Rating: R- for language/violence/romance
Summary: Adam gives the team the weekend off. But when out clubbing Eckhart decides to crash the party. Taking Brennan and Shalimar hostage! (I'm not going to tell you everything it would ruin the surprise!!) I will tell you that this is a major Brennan/Shalimar fanfic. With a hint of a Shalimar/Jesse at some point.
(Disclaimer on first page)
Story
by: Quest – shadowfox_fuse@yahoo.com
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Chapter 2: Two Against One
Emma entered to room first followed by Brennan and Jesse then Shalimar who brought up the rear. Emma moved off to the side of the training room and leaned herself up against the padded wall. Shalimar took off her long leather jacket and walked over and gave it to Emma. "Alright what are the rules?" She asked as Brennan and Jesse walked up beside her.
"Ok, first rule is that there is to be no broken bones or blood." Emma started. "Second, no power!"
"That's it were done for!" Brennan huffed.
"That is true, but the third and final rule is no hitting in sensitive places." Emma said looking at Shalimar.
"But that's the best part!" Shalimar said disappointedly.
"But how do you win?" Jesse asked her.
"The person has to be on the floor for a minute to be out." Emma explained.
"Is that it?" Jesse asked.
"Ya!" Emma answered.
The three moved into the center of the training room and stood there for a moment. Shalimar smiled at the two men. "Alright what does the winner get?"
"How about the winner gets a back rub and the loser has to pay for the winners drinks tonight!" Brennan suggested.
"Sounds good!" Shalimar smiled at him.
"Hey I could use a good back rub!" Jesse replied.
"Alright it's a deal!" Shalimar said with a satisfying grin.
"ANYTIME NOW!" Emma yelled from the wall.
Shalimar took one step back from Brennan and Jesse, and then waited for them to make the first move. Brennan looked at Jesse and gave him a nod. Brennan quickly moved in with a couple of punches but Shalimar jumped back off to the side letting them blow by her. But Jesse was there kicking Shalimar's feet out from under her. Shalimar was surprised that Jesse had the nerve to do it, knowing that she would go after him first. She flipped herself back onto her feet and rushed at Jesse. She went at him like a lineman of a football team; she tackled him to the floor and pining him to the ground.
Brennan ran up behind Shalimar who was on top of Jesse, and he moved up and grabbed her around her waist then lifted her off of Jesse. She started to kick in the air the minute Brennan lifted her up. Jesse stood up and walked up in front of Shalimar, he had a huge smile on his face.
"I guess we won, Brennan. I mean there is two of us to pin her down to the floor." Jesse explained.
"It looks like we did." Brennan said as Shalimar stopped struggling. "I'm really looking forward to that back rub Shal!"
"I bet you are Brennan!" Shalimar replied. "So I guess you won fair in square."
Jesse moved up closer to Shalimar, and without any warning she kicked him in the stomach and elbowed Brennan at the same time. Jesse fell to the floor again and Brennan released his grip on Shalimar. She dropped down to the ground and through a roundhouse kick into Brennan's chest, sending him flying across floor. She stood there as the men stood up quickly. They were on both sides of her for a minute before they started running at her. Shalimar crouched down, and launched herself into a spin over them at the last second. Causing Brennan and Jesse to run into each other, their heads collided and they fell to the floor.
Brennan struggled to his feet as Shalimar land in front of him, while Jesse still lay on the floor rubbing his head in pain. Emma looked down at her watched and timed him. "Jesse your out it's been a minute!" She announced.
After a few more seconds Jesse finally stood up and staggered over to stand by Emma. He leaned up against the wall and held his head. "Boy does she fight dirty!" Jesse explained. "Brennan it's all up to you now, I know you can do it!" Jesse told him. Jesse then looked at Emma. "He's a goner!"
Brennan and Shalimar just stood in front of each other. Shalimar smiled sweetly at him. "Don't even think you can get out of this, just by smiling at me like that!" Brennan explained.
"What Brennan are you afraid I'll win!" Shalimar looked at with a smirk.
That's not what he was afraid of; he just didn't want her to win because he didn't like the idea of Jesse giving her a back rub. Shalimar attacked him with a couple of punches, but Brennan blocked them and returned a couple punches of his own. Shalimar took the first one in the stomach, and then blocked the rest. She kicked him in the shin and kneed him in the shoulder; when he went down to grab his shin. Brennan grabbed on to her legs and pulled her down to the ground and through himself on top of her. She kicked him in the back of the head and rolled him off of her, she straddled herself across his chest.
Emma watched them with a smile; she looked over at Jesse who did no look impressed at what he saw. "You should tell her." Emma said trying not to sound demanding.
"Tell her what?" Jesse asked.
"How you feel about her." Emma replied, like it wasn't obvious.
"I don't have feelings for her!" Jesse said quickly.
"Sure you don't!" Emma rolled her eyes. "But you better tell her soon."
"Why do you say that?" Jesse asked.
Emma nodded her over to Shalimar who still sat on Brennan laughing and talking about nothing. "Because he might do it before you."
"Brennan?" Jesse asked raising his voice like he was a little jealous. "I don't think so Emma. Brennan doesn't like Shalimar like that, their just friends."
"What ever you say!" Emma said as she started walking towards Shalimar and Brennan.
Jesse thought about what Emma had said before walking over to them. "Well it looks like you guys lost so pay up." Emma said holding out both of her hands to them. "That's fifty bucks each." Jesse reached in his pocket and pulled out a fifty-dollar bill and gave it to Emma.
"Sorry Emma I would pay you but Shalimar's still sitting on me." Brennan explained.
"Sorry, Brennan I should give you a hand." Shalimar said as she grabbed Brennan's wallet out of his jacket and opened it up. "Whoa, Brennan your loaded!" Shalimar said as she looked through his wallet and pulled out a fifty. "Here you go Emma." She handed the money to Emma and placed the wallet back in Brennan's jacket.
"That was the easiest hundred bucks I have ever made." Emma explained as she putted the money in her pocket. "So that took up a half an hour. Now what?"
"Lets go up to the rec. room and watch a movie or something." Jesse said.
"I'm up for a movie." Shalimar replied. "Also my back rub." Jesse could help notice that she was looking at Brennan when she said it.
Shalimar slowly stood up off of Brennan's chest and moved away so he could get up. Brennan climbed to his feet and dusted off his jacket. "So what are we waiting for, let's go!"
They herded out of the training room and up to the rec. room where Brennan ran across the room and jumped over the back of the couch and laid down. Jesse went over to a chair and sat down, as did Emma. Shalimar moved over to the couch that Brennan was sprawled out on. He sat up and let her sit down beside him. Jesse turned on the TV and took suggestions on what movie to watch. After fifteen minutes of debating they finally decided on The Fast and the Furious.
It was about a half an hour into the movie when Shalimar turned to Brennan. "How that back rub?" She asked in an excited tone.
"Right now Shal! It's just getting to the good part!" Brennan wined. Shalimar stuck out her bottom lip and gave him her sad kitten eyes. "Ok, I give in."
Shalimar smiled and turned her back to Brennan. Jesse looked over and saw the expression on Shalimar's face as Brennan rubbed her shoulders. She glanced up and saw Jesse looking at her she smiled at him. "Jesse you're buying my drinks tonight." Shalimar saw that he was not happy. "Brennan may be giving me a back rub, but your buying the drinks that'll get me drunk, and when I get drunk I do the craziest things." Jesse couldn't help but smile.
Brennan had been massaging Shalimar for the last fifteen-minutes and his hands started to ache. He knew that if he stopped then Shalimar would beg him to keep going, but his hands couldn't handle it. So he slowly moved his hand down closer to her waist and rubbed for a minute, and then out of the blue started tickling Shalimar. She squealed and started laughing uncontrollably. Emma and Jesse turned their attention to her; they saw her curled in a ball on the couch with Brennan leaning over her. He was tickling her all over her belly and waist.
"Bren……na..n sto…p it!" Shalimar said in between laughs.
Brennan finally stopped but Shalimar still giggled, she sat up and gave Brennan an evil look and he started laughing. "That was not funny!" She protested.
"Ya it was!" Brennan said.
"Oh ya!" Shalimar said, reaching over and tickling Brennan like he had done to her. Jesse couldn't stand the sight of them all over each other; he couldn't help think that it should be him and not Brennan.
TBC -I hope everyone likes it. Please review and tell me what you think!