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Once Upon a Dream Part II
Logan growled in annoyance. It was bad enough having little hormonal teenagers running around the mansion but Chuck had the bright idea to let the few who chose to stay for Christmas invite someone over.
He took a long drag of his cigar before crushing it in the palm of his hand, winching slightly as the wound healed itself. He let out a sigh before turning and heading into the mansion.
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Sydney gasped in disbelief at the mansion that loomed before her. She expected the place to be large but this was just ridiculous. Not only was there a mansion that could fit over a hundred of her own houses into it, but the place also had a tennis court, pool, basketball court, soccer field, and a gym.
The car pulled though the gates and stopped in front of the steps leading to the double doors.
"SSSSSSSYYYYYYDDDDDDDDNNNNNNNEEEEEEEEYYYYY" Faye yelled running down the steps and launching herself at Sydney who had just emerged from the car.
"Faye…I…can't…breathe" Sydney gasped trying to untangle herself from Faye's bone crushing hug.
"I have missed you so much!" Faye exclaimed helping Sydney pick up one of her duffel bags.
"I've missed you too Faye." Sydney replied. "Man this place is freaking huge!" Sydney grabbed her other bag and followed her cousin through the doors.
"You get use to it after a while." Faye replied. "My roommate went home for Christmas so you can sleep in her bed. Come on, we'll put your stuff in my room and then you can meet everyone."
Sydney was exhausted but knew better than to argue with Faye.
Faye dragged Sydney up the stairs and tossed her stuff on the unoccupied bed in the room before dragging her back down the stairs. Along the way, the two managed to run smack dab into Logan who was making his way to the kitchen.
"Faye, remember the no running rule." He scolded her while reaching down and helping the two girls up.
As he grasped Sydney's elbow an electric shock rippled through his body. Sydney looked up at the man who they had run into her mouth dropped open and butterflies filled her stomach.
Standing in front of her was her protector.
"Yeah, no running in the halls got it Logan." Faye replied gripping Sydney's hand and pulling her along.
"Faye. Faye, hold up a second." Sydney said once they were well down the hall and Logan was no longer in sight. "Who was that?"
"Oh, that was Logan, code name Wolverine." Faye replied. "He's a teacher here. He teaches gym and does self defense classes. Why do you ask?"
"I…I think I've met him before." Sydney said softly.
"Where in the world would you have met Logan? You've never been out of Texas." Faye said turning toward her cousin.
"Once upon a dream." Sydney replied softly.
"Once upon a dream?" Faye asked with a laugh. "You mean like in Sleeping Beauty?"
"Umm…yeah, kind of like that." Sydney replied.
"Honey, I think you've watched one too many Disney movies. It's time to start cutting back." Faye said laughing. She led a very red Sydney into the rec room where many of the teenagers were gathered around the big screen TV watching some movie.
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Logan watched Faye drag the other girl away toward the rec room.
Faye was one of the few teenagers who Logan could actually stand being around for longer five minutes. Sure she chattered a lot, but if you gave her a glare she kept quiet. She was automatically likeable. But yet, who didn't like the girl. That kid was friends with anyone and everyone. It didn't seem possible for her to have an enemy in the world. Yet, there was something about the girl with her.
She was familiar and when he had touched her, a bolt of electricity surged through him. Logan shrugged it off and made a beeline for the gym. He had some newly acquired energy that needed to be burned off.
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Sydney's head was spinning.
Faye had introduced her to almost every person in the mansion and Sydney couldn't seem to be able to keep track of all of them. She did remember, however, that there was a southern girl named Rogue, whose skin you couldn't touch, a boy named Bobby who could freeze the moisture in the air, a girl who could walk through wall, Sydney thought her name was Kitty, and a boy by the name of Peter who could turn his body into solid metal. Other than those four, the names and faces, much less their powers were lost to her.
Worse than that was the fact that a headache was beginning to form was that Faye was just plain not shutting up, not to mention the fact that she was almost out of extra strength rapid release Tylenol, the only thing that could actually help subdue her pounding head once it started.
"Faye for the love of Homer Simpson shut up." Sydney said pinching the bridge of her nose.
"Oh, I'm sorry Syd. Head hurts?" Faye asked walking over to her cousin.
"Yeah" Sydney replied. "I'm almost out of my meds too."
"Why don't we go down to dinner and rustle up some grub." Faye suggested walking towards the door.
"Nah, I'm not really that hungry." Sydney replied. "You go ahead. I think I'm just going to head to bed early."
"Are you sure?" Faye asked.
"Positive." Sydney replied.
That night Logan was in Sydney's dreams but this time he did something different. Instead of standing there and staring at her like always, he bent down and gently touched her cheek.
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Sydney awoke early the next morning. The mansion was quiet, the only noise about was the birds chirping outside.
She walked over to the window and glanced outside. It was beautiful out. The sun was not quite up yet and Sydney liked it like that.
Sun had never been her best friend. She burned very easily so she tended to avoid going outside, opting to stay as white as possible, never one for a tan.
Suddenly the thought came to her to take a run. She never was one for exercise, didn't like it that much, but every once in a while, she would get the urge to just forget about everything and run.
She slipped on a pair of Adidas running pants and her blue tank top with some socks and a pair of sneakers that had to be three years old and falling apart. She also pulled on an oversized sweater to keep her warm against the cold December air.
She scribbled a note to Faye letting her know where she was and then silently crept out of the room, down the stairs, through the kitchen and out the door.
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The sweat was pouring off Sydney as she rounded a corner. He breathing was heavy and she was exhausted, yet something kept pushing her onward.
She had just finished her fifth lap around the mansion when she ran smack dab into something rock hard, causing her to fall backwards. Before she hit the ground, strong arms stopped her.
She opened her eyes, which had closed in preparation for the impact, only to quickly close them again when she discovered her savior was none other than Logan.
"Are you okay?" he asked her, still holding her body away from the ground.
"Yeah" she replied her face turning a bright red.
He stood her back up, her feet firmly planted on the ground.
"I'm Logan." He said offering his hand.
"Sydney." She replied taking the outstretched hand that had to be three times bigger than hers.
An electric shock passed through them causing the two to break apart.
"I…uh…I have to go." Sydney said backing away towards the mansion doors. "I'll…um…see you around."
Sydney raced off towards Faye's room. She desperately needed a shower and some time to think.
Once Faye was awake the day seemed to pass quickly. She saw Logan only once that day and his face was radiating with anger. When she asked Faye about it, she had simply shrugged and said he was always like that.
When the dreams came to Faye that night, for the first time ever, Logan said something to her. He simply looked at her and said "Sydney."
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