Disclaimer: I don't own Mutant X or the characters, I just like to write
about them.
~*~* Chapter 1 *~*~
Shalimar and Brennan were on the dance floor while Emma and Jesse were back at the table.
Brennan watched as her body swung gracefully to the beat of the music. *She's amazing and oh so beautiful. Her lips aren't bad looking either. I bet they give pretty good kisses. Boy, would I like to feel one of those.* Brennan's eyes widened a bit as he realized who he was thinking about. *This is Shal! How can I think that way! There is no chance she could fall in love with a guy like me...no chance at all.* He sighed in his mind. *Why is it so hard to tell her I love her?*
Shalimar spun into Brennan's arms and let him rock with her as the music played. *Gosh, he's wonderful. His arms are so strong, but he can still hold me so gently. I bet his kisses are a lot stronger then his arms though.* Shalimar smiled to herself for a minute, but then shook her head slightly and wrinkled her nose. *Shalimar Fox, stop it! You're only tormenting yourself. You know he could never love you like that.* Shalimar sighed and tried to cover her disappointment.
Back at the table, Emma was laughing uncontrollably. Jesse sat beside her wondering if she was ok. "Emma?" He put a hand on her shoulder.
She calmed herself and then leaned into his arms. "Jesse, those two have it bad, it's so funny. They love each other so much, but they are both afraid to tell the other."
Jesse looked down at her confused. "And this is funny, why?"
She pondered for a moment, "I don't know."
"Another thing, why are you reading them? You're not supposed to without their permission."
"Aww, I'm only havin' a little fun. Wouldn't you want to take a peek into their heads if you could?" Emma had had about two too many drinks for her own good and was feeling a little better than normal.
"Truthfully? No." He answered.
Emma turned around in his arms and brought her lips closer to his. "Would you like to take a look into my head, to see what I'm thinking?" She asked seductively as she smiled at him. Not giving him a chance to answer, she closed the space between them with a kiss. Jesse's eyes widened a bit, but they shut fast as Emma continued the kiss.
The music stopped and another song came on. Brennan reluctantly released Shalimar as she stepped out of his arms. "I'm gonna get another drink, you want one?" He asked.
"Sure, I'll meet you back at the table." She replied with a beautiful smile.
Brennan almost melted. He loved her smile, he loved everything about her. Walking off the dance floor he went over to the bar, still wondering why in the world it was so hard to tell her how he felt.
Shalimar walked up to the table and found Jesse and Emma still making out. "You two having fun?" She smiled as Jesse jumped away from Emma and blushed.
Emma grinned. "Oh, yeah,"
Shalimar just shook her head as she took a seat.
Brennan had ordered the drinks and was waiting for them when he thought he heard someone call him. *"Brennan"* He spun around but no one was there. *"Brennan."* The voice was familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on who it was. He picked up the drinks and headed back to the table.
The team was talking and laughing when Brennan heard the whispering voice again. *"Brennan, I know you're here."* A somewhat disturbed look grew on his face as he heard the voice in his mind.
Shalimar felt the change in his emotions, but she blew it off, thinking it was all the drinks she had had.
*"I know you're wondering who I am. Come outside."* The voice said.
"I think I'm gonna go get some air." Brennan told them.
Jesse and Emma were too busy at the moment to answer him. Shalimar looked up and smiled. "You want some company?"
Brennan held out his hand to her. "I'd love some."
Shalimar took his hand and they walked out together.
~*~* Out side *~*~
Brennan stepped outside the door and just stood there for a moment. *"Come around the back."*
Shalimar came up beside him and held his arm. "You ok?" She asked softly, not having to yell over any music.
"Uhh, yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Listen, stay here for a minute, I want to check something out."
Shalimar looked at him a little oddly, but then agreed. "Alright,"
"Ok, I'll be right back,"
He hesitated a moment, but then made his way around the back. When he got there all he found were boxes and trash. He huffed and turned to leave.
"Brennan."
Brennan stopped and spun around to find one of the people he had hoped never to see again. "Jake? What do you want?" His voice was full of anger.
Jake stood there, arms crossed. "Well, well, well, Brennan Mulwray, it's been some time since I've seen you."
"What do you want, Jake?"
"Revenge," Jake lunged at Brennan as he pulled a knife out of his pocket. Brennan dodged him as best he could but Jake sliced part of his upper arm with the knife.
"Revenge!? For what!?" Brennan was clueless as to what his former friend was talking about.
"For killing Megan!" Jake lunged at him again.
"What!? I didn't kill Meg and you know that!"
"Yes, you did! I saw you!" Fire sprung into Jake's hand and he threw it at Brennan. The unexpected fireball hit Brennan in the shoulder. He fell to his knees with a cry.
Shalimar heard his cry and started around to the back of the building. Lifting her comm. ring, she spoke quickly. "Jesse, Emma, I need you two around back, now! I think Brennan's in trouble." * I hope they heard that* "Brennan!" She rounded the corner, but stopped when she saw the fire in the strange man's hand.
Jake looked up at the unexpected visitor and smiled as the bright orange flame grew in his hand. "Well, what do we have here?"
Brennan knew exactly what he was about to do. "Shalimar, run!" He yelled. She could hear his voice but the words made no sense, her fear of fire over took her mind and she just stood there.
Jake threw the fireball at Shalimar, but Brennan jumped up in front of her. He expected to feel a burn on his back, but he didn't. Jesse had swung in front of them and massed solid. The flame bounced off of him and went out in the air only leaving a small trace of smoke behind.
Seeing that he was no match for the group of people, he decided to retreat. "Brennan, we'll meet again and next time your little friends won't be there to save you!" Jake turned and saw Emma standing at the back door of the building. He blew her a kiss just as she threw one of her mental blasts at him. He dodged it easily, because of her bad aim and ran around the building and into an alleyway.
Brennan started to follow, but Jesse grabbed his shoulder and held him back. Brennan made his way back over to Shalimar and pulled her close with his good arm. Shalimar just buried her head in his chest.
"Shal, it's ok. Are you guys all right?" He asked looking at Jesse and Emma who were now next to each other.
"Yeah." Jesse replied. Emma was barely able to nod. The alcohol was starting to catch up with her. "She's fine." Jesse answered for her. "Come on, I think we should get back to Sanctuary now." He picked Emma up and they all headed back to the car.
~*~* This story is gonna take me a little longer to post, cuz I'm still in the process of writing it, but I'll try to be as fast as possible. Please review, and I hope you like it! *~*~
~*~* Chapter 1 *~*~
Shalimar and Brennan were on the dance floor while Emma and Jesse were back at the table.
Brennan watched as her body swung gracefully to the beat of the music. *She's amazing and oh so beautiful. Her lips aren't bad looking either. I bet they give pretty good kisses. Boy, would I like to feel one of those.* Brennan's eyes widened a bit as he realized who he was thinking about. *This is Shal! How can I think that way! There is no chance she could fall in love with a guy like me...no chance at all.* He sighed in his mind. *Why is it so hard to tell her I love her?*
Shalimar spun into Brennan's arms and let him rock with her as the music played. *Gosh, he's wonderful. His arms are so strong, but he can still hold me so gently. I bet his kisses are a lot stronger then his arms though.* Shalimar smiled to herself for a minute, but then shook her head slightly and wrinkled her nose. *Shalimar Fox, stop it! You're only tormenting yourself. You know he could never love you like that.* Shalimar sighed and tried to cover her disappointment.
Back at the table, Emma was laughing uncontrollably. Jesse sat beside her wondering if she was ok. "Emma?" He put a hand on her shoulder.
She calmed herself and then leaned into his arms. "Jesse, those two have it bad, it's so funny. They love each other so much, but they are both afraid to tell the other."
Jesse looked down at her confused. "And this is funny, why?"
She pondered for a moment, "I don't know."
"Another thing, why are you reading them? You're not supposed to without their permission."
"Aww, I'm only havin' a little fun. Wouldn't you want to take a peek into their heads if you could?" Emma had had about two too many drinks for her own good and was feeling a little better than normal.
"Truthfully? No." He answered.
Emma turned around in his arms and brought her lips closer to his. "Would you like to take a look into my head, to see what I'm thinking?" She asked seductively as she smiled at him. Not giving him a chance to answer, she closed the space between them with a kiss. Jesse's eyes widened a bit, but they shut fast as Emma continued the kiss.
The music stopped and another song came on. Brennan reluctantly released Shalimar as she stepped out of his arms. "I'm gonna get another drink, you want one?" He asked.
"Sure, I'll meet you back at the table." She replied with a beautiful smile.
Brennan almost melted. He loved her smile, he loved everything about her. Walking off the dance floor he went over to the bar, still wondering why in the world it was so hard to tell her how he felt.
Shalimar walked up to the table and found Jesse and Emma still making out. "You two having fun?" She smiled as Jesse jumped away from Emma and blushed.
Emma grinned. "Oh, yeah,"
Shalimar just shook her head as she took a seat.
Brennan had ordered the drinks and was waiting for them when he thought he heard someone call him. *"Brennan"* He spun around but no one was there. *"Brennan."* The voice was familiar, but he couldn't put his finger on who it was. He picked up the drinks and headed back to the table.
The team was talking and laughing when Brennan heard the whispering voice again. *"Brennan, I know you're here."* A somewhat disturbed look grew on his face as he heard the voice in his mind.
Shalimar felt the change in his emotions, but she blew it off, thinking it was all the drinks she had had.
*"I know you're wondering who I am. Come outside."* The voice said.
"I think I'm gonna go get some air." Brennan told them.
Jesse and Emma were too busy at the moment to answer him. Shalimar looked up and smiled. "You want some company?"
Brennan held out his hand to her. "I'd love some."
Shalimar took his hand and they walked out together.
~*~* Out side *~*~
Brennan stepped outside the door and just stood there for a moment. *"Come around the back."*
Shalimar came up beside him and held his arm. "You ok?" She asked softly, not having to yell over any music.
"Uhh, yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Listen, stay here for a minute, I want to check something out."
Shalimar looked at him a little oddly, but then agreed. "Alright,"
"Ok, I'll be right back,"
He hesitated a moment, but then made his way around the back. When he got there all he found were boxes and trash. He huffed and turned to leave.
"Brennan."
Brennan stopped and spun around to find one of the people he had hoped never to see again. "Jake? What do you want?" His voice was full of anger.
Jake stood there, arms crossed. "Well, well, well, Brennan Mulwray, it's been some time since I've seen you."
"What do you want, Jake?"
"Revenge," Jake lunged at Brennan as he pulled a knife out of his pocket. Brennan dodged him as best he could but Jake sliced part of his upper arm with the knife.
"Revenge!? For what!?" Brennan was clueless as to what his former friend was talking about.
"For killing Megan!" Jake lunged at him again.
"What!? I didn't kill Meg and you know that!"
"Yes, you did! I saw you!" Fire sprung into Jake's hand and he threw it at Brennan. The unexpected fireball hit Brennan in the shoulder. He fell to his knees with a cry.
Shalimar heard his cry and started around to the back of the building. Lifting her comm. ring, she spoke quickly. "Jesse, Emma, I need you two around back, now! I think Brennan's in trouble." * I hope they heard that* "Brennan!" She rounded the corner, but stopped when she saw the fire in the strange man's hand.
Jake looked up at the unexpected visitor and smiled as the bright orange flame grew in his hand. "Well, what do we have here?"
Brennan knew exactly what he was about to do. "Shalimar, run!" He yelled. She could hear his voice but the words made no sense, her fear of fire over took her mind and she just stood there.
Jake threw the fireball at Shalimar, but Brennan jumped up in front of her. He expected to feel a burn on his back, but he didn't. Jesse had swung in front of them and massed solid. The flame bounced off of him and went out in the air only leaving a small trace of smoke behind.
Seeing that he was no match for the group of people, he decided to retreat. "Brennan, we'll meet again and next time your little friends won't be there to save you!" Jake turned and saw Emma standing at the back door of the building. He blew her a kiss just as she threw one of her mental blasts at him. He dodged it easily, because of her bad aim and ran around the building and into an alleyway.
Brennan started to follow, but Jesse grabbed his shoulder and held him back. Brennan made his way back over to Shalimar and pulled her close with his good arm. Shalimar just buried her head in his chest.
"Shal, it's ok. Are you guys all right?" He asked looking at Jesse and Emma who were now next to each other.
"Yeah." Jesse replied. Emma was barely able to nod. The alcohol was starting to catch up with her. "She's fine." Jesse answered for her. "Come on, I think we should get back to Sanctuary now." He picked Emma up and they all headed back to the car.
~*~* This story is gonna take me a little longer to post, cuz I'm still in the process of writing it, but I'll try to be as fast as possible. Please review, and I hope you like it! *~*~