A round robin by Piper, Jason Barnett, Dazzler, evenstar, LADYTIGGER, Micaela, Nova Zion, Jassa, and Saurion.
(Disclaimer: All Marvel chars are sole property of Marvel Comics; we hold no claim and make no profit. This story was inspired by the 'Rising Sun' series.)
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"It's impossible", the girl whispered over and over again. Staring blankly at the test in her hand. It couldn't be positive...it just couldn't. Then she curled up in a ball and began to sob. Why did this have to happen to her. Why did than son 'ov'a'***** rapist have to get her pregnant... She just sat there after a while staring blindly into space, not registering to anything. Her roommate came in after a while. "Jubilee? Wolverine and the other X-Men are here to visit", she replied. "Jubilee?", Paige took a step closer at the girl.
Jubilee barely heard the girl, she did hear her mention Wolverine though. *Oh God! What will Wolvie do when he finds out Sabretooth raped me!*.
Fists clenched, teeth grinding, Wolverine stood outside Jubilee's door his anger keeping him from opening it and subjecting his young ward to his anger as well as her own grief. He could hear her crying all the way down the hall and for once he knew there was nothing he could do to take away her pain.
'Victor, this time you HAVE gone to far and if it takes me till the end of time I swear, YOU WILL DIE!'
With those dark thoughts pushed to the back of his mind he gently raised his hand to the door...
Jubilee heard the knock bang quietly against the door and knew in her heart that Logan was the person behind the door. She quickly threw the test and box into the garbage and pulled some Kleenex's from the box on the counter to cover it up.
"Uh...one minute..." she called out shakily, tripping on the throw rug as she washed her face. Jubilee stood still for a moment, thinking of how to cover up the fact that she had been crying to Logan. Opening the door, she grabbed her head and pretended to have hit it on the counter.
"Logan!" she called out, acting surprised at finding him there. "Hiya!"
"Hey darlin'..." Logan could smell the fear pouring off of her small body, the attempt at lying giving her away. "What's wrong?"
"I hit my head...it's nothing really..." Jubilee looked away and Logan's suspicion's were confirmed. The little girl he'd always loved and who trusted him deeper than anyone imaginable, had resorted to lying to keep him safe. "I hit it on the counter when I bent to get a earring..."
"That ain't it kiddo...I heard ya talking t' yerself in there." was all Logan said. Wrapping an arm around her waist, Logan hugged her and rubbed her back as Jubilee tried to keep herself from crying again. Logan fought the urge to punch the wall behind them as the two of them stood in the now darkened hallway. Victor would die.
Jubilee tried not to cry. It didn't work. She flung herself into Logan's arms. Crying hysterically.
Logan held the small frame in his arms, and tried to soothe her the bast he could. He would find Creed, and KILL the SOB if it was the last thing he did.
Jubilee stopped after a few minutes, and looked into his eyes, with her tear stained face.
"Promise me, you'll stay with me. And not go after him. I need you here."
Logan just looked at her. Not knowing what to say....
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'Darlin I, uh I,' Logan took one look in her pained eyes 'all right I'll stay I promise.' was all his cracked voice could strain to say as he felt tears fill his own eyes.
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'Hope ya like the present runt, I thought it might be nice change ta give ya somethin' for yer birthday. HAHAHAHA.' Creed took one last glance at the window to Jubilee's room before loping off his dark laughter following him in to the woods.
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Logan's head shot up at the sound of laughter from outside, laughter he heard once to often and knew all to well. "He's here. Sabretooth." With a snarl Logan let go of Jubilee and turn to run out the door.
"NO, you promised!" Jubilee screamed falling to the floor but snagging Logan's arm before he could run out the door.
His head snapped around and the mask of anger on his face melted away once more and as he fell to his knees. He wrapped his powerful arms around his young ward and wispered in her ear. 'Yes, I did promise and this time I will keep it. The others can track that monster down. I'm not leaving you Jubilee, not ever again.' As he held her Jean's voice rang in his mind 'X-men don't kill'. He was going to make Creed pay, but perhaps Jean was right. That bastard deserves far, far worse.
Logan slept peacefully on the couch in his own room at the X-Mansion. After the weekend stay and conference on what to do about Jubilee, he'd bundled her up and took her back with him to the mansion, hoping to have an easier time watching her there.
Jubilee sighed in her sleep, a sign that either a nightmare or very good dream was working it's way through her mind. Across the room, on the couch, Logan opened his eyes and watched her small, sleeping form.
Sitting up, he realized that he really badly had to have a beer and stood to leave, throwing his dull blanket to the foot of the couch. Heading out the door, he took one more glance at the still form on his bed and smiled, heading down the hallway to the stairs.
As Logan answered the call of his gut guzzling a six pack, he noticed a familiar scent on the air, but then it was gone.
Flicking off the kitchen light, he headed back upstairs to the uncomfortable couch in his bedroom to sleep off the unease he wore like a cloak. But there was the scent again. Heading back down the hallway, a little quicker, Logan made it to his room and threw open the door, searching for the scent. It was all over, the bed, the window, the couch and the trees outside. Jubilee was gone. And Creed had her.
Logan leapt out the window landing on his feet and took off after Creed. It didn't take him long to catch up with him.
"Hey, runt. Come fer yer frail?"
"Haven't ya hurt her enough, Creed? Put her down or I'll kill ya."
"I could kill her first. Ya know with all the X-losers after me it didn't take long ta figure out the place was almost deserted."
"How long did you think it would take us to figure out that you were heading for our home?"
There stood the X-Men.
"De X-Men don' take kindly to no scum hurtin' our own." said Gambit with his red eye flashing anger.
In fact, all of the X-Men's faces were stone hard. They were ready to protect and defend their young friend who had already been so violated.