When Anita Met Jubilee...

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The light from the dawn was just beginning to peak through my blinds when I picked up the phone. I did not want to call the X-Men. I had this uncanny feeling they were going to be ecstatic and furious to hear from me. It had been three long years since I had spoken to any of them. Ever since Angelo and I left...

The phone rang once before a calm voice spoke over the line.

"Xavier's Insitute for High Learning," Ororo Munroe's voice was a steady and kind as ever.

I took a deep breath.

"Ro? It's Jules...Jubilee," the word flooded out of my mouth in a rapid speed.

I heard a sharp intake and then a yell for other team members.

"Jubilee? Is everything alright? How are you? Where are you? We have heard a few things...but not much...," Ororo's voice was almost going as fast as mine.

Here comes the hard part, I thought to myself.

"I need help, Ro. I need you, Remy, Logan, and Rogue to come to St. Louis asap. No questions...meet me at Sunset Apartments, number fifteen."

I hung up. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. Please don't let me regret this...

Westchester

"Ro, what the hell are you yappin about?" Logan asked as he sauntered through the door.

Ororo looked up with teary eyes.

"Get Remy and Rogue, Logan. Jubilee needs our help," she whispered then rushed to prepare the jet.

Logan looked blindly at her then ran off to find the others.

St.Louis

I walked through the front door of Anita's house. Richard barged past her in a furious rage. I shook my head slightly as Anita rounded the corner, Micah fast at her heels.

"Well, good to see your morning's better than mine," I muttered.

"Damn men!" Anita yelped before barging out the door. I moaned and turned on my heels. I started to wish Jason was there then stopped myself. If Jason were here then nobody I trusted would be at the Circus. I may love Richard dearly, but Jean Claude is in my heart as well, and I would wish no ill to him either.

"Lo' Nathaniel," I smiled as the handsome man came into the foyer as well.

"Jules," he ducked his head as he spoke, but I noticed with a bit of satisfaction that his eyes peeked out from under the loose strands of hair and met mine.

I went to hug him and that's when a bullet shattered the foyer glass and entered my side. I fell to the ground in a heap of pain. Voices were shouting around me and I felt my shirt being ripped. That's the last thing I remembered.

Hours later

The pain wasn't so bad... I thought dimly as I opened my eyes.

"Urgghh...where am I?" I choked out. Suddenly I felt my heart stop...why did my voice sound silkier to my ear? I concentrated and realised I was smelling roses...and...blood? My eyes popped open.

The light from the small desk lamp flooded my eyes and I snapped them shut again.

Oh shit...

"Somebody in here now!" I screamed. Suddenly the room was flooded. Jason immediatly to my side, he looked tremendously upset...Jean Claude to my other. Richard growled from the door.

Anita approached me...

"You were dying," was all she managed to get out before I lunged out of the bed and onto Anita.

"You bitch! How could you let me be turned into a leopard!" anger flooded my veins at the intrustion of trust and almost sunk her claws into her. The rumble lasted only seconds before she screamed something that broke through my train of thought.

"I cede!"

Everyone turned to look at her in shock.

"Anita...," Micah began.

"You can't...," I finished.

She turned and looked at all of us with an anger I had never seen before.

"I cede to you," she repeated then walked over to me.

She leaned into me as if to kiss me, then her tongue darted out and she licked my lower lip. I trembled slightly. I could not believe what was happening.

"Nimir Ra", Nathaniel stepped to me and took my hand rubbrubbed his face to it as he knelt. Slowly, but surely, the other members of the pard came to me and did the same.

I looked at Micah and he looked at me in thought. He finally nodded. I nodded back and then I looked at Jason. He dropped his eyes and turned his back. He left the room and did not stop.