if you can't love me, honey, go on just pretend.

[logan_echolls]

I can honestly say that I wasn't in any way looking forward to seeing Dawn Summers again. Personally, I'm sure that I had indulged in her enough the first time. Between the warmer side I'd seen earlier and the true ice cold bitch routine, that I'm sure she could have practiced and gotten a little better at had she consulted her roommate, I'd had my

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[anewdawn]

Logan's apartment was pretty nice, which didn't surprise me actually but you know, whatever. I'd spent the last couple of days memorizing my lines and trying to avoid him at all costs. I'd finally broken down and called him to set up a time to practice. I wasn't going to let him being a jerk affect my grade and I was seriously considering using force to get him to cooperate with me if I needed to

[logan_echolls]

Strictly business seemed to be the idea, but I couldn't just leave it simply at us reciting these lines to each other. She was better than I thought she would be, but I didn't say so. She was probably one of the more talented people among the group of people we had who were sure that they'd make it to Hollywood on talent and good looks.

Really, it was all luck and connections. Possibly two things that I possessed. I knew if I snapped my fingers there could be some Logan Echolls movie out there. Maybe some sequel to the movie that Trina managed to star in after being kicked off The Simple Life.

"Because you and I have absolutely nothing in common.""Nothing in common? What about the six days at the Plaza, Corie?" I asked her, keeping in character for the moment, only to break it a second later

[anewdawn]

"Six days does not a week make." I retorted back, loving this stupid conversation and how irrational these people were. In reality I just pictured a weird mixture of Anya and Buffy and how insane they would act and that's where I think I drew from

[logan_echolls]

Unlike Paul and Corie, I was positive that Dawn and I did have a few things in common. Even though I resented her whole 'ice cold bitch' routine, it didn't mean that I hadn't seen something beforehand. That it was just a shield for whatever reason she told herself that she needed to harden the walls around her and protect herself

[anewdawn]

He says he doesn't enjoy it and I'm not sure I completely believe him but I don't say it. If doesn't then he doesn't. It's not like I could really blame him I mean, his parents were seemingly ruined by this business, which begged the question why would he want anything to do with it at all? Behind the scenes even

[logan_echolls]

She glances sceptically toward me as I insist in a simple word that I don't enjoy acting and that it's only for something to achieve later. Well, I hadn't believed myself in the statement either, but it wasn't something that mattered to me much. It was a lie, but it was a white lie. I don't go back and correct my mistakes.

"I'm sure it's all just genetics." I replied a hint of sarcasm in my voice, unable to be missed. I paused briefly before continuing, "You're not bad at this yourself, you know. Not like it's hard to miss the actual talent in our class."

I finished my can of Coke and set it aside.

No, Dawn did have some fragments of talent. It had been the reason I noticed her. When she acted in front of class I could see something in her - excitement, passion, anything, but she very nearly became her character and that was more than some of them could do.

"Dum loquimur fugerit invida aetas. Carpe diem quam minimum credula postero.""As we speak, jealous Time flees. Pluck the day, believing as little as possible in the next," I

[anewdawn]

One thing I was beginning to learn about Logan was that he didn't hide his emotions well, or maybe he hid them better than anyone I'd ever known. It almost seemed that what he was showing to the world was what he wanted them to see; he wanted to appear open and unflappable. God if I couldn't relate to that and how I wish I didn't make that assesment

[logan_echolls]

It's not as if I had intended for Dawn to take my line about genetics seriously. It was sarcasm based, if only, on the fact that if genetics ruled me I'd probably do exactly was Cassidy had done with the school bus. Mass murder and a suicide. Despite some moments that I could stop and see parts of my mother of father in me (those rare moments that I didn't bother thinking about), I knew that what ever seemed like it was them, it was me. I ruled my future and no one else

[anewdawn]

It was my turn to raise my brow when he asked how you feared the future without letting it rule you. It was something I thought about a lot actually, fear - I guess it came with the territory of living in Sunnydale and being the Slayer's little sister. But I didn't think that he'd accept that explination

[logan_echolls]

I understood what Dawn was trying to say about fear and living for the moment. Personally, last year, going through everything like a stone wall and not letting any of it effect me was doing more damage than anything in the end. It was still a technique I used. There were some things that you just couldn't let others see and other things that you wouldn't let them see

[anewdawn]

I nodded slighty then paused, "Well maybe not devil's advocate

[logan_echolls]

I couldn't help but crack a small smile as she vocalized my thoughts. Maybe not devil's advocate, but sometimes that work needed to be done. I knew that more than anyone sometimes. We'd all done questionable things, but to play devil's advocate was another thing entirely. I shook my head briefly towards her, the smile still wearing on my face