Disclaimer: Same as before, unfortunately :(

"Was that Adam?" Emma said as she casually walked toward Jesse, who had just finished talking to Adam.

"Yeah, he said they were on their way back," Jesse said as he turned away from the computer to look at Emma. Jesse stared at Emma with an amused look on his face, "Apparently they're bringing someone else back too. Her name's Melissa, but that's all he told me."

"Did they say when they were going to get here?" Emma took a few more steps towards him.

"No, he didn't say how close he was. Why?"

"Just wondering if we were going to be interrupted, if we did this," Emma leaned in to kiss him. When they're lips were almost touching, Shalimar entered the lab.

"We're back!" Shalimar strode over to her two friends who weren't very happy that they came back at this point. Adam, Brennan, and two females entered the lab behind her.

"This is Nora, the New Mutant I was supposed to pick up. And this young lady is Melissa, she save our lives."

Melissa stared at Jesse thinking about how hot her looked, when she snapped out of it and shook his hand, "I'm an elemental-psionic. I can make my body heat go as cold as I want and control ice to do whatever I want. As for the psionic part of me, I'm a telepath. I can read minds, hear thoughts. Just by looking at a picture or if I have enough information on somebody, I can locate them with a single thought. I know you hear this all the time, but really want to join. Please don't send me to the Underground, because I won't go there."

Emma noticed Melissa staring at Jesse, and her blood started to boil. She only hoped that Adam would tell her to get lost; that Mutant X didn't need another elemental, or psionic for that matter. Jesse stared at Melissa thinking how great she looked. Melissa began to blush and then Jesse looked at Emma and then quickly turned his attention to Nora.

"So, and this must be Nora. Welcome to Mutant X."

"Thank you," Nora said taking his hand and shaking it. Shalimar and Brennan took the two women and showed them around. That left Adam, Jesse and Emma alone. Adam looked at Emma and excused himself. Jesse looked at Emma.

"What?" he said.

"You know what," Emma said. "What did you say or think to her?" She then asked quickly. He looked at her for a very long time.

Emma stared back at Jesse, he finally gave in, "I just thought she looked nice that's all."

Emma raised one eyebrow then leaned in close, "Where were we?"

They kissed. Emma soon broke off the kiss, she wanted to leave him wanting more. They stared into each other's eyes. Meanwhile, Shalimar and Brennan finished showing the two girls around and brought them back to the lab because Adam wanted to run his usual tests on them. After making sure the girls were ok, Brennan and Shalimar went to the gardens to talk.

* * *

Brennan and Shalimar stood in the garden, 'talking', "Okay, what are you doing," Brennan asked, smiling.

"Oh, just waiting for you to ask me out for dinner," Shalimar answered.

"Okay, Shalimar, would you like to go out to dinner tonight?" Brennan said.

"Well my schedule is kinda' crowded, but, okay!"

"Great, how's seven?"

"Sounds good to me."

* * *

"You bother are pretty powerful," Adam said to Nora and Melissa, they both smiled like the Cheshire cat.

"Thanks, I've had plenty of practice. What about you Melissa?" Nora asked.

"I guess," Melissa answered. She looked Adam straight in the eye, "Do I get to join Mutant X or not? If not then I'll be on my way. I refuse to go into the Underground. I've watched Mutant X for a long time. Seeing you guys fight the GSA, Eckhart, and helping other New Mutants is something I've always wanted to do. My powers would be a great asset to you guys, can you at least think about keeping me here?"

Adam look from Melissa to Nora, "For now I would like it if you both stayed here. We'll do a trial run. Get settled in, for the next week this will be your home. If any missions come up I want you guys to take part in them, show us what you can do. At the end of the week, I'll decide if you should stay and help us. Does that sound fair?"

Melissa squealed with joy and gave Adam a big hug, "Thank you!!!!"

Nora looked at Adam and said, "Where are we going to stay?"

"Jesse, Emma, come in here please," Adam called. When they walked into the room Adam said, "Emma show Nora to a guest room and then show her around the rest of Sanctuary. Jesse, I need you to show Melissa a guest room and then giver her the full tour also."

Melissa smiled as Adam announced her tour guide. Maybe she could get to know him a little better. Emma frowned as she sensed Melissa's feelings. She left the room with Nora but gave Jesse a quick kiss on the cheek just to make a point. Melissa saw Emma and smiled. Who cares if that other New Mutant liked him? Jess was going to show her around Sanctuary and she was going to enjoy it.