Fan Fiction ❯ Of Flesh and Steel ❯ Yup! I've definetly been Jinxed! ( Chapter 2 )

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Chapter 2

“Yup! I've Definitely Been Jinxed!”

“I wanna heal I wanna feel what I thought was never real
I wanna let go of the pain I've felt so long.
(Erase all the pain till it's gone)
I wanna heal I wanna feel like I'm close to something real.
I wanna find something I've wanted all along
somewhere I belong

I will never know myself until Ido this on my own
causeIwill never feel anything else until my wounds are healed
I will never be anything till I break away from me
I will break away. I'll find myself today”

- Linkin Park `Somewhere I Belong'

Okay, so I haven't been complete upbeat usual self the last few weeks, but this. This is just too much! I can take the fact that I forgot to drive past the speed limit by at least 50 mph for once. I can even take the fact that I accidentally let Beast Boy eat some of his special tofu cookies in the T-car. Trust me ya'll all the car freshener in the world wouldn't help you if BB ate some of that stuff in your car. but this is psychotic man! This is unacceptable! Twilight Zone alert.

I had just lost to BB at Super Monkey Racers 4. Robin doesn't even lose to BB at that game. I am half machine. I can't lose like that, and I lost to him! And boy was he letting me have it.

“Booyah that Cy! I won!! I finally won! YES! YES! YES! In your face Cyborg! I told you I could do it! And I just did!” BB sure wanted to rub this in. I wouldn't blame him too much, I do the exact same thing to him every time I win.

“I can't believe what just happened.” I muttered while my green buddy kept taunting me.

“I beat you fair and square Cy!” He was right! He did, damn `hell' really did freeze over tonight.

I tossed the controller down and stared blankly at the screen. Yup he beat me by .004 seconds. I guess it's hard to concentrate when you got so much running through your mind. Ya know the damn usual. `What's for dinner?' `I wonder what Jinx is doing…' `What's for dinner?' `Why the hell am I so damn unlucky?' `What's for dinner…' `I wonder what Jinx is doing…' You get the picture.

“Cy? Where are you going? We gotta celebrate man!” BB had the biggest smile on his face I've seen in a long time. Oh well, I guess if it made him that happy it was worth it. Playing this game sure wasn't helping me keep my mind off my problems anyway at least someone happy.

“What's there to celebrate Beast Boy?” Robin said while he walked into the living room. I got up off the semi-circular couch and I really, really wanted to get the hell out of there.

“Duuuuuuude! Believe in miracles Robin! I beat Cyborg at Super Monkey Racers 4! First time ever!” After the glare I got from good ol' Robbie I really, really, really wanted to get the hell out of there.

“Cyborg you lost? But you nev-”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah.”

I started to walk off letting my heavy feet stomp on the ground.

“Hey Cyborg! Where do you think you are going?” BB asked me and I stopped dead in my tracks.

I flipped open my wrist to read by battery readings. 89 percent. Damn it was 10:00 nighttime and my battery was still running strong. Maybe I've been spending too much time moping around like a big goober. Right now, I really needed somewhere to just sit and think. Perfect time for another lie I guess.

“I need to recharge my battery Beast. Good night ya'll. C'ya tomorrow!”

“Dude are ya joking? Tonight's movie night Cy!”

Oh crap, it was. Every other week heh how could I forget?

“I mean come on man. Ya never miss movie night.”

Yea he's right. I don't, but uh I guess once isn't going to be `that' big a deal.

“Um sorry B! I gotta recharge man.”

“But… but… it's our tradition! And ya can't break tradition!”

I guess it is `that' big a deal.

BB suddenly changed into that freaking cat with those big eyes. That was a low blow! So unfair! I growled a bit. He wins, he always does.

“Alright, alright. Bah, I'll just charge for like half an hour.”

“GREAT!” Beast turned to Robin in a flash. “I'm feeling lucky today Rob! I hope you are too because I am gonna wipe the floor with you!” My green partnah motioned Robin over to the controller.

Ya'll know Robin, the day that guy backs down from a challenge? Is the same day Starfire starts using Snoop Dogg words in her already twisted English. Oh god that would be hilarious wouldn't it? `My friends I am so happy for today I have learned the true meaning of friendship fo shizzle my nizzle… hehe…' almost too creepy. (Cringe)

Speaking of which, I caught a glance of Star and Raven sitting at the kitchen counter. Star had a chef's hat on! As you all would know, that had bad news written all over it for sure. I tried to sneak past them but I guess Raven just couldn't let me get away with it, she never does.

“Cyborg, where you going?” She said. To no surprise her pale face was behind a book, I could only see her eyes, but I knew there was a smile (a weak one of course) behind that concentrated cluster of paper. She always did love to mess with my metal head.

“I was just going to-”

Ya'll knew it was coming.

“Before you go off to your duties friend Cyborg. May I please ask of you to try my new delicacies that I have created for our pleasure?” I kind of looked at my alien home-girl in a blank way.

Taste testing huh? Hehe… heh…

“Yea Cyborg, why don't you try one of them? You eat everything else around here.”

That Raven of ours. Sarcasm just radiates from her doesn't it? Three words and four syllables came to mind. `Damn you RAVEN!' So, so, so evil that girl!

I quickly snapped out of my silent burst of anger.

“Um s-s-sure Star, what are they?”

God I am such a frickin' push over! Oh well take one for the team, that's always me. Whether it be getting my ass beat by Atlas or eating Starfire's culinary creations. I always seem to be the one having to get kicked around don't I?

“I think you would perhaps call them COOKIES!?”

Cookies! Oh man, Starfire made cookies? That really can't be good. This girl drinks mustard for God damn sakes.

She pulled out the tray and shoved it in my face. I gave her one of those “I'm trying to smile but I really and I mean really can't” smiles.

“Please Cyborg try them! I am sure you will enjoy them!”

For some reason, go ahead and call me crazy I really didn't think so. I looked at Starfire's face. I can't let her down. Damn my conscience, rot in hell!

Who could say no to her? Well besides Raven, I don't know a sane soul that would. I mean if you would look into those green eyes you would consider jumping off a bridge to keep them perky! Looking at the cookies, I put a lot of emphasis on CONSIDER ya'll.

I slowly reached forward with my huge bionic hand and took one. I grinned at her and she just closed her eyes and gave me one of those usual Starfire smiles. I laughed nervously and I noticed Raven really hiding her face behind that book. IDEA!

“Raven, why don't you have half of my cookie? I don't want to be a pig or anything.” She slowly lowered her book to take a peak at me.

“Sorry, I'm on that carb diet that's so popular these days. Plus about you being a pig? It's too late.”

Her eyes again hid behind the book. Gah, she's good, she's real good huh? Touché Raven! Touché! Oh well I have been moaning and groaning about tasting and stuff, I guess I had this coming. Come on CYBORG TAKE IT LIKE A MAN!

Oh what the hell I've been feeling like crap anyway let's just do it the way it's supposed to be done, to the extreme. All or nothing! Oh yea baby, I scarfed that mother down two seconds flat!

It was nasty, oh yes… it was nasty. I swear I thought I was going to cry. But you know what I said before about jumping off a bridge right?

“MMM… yummy… Um… that was great Star… thanks…”

She smiled and it was really worth it… I guess.

“You are welcome my dear friend!”

I just had another idea. A great one at that! I couldn't get Raven, but these other guys are sure getting some.

“Oh Star, I think Robin and Beast should give these a try. They love cookies!”

“Glorious idea my friend! Oh Robin and Beast Boy you must try these!”

The steam shooting off the two was funny as hell let me tell ya. It was classic stuff. I took a glance at Raven and she just looked at me with a slow nod. I guess she approved too. Oh well, enough of this `Titan' fun. I better get back to the room so I can get back in time for the movie. I walked out of the living room and started my long walk to my `pimp zone'.

I know what you'rewondering. `Is thisinane stupid type of stuff always happening at Titans Tower?'To answer your question simply, yup! And it used to keep me pretty distracted from some of myroboissuestoo.But for some reason it just wasn't anymore. There was really only one thing that kept my half-borg mind clean these days. You guessed it baby… Jinxy girl.

Wait a second here,ya'll probably also wondering how the hell me and Jinx even started to like each otherlet alone have secret make out fests on the job.Story-time anyone?!Heh, sorry you don't have a choice!

Where to start? Where to start? Okayabout a month ago,I went into the H.I.V.E. academy undercover usingmy real last name as my handle`Stone'.Original? No,but it is a cool namedon't ya think?Oh yeah!

By the way,I alsohad these sweet rings that could make me look… well… normal. But enough of thattechnical crap!

So I got into the H.I.V.E. and started to do my stuff. Ya know the usual!Mess with everyone's heads, make Mammoth and Gizmo's lives a living hell, and be totally suave withallthe ladies. Ya'll know me!Still same old G! I mean if itweren't for my metallic body. I'd be a super chick magnet,which is funny since metal is magnetic. Ok,I don't know where I was going with thatbut...

Anyway!Me and Jinx started to hit it off after they pulled a little initiation on me. It was NOT FUNtrust me!I had to wear this pink… oh… never mind we don't want to talk about that.It's no big deal…it wasn't that funny… ok maybe it was funny but I DON'T WANNA TALK ABOUT IT!

So moving on! Tthe ice broke between me and her at that point. I guess when you're being laughed at by everyone a girl does feel a bit sorry for you. Jinx could totally tell I was a bit pissed off so she `consoled'me for a bit.Nice of her I know,but I did carry her books around for the whole day. She at least owed me some attention!

More importantlythough, isafter thatday?We talked a lot!And I mean a hell of a lot! Sitting in her dorm room and just rambling about random things too. Like the beauty of a perfectly made sandwich or the joys of stealing a rare diamond. Okay,so maybe we both lied a bit about what we were truly interested in.But that didn't make it any less fun!Ieventhink Gizmo and Mammoth were pretty damn jealous… whichonly made it that much more sweet!

(Left turn at the end of the hallway) Not too much further till `recharge' land.

So we became pals, sort of. But it all came ahead at the dance we hadat the academy.Brother Blood!That guy does have a sense of humor,or he's just funny to laugh at.It'sjust pricelesswatching him “chaperone” over a dance. Anyway,I didn't really feel like going.I wasn't even supposed to be there remember?Though I must say I've been known to cut a rug here and there, I just wasn't in the mood.

Till Jinxy asked me of course!She was so fun to be around, villain or not.I just couldn't say no. So I have a thing for pink eyes ya'll,doesn't everybody?

I danced… she danced… we slow danced… drank punch… drove Mammoth and Gizmo crazy. She did givethem a stroll on the dance floor though. She is sweet like that.Who knew such a “bad” girl had such a heart huh? I learned a lot from mytime at the H.I.V.E. Yea besides being super evil!

What exactly did I learn? The most important thing I learnedis that things aren't always what they seem.I feel pretty boneheaded that I never realized this earlier. Actually I've always felt like a bit of aboneheadall my life no matter how high my IQ is.Weird consideringmy head is mostly metal,which means I shouldfeel metal headed! Heh, I'll stop there.

Like I was saying,you know that `don't judge a book by its cover'saying? Well itspeaks to me now louderthan everbecause of Jinx.I mean take me for example. Most people look at me and they see a freak. Right? I mean a sexy and cool freak but still a freak ya know. I admit like a man!I do look a bit freakish. Sorry if you're a breathing human,you can't walk around with 80 percent of your body made of alloy and think you look “normal”. If there is a person like that in this world,I would sick an angry Raven on whoever it wasin a heartbeat.

Though I may question stuff about my human self,I know I am not a freak on the inside. Maybe I am in a way,but I guess that's the whole reason I'm feeling bummed in the first place huh? But people assume I am an emotionless freak without even saying or hearing me out ticks me off. I may be a “freak”at some things but emotionless?That's a bit too much I think!I may have trouble dealing with the fact that I don't feel emotions like you or any other human without mechanical parts stuffed into them but I do feel… something.

Hmm the Titan Gymnasium! (Make a right) We're getting closer!

Let's get back to Jinx shall we? Like those “people” that assume above!Iadmit it ya'll I am guilty too! We allprobably are. I just thought she was just anotherheartless baddie.But definitely ahot heartless baddie at that!I always was physically attracted to her,I just never said anything or even tried anything.She was the `bad guy' after all. But we all give in, I mean just look at her withthose sneaky eyes and skintight black outfitand those pink dots under her eyes. Trouble written all over that hottie! And I admit,Cyborg liked what he saw! (Nothing un-cool about speaking in the third person ya'll remember that!)

Yep, yep, yepI thought she was just someshallow hottie vixen and nothing but trouble,but heyshe's a lot morethan that. She's likeable beyond the physical sense. She has emotions… she cares… she's kind… she's just misguided and manipulated. As Stone I figured that out pretty quick…

People aren't evil at heart. I just don't believe thatanymore. There's proof all around.More than just Jinx! I mean take Robin for example, if he had never met Batman,who knows what he would've become. Same with meeven,if I hadn't met Raven while I was gettinginto trouble in Hell's Kitchen?Well I'd probably not even be here today,or atleast be a Titan.See what a certain female can do to the male perspective on things? She is really something…Jinx I'm talking about. And I guess Raven too,in a creepyfriendly sortaway.

Well anywho, back to the moral jive!It's these type of stuff that happenin your life that turn you to what you'll be in… welllife. Meeting the right people that can send you on your way!Terra was another example of this.I do miss my little rockin' roller… We'll fix you my girl!You can count on that.

You know I've been thinking,even guys that seem totally evil like Slade,musthave good in them. Though the amountmight be as big as Slikie's brain, it has to be there. Same thing goes with my good ol' buddy Brother Blood.Maybe I'll make an exception for guys like monkey ass Mammoth and baby face Gizmo, those crazy bastards.I know it sounds a little `coo coo'butJinxtaught me that.She's living proof of it herself.

Hey! We're at BB's room! The messiest room in the history of messy rooms, only a little bit more now!

Anyway you all know what happened.Sooner or later I had to turn my back on her. I mean I am a Titan right? (Sigh) So I pulled a fast one on that oh so smart Brother Blood and blew his base straight to hell.And honestlyI was all smiles untilI saw the look on Jinx's face when I turned… I onlyfelt bad… really bad. Bad Cyborg bad!

I mean we becamepretty close until thatpoint.I remember exact the words she said to me as she left… those wordsgot me thinking about all I learned.

“You could've been one of us…”

I only could reply with that I felt.

“I could've been a lot of things, and so could've you.”

I think she understood what I meant.It didn'tmake her feel any better,but she knew I was right.Though,I did sense a bit of that “I'm gonna kick your assCyborg” syndrome everyone is catchingthese days.Besides at that point I didn't know what to think. Was it `Stone'she liked? Or was it the real me?`Cyborg'?I acted like my normal self as Stone, I mean I was still `me'butwithout the mechanical stuff showing!Did she like the real me? Heh, I would get my answer soon after thatlittle incident.

A week later she and her other two partnah's monkey and baby robbed yet another bank. And of course we Titans had to show up. While the other four kept Mammoth and Gizmobusy I tried to talk to Jinxon the side.Yaknowthe whole `I'm sorryand I hope you understand'stuff. Wellfor the first minute or so she didn't even say a word and continued to kick my ass. By the way I did mention I can take a beating, damn straight I can!

After awhile somehow she shoved me into one of the rooms so we couldn't be seen. I thought she was going to try to kill me right there,believe me she tried. But I tackled her to the floor using my big fat metal ass. She kept trying to hit me but like magicor something.I just decided tokiss herout of nowhere. Now imagine that for a second!Agirl is just beating on you non-stop and suddenly you just try to make out with her. Cool huh? Of course she stopped and I let go. She suddenly became calm and then we just hit it off like that. I know “AAAW” ain't that the cutest thing ya ever heard?

Heck yea it is!!!

Wellto bring this long thing to a close,basicallyfrom that point on every time those three would do their dirty work and we theTitans had to stop them… Jinx and I would I always sneak to the sideand get our own `work'done. Great relationship right? I thought so too!But of course we get to talk a lotstill. You might be askingyourself,`How Cyborg?'`How?'`

Do you use like hi-tech radio gear? Or some weird lookin' gadget that let's you read her mind? No ya fools!I use what everyone else uses! AOL Instant Messenger duh. Just because I'm a friggin' super hero doesn't mean we can't use the internet.Speaking of which I am at my roomnow!

I quickly hit the computer! Then you know, I did the routine check up…turned the damn thing on… made sure BB didn't do anything stupid… and then I hit that AOL icon and signed in. My login screen popped up. By the way,I bet you guys could guess my screen name! `BooyahDude' is my handle and my password is of course `ivebeenjinxed'. Cute huh? I think my old password had something to do with BB's socks smelling like crap but I'm glad I could change thatone finally.

“Welcome! You GOT MAIL!”

That is damn annoying! I opened up the good ol' mailbox. And what do you know, first link on the screen showed me that… `Jinxluvspink' had sent me an e-mail labeled “Hey Cutie”.

Seriously guys can I get a little `Booyah'? You know you want to do it!