A/N: ok this is probably one of the most confusing chapters so dont say that i didnt warn ya. R&R

Chapter XIII

Dreaming of You

When I regained consciousness I was in a small, clear cell. I had no idea where I was. I pressed my hands to the glass. It started to melt. The glass melted away into a hot puddle on the floor. I stepped through the hole in the glass. I walked to the door that lead out of the room. I recognized the door immediately. It was round and it had an "X" on it. I ran through the door and into the subbasement. I ran along the wall, trying to find the elevator. I finally found it and pressed the button for the first floor.

The elevator came to a stop and the door slid open. But, instead of seeing the red carpet and wooden walls of the first floor, I saw...water.

Hey look, new indoor pool!

I put my foot in the water. But, it didn't go into it; it sat on top of it.

That can't be right. No one can walk on water. Well, except you know, but I'm so not Him.

"Jen, it's..." a voice can from the vast wetland.

Was that Professor X? Oh well, this is probably one of those weird dreams you get when you're about to wet the bed.

I started to walk out farther into the water. I turned around to see how far I had gone, but the door was gone.

Great.

The world around me flickered and I was in a corridor. Like the one back at the school, only there was blood everywhere, even on me. The corridor flickered and I was standing on the water again.

Alright, that's the last time that I eat pizza and Chinese food at 11:30 at night.

I kept walking and walking and walking and HEY, I walked some more. Then a boy appeared in front of me. He had light brown hair and looked to be about 16 or 17.

"Steve?" I asked in disbelief. (A/N: in case you forgot, Steve is Jen's "dead" brother)

I know he's dead, but this is a dream. Right?

"Yeah, Jen, it's me," Steve said moving closer to me.

"I haven't dreamed about you in forever," I said staring at him.

He looked so real, even for a dream.

"I know, but this isn't a dream, it's..." he started, but he didn't finish.

He started to fade away. He was leaving me again.

"What's happening? Steve, don't leave! Don't..." I yelled running towards his fading figure.

The world flickered.

I was in the school again. I was covered in even more blood now. I looked down and saw Scott, he was lying on the ground, staring at my hand. I looked at my hand. I was holding a very sharp, very bloody knife. I dropped it and backed away from him. I tripped over something and I fell to floor. I turned my head to see what I had tripped over. It was Rogue. She was dead. There was knife wound in her stomach.

Oh my God, what have I done?

I stood up and I saw Bobby lying on the floor. He was looking at Rogue. He was crying.

Well, at least he's still alive!

I ran down the hall, looking for the others.

"Jen!"

"Steve? But..." I began, but I was way too confused to continue.

"It's an illusion. Fun ain't it?" Steve said with a huge grin on his face.

"A what?" I asked, my head spinning.

"I'm a mutant, you dumb-ass! I can project images into people's minds. Pretty cool, huh?" his smile widened. "My personal favorite has to be when the X-Men were beating the shit out of you, now that one was fun."

"Alright, hold it. You're dead, you died..." I started.

"Oh, my poor, dumb sister. They never found my body, remember?" he asked in a fake sympathetic voice.

"Why? What could you possibly gain from faking your own death?" I asked, starting to get pissed.

"It gave me freedom! I'm one of the best mutants that the Brotherhood has," Steve proclaimed proudly.

"The Brotherhood?"

How could they not tell me that he was still alive?

"Yes, the Brotherhood. Speaking of which, now that my fun is over, they want me to return you to the real world, but fear not dear sister for I will see you again soon," Steve said moving towards me. "Time to wake up," he said, smiling a twisted smile, as he pushed me into the blackness that was once the corridor.

My eyes snapped open. I was lying on my back, on one of the hard beds in the infirmary. I looked around. Jean was standing to my left with Scott right next to her, Storm stood to my right, and the Professor was by my head.

"He's gone," the Professor sighed.

"It's OK. You're safe now," Jean said, placing a soft hand on my sweating head.

"What happened?" I asked, too confused to think straight.

"I'll explain it later, just rest," Jean said, then she turned her attention to Professor X. "I'll stay with her, you go see if you can locate the Brotherhood."

He nodded.

The others left the room.

"But, didn't you already locate them?" I asked Jean as she checked my pulse.

"It was an illusion, Jen. Everything from the moment that you fell a sleep at the Brotherhood's hind out," she said, looking at my totally confused face.

"I don't...," I started, but stopped when I felt Jean inside my head.

"They dumped you here, on the front lawn, early this morning," she explained. "You were unconscious, we tried for hours to wake you up, but nothing worked. Then the Professor went inside your head to look around. He saw the illusions and tried to get you out of them, but Steve's very powerful."

"I still don't understand. Why would they kidnap me, just to return me a day later?" I asked, staring at her with sad eyes.

"We don't know. At first, we thought that they took you for your power, but when they brought you back..." her voice trailed off as she shook her head in confusion.

I laid there for a long while, trying to figure all this out.

I slowly sat up on the hard, metal bed.

"Don't worry, the Professor will figure this out," Jean said reassuringly. "Come on, you must be starved," she said heading towards the door.

I hopped off the table and followed her out into the subbasement.

A/N: alright there it is ch.13. if you have questions about anything send me a review and i'll answer it for ya.