NOTE: ah, the jubes/bobby saga continues..review please!
Jubilee paused nervously outside of Bobby's room, her heart pounding furiously. This was it. She was going to have a serious talk with her best friend, and no matter what, she would resist the urge to run away. Before she could twist the doorknob, the door swung open suddenly revealing Bobby. Instantly, Jubilee's mouth grew dry. "I..uh.um, need to talk to you." Bobby only nodded stiffly, and held the door open. She walked in cautiously, wondering painfully when things had gotten so.formal between them. It was her fault, she knew. If only she had told him the truth from the start..
Jubilee swallowed back a wave of regret determinedly. Bobby sat down on the bed, his blonde hair falling adorably into his deep blue eyes. Jubilee stood awkwardly, twisting her shirt, wondering how to begin. Bobby was being strangely quiet, and the silence wasn't helping her formulate the correct words to say what had been plaguing her for so many weeks. But he spoke before she did.
"When were you planning on telling me?" Bobby spoke quietly, but there was anger in his words. Jubilee gaped at him. He couldn't possibly.know..could he? Had he figured it out by himself from her miserable countenance?
"I.wasn't," Jubilee said in a choked whisper. Her words seem to incense him.
"I'm glad you think so highly of me that I wouldn't be able to figure it out eventually. Tell me, when did you get so good at lying?" Bobby said harshly, running a hand through his hair. Jubilee nearly staggered back, her blue eyes glistening. She hadn't known what to expect when her secret was finally revealed..but not this hostility. Was he that repulsed by her feelings for him? The thought brought tears to her eyes.
"I thought it would be the best thing.for you," Jubilee defended herself.
"Who are ~you~ to decide what's best for me, when you keep lying to everyone, including yourself!" Bobby exploded. Jubilee's face burned hotly, hurt and anger causing tears to pool in her blue eyes. "Because of your "helpful" actions, Samantha is furious at me! She thinks because I didn't answer her letter right away, I didn't want to go with her to prom. Little did she know, I never even ~got~ the letter!"
Jubilee heart nearly stopped. Oh god, he didn't know. He had been talking about her hasty disposal of Samantha's letter...a mixture of relief and anger swept over her. How ~dare~ he yell at her when she'd just saved him from being further manipulated by Samantha! "I was DOING you a favor! She was using you!" Jubilee yelled, finding that the anger had made it easier to speak.
"I don't need you to interfere Jubilee!" Bobby yelled back.
"Oh right, you're one to talk!" Jubilee spit out hotly. "Last time I checked, picking a fight with Duncan Matthews counted as interfering!" Bobby flushed a dark red, and they both faced each other in battle.
"Well, if you had just TOLD me that you'd ditched him at the party, maybe I wouldn't have done what I did," Bobby said heatedly. Jubilee gulped down her embarrassment.
"It's none of your business what happened or didn't happen at that party," Jubilee said fiercely.
"The hell it isn't! But guessing at the sad state of our friendship these days, I can't say I'm surprised," Bobby said bitterly.
"I'm trying to help you!" Jubilee cried out, in frustration.
"Please don't. If you can't be honest with me than I really don't think I ~want~ your help!" Bobby shot back, his blue eyes pinning her. Jubilee reeled back as if slapped.
"Fine, make a fool of yourself over Samantha. I don't care!" Jubilee whispered fiercely, her eyes burning with unshed tears. Bobby's eyes were as luminous as hers as he stepped forward quickly.
"Jubilee, if you came over here to say something, now's the time to say it," Bobby said, his voice low. Jubilee's mind was spinning, she was unable to look away from him.
"I just.I wanted you to know.,"
"What are you trying to say Jubilee?" Bobby asked, his voice ringing with intensity.
Choking on a sob, Jubilee raised her glittering blue eyes to meet his. "I was trying to say I love you," she managed, barely registering the way Bobby's face was draining of color, his eyes stunned.
"Jubes..I," Bobby began, but he seemed robbed of words.
"But now I don't think it matters anymore," Jubilee finished, her voice catching on a sob. She turned on her heel and left, heartbroken.
Jubilee paused nervously outside of Bobby's room, her heart pounding furiously. This was it. She was going to have a serious talk with her best friend, and no matter what, she would resist the urge to run away. Before she could twist the doorknob, the door swung open suddenly revealing Bobby. Instantly, Jubilee's mouth grew dry. "I..uh.um, need to talk to you." Bobby only nodded stiffly, and held the door open. She walked in cautiously, wondering painfully when things had gotten so.formal between them. It was her fault, she knew. If only she had told him the truth from the start..
Jubilee swallowed back a wave of regret determinedly. Bobby sat down on the bed, his blonde hair falling adorably into his deep blue eyes. Jubilee stood awkwardly, twisting her shirt, wondering how to begin. Bobby was being strangely quiet, and the silence wasn't helping her formulate the correct words to say what had been plaguing her for so many weeks. But he spoke before she did.
"When were you planning on telling me?" Bobby spoke quietly, but there was anger in his words. Jubilee gaped at him. He couldn't possibly.know..could he? Had he figured it out by himself from her miserable countenance?
"I.wasn't," Jubilee said in a choked whisper. Her words seem to incense him.
"I'm glad you think so highly of me that I wouldn't be able to figure it out eventually. Tell me, when did you get so good at lying?" Bobby said harshly, running a hand through his hair. Jubilee nearly staggered back, her blue eyes glistening. She hadn't known what to expect when her secret was finally revealed..but not this hostility. Was he that repulsed by her feelings for him? The thought brought tears to her eyes.
"I thought it would be the best thing.for you," Jubilee defended herself.
"Who are ~you~ to decide what's best for me, when you keep lying to everyone, including yourself!" Bobby exploded. Jubilee's face burned hotly, hurt and anger causing tears to pool in her blue eyes. "Because of your "helpful" actions, Samantha is furious at me! She thinks because I didn't answer her letter right away, I didn't want to go with her to prom. Little did she know, I never even ~got~ the letter!"
Jubilee heart nearly stopped. Oh god, he didn't know. He had been talking about her hasty disposal of Samantha's letter...a mixture of relief and anger swept over her. How ~dare~ he yell at her when she'd just saved him from being further manipulated by Samantha! "I was DOING you a favor! She was using you!" Jubilee yelled, finding that the anger had made it easier to speak.
"I don't need you to interfere Jubilee!" Bobby yelled back.
"Oh right, you're one to talk!" Jubilee spit out hotly. "Last time I checked, picking a fight with Duncan Matthews counted as interfering!" Bobby flushed a dark red, and they both faced each other in battle.
"Well, if you had just TOLD me that you'd ditched him at the party, maybe I wouldn't have done what I did," Bobby said heatedly. Jubilee gulped down her embarrassment.
"It's none of your business what happened or didn't happen at that party," Jubilee said fiercely.
"The hell it isn't! But guessing at the sad state of our friendship these days, I can't say I'm surprised," Bobby said bitterly.
"I'm trying to help you!" Jubilee cried out, in frustration.
"Please don't. If you can't be honest with me than I really don't think I ~want~ your help!" Bobby shot back, his blue eyes pinning her. Jubilee reeled back as if slapped.
"Fine, make a fool of yourself over Samantha. I don't care!" Jubilee whispered fiercely, her eyes burning with unshed tears. Bobby's eyes were as luminous as hers as he stepped forward quickly.
"Jubilee, if you came over here to say something, now's the time to say it," Bobby said, his voice low. Jubilee's mind was spinning, she was unable to look away from him.
"I just.I wanted you to know.,"
"What are you trying to say Jubilee?" Bobby asked, his voice ringing with intensity.
Choking on a sob, Jubilee raised her glittering blue eyes to meet his. "I was trying to say I love you," she managed, barely registering the way Bobby's face was draining of color, his eyes stunned.
"Jubes..I," Bobby began, but he seemed robbed of words.
"But now I don't think it matters anymore," Jubilee finished, her voice catching on a sob. She turned on her heel and left, heartbroken.