disclaimer: The characters are Marvel's, except for Jenny (who isn't really a character yet but might become one for later stories or chapters)

The Decision, part 2:

Jenny still has not called.

I can't get that meeting out of my mind.

The look in her eyes and knowing I put it there this time.

Scott and I. Does she know that?

I hope not.

Goddess, if she does...

Regardless, how am I supposed to make her believe we still love her? Can she believe that after the meeting? Will she be willing to believe?

Or will she put on another mask and prove Scott right about that too?

I hope I can find the words.

And hope Jenny calls soon.

In the meantime I must keep in mind the reasons we did this and not loose my resolve now that its done.

>>>>>>> flashback: several days before the meeting >>>>>>>

"Do you have another suggestion?"

"I don't see the need to."

"Yes you do. You see it too. I know you do or we wouldn't keep having the same discussion over and over. Discussions which you've started as much as I have over the last week."

"I simply want to keep you from making a mistake."

"No, you don't. You wanted to be convinced and you have been. You just don't want to admit this is the only option we can come up with."

"I don't want to hurt her. She's my friend, but more importantly I'm hers."

"Do you think you and Logan are the only one's who will be hurt by this? She brings light with her in more ways than her fireworks. We are all affected by her."

"Scott, I know everyone else cares for her too."

"Do you? Do you see what I've seen? Because I don't just see the look in her eyes when he leaves. I see the mask she builds more each time. I seeher sparkle go away. I see everyone else mourn its loss."

"She was much better last time. I don't think its a mask, I think she's handling it better."

"No she's not. She's getting better at hiding it, at bottling it up. Nothing we do is any more than a bandaid for her pain until he comes home and she comes back to life. It's a mask. I see it, because I have my own. As do you."

"No, she's handling it."

"Emma will be good for her. Even if she's not, a clean break will be."

"Scott-"

"She affects us all, Ororo. She's Bobby's partner in crime. Together they regularly drag Hank from the lab. Bishop watches her constantly. Remy's protective of her. Betsy's as maternal towards her as Jean at her best, though she hides it much better. She can make Warren laugh! She even had the professor out there with her while she was blading. Remember when she dragged Rogue all over that damn mall for the dress for her and Remy's first date? Everyone loves her."

"I know, and she should be with the people that love her."

"If we could help her that would be true. But so far, I haven't seen that we have. She's not getting worse that I can tell, but she's not getting better. Just hiding it better. We have to do this for her."

"But she's part of the team, one of us. How can we justify sending her away?"

"Because we can't be selfish. This is a chance for her. A chance to be the child she should be. We have to give her that. We have to give her this chance. We have to make her and everyone else take this chance. Could you look back and know we didn't take it, didn't make Jubilee take it? Can we be that selfish? I can't. I want more for her. I want her to be the child she should be."

>>>>>>> end flashback >>>>>>>

I can't either. I want more for her too. I also want her to have that chance.

So I wait for Jenny to call so I can pick her up and have some private time with her. Because she hasn't spoken to me since the meeting.

There is not a way to fix this. We are sending her to school. I just hope she will understand and believe stillwe love her.

HER, not the mask she wears, the front to cover her pain and show what she thinks we want to see.

I hope she's not building another mask for this new pain.

Bright Goddess, I hope Jenny calls soon.

(end part 2)

note Next: Jubes is up.
Good follow up? Let me know your opinion, good or bad.
(B Oots- Sorry I should have made it more obvious who she was in the first but for those that were confused this should have fixed it.)

Thanks for reading, Dizi