If I could just reach the window … Jinx had never really thought of killing herself off before. Sure, it was a passing thought that she had from time to time, but really what teenager could say differently? Every embarrassing defeat of the H.I.V.E Five, every time Raven (that bitch) had sent her flailing through a wall with that stupid chant, Jinx couldn't help but think Why can't I just disappear so I never have to show my sorry face again?

But now, as she stood in Kid Flash's apartment at some ungodly hour, caught in the act of cursing at thin air not unlike a psyche patient, did Jinx really think of the how of offing one's self. Must it be a formal thing, where you made large declarations on how the world (and her luck) sucked? Or, more importantly, would her hair fit through the window? Did she have to turn to an angle while jumping, consequently making her leave this earth in an unflattering pose?

"You know I would catch you before you hit the ground, right?" said a quiet voice. Breaking out of her reprieve, Jinx turned away from the window to stare at Kid Flash with a half accusing, half afraid look. Had he other powers than super speed? He was sitting on the bed that he had moments before pulled out from the couch, and seemed none to amused himself.

She set her jaw and stared him down. What was she thinking? Jinx was NOT going to be intimidated by anyone who wore spandex. "You're not a mind reader right? Because I have a policy against mind readers." Yes Jinx, disregard the fact that you have never actually met a mind reader before. You will make up discriminating rules as you please.

"No," a smile suddenly played at his lips. Should this guy be the psyche patient? Jinx thought. She was suddenly wary again, glancing around the small apartment for bipolar medication.

" It's just that," he continued, " you've been talking for the past ten minutes out loud." Oh. Ohhhhhhh. Never mind everyone. Jinx was the one needing the mental care.

Acting like that little scene did not just play out, Jinx moved to sit on the bed with him, and for the first time that night took a good look around the room. It wasn't a closet, but it wasn't exactly Titans Tower. There was a small bathroom towards their right, and a kitchen only cut off from the living room by a thin wall. From the room's center came a hallway where she guessed was his room. The whole apartment was obsessively neat, as if someone with OCD, or with too much free time (Jinx guessed the latter) resided there. It was strange to be somewhere so clean, considering she was coming from a place where the defining feature was the grape jelly stuck to the ceiling.

Kid Flash watched her, foot tapping lightly. He was slightly nervous that she would proclaim he and his home trash, and then walk out of his life forever without so much as a backwards glance.( Know from this moment onward that Kid Flash was not so much more as a secret dramatic at heart.) For, as much as he knew how much flack he was going to get from the Titans ( Robin especially), Kid Flash had just not, if for a little bit, fallen completely for the pink haired girl in front of him. And she is here, at my house! That was the big thing. If he had broken her down so much as to come away from evil to live with him, how long would it be before …

The speedster was so lost in thoughts that had turned from G to X, that he did not hear when the subject of his fantasies decided to speak.

" Hey. Hey! Kid Flash! Earth to Kid Flash! Wipe the idiot look off your face long enough to tell me how you operate your shower. That facet is like a Chinese Puzzle Box!"

" Who, whaaa?" He looked to the spot where she was beside him, only to find that she was there no longer. Whirling around franticly he finally spied her head poking out of the bathroom door.

" When did you move?" He looked to the empty spot next to him again, as if a specter Jinx would appear there to offer him kisses and gifts of love. ( Needless to say, that would not be happening any time soon.)

Jinx sighed. "I thought you were supposed to be fast, not a space cadet. Now, shower?" Although it was late, and rather abrupt, Jinx needed the time alone from Kid Flash, if not only to get over the awkward feeling of seeing in his eyes moments before total love. It scared her a little, as well as made her feel kind of heartless. None of which was totally ok.

"Oh right," he blinked once, and then was there, nearly knocking her down in the process.

" Watch it!" Jinx backed up, nearly falling down over the sink before righting herself with movements she somehow made condescending. He looked at her for a moment, eyebrows raised, before leaning into the shower. Just as his hand was about to touch the dial, he stopped, and turned back around to face her with a sick little puppy dog look that made her wonder if she could punt him out the side of the house. ( By Jinx's estimation, it was a no go.)

" Wait, so if you're using my shower, does this mean you like it here? And you're going to not jump out the window to your death?"

She sighed and rolled her eyes. She thought they had a non-agreement to forget about that, Kid Flash!" Yes, I'm staying but -" Cue Kid Flash's happy dance, which was a little hard to do considering the almost claustrophobic bathroom, and Jinx whose eyes were now glowing hot pink ( which is actually more terrifying than it sounds.)

"But!" Jinx interrupted him. " Serious where else would I go? You're the only person this week who has so kindly offered to be allowed my presence, without me having to get a job." Her hand offered a flourish to the shower once more.

" Ah, see that's where you are wrong!" The yellow and red idiot pointed his finger upwards in a manner not unlike a court room attorney shouting objection! How Jinx had been there before. " Because you will be fighting crime! With me! Like a sidekick!" Maybe it was running to Africa and back earlier in the day, or the heat, or something, for as soon as those words were out of his mouth did Kid Flash realize how stupid they sounded.

And then came the pain.

There was a loud crash! and the next thing he saw was those murderous glowing eyes again, which in other circumstances would have been incredibly pretty, ( Oh love, why must you blind us so?) It was then he slowly came to see, in order, that one, there is a hole in the bathroom wall. Two I am on the floor. Three, there is plaster all around me, and four … I am in SO much freaking trouble right now. Crap.

" Don't you EVER call me a sidekick AGAIN!" Kid Flash reeled back. It seemed Jinx was two seconds away from her head turning all the way around and projectile vomiting. This was not the way to make friends.

Before he could make up some pathetic excuse, she started up again. "And who even said I want to be a hero? Maybe I want to be a teacher, or a office worker, or a trapeze artist! I could do that!" Jinx was so worked up she wasn't even making sense anymore, though he did wonder if she would make a good trapeze artist. She was flexible enough …

Somewhere in the apartment, Kid Flash vaguely heard a pipe burst. Well there goes my lease. Between the wall and the pipe, he knew he was probably going to get a lashing from the landlord, followed by a pamphlet with Jump City's finest homeless shelters.

Jinx seemed to hear it too though, and stopped her tirade long enough to look around, see the destruction, and sigh, ultimately sliding down to sit on the floor next to the speedster. After a moment she spoke.

"Sorry about your apartment. "

"Oh, no worries, I can probably get someone in here to fix it up." There were actually big worries, like how he was going to explain to the Titans why there was a home 'renovation' bill that they were paying for. (Maybe if you offer to room me while you're gone, and you don't put me in the Tower, expect me to make my own home improvements would do? No? Not doing it for you? He would have to work on that.)

Jinx stared him down. How could he be so nice to her? She had just destroyed has place, for God's sakes! And now, as water ran dully across the floor from the kitchen, did Jinx think about how far reaching her powers could be. Bad luck is right.

She almost didn't notice when he spoke again, a lighter tone in his voice. " So then Jinx… are you still willing to take that shower?" Kid Flash gestured to the bathroom, and Jinx didn't know what he meant until she saw the gaping hole in the wall. Well there goes that plan. And then came the realization.

" Hey wait … Perv!" She went to hit him, but he was already gone, the ghost of his laughter carrying all the way to his room, just as the pink hue of daylight broke over the accursed window.

A/N: Chapter two, for your enjoyment! So I went back and looked at the first chapter, where I came to see that, in my haste, I had left huge gaping plotholes throughout. Like, I'm talking plotholes that I could fit my metaphorical arm through. So, in the first A/N, I lied. There will be no real plot (that you can see) until probably chapter 4. Until then I will be trying to clean up the mess I make when I rush things.