Angelstorm 9

Author's Notes: None really

Disclaimer: Nothing here but my artistic talent belongs to me. That means the characters do not belong to me.

Jubilee was asleep in her bed, as the morning sun shone through her window. She tried to block the sun's rays by putting her head under the pillow, and she started to go back to sleep once again. Once she was approaching dreamland, an image of Bobby and Nate fighting assaulted her mind. She tossed and turned in her bed, and she tried to shake the images of the fight clear from her mind.

When that didn't work she sat up in her bed, and then she grumbled to herself. After ten minutes of mumbling and complaining she went into her bathroom to take her morning bath. As she took her shower, she noticed that her mind wouldn't let her forget the way Bobby's hands felt across her skin. She could recall the way his hands caressed her skin, and she felt her face flush. She had to remind herself to keep that image of Bobby being naked planted in her head, because she was going to be without him for five whole days.

She missed him already. She didn't think that one man could have such a powerful hold on her heart, but somehow Bobby was able to worm his way in there and Jubilee didn't mind the intrusion. Not even Nate could make her feel this giddy or happy. She wondered if they were meant to be, and if he was the one. You know the one that you were destined to be with, until the both of you were old and gray. Was he the one?

Jubilee smiled to herself, as she recall their seven minutes of pure bliss. It was the only thing that she had to remember Bobby by, until he came home. She also realized that this was going to be the longest five days ever, and she was missing the love of her life already.



Ororo Munroe was in the kitchen trying to find something to eat, but she wasn't in the mood to cook anything. So she looked through the icebox and decided that she was going to eat a bowl of cereal. She glanced at the different selections of cereal, and she decided to go with the Sugar Bombs.

*I want to see what's so special about this cereal.

So Ororo made a bowl of Jubilee's coveted cereal, and she sat down to eat them. At first the cereal was almost too sweet, and they tasted like someone drowned them in sugar. Ororo scrunched up her face as she ate the sweet cereal, but after a while her taste buds got used to the taste of the cereal.

As she ate her morning breakfast, she thought about the talk that she shared with Logan. She was still shocked that he had kissed her, but it didn't feel the same as when Warren kissed her. When Warren had kissed her, it seemed like her hair was standing on its end. He made her stomach flutter, and her heart skip a beat.

Was Logan right? Did Warren have feelings for her, and if he did why did he say that he didn't. Ororo suddenly felt bad for making him out to be the bad guy. Maybe pretending that he had tried to take advantage of her was a bit much. She was the first to admit that she had been angry with Warren, and that was the reason she had aimed at making him pay. That's why she ran to Logan, and lied to him. She had told Logan that Warren was trying to take advantage of her, and that he tried to kiss her. Then she added another lie, and said that Warren had tried to get her to take off of her clothes as well.

It was an underhanded lie, but Logan didn't even sense the fact that she was lying to him. It was the perfect plan of revenge, but now she felt like a heel for doing this to Warren. The fact that he had to get his jaw wired shut, weighed heavily on her mind. She wondered if Warren would ever find it in his heart to forgive her. It was going to be a long shot, but she reasoned that it would be the least that she could do.

So she sat at the table eating her breakfast, and she began to pour herself another helping of the sugary cereal. She realized that if she wasn't careful, there was the possibility that she could get hooked on them. Suddenly a noise made her look up from her cereal, and she noticed that Jubilee had joined her for breakfast. Ororo noticed the funny look that the girl was giving her, and she wondered if Jubilee was mad at her because she ate her cereal. Jubilee went towards the cabinet to get a bowl, and then she sat down in the empty seat across from Ororo.

"I hope you don't mind me eating a bowl of your cereal. I just couldn't force myself to eat another bowl of Bran Flakes. I swear those cereal make you go to the bathroom every time you eat them." Ororo said slyly.

"No. I don't mind, but you really should've kept that bathroom thing to yourself. I am trying to eat here."

Ororo chuckled at the young woman, and almost immediately she noticed that Jubilee had a certain glow about her.

"I see that you are in good spirits this morning." Ororo said.

"Yeah you could say that. Hey Ro. Can I ask you something?"

Ororo wrinkled up her nose at that silly nickname that she called her.

"I see that you're still hanging out with Logan. However you had a question?"

"Yeah Ro."

"Stop calling me that ridiculous name." She chastised.

"Sure Stormy. Anyway my question is this. Do you think that I made the right decision with choosing Bobby over Nate."

Ororo thought about how she was going to answer that question. Who was she give out advice about love? She hadn't even been able to tell a certain blue skinned man that she may be falling in love with him. Then to make matters worse, she also managed to find herself in the arms of a serial killer. She still had nightmares about him. It wasn't easy killing a man, and Ororo still felt bad that she had to take another man's life. She must have been so caught up with her thoughts that she hadn't even realized that Jubilee had been calling her name.

"Oh I'm sorry Jubilee. What were you saying?"

"I asked you if you thought that I had made the right decision when I chose Bobby over Nate?"

"I honestly don't know how to answer that question, but I will tell you this one thing. I've seen the way Bobby holds you, and I've seen the way you two kiss each other. I see the glow that on your face, even as we speak of him now. It's enough to personally make me sick, but it's only because I am jealous. Now Nate was a good man, and he may have loved you in his own way. However, I think that Bobby's love is genuine. I think that he would have been lost without you, and for a long time he was."

"Really?"

"Yes. Really."

"Then I've made the right choice." Jubilee said more to herself than to Ororo.

"As long as your heart tells you that you've made the right choice, then you've made the right choice."

"You really are a smart person Ro. It's just a shame that you don't listen to your own advice."

"I beg your pardon." Ororo's eyebrows shot up.

"Logan has told me everything that has happened within the last 24 hours. More or less."

"Everything?"

"Yep. Everything. I know all about your little infatuation with Warren, and I even know about the patented lip lock that you and Logan shared."

"He told you about that!" Ororo shouted.

"He tells me everything."

"Everything?" Ororo asked again.

"Well not everything. I still don't know if he wears boxers of briefs."

"Boxers." Ororo said with a smirk on her face.

"How do you know that Miss. Munroe?"

"It's a long story."

"I have nothing but time." Jubilee said as she crossed her arms over her chest.

"Fine. I'll tell you about it over dinner."

"Nuh uh. We'll talk about it now. It's just you and me, and I have a whole day planned out for the both of us."

"Should I be afraid?"

"Only if you really love the length of your hair."

"I BEG YOUR PARDON!" Ororo shouted as she stood up.

"The hair is getting cut Ro."

"I told you to stop calling me that ridiculous name, and you're not coming anywhere near my head."

"It's coming off, and I won't take no for an answer. Besides Logan is bringing you back a present, and with my help you're going to look fabulous.

"Wow. I've always wanted a bag of conference pamphlets as a gift. What could he possibly bring me from a conference on mutant unity."

"Logan didn't go to the conference."

"Really? But I thought that he went with Jean and the rest of the guys."

"Nope. Let's just say that he had other plans, and no I'm not telling you about it either."

"Come on spill it sister."

"Let's make a deal. You let me cut your hair, and I'll tell you a little about Logan's plans. I'm not telling you about his present though. Deal?"

"I'm going to like totally regret this for sure." Ororo said mimicking Jubilee's early valley girl persona.



Warren Worthington had been sitting in the same bar stool for the last six hours. He kept ordering alcohol, in attempts of forgetting about a certain white haired weather goddess. He hated the fact that he had to drink his beer through a straw, but his intentions were on getting drunk. So as he sat there drowning away his sorrows, a lone figure caught his attention.

It was a figure that was currently leaning against a dirty graffiti filled wall. The lightening in the club was dimmed, but Warren had known whom it was from the moment he spotted him. The blue skin was a dead give away, and the smile was unmistakable. It was the same evil smile that he had seen about five years ago. He hadn't expected to see him here of all places, but here he was in all of his glory back in Warren's life.

Warren wondered why Sinister was here, and his mind instinctively went back towards the time when the X-Men fought him. During that time Sinister had been after the doppelganger of Scott Summers known only as Nate Gray. The reasons for his attempted kidnapping of the young boy were still unknown at this moment in time. However, Sinister's sudden appearance still didn't sit too well with Warren.

Warren pushed his seat back, and then he turned towards the looming presence standing before him. He stood in his battle stance, and then he waited for Sinister to move. After a while Sinister moved from the wall, and made his way towards Warren. A smirk crossed Sinister's face, and a feeling of apprehension suddenly overcame Warren.

The blue man inched his way closer to Warren, and then three more thugs joined in closely behind. Warren watched on as the four men began to circle their way around him. Although he would be the last to admit this out loud, he was a little curious about Sinister's intentions.

"Ah. Archangel. It's been a mighty long time."

Sinister waited for Warren to speak, and then he finally realized that he wasn't going to be able to talk.

"So you're jaw is wired. That means that you won't be able to help me. I guess I'll have to kill you then, since you won't be of any use to me. Men if you will." The three men automatically advanced towards Warren as Sinister stood still. Warren stole one last look at Sinister trying to figure out what his intentions were. All that he was certain of was the fact that it involved Nate somehow.

The three thugs advanced towards Warren, and he watched on as all three tightened their hands in tight fist. Hands were thrown in all directions, and Warren was hit basically everywhere. He tried his hardest to fight back, but his efforts were seemingly all in vain. He wanted to spread his wings and fly away, but that wasn't an option considering that he had his wings taped up at the moment.

He even attempted to jump to safety, but each time he tried someone grabbed his ankle and brought him back to the floor. The men kept on punching and kicking, and Warren did everything to protect his jaw from being dislocated for a second time. They continued their brutal assault, and each punch seemingly became stronger and stronger.

He screamed out in pain as the men continued their reckless assault. After what seemed like hours, the men finally put an end to their uncontrollable abuse. He could hear Sinister's voice in the background, but he couldn't make out his words.

He knew that he should have been stronger than this, but for some strange reason he realized that he didn't care what happened to him. He wanted a way out, and now here was his chance. He realized that he could step up to the plate and take these guys on, and he knew that he could. It was then that Warren noticed that the three men were now pulling out weapons of all various sizes and shapes. He laid his head back down in defeat, and closed his eyes. He waited to feel the long silver blades welcome him into death's door. He closed his eyes, and waited to feel the sharp blades pierce his skin. However the pain never came.

He opened his eyes and noticed that the three guys were just standing there. They were looking at something behind him, and then his eyes followed their gaze until it landed on a familiar figure. Warren's eyes almost bucked out of his head when he noticed that Logan was standing right behind him. Logan looked at the man on the ground before him, and he shook his head from side to side in pity.

"It looks like ya need ta spend some more time in the danger room bub. You get tha one on tha left, and I'll get these two nincompoops on tha right."

With a sense of renewed strength, Warren stood up on his feet and took his battle stance once again. Warren instantly threw his fist out, and the punch connected with the bulky man's face. The man that Warren attacked tried to fight back, but Warren was too quick in his defense. Pretty soon the man decided that he had had enough, and he ran out the bar as fast as he could.

*And I was about to let these losers kill me. What was I thinking?

Warren turned his eyes over towards Logan, and noticed that the two men that he was fighting were lying on the ground. They were surrounded in a pool of their own blood, and Logan was now trying to get his hands on the man that started it all. Warren walked up to Logan's side and then he started helping his teammate fight against Sinister.

For a while the blue skinned villain was able to keep up, but with the prowess of Logan's attack it was apparently too much for him to take. Soon Sinister was running away scared once again, and soon the room was filled with an uneasy silence.

Both Warren and Logan looked at the two injured men on the floor, and then their eyes rested on the angry looking owner of the bar. They both reached for their wallets, and Warren signaled to Logan that he was going to pay for the damage this time. After that was done, the two exhausted men took a seat at the bar. Logan ordered his usual, and Warren eyed the worn out man cautiously. He took a sip from his watered down beverage, and signaled to the bartender for another round as well.

His attention was directed back over towards Logan once again. He wondered why the man was here, and he wondered if he was there to cause even more trouble. Was he there to pour more salt into his already opened wounds? There were many questions churning in his mind, but there was no way that he could speak his mind without pen or paper. He signaled to the bar keep for the items that he needed, and he even heard the bar keep mumbling something about this place not being a store. However, he quickly jotted down the question that had been burning in his mind.

"Logan, what are you doing here?" Warren wrote down.

"I'm making sure that you don't get yourself killed. Besides what was that all about with Sinister?"

"I have no idea. I think that it has something to do with Nate."

"He must have heard about Jubes marrying tha guy, and he figured out that you might know where he was."

"I guess that he picked the wrong guy to mess with."

"Yeah. I guess he did."

"Thanks for the save back there."

"Yeah what was that all about? You were acting like you were about to give up."

"I was." Warren wrote down.

He had a sad expression on his face, and it was an expression that Logan was all too familiar with.

"Why in the hell would you do something that dumb?"

"I don't want to live like this anymore. I hate fighting for an endless cause, and I hate being singled out just for being different."

"I never heard you complaining about your mutation before. So why are you complaining now?"

"I don't have any complaints with my mutations. Well not anymore. It's just that I'm sick and tired of being alone because of it."

"Yeah. I think I can understand where you're coming from, but ya know it doesn't have ta be that way."

"All this from a man that has it all."

Logan gave Warren a condescending look, and then he shook his head in disbelief.

"What makes you think that?"

"You have the ability to heal yourself, which means that you're basically invulnerable. Then you can hold your own in a fight. The women are crazy about you. You're basically a man that has it all."

Warren noticed that he was running low on paper, and he pulled a clean napkin from the holder to use. He pushed the napkin to Logan, and he waited for a response from him.

"Now you see that's where you're wrong. I wished that I had everything that my heart desired, but I don't. I may have the best health in the world, and I may even be a tough fighter. That still doesn't mean that I have the heart of a very special woman that you've managed to hurt."

"I didn't mean to hurt her."

"If we didn't get to that hotel when we did, how far do you think things would've went? Between you and Ro I mean."

"Are you going to hit me again?"

"Nope. So what's your answer bub, and I want the truth."

"I only wanted to kiss her. I knew that things would've been awkward if I would've tried to take things any further. So I just kissed her."

"How do you feel about her?"

"She's my friend."

"Do you love her?"

"I don't know."

"Bull. Do you love her?"

"I like her, and I think that she's cute."

"Puppy dogs are cute, and so are fluffy bunnies. Is that how you really see Ro?"

"She's exotic, beautiful, sexy as hell, and she's madly in love with you."

"Really? With my senses I think that I would've noticed a thing like that."

"I don't see why you haven't noticed that yet."

"She's not in love with me you idiot."

"Yes she is."

"No she isn't! She's in love with you. Why is that so hard to believe?"

"There's no way. I've hurt her so many times already. Surely she hates me now."

"That's the same thing that she said about you yesterday."

Warren suddenly remembered calling Ororo yesterday, and he could clearly recall hearing Logan's voice in the background.

"Yeah, and weren't you in her bedroom when I called?"

"Yeah, but nothing happened."

"So what were you doing in her room then?"

"I was trying to get her to admit her feelings for you."

"And what did she say?"

"I'll tell you what. Let's go home, and you can ask her that question yourself. I'll pay for the drinks."

Warren stood up from the barstool, and waited for Logan to finish paying the bartender. They turned around to leave the bar, and then suddenly Logan reached out and grabbed Warren's arm.

"Just make sure that you don't hurt her again, because I won't go for it."

Warren nodded his head, and they walked towards their cars. As they headed back towards the mansion, Warren couldn't help but wonder if Ororo could possibly have feelings for him. He wondered about that, and for the first time in weeks he felt a smile cross his lips.



Ororo was sitting in an uncomfortable wooden chair, as she watched ringlets of her white tresses fall to the ground. She closed her eyes tightly as Jubilee cut and clipped her hair continuously. She couldn't believe that she allowed a mere child to cut her hair for a little piece of information.

"Now about those boxers missy. What happened?" Jubilee asked.

"Well both Logan and I were out on a mission, and we had cross this murky river. It was so nasty that I decided to fly over it. Unfortunately for Logan my hands were full of supplies, and so I couldn't carry him across at that time. I even suggested the idea that I could come back, and pick him up after I dropped off the supplies. Anyway he complained that it would take too much time, and he decided to wade across the river instead. When he finally reached some dry land, I noticed that he had leeches all over him. Believe it or not the man actually freaked."

"Wolvie freaked over some leeches?" Jubilee laughed.

"Yep. As a matter of fact the man cursed and caused such a ruckus, he made a sailor seem like a choirboy. He even went as far as claiming that he didn't need any leeches sucking his blood, and then inheriting his special healing factor. Anyway, after we finally removed every single leech from his body, there was suddenly this weird expression on his face. I asked him what was wrong, and he started ripping off his pants with his claws. I was just staring at him trying to figure out what was wrong. It was so funny to see Logan running around in his skivvies like a mad man. Then all of a sudden he stopped. He took his hand, stuck it his boxers. He wiggled his crown jewels around a little, and he then he suddenly pulled his hand out of his pants. It was then that I noticed he had pulled out a leech that had somehow became attached to his most prized possession. Then I burst out laughing, and he gave me this evil look. Then I told that it wasn't my fault, and that I had even offered to carry him back. That's how I found out that Logan wears boxers."

Jubilee was laughing so hard, and soon Ororo found herself laughing as well. After a few moments the laughing subsided Jubilee continued cutting Ororo's hair.

"What would you have done if he would've taken off his boxers?"

"I would've done what any woman in my predicament would've done."

"And that is?"

"Drooled."

"You are one very confusing woman Ro. So what's the deal with Warren? When did this little infatuation of yours begin?"

"The day when I picked him and Bobby up from jail."

"Wasn't he drunk that night?"

"Yeah. I stole a kiss from him that night, and I guess that's when I finally started seeing him as a man."

"A very cute man." Jubilee added.

"Puppies are cute, but Warren is sexy as hell."

"And you say that I hang out with Logan too much. Are you sure that you don't have a thing for Logan?"

"No. As a matter of fact it was Logan that helped me realize my heart belongs to one man, and one man only. I just hope that one day Warren will find it in his heart to forgive me."

"I'm sure that he will. Now I'm all done take a look at the finished product."

Ororo looked at her hair, and was surprised how short it was. However, she still thought that the short pixie cut highlighted her feminine features quite well.

"You like?" Jubilee asked.

"I love it. I think you may have missed your calling Jubilee."

"Wait. We're not done just yet. I want you to put this dress on along with these shoes, and then I will be all done with you."

Jubilee went to her closet and pulled out a low cut red dress, and then she gave her the shoes.

"You have fifteen minutes to get ready, before your present gets here."

Ororo went into the bathroom, and then she started to get dressed.

"Jubilee, you never told me where Logan went. You said that you were going to tell me. So spill." She yelled from the other side of the bathroom door.

"He went to New York."

"What's in New York?" Ororo asked confusedly.

"Your present. Now quit asking so many questions, and hurry up and get dressed. You now have ten minutes, and don't mess up your hair."



Jean Gray had been in a bad mood every since she had saw Logan coming out of Ororo's bedroom. Then to make matters worse Logan decided to skip the conference, and Jean couldn't help but wonder why. She wondered if it had something to do with Ororo. She couldn't help but feel a twinge of jealousy.

She realized that she could easily do a mind probe to see what exactly happened in Ororo's bedroom that night, but she decided not to. She realized that she should have more trust, but for some reason she kept imagining the worse. She kept picturing Logan and Ororo sleeping in the same bed together. It was an image that infuriated her to no ends. She wondered if she made a mistake by leaving Scott for Logan, and then she stole a quick glance over at him.

She noticed almost immediately that he was already looking at her, and she lowered her head to hide the red blush showing up on her face. He stood up from his seat, and he pulled a folded envelope from his pocket. He walked over to Jean, and took a seat right next to her. He passed her the envelope, and looked away from her.

"What's this?" Jean asked.

"Our divorce papers. The divorce has been finalized. All I need is your signature, and things between us will be over."

"Scott. I never meant to hurt you."

"Save it Jean. I really don't want to hear about it."

"Scott?"

"Just sign the damn paper Jean!" He yelled.

"Fine."

Jean opened the envelope and signed her name on the dotted line. She handed the letter back to him roughly, and then she gave him a disheartening look. She watched him as he walked back to his seat. Suddenly his telephone ranged and she answered it.

"Hello."

"Hey babe. I'm just calling to see how you're doing."

"Where in the hell are you Logan?"

"New York."

"What's so important in New York that you couldn't come to this conference with me?"

"I'm just doing a friend a favor that's all."

"Oh I see. Your friends are more important than I am right?"

"Jean, you're just going to a conference. What's this all about?"

"Don't act like you don't know what this is about Logan. You know damn well what I'm talking about."

"Look Red, I don't know what you're talking about."

"Does the name Ororo Munroe mean anything to you?"

"What does she got to do with anything between us?"

"I saw you come out of her bedroom Logan. Now explain that."

"Jean I."

"Save it Logan. I don't want to hear about it."

With that Jean hung up her telephone, and then she turned the ringer off the tiny cell phone. She stood up to go to the bathroom, and she noticed that everyone was staring at her. She threw her head up in the air, and then she stalked off towards the bathroom. Once she was in the bathroom, she closed the door and she cried into the palms of her hand. It was only then that she realized that this was exactly the way that Scott felt when she was cheating on him, and she realized that it hurt like hell.



Author's Notes: Man that was one long chapter. Literally. Hey don't think that this story is over yet. There's still a lot that's bound to happen. So review and let me know how you like this chapter. Don't forget all right.

Next Chapter: Ororo gets her little present, but is it what she wants? Also jealousy rears its ugly little head, and Jean lashes out to those closest to her. Also the mutant unity conference becomes a little violent, and Sinister is back and he takes something that one particular X-Men member wants back. Powers will be increased. Unfaithfulness will run amok among the X-Men. Viciousness will strike back with a vengeance, and there's only one man that can get things back to normal, but will he?