World Outside Time: Four days later: Wedding

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Firecracker watched as Sir James and Anmut exchanged rings, her fingers twitching with the urge to pet the hunter green velvet tunic that Sir James wore with black pants and a brown cloak with red satin lining. Next to him, Anmut wore a long strip of white satin wrapped around her body to make something that wasn't quite a dress but looked something like one with sideslits.

The funny coat and collar bowed, then clapped invisable hands together and turned to a page in the big Book which Sir James and Anmut wrote in. Firecracker's mama wrote in it next, and then everyone turned to her.

"Yer turn, lass," rumbled Sir James, smiling.

Firecracker blinked in alarm. "But I can't write."

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"Can I help her?" Jubee asked, looking up at him. "Or can she make a mark?"

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"Go ahead, Joy," said Sir James gently.

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"What?" she grabbed Firecracker impulsively.

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"Stay here." He pushed the two of them toward Anmut, who wrapped them in her wings, then turned and threw open the doors to the great dining room. A growl came out that raised the hair on the back of his neck.

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Logan moaned, and Jubee gazed at Sir James with fearful eyes before she looked down and gently kissed Logan's forhead.

"Shh, Wolvie, shh, it's ok, you're ok," she said softly.

Logan blinked, eyes opening to reveal only half sane eyes, although the claws slowly slid back out of sight, and he gave a bubbly cough, looking up at her in shock.

"Jubes?" he wheezed softly, almost too faint and blood-laden to hear.

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Sir James watched in silence, praying for the wounded man and for the strength to face the parting that he knew was very near.

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"But I wanna be here for you too," she couldn't help sobbing. "What if Wolvie stayed here? I don't have anybody else who needs or wants me, except Jeanie, but she's got the professor, and... what about Firecracker? I'm her mama now!"

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"We'll be alright. Who knows, mayhap Firecracker's ment t' be my new Joy." He rubbed her back and rocked her, thinking of the other people he'd seen in the mirror. "'N yer missed more'n ye know."

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He rubbed her back and turned away from the mirror, taking her to the room where Anmut had laid her Wolverine.

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"Wolvie," she said meekly, feeling better when she noticed his wounds had healed a great deal more. His eyes were open, and he looked around the room, sweating and inhaling deeply as the pain threatened to overwhelm him, though when he heard his name he looked up alertly.

"Jubes...," he said, staring at her as tears found thier way down his worn cheeks and he reached for her, his breathing struggling to keep up with the movement and the healing. "Yer really... here... Jubes... darlin'...."

Hours later

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Logan sighed, looking up at the ceiling, one arm around Jubee as she lay, sleeping, in the crook of his arm, snoring slightly against his chest as she lay. He stared at the ceiling, asking Forgiveness, boh for ignoring her while she had to deal with everything she'd just explained to him and for how he reacted to her disappearance.

This was... so hard. After they'd calmed down she'd explained everything. From first meeting Chase, to falling for Hank and then having him ripped from her, surrounded by jeering voices, to discovering Elizabeth and then attacking Storm, and then what happened when she got here.

It was a marvel, in his opinion, she'd lasted as long as she did, and he finally understood what nobody else in the mansion could understand. Why the sweet, young, mischevious prankster had so brutally attacked Ororo it had kept her in the medbay for a week. Thinking about it, Logan decided he couldn't blame Jubilee for what happened. Nobody in their right mind could.

And now they were here, in this world with the older him, the winged woman, and a Sinister daughter of Jubee and Sabertooth. She insisted that she'd come from a "fluffy" Victor Creed... whatever that ment.

He sighed, then leaned and kissed the top of her head. She seemed able to reason, now, that she'd talked about everything. Maybe she could go back to the mansion, have a sit down with Storm, then get over to the Cafe and find her beau. It was a longshot... but even he could see that she needed it.

And, in the meantime, he would make sure to never, ever let her get depressed again without him knowing everything and doing all he could to help her. He'd lost her once, he didn't want to see her ever dead again until she was an old lady who'd lived her life and given him the chance to say a proper goodbye, and leave him with her kids and grandchildren to care for and watch grow old and have thier own children.

Re: Hours later

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There was a light tap on the door, and then a broom handle poked inside as though looking in.

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Logan thought about replying to that, but then shrugged and nodded, looking him up and down. "Logan, actually. You're not from Canada, are yeh, bub?"

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Sir Jame's smile faltered and the old memories roiled in his eyes. "Lived there fr'm it's foundin' till she merged with the States 'n Mexico. But I didnae start out there, no."

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"Yay!" Jubilee clapped and grinned. "You guys are gonna love it, I promise!"

Logan chuckled and grabbed her, hugging her close.

"Easy, kid, how much sugar've yeh had t'day?" he asked.

"Not enough," she grinned.

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Sir James chuckled, then gestured that everyone be seated around the head of the table, he himself taking the big chair.

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She started, then looked up guiltily. "Chase and that jerk Foreman are fighting," she said, biting her lip, suddenly concerned. What if Chase got hurt?

But it looked like he was actually winning.... She winced as he was slugged thrice in th gut. "Can we send thunderbolts from here or something?"

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"Nae. We cannae," said Sir James gravely, thinking that the girl's heart was already going back to the outer world. "How's 'e doin'?"

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"It's time for the cake..." Jubee started as she realized the last course was done. Excitement fluttered her and she started to get up, then paused and sat down, trying hard to be polite even though she was obviously bursting at the seems.

"CanIpleasegogetmywonderfullygreatcakeforyouguysnow?" she blurted.

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"Accorse ye can, lass. Don't explode on us." Sir James chuckled. "The teacart's nae bringin' it then?"

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"This is so cool," Jubee slipped over to stand next to Logan, who put his arm around her and Firecracker and smiled, watching the newly weds.

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The cake was carefully cut and fed to one another, then more peices were cut and passed around. Sir James sat back and washed his down with ale. Mornbein contented herself with feeding her portion to Firecracker.

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"Then I might have to wait until he can find this place. But I'm coming back," she said firmly, biting her lip.

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The ancient warrior held his tongue, instead gently taking Firecracker's hand as she frowned and growled unhappily.

Then a deep voice sounded in Jubilee's head. -Grandma?? You're alive!-

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-And how are you?-

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-A little bruised where I got stabbed in the stomach, but fine otherwise. What about you?-

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Jubee felt tears well up in her eyes, and she bowed her head, struggling for compuser. This was a wedding night, supposed to be happy. And she couldn't leave, not when she had so little time anyway.

"I'm good," she said softly, then found herself picked up ang hugged before Logan looked at her and frowned.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

"We gotta go tomorrow morning," she said softly. "Charlie said so."

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Sir James nodded and looked up at his wife and new daughter. Then he reached for his tankard of ale. "Well, we'd best make the most 'o the time we have then, lass. No use cryin'."

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Logan leaned back, knowing exactly what the man was up to.

"Y' know ya drink that it'll stunt yer growth," he told Jubee, who grinned and snatched it.

"Yeah. You Wolvies are real short. Wonder if we got to an alternate one who didn't drink, would he be taller than all you?" she said, then ducked the swat and giggled.

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Sir James rumbled a laugh. "Let's go t' the kitchen 'n drink 'n swap tales till tis time fer ye t' go."

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"I jus' promised the girls I wouldn' shoe ya up t'night, it bein' your weddin' night n' all. But bub, you wanna go tomorrow mornin', I'll be happy teh enlighten you y' yer capabilities," Logan grinned.

"Boys," Jubilee rolled her eyes.

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"Don't worry. Even if ye started now ye wouldn't be breakin' yer promise." Sir James grabbed some tankards and went to the massive barrel in the corner.

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"Easy," Logan chuckled. Jubee only shook her head in amusement and curled up next ho Firecracker, hugging her and getting the hiccups.

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Anmut gently rubbed her back and wrapped her wings around both girls once more, then looked up to watch as Sir James happily chugged another round.