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Jubilee felt a sudden feeling of relief when she had exited the house and headed for college. She was almost certain one more annoying and crazy incident was going to happen before she left. But in the end she was finding herself actually able to say she could live in the place. How different had it been so far from living at the X-Men Mansion where Beast clogged the plumbing with fur and Bobby always left ice patches for her to slip on? It wasn't a normal place to live in while attending college, but than she wasn't a normal person.
Jubilee had classes she had to attend first which reminded her of her duty to help Darek learn.
"I'd have a better time turning Sabretooth in a pacifist," muttered Jubilee as she zoned out during the lecture a professor gave.
Admittedly she hadn't talked to him a lot, but from what she so far saw he wasn't the most academic of Ferals.
"So what do you think the answer is Jubilee?"
"The answer?" asked Jubilee dumbly as she began realizing the Professor was glaring at her as student snickered.

How am I going to help Darek improve? I'm the one who needs a study partner.

Later that afternoon...

"Wow, hey this place looks better," said Jubilee smiling as Andrew helped her carry her stuff in the attic. Yep nothing like a hairy, muscular Feral wearing a tight white T-shirt to help-
"Stop thinking that," muttered Jubilee as she hoped she wasn't blushing.
"What was that?"
"Oh nothing," said Jubilee as the two of them set the final box down.
"My son Darek just finished his classes today. He might need some help with his homework," said Andrew hinting at wanting her to see him.

Ugh, I'm having arousing thoughts of a guy with a son my age. Just how sick am I?

"Sure thing Andy," said Jubilee and nearly slapped her mouth with her hand. Taking name and making it sound cuter. Yep its official, she was trying to turn the guy into another Wolvie. Andrew simply smiled and left the attic.
"I should see a shrink about this. Well might as well get it over with," said Jubilee with a sigh as she headed for Darek's room. It wasn't hard to spot, it was the one where the loud blaring music came from.
"HEY," shouted Jubilee as she pounded on the door.
The door opened a crack revealing Darek's face. Jubilee couldn't see much inside the room except for a poster of a nude woman carrying beer jugs. Now there was a surprise.
"I'm like suppose to help you with your homework," said Jubilee while expecting a big disagreement.
"Oh hey sure, just a sec," said Darek and than he closed the door. Jubilee blinked her eyes a few times.
"Wow, that was easier than I thought," said Jubilee to herself. She had expected at least one protest.
"Well here it is," said Darek as he opened the door. Than he shoved a pile of papers in her hands.
"The profs says its due by next week, so you better start working now," said Darek as he patted Jubilee on the head.
Slam!
Once again Jubilee blinked her eyes again as she stared at the now closed door. Than she looked from the pile of homework in her hands to the door.
The woman fomerly known as 'firecracker' had her face turned red as she showed the signs of giving one of those deadly tantrums that sent people running. She raised one hand towards the door. The glowing colors covering her hand gave a good sign of what she was about to do.

Tyna

As mad as she was, Jubilee calmly placed her glowing hand on the door. The glow spread through the fibers until the door began to pulse. It exploded into Darek's room in a hail of splinters.

Darek, who had been lauging himself sick, now sat on his been stunned to immobility looking very much like a pincushion.

Surrounded by an aura of brilliant light, Jubilee stalked over to the boy. "Buster, you just used up the last of my patience," she said through gritted teeth and dropped Darek's papers into his lap.

"Your mother thought you were tough enough to handle being both wild and educated in human ways. Anyone who loves his mother would honor that," Jubilee paused wondering if it was such a good idea to question a son's love, yet she needed to get through to him. "I guess you don't."

"Don't talk about my mother!" he screamed and transformed into Wolvie at his worst. He was in her face trembling with rage, claws held rigidly at his sides, but Jubilee held her ground. She never backed down from anyone, not even Wolvie and she wasn't going to start with Darek. Then she noticed the tears in his eye.

Jubilee forgot her anger and found herself crying as well; she understood. "Stop fighting the rest of your family just because the one who really understood you is gone. At least you still have them. When you have no one, then you can start feeling sorry for yourself. Trust me I've been there."

Before she completely lost it Jubilee broke eye contact and ran for her room. Blinded by tears she ran right into Andrew, who had come to see where the explosion had come from.

She didn't care at this point that she was making him into another Wolvie and clung to him like he was the last stable thing in her world. The talk with Darek had reopened wounds so old she didn't realize they were there.

Andrew froze for an instant but forced himself to relaxed. From behind him Grandpa reached over his shoulder and touched the girl's cheek. He brought the tear to his tongue and whispered to Andrew, "she cries like her heart's broke."

Not knowing why but Andrew suspected that his supposed relative was somehow at the bottom of this. Now more that ever he was determined to meet him. He picked Jubilee up and put her to bed once she exhausted herself. "We're going huntin' Grandpa," he said as he shut her door.