A Big Day Today

Chapter 29

Morning came and Creed woke Jubilee up bright and early at 5 a.m. He tried waking her gently, but simply groaned and rolled over. He tried a rougher approach by trying to drag her out of bed which ended with him getting a swift kick in the nose.

"OW!" he pinched his bleeding nose, until his healing fact took care of it, "So you wanna play like that, huh?" he turned and left the room for five minutes and returned with a bucket, "Wakey, wakey, Jubilee." Still no response, "It's time to get up!"

"Mmm Five more minutes, pl- YEOW!" she screamed as she felt ice cold water come splashing down onto her body. Still in shock from the sudden cold, she looked down at herself to see that she and the bed were dripping wet and were covered in ice cubes.

"Get up. We've got a big day ahead of us and I don't want to waste anymore time, so hurry up. I'll be back in five minutes to see if yer ready or not."

"C-C-C-Creed, I-I'm go-gonna…"

"Make me pay. I know. Get in line with the rest of the losers who want my head on a silver platter. Now hurry up! Time's a wastin'." He turned back around and left the room once more.

Jubilee sat there for a while chattering her teeth, till she finally got up, dried herself off, and put on some dry clothes. By the time that she was done, Creed entered the room to check on her. He smirked and motioned her to follow him. They went downstairs, out the front door, and to the stolen car.

"Get in." he said.

"Where are we going?"

"For a little ride. I wanna show you something."

She nodded and climbed into the passenger side, then Creed climbed into the drivers side, and turned the key. The sound of the camero purred as he revved up the engine, which caught the attention of Rosie who was outside tending to her flower bed.

Creed saw her and hollered out the window, "We'll be back later tonight. Don't wait up for up at dinner time." When he saw her nod, he drove off.

"What exactly are we doing, Creed?"

He shrugged his shoulders and smiled, "Dunno, but what I do know is that I wanna talk to a business partner of mine about some money that he owes me and I want you there to help."

"Why?"

"Cause he's scared to death of anything that resembles a cat, even people who are dress up like cats."

"So you're using me? Boy, do I feel appreciated."

"Don't worry, Jubilee, I'm sure you'll have fun making this guy scream. Hell you don't even have ta try. Just one look at you and he'll latch onto the ceiling fan."

She couldn't help but chuckle, "Okay. I'll come along just to see that. So… What else are we gonna be doing today?"

"Well, one of the things we're gonna be doin' today I can't tell ya."

"Why not?"

"It's a surprise. But I'll tell ya the other thing we'll be doin'."

"What's that?"

"Finding another safe house."

"Really? What kind of safe house are we looking for exactly?"

"Depends on how much money my partner is willing to cough up, but I'll tell ya this, it's gonna be better than the cabin we were livin' in."

"Cool. So how long do we have before we reach your partner?"

"We won't get there till noon." Jubilee groaned miserably, "In the mean time, ya feelin' hungry?"

"Kinda."

"Good, cuz we're stoppin' at IHOP. They're havin' their crapes special today and I want some."

"I didn't figure you to be someone that likes sweet stuff, Victor Creed." She laughed.

He laughed back, "Well, I didn't figure you ta be someone that likes to eat raw meat, Jubilation Lee."

They continued their drive, until they reached the nearest IHOP, which wasn't until 8 a.m.