Part 14: Jinx's Demons

It was a few days after the attack on Jinx at the mall. Jinx was absolutely terrified to go anywhere without Draco. Even worse, she started having nightmares every night. Draco comforted her and stayed with her every time that happened. That made Jinx feel a bit better. And of course, Raven suggested they have meditation sessions together with Shadowcobra to calm her down.

Raven found out that Shadowcobra had empathic as well as telepathic abilities like hers so that helped in the sessions.

It was after midnight. Jinx and the rest of the Titans still asleep were in their rooms while Robin, Raven, Draco and Shadowcobra sat in the living room. The others were out fighting crime and protecting the city.

"Okay, I guess you all know that Johnny Rancid escaped from jail, right?" Robin began.

"It was all over the news the day after we got him locked up. It freaked Jinx out," Draco replied. "If I get my hands on that scum…" Draco swore.

"Draco calm down," Robin coaxed the dragon Knight. "So how are the meditation sessions with Jinx been going?" Robin asked both Shadowcobra and Raven.

"We've been into her mind," Shadowcobra started.

"And looked into her memories," Raven continued.

"We found something that may have explained the nightmares Jinx has been having," Shadowcobra added.

"Of course I know what caused the nightmares!" Draco shouted, "Some biker scum tried to have his way with her!"

"It's not that, Draco and please let me finish," Shadowcobra told him. He continued his explanation, "It seems that when she was a child, she was left as an orphan."

Raven continued, "Her parents died in a car crash with her in it. It may have been the first time Jinx's powers manifested."

Draco responded, "So Jinx feels that it's her fault that her parents died."

"She's the mistress of bad luck," Shadowcobra said, "But there's more."

"It seems the orphanage she was at wasn't exactly child friendly." Raven continued, "It seems she was molested when she was only six. This lasted for a few years."

"My God," Robin gasped. Draco's eyes were narrowed, his teeth gritted and his hands were gripped into fists.

"When she turned twelve she was raped by one of the caretakers at the orphanage," Shadowcobra added. "That was when her powers manifested full blast."

"Let's just say she brought the house down, literally," Raven finished. "A lot of people were killed in that accident if that what you want to call it."

"Let me guess," Robin spoke, "That's when the HIVE found her."

"You guessed it," Both Shadowcobra and Raven spoke in unison.

"But it didn't end there," Shadowcobra continued.

"Remember Brother Blood and his power to control people's minds? Lets just say that he had his own personal harem with some of he female students, including Jinx," Raven finished.

Shadowcobra concluded, "The attack on her a few days ago released a lot of repressed memories. These nightmares are actually her bad memories." He looked at Draco, "I don't need to ask if you feel angry anyway."

Draco was so angered by the story that his body literally lit up with a fiery red aura. His eyes were narrowed and he was breathing hard trying to control his anger. He then calmly said, "How can we help her?"

"None of us can help her, only you," Shadowcobra told him.

Raven explained, "You're the only one that has shown her any kindness since the first day she was here. You cared for her, protected her. A little time with her might stop the nightmares."

"However, if push comes to shove well go into her mind to fix the problem personally," Shadowcobra added. "But for now, she needs you to fight off her personal demons."

Robin, who had remained stunned and quiet from the whole thing said, "Draco, I order you to help Jinx and spend time with her."

Draco gave him a small smile, "You don't have to tell me twice!" he got up and ran towards Jinx's room.

Robin turned to Shadowcobra and Raven, "I think it'll be a good idea not to mention this to the others."

Both Shadowcobra and Raven nodded.

She looked at the knife in her hand intently, wanting to decide rather to act or not. The nightmares had plagued her day and night, night and day. No matter how many times hed comforted her, the nightmares still came back. No matter how many times her friends had helped her, they still kept coming. She couldn't stand it. The memories, horrible memories came barging through her mind every single night. She kept waking up screaming, sweating profusely, eyes red with tears. She wanted it to stop. Therefore, she placed the knife to her wrist and...

Draco stood in front of Jinx's room. Using the override codes he entered her room to see Jinx laying on the floor.

"Jinx!" he shouted, running towards the sorceress. He lifted her off the floor and shook her, trying to wake her up. He saw the knife on the floor and the bleeding wrist. A feeling of dread overwhelmed him. "Jinx, please…Don't be…" he placed a finger to her neck, checking for a pulse. His eyes widened. There was a weak pulse but still a pulse. He looked at the wound and then he used his power. He heated up his palm and applied pressure to her wrist, sealing the cut. Jinx was unconscious, but she still responded by wincing a bit. Drraco then stood up and cradled Jinx in her arms, before running out of her room and straight to the infirmary. Upon arrival, he would contact the others.

Jinx was lying in one of the infirmary beds with a bandage tied securely around her wrist. Only Shadowcobra and Draco were standing close while the others stayed back, observing the whole thing.

"It was lucky that you sealed the cut when you did," commented Shadowcobra, "If you hadn't done that, she would be…" he trailed off.

"I know," Draco responded, "If I was even a little late, she would be..."

"I understand."

"But," Draco ran his ungloved hand through her hair, "What could've caused her to do this to herself?"

"Easy. The nightmares," Shadowcobra answered.

"I thought you helped her with that."

"Me too. But I guess the nightmares only overwhelmed her. She thought she could end the pain by taking her own life."

"But…but I thought," Draco was nearly crying, He kneeled down next to Jinx and took her hand in his,

"Please don't die."

"You care for her, don't you?" Shadowcobra asked.

Draco nodded. "I don't know. I mean, we're really close friends."

"Don't you mean more than just friends?"

"I guess I do have feelings for her, really strong feelings," Draco, admitted, yawning.

"Go to sleep," Shadowcobra advised. "I'll watch over her when you're asleep."

"No," Draco shook his head. "I wanna stay."

Shadowcobra sighed, "Very well. But I'm still going to stay." He looked at Draco who was already fast asleep. His head was resting on the bed while he was still kneeling on the floor. Rolling his eyes, he headed to the Titans.

"Will friend Jinx be alright?" asked Starfire, worried.

"I don't know Starfire," Shadowcobra shook his head.

"Man, I know that Jinx was nuts but-" Beast Boy caught the glare from Shadowcobra, "Shutting up now."

"Beast Boy," Terra elbowed him in the ribs, "Be a little sensitive."

"Yes," Raven sighed, "I've had fantasies of myself killing Jinx, but when I found out Jinx tried to kill herself, I just never thought of feeling this way."

"I know how you feel," agreed Cyborg, "And I know how Jinx feels." He looked at his hands, "At first I wanted to after I became this, this metal thing."

"And then you realized you could live with yourself, right?" asked Pluto.

"A lot of us can understand how Jinx feels," Robin said sadly, "You are so in pain you just want to end it."

"I agree," said Shadowcobra.

"I know, when Jinx gets better, let's take her to the Amusement Park!" Beast Boy exclaimed. Everyone stared at him. "C'mon! Let's cheer her up, kay?"

"Beast Boy," Shadowcobra began, groaning, "As stupid as that idea sounds, I can't help but agree with you. We'll run this by Draco and Jinx when she recovers." Shadowcobra then disappeared, creeping everyone out.

Everyone then left

Draco woke up a few hours later. He saw Jinx sleeping soundly and this made him smile a bit. He then heard Jinx whimpering. Jinx started sweating profusely and her face showing fear. She continued to whimper.

"No! Stop! Please stop!" she thrashed in bed, "Let me go!"

Draco quickly shook her, trying to wake her up, "Jinx!" he shouted, desperately.

"Let me go! Don't, please stop!" she cried, tears fell from her closed eyes.

"Jinx! Wake up!"

Jinx's eyes shot open as she screamed. She then clung to Draco and cried against his chest. He ran his hands through her pink hair. She whispered, still shaking, "I…I had a bad dream,"

"Again?" she nodded. He whispered into her ear, "It's okay, Jinx, just let it all out."

She laughed weakly, "You must think it's silly to have nightmares, huh?" She then remembered that she tried to… She looked at her bandaged wrist and back at Draco. He looked into her pink eyes with his emerald eyes. "Oh god."

"Jinx," he began asking, "Why did you do it?"

"I just couldn't stand the nightmares anymore," she answered.

"Do you know how scared I was?" he told her, tears running down his cheeks, "I-we could've lost you," he wrapped his arms around her. "Please don't do something that stupid again."

"I promise," she said, holding onto him. "You must think I was stupid to try to kill myself because of a few bad dreams, huh?"

He shook his head, "No, I don't. Everyone has nightmares." He smiled softly at her.

"Even you?" she asked.

"Even me," he answered. "Jinx, do you know how I joined the team?"

"No."

"It's kinda a funny story," He chuckled.

"I've got time," she smiled softly.

"Long story short: I got lost," he told her.

Jinx stared at him and narrowed and eye while one of her eyebrows was raised, "You're kidding."

"Not exactly. Actually, I needed an excuse to get away."

"Away from what?"

He looked at her with sad eyes, "The fighting." He saw her looking at him with a confused expression. He continued, "I got tired of being a Zodiac Knight for awhile. I got tired of all the fighting."

"But you're a hero," she told him.

"Am I?" He questioned. "Jinx, do you know what the Zodiac Knights actually are?"

"Easy, you're heroes," she answered.

He shook his head, frowning grimly, "Not all of us. Remember Copycat?"

Jinx's eyes narrowed, "How could I forget? She nearly killed you."

"She's an example of a not so good Zodiac Knight. You see it's the mission of the Knights to destroy one another."

Jinx had a shocked look on her face, "But what about the monsters you fight? Isn't fighting them your mission too?"

"Sometimes, but mainly we have to fight one another."

"Why?"

"The Knights are all merely pawns in the fight of two powerful Gods, one good and one evil. These gods choose people they deem worthy and make them Zodiac Knights, with only one purpose: fight each other until only one remains."

"But what about Shadowcobra and Pluto, aren't they your friends too?"

Draco sighed, "Believe it or not, we were once enemies."

Jinx prodded, "So you decided to work together, right?"

Draco smiled, "You can say that."

"The Knights don't just fight each other for no reason, right? There has to be a reason why all the Knights fight, isn't there?"

"Even the Knights are just human. They each fight for that one prize that goes to the winner."

"What is this prize?"

"It is both nothing and everything. A wish to change all reality. Such power can do so much good…or harm."

"So what do you wish for?" she asked him, leaning against his chest.

"The truth," he answered simply.

Jinx wanted to ask more, but she saw the expression on his face and decided that she didn't need to ask anymore. She yawned. Draco chuckled, earning a glare from the pink haired sorceress.

"What's so funny?" she asked.

He smiled softly at her, making her blush, "You just look really cute when you yawn." She grabbed his arm.

"Jinx?"

"Stay with me. I know it's annoying. I mean that you've been keeping me company all the time so I-" Draco cut her off by placing a finger to her lips.

"Sleep," he said.

"Okay." She closed her eyed and leaned back. Her head now rested in her pillow. Draco smiled at her and leaned closer to kiss her forehead.

Jinx's opened her eyes a little and her lips formed into a small smile. Now's my chance! When Draco got close enough, Jinx grabbed him by his suit and pulled him towards her.

Or more specifically, her lips.

Draco eyes widened with shock. He was surprised when he felt his lips on hers. However, it just felt right. His eyelids drooped and he kissed her back.

After a few minutes, they broke apart. He looked at her questionably, "Jinx…Why?"

"I'm sorry I scared you," tears started welling up in her eyes, "I couldn't believe you cared for me all this time. I wanted to thank you."

"Like that? With a kiss?"

"It's more than that. I…I think I've fallen in love with you," she told him, blushing. She then looked away, "It's okay if you don't feel the same way"

"Actually," he began, "I think I do," he admitted.

She turned her head to face him, eyes wide.

He leaned forward and kissed her. It took her a second to process that he had told her he felt the same way and that they were kissing. After that, she kissed him back.

They kissed passionately, breaking apart every few minutes to breathe before kissing each other again. It turned into a full out make out session.

In one corner of the room a shadow seemed to smirk before disappearing, leaving the new couple alone.

To be continued…