~*Chapter 2 – The Party*~
~*Next Day At The Sanctuary*~
"Hurry up Brennan," Emma said, "Everyone is waiting for us outside."
"I know I know," Brennan said doing his hair, "Just hold on. I'm almost done."
"Oh come on. Your hair looks fine," Emma said.
"There," Brennan said finishing with his hair.
He got his jacket and he and Emma headed out the door towards the car.
"So where are we going for this again?" Brennan asked.
"You'll find out," Emma said, "Don't worry your birthday party will be good."
"Okay, who's going to be there?" Brennan asked.
"Just Jesse, Shalimar, Adam, us, and a few other people," Emma said, "Oh and umm…your blind date."
"Oh yea," Brennan said when Emma looked down at her feet when she said blind date.
They reached the door and Brennan opened it for Emma and himself. Emma walked through the door and Brennan followed behind and closed the door. It was dark. Someone came up behind Brennan and held his arms behind his back so that Brennan couldn't move them. Brennan struggled to get free but he failed to do so.
"Emma!" Brennan yelled, "Help me!"
The lights suddenly came on but he couldn't turn his head to see who was holding him.
"Good work Emma," the voice of Shalimar said.
"Thank you," Emma said as she and Shalimar walked over to Brennan.
"What the hell is going on?" Brennan asked furiously.
"You'll find out soon enough," Shalimar said, "You know what to do Emma."
"Yea," Emma said walking closer to Brennan and putting a small rectangular disc into the side of his head.
Brennan was blinded because of the disc.
"Why are you doing this?" Brennan asked, "What's going on?"
But no answer came from either of them.
"Jesse put him in the car. Adam's waiting for us," Shalimar said.
So Jesse's the one holding my arms behind my back, Brennan thought.
Brennan tried to get free again but couldn't. Jesse pushed him towards the car and Emma opened the door for him. Jesse pushed him inside the car and got in after. Emma got in and closed the door. She sat beside Jesse. Shalimar got into the driver's seat and started driving. Brennan couldn't see what was going on or where they were taking him. He was feeling the side of the car and tried to find the door handle so he could jump out.
"Emma, he's trying to get out," Jesse said watching Brennan search for the door handle.
"Don't worry. He's not going anywhere," Emma said.
She used her telempathy and Brennan's hands suddenly drew themselves together and they fell onto his lap. Brennan tried to move his hands but he was completely powerless. Emma used the telempathy to make him lose all his energy and to make him think his hands were tied together.
"Is everything back there okay?" Shalimar said.
"It's all good," Jesse said.
"Good. We're almost there," Shalimar said.
"Is Adam there already?" Emma asked.
"Yes," Shalimar replied, "He and the others are waiting for us. But you should call Adam and tell him that we're a few minutes away."
"Okay," Emma said typing in the number into her cell phone.
"What's going on? Who's…who's waiting?" Brennan stuttered, "What…what are you guys going to do to me?"
"Shut up. Stop asking so many questions," Jesse said.
"We're here," Shalimar said pulling up towards the parking lot, "Get him out."
Shalimar parked the car and got out. Emma stopped making Brennan powerless but kept making him think his hands were still tied. Jesse took Brennan's arm and pulled him out of the car.
"Walk," Jesse said, "I'll steer you towards the door."
Brennan started walking and Jesse turned him so that he was walking the right way.
"Hurry, their waiting," Shalimar said pulling out her cell phone, "I'm gonna phone Adam and tell him we're here."
Shalimar typed the number into her phone and it started ringing.
"Shal?" a voice on the line asked.
"Yea, it's me Adam. Just called to tell you we're here," Shalimar said, "You better get everyone ready."
"All right," Adam said hanging up.
They reached the door and went inside.
"Can you get this thing out of my head now?" Brennan said.
Emma took it out and Brennan was able to see again but all he saw was darkness.
"Where are we?" Brennan asked curiously.
Bright lights suddenly came on and Brennan saw a place filled with people.
"SURPRISE!" everyone yelled.
Brennan looked around in shock. He looked at Jesse, Shalimar, and Emma.
"Happy birthday Brennan!" all three of them said.
"Ha ha! We got ya!" Shalimar said happily.
"Oh my god you guys! You freaked me out back there!" Brennan said, "But that was all because you didn't want me to find out!"
"Yup," Emma smiled, "And we did a good job of it too!"
"Happy birthday man," Jesse said slapping him on the back.
"Wow. Thanks!" Brennan said, "How can I ever repay you guys for this?"
"Well, my birthday is in June," Shalimar said.
"Mines in January," Emma said.
"And mines in August," Jesse said, "And you better remember it too."
Brennan laughed, "Thanks guys!"
"Come on let's have some fun," Shalimar said excitedly, "Oh, and you still have to go meet your blind date!"
"Well then lets get going!" Brennan said.
They walked through the crowd and towards the bar where Adam and Brennan's blind date was standing.
"Hey Brennan. Happy birthday," Adam smiled.
"Thanks Adam," Brennan said.
"Here," Adam said handing Brennan a wrapped present.
"Wow, thanks Adam. It's great," Brennan said opening it, "I haven't read this book by Walt Whitman yet. Thanks a lot!"
"Your welcome," Adam said, "And now I believe that Jesse and Shalimar have their present for you here."
"Yes we do," Shalimar said smiling.
"Brennan this is Allyson your blind date," Jesse said pointing to a long blonde haired and blued eyed girl that was standing with Adam, "Allyson this is Brennan the birthday boy."
"Hi," Allyson smiled, "It's nice to meet you."
"You too," Brennan said.
"Emma, where's your present?" Shalimar asked.
"I'm gonna give it to Brennan later," Emma said, "I don't have it with me right now. So I'm going to give it to him when we get back."
"I see," Shalimar said, "Well, let's leave Brennan and Allyson alone now. We'll check on you guys later."
"See ya," Jesse said to Brennan, "Have fun. Allyson is great."
"Later," Emma said.
"I'll catch you guys later," Brennan said.
Shalimar and Jesse went to the dance floor and danced together while Emma went to the opposite side of the bar and got a drink and Adam went to go talk to some of the other people at the party.
*************
~*Few hours later*~
"Hey Emma," Shalimar said breathlessly as she walked towards her.
"Hey Shalimar," Emma said, "Man, you need to rest and have a drink. You look all danced out."
"I feel all danced out too," Shalimar said and then she nodded towards Jesse, "I don't know how he can keep dancing."
"I think it's because of that red head he's dancing with," Emma grinned.
"Probably. Hey, how come you're not dancing?" Shalimar asked sitting on a stool beside Emma.
But Emma wasn't really paying attention to Shalimar. She was looking over at Brennan and his date but Brennan couldn't see her because his back was to Emma.
"Emma," Shalimar said, "Hello. Earth to Emma."
"Huh, oh umm…yea," Emma said.
"You like him don't you?" Shalimar asked.
"What? Brennan? No," Emma said.
"Oh come on Emma. It's so obvious," Shalimar said, "I can read you like a book."
"Well, if I do like him he's not paying any attention to me is he? He looks like he really like Allyson," Emma sighed.
"If I'd known I would have fixed him up with you instead of her," Shalimar said.
"Eh, it's okay. There are a lot of other guys here," Emma said.
"Yea but are you trying to get to know some of them?" Shalimar said.
"Fine. I admit that I'm not trying," Emma said, "That I'm just sitting here drinking one drink after another moping around feeling sorry for myself but that's not the point."
"Then what is?" Shalimar asked getting of the stool, "Well, I think I'm all charged up and ready to dance again. I'll catch you later."
"All right. See ya," Emma said returning her gaze back to Brennan and Allyson.
Emma sighed and turned to the bartender.
"Hey, can I get another," Emma said.
"Yea, sure," the bartender said refilling her glass.
"Thanks," Emma said.
"No prob," the bartender said, "By the way, my name's Christian."
"I'm Emma," she replied.
"I couldn't help but over hear you and your friend talking about that guy over there," Christian said.
"That's okay," Emma said taking a sip of her drink.
"Well, anyway, it seems like you really like him," Christian said, "If I were you or if I were a woman then I would snatch him up."
"I wish I could. But he seems so happy with her," Emma said.
"Well, if he can't see that a beautiful woman like you likes him then he must be crazy or something," Christian said.
"I bet you say that to all of the girls that like someone," Emma smiled.
"Nope, it's the first time I've used this line ever," Christian said.
"So do you have a girlfriend?" Emma asked.
"Nope," he replied.
"Wow, you don't have a girlfriend," Emma said, "That's pretty amazing. Your nice, good-looking, and sweet and you don't have a girlfriend."
"Yea, I just haven't really found the right girl yet," he said.
"I hope you find her soon," Emma smiled.
"I think I already found her," Christian smiled at Emma.
~*Next Day At The Sanctuary*~
"Hurry up Brennan," Emma said, "Everyone is waiting for us outside."
"I know I know," Brennan said doing his hair, "Just hold on. I'm almost done."
"Oh come on. Your hair looks fine," Emma said.
"There," Brennan said finishing with his hair.
He got his jacket and he and Emma headed out the door towards the car.
"So where are we going for this again?" Brennan asked.
"You'll find out," Emma said, "Don't worry your birthday party will be good."
"Okay, who's going to be there?" Brennan asked.
"Just Jesse, Shalimar, Adam, us, and a few other people," Emma said, "Oh and umm…your blind date."
"Oh yea," Brennan said when Emma looked down at her feet when she said blind date.
They reached the door and Brennan opened it for Emma and himself. Emma walked through the door and Brennan followed behind and closed the door. It was dark. Someone came up behind Brennan and held his arms behind his back so that Brennan couldn't move them. Brennan struggled to get free but he failed to do so.
"Emma!" Brennan yelled, "Help me!"
The lights suddenly came on but he couldn't turn his head to see who was holding him.
"Good work Emma," the voice of Shalimar said.
"Thank you," Emma said as she and Shalimar walked over to Brennan.
"What the hell is going on?" Brennan asked furiously.
"You'll find out soon enough," Shalimar said, "You know what to do Emma."
"Yea," Emma said walking closer to Brennan and putting a small rectangular disc into the side of his head.
Brennan was blinded because of the disc.
"Why are you doing this?" Brennan asked, "What's going on?"
But no answer came from either of them.
"Jesse put him in the car. Adam's waiting for us," Shalimar said.
So Jesse's the one holding my arms behind my back, Brennan thought.
Brennan tried to get free again but couldn't. Jesse pushed him towards the car and Emma opened the door for him. Jesse pushed him inside the car and got in after. Emma got in and closed the door. She sat beside Jesse. Shalimar got into the driver's seat and started driving. Brennan couldn't see what was going on or where they were taking him. He was feeling the side of the car and tried to find the door handle so he could jump out.
"Emma, he's trying to get out," Jesse said watching Brennan search for the door handle.
"Don't worry. He's not going anywhere," Emma said.
She used her telempathy and Brennan's hands suddenly drew themselves together and they fell onto his lap. Brennan tried to move his hands but he was completely powerless. Emma used the telempathy to make him lose all his energy and to make him think his hands were tied together.
"Is everything back there okay?" Shalimar said.
"It's all good," Jesse said.
"Good. We're almost there," Shalimar said.
"Is Adam there already?" Emma asked.
"Yes," Shalimar replied, "He and the others are waiting for us. But you should call Adam and tell him that we're a few minutes away."
"Okay," Emma said typing in the number into her cell phone.
"What's going on? Who's…who's waiting?" Brennan stuttered, "What…what are you guys going to do to me?"
"Shut up. Stop asking so many questions," Jesse said.
"We're here," Shalimar said pulling up towards the parking lot, "Get him out."
Shalimar parked the car and got out. Emma stopped making Brennan powerless but kept making him think his hands were still tied. Jesse took Brennan's arm and pulled him out of the car.
"Walk," Jesse said, "I'll steer you towards the door."
Brennan started walking and Jesse turned him so that he was walking the right way.
"Hurry, their waiting," Shalimar said pulling out her cell phone, "I'm gonna phone Adam and tell him we're here."
Shalimar typed the number into her phone and it started ringing.
"Shal?" a voice on the line asked.
"Yea, it's me Adam. Just called to tell you we're here," Shalimar said, "You better get everyone ready."
"All right," Adam said hanging up.
They reached the door and went inside.
"Can you get this thing out of my head now?" Brennan said.
Emma took it out and Brennan was able to see again but all he saw was darkness.
"Where are we?" Brennan asked curiously.
Bright lights suddenly came on and Brennan saw a place filled with people.
"SURPRISE!" everyone yelled.
Brennan looked around in shock. He looked at Jesse, Shalimar, and Emma.
"Happy birthday Brennan!" all three of them said.
"Ha ha! We got ya!" Shalimar said happily.
"Oh my god you guys! You freaked me out back there!" Brennan said, "But that was all because you didn't want me to find out!"
"Yup," Emma smiled, "And we did a good job of it too!"
"Happy birthday man," Jesse said slapping him on the back.
"Wow. Thanks!" Brennan said, "How can I ever repay you guys for this?"
"Well, my birthday is in June," Shalimar said.
"Mines in January," Emma said.
"And mines in August," Jesse said, "And you better remember it too."
Brennan laughed, "Thanks guys!"
"Come on let's have some fun," Shalimar said excitedly, "Oh, and you still have to go meet your blind date!"
"Well then lets get going!" Brennan said.
They walked through the crowd and towards the bar where Adam and Brennan's blind date was standing.
"Hey Brennan. Happy birthday," Adam smiled.
"Thanks Adam," Brennan said.
"Here," Adam said handing Brennan a wrapped present.
"Wow, thanks Adam. It's great," Brennan said opening it, "I haven't read this book by Walt Whitman yet. Thanks a lot!"
"Your welcome," Adam said, "And now I believe that Jesse and Shalimar have their present for you here."
"Yes we do," Shalimar said smiling.
"Brennan this is Allyson your blind date," Jesse said pointing to a long blonde haired and blued eyed girl that was standing with Adam, "Allyson this is Brennan the birthday boy."
"Hi," Allyson smiled, "It's nice to meet you."
"You too," Brennan said.
"Emma, where's your present?" Shalimar asked.
"I'm gonna give it to Brennan later," Emma said, "I don't have it with me right now. So I'm going to give it to him when we get back."
"I see," Shalimar said, "Well, let's leave Brennan and Allyson alone now. We'll check on you guys later."
"See ya," Jesse said to Brennan, "Have fun. Allyson is great."
"Later," Emma said.
"I'll catch you guys later," Brennan said.
Shalimar and Jesse went to the dance floor and danced together while Emma went to the opposite side of the bar and got a drink and Adam went to go talk to some of the other people at the party.
*************
~*Few hours later*~
"Hey Emma," Shalimar said breathlessly as she walked towards her.
"Hey Shalimar," Emma said, "Man, you need to rest and have a drink. You look all danced out."
"I feel all danced out too," Shalimar said and then she nodded towards Jesse, "I don't know how he can keep dancing."
"I think it's because of that red head he's dancing with," Emma grinned.
"Probably. Hey, how come you're not dancing?" Shalimar asked sitting on a stool beside Emma.
But Emma wasn't really paying attention to Shalimar. She was looking over at Brennan and his date but Brennan couldn't see her because his back was to Emma.
"Emma," Shalimar said, "Hello. Earth to Emma."
"Huh, oh umm…yea," Emma said.
"You like him don't you?" Shalimar asked.
"What? Brennan? No," Emma said.
"Oh come on Emma. It's so obvious," Shalimar said, "I can read you like a book."
"Well, if I do like him he's not paying any attention to me is he? He looks like he really like Allyson," Emma sighed.
"If I'd known I would have fixed him up with you instead of her," Shalimar said.
"Eh, it's okay. There are a lot of other guys here," Emma said.
"Yea but are you trying to get to know some of them?" Shalimar said.
"Fine. I admit that I'm not trying," Emma said, "That I'm just sitting here drinking one drink after another moping around feeling sorry for myself but that's not the point."
"Then what is?" Shalimar asked getting of the stool, "Well, I think I'm all charged up and ready to dance again. I'll catch you later."
"All right. See ya," Emma said returning her gaze back to Brennan and Allyson.
Emma sighed and turned to the bartender.
"Hey, can I get another," Emma said.
"Yea, sure," the bartender said refilling her glass.
"Thanks," Emma said.
"No prob," the bartender said, "By the way, my name's Christian."
"I'm Emma," she replied.
"I couldn't help but over hear you and your friend talking about that guy over there," Christian said.
"That's okay," Emma said taking a sip of her drink.
"Well, anyway, it seems like you really like him," Christian said, "If I were you or if I were a woman then I would snatch him up."
"I wish I could. But he seems so happy with her," Emma said.
"Well, if he can't see that a beautiful woman like you likes him then he must be crazy or something," Christian said.
"I bet you say that to all of the girls that like someone," Emma smiled.
"Nope, it's the first time I've used this line ever," Christian said.
"So do you have a girlfriend?" Emma asked.
"Nope," he replied.
"Wow, you don't have a girlfriend," Emma said, "That's pretty amazing. Your nice, good-looking, and sweet and you don't have a girlfriend."
"Yea, I just haven't really found the right girl yet," he said.
"I hope you find her soon," Emma smiled.
"I think I already found her," Christian smiled at Emma.
