Unwilling Weapon

Buncha Misfit Orphans

It took some time for Jubilee to relax enough to even start to enjoy the party. And while she was slowly starting to have fun, K had been carefully watching the firecracker with a frown and her arms crossed while Logan chatted with Kurt and Kate.

"Do we need to skin a cockroach?" K asked quietly out of nowhere, clueing the three of them in to K's focus. But Logan just shook his head before he led her off somewhere quieter and more private to explain, though Kurt was looking after them like he really wanted in on the big secret.

"Something is happening," Kurt said to Kate at just over a whisper.

"You noticed too?" Kate asked with a little frown. "I thought maybe it was just... drama. But..."

"Logan knows more than he's letting on," Kurt said. "I'm not sure if it's good or bad that he's sharing it with K at this point."

"Teleport over and ask," Kate suggested. "Can't hurt to just... ask," she added with a little smirk. "Communicate."

Kurt gave her a dry look and then tipped his head toward Logan. "They aren't talking anymore — and there is no way I am going to consider interrupting that."

Kate looked over and had to chuckle when she saw that Logan and K were, in fact, no longer talking — instead very much wrapped up in each other in their dark, quiet corner. "You know, they have the right idea," she said, tipping her head back to look up at Kurt.

He grinned down at her and nodded. "A quiet corner and no distractions? Yes, very much the right line of thinking."

Kate was giggling as she stood on her toes to kiss him, but before she could pull him into a corner of their own, she saw the door open out of the corner of her eye and stopped, surprised. "Oh — Noh's back," she said, looking first at the Kree fighter in the doorway and then over to where Jubilee and America were still dancing.

To their surprise, though, Noh didn't go right for Jubilee, instead making his way, hands deep in his pockets, to where K and Logan were getting more acquainted. He looked almost sheepish and clearly hesitated as he tapped K on the shoulder to get her attention.

It took a moment before she pulled back from Logan and turned to look up at Noh. "Hello, sunshine," she said with a little smile. "Your girl's on the dancefloor already."

"Yes, I know," he said. "And she is radiant even without the costume." He looked over his shoulder at Jubilee and for a moment seemed almost pained before he let out a sigh and turned back her way. "Actually, it's you I wanted to talk to."

K frowned and turned around fully, though Logan had a very suspicious look on his face and chose to keep his hands on K's waist as he stood just behind her. "What's on your mind?" K asked.

"Do you mind if we speak in private?" he asked quietly.

She tipped her head to the side ever so slightly and dropped her voice to just barely over a breath. "We can speak privately anywhere. Even with the music. What can I do for you?"

He frowned at her for a long moment. "I... would like you to come with me," he said at last, frankly. "To prevent SHIELD from sending more than just me."

Her smile fell completely, and for a moment she looked torn perfectly between vulnerable and angry. "No. I'm — Scott said you people didn't work for SHIELD." The shock was gone already from her features, and her hands were at fists at her side. She was tensed up and ready to fight, even as Logan tried to ease the situation.

"Who wants her, Noh?" he asked.

"I couldn't tell you," Noh said in a low voice.

"Then who sent you?" Logan asked, his eyes narrowed at Noh's answer. "Because I think you already know that she's not leaving to go anywhere near SHIELD."