CHAPTER 3
Just as she had a month before, Jubilee padded into the dimly lit kitchen in the middle of another sleepless night, opening the fridge and pulling out a beer. And just as she had the month before, she walked into the lounge room and plonked onto the couch. Just as she had the month before, she popped open a can of beer with a contented sigh. And just as she had been the month before, she was interrupted.
"Hey."
The fizz went straight through her nose as she coughed and spluttered in surprise, showering whoever it was at the other end of the couch with a substantial amount of beer.
"Thanks a lot kid." And there was Logan, half in the shadows, wiping beer foam from his sideburns.
Jubilee fell off the couch.
"I thought you had gone. How come you're back so soon?" She couldn't think of anything else to say, sprawled on the floor. She climbed back onto the couch, attempting to retain what little dignity she had left.
He smiled. Jubilee had never really seen him smile. Grin, yes. Smirk, yes. Growl, hell yes. But smile? Never. It was a surprisingly nice smile.
"Was it Rogue?" She asked, dreading the answer.
He seemed to pause before he answered. "Yes."
It was like Jubilee's stomach turned to lead. She had been holding on to a small, gossamer thread of hope…
But she forced herself to smile. "Welcome back, Wolvie."
Logan watched Jubilee walk to the fridge and get a beer, same as the month before. He watched her sit down on the couch and turn on the TV, same as the month before. He watched her open the can. And as he had the month before, he thought it would be funny to scare her.
"Hey."
He was greeted by a significant portion of Jubilee's beer all over his face. He smirked and started wiping it off. "Wha… I thought you had gone. How come you're back so soon?"
He smiled, surprising himself. The kid was the only one in the mansion who could actually make him smile, with the exception of Jeannie. "Why'd you think?"
Logan could hear the slight catch in her voice as she asked, "Rogue?"
He hesitated. "Yeah." He cursed to himself. Dammit Logan! Why the hell did you say that? He and Marie had a bond, yes, but he didn't actually like her like he liked Jubilee. But he was too scared to say it.
"Welcome back, Wolvie." He could see the unshed tears glittering in her eyes as she said it.
Aww, shit.
Yeah, I know it's short, but I had to get it done before I went to school camp. Give me some feedback and I might just write some more.
Just as she had a month before, Jubilee padded into the dimly lit kitchen in the middle of another sleepless night, opening the fridge and pulling out a beer. And just as she had the month before, she walked into the lounge room and plonked onto the couch. Just as she had the month before, she popped open a can of beer with a contented sigh. And just as she had been the month before, she was interrupted.
"Hey."
The fizz went straight through her nose as she coughed and spluttered in surprise, showering whoever it was at the other end of the couch with a substantial amount of beer.
"Thanks a lot kid." And there was Logan, half in the shadows, wiping beer foam from his sideburns.
Jubilee fell off the couch.
"I thought you had gone. How come you're back so soon?" She couldn't think of anything else to say, sprawled on the floor. She climbed back onto the couch, attempting to retain what little dignity she had left.
He smiled. Jubilee had never really seen him smile. Grin, yes. Smirk, yes. Growl, hell yes. But smile? Never. It was a surprisingly nice smile.
"Was it Rogue?" She asked, dreading the answer.
He seemed to pause before he answered. "Yes."
It was like Jubilee's stomach turned to lead. She had been holding on to a small, gossamer thread of hope…
But she forced herself to smile. "Welcome back, Wolvie."
Logan watched Jubilee walk to the fridge and get a beer, same as the month before. He watched her sit down on the couch and turn on the TV, same as the month before. He watched her open the can. And as he had the month before, he thought it would be funny to scare her.
"Hey."
He was greeted by a significant portion of Jubilee's beer all over his face. He smirked and started wiping it off. "Wha… I thought you had gone. How come you're back so soon?"
He smiled, surprising himself. The kid was the only one in the mansion who could actually make him smile, with the exception of Jeannie. "Why'd you think?"
Logan could hear the slight catch in her voice as she asked, "Rogue?"
He hesitated. "Yeah." He cursed to himself. Dammit Logan! Why the hell did you say that? He and Marie had a bond, yes, but he didn't actually like her like he liked Jubilee. But he was too scared to say it.
"Welcome back, Wolvie." He could see the unshed tears glittering in her eyes as she said it.
Aww, shit.
Yeah, I know it's short, but I had to get it done before I went to school camp. Give me some feedback and I might just write some more.