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Chapter 14: Reconciliation

After his session with Daredevil David decided to take his advice and try to patch things up with Jubilee. He decided not to focus on sensing energy as he had no idea what Color Jubilee's specific energy would be. David exited the elevator after hearing the hiss of the doors slide open and he made his way to the rec room where he hoped she would be watching television. As he neared the room he heard no sound coming from the television nor did he smell the Jasmine and bubblegum combination.

"Bobby, Have you seen Jubilee?" David asked before bobby had a chance to even enter the hallway where David was standing.

"How the hell did you do that?" Bobby asked.

"Do what?"

"Know that I was coming."

"I smelled the axe body spray. Also the temperature drops when you get near. I never noticed it up until the past few days."

"Wow that's cool, but no I haven't seen her."

"Damn alright thanks anyway bobby."

David then headed up the stairs to the girls dorm hoping he could find her in her room. He reached the top of the stairs headed down the correct hallway and rounded the corner to the dorm where he heard large heavy footsteps that he did not expect to hear.

"Hey Pete." David said as he rounded the corner to the girls dorm. "What are you doing leaving the girls dorm?"

"Hey comrade, I was taking your advice. I finally worked up the nerve to ask out Katya." Piotr said excitement heavy in his voice.

"I guess it went well." David more stated than asked.

"How can you tell?" Piotr inquired curiously.

"Pete, your practically glowing." David said in an obvious sort of tone.

"Uh, David you cannot see." A very dumbfounded Piotr replied.

"I can hear it in your voice Pete."

"Oh well yea it went incredible, only..." Piotr paused for a brief moment.

"Only what?" Interjected David.

"I have no idea where to take her." Piotr admitted after a taking a deep breath and exhaling loudly.

"I don't know New York well enough to give you anywhere specific. But kitty is a quiet somewhat shy girl take her to a place where there are not a lot of people but remember that all women like to be seen when they go out. That's why they fix their hair and make up and play dress up. She already knows you are attracted to her but she is going to take it to 11 for a date. So somewhere quiet but not dead. Somewhere fun but nowhere that has any chance of giving her a bad experience. That will reflect poorly on you." David said giving the best advice he could given the fact that his own cracked heart had him more than a little distracted.

"Can I ask you something comrade?" Piotr asked.

"Anything Pete." Replied David who was always happy to help a friend.

"How do you know so much about women. The Rumors when you arrived were that you were a how do I say this?" Piotr asked looking for an easy way to put it.

"A man whore?" David asked smirking.

"Yes for lack of a better word. One would think you were purely using women not taking them out."

"You would be right, but that doesn't mean you don't pick up on women's personalities or what they want out of a relationship. In fact you have to understand that better than other men so you know how to avoid acting. But aside from that I was raised around mostly women." Admitted David ashamed of his past.

"Surprisingly that makes a lot of sense, thank you David." Piotr said excitement returning to his accent.

"Anytime Pete. Let me know how it goes will you?"

"Of course David."

"Oh Pete before you go, Have you seen Jubilee?" Asked a hopeful David.

"Not since breakfast, sorry comrade."

"Damn it. Alright well, thanks Pete I'll see you around." David said to the Russian before walking to Jubilees Room.

David knocked on the door to his ex girlfriends bedroom. After hearing nothing coming from inside or smelling no bubblegum he turned and headed back the way he came. David headed down the second staircase amazed at how well he had gotten at navigating the mansion.

"David, hey cutie." David heard followed by the Scent of Vanilla "Oh David, your covered in blood."

"Oh damn I forgot. Its nothing, just a rough training session. I am surprised no one else mentioned it." David said as he turned to face the girl he knew he had to disappoint. But maybe he could offer her an alternative.

"Come with me we will get you cleaned up."

David complied and followed Tabitha to the rec room. She Set him down and left the room. She returned moments later with a washcloth. Tabitha held one hand underneath of David's chin and began wiping the dried blood from his face. Had David not been distracted he may have picked up on the scent of bubblegum and Jasmine walking straight for the rec room. Jubilee rounded the corner and all she could see as she stood in the doorway was David's back and Tabitha leaning in a little too close for her comfort. David picked up her scent to late to prevent her from seeing what she had seen.
David turned to the direction he picked up the scent from but it was already fading quickly.

"Tabitha stop. I'm sorry but I a going to have to cancel our evening." David said realizing he needed to go after Jubilee but that Tabitha also deserved an explanation.

"What?" Tabitha asked, a shocked expression playing on her face. She clearly wasn't used to being turned down.

"My heart or even my head wouldn't be in it. I cant lead you on knowing before even going in that it would never work. Why don't you talk to that new guy Kurt. I haven't had much of a chance to talk to him yet but he seems like a good guy and he is into you." David offered hoping she would be into it.

"Kurt really? How do you know that?" Tabitha asked although David could tell she was already considering it.

"His voice level raises and his heartbeat picks up when you are near. These senses definitely come in Handy. Like I can tell your breathing gets deeper when you talk to me letting me know there is only lust between us." David explained.

"Wow you can tell all of that?" Tabitha asked the shock from a moment ago now dissipating.

"Yea I had a great teacher. But I should really get going. good luck Tabitha. And thanks for cleaning me up." David said before standing up from the sofa.

"Bye David." Tabitha defeatingly said.

"Wow bullet dodged. I thought for sure she would throw something at me for turning her down." David said to himself as he began to follow Jubilee's scent.

"She headed to the Danger room. Seemed pissed off." Grunted a deep rough voice that immediately gave away the identity of the speaker.

"Really, Jubilee in the danger room on her own free will. Doesn't seem like her." David said to Logan.

"I'm headed to observe. Make sure she doesn't hurt herself. Care to join?" Logan asked with his usual gruffness.

"Yea, I have been looking for her for a while now." David said as he began following Logan to the Danger room.

"Did she say what she was mad about?" David asked hoping to find some rhyme or reason as to why Jubilee would be running a solo session.

"Na, Just told me where she was heading. I didn't ask why?" Logan explained as they reached the Danger room.

Logan began heading to the observation room, but David had other ideas. David approached the keypad and entered his code.

"Access denied, Lock code enabled. Only Authorized personnel may enter." Explained a computerized voice to a now very frustrated David.

"I think I have an idea why she's angry kid. Come on all we can do is watch." Logan said as he continued to the observation window.

"You said you have an idea why she is mad?" A hopeful David asked.

"Yea, its pretty obvious. She came from the same direction you did and you have the scent of a woman seeking an acceptable mate all over you. The smell of want not very strong but she had it all over her." Logan explained to the young man he had grown slightly fond of.

"That's not even what happened." David argued.

"Hey, your not telling me anything I don't know. Its not I smell all over you. But Jubilee doesn't have my senses." Logan shrugged.

"Damn, I have to talk to her." David remarked as he reached out toward the intercom button.

"Give her time. Trust me, your voice is the last thing she wants to hear right now." Logan told him after grabbing his hand. "She is only running a target practice sim, Seems like she just wants to blow something up." Logan then added.

David agreed after thinking for a moment and decided he needed to have his conversation with her face to face and not over the intercom. David stood quietly and just looked down into the room Jubilee had locked herself into. He was shocked at the level of Power he saw from her as he rarely saw her show off her powers much less to their fullest extent. A constant stream of multi colored sparks flew from Jubilee hands as she began destroying target after target in anger.
One by one targets began to disappear. David then heard the sounds he had been waiting for.

"End simulation." Jubilee said from the room as she began to walk back to the control panel inside the room.

David headed toward the door of the control room where he heard Logan put his arm in front of it to block the path.

"Logan what the hell do you think you are doing?" David asked frustration quickly becoming anger.

"Before you go anywhere kid, you are going to listen and listen good." Logan said in a calm tone that was even more menacing than his angry tone. "Jubilee and myself have a short but storied past. She has saved my life and I look out for her because I feel like I owe her. The only reason I haven't stopped your little puppy love so far is because I respect the man you are. I am on your side on this, you fucked up and are trying to fix it. I respect that but don't for a second think that if you continue to break that girls heart that I wont rip yours out and show it to you." Logan finished with the most serious tone David had ever heard.

"If I fuck up this bad again. I will cut my chest open for you." David replied in an equally serious tone.

"Not necessary." Logan said before unsheathing a single claw from his hand and poking David in the chest with the tip of it. "Now go. She has been hanging out at the pond a lot lately."

"The pond?" David asked curiously.

"Guess it reminds her of you. Now are you gonna stand here questioning it all day?" Logan asked sarcastically.

David headed out o the observation room and back to the elevator. He entered the elevator and hurriedly found the button for the first floor eager to mend broken fences. Once the door opened again he made his way to the front door and headed outside. He began heading for the pond and passed the basketball courts.

"Hey bobby, You might want to wrap the game up soon. You have about 5 minutes until it begins to rain." David said after sensing the humidity pick up in the air.

"The weather only said cloudy today." Bobby responded.

"Don't say I didn't warn you." David said not slowing his stride in the least.

David continued walking and as he reached the tree line thunder boomed throughout the darkening sky. A torrential downpour started, soaking everything in sight. David only smirked at the thought of a wet bobby running back toward the mansion. David began listening for the sound of Jubilee retreating back to the mansion herself. Not picking her scent out of the other scents the rain dug up David got worried very quickly. He began running down the path to the pond. David stopped suddenly when he realized what daredevil meant about the rain allowing him to see again. The faint outline he saw relieved him and saddened him at the same time.

"Why him? He was such a great guy." David heard Jubilee yell toward the lake. He could smell the saline from fresh tears running down her face as she sat there, her knees pulled toward her chest. David thought to leave her be, but decided to stay close and just watch her. "Why did he have to change. I finally found someone who I thought could handle me. I found someone who was strong willed and determined. Who faced tough situations head on and never even gave me a chance to tell him no. He could still be amazing without his sight, why did he have to quit? why did he have to give up? why did he have to push me away? All I wanted to do was help him."

"Because I didn't want you to have to spend your time like that. Waiting on me nonstop like some kind of slave. I pushed you away because you deserve better Jubilee. I never thought without my sight that I could give you what you deserve." David said going against his previous decision.

"I don't want to talk to you David. Why don't you go back to your slut." Jubilee said her back still facing David.

"It's not what it looked like Jubilee. She was helping me clean blood off of my face after my Danger room session." David said as he approached her from behind.

"Save your lies David. Its too late." Jubilee said standing up and turning around to face the man that hurt her.

"I don't believe that. You still want me I can hear it now. Your breathing has slowed along with your heartbeat since you heard my voice, you feel safe. I took your advice. I accepted this curse and I turned it into a gift. I accepted the help of a total stranger to do it. And because of the determination you were just talking about a minute ago I succeeded. I stopped laying around wasting away. I stopped feeling sorry for myself. I'm back and I am better than ever." David said pleading his case hoping beyond all hope that he was right and he still had a chance.

"You hurt me David, I did nothing but sit by your side for days since you have gotten here because I felt something for you, Something real, and I was repayed by you telling me to leave you alone, that you didn't want my help! I got an ungrateful selfish asshole for my kindness! How do I know that your back? How am I supposed to know that your the David that had me falling for him in just a short week!? How do I know that what I saw wasn't you reverting to your old ways." Jubilee screamed tears mixing with rain as they ran down her face.

Because I am here Jubilee. I am not going anywhere, I am still not going to let you tell me no. I am going to fight you on this Jubilee, And I am going to fight for you."

"What if that's not enough anymore? What if im not willing to risk putting myself back out there only to get hurt again?"

"Then your as weak as I was. But that's not you. That's not the Jubilee that helped a total stranger who was annoying her at a party. That's not the Jubilee that gave a scared bloody kid a ride back to his house. That's not the jubilee that felt guilty after that same kid was stupid and got himself put in a coma."

"Did that speech sound familiar? Well now you know how it feels to find out the person you thought you knew, changed." Jubilee said before walking past David pushing him out of the way.

David grabbed Jubilees wrist as she passed and turned her back around before grabbing each side of her neck and pulling her in for the deepest kiss she had ever felt. Jubilee whimpered against the force but did not pull away. Her brain told her no but she could not ignore the burning feeling deep within her heart screaming yes. David prodded Jubilees lips with his tongue requesting access. Jubilees brain finally won and she harshly pulled away and laid a slap on David's left cheek with all of the anger and built up frustration she could muster. David didn't even flinch, instead he pulled her back in for another kiss. Jubilees brain lost the second battle to her heart. as she succumbed to David's kiss. David hoped the kiss would never end as the young lovers stood at his favorite spot in the rain, lightning streaking its way through the dark clouds and across the sky. Sadly all good things must come to an end as the Cold wet Jubilee began to shiver slightly.

"Jubilee your hands are freezing." David said as he grabbed Jubilees petite hands in his much larger ones.

"I'm still not talking to you, your still a jerk."

"I know. I'm just glad to hear you call me a jerk again." David said earning a small chuckle from Jubilee and a smile from himself knowing that everything would work out.

David walked alongside Jubilee all of the way back to the mansion with his arm draped across her shoulder holding her close to him for warmth. They Entered the large wooden door of the mansion and made their way up the staircase where Jubilee shrugged herself free from David's arm.

"I'm going to get dried off and into some dry clothes. I will meet you in the rec room in 20 minutes?"

"I don't think so." David said putting his arm back around her and leading her toward the next staircase.

"David where are we going?"

"My room. I have spent too long without you I am not letting you go again."

"David, I need clothes." Argued Jubilee.

"I have clothes you can wear." David argued back.

"But I need to dry and brush my hair or it will look terrible." Jubilee said after a moment.

"Jubilee, I'm blind. Besides I have seen what you look like in the morning. If I can put up with that I think I can handle it." David Joked earning a smack on the arm from Jubilee.

"That was mean, your such a dick."

"Uh huh a big one." David laughed.

"Too far David."

"Sorry, lets go." David said as he began leading her in the direction of his room.

The two reached David's room where He finally released Jubilee from his arm so that he could walk to his closet to grab towels. After handing her one and drying his hair with his own he opened his dresser drawer and grabbed a tee shirt and a pair of pajama pants for Jubilee.

"I know, they are not yellow but you will have to live with it."

"I suppose they will do." Jubilee said before accepting them and heading toward the restroom to change.

"Where are you going its not like I can see you."

"How should I know. You made it all the way here without stumbling once. As far as I know you planned this just so you could see me naked."

"You know what Jubilee, your right. I planned this whole elaborate set up I pretended to be blind I let myself waste away I let you break up with me. I spent 5 days training with a blind man. I waited for a rainy day to find you by the pond. I somehow knew that you would take me back. And I did all of that just to see you naked. You know what, just go change." David said laughing while picturing a smirk on Jubilee's face.

Jubilee entered the restroom and got undressed. before getting dressed she used the towel to dry off. After she was dry she looked in the mirror and saw an extremely happy Jubilee looking back at herself. Her smile practically reached from ear to ear, not only because she had David back but because he was in fact able to overcome a terrible ordeal and change it for the better. The David she knew was back. The smile she wore stemmed from not only her own happiness but also the pride she had in her ex-boyfriend/boyfriend. Jubilee got dressed and reentered the bedroom to see David sitting up on his bed with a pair of blue pajama pants of his own and a black wife beater that looked as if it were straining to cover his broad chest. Her mouth began to practically water at the sight.

"Like what you see? Don't worry I will give you a chance to pick your jaw up off of the floor."

"Your feeling awfully self confident." Jubilee shook her head at the cockiness that was rolling off of David in waves.

"Like I said I am back and better than ever." David said standing up and wrapping Jubilee in a hug." Damn I missed you Jubes."

"I missed you too, David. This past week has been hell."

"It sure has and I am sorry Jubilee, I never wanted to hurt you I only pushed you away because I wanted you to have a life. Not spend all of your time looking after me. I think that caused my downward spiral more than even losing my sight. The fact that I was giving you up on top of it was devastating." David said while releasing her and turning his head towards his window as if he didn't want to face Jubilee.

"David, if I didn't want to help I wouldn't have. Do I really strike you as the type to be there when I feel I have better things to do?" Jubilee asked him.

"But you have other friends and you were ignoring them for me I was dragging you with me and I didn't want that for you." David explained.

"And they would have still been there after we got you past your little breakdown phase. Trust me David I care about you. All I wanted to do was be there for you and when you just threw me aside it did damage." Jubilee said thinking back to how she felt at that moment.

"I know Jubilee, and I don't know what I could possibly do to make you forgive me. But I have something for you." David said as he got off of his bed.

"David, I already forgave you. But that doesn't lessen the pain that I felt." Jubilee said as David turned and walked to his dresser and located the package he had set on top of it. He opened the box and removed the packing material inside of it after feeling inside for a moment David pulled out a smaller box and turned back to Jubilee.

"Maybe this will help." David said handing the box to Jubilee.

"What it is it?" Jubilee asked eyeing the thin white box that was placed in her hand.

"Open it."

"Oh my god, David its beautiful!" Jubilee gasped as she opened the box and saw the gold exploding firecracker pendant inside hanging on the end of a necklace. Jubilee could only stare at it in amazement as it sparkled in the light. "David, this is gorgeous. How did you?"

"Our first date, when you went into that god awful clothes store where you bought more clothes than I have owned in the past 3 years. I went across the street to a jewelry store and had them make that for you."

"David, that's sweet but why a firecracker?"

"Well I had never seen your powers first hand but you described them as pyrotechnical blasts and I thought fireworks. And it also reminds me of your personality explosive and a little loud sometimes but incredibly beautiful at the same time." Explained David as he took the necklace and walked behind Jubilee. He placed the necklace around her neck and fumbled with the clasp a few times causing Jubilee to laugh before he finally got it hooked. He then turned Jubilee around and walked her into the restroom so she could see herself in the mirror. David wrapped his arms around Jubilees waste and rested his chin on the top of her head.

"Its perfect, David." Said Jubilee looking not only at the mirror but at the sight of her in the big strong arms of the only man that could ever break her heart and then completely turn it around and make her fall even deeper.

"I'm glad you like it."

"I love it babe." Jubilee said before turning in David's arms and wrapping her arms around his neck before pulling him down into a kiss. David then picked Jubilee up in his arms and started carrying her bridal style out of the restroom. "David I know your getting good at being blind, but I swear if you hit my head on anything your going to see the firecracker side of me."

David laughed before walking through the doorway careful not to injure the anything but delicate woman in his arms. He placed Jubilee gently on his bed before standing upright. Jubilee grabbed David's hand and attempted to pull him down with her.

"Hold on Jubilee there is something I want to try."

"What do you mean try? Its not going to hurt you is it?" Jubilee asked.

"Your not concerned about it hurting you?"

"No, I know you. You hurt yourself on a weekly basis but you would never allow anything to harm me."

"You got a point. But no it will not hurt me, now be quiet I need to focus."

David began focusing all his concentration trying to sense Jubilee's energy. a few moments of blackness and then a faint light began playing behind his eye lids. It slowly began getting brighter until it outlined the small teen laying on his bed. He could see the lining of her legs and her thin waist up to her chest and her head. David laughed as he looked down at the outline of the petite woman sitting up on her elbows in his bed.

"Your, yellow I should have known." David finally said after a long somewhat uncomfortable silence for Jubilee.

"What do you mean I am yellow?"

"Its your color. I discovered the day before I lost my sight that I am able to sense energies from people and even objects. The only object I have seen it on was white. That big guy Juggernaut was red, Matt was blue and your yellow. It suits you."

"That's kind of weird but I couldn't think of A better color. Now come here I have been too long from your arms." Jubilee said reaching a hand out for David.

David gladly accepted and was pulled into the bed. The pair sat there for hours talking, discussing events of the past 5 days that they had been apart. Everything from David's training to Jubilee having to suffer through class with a broken heart. Time progressed and the hour began to grow late.

"Its gotta be getting close to midnight. We should be getting to sleep." David said stifling a yawn

"How can you tell time? your surprisingly close." Jubilee asked looking at the alarm clock on David's night stand that read 11:48 P.M.

"Just an estimation due to the drop in temperature from outside. I have been keeping the window open to give me an idea." David explained to his on again girlfriend.

"Well now you can just ask. Do you mind if I close the window? Its getting a little chilly."

"Anything for you babe." David said before getting up and shutting the window taking one last second to enjoy the night air.

David returned to bed and an awaiting Jubilee. He layed down and pulled her on top of him. He wrapped his arms around her and held her tight content with the sound and feel of her breath against his chest.

"Goodnight, Jubilee."

"Goodnight David."