I feel so sad…but I also feel happy. This is the last chapter. (Wipes away tear.) I've never actually finished anything before, so I'm happy, but ending it makes me sad…
There's going to be a sequel, which I hope you all read, despite any prejudice against OC's. The OC's aren't what the story's about. We're just there as catalysts.
Well, I hope that you all enjoy this very much, and I hoped that you liked the story!
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And here we go!
When Jinx woke up the next morning, she had to think for a moment to remember where she was. She sat up and looked around her room. A high window was letting in sunlight and she couldn't help but notice how cheesy it looked. She smiled anyway. She grabbed a set of clothes and headed to the bathroom. When she was in the shower she poked around the new-found feelings she had about Wally and after deciding that they were still thriving and healthy, she stepped out into the steamy bathroom.
Wally had a close call that morning. He was hungry, and he almost forgot about Jinx. He had walked (hey, it was early!) halfway to the kitchen in his underwear before remembering that he now had someone living with him. He blushed for a long time after he ran back to his room. Once he was dressed, he walked to the kitchen, where Jinx was looking in his cabinets. She turned when she heard him and smiled. I could definitely get used to seeing her first thing when I wake up! He found himself thinking. His admittedly teenage male mind followed the only path that teenage boy's minds could possibly follow at that point and blushed scarlet.
He shook it off and walked up to her. "Finding everything ok?" She laughed, peering into the dark, extremely messy cabinets. "Just like home." She said with a wry grin. He reached around her and pulled out a box of cereal. He looked into the cabinet next to her and found a bowl. He pulled out the drawer to his left for a spoon, and sped over to the fridge for some milk. He put it down in front of her, saying "There you go." And turned to get his own breakfast. She pecked him on the cheek, gathering everything he had handed her and went to the table to sit down.
Once they were done with breakfast, Jinx sat back and looked around the room. She leaned forward again and asked "So what do you do here all day?" He shrugged. "Train, patrol. It's usually a quiet time of day for crime, so I tend to wait a while before going out on patrol. What'd you guys usually do?" She snorted. "Mammoth was never up till noon. Or later. Besides, most of our work was done late at night." He could tell that she was uncomfortable talking about the past, so he didn't push it.
"So what do you want to do?" He asked. His male teenage mind started acting up again, and he mentally slapped himself. Bad! Bad horny kid speedster! She shrugged, thinking. The phone rang and they jumped slightly. He got up to answer it. When he hung up the phone, he looked at Jinx with worry. "Jinx, that was Robin of the Teen Titans." Jinx nodded, her brow wrinkled. Kid Flash looked away and continued. "He called because the big fight is starting. All the Teen Titans against the Brotherhood of Evil." She lowered her head and nodded. "Jinx, I need to go help them. I won't make you come-"
She held up a hand. "Wait, Wally. Why wouldn't I be coming? Like you said yourself 'A villain wouldn't agree to move into a hero's headquarters.' If I'm not a villain, Wally, then what does that make me? I can't be a civilian with these powers." He looked up at her in amazement. "But your old team…they'll probably be there." She bit her lip, looking to the side. "Well, I care more about you than them. But just one thing." She grinned, he looked at her quizzically. "I get to beat up my old team. Revenge is a dish best served with walloping blasts of hex magic." He squinted his eyes. "Uh, I don't think that's exactly the saying…" She rolled her eyes. "It was a joke, Wally. Come on, we need to go. We're probably late already."
SeeMore packed up his stuff and sneaked out of the headquarters, practically holding his breath until he was three blocks away. He looked around, deciding what to do. He looked into his bag at the last thing he'd ever steal, money from the Hive Five's vault. He hadn't left a note for his teammates. They would have no clue where he was. Hell, he didn't even know where he was going to be. He walked to the airport and looked at the scheduled flights.
I need to go somewhere where nothing happens. Ever…Where's a place where nothing ever happens? ...I've got it! Tallahassee, Florida! No one would ever go there by choice! It's perfect! My team would never guess where I was.
He bought his ticket and was on the next plane to Tallahassee. He looked out of the window at his old city. He turned away and looked ahead to the new horizons waiting for him.
Kid Flash slowed to a stop in front of the Brotherhood's headquarters. He set Jinx down on her feet. "Jinx, if you don't want to do this, you don't have to." She lowered her head, and when she raised it there was a look of resolve in her eyes. "That's where you're wrong, Wally. I do have to do this. I have to help." He nodded, and kissed her. When he pulled back, his mouth was cocked in a half-smile, determination flashing in his eyes. He walked to the doors and looked back at her before zooming in. She took a deep breath, mentally preparing herself. She walked in and watched from the shadows.
She was surprised to see her team gathered in front of the steps, Kid Flash facing them. Wait. My team minus one. SeeMore isn't here. "Now's the time when you're probably thinking 'I shouldn't have hooked up with these Brotherhood guys.' Hate to say it, but told ya!" Jinx rolled her eyes, biting her lip to keep from laughing. Wally spotted her and winked almost imperceptibly.
Jinx jumped as Cyborg was thrown back on the stairs with a groan. Kid Flash looked at him. "Sorry I'm late," he said. He turned towards Jinx as she walked down the stairs. He pointed his thumb at her, saying "I had to pick up a friend." Jinx smiled at him, almost laughing. Her teammates were stunned. "You're with him? Traitor!" Gizmo yelled. Wally looked at her. "You probably have some catching up to do." He said before he zoomed off. She looked back at her partial former team and shrugged. "Nothing personal." She said. She snapped her fingers and a huge wave of hex magic swept them up and over to the freezing machine.
She looked after them and shook her head. She looked around the room, trying to spot someone to fight. She fought with a couple of villains before coming face-to-face with Raven. She looked at her and would have walked right past, but Raven stepped into her path and held up glowing black fists. Realizing that Raven didn't know what side she was on now, Jinx put up her hands and surrendered a step, shaking her head. "Whoa! Raven, I'm on your side!" Raven laughed scornfully. Jinx backed another step. "Honest!" Wally zoomed up and correctly analyzed the situation in an instant. He looked at Raven, "It's true, she is." And planted a blistering kiss on Jinx's mouth as proof. He ran off to put more people under the freezing ray and Jinx touched her hand to her mouth in shock, blushing.
Raven was staring at her in astonishment. Jinx turned to her, blushing a furious red. When Raven was still staring slack-jawed a whole minute later, Jinx cleared her throat and Raven shook her head, as if coming out of a trance. Just when Jinx was turning to leave, Raven said "Jinx," Jinx turned back to face her. Raven was blushing. Raven can blush? "do you think you could give me some hints about Beast Boy?" Jinx's eyes opened in shock and she looked beyond Raven to where the green changeling was fighting with a giant dragon. She looked back at Raven and smiled. "Sure, but how about a time when we're a little less preoccupied?" Raven nodded sheepishly and turned to resume fighting.
The heroes gathered in a group, all but one villain frozen. Jinx was standing in the back with Wally. Wally held her hand, reassuring her about her new comrades. He had had to come running up more than once to keep her from being attacked, but he hadn't ever again explained it in quite the…unorthodox manner with which he had explained it to Raven. "Dudes, check it out! Brain freeze!" Beast Boy said, laughing. Everyone groaned. What she sees in him… Jinx shook her head.
Later, once all the Titans had reduced Dr. Light to a quivering mass on the ground, Kid Flash came up to Jinx, grinning. "Ready to go?" She smiled at him, nodding. He kissed her and picked her up. He ran, vibrating through obstacles, holding her tight. They arrived in their living room, but he didn't put her down. He walked over to the sofa and sat, still holding her. She looked at him questioningly, but he pretended not to see it.
He started kissing her shoulders, her neck, her jaw line, moving up until he was almost on her mouth. She had taken in one startled breath, and hardly breathed afterward. "W-Wally." She said "What are you doing?" He chuckled, keeping his mouth so close to her skin that she could feel the vibrations of his words. "I'm kissing you." She took in a breath. "Why?" He moved a fraction of an inch closer to her mouth. "I'm thanking you. For helping. For putting aside you past differences with these people." He chuckled again. "For caring more about me than your old team." He kissed her, capturing her completely with his mouth. She melted under him, her sigh of surrender lost in the power of his kiss. By the time he pulled away, she had to grip his back tight to keep from falling out of his lap.
But he wouldn't have let her fall anyway.
THE END
...kind of.
Thank all of you so much for all of the great reviews you gave me and all of your enthusiasm for this story! I will miss writing this a lot, because the sequel will have many more characters. I'm so thankful to all of you, and I hope that you enjoyed reading this as much as I enjoyed writing it!
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