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Neither do I own Law and Order.

Chapter 2

The alarm clock blared loudly in Jess' ear. Groaning, she let loose a current of electricity at the digital noise. Jess sighed and rolled over as silence reached her ears.

Dreaming deeply, she didn't notice when her dad came in. Scott gently shook her shoulder.

"Wake up, Jessie. You'll be late for school if you don't hurry. You already missed Logan's morning session." That woke her up. She was one of the few people who liked Logan's sessions. Missing one was a big deal to her.

"What! Why didn't somebody wake me?" Jess glanced at her fried alarm clock. The slightly melted plastic didn't prevent her from seeing the time. "Seven o' five?! I can't be ready in time!" Throwing her quilt off and picking up her towel and toothbrush she raced to the bathroom.

At exactly 7:35 Jess entered the breakfast room. She was wearing her new garnet pendant and a blood red tee and dark blue jeans. Grabbing a cinnamon roll, a hashbrown cake, and an apple juice carton, she flew out the door. If she wanted a ride to school, she had to hurry.

"Oh, MAN!" Jess entered the garage just as Jubilee pulled the car onto the road. Since none of the X kids were old enough to drive yet, someone drove them. "There goes my ride." As Jess turned to go back into the kitchen to ask her dad for a ride, her eye caught sight of her motorcycle.

Should I? Jess glanced around. No one was watching. Grinning, Jess ran to it and started it. She already had the jacket on, since it was cool outside, but the gloves and the helmet were on the seat. Putting them on, she roared out of the garage.

Little did she know, that Logan was watching from the kitchen window.

Roaring down the once-quiet country road, Jess looked at her watch. Eight minutes till the bell. I'm gonna make it! Jess thought.

Suddenly a sharp pain exploded in her head. A shriek like an eagle filled her mind,
followed by words she could barely catch.

Blood. . . fire . . . wind, destruction. . .must CONQUER! The last word was so sharp a cry, Jess could barely keep her bike on the road. Her vision was so blurry from the pain, Jess decided to pull over until her headache subsided.

Pulling over into the grass, Jess sat underneath an evergreen's welcome shade and removed her helmet. Throwing her gloves after her helmet, Jess rubbed her throbbing temples.

Law and Order's theme song rang from her cell phone. With a grin, Jess answered it.

"Hey, Logan." Jess said, still grinning despite her headache.
"How'd you know? Nevermind, are you at school? Did you chain your bike?" Logan said,
anxiety in his voice.

For a moment Jess considered lying. But he'd know in an instant. Logan is pretty good at things like that. "Actually, no. I'm sitting by the side of the road, trying to get rid of a massive headache. It kinda came on suddenly. I didn't want to risk ridin' with impaired vision." Jess winced as her migraine suddenly kicked up a notch, more of the same, sharp voice filling her head.

Blood. . .death and destruction! I am the. . .CONQUEROR! All shall bow. . .I shall reign. . .

"Kid, you still there?" Logan said.

Jess shook her head to clear it. "Yeah, I'm just. . . I'm fine. See you after school." With that, Jess flipped her phone closed and reached for her helmet and gloves. "Time to go."

Later that day

"Now, if A equals B, what is the answer to the problem?" Ms. Damian, the math teacher said.

Ugh, I hate math. Jess thought. "What?"

Ms. Damian sighed. "Ms. Summers, would you please try to pay attention? I've called your name three times now."

"Oh, sorry. I have a headache. May I go to the nurse's office?" Jess pleaded.

Ms. Damian tossed her the hall pass. "Go ahead. You aren't getting anything out of the lesson anyways."

Jess caught the pass as it sailed toward her head. "Thanks Ms. D." Jess picked up her bag and raced out of the room.

Showing the pass to the hall monitor, Jess walked out the front door and out to the front grounds. Sitting on a bench, Jess considered going home. "At least the professor would be able to help with my headaches." she mumbled to herself.

"Hello, you ok?" Jess looked up to see Donovan standing over her. He sat next to her and looked at her curiously.

His husky drawl made her shiver delightedly. "Yeah, I just have the most dreadful headache. Been buggin' me all mornin'." Jess grinned. Donovan saw it.

"What's with the grin?" Donovan said, grinning because she was grinning.

"No reason, just . . . there goes my drawl again. I picked it up from your Aunt and Uncle.
It creeps in whenever I'm not payin' attention." Jess laughed, throwing her head back to do so.
"There I go again." Donovan laughed with her.

Just then a brisk wind blew up. Jess shivered, and hugged herself. She had left her jacket in her locker.

"You cold?" Donovan asked. Without waiting for an answer, he wrapped his coat around her shoulders.

Jess looked at him. "Thanks, Don." The way he looked at her with his gray eyes sent goose bumps up and down her neck.

"Don? What's with the nickname?" He gently, almost hesitantly, put his arm across her slim shoulders.

Jess unwillingly snuggled into the crook of his shoulder. "Yeah," she said. "Much easier than tying my tongue saying 'Donovan'." The look on his face was too cute. She wanted to kiss him for some strange reason.

Then Donovan said the queerest thing. "I have the strangest urge to kiss you." his face was just inches from hers.

"Me too, Don." Jess whispered.

Dan leaned in, Jess closed her eyes and moved toward him. Their lips were just about to touch when a rush of harsh images filled her mind.

She heard a scream. Jess didn't know if it was her or in her head. Dizzying shapes and loud voices filled her vision. She saw a bright flash of white light, then everything fell silent and turned dark.

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