True Secrets

~Heavenstar3

Disclaimer:

I do not own any of the characters, only just the ones I created.

Note:

This is my second comic book fanfic. Kind of a companion story to my other fanfic 'True Feelings'. Hope you like it. Please read and review.

2nd Note:

' thoughts '

" regular speech "

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Chapter 1

It's a September morning in Westchester, New York. Fall just started, so the leaves on the trees have turned to beautiful shades of orange, red, and brown. There is a light cool breeze that sway the branches of the trees making it look like the trees are dancing.

A yellow taxi cab pulls up to Xavier's School for Gifted Youngsters also known as the X-Mansion. The home of the X-Men. The taxi cab driver gets out and pulls a few luggage out of the trunk. Then a young woman of twenty-five gets out of the cab and pays the driver.

"Here you go, keep the change."

"Thank you very much, Miss. You have a nice day," the driver said happily because this young lady gave him a $75 tip.

"You also, good-bye."

"Bye," and with that he got in his cab and left the property of Charles Xavier, leaving the young woman at the base of the steps of the mansion.

The young woman faced the home she had lived in when she was younger. She hasn't seen this place for over nine years. She left when she was just sixteen. Sick and tired of everybody leaving them instead.

The young woman just stared at the mansion afraid to go inside, afraid of what her so-called family would think of her. Nine years is a long time without visiting them. She, of course, kept in contact with them through e-mail, letters, and phone calls, but not face-to-face contact. No hugs or kisses, just words.

None of them knew she was coming today except for Professor Xavier and Dr. Henry McCoy. Not even him. She wondered how he was doing. She knew from what the others have written or told her, but she wanted to see for herself.

"Well, it's now or never," she told herself. Picked up her luggage and climbed the stairs. She was a little hesitant she ringed the doorbell.

After waiting for about a minute, a brown haired, green-eyed young woman, Katherine 'Kitty' Pryde also known as Shadowcat answered the door. "Can I help you?" She didn't recognize the young woman in front of her.

"Kitty, don't you recognize me?"

"Have we met?" Kitty studied the woman in front of her; she had raven colored hair with blue streaks, her eyes were like two big sapphires on her Chinese-American face. She then realized something and gasped, "Jubilee?"

"Yes, it's me," Jubilee smiled.

"Oh my God, Jubilee," Kitty ran towards her and gave her a sisterly hug.

Kitty didn't even recognize her. The once loud, teenage fashioned, walking big mouth is now a stunning beauty. Her child like face and body had melted away. When Kitty opened the door she first thought was this lady must be one of Remy's Victoria Secret models, but it turns out it wasn't.

"So you're glad to see me?" Jubilee hugged her backed, the pulled away to study her also. Kitty, like herself, has changed. She was still pretty, but she looked like she was tired. Her face held a certain worn out look. 'Must be all those years on missions and fighting the good fight,' Jubilee thought.

"Of course I'm glad, I'm just a little shocked to see you. Why didn't you tell me you were coming?" Kitty said and added quietly to herself, 'Shocked being an understatement'.

"Well I thought I'd surprise everybody."

"Ha, well they'll be surprised alright," Kitty said taking one of Jubilee's bags and heading inside.

"Well the Prof. and Hank know I was coming," Jubilee picked up her other bags and followed her inside.

"Well, they didn't tell any of us, that's for sure."

"Is anybody home, besides you?"

"The Professor is. Everybody else is in town. They should be back later on today."

There was a brief uncomfortable silence between the two females, until Jubilee broke it.

"It's good to see you again, Katherine."

"Yeah, it's good to see you again too, Jubilation. After all it has been nine years."

Jubilee kind of felt guilty about not visiting, but she didn't regret leaving. She just couldn't live the life she was living nine years ago and still remain sane, she had to get out.

There was another period of silence. "So you must be tired after your trip, why don't we put your luggage in your room and you could take a little nap," Kitty said.

"My room must be a mess with all the dust and stuff."

"No, actually a couple of days ago Dr. McCoy was cleaning it up. I asked him why he was doing it, but he just said it was Fall cleaning."

Jubilee chuckled. "Well I will take a little nap, but later. I want to talk to the Prof. first."

"Well, okay. I'll just take your bags up to your room. The Professor should be in his office."

"Thanks, Kitty."

"No prob," with that Kitty took Jubilee's bags and went up the stairs to put them in Jubilee's room.

Now alone in the living room, Jubilee looked around. 'Some things never change,' she thought while looking at everything in the exact same place she remembered nine years ago.

She then went down the hall that led to Professor Charles Xavier's office. She stood in front of his door, remembering the many times she had visited his office to be scolded at. Now she was visiting on another matter.

She knocked three times and heard a voice on the other side, "Come in, Jubilation."

When she entered everything was still the same even the bald man in the hover chair. Charles Xavier still looked the same, it was almost like he never aged since she left. That kind of shocked Jubilee.

Xavier was also shocked to see Jubilee. He knew she was coming and knew that she was the one that knocked, but he expected to see the same teenage girl in front of him. He never expected to see this stunning goddess that was now smiling at him.

"Hey Professor. Long time no see."

"Yes, Jubilation it has been a long time," studying his former student. 'She has truly grown,' he thought.

Jubilee couldn't control her excitement any longer. She ran toward the Professor and gave him a huge hug which he also returned.

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~ One hour later ~

"So are you going to tell them?" Xavier asked.

"I will, but not now. I have to make him see me and see my true feelings for him, first."

"Jubilation, you have to tell them, but I will respect your decision in waiting."

"Thanks Prof. I could always count on you."

"Always Jubilation, always. And I will be here to support you all the way."

Jubilee leaned forward and gave the Professor another hug. "Thanks, Professor for everything."

"Don't worry Jubilation everything will turn out okay."

"I hope so. Well I'm gonna go up to my room and take a little nap before the others get here."

"That sounds like a good idea. I'll call you when they arrive."

"Thanks, Professor," and Jubilee left his office and headed toward her room.

When she opened the door, it was like a time warp. Old band posters were on the wall, fashions of the eighties and nineties of a teenager were everywhere. She groaned when she looked at the clothing she used to wear as a kid.

"I can't believe I wore this," she said as she picked up her yellow jacket that she hasn't seen in nine years.

Now, the new Jubilee, wears all the latest fashions. She dresses sophisticatedly, but very sexy. Just like a model.

She shakes her head and walks over to the clean bad and lies down. 'I wonder what they'll say about me now that I am back.' Then she fell asleep, tired of exhaustion.

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