Disclaimer: same as before
A/N: sorry it took a while, a chapter a day is insane, but I promise at least a chapter a week (like I said I'll try…hehe!)
WARNING: this chapter deals with rape, so if you don't want to read, scroll down and I'll have a recap of the chapter at the bottom.
Chapter 4
When they reached Sanctuary, Brennan and Jesse had to carry the girls inside because they were sleeping. After putting Shalimar in her room, Brennan went to his room to sleep. Jesse laid Emma gently on her bed. He tucked her in, kissed her forehead and began to leave, when she started to talk in her sleep.
"Jesse…I…too."
Turning around he faced his best friend and smiled. *Whatever she's dreaming, at least it's her own, and no one else's.* With that he simply said, "Good night Em," and went to his own room.
Emma's Dream
She knew where she was. She was not alone, Jesse was with her. Though she was not wearing anything, she was warm; her blankets were soft and warm, just like Jesse's touch. They began to kiss again, more intensely than before. He grabbed her shoulders and flipped her under him.
"Jesse…" Emma spoke out in surprise. His arms tightened on her shoulders, "you're hurting me. Stop." She winced in pain, and fear came over her. She thought he would never hurt her. She looked into Jesse's face, when it changed…into Gabriel Ashlocke's. "Oh God…"
"Shalimar's mine, but why stop there? I want you too. And I will have you. Your mind, soul, and body are mine. I know about your power, that's why I'm here. Eckhart promised me you and Shalimar if I caused a distraction, so he could plan. And I have to say I don't mind."
Emma's voice was small, "No. Leave me alone."
"Shalimar loves me, and when I'm done with you, you'll love me also." He kissed her, forcing his tongue into her mouth. Then he entered her, roughly. She was pinned down and could not move.
She screamed out, hoping someone in Sanctuary would come to her aid. No one came, because in her dream she was alone. Tears trailed down her cheeks as she cried, begging for him to stop. "Gabriel…s-stop…you're…hurting…me."
Gabriel just laughed at her. After what felt like an eternity, his violation on her body ended and he vanished; leaving her there on her bed crying and in pain.
Back in Sanctuary
Screams ripped throughout Sanctuary; the screams were shrill enough to wake the dead. Adam, Brennan and Shalimar took off towards the source of the screams, only to find that Jesse was already there.
They all stopped just inside Emma's room to see her thrashing about, like she was trying to fight someone off.
"S-stop, you're hurting me," Emma whimpered.
"Adam we got to wake her up."
"I know Jess, but we shouldn't touch her when she's like this"
Suddenly Emma stopped moving, and then she woke up. Looking around she noticed her teammates, and began to feel ashamed and exposed, even though her pajamas were on.
Quickly she covered herself with her blankets. They all noticed she was shaking, (trembling was more like it), with fear in her eyes.
"You okay Emma?"
"What do you think Brennan? Look I had a nightmare. That's all. I'm fine," as she spoke her lips quivered. Tears forming quickly in her eyes as she began to remember everything that happened.
"Adam saw the state she was in and figured she might want to be alone, "Let's go guys, if Emma says she's fine, then she's fine"
Brennan, Shalimar and Adam all walked out of her room. Jesse continued to watch Emma, until they were all out of ear shot. Then he slowly crossed over to her and sat down on her bed. "Are you okay," Jesse asked with a soothing voice, hoping it would calm her down.
She shook her head and looked down. Nothing really happened between her and Gabriel, it was a dream. Even though it was a dream, she could still feel him, now she knew how Shalimar felt. She wanted to say something to Jesse, but all she could manage were sobs. He held her as she cried, and they stayed that way for hours.
Finally her sobs subsided and she said to Jesse, "Gabriel…"
"Emma, what did he do?"
"He told me that he made some deal with Eckhart. Eckhart would leave me and Shalimar to Gabriel, as long as he kept me from Eckhart's dreams. That way he could form a plan to destroy the rest of Mutant X."
"I'm gonna kill Eckhart."
"That's not everything he did…" Emma's voice started to waiver, "he…he raped me."
Jesse sat there. *I'm gonna kill Gabriel for touching her. He needs to pay for what he did to Emma.* Jesse cupped her chin and looked into her eyes, "It was a dream. It didn't really happen," he said trying to reassure her.
"Jesse, it did happen. He raped my mind, and me. He hurt me Jess, and I can still feel the pain. I never want to sleep again."
He hugged her tightly, silently cursing Gabriel who, in a matter of hours, managed to hurt the one person in the world that he loved most.
"We have to tell Adam," Jesse said.
"No. I don't want everybody to know."
"Maybe he could whip up something that'll help you with your dreams."
"Okay. Can you turn around so I can get dressed?"
"Emma, you are dressed."
Looking down she saw her black pajama pants, and black top. "Oh."
"Let's go." They stood up and Jesse protectively put his arm around Emma. They began to walk towards the lab, knowing that Adam would be there.
A/N: What just happened: Gabriel invaded Emma's dream in order to help Eckhart, the catch? Eckhart must leave Shalimar and Emma to Gabriel. This chapter was a distraction and will continue to haunt Emma for a few chapters. Read, Review and tell me what you think.