Jubilee gulped back her tears, as she leaned back against the door of
the infirmary. Rogue was up and apparently wanted to see her. God, she must
hate me, Jubilee thought miserably.
"You can go in now, Jubilee," Dr. Grey said kindly, leading her in. Jubilee nodded shakily and inched her way to Rogue's bedside. Dr. Grey shut the door behind her and left with a wave to Rogue.
Jubilee sat down and looked at her friend guiltily. Then, after a second, "Oh Rogue I'm so sorry! About everything! I was so- so stupid, and jealous, and I lost control of my powers for a second," Jubilee babbled. "Can you ever forgive me?"
Rogue smiled and laughed. She leaned forward and gave her a quick hug. "Of course, it was only a bump. Look, I'm really sorry about everything," Rogue said more seriously, her eyes large. Jubilee shook her head.
"I can't believe I let a guy come between us. That was totally dumb."
"Actually..that's what I wanted to talk to you about," Rogue said slowly. "Lance and I had sort of a trial separation. We agreed to see other people for awhile."
Jubilee felt her jaw drop, and forced herself to squelch the spurt of excitement in her. "I'm sorry," Jubilee said, looking down.
"No, it's okay," Rogue said, in a deliberately casual voice. "It's the best thing for both of us anyways."
Jubilee frowned, a little surprised. Rogue and Lance had seemed so..close. What had caused the break-up? Then it occurred to her. "Oh god, was it the accident? Is that what caused this?"
Rogue shook her head vehemently. "Of course not, Jubes. We both agreed it would be best to take a break from each other."
Jubilee nodded, but something in the back of her mind told her something wasn't right. Why was Rogue avoiding eye-contact? She shook it off. Maybe it was nothing. "How are you, though?"
"I'm fine. It wasn't anything serious," Rogue assured her with a smile. "Hey, is Kurt back?"
Jubilee brightened and nodded. Her friend seemed to be back to normal, and more importantly their friendship was back on track. "He came home this morning, he's having breakfast now. Don't worry, you'll see him at dinner."
Rogue smiled and nodded.
"I'm sorry to interrupt you girls, but I need to do some last checks on Rogue," Dr. Grey said with an apologetic smile, entering the room.
"I'll see you at dinner, Jubes," Rogue said, waving. Jubilee waved back left with a smile on her face. She felt as if an enormous burden had been lifted off of her shoulders. She had hated fighting with Rogue. Thank god, all that's over, Jubilee said with a relieved smile, closing the infirmary door behind and heading down the hall.
Suddenly, she saw Lance headed towards her. Jubilee swallowed hard, feeling her heart beat pick up again. He was probably going to see Rogue, Jubilee told herself. But.he was looking right at her. Lance stopped in front of her and cleared his throat. Jubilee shifted uncomfortably and flushed. She hadn't spoken to him much since the whole island incident. What could he possibly want?
"Uh Jubilee, I was wondering..," Lance trailed off uncomfortably, barely meeting her eyes.
"Wondering...?" Jubilee prodded curiously.
"Would you go out with me on Friday?"
Jubilee felt her stomach flutter. What was going on here? Lance was asking her out?! "I-I don't know. I mean-," Jubilee stammered.
"Rogue and I are on a trial separation. And I thought, maybe, uh, we could give us another shot," Lance said, looking at the floor, his voice muffled. Jubilee couldn't help the smile creep up on her face.
"Sure, I'd love to..I mean, if it's okay with Rogue," Jubilee said finally. Lance looked up.
"Oh yeah, it's okay with Rogue," Lance said, a trace of bitterness in his voice. "So Friday at 6:00?"
Jubilee nodded slowly. "That sounds great." Lance nodded and offered a small smile before rushing off in the other direction. Jubilee watched him go and squelched the ridiculous urge to start jumping up and down. Her crush on Lance had come back full force. She was so excited she had to tell someone!
As if reading her thoughts, Jubilee spotted Bobby, and rushed over to him, nearly bowling him over.
"Whoah, what's with you?"
"Nothing...everything!" Jubilee burst out excitedly, taking his hand and forcing him to sit down. Bobby raised his eyebrows.
"Calm down..what happened? Are you okay?" Bobby asked, concern in his eyes. Jubilee nodded, and smiled a little breathlessly.
"Well, this is the greatest day of my life!"
"They came out with a new flavor of gum?" Bobby joked. Jubilee giggled, and socked him in the arm.
"NO, wiseguy. I made up with Rogue, she forgave me for everything!"
Bobby brightened and smiled sweetly. "That's great Jubes, I'm glad everything worked out."
"Wait, that's not the best part," Jubilee whispered excitedly. "Rogue told me that her and Lance have decided to see other people. Then, like, 5 minutes later...Lance asked me out!" Jubilee waited, and stopped when she saw Bobby's lips tighten a little. There was a short silence. "Well, aren't you happy for me?" Jubilee asked slowly, hurt at his lack of support.
"Yeah, I'm happy for you," Bobby said finally, his blue eyes not quite meeting hers. Jubilee leaned forward and frowned.
"You don't seem that happy," Jubilee countered.
"Well, I just don't want to see you get hurt," Bobby said, his arms crossed in front of his chest.
"And I won't," Jubilee said a little defensively. "Lance is a great guy."
"Yeah, great," Bobby said shortly. "I'll seeya later Jubes, I'm gonna go talk to Kurt." Jubilee watched him go, baffled at his behavior. Jubilee shook her head and checked her watch. She had class in an hour...History. Plenty of time to daydream, Jubilee thought contentedly.
"You can go in now, Jubilee," Dr. Grey said kindly, leading her in. Jubilee nodded shakily and inched her way to Rogue's bedside. Dr. Grey shut the door behind her and left with a wave to Rogue.
Jubilee sat down and looked at her friend guiltily. Then, after a second, "Oh Rogue I'm so sorry! About everything! I was so- so stupid, and jealous, and I lost control of my powers for a second," Jubilee babbled. "Can you ever forgive me?"
Rogue smiled and laughed. She leaned forward and gave her a quick hug. "Of course, it was only a bump. Look, I'm really sorry about everything," Rogue said more seriously, her eyes large. Jubilee shook her head.
"I can't believe I let a guy come between us. That was totally dumb."
"Actually..that's what I wanted to talk to you about," Rogue said slowly. "Lance and I had sort of a trial separation. We agreed to see other people for awhile."
Jubilee felt her jaw drop, and forced herself to squelch the spurt of excitement in her. "I'm sorry," Jubilee said, looking down.
"No, it's okay," Rogue said, in a deliberately casual voice. "It's the best thing for both of us anyways."
Jubilee frowned, a little surprised. Rogue and Lance had seemed so..close. What had caused the break-up? Then it occurred to her. "Oh god, was it the accident? Is that what caused this?"
Rogue shook her head vehemently. "Of course not, Jubes. We both agreed it would be best to take a break from each other."
Jubilee nodded, but something in the back of her mind told her something wasn't right. Why was Rogue avoiding eye-contact? She shook it off. Maybe it was nothing. "How are you, though?"
"I'm fine. It wasn't anything serious," Rogue assured her with a smile. "Hey, is Kurt back?"
Jubilee brightened and nodded. Her friend seemed to be back to normal, and more importantly their friendship was back on track. "He came home this morning, he's having breakfast now. Don't worry, you'll see him at dinner."
Rogue smiled and nodded.
"I'm sorry to interrupt you girls, but I need to do some last checks on Rogue," Dr. Grey said with an apologetic smile, entering the room.
"I'll see you at dinner, Jubes," Rogue said, waving. Jubilee waved back left with a smile on her face. She felt as if an enormous burden had been lifted off of her shoulders. She had hated fighting with Rogue. Thank god, all that's over, Jubilee said with a relieved smile, closing the infirmary door behind and heading down the hall.
Suddenly, she saw Lance headed towards her. Jubilee swallowed hard, feeling her heart beat pick up again. He was probably going to see Rogue, Jubilee told herself. But.he was looking right at her. Lance stopped in front of her and cleared his throat. Jubilee shifted uncomfortably and flushed. She hadn't spoken to him much since the whole island incident. What could he possibly want?
"Uh Jubilee, I was wondering..," Lance trailed off uncomfortably, barely meeting her eyes.
"Wondering...?" Jubilee prodded curiously.
"Would you go out with me on Friday?"
Jubilee felt her stomach flutter. What was going on here? Lance was asking her out?! "I-I don't know. I mean-," Jubilee stammered.
"Rogue and I are on a trial separation. And I thought, maybe, uh, we could give us another shot," Lance said, looking at the floor, his voice muffled. Jubilee couldn't help the smile creep up on her face.
"Sure, I'd love to..I mean, if it's okay with Rogue," Jubilee said finally. Lance looked up.
"Oh yeah, it's okay with Rogue," Lance said, a trace of bitterness in his voice. "So Friday at 6:00?"
Jubilee nodded slowly. "That sounds great." Lance nodded and offered a small smile before rushing off in the other direction. Jubilee watched him go and squelched the ridiculous urge to start jumping up and down. Her crush on Lance had come back full force. She was so excited she had to tell someone!
As if reading her thoughts, Jubilee spotted Bobby, and rushed over to him, nearly bowling him over.
"Whoah, what's with you?"
"Nothing...everything!" Jubilee burst out excitedly, taking his hand and forcing him to sit down. Bobby raised his eyebrows.
"Calm down..what happened? Are you okay?" Bobby asked, concern in his eyes. Jubilee nodded, and smiled a little breathlessly.
"Well, this is the greatest day of my life!"
"They came out with a new flavor of gum?" Bobby joked. Jubilee giggled, and socked him in the arm.
"NO, wiseguy. I made up with Rogue, she forgave me for everything!"
Bobby brightened and smiled sweetly. "That's great Jubes, I'm glad everything worked out."
"Wait, that's not the best part," Jubilee whispered excitedly. "Rogue told me that her and Lance have decided to see other people. Then, like, 5 minutes later...Lance asked me out!" Jubilee waited, and stopped when she saw Bobby's lips tighten a little. There was a short silence. "Well, aren't you happy for me?" Jubilee asked slowly, hurt at his lack of support.
"Yeah, I'm happy for you," Bobby said finally, his blue eyes not quite meeting hers. Jubilee leaned forward and frowned.
"You don't seem that happy," Jubilee countered.
"Well, I just don't want to see you get hurt," Bobby said, his arms crossed in front of his chest.
"And I won't," Jubilee said a little defensively. "Lance is a great guy."
"Yeah, great," Bobby said shortly. "I'll seeya later Jubes, I'm gonna go talk to Kurt." Jubilee watched him go, baffled at his behavior. Jubilee shook her head and checked her watch. She had class in an hour...History. Plenty of time to daydream, Jubilee thought contentedly.
