Summary: A private meeting, a secret pact...
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.
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.
Oath
HappyFace1886
“Jinx,” Robin
murmured carefully, one leg resting on top of the ledge of the room as he
watched the nightlife of Jump City. “Promise me... Promise me that the moment
there’s even a hint of me changing to Slade’s apprentice again that you’ll end
me.”
Jinx, who had been
leaning next to the door that led back down into the T-Tower, narrowed her eyes
with a grim smirk. “Funny, I guess we really do think alike.”
“What makes you
say that?”
“I was just about
to ask you the same thing.” She replied coolly. “The moment I start to even
breathe differently, I want you to put an end to me. And I don’t mean behind
bars.”
“And what makes
you think me, the teen wonder, would actually have the ability to end the life
of someone?” Robin tilted his head, giving a smirk of his own. “I was raised by
Batman, you know, the one who refuses to take the life of even the scummiest
criminals.”
She snorted. “I
thought we already established this when you tried to beat the shit out of me
for calling you Batman’s whipping boy... You’re you and that means you have
different standards. And I know this is too important for you to pretend that
it’s the same shit as usual. Why else would you have called me of all people
for this? Starfire is a hell of a lot stronger than me and I can think of a
couple of other people who would have it easier than me when it comings to
offing you... but you and I know she’d never be able to harm you.”
“Just like why
you’re not talking to Kid Flash about this.” He said knowingly before sighing
tiredly. “Look at us. We’re not even allowed to legally drink and we’re already
talking about killing each other the moment we do something wrong.”
“Different
circumstances.” Jinx shrugged. “We’re not exactly normal.”
“...but I chose to
live this life. You, on the other hand, didn’t have a choice at all. I don’t
think it’s very fair that you think you should be killed if you convert back to
your old ways. It’s not like-.”
“We are not going
to go through some psychological 101 shit right now, Robin. Promise me. Swear
on your life,” Jinx snapped, crossing her arms over her chest imposingly. “You
know why I can’t trust myself. I’ve already lost control twice... I refuse to
let a third happen.”
“You lost control
the first time because one of those demented HIVE teachers brought back
memories from your time there... and the second was because you thought all of
us had been killed. And during each episode, you never hurt any of us, just the
people who tried to hurt us.” Robin said softly, remembering the details of her
sordid past. Forced to fight against other meta-human children for the sick
gambling addictions of the wealthy... forced to kill once fighting wasn’t
enough...
“That’s no
excuse.”
“It’ll break Kid
Flash if you disappeared from his life.”
“And it’ll break
Starfire with you,” she rolled her eyes. “Face it, boy-blunder, you’re not
getting out of this.”
He chuckled softly,
his gaze returning to the glittering lights of the city under his protection.
“Whatever you say, sweetheart.”
::End::
AN: I’d like to think
that after all the hating and arguing, Robin and Jinx would have an
understanding of each other. He hates evil even though he could feel a twisted
connection to it. Jinx hates evil, but she embraces and rejects that side of
her at the same time. Because of that, Robin hates her because she represents
what he can’t do, understanding evil and learning to be above it. It’s
something he struggles with, hence the reason why deep down he can never run
away from Slade.
At the same time,
Jinx envies Robin for always being able to believe in his teammates and lead
them properly –which Jinx had failed with the HIVE Five- while she always
hesitates and hurts herself because of her insecurities and past.
I guess, these two sort of admire
each other and while they probably know that deep down, on the surface, they’d
get disgusted at the mere mention of admiration.
