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Once Upon a Dream Part XV
Three months passed since "The Accident" as everyone called it, and people were on edge. Many fights had broken out, many of them involving Logan and Sabertooth, or Logan and Mystique, basically Logan and anyone from Magneto's team including the man himself.
Sydney was given the okay to return to work and so she packed up her belongings that had managed to scatter themselves all over Logan's room and moved back into her apartment; naturally Logan was anything but happy.
Then came the day the X-men had been preparing for, for months. Apocalypse had been released from his prison and havoc was beginning to rain down and like it or not, he had to be stopped at all costs.
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"Please be careful Logan." Sydney begged, watching him pull on his suit from the bed where she was sitting.
Professor Xavier had asked her months before if she would watch the school when the time came and she readily agreed.
"I'll be fine Darlin'." He replied zipping up the suit.
"But what if you're not? What if…what if…what if he kills you? Then what? I can't deal with it if that happens Logan!" Tears began to cascade down her hyperventilating face.
"Look at me Australia." Logan whispered kneeling in front of her and tilting her head up so she looked into his eyes. "I promise you, everything is going to be okay. I will come back and I will be fine."
Sydney said nothing instead, clung to him, not wanting him to leave. "Come on Sydney, it's time to go."
Reluctantly she released him and allowed him to lead her down to the lower levels of the mansion where the jet was awaiting the arrival of the X-team.
"Be careful." Sydney whispered pulling Faye into a death grip hug.
"I always am." Faye replied before bounding into the jet.
Sydney watched while the others boarded until it was only her and Logan left standing outside. Pulling her to him, he crashed his lips onto hers and lifted her off the ground.
"I love you." He whispered into her ear before setting her down. "When I get back and this is all over, it's just going to be you and me."
He turned and boarded the jet, leaving Sydney to stare at his retreating form and whisper "I love you too."
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"Do you think they'll be okay?" Jubilee asked standing beside Sydney who was watching the spot where the X-Jet had been moments before.
"They'll be fine." She murmured to the girl who had not been allowed to go along. "They have to be."
Although Jubilee was a member of the X-team, Professor Xavier had deemed her to young to accompany them on this particular mission, unlike Rogue, Bobby, Kitty and Peter who were all several years older than her.
Sydney put her arm around the girl's shoulders and led her out of the hanger. "Come on, let's go check on the kids before they try to break something."
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When Jubilee and Sydney reached the Rec room, the unsupervised children were in a ruckus. Putting two fingers to her lips she let out a shill whistle. More than one kid jumped, but all were quiet, with an exception of a vase landing on the floor. With a flick of a hand, Jenny, a thirteen year old that could repair objects, fixed the broken vase.
"Thank you Jenny." Sydney said before addressing the crowd. "Now who's hungry?" About half the room raised their hands, "And who's bored?" All hands were raised. "Okay then, here's the deal. Jubilee and I will go and get some dinner made for you guys if you settle down and watch a movie."
There were murmurs of agreement and Jenny began to organize a movie list while Jubilee and Sydney headed for the large X-kitchen.
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"Do you worry about him?" questioned Jubilee drying a dish.
Dinner had long since been over with and all but a few of the older children were in bed. Sydney had opted out of putting the dishes in the larger than normal dishwasher, saying she needed something that would occupy her hands and keep her mind from wandering.
"All the time." Came the reply. "I…I know he's…invulnerable but still I have this immense fear that one day Charles is going to be at my door telling me that we lost him. That somehow, his body finally got tired of healing itself and just gave up."
"I don't think Logan's heart would let his body do that." Came the younger girls reply as she carefully stacked the dried plates. "In all my years of knowing Logan, I have never seen him act like he does around you. He does truly love you."
Sydney used her soapy hands to wipe away a lone tear. "I guess it's not the loosing him that scares me the most, just the part where I worry he won't say goodbye. That I can't handle. Logan has been my everything. I don't think I would have made it without him. I remember times when I was still in med school when I would get so angry at myself because I didn't understand what I was reading or I couldn't remember something for a test. Logan would be there and he would pull me to him and let me cry out my frustration. Then he'd sit me in his lap and would read the stupid book to me or quiz me for a test. I remember the time I was learning anatomy. Now that was the most interesting lesson"
"Okay stop there." Jubilee interrupted, "I don't think I want to learn how Wolverine teaches anatomy."
"Oh it wasn't that bad." Sydney replied with a roll of her eyes. "Besides, I aced that test."
Once the dishes were finished and all the kids in bed with the security activated, Sydney climbed the stairs, dragging her tired feet as she went. She reached Logan's room and curled up on his bed, deeply inhaling his scent. Dreams plagued her thoughts causing her to toss and turn, bolting awake when the images of Logan's death filled her mind. She slept little and spent hours worrying over what would happen to her beloved Logan and the rest of the people she came to call family.