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Volare (Chapter 6)
Breakfast Interlude
By: Cierce

Disclaimer: They belong to Marvel. I don't own them don't sue. Elisa Nydor and Anne belong to me, but if you ask you can use them (if you really wanna^^) The songs aren't mine either.
Summary: Jubilee returns to the X-Men for a wedding.
Rated: G

Warren Worthington closed the cupboard with a bang. Nothing to eat...where the heck is my Raisin Bran? However, his thought were not really focusing on getting breakfast. When he finally found the cereal he desired, the man simply laid it on the counter, and stared at the cupboard in front of him. Nearly a second later, his longtime love, Betsy Braddock, Psylocke, entered the kitchen.
"Warren?" Betsy didn't need to read his mind to know that something was seriously wrong. "Warren what's the matter? Are you sick?" Warren looked up from the cupboard and met Betsy's gaze.
"Its not fair." Betsy frowned,
"What's not fair?"
"I remember hating my wings, wishing they would go away. I remember trying to hide them, remove them, and ..." He paused, some memories were just too painful to remember.
"Warren, honey, what are you getting at?" Betsy thought she might know, but it was better that he told her.
"Anne's wings. Why couldn't I have retractable wings? Why did mine have to stay out?" he kept his eyes staring into Betsy's, as if searching for an answer.
"Warren, I don't know. But, think of how lucky you are. At any given moment during battle Anne's wings could retract, causing her to fall. Or, if she gets startled during a regular day, perhaps when she's in the city, her wings could pop out. Then people would know she's a mutant. I know its not easy living with a visible mutation, but try to think of all the positives, not the negatives." As Warren looked at Betsy, he knew that she spoke the truth. Warren smiled,
"You know...I'm not really in the mood for Raisin Bran anyways. Wanna go get pancakes?"
"Of course." Betsy smiled, glad that she had been able to help Warren. She had sensed his troubles, but had thought it wise not to mention anything until he was ready. They walked out of the kitchen just as Anne was walking in.
"Hey Kiddo." Warren ruffled Anne's hair as they passed. Anne grinned,
"Hey yourself. Where you going?" She eyed Betsy and Warren. Betsy laughed,
"To get pancakes." Anne sighed a dramatic, overdone sigh,
"Lucky!" Warren smiled,
"I know."
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Anne sat at the table, her hair dangling dangerously close to a bowl of soggy Lucky Charms. She carefully picked the cereal out of the marshmallows, thinking about what she was going to do today. Maybe Jubilee'll take me shopping...Her thoughts were interrupted by the voice of Hank.
"Good Morning Anne. What do you have planned for today?" Hank pulled a chocolate doughnut out of the breadbox. Then he grabbed a glass of milk and sat next to Anne.
"Nothing much, just thinking." Anne mumbled through the cereal. Beast looked thoughtful for a minute.
"You know, Anne, I was planning to go to the Auto show with Bobby...However, it appears that he has other plans for today, and I was wondering if you might consider going in his place. We could stop at a restaurant for dinner, and perhaps make a stop at Blockbuster on the way home."
Anne looked up at Beast, "Hmm...Go to a car show, get dinner and movies? Sounds like fun! When do we leave?" Beast smiled an uncley sort of smile.
"In about half an hour...or...do you require more preparation time?" Anne laughed,
"Half an hour is great...What about lunch? Are we gonna skip it?" Now it was Beast's turn to grin,
"Lunch is provided for at the auto show." Anne finished her cereal and ran for her room to change, while Beast left to grab an image inducer...
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"I'm telling you Jubilee, he came up from clear out of the blue! To dance with me!" Elisa scrutinized Jubilee, "Did you tell him anything?" Jubilee eyes went wide, then they began to shine with pleasure,
"Elisa, I swear that I didn't say a thing! He must have wanted to dance with you! That's great!"
"Yeah, but I wonder..." Elisa was prone to be skeptical about those things, but far be it for her to let her love life spoil a hot blueberry bagel loaded with cream cheese. Jubilee smile, pleased that her friend was finally getting noticed by Angelo, and grabbed a spoon for her Key Lime Pie flavored yogurt.
"So, you going to do anything special today? Like...ask him on a date?" Jubilee teased.
"Not on your life missy! He probably felt sorry for me, that's all." Elisa bit into her unsuspecting bagel with a vengeance, "I'm not going to let one dance affect my entire life." Jubilee sighed as she scooped some yogurt on her spoon,
"Yeah, your probably right. I mean it was only a wedding party. Its not like it was anything romantic." She grinned as she put the yogurt in her mouth, and her eyes went wide, "Hey! This stuff's good!"
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Up in his room, Bobby was very nervous. He had been up all night debating whether or not he should do it. And finally, at 4:45 AM, he had decided that he would do it. He, Robert Drake, would ask Jubilation Lee on a date! Now, he only needed a way to do it. Bobby sat on his bed, and wrestled with his thoughts. Hmm...There has to be a good way of getting her to go to dinner with me...but how...? Fortunately for him, Angelo came in through the door,
"Hey Hombre. Care to help an amigo out?"
"Provided it doesn't get me into a whole lot of trouble." Bobby grinned, "what's the problem?"
"Well," Hank had cornered Angelo earlier this morning and 'convinced' him that Bobby needed help pursuing the elusive Jubilee. Angelo, for his part, had noticed something was amiss with his friend, but as Hank pointed out, there were certain benefits to being someone's best friend. After some friendly persuasion, and promises to clean his car for a month, Angelo had agreed to help Bobby out. Hank helped too, by taking Anne to the auto show, which Hank had wanted to see anyways. "I want to take Elisa out to dinner and a movie, but don't want to seem like I'm putting pressure on her to accept a date. Would you come along...hey! You could ask Jubilee and make it a 'double-date!' Please amigo!"
Bobby was elated! This was perfect! Almost too perfect... He studied Angelo's face for a minute. He seems sincere enough...
"Sure! This is so cool! I can't believe I'm helping you ask Elisa out on a date!" Never look a gift horse in the mouth! She can't say no to this! Its just helping a friend date another friend!
 Angelo grinned Bull's-eye! He bought it hook line and sinker!
"Come on Amigo, let's get breakfast." They both grinned, and went to the kitchen.
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"That has got to be the best flavor on yogurt ever!" (That's the truth! ~Cierce^-^) Jubilee threw away the container, and started to leave the kitchen when she nearly ran into Bobby.
"Whoops! Sorry Bobby!" Jubilee walked past Bobby, and started for the Danger Room, to wait for Logan. Bobby looked at Angelo for a split second before stammering,
"I -I think I forgot something in my room, I'll be a few minutes." He quickly disappeared after Jubilee. Angelo waited until he was gone before laughing, "Well, he's not completely obvious!" Then he turned to Elisa, "Elisa, I need to ask a favor from you." When she nodded, he continued, "Hank told me that Bobby's crazy about Jubes, only he to scared to do anything. So, Hank had the ingenious plan of me asking him to help me ask you on a date. Bobby will ask Jubes, and they'll come along think they're helping us, only, we're helping them! So, what do you think?" Elisa grinned,
"That has got to be the most ingenious plan ever! Only Hank could have thought of it! Sure, I'll go along with you on your little scheme." Angelo grinned harder, "Good. Any minute now, there going to ask us to come along, like I asked Bobby too. Just act natural." Elisa held her composure, and waited.
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"Jubes, wait up!" Bobby waited until he was out of Elisa's earshot before calling Jubilee.
"Yeah?" Jubilee looked at Bobby...he stood there and shoved his hands in his pockets, cleared his throat and began to tell of Angelo's plan.
"Listen Jubes, Angelo asked me earlier if we'd be willing to help him ask Elisa on a date." Jubilee's eyebrows shot up,
"Oh...?"
"Yeah, he wants me to pretend that I asked you to go to dinner and a movie with me..." Jubilee's heart began to flutter, and she had to concentration to steady it. This is only a plan to get Elisa and Angelo together. He isn't asking me out...Just relax... She tuned in to hear the end of Bobby's explanation.
"...then we ask if they'd consider going with us, to make it a double-date, and not quite so formal as one on one dating. So, what do you think?" Bobby nervously played with the lint in his pocket. I don't care if this is only a set up for Angelo. I want her to say yes just as much as if this were a real date! Jubilee bit her lib, and thought hard. Don't be nervous. Its not really a date, and there is no commitment, except to make sure Angelo and Elisa have a good time... She turned to Bobby,
Sure, I'll do it."
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Hank glanced at Anne, who was eating a twinkie she had found in the glove box. Then he looked in his rearview mirror at the mansion. His plan was going smoothly... Anne looked at Hank, and popped a CD in the player.
"That had better be a good CD. I am not incline to listen to IN SYNC, or BACK ALLEY BOYS all day."
Anne laughed,
That's *NSYNC and Backstreet Boys, not those ridiculous names! And no, I grabbed something we both like." Anne pushed play and the music of Louis Armstrong filled the speakers. Hank's grin showed off is pearly whites, and he lowered his voice, and began to sing raspily along with the CD, Anne trying to remember the words, and keep her voice like Louis's:
I found my thrill
On Blueberry Hill
On Blueberry Hill,
When I found you.

The Moon stood still
On Blueberry Hill
And it wasn't until
My dream come true.

Anne fell against the back of her seat gasping for breath and laughing.
"That is sooo hard to sing like! How'd you get so good?" Hank just let his eyes shine at her in merriment.

The wind in the willows play
Love's sweet melody
And all of the vows we made
Were never to be.

Though we were part
You followed me still
Oh you were my thrill
On Blueberry Hill.

Come climb the hill with me baby!
We'll see what we will see.
I'll break my heart for you-
I'll be with you where the berry's are blue
Yes-
Each afternoon we'll go - yes
Higher than the moon we'll go
To our wedding in June we'll go.

The wind in the willows play
Love's sweet melody
And all of the vows we made
Were never to be.

Though we were part
You followed me still
Oh you were my thrill
On Blueberry Hill.

When Hank finished, Anne started clapping and mock whistling.
"That was great! How in the world can you sing like him for a whole song?!" Hank smiled at the teenager,
"Practice."


to be cont...