas with a worried look on her face. "Bed. Now." Starfire demanded
Raven could feel that Star was not going to budge on the issue.
"In a little bit Star, OK? A few more minutes is all I need…" Star just grabbed the Boy Wonder around the arm and dragged him to bed.
"OK so that just leaves me and you?" Raven said with a bit of confusion. Then she looked back to find Cyborg on the couch snoring.
"why thank you Cyborg for your oh so valiant watch on the city" Raven said to the sleeping Cyborg.
She was up now and Raven knew she couldn't be able to sleep anytime soon. Raven had to rub her temples to keep the headache at bay; sometimes she wonders why she puts up with them all. Beast Boy was annoying, though she once had feelings for him no matter how short lived they were. That was mostly jealousy about him and Terra, with all the compassion flowing between them fueled by her and Terra's blatant need to out due one another. Raven found Terra almost treating Beast Boy like a trophy, parading him around to prove that no matter what Raven had done or will do she will always be the favorite in at lest Beast boy's eyes. The part of her that felt superior to Terra was almost needing to steal her 'prize' but she stopped the urge before it could any more drama between her and Terra. Not to mention Robin was so controlling and obsessed with his 'job' that she wondered how him and Starfire found time to even be a couple.
She found herself making tea, something Raven found that she needed to do more often. Her mind started once again. Cyborg, yeah, if she left he would be one of the few she would miss. He knows the pain of becoming something different, unable to blend in no matter how hard he tried. Not to mention that Cyborg finding Bumble Bee gave her hope. Hope that one day, she too would find out the feeling of someone caring and not just because they had to but because they wanted to. Soon the kettle screamed, waking Cy up from the couch. He grumbled then got up, seeming to ignore Raven as he left to go to his room. Little things like that are one of the few things that make her feel normal. Waking up a roommate because you made tea doesn't sound like much unless you had to hear the roaring noise that is silence.
As Raven sipped her tea she felt better and pulled out her communicator, about to do the one thing she knew she had to, yet still feared. The number she knew by heart was pressed in fast and it rang twice before he courage gave out. Raven stared at the white T in the center of the communicator as if held every answer to every question that will ever be asked, and at last she was able to put the thing away. The tea was beginning to kick in and soon her eyelids felt heavy. As Raven walked to her room she could almost swear that she saw a bit of pink around a corner. The light pink that was like the sun, if you look so long that your eyes hurt but the beauty of it made it impossible to look away. Raven had to physically shake off the thought of the pink haired girl, if she didn't she would be able to sleep…again. As Raven walked in her room she used what little strength she had left to put her cape away as she got in to her bed, a bed that was too big for one person. She lazily put her communicator on her night stand on top a few books that she read a few days ago and fell asleep thinking of something pink.
Raven woke up, oddly refreshed until she remembered her dream. Or more like who was in it other than her. The dream itself was a haze, all that she could remember was her and jinx together the was one of the few times her father had not hunted her dreams, but the smell of Jinx's hair it lingered in her mind, the sweet smell of cotton candy. Raven's face took a slight shade of red that lasted for a few seconds until she heard her communicator ring, the ring that shook her to the core, the very ring she had it set so she would know when Jinx was calling. She opened the device and looked at the screen, seeing nothing but heard, "Hey you called?"
Raven panicked but realized that Jinx would have no idea why she called. With as much courage as she could muster Raven spoke. "Yes, Jinx, this is—"
"Raven? What in the world are you up to now a days?" Raven couldn't help but smile at the affection she heard and the fact that she remembered her voice.
"Nothing much but I— we need your help on a matter of important Titan business. Do you care to help?" Ravens voice threatened to give out at her little slip up.
"Yeah, sure what do you need me to do?" Jinx said with not a hint of hesitation in her voice. Raven had to think about this; she never expected her to agree right away.
"Well, we are looking for an information broker and he has been eluding us for quite some time." Raven hid her worries behind her business like tone.
"I'm hungry, how about we talk about it over dinner?" Jinx asked
Raven looked at the clock. It said 8:24 AM. Raven tried to not sound confused as she spoke. "It's eight in the AM. Jinx, how long do you sleep?"
She heard noise in the background and a groan.
"Are you ok Jinx? Don't tell me you're robbing someone."
Jinx laughed. "No, I'm not robbing someone; I'm simply getting money so we can have breakfast. My treat?"
The groans persisted until she heard "Jinx, you have my money now go on your little play date and let me sleep. Oh, and if you leave the fridge open one more time there will be beatings." Raven felt a twinge of jealousy and anger at his remark.
"How dare he be closer to her than me" Raven thought. Her demon side swaying her emotions, she felt herself becoming possessive and angry. Fury growing and just begging to aimed at the unknown man…who hurt her Jinx
"He was kidding about the beatings part just so you know; he isn't that stupid," said Jinx.
Raven was now in a bad mood thanks to this man, this man who was closer to Jinx than she was and that infuriated her on so many levels. Raven spoke with her anger hidden.
"Yeah, sure; breakfast would be nice, where would you like to go?"
Raven could hear Jinx think on the other end. "Ummm, that one café on the east side of the city?"
"witch café is 'that one café'? there are around 10 just on east side?" Raven asked with more than a little sarcasm
"the one by the store, you know the one that sells the stuff , its across the street from that one place" Jinx says
"that was so useful Jinx, so useful" Raven said her bad mood seeping in her words
"cant you read my mind of something, I suck at directions" Jinx complained
"how may times to I have to say it, I DO NOT READ MINDS, I can feel emotions, I can implant them but I can not read anyone's damn mind" Raven yelled
"oh yea, the store it by 7th, across from the one gas station that was blown up by Killer Moth around a month ago, you know what I am talking about" Jinx said
"Killer Moth didn't blow up a gas station, Atlas did though…do you mean that one? Oh and you didn't hear a word I said a second ago did you?" Raven asked hoping she didn't
"YES that's the one, and no…why? What did I miss?"
"nothing, I just had to yell at beast boy a second ago, it was nothing" Raven lied
"well so you are sure you know the one?" Jinx asked
"yea I'm sure, ohhh could we sit in the booth in the back I don't like the crowds" Raven asked
"yea I like the booth to, to many old friends are trying to drag me back to the old life style, so…yea"
"what do you mean Jinx?" Raven asked
"Nothing I will explain there ok, don't worry I have done anything illegal in like 4 months, I have been a good girl swear" Jinx said with pride in her voice
"good job, When should I arrive?" Raven asked
"I know right, So how about 10 because I just got up so I need to get ready. That good for you?" Jinx said
Raven was worried, it was 8:49 now so that gave her a little over a hour
"Perfect. See you then." Raven said
Raven closed the communicator and laid back on the bed. She had now faced her one fear and it came out worse than she could have expected: Jinx had a boyfriend. Just thinking it made her made and jealous no matter how many times Raven told herself that she didn't have the right to be.
A/N is it just as good as the first? sorry but it may be a teed bit till the next chapter, I have yet to be even started on chapter 3 and my weekend is full (one B-day party and then movies with my she buddies) so yea so sorry about the many grammar mistakes, I don't notice them but I know they are there…so point them out and they will be fixed but please don't just say the word please point out the sentence that its in…thankies and an extra thankies to 100 silver wings he be da boss and the best beta evers…end of story