Author's Note: The stars aligned and I got to write! So here's Chapter 6! Enjoy!

Disclaimer: Don't own Teen Titans.

Chapter 6

I changed out of my Starfire uniform and rushed over to Rachel's apartment. I stood there knocking for at least 10 minutes before using the key she gave me and heading inside.

"Rachel? Where are you, you can't just call me like that and disappear."

From the back of the apartment, I heard her call out.

"Kori? I-I'm back here."

I head back to her room and find Rachel curled up on her bed. There were things like pillows, clothes and picture frames laying broken all over the room.

"Rachel? What happened?"

Slowly she turns to face me and I struggle to keep a straight face. Her skin was much paler, her hair and eyes had both turned a shade of violet, but most notably there was a bright red gem on the middle of her forehead.

"A- a demon came into my room. He called me his daughter and marked me with this gemstone and now… Well, watch."

She stared intently at a vase of fake flowers and chanted.

"Azarath Metrion ZINTHOS!"

With those words a black energy surrounded the vase and it shattered into a million pieces. Rachel started crying quietly again.

"See? I'm a freak. And there's no way I'm going to that stupid dance on Saturday, no matter what Wally says! I'm leaving tonight, there's no place for a freak like me in Jump City!"

I kneeled by Rachel's side.

"Calm down. I can help you."

"How? How in the world could you possibly help me?"

Without another word, I light up a starbolt.

"Well, maybe I can't help you. But I can take you to people who can. How would you like to be a Teen Titan?"

Rachel's face brightened ever so slightly and I could see hope fill her eyes.

SATURDAY; BEFORE THE DANCE

"Okay, everybody smile!"

Our little group was standing in my house getting our pictures taken before the dance. Rachel felt better now that she knew she wasn't the only one with powers, and after I told her what happened at the museum, she agreed to go with Wally, strictly as friends. Gar got asked by Tara in our choir class, but we could all see he wasn't really into her, especially since he'd been forced to wear pink to match her dress. Vic was going with his longtime girlfriend Karen Breecher, who we all called Bee. Once there'd been enough pictures taken of the 8 of us to fill up a novel, we got in our cars to go to dinner. Bee and Vic went together in his car, Gar and Tara rode with me and Richard and Wally and Rachel took his car.

The drive to the restaurant was one of the most awkward moments of my life. Nobody knew what to talk about. Gar was the one who ended up breaking the silence.

"So Tara… What's your favorite color?"

Before she could answer, I saw a flash of pink energy out of the corner of my eye.

"Richard, watch out!"

Richard swerved to avoid the flash, but we could do nothing but watch as the energy burst the tires on Vic's car, causing him to lose control of the vehicle, and crash into a telephone pole, completely totaling the car.

"Oh my God!"

Richard and Wally parked their cars sloppily on the side of the road and we all got out. I ran straight to the wreckage and used my super strength to wrench the passenger door open, not caring the Gar, Tara, Bee and Vic weren't in on the secret. I found Bee sobbing over Vic, desperately trying to rouse him. She turns to me when she notices the door has been opened.

"Call an ambulance! He's not breathing! Vic, please wake up!"

Wally was already on his phone. In any other circumstance I would've laughed at how of course he'd be the fastest to react, but I just couldn't focus on anything but the damage in front of me.

Nobody went to the dance that night. Everyone came to wait outside the hospital in their formal wear. They brought candles, flowers, photos and even singing. The only ones who were allowed inside were those of us who has been there when the accident had happened. Tara went home once she was allowed but the rest of us stayed. Rachel was comforting Gar who couldn't stand the idea of losing his best friend. Richard and I cried together, he'd been close to Vic too. Wally paced. Bee had gone catatonic. Even after the doctors told her by some miracle she was okay, she was just too scared for Vic to say anything. Several hours later, Richard pulled me and Wally aside.

"You guys saw the flash too, didn't you?"

We both nodded.

"It was Jinx. That's what her magic looks like."

"No. There's no way she-"

"Wally, wake up! Jenny's not who she used to be! Rowena completely corrupted her and there's no saving her! Vic might be dead because of her! Do whatever you want about her; I'm never speaking to her again!"

Wally looked defeated and I felt bad for snapping at him.

"Wally, I-"

"No, it's okay. I understand. Tensions are running a little high."

I nodded and the three of us rejoined our traumatized group just in time for a somber looking doctor to come out of the operating room.

"I'm sorry to have to tell you this…"

Another cliffhanger! Mostly cause writing this chapter drained me. I hate writing sad chapters but this was vital to the plot! I hope you had a tissue box handy, and I'm sorry if I just killed your soul a little. Chapter 7 should be out on Wednesday and I promise it'll be more upbeat! Until then, please R&R! -starprincess