Disclaimer: don't own the characters and I probably never will. The story title is the title to a Starflyer 59 song by the same name. Time frame: post high school

Ayka the x-men haven't started trying to get the two together just yet, but give them a chapter or two :)

Shield-maiden-glad you're enjoying the story and thanks for pointing out that I should have let the time frame be known

Twenty minutes later Jubilee heard the shower door open and the water turn off. One minute later Sam wheeled around the corner. "You ready to go Jubilee?"

"Naaa, I thought I'd sit here a bit longer," She said sarcastically, but with a smile on her face.

"Alright, alright just drop me off at mah room."

"Sorry, no can do, all my buds are MIA tonight so me and you are hanging out."

"Alright, what're we doing then?"

"Watch a movie, play video games, eat sweets till we puke, whatever."

"Alright, well go get a movie then and I'll meet you in the rec room. I gotta get used to wheeling my chair, right?"

"No can do kemosabe. I can't have my patient getting stuck in a hallway on his first day in a wheelchair. I'll wheel you over to my room first, then we'll go to the rec room together."

"That's fine with me," Sam said.

"Good, off we go." She pushed him on. "So what kinda movies you like?"

"I don't really have a specific genre."

"Name your top five movies"

"Alright uhhh Tommy Boy, Saving Private Ryan, Full Metal Jacket, Seabiscuit, and Pulp Fiction."

"OK well how about we watch Tommy Boy then."

"Sounds good, so is your room presentable?"

"I don't have any unmentionables lying around if that's what you mean. It's cleaner than Paige's, but messier than yours."

"Yeah mah sister lives in a sty. Mama'd have a fit if she knew."

"I always think its funny how she never lets Warren into her room, just closes and locks the door behind her wherever she goes."

"Is it really that bad?"

"Yup"

"Ah well. So here we are at the fabulous Jubilee's room," Sam said when they arrived and began to look around. "Blink 182, Good Charlotte, and Fabio," he said with a curious look on his face as he scanned Jubilee's posters.

"Yeah it's kind of a joke," Jubilee said while she was looking through her collection of movies.

Sam continued to look around, seeing the different pictures she had up. "Hey are those pictures of you and your college friends."

Jubilee glanced up, "Yeah the guy in the middle is the one who was supposedly gay."

Sam studied the picture a little bit. "Yeah I've had some girls that needed to wash their hair on the nights I'd ask 'em out."

"Found one! It's a classic Sam."

"What is it?"

"Princess Dramen"

"It's an anime isn't it?"

"No way Country this is THE anime to end all anime's."

"Alright then let's watch it."

"Sam, Sam, Sam, you can't just watch a movie. You gotta go all out. We have to make popcorn and get chocolate and soda. That way we can make it through without falling asleep."

"Well that's all fine and good, but I can't get down the stairs."

"We've got an elevator."

"Right, forgot. OK well let's go to the kitchen then"

"To the kitchen," Jubilee echoed excitedly.

Jubilee raced the wheelchair to the elevator, hoping that Hank wouldn't see Sam's wheelchair going close to twenty, while Sam was still in it. They were in the kitchen two minutes later. "Hey Jubilee you know where Bobby keeps the Kettle Corn?"

"Way ahead of you Country," Jubilee said as she opened a pantry and began to search behind the many boxes of cereal it held within it.

Sam wheeled his way over to the stove and pulled a pot out of the cabinet next to the stove. He placed it on the stove top and began to let it heat up.

"Whoa country, microwave."

"Jubilee, this will be so much better and it only takes fifteen minutes."

"Fine," she said as she dumped the kettle corn in the pot. She placed the bag back behind the cereal boxes.

"So where'd Bobby and Warren go?"

"Bobby has been hanging out with Kitty ever since she got back from England. Warren and Paige went out, I think they're gonna be gone for the weekend to meet his parents and everything."

"What?!"

"Paige didn't tell you?"

"No," he sighed, "Whatever, Ah guess. I mean she's grown up right? She can handle herself?"

"Right, so you still pissed?"

"Yeah, but Ah can't do nothin' about it."

"True, true, Warren's a good guy, he's not going to try to take advantage of her."

"Ah know that, its just seein' her grow up so fast. Don't get me wrong though. I like Warren, I know he ain't gonna try to hurt her or nothin' like that. Part of me wishes she had told me though."

Jubilee wasn't really sure what to say so she just said, "Uh yeah, well hey I mean you'll get used to it and besides Kettle Corn is done. So come on Country you can't be sad when Kettle Corn is done and we're about to watch Princess Dramen. Plus we got some of Hank and Bobby's hidden stash of chocolate and, oh Country, we got root beer and ice cream. That's it forget the chocolate we're having root beer floats and Kettle Corn."

"Let's get to it then." The two of them quickly prepared their snacks and made their way to the rec room. "Ah can't believe you don't shave chocolate over your root beer floats 'Lee."

"I can't believe I never thought of it Country," Jubilee replied as she put the movie in the DVD player. She felt her heart begin to race at the idea of a chocolate covered root beer float. She turned the TV on and raced back to the couch, where Sam already sat comfortably on one side. She grabbed her float from the tray he had and sat down beside him. An hour later the two were asleep on the couch.

Five hours later Jubilee woke up and then fell back asleep placing her arms around the pillow she lay against. Four hours later Sam woke up and stayed up. He looked around and realized Jubilee was sleeping against him. This hadn't been a big deal to him till he saw Jubilee's arms placed around his stomach and back. It wasn't a bad feeling in the slightest, but he knew somebody had seen them, and if that somebody had been Bobby, Angelo, or Hank, neither he nor Jubilee would hear the end of it. "Jubilee," he said nudging the girl ever so slightly. "Jubilee," he said a little louder.

"Huh?" Her eyes were still shut, but Sam guessed she was on the way to waking up.

"You gotta get up."

"It's Saturday Sam, just another hour or so."

"Any other time Jubilee I'd let you sleep as long as you liked, but you're kinda sleeping on top of me and..." Jubilee was up with a start, first wiping her mouth and then looking at Sam's shirt to make sure she hadn't drooled on him.

"Dude, how long have you been here?"

"Nine hours I reckon. You got a watch on?"

"Yeah, oh man it's already nine o' clock. That means half the team has already seen us most likely."

"Well, its no big deal, we just fell asleep watching a movie and we weren't doin' anything. So let's go take the bowl and the mugs to the kitchen, put 'm up, get some breakfast and then we'll be ok.

"Right, ok. You ready?"

"Yeah, just gotta get in my wheelchair."

They made their way down to the kitchen and found to their dismay that most of their friends were up and each had a photograph in their hands. Jubilee went in for a closer look and saw they were pictures of her and Sam, asleep on the couch. Sam was getting a talk from Logan already. "Bub, when I said no hanky panky with my girl in the shower, that applied to the rec room as well," Logan said before laughing. Sam just blushed. "Hey Jubilee, maybe breakfast isn't such a good idea," Sam said.

"Probably right, I've never been big on breakfast anyways." They left amidst taunts and intense questioning from their teammates and went to Sam's room. Sam pulled himself into bed with some help from Jubilee. "Sorry I got you in this situation Jubilee."

"It's not your fault Sam, its mine. I fell asleep after you, but figured it was only for a few minutes. I hope you don't hate me or anything."

"For what? All we did was fall asleep on the couch. We're ok ya know? This is all gonna blow over."

"Yeah you're totally right. I mean come on, Bobby's just a dork who probably hasn't fallen asleep on a couch with a girl in his entire life. Besides I've fallen asleep with a lot of friends on the couch and it didn't mean a thing."

"Well you've got me convinced," Scott said from the doorway. Jubilee jumped at the voice.

"Geez Scott, how about a warning next time."

Scott ignored Jubilee's question. "I just wanted to let you know Jubilee that you're relieved of your duties as caretaker for Sam. We'll just all take turns."

"Well, um, no that's cool Scott, but I can't be giving up on my partner here. Besides I gotta learn how to take care of my teammates, Sam might as well be the guinea pig."

"Are you sure Jubilee? I mean we can all take turns with Sam. How do you want it Sam?"

"Well, she is my partner so Ah reckon Ah'd like her to stay on, but at the same time Ah realize she don't get a lot of free time around here, so Ah'm leavin' it up to her."

"Yeah I'm cool with it Scott. Partners don't leave right Sam?"

"Sounds about right to me," holding his hand up for a high-five. Jubilee returned it with interest.

Cyclops smiled, "Good to hear then. We're gonna do some training around three. Sam you can run the program if you want."

"I'd be happy to."

"See you then," and with that Cyclops left.

"Alright Jubilee Ah've decided you're ready for a Guthrie tradition."

"Oh yeah, what's that?"

"The asking of twenty one questions."

"This is a Guthrie tradition?"

"Yup, when you're sitting around the farm and you ain't got much to do this is the best we could come up with."

"Alright then bring it on."

"OK first question, would you rather your hair be short or long?"

"Long, when do I get to ask a question?"

"You can ask one now."

"What girl in this mansion do you have an eye for?"

"I can honestly say I don't have my eye on any of the girl's in this mansion."

"What?!"

"I said I don't have my eye on any of the girl's in this mansion. My turn, what five characteristics are you looking for in a man."

"He's gotta be a good guy, without being a goody two shoes. He's gotta be cute of course. I want him to like me and be able to handle me. He needs to be tough and I want him to be an X-man."

"Why an X-man?"

"This is the life for me Guthrie. This is all I want to be. Therefore I want my man to be by my side in this because this is my life, not just my job ya know?"

"Yeah I reckon I do. It's something I've been working for since I came here."

"Alright my turn," Jubilee said before continuing the game. Most of the questions were unimportant things like "chocolate or vanilla ice cream" or "cowboy or Indian." There were also some more serious ones like, "who would be on your will and what would you give them," and "can marriages last a lifetime anymore." Afterwards they simply watched TV. This cycle of questions continued through the rest of the next week, each finding out more about the other. That Saturday Sam was finally able to take his cast off.

"Oh man that feels so good."

"Country, dude, you totally need to wash that leg, it reeks!"

"Why thank ya Jubilee."

"Come now Jubilation," Hank said, "you two have gotten close over the last week. Sleeping on the couch, helping him in the bathroom, what's a little smell between friends?"

"Hank the smell has a life of its own. Gag me, please," she said.

"Alright, alright Ah'm taking the hint. Ah'll just hobble on over to a shower and scrub it for the lady fair here," Sam said in a hurt tone. Jubilee saw through it though and punched him lightly on the shoulder.

"Whatever Hayseed, but you better be ready for tonight."

"Why? What's going on tonight?"

"You're taking me out shopping of course. Did you really think I was looking after you out of the good of my own heart?"

"It'd be cheaper just to break your leg and look after you myself Jubilee" Sam said with a wry smile on his face.

"Alright, alright, just take me to the mall."

"Ah'll be ready in an hour."

"Now Samuel, please do take it easy on your leg today, no long walks on the beach or anything of the sort," Beast said while throwing away the bandages from Sam's cast.

"See Sam that's why we're going to the mall. They have wheelchairs there."

"Alright then, Hank thanks for fixin' up mah leg. Jubilee Ah'll meet you downstairs in an hour alright?"

"See you there Guthrie."