Disclaimer: I don't own Jubilee, Kitty, or the Xavier School, Marvel does. No use in suing me since all I have are bills anyway. If you want those, all you have to do is ask. I will gladly give those away.
A/N: Guess I should have said this in my notes for the first chapter. This is my first fanfic. I was never really into comic books as a kid, but for some strange reason lately I have been strangely.... well the only word to come to mind would be obsessed by the X-men. That seems a bit strong, but it's the only thing I can come up with right at the moment. Since I am not that knowledgeable in the Marvel Universe, I figured it might be best if I wrote this as an AU story. If you had read this far, then you already guessed that. Jubilee is around 25 or so in this story. Both Jubilee and Kitty have left the X-men to search out "normal" lives. Guess nothing is normal when it concerns these people. Please be kind and review. All I ask is no flames. Thank you and on with the story.
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Chapter 4
Later, that evening
Frankie woke up with one thought on her mind, 'So this is what it feels like to get hit by a Mack truck?' After laying for a moment, considering the wisdom of trying to move, she decided to see if it was even possible.
"Ok, so that was sooo not a good idea," she said out loud as she fell back to the bed from the pain in her ribs. As soon as Jubilee heard her trying to get up, she was in the room with her.
"What in the hell did you think you were trying to do? You could have hurt yourself worse. Try that again and I will have to tie ya to the bed."
"I don't think I will be ready for that for a while yet. Besides, I just met ya a few days ago, don't you think you are moving kinda fast?" Frankie joked.
"Don't even try to make a joke out of this. I was really scared out there for you today. When I ran up and you were lying there, I thought that was it. I just met ya, and you were already gone."
"Takes more than that to take me out. I do feel a little better than I did when you brought me here. Thanks for not taking me to a hospital. I so did not want to have to explain to a doctor why I had a mob kick the shit out of me."
"I can kinda understand that. Let me take a look and see how everything is."
With that Jubilee checked out Frankie's ribs and arm. "Looks like I was mistaken about the broken bones. Either that, or you have a healing factor too."
"Nope, I actually take some time to heal from some things. I didn't hear or feel anything break during the fight, but then again, I wasn't really listening for it either. Can't believe that asshole thinks I cheated my way onto the team. What an idiot."
"Yeah, but some people are like that. Can't face the fact they aren't good enough, so they try to bring you down to their level. Don't let guys like that bring you down. There are some good people out there too."
"Oh I know that. Listen, let's quit talking about this. Nothing is going to change. I'd rather talk about something more pleasant."
"Sounds good to me. Whatcha wanna talk about?"
"When did you realize you were a mutant?"
"Right before my parents were killed, I was out at the mall shoplifting with a friend when all of a sudden some of the security guards caught on to what we were doing. My friend and I split up and stupid me ran into a dead-end alley. I knew for sure I was caught that time. All of sudden my hands started to glow. Talk about those guys taking off fast. They were all afraid that I was either going to hurt them, or infect them. Sorta freaked me out too. The only time I had seen another mutant was on TV. I didn't tell anyone, because I didn't know how they would react. I didn't even tell my parents. I knew they wouldn't be able to handle it."
"Damn, that is a hard way to find out. Guess I am glad you were there to help me. I'm kinda ok with everything else, but when that happened yesterday morning, I was a little freaked. How did you learn to keep it under control?"
"That was actually kind of easy for me. I was always good at hiding my feelings, so hiding that was easy for me too. The hard part was hiding the glowing eyes. That's when I took to having a pair of sunglasses on me all the time. Although that made my parents think I had started doing drugs. I actually came home one day to my mom searching my room for my 'stash'. It was too funny."
"I can imagine. Good thing I don't live with my mom anymore. I think she would be understanding, but then again, she kinda freaked when I told her I was gay. Had no choice but to tell her that though. How else would I explain why I was getting kicked out of the Air Force? Uh mom, I know I did really well in basic, but I decided that this isn't the life for me and got myself booted. Don't think she would have bought that."
"So you found out you were gay while you were in the service? Bet that was hard to handle."
"Yes and no. If we would have been a little smarter about it all, we wouldn't have been caught. But stupid us carried out our relationship right in my dorm room. My suite-mate heard us in the shower one day and reported us. I had a chance to stay in, but I thought I was in love. What an idiot I was. By the time I realized what type of person she was, I had already lost a potential career and had moved across the country with her. But, that was in the past, and I learned from that mistake."
"What kind person was she?"
"The kind that liked to talk with her fists, and stupid me thought I could change her. Even stayed with her after she almost killed me. I still can't believe she was the one to leave, not me. You think I would have been smarter than that."
"Well, love makes you do stupid things."
"What about you? How did you figure out you were gay?"
"When I was in school in Massechusets, I had a classmate that I totally didn't get along with. Unfortunately, she was also the person that my teacher set me up with for tutoring in math. One day we were in my room studying, when I started to get a funny feeling. I looked up and noticed her watching me. I asked her what was wrong, and the next thing I know, she is kissing me. The part that really surprised me was I was kissing her back. We ended up being a couple till we graduated. Then she moved on to bigger and better things, while I decided to just get out of town for a while. I was starting to miss California, so I went out there for a bit. I miss her, but we are still friends. I see her every once in a while when I go back to New York to visit my surrogate family out there."
"Glad to hear your first time was good. Gives me hope that not all relationships are doomed to fail. So, tell me about this place in New York you want to take me to."
"Well, have you ever heard of Xavier's School for Higher Learning?"
"Yeah, it was one of the places I applied to when I was graduating high school, before I decided to join the Air Force. It was the only one to turn me down. Said I didn't quite meet the requirements for enrollment. Why do you ask?"
"Oh that is just too funny. That is where I grew up. Well, till they moved the younger kids out to Massechusetts. I guess since you hadn't manifested when you applied, the Prof didn't know you were a mutant. That should make things a little easier once we get there. He would have already had a background check run on ya. All he would need to do is check the last few years. Oh, and I though we would stick around here for a while before heading out there. I just have a feeling we are needed here more right at the moment."
"Thought you were a telepath, not clarovoyant. What makes you think I want to stick around here after what happened this morning?"
"Thought you might want to finish what was started, and no I don't mean revenge. I mean changing some peoples minds around here. I may call to the school to get some backup, should we need it, but as of right now, I think the three of us can handle the situation."
"What does Kitty think about being dragged into this? I had the feeling she was trying to leave all this kind of stuff behind. Same with you. Isn't that why both of you left the school to begin with?"
"What all do you know about the school?"
"Just that it is one of the top places educational wise, and a place to go to grow your skills. When I applied, I thought that meant academically, but since then I found out it meant honing your mutant powers. You still haven't answered my question though. How does Kitty feel about all this?"
"She thinks we should get you to the mansion as soon as possible. Mostly to make sure you weren't seriously hurt today. Plus to evaluate how powerful you are. Right now it seems you are a little under my power wise, but that could just be because you aren't really in control of them. Only way to really find out is to push you to your limits, which you are not in the shape for right this moment. That gives me a little time to find somewhere here so we can see what all you can do. To tell the truth, I am a little excited about it. This will be the first time I get to teach someone about their powers because they are so closely related to mine. One thing we need to find out is how close."
"So you plan on finding a place here in town for us to train in? Won't that be a little dangerous?"
"With all the abandoned warehouses around this town, I don't think so. I just need to find one that is out of the way that we basically can destroy without anyone really caring. That is going to be the hard part of it all. Till then, we will have to concentrate on small things that we can work on either here or at my place. First thing we should work on is getting you some psi-shields. That should also help you with your stealth. One less plane of existence you have to worry about hiding on."
"Well, do you mind starting tomorrow? Suddenly I am really tired."
"Suddenly? I am surprised you haven't passed out on me a little sooner. Get some rest. Either Kitty or I will be here when you wake up."
