"You're Still You"

Disclaimer: Don't own them
Pairings: Heavy Emma/Adam and Shal/Bren
Genre: ROMANCE
Rating: PG
Author's note: this is the last chapter of this fic... it has a bit of Jesse angst.... be warned Jesse lovers! sorry that this last chapter took longer to post than the others, i was having writer's block and couldn't figuer out how to end this fic.


Chapter 10

"Found Hearts"

She was there, she touched his face, her skin soft and warm. She was there, but he couldn't make her out clearly. He knew it was her, every fiber in his being told him so. *Why can't I see her? Why was she so blurry?* He mind asked groggily. He stirred slightly and the image vanished, as quickly as it had arrived. Adam's eyes opened slowly. He frowned as he realized that it was just a dream, he rubbed his eyes and stretched. He looked around the lab. The sterility of it was strangling, but then most labs had that quality. The lab comforted him, it was his domain, his kingdom. And as like all great kings, he ruled it. his eyes scanned the room again, the white walls glared back at him, and the equipment glistened in their steely luster. He didn't notice the little slip of paper that was sitting on his desk as he got up and walked toward on of the Lab's many windows. Adam looked out the window and down into the living room, his team was sitting there. Brennan and Shalimar were sitting together and chatting. Jesse was curled up in a big blanket and sitting in the arm chair reading a book. Adam looked around the room again, Emma wasn't in there. *where is she?* he wondered. Adam turned back toward the computer and walked toward it, he glanced down at his desk and notice the note. What's this? He asked the empty room. Picking up the small paper, he read it. To Adam, Enjoy! Love Cupid? Adam got his famous confused look on his face, then noticed the little mp3 player farther over on his desk. Adam picked it up and looked at it, a red flashing button caught his attention and he pushed it. immediately the screen of his computer flickered and a recording started to play. Adam watched it, still confused. there on the screen was Shalimar, Jesse and Brennan, they were smiling. Suddenly the images began to speak, Adam smiled.
Hey Adam.... Shalimar started off, her voice was soft. Jesse spoke next, he had this all knowing smile plastered on his face as he spoke. Brennan's turn was next, he explained the plan and smiled. Adam's face grew red. After Shalimar and Jesse spoke again, the message ended. Seconds later, the little mp3 player began to sing, the computer screen started up another recording. Adam sat down in the Lab chair again, he listened as his poem came alive. The screen showed Emma's face, it was smiling and laughing, just then Emma's voice resounded in the room, the words of his poem were transformed into pure love. Adam's heart was full of love as he watched the recording and listened to the song. The recording of Emma's voice rose higher, and Adam became surprised at the range it had, he smiled. He knew that she was amazing and listening to her voice just confirmed it.
The video recording continued it's show and Adam just watched, Emma looked so beautiful, so graceful as she spin around and danced. He watched as Brennan did his best to mimic her, and he was doing a poor job at it. Adam laughed at the sight of the dark elemental prancing around like a prima donna in a ballet.
As the song and video ended, a tear welled up into Adam's eyes. *God, how much i love her* he thought to himself. *she completes me* his inner voice was urging him to tell her how he felt. * If you don't tell her how you feel, she'll never know! and you'll finished the rest of you days wondering how it could have been!* his inner voice was making a good point. *but.. what if she...* He thought as his inner voice cut him off. *NO! You know she loves you! look at what she did! LOOK AT HER!* his inner voice commanded. Adam gazed at the video of Emma, the picture of her was still, it was of her with her knees tucked into her body and she was starring into the camera. She looked so beautiful just then, more so than ever. At that moment he knew, he knew he had to tell her, the had to show her how he felt for her. he would no longer spend long night in his bed, alone, thinking about her and what life would be like with her. He HAD to tell her. With new found courage, Adam walked out of the lab.

Adam walked up the the others with a serious look on his face.
"Hey guys... Have you seen Emma?" he asked without his voice wavering.
Shalimar looked up into Adam's eyes and smiled. "I think she's in her room" she said softly.
"Thanks..." Adam said as he turned and walked to the direction of Emma's room.

Shalimar smiled as she watched Adam go. "i'm gonna go get everything ready" She said to Brennan and walked to the meditation room.

Emma had changed into the most beautiful dress anyone had ever seen. It was white and flowed around her like wings. It had a low squared neck line, so it showed a little of her cleavage. It tied around her middle in a Emperor style, and the ribbon had gold and red on it. Shailmar smiled at the way Emma looked. "It's beautiful... now for your hair!" She said as she quickly styled half of it into a small bun, and place chinese chopsticks in it to decoration, letting the rest fall around Emma's shoulders. When Shalimar was finished Emma looked like something out of a romantic fairy tale.
"Perfect!" Shalimar exclaimed, smiling. "You look like a princess!" Shalimar tugged gently here and there on the dress. Emma looked into Shalimar's face and giggled like a young girl.
"Thanks you Shalimar! it's just what i wanted!" She said as she looked at herself in a little handheld mirror. Placing the mirror down she twirled and watched how her dress, pooled out around her, she giggled and smiled.

Meanwhile, Adam had all ready been to Emma's room and she wasn't there, so he began to wander through sanctuary, looking for her. He had been to the kitchen, the lab and the training room, but to no avail. Adam could only think of one other place that she could be and he headed for the meditation room.

Shalimar smiled and stated to walk out the door of the meditation room, when she heard Adam coming toward her. "Emma! He's coming!" she whispered to her friend. Emma panicked and ran to a pillow and sat on it. Her heart was pounding in her chest, like it was trying to free it's self from her rib cage. *Oh God.... Ok calm down... just calm down!* She was so nervous. *He knows how you feel now....everything will turn out ok..* She knew that wasn't the total truth, it wasn't for sure, nothing ever was. * it's a risk I'm willing to take* she said in her mind.
Suddenly she heard footsteps coming from behind her. *Here goes...* she thought as she closed her eyes and tried to calm herself.

As Adam got closer to the meditation room, he stopped mid stride. *Ok... you can do this!, just go in there and tell her how you feel... just go in there....* a look of determination washed over his face, he rolled his head back and forth to loosen his tight shoulders. *you can do this* he told himself again as he rounded the corner.

Then he saw her. She was sitting on a pillow with her back to him. The dress she wore resembled the one he saw in his dream. Adam quietly drew in a breath. *God she's beautiful!* the sight of her drove him crazy. He let out the breath slowly.

Emma heard breathing behind her, she slowly turned her head toward the noise. *It's him...* she said in her mind before actually seeing him.
Her eyes locked onto his, she fell into them, like a leaf falling over a waterfall, once she fell she knew that she could never find her way back up. *this is it...* she thought.

Adam was drawn into her eyes,like a deer caught in the headlights of a car, but he knew that he was safe with her. He slowly moved closer to her, he didn't smile or say anything, he knew that the look in his eyes would tell her what she needed to know.

Emma stood, her dress falling around her like a silky cloud, shimmering in the light of the room. Her eyes never left Adam's. As she slowly moved closer to him she brought her hand out, towards him. As if asking with her body language, to take what was his, her heart. She watched as he moved closer to her, so close that she could smell his cologne. She breathed in his smell, it smelled like Adam but with a hint of something she couldn't quite put her finger on. Emma's heart was pounding faster in her chest, her blood was pulsating in her veins, every nerve ending was alive with the electric passion that was floating in the air.

Shalimar, Brennan and Jesse were watching the scene unfold in the meditation room from the monitor in the lab. Shalimar's eyes began to well up as she watched her best friend and leader move closer to each other. slowly a single tear fell down her face. Brennan saw the emotion coming from Shalimar. He moved close to her, he could feel the heat that was radiating from her body. He had always noticed that she gave off more heat than anyone else he knew, her wasn't sure if it was because of her feral DNA or not, but he knew that he liked it. Brennan slowly moved himself so that he was right behind her. He could smell the residue of her shampoo in her golden tresses, the smell invigorated him, gave him a sense of strength that he didn't have before. His arms came up around the beautiful blonde in front of him, he heard her gasp slightly then relax.

Shalimar loved the way his arms felt around her. She leaned slightly into Brennan, head finding that special spot in his shoulder and she smiled.
Brennan grinned when Shalimar leaned into him, he brought his head down closer her ear, he whispered softly to her.
"You mean a lot to me Shal...." his voice was so quiet that she barely heard it. "I love the way you feel in my arms...."
Shalimar was taken aback by his words, her eyes were wide like saucers. She couldn't believe he was actually saying this to her. Shalimar leaned into Brennan more, she put her hand on his and rubbed it gently. She wanted to let him know that she heard him and that she wanted more.

Brennan whispered again into her ear. "I need you Shalimar... you are my breath, my life... I love you. His voice was full of love.
Shalimar started to cry, softly. Her body shook gently, she couldn't help herself. shalimar turned her body so her face was buried in Brennan's chest, and just cried.
Brennan held her tight against his chest. He lifted her chin up so that she was looking into his eyes. "I love you" he said again softly as he wiped her tears away.
Shailmar looked deep into his eyes, she saw his love for her there. "I love you too..." she whispered back to him as her hand moved up to his cheek. His eyes smiled into hers and he leaned down and covered her lips with his own. sealing their love for the rest of their lives.

Jesse was watching the scene in the monitor when he caught some movement in the corner of his eye, when he turned his head he saw Brennan and Shalimar in a deep passionate embrace. The site before him made his heart seize in his rib cage. * Oh GOD!* he grabbed his chest as if he was in pain. *GOD NO! not Shalimar too!* his mind screamed. He watched as the other women he loved just flew away from him. *why am i the one that never gets what he wants!* his heart cried. He couldn't watch this anymore, he quickly turned and walked out the Lab and headed for his room.

Adam saw Emma's hand that was held out in front of him. He placed his hand in her and rubbed it softly with his other hand. He looked into Emma's eyes as he brought her hand up to his lips and kissed it lightly.
Emma looked into Adam's eyes, she started to speak. "Adam... I..." she was cut off by Adam, as he quickly closed the space between them and gathered her in his arms.
"Emma... God how i've longed to have you in my arms" He brought her closer in to his embrace. "I wrote that poem for you... Emma.. I love you! I have for so long..." He looked at her, his eyes were full of love.
Emma looked into his eyes. "Why didn't you ever say anything..." she asked softly.
Adam smiled. "I didn't think you felt the same way" he said gently. Emma's eyes sparkled with humor. "I've loved you since the first time i laid my eyes on you! You are everything to me Adam... I would do anything for you." Her voice was soft and quiet.
A tear rolled down her cheek. "I have waiting for so long...." she whispered to him. Adam gathered her up and pressed her to his chest. "God Emma.... if i had known... I would have told you sooner!" He kissed the top of her head. "Emma..." He said as he lifted her chin up so that her eyes met his gaze. "I swear... I will love you for the rest of my life... you are the only one i will love. You are my light, my strength, my everything... you make me fly... you are my inspiration.." his words were becoming overwhelming and Emma smiled softly. "Adam.. I get the point" she said giggling.
Adam just laughed. " I guess there is only one thing left to do now..." He said softly.
Emma's face became confused. "And what is that" she asked softly as she stared into her love's eyes. Adam smiled. "This.." he replied quietly as she brought his lips down and brushed them against her own. the kiss was sweet, light and encouraging. It melted emma into Adam arms, and he knew right then, that she was his.... forever.