Confrontation and Settling In

Chapter 12

Bobby sat in the living room wandering whether or not if Jubilee was alright. He was really worried about her. Wishing that he could have done more to help her instead of let her go like that. He was also angry at Logan for making her leave, he hadn't talked to Logan since she left, and Logan wasn't talking to anybody.

Out of the corner of his eye he noticed movement, he turned to see what was the source, and saw that it was Logan. He glared at the feral man and turned back around to face the television which was playing the news right now.

Logan noticed him and his sudden movement and was greatly annoyed. "Got a problem, Ice?"

Bobby clenched his fists, struggling to keep his pent up rage down, "The only problem that I have, Logan… Is you."

Logan stood next to him and glared down at the young man, "Any reason why or do I even want to know?"

Every word that came out of Logan's mouth seemed to make the anger inside of Bobby rise even more. Still he kept his cool and willed himself to at least be civil towards Logan. "You're the one who made Jubilee leave the X-Men, because you threatened her life and made her feel bad." he raised his head and glared at Logan with dagger like eyes, "All because you couldn't be the least bit understanding."

"GRRR What do you mean I wasn't the least bit understanding?! I've been understanding towards her up until now! That stunt she pulled-"

"But she didn't pull it off completely. She was honest with you and tried to explain, but you didn't want to listen to what she had to say and so you shut her down. Just like you usually do."

"You don't know nothin', Drake!" he got down in Bobby's face, their noses practically touching, "Don't lecture me on matters that you don't' fully understand!"

He stood up, fists clenched and shaking, his anger had finally gotten the best of him. "Don't tell me what I do and don't understand, Logan!!! I know more than you think! Jubilee told me what happened between the two of you and what happened between her and Creed. I know what she did was wrong, but it wasn't her fault that she got tricked into sleeping with that monster."

"Tricked? I'd say that she was more that willing to spread her legs for that bastard just to get at me. She got what she wanted and now she's facing the consequences of her actions! That doesn't make her anymore innocent than you want to believe, bub. So, what do you have to say to that?"

Bobby did not say a word. He just glared at the man who Jubilee had spoke so highly of and loved so very much. He didn't like Logan much, but he did respect him. That is… Until something like this happened. As much as he wanted to defend Jubilee he couldn't think of anything to say that would make her situation seem a bit better than it already was. Without another word he left the room and went to the danger room to blow off some steam and to be a lone.

As he walked down the hall way he couldn't help but think out to her, 'I'm sorry, Jubilee… I tried. I tried my best to make Logan change his mind so that you could come back home.'

Two days later Jubilee and Creed had finally made it to his cabin and settled in. Creed moved her bags into his room, so that they'd be there when she needed them, he let her explore the cabin and the woods surrounding them so that she could get use to them.

She wondered around the woods for a bit, until she came to a cliff where she could see the sun setting to the west. She sat down on a nearby stump and gazed at the sun set. She leaned back on her hands and spoke her thoughts out loud, "Is this… Is this what my fate is to be? To be a slave to the desires and expectations of a man who was once my greatest enemy and is now my new found ally?" she sighed, "I know I screwed up big time with Logan and all of the other men who I had interests and loved sometime in my life, but still… Will I ever find somebody who will love me that I can love in return or will I have to settle with being the property of a madman who I doubt will ever show me any sign of sincere compassion?" she sat there for an hour, asking herself questions that did not have the answers yet.

Soon the sun went down and the sky grew dark. She finally went back to the cabin where she met Creed was waiting for her. He held no expression on his face, so she did not know whether or not she was angry with her or what. She walked up to him and waited for him to say something.

He looked down into her eyes. He knew that she was expecting some form of abuse, but she also had the look of uncertainty and a little bit of sadness. He simply turned towards the cabin and walked in, motioning with his head for her to follow him inside. She nodded and followed him. He walked over towards the fire place and threw a couple of logs onto the fire. Jubilee stood a ways back and watched him.

He turned back around to face her, "You hungry?" he asked.

"A little." she nodded.

"Can you cook?"

"Not unless you count sugar bombs and rice crispy treats as cooking."

He grunted and walked over towards the kitchen. He pulled out a pan and reached into the freezer and pulled out a very large slab of meat. He then grabbed a kitchen knife and gestured from her to come to the counter. She walked up to the counter to have the knife and the meat laid down in front of her. She looked up at him curiously.

"Cut the meat and put it into the pan. I'll cook it."

"Is there anything else I need to do?"

"Yeah. Watch and learn, so that you can cook this next time without my help."

'Great.' she thought, 'It hasn't been a day yet and he's already training me to be his personal slave.'

By the time dinner was finally cook and eaten, Jubilee had begun unpacking her things. She brought up every article of clothing that she liked and new that would be useful. The only things that she didn't bring were her yellow trench, blue gloves and boots, and her pink sun glasses.

'Time to leave the old be behind, like I did with most of my stuff and try to bring out the new me. Hmm' she looked out the bedroom door and at Creed, a smile quirked as many thoughts ran through her head, 'Maybe I shouldn't change too much. I've got a new victim that I can play a few pranks on now. Let's see how far I can go before he reaches his limit.'

Creed felt her eyes upon him, he turned around to see a very wide and mischievous grin on her face. He arched an eyebrow, not sure as to how to take that look that she had on her face. "Whatcha grinnin' at, frail?"

"Oh, nothing. Just had a funny thought run through my head." she said, trying to suppress a giggle, and thought to herself, 'First chance I get, I'm so gonna get him, but I'll make sure it ain't nothing big. I still would like to live a very long life.'