Feelings and a Lovely Virus

By: ShalCat-Kitty

Disclaimer: I don't own it. Duh!

Hey guy's this one is just going to be short. I'm sorry. I know I said I wouldn't work on any other stories but Robin Hood but I'm having a little bit of writer's block and this idea just came to me. I'm thinking it happens sometime after Understudy but before the end of the second season.

Ch:1 Love

LOVE WHAT DOES IT REALLY MEAN?

To admire some one, to look up to them. This doesn't even hit on what love is. For me love is to hold someone's well being and safety above my own. To think about them every minute of every day. To miss sleep when they are away. Its torture. That's what love really is. To want some one so completely and not be able to say a thing.

Her long, blond, wavy hair glowed in the moonlight as the two of us made our way into the abandon warehouse. Why did it always have to be an abandon warehouse. Couldn't they decide to meet us at the zoo, a carnival, somewhere cheery, anywhere but an abandon building.

Once inside we approached the lone figure in the centre of the main area of the warehouse. Her back was turned and as Shalimar and I got closer she held up her hand for us to stop.

"Nice night for a walk don't you think?" her voice was familiar and yet I couldn't place it. Her question was code so the she would know who we were.

"Yes. I love the moonlight." Shalimar responded also in code.

"Ok. I just had to make sure." The woman turned and then the voice had a face. She was much older than I remembered, but how could I ever forget that face? But it was impossible. She was dead.

"Callie?" I blurted out. I just stood there mouth open wide. It was unbelievable, it just couldn't be.

"Brennan?" her reaction wasn't quite as stunned as mine but still she was confused.

"What?" I heard Shalimar say beside me.

"I can't believe it's you." With out thinking I closed the distance between us and scooped her up into a big hug. "What happened I thought you were dead?"

"Well I was sort of. I'll explain it later." She turned to my blond haired angel. "Shalimar. It's nice to see you again. I'm sorry it couldn't be under better circumstances." She smiled at us both.

"Ok Jessica. You have a lot of explaining to do. And it seems not just to me." Shalimar looked to me and obviously understood my very confused look from her calling Callie Jessica. "We should get back to sanctuary first though. We'll talk on the way."

The two women started to leave but I just stood there confused. Shalimar turned back to me and pulled my arm. "Come on Bren. We gotta go before any body else shows up. "

"I don't think that will work." Callie said stopping. Ten or so big men came in through the door we were headed towards I assumed they were after Callie.

"Oh poor us. Now we're outnumbered 3 to 1 what will we ever do. What do you think Shal? 30 seconds?" I stated loud enough for the men now about 20 yards away from us.

"Nah. Less than that." She said and she was right. It was over in less than 30 seconds.

They all came at us and we started to fight. I wasn't really in the mood so I fried the three that had surrounded me. Then another that had been about to attack Shalimar even though I knew she could take them.

By this time all ten of them were on the ground so the three of us left for the Helix. On the way Callie looped her hand through my arm, and leaned her head against my shoulder. "I missed you so much." She said. I could feel Shalimar's glaring eyes on my back.

Once we were on the Helix. I set it to auto pilot and turned to talk to the two women.

"Ok, what is going on?" I asked right out.

"When I died I was actually going into witness protection." Callie said.

"But you and your parents were murdered. I went to your funeral." I still didn't understand. She and I had been best friends as kids. We grew up together. I had been 15 when it happened. One morning she just didn't come to school. In the news the reports said that her and her parents had been killed in a mysterious shooting.

At the time I had never suspected that there was anything more to it. I had just lost my best friend.

"The people who killed my parents were after me. They knew what I was. I saw their faces and made a positive id. So I was put into WP. That's when I changed my name to Jessica Lockheart"

"Ok. That explains a little bit. But how do you know Shalimar." I had a good guess but you never know.

"I'll explain that." Shalimar piped up. "You remember Nikki right?" She asked me.

"Of course how could I forget? She tried to kill you Shalimar." I had to keep my anger in check at the mention of Nikki. She had deceived us all and stolen the particle decelerator, then proceeded to try to kill Shalimar. My Shalimar.

"Well a few years after Adam sent Nikki to a foster home, Jesse joined up. Then a little after that we saved Jessica from some nasty GS agents. Since we already had a feral, she only stayed with us for a little while." I couldn't help but notice the smile on Shalimar's face as she told the story.

"While I was there, Adam trained me and when I left. I became a bounty hunter. Also, Shalimar and I have sort of kept in touch since then. When I realised that my current job was connected to Genomex and everything else Shal had been telling me about, I thought I'd pay Adam a visit."

They were still smiling at each other. Imparting some sort of secret that I didn't know. "Ok what is it?" I looked at them both plainly. "There's something you're not telling me."

Shalimar flashed me a smile and shook her head. "Oh nothing you need to know." the two of them giggled. What had I gotten myself into?

Back at sanctuary It was weird having Callie around. It reminded me more than I liked of when Nikki had been there. Her and Shalimar appeared to be fine with eachother but I knew that Shalimar hated having other ferals around. It was some sort of territorial response hardwired into her DNA.

I soon learned that her and Jesse had dated when she had first come to sanctuary. Also Callie had talked about a childhood friend a lot when she was there before. She told them now that it was me she had been talking about.

"So he's the one who dragged you out of the pool when you almost drowned?" Jesse asked her. Emma and Adam were in the lab and Jesse, Shalimar, Callie and myself were sitting in the main area. She nodded and Jesse turned my way. "You were a hero before you were a thief. No wonder you joined us." He smiled. "Once a hero always a hero."

"No it was nothing." I shook my head. "She was my friend and she was in trouble. What would you expect me to do? Just let her drown?" I quipped sarcastically.

"Brennan you hate water." Shalimar said. Of course Shalimar would bring up that, at least she knew my weaknesses.

"Oh. That was the funny part." Callie started. And I quickly jumped toward her and covered her mouth, so she couldn't finish her story.

"They don't need to hear that part." I scolded. I remembered all to well what had happened. I had dove in with all my clothes on and had to change. I had never been to the change room at the pool before because I had never had to change. With my whole distaste for water and all. I accidentally went to the girls change room and Callie walked in on me changing.

Some how the whole school had found out and the two of us had been the targets of ridicule for weeks afterwards.

She bit my finger and I let go of her for a second. "Ok he dove in with his clothes on so he ha…" we wrestled as I tried to gain control and stop her. I soon found myself on the ground with her on top of me. I gave her a little shock and she let go of my wrists. "Fine I won't tell them."

"As I remember you were just as embarrassed as I was." I told her. "Also if you tell them I might have to explain the Jake Straton situation." She glared down at me from her position on my chest and then smiled daring me to say more.

"Oh then we might have to tell them about the food fight." She continued our little game of who has the most embarrassing story to tell. I laughed and shook my head.

"Truce." I held my hands out in front of me in defeat.

"Truce." She said smacking my chest and standing up. "You always did give up to easy." She smiled mischievously at me

"Ok. The four year olds called. They want their attitude back." Jesse said. I looked over to Shalimar as I got up off the floor. She held a blank face but I could see something behind her eyes. I must have just been her territorial disposition taking over. I hoped she didn't get angry with Callie on my account. With Nikki her instincts had been right but I knew Callie she was ok.

Later I was alone with Callie and we were reminiscing about old times. I decided to address the questions that had been plaguing my thoughts since she came back into my life.

"Um… I don't know what to call you. I mean to me your Callie but your probably used to Jessica now." I said. I looked sheepishly at her and pouted.

"Oh. Please Breny call me Callie. I missed being called by my name." She sighed. "It reminds me of when we were kids. When things were easier" She smiled and looked down at her hands. "It reminds me of you. You don't know how much I missed you." She looked up to my eyes. I could see that she had feelings for me but something inside me said it wasn't right. I was in love with Shalimar.

I can't do this! My thoughts screamed. But wait. I knew that Shalimar felt something for me but I wasn't sure what it was. I didn't want her to fall in love with me because anyone I loved got hurt. I couldn't stand it if something happened to Shalimar. I could use Callie to push her away. Just for a little while. I regretted the thought the moment it passed through my mind. What was I going to do?

"Bren?" Her voice pulled me out of my thoughts. She had shifted closer to me on the couch and put her hand on my shoulder. "You ok?" She said in a soothing voice.

"Oh I'm sorry Callie I just spaced out a little." I looked her in the eyes. They sparkled with emerald luminance. "Why didn't you ever tell me you were a feral?" I asked her. Trying to keep my emotions in check. Other than hair and eye colour, she looked a lot like Shalimar. It was becoming distracting.

"Well you never told me you could throw electricity." She shot back. "Plus. I was confused myself as to what was going on. I had weird urges and strength. I could see in the dark." She seemed sad. "I wanted to tell you. But I was…"

"Scared." I finished for her. "I was too. You know that time the old shed caught on fire back behind my place?" I brought up an example.

"Yeah the police said it was an electrical problem." She remembered.

"Well I was still learning to control my abilities and I was pissed." I told her.

"And that time we broke into the old factory." She said. "That fence wasn't ripped open by animals." She admitted. "So I guess we both had our secrets. By the way I don't remember you being pissed when the old shed caught on fire?" she had a razor sharp memory.

"Well… I never told you." I felt kind of silly. It had been forever since then. "I was pissed because you and Jake were going to the dance."

"You mean. You liked me. You were jealous." She smiled. I nodded and looked down. She lifted my chin to face her. "I liked you too." She smiled. "I only went to the dance with Jake because I was pissed at you for not noticing me."

I had this weird feeling that we were being watched. But I let it slip. I was probably just hallucinating.

"How could I have not noticed you Callie? It's not like you were hard on the eyes." I chuckled and smiled. I reached out to run my fingers through her hair. "You're still pretty noticeable." She leaned in and kissed me. I was shocked for a second. But I let her continue. The feeling that we were being watched went away.

I pushed her away lightly. "No Callie. I can't" I looked her in the eyes. "I'm sorry." I just couldn't do it.

"You love her don't you?" She looked away.

"What?" How had she known? I looked around looking for spy cameras.

"Shalimar. You love her. I'm sorry. I just had to be sure." She shook her head.

"If you weren't already in love with her. I'd want you for myself." She smiled. I looked down at my hands and played with a small spark. I felt childish. "You should tell her how you feel." She told me. In a true friendly manner.

"I can't do that." I said sadly. She wasn't Shalimar. It hurt. I would never feel for Callie what I did for Shalimar and I couldn't be with Shalimar because I didn't want her to get hurt.

WELL THAT'S LOVE FOR YOU!