Disclaimer: I do not own Mutant X, Tribune and Marvel do.
Author's Note: So, it's up faster than I thought. That's just because class was really annoying because everyone was arguing about being in class when there was a Laker game on. Whatever! At least I got another chapter up.
Mutant X
"The Price We Pay"
Chapter 2
SANCTUARY
SHALIMAR'S ROOM
Shalimar was finishing changing her clothes when there was a knock on her door, she knew who was there. She sighed and plopped down on her bed. Please go away, she thought as her eyes began to tear up. I have to do this, she thought to herself. Shalimar sat there and closed her eyes trying not to cry. The knocking continued for a few minutes and then the door was slid open slightly. "Shal' ?" Brennan called peeking his head into Shalimar's dark room. He opened the door more letting the light in to reveal Shalimar sitting on her bed with her eyes closed. Brennan entered and closed the door. He sat down next to her. "I don't want you to go."
"I know," she told him quietly as tears fell down her cheeks.
"Why are you doing this?"
"For Katherine. For Danielle."
"For Adam?"
"For Adam, too."
"Shalimar..."
"Brennan, Adam's done so much for me and Jesse. I feel like if I can help him then I should. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, you know Adam's done a lot for me and Emma, too. You and Jesse have just been with Adam longer. If Gabriel..."
"Brennan, let's not talk about Gabriel right now."
"Shal'..."
"I'm going to miss you, you know that?"
Brennan pulled Shalimar into his arms. Brennan held her tightly. "I don't want to let you go."
"Don't let go. Hold me until I have to leave."
"Hey Shal' , you know I got to thinking, and you know we've ALMOST kissed twice, and you know we haven't even gone out on a date, yet."
"You haven't even asked me out, yet. Not that we've been allowed out of Sanctuary for a month."
"True," Brennan said laughing for a second. "So, I'll wait until you come back to ask you out, okay?"
"I'll look forward to that."
"So, how long do we have?"
Shalimar lookedover at the clock on her nightstand and sighed. "Thirty minutes."
"You know when it's safe we'll come and get you and Adam, don't you?" Brennan asked.
"Only if it's safe," she told him.
"You would just go barging in no matter what," he told her.
"Yeah, well maybe Adam and I will escape before you come to save us," Shalimar teased.
"Yeah, well whatever can get you to out sooner will be the best plan."
"Adam thinks that Gabriel has a PLAN for me."
"I thought we weren't talking about Gabriel."
"What do you think he wants?"
"He wants you!"
"Why?"
"Didn't you see how he was looking at you?"
"I don't remember."
"He WANTS you Shal' ," Brennan told her frustrated. "Maybe there was some kind of feral attraction or something, I don't know! All I know is that I don't want him doing anything to hurt you."
"Brennan, I'll be fine."
Half an hour passed quickly and Adam came knocking on her door. "Shalimar?"
"I'm coming, Adam."
Brennan looked down from Shalimar. "I still don't like this."
"I know," she told him as she took his chin and raised it so their eyes met. "So, do I get a kiss at least?"
Brennan smiled and pulled her into his arms again. Brennan pulled back and then leaned in and kissed Shalimar gently. "You better come back."
"I will," Shalimar told him.
"Good."
"Adam's waiting," she told him and took his hand. "Come on," Shalimar rold Brennan as she pulled him out of her room.
"Ready?" Adam asked as Shalimar closed her door.
"As ready as I'll ever be," she told Adam trying to smile.
"Jesse and Emma are waiting."
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ON THE ROAD
SILVER MV
Adam and Shalimar had said goodbye, left their commrings with the others, and then left in the MV. Adam was driving, he looked over at Shalimar who was just looking down at her hands. "Shalimar?"
"Yes Adam?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Shalimar?"
"It's nothing, I was just thinking about something Brennan said."
"You two have gotten very close lately."
"Yeah."
"So, what did he say?"
"That Gabriel WANTS me."
"This is why..."
"Adam, it's fine. Brennan was just upset."
"What's going on with you two anyway?"
"We kissed."
"Is it serious?" Adam asked interested.
"I don't know, yet. When we come Brennan's going to ask me out."
"So, why didn't he ask you before we left?"
"I suppose in case we don't come back."
"Shalimar, why are you really doing this? Is it for Danielle, Katherine,...or me?"
"All of thee above."
"Why for me?" Adam asked a bit confused.
"You have to ask? And I thought you're suppose to be a genius," Shalimar said smiling and got a smile from Adam. "It's because you...well you're Adam, but it's what you've done for me."
"Shalimar, you don't have to do this."
"You've already told me and I'm doing this, besides you don't think I'd let you go into Genomex by yourself, do you?"
"Well, at least we're together."
"We'll be fine."
"I hope so."
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TBC...
Author's Note: So, it's up faster than I thought. That's just because class was really annoying because everyone was arguing about being in class when there was a Laker game on. Whatever! At least I got another chapter up.
Mutant X
"The Price We Pay"
Chapter 2
SANCTUARY
SHALIMAR'S ROOM
Shalimar was finishing changing her clothes when there was a knock on her door, she knew who was there. She sighed and plopped down on her bed. Please go away, she thought as her eyes began to tear up. I have to do this, she thought to herself. Shalimar sat there and closed her eyes trying not to cry. The knocking continued for a few minutes and then the door was slid open slightly. "Shal' ?" Brennan called peeking his head into Shalimar's dark room. He opened the door more letting the light in to reveal Shalimar sitting on her bed with her eyes closed. Brennan entered and closed the door. He sat down next to her. "I don't want you to go."
"I know," she told him quietly as tears fell down her cheeks.
"Why are you doing this?"
"For Katherine. For Danielle."
"For Adam?"
"For Adam, too."
"Shalimar..."
"Brennan, Adam's done so much for me and Jesse. I feel like if I can help him then I should. Do you understand?"
"Yeah, you know Adam's done a lot for me and Emma, too. You and Jesse have just been with Adam longer. If Gabriel..."
"Brennan, let's not talk about Gabriel right now."
"Shal'..."
"I'm going to miss you, you know that?"
Brennan pulled Shalimar into his arms. Brennan held her tightly. "I don't want to let you go."
"Don't let go. Hold me until I have to leave."
"Hey Shal' , you know I got to thinking, and you know we've ALMOST kissed twice, and you know we haven't even gone out on a date, yet."
"You haven't even asked me out, yet. Not that we've been allowed out of Sanctuary for a month."
"True," Brennan said laughing for a second. "So, I'll wait until you come back to ask you out, okay?"
"I'll look forward to that."
"So, how long do we have?"
Shalimar lookedover at the clock on her nightstand and sighed. "Thirty minutes."
"You know when it's safe we'll come and get you and Adam, don't you?" Brennan asked.
"Only if it's safe," she told him.
"You would just go barging in no matter what," he told her.
"Yeah, well maybe Adam and I will escape before you come to save us," Shalimar teased.
"Yeah, well whatever can get you to out sooner will be the best plan."
"Adam thinks that Gabriel has a PLAN for me."
"I thought we weren't talking about Gabriel."
"What do you think he wants?"
"He wants you!"
"Why?"
"Didn't you see how he was looking at you?"
"I don't remember."
"He WANTS you Shal' ," Brennan told her frustrated. "Maybe there was some kind of feral attraction or something, I don't know! All I know is that I don't want him doing anything to hurt you."
"Brennan, I'll be fine."
Half an hour passed quickly and Adam came knocking on her door. "Shalimar?"
"I'm coming, Adam."
Brennan looked down from Shalimar. "I still don't like this."
"I know," she told him as she took his chin and raised it so their eyes met. "So, do I get a kiss at least?"
Brennan smiled and pulled her into his arms again. Brennan pulled back and then leaned in and kissed Shalimar gently. "You better come back."
"I will," Shalimar told him.
"Good."
"Adam's waiting," she told him and took his hand. "Come on," Shalimar rold Brennan as she pulled him out of her room.
"Ready?" Adam asked as Shalimar closed her door.
"As ready as I'll ever be," she told Adam trying to smile.
"Jesse and Emma are waiting."
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ON THE ROAD
SILVER MV
Adam and Shalimar had said goodbye, left their commrings with the others, and then left in the MV. Adam was driving, he looked over at Shalimar who was just looking down at her hands. "Shalimar?"
"Yes Adam?"
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing."
"Shalimar?"
"It's nothing, I was just thinking about something Brennan said."
"You two have gotten very close lately."
"Yeah."
"So, what did he say?"
"That Gabriel WANTS me."
"This is why..."
"Adam, it's fine. Brennan was just upset."
"What's going on with you two anyway?"
"We kissed."
"Is it serious?" Adam asked interested.
"I don't know, yet. When we come Brennan's going to ask me out."
"So, why didn't he ask you before we left?"
"I suppose in case we don't come back."
"Shalimar, why are you really doing this? Is it for Danielle, Katherine,...or me?"
"All of thee above."
"Why for me?" Adam asked a bit confused.
"You have to ask? And I thought you're suppose to be a genius," Shalimar said smiling and got a smile from Adam. "It's because you...well you're Adam, but it's what you've done for me."
"Shalimar, you don't have to do this."
"You've already told me and I'm doing this, besides you don't think I'd let you go into Genomex by yourself, do you?"
"Well, at least we're together."
"We'll be fine."
"I hope so."
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TBC...