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Bobby went into the kitchen, watching listlessly as Miss Munroe strained the spaghetti, and covered it with a creamy red sauce. She turned around and smiled at him. "Hi Bobby, dinner will be ready in about 10 minutes, can you please go call the others? I want everyone here to welcome Kurt back." Bobby nodded with a brief smile and walked back down the hallway, his thoughts a jumble.
Just when he'd thought that maybe Jubilee had seen the light and realized how right they were for each other...Alvers had to do a 180 on Rogue! Bobby rubbed his head tiredly remembering the way Jubilee's face lit up when she spoke about Lance to him. It was undeniable, her crush on Lance had come back with a vengeance, and once again, Bobby was the good old buddy whose shoulder she could cry on, or ditch whenever Lance came around. Bobby knew he should have been furious at the way Jubilee had been treating him lately.but somehow the anger wouldn't come.
He was in love with her, too in love to be angry with her. Bobby knew he'd rather be Jubilee's best friend than have no place in her life or her heart. I can suck it up, Bobby thought bravely, but as soon as he caught sight of Jubilee walking towards him, he felt his heart clench painfully. He couldn't bear the thought of Jubilee talking to him about Alvers with that starry look in her eyes, knowing that she'd never look at him that way.
"Bobby, there you are!"
Bobby set his lips tightly; his eyes taking in her beautiful blue eyes alight with happiness. He had to stay away. But caught so near her, Bobby felt his feet rooted to the floor, speechless.
"Bobby, are you alright?" Jubilee asked softly, her brow furrowing in concern at the sadness that dimmed her best friend's eyes.
No I'm not, Bobby felt like saying, but bit back the words. "I have to go, Jubilee," Bobby muttered, and pushed past her.
"But, why-?" Jubilee began, but Bobby was running down the hall already without a look back.
Bobby could practically picture the look of confusion and hurt on her face, and closed his eyes. He had to stay away from Jubilee for away, just until the thought of her going out with another guy didn't make his heart feel like it had been run over.
Bobby sighed heavily, peeked out the door, to find the hallway empty. He walked back down to find everyone already seated around the big oakwood table, waiting for him. He smiled sheepishly at Miss Munroe, and carefully avoided Jubilee's hurt look when he didn't wave at her. The last thing he needed was guilt. It was Jubilee who didn't have time for him. She didn't need him when she had the Almighty Alvers, Bobby thought bitterly, scooting into the seat furthest from Jubilee and Lance.
Everyone was present; Logan, Mr. Summers and the rest of the adults were spooning food onto plates and passing them around. However, all the students seemed ill at ease, Bobby noticed. Kitty kept sneaking looks at Pietro while half-heartedly conversing with Kurt, Lance kept looking at Rogue, who was avoiding his eyes. Pietro was busy glaring at Kurt across the table, and Jubilee was staring listlessly at the spaghetti, while Todd slurped his coke obnoxiously. Yes, it was not a normal picture.
Dr. Grey seemed to notice and cleared her throat. "So, Kurt, why don't you tell us a little about your visit?" she asked, trying to start a conversation to break the uncomfortable silence.
Kurt grinned lopsidedly. "It wasn't very exciting, hardly any kids my age to talk to. Also, Michigan was freezing," he said, and popped a meatball into his mouth. He smiled with satisfaction. "I sure missed Thursday's spaghetti nights." Mr. Summers smiled warmly. "We're glad to have you back as well. Have you met Pietro, Lance, and Todd? They're new here."
Kurt nodded at Pietro, who was still glaring at him. But Kurt, being Kurt, was totally oblivious to the hostility in his gaze. "Yup, I've met them," Kurt said cheerfully.
"Anyways, guys, what'd I miss while I was gone?" Kurt asked, looking up from his food. Bobby fought the urge to laugh. What had he MISSED? Ha!
"Uh, um...well nothing, really," Jubilee offered a little quietly, trying to catch Bobby's eye, but not succeeding.
"That's not true," Logan snorted. "There was a treasure hunt on the island of Genosha, and we paired them all off in a competition to see who could get to the finish line first."
"That sounds like fun, who won?" Kurt asked.
"Rogue and I won," Lance said, his voice low. Rogue blushed and pretended to focus on her food. Jubilee just looked back from Lance and Rogue, her eyes uncertain. Bobby could feel the silence lengthen. He saw Mr. Summers and Logan exchange skeptical glances.
"So, Pietro and Kitty got left behind for a couple days on the island," Miss Munroe said, trying to rejuvenate the conversation once again.
"Really, Kitty?" Kurt asked, looking over at Kitty whose face had turned scarlet almost immediately.
"Uh, yeah Kurt," Kitty said, her face still a brilliant shade of pink.
"So what'd you guys do for 2 whole days with no TV or anything?" Kurt asked innocently. What happened next was comic. Bobby watched in amazement, as Kitty and Pietro simultaneously began choking on their drinks.
"Nothing!" Kitty and Pietro blurted out together. They looked at each other for a second and then back down at their plates.
"Oh sure, we believe you," Todd said sarcastically.
"Todd," Logan said warningly. Todd gulped, and continued eating silently, with a small smirk thrown at a very uneasy Pietro. Kurt frowned a little. Bobby sighed, and sat back in his chair as another silence followed. He felt as if the dinner had lasted hours. He wasn't sure if he could take anymore of this.
"So, Kurt," Pietro said, breaking the silence, his eyes unreadable, "how long have you and Kitty been going out?"
Bobby went into the kitchen, watching listlessly as Miss Munroe strained the spaghetti, and covered it with a creamy red sauce. She turned around and smiled at him. "Hi Bobby, dinner will be ready in about 10 minutes, can you please go call the others? I want everyone here to welcome Kurt back." Bobby nodded with a brief smile and walked back down the hallway, his thoughts a jumble.
Just when he'd thought that maybe Jubilee had seen the light and realized how right they were for each other...Alvers had to do a 180 on Rogue! Bobby rubbed his head tiredly remembering the way Jubilee's face lit up when she spoke about Lance to him. It was undeniable, her crush on Lance had come back with a vengeance, and once again, Bobby was the good old buddy whose shoulder she could cry on, or ditch whenever Lance came around. Bobby knew he should have been furious at the way Jubilee had been treating him lately.but somehow the anger wouldn't come.
He was in love with her, too in love to be angry with her. Bobby knew he'd rather be Jubilee's best friend than have no place in her life or her heart. I can suck it up, Bobby thought bravely, but as soon as he caught sight of Jubilee walking towards him, he felt his heart clench painfully. He couldn't bear the thought of Jubilee talking to him about Alvers with that starry look in her eyes, knowing that she'd never look at him that way.
"Bobby, there you are!"
Bobby set his lips tightly; his eyes taking in her beautiful blue eyes alight with happiness. He had to stay away. But caught so near her, Bobby felt his feet rooted to the floor, speechless.
"Bobby, are you alright?" Jubilee asked softly, her brow furrowing in concern at the sadness that dimmed her best friend's eyes.
No I'm not, Bobby felt like saying, but bit back the words. "I have to go, Jubilee," Bobby muttered, and pushed past her.
"But, why-?" Jubilee began, but Bobby was running down the hall already without a look back.
Bobby could practically picture the look of confusion and hurt on her face, and closed his eyes. He had to stay away from Jubilee for away, just until the thought of her going out with another guy didn't make his heart feel like it had been run over.
Bobby sighed heavily, peeked out the door, to find the hallway empty. He walked back down to find everyone already seated around the big oakwood table, waiting for him. He smiled sheepishly at Miss Munroe, and carefully avoided Jubilee's hurt look when he didn't wave at her. The last thing he needed was guilt. It was Jubilee who didn't have time for him. She didn't need him when she had the Almighty Alvers, Bobby thought bitterly, scooting into the seat furthest from Jubilee and Lance.
Everyone was present; Logan, Mr. Summers and the rest of the adults were spooning food onto plates and passing them around. However, all the students seemed ill at ease, Bobby noticed. Kitty kept sneaking looks at Pietro while half-heartedly conversing with Kurt, Lance kept looking at Rogue, who was avoiding his eyes. Pietro was busy glaring at Kurt across the table, and Jubilee was staring listlessly at the spaghetti, while Todd slurped his coke obnoxiously. Yes, it was not a normal picture.
Dr. Grey seemed to notice and cleared her throat. "So, Kurt, why don't you tell us a little about your visit?" she asked, trying to start a conversation to break the uncomfortable silence.
Kurt grinned lopsidedly. "It wasn't very exciting, hardly any kids my age to talk to. Also, Michigan was freezing," he said, and popped a meatball into his mouth. He smiled with satisfaction. "I sure missed Thursday's spaghetti nights." Mr. Summers smiled warmly. "We're glad to have you back as well. Have you met Pietro, Lance, and Todd? They're new here."
Kurt nodded at Pietro, who was still glaring at him. But Kurt, being Kurt, was totally oblivious to the hostility in his gaze. "Yup, I've met them," Kurt said cheerfully.
"Anyways, guys, what'd I miss while I was gone?" Kurt asked, looking up from his food. Bobby fought the urge to laugh. What had he MISSED? Ha!
"Uh, um...well nothing, really," Jubilee offered a little quietly, trying to catch Bobby's eye, but not succeeding.
"That's not true," Logan snorted. "There was a treasure hunt on the island of Genosha, and we paired them all off in a competition to see who could get to the finish line first."
"That sounds like fun, who won?" Kurt asked.
"Rogue and I won," Lance said, his voice low. Rogue blushed and pretended to focus on her food. Jubilee just looked back from Lance and Rogue, her eyes uncertain. Bobby could feel the silence lengthen. He saw Mr. Summers and Logan exchange skeptical glances.
"So, Pietro and Kitty got left behind for a couple days on the island," Miss Munroe said, trying to rejuvenate the conversation once again.
"Really, Kitty?" Kurt asked, looking over at Kitty whose face had turned scarlet almost immediately.
"Uh, yeah Kurt," Kitty said, her face still a brilliant shade of pink.
"So what'd you guys do for 2 whole days with no TV or anything?" Kurt asked innocently. What happened next was comic. Bobby watched in amazement, as Kitty and Pietro simultaneously began choking on their drinks.
"Nothing!" Kitty and Pietro blurted out together. They looked at each other for a second and then back down at their plates.
"Oh sure, we believe you," Todd said sarcastically.
"Todd," Logan said warningly. Todd gulped, and continued eating silently, with a small smirk thrown at a very uneasy Pietro. Kurt frowned a little. Bobby sighed, and sat back in his chair as another silence followed. He felt as if the dinner had lasted hours. He wasn't sure if he could take anymore of this.
"So, Kurt," Pietro said, breaking the silence, his eyes unreadable, "how long have you and Kitty been going out?"
