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Friday night had finally come, and Jubilee felt her nervousness increase with every second. As soon as classes had finished, she had rushed to her room to try on outfits and pick the perfect one for her date with Lance. She first picked up a glittery top, and long straight black skirt cut to her knee. After putting it on, she twirled around.
"What do you think, Kitty?" Jubilee asked anxiously.
Kitty listlessly kicked a pillow. "What?"
"I asked you what you thought about this outfit?" Jubilee repeated, raising her eyebrows.
"It's great," Kitty replied half-heartedly, barely looking up. Jubilee sighed concernedly.
"You know, you should be getting ready for your date with Kurt..you know, your "boyfriend"."
"FAKE boyfriend, you mean," Kitty retorted. "And I only said that to make Pietro jealous anyhow. It doesn't matter anymore, as of this minute, he's out to dinner with Little Miss Baywatch Tina."
Jubilee looked at her friend sternly. "So? Are you going to let that ruin your night? Are you just going to sit here and mope around the house watching reruns of I Love Lucy?"
"I was planning on it," Kitty said, ruffling her shoulder length brown hair despondently.
"Well, than you'll just prove Pietro right," Jubilee reminded her. Kitty sat up at that, and her brown eyes narrowed.
Straightening her shoulders, she nodded. "Your right. There is no WAY I'm staying home feeling sorry for myself."
"That's the spirit," Jubilee cheered. "Now go get dressed. It's almost 6:00."
Kitty nodded and began rifling through her own clothes for a dress. Jubilee turned back to the mirror, eyeing her reflection hesitantly. She felt completely out of place in a skirt Her own style usually ran to sparkly t-shirts and jeans, unlike Kitty and Rogue who always knew how to dress up. Should I wear my hair up or down? Jubilee wondered. I know, I'll ask Bobby, Jubilee decided, opening the door. Then stopped, her hand frozen on the doorknob.
Bobby wasn't speaking to her. Jubilee leaned against the door, closing her eyes. Her best friend had been ignoring her for 2 days now and it seemed like forever. She just couldn't understand why he wouldn't talk to her. They'd always been so close. Why was he shutting her out? Jubilee shook her head. She wasn't going to give him up without a fight. Making up her mind to confront him, Jubilee headed downstairs, straightening the skirt and walking down unsteadily in her high heels.
She saw Bobby cross the kitchen, a drink in hand. As his eyes met hers, Jubilee saw his jaw drop and his eyes widen. Then just as quickly, Bobby's eyes fell and he turned away.
"No, Bobby wait!" Jubilee called desperately, stumbling as fast as she could down the stairs in her heels. He stopped and turned around to face her. Jubilee felt a blush sweep through her cheeks as she felt his gaze on her. "Do I look okay?"
"You look beautiful, as always," Bobby choked out hoarsely, then tried to turn away, but Jubilee put an arm on his beseechingly. He recoiled as if burned and Jubilee stared at him, hurt.
"I don't understand why you won't talk to me. What have I done wrong?" Jubilee cried out. Her heart pounded as she saw Bobby's blue eyes lift up to hers. Strangely, she felt her stomach flutter under his gaze. Why was she feeling this way around him all the time? Jubilee pushed the feelings aside quickly. All that mattered was getting her best friend back.
"You wouldn't understand, Jubilee," Bobby said finally. Jubilee felt anger rise in her at his evasive remark.
"Like hell I wouldn't! All I know is that we've been best friends for the longest time and now you won't even speak to me! Why are you acting so immature about Lance?" Jubilee shouted, feeling tears prick at her eyes.
Bobby's face flushed with anger. "Immature, huh? Yeah, well, maybe I just don't want to see you get hurt!"
Jubilee could feel the tears flowing freely now. "Oh I get it! You don't think that any guy could like me enough to ask me out!"
"That isn't true and you know it!" Bobby shouted back, his blue eyes flashing.
"Yes it is true," Jubilee yelled, her voice intermingled with sobs, "if that's your attitude, you can go stuff it, because I'm sick of it!"
"And I'm sick of being around someone who's too blind to see when their best friend is in love with them!" Bobby shouted back, then stopped when he realized what he'd said. His face flushed hotly.
Jubilee felt her heart pound madly. "What?" Jubilee choked out disbelievingly. The room went silent, as Bobby looked down.
"I've been in love with you for years. You had to have known," Bobby said finally, looking up, his jaw set. Jubilee swallowed.
"I guess-I mean, I didn't realize you, I-,"Jubilee stammered, her cheeks flaming. Bobby shook his head.
"You don't have to say anything. Just go on your date with Lance, Jubilee," Bobby said softly, but Jubilee heard his voice thick with sadness and frustration. Jubilee tried to call out to him as Bobby turned on his heel and walked down the hall, but couldn't make her voice work. She was too overwhelmed.
Bobby's in love with me, Jubilee told herself, her heart taking strange leaps.
"Jubes, are you alright?" Rogue said concernedly, appearing from the kitchen, noting her friend's tear-streaked face. "What happened?"
"Bobby and I had a fight," Jubilee said woodenly, wiping her face.
Rogue hugged her. "I know Bobby will come around, don't worry."
"Thanks, "Jubilee said, grateful that she had Rogue back as her friend.
"By the way, Lance is waiting for you outside in the car," Rogue said quietly. Jubilee looked up to see a quick flash of sadness in her eyes.
"Rogue are you sure your okay with this? If you don't want me to go, I won't," Jubilee said, looking her friend in the eye. Jubilee felt herself wishing Rogue would do just that. All she wanted to do now, was go up to her room and cry her heart out, her excitement at dating Lance had dwindled to nothing.
But Rogue shook her head firmly. "I'm fine with it Jubes. Go, have a good time," Rogue said. Jubilee looked at her and forced a shaky smile.
"Well, okay. I'll seeya later okay?"
Rogue nodded and smiled back at her. "Yeah. And Jubilee?"
Yeah?" Jubilee asked, turning around.
"Don't worry about Bobby."
Jubilee smiled shakily, waved, and walked down the steps, to see Lance standing outside the car handsome as ever. But somehow, when she looked at him, a part of her wished it was Bobby waiting for her. She shook her head quickly to shake the image. Wasn't Lance the guy she had longed for? Yes it was, Jubilee told herself firmly. But as she looked back at the mansion, her thoughts turned quickly back to Bobby. Why did love have to be so hard? Jubilee thought, and felt her eyes cloud again with tears.
Friday night had finally come, and Jubilee felt her nervousness increase with every second. As soon as classes had finished, she had rushed to her room to try on outfits and pick the perfect one for her date with Lance. She first picked up a glittery top, and long straight black skirt cut to her knee. After putting it on, she twirled around.
"What do you think, Kitty?" Jubilee asked anxiously.
Kitty listlessly kicked a pillow. "What?"
"I asked you what you thought about this outfit?" Jubilee repeated, raising her eyebrows.
"It's great," Kitty replied half-heartedly, barely looking up. Jubilee sighed concernedly.
"You know, you should be getting ready for your date with Kurt..you know, your "boyfriend"."
"FAKE boyfriend, you mean," Kitty retorted. "And I only said that to make Pietro jealous anyhow. It doesn't matter anymore, as of this minute, he's out to dinner with Little Miss Baywatch Tina."
Jubilee looked at her friend sternly. "So? Are you going to let that ruin your night? Are you just going to sit here and mope around the house watching reruns of I Love Lucy?"
"I was planning on it," Kitty said, ruffling her shoulder length brown hair despondently.
"Well, than you'll just prove Pietro right," Jubilee reminded her. Kitty sat up at that, and her brown eyes narrowed.
Straightening her shoulders, she nodded. "Your right. There is no WAY I'm staying home feeling sorry for myself."
"That's the spirit," Jubilee cheered. "Now go get dressed. It's almost 6:00."
Kitty nodded and began rifling through her own clothes for a dress. Jubilee turned back to the mirror, eyeing her reflection hesitantly. She felt completely out of place in a skirt Her own style usually ran to sparkly t-shirts and jeans, unlike Kitty and Rogue who always knew how to dress up. Should I wear my hair up or down? Jubilee wondered. I know, I'll ask Bobby, Jubilee decided, opening the door. Then stopped, her hand frozen on the doorknob.
Bobby wasn't speaking to her. Jubilee leaned against the door, closing her eyes. Her best friend had been ignoring her for 2 days now and it seemed like forever. She just couldn't understand why he wouldn't talk to her. They'd always been so close. Why was he shutting her out? Jubilee shook her head. She wasn't going to give him up without a fight. Making up her mind to confront him, Jubilee headed downstairs, straightening the skirt and walking down unsteadily in her high heels.
She saw Bobby cross the kitchen, a drink in hand. As his eyes met hers, Jubilee saw his jaw drop and his eyes widen. Then just as quickly, Bobby's eyes fell and he turned away.
"No, Bobby wait!" Jubilee called desperately, stumbling as fast as she could down the stairs in her heels. He stopped and turned around to face her. Jubilee felt a blush sweep through her cheeks as she felt his gaze on her. "Do I look okay?"
"You look beautiful, as always," Bobby choked out hoarsely, then tried to turn away, but Jubilee put an arm on his beseechingly. He recoiled as if burned and Jubilee stared at him, hurt.
"I don't understand why you won't talk to me. What have I done wrong?" Jubilee cried out. Her heart pounded as she saw Bobby's blue eyes lift up to hers. Strangely, she felt her stomach flutter under his gaze. Why was she feeling this way around him all the time? Jubilee pushed the feelings aside quickly. All that mattered was getting her best friend back.
"You wouldn't understand, Jubilee," Bobby said finally. Jubilee felt anger rise in her at his evasive remark.
"Like hell I wouldn't! All I know is that we've been best friends for the longest time and now you won't even speak to me! Why are you acting so immature about Lance?" Jubilee shouted, feeling tears prick at her eyes.
Bobby's face flushed with anger. "Immature, huh? Yeah, well, maybe I just don't want to see you get hurt!"
Jubilee could feel the tears flowing freely now. "Oh I get it! You don't think that any guy could like me enough to ask me out!"
"That isn't true and you know it!" Bobby shouted back, his blue eyes flashing.
"Yes it is true," Jubilee yelled, her voice intermingled with sobs, "if that's your attitude, you can go stuff it, because I'm sick of it!"
"And I'm sick of being around someone who's too blind to see when their best friend is in love with them!" Bobby shouted back, then stopped when he realized what he'd said. His face flushed hotly.
Jubilee felt her heart pound madly. "What?" Jubilee choked out disbelievingly. The room went silent, as Bobby looked down.
"I've been in love with you for years. You had to have known," Bobby said finally, looking up, his jaw set. Jubilee swallowed.
"I guess-I mean, I didn't realize you, I-,"Jubilee stammered, her cheeks flaming. Bobby shook his head.
"You don't have to say anything. Just go on your date with Lance, Jubilee," Bobby said softly, but Jubilee heard his voice thick with sadness and frustration. Jubilee tried to call out to him as Bobby turned on his heel and walked down the hall, but couldn't make her voice work. She was too overwhelmed.
Bobby's in love with me, Jubilee told herself, her heart taking strange leaps.
"Jubes, are you alright?" Rogue said concernedly, appearing from the kitchen, noting her friend's tear-streaked face. "What happened?"
"Bobby and I had a fight," Jubilee said woodenly, wiping her face.
Rogue hugged her. "I know Bobby will come around, don't worry."
"Thanks, "Jubilee said, grateful that she had Rogue back as her friend.
"By the way, Lance is waiting for you outside in the car," Rogue said quietly. Jubilee looked up to see a quick flash of sadness in her eyes.
"Rogue are you sure your okay with this? If you don't want me to go, I won't," Jubilee said, looking her friend in the eye. Jubilee felt herself wishing Rogue would do just that. All she wanted to do now, was go up to her room and cry her heart out, her excitement at dating Lance had dwindled to nothing.
But Rogue shook her head firmly. "I'm fine with it Jubes. Go, have a good time," Rogue said. Jubilee looked at her and forced a shaky smile.
"Well, okay. I'll seeya later okay?"
Rogue nodded and smiled back at her. "Yeah. And Jubilee?"
Yeah?" Jubilee asked, turning around.
"Don't worry about Bobby."
Jubilee smiled shakily, waved, and walked down the steps, to see Lance standing outside the car handsome as ever. But somehow, when she looked at him, a part of her wished it was Bobby waiting for her. She shook her head quickly to shake the image. Wasn't Lance the guy she had longed for? Yes it was, Jubilee told herself firmly. But as she looked back at the mansion, her thoughts turned quickly back to Bobby. Why did love have to be so hard? Jubilee thought, and felt her eyes cloud again with tears.
