This is my first fan fic, so be nice ;)
Hold Me Tight and Don't Let Go
"Hey Jubes, where ya heading to in such a hurry?" Rogue called out from the doorway of the school. When she had seen Jubilee running, at a fast pace, down the stairs she thought it had better be best that she investigate.
Paying no attention to her or slowing her pace Jubilee just kept on running past the gates. Seeing that Jubilee was obviously distressed she thought that it might be best to give the youngster sometime to herself. She was after all almost twenty.
Jubilee kept on running with the tears running down her face. She didn't stop until she reached a small creek that was about two miles away. Once there she leaned down and let the tears just fall and fall not knowing how to stop them. When she settled down she started reflection on what had happened earlier.
It was only one hour ago when this took place. She had been sitting in her room listening to CDs minding her own business when the trouble began. The phone that was next to her bed started to rung. After turning down her CD player she answered the phone, "Hello."
"Is this Jubilee?" The voice was deep, dark and had a growl to it. It also sounded faintly familiar.
Deciding to play the waiting game instead of asking straight out who the hell it was she answered him, "Yeah, this is she."
"Good, I'm glad I've got the right person. Listen up girly. Your days are numbered. Human First hired me and are paying me well. I would do you in for free but the money is just an added bonus."
She could hear him almost purring in the background, his voice started to get very familiar. It was on the tip of her tongue. "Who the hell are you?" Her temper was starting to get the better of her.
"Girly, I am surprised that you have forgotten your old friend. Especially since you bare one of my marks."
Through her teeth she replied, "Sabertooth."
"You've got it girly. I'm going to make what Bastion did to you look like child's play." Before she could say anything else, he hung the phone up.
At first Jubilee was madder then hell that he had bother to call her, then she rent to amusement trying to picture him using a phone, and finally to being scared senseless. He had almost killed her last time. If Wolvie hadn't come through for her and rescued her then she would have died out in the forest. Unfortunately Wolvie had taken off just yesterday to god knows where. Don't panic she said to herself over and over. Wolvie will call you and then you can tell him to come home and everything will be fine, everything will be fine. While she sat there on her bed rocking herself back and forth the phone rang again. Hesitantly, she reached for the phone and picked it up.
When she didn't say anything, the dreaded growling voice came back over the phone. "Girly, hey girly you there?"
"Yeah, I'm here. And you know what ass-muncher? You are going to get it when Wolvie hears this." She heard him roar with laughter at that.
"He's already taken care of, just thought you would like to know that fact." He hung up the phone again.
Jubilee just stood there holding the phone in her hand. Not knowing what to do. Should she tell someone? Should she leave? Should she go hide? Then the memories started flowing through her mind. Without Wolvie did she even want to live? He was her everything, her world. How could he do this to her and leave her? With a sob and half scream she ran out of the school. Not even hearing Rogue call for her.
Coming back to present time all Jubilee could do was just kneel there besides the creek and cry. Not even noticing the passing of time. When it started to get dark she thought about going back but what was the point? Wolvie wasn't there.
It had been two hours since Jubilee had run off and Logan had come home all torn up looking like he had been in a catfight. Wouldn't even say a word to anyone about where he had been or what had took place. When he was asked he just told them to mind their own business and would go back to nuzzling a beer. Rogue was beside herself with worry. When Logan had come back downstairs for another beer Rogue decided to talk to him about it.
She caught him on the way back up to his rooms. "Logan, damn you, wait a minuet."
He turned with a scowl towards her, "This is a bad time, darling." As an after thought he added. "And this had better not be about my appearance earlier."
"Its not about either, its about Jubilee. She ran out of the school very upset and she hasn't come back. I'm worried."
"Jubilee is no longer a kid, she can take care of herself now. Its not my problem, go get pretty boy or one eyed boy to handle it." He turned to go up the stairs.
"Logan, wait!" He didn't pay any head and just kept walking. "What am I invisible or something?" She said under her breath. She turned away and went to look for Scott and Remy.
Once upstairs he went to his room, when Jubilees phone started ringing and didn't stop he went into her room to answer it. "What!" He yelled into the receiver.
"Wolverine. How are the scratches I put on you?" Creed said on the other end.
"No comment, buddy. When did you learn to use a telephone?" He growled back at him.
Ignoring this Creed went on, "I have a little treasure of yours in my sight, I'm feeling a little nice to tell you that you have five minuets to get down here so we can finish the fight or I will be enjoying my little toy. Cell phones are such a great modern day innovation. Don't you think?"
Without comment, Wolverine dropped the phone and ran out of the school. Yelling for others to follow.
When she felt that she was all cried out she turned and started to head home when something caught her eye. Just as she quickly dropped and rolled she felt something slice where her heard used to be.
"Hey, girly. Miss my voice. You should thank Wolverine for giving me your number. It was on his persons before I shredded him."
"Yeah, well wait until you feel my wrath. Pig." She quickly splattered him with her fireworks. When they hit him, he went down. Thinking that she had killed him, she ran over to him just to make sure. When she got there she saw that he was not breathing. With a sardonic smile she turned her back and walked away.
"Jubilee, watch out!" The warning came to late from Wolverine just as he was making his way into the clearing. Sabertooth came up behind Jubilee and slashed her back into ribbons.
She turned around just as his other hand came swinging towards her. Ignoring the pain in her back she piffled him again, only this time he kept coming at her. The claws went through her torso slashing open her chest. Sabertooth grabbed her and threw her against the tree, then into the creek. Where she lay quietly, in too much pain to move. Her stomach had opened up under his claws and she lay there bleeding away.
"Son of a bitch," Wolverine yelled at him.
Sabertooth only grinned and said to him, "This is so much fun. It's a catch 22. You can either save your precious Jubilee or not. She may be too damaged and die yet. Or you can come get me. What is it going to be?" He walked laughing into the woods.
He didn't think but ran towards the creek, wincing at the amount of blood he saw. "Jubes? My god girl, don't die one me." He picked her up and took her to the edge and laid her carefully down. Remarkably her face was untouched. Taking his shirt off he quickly tore it into stripes and started to tie them over her face. "Hold one, little one. Help will be here soon."
"Wolvie?" She whispered.
"Yeah, its me darling." His voice gruffer than usual.
"I thought you were dead. He told me you were dead."
"It takes a lot more than that to kill me, hun. A knucklehead like him won't do me in. Listen to me for once, lie quietly. Don't talk. Like I said help is on the way."
"It may be too late for that. This is ironic. For once it will be me leaving first, not you. Everything is warm and fuzzy. No pain." She started to cough and then coughed more when she started choking on her blood. "Wolvie hold me tight, I don't wanna leave you. Everything is getting darker. Don't let go of me, Wolvie please."
"I promise, darling." With tears running down his face, he knew it was only a matter of time.
"Wolvie, I need to tell you something. I'm in uh l." Blackness descended on her quicker then she could finish the sentence.
Time seemed frozen for the pair, when he heard the Blackbird land beside them and Scott come out Jubilee was almost dead her heart almost stopped. Beast went and gathered up Jubilee in his arms and together the three went into the plane.
It was touch and go for the first couple off weeks, but as time went by Jubilee started to get her strength back. It was four weeks from the day when Logan realized what he had almost lost since then he had spent most of the time with Jubilee, never far from her. Always holding her hand tight.