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Zoey realizes something about Logan, after her wrestling bout.
My first Zoey 101 fic. I confess that I'm actually a few years older than the target market of Zoey 101 but I find the relationship of Zoey and Logan an interesting one, and Logan's personality is certainly something fun to work with.
Hope you all like it. This is going to be a Zoey/Logan fic.
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She woke up with a headache the size of PCA. Opening her eyes, she saw the glare of the white lights and shut her eyes again. She was wrong. The headache felt worse - probably the size of Logan's ego.
Speaking of Logan, she heard a slight murmur of a familiar-sounding boy.
'Ah Yes.'
It was all getting clearer to her now. The wrestling match, Chase and the gang telling her that the game lasted only a meager 3 seconds; and, the climax of it all - Logan standing up for her and earning himself an injury for her sake. 24 hours ago, she would not have thought it possible for Logan and "sacrifice" to look each other in the eye, but they had - and then some. Heck, Logan and "sacrifice" had even shaked hands, and hugged each other.
A wave of concern rushed towards her head and she forced herself to get up and open her eyes. Was Logan alright? The headache reminded her of an intense pain, but she had long forgotten. She looked at the bruised boy in front of her, saw him in peaceful repose, and sighed in relief. Minus the bruise and the cuts, and the nasty black eye, he could have just been having a normal good night's sleep. A very, very good night's sleep. Zoey noticed for the very first time how cute he looked like when he was in dream land - eyes heavily shut, a small grin, and a steady, even breathing that caused his short curls to bob up and down. Who would have thought that he was actually a monster when he was awake?
She smiled. The faint sound of a school bell ringing interrupted her lull. A few kilometers away, students were scurrying towards their classes like chickens. She and Logan, however, could get some more well-deserved rest. Almost instantly, a shallow dream filled her mind like a mist and the hours rolled on quickly.
By the time she woke up again, two guys and two girls were hovering over her with worried looks.
"How are you feeling?"
The headache had subsided and she could barely feel the sting of her wounds. She smiled.
"I feel much better, thanks."
She quickly turned to her side to see the status of her companion and noticed he was still asleep.
"Did you catch Logan awake?"
Chase nodded, a little solemnly.
"Yeah we did but only for, like, 5 minutes. He was still in so much pain so we had him go back to sleep."
Zoey's face fell. "Oh." A wave of guilt hit her, and she felt her guts being swished together uncomfortably. Guilt AND concern. A thousand possibilities made a macalana in her head - What if Logan had to stay in the clinic for a month? What normally happened to the other victims of Chuck Javers? What if Logan could no longer make sarcastic and egotistical remarks?
She frowned. He annoyed her, yes. But she had gotten used to the annoyance... and it had slowly turned into a crucial part of her life in PCA, although she wouldn't admit to anyone (even herself).
As if her life had become a famous soap opera, a nurse came in on cue with a nondescript clipboard.
"Mr. Reese is going to be fine. Just had one too many bruises but by tomorrow he'll feel much better and more talkative."
Chase groaned. "THAT was the part of Logan we could have lived longer without." The rest of the crew giggled a bit, but in reality everyone had been holding their breath for the nurse's findings, and were all glad that he was going to be fine.
"You should all leave now, so Zoey could rest some more. Or would you like to go back to your dorm already?"
Zoey shook her head almost too immediately. "No, it's fine. I'll stay here."
The nurse smirked.
"Okay then, Mr. Reese could use the company. The rest of you, please go back to your dorms."
Zoey smiled. Chase looked at Zoey with a slightly forlorned look but she didn't notice. She never did.
Chase cursed himself - 'Why couldn't I have been the one to stick up for Zoey at that wrestling match?'