Chapter 4: When the past becomes the future.
Shalimar thought she was going crazy, she now saw two Emma's. The one who just entered ran towards them and knocked the gun out of the other's hand. They started fighting.
Shalimar got up, took the gun and pointed it at the fighting women. "STOP!" she shouted. One was holding the other in a headlock and said: "Shoot her Shal! She the fake!" The other was too busy with struggling her way out to talk.
Shal aimed... And shot one of them in the shoulder. She backed away cursing and changed into her 'original' form.. into Teri.
"Teri?" Shalimar asked "What...? How.. How could you do this?"
"Me, Shalimar?! How could *I* do this? YOU were the one who left ME! I sacrificed everything for you!" Teri just kept yelling "My family, my friends, my LIFE and YOU left me with no good reason." She started crying "I cared for you, hell I even loved you. I've searched for years. First out of concern, then out of anger and now I found you out of hate."
Shalimar tried to approach the young woman, but she crawled away. "You stay away from me! I'm getting out of here." And she ran off. Shalimar looked at the spot Teri had just been, then shook her head and turned her attention to Emma.
"Emma are you okay?" she helped her friend get up.
"Yeah I'm fine. How did you know that was her?" "You couldn't get someone in a headlock like that." Shalimar smiled "When did they get you?"
"In the hospital. I heading your way two doctors approached me, we went into an elevator and a guy tranquilized me. I'm guessing they're new- mutants gone bad."
"No, that can't be."
"Why not?" "Because Teri isn't a new-mutant."
"Who's Teri?" "The girl who just ran off." "Wait, you know her?" "Better than I wish." Shalimar saw Emma having a confused look on her face. "I'll explain later." She saw the big cut on Emma's temple "let's tend to this first."
~In the hospital~
Brennan opened his eyes and caught a glimpse of somebody leaving his room. He felt strange... Actually he felt pretty good, he looked down and saw that someone had removed his bandages. He ran his fingertips over the place that got stabbed, nothing, zilch, zippo, as if he wasn't stabbed at all. Luckily he still had his ring on and was able to call the girls.
~In the meantime somewhere else in the hospital~
A cell-phone rang and Douglas picked it up.
"Doug. What?! What do you mean 'the girl escaped'? I didn't tell you 'cause I didn't know! Fine, I'll go check with Mike." And he hung up.
"Michael!" "What bro?" "Where's Emma?!" "She's... Oh SHIT!"
"Can't you do anything right?!" "I'm sorry, I had no idea..." "Sorry ain't gonna cut it this time. Just go and find her, NOW!"
~Back with the girls~
[Shal POV]
When Brennan contacted us I expected I would be happier. I wasn't. My mind was still wondering (or rather worrying) about Teri. She looked so embittered. The knowledge of me being the reason made it all the more unbearable.
Flashback
We went out to shoot some pool. It was my first time so Teri told me she'd teach me. She prepared everything then told me to stand at the table.
"Okay, now bend over like this." I did. "Wait I'll help you." With that she stood behind me, grabbing my hip with her left and my right hand with hers. I gasped softly. She smirked.
"Don't worry Shal, I'm not gonna hurt you. Here now put your hand like this.. Okay, now I want you to look at the ball you're gonna hit."
Her head was next to mine and I could smell her sweet perfume, I closed my eyes for a second. I could feel her moving closer to me.
"Now when you're certain you've got the right position, just.." her hand moved from my hip to my left hand. "Pull back and shoot."
"Hey Teri." A male voice came from behind me. "It's been awhile."
"Douglas, hi." "You're gonna introduce me to your girlfriend or what?"
"Oh, I'm n-not her girlfriend." I stuttered but he would have none of it. "Sure you're not."
"She's not. What do you want?" "I dunno, I just thought you wanted well, the stuff again." "Bad habit, kicked it long time ago." "Oh come on, you can't kick this, you know that." He held up a small vial. "Fuck off Douglas!"
But the guy just wouldn't get the message, he kept approaching her, forcing himself on her until I came in between. "I think you need to back off now."
"Oh and what are YOU gonna do? Hit me? Come on." He said, pointing to his chin.
So I did and because of my feral powers I send flying across the room.
Teri looked at me. "How did you...?" "I'll explain later. We need to get out of here and fast."
End flashback
"Shalimar, you okay?" Emma was apparently telling something and saw I was distracted. "Huh, what? Yeah I'm fine."
"Thinking about Teri?" "Yeah, were you using your powers again?" "No, you're just being obvious again." We laughed. Emma was always so understanding, I was glad she was a part of the team.
[Emma's POV]
I decided to drive us there. Shalimar just stared in the distance. I was trying to break the ice multiple times, but Shal wasn't listening. She looked so sad, probably reminiscing about her time with Teri. She told me everything, never thought she loved a woman, not like that. I didn't even have to use my powers, anyone could sense how torn she was just by looking at her.
Still I didn't believe it. Shalimar loved a woman, maybe one day I could... I could tell her how I felt, deep down, somewhat unwillingly. How I liked the way she'd touch me if I was down, trying to comfort me. I tried to repress it, I tried so hard but it always showed his ugly head the moment she was near me.
The fact she was dating Brennan now didn't help either. It felt like my brain and my heart pulled me in two different directions. Lucky for me, my head always won.
When we got to the hospital we were surprised to find Brennan waiting for us outside.
[Brennan's POV]
I saw the girls' car pulling up. They got out and walked up to me. Shal looked worried about something. I opened my arms to greet her with a hug but all I got was a simple 'hi'.
"Okay, not quite the enthusiasm I expected."
"We found the one who stabbed you. Someone from Shal's past." Emma explained.
"Right, you okay Shal?" "Yeah, I'll be fine." She said calmly as she rubbed her arm.
"Anyway, what happened to you?" Emma asked.
"I don't know. I woke up, saw someone leaving my room and I didn't have a single wound. Doctors said it was pretty strange. Tell me about the girl."
We headed back towards the Sanctuary, Emma explaining just about everything on the way. Shalimar just sat in the back, saying nothing, still wearing that worried face. When we got back, she immediately went to her room. I tried to follow her but was stopped by Emma.
"Don't. She's been through a lot."
"I'm her boyfriend, she should feel comfortable enough to tell me."
"You wouldn't understand."
"She could make me understand and where are the others anyway?"
"We should go check if the computer can trace them."
~After 10 minutes~
[General POV]
"That's weird. It's an wing of the hospital." Brennan said.
"It's not weird. It means that they got to Adam and Jesse. We have to go find them."
"No, *I* will go find them. You need to stay here with Shalimar in case something happens." With that Brennan left.
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So, well, does Shalimar care more for her past than for her future? Will Emma reveal her true feelings? Is Brennan able to save the others and save his relationship...? Jeez, I wonder! MWAHAHAHAHA....
Shalimar thought she was going crazy, she now saw two Emma's. The one who just entered ran towards them and knocked the gun out of the other's hand. They started fighting.
Shalimar got up, took the gun and pointed it at the fighting women. "STOP!" she shouted. One was holding the other in a headlock and said: "Shoot her Shal! She the fake!" The other was too busy with struggling her way out to talk.
Shal aimed... And shot one of them in the shoulder. She backed away cursing and changed into her 'original' form.. into Teri.
"Teri?" Shalimar asked "What...? How.. How could you do this?"
"Me, Shalimar?! How could *I* do this? YOU were the one who left ME! I sacrificed everything for you!" Teri just kept yelling "My family, my friends, my LIFE and YOU left me with no good reason." She started crying "I cared for you, hell I even loved you. I've searched for years. First out of concern, then out of anger and now I found you out of hate."
Shalimar tried to approach the young woman, but she crawled away. "You stay away from me! I'm getting out of here." And she ran off. Shalimar looked at the spot Teri had just been, then shook her head and turned her attention to Emma.
"Emma are you okay?" she helped her friend get up.
"Yeah I'm fine. How did you know that was her?" "You couldn't get someone in a headlock like that." Shalimar smiled "When did they get you?"
"In the hospital. I heading your way two doctors approached me, we went into an elevator and a guy tranquilized me. I'm guessing they're new- mutants gone bad."
"No, that can't be."
"Why not?" "Because Teri isn't a new-mutant."
"Who's Teri?" "The girl who just ran off." "Wait, you know her?" "Better than I wish." Shalimar saw Emma having a confused look on her face. "I'll explain later." She saw the big cut on Emma's temple "let's tend to this first."
~In the hospital~
Brennan opened his eyes and caught a glimpse of somebody leaving his room. He felt strange... Actually he felt pretty good, he looked down and saw that someone had removed his bandages. He ran his fingertips over the place that got stabbed, nothing, zilch, zippo, as if he wasn't stabbed at all. Luckily he still had his ring on and was able to call the girls.
~In the meantime somewhere else in the hospital~
A cell-phone rang and Douglas picked it up.
"Doug. What?! What do you mean 'the girl escaped'? I didn't tell you 'cause I didn't know! Fine, I'll go check with Mike." And he hung up.
"Michael!" "What bro?" "Where's Emma?!" "She's... Oh SHIT!"
"Can't you do anything right?!" "I'm sorry, I had no idea..." "Sorry ain't gonna cut it this time. Just go and find her, NOW!"
~Back with the girls~
[Shal POV]
When Brennan contacted us I expected I would be happier. I wasn't. My mind was still wondering (or rather worrying) about Teri. She looked so embittered. The knowledge of me being the reason made it all the more unbearable.
Flashback
We went out to shoot some pool. It was my first time so Teri told me she'd teach me. She prepared everything then told me to stand at the table.
"Okay, now bend over like this." I did. "Wait I'll help you." With that she stood behind me, grabbing my hip with her left and my right hand with hers. I gasped softly. She smirked.
"Don't worry Shal, I'm not gonna hurt you. Here now put your hand like this.. Okay, now I want you to look at the ball you're gonna hit."
Her head was next to mine and I could smell her sweet perfume, I closed my eyes for a second. I could feel her moving closer to me.
"Now when you're certain you've got the right position, just.." her hand moved from my hip to my left hand. "Pull back and shoot."
"Hey Teri." A male voice came from behind me. "It's been awhile."
"Douglas, hi." "You're gonna introduce me to your girlfriend or what?"
"Oh, I'm n-not her girlfriend." I stuttered but he would have none of it. "Sure you're not."
"She's not. What do you want?" "I dunno, I just thought you wanted well, the stuff again." "Bad habit, kicked it long time ago." "Oh come on, you can't kick this, you know that." He held up a small vial. "Fuck off Douglas!"
But the guy just wouldn't get the message, he kept approaching her, forcing himself on her until I came in between. "I think you need to back off now."
"Oh and what are YOU gonna do? Hit me? Come on." He said, pointing to his chin.
So I did and because of my feral powers I send flying across the room.
Teri looked at me. "How did you...?" "I'll explain later. We need to get out of here and fast."
End flashback
"Shalimar, you okay?" Emma was apparently telling something and saw I was distracted. "Huh, what? Yeah I'm fine."
"Thinking about Teri?" "Yeah, were you using your powers again?" "No, you're just being obvious again." We laughed. Emma was always so understanding, I was glad she was a part of the team.
[Emma's POV]
I decided to drive us there. Shalimar just stared in the distance. I was trying to break the ice multiple times, but Shal wasn't listening. She looked so sad, probably reminiscing about her time with Teri. She told me everything, never thought she loved a woman, not like that. I didn't even have to use my powers, anyone could sense how torn she was just by looking at her.
Still I didn't believe it. Shalimar loved a woman, maybe one day I could... I could tell her how I felt, deep down, somewhat unwillingly. How I liked the way she'd touch me if I was down, trying to comfort me. I tried to repress it, I tried so hard but it always showed his ugly head the moment she was near me.
The fact she was dating Brennan now didn't help either. It felt like my brain and my heart pulled me in two different directions. Lucky for me, my head always won.
When we got to the hospital we were surprised to find Brennan waiting for us outside.
[Brennan's POV]
I saw the girls' car pulling up. They got out and walked up to me. Shal looked worried about something. I opened my arms to greet her with a hug but all I got was a simple 'hi'.
"Okay, not quite the enthusiasm I expected."
"We found the one who stabbed you. Someone from Shal's past." Emma explained.
"Right, you okay Shal?" "Yeah, I'll be fine." She said calmly as she rubbed her arm.
"Anyway, what happened to you?" Emma asked.
"I don't know. I woke up, saw someone leaving my room and I didn't have a single wound. Doctors said it was pretty strange. Tell me about the girl."
We headed back towards the Sanctuary, Emma explaining just about everything on the way. Shalimar just sat in the back, saying nothing, still wearing that worried face. When we got back, she immediately went to her room. I tried to follow her but was stopped by Emma.
"Don't. She's been through a lot."
"I'm her boyfriend, she should feel comfortable enough to tell me."
"You wouldn't understand."
"She could make me understand and where are the others anyway?"
"We should go check if the computer can trace them."
~After 10 minutes~
[General POV]
"That's weird. It's an wing of the hospital." Brennan said.
"It's not weird. It means that they got to Adam and Jesse. We have to go find them."
"No, *I* will go find them. You need to stay here with Shalimar in case something happens." With that Brennan left.
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So, well, does Shalimar care more for her past than for her future? Will Emma reveal her true feelings? Is Brennan able to save the others and save his relationship...? Jeez, I wonder! MWAHAHAHAHA....