Disclaimer: I do not own any of the characters. Those go to Marvel. I do however own Faye and Sydney.

Warning: This chapter contains a lemon later.

Special shout out to all the wonderful reviews and especially BirdieEsme10 who gave me the spark to get this chapter out before my computer is out of commission for my final move to my sisters. So if I don't get an update out for a week or two no worries, I will be writing during that time!

Once Upon a Dream Part XVIII

"Come on Sydney open the door!" Faye yelled pounding on Sydney's bedroom door with rage. "It's been three months, now let me in!"

"Go away Faye." Came the broken voice of Sydney. "Let me wallow in peace."

"No way!" Faye retorted, "For three months I've watched you barely eat, hardly sleep and work longer than necessary. It's time for you to get out!"

"I don't wanna get out."

"Okay that's it!" Faye yelled. "Kitty phase me through." Kitty complied and soon the two were standing in Sydney's messy bedroom.

"You've had enough sappy romance movies and crying." Faye said turning of the TV.

"Hey I was watching that!" Sydney yelled angrily.

"Yeah well now you're not. Now you are going to get up and shower. Then you are going to let me, Kitty, and Rogue make you sexy and then we are going out."

"But I don't want to." Sydney mumbled rolling up in the blankets of her bed.

"I don't give a damn what you want to do." Faye grumbled pulling Sydney out of bed and pushing her into the bathroom. "Now shower or I swear I will do it for you.

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"Awh Sugar yah look beautiful." Rogue said surveying the girl in front of the bathroom mirror.

The once dead beat girl with droopy hair and bloodshot eyes had been transformed into a siren with curly hair, dark heavy makeup, and a tight little red dress that didn't cover much.

"I look like a whore." Sydney replied in disgust. "I'm not going out like this."

"Oh yes you are." Faye butted in, "You will go out like that, you will get drunk, and you will have a good time."

After a short drive the three girls were sitting at a table in a high strung club with what Sydney considered crappy music sipping drinks or in Sydney's case, tossing back shots of tequila.

"Maybe you should slow down Syd." Kitty suggested when Sydney was on her fourth shot, reaching for a fifth.

"Look you wanted me out and you said I have to get wasted so I might as well do it and get it over with." Sydney shot back defensively beginning to slur her words slightly.

"Oh let her have a bit of fun." Faye snapped, "It's only one night anyways."

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Sadly, what Faye didn't know at the time was that this drinking expedition would lead to many other nightly drinking expeditions, leaving Sydney to stagger home and pass out in bed. It had been six months since Logan's departure and the past three months for Sydney had been spent drinking and letting sweaty men from different bars feel her up, so long as they bought her a drink.

On this particular night, she was wearing a short black miniskirt with an emerald green corset, knee high zip up boots, heavy makeup, and her hair was one again curly.

At this point in the night she had only had six drinks, four of which had been bought for her. She seemed to be having problems from a rather large and muscular man who would simply not leave her be.

"Aww…come on sweetheart." He said laying a sweaty hand around her waist, "How's about you and me head to the back room?"

"How about not." Sydney replied with disgust, freeing herself from his grasp and began to walk away but was stopped mid step when he roughly grabbed her by the arm.

"Now sweetheart, I don't take no for an answer." He said dragging her to the back of the bar.

"Let me go!" she yelled hitting him with her fist.

"Now stop that sweetheart or I'll be forced to hurt you."

"Let me go!" Sydney yelled louder.

"I do believe she said to let her go." A gruff voice said from behind the man.

"Stay out of this it ain't any of your business." The man holding onto Sydney said.

"Bub, I do believe it is my business." The gruff man said stepping around the man and into Sydney's line of sight.

"Logan" she whispered.

"Now Bub let my girl go or I'll have to hurt you." Logan threatened, tightening his fists in an attempt to keep his claws intact.

"I don't think she's your girl." The man said letting go of Sydney's arm but pushing her to the floor. "No man would let his girl go free in a bar like this, but I'm prepared to fight you for her."

Sydney watched in terror as the two men rounded one another and with one quick punch, Logan had knocked the guy out.

"Come on Darlin'" Logan said crouching in front of Sydney and grabbing her arm to help her up, "Let's get you home."

"I don't want to go anywhere with you." She replied angrily pulling herself out of his grasp and stumbling back to the bar.

"Sydney you're drunk. Now let me take you home."

"No!"

"Fine then, we'll do this the hard way."

Logan grabbed Sydney and swung her over his shoulder and marched outside where he sat her on his bike and drove back to her apartment. Once there, he helped her off the bike and steered her into her apartment much to Sydney's protests, calling him every name in the book.

"Get out of my house Logan." Sydney yelled tripping over a lamp on her way to the kitchen.

"I can't do that Darlin'." Logan replied catching her before she fell.

"Leave me the hell alone Logan!"

Logan put Sydney down on the floor and she stumbled into the kitchen only to run into a counter.

"Damn it!" she hissed.

"Sydney stop right there. You're going to end up hurting yourself. Let me help you."

"I don't need your fuckin help."

Logan grabbed Sydney's arm to keep her steady and she in turn slapped him.

"That's for leaving me!" She kneed him in the groin. "And that's for making me cry."

Logan doubled over in pain for a minute but quickly recovered.

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*Lemon*

His eyes darkened and he growled. The feral side of him was coming out. Grabbing Sydney, he pulled her into a kiss which she didn't resist, instead returned with as much fury as him.

His hands gripped onto her ass and pulled her up against his body as she swung her legs around his waist.

Her kisses worked around his jaw line up to his ear taking his lobe and sucking on it, biting it a little with her teeth. Logan growled and pushed Sydney up against the cabinets to eye the outfit she was wearing. He tugged on the strings of the corset and growled in annoyance as they wouldn't budge.

"How the fuck do you get this thing off?"

Giving up on the strings he extracted a claw and simply cut through the material; the offending clothing fluttered to the floor.

As he kissed Sydney, Logan moved the two into her bedroom. He tossed her to the bed with him coming down on top of her; he took control kissing her neck line, then her collar bone, moving down to her shoulder, he took her breasts in his hands rubbing her nipples with his thumbs. Still moving his kisses down her body, flicking each nipple with his teeth, licking down her stomach.

Sydney's fingers found the familiar buttons of his flannel shirt and tossed it across the room, quickly followed by his white undershirt. Her fingers ran up and down the muscles of his back.

Logan removed her boots followed by her miniskirt and her thin panties and then dove into her center and extracted a groan from her. He licked and nipped at her diving his tongue into her as she dug her fingers into his hair. He toyed with her until she was right on the edge before pulling back and snaking his way back up her body reaching her lips once more.

Her eyes told him how much she wanted him without a word being said, he slid off his jeans and boxers and entered her quickly thrusting all of his desires into her with every push.

His movements were hard and fast and Sydney screamed his name as waves of pleasure overtook her. He flipped her over taking her then from behind; she had come 5 times in 4 different positions when finally spent and exhausted he exploded with his own orgasm with her pinned against the wall her legs wrapped around him. He carried her back over to the bed pulled her to him stroking her body, running his fingers through her hair, and trailing kisses along her back.

The darkness had faded from his eyes and the feral in him drifted off. Sydney panted, exhausted and rolled over to face him.

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*End Lemon*

"Why the hell did you leave me?" Sydney asked the tears in her eyes.

"I'm sorry Darlin'…I…I thought it was for the best." Logan replied downcast.

"Well you were wrong weren't you? I fuckin' loved you Logan and you just left me. I went through hell!"

"I know and I'm sorry Darlin'"

"Well sorry doesn't cut it!"

"What can I do for you to forgive me?"

Sydney's face softened and tears threatened to spill. "I do forgive you Logan. I do. I understand why you left. I get it. I really do but...damn it Logan. It fuckin hurt! You could have at least said goodbye to my face."

"I know Australia. I know. And I am sorry. I just…let's just go back to the way we were."

"I can't do that Logan. I can't just go back. Things have changed. I've changed."

"Then what?" Logan asked confused.

"I don't know…I…I still love you Logan but I don't want to chance getting hurt."

"I won't hurt you Sydney. I won't."

"You say that now but what happens if in another six months you get tired and decide to leave again? What then?"

"Sydney…Australia…I… damn it Sydney look at me." Logan whispered to Sydney who had turned her back to him.

She slowly rolled over to face him, a sad look on her face. "I know what I did was wrong but please forgive me. I love you. I really do and I just want us to be us again. I know we can't go back to how it was but please, let's just try again."

Sydney thought for a moment before sighing.

"Okay" Her answer was short but enough for Logan who took her in his arms and held her through the night just like always.