Disclaimer: I don't own anyone or anything from Mutant X, whoever did make the show up has a great mind.

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It had been a boring week for Mutant X. There was no one to save or put in the underground and it seemed that Ashlock had decided to take a brake. The whole team was spread around the sanctuary; Adam was in the lab doing god knows what, Jesse was playing around on the computer, Emma was watching TV in the rec. room, Shalimar was sleeping of the workout she just had with the holograms and Brennen was thinking in his room.

Sanctuary, Brennen's Room

*My god why can't I stop thinking about her* Brennen thought wile pacing his room. *This whole week has been to quiet, I have had way to much time to think about Shalimar and the way she walks and how she smiles when-* His thought were cut of by Adams voice coming through his com link,

"Brennen I need you to wake up Shalimar and come down to the lab."

"Why? Is there anything wrong?" Brennen asked wile heading out his door to Shalimar's room.

"No nothings wrong I just need to talk to you all." Adam answered.

"Ok we'll be there soon" Brennen said, reaching Shalimar's door, he knocked on her door but got no answer, *She must still be asleep* Brennen thought, he reached for the doorknob and opened the door. He saw Shalimar curled up on her bed still asleep. He walked to stand in front of Shalimar and looked at her sleeping form.



*She's so beautiful* He stared at her for a wile and them remembered why he was there. He reached down to shake her shoulders when suddenly

"Boo" Shalimar's eyes snapped open, Brennen jumped back a bit totally un expecting that. "Oh did I scare you" Shalimar starting laughing at the look on his face.

"You didn't scare me, I was just startled." Brennen said trying to think of an excuse.

"Same diff" Shalimar said through her laughs.

"That's it" Suddenly Brennen jumped on her bed and started tickling her. Shalimar was wriggling around trying to get away and started to laugh uncontrollably.

"Stop...it.Bren.nen" Shalimar got out between laughs.

"Ok I'll stop" Brennen got off of Shalimar and put his hand out to help her get out of bed, "Adam wants to talk to us down in the lab"

Shalimar took his hand and got up, "Well let's go," She said dragging him out of her room by the hand.

She let go of his hand before they walked into the lab and Brennen automatically missed her hand in his. When they walked in they saw the other three members of Mutant X playing rock paper scissors with each other. When Brennen and Shalimar entered the lab and sat down they stopped playing and Adam stood at the front of the table to talk.

"I'm going to give you all the weekend off to do whatever you would like, Not much is happening here anyway." Adam told the group.

"Your kidding" Shalimar said with spark in her eyes.

"No, go have fun" Adam said smiling

"Yes Clubbing." With that Shalimar got out of her seat and ran to her room to get changed.

"Hey, I'm coming" Brennen yelled after her as he dashed out of the room as well.

"I think I'll go watch a another movie, Jess you want to come?" Emma asked.

"Ya why not." With that they left to go watch a movie leaving Adam to work in the lab smiling at their reactions to a weekend off.

Club/Bar in town

"Brennen, you haven't managed to beat me before why do you think you can now?"

"I guess I'm just an optimistic guy," Brennen said as he aimed for the last shot. He and Shalimar had been playing pool for the past hour and a half, they had played 2 games already and Shalimar had won both of them. Of course, Brennen insisting it was a fluke challenged Shalimar for another game and she was very close to wining the 3rd game in a row. He went for the last shot and got it in the pocket. Smiling he turned around.

"Lucky shot" Shalimar said as she started smiling.

*Why did she have to smile like that, she has no idea what she does to me* "That" Brennen said pointing to the pool table, "That Shal had nothing to do with luck, it was pure skill." He stated.

"Ya skill, but you do realize I still won" Shalimar raised her eyebrows, as Brennen sat down at the table. His smile dropped from his face as he did the math in his head,

"Dam" He muttered as he realized she had still beaten him.

"Here, I'll get the next round of drinks" Shalimar said once her laughter had died down. She got up from the table and headed for the bar. While she was waiting for the bartender to take her order some guy came up and introduced himself.

"Hi I'm Ray, and you are?" Ray asked

"Not interested" She said trying to get him to go away. The bartender came up and took Shalimar's order.

"Oh come on don't be like that. Come and dance with me." Ray said taking Shalimar's elbow. She pulled away from him.

"Look you're probably a nice guy and all but like I said I'm not interested."

As Brennen watched Shalimar talking to this guy, trying to get him to go away he suddenly felt jealous.

*Why do I feel jealous this guy has no chance* as he watched Shal pull her elbow out from his grasp his eyes narrowed.

Shalimar looked over to Brennen and saw him glaring at Ray, *He was jealous* Shalimar thought smiling to herself.

"At least tell me your name. Come on dance with me who knows you might like it" Ray said grabbing her arm again. Shalimar pulled away again.

Brennen saw him grab Shal's arm again and jumped up from his seat. When he got over there he raped his arms around Shalimar from behind pulling her towards him.

"Hey honey is this guy bugging you?" Brennen asked looking over at Ray.

"Oh I was just-" Ray started

"Putting the moves on my girl" Brennen finished for him.

"Oh sorry I...I didn't know" Ray said backing away. He turned around and went back over to his friends on the other side of the club.

Brennen suddenly realized how good Shalimar felt in his arms, and reluctantly let her go. They got their drinks and went back to their table. They sat in silence for a few minutes until Brennen noticed that Shal was searing at him with a smile on her face.

"What?" He asked

"Nothing. Just." She trailed off

"Just what?"

"Thank you" She finally said.

"No problem" Brennen said taking another sip of his beer. He looked up and saw Shalimar searing at the dance floor. He put his beer down, stood up and held his hand out to her. She looked at him with question in her eyes.

"Would you like to dance?" He asked.

"I'd love to" She said smiling and took his hand as Brennen led her to the dance floor.



Charming Kitty Cat: Please review this is my first story and I would love to know what you think.