A/N: I hope you like this chapter. This was a sort of flashback to what
happened. Next chapter will be written in the present. Anyways, please
remember to review. Thanks
Chapter 2
**Few Days Before...**
Jesse was sparring with Shalimar in the dojo. Once again Shalimar blocked the punch that Jesse sent her way. "Come on Jess." She said teasingly. "You can do better."
He kicked her once but she flipped in the air and ended behind him. Turning around he came face to face with a smiling and sweaty Shalimar.
"So how serious are you and Emma?" Asked Shalimar while blocking Jesse's punch. "I'm not sure. We're getting pretty close." He answered.
"Yeah. I saw her leaving your room this morning." She said with a smile and twinkle in her eyes. "Care to share?" She asked jokingly.
Shalimar kicked Jesse but he crouched avoiding getting hit. In the corner of his eye he could see someone coming inside. He started to get up not noticing Shalimar who threw a punch at him and he fell back to the ground.
"Ouch." Said Jesse rubbing his chest where he had gotten hit. He turned around from Shalimar's laughing face and saw Brennan coming in with Emma.
"Adam." Yelled Brennan walking into Sanctuary with a limp Emma in his arms. She looked pale and had a few cuts in her arms. Brennan looked like he was about to collapse on the floor.
Jesse ran up to him and picked Emma up. Shalimar was next to them in an instant. They ran to the lab where Adam was and put Emma down in one of the beds.
"What happened?" Asked Adam concern written all over his face. They all turn to face Brennan who was leaning back against the door. His face was red and it was obvious that he had been crying.
"When we went to find the new mutant that you told us about we ran into some GS Agents. I tried to electrocute them but I don't know what happened and Emma was the one to get the blast. Next thing I now she was lying unconscious on the floor on top of a box of crates." Answered Brennan looking at Emma's still form.
"Is she going to be okay?" Asked Jesse quietly with tears falling down his face. Shalimar was sitting next to Emma and had taken one of her arms in hers. She had her head against the bed next to Emma's arm and she was silently crying.
"I don't know." Said Adam. "I am going to run some tests and I'll let you guys know. Right now I need you to wait outside." He said trying to be strong for the others.
"No." They all said in unison. "We can't leave her alone." Said Jesse walking next to Shalimar.
"I'll call you guys if anything happens." Said Adam. "You'll only distract me like this." He continued.
"How can you act so calm?" Asked Brennan walking away from the door. "Emma could be dying and you want us not to worry?" Said Brennan yelling and angrily walking out of the room slamming the door in the process.
"Go talk to him Shalimar." Said Adam. "But..." Said Shalimar. She got up from her position next to Emma and went after Brennan.
"I'm not leaving." Said Jesse looking at Adam. "Don't waste your time telling me to leave." He said.
"Fine." Answered Adam. "But move away from her so that I can work." Said Adam and Jesse got up standing where Brennan had just been a few minutes ago.
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Brennan could not believe what was happening. It was his fault that the one person he considered a sister was dying. He should have watched what he was doing. 'If she dies...' His thoughts were interrupted by Shalimar sitting next to him.
"Brennan?" She said. "Don't." He said. "There is nothing that you can say that will make me feel better." He said looking down at his hands.
"I know." Said Shalimar sadly. Brennan looked up at her and said, "I feel like I'm going to go crazy." Said Brennan. "It's my fault that she's like this." He said.
"Don't worry Brennan. I'm sure that she'll be fine." Said Shalimar not so sure herself. "I hope you're right." Said Brennan putting his head on his hands and looking at the ground.
*`*`*`*``*`*`*`*`*``*`*`*`*``*`*`* 'God.' Thought Adam looking away from Emma. "What is it?" Asked Jesse seeing Adams face. "I think that you should call the others in." Said Adam avoiding looking at Jesse.
"Why?" Asked Jesse his voice shaky. Adam just stayed quiet and went up to Emma smoothing her hair.
'Oh my God.' Thought Jesse walking out of the lab to find Shalimar and Brennan. He found them sitting at the stairs and said, "Shalimar, Brennan. Adam wants us in the lab." "We'll be right there." Said Shalimar.
Jesse went back into the lab and sat down next to Emma once more. Once everyone was inside Adam started talking. "I'm sorry guys. I don't think she's going to make it." Said Adam sadly.
"What?" Asked Brennan. "She has to make it. She can't die." Yelled Brennan. "I'm sorry." Said Adam looking away from them.
"She woke up a few minutes ago so you can all talk to her. I think it will be easier if it's one at a time though." Said Adam.
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"Hey, sweetie." Said Shalimar walking up to Emma and sitting next to her. The guys were all waiting outside for their turn. They were devastated and they all wanted to be next to Emma but they let Shalimar in first because she is Emma's closest friend and she was getting very impatient.
"How are you?" She asked trying to contain the tears that wanted to escape. "I...I'm okay." Said Emma trying to make her friend feel better. "Don't... Don't worry Shalimar. I'll be fine." Said Emma.
"I know honey." Said Shalimar. "You have to get well soon though. I think that Jesse will go crazy if you stay like this any longer. So will Brennan." Said Shalimar looking at Emma.
"Yeah. If I know Brennan at all he must be angry." Said Emma. "A little." Admitted Shalimar. "Please Shalimar could you call him for me. I need to talk to him before..." Started to say Emma when Shalimar cut her off. "Sure." Said Shalimar walking out to get Brennan.
"Brennan?" Said Shalimar in between tears. "What?" Asked Brennan concerned and scared as to what could have happened to reduce Shalimar to tears.
"Em...Emma wants to see you. She said she wanted to talk to you before she..." She didn't have the chance to finish since Brennan had already gone into the lab. She turned towards Jesse and buried her face in his chest.
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"Hey Brenn." Said Emma quietly when she saw Brennan walk in. "Hey Emma." Said Brennan sitting next to her and taking her hand in his. "Shalimar said you wanted to talk to me." Said Brennan in a choked voice.
"Brenn, don't."Said Emma. "Please don't blame yourself for what happened. It was not your fault." She said. "Yes...Yes it was." Said Brennan a tear falling down his face. "I should have been more careful. I..." Said Brennan but was interrupted by Emma. "You WERE careful." She said starting to cough.
"Emma? Emma?" Asked Brennan worried when she started coughing forcefully. "I...I...I'm fine." Said Emma in between coughs.
"Look I wanted to say that I'm sorry and that I will do every thing possible to help you get better." Said Brennan. "You are like a sister to me and I love you." He said feeling the tears forming in his eyes again.
"I love you too Brenn, but I know that I'm not going to make it this time." She said. "No." Said Brennan stubbornly. "Yes, but it's okay. I know that you guys will be fine and that you'll be happy again." Said Emma.
"I think I should let Jesse see you now." Said Brennan getting up from the chair next to Emma and kissing her in the forehead.
"Thanks." Said Emma. "Sure Emm." Said Brennan and walked away with tears in his eyes. His friend, his sister, was dying and it was all his fault. There was nothing he could do about it.
"Jesse. You should go see her." Said Brennan when he got to them. Jesse went into the lab and walked up to Emma. He also sat next to her and gently smoothed her hair out of her face.
"Hey hon." He said gently. "How are you feeling?" He asked. "I'm not doing so well Jess. I'm trying to be strong for you guys but it's getting hard. I'm scared. I don't want to die knowing that it would hurt you guys." She said tears making their way down her face.
"Oh god Emma." Said Jesse hugging her. "I'm scared too. I don't know what I'm going to do if I lose you. I love you. I love you more than anyone I've ever loved. I just keep thinking of this morning and how perfect it was. I don't want to lose you." He said kissing her lightly. She kissed him back and ran her hands through his hair.
"Tell everyone that I love them. That they have to be brave. Also tell Brennan that it wasn't his fault." Said Emma. Her hand fell from his face and she stopped breathing.
"Emma? Emma?!" Yelled Jesse. "Emma talk to me!" He said shaking her. "Adam!" Yelled Jesse in between sobs. "She can't be dead. No... God please." He said collapsing on the floor.
When he looked up again everyone else was there. Adam had already covered Emma up with a sheet and Shalimar and Brennan were crying next to her. "This can't be real." Said Brennan. "She wasn't supposed to die. We're the good guys. We're supposed to win." He said crying. "God Emma I am so sorry." He said.
"Let's go guys. You should all rest. Emma wouldn't want to see you guys like this." Said Adam and left the lab. Looking up Jesse found Brennan and Shalimar still ext to Emma and walked up to them. He put an arm on Brennan's back and sat down putting his head on Emma's side. "I'll never forget you." Said Jesse and started crying once more.
Chapter 2
**Few Days Before...**
Jesse was sparring with Shalimar in the dojo. Once again Shalimar blocked the punch that Jesse sent her way. "Come on Jess." She said teasingly. "You can do better."
He kicked her once but she flipped in the air and ended behind him. Turning around he came face to face with a smiling and sweaty Shalimar.
"So how serious are you and Emma?" Asked Shalimar while blocking Jesse's punch. "I'm not sure. We're getting pretty close." He answered.
"Yeah. I saw her leaving your room this morning." She said with a smile and twinkle in her eyes. "Care to share?" She asked jokingly.
Shalimar kicked Jesse but he crouched avoiding getting hit. In the corner of his eye he could see someone coming inside. He started to get up not noticing Shalimar who threw a punch at him and he fell back to the ground.
"Ouch." Said Jesse rubbing his chest where he had gotten hit. He turned around from Shalimar's laughing face and saw Brennan coming in with Emma.
"Adam." Yelled Brennan walking into Sanctuary with a limp Emma in his arms. She looked pale and had a few cuts in her arms. Brennan looked like he was about to collapse on the floor.
Jesse ran up to him and picked Emma up. Shalimar was next to them in an instant. They ran to the lab where Adam was and put Emma down in one of the beds.
"What happened?" Asked Adam concern written all over his face. They all turn to face Brennan who was leaning back against the door. His face was red and it was obvious that he had been crying.
"When we went to find the new mutant that you told us about we ran into some GS Agents. I tried to electrocute them but I don't know what happened and Emma was the one to get the blast. Next thing I now she was lying unconscious on the floor on top of a box of crates." Answered Brennan looking at Emma's still form.
"Is she going to be okay?" Asked Jesse quietly with tears falling down his face. Shalimar was sitting next to Emma and had taken one of her arms in hers. She had her head against the bed next to Emma's arm and she was silently crying.
"I don't know." Said Adam. "I am going to run some tests and I'll let you guys know. Right now I need you to wait outside." He said trying to be strong for the others.
"No." They all said in unison. "We can't leave her alone." Said Jesse walking next to Shalimar.
"I'll call you guys if anything happens." Said Adam. "You'll only distract me like this." He continued.
"How can you act so calm?" Asked Brennan walking away from the door. "Emma could be dying and you want us not to worry?" Said Brennan yelling and angrily walking out of the room slamming the door in the process.
"Go talk to him Shalimar." Said Adam. "But..." Said Shalimar. She got up from her position next to Emma and went after Brennan.
"I'm not leaving." Said Jesse looking at Adam. "Don't waste your time telling me to leave." He said.
"Fine." Answered Adam. "But move away from her so that I can work." Said Adam and Jesse got up standing where Brennan had just been a few minutes ago.
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Brennan could not believe what was happening. It was his fault that the one person he considered a sister was dying. He should have watched what he was doing. 'If she dies...' His thoughts were interrupted by Shalimar sitting next to him.
"Brennan?" She said. "Don't." He said. "There is nothing that you can say that will make me feel better." He said looking down at his hands.
"I know." Said Shalimar sadly. Brennan looked up at her and said, "I feel like I'm going to go crazy." Said Brennan. "It's my fault that she's like this." He said.
"Don't worry Brennan. I'm sure that she'll be fine." Said Shalimar not so sure herself. "I hope you're right." Said Brennan putting his head on his hands and looking at the ground.
*`*`*`*``*`*`*`*`*``*`*`*`*``*`*`* 'God.' Thought Adam looking away from Emma. "What is it?" Asked Jesse seeing Adams face. "I think that you should call the others in." Said Adam avoiding looking at Jesse.
"Why?" Asked Jesse his voice shaky. Adam just stayed quiet and went up to Emma smoothing her hair.
'Oh my God.' Thought Jesse walking out of the lab to find Shalimar and Brennan. He found them sitting at the stairs and said, "Shalimar, Brennan. Adam wants us in the lab." "We'll be right there." Said Shalimar.
Jesse went back into the lab and sat down next to Emma once more. Once everyone was inside Adam started talking. "I'm sorry guys. I don't think she's going to make it." Said Adam sadly.
"What?" Asked Brennan. "She has to make it. She can't die." Yelled Brennan. "I'm sorry." Said Adam looking away from them.
"She woke up a few minutes ago so you can all talk to her. I think it will be easier if it's one at a time though." Said Adam.
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"Hey, sweetie." Said Shalimar walking up to Emma and sitting next to her. The guys were all waiting outside for their turn. They were devastated and they all wanted to be next to Emma but they let Shalimar in first because she is Emma's closest friend and she was getting very impatient.
"How are you?" She asked trying to contain the tears that wanted to escape. "I...I'm okay." Said Emma trying to make her friend feel better. "Don't... Don't worry Shalimar. I'll be fine." Said Emma.
"I know honey." Said Shalimar. "You have to get well soon though. I think that Jesse will go crazy if you stay like this any longer. So will Brennan." Said Shalimar looking at Emma.
"Yeah. If I know Brennan at all he must be angry." Said Emma. "A little." Admitted Shalimar. "Please Shalimar could you call him for me. I need to talk to him before..." Started to say Emma when Shalimar cut her off. "Sure." Said Shalimar walking out to get Brennan.
"Brennan?" Said Shalimar in between tears. "What?" Asked Brennan concerned and scared as to what could have happened to reduce Shalimar to tears.
"Em...Emma wants to see you. She said she wanted to talk to you before she..." She didn't have the chance to finish since Brennan had already gone into the lab. She turned towards Jesse and buried her face in his chest.
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"Hey Brenn." Said Emma quietly when she saw Brennan walk in. "Hey Emma." Said Brennan sitting next to her and taking her hand in his. "Shalimar said you wanted to talk to me." Said Brennan in a choked voice.
"Brenn, don't."Said Emma. "Please don't blame yourself for what happened. It was not your fault." She said. "Yes...Yes it was." Said Brennan a tear falling down his face. "I should have been more careful. I..." Said Brennan but was interrupted by Emma. "You WERE careful." She said starting to cough.
"Emma? Emma?" Asked Brennan worried when she started coughing forcefully. "I...I...I'm fine." Said Emma in between coughs.
"Look I wanted to say that I'm sorry and that I will do every thing possible to help you get better." Said Brennan. "You are like a sister to me and I love you." He said feeling the tears forming in his eyes again.
"I love you too Brenn, but I know that I'm not going to make it this time." She said. "No." Said Brennan stubbornly. "Yes, but it's okay. I know that you guys will be fine and that you'll be happy again." Said Emma.
"I think I should let Jesse see you now." Said Brennan getting up from the chair next to Emma and kissing her in the forehead.
"Thanks." Said Emma. "Sure Emm." Said Brennan and walked away with tears in his eyes. His friend, his sister, was dying and it was all his fault. There was nothing he could do about it.
"Jesse. You should go see her." Said Brennan when he got to them. Jesse went into the lab and walked up to Emma. He also sat next to her and gently smoothed her hair out of her face.
"Hey hon." He said gently. "How are you feeling?" He asked. "I'm not doing so well Jess. I'm trying to be strong for you guys but it's getting hard. I'm scared. I don't want to die knowing that it would hurt you guys." She said tears making their way down her face.
"Oh god Emma." Said Jesse hugging her. "I'm scared too. I don't know what I'm going to do if I lose you. I love you. I love you more than anyone I've ever loved. I just keep thinking of this morning and how perfect it was. I don't want to lose you." He said kissing her lightly. She kissed him back and ran her hands through his hair.
"Tell everyone that I love them. That they have to be brave. Also tell Brennan that it wasn't his fault." Said Emma. Her hand fell from his face and she stopped breathing.
"Emma? Emma?!" Yelled Jesse. "Emma talk to me!" He said shaking her. "Adam!" Yelled Jesse in between sobs. "She can't be dead. No... God please." He said collapsing on the floor.
When he looked up again everyone else was there. Adam had already covered Emma up with a sheet and Shalimar and Brennan were crying next to her. "This can't be real." Said Brennan. "She wasn't supposed to die. We're the good guys. We're supposed to win." He said crying. "God Emma I am so sorry." He said.
"Let's go guys. You should all rest. Emma wouldn't want to see you guys like this." Said Adam and left the lab. Looking up Jesse found Brennan and Shalimar still ext to Emma and walked up to them. He put an arm on Brennan's back and sat down putting his head on Emma's side. "I'll never forget you." Said Jesse and started crying once more.