Jubilee fled the kitchen, not knowing what made her more sick; Laura's
peach poison or how completely Laura was winning Lance over. Not that she
cared. Jubilee wiped her eyes furiously, and marched up the stairs fully
prepared to sulk in her room when she felt a hand on her arm.
"Look, Lance-," Jubilee said furiously, turning around, but then stopped in mid-sentence when she was met with Laura's sneering face.
"May I have a word with you?" Laura asked, smirking at her. Jubilee stared at her. What could Laura possibly have to say to her? Jubilee sighed.
"Fine, whatever," Jubilee replied evenly and followed Laura through the halls. Laura stopped abruptly and turned quickly to Jubilee, her eyes narrowing to angry slits. Jubilee swallowed and took a step back.
"Alright listen up," Laura began with fury vibrating in her voice, "Lance is stupid to even think you two are good for each other, because we have a history together. You hear me, he loves me!" Laura's eyes narrowed.
Where did Lance MEET this girl, Jubilee thought, taking a step back, because she is truly freaky! "No, he feels sorry for you," Jubilee retorted, gaining some of her old confidence back.
"You don't stand a chance with him," Laura sneered, as if she'd never heard her. Jubilee felt a sudden rush of pain, realizing the truth in her words. Lance was blinded by Laura, and he would never see Jubilee as anything more than a friend. And there was no point in fighting for him, knowing that.
"I don't need to hear this," Jubilee said quietly, with dignity and turned around to leave when she felt herself pushed hard onto the floor. Jubilee got to her feet quickly, furious now at Laura who flashed her a taunting smile. "I'm not going to fight you Laura, it's not worth it."
"Well, that's too bad, because I am," Laura taunted, her eyes glowing an eerie blue. And with that she shoved Jubilee back again.
"Alright, that's it," Jubilee said determinedly. Jubilee straightened her shoulders and ducked as Laura threw a punch. It would have been comical of prissy Laura to be fighting so viciously if it weren't such a heated match.
Jubilee managed to get in a few good kicks, which sent Laura flying to the wall.
Suddenly a voice boomed behind them. "What the hell is going on here?!"
Oh no, Jubilee thought groaning. Turning around only confirmed her worst fears, a stern looking Logan flanked by Dr. Grey and Storm both with equally disapproving looks on their faces. The situation didn't look good for her, Jubilee thought bleakly. What with Laura getting up with an angelic expression in place.
"Look I can explain," Jubilee began desperately.
"Jubilee attacked me just as I was walking down the hall," Laura blurted out.
"That's a lie and you know it!" Jubilee said hotly, glaring at Laura who was now fluffing out her blonde hair with a triumphant grin. "She called me aside to "talk" and then started a fight," Jubilee explained desperately. Great, it's just going to be like last time. Nobody will believe me, Jubilee thought bleakly. To her utter surprise, she saw Lance step out from the room behind Laura, his face grim and taut.
"Lance!" Laura gasped, shock twisting her features. "I-uh,... did you see what she DID to me?!" Laura recovered quickly, her voice accusatory.
"Save it, okay Laura. I heard everything," Lance said disgustedly, taking a step away from her.
Jubilee looked at him tremulously, unable to believe it when Lance walked to her and firmly took her hand in his. "I'm sorry, Jubes. I acted like an idiot because I didn't want to believe that Laura could've changed so much," Lance whispered to her.
Logan cleared his throat loudly. "Would somebody mind explaining what's going on?"
"Laura started a fight with Jubilee," Lance explained, his voice tight with anger. Then turning to Laura, he said coolly, "I think you've overstayed your welcome here."
"Great, because I can't stand this dump a second longer," Laura sneered, any pretence of innocence gone, and stormed past the shocked Dr. Grey and Storm.
Jubilee stood rooted to the floor as Logan shook his head and turned to leave along with Storm and Dr. Grey after making sure she was alright. A silence entered between Jubilee and Lance.
Jubilee cleared her throat and looked up shyly. "Um, well, I'm glad we're friends again."
Lance's hazel eyes sparkled down at her. "Just friends?"
"Um, well, I," Jubilee stumbled on her words, blushing furiously. Lance chuckled quietly and pulled her in for a heart-stopping kiss.
"Well said, Mr. Alvers," Jubilee laughed, as Lance smiled down at her. Finally, things had worked out. She could hardly believe it.
"Look, Lance-," Jubilee said furiously, turning around, but then stopped in mid-sentence when she was met with Laura's sneering face.
"May I have a word with you?" Laura asked, smirking at her. Jubilee stared at her. What could Laura possibly have to say to her? Jubilee sighed.
"Fine, whatever," Jubilee replied evenly and followed Laura through the halls. Laura stopped abruptly and turned quickly to Jubilee, her eyes narrowing to angry slits. Jubilee swallowed and took a step back.
"Alright listen up," Laura began with fury vibrating in her voice, "Lance is stupid to even think you two are good for each other, because we have a history together. You hear me, he loves me!" Laura's eyes narrowed.
Where did Lance MEET this girl, Jubilee thought, taking a step back, because she is truly freaky! "No, he feels sorry for you," Jubilee retorted, gaining some of her old confidence back.
"You don't stand a chance with him," Laura sneered, as if she'd never heard her. Jubilee felt a sudden rush of pain, realizing the truth in her words. Lance was blinded by Laura, and he would never see Jubilee as anything more than a friend. And there was no point in fighting for him, knowing that.
"I don't need to hear this," Jubilee said quietly, with dignity and turned around to leave when she felt herself pushed hard onto the floor. Jubilee got to her feet quickly, furious now at Laura who flashed her a taunting smile. "I'm not going to fight you Laura, it's not worth it."
"Well, that's too bad, because I am," Laura taunted, her eyes glowing an eerie blue. And with that she shoved Jubilee back again.
"Alright, that's it," Jubilee said determinedly. Jubilee straightened her shoulders and ducked as Laura threw a punch. It would have been comical of prissy Laura to be fighting so viciously if it weren't such a heated match.
Jubilee managed to get in a few good kicks, which sent Laura flying to the wall.
Suddenly a voice boomed behind them. "What the hell is going on here?!"
Oh no, Jubilee thought groaning. Turning around only confirmed her worst fears, a stern looking Logan flanked by Dr. Grey and Storm both with equally disapproving looks on their faces. The situation didn't look good for her, Jubilee thought bleakly. What with Laura getting up with an angelic expression in place.
"Look I can explain," Jubilee began desperately.
"Jubilee attacked me just as I was walking down the hall," Laura blurted out.
"That's a lie and you know it!" Jubilee said hotly, glaring at Laura who was now fluffing out her blonde hair with a triumphant grin. "She called me aside to "talk" and then started a fight," Jubilee explained desperately. Great, it's just going to be like last time. Nobody will believe me, Jubilee thought bleakly. To her utter surprise, she saw Lance step out from the room behind Laura, his face grim and taut.
"Lance!" Laura gasped, shock twisting her features. "I-uh,... did you see what she DID to me?!" Laura recovered quickly, her voice accusatory.
"Save it, okay Laura. I heard everything," Lance said disgustedly, taking a step away from her.
Jubilee looked at him tremulously, unable to believe it when Lance walked to her and firmly took her hand in his. "I'm sorry, Jubes. I acted like an idiot because I didn't want to believe that Laura could've changed so much," Lance whispered to her.
Logan cleared his throat loudly. "Would somebody mind explaining what's going on?"
"Laura started a fight with Jubilee," Lance explained, his voice tight with anger. Then turning to Laura, he said coolly, "I think you've overstayed your welcome here."
"Great, because I can't stand this dump a second longer," Laura sneered, any pretence of innocence gone, and stormed past the shocked Dr. Grey and Storm.
Jubilee stood rooted to the floor as Logan shook his head and turned to leave along with Storm and Dr. Grey after making sure she was alright. A silence entered between Jubilee and Lance.
Jubilee cleared her throat and looked up shyly. "Um, well, I'm glad we're friends again."
Lance's hazel eyes sparkled down at her. "Just friends?"
"Um, well, I," Jubilee stumbled on her words, blushing furiously. Lance chuckled quietly and pulled her in for a heart-stopping kiss.
"Well said, Mr. Alvers," Jubilee laughed, as Lance smiled down at her. Finally, things had worked out. She could hardly believe it.