Disclaimer: Not mine
Pairing: Hehe, Shal and Emma…
AN: I think this is a story without Mutant X, but I'm not sure yet. The one thing I do know is that Emma and Shal meet each other like normal people could, but at the same time it's different. Am I making any sense? Or maybe it's before Mutant X so that they can join the team when they're together? All I know is that it is Shal and Emma…R R please because I'm unsure about this story.
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She was walking down a crowded street, looking at all the normal, peaceful and ignorant people walking past her. She knew very well that she was neither one of those things. She was different, stronger and faster than normal. When she walked in the crowds she couldn't help but wonder how it was like to live a normal life, going to work, make dinner, watch TV and not knowing what went on in the world. Not being chased by men in black suits, having abilities that made you more of an animal then a person…Sometimes she hated it, but she had soon enough realized that it was a good ability to have in many situations.
Now she was walking down the streets, opening herself up and letting all the daily sounds and smells cover her senses. That was when she noticed it, a beautiful and exciting smell, but still indefinable. It wasn't like anything she had smelled before and it was moving towards her. Her head and eyes went more and more clouded as this smell, this person was coming closer. She noticed a young woman with blue eyes and brown hair. She was taller than herself, but had a nice form and it looked like she was scared or worried or at least uncomfortable being around all these people. They locked eyes for a second before the girl hurried past her. She stopped. Her senses had picked up something different from this girl. Could it be that this woman was like herself, not normal? She shook it off and started walking again. That couldn't be and even if it was, she would be long gone by now.
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She was taking a shower, preparing for a night out and couldn't stop thinking about the woman she had seen. She really had seemed different hadn't she? It was clearly something about her that had caught her feral senses, but she couldn't quite say what it was. She tried to push it away, telling herself that she would probably never see her again anyway.
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The club was pretty crowded, not that I cared, but it made me stay on guard. When strange men come after you it gets into a habit being alerted all the time. I took a deep breath, smelling the atmosphere and was slightly confused when I felt a familiar scent. I blocked everything out, trying to focus on this one particular person and was drawn towards the bar.
Just like I thought, a woman with blue eyes and brown hair was sitting by the desk with a drink in her hand. The woman was looking around the crowd and seemed like she was going to leave any second.
I figured that seeing this girl two times in one day had to mean something, so I walked over to her.
"Can I buy you a drink? I don't think a woman like you should sit here all alone."
"And what is a woman like me exactly?"
"A beautiful and special lady, who seems to be bored and uncomfortable around normal people."
"Really?" She had a playful tone and her smile was hypnotising. "I'll take a tequila sunrise please."
"Sure."
"I'm Emma."
"I'm Shalimar, but you can just call me Shal."
"Nice name."
"Yeah, I kinda like it."
A short silence followed.
"So why are you here?"
"You want me to answer you truthfully?"
"That would be nice."
"Well, I saw you at the street earlier today and then I saw you at the bar and I figured seeing you two times in one day meant something so I wanted to try my luck."
"Do you believe in faith?" She looked into my eyes and I noticed her concentrated face when I looked back. I couldn't help getting the feeling that she was trying to read me or that she was inside my head.
"No," I said hesitantly, looking back into her eyes. "I believe that you decide what happens yourself…Sorry, I just get the feeling that you are doing something to me."
"Oh, I'm sorry." She broke our eye contact and my feeling of being invaded stopped.
I leaned closer to her. "So what's your power?"
"Excuse me?"
"What did you do to me? It felt like you were inside my head or something."
"I…I didn't do anything." She put her glass down. "I have to go."
"No, wait," My arm stretched out for her, but she was already moving away.
I got up and was about to follow her when the bartender reminded me that I hadn't paid for the drinks. I hurried, not caring about the changes and almost ran through the crowd so I could reach Emma who was already out the door.
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