Chapter 3: Tawny and Sarah
Brennan sighed as he entered another search query into the database computer. So far his curiosity about his savior was only making him frustrated instead of getting him answers. The database of known New Mutants consisted of 6 'Tawny's, none of which matched the girl that had somehow transported him from the street to the alley.
"Need help?"
"Maybe," Brennan replied staring at the green tinted computer screen.
Jesse Kilmartin appeared at the right of the sitting man. "What are you looking for?"
"Some girl named Tawny, but I can't seem to find her." He explained as the computer's search ended with no new information. "I've search up and down the Known list, the Missing list, and the Decreased list."
"You know her last name?" The fair hared man asked.
"You think I'd still be here if I did?""Maybe Tawny's her middle name."
"Do we have a search program for that?" Brennan looked up at Jesse.
He shrugged and motioned for him to get up. "I think I have an idea." Brennan stood from his seat and allowed his friend to take his place at the helm of his search. "We could adjust the program…" He began typing with one hand as he rubbed his chin with the other. Hitting the enter button with flare, he said, "Let's try it now."
"Tawny, T-A-W-N-Y" Brennan relied to Jesse as he typed in the name.
"Old friend?" He asked at the searching message blinked on the screen.
"She's the one who pulled me to the alley yesterday."
"You think she's a New Mutant?"
"She looked like she could barely pull a full trash can 40 feet, much less me to an alley 80 feet away." Brennan explained crossing his arms over his chest, staring at the computer screen.
"Feral?"
"Would you think if I was crazy if I said teleportation?"
The machine let out a loud beep as a new window popped up. Three new entries appeared.
"I've never heard of it. Maybe Adam has." Jesse clicked on the first name of the list. "Kristen Tawny Reams, Elemental Botanical."
"She was a brunette." Brennan replied reaching over to hit the next button.
"Yvette Tawny Johasen, Psionic Telekinetic."
"Maybe," He answered skeptically. "Who's the last one?"
"Winifred Tawny Hensley, Mutantcy Unknown."
Brennan squinted at the picture. "That's her. Brown hair, green eyes,"
"Says here, she's been missing for about a year now." Jesse pointed out. "And look at this, she has one sister, Sarah, who's also missing."
"Aves Feral?" The tall man read off the mutant power. "That's impossible. Genomex hasn't made a bird-human yet, have they?"
"Wait a minute…" Jesse began. "You said one of them was flying, right?"
"But a bird feral?" Brennan replied skeptically. "Would she have wings?"
"Not necessarily. Shalimar doesn't have a tail, does she?"
Brennan shook head. "I'm more confused now then I was before."
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The club remix pounded and lights flashed as the clubs patrons gyrated and grooved to the music. Emma looked over at her sandy blonde hared partner.
"You don't think it was insensitive of us to have left Brennan and Shalimar back at sanctuary?"
"Don't look at me, you're the emotions expert," Jesse countered turning around on his seat at the bar to look at the dancers, "Besides Brennan wanted to do a little more research on his mystery rescuers, and Shalimar said something about relaxing time."
"Then…You wanna dance?" Emma yelled over the music.
"Nah, You go head." He called back taking a sip of his drink. Emma raised her eyebrows at him and smiled. Jesse watched her as she danced her way to the other side of the floor and out of sight.
As a funky song began to play over head, his eyes drifted to an unfamiliar brunette dancing with a young blonde "gentleman". Her attire was sleek with a black tank top and a tight thigh length red leather skirt that left so much, yet so little to the imagination. Her wavy light brown hair hung loose around her neck and swayed as she did. He watched her sing along with the music as she laughed with her dance partner. She was like all the other dancers on the floor but he couldn't take his eyes off her. He watched her for a while as she bumped and grinded across the dance floor. She began to spin several times as the song's volume heightened. When she stopped, he caught her eye. The woman paused for a second, flashed him a smiled playfully, and continued to dance.
"You want another?" The bartender asked.
"Hm?" The young man turned and replied "Oh, No thanks." as the song came to an end and a new one began.
The bartender walked away and he turned his attention back to the dance floor, hoping to catch her eye again. She was no where in sight. Straight up in his chair, He tried to scan the crowd for his mystery woman. He sat back down in his seat slightly disheartened.
Suddenly, Jesse felt a tapping on his shoulder. He turned his head in the direction of the tap. Sitting in Emma's seat was the mystery woman.
"Sarah." She yelled over the music
"Beg your Pardon?" He yelled back.
"My name is Sarah." His eyebrows furrowed in a look of confusion.
"You've been staring at me for the past 5 minutes," She continued, "I figure you're either wondering who I am or you're a psycho killer. Either way you'll want to know my name."
"What if I'm a psycho killer?" He asked amused with her reasoning. Sarah shrugged.
"Call me an optimist." She answered with a smile.
Jesse smiled back at the young brunette. She was prettier close up, he noticed. Even with her heavy black eyeliner, red eye shadow, and sparkles, one could see a hint of natural beautiful beneath.
"So," The dancer began tapping her fingers on the bar top. "Do I have to stare at you for 5 minutes before you tell me your name?"
"Oh Sorry," He chuckled, "It's Jesse."
"Well Jesse, You wanna dance?" Sarah said, standing up.
Jesse scanned the dance floor for a second.
"Won't your dance partner mind?" He asked allowing her to take his hand.
"Who? Russ?" She laughed, pulling him on to the dance floor, "Nah, he's got other things on his mind." She pointed to the blonde man who was now dancing with a red head bountifully endowed in the chest area.
"Well," Jesse resolved. "Maybe a just a minute."
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A/N- R/R if you please!!
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