Here's the next chapter! I meant to have this up a while ago, but got busy and then my co-writer, Pyro Maniac, suggested the end part so I decided to combine chapters 10 and 11 into this version of chapter 10. So here is chapter 10, and if you ever wondered what Jade looks like, here's a link to a video with a person who she looks like (just remove the spaces): www . youtube watch?v=BjcT3teYuMw
Disclaimer: I do not own Marvel.
Ch. 10
Fifteen minutes later, Jade arrived at the hospital. She instantly headed in. Jade wasn't too sure of exactly where she was going. So she just wandered a bit. Eventually, Jade caught sight of Seth. He was emerging from the bathroom. Seth walked up to her. "Hey."
"Hey Seth," Jade replied. Seth motioned with his head for her to follow him as he began walking down the hall.
"How are Steve and Bucky doing?"
"Pretty bad, Steve got a punctured lung so they had to do a lung transplant"
"Sorry about not being here earlier...I...I didn't check my phone."
"It's fine...your brother and my sister were angrier about it."
"I know...we had an argument about it."
"Jade, listen. Bobbi she's...it takes her a long time to trust people, no matter who they are."
"Why?" Jade asked curiously. Seth sighed heavily. "Honestly? It's not my story to tell." Jade sighed but nodded. She understood, it wasn't Seth's story to tell. They made it to the waiting room. Annette walked into the waiting room and Jade pulled her into a hug.
"Annie," Jade murmured. Annette hugged her tightly, beginning to cry. Jade just hugged her cousin, she didn't know what else to do. So Jade just held Annette as she sobbed. Eventually, Annette's sobs lessened. She pulled away and wiped at her face.
"Sorry," Annette mumbled.
"Why are you sorry, Annie?" Jade asked.
"Your jacket," Annette said. Jade looked down, her jacket was now covered in tears and snot.
"It's fine," she said with a shrug. Annette shook her head.
"Annie, it's fine, I have an extra jacket anyways." Annette nodded. Jade stripped off her jacket, rifling through her bag to find her spare jacket. Bobbi watched the scene, finding herself even more attracted to Jade. Her body was built, all muscles and beauty. And it definitely wasn't helping that Jade was in a tank top, not at all. Jade slid her jacket on and Bobbi finally looked away. Jade sat and the group fell into silence. They sat for a while.
Soon, footsteps were heard and Tessa appeared. She ran up to Annette and slapped her hard across the face. Everyone jumped up at that.
"What the hell was that for?" Jade said. "Why the f**k did you just punch her?!"
"You stay out of this you stupid d*ke!" Tessa snarled. Before anyone could react, Tessa was on the ground, Bobbi standing over her with a look of pure rage. Tessa looked up, dazed from the force of the punch.
"Don't f*cking insult her again," Bobbi growled. Tessa stared at her in shock.
"What the hell do you care about the d*ke anyways?" Tessa spat.
"She's my friend!"
"She shouldn't even exist!" Rage crossed Bobbi's face and she launched at Tessa. It took the combined efforts of Jade, Seth, and Takeda to pull Bobbi off of Tessa. Tessa groaned, bleeding.
"C'mon," Jade said, gently leading Bobbi to the bathroom. Once in the bathroom, Jade began to clean up Bobbi's fists.
"You didn't have to do that, you know," Jade said quietly.
"She didn't have to say that about you," Bobbi disagreed.
"Bobbi, you didn't have to fight her, I'm not worth it."
"Dammit Jade! You are, you are worth it!"
"But..."
"No, don't say you aren't worth it because you're a lesbian, because it isn't true!"
"Bobbi...thanks." Bobbi smiled at her. Jade wordlessly took Bobbi's other hand and began to clean it.
"I'm sorry about earlier," Bobbi whispered.
"It's fine."
"Jade, no, it's not. I'm sorry about our argument, I just...I don't know. But I'm sorry." Jade gave Bobbi a small smile and patted her hand. "It's fine, you're forgiven." Bobbi smiled back and hugged her. The two headed out, finding Tessa gone when they got out there.
"Where'd Tessa go?" Jade asked.
"She left."
"Good riddance." Everyone laughed at that.
"F*cking b*tch," Jade muttered. Bobbi patted her arm. Jade sighed. The drop all stared at each other, unsure of what to do.
"I can't believe this happened," Pietro murmured. Everyone nodded in agreement.
"It hurts," Annette whimpered. Everyone looked at her.
"Bucky's in pain!" Everyone jumped up. Annette curled into a ball.
"I'll get a nurse," Pietro said, running off. Annette stayed curled in a ball, she hurt all over. Annette let out a low cry as a nurse ran past. She slowly pushed herself into a seating position. She began walking towards Bucky's room. Annette had to see Bucky, she had to.
Bucky was in his bed, his face screwed up in pain; the nurse was standing over him, injecting something into his IV. Bucky sighed in relief as the pain medication coursed through his veins. Annette also let out a sigh of relief. Bucky looked up.
"Annette!" He cried happily. Annette smiled.
"Hey Bucky," she murmured, sitting down. Bucky grinned widely. Annette shook her head and smiled, Bucky was acting almost high. It was rather adorable. Bucky grinned again. Annette rolled her eyes but sat at his bedside. Bucky kept grinning at her. Annette blinked.
"Okay then," she muttered. Bucky grinned at her again. Annette shook her head but smiled. Bucky was really adorable.
"So…" Bucky drew out the word.
"What?"
"How's Steve?" Annette sighed. "Not good."
"That bad?"
"It's not pretty." Bucky nodded. "I feel bad for Natasha."
"Me too." The two fell into silence. Bucky was so out of it it was adorable. Annette sat back, watching him. Bucky looked around the room.
"Does my dad know?" He whispered.
"No." Annette shook her head. "Did you want him to know?"
"No!" Bucky all but shouted. Annette nodded. "Okay...okay." Bucky also nodded as Annette kissed his head. Bucky grinned at her. Annette smiled back. Bucky yawned slightly.
"Sleep," Annette whispered. Bucky nodded and closed his eyes, drifting off. Annette sat back, watching him. Bucky looked so much younger when he slept. It was rather adorable. Annette kissed his head again before sitting back and falling asleep herself.
Hours later, the two awoke. Bucky woke first, shifting slightly. His body ached again. Bucky let out a quiet groan. He pushed himself into a seat position. Bucky groaned again, he hurt all over. The nurse walked in at that moment and kindly smiled at Bucky.
"You're up," she said. Bucky nodded. "Yeah."
"How do you feel?"
"Sore."
"Need some meds?"
"Please." The nurse stepped up to his bedside and injected some medication. Bucky let out a sigh of relief as the pain began to disappear. Bucky let out another happy sigh as Annette began to stir. She slowly sat up.
"Bucky?" Annette said sleepily.
"Hey!" Bucky answered happily. Annette smiled at him and sat up a bit straighter. The nurse quietly left. Bucky smiled at Annette, and Annette just rolled her eyes. There was a soft knock on the door, causing Bucky and Annette to look at it.
"Hey guys," Jade's voice came from the doorway.
"Hey Jade, come on in," Annette said. Jade walked in with Bobbi, Seth, Takeda, Kaya, and Sareena.
"Hey guys," Annette greeted. Jade handed her a bag of food. "Eat."
"I'm good," Annette mumbled.
"Annie, you have not eaten all day. Now eat." Annette sighed and opened the bag. Instantly, the smell of homemade casserole hit her nostrils, making Annette even hungrier.
"Thank you Aunt Syndel," she murmured as she pulled out a container and dug in. Jade and the others sat.
"How'd you get the casserole?" Bucky asked.
"Kaya and Sareena grabbed it on their way here," Jade explained. Bucky nodded. The kids fell into silence, all just staring at each other.
"How're you doing?" Kaya asked Bucky.
"Sore on occasion, but other than that, okay."
"That's good."
"Yeah...Thanks Kaya."
"What for?" Bucky shrugged. "Just...Thank you." Kaya nodded. "Anytime." Bucky settled back down. Annette finished her casserole and looked up.
"What?" She asked.
"Hungry much?" Bucky teased. Annette blushed.
"Aunt Syndel makes good food," she explained.
"That's for sure," Jade agreed.
"She is a good cook," Sareena added. Jade smiled at her girlfriend. "Thanks, I'll tell my mom that." Jade kissed her cheek. Sareena smiled back.
"Enough of the PDA," Bucky groaned.
"Sorry Bucky," Jade said with a laugh. Bucky rolled his eyes, causing everyone to laugh. Bucky huffed a playful sigh. Everyone just laughed. Bucky sighed again and looked at his friends. He couldn't help but smile, he was happy his friends were here. For the rest of the day, the kids just hung out.
Bucky moved rooms the next day, sharing a room with Steve. Bucky was glad he was sharing a room with Steve as they had been best buds for a while.
"So…." Bucky said.
"What's up, Buck?"
"The sky," Bucky joked. Steve rolled his eyes as Bucky laughed. The laughter caused Steve to frown and Bucky to grin. There was a sudden knock on the door.
"Come in!" Bucky shouted. Natasha and Annette walked in, both carrying flowers. Natasha smiled and sat next to Steve's bedside, Annette followed suit. The kids stared at each other for a long moment.
"I'm glad you're here," Steve said to Natasha. She smiled at him and kissed his head. "Of course, Steve." Annette and Bucky exchanged a look at the PDA, with Annette miming gagging at it. Bucky laughed at that. Steve glared at his friends.
"What?" Bucky asked.
"Not funny, Buck."
"Oh, but it is." Steve scowled.
"Steve, relax," Natasha murmured. Steve smiled at her. "I'm fine, Nat." Natasha nodded.
"So what's been going on?" Steve asked.
"Tessa was here," Natasha said.
"She was?" Bucky asked in surprise.
"Yeah." Annette nodded.
"Did she cause any problems?"
"At first, but then Bobbi kicked her a**."
"Bobbi kicked her a**?"
"Yeah, it was awesome."
"Why'd she do it?"
"Tessa was being a b*tch to Jade."
"Ah, makes sense Bobbi would step in."
"Yeah." The group fell into silence.
"So…" Steve began.
"What?" Natasha asked.
"What are we going to do about school?"
"We'll get your homework for you if you aren't released yet."
"You will?"
"Of course." Steve and Bucky smiled at that. Natasha and Annette smiled back before the group fell back into silence.
School began a few days later, Steve and Bucky were still in the hospital. The other students were in school still. Natasha closed her locker and sighed, she hated that Steve wasn't there. Annette walked up to her and Natasha turned her head to look at the other student.
"How are you holding up?" Natasha asked.
"Good...I guess." Annette shrugged. Natasha nodded.
"What about you?" Annette asked.
"It's...It's going," Natasha replied. Annette nodded.
"I hate this," she murmured.
"I know, I do too."
"I wish we could be there:"
"I know, I do too." Annette sighed, as did Natasha. The two closed their lockers and headed to their respective classes.
Annette sat in her normal seat in Chemistry, missing Bucky. She just wanted Bucky back and out of the hospital. Annette sighed to herself.
"Cheer up, Annie," Jade said, sitting down. Annette shook her head.
"I wish Bucky was here," she explained.
"I know you do," Jade replied sympathetically. Annette sighed again. Jade patted her shoulder as class began.
All day, Annette was anxious for school to be done. She was almost bored at school. Soon, the school day was done. Annette hurried to the hospital right away. Bucky was still in the same room when Annette walked in.
"Annette!" Bucky exclaimed happily.
"Hey Bucky," Annette replied, smiling. Bucky smiled back widely, causing Annette to laugh softly. Bucky smiled again and Annette kissed his head. They liked having each other there, just being with each other.
It was nearly a month after the accident and the end of January. Sareena had done some thinking about her relationship with Jade and had made a decision about them. Sareena knew that no matter how she behaved, Jade's heart wasn't into their relationship. Sareena knew this, she accepted it, and she knew what she had to do.
"Hey," Jade greeted Sareena with a grin.
"Hey Jade...can we talk?" Sareena asked, looking nervous. Jade frowned but nodded. "Sure." Sareena led Jade inside and to her room.
"Jade listen...I need to tell you something," Sareena said, taking a deep breath.
"What is it? Is everything okay?" Jade asked, instantly worried.
"I...I think we should be friends, just friends," Sareena said, bracing herself for the reaction. Jade went quiet, frowning.
"But...but...but…" She said, looking confused.
"Jade, I like you, I really do, but right now, I'm not who you need," Sareena said softly.
"But I want you!" Jade cried. Sareena shook her head. "Do you want me or the person who you can't have?" Jade frowned at that.
"Sareena I…" Jade began. Sareena shook her head, kissing Jade softly.
"I know, Jade, I know," she murmured. Jade sighed. "She wants to be just friends right now."
"Jade, I know you want to respect that, but the way she looks at you speaks much differently. Talk to her about it, about being just friends or more." Jade sighed and nodded again.
"Sareena...Thanks," she said. Sareena smiled at her. "You're still one of my closest friends, don't ever forget that."
Annette walked into the house to hear arguing. She stepped closer, listening in, Jade and Bobbi were arguing. Annette frowned at that and listened in some more.
"...What else do you want from me?"
"I don't know! Just...time."
"I've given you time! A lot of time!"
"Just...I need more time!"
"Bobbi, I've given you time. Just tell me...are we friends or not!"
"For how long?"
"I...I don't know." Jade sighed frustratedly. "Bobbi, I've given you time."
"I need more!"
"What are you so afraid of?"
"Maybe I don't want to be called a d*ke like you," Bobbi snapped. There was silence as her words hung in the air and Annette burst into the room. She instantly scanned the scene and frowned. Both parties seemed unhappy, Jade nearly crying. Annette walked up to Bobbi and punched her in the face.
"Get out," Annette growled.
"Annette, I didn't mean…" Bobbi began. Annette punched her hard in the face again.
"Go," she said coldly.
"Annette…" Bobbi began.
"Go!" Annette shouted. Bobbi hung her head and walked out as Annette rushed to her cousin.
"I'm okay," Jade mumbled. Annette shook her head. "She shouldn't have said it."
"Annette, don't."
"Jade, it wasn't right." Jade sighed. She knew it wasn't right, but she wasn't angry. Hurt? Of course. But angry? She could never be angry at Bobbi.
Please please please don't kill me! I had to add some more drama! I'm sorry! (Not really as I love my angst, plus this idea was totally supplied to me by Pyro's Maniac). Anyways, review please!