Friend or Foe?
Rating: PG 13- for violence/language/romance
Story by: Quest - ryan_jr54@hotmail.com
(Disclaimer on first page)
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Something More
Shalimar woke up the next morning still in shock on what she had done, the day before. She got dressed headed down to the rec. room to talk to Brennan about yesterday. She just hoped that he would understand the circumstances.
Brennan sat on the couch watching the news with Jesse who was sprawled out on one of the recliners. When Emma entered the room with Isabel, and walked over to the couch.
"Good morning guys." Emma announced to the two men.
Brennan and Jesse both turned around to see a clean up Isabel standing next to Emma. "Morning girls." They both replied.
They both looked at Isabel, she was about 5'7 and had hazel eyes. She wore a tight pair of bell-bottom jeans, and a baby blue tank top. Brennan and Jesse both smiled at her. "I'm glad your feeling better Isabel." Brennan said to her.
"Thank you Brennan." Isabel replied.
Shalimar entered the rec. room and walked over to the couch without saying hello. "Brennan can I speak to you alone?"
"Sure Shal." Brennan said, and then jumped over the back of the couch to follow Shalimar over to a table in the corner of the room.
"Good morning to you to Shalimar." Emma said sarcastically.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Brennan asked.
"I wanted to talk about yesterday. I am sorry if I offended you, I did mean to kiss you like that." Shalimar started to explain. "I don't want it to hurt our friendship or let things get to weird, so lets forget it every happened and go back to the way things were."
"Alright." Brennan didn't want to look into Shalimar's eyes afraid that she would she how hurt he was.
"Thanks." Shalimar got up and left the room.
Brennan walked back over to the couch and took a seat. Jesse looked at him with sly smirk on his face. "What was that about?"
"Nothing." Brennan replied with some anger in his voice, so Jesse didn't push it any further.
Shalimar was all by herself in the lab looking up some information on their new friend Isabel, when she sensed someone's presence behind her. She pushed her chair away from the computer and jumped up and grabbed the figures arm, then pushed the man's face into the desk.
"Shalimar it's me Adam." He said trying to get free from her strong grip.
"Sorry Adam." Shalimar said as she let go of his arm, and back down at the computer.
"What are you doing?" Adam asked.
"Oh nothing." Shalimar said closing the document on the computer screen.
"Shalimar I know something is bothering you, please tell me." Adam said as he grabbed a chair and sat down beside Shalimar.
Shalimar looked at Adam for a minute, and Adam gave her a smile. "Alright I'll tell you." Shalimar took a deep breath. "I kissed Brennan yesterday."
"You did?" Adam asked a little shocked.
"Ya I did but that's not even the worst of it. I told him that I just wanted to be friends, even though I really like him." Shalimar explained. "I'm so stupid why did I do that."
"Why don't you tell him how you real feel?" Adam suggested.
"I can't, I already told him that I thought it would be best if we were just friends." Shalimar huffed. "What if he doesn't feel the same way I do? I don't know what to do?"
"I have seen the way he looks at you, so I would just tell him how you feel. You might be surprised at his answer." Adam said as he got up to leave her to think. Shalimar turned around and went back to her research.
Adam decided to call a meeting down in the lab that afternoon. "Alright everyone here's the plan for the next week. Isabel I would like you to go through a week of training with everyone. Emma will help you on mind control, Jesse will teach you basics on computers, Brennan will teach you how to fly the Double Helix and drive the cars we have, and Shalimar will help you on your fighting skills and weapon training."
Shalimar was not happy with Adam's plan for Isabel to get some training with them. She got up and stormed out of the lab, everyone watched her leave. Emma looked around at the others. "What her problem?"
"I don't know." Adam replied.
"I'll go get her." Brennan said before standing up to leave.
"No Brennan let her cool off by herself." Adam ordered, so Brennan sat back down.
Shalimar headed to the garage, to get her bike. She slipped on her sunglasses and started up her bike, she peeled out and took off down the road.
"Did you here that?" Brennan asked the group. "It sounded like Shalimar's bike."
"Alright Brennan you can go get her, but take Isabel with you for her first lesson." Adam suggested to Brennan.
Brennan led Isabel to the garage. "Pick a car."
"What?" Isabel asked in confusion.
"Pick a car you want to drive." Brennan suggested.
Isabel smiled. "Ok, I'll take that one." She said pointing to a brand new 2003 black Eclipse.
"Good choice, but not that one Shalimar might hurt you if she sees you driving it. Its her favorite car besides her bike." Brennan explained. "Choose another one."
"Ok, that one." Isabel pointed to a silver Grand Am SE.
"Nice." Brennan walked over and unlocked a cabinet filled with keys, and grabbed the Grand Am keys, then tossed them over to Isabel. Brennan walked over to the passenger side and climbed in as Isabel started the car.
They drove off down the driveway and stopped at the end of the driveway. "Which way?" Isabel asked.
Brennan thought for a minute. "Go right, head up the hill."
"Do you know where she went?" Isabel asked as she turned the car to the right and headed up the road.
"Ya I think I do. Shalimar told me about this spot on the hill where she goes to think, she said you can see the whole country side from that spot." Brennan explained.
Shalimar sat on a rock looking out at the city, when she heard a branch snap behind her. She turned around to she Brennan coming out of a path in the woods, with Isabel of all people right behind him. Brennan turned around to Isabel. "Isabel you stay here I need to talk to her alone." Isabel nodded in reply.
Brennan walked up to the rock where Shalimar was sitting. "Can I sit down?"
"Sure." Shalimar moved over to make a spot for him on the rock.
"Shal, I need to talk to about something." Brennan said sitting down beside her.
"Shoot." Shalimar replied.
"Its about this morning and yesterday." Brennan started. "You know how you said you just wanted to be friends this morning after yesterday's kiss."
"Ya." Shalimar said looking out at the view instead of at Brennan.
"Well you didn't let me reply to that comment and I just have to comment now." Brennan said lightly grabbing Shalimar, making her turn and look at him. He noticed the tiers rolling down her face, and he gently wiped them away with his thumb. "I don't want to be just friends, I want us to be something more than that. I never had the courage to tell you until now."
Shalimar started to cry again, but with a smile on her face. "Me to."
"I love you Shal, and I want us to be together." Brennan suggested. "So what do you say?"
Shalimar leaned over and kissed him. "I love you to." Shalimar said after breaking the kiss.
Brennan smiled and pulled Shalimar into a hug, and kissed the top of her head. "So my offer still stands, if you want to go to dinner and a movie with me tonight."
"It sounds great." Shalimar said standing up holding on to Brennan's hand. "Come on lets go back to Sanctuary."
Isabel turned and headed down the hill back to the car. She was followed by Brennan and Shalimar who were hand in hand, and with big smiles on their faces. Brennan had Isabel follow Shalimar back to the Sanctuary were Isabel would continue her training with Emma.
After Emma's hour lesson on mind control, Isabel went to meet Shalimar in the sparing room. Shalimar stood in the middle of the room waiting for Isabel to arrive. Isabel entered the room and walked to Shalimar. "Alright lets begin."
"I'm ready." Isabel said.
"Ok, but no powers we just fight hand to hand." Shalimar said.
"That's fin...." Isabel began. Shalimar immediately through a couple of punches into Isabel's stomach, she fell to the floor holding her stomach, and struggled to get up.
"Lesson number one always be prepared." Shalimar explained while Isabel got up.
Shalimar throughout a roundhouse kick, but was caught by Isabel's hands. "Good, very good." Isabel through Shalimar's foot back causing Shalimar into a back flip. Shalimar landed on her feet and got in a defense position.
Isabel attacked with punches and kicks, but Shalimar blocked them all, then vaulted herself into a flip over Isabel's head, and landed behind her. Shalimar kicked her in the back, Isabel landed on her stomach. "Lesson number two, never attack first, find your opponents weakness before initiating the first blow."
"I'll remember that one." Isabel said as she got up again.
"Lesson number three, always make your blows count, and always mix up your moves to get your opponent of guard." Shalimar said, with that she left the room to get ready for her date with Brennan.
That night Brennan waited for Shalimar at the bottom of the stairs. Soon she came down the stairs, wearing a tight pair of jeans with a black ruffled turtleneck and a baby blue vest. Brennan wore a pair of black khakis and a black silk shirt. "Wow, you look absolutely amazing." Brennan said taking a hold of Shalimar's hand.
"You don't look bad yourself." Shalimar said as he led her outside, were he had the black Eclipse waiting. "Brennan the Eclipse my favorite." She gave him a small kiss on the lips before he opened the passenger side door for her. He shut the door for her, ran around the front of the car, and climbed in.
"So you ready to go?" Brennan asked before driving off.
"Ya, but where are we going?" Shalimar asked curiously.
"It's a surprise." Brennan said driving off towards the city.
Brennan drove to a near by park, that had an outside theater stage. "You're taking me to a play?" Shalimar asked as he helped her out of the car.
"That's not all." Brennan said with a smirk on his face. He ran to the trunk of the car and pulled out a blanket and a picnic basket. "Also dinner under the moonlight. How does that sound?"
"That's so sweet." Shalimar gave him a kiss on the lips.
Brennan walked her over to a tree that looked out towards the stage. He laid down the blanket and offered her to sit down. They watched the play and ate the food that Brennan packed for dinner.
Back at the Sanctuary Isabel was in her room, looking through her jacket pockets, looking for her pom-pilot. She found it and turned it on, she opened the file that said Genomex, and then clicked the button that said `call Eckhart'.
A man showed up on the screen. "Ah Isabel, so nice of you to call so late in the night."
"I'm sorry if I woke you Mr. Eckhart." Isabel said softly.
"Well do you have her yet?" Eckhart asked.
"No sir but I should have her to you by the end of the week." Isabel replied.
"I WANT HER HERE TONIGHT!!" Eckhart yelled.
"Yes, sir, I'll have her there tonight." Isabel said before the screen went black. Isabel then heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?" Isabel asked as she put away her pom-pilot.
"It's Emma."
"Come in." Isabel replied.
The door opened and Emma walked in the room. "Were you talking to someone?" Emma asked.
"No just to myself." Isabel answered with a giggle.
"Oh, well Jesse and I wanted to know if you want to come down and watch a movie with us?" Emma asked.
"No I'm kind of tired." Isabel replied.
"Ok, then we'll be down in the rec. room if you need anything." Emma left the room and left Isabel by herself.
The play was over, but Brennan and Shalimar still lied underneath the tree watching the stars. "There so beautiful." Shalimar said to Brennan. She rolled over onto Brennan's chest. "Thank you for tonight." She leaned down and kissed him. Brennan wrapped his hands around her back and pressed her closer to him. He rolled himself over so he was now on top of her. Shalimar ran her fingers through his hair, as Brennan moved his kiss down her neck.
Shalimar started to unbutton his shirt, when she felt a rain drop on her face. "Oh Shit."
The rain started to come down harder. "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" Brennan yelled out as he got off Shalimar and grabbed the blanket and picnic basket.
Brennan started the car, but didn't drive off. "I had a really good time." Shalimar said reaching over and giving Brennan a kiss.
"Me to." Brennan said back, at that he drove off back to the Sanctuary.
Brennan walked Shalimar up the stairs to the door of the Sanctuary. "Goodnight." He gave Shalimar a very passionate goodnight kiss, and then walked back to park the car.
Shalimar opened the door and went inside, she walked over to the light switch and turned it on, but nothing happened. She flipped it up and down, but still nothing happen. "What the hell."
Before Shalimar could turn around, she was hit over the head with a vase. Isabel stood over her with a smile. "I have someone that wants to met you." Shalimar groaned and Isabel kicked her in the face knocking her out completely. Isabel managed to carry Shalimar to the garage without being discovered. Isabel broke opened the cabinet and took the keys to the Grand Am; she unlocked the car and placed Shalimar in the back seat, and then drove off towards the Genomex lab.
TBC
Rating: PG 13- for violence/language/romance
Story by: Quest - ryan_jr54@hotmail.com
(Disclaimer on first page)
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Something More
Shalimar woke up the next morning still in shock on what she had done, the day before. She got dressed headed down to the rec. room to talk to Brennan about yesterday. She just hoped that he would understand the circumstances.
Brennan sat on the couch watching the news with Jesse who was sprawled out on one of the recliners. When Emma entered the room with Isabel, and walked over to the couch.
"Good morning guys." Emma announced to the two men.
Brennan and Jesse both turned around to see a clean up Isabel standing next to Emma. "Morning girls." They both replied.
They both looked at Isabel, she was about 5'7 and had hazel eyes. She wore a tight pair of bell-bottom jeans, and a baby blue tank top. Brennan and Jesse both smiled at her. "I'm glad your feeling better Isabel." Brennan said to her.
"Thank you Brennan." Isabel replied.
Shalimar entered the rec. room and walked over to the couch without saying hello. "Brennan can I speak to you alone?"
"Sure Shal." Brennan said, and then jumped over the back of the couch to follow Shalimar over to a table in the corner of the room.
"Good morning to you to Shalimar." Emma said sarcastically.
"So what did you want to talk about?" Brennan asked.
"I wanted to talk about yesterday. I am sorry if I offended you, I did mean to kiss you like that." Shalimar started to explain. "I don't want it to hurt our friendship or let things get to weird, so lets forget it every happened and go back to the way things were."
"Alright." Brennan didn't want to look into Shalimar's eyes afraid that she would she how hurt he was.
"Thanks." Shalimar got up and left the room.
Brennan walked back over to the couch and took a seat. Jesse looked at him with sly smirk on his face. "What was that about?"
"Nothing." Brennan replied with some anger in his voice, so Jesse didn't push it any further.
Shalimar was all by herself in the lab looking up some information on their new friend Isabel, when she sensed someone's presence behind her. She pushed her chair away from the computer and jumped up and grabbed the figures arm, then pushed the man's face into the desk.
"Shalimar it's me Adam." He said trying to get free from her strong grip.
"Sorry Adam." Shalimar said as she let go of his arm, and back down at the computer.
"What are you doing?" Adam asked.
"Oh nothing." Shalimar said closing the document on the computer screen.
"Shalimar I know something is bothering you, please tell me." Adam said as he grabbed a chair and sat down beside Shalimar.
Shalimar looked at Adam for a minute, and Adam gave her a smile. "Alright I'll tell you." Shalimar took a deep breath. "I kissed Brennan yesterday."
"You did?" Adam asked a little shocked.
"Ya I did but that's not even the worst of it. I told him that I just wanted to be friends, even though I really like him." Shalimar explained. "I'm so stupid why did I do that."
"Why don't you tell him how you real feel?" Adam suggested.
"I can't, I already told him that I thought it would be best if we were just friends." Shalimar huffed. "What if he doesn't feel the same way I do? I don't know what to do?"
"I have seen the way he looks at you, so I would just tell him how you feel. You might be surprised at his answer." Adam said as he got up to leave her to think. Shalimar turned around and went back to her research.
Adam decided to call a meeting down in the lab that afternoon. "Alright everyone here's the plan for the next week. Isabel I would like you to go through a week of training with everyone. Emma will help you on mind control, Jesse will teach you basics on computers, Brennan will teach you how to fly the Double Helix and drive the cars we have, and Shalimar will help you on your fighting skills and weapon training."
Shalimar was not happy with Adam's plan for Isabel to get some training with them. She got up and stormed out of the lab, everyone watched her leave. Emma looked around at the others. "What her problem?"
"I don't know." Adam replied.
"I'll go get her." Brennan said before standing up to leave.
"No Brennan let her cool off by herself." Adam ordered, so Brennan sat back down.
Shalimar headed to the garage, to get her bike. She slipped on her sunglasses and started up her bike, she peeled out and took off down the road.
"Did you here that?" Brennan asked the group. "It sounded like Shalimar's bike."
"Alright Brennan you can go get her, but take Isabel with you for her first lesson." Adam suggested to Brennan.
Brennan led Isabel to the garage. "Pick a car."
"What?" Isabel asked in confusion.
"Pick a car you want to drive." Brennan suggested.
Isabel smiled. "Ok, I'll take that one." She said pointing to a brand new 2003 black Eclipse.
"Good choice, but not that one Shalimar might hurt you if she sees you driving it. Its her favorite car besides her bike." Brennan explained. "Choose another one."
"Ok, that one." Isabel pointed to a silver Grand Am SE.
"Nice." Brennan walked over and unlocked a cabinet filled with keys, and grabbed the Grand Am keys, then tossed them over to Isabel. Brennan walked over to the passenger side and climbed in as Isabel started the car.
They drove off down the driveway and stopped at the end of the driveway. "Which way?" Isabel asked.
Brennan thought for a minute. "Go right, head up the hill."
"Do you know where she went?" Isabel asked as she turned the car to the right and headed up the road.
"Ya I think I do. Shalimar told me about this spot on the hill where she goes to think, she said you can see the whole country side from that spot." Brennan explained.
Shalimar sat on a rock looking out at the city, when she heard a branch snap behind her. She turned around to she Brennan coming out of a path in the woods, with Isabel of all people right behind him. Brennan turned around to Isabel. "Isabel you stay here I need to talk to her alone." Isabel nodded in reply.
Brennan walked up to the rock where Shalimar was sitting. "Can I sit down?"
"Sure." Shalimar moved over to make a spot for him on the rock.
"Shal, I need to talk to about something." Brennan said sitting down beside her.
"Shoot." Shalimar replied.
"Its about this morning and yesterday." Brennan started. "You know how you said you just wanted to be friends this morning after yesterday's kiss."
"Ya." Shalimar said looking out at the view instead of at Brennan.
"Well you didn't let me reply to that comment and I just have to comment now." Brennan said lightly grabbing Shalimar, making her turn and look at him. He noticed the tiers rolling down her face, and he gently wiped them away with his thumb. "I don't want to be just friends, I want us to be something more than that. I never had the courage to tell you until now."
Shalimar started to cry again, but with a smile on her face. "Me to."
"I love you Shal, and I want us to be together." Brennan suggested. "So what do you say?"
Shalimar leaned over and kissed him. "I love you to." Shalimar said after breaking the kiss.
Brennan smiled and pulled Shalimar into a hug, and kissed the top of her head. "So my offer still stands, if you want to go to dinner and a movie with me tonight."
"It sounds great." Shalimar said standing up holding on to Brennan's hand. "Come on lets go back to Sanctuary."
Isabel turned and headed down the hill back to the car. She was followed by Brennan and Shalimar who were hand in hand, and with big smiles on their faces. Brennan had Isabel follow Shalimar back to the Sanctuary were Isabel would continue her training with Emma.
After Emma's hour lesson on mind control, Isabel went to meet Shalimar in the sparing room. Shalimar stood in the middle of the room waiting for Isabel to arrive. Isabel entered the room and walked to Shalimar. "Alright lets begin."
"I'm ready." Isabel said.
"Ok, but no powers we just fight hand to hand." Shalimar said.
"That's fin...." Isabel began. Shalimar immediately through a couple of punches into Isabel's stomach, she fell to the floor holding her stomach, and struggled to get up.
"Lesson number one always be prepared." Shalimar explained while Isabel got up.
Shalimar throughout a roundhouse kick, but was caught by Isabel's hands. "Good, very good." Isabel through Shalimar's foot back causing Shalimar into a back flip. Shalimar landed on her feet and got in a defense position.
Isabel attacked with punches and kicks, but Shalimar blocked them all, then vaulted herself into a flip over Isabel's head, and landed behind her. Shalimar kicked her in the back, Isabel landed on her stomach. "Lesson number two, never attack first, find your opponents weakness before initiating the first blow."
"I'll remember that one." Isabel said as she got up again.
"Lesson number three, always make your blows count, and always mix up your moves to get your opponent of guard." Shalimar said, with that she left the room to get ready for her date with Brennan.
That night Brennan waited for Shalimar at the bottom of the stairs. Soon she came down the stairs, wearing a tight pair of jeans with a black ruffled turtleneck and a baby blue vest. Brennan wore a pair of black khakis and a black silk shirt. "Wow, you look absolutely amazing." Brennan said taking a hold of Shalimar's hand.
"You don't look bad yourself." Shalimar said as he led her outside, were he had the black Eclipse waiting. "Brennan the Eclipse my favorite." She gave him a small kiss on the lips before he opened the passenger side door for her. He shut the door for her, ran around the front of the car, and climbed in.
"So you ready to go?" Brennan asked before driving off.
"Ya, but where are we going?" Shalimar asked curiously.
"It's a surprise." Brennan said driving off towards the city.
Brennan drove to a near by park, that had an outside theater stage. "You're taking me to a play?" Shalimar asked as he helped her out of the car.
"That's not all." Brennan said with a smirk on his face. He ran to the trunk of the car and pulled out a blanket and a picnic basket. "Also dinner under the moonlight. How does that sound?"
"That's so sweet." Shalimar gave him a kiss on the lips.
Brennan walked her over to a tree that looked out towards the stage. He laid down the blanket and offered her to sit down. They watched the play and ate the food that Brennan packed for dinner.
Back at the Sanctuary Isabel was in her room, looking through her jacket pockets, looking for her pom-pilot. She found it and turned it on, she opened the file that said Genomex, and then clicked the button that said `call Eckhart'.
A man showed up on the screen. "Ah Isabel, so nice of you to call so late in the night."
"I'm sorry if I woke you Mr. Eckhart." Isabel said softly.
"Well do you have her yet?" Eckhart asked.
"No sir but I should have her to you by the end of the week." Isabel replied.
"I WANT HER HERE TONIGHT!!" Eckhart yelled.
"Yes, sir, I'll have her there tonight." Isabel said before the screen went black. Isabel then heard a knock on the door. "Who is it?" Isabel asked as she put away her pom-pilot.
"It's Emma."
"Come in." Isabel replied.
The door opened and Emma walked in the room. "Were you talking to someone?" Emma asked.
"No just to myself." Isabel answered with a giggle.
"Oh, well Jesse and I wanted to know if you want to come down and watch a movie with us?" Emma asked.
"No I'm kind of tired." Isabel replied.
"Ok, then we'll be down in the rec. room if you need anything." Emma left the room and left Isabel by herself.
The play was over, but Brennan and Shalimar still lied underneath the tree watching the stars. "There so beautiful." Shalimar said to Brennan. She rolled over onto Brennan's chest. "Thank you for tonight." She leaned down and kissed him. Brennan wrapped his hands around her back and pressed her closer to him. He rolled himself over so he was now on top of her. Shalimar ran her fingers through his hair, as Brennan moved his kiss down her neck.
Shalimar started to unbutton his shirt, when she felt a rain drop on her face. "Oh Shit."
The rain started to come down harder. "YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME!" Brennan yelled out as he got off Shalimar and grabbed the blanket and picnic basket.
Brennan started the car, but didn't drive off. "I had a really good time." Shalimar said reaching over and giving Brennan a kiss.
"Me to." Brennan said back, at that he drove off back to the Sanctuary.
Brennan walked Shalimar up the stairs to the door of the Sanctuary. "Goodnight." He gave Shalimar a very passionate goodnight kiss, and then walked back to park the car.
Shalimar opened the door and went inside, she walked over to the light switch and turned it on, but nothing happened. She flipped it up and down, but still nothing happen. "What the hell."
Before Shalimar could turn around, she was hit over the head with a vase. Isabel stood over her with a smile. "I have someone that wants to met you." Shalimar groaned and Isabel kicked her in the face knocking her out completely. Isabel managed to carry Shalimar to the garage without being discovered. Isabel broke opened the cabinet and took the keys to the Grand Am; she unlocked the car and placed Shalimar in the back seat, and then drove off towards the Genomex lab.
TBC