A/N: sorry that it took so long, but with school and exams. So, here it is ch.20, enjoy. Words in italics are Jen's thoughts, words in bold italics are music lyrics. R&R
Chapter XX
Sleepless Nights
Graffiti decorations
Under a sky of dust
A constant wave of tension
On top of broken trust
It's been seven damn days and they still haven't found the Brotherhood.
Go figure!
And worst of all, Elektra's leaving tomorrow.
The lessons that you taught me
I learned were never true
Jean keeps telling me that we're getting closer to finding them and to just be patient.
Now I find myself in question
they point the finger at me again
Guilty by association
you point the finger at me again
Well, I'm tried of being patient.
I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I'm tried of waiting and wondering why the Brotherhood put me through that hell!
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
It's 3am and I'm lying on my bed, wide awake. I just can't fall asleep. It's been like this ever since I came back to the school. Short, boring days and long, sleepless nights.
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind
"Jen," a voice whispered from the balcony.
I shot up out of bed and faced the person who had called my name. It was Steve.
"What the hell do you want!" I yelled at him.
That dumb-ass bastard, he's stupider than I thought, comin' round here.
"Don't worry, I'm not really here" Steve explained. "I'm just an illusion. I came here to ask you to meet with me."
"Why?" I asked, moving out from behind the bed.
Paper bags and angry voices
Under a sky of dust
Another wave of tension
Has more than filled me up
"Because we need to settle this," he said, taking a step closer to me.
"Why can't we settle it now?" I asked, moving closer to him. "Here."
"Because someone is bound to hear us and wake up," he stated. "Look, just meet me at the old warehouse, were we use to hang out. You remember where that's at, right?"
"Yeah," I nodded, feeling a little insecure about meeting him outside of the mansion.
All my talk of taking action
These words were never true
"Be there at midnight tomorrow night," Steve instructed. "And come alone, no X-Men, got it?"
"Yeah."
"Good, see you tomorrow."
And with that he was gone.
Now I find myself in question
they point the finger at me again
Guilty by association
you point the finger at me again
I definitely couldn't sleep now. So I decided to go downstairs and get something to drink.
Once in the kitchen, I saw Logan sitting at the island. He was drinking a beer.
"We gotta stop meetin' like this," Logan said roughly, taking a swig of his beer.
"Tell me about it," I replied, taking a soda out of the refrigerator and sitting opposite of him.
We sat there in silence for a while, before he spoke.
"Ya got something on ya mind, kid?" He asked, setting his beer down.
I nodded.
"Wanna talk 'bout it?"
I wanna run away
Never say goodbye
I could tell that he trying hard start a conversation, so I decided to help him out.
"Steve wants me to meet him tomorrow," I told him. "At an old warehouse that we use to hang out."
I wanna know the truth
Instead of wondering why
He sat there for a minute, thinking things over.
"Does Jean know?" Logan finally asked, looking up from his beer.
"No, he just came a little bit ago," I replied, taking a slip of my soda.
I wanna know the answers
No more lies
"Wait a second," he said in rough voice. "He was here, in the mansion?"
"Yeah, but he was just an illusion," I reassured him.
He nodded.
Another long silence.
"So, let me guess," Logan looked up at me with a slight smile on his face. "You need a ride?"
I smiled back.
"Yeah."
I wanna shut the door
And open up my mind
"Fine, but I'm not leaving you there alone, got it?" he stated.
"Yeah, got it," I nodded.
He finished off his beer.
"This conversation never happened," Logan said flatly as he headed towards the door. "Now get some sleep."
He left the kitchen and headed off to his room.
I finished the last bit of my soda and did the same.