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arfic-l-digest Saturday, November 3 2001 Volume 01 : Number 055
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Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2001 16:12:03 +1300
From: "Anne Olsen" <anneo@paradise.net.nz>
Subject: (arfic-l) Where The Winds Blow (1b/04)
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Where The Winds Blow (1b/04)
by Anne Olsen
Feedback to anneo@paradise.net.nz
Disclaimers in Part 0
****
"Yeah sure." Kevin smiled. "I sort of guessed there was something on =
your mind.besides Megabyte that is." Besides Megabyte. Yes, that comment =
summed it up didn't it?=20
Even though Kevin had his silly side, which mainly seemed to show itself =
when he got involved in one of Megabyte's 'schemes', he was someone she =
felt she could talk to. She knew she could always go to Adam or Ami if =
needs be, but.well Kevin was her own age, and for some reason she tended =
to use him as a bit of a sounding board. He always seemed to know what =
to say, to be able to reassure her. Kevin was dependable. The fact that =
he and Megabyte were close friends too, helped. After all, these days it =
was mostly Megabyte she talked about. Poor Kevin, sometimes she felt =
guilty prattling on to him the way she did.
"I've been dreaming," Jade began, then paused. No. Dreaming wasn't quite =
the right word. As she hunted for how to get across what she wanted to =
without it sounding too weird, she noticed the little pile of grass in =
front of her seemed to be growing. If she picked much more of the stuff, =
she'd be leaving a marker for the world to see where she'd been sitting. =
"Dreaming?" asked Kevin. "Everyone dreams, Jade." He drained the last of =
his juice and started to examine the shiny green apple in his hand while =
he waited for her to explain. Sure everyone dreams, she knew that, but =
this was different, way different. Jade felt a wave of frustration wash =
over her as she realised this wasn't going to be easy to explain without =
giving away details she'd rather keep to herself.
"I'm not sure dreaming is the right word to use exactly. When I close my =
eyes and go to sleep, it's more like I'm dreaming other people's dreams, =
rather than my own." Jade frowned. No that wasn't quite right, either. =
Come on think, how could she explain this properly so that Kevin could =
get the idea she was trying to put across?
"Other people's dreams?" Kevin looked puzzled. "What makes you think =
that?" He put down his apple, and gazed at her intently. He was wearing =
that look which meant his curiosity was piqued, and once that happened =
Jade knew he wouldn't leave it alone until he worked out what was going =
on. She wouldn't be able to change the subject now, even if she wanted =
to.=20
"Last night I dreamed I was in the middle of a scene from that film =
Megabyte likes so much."
Kevin shuddered, rolling his eyes. "'Attack of the Killer Cucumbers'?" =
Funny how mentioning that film seemed to invoke the same response from =
all the Tomorrow People.
Jade shook her head, resisting the urge to giggle. "I said dream, not =
nightmare. No, the other one. 'The Matrix'."
"Maybe it was because you sat through it with him six times?" pointed =
out Kevin. "I warned you about that at the time. Remember?" She seemed =
to remember him watching it with them at few of those times too, come to =
think of it. However now probably wasn't the time to mention that.=20
Jade nodded. "I know you did, Kevin. Believe me, I know. No the weird =
thing about it was that Megabyte was there."
"And that's weird in one of your dreams?" Kevin stifled a laugh, then =
tried to look serious after seeing the look on Jade's face. 'Thanks, =
Kevin.' Just how much had he seen of that daydream earlier? Jade felt =
her colour rise again, and tried to ignore her growing embarrassment. =
"Sorry, Jade. Go on." Kevin took a bite out of his apple, the crunch =
sounding loud in the sudden silence between them as Jade wondered if she =
was really doing the right thing sharing some of her more embarrassing =
secrets.=20
She swallowed and spoke slowly, trying to collect her thoughts into some =
semblance of order. "It's not the first time either, Kevin." She felt =
herself blush, and spoke quickly trying to get the words out before she =
lost her nerve. "I've been finding that if I think about someone when I =
go to sleep I dream about them, or rather see what they are dreaming. =
And before you say that's impossible, the night before last I dreamt =
about Batman."
She watched Kevin intently to see what his reaction would be to that =
statement. He sat there for a moment, his apple seemingly forgotten and =
she could see his mind ticking over. Yes, she thought that particular =
bit of information might get him thinking. It had certainly been the =
decider for her that the situation had got out of hand, and into the =
very weird. "Yes that does sound more like something Megabyte would =
dream about, not you. Nasty mental image that. I'm not going to ask what =
it was he was doing in this dream. Knowing Megabyte, that's a scary =
thought, really scary."
Jade shuddered, remembering what had happened in that particular dream. =
Scary was an understatement. She still couldn't believe that Megabyte =
would actually dream about stuff like that. Over active imagination was =
an understatement, to say nothing of overactive. Mind you, she couldn't =
talk considering where her thoughts had been wandering lately. She =
noticed Kevin watching her again, and decided to answer before her mind =
went off on one of *those* tangents again. "You don't know the half of =
it, Kevin. Dreaming about 'The Matrix' last night, that was much easier =
to handle."
"You were dreaming about 'The Matrix' last night?" Megabyte's mind =
brushed briefly against her own and then withdrew as she turned to see =
him watching her, an expression of annoyance on his face. She glared at =
him for a moment, as she tried to ignore the questions racing through =
her mind. How much had he overheard? What had she been thinking when =
he'd eavesdropped on her thoughts? The nerve of him, sitting there =
listening and then reading her mind. Who the hell did he think he was =
anyway?
"I thought you were asleep." She met his intense gaze, and tried not too =
successfully to glare back. She could still get lost in those brilliant =
blue eyes so easily, even if he had invaded her privacy. She sighed. =
'Weston, you've got it bad, you know that don't you?' She shifted =
nervously, trying to ignore the guilt growing steadily within. She =
hadn't done anything wrong, she told herself. It wasn't her fault he had =
weird dreams.
"Like anyone could sleep through that. Right, Jade." Megabyte frowned as =
he repeated his last question, suddenly becoming serious. Serious =
Megabyte. Uh oh. Not a good sign. He'd definitely heard more of the =
conversation than he should. "You were dreaming about 'The Matrix' last =
night?"
Jade knew she was blushing, and mentally kicked herself. No way was she =
going to admit she'd make a mistake. It wasn't as though she'd done it =
on purpose or anything was it? She let her gaze linger on him for a =
moment. God he was cute when he was serious. 'Jade, keep your mind on =
the subject at hand.' Getting sidetracked now was so not the way to go. =
"Well it's not surprising the amount of times I sat through the thing =
with you is it?"=20
"I don't remember you having an interest in Batman movies." As Megabyte =
glanced between herself and Kevin, it was becoming obvious that he'd =
been awake a lot longer than he'd let on. Had he been listening in =
deliberately? Come to think of it, had he been asleep at all, or just =
making out he'd been? Come on, Jade, you don't think he'd really do that =
do you? The thoughts chasing each other through her mind suddenly came =
to a resounding halt.
'He wouldn't, would he?'=20
"You were supposed to be asleep!" Jade felt her cheeks grow even warmer. =
How much of the conversation had he overheard?
"Enough to know something weird is going on," Megabyte retorted. She =
knew it! Damn him. After all that time she'd spent daydreaming about =
him, he had to go and ruin it with a couple of well-chosen words. Why =
did she even bother?
"I never said that out loud," Jade realised. "Didn't anyone ever tell =
you it was rude to eavesdrop on other people's thoughts?" She could =
forget the fact he'd listened in once, hell she even did that herself, =
totally unintentionally of course, but twice? Get real. Like she was =
going to let him get away with that amount of crap. Who the hell did he =
think he was, just casually listening in to what she'd been thinking =
like that?
"Right, Jade. You were practically broadcasting. I'm surprised Adam =
didn't hear you over in Australia." Yeah right yourself, Megabyte. Like =
Adam would be rude enough to actually be listening in. He was missing =
the point, as per usual. Like she would be stupid enough to broadcast a =
comment like that anyway?
"So how come I felt you in my mind before?"
"You're dreaming, Jade. And it sure sounds like you've had lots of =
practice at that lately doesn't it?" Jade decided she didn't like that =
sarcastic tone in Megabyte's voice. What a nerve. Don't play the =
innocent with me, Marmaduke Damon. Why guys always had to twist things =
around to put the blame elsewhere was beyond her. No way was she putting =
up with that today. He could get stuffed.
Kevin coughed. "So how long have you been having these dreams, Jade?" =
Jade turned and looked at him, feeling guilty that she'd almost =
forgotten he was there once Megabyte had started in on her. Poor Kevin. =
His dark eyes reflected how much the redhead's words to her were =
upsetting him too. It was times like this that she was so pleased that =
she wasn't empathic. The vibes coming from the American must be =
magnified one hundred fold for him, compared to what she was picking up =
on. Damn Megabyte for listening in, she thought again. How dare he?
Jade tried to ignore the vibes she could feel coming from Megabyte as =
she answered. Hopefully he'd picked up on those last couple of thoughts. =
Serve him right for being so rude. What was his problem anyway? It =
wasn't as though she visited his dreams *that* often. "About a week I =
suppose, maybe two. Ever since I was shot, come to think about it."
Kevin nodded, looking thoughtful. "I had a feeling you were going to say =
that. I think it might be a side effect of Max healing you. We don't =
know much about their powers, remember." She wished she could be as calm =
and unflappable as Kevin seemed in these situations. He always seemed so =
in control. Maybe one day she'd have to ask him what his secret was.
Megabyte snorted, his brow furrowing as he rolled his eyes upwards. "So =
if Jade has this cool new dreamwalking power, my privacy has gone out =
the window. Great."=20
Jade felt her temper flare. "I'm sure I have much better things to do =
than dream about you every night." What was his big hang up about =
privacy anyway? It wasn't as though his dreams were *that* interesting. =
Well, yes they were, but no way was she going to tell him at this point. =
Overacting just a tad wasn't he? Sheesh.
"So why don't you go invade someone else's dreams then?"
Jade noticed that Megabyte's face was turning an interesting shade of =
red. Good. Maybe he was finally getting the idea through his thick skull =
that she was annoyed with him. Uh oh. From the anger radiating from him, =
she got the impression he was way angrier than she'd first thought. Why? =
It wasn't as though she'd done this on purpose. If she had she could =
understand the reaction. Maybe. But she hadn't and she had to get that =
fact across to him before she had any hope of him seeing sense.
"I didn't mean to, Megabyte. Honestly I didn't. I mean how was I to know =
that if I looked at your picture as I was." Jade's voice tailed off as =
she realised what she was saying. Not the brightest thing to come out =
with. Like that little snippet of information was going to help. If =
anything she had the feeling she'd just made the situation worse.
"As you were what?" asked Megabyte. The redhead had risen to his feet =
and was glaring at her. His eyes were unusually bright and Jade knew him =
well enough to know the danger signs. When he got like this there was no =
reasoning with him at all.
"Come on, Megabyte. Don't you think you're over reacting just a tiny =
bit?" One look at his face told Jade that last comment had been a big =
mistake. She hurriedly answered his last question instead of waiting for =
his reply to hers. "If I look at someone's picture as I go to sleep I =
dream about them." There the whole story was out. He'd just have to deal =
with it.
"You mean you *invade* their dreams. Get it right, Jade, why don't =
you?" Jade hated that tone in his voice; it really grated at her. How =
could she have had all those romantic dreams about him? She must have =
been crazy. He was behaving like a pig. It was times like this when she =
could sympathise with Millie's stories of what it was actually like to =
live under the same roof with him.
"I'm only learning about this, okay. Give me a chance. I mean it's not =
as though I'm doing it on purpose, is it?" Jade knew how weak that =
excuse sounded and that he wouldn't buy it, even before it was out of =
her mouth. But how could she explain something she didn't even =
understand properly herself? Surely he must realise that?
"Aren't you? Sure sounds that way to me." Megabyte kicked Kevin's =
dropped half-eaten apple and watched it sail towards the concrete gas =
barbecue. He turned to look at her again, and she saw a momentary look =
of worry in his eyes, a look that was gone so fast that she wondered if =
she had imagined it.
"What if I promise not to do it again?" Maybe that would help to =
reassure him. He's wondering what else I saw while I was in his dreams, =
she realised. Jade knew that everyone had things they'd rather not share =
with others, but this was ridiculous. Everyone needed to share his or =
her problems somewhere, with someone. She wondered idly whom Megabyte =
confided in when he needed to talk things through.
"What makes you think I have problems?"=20
"Stop listening in on my thoughts. It's rude." Jade stared at him in =
disbelief. He still didn't get it, did he? Here he was going on at her =
about not respecting his privacy and he didn't even have the decency to =
practice what he preached. As she hunted for words to help reassure him, =
she idly wondered why she was even wasting her time trying. He was so =
convinced he was right that he probably wasn't interested in any excuses =
she might come up with. Anyway why the hell should she be feeling she =
needed to excuse what she'd done? He was impossible. "Besides I didn't =
mean problems as such, just the stuff you don't talk about much."=20
"Well I sure have a problem now that I didn't before, you listening in =
on my dreams. Now that's what I call rude." Jade wondered if she would =
ever learn that getting into an argument with Megabyte was so not the =
way to go. All that seemed to happen is they went round in circles while =
she dug herself deeper into a hole she couldn't climb out of. Still he =
had started it, not her. She hadn't done anything wrong.
"Kevin, what do you think?" Kevin would be able to calm Megabyte down, =
Jade was sure. After all he seemed to understand the American Tomorrow =
Person better than any of them. How he'd put up with Megabyte all these =
years and stayed so calm was beyond her.=20
"Kevin?" Where the hell was he? Jade felt a twinge of guilt for an =
instant. He'd been trying to help her and Megabyte had driven him away =
with his ranting and raving. Typical. "Megabyte, did you see where Kevin =
went?"
"Maybe he got out while he still could?" suggested Megabyte in the tone =
she was sure he reserved for the times he deliberately wanted to get up =
her nose. Don't even try and play the innocent here, it is so not going =
to wash this time. "It's not safe around here if you want any sort of =
privacy, is it? Not even while you're asleep."
"That's not fair and you know it!"=20
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<P>Where The Winds Blow (1b/04)</P>
<P>by Anne Olsen</P>
<P>Feedback to <A=20
href=3D"mailto:anneo@paradise.net.nz">anneo@paradise.net.nz</A></P>
<P>Disclaimers in Part 0</P>
<P>****</P>
<P>"Yeah sure." Kevin smiled. "I sort of guessed there was something on =
your=20
mind…besides Megabyte that is." Besides Megabyte. Yes, that =
comment summed it up=20
didn't it? </P>
<P>Even though Kevin had his silly side, which mainly seemed to show =
itself when=20
he got involved in one of Megabyte’s ‘schemes’, he was =
someone she felt she=20
could talk to. She knew she could always go to Adam or Ami if needs be, =
but…well=20
Kevin was her own age, and for some reason she tended to use him as a =
bit of a=20
sounding board. He always seemed to know what to say, to be able to =
reassure=20
her. Kevin was dependable. The fact that he and Megabyte were close =
friends too,=20
helped. After all, these days it was mostly Megabyte she talked about. =
Poor=20
Kevin, sometimes she felt guilty prattling on to him the way she =
did.</P>
<P>"I’ve been dreaming," Jade began, then paused. No. Dreaming =
wasn’t quite the=20
right word. As she hunted for how to get across what she wanted to =
without it=20
sounding too weird, she noticed the little pile of grass in front of her =
seemed=20
to be growing. If she picked much more of the stuff, she'd be leaving a =
marker=20
for the world to see where she'd been sitting. </P>
<P>"Dreaming?" asked Kevin. "Everyone dreams, Jade." He drained the last =
of his=20
juice and started to examine the shiny green apple in his hand while he =
waited=20
for her to explain. Sure everyone dreams, she knew that, but this was =
different,=20
way different. Jade felt a wave of frustration wash over her as she =
realised=20
this wasn't going to be easy to explain without giving away details =
she'd rather=20
keep to herself.</P>
<P>"I’m not sure dreaming is the right word to use exactly. When I =
close my eyes=20
and go to sleep, it’s more like I’m dreaming other =
people’s dreams, rather than=20
my own." Jade frowned. No that wasn't quite right, either. Come on =
think, how=20
could she explain this properly so that Kevin could get the idea she was =
trying=20
to put across?</P>
<P>"Other people’s dreams?" Kevin looked puzzled. "What makes you =
think that?"=20
He put down his apple, and gazed at her intently. He was wearing that =
look which=20
meant his curiosity was piqued, and once that happened Jade knew he =
wouldn't=20
leave it alone until he worked out what was going on. She wouldn't be =
able to=20
change the subject now, even if she wanted to. </P>
<P>"Last night I dreamed I was in the middle of a scene from that film =
Megabyte=20
likes so much."</P>
<P>Kevin shuddered, rolling his eyes. "'Attack of the Killer =
Cucumbers'?" Funny=20
how mentioning that film seemed to invoke the same response from all the =
Tomorrow People.</P>
<P>Jade shook her head, resisting the urge to giggle. "I said dream, not =
nightmare. No, the other one. 'The Matrix'."</P>
<P>"Maybe it was because you sat through it with him six times?" pointed =
out=20
Kevin. "I warned you about that at the time. Remember?" She seemed to =
remember=20
him watching it with them at few of those times too, come to think of =
it.=20
However now probably wasn't the time to mention that. </P>
<P>Jade nodded. "I know you did, Kevin. Believe me, I know. No the weird =
thing=20
about it was that Megabyte was there."</P>
<P>"And that’s weird in one of your dreams?" Kevin stifled a =
laugh, then tried=20
to look serious after seeing the look on Jade’s face. 'Thanks, =
Kevin.' Just how=20
much had he seen of that daydream earlier? Jade felt her colour rise =
again, and=20
tried to ignore her growing embarrassment. "Sorry, Jade. Go on." Kevin =
took a=20
bite out of his apple, the crunch sounding loud in the sudden silence =
between=20
them as Jade wondered if she was really doing the right thing sharing =
some of=20
her more embarrassing secrets. </P>
<P>She swallowed and spoke slowly, trying to collect her thoughts into =
some=20
semblance of order. "It’s not the first time either, Kevin." She =
felt herself=20
blush, and spoke quickly trying to get the words out before she lost her =
nerve.=20
"I’ve been finding that if I think about someone when I go to =
sleep I dream=20
about them, or rather see what they are dreaming. And before you say =
that’s=20
impossible, the night before last I dreamt about Batman."</P>
<P>She watched Kevin intently to see what his reaction would be to that=20
statement. He sat there for a moment, his apple seemingly forgotten and =
she=20
could see his mind ticking over. Yes, she thought that particular bit of =
information might get him thinking. It had certainly been the decider =
for her=20
that the situation had got out of hand, and into the very weird. "Yes =
that does=20
sound more like something Megabyte would dream about, not you. Nasty =
mental=20
image that. I’m not going to ask what it was he was doing in this =
dream. Knowing=20
Megabyte, that’s a scary thought, really scary."</P>
<P>Jade shuddered, remembering what had happened in that particular =
dream. Scary=20
was an understatement. She still couldn't believe that Megabyte would =
actually=20
dream about stuff like that. Over active imagination was an =
understatement, to=20
say nothing of overactive<I>… </I>Mind you, she couldn't talk =
considering where=20
her thoughts had been wandering lately. She noticed Kevin watching her =
again,=20
and decided to answer before her mind went off on one of =
*those<EM>*</EM>=20
tangents again. "You don’t know the half of it, Kevin. Dreaming =
about 'The=20
Matrix' last night, that was much easier to handle."</P>
<P>"You were dreaming about 'The Matrix' last night?" Megabyte’s =
mind brushed=20
briefly against her own and then withdrew as she turned to see him =
watching her,=20
an expression of annoyance on his face. She glared at him for a moment, =
as she=20
tried to ignore the questions racing through her mind. How much had he=20
overheard? What had she been thinking when he'd eavesdropped on her =
thoughts?=20
The nerve of him, sitting there listening and then reading her mind. Who =
the=20
hell did he think he was anyway?</P>
<P>"I thought you were asleep." She met his intense gaze, and tried not =
too=20
successfully to glare back. She could still get lost in those brilliant =
blue=20
eyes so easily, even if he had invaded her privacy. She sighed. 'Weston, =
you've=20
got it bad, you know that don't you<EM>?</EM>' She shifted nervously, =
trying to=20
ignore the guilt growing steadily within. She hadn't done anything =
wrong, she=20
told herself. It wasn't her fault he had weird dreams.</P>
<P>"Like anyone could sleep through that. Right, Jade." Megabyte frowned =
as he=20
repeated his last question, suddenly becoming serious. Serious Megabyte. =
Uh oh.=20
Not a good sign. He'd definitely heard more of the conversation than he =
should.=20
"You were dreaming about 'The Matrix' last night?"</P>
<P>Jade knew she was blushing, and mentally kicked herself. No way was =
she going=20
to admit she'd make a mistake. It wasn't as though she'd done it on =
purpose or=20
anything was it? She let her gaze linger on him for a moment. God he was =
cute=20
when he was serious. 'Jade, keep your mind on the subject at hand.' =
Getting=20
sidetracked now was so not the way to go. "Well it’s not =
surprising the amount=20
of times I sat through the thing with you is it?" </P>
<P>"I don’t remember you having an interest in Batman movies." As =
Megabyte=20
glanced between herself and Kevin, it was becoming obvious that =
he’d been awake=20
a lot longer than he’d let on. Had he been listening in =
deliberately? Come to=20
think of it, had he been asleep at all, or just making out he'd been? =
Come on,=20
Jade, you don't think he'd really do that do you? The thoughts chasing =
each=20
other through her mind suddenly came to a resounding halt.</P>
<P>'He wouldn't, would he<EM>?' </EM></P>
<P>"You were supposed to be asleep!" Jade felt her cheeks grow even =
warmer. How=20
much of the conversation had he overheard?</P>
<P>"Enough to know something weird is going on," Megabyte retorted. She =
knew it!=20
Damn him. After all that time she'd spent daydreaming about him, he had =
to go=20
and ruin it with a couple of well-chosen words. Why did she even =
bother?</P>
<P>"I never said that out loud," Jade realised. "Didn’t anyone =
ever tell you it=20
was rude to eavesdrop on other people’s thoughts?" She could =
forget the fact=20
he'd listened in once, hell she even did that herself, totally =
unintentionally=20
of course, but twice? Get real. Like she was going to let him get away =
with that=20
amount of crap. Who the hell did he think he was, just casually =
listening in to=20
what she'd been thinking like that?</P>
<P>"Right, Jade. You were practically broadcasting. I’m surprised =
Adam didn’t=20
hear you over in Australia." Yeah right yourself, Megabyte. Like Adam =
would be=20
rude enough to actually be listening in. He was missing the point, as =
per usual.=20
Like she would be stupid enough to broadcast a comment like that =
anyway?</P>
<P>"So how come I felt you in my mind before?"</P>
<P>"You’re dreaming, Jade. And it sure sounds like you’ve =
had lots of practice=20
at that lately doesn’t it?" Jade decided she didn’t like =
that sarcastic tone in=20
Megabyte’s voice. What a nerve. Don't play the innocent with me, =
Marmaduke=20
Damon. Why guys always had to twist things around to put the blame =
elsewhere was=20
beyond her. No way was she putting up with that today. He could get =
stuffed.</P>
<P>Kevin coughed. "So how long have you been having these dreams, Jade?" =
Jade=20
turned and looked at him, feeling guilty that she’d almost =
forgotten he was=20
there once Megabyte had started in on her. Poor Kevin. His dark eyes =
reflected=20
how much the redhead's words to her were upsetting him too. It was times =
like=20
this that she was so pleased that she wasn't empathic. The vibes coming =
from the=20
American must be magnified one hundred fold for him, compared to what =
she was=20
picking up on. Damn Megabyte for listening in, she thought again. How =
dare=20
he?</P>
<P>Jade tried to ignore the vibes she could feel coming from Megabyte as =
she=20
answered. Hopefully he'd picked up on those last couple of thoughts. =
Serve him=20
right for being so rude. What was his problem anyway? It wasn’t as =
though she=20
visited his dreams *that<EM>*</EM> often. "About a week I suppose, maybe =
two.=20
Ever since I was shot, come to think about it."</P>
<P>Kevin nodded, looking thoughtful. "I had a feeling you were going to =
say=20
that. I think it might be a side effect of Max healing you. We =
don’t know much=20
about their powers, remember." She wished she could be as calm and =
unflappable=20
as Kevin seemed in these situations. He always seemed so in control. =
Maybe one=20
day she'd have to ask him what his secret was.</P>
<P>Megabyte snorted, his brow furrowing as he rolled his eyes upwards. =
"So if=20
Jade has this cool new dreamwalking power, my privacy has gone out the =
window.=20
Great." </P>
<P>Jade felt her temper flare. "I’m sure I have much better things =
to do than=20
dream about you every night." What was his big hang up about privacy =
anyway? It=20
wasn’t as though his dreams were *that* interesting. Well, yes =
they were, but no=20
way was she going to tell him at this point. Overacting just a tad =
wasn't he?=20
Sheesh.</P>
<P>"So why don’t you go invade someone else’s dreams =
then?"</P>
<P>Jade noticed that Megabyte’s face was turning an interesting =
shade of red.=20
Good. Maybe he was finally getting the idea through his thick skull that =
she was=20
annoyed with him. Uh oh. From the anger radiating from him, she got the=20
impression he was way angrier than she'd first thought. Why? It wasn't =
as though=20
she'd done this on purpose. If she had she could understand the =
reaction. Maybe.=20
But she hadn't and she had to get that fact across to him before she had =
any=20
hope of him seeing sense.</P>
<P></P>
<P>"I didn’t mean to, Megabyte. Honestly I didn’t. I mean =
how was I to know that=20
if I looked at your picture as I was…" Jade’s voice tailed =
off as she realised=20
what she was saying. Not the brightest thing to come out with. Like that =
little=20
snippet of information was going to help. If anything she had the =
feeling she'd=20
just made the situation worse.</P>
<P>"As you were what?" asked Megabyte. The redhead had risen to his feet =
and was=20
glaring at her. His eyes were unusually bright and Jade knew him well =
enough to=20
know the danger signs. When he got like this there was no reasoning with =
him at=20
all.</P>
<P></P>
<P>"Come on, Megabyte. Don’t you think you’re over reacting =
just a tiny bit?"=20
One look at his face told Jade that last comment had been a big mistake. =
She=20
hurriedly answered his last question instead of waiting for his reply to =
hers.=20
"If I look at someone’s picture as I go to sleep I dream about =
them." There the=20
whole story was out. He'd just have to deal with it.</P>
<P>"You mean you *invade* <EM> </EM>their dreams. Get it right, =
Jade, why=20
don’t you?" Jade hated that tone in his voice; it really grated at =
her. How=20
could she have had all those romantic dreams about him? She must have =
been=20
crazy. He was behaving like a pig. It was times like this when she could =
sympathise with Millie’s stories of what it was actually like to =
live under the=20
same roof with him.</P>
<P>"I’m only learning about this, okay. Give me a chance. I mean =
it’s not as=20
though I’m doing it on purpose, is it?" Jade knew how weak that =
excuse sounded=20
and that he wouldn't buy it, even before it was out of her mouth. But =
how could=20
she explain something she didn't even understand properly herself? =
Surely he=20
must realise that?</P>
<P>"Aren’t you? Sure sounds that way to me." Megabyte kicked =
Kevin’s dropped=20
half-eaten apple and watched it sail towards the concrete gas barbecue. =
He=20
turned to look at her again, and she saw a momentary look of worry in =
his eyes,=20
a look that was gone so fast that she wondered if she had imagined =
it.</P>
<P>"What if I promise not to do it again?" Maybe that would help to =
reassure=20
him. He’s wondering what else I saw while I was in his dreams, she =
realised.=20
Jade knew that everyone had things they’d rather not share with =
others, but this=20
was ridiculous. Everyone needed to share his or her problems somewhere, =
with=20
someone. She wondered idly whom Megabyte confided in when he needed to =
talk=20
things through.</P>
<P>"What makes you think I have problems?" </P>
<P>"Stop listening in on my thoughts. It’s rude." Jade stared at =
him in=20
disbelief. He still didn't get it, did he? Here he was going on at her =
about not=20
respecting his privacy and he didn't even have the decency to practice =
what he=20
preached. As she hunted for words to help reassure him, she idly =
wondered why=20
she was even wasting her time trying. He was so convinced he was right =
that he=20
probably wasn't interested in any excuses she might come up with. Anyway =
why the=20
hell should she be feeling she needed to excuse what she'd done? He was=20
impossible. "Besides I didn’t mean problems as such, just the =
stuff you don’t=20
talk about much." </P>
<P>"Well I sure have a problem now that I didn’t before, you =
listening in on my=20
dreams. Now that’s what I call rude." Jade wondered if she would =
ever learn that=20
getting into an argument with Megabyte was so not the way to go. All =
that seemed=20
to happen is they went round in circles while she dug herself deeper =
into a hole=20
she couldn't climb out of. Still he had started it, not her. She =
hadn’t done=20
anything wrong.</P>
<P>"Kevin, what do you think?" Kevin would be able to calm Megabyte =
down, Jade=20
was sure. After all he seemed to understand the American Tomorrow Person =
better=20
than any of them. How he'd put up with Megabyte all these years and =
stayed so=20
calm was beyond her. </P>
<P>"Kevin?" Where the hell was he? Jade felt a twinge of guilt for an =
instant.=20
He'd been trying to help her and Megabyte had driven him away with his =
ranting=20
and raving. Typical. "Megabyte, did you see where Kevin went?"</P>
<P>"Maybe he got out while he still could?" suggested Megabyte in the =
tone she=20
was sure he reserved for the times he deliberately wanted to get up her =
nose.=20
Don't even try and play the innocent here, it is so not going to wash =
this time.=20
"It’s not safe around here if you want any sort of privacy, is it? =
Not even=20
while you’re asleep…"</P>
<P>"That’s not fair and you know it!" </P>
<P>********</P>
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