It was early October. The air was turning cool; the trees were turning different shades of red, yellow and orange. And the students of Midway High school were preparing for another day.
Logan didn't know why, but fall was his favorite season. He felt as if something inside him came alive the most during the autumn months. He took a final breathe of the cool, fresh air before walking into the school, a place he referred to as 'chaos.'
And chaos it was.
Students milling around like cattle on the open field. They still had ten minutes until first class would begin, so of course everyone would just stand in the halls in their different clicks and talk.
Logan didn't have a click. He considered himself a loner and preferred to stay that way.
He pushed his way threw the crowds and reached his locker. 12-15-6-1-14. He entered his combination and reached in to grab his books for his first two classes. He also grabbed his Dog Tags, which he had left in there from the previous day.
Putting the tags around his neck, he closed his locker and swung his backpack around his shoulder and that's when he heard it.
A cry for help coming from downs the hall.
He turned his head. Three boys were chasing a girl. Logan recognized them at once. Josh Metcalf and two of his lackeys. He didn't know the girl, but he could guess what she was.
He turned his head back towards the locker and waited for the girl to pass him, a spilt second later Logan stepped out blocking Josh's path.
Josh didn't have time to stop. He ran straight into Logan's chest and fell back on the ground.
"Back off!" Logan demanded.
Josh looked up from the ground to see who had obstructed his way. He got even more pissed when he saw who it was. "Out of my Logan!" He ordered as he picked himself up and tried to move past Logan.
Logan only stepped in his way again. "I said back off!" He outstretched his hand below him and formed a fist. Unseen to everyone's eye a small ripple moved across Logan's knuckles like something on the inside was trying to escape.
The two boys faced each other unmoving. Josh's face was filled with anger. Logan's with annoyance.
"Come one Josh. It's not worth it." One of the lackeys finally spoke up.
Josh thought on the comment. He knew that Logan didn't have a reputation for starting fights, but he did have a reputation for ending them.
Finally he leaned forward and whispered into Logan's ear, "Mutant Lover." He said this with disgust. He past Logan's shoulder and spotted the girl he had been chasing watching the event. "This isn't over FREAK!" He promised, and then turned and walked away; making sure to cast one more look of disgust toward Logan.
Logan returned the look with a cold, unemotional stare. When the boys and finally disappeared into the crowd, Logan turned to face the girl he had just helped.
"You alright?" He asked. But there was no one there. He quickly looked around and spotted the girl running down the hall. Running straight threw the closed the door to the girl's restroom.
"Weird." He whispered to himself.
"Hey Logan!" A voice called out.
He recognized the voice of Michael James.
"Logan! Come on, we're going to be late for shop."
"Yeah…yeah I'm coming." Logan called back. He glanced one more look at the bathroom door before leaving his locker and walking to class.
