Fan Fiction ❯ Girl-U-Want ❯ Chapter 5
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By: King Cheetah 
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.16.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 257 | Status: Completed
Anime/Manga: Fan Fiction | Genre(s): Romance / Angst | Type: Other | Uploaded On: 08.16.2004 | Pages: 2 | Words: 2.2K | Visits: 257 | Status: Completed
Girl-U-Want by King Cheetah
Part Five - Catch A Falling Star
None of these characters are mine, but it'll take more than that to slow me down...
Rated PG-13, Beast Boy/Jinx pairing, and knowing me, they'll be LOTS of naughty goings on. Robin/Raven action down the road.
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Another truck stop. Jinx was just by habit becoming quiet the connoisseur of them, as she and Beast Boy had stopped at so many along the way in their journey to nowhere. This one was nicer though. Despite the overcast skies, she loved the vast expanses of grassland that surrounded them on all sides, the highway acting as little more than an accessory to the view. Somewhere in Oklahoma, if she remembered correctly, and it was beautiful. The air was cool and moist, but not chilled and she thought of how nice a walk through one of these fields would be, Beast Boy's hand in hers, and constant stream of his lovably corny sweet talk to serenade her.
As her heart soared, his sank. They were making good time, considering the fact that he had no idea where they were headed to. He just wanted to be away. Not just from Jump City, not just from Titan's Tower. He wanted to escape from his past. He wanted to wriggle free of the clutching grasp of the memories of people he once called friends. He wanted the sweet warm embrace of amnesia, the last five years reduced to a dull half remembered something just at the edge of his consciousness. He wanted the Titans pulled one by one from his heart, where once they warmed, now they only burned. He loved them, but he hated them because they hated his love for her.
He looked around to find that sweet thing that had become his now and then. She was smiling, high stepping along the parking barriers, hopping gingerly from one to one as she danced to a tune only she knew. Seeing her so happy did much to deaden his own pain, as he knew that what she suffered from within the H.I.V.E., was magnitudes greater than his very worst moment. Watching him watching her, she smiled and began to gyrate and shimmy, a new erotic choreography to her not so high wire act, which brought a welcome smile to his lips. Trotting over to him, he kissed him and said, "Let me freshen up a bit, then let's try the diner here. It looks cute and I could really go for some meatloaf." Another more satisfying kiss, and she was off to the rest room.
In someways the restroom was a bit of a disappointment as attentive attendants attended to the constant up keep of the place leaving it clean and sadly graffiti free. With nothing to occupy her mind but the business at hand, she thought about their situation. Gar was doing okay at first but was falling into an odd little funk as their trip progressed, and their decided lack of destination was not lost on her either. Where to go, where to go. Her reveries were disturbed by a soft knocking at the door of her stall.
"Occupadoh!" she said with a musical lilt. Her visitor, at this point nothing more than a pair of purple boots under the bottom of the door which shuffled somewhat nervously. Sensing that someone REALLY needed this space more than she did, she finished up and opened the door as the auto-mechanism flushed behind her. With a game show hostess smile, she was ready to usher the next lucky contestant into the booth... when she noticed that it was none other than Starfire. "H-hello Jinx. I hope that this meeting place is not inconvenient for you." she said softly. Wide eyed, Jinx nearly toppled backwards back into the stall.
Sitting on the edge of the sink, Jinx stared amazed at Starfire as she explained herself. Evidently, she followed Beast Boy the night of her 'death' and saw all, making a point of discreetly watching their progress as they prepared their escape from Jump City and their old lives.
"None of the other Titans know of this. I... I feel that I understand why you left Jump City as you did and... and I want to help you." she said softly.
"You do? But why?" asked Jinx raising an eyebrow.
Starfire looked away and answered after some internal debate, "I... I have seen you and Beast Boy together. I can see the love between you. They had no right to... I understand why you fled. But..." she shrugged with a little smile, "perhaps this is only a vacation, yes? Perhaps in time all hearts will settle and friendships with shine again, I think. So, I have decided to make your... vacation as pleasant as I can."
Jinx was smiling now, "Starfire, you are everything that Gar said you were. But, there's two problems with this." Starfire craned her head forward curiously. "I can't EVER go back to Jump City, at least not as long as the H.I.V.E. exists."
"Ah yes. That is very true. And the second problem that makes this difficult?" she asked.
Jinx hesitated before answering, "Gar is still pretty mad at the Titans. Um... all of you." She looked almost apologetic.
Nodding, Starfire sighed, "Yes, I had feared that this would be the case, which is why I wished to speak to you in private. I hope that in time all concerned in this matter will mellow and prepare to reconcile. If I might ask, what is your ultimate destination?"
"We don't really have one." Jinx sighed, "We just needed to get out of town as quick as possible. I think Gar's waiting for some kind of sign or something. Fine by me, I'm just really enjoying the trip." she grinned.
"Ah, I see." said Starfire with a curious look, "In that case, I offer you this." as she handed Jinx a bulging envelope containing maps, a thousand dollars in cash and what appeared to be a house key.
"What... what is all this?" Jinx asked.
"Travel to the lovely town of Hartland, Kansas. There you will find a furnished apartment with the first three months of rent paid in full. When you arrive, you will find all in readiness for your... vacation. I have even secured a Play Station 2 for Beast Boy with his favorite games." she grinned proudly.
Stunned, Jinx said, "Starfire... I don't know what to say. I- we can't accept this. You don't have to-"
"The deed is done. To let this go to waste would be foolish. Hartland is not a long distance from here by ground vehicle, you should be settled in very soon. A heart at rest is a heart that heals." and again the smile, "Merely tell Beast Boy that it is a surprise that you arranged for him."
Jinx could do little else but look back and forth from Starfire to the envelope and back again. Finally, she hugged the crafty Tamaranian and whispered, "Thank you."
Straightening herself, she prepared to leave, but stopped and turned to face Starfire, "Why are you REALLY doing all this?"
Grinning, Starfire said, "I should have known that you would not accept so simple an answer. Once, I too had to leave a place of many memories to find a new life. And when I did, I swore that I would someday make another's journey easier than my own." and gave a little shrug.
Standing to face Jinx, she smiled, "And as Beast Boy would say- 'It Is What I Do.' Is that not the correct euphemism?"
Standing behind the sofa, Jinx looked past the head of her husband at the two Titans standing before them. Considering Robin and Raven for a moment, she thought, you have no idea just how hard Starfire worked to hold your stupid little team together. And to thank her, you chased her off too. But the saddest thing to Jinx was something that only occured to her long after her encounter with Starfire; this apartment hadn't initially been intended for Gar and herself. This was to be Starfire's hideaway from the turmoil within the tower, and she had sacrifised it for them. She just didn't get Robin and Raven, but in all fairness, she really didn't know then all that well. They were Gar's friends, but to her little more than mission dossiers in the H.I.V.E. databanks. But they meant something to her husband and that's what counted.
Shifting to one end of the sofa, Beast Boy gestured to their guests to have a seat at the other end as he reached back to grasp Jinx's hand. With all the mirth of an arms reduction summit, Robin and Raven huddled like wretches on their end of the sofa as the first words were chosen. Robin tensed for just a second, then seemed to slip into a serene other place within himself. With a soft half smile, he looked at his old friend, "Bro, there aren't enough words in the English language to give you the apology that I owe both of you. What I did wasn't just wrong, it was stupid. I let my judgment slip and not only lost sight of the situation, but also who I was dealing with. I... I guess it's easy to take those closest to you for granted." He stopped a moment to let the words settle.
"I'm sorry. I can say it a thousand times in a thousand different ways, but it still comes out the same." he said.
After a pause, Beast Boy closed his eyes and said, "And this is suppose to make it all better? We're suppose to just forget about all this and move on, is that it?"
Smiling slightly, Robin said, "Not even. I realize that it'll take a long time to earn your trust again, but..." he looked back at Raven for a moment, "we'll work for as long as it takes to do it. I swear."
For a long while, Beast Boy just sat, eyes closed kissing Jinx's hand. Without preamble, he rose from the sofa and disappeared into the back of the apartment, Jinx hot on his heels. At this point Robin expected nothing to come of their encounter, for any expectations were an invitation to disappointment. He merely sat, breathing steady, awaiting Beast Boys next move. He was ready for success, he was ready for failure, but mostly he was ready for a resolution of this matter. As Beast Boy had sacrificed all to save Jinx, so too Robin was prepared to accept the consequences of his love for Raven.
Reemerging from where ever, Beast Boy was now fully dressed in jeans, muscle shirt and jacket, flipping his car keys in one hand, "C'mon you two. Let's all grab some breakfast while we talk." His expression was neutral, but Jinx was all smiles. Robin could finally exhale. Their problems far from solved, at least they were on speaking terms, and that alone was more than he could have hoped for this morning.
"And for the record, I don't go by Beast Boy anymore. Just Gar will do, and she's Jenny. You two still go by your handles?" he asked, looking to Robin and Raven.
"Um actually, if you want to call us Tim and Raven, that's cool." he said with a little smile, "We're sort of dressed for it, I guess."
"The Teen Titans go casual." grinned Jinx.
Beast Boy stopped at the door when he noticed the expression on Ravens face.
"Is... is something the matter Rave?" he asked, helping Jinx on with her jacket.
Raven looked to Robin for some kind of clue, but finally said, "Guys, there is no more Teen Titans."
Fade to black....
To Be Continued...
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Next chapter - Where's Starfire and who's got the keys to the tower?
As always, I use reviews as a barometer, so if you want more of something, lemme know.
Keep reading', keep written'!
Part Five - Catch A Falling Star
None of these characters are mine, but it'll take more than that to slow me down...
Rated PG-13, Beast Boy/Jinx pairing, and knowing me, they'll be LOTS of naughty goings on. Robin/Raven action down the road.
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Another truck stop. Jinx was just by habit becoming quiet the connoisseur of them, as she and Beast Boy had stopped at so many along the way in their journey to nowhere. This one was nicer though. Despite the overcast skies, she loved the vast expanses of grassland that surrounded them on all sides, the highway acting as little more than an accessory to the view. Somewhere in Oklahoma, if she remembered correctly, and it was beautiful. The air was cool and moist, but not chilled and she thought of how nice a walk through one of these fields would be, Beast Boy's hand in hers, and constant stream of his lovably corny sweet talk to serenade her.
As her heart soared, his sank. They were making good time, considering the fact that he had no idea where they were headed to. He just wanted to be away. Not just from Jump City, not just from Titan's Tower. He wanted to escape from his past. He wanted to wriggle free of the clutching grasp of the memories of people he once called friends. He wanted the sweet warm embrace of amnesia, the last five years reduced to a dull half remembered something just at the edge of his consciousness. He wanted the Titans pulled one by one from his heart, where once they warmed, now they only burned. He loved them, but he hated them because they hated his love for her.
He looked around to find that sweet thing that had become his now and then. She was smiling, high stepping along the parking barriers, hopping gingerly from one to one as she danced to a tune only she knew. Seeing her so happy did much to deaden his own pain, as he knew that what she suffered from within the H.I.V.E., was magnitudes greater than his very worst moment. Watching him watching her, she smiled and began to gyrate and shimmy, a new erotic choreography to her not so high wire act, which brought a welcome smile to his lips. Trotting over to him, he kissed him and said, "Let me freshen up a bit, then let's try the diner here. It looks cute and I could really go for some meatloaf." Another more satisfying kiss, and she was off to the rest room.
In someways the restroom was a bit of a disappointment as attentive attendants attended to the constant up keep of the place leaving it clean and sadly graffiti free. With nothing to occupy her mind but the business at hand, she thought about their situation. Gar was doing okay at first but was falling into an odd little funk as their trip progressed, and their decided lack of destination was not lost on her either. Where to go, where to go. Her reveries were disturbed by a soft knocking at the door of her stall.
"Occupadoh!" she said with a musical lilt. Her visitor, at this point nothing more than a pair of purple boots under the bottom of the door which shuffled somewhat nervously. Sensing that someone REALLY needed this space more than she did, she finished up and opened the door as the auto-mechanism flushed behind her. With a game show hostess smile, she was ready to usher the next lucky contestant into the booth... when she noticed that it was none other than Starfire. "H-hello Jinx. I hope that this meeting place is not inconvenient for you." she said softly. Wide eyed, Jinx nearly toppled backwards back into the stall.
Sitting on the edge of the sink, Jinx stared amazed at Starfire as she explained herself. Evidently, she followed Beast Boy the night of her 'death' and saw all, making a point of discreetly watching their progress as they prepared their escape from Jump City and their old lives.
"None of the other Titans know of this. I... I feel that I understand why you left Jump City as you did and... and I want to help you." she said softly.
"You do? But why?" asked Jinx raising an eyebrow.
Starfire looked away and answered after some internal debate, "I... I have seen you and Beast Boy together. I can see the love between you. They had no right to... I understand why you fled. But..." she shrugged with a little smile, "perhaps this is only a vacation, yes? Perhaps in time all hearts will settle and friendships with shine again, I think. So, I have decided to make your... vacation as pleasant as I can."
Jinx was smiling now, "Starfire, you are everything that Gar said you were. But, there's two problems with this." Starfire craned her head forward curiously. "I can't EVER go back to Jump City, at least not as long as the H.I.V.E. exists."
"Ah yes. That is very true. And the second problem that makes this difficult?" she asked.
Jinx hesitated before answering, "Gar is still pretty mad at the Titans. Um... all of you." She looked almost apologetic.
Nodding, Starfire sighed, "Yes, I had feared that this would be the case, which is why I wished to speak to you in private. I hope that in time all concerned in this matter will mellow and prepare to reconcile. If I might ask, what is your ultimate destination?"
"We don't really have one." Jinx sighed, "We just needed to get out of town as quick as possible. I think Gar's waiting for some kind of sign or something. Fine by me, I'm just really enjoying the trip." she grinned.
"Ah, I see." said Starfire with a curious look, "In that case, I offer you this." as she handed Jinx a bulging envelope containing maps, a thousand dollars in cash and what appeared to be a house key.
"What... what is all this?" Jinx asked.
"Travel to the lovely town of Hartland, Kansas. There you will find a furnished apartment with the first three months of rent paid in full. When you arrive, you will find all in readiness for your... vacation. I have even secured a Play Station 2 for Beast Boy with his favorite games." she grinned proudly.
Stunned, Jinx said, "Starfire... I don't know what to say. I- we can't accept this. You don't have to-"
"The deed is done. To let this go to waste would be foolish. Hartland is not a long distance from here by ground vehicle, you should be settled in very soon. A heart at rest is a heart that heals." and again the smile, "Merely tell Beast Boy that it is a surprise that you arranged for him."
Jinx could do little else but look back and forth from Starfire to the envelope and back again. Finally, she hugged the crafty Tamaranian and whispered, "Thank you."
Straightening herself, she prepared to leave, but stopped and turned to face Starfire, "Why are you REALLY doing all this?"
Grinning, Starfire said, "I should have known that you would not accept so simple an answer. Once, I too had to leave a place of many memories to find a new life. And when I did, I swore that I would someday make another's journey easier than my own." and gave a little shrug.
Standing to face Jinx, she smiled, "And as Beast Boy would say- 'It Is What I Do.' Is that not the correct euphemism?"
Standing behind the sofa, Jinx looked past the head of her husband at the two Titans standing before them. Considering Robin and Raven for a moment, she thought, you have no idea just how hard Starfire worked to hold your stupid little team together. And to thank her, you chased her off too. But the saddest thing to Jinx was something that only occured to her long after her encounter with Starfire; this apartment hadn't initially been intended for Gar and herself. This was to be Starfire's hideaway from the turmoil within the tower, and she had sacrifised it for them. She just didn't get Robin and Raven, but in all fairness, she really didn't know then all that well. They were Gar's friends, but to her little more than mission dossiers in the H.I.V.E. databanks. But they meant something to her husband and that's what counted.
Shifting to one end of the sofa, Beast Boy gestured to their guests to have a seat at the other end as he reached back to grasp Jinx's hand. With all the mirth of an arms reduction summit, Robin and Raven huddled like wretches on their end of the sofa as the first words were chosen. Robin tensed for just a second, then seemed to slip into a serene other place within himself. With a soft half smile, he looked at his old friend, "Bro, there aren't enough words in the English language to give you the apology that I owe both of you. What I did wasn't just wrong, it was stupid. I let my judgment slip and not only lost sight of the situation, but also who I was dealing with. I... I guess it's easy to take those closest to you for granted." He stopped a moment to let the words settle.
"I'm sorry. I can say it a thousand times in a thousand different ways, but it still comes out the same." he said.
After a pause, Beast Boy closed his eyes and said, "And this is suppose to make it all better? We're suppose to just forget about all this and move on, is that it?"
Smiling slightly, Robin said, "Not even. I realize that it'll take a long time to earn your trust again, but..." he looked back at Raven for a moment, "we'll work for as long as it takes to do it. I swear."
For a long while, Beast Boy just sat, eyes closed kissing Jinx's hand. Without preamble, he rose from the sofa and disappeared into the back of the apartment, Jinx hot on his heels. At this point Robin expected nothing to come of their encounter, for any expectations were an invitation to disappointment. He merely sat, breathing steady, awaiting Beast Boys next move. He was ready for success, he was ready for failure, but mostly he was ready for a resolution of this matter. As Beast Boy had sacrificed all to save Jinx, so too Robin was prepared to accept the consequences of his love for Raven.
Reemerging from where ever, Beast Boy was now fully dressed in jeans, muscle shirt and jacket, flipping his car keys in one hand, "C'mon you two. Let's all grab some breakfast while we talk." His expression was neutral, but Jinx was all smiles. Robin could finally exhale. Their problems far from solved, at least they were on speaking terms, and that alone was more than he could have hoped for this morning.
"And for the record, I don't go by Beast Boy anymore. Just Gar will do, and she's Jenny. You two still go by your handles?" he asked, looking to Robin and Raven.
"Um actually, if you want to call us Tim and Raven, that's cool." he said with a little smile, "We're sort of dressed for it, I guess."
"The Teen Titans go casual." grinned Jinx.
Beast Boy stopped at the door when he noticed the expression on Ravens face.
"Is... is something the matter Rave?" he asked, helping Jinx on with her jacket.
Raven looked to Robin for some kind of clue, but finally said, "Guys, there is no more Teen Titans."
Fade to black....
To Be Continued...
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Next chapter - Where's Starfire and who's got the keys to the tower?
As always, I use reviews as a barometer, so if you want more of something, lemme know.
Keep reading', keep written'!