Disclaimer: I do not own the X-men, Marvel does. "Erin" is a character I created. I don't make money off this. So don't sue. Unless you're bored.

Authors note: This is a romance/drama (of sorts) between Wolverine and Jubilee. It features mostly them, but other X-men are present. I wrote this because I am sick and tired of Marvel having Logan pine over Jean, and I was a little pissed off that they just kinda dropped the entire Wolverine/Jubilee relationship. Plus I want them together. If Jubes/Wolvie romances aren't your thing, I suggest you click "back" on your web server. This is the first chapter of the story, and I actually have idea's rolling around my fat head for two more stories, If ya guys like this one.  So please let me know what you think! Just please keep in mind this is my first fan fiction. Well, enjoy!

Correction: In chapter one of this story, I incorrectly stated that Jubilee's eyes are almond colored, when in fact they are blue. This is because I am an idiot. Well anyway from now on they with be the correct color. Thanks to DevDev for pointing this out to me.

*thoughts* means thoughts

Telepathic speech means telepathic speech 

Choices

By: Phatz

Chapter 2

            Wolverine stood in the center of the danger room, alone, with only his thoughts. He glanced around the room and grunted. *Chuck sure isn't gonna be happy when he sees that I tore up the place. Beast will just have to repair it. *  Wolverine realized that Cyclops would probably lecture him on his "workouts" in the danger room, and how they constantly made it so that no one else on the team could use it until it was repaired, which was almost every time Wolverine used it. "To hell with 'em" he grunted as he began to leave. He realized that his actions lately were pissing off the other X-men more than usual. Ever since he returned from Canada a month ago he had been in a terrible mood, refusing to talk with anyone, and rarely leaving his room except to work out in the danger room, grab something to eat, and go on missions. Most of the team was worried about him. Logan may have been a loner, but he was never quite this reclusive, for this long. Logan stopped in front of the door that led out of the danger room. *Sniff*. It was a smell he recognized, but hadn't smelled it in a long time.

            Logan walked out the door to see a young, vibrant Asian woman standing in front of him smiling. "Hey Wolvie." Wolverine stared at Jubilee for what seemed like an eternity. "What are you looking at? Don't you remember me?"

            "Darlin' of course I remember you, it's just...." Wolverine's voice trailed off.

            "It's just what?" Jubilee looked puzzled. "Just what Wolvie?"

            "It's just that, well, your all grown up."

            "I'm so glad to see you!" Jubilee yelled, as she flung herself at Logan and gave him a huge hug.

            "I'm glad ta see you too Jubes." Wolverine held Jubilee tight. He liked holding her in his arms. For a brief second, his bad thoughts just disappeared and he was a peace, for the first time in a month.

            "How come you didn't greet me at the door? I was expecting you too."

            "I guess I forgot you were coming home today."

            "You can't be serious," Jubilee frowned. "You forgot I was coming home?"

            "No, I forgot you coming home today darlin', I'm sorry." Wolverine turned his head away from Jubilee. "I've had a lot on my mind lately."

            "So I heard. Can you believe Jean thought it was a bad idea for me to come see ya? She said it was because you were in a 'mood'."

            "What did you say to her?"

            "I told her what else is new. You're always in a mood." Jubilee stuck her tongue out at him playfully, and Wolverine managed to give a wry smile.

            "Sure seems like that huh?"

            "Yeah, it does. So what's got your goat this time? Is it Jean and Scott again? Or is it just Scott? Viper bother you again? Maybe Sabertooth?"

            Wolverine tensed. "No, nothing like that. I jus' don't wanna talk about it."

            *So what else was new* Jubilee thought. *He never wants to talk about it. * "So uh Wolvie, how's your girlfriend? Um what was her name..... oh yeah, Erin! How is she?"

            "How did you know about her!?" Wolverine asked angrily.

            "Uh, Rogue told me about her the last time she wrote. She said you two were really happy and everything." When Rogue told Jubilee that Wolverine had a girlfriend, Jubilee's heart broke. She couldn't believe it. Despite their age difference, she thought her and Logan could become more than friends when she re-joined the X-men. Although she couldn't hate Erin, regardless of home much she tried. Rogue said she was an extremely nice person, and Logan seemed generally happy for the first time, well, since him and Jean were together when Scott was presumed dead. *Maybe they broke up! * Jubilee thought happily. "So what's wrong... did you break up with Erin."

            "That ain't none of your damn business kid!" Wolverine yelled at her. Wolverine never yelled at her.

            "Wolvie what is it?"

            "Nothin'. I'm going to my room." Wolverine grumbled.

            "Wolvie? Wolvie? Wolvie!"

*Snikt! *

            Jubilee gasped. Was that his claws she just heard? Wolverine has never unsheathed his claws in frustration towards her, though he regularly did it against the other X-men.

            "I said I don't wanna talk about kid, and I mean it." Jubilee watched in horror as Wolverine stormed off. She began to cry.

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            Jubilee sat at the kitchen table, staring at the bowl of cereal in front of her. *What's wrong with him? * She thought, *I have never seen him this hurt before. * She sighed and ate a spoonful of cereal.

            "We're all worried about Logan Jubilation." Jean walked into the kitchen and sat across from Jubilee.

            "Have any of you tried talking to him?"

            "Pretty much everyone; even Scott, in his own way." Jean's face was blank. It was no secret that Scott and Logan disliked each other, and it hurt her every time she thought about it. After all Scott and Logan were the two most important people in her life.

            "He yelled at me Jean. He threatened me. In the tens years I have know him, he has never done that." Tears began to form in her eyes.

            "He threatened you? How?"

            "Well he unsheathed his claws and yelled at me saying he meant he didn't want to talk about it." Jean gave a weak smile and chuckled a little. "What in the hell is so funny! The person who means more to me than anybody threatened me!"

            "Well it just seems he went easy on you."

            "Easy on me?"

            "Well yes. He attacked Scott, Gambit, and Beast when they asked him what was wrong, and he pinned me against the wall with two off his claws around my neck."

            "Really? I guess he did take it easy on me."

            "Of course he did. You are probably the most important person in the world to him. He would never hurt you, and you know that."

            "Yeah you're right." Jubilee gave a weak smile. She felt relieved that out of all the people he "told" that he didn't want to talk about his problem, he was the easiest on her. Including Jean, the love of his life.

            "Are you going to tell him?" Jean asked, startling Jubilee slightly.

            "Tell who what?"

            "Tell Logan that you love him." Jubilee's cheeks turned red with embarrassment, then anger.

            "You know Jean, just because you're a telepath, it doesn't give you the right to read my mind every nanosecond! God does anyone get privacy here!?"

            "Sweetie, I didn't read your mind. I can tell. Everyone can tell."

            "Everyone?"

            "Well I do believe Scott doesn't have a clue."

            *Figures Cyke wouldn't. He's so dense* Jubilee thought.

            It's not nice to insult my husband when I am right in front of you Jubilee.

            Geez Jean will you get out of my head? Your right in front of me, we can just talk!

            In front off him? Jean pointed to the fridge where Iceman aka Bobby Drake was standing. Jubilee did not notice him come in.

            Oh. Sorry Jean.

            Well are you doing to tell him?

            No. Why would I? He could never feel the same way for me. I'm just his "kid" partner, and that's all I will ever be to him.

            I wouln't be too sure about that Jubilation Jean broke their psychic link. "I will talk to you later Jubilee, I need to go find my husband now." Jean walked to the kitchen door. She stopped and turned her head towards Jubilee. "You should talk to him."

            "Whatever" Jubilee responded as Jean walked out the door.

            "Talk to who?" Bobby asked, sitting down next to Jubilee.

            "No one popsicle."

            "Oh I know. She wants you to talk to me. She wants you to confess your love for me to the entire world."

            "Yeah right" Jubilee threw the box of cereal at him, stuck her tongue out and left the kitchen.

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            Logan sat in his room looking out the window. *Why does this always happen ta me? * He thought *Why do I lose everyone I care for? *

*SNIKT*

            Logan punched his wall in frustration, leaving three deep holes in it. "I need a drink." He grumbled as he headed out his bedroom door.

            "Logan?"

            "What is it Jeannie." Logan responded, his foot on the first step on the stairs.

            "I need to talk to you."

            "I ain't telling you anything red. Let it go before I get angry."

            "It's about Jubilation." Logan's eyebrows raised up. "She is really upset Logan. She is very worried about you, more than anyone. She cares about you deeply. I think you should talk to her."

            "No."

            "Why not? Her not knowing why you're upset is hurting her."

            Logan sighed. "I don't burden people with my problems Jeannie, ya know that. I jus' rather keep it to myself."

            "You scared her today Logan."

            "Logan turned around shocked. "I what?"

            "You scared her."

            "She was frightened of me? Damnit I didn't mean to...."

            "She wasn't frightened of you Logan, she was frightened for you. Tell her what's bothering you."

            "Hmpf. Maybe later. I'm getting a drink." Logan left Jean at the top of the steps and went to the garage.

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            Logan hopped on his motorcycle and started it. *Jubes was frightened because of my problems? * Logan thought *Nah. She's seen me hurt plenty of times. Why would this be any different? *

            "Wolvie?" Jubilee stood behind Wolverine, about twenty feet away.

            "Yeah darlin'?"

            "Where you going?"

            "Harry's for a couple of beers."

            "Oh." Jubilee looked down at her feet. She felt like she was thirteen again, asking Wolverine where he was going, wishing he would take her. "Can I come?"

            "No kid. Harry's ain't no place for ya. Some real slime balls hang out there."

            "I'm not a kid Logan. I'm twenty-three years old!"

            "O.k. you ain't  a kid. Still doesn't change the fact that slime balls hang out there, and I don't want the slimy mitts on ya."

            "You can protect me."

            "You ain't going."

            "You know Wolvie, I come home from college after four years, and the first time I speak to you, you yell at me and threaten me! You would think that you might want to make up for that!"

            "I'm sorry Jubes. I didn't mean ta yell at you."

            "If you're really sorry, you'll take me with you."

            Wolverine grumbled. He was planning on getting shit-faced tonight (Well at least try to get shit-faced. His healing factor made it fairly difficult to get drunk), and he couldn't do that with her there.

            "Well Wolvie? Can I?"

            Logan thought about what Jean said to him earlier. "Sure kid, hop on."

            "I told you Wolvie; I'm not a kid anymore, so don't call me one." Jubilee said as Wolverine handed her the helmet.

            "You're right. Sorry." Jubilee put her arms around Logan's waste, as he drove off the mansion grounds. Jubilee rested her head on Logan's back, smiling. She loved nothing more to be near Wolverine. And maybe with a few drinks in him, he would be more open to discussing a few issues with her.

_To be continued in "Choices" chapter 3! Coming soon.