Disclaimer: I do not own the X-men or any rights to any other marvel characters. I do not profit from the solicitation of said heroes or villains and sadly I most likely never will. However I wont let that deter me, I will continue to write as long as you continue to read so here you go with the next exciting installment.

David left the danger room feeling much less angry. He decided a shower may help him relax even more along with removing the sweat he had worked up. He decided to use the showers in the gym as they were much closer and he didn't want to scare any of the students. He looked down at his hands and even though he knew they would heal he felt ashamed that it took that kind of damage to de-stress. He reached the showers and turned on the hot water. His hands stung as the water washed over the somewhat healed skin. "How the hell can she piss me off this bad?" He asked himself as he watched the water turn pink from the blood before swirling down the drain at his feet.

The shower ended and while not yet completely healed the bleeding had subsided. David dried off got changed and decided to continue his day. Nothing particularly exciting had happened the rest of the day. Dinner approached that evening and it was time for Charles to make his announcement.

"If I may have everyone's attention." Charles said from the front of the room. He waited a few moments for the chattering to stop before continuing. "Some of you may have already been informed but for those of you that have not, I am allowing your teachers to pick a select few for teams. Junior X-men if you will. The choice is yours should you receive an offer and in no way will be held against you if you should refuse. Participants will be expected to train regularly and will only be allowed if your grades remain at an acceptable level. You will only be allowed to participate in missions once your team leader feels that you are prepared. If selected I would hope that you take this very serious although you will not be thrust into any situations of extreme danger there will be risks involved. If there are any questions you may come to my office at any time. I believe that will be all for now thank you all for your cooperation." Charles finished explaining the guidelines and wheeled himself from the quiet room.

Shortly later the volume level exploded many students began discussing which teams they hope they get picked for. While the more quiet students merely hoped they do not get picked. Many groups of friends began discussing the pros and cons and many stared at the teachers table hoping to get the attention of their possible trainers.

Dinner had continued to be loud until the students began to file out for the evening. David had sat at the teachers table instead of with his normal group to avoid any more drama with Jubilee. It seemed to work fine as she had seemingly been avoiding his gaze anyway. David soon left the cafeteria and headed outside for some fresh air.

"Professor Alexander." David heard his name being called.

"Alex, How are you? Is there something I can help you with." David asked curious as to why the boy had followed him outside.

"I Wanted to talk to you about this Junior X-men thing." Alex replied causing more confusion for David.

"Shouldn't you be asking your brother? He will be training a team as well." David then asked him.

"He said having his brother on his team would be too much of a distraction as he would be too worried about protecting me." Alex replied dropping his head slightly.

"I can understand that. As much as I would like to have you on my team. I am sorry to have to say this, but your lack on control will only endanger the rest of the team." David softly informed him feeling like a bit of a jerk.

"I understand professor." Alex's shoulders slumped as he made his way back toward the mansion.

"Alex." David said causing the boy to turn back around. "You really want this?" He then asked.

"Of course to be like Scott and help other mutants in need that would be great." Alex exclaimed hope filling his voice.

David knew he could not refuse now. "You are going to have to work your ass of for this. You are going to have to learn to control your gifts. In the matter of a few weeks you are going to have to learn what other students have spent years learning and then go beyond that. I don't want any slackers on my team. And if you even once put another member of my team in risk of injury in the field I will remove you from my team do you understand that?" David asked as he saw the boy's eyes begin to grow wide.

"Yes I understand professor you wont be sorry I promise!" Alex excitedly said.

"Your a summers I have faith in you. Don't let me down." David then stated to the smiling teen.

"I wont professor you have my word." Alex smiled.

"Oh and Alex. I'm more than just your teacher now, get used to calling me Karma when we are training. We use codenames in the field." David smiled back knowing that if the boy can learn control having a power similar to Scott's would definitely be useful.

"Thank you Karma." Alex said before turning and making his way back into the mansion.

David then proceeded toward his original destination. He made his way down the path through the trees where he heard a slight rustling a few yards away from him. He approached the sound slowly and reached down and picked up the same snake he had encountered while with Jubilee.

"Hey buddy what are you up to? I seem to remember you giving Jubilee quite a scare." David began talking to the snake earning a hiss from the reptile. "I know she doesn't like me too much right now either, your not alone. I'm a jerk and your ugly and slimy in her eyes. I guess neither one of us can win here huh?" The snake hissed again. "Well maybe I can. You have no shot I'm afraid she will never like you." David then released the snake and headed to the pond. He approached the water and sat down on a log a few feet away.

"How the hell am I going to fix this mess?" David asked himself as looked at the ground. "How the hell can I call her selfish? Her selflessness is one of the things I love most about her. And its not like I ask about her past very often I guess I could put more of an effort in. No, she should feel comfortable enough with me to open up. I am her boyfriend after all. She knows everything about me. Ahhhh!" David screamed at no one in particular as he picked up a rock and tossed it into the water and watched the ripples grow outward and a realization hit him. "I gotta fix this I cant let these ripples grow bigger." David then said getting up from his spot on the log and began making his way back into the mansion.

The moon had made its appearance and took over the night sky as he made his way back. He stepped into the light of the mansion and looked at his watch. "Ugh she's probably asleep Ill talk to her tomorrow." He said before realizing that he was developing a strange habit of talking to himself and other things that couldn't talk back when he was upset. He made his way to his own room and grabbed a case of beer from his mini fridge before leaving the room and making his way to join Logan on the roof.

"Hey gramps." David said handing Logan a beer before sitting a few feet away from the man.

"Hey kid." Logan said accepting the beer and unsheathing a claw to pop the cap.

"I don't know why I was surprised you were already here. I should have known you would be anticipating a beer." David said as he twisted off his own cap.

"Guess your underestimating a few of us. You called the girl selfish?" Logan asked although it wasn't really a question.

"She told you than huh?" Asked David in return.

"Aint much she doesn't tell me kid." Logan said after taking a long slow swig of the beer.

"Yea about that, you told me you and her have a past. Mind filling me in?" David asked as he had never gotten many details.

"I cant go into much that's up to her but I guess some small details wouldn't hurt." Logan said pulling a cigar from his pocket and offering David one as well.

"You know I don't smoke Logan. Those things will kill you." David refused.

"I heal, so do you. They don't affect people like us." Logan informed him.

"The alcohol doesn't affect you because of your healing but I still manage to get drunk." David argued.

"Suit yourself kid." Logan said putting the extra cigar back in his pocket. "Jubilee was offered a place here four or so years ago after Storm, Jean, and two other mutants who are no longer X-men named Dazzler, and Psylocke recued her from a group of mutant hunters that called themselves the M-squad. Jubilee refused their offer but followed them through a portal back to a base we had in Australia at the time. She survived hidden among us by stealing food and even some clothes from us. Later I got captured and the X-men abandoned the base." Logan informed him before tilting his beer back for another drink.

"Someone was able to capture the great wolverine. I find that hard to believe." David said before taking a drink himself.

"Nasty group of cyborgs called Reavers, bastards wanted me bad for a long time when they finally got me they nailed me to a cross. Tortured me for days, no food no water, only pain and sweltering heat. They eventually took off as a storm came. The animal in me went nuts ripped one of my hands free but wasn't able to get the rest of me free. That's where Jubilee found me, as little as she is she helped me down. she nursed me back to health and let me use her as a crutch until I was able to completely heal. After that We became pretty close. Traveled to madripoor got into a few scuffles. She had this natural ability, she is a lot more powerful than you have seen. I don't think she even knows her potential. Eventually we made her way back here and she took to the mansion pretty easily. She has been here ever since. Well mostly, I have taken her on a few missions with me over the years she has proved herself useful on more than a few occasions." Logan said as he grabbed another beer.

"Wow she did all of that? She has never mentioned that to me." David said after finishing his own beer.

"There's more to it, but that's her story." Wolverine stated popping open two more beers and Handing one to David.

"Why hasn't chuck offered her a spot with the X-men?" David asked curiously.

"Charles thought she needed to live her teenage life more she has had a spot reserved since she came here." Logan answered.

"Guess that makes sense. I wouldn't picture that from her though. I have only seen her train a few times. And that is usually when I piss her off." David remarked.

"And how does she do when you watch her?" Logan asked raising an eyebrow.

"I didn't really think about it but she does incredible. Guess I just chocked that up to her anger." Admitted David.

"Talk to her kid, she will open up on her own time. I wouldn't let anyone else get close to her, but your alright kid. You just got some growing up to do yourself if you want what you have to last. Drop the petty shit." Logan told him in his usual gruff voice.

"Your right thanks Grandpa." David smirked.

"Anyone ever told you that mouth of yours is going to get you hurt one day?" Logan grunted.

"Many times. Haven't met one yet who was able to live up to it though." David answered.

"Is that a challenge?" Logan asked amused.

"Danger room this Saturday?" David asked in return.

"Your on kid."

"Alright, but for tonight I should get some rest, got a class to teach in the morning." David reminded him as he stood up and finished his beer before heading back inside.

"Hey kid." Logan said causing David to stop and face him. "You don't ask her to join your team, I'm taking her." He then added earning a nod from David.

David made his way to his room rather exhausted from the days events. He entered his room and undressed down to boxers. It must have been the alcohol affecting is senses or maybe it was his mind messing with him but he didn't notice the person in his bed as he sat down.

"Get off of me you big ape!" Jubilee shouted almost instantly.

"Jubilee, what are you doing here?" David asked after he jumped back up startled.

"I wanted to talk to you, but it seems you went to drown your sorrows you reek of beer." Jubilee answered. "I decided to wait for you."

"You weren't the only one that wanted to talk to me. I met Logan on the roof. Why didn't you say something when I came back in?" David explained.

"I must have dozed off, I didn't notice you come in." She answered as she was now sitting up.

"What did you want to talk to me about. Your not going to yell at me again are you?" David asked dreading another fight.

"No I actually wanted to apologize." She responded sorrow now plaguing her voice.

"You apologize." Joked David.

"David this really isn't the time." Jubilee remarked.

"Right sorry. Actually I'm glad your here. I wanted to apologize to you as well." David replied as he sat next to her.

"Let me go first." She said as she placed a hand on his forearm. "I shouldn't have blown up the way I did." She then began.

"You had every right to if I hadn't." David cut her off.

"David stop." Jubilee then cut him off. "Its my turn. I know you have to treat me as you would any other student. It's just weird to think of you as my teacher and not just my boyfriend. I wasn't prepared for it. I want you to know I finished my assignment and I am prepared for class tomorrow professor." Jubilee then smiled. "But David it really hurt when you didn't ask me to join your team. Whether you thought I would accept or not you should have asked. It hurt even more when you called me selfish. I always thought the reason you liked me was because of my unselfishness so that hurt down to the bone. What hurt even more than that is you made me realize that you are right in a way. I have a gift that allows me to help others and I have become complacent with it. I avoid training because I don't like to get dirty or sweaty. I act as if this is just an ordinary school and it is far from that."

"But you should be able to act as if this is an ordinary School your sixteen years old Jubilee your a teenager." David responded taking Jubilee's small hand in his much larger one.

"So are you but look at everything you have done. You are teaching others to help them have a better life. You are an X-man you fight for mutants the world over whether it is a huge difference or not you are making a difference and I have forgotten what that feels like. If it is ok with you and I understand if its not I would like..." Jubilee began before her lips were pressed against David's firmly.

"I would be honored If you would Join my team Jubilee. You were always my first choice. I only passed you over because of how you were acting. I didn't stop to think of why you were acting that way." David replied after breaking the kiss. "As far as everything else goes, I want to know you Jubilee the whole you, your past your future dreams and ambitions anything about the present you that I don't know." David then added laying down and pulling her down with him.

"Alright." Jubilee sighed preparing herself. "I had a very loving family, I was an Olympic hopeful gymnast at 12 years old. Then one day my world fell apart. My parents were murdered."

"Jubilee, I'm sorry I cant imagine how hard that must have been no wonder you don't like talking about it." David said tightening his arm around the girl.

"Yea it was rough but it gets even worse. I was sent to an orphanage they barely fed us it was horrible. I had to get out of there so I ran away. I ended up at a mall in Hollywood. I had to steal food to eat. One day mall security was on to me and I ran that's when I discovered my powers. I was able to generate a bright light and get away while they were blinded. Afterwards I used my powers to put on shows for the mall patrons for money. Security eventually got fed up with me and called in some mutant hunters." Jubilee explained.

"Yea the M-squad, Logan told me about that." David said softly.

"I'm assuming he told you about Australia as well?" Jubilee asked.

"Yea but he didn't go into much detail after that." Answered David as he began rubbing her shoulder as she cuddled next to him.

"I eventually caught up with my parents murderers. I attacked them mercilessly and probably would have done worse if Wolvie hadn't talked me out of it." Jubilee added.

"They would have deserved it." David added.

"Na they were just some lowlifes. The worst part of all of is they screwed up their job. They weren't paid to kill my parents but a family across the street that by an unlucky coincidence had the same last name." Jubilee said as David felt his chest getting Damp from the tears on his chest.

David couldn't think of anything that could possibly make her feel better so he just kissed her head and remained silent letting her cry on his chest.

"That's why I have to get back to training we can prevent things like that from ever happening to other's. If I can spare even one child from having to suffer what I went through then maybe I can finally feel like my parents would be proud." Jubilee said through her tears.

"Jubilee don't talk like that. You are an amazing mutant not to mention an incredible human being. I don't know your parents but I am sure that they are proud of the woman you have become. I know I'm proud of the woman you are. You already saved me Jubilee." David said tilting her head towards him and wiping a tear from her cheek.

"Thank you David your a pretty good boyfriend you know that." Jubilee smirked before kissing him gently.

"Your not so bad yourself. Now get some sleep I don't want you tired in class I grade on participation you know that right?" David couldn't help but add earning him a smack from the small girl in his arms.

"Goodnight David." She then said laying her head back down on his chest.

"Goodnight Jubilation." David said as he felt her breathing slow and he knew she had drifted off to sleep.