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Jubilee lay on the wet sand, sighing contently. She was practically dancing on Air. She smiled as waves crashed over her, looking up into the dark sky.
"Are you happy, Jubilee?"
"Are you kidding?" She laughed, jumping to her feet. "It's midnight, I'm naked on the beach, and I'll never get all the sand out of my hair. I'm finally 18 years old," She twirled around, her hands out, producing celebration pafs into the air. "And I've never been happier in my life!"
She wailed, screaming laughter as she was lifted off the ground and rushed into the ocean, her arms securely around strong shoulders.
"Jubilation." Jean stood in her doorway, arms crossed. "Where have you been?"
"Out." She said plainly, scrubbing her hair with a towel.
"With?"
"A friend."
Jean stared at her for a moment.
"You're not going back out with him." She said finally. "You've been to-"
"Get out of my head, Ms Grey." Jubilee glared at her. "And keep out of my business."
"Jubilee, your actions are putting you in danger. He can't be trusted."
"Stop it." Jubilee put a palm out to her. "You don't know anything about him. My actions are making me happy." She tossed a shirt into her duffel bag, pulling the draw strings tight. "Something I can't find here anymore."
"Jubilation, please, reconsider this." Jean put a hand on her wrist. "You have to know that this will turn out badly."
"I'm tired of you snooping around my head, Ms Grey. The professor too. If I get ONE more person asking me what I'm doing, or where I *think* I'm going, I'm going to have a breakdown." She hitched her pack, pulling her wrist away.
"We're only concerned for-"
"Shove your concern up your ass." Jubilee pushed past her. "I don't want it."
"We care about you, Jubilee."
"Not like he cares."
Jean watched her leave, stealing a dirty look over her shoulder.
~*~*~
Jubilee pursed her lips. It hurt to leave, but Jean Grey wasn't the reason. Her reasons were rushing up behind her as her foot hit the foyer floor.
"Jube!" Rogue was on the verge of tears. "Why are you doin' this?"
"I love him, Rogue. And he loves me. Out of all of them, I figured you'd understand this." She took one of her shaking gloved hands.
"I do, Jubilee." She smiled a bittersweet smile. "I do, really, but why leave? We need you. *I* need you."
"My big reason is coming up behind you."
Jubilee looked into Wolverine's face as he gently pulled Rogue aside, her heart dropping.
"I won't let you." He said. "I can't."
"Aw, Wolvie." She smiled weakly. "It's not up to you."
"Jubilee-"
"Shut up, Logan." She smirked in playful, sorrowful way. "Responsible doesn't suit you." She hugged him tightly. "I love you, Wolvie. Take care of Rogue."
He stood in shock as she stepped away from him, bolting for the door. Rogue put a hand on his chest as he started after her.
"Let me." She said softly, walking out after her.
~*~*~
"Don't try to stop me." Jubilee stood outside a tan jeep, her dark mustard bag inside. "Please, just don't."
"I wouldn't." Rogue nodded. "I just want to say goodbye. I'll miss you, Jubilee." She hugged her carefully.
"Oh, don't say goodbye, chica. It's too much like forever." She laughed somberly, fighting tears. She pulled her over to the driver's side of the car as the hug ended. "I want you to know him."
"Jubilee..."
"This is Victor." She took his hand as he held it out to her.
Rogue felt Logan's feelings boiling inside her chest. On impulse, she pulled her glove off and touched her finger to his cheek.
"Rogue!" Jubilee stepped between them as he pulled away. "What are you doing?!"
She swallowed hard, tucking away Victor Creed's memories and feelings.
"I'm sorry. I can control it better now." She tapped Jubilee's nose with a bare finger, sending a mild vacuum feeling over her skin. "Not for long, but for long enough." She smiled. "How do you think I don't kill Logan every time I kiss him?"
"Xavier has really helped you then. And he can still help you." Jubilee smiled lightly. "I wish you the best then, girl. Don't have TOO much fun-I want him in one piece when I come back for you guys."
Rogue smiled as Jubilee climbed into the car. Victor sped off before Logan could storm out to confront him.
"Why are we letting her leave?" Logan sounded wounded. "Why didn't I stop her."
"You couldn't have." Rogue shook her head. "She loves him Logan...and he loves her."
"How do you know?" He asked, sliding an arm around her. He dropped a gentle kiss on the top of her head.
"I feel it."
Jubilee lay on the wet sand, sighing contently. She was practically dancing on Air. She smiled as waves crashed over her, looking up into the dark sky.
"Are you happy, Jubilee?"
"Are you kidding?" She laughed, jumping to her feet. "It's midnight, I'm naked on the beach, and I'll never get all the sand out of my hair. I'm finally 18 years old," She twirled around, her hands out, producing celebration pafs into the air. "And I've never been happier in my life!"
She wailed, screaming laughter as she was lifted off the ground and rushed into the ocean, her arms securely around strong shoulders.
"Jubilation." Jean stood in her doorway, arms crossed. "Where have you been?"
"Out." She said plainly, scrubbing her hair with a towel.
"With?"
"A friend."
Jean stared at her for a moment.
"You're not going back out with him." She said finally. "You've been to-"
"Get out of my head, Ms Grey." Jubilee glared at her. "And keep out of my business."
"Jubilee, your actions are putting you in danger. He can't be trusted."
"Stop it." Jubilee put a palm out to her. "You don't know anything about him. My actions are making me happy." She tossed a shirt into her duffel bag, pulling the draw strings tight. "Something I can't find here anymore."
"Jubilation, please, reconsider this." Jean put a hand on her wrist. "You have to know that this will turn out badly."
"I'm tired of you snooping around my head, Ms Grey. The professor too. If I get ONE more person asking me what I'm doing, or where I *think* I'm going, I'm going to have a breakdown." She hitched her pack, pulling her wrist away.
"We're only concerned for-"
"Shove your concern up your ass." Jubilee pushed past her. "I don't want it."
"We care about you, Jubilee."
"Not like he cares."
Jean watched her leave, stealing a dirty look over her shoulder.
~*~*~
Jubilee pursed her lips. It hurt to leave, but Jean Grey wasn't the reason. Her reasons were rushing up behind her as her foot hit the foyer floor.
"Jube!" Rogue was on the verge of tears. "Why are you doin' this?"
"I love him, Rogue. And he loves me. Out of all of them, I figured you'd understand this." She took one of her shaking gloved hands.
"I do, Jubilee." She smiled a bittersweet smile. "I do, really, but why leave? We need you. *I* need you."
"My big reason is coming up behind you."
Jubilee looked into Wolverine's face as he gently pulled Rogue aside, her heart dropping.
"I won't let you." He said. "I can't."
"Aw, Wolvie." She smiled weakly. "It's not up to you."
"Jubilee-"
"Shut up, Logan." She smirked in playful, sorrowful way. "Responsible doesn't suit you." She hugged him tightly. "I love you, Wolvie. Take care of Rogue."
He stood in shock as she stepped away from him, bolting for the door. Rogue put a hand on his chest as he started after her.
"Let me." She said softly, walking out after her.
~*~*~
"Don't try to stop me." Jubilee stood outside a tan jeep, her dark mustard bag inside. "Please, just don't."
"I wouldn't." Rogue nodded. "I just want to say goodbye. I'll miss you, Jubilee." She hugged her carefully.
"Oh, don't say goodbye, chica. It's too much like forever." She laughed somberly, fighting tears. She pulled her over to the driver's side of the car as the hug ended. "I want you to know him."
"Jubilee..."
"This is Victor." She took his hand as he held it out to her.
Rogue felt Logan's feelings boiling inside her chest. On impulse, she pulled her glove off and touched her finger to his cheek.
"Rogue!" Jubilee stepped between them as he pulled away. "What are you doing?!"
She swallowed hard, tucking away Victor Creed's memories and feelings.
"I'm sorry. I can control it better now." She tapped Jubilee's nose with a bare finger, sending a mild vacuum feeling over her skin. "Not for long, but for long enough." She smiled. "How do you think I don't kill Logan every time I kiss him?"
"Xavier has really helped you then. And he can still help you." Jubilee smiled lightly. "I wish you the best then, girl. Don't have TOO much fun-I want him in one piece when I come back for you guys."
Rogue smiled as Jubilee climbed into the car. Victor sped off before Logan could storm out to confront him.
"Why are we letting her leave?" Logan sounded wounded. "Why didn't I stop her."
"You couldn't have." Rogue shook her head. "She loves him Logan...and he loves her."
"How do you know?" He asked, sliding an arm around her. He dropped a gentle kiss on the top of her head.
"I feel it."