A/N: Sorry this took so long guys and gals! I've had a little trouble with writer's block and a busy life beleive it or not! Not much to say about this chapter... don't really like it all too much, but I hope many of you do!
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On to chapter three:
In all my known life I had never been the type of person to sit back and wait for results. I was an in-your-face type of person… always in on the action, always interested in the conversation going on and I was always comfortable in my surroundings.
Which is why getting used to the X-mansion was so hard. There were awkward glances, awkward just plain stares, awkward silences and awkward casual conversation. They would do all of those awkward things within five minutes of me entering a room and I felt like I was never welcomed or something. Maybe it was the fact that whenever I entered a room whatever conversation had been going on before my presence was dropped and the room was left with weirdness. It was hard to feel like they actually wanted me there.
When I confronted Bobby about this, he protested my every word. He explained that whatever kind of awkwardness that was radiating off everyone was nothing but nerves. I would just have to give them all time.
But I found myself getting more and more frustrated with these people. If they had loved Jubilee so much, why couldn't they just accept her, as she was now: in me form! I finally just began to spend a lot of time with Remy and Bobby. And even though they were great and fun to be around, I had to tell myself the truth. I missed Jimmy.
I missed the way he would wake me up in the morning just by tickling my feet. I missed his smiles whenever I would say something stupid (which happened quite often). I missed his laugh. I missed his hugs. I missed his voice. I missed everything about him and every single way he made me feel. But I just couldn't call him. I felt miserable inside, mostly about our fight before I had left.
So I gave myself a time limit. I would spend a week more with these people and if nothing changed by then… I was heading back to Jimmy. I never told Remy or Bobby about this, but in a way I think they knew what was going on inside my head.
One day, about mid afternoon, Remy and I were sitting on the couch in the big Rec room. We had just settled on what channel we would watch and I had won as usual. But after five minutes, our show was interrupted. I froze when I heard the roar of a motorcycle engine and suddenly, the TV wasn't in front of me and I was somewhere else.
"Shit." I was riding a motorcycle, not paying any attention to the road in front of me. But there was a screech, and then the pungent smell of burnt rubber. I felt such pain and there was so much noise. "Wolvie…"
"Saph!" I shook my head and opened my closed eyes to find Remy's face only inches from mine.
"You okay, Petit'?" His eyebrows were etched in concern and there was a frown upon his lips.
"Yeah… yeah. What was that sound?"
"We better go an' meet 'im. He's gonna wonder…"
"Who, Remy? Who!" He didn't bother to answer, but led me by my arm out of the Rec room. Up the steps we went where a reunion was in the works. But, as usual, all went quiet when we reached the main foyer and everyone turned to look at me. The guy… he was clad in leather… and hairy. And then it hit me! He was the guy from that picture! He dropped his bag onto the floor and ran towards me.
"Jubilee! How…? Oh, yer…" He hugged me tight and let go suddenly. He stalked to the nearest person and shouted, "Why in God's name didn't anyone tell me? How long… how…" And then he was back and I was tightened in his arms again. "Oh, Jubes… I missed ya so much…"
"Logan, it's not what it looks like. You don't understand." The one called Kitty was bright red with anger.
"What's 'ta understand," he growled. "All I know is this is Jubes in an' out."
"No… I'm not." Oh, this was so much worse than when I first arrived. Sure, he didn't faint or anything… but the look on his face was heartbreaking and it was almost too much to take. "I'm not Jubilee."
"Logan, we couldn't get a hold of you. Or else, you know we would have called and explained everything to you. But… we tried, and we just couldn't get through." Kitty approached him without heed and hugged him tightly. The man who was called Logan gripped her tightly and looked at me for a second. He dropped Kitty's arms and stalked over to me again.
"Ya really don't know me, Darlin'?"
He looked so sad. His eyes were on the verge of letting go of the tears they possessed and I don't think he was one to cry too often. But there was a glimmer of hope in his eyes that was almost too much to take. Do you know what it's like to crush someone's last piece of hope? To take the little piece and press so hard onto it until it breaks? How could I make that any easier on him?
"I'm so sorry." Without any more words, without anymore hearts to crush… I knew my time was up in this place. I lightly ran up the stairs and up to the room I was staying in. Again, I packed in a rush, throwing pieces of clothing in any pocket of the suitcase just hoping no permanent damage would present itself later. I called a cab and booked a flight easily. Without any more hopes to crush, I was gone from that place called the X-mansion. And all I got was some more lousy heartache.
"Jimmy?" I had flown in to the local airport and had made it home in record time. Jimmy had been back from Australia ever since my movie premiere and he was staying somewhere near Hollywood. I already had a key, one I had never gotten a chance to use, but there are first times for everything, right? So I let myself in and yelled out his name… hoping he would be happy to hear my voice after such a long time.
I threw my suitcase somewhere near the door and kicked the door shut with my foot. Without any awkwardness, I flew up the stairs and into the hallway. Deciding it would be fun to pick a door and any door, I headed for the main bedroom. But my smile and excitement both quickly diminished into something that felt like dread. There were giggles coming from the main bedroom. So I steered clear of the room… I couldn't go in there and… see… see someone in my place.
So I checked every room but that one. I flung open every door as quietly as possible. He had to be anywhere but in that bedroom with that giggling someone. He had to be watching a movie and his friend was busy using that room. He had to be somewhere else, because Jimmy would never do that to me.
But when I couldn't find Jimmy in any other room out of what seemed like six hundred… I knew it was time to confront my fears and get my butt to that bedroom. I opened the door slowly, making the brass knob slippery with my sweat.
"Jimmy… stop that… you're… that tickles!" And my worst fears were confirmed as I saw the most sickening vision of my lifetime. A blond woman was in the middle of the bed, keeled over in giggles. The lump under the blankets was no one else but the person I had trusted with everything in my heart. Jimmy Winters: so-called Australian hot spot.
The blond stopped giggling the minute she saw my shocked face. I couldn't move. All I could do was stare at the woman's long hair and pretty face. Had she been somehow better than me? Was she prettier, skinnier… smarter?
"Megan… what's wrong?" And his head was above the covers in a swift movement. His head turned to look in my direction and his eyes met mine. "Saph… wait, I can… Saph."
And suddenly, my feet were able to take control over my shocked body. I somehow closed the door softly and calmly walked down the main steps. I didn't know where I was going… but anywhere but Jimmy's place was good enough for me. But he couldn't make it that easy. When I reached the main door, he grabbed my arm. It was a struggle to keep the tears from falling, but I couldn't let him know that he got the best of me. "Just wait a minute, will you?"
"Wait a minute? I think I've waited long enough! What are you going to explain…? That you were just having a little mindless sex! That she doesn't mean anything? That I'm the one that means the world to you?"
"But you do, Saph. You are the reason I've lived so lo-"
"Just stop it, Jimmy. At least leave yourself some dignity. I know when it's time to leave… I take hints very well, thanks." His hand only tightened on my arm. "What? You're not gonna let me go?"
"Not until you listen to me."
"I think I've listened enough. 'Oh, Jimmy! Stop that… that tickles!' Give me a break!" I kicked his shin and grabbed my suitcase. Without a second glance at the wounded Jimmy Winters… I fled the scene. The minute I got out of there though, my façade broke. Tears trailed down my face and my heart ached in agony. I was stranded with nowhere to go and with no one to turn to. But apparently, my day could only get worse. After only walking so I was only meters away from the jerk's house, a shadow loomed before me.
"Girlie… how'z about some fun with yer good friend, Creed!"
Just what I needed… some freak who was the size of king kong himself. Man oh man oh man!
