I do not own any of this. ~means past
"Come on Em it'll be fun." Shalimar's eyes flashed as she pulled the Psionic towards the water.
"I'm not dressed for swimming! Shal stop." the red head stuggled against her friends tug.
"Fine go get dressed." Jesse ran past them wearing swimming trunks that showed off his legs.
"I don't own a swimming costume anymore."
"I've got a spare one you can use."
Sighing Emma followed her into the tent. After being handed the costume Shalimar left leaving Emma to get dressed. Changing Emma allowed her self to wander off into own world.
"Stop please! Stop." The child was screaming pleading with her whole body. The cries fell on deaf ears. The man pushed her under the water for the second time. Water splashed up around them. Finally he let her up only for her to plead and beg. Yet again the words were ignored and she was plunged back under.
"Emma? Emma? Emma!!!" Brennan stuck his head round the flap of the tent."You ok, you look like you've seen a ghost?" It wasn't a question as such more of a statement. It was true though, Emma had gone sheet white and was shaking from head to toe.
"Thanks Bren but I'm fine. Just got to get my towel." Emma gripped the towel and headed out to the water.
The moon was high in the sky, lighting Mutant X's camp to reveal the four mutants wet tired but happy. The talk was of the insignificant type. That type that know one really knows how it works or why it happens it just does. Emma's red hair was falling around her face profiling her blue eyes. She watched the fire burn feeling its memorising power.
"Hey, you 'right" Jesse nudged Emma's arms. She nodded.
Brennan got up and placed a blanket round her then lifting her as though she weighed nothing moved her to her tent. "I think you need to go to sleep." Smiling and turning over Emma let her self obey the request, leaving the world behind.
He entered the room closing the door behind him. She shut her eyes tight; maybe if she wished him away he would go. No such luck, she scensed him move towards the bed. "Hush little baby" His hands moved over her turning her over. "Don't you cry" He removed the covers. "Papa's gonna buy you a mocking bird" He undid his shirt. "And if that mockingbird don't sing." The girl went to speak, to cry, to make some sort of movement. "Papa's gonna buy you a diamond ring" Her body shock uncontrollably. "And if that ring turns brass." She wanted it over, over, she wanted it over.
The birds woke Emma up. Moving slowly, she dressed and slipped out trying not to wake Shalimar. Emma walked down to the jetty and dangled her feet in the water.
"Hey Em." Brennan Mulwray sat down. "You sleep ok?" Emma shrugged."No? Come here what's up huh?" Brown eyes stared into blue ones.
"Nothing."
"Emma I know when something is bugging on of my friends and what evers bugging you is big."
"It's nothing really." Brennan gave Emma a look that said I don't believe you. "Well it's, do you remember me saying that I knew where my mom was but not my dad?" Brennan nodded, it was rare that Emma opened up like this and he wasn't going to stop it."Well that was a lie. My Dad lives not far from here. At the house where I grew up. And well..." Emma's voice trailed off as tears came down her cheek.
Brennan moved closer to her, holding her to close to his body until she stopped.
From the camp Shalimar saw the two sitting next to one another. "At last. If they don't get together soon I'll eat my hat."
"Jesse you don't own a hat." Shalimar smiled at him.
"I'll eat one of yours then." Jesse had begun to run before he'd finished the sentence. There were few things that sent Shal into a fit and one of them was threats to her wardrobe. Shalimar flattened him on the ground and began to tickle him.
"Stop please! Stop." Jesse was crying with laughter.
At the jetty Emma tensed as she heard te words. Although she could sense that they held no meaning but still. Brennan felt her tense he hugged her again "we need breakfast, come on." Dragging her up.