Summary: When an old friend of Adam turns up craving revenge, it results in the capture of Bren/Shal, but is the love they hold for each other enough to keep them alive?
Disclaimer: I do not own the characters of Mutant X. Tribune Entertainment Co. owns the rights to these characters. But I do own any other characters.
Notes: Italics with indicate thought. Stars indicate time change or place.
Story by: Quest – shadowfox_fuse@yahoo.com, feel free to email me on any questions or well anything!
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Chapter 2: Was it a dream?
Shalimar woke up the next mid-morning, her head pounding from the massive hangover she had. She smiled to herself thinking about the very good dream about her and Brennan last night. Brennan lay on his back with his hands behind his head. He beamed about the dream of having Shal in his bed that night. Shalimar rolled over onto someone's bare chest. Brennan suddenly felt someone's head on his chest and arms wrap around him. Both of their eyes shot open and quickly looked at each other in shock. Shal scrambled out of bed, noticing she was naked; she grabbed one of the blankets and wrapped it around her. Brennan jumped up and pulled on a pair of boxers. "Did…we?" Shalimar stammered as she rushed around the room trying to gather up her clothes that where strung up around the room.
"Your guess is as good as mine, I can't really remember," Brennan replied trying to pull up his pants.
Shalimar turned around and started putting on her bra, "Oh my god, we did it!" She quickly put on her pants and started rubbing her forehead. "Maybe this was a huge misunderstanding," she said mainly reassured herself.
Brennan finally got his pants on, "sure, maybe we just happened to fall asleep naked in the same bed."
Shalimar sighed knowing he was being sarcastic. "Shit, I can't believe this happened! I mean we don't even remember what happened!" Shalimar started pacing around just in her pants and bra.
Brennan looked up at her, "did you want to remember?"
Shal stopped and looked at him, "NO, did you?"
"NO!" Brennan replied. They both stared at each other not wanting to confess that they really wanted to remember. Brennan finally broke their connection and turned around to find his shirt.
Shalimar looked at his back in horror, "shit, shit, I can't believe this, how much worse can this get?!" Shal started to panic as she saw several very noticeable scratch marks all over Brennan's back.
"What?" Brennan asked her. Shalimar rushed over to him and dragged him to the bathroom. "Shal?"
Shalimar turned him around his back facing the mirror. "Look!"
Brennan turned his head to look as Shalimar kept his body still. Brennan's eyes widened as he saw the marks, "geez Shal, you're an animal." Brennan joked, Shal swatted at his arm. "Oww, I was just joking."
"This is serious; someone's going to notice those," Shalimar sighed.
Brennan just looked at her, "and someone's not going to see those hickies on your neck and shoulders." He explained brushing away some of her hair so she could see them in the mirror.
"Oh that's not good!" Shal rubbed her temples trying to relieve her stress.
"Shal everything will be fine," Brennan reassured her.
Shalimar's eyes widened, "FINE? You've got to be kidding me!! We just had sex and your telling me everything will be fine."
Brennan just nodded yes, "no one will know but us."
Shal rolled her eyes as she rummaged through the medicine cabinet. "Like Emma won't know."
"She'll never find out," Brennan said with a smile.
"You keep telling yourself that mister," Shalimar said sarcastically as she grabbed some antibacterial cream from the cabinet.
"Trust me, she won't," Brennan smiled as Shal came up next to him.
"Whatever," Shal mumbled as she started to apply the cream on Brennan's scratches.
Brennan yelped in pain a few time, "damn Shal that stings!"
"Oh pipe down you big baby," Shalimar huffed giving him a small smile.
Shalimar finished and placed the cream down by the sink and looked up at Brennan, "thanks," he said with a smile.
Shalimar looked up and their eyes met, and for a brief moment something rushed over both of them, a feeling they hadn't felt before. Brennan gentle traced the hickies spots on her neck and shoulder with his fingers; it was the first time Brennan noticed Shalimar was only in her bra and pants. They both moved in for a kiss, their lips centimeters apart. A knock on the door, had them jumping apart.
"Oh my god," Shal began to panic again.
"Brennan?!" Jesse's voice rang from behind the door. "Brennan, it's time to get up."
"Shit, he's going to find out," Shalimar flipped out.
"Brennan if you don't come to the door I'm going to phase into your room," Jesse threatened.
"He's going to find me here," Shalimar tried to take a deep breath as Brennan gave her a quick smile.
"No he won't, just stay here," Brennan walked out of the bathroom and shut the door behind him.
"Brennan!" Jesse demanded.
"Ya ya ya, I'm coming," Brennan said trying to make it seem like he just woke up. He opened the door a crack, "what the hell do you want Jess?"
"Adam wants all of us to eat lunch now," Jesse explained.
"Fine I'll be right down, I need to take a cold shower and try to find some headache medicine." Brennan replied and was about to shut the door when Jesse put out his hand to stop it. "What?" Brennan questioned.
"Can you try to wake up Shal too? She won't wake up," Jesse asked.
"Sure," Brennan answered then shut the door. Brennan walked back to the bathroom and opened the door and found Shal standing in front of him with her hands on her hips.
"What did he want?" She demanded.
"Adam wants us all to have lunch," Brennan explained as they both moved out into his room.
"Oh great," Shal huffed, and began hunting for her shirt and shoes.
Brennan just sat down on his bed and watched her. Shal looked at him after finding what she needed, "I'm going to my room, come get me in ten minutes," she ordered as she threw on her shirt.
"Ok," he replied.
Shalimar walked over to the door, "remember this never happened," she turned to him before dashing out of the room not waiting for a reply.
"Ya it never happened," Brennan sighed to himself before getting up.
Shalimar ran into her room before anyone saw her leaving Brennan's room. She immediately took off her shirt and grabbed another pair of pants, then ran to take quick shower. She finally got out of the shower and put on a nice pair of tight low rider jeans and tank top. She stepped up closer to the mirror checking out the very noticeable hickies on her neck and shoulders. Shalimar sighed deeply as she traced her fingers over the marks imaging how good it might have been. Knowing make up would not hide them very well right now, she made her way across her room and grabbed a turtleneck. Shalimar walked back to her bathroom to make sure it covered them all up.
She looked into the mirror satisfied that it cover up everything nicely. Shalimar started thinking about what had happened with Brennan when a knock came to the door. "Shal? Are you ready?" Shalimar tensed when she heard Brennan's voice after the knock.
"Ya hold on." She yelled from the bathroom.
"Alright," Brennan replied as he backed up and sat down in the middle of the hall waiting for Shalimar.
Shalimar huffed, "take a deep breathe, relax, it's Brennan. There's nothing wrong with that, he's your friend and nothing else." She softly explained to herself before heading off to the door.
Brennan jumped up with a smile as the door opened and Shal appeared. He noticed she was wearing a turtleneck, "nice touch," he said with a smile as they started walking to the kitchen.
"Ya well I didn't think makeup would cover them up very well," Shalimar told him trying not to look him in the eye.
Brennan laughed, "Are you giving me a compliment Shal?" He asked jokingly.
"You wish!" Shal said sarcastically as they entered the kitchen.
"What took you so long?" Jesse demanded.
Immediately they both looked around nervously trying to think of an excuse. "Ah I had to take a shower," Shalimar replied taking a seat beside Emma as Brennan slid in across from her. Adam came over and gave them a plate of food and sat down in a chair at the end of the table.
"So how was your night?" he asked his team.
Shalimar rolled her eyes, "the fact I can't remember anything from it and have the hugest headache ever, I guess it was good."
"Same here," Brennan replied stuffing his face with food.
Adam looked at them in confusion, "what?"
Emma looked at him, "they were a little drunk last night."
"A LITTLE?!" Jesse started laughing, "sure you keep thinking that."
"Is that so," Adam said with a smile as the two started turning bright red as their friends told Adam about their night.
Jesse turned and looked at Brennan, then reached over and patted him on the back with huge force, Brennan looked down at his food and gritted his teeth in pain, "don't worry Brennan you'll remember everything soon enough. That's what happens when you get pretty wasted; you can't remember what happened the night before. Then slowly it starts coming back to you."
Brennan and Shalimar quickly looked at each other than returned to their food. Emma couldn't help but notice their glance at each other. Emma smiled knowing something happened between the two sometime during the night. Adam just looked at everyone, "well you guys might want to start training again."
"Training again? What do you think we've been doing for the last three weeks? Sitting on our asses?" Brennan whined.
"No, I've just gotten some weird information that suggests something might be up," Adam explained.
Shalimar looked up intrigued at the thought that she might be able to get out and fight, "like what?" She asked.
"Well I guess there has been some mutant kidnappings in the last three days," he began. "Two have been in the last 24 hours."
"Do you have any idea who?" Emma asked.
"No not yet," Adam answered. "I'll tell you the details when I get them, but for now I want you to continue to train."
"Fine," they all mumbled as Adam stood up and head off to the lab.
Shalimar stood up, "who wants to train with me first?" She asked as the others rolled there eyes at her, "what?"
"Shal, no one wants to train with you because we don't want the shit beat out of us," Jesse told her.
Shalimar put her hands on her hips, "you guys are no fun," she pouted. "So no takers?" she looked each of them in the eye.
"Ahh….I need to do something in the lab," Emma quickly made up.
Shalimar turned to Jesse, "so what's your excuse?"
"Ahh….I need to help her," Jesse said pointing to Emma.
Shalimar finally turned to Brennan, "and you?"
Brennan looked up at her, "I'll train with you."
Shalimar was surprised, "really?"
"Ya I have nothing better to do," Brennan said standing up.
"Alright let me go change," Shalimar smiled before running off to her room.
Brennan grinned watching Shalimar run off, he turned and found Jesse and Emma staring at him, "what?"
"Nothing," Emma laughed.
Brennan shook his head and walked off to meet Shalimar. He wondered if they knew, for some reason you could never keep a secret from Emma with or without her powers. He sighed and started walking slowly trying to think out his situation. Not knowing if his feelings were true or just a one-time thing. Brennan was in deep thought; he didn't notice Shalimar creeping up behind him.
Shalimar moved up quietly and poked his sides sending him screaming. "What the hell?" Brennan asked as he turned around and found Shalimar laughing at him.
"You scream like a girl." Shalimar stated in between her laughing spell.
"I do not," Brennan said in his own defense.
"Yes you do," Shalimar replied with a smile as her laughing died down.
"Do not," Brennan started to argue.
"Do too," Shalimar said putting her hands on her hips.
Brennan stepped closer to Shalimar, "do not."
"Do too," Shalimar continued.
Brennan smiled and without warning he reached out and began tickling her, "do NOT!" He said as Shal starting laughing uncontrollable.
"Bren…nan…stop…" Shalimar said out of breath.
"Not until you say I don't," Brennan replied enjoying giving her torture.
"Fine…you…don't." Shalimar said giving in.
Brennan slowly stopped and Shalimar looked up and him. "Just kidding," she said with a smile and dashed off down the hall.
"You get back here!" Brennan yelled as he took off after her.
"Ya right," Shalimar replied.
"Shal that's not fair!" Brennan whined.
"Who said it had to be fair?" Shalimar said over her shoulder.
"Fine if she wants to play dirty, I'll play dirty," Brennan mumbled to himself before he cut into another hall.
Shalimar didn't hear his reply and slowed down; she turned around to find him not behind her. She came to a halt and just waited, she immediately felt Brennan's presence right behind her, but decide she'd let him have his fun. Brennan wrapped his arms around Shalimar's waist and pulled her close to him, "got ya!"
Shalimar squealed not really expecting that, "Brennan!"
Brennan turned her around so she was facing him, their bodies only inches apart. Brennan smiled thinking how he was going to get her back for what she did. They both brought their lips closer together, they were just about to kiss when Brennan smiled and grabbed Shalimar ass. Shalimar pulled back a little with a shocked look on her face. Brennan smiled slyly, "oops…my bad. Did I spoil the moment?"
Shalimar placed her hands on her hips expressing a non impressed look on her face, "Brennan Mulwray, you little…"
Brennan grinned and took off down the hall towards his room. He heard Shalimar right behind him; he quickly entered his room closing the door behind him. He locked it and placed his shoulder up against the door so Shal couldn't get in.
Shalimar stopped and started banging on the door, "Brennan you open this door RIGHT NOW!" Shalimar could hear him laughing behind the door.
"YA right in your dreams," he teased.
"I'm going to bust this door down on the count of three," Shalimar explained as she backed up getting ready to run. "ONE…TWO…THREE!" Shalimar ran at the door, she shut her eyes expecting to feel the door against her shoulder, but Brennan opened it causing her to loose her balance as she entered his room.
Brennan shut the door and grabbed her hand as she stumbled in. He pulled her into his arms and began kissing her as he backed her up to the bed. She vigorously ran a hand through his hair as he laid her on the bed and rubbed his back. Sudden images flashed through their minds of the night before. They saw themselves stripping each other's clothes off and ending up in bed. Brennan quickly climbed off of Shalimar, as they both stared at each other.
"Did you…?" Brennan stammered.
Shalimar shook her head yes, "it's starting to come back."
Brennan huffed, "what are we going to do?" Brennan paced around.
Shalimar looked at him and noticed red blood soaking through his white tee shirt. "Oh my god Brennan the scratches on your back are bleeding."
"What?" Brennan looked at her.
Shalimar jumped up from the bed, "they're bleeding again," she explained as she rushed into the bathroom grabbing the cream from the cabinet. She came back in and unscrewed the cap and looked at Brennan. "Ok take off your shirt," Shalimar commanded. Brennan gave her a weird yet sly look; Shalimar just rolled her eyes at him, "so I can apply the cream, geez!"
Brennan did what Shalimar commanded and took off his shirt, Shalimar could help but take a shaky breath seeing Brennan's bare chest. She moved around him and slowly started to rub on the cream on the cuts. Brennan occasionally winced from the pain but stuck it out till the end.
"I think we need to bandage those or someone might see them if they bleed," Shalimar suggested.
"So what do we do about it?" Brennan asked.
Shalimar thought for a moment, "I'll go to the lab and grab some things and be right back."
Shalimar turned to leave when Brennan grabbed her hand, "Shal aren't you forgetting something?" He pointed to her neck to the very visible hickies on her neck from wearing a tight spaghetti strap tank top.
"No one will see them," Shalimar reassured him.
"Shal come on you know that's not true," Brennan explained.
Shalimar sighed knowing he was right but wasn't about to admit it, "I'll be careful," Shalimar said with a sweet smile, she quickly gave Brennan a kiss on the lips and headed for the door, "I'll be back in a jiff."
Brennan just stood there in amazement as he thought of Shalimar kissing him freely.
Shalimar ran down the hall to the med lab, she entered cautiously wondering if Adam was working. The room was dark she crept over and gabbed some bandages and tape. She looked around quickly swearing that she heard something in the lab, but nothing was there.
She ran out of the lab, as soon as she left Adam stepped out of the shadows far with in the lab, he shook his head and went back to work. Shalimar slowed down as she edged closer to Brennan's door, she heard the voices of Emma and Jesse coming around the corner. Shalimar looked around wildly wondering what she was going to do; she lunged at Brennan's door and entered. Brennan was sitting on his bed, but got up when she entered. Shal locked the door behind her as she heard the voices get closer, she moved up to Brennan.
"That was quick did…" Brennan started before Shalimar brought him into a kiss. Brennan didn't mind he gentle stroked her back as Shalimar listened for Emma and Jesse to pass.
Emma stopped in front of Brennan's door and looked at Jesse, "I wonder if Brennan is in his room?"
"Why?" Jesse asked.
"I think something is up with him and Shal," Emma stated.
Jesse just rolled his eyes and kissed Emma's neck, "you always think that," he mumbled.
"True but still," Emma huffed.
Jesse looked at her, "Emma just leave it, they'll find out on their own." Emma just nodded and the started walking towards the lab. "You know what they're probably in there right now making out." Jesse joked. Emma just smiled at him and leaned in as Jesse placed his arm around her waist.
Shalimar finally heard them leave but it took a minute for her to break away from his luscious lips. She pulled back but Brennan started leaning forwards desiring more of her. "They're gone," Shalimar announced before their lips met again.
Brennan was confused, "What?"
"Jesse and Emma, they were coming around the corner when I came back. We can't have them find us in here with you and your scratches and me with these," Shalimar explained pointing to her hickies.
"So?" Brennan was still a little lost.
"You wouldn't shut up and they would have heard you," she said honestly.
"So the kiss was?" Brennan asked hoping for a good answer.
Shalimar paused for a second, "it was the only thing I could think of at the moment."
Brennan gave her a sly smile, "suuuuurrrrrre it was."
Shalimar smacked Brennan in the back of the head and smiled as he rubbed his head in pain. "Now be good and let me put on these bandages," she explained as she twirled him around so she could fix his wounds.
"Do I have to?" Brennan wined trying to be funny.
Shalimar just huffed and harshly placed four fairly large gauze bandages across his back. Shalimar noticed the painful expression on his face and she smiled finally seeing side of Brennan that she didn't think she would ever see. She placed more tape across the edges securing it tightly to his back.
"There all better," Shalimar smiled placing her hands on her hips as Brennan turned around to face her. "Good as new."
"Ya good as new," Brennan said sarcastically as he squirming in pain.
Shalimar chuckled, "now I want you to rest, don't do any strenuous activities until it heals a little bit."
"But…?" Brennan stammered.
"No buts Brennan!" Shalimar ordered.
Brennan sighed, "fine."
Shalimar grinned and started towards the door, "now I'll be back early in the morning to change the bandages." She said before leaving his room to go to her own. Brennan smiled at the thought of Shalimar beginning his own personal nurse for a while, and then lay down on his bed to catch a quick nap before Adam called the next meeting.
TBC
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