Jubilee smiled as I walked out to the car, and she stepped out to meet me.

"Been a while Mio." She said.

"Four months and counting." I said, and she hugged me, then pulled away, messing up my hair.

"Nice to see you too." She said, then looked over my shoulder as the others walked up.

"Team, meet Jubilee, Jubilee, meet Megan, Kaldur, Conner, Wally, Artemis, and Robin." I said.

"Nice to meet you all, you been keepin' an eye on my little sister?" She asked.

"Sister?" Asked Robin, "You never told me you had another sister."

"I'm kind of her adopted sister." Jubilee explained.

"She used to be Logan's little side kick." I said, "Now she just lives with us."

"Yeah, you've got the side kick part covered, huh?" She teased.

"Not anymore." I said.

"Ha, you can move back to Japan and teach Super Man how to fight, and you'll still be the runt of the family, little sister." She said. I hate it when she teased me about that.

"For your information, I grew an inch this year." I said, crossing my arms across my chest.

She smirked, her fangs showing clearly, "Grow about twenty more, and then we'll talk."

I groaned, and shook my head, "Again with the height."

Wally sped right next to her, putting a hand on her shoulder, "Hey gorgeous, I'm Wally."

She smiled, "Jubilee."

He paused, "I'm a speedster, sexy huh?"

"I'm a vampire." She said, flashing her fangs.

He stared at her face for a few seconds, "Can I poke one?"

Artemis slapped him, "Wally, behave!"

Lovette came out, riding on Logan's shoulders, sniffing and trying to hold back tears. I felt a stab of pain in my chest, this was hurting Lovette, she just wanted to stay with me. She didn't understand, I couldn't protect her anymore.

Logan walked over to me, gave me a quick hug, and said, "Take care of yourself darlin'."

Lovette threw herself at me, hugging my leg and sobbing, "Don't make me leave! Mio, please! I'll be a good girl, I'll do whatever you want, please!"

I picked he up, holding her close, "Lovette, listen to me, you have to go with Logan."

"but I don't want to-"

"Do you think I wanted any of this?" I asked. "Do you really think I wanted claws? Or to have a healing factor? I didn't want any of that stuff."

She looked up at me, sniffing and wiping away her tears.

"But it turned around." I said, hugging her again, "I didn't like it, I still don't, but it's gotten better, and I have to keep believing that it will always get better."

She nodded, wiping away her tears, "Will I see you again?"

I shrugged, "Rogue always used to tell me: in the end, everything is okay, if it's not okay, it's not the end."

"What does that mean?" She asked, eyes wide and hopeful, looking for security from me, the last person she should be looking to for comfort.

"I don't believe in self pity, it only brings you down." I explained. "Just hold your head high, and hope for the best."

I picked her up, putting her in the car and clipping her seatbelt into place. "As soon as this mess is all over, I promise, I'll take care of you."

She nodded, and I closed the door, letting out a deep breath. Jubilee put a hand on my shoulder, "Relax, you did the right thing Mio. She'll be safe now."

"Yeah." I mumbled. But that doesn't make it any easier. I can't protect her anymore. No matter what I do, she'll never be safe with me, she'll always be in danger when she's with me.

Jubilee jumped into the car, and Logan turned to be, "See you soon."

"No, you won't." I said.

He raised an eyebrow, and I continued, "She can't stay with me anymore. Even when Daken goes away, he'll always come back. And even if he doesn't, there's Wild Child, Sabertooth, Romulus."

Logan nodded, "You tryin' to tell me somethin'?"

"She's your's." I said simply, "And you better take good care of her, or I'll cut off your head, and we'll finally see if that plan works."

He nodded, "She'll be safe, but you know she'll come lookin' eventually."

"Tell her anything you need to." I stressed, "If she needs to think I'm dead, then you make her think that."

"You expect me to do that to her?" He asked.

"I expect you," I sassed, "To do whatever it takes."

He slowly nodded, "OK."

I sighed, I hated seeing Logan torn like this, he was family. "Logan, I know you want everything to work out for all of us in the end, for Daken to come home, but it's never going to happen. We're… we're not family, not the way you wish we were."

I could tell that hurt him, but he was living in fantasy world, and I needed him to come out and face reality. "We never will be."

He stared at me for a long time, and then just shook his head, "You might have lost hope in Daken, in all of them, but I haven't."

I glared at him in utter rage, "You weren't the one that Daken-!"

"I know!" He snapped, "I know what he did to you, and I'm sorry! I'm sorry I wasn't there to help!"

I looked down at the ground, ashamed, "It wasn't your job to be there."

"Yes it was." he mumbled, getting into the car, "I'm your family." He drove away, and I sighed.

Conner turned to me, "What was… what was all that about?"

I shook my head, "Personal problems."

Jubilee spoke up, "Well, this is a great start to the week."

I turned to her, "Why are you still here?"

"Logan told me I was gonna have to stay with you, you know, look out for my little sister." She said, smirking through her fangs.

"Ugh!" I groaned, clenching my fists, "I don't need you to baby sit me!"

She laughed, walking past me and messing up my hair, "Whatever you say little sis, just show me where my room is, K?"