Author Note: First off I'd like to acknowledge and thank roguishcharm who was my first reader to review; you brought a smile to my face thanks for the suggestion. Thanks also to midnite requiem and Issylt for reviewing as well. And to the rest of my readers, thank you for taking the time in reading my story, I hope you'll also find the time to review. Enjoy.

Disclaimer: I don't own any of the characters from X-men: Evolution.

Chapter Two: What to do?

"Are you two talking yet?" Amara asked as she took a seat on the sofa in the rec room. It was Sunday afternoon and the two friends decided to join some of their classmates in the rec room.

"No." Jubilee simply said as she sat next to her.

"Are you serious?" Amara was surprised. She knew that Jubilee didn't talk to him at classes on Friday but she was sure that some time through the weekend that they would end up talking once more. Normally those two were inseparable especially during weekends.

"Yah. I guess you can say I've been avoiding any opportunities that will leave me alone with him." Jubilee answered as she held a pillow against her chest. "I don't know if I want to talk to him, I still don't know what I'll say or even what I want him to say."

"Oh don't worry about it. I mean as long as you're with me since I'm hot as fire, literally, that iceman of a guy won't come near you." Amara joked as she playfully bumped shoulders with her friend.

"Oh that is why I'm friends with you Amara. I knew long ago that this would happen and I would need your mutant ability." Jubilee laughed as she bumped her friend back.

Amara laughed, she was glad she could make Jubilee laugh since her days have been so down lately. "Well I am a talented mutant what can I say."

"Amara, I didn't know being conceited was part of it too!" Jubilee joked as she felt a pillow hit her head. "Shut up." Amara laughed as she then felt Jubilee her back. The two stopped bursting out in laughter.

- - -

Bobby listened to the familiar laugh that came from the rec room. Something inside of him caused him to feel a sense of nervousness and he felt the sudden urge not to enter the room and he stopped from walking.

Feeling a hand push him towards the entrance to the room, Bobby's thoughts disappeared and he realized what he was doing there to begin with.

"Come on man, we don't have all day." Ray said as he watched Bobby slowly walked into the room. "Scared I'm going to beat you?" he asked as he passed Bobby and entered the room turning to his friend.

His words caused the occupants on the couch to stop laughing and turn their attention to them. Bobby's eyes stared into the eyes of the Asian girl who sat next to Amara.

Jubilee's laughter died down at the sight up Bobby, and he felt a chill go through his body that made him shake slightly which was rare due to his mutant ability. She has never looked at me with such coldness Bobby thought as he continued to look back into her deep brown eyes.

Breaking the eye contract Jubilee turned her attention to Amara she ignored the recent eye contact with her fellow x-men member and the two young men all together not acknowledging their presense. Amara let out a nervous "Hello" to the two guys as she watched them walk towards the pool table. And Bobby instantly knew that Jubilee had told her the story.

"Someone sure likes you." Ray whispered as he racked the balls, and watched Bobby steal a glance at Jubilee.

"No kidding." Bobby replied as he tried to chuckle off the cold stare that Jubilee had gave him. As much as it hurt him he didn't want it to show to Ray.

It had been three days and Jubilee spent those days avoiding him, and he knew she was because he was going out of his way to try and see her to talk to her to apologize but Jubilee always found a way to kill his chances. He was surprised that when he wasn't trying he was finally able to see her. He sighed knowing he couldn't talk to her in front of everyone.

"Dude, hello." Ray said as he waved his hand in front of Bobby's face. "It's your shot. What is up with you today?"

Bobby shrugged his shoulders and picked up his pool stick. He knew Ray knew what was up, he was actually the only one Bobby told. Focusing on the game he decided it was something he couldn't worry about now because he knew she'd be furious if they made a scene in front of everyone.

- - -

"Do you want to go somewhere?" Amara whispered, knowing that at the moment this was probably one of the last rooms Jubilee wanted to be in inside the mansion.

"No I'm fine. It's not like I haven't seen his face in the past days." She whispered back as she stole a look at him.

She turned to look at him in time to see Bobby lean in and take his first shot. She sighed as she thought about the many incidents over the past days in which she avoided him. Before each class ended she made sure her things were packed so she could leave right after at lunch she made she was never alone so he could approach her. Anything that left him the opportunity for him to talk to her alone she made sure would not happen.

"Jubes, are you okay?" Amara asked as she looked at her friend who spent several seconds in a phase.

"Huh?" Jubilee softly spoke as she was brought back from her thoughts. "Yah I'm sorry. I guess I do want to get out of here."

"Okay…" Amara began as she shifted her seat ready to stand up.

"It's okay Amara. Why don't you stay in here, everyone seems to be having a great time." Jubilee said as she looked around the room. It was true Kurt and Evan were playing video games in the corner of the room. It looked like Kitty and Rahne were laughing over some magazine. The two girls had earlier agreed to join them to take some kind of silly quiz from the magazine. "Besides, I think I need some fresh air and some time to think." She added as she stood from the sofa.

"Are you sure?" Amara questioned as she looked back at her friend.

"Yah. Look I'll make sure to find you if I need to talk." Jubilee said as she began to walk away and out of the rec room.

- - -

Bobby missed his last shot as he watched Jubilee walk out of the room by herself. He still couldn't find the right words to fix things between them. It was hard enough that she was avoiding every opportunity to be alone with him.

"I'm guessing she's still not talking to you?" Ray asked as he looked at Bobby whose eyes were still staring at the open door.

Bobby sighed and turned back to his friend. "It's not that she's NOT talking to me. It's more of the lines that she's been avoiding me." Bobby answered as he leaned against the table.

Ray scratched his head, "So that means she's not talking to you." He stated.

"Maybe. But it could be that she's just avoiding me." Bobby said.

Ray let out a short laugh, "… Because she's doesn't want to talk to you?"

"Okay. It might be because she doesn't want to talk to me. But if I could just talk to her then I could explain or apologize or do something to make things right." Bobby said in frustration. Even though he spent a lot of his efforts trying to talk to her he still didn't know what to say when they did talk.

"Okay okay." Ray replied has he held up his hands. "This is way too complicated for me. That is why you see me with no girl best friends."

"Ha-ha." Bobby sarcastically said as he rolled his eyes, he placed his pool stick down signaling that he was done playing.

"Okay I know I'm not helping." Ray quickly said hoping not to start Bobby's famous cold shoulder, which was literally cold. Bobby just looked with him with eyes of agreement.

"Hey but I know what might bring a little sunshine in that cold little life of yours." Ray said as he watched Bobby raise his eyebrow as he finished. "Kate told me that Amy's been talking and asking about you."

Bobby was a little shock and his slight frown turned into a smirk. He had totally forgotten about Amy. Even though he had a terrific date with her and he hadn't had such great dates lately, when he had returned that Valentines night he had forgotten about it and her the past couple days his mind was on Jubilee.

"They're asking if we're interested in doubling again. Or in fact I'm sure Amy wouldn't mind a date alone with you." Ray continued as he smiled at his friend. "So …"

"I don't know." Bobby mumbled. Sure he had a great time with Amy and had intended in calling her to ask her out on a second date but his current problems with Jubilee had put his plans on pause.

"Are you kidding me?" Ray exclaimed. "Amy is a babe, of course right after Kate. But a babe totally in her own category and she has the hot's for YOU!"

Bobby nodded his head. He had to admit Ray was right Amy was hot, he thought so the first time he saw her. "I know. It's just this whole Jubilee thing is kind of my first priority you know?" Bobby said he knew Ray was going to think its lame turning down an opportunity to date a hot girl to fix something with a friend.

"I guess." Ray answered. "But it's not like your going to totally forget about this whole Jubilee thing it's just a date you know 3 hours out of your 24 hour day plan on operation fix friendship with Jubilee."

Bobby laughed at Ray's ability to bring out his sense of humor out of almost anything. "All right all right stop trying to sell it to me. It's not like you couldn't get another date with Kate without me."

"True True." Ray laughed; he actually had a date with Kate herself that very night and he was looking forward to it.

"And it's not like I never said I didn't like Amy. So we'll leave it to I'll see." Bobby stated. An opportunity to have a second date with Amy, it was a time like this he would be running to his best friend to announce the news. Bobby sighed remembering about Jubilee. It just reminded him how he was unable to that and things were different. He wished things could go back to what it used to be.

Despite what Ray had said complications with having a girl best friend. Bobby had never once considered his close relationship with Jubilee complicating. In fact, it was the exact opposite it was always so simple between the two.

Bobby sighed his mind deep in thought. He missed her. If only he knew what to do.

- - -

Despite her earlier desire to get some fresh air she found herself in her bed room. Lying on her bed she sighed as she stared at her ceiling. She turned on her side to face the night stand that was besides her bed.

She was now looking at a framed picture of her and Bobby on New Years Eve last year he was holding a Roman Candle [a/n: a type of fireworks and she was shooting her mutant ability.

- - - Start: Flash Back - - -

"This is great." Bobby exclaimed as he dropped the box of fireworks onto the grounds outside of the mansion. It was New Years Eve and the school was having a big party to celebrate. "You know I never got to play with these types of fireworks before." He added as he turned to look at his best friend who stood there looking at him with a smirk.

"It's like you're a little kid." Jubilee laughed as she took a seat on a nearby chair and continued to watch her friend.

"Are you serious?! Don't you see Jubilee we can play with aerials and all these other great stuff no more sparklers and childish fireworks in this mansion NOTHING is illegal!" Bobby argued as he held up some of the several fireworks he had purchased from Evan the day before.

"Haha. God Bobby if you keep talking that way I'm going to start thinking your Pyro." Jubilee joked as she started to laugh.

"Ha-ha." Bobby retorted. "Well I'll show you. Goodbye little sparklers and say welcome to what we call a Roman Candle." Bobby said as he lit the Roman candle in his hand. Beautiful sparks came flying out and the lights made his face glow as he stood there laughing in awe.

"Are you serious? And you spent how much on that?" Jubilee asked as she stood up from her chair and went to stand next to him.

"I don't know 10 bucks for like 3?" Bobby answered as he turned to face Jubilee.

"Bobby. I got fireworks better than that." Jubilee answered as she began to shoot much more of beautiful sparks from her hands.

Bobby's mouth dropped in shock. She was right if Jubilee tried her powers could be used as a unique one of a kind never been seen firework show.

"That's free." Jubilee said as she started to laugh, Bobby who stood there still holding his 3 dollar something firework started to laugh with her.

"HEY! You two look over here." Kitty yelled, and the two best friends still laughing turned to see a flash before their eyes. "Great picture!" Kitty quickly said as the flash had gone away. "I'll make sure to give you two the copies" she yelled before she ran away.

- - - End: Flash Back - - -

"What is going on with you Lee?" She sighed as she continued to stare at the picture the memory fading away. It seemed too long since she was able to stare at the young teen's face without having to look away shortly after.

She knew she was hurt. Not only was did he make her wait 3 hours until he arrived for their so called "tradition" but it more of the idea that it seemed like it meant nothing to him and that he was able to do it. After three days she still didn't know why he came back so late, she knew it wasn't over something bad that had happen because if that had been the truth it would have been the first he would have said when he entered her room that night.

It was something about the way he was nervous in talking to her. The uncertainty on what to say was in his voice and that was something Jubilee has never heard in Bobby Drakes voice when he talked to her. After hearing it she knew she didn't want to know what had happened. That it would probably disappoint her or worst crush her if she did. And that was the reason why she avoided talking to him that night why she avoiding talking to him even until now.

Bobby was her best friend but still Bobby was a boy. In his mind to make things "right" he was going to try and explain himself and Jubilee didn't want to hear it. What she really wanted was things to go back to normal to the way it use to be, but she knew that would never happen at least not right now.

In all their years of friendship she realized they have never gone this long without talking. Sure they had their arguments like the time he was on the phone listening to her conversation with her boyfriend. Or the time when she accidentally forgot to take out the green dye shampoo they left in the shower for Scott, when it was her job to so, resulting Bobby the victim of the joke when he walked out of the shower with green hair.

Sure their fights got heated up and when they did the whole mansion would joke about how it was almost like war when they did. But this time it seemed to be a different kind of fight a fight where the words didn't come out even though she was angry and this time it didn't seem like Bobby's stubbornness to defend him was there either.

Was she supposed to be this worked up about it? She thought to herself, it was a question she asked herself countless times and even asked Amara. Amara answered by saying who wouldn't be mad at someone who left a girl waiting more so if that person is their best friend!

Best Friend. Jubilee thought. She knew she was right in being mad. But the words best friend kept running through her mind and every time she saw his face. It almost felt like it was double edge sword for her. It was her reason to be furious and hurt at him but it was also a reason why she should give him another chance to redeem himself.

"UGH." Jubilee groaned in frustration it was the same questions and thoughts she'd been having since it all started. She was furious, she was frustrated, and more so she was hurt. She didn't know what to do.

Author Note: That is the end of my second chapter. I hope you liked it, I wanted to give you a little inside to how the two were feeling before I plan to have them start talking. I can't say for sure when my next update will be since I'm trying to also write a original story I'm posting on fictionpress. But I'm hoping soon, once I get started to writing I get so hooked. So I just have a few questions to ask of my readers' opinions.

I'm planning to throw in Amy more into this story, for later reasons you will see why. But what do you think of him dating her right now?

I mentioned earlier that I haven't seen the show in ages. Amara I'm not sure if I was going to use her as Jubilee's closest girl friend or Kitty. Keep Amara or switch to Kitty[and include possible pairings with the girl you choose just to add some extra fun in the story

Any ideas of how they should start talking? I have something but I could always use some suggestions I'm open to anything!

Thanks it'd be great if I could get your opinion in that and any other suggestions you may have. I promise Bobby and Jubilee will be talking by the next chapter, we'll see how it goes from there. I'm still thinking how it will happen and how the friendship will be after they reunite. And yes roguishcharmI plan to include your suggestion somewhere in my story. PLEASE REVIEW!