Author Note: I forgot to mention earlier, I just wanted to give props to Abbs of the faeries for reviewing previously and having an idea that Bobby would get hurt sometime because of his bad work habits. Now, once again I'd like to thank my wonderful readers who take the time to review; Abbs of the faeries, Kioyuki Oniga, rougishcharm, and midnite requiem.
Here is chapter 9. If it's a little short, I blame it on the fact that it was longer but had to cut it in half so it wouldn't be too long. If there's mistakes I was in a rush to post it so I only reread it quickly. Enjoy.
Chapter 9: Saved
They were in a warehouse fighting; Storm, Jean, Magma, Pyro, Cannonball and him. Bobby was standing on one of the bridges inside the warehouse, fighting.
He was exhausted, the past couple days were hell for him. And even though he should have gotten more sleep he didn't. Now he was fighting and running off nothing but adrenaline. He was fighting against a mutant who appeared to have the power to generate plasma blast.
Bobby gave a smirk as he dodged easily out of the way from one of the blast. "Bobby!" a voice called out and he quickly turned away from his opponent in the direction that Pyro had called his name. His eyes widen as he watched a huge piece of metal came flying at him from the mutant that Pyro had been fighting. Quickly ducking he felt his hair move at the air as it passed over his head.
Bobby let out a sigh of relief his heart was beating faster, too close he told himself. But before he could return to his fight, a blast came hurling at his stomach. Upon impact he felt all the air had been knocked out of him. It had been a cheap shot and it should have been a shot that he should have been able to notice but he wasn't at his top performance.
He fell to his knees, trying to catch his breathe, the plasma burned through his uniform. Move, his mind screamed, he wasn't supposed to be on his knees. He was supposed to be fighting. But his body wouldn't respond and he was still gasping for air. Bobby lifted his head only to watch plasma blast soar pass him.
Missed, he thought but in the corner of his eye, he saw his opponent's true target. Before he could react, his heart seemed to stop, and he watched it hit a barrel of chemicals.
Shit, his head screamed. He watched only a few feet away the barrel explode, the light burning his eyes, the flames producing heat higher than anything he had felt when fighting against Pyro. And before he could do anything else, he watched as if it happened in slow motion, the landing he was standing on give way.
Bobby fell, unable to react, unable to jump off, unable to grab anything, he fell. It seemed like a 7 feet drop, but how would he really know he was just falling with the rumble. Pieces of metal and carbon fell with him and against him giving him cuts all over. After what seem like it was never ending, his back hit the ground, and he yelled out in pain his eyes shut tightly closed.
And as if it he couldn't experience any greater pain, his eyes shot open, as he felt something cut through his uniform and pierce his side. This time his scream was inaudible. He looked down to see a metal piece stuck at his right side, blood was now leaking out the metal deep in his skin. He couldn't move, pain shot through everywhere in his body.
He was shaking, his body was shaking, and he was going through shock. His eyes watched as another piece of metal came falling above him at an amazing speed. It was going to land on him, he was going to die, he couldn't move, for the life of him he couldn't move. He couldn't stop shaking, why was there so much blood he wondered. MOVE! His mind screamed, you'll die you don't! But he couldn't, his body wasn't responded. Just a foot away he held his breathe, IMPACT.
Bobby shot up and immediately he felt the stabbing sharp pain from his side. Quickly lying back down to prevent any more pain he looked around. It was dark, he was the infirmary, but how, it wasn't a nightmare he just had, and it really happened, it just happened. But how, he was about to die he wondered.
He was breathing hard as sweat fell from his face. It had been too real his nightmare had been too real as if he was living it all over again. He let out a groan, he felt nothing but pain and his side was killing him immensely.
He looked down to find his chest shirtless and instead wrapped around with a bandage, blood had leaked from where he was feeling that immense source of pain, that piece of metal sure did some damage he though. His eyes stopped as it landed on Jubilee, her head gracefully on the side of his bed, her hair held up in a ponytail but loose hair fell from it and he took notice that she was still in her X-man uniform. He frowned as he saw a scratch on her cheek.
Bobby felt his heart swell, at the mere idea that she had come to see him after her mission and apparently fell asleep at his side. And he let out a small sigh of relief to know that she had been okay in her mission.
Bobby hadn't been able to talk to her since his behavior at the movie theaters; he hadn't been able to apologize even if he wasn't so sure he would. Yet, he didn't get a chance to gain her good graces once more. He was flattered almost ashamed that despite their roe with one another he found her there with him, ashamed that he could be such a jerk to someone who truly valued him as her best friend.
"Jubes." He managed to say softly, his voice hoarse and his mouth dry. But before he could say anything else, the pain he was experiencing was too intolerable and he blacked out once more.
- - -
Bobby groaned awake, he squinted his eyes at the light that filled his room.
"Ahh. Mr. Drake, you're finally awake." Beast's voice said out loud.
He turned to see Beast with a clipboard in hand and his eyes looking down at him, giving Bobby the impression that he had been checking up on Bobby.
"How long have I been out?" Bobby asked, the only time he recalled waking up was that one time to see Jubilee sleeping and he passed out due to the pain.
Beast raised an eyebrow and a slight frown. "You've been sleeping for 3 days."
"What?!" Bobby exclaimed his body shot up from the bed. Three days, his head screamed, that's impossible.
Immediately, just as it was the last time he woke up, the movement caused nothing but the pain to come shooting through. Bobby winced and he laid back again his hand touching his side slightly.
"Oh. Careful Bobby that cut of yours wasn't a nice one, pretty deep actually; almost dangerously severe if it wasn't for Storm who got you out and brought you here immediately.
Storm, Bobby's mind thought, she must have stopped that piece of metal from falling on me. Bobby eyes looked around; he failed to notice before that his right arm was placed in a sling. Storm saved me.
"Did you guys have me sleeping because of the pain?" Bobby asked, still surprise he had slept for three days.
Breast frowned, "No. It seemed that your body shut off, I was surprised to have been observing you and despite your injury you were not screaming out in pain, nor did you wake up. Of course the narcotics we gave you made you drowsy, but for the most part, it was like you were in a slight coma."
Bobby frowned, slight coma? He thought, he didn't like that idea, he shouldn't have been he wasn't hit unconscious.
"Bobby." Beast said sternly as he looked at him and placed the clipboard down. "You have to know that you were in a deep sleep non responsive non waking state not because of your fall or anything, I'm concerned about you, have you been overworking yourself?"
He looked away; it wasn't that he was a workaholic. It was just because he felt responsible in his job in his duties; he took it seriously and sacrificed his leisure time to accomplish it even if it meant his sleep. "It's just been a rough week, you know that Beast." He answered his voice lying, and he knew Beast could tell, but he went on. "There was a lot going on, these were serious missions and very strenuous, nothing to worry about."
Beast narrowed his eyes at Bobby, not believing a word but understanding what Bobby was saying. Yet before he could push the subject even more the door to Bobby's room opened.
Bobby looked up to watch Jubilee holding an orange in her hand walk in, her sapphire eyes surprised as she looked at him.
"Bobby." Jubilee gasped and she felt like the weight she had been carrying for the past 3 days had been lifted off her. He was finally awake.
Beast turned to smile to look at Bobby's best friend, the faithful friend who had spent every waking moment with Bobby at his side. "Well, I'll finish this talk with you later." He said looking at Bobby, "Don't try to move too much or you'll rip the stitches out, you have to know that cut almost hit an organ."
He nodded his head and kept his face from showing any fear when he realized that it could have been almost fatal for him, when the words organ filled the air.
Beast walked out giving a smile to Jubilee and shutting the door closed to give them privacy.
Jubilee stood staring at Bobby, still shocked, relieved that he was finally awake, but none the less surprised. She almost felt nervous as she watched his grey eyes stare back at her. "Orange?" she asked, holding it out as she walked towards the empty chair.
Bobby smiled; he placed his left hand on his stomach, "Sure. Three days sleeping, I sure hope I get more than an orange within this hour."
Jubilee rolled her eyes and once she took a seat, she began to peel the orange. "I heard what happened." She said softly, her eyes never leaving the fruit.
He nodded his head; he however was still a little hazy about how he had gotten out but assumed it was all thanks to Ororo. "Ororo, saved me right?" He asked clarifying.
She looked up briefly to meet his eyes and nodded her head slowly. Her hand reached out to hand him a piece of orange and she was thankful she had finally learned to keep them steady.
"Thanks." He mumbled and placed the citrus fruit into his mouth. It wasn't that the conversation was awkward, he just knew by looking in her eyes when she walked in, that he had caused her a lot of pain. Jubilee of course was worried.
"Bobby…" Jubilee said as she looked into his eyes, still trying to find the words to say to talk about what had happened.
"Jubes I'm fine." Bobby said, interrupting her knowing exactly what she was about to say, where the conversation would lead. It would be the conversation that Beast never quite got to reach.
"You got hurt! How can you be fine?" Jubilee exclaimed as she stared back at him. How could he act like what just happened was nothing? "How can you act like this isn't a big deal?"
Bobby looked away, breaking their eye contact. "I got hit, the landing gave way, Storm saved me. I thought you knew what happened? It's a risk that we all go through as X-men, we can get injured. That's why I'm not making it a big deal."
"I'm not talking about that Bobby." Jubilee said as she let out a sigh. "You don't need to remind me the risk this job entails, believe me I've been thinking about it for 3 days now." He felt his heart fill with guilt, knowing full well it was because of him she had been so worried.
She continued, "But, I know you, you are not careless, and you are not reckless. But on that mission you were an idiot." Her choice of words was due to her frustration and his stubbornness to deny things.
His eyes shot up to glare at her. Idiot? Was that what she was going to call him? His blood boiled, "You have no right to call me an idiot." He yelled. Was this the reason she came to see him? So she could call him an idiot. He was expecting any one from Xavier, to Beast, from Scott, to Jean, and even Wolverine to walk into his room lecturing him about how foolish he had been, but not Jubilee.
If that was the reason why she was here, he didn't need it. And he especially didn't want it; he turned and let out a huff.
She would have winced at his change in tone, his volume of his voice, the look of his attitude but she was driven to make her point. "And you have no right to act like you could fool me."
His anger washed away, Bobby looked back at her confused, in what way was he acting like he was fooling her. She was the one walking in his room calling him an idiot ready to lecture him like he was a kid.
Jubilee continued, "You're an idiot Bobby." And she watched his eyes continue to glare at her, "Tell me how much sleep did you get before that mission and then tell me how much sleep you got during the previous missions."
He once again looked away, her tone had change, he could hear the strain in her voice, that pain of concern she probably was experiencing since the moment she heard he got hurt. He could take a lecture from anyone and would even now reconsider taking a lecture from Jubilee. But what he couldn't take was hearing the hurt in her voice.
"God Bobby." Jubilee sighed, "You scared me to death that morning. Can't you see that this isn't NOTHING. That I know we put our lives out on the line every mission. But what happened isn't just NOTHING. Do you know if Storm didn't save you, if she didn't bring you back right away you could have bled to death?! You could have been killed."
He heard her voice crack at the word killed and he knew that she was struggling in talking to him. He winced knowing how true her words were. "I'm sorry." Bobby said softly, not knowing exactly sure why he was apologizing but just that he had to, he didn't want to inflict that kind of pain on her ever. His heart began to feel this ache as her words echoed in his head, he could have bled to death.
Bobby looked at her to see her eyes filled with sadness, with concern. "I never intended for it to affect me out on the mission."
She let out a sigh, "Please just tell me that you'll be more careful next time. I mean I know you have your duties and responsibilities, but can you please just take it slow. Can you please just make sure you get enough sleep? I realized after this, that I don't know if I can go through that kind of worry again." Her voice was pleading with him. She didn't want to have to go through this pain again.
Nodding his head he gave a small smile, "I promise." He watched as she smiled back, relieved to hear those words.
She sat her smile slowly disappearing, although it felt good to hear his words to promise her. She couldn't help but shake that little feeling she had since the incident. It still hurt.
After a moment of silence Bobby spoke, "Jubes, I'm sorry for making you worry." Jubilee shrugged her shoulders, as if showing that she didn't care for it nor did she want to talk about it anymore. "I saw you sleeping, you came to see me after you mission." He said, recalling the brief and only time he had woke up before this.
Her eyes widen in surprise, she never knew that he woke up that he saw her sleeping. And she felt a small embarrassment that he had know just how concerned she was. "I didn't know you woke up." She whispered.
"It was only for a little while." He answered. "Thanks, for coming to see me."
Jubilee let out a laugh, wanting to take the weight off that she was feeling ever since she brought the whole idea of him getting hurt up. It was taking a huge toll and impacting her a lot and it showed just moments ago and she didn't want to cry, "Well you're going to owe me a huge amount of thanks then." Her eyes watched as he raised his eyebrow in question. "I mean I did see you like everyday." She stated.
Bobby smirked, he already could have guessed that but now it was confirmed. "Well before I begin my speech of how much I want to thank you … can you give me another orange? I'm starving."
She rolled her eyes, "You know this is supposed to be MY orange. You are supposed to be STILL sleeping." She complained she watched as he pouted slightly and she stuffed the piece of orange in his mouth.
He smiled in thanks as she fed him and began to eat the fresh fruit. With his mouth still full he spoke, "But aren't you glad I'm awake?"
Jubilee's heart let out a sigh of relief and she thought to herself, you don't know how happy I am that you are. You made me wait forever…
- - -
Bobby stared at the ceiling throwing the nerf ball that Jubilee had brought him the day before when he woke up. He was bored out of his mind and wanted to get out of the damn infirmary.
Restless, but he couldn't do anything but wait on Beast's orders until when he would be released. He couldn't see why he couldn't leave though, he was fine, the pain wasn't bothering him much and it already been a full day since he woke up.
He heard his door open and turned to look at the visitor praying that it would be Beast and the words 'you can leave'
His smile slightly faded as he watched his best friend walk in the room, her hair tied up slightly messy and a face that completely said she came from training. "Oh" he murmured.
"Okay, you so didn't hide that disappointed look." Jubilee pointed out as she frowned at him her voice filled with annoyance, it was a long day and it didn't help that Bobby seem unappreciated that she had come to visit him AGAIN.
"Sorry." Bobby said as he watched Jubilee take a seat next to him. "I was just hoping you were Beast."
Jubilee waved her hand to shrug it off but he could tell she was still a little put off; she must have had a rough day he thought. "I really do appreciate you coming Jubes." He then added, hoping to put a smile on her face, besides he really did appreciate it. She had visited every chance she got and it helped the time fly, which meant everything since when he was alone it felt like months.
"I know." Jubilee mumbled as she began to rub her temples, "it's just been a rough training session. Wolverine was relentless." Her body ached and although she enjoyed the hard work out and the rough challenge, the system of the team flow didn't seem to work as well with Bobby gone.
"You know you didn't need to come here." Bobby pointed out feeling a little bit guilty that she had chose to visit him rather than lie down on her bed and take a rest. Not to mention he didn't make it any more of a welcome when she walked in. She really had been giving him more time than he deserved.
Jubilee stopped rubbing her temples and smiled slightly, "I know but if I didn't, you'd be bored of your mind even more and possibly be crazy by now." The other reason that she didn't share was the fact that it was times like this she enjoyed being in the presence of her best friend, even though she didn't need to voice out her day, being with him always made it feel a lot more bearable.
Bobby let out a laugh, "Yah you have no idea how crazy I feel." He sat up from his bed and faced her, "I just need to get out of here; I can't believe they won't let me out!"
She frowned, "Bobby you understand why they're not letting you out. You need the rest; Professor Xavier knows you've been over working so they want you to take advantage of this. You'll be out soon."
He nodded his head slowly, he knew that. He also knew that once he got out he would be put on vacation for 2 weeks meaning no training sessions, no missions and no leadership responsibilities. They were worried he was going to be burned out if they didn't. "I know." He mumbled.
Jubilee looked at him empathetically, "Did you try calling Amy yet?" knowing that he hadn't since the injury.
Bobby shook his head. "I'm kind of avoiding it; I figured I should call her when I can at least see her."
She nodded her head in understanding; it was one of the downfalls of dating someone that wasn't a mutant, and especially someone who didn't know you were a mutant.
It had been plaguing his mind since he had woken up and every time she was in his room and every time she left. Then once again entered his mind now that she brought up Amy. He wondered if she was talking to Tyler still, if she had seen him, since the movies. But he hadn't the words to bring it up since they never ever talked about what happened that day.
Silence entered the room. And Jubilee sat biting her lip, she was watching Bobby's face change and it seemed to be like he was troubled and she wondered why.
Finally, forcing himself, knowing he wouldn't be able to go any longer not knowing. "Uh, so you uh still seeing Tyler?"
Her eyes widen at his question, surprised that he had brought up Tyler. "Um, we're still talking. But I haven't seen him lately since you know …" Her voice trailing off as she looked down at him. You've been hurt, her thoughts finishing her sentence
Bobby nodded his head, he knew what she meant. She hadn't seen Tyler lately because she was spending time her free time with him. Again he felt guilty, but yet he couldn't help but feel his pride just swell at the idea that she chose him.
"Jubes, I'm sorry." Bobby said softly his eyes looking down at the ball in his hands.
"What?" Jubilee said out loud taken aback by his sudden apology.
"I'm sorry." Bobby repeated, knowing that it was long overdue for this apology, "About my behavior at the movie theaters the other day."
Jubilee's mouth opened and she let out a small laugh, "Oh Bobby, are you serious?" Ever since she had heard he got hurt, her anger about his behavior had quickly been replaced with her concern over her best friend. Although she was slightly annoyed that he had chose to act that way, she had let it go. "I stopped being mad the moment I found out you were hurt, it made me realized that was more important."
He smiled, relieved that she wasn't mad, "I'm still sorry."
She smiled, "That's good to know. Bobby, I don't know what you think of Tyler. But I just need you to be happy for me that I have a guy in my life." She said her sapphire eyes staring into his.
He felt his throat tighten and he swallowed air. Suddenly his relief came to a stop and anxiety came rushing in. It was one thing to be sorry but to be happy for her. He didn't know why but he really wasn't and she was expecting him to say he was.
Jubilee stared at him expectantly, waiting patiently for her best friend's support.
Bobby opened his mouth just to close it once more, why couldn't he say it? His mind fought with himself knowing he could easily say it but something in his heart and the way that it was feeling was stopping him. Jubilee was happy; did that guy really make her happy? The question filled his mind.
He watched her eyes flicker with a little disappointment when he realized he was taking too long to answer. So opening his mouth he forced himself to speak. But like an answer to his prayers, his prayer at the moment and his prayer several minutes ago, Beast came walking in.
"Bobby, you'll be happy to hear but you'll be getting discharge soon." Beast's voice filled the room, interrupting the two friends.
And Bobby was saved.
Author Note: This chapter definitely included a lot of things I didn't have in mind. With the little comment from Kioyuki Oniga I decided to explain a little more of how Bobby got hurt. I know it seems a little fast from his recovery but didn't want to dwell too long on him being injured and not conscious since it isn't a big part of the story line. Haha so Bobby was SAVED more than once haha, I wonder what you all think about his conflicting thoughts and feelings.
It's actually quite ironic this chapter was originally A LOT shorter but I added that second interaction with Bobby and Jubilee to let the next chapter flow better. Again this chapter ended up being a lot of things I didn't originally have set out. Since I did cut out half of the ORIGINAL idea I had, the next chapter is already half way written, hopefully I'll finish it soon an update.
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