The men's room near the Danger Shop, 5:31 FHT

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After waking up from the nightmare in detention, Logan's heart was pounding and his stomach churning. He managed to make it to a toilet before he vomited.

He clung to the porcelin with sweaty, shaking hands as he puked up everything in his stomach and kept on going. At least it wasn't blood, he thought, as a wave of relief and retching hit him at the same moment.

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Angel was there. Any thoughts of avoiding Logan were so far gone as to not even exist anymore.

"It wasn't you," he said.

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Logan's head jerked up and he stared at Angel. "What?!"

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Angel took a step back, holding up his hands to show that he was unarmed. "It wasn't - don't blame yourself."

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Logan stared at Angel for a long moment, keenly aware of his own breathing. "You... you saw it?" he said finally. "It was real?"

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Angel knelt down so that they could be at eye level. "It's not you," Angel repeated, keeping his voice calm and steady. "It's the demon."

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Logan stared at Angel in horror. "You were there," he said, then laughed softly, his voice bordering on hysteria. He fumbled in his pockets and pulled out his phone. He stared at it for a moment, then thrust it at Angel. "Find out if Veronica's all right?" he pleaded.

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Angel nodded. He dialed the number for Veronica's cell phone, glad that a distrust of speed dial had meant that he'd memorized it.

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Veronica and Piper were getting ready to leave for dog beach when her phone rang.

She smiled when she saw that it was Logan.

"You miss me already?" she answered.

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Angel cleared his throat. "Um, hey, Veronica, something like that. It's Angel."

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Logan sagged in relief to hear that she was still alive. He drew up his knees beneath his chin and wrapped his arms around his legs.

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"What's wrong?" she asked immediately. "Is Logan okay?"

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"Had a bad dream," Angel said, by way of an answer. "Figured it couldn't hurt to make sure you were okay."

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"Logan had a bad dream and you're calling to make sure I'm okay?" Veronica clarified. "Okay, seriously? I know you've both denied it, but if there is something going on between you, I think I have the right to know."

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Angel decided to answer two questions at once. He looked directly at Logan as he said, "I had a bad dream."

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"Are you okay?" she asked, ignoring the fact that he didn't answer her other question.

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"I'll manage," he said. "And you? You're all right?"

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"I'm fine," she said. "Piper and I are getting ready to head to the beach."

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"Sounds like fun," Angel said. "Get a tan on my behalf, okay?"

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She chuckled. "I'll see what I can do," she said. "I'll be back tomorrow. See you then?"

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"See you tomorrow," Angel said, as much for Logan's sake as for Veronica's.

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Realization that Veronica was safe - and had no idea what had happened in his dream - helped Logan relax a little. "Did you have the same dream?" Logan asked. "We were at my old house - then there was an alley in Neptune - then Veronica's room?"

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Angel nodded, handing the phone back to Logan. "Angelus turned you."

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Logan nodded and tucked his phone away. He took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Do you often share dreams with other people?"

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Angel couldn't help but think back to the Christmas before last one.

"Not often," he said. "But it happens. Certain kinds of dreams, certain kinds of situations. Prof. Dream... he can take someone into the dream world. Or make someone dream the worst nightmare they can imagine."

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