20. Pet Names: Part 4 - Flinx

Summary: Part of the Drabble Series. Robin + Jinx  = Bad nicknames and horrible misunderstandings. Part 4!

I don't own Teen Titans and while I would have liked to have more development between Kid Flash and Jinx, I'm glad they're technically a canon couple and even got to kiss in the comics! 8D 

Please forgive any mistakes, both character-wise and grammatically-wise. I don't have time to re-read or edit things.

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Pet Names: Part 4

HappyFace1886

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Jinx’s eyes fluttered open before she screamed at the sight of the piercing blue eyes staring down at her. She sat up quickly and almost banged her head against Kid Flash’s chin if it wasn’t for his speed. Catching her breath, she clutched onto her speeded heart before chucking her pillow at him with an angry glare. “What the hell are you doing in here, Kid Flash? How did you get in here anyways?”

“Did I ever tell you how adorable you look while you’re asleep?” he inquired sweetly and Jinx froze, her instincts going haywire that there was something seriously wrong with him.

“...are you drunk?” she deadpanned before shaking her head. “No, wait, never mind, unless you drank like a gallon of vodka, you don’t get drunk. Did you hit your head then? Or did you get into a fight with someone with magic or telepathic powers?”

“Huh? No, no, no spell! And no mind-control!” Kid Flash rushed, feeling a little hurt that she thought he needed to be under a spell or something to have to compliment her. He hadn’t been lying when he said that she looked cute when she slept... it had been a long time since he had seen that face, actually. He then tried to grin at her, one hand rubbing the back of his neck. “I mean, there’s nothing wrong with a guy complimenting his girlfriend, right?”

“Right,” Jinx said, narrowing her eyes. Except said boyfriend rarely complimented her these days, other than the boyfriend duties during their rare ‘dates’. She sighed, running a hand through her messy pink hair. “Look, if this is about the whole Robin thing, then-.”

“It has nothing to do with that,” he said rushed vehemently. “I just thought it would be nice to... you know... spend some quality time with my girlfriend since I rarely get to see you with me being in Central and everything.”

“...right,” Jinx would have arched an eyebrow skeptically if she had one. Instead, she crawled out from under her blanket and headed over to her closest to change out of her shorts and tank-top. Kid Flash’s eyes followed her, especially the long-tantalizing legs that were revealed by... were those his boxers? When had she-? ...oh, it was from the time before she had gotten a room in Titan’s tower and she had stayed over his temporary apartment in Jump.

Now that he thought about it, when was the last time he had actually been in Jinx’s room like this? If he looked around, there were some things he didn’t remember her having in here. In fact, now that he had a good look of her bookshelf, her collection of sketchbook seemed to have grown! When the heck did that happen? In the past, he would always go rummaging through them without Jinx’s permission, teasing her about her drawings while she’d try to strangle him.

He disappeared in a blur from her bed and towards the bookshelf, pulling out one of the newer looking sketchbooks. His eyes widened in surprise. “Hey, these are really good.”

Jinx’s head popped out from the closest and she frowned. “Don’t look at those!”

“No, I’m serious, these are really nice. A total upgrade from the unicorns.” He said with a grin, instinctively dodging the hex aimed for his head. Kid Flash dodged the next set of angry sparks as he flipped through the pages. “Wow, you’ve improved a lot in such a short amount of time.”

“Actually,” Jinx popped up in front of him without warning and snatched the sketchbook away. Silly boy, the hexes had only been a diversion for her to get close to him, “I’ve been taking classes and it hasn’t been a short amount of time.”

“Classes?” he echoed blankly. “Since when?”

“Since a little over a month ago.” She glanced at the sketchbook before closing it. “Before that, I browsed through some books and stuff online.”

“Oh...” Kid Flash trailed off.

“Now then,” having changed back into her usual clothes and her hair pinned up, Jinx plopped back down on top of the bed. “What do you really want?”

“Huh?” he stared at her blankly.

She gave him a quizzical look. “Aren’t you in here because you need something? Or is it some kind of favor? Is that why you’re acting weird, because you need me to do something you know I won’t like?”

“What? No, I just... um... you know... wanted to hang out with my girlfriend?” he ended weakly and Jinx was now staring openly at him, her features softening as she looked at him in concern.

“...really, are you feeling okay?”

Eh, he kind of wanted to go find a hole to bury himself into right about now, but he wasn’t going to say that. “Uh... perfectly fine.”

“Well for someone who’s feeling perfectly fine, you’re acting terribly out of character and just plain weird.” Jinx replied bluntly and tilted her head. Kid Flash felt her eyes running up and down his body... though to his utter disappointment, it just looked like she was checking to see if he was injured or not. “Not to mention, you just called me your girlfriend at least three times in the last five minutes.”

“But it’s true! You are my girlfriend!”

“And now we have a fourth,” Jinx crossed her arms, an intimidating glare coming across her eyes. Even if she was technically his girlfriend –she really wondered about it-, it was strange as to why he kept calling her that as though he was the one insecure about this relationship. Right... like he had anything to worry about. “Spill it. What’s going on?”

“Nothing,” he said, fidgeting under her stare.

She shook her head in frustration and got off the bed, heading to the door. “Fine, if there’s really nothing, then I’m heading out.”

“Wait, what about hanging out together?”

Jinx paused and turned around. “You were serious about that?”

“Of course, why wouldn’t I be?” give him a little credit here! It wasn’t like he was completely ignoring her! They had gone on dates before, like that time they went to the movies... only to end up with him leaving her to stop a robbery and then that weird other-dimension Robin known as Larry had gotten several women to fall in love with him... gah, idiot, he should’ve asked if she wanted to come with him to do the hero work instead of leaving her behind like that! That would have made a totally awesome date! Not to mention, if Jinx was the one who got hit by cupid’s arrow, she would have been all over him too! But no, he said he’d be right back and that she should get the tickets and the snacks...

But wait, there was also the time at the carnival! ...where he had totally failed to get her that turtle doll... but that wasn’t his fault! There was that kid that was stealing everyone’s power and had stolen his as well! ...and Jinx had been really worried about him that time too... in fact, she had even been worried that she was the one behind the loss of his super speed.

W-Well, at least he tried to protect Jinx from the HIVE during the time the Titans had met Ravager! ...which he shouldn’t have since he knew Jinx didn’t like being treated like a damsel. Again, should have offered his assistance instead of trying to take over... god, had he done anything the right way so far?

Actually, now that he thought about it, the time he met Jinx’s ex-boyfriend, she had said that he was her ‘partner’... not boyfriend, but partner! What was up with that?

“....day-dreaming again?” Jinx inquired smoothly, leaning against her door. She had watched as a vast array of emotions ran through his face, ranging from guilt to aggravation and then anger. It was fun to watch since Kid Flash had such a short attention span. He had his serious moments, but unless it mattered, he was often thinking about multiple things at the same time.

“What? No!” ugh, since when was it that she had the upper-hand on him? He was normally the one teasing her and getting her flustered! When had things changed so much without him noticing?

“Uh-huh, well then, while you’re in your little world, I’m leav-iingggg!” Jinx shrieked when she felt something wrap around her waist and pull her back at an impossible speed. It took her a moment to orient herself before she realized that she was sitting on Kid Flash’s lap, his arms wrapped tightly around her. She looked would have looked up at him peeved if it wasn’t for how he was pressing his cheek against hers. “Now what?”

“Hey Jinx,” he murmured softly. “Are you getting tired of me?”

“...what?” now what was he on about?

“I mean... well, I haven’t exactly been the greatest of all boyfriends. Not to mention, we rarely get to see each other since the Titans are back in Jump and they don’t need me covering for them. I’m always at Central, leaving you alone here with the others and you... well, you switched sides and all so there’s probably not a lot of people you can-.” He was silenced by a finger placed on his lips.

“Kid Flash, you’re babbling.” She said expressionlessly.

“There’s that too! I haven’t heard you call me Wally in a really long time!”

“And when exactly would I have the opportunity to call you by your real name? In front of the other girls you’re always flirting with?” Jinx inquired smoothly and he winced.

“Okay, I deserve that one.”

Judging by her silence, it was obviously she didn’t believe that and he groaned, pressing his forehead against her shoulder.

“Okay, so I deserve a lot more than just that.”

Jinx continued to remain silent and turned her gaze to the side in a huff.

Ugh, he hated this. Here he was at the verge of losing someone precious to him and he had no idea what to say to fix it. What could he say anyways? Most of it was his fault. If he thought about it, Jinx had directly confronted him about the whole ‘flirting’ problem many times. It actually made him grin wryly at the thought. Typical Jinx. She was never one to just turn away from her problems. Instead, she would bravely face it head on.

“So... are you getting tired of me?” he asked cautiously, bracing himself for her answer.

“Where would you get such an idea anyways?” Jinx asked in exasperation, lifting a hand to cover her face. “If anything, I should be the one asking if you’re getting tired of me.”

“What? Why would you even think that?” he said, sounding shocked.

“Oh I don’t know,” she said sarcastically, “maybe it was how you’re always running off with the others or leaving me behind to flirt with other girls. It’s like you were trying to clue me in that you weren’t interested anymore, but you sucked at telling me directly.”

“That was so not what I was trying to do!” Kid Flash rushed defensively.

“Then what were you trying to imply with your incessant flirting?” Jinx asked and felt him squirming beneath her. She had half a mind of just hexing his arms off from around her and storming off, but didn’t since this was actually the first time Kid Flash was listening when she confronted him about his little problem.

“I don’t really mean anything by it,” he said clumsily, fumbling to find the right words to explain himself without coming off as a total jerk. “It’s just... what else am I supposed to say to them? Can’t talk about video games, can’t talk about sports-.”

“You seriously can’t be telling me that your range in topics is that stereotypically limited,” Jinx said incredulously. “That’s not all you talk about when we’re alone together.”

“That’s because you’re different! You’re special!”

“Uh-huh,” another girl would have felt touched, but Jinx wasn’t convinced. He wasn’t getting off that easily after ditching her so many times. “If I’m really that special, why is it that you picked me up in the same way you do with other girls? This situation would have been more reasonable if you flirted with everyone, but sucked at flirting with the person you actually like... but the only difference between me and the other girls is that you’re not burying them with roses.”

“Hey, I know you liked them,” he objected hastily before trailing off, his arms tightening around her waist. Kid Flash turned his head to whisper into her ear. “And wasn’t the fact that you’re the only one I gave roses to a dead giveaway that I see you differently from the others?”

“You’re dealing with an ex-villainess here,” she rolled her eyes with a snort. “Not to mention a repeatedly scorned girlfriend. You can’t just assume I’m going to simply trust you like that.”

“You think I cheated on you?” Kid Flash asked in shock. Did she really think that lowly of him? Sure, he may have given off the wrong impressions, but he would never do something like that!

“No, you’re too much of a golden boy to go that far.” Jinx reached up to pat him on the cheek reassuringly. “I’m just saying you could have been giving girls roses for all I know. It’s not like I’m always with you. Like you said, you are away in Central often and with how you talk girls, I don’t think I’ll be too surprised by-.”

He spun her around by the shoulders so that she was facing him, his normally playful blue eyes holding a serious glint. “I would never betray you Jinx. Never.”

She struggled to get the words out, to agree with him openly that he would never betray her. When he had first helped her transition to the good side, she would have said it in a heartbeat that Kid Flash would never betray her. It was still true. She trusted him to watch her back in any fight... but with her heart... that was a different matter.

Even if she did act like a bitch and walked with the poise of a confident woman, she was still vulnerable. And it wasn’t the nicest feeling when someone you truly lo-liked about would always leave you to talk to another girl or brush away your concerns when you were trying to have a serious conversation with them.

Jinx’s inability to give him an answer hurt him deeply. Had he really pushed her that far? Was he really on the verge of losing her? What if... What if this was the start of a rift forming between them? What if Jinx started to really put herself out there with the other heroes and they started liking her for who she truly was, allowing other guys to see just how kind and wonderful she was?

Kid Flash hadn’t been kidding when he said that Jinx was really pretty. And even when she was still a villain, others had found her attractive, Cyborg being a prime example of that. Others would soon gravitate towards her once they saw past her icy exterior... an exterior he had been the only one to get through.

What if she decided she couldn’t handle what felt like little acts of betrayal from him and decided to call it quits?

His grip on her shoulders tightened.

No!

He couldn’t let things end like this!

Jinx’s eyes widened when Kid Flash suddenly dipped her down and kissed her. Her instinctive gasp of surprise allowed him to enter her mouth and she moaned at the ferocity of the kiss. It was as though he was trying to leave his presence in every crevice of her mouth, his hand tracing the curve of her jaw. At first she was in disbelief that he had actually kissed her, as though that would blow all their problems away, but she decided that that fact could be handled later. For now, she just wanted to enjoy the kiss. It had been so long since he had given her one like this anyways.

Her hand made its way to the back of his head, pulling him closer to deepen the kiss. But to her surprise, she felt Kid Flash pulling away from her. His face was still close, the front of his head pressed against hers. His lips ticklishly brushed her lips and she could feel his breath mingling hotly with her own. Kid Flash’s hand trailed down the side of her body until it rested on the swell of her hips, his eyes closed as though he was trying to memorize this sensation, to firmly commit this moment in his mind.

“I’m sorry Jinx... will you forgive me?”

Internally she sighed. Would this really cure him of his bad habit? Or would this just be an endless cycle of broken hearts and regrets?

Jinx reached up, pulling the mask off of his face. He looked down at her with those pure innocent blue eyes sprinkling with regret and a plea for forgiveness. The idiot... as if she could ever stay mad for so long at him. She cupped the side of his face and pulled him in for a gentle kiss.

“You’re forgiven... somewhat.”

“I guess it’s a start,” he said weakly, pulling her back up so that he could cuddle her against his chest. “I promise you, you won’t regret it.”

She almost dryly mentioned that he had said something like that in the beginning of their relationship, but decided to keep that little tidbit to herself. Instead, she asked him the question that had been bugging her for a while. “What kind of proof was it anyways? That Robin and I were flirting with each other?”

“Oh... um... Speedy had been in the control room when you and Robin were sparring. He kind of overheard and saw everything. Took pictures and the works.”

“And you didn’t take them away from him?” Jinx demanded, pushing him away with enraged eyes. No wonder the damn arrow-head had looked so smug! He was the cause of all this!

Kid Flash chuckled nervously. “Um, I think I was more concerned about the possibility of you and Robin flirting with each other tha-.”

“Ew, no, never bring that up again!” Jinx yelled before growling in frustration. “When I get my hands on that stupid narcissistic bastard, I’m going to-.”

“Have I ever told you how positively sexy you sound when you growl like that?” Kid Flash said suggestively, internally laughing at how Jinx’s face flushed. Oh yeah, he had definitely missed doing this. Especially the part when she’d start glaring at him, claws extended like an angry kitten.

“Wally,” she growled again.

“Yeah, just like that. Except using that tone with my name sounds even better.” ah, bliss, he hadn’t realized just how much he liked her calling him by his real name until now. Guess he really had been taking it for granted, but he was a quick learner! Never again will this happen, not if he had anything to say about it. “C’mon Jinxie, growl for me again.”

“WALLY!”

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AN: Part 4 has been uploaded as well!

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4