3242/What Love Means

What Love Means
Date of Scene:	26 November 2017
Location:	Unknown
Synopsis:	Summary needed
Cast of Characters:	X-Man, Jubilee

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X-Man has posed:
Nate is getting way way better with his landings, and it's been at least a week since he's made a huge divot in the area around Jubilee's cabin. Still, he tends to come in hard, and has learned to space out the impact to minimize damage. This, however, allows Jubilee to know when he lands even as she knows where he is at based on their link. And, as always, she hears the *THWUMP* of Nate coming into their home.

Before he even walks through the door, Jubilee can tell that he's happy about something, and seems to be proud of something he's done. The door opens, and immediately she can smell the flowers he has hidden behind his back. "Hi Jubes!" he exclaims as he comes into the living room, and walks up to her to present her with a varied bouquet of flowers, "Uhm... I heard from some peoples minds that this is the kind of thing I should do to show you that I love ya..." and he gives her a quick kiss on the cheek.

Jubilee has posed:
Jubilee tilts her head, looking from the flowers to Nate, and back to the flowers again. "I don't...I mean, they're..." Jubilee's feelings are utterly conflicted, and Nate can feel that. He can also feel that she's thrilled by the gift. "Y-you know you don't have to give me anything so that I know you love me, right?" She looks back to the flowers again, utterly in awe.

She's wearing long, feety pj's, white with a diagonal red stripe that makes her look like a giant candy cane, complete with a trap door in back secured by snaps. In her hand is a mug of hot chocolate, brimming with marshmallows that are beginning to melt on the bottom layer, into the chocolate. "Trade ya?" She says, grinning, and holding out the mug to Nate, whose clothes are still holding the chill of the fall air within them.

X-Man has posed:
"Oh..." Nate says, a little confused on her feelings and response to the flowers. He bites his lip, still holding them out to her, "I mean, yeah, I know I don't have to give you anythin'..." He starts to say, thinking maybe he missed something when he heard this from a few men and women, maybe some context that didn't make sense to him at the time "...but I like givin' you things, and I know actions are as important as the words you say." He gives her a small grin, "No, that's ok, you drink your hot chocolate... I'll make some... and put these in a vase or somethin' by the window."

He heads back to the kitchen, searches through the cabinets for something that will work, "What're you up to? Feelin' ok? Not hungry or anythin'?" He finds a glass vase that'll fit the flowers, fills it up with water, and places the flowers on the windowsill with the most sunlight.

"I've got one more thing..." Nate says a little sheepishly now, "...I used the flowers to cover up the scent of them." Floating behind him, he gives her a box of home made fudgecicles from a chocolate store in Manhattan that are shaped into Hearts and Dragons. "I hope you like them?" again his voice a little hesitant, a small smile showing on his features.

Jubilee has posed:
"Nate..." Jubilee giggles. "You're all flustered. C'mere." She sets the mug of hot chocolate down on the table and jumps into his arms, full-on tackle, wrapping arms and legs around him. Most guys would have been knocked down by the force of it, but she knows Nate well enough to know he won't be fazed. She kisses him lovingly and leans her forehead against his. "I love it all. The flowers AND the fudgecicles. I'm just not used to anybody giving me things. Especially all romantic like this." She just holds him close for a moment and smiles. "I made the hot chocolate for you, a whole pot of it. Not even from a little packet! I just waited to pour it up till you got home..."

X-Man has posed:
When she hits him there is a little give, but he holds her as if she weighs nothing more than a pillow. Nate returns her kiss, his own arms wrapping around her in a tight embrace, and he nods his head. "Nah, it's ok. I mean, I don't know what it's like here, and sometimes I feel like I missed somethin'." He lets out a long sigh, "and I think you should be shown how great you are, ya know? It's nice to see your face and to feel your thoughts when you get somethin' you like. You deserve it, and so much more, Jubes."

He walks to the fridge with Jubilee still in his arms, putting the special fudgecicles in the freezer, "Ok, thanks Jubes." and he walks back to the couch with her. He sits down, reaches over to the mug, and takes a long drink. "Mmm, tastes delicious." He holds her close, and asks again "So.. what're you doing? I like your PJs with the butt flap."

Jubilee has posed:
"Ohh my buttflap and I were just waitin' for you to come home," Jubilee chimes, still looking at the flowers Nate brought home, seemingly mesmerized. "I'll wait and try the fudgecicles later." She looks back at him, and into his eyes, her own displaying only a cloudy blue-grey with only flecks of gold here and there. "I think at this point they'd just piss me off, cause it isn't what my body wants."

It's her turn to look sheepish. "Are ya hungry? I could whip ya up one of your favourite dozen-egg omelets," she chides. "I can't eat unless you're well-fed. You know that."

X-Man has posed:
"They're supposed to be the best in New York..." Nate adds, talking about the fudgecicles, "...that's what everyone was talkin' 'bout in the City at least." He grins a little at her comments, his mood lightening at their easy banter. "Yeah, was flyin' all over the place to find the perfect things to bring home to you..." his crystal blue eyes looking into her own to see how hungry she must be, a small bit of concern leaking through, and he takes another drink of the hot chocolate.

"Yeah, I ate while I was out, and seeing the World. I heard fish in Hawaii was good, so I went there to see, and it was pretty good." He smiles as he remembers the trip, "Lots of water.. more water than I'd ever seen before. You should come with me next time. I'm good 'nough now that I can filter out the UV Rays in a shield, and so you wouldn't even need to feed to go. There's a volcano there that still is active, and spewing lava..." the wonders that he finds every day is a mixture of childlike glee, and genuine awe at a World so different from his own.

Jubilee has posed:
Jubilee's eyes have turned back to Nate, as she's always amazed by his stories of exploration, and she loves to hear how happy he sounds when he's found things that astound him with their beauty. "I've never been to Hawaii. Well, I have, but I was so young I don't remember anything except hula dancers and grass skirts." She grins, leaning her head against his shoulder. "You'll have to take me sometime. I've heard they make sushi out of SPAM there!" Her dark eyes are wide with the revelation. "That stuff....probably isn't as good as their fish," she admits.

"You know you're the most wonderful part of my life, right?" she asks, always wanting to make sure he knows. "You do so much for me that I can't even begin to express how grateful I am for you."

X-Man has posed:
"I had some fish called Mahi..." Nate begins to explain, "...had some fish tacos, some sushi, and somethin' they called Po-Key" Jubilee can almost taste the fish through the link as he begins reliving the memory and relives it for her, "It's raw fish, but sliced up, and they put some kind of seasonin' on it that makes it a little bit spicy. It was all really good.." It has probably been some time since she has had a real meal like that, and every flavor he experienced is passed to her as a shared memory even though Nate really doesn't understand that he's doing it. Just the tell-tale glow of his left eye any hint that his power is in use.

"You don't have to tell me, Jubes. I know, all the time, when you're happy and what makes you feel special." Nate's smile is genuine, his head tilted to the side to look at her. "Not sure I saw hula dancers... probably not know it if I did. We can see them when I take you.." not /if/ but /when/ "...well, I'm all good and happy. Let's get you fed, ok?"

Jubilee has posed:
Jubilee smiles, experiencing the tastes and sights that he's taken in over his adventure. It's been a very long time since her sense of taste has even been such that she could taste food as it did before she was changed. Even now, strawberry bubble gum and fudgecicles don't taste the way they did before. But she wills it so, forcing herself to taste them for what they are. Things she's never tasted, like mahi, would taste like little more than dirt to her now, because she doesn't even know what they're supposed to taste like. That is, until Nate shows her.

Then, she sighs, and nods resignedly. "All right, if you're sure you're up for it..."

X-Man has posed:
Nate can feel the various thoughts rolling through her head, and while he doesn't delve her in order to understand /why/ they are there, he is happy knowing that they are thoughts that pleases her. He brushes his fingers through her hair, waiting for her to come back to him out of her reverie (that he unknowingly induced), and when her eyes open she will find Nate watching her with a smile.

"I'm sure, and you'll always get that answer just like I'll always get that question." He puts her down on the couch, kissing her nose, and stands up as he takes off his hoodie to throw over on the chair nearby. He then takes off the long sleeved shirt to toss on top of the hoodie. He sits back down on the couch, taking her hand in his, and tells her "Anything for you, Jubes. Anything at all."

Jubilee has posed:
Jubilee grins, trying not to look like a kid in a candy store. She waits as long as she can between feedings, but she learned her lesson when she found herself primally stalking Nate like prey in the shower. The heat and moisture enhanced his scent and overpowered her senses. She can't risk that again. "Anything. I know," she repeats. "I just--" she doesn't have to finish. He knows what she just. They've been through it a hundred times. She curls her feet up beneath her in her fuzzy candy cane pj's, and lets Nate prepare and seat himself again.

X-Man has posed:
Nate does indeed know, and as always she will sense no reluctance or fear from him with what is about to happen. As always, he pulls her onto his lap, laying himself back against the couch, and tilting his head to the side to expose the vein in his neck. He takes one of her hands in his, holding it tightly and to give her a measure of reassurance, the other moves up to her head to slowly bring her in for what she needs. "Shhh." He adds, a wink with that self assured smile, "Lets get you all better."

Jubilee has posed:
Jubilee nods, as Nate settles her on his lap. The beast within her feels as though it's trying to claw its way out through her belly, her hunger growing exponentially as sustenance is presented. Jubilee's lips pause over the spot where his blood courses closest to the skin, and she inhales the scent ecstatically. Her eyes change, instantly alight with a brilliant blue. She kisses the flesh beneath her lips once, and closes her eyes.

Her fangs slide easily into his flesh, opening the vessel to her hungry mouth, and she takes a few mouthfuls, knowing that Nate is suppressing his healing power enough to keep the pathway open. Her hunger gaining strength, she feeds deeply, her arms moving to cradle him tightly against her as instincts begin to take over. Then, licking the wound and allowing it to heal, she opens her eyes, now shining with not only blue, but growing flecks of gold which will eventually take over, once she's fought her instinctive hunger down.

Nate's gold eye is shining, but his other eye is now a brilliant blue to match hers as the virus fights to take hold of him. The battle isn't in the taking of what she needs, and she's always known that. For Nate and Jubilee both, the battle has only just begun.