Disclaimer: Rosalie and Misha are the only characters belonging to me. The
others are mine only in my dreams.
Chapter 10: Creation
The rising sun shone through the crack in the curtains, leaving a sliver of light across the floor. Brennan opened his eyes sleepily and wondered for a second where he was. He could feel a soft breathing against his chest and saw a mass of reddish-brown curls in the crook of his arm. He smiled, remembering the night before.
The sound of an alarm pierced the silence of the dawn, and a hand snaked out from under the covers and thumped the small clock beside the bed. He looked down.
"Rosa," he whispered gently. No response. Surely if the alarm was set to go off, she had a reason to be getting up early. He whispered her name again. This time she stirred. She raised her head and looked at him.
"Wha?" she asked sleepily as he kissed her forehead. Recognition clouded her features as she smiled at him and returned the kiss.
"You're still here," she mumbled.
"I said I'd stay, didn't you believe me?" She smiled as she kissed the tip of his nose and slid out of bed. "You abandoning me now?" he asked mock hurt. She turned to look at him half covered by the sheet, and steeled herself for his response.
"I'm not going back on what I said yesterday," she told him as she slid into her denims. "I said I would go after my sister, and I've got to keep to that."
"You're still going?" Brennan asked as he sat up in the bed. "You can't just leave now. You know it makes sense to listen to Adam. He's had a lot of experience with this sort of situation."
Rosalie carried on, pulling her top over her head. "My gut's telling me to go to her. I can't ignore it."
"I trust Adam with my life. Do you really think he can get this so wrong? Give him a while, he'll figure out how to get Misha out of there with minimum fuss and no one getting hurt."
She paused. "I don't know, Bren."
"You telling me your gut's never been wrong? At least talk to him about it."
Adam's voice crackled over the comlink, "I'm calling a meeting this morning. Can you all be at the lab at 9am?"
He looked intently at her. "Please, trust him."
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A little later in the lab, Emma was leafing through a magazine as she waited for the others. As Brennan and Rosalie walked in, she looked up and greeted them. Suddenly, she jerked her head up,
"Rosa, Brennan, have you two finally...?"
Rosalie blushed, "How did you...?"
Brennan grinned at her. "You keep forgetting she probably knows what you're feeling before you do. Shame on you, Em, getting into her head without permission!"
"It was you I got it from, Bren. And to be honest, honey, it was such a strong feeling that I couldn't keep it out of my head unless I made an extreme effort!" She winked at Rosa just as Shalimar made her way in.
"What's up?" she asked, aware that she'd just missed something.
"Oh, nothing," Rosa replied. She didn't mind the others finding out, but she wasn't keen on advertising her relationship to everyone before she'd had the chance to get used to it herself. Brennan's hand stroked Rosa's arm absent-mindedly and drew Shal's attention. Suddenly, Shal put two and two together.
"Don't tell me you two have finally got it together?" she exclaimed.
"Did everyone know about this before me?" asked Rosa, perplexed.
"Sure honey, it was pretty damn obvious that Bren had the hots for someone, and after a while, it became kinda clear it was you," replied Shal with a grin. "Congrats, you guys!"
Emma caught her attention just in time as Jesse and Adam came into the lab.
"Hey bro!" called Jesse. "What happened to you last night?"
Brennan creased his forehead, trying to think. "We had a date?"
"You betcha! Cinema, Jlo's latest film. Hot chicks and cold beer, remember?"
"Shit!" Brennan slapped his head. "It slipped my mind, I'm so sorry Jess."
"So what were you up to? You weren't in your room either. Don't tell me you had a hot date instead? You should have gotten her to bring a friend, we could have made up a foursome. Come to think of it," Jesse continued, on a roll now, "Shal wasn't in either. You two aren't at it, are you?"
Shal turned to him, "I was out, and it's none of your business where," she retorted.
"Touchy!" Jesse joked. "So, Bren? What was it? A blonde, a brunette?"
"I'll tell you what," suggested Emma. "I'll get you after the meeting and explain about the birds and the bees, shall I?" They all laughed.
"I can't believe you haven't got it yet, Jess," continued Shal.
"OK now, children," smiled Adam. "Let's get down to business before we come to blows, yeah?"
"What's up Adam?" asked Emma as the others settled down.
"You're all off to Creation this evening, the club."
"Woohoo! My turn to pull!" whooped Jesse.
"Maybe not tonight," Adam continued. "I've got information that Misha will be there tonight, and this will be our best bet to get her back with the least risk to us all."
"Have you figured out how to reverse the brainwashing?" asked Rosalie anxiously.
"I'm pretty sure I've cracked it. But you've got to understand that it'll take a while to fully take effect. It's not an overnight cure. I'm not sure how long I'll have to keep her under before she's completely her old self." He smiled, "Now off you go. I suggest you take the rest of the day to sharpen up your combat skills. Misha is a pretty powerful mutant."
As they trooped out of the lab, Adam called behind them, "Brennan, Rosa." he smiled sneakily. "I'm glad you two have sorted out your differences."
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Rosalie stood alone in the centre of the club. This was her scene; the throbbing music sending shivers down her spine, the laughing voices, the mass of bodies on the dance floor, but today she wasn't enjoying it. Brennan was outside, ready for the ambush, and Emma and Jesse were somewhere inside, but she couldn't see them. Shalimar was by the bar, she could see that she was surveying the scene too, trying to catch a glimpse of Misha.
Rosa watched Shal as a man came up to her and started talking in her ear. She saw Shal motion to the man, but he refused to go away, and he continued talking into her ear with a somewhat drunk look on his face. Shal turned irritably towards him and spoke harshly towards him. This was obviously one of those slime balls you sometimes met in clubs, the kind who wouldn't take no for an answer. She felt a pang of sisterly pity for Shal, then thought better of it and felt sorrier for the man who was about to find out that you don't pester a feral without paying for it!
She turned her attention to a man close behind her own elbow. She could feel his hot breath on her bare shoulder.
"What's a beautiful thing like you doing in here all alone?" he leered her.
"Leave me alone." She was in no mood for this.
"Come on, darling. Fancy a dance?" he persisted.
"No thanks. I'd much rather be alone thank you."
"Oh, don't be the ice queen with me, you know you're dying for a dance."
"Will you go away and leave me alone?" she said more forcefully. His demeanour suddenly changed.
"I know what you are, Firefly," he whispered hoarsely. "I'd keep my eyes open if I were you. Don't let your guard down."
She whipped round, trying to catch sight of the man's face, but he had disappeared. What did he mean by that? 'Don't let your guard down'?
"Rosa," Emma called to her. Rosalie turned to see Emma and Jesse making their way towards her. "Rosa, she's here, I'm certain about that." Rosalie scanned the mass of bodies around her.
"I can't see her," she replied to Emma.
"There she is," Jesse exclaimed. "There by the cloakrooms, do you see her?"
Rosa directed her search to where Jesse had seen her. A petite brunette with short hair emerged from the cloakroom.
"Yep, that's her," confirmed Rosa. "Bren, Shal, we've located Misha. She'll be out in a minute," she spoke over the comlink, warning the other two currently waiting outside the back door of the club.
She nodded to Emma who, as planned, planted a thought in Misha's mind. The plan was to lure Misha outside by making her nauseous, dizzy and in need of some fresh air. Once outside, Brennan and Shalimar would be waiting to ambush her and bring her back safely.
She followed Misha out of the back door with Emma and Jesse. As she emerged into the cold night air, she was just in time to see Shalimar spinning through the air and crashing against a brick wall. Misha had obviously developed her powers to such an extent that she could suspend humans too and move them at her will. As Jesse ran over to check on Shal, Rosa saw Brennan starting to float through the air.
"What the." he exclaimed.
"Bren, keep calm," Rosa yelled at him as she prepared herself to send a stream of fire towards her sister. This was the test - had she learnt to control herself enough in order to restrain Misha without killing her? She paused, unsure of herself.
"Rosa, you can do it, come on," Emma encouraged her, waiting for her opportunity to blast Misha's mind. Rosa raised her hands towards her and sent a stream of fire at her. It grew from her fingers towards Misha, hit her on her chest and pinned her to the wall. Brennan dropped to the floor as Misha struggled, but she couldn't break free from the energy stream. As Emma's mind blast hit her, she sagged, unconscious. Brennan ran towards her, gathering her in his arms.
"Good on you," he whispered into her hair. "I know how hard that was for you."
Rosa approached Emma and Misha. "She's OK," reassured Emma. "How's Shal, Jesse?" she called over to him.
"I think she's hurt pretty bad," replied Jesse as he wiped her bloodstained blonde hair away from her face. "Come on, we'd better get her back to Adam, pronto."
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Woohoo!! Finally got Firefly into the story! OK, I have a question for you guys. How believable is it that Rosalie and Brennan are together? What have you perceived their relationship to be? Basically, do I have to do some more work on the relationship side before I get into the action again?
Chapter 10: Creation
The rising sun shone through the crack in the curtains, leaving a sliver of light across the floor. Brennan opened his eyes sleepily and wondered for a second where he was. He could feel a soft breathing against his chest and saw a mass of reddish-brown curls in the crook of his arm. He smiled, remembering the night before.
The sound of an alarm pierced the silence of the dawn, and a hand snaked out from under the covers and thumped the small clock beside the bed. He looked down.
"Rosa," he whispered gently. No response. Surely if the alarm was set to go off, she had a reason to be getting up early. He whispered her name again. This time she stirred. She raised her head and looked at him.
"Wha?" she asked sleepily as he kissed her forehead. Recognition clouded her features as she smiled at him and returned the kiss.
"You're still here," she mumbled.
"I said I'd stay, didn't you believe me?" She smiled as she kissed the tip of his nose and slid out of bed. "You abandoning me now?" he asked mock hurt. She turned to look at him half covered by the sheet, and steeled herself for his response.
"I'm not going back on what I said yesterday," she told him as she slid into her denims. "I said I would go after my sister, and I've got to keep to that."
"You're still going?" Brennan asked as he sat up in the bed. "You can't just leave now. You know it makes sense to listen to Adam. He's had a lot of experience with this sort of situation."
Rosalie carried on, pulling her top over her head. "My gut's telling me to go to her. I can't ignore it."
"I trust Adam with my life. Do you really think he can get this so wrong? Give him a while, he'll figure out how to get Misha out of there with minimum fuss and no one getting hurt."
She paused. "I don't know, Bren."
"You telling me your gut's never been wrong? At least talk to him about it."
Adam's voice crackled over the comlink, "I'm calling a meeting this morning. Can you all be at the lab at 9am?"
He looked intently at her. "Please, trust him."
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A little later in the lab, Emma was leafing through a magazine as she waited for the others. As Brennan and Rosalie walked in, she looked up and greeted them. Suddenly, she jerked her head up,
"Rosa, Brennan, have you two finally...?"
Rosalie blushed, "How did you...?"
Brennan grinned at her. "You keep forgetting she probably knows what you're feeling before you do. Shame on you, Em, getting into her head without permission!"
"It was you I got it from, Bren. And to be honest, honey, it was such a strong feeling that I couldn't keep it out of my head unless I made an extreme effort!" She winked at Rosa just as Shalimar made her way in.
"What's up?" she asked, aware that she'd just missed something.
"Oh, nothing," Rosa replied. She didn't mind the others finding out, but she wasn't keen on advertising her relationship to everyone before she'd had the chance to get used to it herself. Brennan's hand stroked Rosa's arm absent-mindedly and drew Shal's attention. Suddenly, Shal put two and two together.
"Don't tell me you two have finally got it together?" she exclaimed.
"Did everyone know about this before me?" asked Rosa, perplexed.
"Sure honey, it was pretty damn obvious that Bren had the hots for someone, and after a while, it became kinda clear it was you," replied Shal with a grin. "Congrats, you guys!"
Emma caught her attention just in time as Jesse and Adam came into the lab.
"Hey bro!" called Jesse. "What happened to you last night?"
Brennan creased his forehead, trying to think. "We had a date?"
"You betcha! Cinema, Jlo's latest film. Hot chicks and cold beer, remember?"
"Shit!" Brennan slapped his head. "It slipped my mind, I'm so sorry Jess."
"So what were you up to? You weren't in your room either. Don't tell me you had a hot date instead? You should have gotten her to bring a friend, we could have made up a foursome. Come to think of it," Jesse continued, on a roll now, "Shal wasn't in either. You two aren't at it, are you?"
Shal turned to him, "I was out, and it's none of your business where," she retorted.
"Touchy!" Jesse joked. "So, Bren? What was it? A blonde, a brunette?"
"I'll tell you what," suggested Emma. "I'll get you after the meeting and explain about the birds and the bees, shall I?" They all laughed.
"I can't believe you haven't got it yet, Jess," continued Shal.
"OK now, children," smiled Adam. "Let's get down to business before we come to blows, yeah?"
"What's up Adam?" asked Emma as the others settled down.
"You're all off to Creation this evening, the club."
"Woohoo! My turn to pull!" whooped Jesse.
"Maybe not tonight," Adam continued. "I've got information that Misha will be there tonight, and this will be our best bet to get her back with the least risk to us all."
"Have you figured out how to reverse the brainwashing?" asked Rosalie anxiously.
"I'm pretty sure I've cracked it. But you've got to understand that it'll take a while to fully take effect. It's not an overnight cure. I'm not sure how long I'll have to keep her under before she's completely her old self." He smiled, "Now off you go. I suggest you take the rest of the day to sharpen up your combat skills. Misha is a pretty powerful mutant."
As they trooped out of the lab, Adam called behind them, "Brennan, Rosa." he smiled sneakily. "I'm glad you two have sorted out your differences."
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Rosalie stood alone in the centre of the club. This was her scene; the throbbing music sending shivers down her spine, the laughing voices, the mass of bodies on the dance floor, but today she wasn't enjoying it. Brennan was outside, ready for the ambush, and Emma and Jesse were somewhere inside, but she couldn't see them. Shalimar was by the bar, she could see that she was surveying the scene too, trying to catch a glimpse of Misha.
Rosa watched Shal as a man came up to her and started talking in her ear. She saw Shal motion to the man, but he refused to go away, and he continued talking into her ear with a somewhat drunk look on his face. Shal turned irritably towards him and spoke harshly towards him. This was obviously one of those slime balls you sometimes met in clubs, the kind who wouldn't take no for an answer. She felt a pang of sisterly pity for Shal, then thought better of it and felt sorrier for the man who was about to find out that you don't pester a feral without paying for it!
She turned her attention to a man close behind her own elbow. She could feel his hot breath on her bare shoulder.
"What's a beautiful thing like you doing in here all alone?" he leered her.
"Leave me alone." She was in no mood for this.
"Come on, darling. Fancy a dance?" he persisted.
"No thanks. I'd much rather be alone thank you."
"Oh, don't be the ice queen with me, you know you're dying for a dance."
"Will you go away and leave me alone?" she said more forcefully. His demeanour suddenly changed.
"I know what you are, Firefly," he whispered hoarsely. "I'd keep my eyes open if I were you. Don't let your guard down."
She whipped round, trying to catch sight of the man's face, but he had disappeared. What did he mean by that? 'Don't let your guard down'?
"Rosa," Emma called to her. Rosalie turned to see Emma and Jesse making their way towards her. "Rosa, she's here, I'm certain about that." Rosalie scanned the mass of bodies around her.
"I can't see her," she replied to Emma.
"There she is," Jesse exclaimed. "There by the cloakrooms, do you see her?"
Rosa directed her search to where Jesse had seen her. A petite brunette with short hair emerged from the cloakroom.
"Yep, that's her," confirmed Rosa. "Bren, Shal, we've located Misha. She'll be out in a minute," she spoke over the comlink, warning the other two currently waiting outside the back door of the club.
She nodded to Emma who, as planned, planted a thought in Misha's mind. The plan was to lure Misha outside by making her nauseous, dizzy and in need of some fresh air. Once outside, Brennan and Shalimar would be waiting to ambush her and bring her back safely.
She followed Misha out of the back door with Emma and Jesse. As she emerged into the cold night air, she was just in time to see Shalimar spinning through the air and crashing against a brick wall. Misha had obviously developed her powers to such an extent that she could suspend humans too and move them at her will. As Jesse ran over to check on Shal, Rosa saw Brennan starting to float through the air.
"What the." he exclaimed.
"Bren, keep calm," Rosa yelled at him as she prepared herself to send a stream of fire towards her sister. This was the test - had she learnt to control herself enough in order to restrain Misha without killing her? She paused, unsure of herself.
"Rosa, you can do it, come on," Emma encouraged her, waiting for her opportunity to blast Misha's mind. Rosa raised her hands towards her and sent a stream of fire at her. It grew from her fingers towards Misha, hit her on her chest and pinned her to the wall. Brennan dropped to the floor as Misha struggled, but she couldn't break free from the energy stream. As Emma's mind blast hit her, she sagged, unconscious. Brennan ran towards her, gathering her in his arms.
"Good on you," he whispered into her hair. "I know how hard that was for you."
Rosa approached Emma and Misha. "She's OK," reassured Emma. "How's Shal, Jesse?" she called over to him.
"I think she's hurt pretty bad," replied Jesse as he wiped her bloodstained blonde hair away from her face. "Come on, we'd better get her back to Adam, pronto."
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Woohoo!! Finally got Firefly into the story! OK, I have a question for you guys. How believable is it that Rosalie and Brennan are together? What have you perceived their relationship to be? Basically, do I have to do some more work on the relationship side before I get into the action again?