Hello readers! :D I bring you probably one of the longest chapters this story will have. Now there are a few warning I have to point out, and those are: Language and Suggestive Content. I hope you enjoy this chapter as much as I enjoyed writing it. Now of course I don't own Teen Titans, and also if you see a part of the story that looks like this (which is both bold and italicized) It means that it is a flash back. Thank you for reading and reviewing and I hope you have a nice night.
Time flew quickly for Raven after that phone call. Her night and most of the next day passed in a rush. Jinx had called Raven earlier to tell her the movie was at eight-thirty, but said that she would pick her up at seven so that they could get dinner first. It had been a long time since Raven had felt this nervous about a date, and her emotions showed it. Her stomach was fluttering from the "butterflies" in it.
Raven looked at the clock and saw she had two hours until it was time for her to be picked up. She looked closely at the mirror and decided to shower and freshen up to look good tonight. Raven didn't normally go out of her way to dress up, but some part of her wanted to look good. She wanted Jinx's eyes to be on only her. Though she couldn't tell what part of her wanted that, she assumed it to be either lust or love. It had been a long time since she had actually felt that kind of possessiveness, and that realization worried Raven a bit.
"She doesn't belong to me, I have no reason to feel this way over her, " Raven started to try and convince herself. A small jolt of feeling let her know that she knew she was lying to herself. As she turned on the water on to start heating up, Raven started to strip off her clothes. Once naked, Raven examined herself in the mirror. Raven's eyes swept over the curves of her body, trying to figure out what exactly Jinx would think of the way she looked.
In the three years that Jinx had been gone, Raven had filled out into a very womanly shape. Her small, toned waist looked nice with her hips and breasts. She smirked, knowing that with the right clothes Jinx wouldn't be able to keep her eyes, or hands, off of Raven. A chuckle left Raven's lips as she stepped into the hot water. Self control was one of Jinx's weakest points. Whether it was an impulse buy, or steal, or whether it was a girl that had caught her eye, Jinx wasn't very good at saying no to something she liked.
Raven sighed as she started to put the lavender scented shampoo into her hair and dwelled on that thought. Raven and Jinx had been an odd couple in the way that they were opposites in most things. Raven's extreme self control pulled Jinx back from getting into trouble while Jinx's impulsiveness got Raven to try things she would never try. Raven's dark colors balanced Jinx's bright colors. Raven's hardheadedness and determination balanced out Jinx's almost wishy-washy ways of backing out on things.
The biggest difference between the two though, was the one things that caused most of their disagreements. Raven was entirely comfortable with not only who she was, but also with her sexuality and what she liked. Raven had known since back in her titan days that she liked girls. She liked the way they looked, acted, felt, smelled, everything about them. Raven didn't care what people thought about her and even though it had taken her a while to get to that point, she was extremely glad she had. Her life was much better off since she knew that.
Jinx on the other hand was very conflicted about what she liked. She told everyone she was straight, even when she and Raven were together (which was something that tended to hurt Raven, though she would never admit it to the other). She wouldn't even hug Raven in public for fear of "somebody thinking she was a lesbian". Raven didn't understand why Jinx acted like being homosexual was a death sentence, but she tried to overlook it as much as possible. This didn't always work though.
Raven bit her lip as those memories tried to surface in her mind and tried to focus only on the feeling of water running over her skin and washing the shampoo out of her hair. She hated thinking of what it had been like to date Jinx. It was paranoia and fear and heartbreak rolled into one. She hated hiding everything from her teammates, and especially hated it when the Titans had to go against Jinx, Mammoth, and Gizmo. She had let Jinx go a few times, much to her own guilt.
Raven shook her head to try and rid her head of the memories once again. She didn't want those feelings to ruin her night with Jinx. Raven quickly finished washing herself and then stepped out into her bathroom. She grabbed the brush that was lying next to the sink and quickly brushed through her slightly longer than shoulder length hair. She had decided a few months ago that longer hair suited her and had been wearing it that way ever since.
Raven looked at the clock and noted that she only had about forty-five minutes until Jinx showed up. She made her way to her bedroom to hunt through her closet and find something nice to wear. Raven opened the doors and stared inside. She sighed as she realized that most of the things she had to wear were simply casual long sleeved shirts. Raven did smile as she found a nice cobalt colored sweater hanging at the very end of her closet. She also grabbed a pair of black skinny jeans and put those on. Raven quickly looked herself in the mirror to make sure the outfit looked okay, and then headed back into the bathroom to finish her hair.
After blow drying and straightening her hair, Raven sat in the living room waiting for the last five minutes to pass until Jinx showed up. Raven took a few deep breathes to try and calm her racing heart. Her nerves were really starting to set in, causing the girl to start second guessing her idea to agree to this. She still didn't completely trust Jinx, and didn't know if she ever would, but she was starting to worry that something bad would happen during the date.
A knock startled Raven out of her thoughts as she realized she had been sitting there blankly for a short while. Raven took another calming breath before getting up to answer the door. A smiling, pink haired witch met Raven's eyes as she opened the door.
"Hey Rae, are you ready for an amazing night?" Jinx asked. Raven would've thought that Jinx wasn't even nervous by how she talked and acted, but the empath could feel the waves of nervousness and fear rolling off the poor girl. Raven chuckled to try and break the tension.
"I would say I am." Raven replied and walked out into the night with the other woman. Jinx looked amazing to say the least, and Raven found herself eying the witch with hungry eyes. She knew that Jinx could probably feel the stare she was getting, but luckily she didn't say anything.
The pair entered Jinx's car in silence and Jinx started to drive. Raven didn't know where exactly Jinx was taking her, but from the feeling of smugness that was hidden within Jinx's nervousness she could tell it was obviously somewhere that obviously meant something to the two of them. The two sat in silence, with it only being occasionally broken by one of them trying to start small talk. Eventually, Jinx just turned on the radio and they listened in a comfortable silence.
Raven had to fight a laugh as Jinx started singing along and dancing to a song that had come one the radio. For a moment, Raven felt as if the break up had never happened. This was what it was like when they were together, just Jinx, Raven, and the radio. A small twinge of sadness hit Raven as she thought of that. What happened to that? Raven thought as she started out into the nighttime landscape of Jump. Jinx coughed to try and get Raven's attention and Raven turned to look at her.
"Uhm, we're here." Jinx said as she put the car into park and turned it off. Raven looked around to try and figure out where they were. She knew there were no restaurants around this part of Jump, only the park. The park, of course. Raven thought as Jinx pulled a small basket out from the backseat of the car.
"We're having a picnic?" Raven asked. She really hadn't expected Jinx to do something like this.
"Uh, yeah. I couldn't exactly remember what restaurant was your favorite, and I knew that one place we used to go to closed down, so I figured why not surprise you with a picnic." Jinx laughed as she said it. Raven sighed, at least Jinx was honest.
The pair made their way to a small hill that Raven knew all to well. She can't honestly be picking this place can she? Raven asked herself. Images flashed through Raven's mind as they started to put out the blanket to sit on.
Raven stared into the eyes of her girlfriend, and love of her life, Jinx. They had been dating for almost two years now and Raven had loved every minute of it. Jinx said that she had a surprise for Raven, and Raven had no idea what it was. The butterflies in Raven's stomach flared up as the pink haired girl looked at the ground. Raven was concerned about the expression the girl wore. She couldn't tell if something very good, or very bad was about to happen.
"Hey, Rae. I need to tell you something very important" Jinx said to her. Raven's heart dropped to her stomach as she feared for the worst. Jinx noticed the expression change on Raven and grabbed the girl's hand, trying to comfort her.
"What is it Jinx..?" Raven asked hesitantly. This park was where they had their first kiss, their first confession, and where they had been when Jinx had discovered Raven's secret of self-harm. Raven didn't think that there could be something wrong that would happen here. Jinx cleared her throat to get Raven's attention back.
"Look, I know that I'm not making much money, but I wanted to promise you something." Jinx said as she stared Raven dead in the eyes. Raven could feel the honesty rolling off of Jinx.
"Yes?" Raven asked. Curiosity coursed through Raven's veins. Jinx leaned down and kissed Raven's hand before continuing.
"The minute we are both stable on money and jobs, and the minute that I have enough money, I'm putting a ring on this finger and making you mine forever." Jinx said as her face turned beat red. Raven gasped as the words registered in her mind. She held Jinx as close and as tightly as possible and tried not to let tears flow from her eyes.
"I'll always be yours Jinx. Nothing can prevent that." Raven mumbled as she closed her eyes to just feel what was happening to her.
Raven had to look away from the other woman eating next to her to try and hide the tears that threatened to spill over as the pain of heartbreak once again ripped through her chest. She couldn't believe that that would be the thought to cross her mind now of all times. Jinx's mumbled talking brought Raven out of her thoughts and into reality again.
"Hey Rae, Earth to Raven come in Raven. You gonna eat your food or not?" Jinx laughed as she pointed to the still untouched sandwich next to Raven. Raven chuckled and said yes before taking a bite of the sandwich Jinx had made. Jinx laughed and continued to eat.
The pair ate for about an hour. Progress was made however, they weren't as silent as they had been on the way to the park, and now talking and laughing was normal to the pair. Raven was actually enjoying the time she was spending with Jinx again. Jinx pulled out her phone and jumped up, holding her hands out to Rae.
"C'mon Rae if we don't start leaving now, we're going to be late to the movie." Jinx said as she started to pick up the stuff she had brought to the park. The pair sprinted to Jinx's car as fast as they could, laughing the entire way. Raven held on for dear life as Jinx sped through the empty streets of Jinx on the way to the theater.
They ended up getting to the movie about ten minutes early. Jinx was thrilled about this. They walked inside and were going to get tickets when Raven's blood turned to ice. Standing not twenty feet away from the pair was Kid Flash with a smile on his face as he realized who was watching him. Raven gripped tightly to Jinx's arm as he started to walk over to them. Jinx wrapped an arm protectively around Raven, silently telling her that he meant nothing to Jinx now.
"Well, well, well. If it isn't my favorite pair in Jump. I thought you said that you wanted someone better than me Jinx, not trash that you already threw out." He sneered. Raven flinched as his words cut into her very self esteem. Her emotions were telling her to get out of there as fast as possible. The growl that left Jinx's throat brought Raven's attention to the fact that Jinx's fists were cleaned in anger.
"Last I checked Kid, Raven is twice the person you will ever be." Jinx said darkly. Raven could feel the rage rolling off of Jinx in waves and put her hand on Jinx's shoulder to try and calm her down. All Kid did though was laugh.
"Isn't that cute? You actually think that piece of shit is better than I am. You're even stupider than I thought."
"Get the fuck away from us kid." Raven tried to sound angry as she said it, but the hurt and fear seeped into her voice. Raven was terrified that what he was saying was true.
"Aww, you can actually speak? What makes you think she even gives two shits about you know? She left you once for me didn't she, you know she'll probably do it again for the next cute thing that comes her way. Here's a hint Raven, she doesn't actually care about your feelings. She'll just use you like she did the last time. If you had any brains at all in that empty head of yours you'd know that, but I guess you are dumber than a sack of shit." The grin Kid wore as he said all of that made Raven want to punch him as hard as she could. She was frozen to the spot though. His words echoed endlessly in her mind as they processed.
Raven couldn't take it anymore. He had hit every part that she was afraid of when being around Jinx again. Raven turned and ran out into the parking lot of the theater. She quickly located Jinx's car and leaned against it. Tears flowed freely down Ravens face as she slid down the side of Jinx's car to end up sitting on the ground. Raven wrapped her arms around her knees and sobbed into her arms. She wished Jinx was there to comfort her.
It didn't take long for Raven's wish to be granted, as she felt a pair of familiar arms wrap around her.
"Shh Rae, he just did that to get at you because he knows that he is nothing compared to you. Nothing he said was right. I want you, not him. If I didn't want you I wouldn't have come back after three years to find you. I love you Raven, and I only want you." Jinx murmured quietly and soothingly. Raven clung to the other woman and cred freely on her shoulder.
Raven didn't know how long it took for her to calm down, all she knew was that she was extremely grateful Jinx was there. Raven sniffled slightly as she looked at Jinx in the dull lamplight of the parking lot. A scratch was on Jinx's face and blood was all over her hand. Raven's eyes widened as she realized the skin on Jinx's knuckles was split.
"What the hell did you do Jinx? You're bleeding." Raven said as she quickly grabbed a piece of fabric from the picnic blanket and wrapped it around the bleeding area. Jinx chuckled slightly and looked at the ground as if she was embarrassed.
"Uhm, well there's a funny story," Jinx started to say, "After you left he tried to keep talking. I kind of snapped without you there, and I knocked to the ground, got on top of him, and knocked his fucking teeth out. I must've split my knuckle when I hit him the third or fourth time. All I know is he ran out of there pretty fast."
Although Raven tried to cover up her smirk, she couldn't help but have it as she realized that Jinx had stuck up for her. A thin flame ran under Raven's skin as she thought of Jinx protecting her.
"Hey Jinx, why don't you take me home?" Raven practically purred out. Jinx's head snapped up and her eyes widened as she realized what Raven was implying. It didn't take long for Raven to claim the other woman's lips as she looked at her. Raven had missed the feeling of Jinx's lips on hers. She flicked her tongue teasingly over Jinx's lips, asking her for entrance. Jinx obliged and let Raven have her way with the kiss.
Jinx tasted just how Raven remembered. The sweetness of her mouth tasted almost like sugar, but there was an underlying tone of mint in it. Raven nibbled Jinx's lip and smirked as the other girl whimpered at the sensation. Raven remembered exactly what Jinx liked.
Raven chuckled at the whine Jinx let out as she pulled away. The other girl obviously didn't want Raven to stop. Raven could feel the lust, need, and want coming off the girl's body. Raven wanted the same though so she leaned over to the girl's ear.
"Get in the car, drive fat, and my house is not too far away." Raven whispered into Jinx's ear and smirked as she nipped the other girl's earlobe. Jinx quickly got up and started the car. Raven and Jinx rode in a quick silence until the got to Raven's house. Raven practically drug the other girl inside as she prepared to fully enjoy the end of the date.
A/N Pt 2 The rating for this story will go up in the next chapter, for obvious reasons, but I will say that that chapter will be optional. I do not plan on putting anything essential to the story in it, so if you want to skip it because you don't want to read those things than be my guest, you will not miss anything. Have a nice night and please review, they literally make my week. Thank you for reading :D
