Midnight passed and it was one in the morning. Gambit had already left Zeryn's room once she had fallen asleep, in order to prevent himself from falling asleep and getting in trouble by Xavier. He had left his coat with Zeryn, which he laid on top of her before putting the blanket over her.

Zeryn seemed to be sleeping peacefully, but inside of her mind rested a dark dream. One that wouldn't allow her to wake up until it was over.

~Zeryn walked in a void of darkness. Nothing but darkness lay out in front of her as she walked, not sure of where she was going. No sound, no light, no nothing. Just complete darkness. Nothing really seemed to scare her...until she noticed two bright lights coming from way in front of her. It was as if a car were driving in the distance and coming at her, but the light didn't move. It just stayed where it was at.

"Who's there?" Zeryn called as she walked towards the light, but the light kept getting farther and farther away.

"Haven't you ever heard of the phraze, 'don't go towards the light'?'" A voice, that sounded like it was coming from an African American male, said.

Zeryn quickly paused and looked around, trying to figure out where the voice was coming from, "Who's there?"

"It's known that if you go towards the light, bad things will happen." Another male voice said.

"Who are you?! Show yourself!"

"Are you scared?" The first voice asked.

"I don't like hearing voices in my head."

Both of the voices laughed as the light from far away vanished and appeared around Zeryn. Once the light cleared, two men stood in front of her. One of the men was African American and wore a semi southern style outfit with sun glasses. The other man was white and had buzzed hair and some facial hair. He wore a button up shirt, jeans and gym shoes.

Zeryn looked at them, "Who are you two?"

"I'm John Wraith." The African American guy teleported next to her.

"And you can call me," The other guy closed his eyes as several light blubs came on and spelled out his name, "Chris Bradley."

Zeryn shaded her eyes from the bright light.

"Stop being a show off." John said, "And turn those lights off. You're gonna blind the girl before she wakes up."

Chris opened his eyes as almost all of the lights went out, but only a few stayed on.

Zeryn looked at John, then at Chris, "So...you can control light and you can teleport yourself."

"I know. Not very interesting powers, right." Chris looked over at her.

"I guess whatever you're born with, you're stuck with."

"Alright, let's get to the point." John walked a little ways from Zeryn, so that she could see both him and Chris, "We've been trying to get into your dreams the past few nights. You have some pretty interesting dreams, I must say."

"That nightmare you had was probably the scariest thing I've ever seen...then again, I might have seen worse." Chris said.

"You two have been stalking my dreams...?" Zeryn asked.

"We had to wait until you had a dream like this to enter. Blank dreams are the best for one to jump into." John said.

"I'm really scared as to why you've been trying to get into...wait a second! How can you get into my dreams? Are you two real?!"

"We were real at one point."

"But, someone we knew came along and killed us. Someone who we use to trust." Chris said.

"That person is the same one who hurt you."

"And, caused those." Chris pointed to her hand, "The metal claws within your body."

"So...you two are spirits?" Zeryn asked.

"We don't look it, do we?"

"Spirits don't look like spirits in dreams. They take the form of the person who's body they possessed before the body passed on." John said.

"How do you two know me?" Zeryn asked.

"We've been following an old team mate of ours to see what he was up to. In the process, we found you with him and have been trying to find a way to tell you to keep away from him."

"Who are you two talking about?"

John and Chris looked at each other.

"As much as we'd like to say, we've made a decision that we wouldn't tell you." Chris looked at her, "It is up to you to figure it out."

"We will tell you this; someone you've been hanging around with has caused us to live this life. That person is trying to hurt you as well...well, they already have by taking your memory from you." John said, "And, did something to your body to give you those metal claws."

"Another person we know has those same claws."

"You know Logan?" Zeryn asked.

"All too well. But, he doesn't remember us, so don't say anything to him when you wake up. Since we've passed, things have happened to him as well. It's best if he doesn't remember."

"He has a painful past, so it's good that he doesn't remember it. But, the main point is that you learn who the bad guy is and that you keep away from them." John said.

"Do you know what that person wants with me?" Zeryn asked.

"Right now, we don't know for their dream is hard to access...and for good reason."

"You need to keep your mind sharp and learn the good mutants from the bad ones. Those who you trust might turn on you." Chris said.

"One of our own did, and it was an ugly mess when it was all over."

"Someone from your own team, who you've trusted for several years, ended up going crazy and killing anyone and anything around him. Like a rabbid animal."

"Do you think this person wants to kill me?" Zeryn asked.

"If you're not careful, they might." Chris said.

"Remy told you to not always believe what you're told. To add on to that, you shouldn't always believe certain people in this world. Mutants fall into the category as well." John said.

"Yes, we were those mutants at one point, but we split up and went our own ways and did our own things."

"Then, one of our own started to hunt us down for our powers to use in an experiment. Both Chris and I were killed and had our powers taken out of us."

"An experiment with everyones' powers?" Zeryn asked.

"Now, you're getting it." John said.

"That's impossible! Wouldn't it kill whoever was given the powers?"

"You'd be surprised what science can do."

"Think of it as mixing science with magic. Now, think of it in an illegal form." Chris said.

"So...these people were doing something bad to mutants without anyone else knowing about it? That is just awful!" Zeryn said.

"And you need to watch yourself before you become a victim as well. You need to be careful with who you put your trust into."

"Or you could end up just like us." John said.

"I can take care of myself." Zeryn made her claws appear, "If something should happen, then bring it on."

"Just remember this. Be careful with who you let into your life." Chris said as his body started to vanish and the light blubs that were lite went out one by one.

"And, never repeat the same pattern twice." John's body vanished not too long after Chris' leaving Zeryn in the darkness all by herself.

Zeryn looked around and couldn't see the light anymore, for it had vanished, "Why must everyone play mind games with me?"~

Zeryn quickly woke up and looked around the darkness of her room. She moaned a little as her eyes adjusted to the darkness of the room and she was able to see something within the room. She sat up and grabbed her notebook, which was sitting under her book, and opened it up. She grabbed the pen, then opened up the notebook and started to write down what she remembered from the dream.

As she wrote, the page became a jumbled mess, meaning that she wasn't always writing on the lines, but she was writing in different places on the page. She felt that way during the dream, like everything seems to be a jumbled mess when it was being told to her. That, or her mind made it seem that way when she woke up, trying to remember everything John and Chris had told her. Of course, she did write their names down, so she wouldn't forget in case she incountered them in one of her dreams again.

"Who is it that's trying to hurt me?" Zeryn whispered as she closed up the notebook, then put it on top of her book with the pen laying next to it, "And, what is their motivation for doing whatever they're trying to do to me?"

She laid back down and tried to fall back asleep with a mess of thoughts running through her head.

~Zeryn walked in the same darkness as before, but something seemed a bit different with this darkness. She wasn't sure what it was, but she knew there was something about it that made it seem unnormal like last time. She paused when she saw Chris standing a little ways in front of her.

"They say that dreams can sometimes predict the future." Chris said as a few light blubs came on and shined over several door ways.

"Do those lead to my future?" Zeryn asked.

"I cannot say for I'm not a fortune teller. Not all dreams predict the future because you could dream of something really random that would never happen in real life. Sometimes, the imagination plays tricks on the brain which causes certain dreams. Other times, it's able to prodict what could happen in the future."

"So...if I walk through one of those doors, I'll see my future?"

"Maybe. But, for now, pick one. Walk inside and see what lies beyond it. But, be warned. You can't go back once you step inside, just like reality. Choose wisely."

"Do you know what's behind them?"

"Again, I do not. I'm no fortune teller, like I said before. Now, go on." Chris moved out of the way.

Zeryn studied the doors for several moments before her eyes landed on one to the left side of her. She walked over to it, then opened it up.

"Remember, there's no turning back."

Zeryn nodded, then stepped inside. The door closed behind her and once it did, it vanished. She looked over her shoulder and watched it, then looked in front of her to see, what appeared to be, a large screen and on the screen was, what looked like, a colored movie without any sound.

On the screen was Zeryn and Gambit on a hotel balcony that over looked the Mississippi River with New Orlearns in the background. They were on a patio couch and Zeryn was resting against Gambit with his jacket over her as he held her close. Zeryn was asleep in his arms while he looked out at the city.

Zeryn smiled a little as she watched the scene change from that to them sitting in a nice restaurant.

In the scene, it was easy to tell that Zeryn wasn't acustom to the food when she waved her hand over her mouth to show that she had eatten something spicy. Gambit was laughing a little probably because he didn't warn her about how spicy Cajun food could be.

Zeryn shook her head a little, then heard the sound of music. She noticed that the scene had switched to them walking towards a bakery down a street where musicians were playing on the streets. Of course, Gambit started to dance while Zeryn looked at him and shook her head some as she smiled.

"Looks like I'll be going to New Orleans in the future." She said and watched the screen change to them on a water taxi either going to or from the hotel they were staying at.

While they were on the taxi, Gambit pointed out different buildings to Zeryn and told her what they were. Zeryn was eating some kind of baked treat that looked like a bun with something in the middle and powdered sugar on top.

"Oh! That looks really good!" Zeryn walked towards the screen, then saw the image and it vanish. She kept walking forward, then noticed images, just like the ones of her and Gambit, going on around her.

One of the images was of her and Logan riding on a motorcycle while the one across from it was of them walking down a city sidewalk. Further down was an image of her and Victor fighting in some building and another of her and Gambit practicing in the training room in the mansion. But, the one of them in the training room got a bit physical when Zeryn showed him her claws. It showed her trying to stop him from running out of the room and telling everyone.

"I want this to stop! What are these images?! What's going on?! I want to wake up!" Zeryn fell to her kneels and faced the floor, "Make it stop!"

Zeryn quickly stood back up when she saw an image below her. She watched as the image moved in front of her, so she could have a better look at it.

The image appeared to be a night scene after some kind of battle happened in a forest area. John and Chris were shown in the picture along with a few others, but three of the others were blacked out. The ones that were shown with Chris and John where an Asian guy with guns and a white guy with katanas.

Zeryn looked at the image, "Where those guys killed as well? By the person who's trying to hurt me? This is too much! I can't take it anymore! I have to wake up! I just...have...to..."~

Zeryn woke up and looked around her room. She sighed a little, then grabbed her notebook and the pen. She opened up the notebook, then turned it to the side. She drew a square on the page, then drew some random trees. Once she did that, she tried to remember where she saw the people in the photo in her dream. She only wrote down Chris and John's names on the page. The other two guys she just did a quick and short description of them. She scribbled in the three spots where the images were blacked out.

Once she was finished, she looked at the picture, "I really hope this will help me at some point. I wonder if someone in one of these three shadows is the person who's trying to harm me?" She closed up the notebook, then laid it on the table along with the pen. She looked up at the ceiling, "I wish you two would have told me who it is. I really hate mind games!"

She rolled over on her side and looked at the TV, which was still playing the music. She sighed a little, "Now I can't get back to sleep. Well...I should say that I'm scared to go back to sleep. I don't want these blank dreams to come back again. There has to be something I can do that'll help me to fall asleep."

She got up, then grabbed Gambit's coat. She turned off the TV, then walked over to her kitchen and looked at the time on the clock on the micorwave. It was after four in the morning. She walked over to her door, then left her room and wandered down the hallway as she put Gambit's coat on. She paused once she reached the stairs and looked down them. She was tempeted to go to the library, just so she could stay out of trouble with Xavier, but she faced the guys wing and walked down it. She went to Gambit's room, then tried to open up the door, which didn't take too long because he had left his door unlocked. She wandered into Gambit's room, then closed the door behind her. She walked over to his bedroom and peeked inside.

'He still needs to clean up in here.' She whispered as she went over to his bed only to scream quietly when her foot hit one of his weights. Of course, the pain didn't last too long because of how quickly her body could heal itself, but there was sure going to be a large bruise on her foot for the next few days.

She kneeled down and pushed his weights out of the way, so she wouldn't hurt herself on them again. She went over to his bed, then sat down on it. She looked down at him.

"Remy." She whispered to him.

Gambit groaned as he rolled over on his stomach.

"Remy!" She whispered again, "Wake up!"

"I don't wan'a go ta school, mommuh!" He mumbled a little.

"You live at school." She whispered.

"I live at school?!" He quickly sat up as his heart pounded at the speed of light, "W'en did yo'..." He looked and saw Zeryn sitting on his bed, "God, Cheri! Don't do dat again! Yo' scared me!"

"Ok. Why did you freak when I told you that you lived at school?"

"W'en I was little, ma mommuh an' poppuh tried ta get me ta go ta a boardin' school, but I didn't wan'a go, so I had ta be a good boy so dey wouldn't send me dere."

"Interesting."

"Anyway, w'at yo' doin' 'ere?" Gambit looked over at the clock on his radio, "Tis almost five in da mornin'."

"Let's just say that I two weird dreams in a row. I'm freaked to go back to sleep."

"Weird like how?"

"I'm walking in darkness and the second one I had I saw images of things that might happen in the future." She didn't tell him about John or Chris because she wanted to keep them safe, even if they were dead.

"W'at kind o' images?"

"I don't remember all of them, but I know you were in some of them." She began to explain the images of them in New Orleans...or what she thought was New Orleans.

Gambit looked down for a moment, mainly to keep himself from blushing a bit at some of the images she was talking about.

"Yeah, dat was New Orleans dat yo' saw in yo'r dream. I did promise I'd take yo' dere sometime. Guess yo' was thinkin' 'bout it afore yo' fell back asleep."

"Do you know any of those places I was talking about?" Zeryn asked.

"I know dere's a fancy hotel across da river from New Orleans, but I'm not sure what it's called. Dere's a bridge near it. Da boat is a Water Taxi, so yo' don't have ta drive to da city if yo' don't want ta. I don't know 'bout da restaurant. As far as da music goes, dere's little bands or solo musicians playin' on almost e'ery street down dere."

"The food must have been bad if I was waving my hand in front of my mouth."

"New Orleans food ain't bad. Just spicy from time to time. Depends w'at yo' get an' what restaurant yo're at."

"Guess I didn't like the spice."

"I'll tell yo' dis much, if yo' ain't use ta it, den it'll really do a number on yo'r taste buds."

"Thanks for the warning." Zeryn laid down next to him.

"'ey, Cheri! Don't be doin' dat. Yo' know w'at 'appened da last time."

"I was thinking about going to the library, but I didn't want to. Too far away and I didn't want to be down there alone." She looked at him, "How come we were allowed to sleep downstairs, but we can't share a room up here?"

"Dere are students dat wander around at night in da mansion w'en da weather gets bad an' dey can't go outside. Tis common for dis ta 'appen. Since dey are allowed ta walk around, dey can go w'ere e'er dey like ta downstairs. If dey see students restin' in one o' da rooms, den dey'll leave dem be."

"I have a feeling there's more to this that you're not telling me."

"If I told yo' den yo'd up an' leave."

"I don't like the sound of that."

"Let's just say it's a guy thin'."

She looked at him for several moments, "Yeah, let's just keep it at that for now."

"Dat a girl. Now, yo' need ta leave afore we get in trouble."

"I don't wanna go back to my room." She moved over towards him, "I like it right here."

"Yo' need ta go. E'en sleepin' on da couch didn' cut it wit' da professor."

She looked at him, then grabbed his arm and pulled him down next to her. She put her hand on his shirt and snuggled up to him, "Right now, I really don't care. I'm tired, I'm scared to go back to sleep with the fear that I might have that weird dream again and I don't want to stay in my room. I think my room is cursed."

"So yo' 'ad a few bad dreams. Nothin' ta be scared o'. E'eryone gets dem from time ta time. Don't blame yo'r room."

"I don't care. I don't wanna go back there and sleep. I'd rather sleep anywhere else but there!"

"Den go sleep in da library."

"I'm too lazy to go down there."

"Den yo' got'a go back ta you room."

"I refuse!"

"If I wasn't so tired, I'd carry yo' dere maself!"

Zeryn looked up at him with sleepy eyes, "You wouldn't get too far."

"I won't let yo' knock me down again."

"Is that a challenge?" Zeryn yawned a little.

"If I wasn't so tired it would be." Gambit closed his eyes.

"I agree." Zeryn watched him, "Now what are you gonna do?"

"Yo' still can't stay 'ere. Yo' need ta go."

"You'll fall asleep before I leave."

"I ain't gonna do dat."

"Then why are your eyes closed?"

"Dey ain't. Dey just restin'."

"Please, let me stay!"

Gambit opened his eyes and looked at her, "Yo're bein' such a rebel. Wantin' ta go against da professor."

"I'm tired and I just don't wanna be in my room."

"Den go see if one o' da girls will let yo' stay."

"I'm already here. Come on, Remy, please!"

"Yo' can't stay. W'at do yo' not get 'bout dat?"

Zeryn looked at him, then thought, "I think I might know a way to persuade you."

"I'd like ta see yo'..." Gambit paused when Zeryn kissed him.

When she pulled away from him, he looked up at the ceiling as his heart pounded rather quickly. He was surprised by her action, but not too surprised since he kissed her first several days ago.

"Alright, yo' can stay."

Zeryn smiled and hugged him tightly, "Thank you!"

"But, yo're sleepin' on da couch."

"AW!" Zeryn pouted a little, "I already hit my foot on something hard when I came into your room."

Gambit sighed a little, "Did I leave ma weights dere?"

"I guess."

"Ok, fine. Yo' can sleep in 'ere, but yo're explaining w'at 'appened in da morning."

"Thank you!" Zeryn kissed him on the cheek, then grabbed the blankets. She covered herself up and snuggled up in the blankets.

"'ey! Share does! Yo' 'ave ma jacket on."

Zeryn let go of the blankets, then took his coat off. She laid it on top of him, "There."

"Dat's not gonna work."

Zeryn took the coat off of him, then laid it on the floor. She covered him and herself up with the blanket, "Is that better."

"Yes, it is."

"If I end up on the floor, I'll kick your butt in the morning."

"Dat won't 'appen." Gambit moved so that his back was up against the wall, since the side of his bed rested against it. He wrapped his arm around Zeryn and pulled her over to him, "Now yo' can't fall off da bed."

Zeryn blushed a little, "No, I don't think I will." She closed her eyes, "And, I don't think I'll be having any weird dreams again."

"I don't think yo' will either." Gambit looked down at her when he noticed her breathing pattern had changed. He rubbed her back, "Tis alright, Cheri. We'll talk our way outta dis one...some how."