[h1][i][b][color=f26522]Hellfire[/color][/b][/i][/h1]

I didn’t realise my fists were clenched until Pistolwhip holstered her gun. Call me a coward, but I was relieved to see I wouldn’t need my flame. As great as it is, I’d rather not have started a firefight (Ha-ha, get it?) with the Teen Titans, of all people. I needed their help. I’m not entirely sure, but I think that singeing their eyebrows wouldn’t have gotten me very far.

Pistolwhip nodded at Sentinel, subtle, meant only for him. But if there’s anything Gabe did well, it was train me, and god damn it, he trained me well. So, like, I noticed it. She didn’t trust me, and she wanted Krypto the Super Ginger to stay on guard. Which was fair enough, given the fact that I literally infiltrated her hideout without ever having made her acquaintance. To be fair, though, I did knock. Sort of.

And then there was Cell. Rhea. I like her. I almost never understand what she says, but I can almost always be sure that it’s some sentimental mumbo-jumbo, and I think it’s incredibly cute that someone can remain so optimistic, [i]all the time[/i]. She finished talking, saying something about how ‘dey can’t be losin’ any more Titans dan da ones dat dey’d already lost’, and I flashed her a smile and said, “I like you.”

Pistolwhip got to laying out her plan, and I have to say, the impression she gave me was a good one. She had the stuff of a great leader. I don’t think she knew it then, or if she even wanted to acknowledge it, but she did. And she was hot. And a badass. Needless to say, she had a lot going for her.

(Gabe just read that over my shoulder. He hit me. My head hurts.)

“Make no mistake chuckles, you ain't a Titan, and I ain't sure I trust you. Any funny stuff and I'll riddle you so full of holes that your parents could bury you in a match box. Savvy?”

I grinned. So hot.

(Ow.)

“While we're at that Evan will be in Tartarus, fixing everything. And, seeing as there's nothing else to talk about, I think it's time you kids went to hell.” 

“Wait, what?”

(My head really hurts.)