Destroyed
Author's Notes: Sorry it took so long, but I needed to some research on breast cancer for this chapter. Hope you guys like it.
Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me Marvel Comics gets those honors.
It had been an unusually long day for Henry McCoy, and for some strange reason he couldn't get his mind off of Jubilnation Lee. He was confused about the new feelings that had been coursing through his body as of late. He realized that he was a very lonely man, but that didn't excuse his behavior. He had taken advantage of an innocent child, and that thought alone made him want to give up his degree in medicine.
She had put her trust in him, and he felt as if he betrayed that trust when he managed to feel her up in her bedroom. Sure it started off simply, and his intentions were on giving the young girl a breast exam. He wondered if she even noticed, and he silently prayed that she didn't. Jubilee was just the type of friend that he needed in his life, and he didn't want anything to screw that up. She had been the glue that literally held him together, especially after his nasty breakup with Trish.
He was positive that he wasn't attracted to Jubilee in that way, but he guessed that it was his abstinence from sex that made him do the things that he had done. Still that was no excuse. At that moment Hank felt like a dirty old man, and he was positive that he wasn't going to be able to give Jubilee her check up today.
He was the type of doctor that always made sure that he kept his appointments, but for reasons that he was well aware of he couldn't bring himself to stay in a room alone with Jubilee. He was aware that he had lost control over his emotions, and he wasn't about to let that happen again. He refused to put Jubilee in that kind of situation again, and so he thought about his next course of action.
Jubilee was slated to begin her round of test in the next ten minutes, and he wasn't even sure that he would even be able to look her in the eyes again. He couldn't even trust himself to be around her, and that was the thought that scared him the most. He kept pondering over the thought that Jubilee trusted him, and he kept telling himself that he had came pretty close to breaking that trust. That thought frightened him.
So he decided to do the one thing that he had promised Jubilee that he wouldn't do, and that was asking Jean to be Jubilee's doctor for the day. He was aware that Jubilee didn't want Jean to be her doctor, and he was aware that he was breaking that trust once again. It hadn't been the first time. So he stood up from his desk, and walked towards the door. He headed towards Jean's room, and stopped when he reached her room.
His mind kept screaming at him not to knock on the door, but his heart screamed that this would be for the best. So he listened to his heart, and knocked on Jean's door. After a moment Jean opened the door, and stuck her head out of the door. Hank noticed almost immediately that Jean's red hair was like a mop all over her head. She still had sleep in her eyes, and Hank immediately felt bad for waking up the young lady.
"I'm sorry to intrude on your peaceful slumber my dear, but I must request one favor from you." Hank said.
Jean looked at the man up and down, apparently trying to contemplate what he wanted. It was then that she remembered that today was the day of their annual checkups.
"Let me guess. You want me to give Logan his check up today right? Man he can be such a baby sometimes."
Hank chuckled at that last remark, and it was the much-needed banter to lift his downed spirits.
"Actually, I've already given the big baby his physical." He said as he slyly smirked.
"Will wonders ever cease? Well I'm stumped. Who is poor unsuspecting sap, that me as their doctor?" Jean asked coyly.
"That would be Miss Lee." He said with a hint of sadness on his face.
"Hank, is everything all right?" She asked noticing his pained expression.
"Yes everything's fine. I just have a few errands to run, and I simply can't do both at the same time."
"So what needs to be done?" Jean asked.
"Just the typical test. She'll need a physical, and I also scheduled her a mammogram for today. She does have medium sized lump in her left breast, but all my notes are in her charts. If there's a need for a biopsy, then get her on the schedule for that as soon as possible. Can you do this for me?"
Jean sighed.
"I'll do it, but only if you promise me that there will be no bubble gum involved."
"That's a promise that I can not make." Hank said quickly.
"What time is her physical slated for?"
"Well um let me see."
Hank raised his arm so that he could look at his watch, and he noticed the time.
"You have five minutes to set up the lab, and get everything else in order."
"Five minutes! I'll have no time to change into any wearable clothes. Hank you pig. I'll get you back for this one, I swear! Here give me your lab coat. I'll just wear that over my pajama's."
Hank did as he was instructed, and watched on as Jean hurriedly put on his coat. She tied the waist strap, and ran back into her room to get some shoes. Once she was done with that task, she walked out of her bedroom. Her hair was still all over her head, but she concentrated on her locks with her telekinesis's as she walked down the hall.
"I bet Scott has never seen what you really look like in the morning huh?" Hank said candidly.
"Why look a mess, when you can look like this." Jean said.
"Vanity Jean? That's one of the seven most deadliest sins."
"Then I guess that means that I'm a sinner then."
"Aren't we all?" Hank said sadly.
Hank watched as Jean made her way towards the lab, and almost immediately his thoughts were back on a raven-haired beauty. He knew that Jubilee was going to be angry with him, and so he decided to leave the mansion for a while. He had a lot of things to think about, and the only two things that his mind was sifting through were his betrayal and lust that he was now feeling. He figured that he needed some time alone, and so he clicked on his image inducer and walked out the mansion.
He didn't have a particular destination in mind, but as long as it was far away from the mansion then it was the perfect place to be. So he jumped in his car, and he headed for parts unknown. However, he was disappointed to find out that his long road trip still didn't leave very much solace for his troubled soul, and he kept wondering if he was ever going to find true peace of mind.
Jubilee had been sitting on pins and needles as she waited for her exam to begin. For the duration of the day, she had been eagerly anticipating her visit with Hank. She had wanted to talk to him so bad all day long, but she decided to wait until her scheduled appointment to see him.
She had wanted to tell him that she noticed his discomfort around her earlier, and that she didn't want him to ever feel that way around her. She wasn't sure if he had been apprehensive because of the lump that he had found, or if it was something else. She suddenly felt a slight shiver run down her spine, as she thought about the possibility of Hank liking her as more than a friend.
Jubilee has never had any luck with men, especially men belonging to the X- Men. They made it quite clear that they thought of Jubilee as nothing but a child. Even the men her age thought of her as a spoiled brat. How she longed to have someone, but not just anyone, look her into her eyes and declare feelings of love.
She would readily admit that she had been very lonely ever since she came back to the mansion. She couldn't understand why guys didn't want to be with her, and even to this day the knowledge that she was unloved placed a heavy weight on her heart. She wondered if Hank saw beyond the pretense that she was independent woman that didn't need a man in her life. She wondered if he was able to see that she had been lonely.
She needed to talk to him, and clear the air between them. He had left her room rather hastily, and she could do nothing but wonder why he would do such a thing. She wondered why she was having all of these feelings. Was she that desperate for a man, that she was willing to ruin her relationship with one of her best friends?
She thought that it would be better to let Hank come to her, whenever he was ready. She didn't want to push the envelope, and she certainly didn't want to lose Hank over some little schoolgirl crush.
*What if he doesn't even like me like that? Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. What if he still sees me as a child? I would never live that one down.
So she decided to be patience and wait. They say that good things come to those who wait, and that was a risk that she was willing to take. She wasn't about to screw this up, like she did with Everett. She had been too forward with him, and that made him run into the arms of another woman. Jubilee didn't want things to end up that way for Hank and herself. She cared for him too much, and she refused push him away like she did with Ev.
As the time approached her exam, she walked towards the lab with trepidation in her heart. She reached the door, and then she knocked expecting to see Hank's smiling face. Imagine her surprise when she saw Jean's face instead, and she immediately felt betrayed.
"Where's Hank?" She said angrily.
"He had some errands to run, but he should be back soon."
Jubilee stood there shaking her head from side to side in disbelief.
"Jubilee, if you don't want me to run your test just let know and I'll leave."
"Let's just get over with Jean."
"Is everything all right?" Jean asked with concerned.
"Peachy. So what's on our to do list?"
"First I'll give you a physical. Second, You're going to take a mammogram, and finally we're going to go out for some pizza."
"I don't want any pizza." Jubilee said stubbornly.
"Sushi?"
"No."
"Burgers?"
"No."
"Chicken?"
"No."
"Strip club?"
Jubilee was about to say no again, when she realized what Jean had said. She couldn't help but smile at Jean's attempts to make her smile, and she immediately felt guilty for thinking the worst of her teammate. Maybe Jean wasn't out to read her thoughts, and it was pretty obvious that her thoughts remained locked up inside her head. At least that's what she hoped. Still she was glad that Jean thought enough to distract her from her new invading feelings.
"No. No strip club either. Pizza's good." Jubilee smiled.
After that Jubilee's test began, and then they went out for pizza. For a while Jubilee forgot her problems, but not her anger at Hank. She promised herself that he was really going to get it the next time that she saw him.
Hank sat at his desk in the lab, and he was currently overlooking Jubilee's test results in his hand. He sat there dumbfounded as he read the results with a bitter heart. The test confirmed that Jubilee did in fact have Ductal Carcinoma in Situ, or DCIS for short. This meant that Jubilee did have a non-invasive cancer, and that she would eventually need a biopsy to remove the cancerous lump. Now he worried how she was going to handle the news, and more importantly how was he going to tell her about her diagnoses?
That's it for this chapter. I need to do some more research on breast cancer, and hopefully I got everything right concerning this. Ladies remember it's best to get a regular check up once you turn twenty years old. Yes 20.
Next Chapter: We'll focus on Jubilee's cancer more, and her reaction to it. However Hank is surprised that she's now more depressed, and he'll have to prove that he really cares about her to help her. Also Logan finds out about Jubilee's condition, and he becomes a little too helpful and it's enough to send Hank out on a jealous rampage. Still how will Hank handle this jealousy, and more importantly will he tell Jubilee how he feels?" That's it. BYE.
Author's Notes: Sorry it took so long, but I needed to some research on breast cancer for this chapter. Hope you guys like it.
Disclaimer: None of the characters belong to me Marvel Comics gets those honors.
It had been an unusually long day for Henry McCoy, and for some strange reason he couldn't get his mind off of Jubilnation Lee. He was confused about the new feelings that had been coursing through his body as of late. He realized that he was a very lonely man, but that didn't excuse his behavior. He had taken advantage of an innocent child, and that thought alone made him want to give up his degree in medicine.
She had put her trust in him, and he felt as if he betrayed that trust when he managed to feel her up in her bedroom. Sure it started off simply, and his intentions were on giving the young girl a breast exam. He wondered if she even noticed, and he silently prayed that she didn't. Jubilee was just the type of friend that he needed in his life, and he didn't want anything to screw that up. She had been the glue that literally held him together, especially after his nasty breakup with Trish.
He was positive that he wasn't attracted to Jubilee in that way, but he guessed that it was his abstinence from sex that made him do the things that he had done. Still that was no excuse. At that moment Hank felt like a dirty old man, and he was positive that he wasn't going to be able to give Jubilee her check up today.
He was the type of doctor that always made sure that he kept his appointments, but for reasons that he was well aware of he couldn't bring himself to stay in a room alone with Jubilee. He was aware that he had lost control over his emotions, and he wasn't about to let that happen again. He refused to put Jubilee in that kind of situation again, and so he thought about his next course of action.
Jubilee was slated to begin her round of test in the next ten minutes, and he wasn't even sure that he would even be able to look her in the eyes again. He couldn't even trust himself to be around her, and that was the thought that scared him the most. He kept pondering over the thought that Jubilee trusted him, and he kept telling himself that he had came pretty close to breaking that trust. That thought frightened him.
So he decided to do the one thing that he had promised Jubilee that he wouldn't do, and that was asking Jean to be Jubilee's doctor for the day. He was aware that Jubilee didn't want Jean to be her doctor, and he was aware that he was breaking that trust once again. It hadn't been the first time. So he stood up from his desk, and walked towards the door. He headed towards Jean's room, and stopped when he reached her room.
His mind kept screaming at him not to knock on the door, but his heart screamed that this would be for the best. So he listened to his heart, and knocked on Jean's door. After a moment Jean opened the door, and stuck her head out of the door. Hank noticed almost immediately that Jean's red hair was like a mop all over her head. She still had sleep in her eyes, and Hank immediately felt bad for waking up the young lady.
"I'm sorry to intrude on your peaceful slumber my dear, but I must request one favor from you." Hank said.
Jean looked at the man up and down, apparently trying to contemplate what he wanted. It was then that she remembered that today was the day of their annual checkups.
"Let me guess. You want me to give Logan his check up today right? Man he can be such a baby sometimes."
Hank chuckled at that last remark, and it was the much-needed banter to lift his downed spirits.
"Actually, I've already given the big baby his physical." He said as he slyly smirked.
"Will wonders ever cease? Well I'm stumped. Who is poor unsuspecting sap, that me as their doctor?" Jean asked coyly.
"That would be Miss Lee." He said with a hint of sadness on his face.
"Hank, is everything all right?" She asked noticing his pained expression.
"Yes everything's fine. I just have a few errands to run, and I simply can't do both at the same time."
"So what needs to be done?" Jean asked.
"Just the typical test. She'll need a physical, and I also scheduled her a mammogram for today. She does have medium sized lump in her left breast, but all my notes are in her charts. If there's a need for a biopsy, then get her on the schedule for that as soon as possible. Can you do this for me?"
Jean sighed.
"I'll do it, but only if you promise me that there will be no bubble gum involved."
"That's a promise that I can not make." Hank said quickly.
"What time is her physical slated for?"
"Well um let me see."
Hank raised his arm so that he could look at his watch, and he noticed the time.
"You have five minutes to set up the lab, and get everything else in order."
"Five minutes! I'll have no time to change into any wearable clothes. Hank you pig. I'll get you back for this one, I swear! Here give me your lab coat. I'll just wear that over my pajama's."
Hank did as he was instructed, and watched on as Jean hurriedly put on his coat. She tied the waist strap, and ran back into her room to get some shoes. Once she was done with that task, she walked out of her bedroom. Her hair was still all over her head, but she concentrated on her locks with her telekinesis's as she walked down the hall.
"I bet Scott has never seen what you really look like in the morning huh?" Hank said candidly.
"Why look a mess, when you can look like this." Jean said.
"Vanity Jean? That's one of the seven most deadliest sins."
"Then I guess that means that I'm a sinner then."
"Aren't we all?" Hank said sadly.
Hank watched as Jean made her way towards the lab, and almost immediately his thoughts were back on a raven-haired beauty. He knew that Jubilee was going to be angry with him, and so he decided to leave the mansion for a while. He had a lot of things to think about, and the only two things that his mind was sifting through were his betrayal and lust that he was now feeling. He figured that he needed some time alone, and so he clicked on his image inducer and walked out the mansion.
He didn't have a particular destination in mind, but as long as it was far away from the mansion then it was the perfect place to be. So he jumped in his car, and he headed for parts unknown. However, he was disappointed to find out that his long road trip still didn't leave very much solace for his troubled soul, and he kept wondering if he was ever going to find true peace of mind.
Jubilee had been sitting on pins and needles as she waited for her exam to begin. For the duration of the day, she had been eagerly anticipating her visit with Hank. She had wanted to talk to him so bad all day long, but she decided to wait until her scheduled appointment to see him.
She had wanted to tell him that she noticed his discomfort around her earlier, and that she didn't want him to ever feel that way around her. She wasn't sure if he had been apprehensive because of the lump that he had found, or if it was something else. She suddenly felt a slight shiver run down her spine, as she thought about the possibility of Hank liking her as more than a friend.
Jubilee has never had any luck with men, especially men belonging to the X- Men. They made it quite clear that they thought of Jubilee as nothing but a child. Even the men her age thought of her as a spoiled brat. How she longed to have someone, but not just anyone, look her into her eyes and declare feelings of love.
She would readily admit that she had been very lonely ever since she came back to the mansion. She couldn't understand why guys didn't want to be with her, and even to this day the knowledge that she was unloved placed a heavy weight on her heart. She wondered if Hank saw beyond the pretense that she was independent woman that didn't need a man in her life. She wondered if he was able to see that she had been lonely.
She needed to talk to him, and clear the air between them. He had left her room rather hastily, and she could do nothing but wonder why he would do such a thing. She wondered why she was having all of these feelings. Was she that desperate for a man, that she was willing to ruin her relationship with one of her best friends?
She thought that it would be better to let Hank come to her, whenever he was ready. She didn't want to push the envelope, and she certainly didn't want to lose Hank over some little schoolgirl crush.
*What if he doesn't even like me like that? Maybe I'm getting ahead of myself. What if he still sees me as a child? I would never live that one down.
So she decided to be patience and wait. They say that good things come to those who wait, and that was a risk that she was willing to take. She wasn't about to screw this up, like she did with Everett. She had been too forward with him, and that made him run into the arms of another woman. Jubilee didn't want things to end up that way for Hank and herself. She cared for him too much, and she refused push him away like she did with Ev.
As the time approached her exam, she walked towards the lab with trepidation in her heart. She reached the door, and then she knocked expecting to see Hank's smiling face. Imagine her surprise when she saw Jean's face instead, and she immediately felt betrayed.
"Where's Hank?" She said angrily.
"He had some errands to run, but he should be back soon."
Jubilee stood there shaking her head from side to side in disbelief.
"Jubilee, if you don't want me to run your test just let know and I'll leave."
"Let's just get over with Jean."
"Is everything all right?" Jean asked with concerned.
"Peachy. So what's on our to do list?"
"First I'll give you a physical. Second, You're going to take a mammogram, and finally we're going to go out for some pizza."
"I don't want any pizza." Jubilee said stubbornly.
"Sushi?"
"No."
"Burgers?"
"No."
"Chicken?"
"No."
"Strip club?"
Jubilee was about to say no again, when she realized what Jean had said. She couldn't help but smile at Jean's attempts to make her smile, and she immediately felt guilty for thinking the worst of her teammate. Maybe Jean wasn't out to read her thoughts, and it was pretty obvious that her thoughts remained locked up inside her head. At least that's what she hoped. Still she was glad that Jean thought enough to distract her from her new invading feelings.
"No. No strip club either. Pizza's good." Jubilee smiled.
After that Jubilee's test began, and then they went out for pizza. For a while Jubilee forgot her problems, but not her anger at Hank. She promised herself that he was really going to get it the next time that she saw him.
Hank sat at his desk in the lab, and he was currently overlooking Jubilee's test results in his hand. He sat there dumbfounded as he read the results with a bitter heart. The test confirmed that Jubilee did in fact have Ductal Carcinoma in Situ, or DCIS for short. This meant that Jubilee did have a non-invasive cancer, and that she would eventually need a biopsy to remove the cancerous lump. Now he worried how she was going to handle the news, and more importantly how was he going to tell her about her diagnoses?
That's it for this chapter. I need to do some more research on breast cancer, and hopefully I got everything right concerning this. Ladies remember it's best to get a regular check up once you turn twenty years old. Yes 20.
Next Chapter: We'll focus on Jubilee's cancer more, and her reaction to it. However Hank is surprised that she's now more depressed, and he'll have to prove that he really cares about her to help her. Also Logan finds out about Jubilee's condition, and he becomes a little too helpful and it's enough to send Hank out on a jealous rampage. Still how will Hank handle this jealousy, and more importantly will he tell Jubilee how he feels?" That's it. BYE.