Chapter 2: Headache

By: Galadeidre

Len's mind kept wandering off during class. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't concentrate. The dream kept popping back into her brain. Luckily, she had study hour that period.

Unfortunately, her odd daze didn't go unnoticed.

Her best friend, Ana, noticed it first. She tapped Len lightly with her pencil and whispered, "You okay?"

Len snapped out of her dreams and gave a smile as she nodded. "Never been better."

Ana cocked an eyebrow. She had golden-blonde hair that was in two braids, tanned skin, and clear blue eyes. "You're such a liar."

Len sighed. "I just had a weird dream last night."

"About what?"

"Nothing much. Just weird."

"Was it about Conner?"

"No! Why'd you think that?"

"Dunno. I guess 'cause your boyfriend's weird." Ana didn't know Conner's secret, but she had always noticed something different about Conner. She could never put her finger on it, though.

Len gave a small laugh and shook her head. "Every time I say that something's weird, you always say it has to do with Conner."

"Is there anything wrong with that? I'm not accusing him or anything."

"Sure." They continued speaking, which Len was happy about. This gave her the opportunity of getting her mind off of her dreams. What bugged her, though, was why her dreams wouldn't go away during the daytime.

The class soon ended, and Len started packing her books, saying goodbye to Ana. She thought that this would be the end of her dream reoccurrences.

It was only the start.

As she was about to leave the classroom, a boy the same age as her, passed by to sit down in his seat. Len recognized the boy to be one of the mutants attending the high school. If she remembered correctly, his mutant powers had to do with forming gusts of wind and flying. He had never liked her or for that matter any other humans, but he had never said anything out loud as to hint that he was a mutant.

Which was what startled Len.

Human scum.

Len turned around at the sound of this. "Excuse me?"

The boy made a face of dislike and distrust and said, "I didn't say anything. What d'you think I said?"

Len stammered for a reply. "Uh…uh nothing. It's nothing." She quickly walked out of the classroom and into the crowded hallway, wondering what had just happened back there. She was sure she had heard him say 'human scum', but he had denied it and he looked completely shocked. But Len was sure that she had heard someone say those two words, and he had been the only one in the room at that time.

As she pondered this, that was when the headache started.


A/N: Ok…so that was a short chapter, but I just decided to stop there. I just kinda felt that it should end there. So…on to the third chapter!!! (Marching forward...left...left...left right left...)