Mutants of the mansion
Chapter 2
Still don't care if nobody likes this. I'm gong to upload more.
(Jubilee)
I jogged down one of the mansion halls, desperately looking for somewhere to hide. It's not what you think! Despite all the comments Rogue and I are getting for falling asleep like that, I'm ignoring them. Actually, we're playing hide and seek. And she's too damn good. I could hear the slow counting to 20 from here. She must be mocking me.
"What are you looking for, Jubilee?" Colossus! Perfect!
"Can you lift me to that roof beam?" I smiled, pointing to the gap between a beam and the roof. "I'm trying to hide from Rogue."
"A game I hope." He knelt on the floor and locked his hands together, lifting me when I stood on his open hands.
"You never saw me, okay?" He nodded as I settled down, ready to hide from my friend. Seconds later, Rogue almost flew directly into him.
"Oh, sorry Col. You seen Jubes anywhere?"
"Actually, she just dashed down the hall." With a smile, Rogue flew off. I gave him a thumbs-up when he looked up at me.
"I owe ya one!" I told his retreating back. With another grin, I leant against the wall, popped a piece of bubblegum in my mouth, and waiting for her to find me. It's been an hour. I'm still hidden. Even though I'd be in plain sight if somebody looked up.
"Scott, I'm serious. I know you may not like the idea, but listen up. I. Want. A. Child." I looked below me. Cy and Jean had stopped in the middle of the hall. Jean looked pretty upset while Scott looked pretty annoyed. I tried not to move and just listen so I wouldn't get caught.
"Jean, I'm also serious. That is a bad idea! 1: The child will be a mutant, just like us. 2: We are constantly in danger, it wil be hard to protect it, and 3: There are too many kids running around the mansion in the first place!" I guess that was a slight reference to me. I am the youngest person here since Kitty ran off. "Besides! Do you think we're both ready for such a huge responsibility?" I smiled at that. I guess Scott is like the father figure for everybody. He damn sure tells me off a lot...
"Whatever, Scott. Just...leave me alone." The psychic stormed off down the hall in tears, leaving a very confused Cyclops.
"Sure hope nobody heard that." Oh, but somebody did! I grinned to myself and wrapped the thoroughly chewed wad of gum in the paper it came in and shoved it back into my pocket. He retreated back into the rec room, while Wolvie walked out of it. Oh, please don't sniff me out...
"Jubilee?" Damnit. "What are you doin' up there, Darlin'?"
"Tryin' ta hide from me!" Rogue yelled, glomping me. "You got a good hiding spot for once!" I couldn't tell if Wolverine looked annoyed or amused when Rogue held me like a small child. I did hug her neck. It felt like I was going to fall.
"I can be good at hide and seek when I want to be!" I grinned when we both reached the floor. Logan gave a small cough. I quickly stopped hugging Rogue. I could feel my ears heating up.
"I don't think that ya should climb the walls any more Darlin'. You could fall and hurt yourself." I smiled up at Logan when he placed a hand on my head.
"Peit helped me up there. Not his fault. I asked him to." Neither of them looked mad. Just slightly annoyed. One good thing about being the youngest is that nobody gets seriously mad at you most of the time.
"Oh yeah, you know why Scott looked angry, Rogue?" The two adults looked at each other. Rogue shook her head.
"I know!" I grinned. "It's because Jean wants a kid, but Scott doesn't."
"Jean wants a kid huh..." Wolvie mumbled, scratching the stubble on his chin. "I could help her with that." That made Rogue cover her mouth trying not to laugh.
"I don't get it."
"I'll tell ya when you're older, Sweet pea." I received yet another pat to the head. This time I had to push my glasses back up.
"But I think it's supposed to be a secret, so we shouldn't tell anybody else." With a shrug, Wolverine just walked off. "Want another game?"
"Your turn to count!" I was spun around to face the wall. "To 50 again." I nodded, covered my eyes and began counting. For some reason, she ran this time. I guess flying was cheating.
"47...48...49...50! Ready or not, here I come!" I called, jogging in the direction I heard the footsteps. Now, where will a smart, tall woman be hiding? She can fly, so I'm at a disadvantage here. I skidded to a halt when I spotted Bobby. "Yo, Iceman! You seen Rogue?"
"Yeah, she ran into the elevator."
"Thanks, Popsicle!" I smiled, pressing the button and stepping into the small room when it opened. When I stepped out, a bright yellow card hit me in the eye.
(Rogue)
That scream was all to familiar. And it followed a small explosion. I burst out of the cabinet I decided to hide in and flew down the hall as fast as possible.
"Petit! Are you alright?!"
"Obviously she's not alright, Gambit! One of your cards just exploded in her face!" What. I rounded the corner, seeing Gambit and Psylocke in a heated argument, ad Jubilee knelt on the floor, shaking and holding her face.
"Jubilee! What happened?" I questioned, kneeling in front of her and placing a hand on her shoulder. Her visible eye was screwed shut, although tears still escaped through the corner. Her other eye was covered by her hands, but the gloves were red.
"What happened?!" Storm and Jean ran directly towards us, making Betsy and Remy stop their argument. Jean basically pushed me out of the way so she could try and get a good look at Jubilee.
"Jubilee, it's alright. It's me, Jean. Let me see the damage." I almost threw up my lunch when the wound was uncovered. Amost all of the skin around her eye was completely gone, showing muscle and a small bit of bone. "Oh my god." Almost everybody was in the hallway now. Wolverine pushed through everybody. "Not now, Logan!" Jean snapped when he attempted to say something. "Storm, I need you to find Beast. Rogue, can you carry Jubilee for me?"
"S-sure thing." I picked the small girl up carefully, making sure I didn't hurt her further. Storm nodded and flew down the hall.
"Logan, I'm sure Gambit and Psylocke were the only ones in the hall. Make sure you keep an eye on them." I could see the hurt in Wolverine's eyes.
"I want to come with ya."
"Is joining us better than keeping an eye on two possible suspects?" He instantly marched over and grabbed both of them by the hair. "Rogue, with me." I nodded and ran after Jean. I knew the hall behind me filled with confusion and worry. Hank and Storm were at the infirmary when we arrived. I'm sure Jubes had passed out by now. "Hank, critical condition, we need to go to the op room instantly." The younger girl was taken from me, and I was left, standing outside a closed door, hoping that the younest member of the team would survive this.
Well, that just happened.