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 4: She loves me, she loves me not
Shalimar slept all afternoon, Brennan had gone to her door many times before they went to the club. He finally past by her room and heard the shower turn off. Brennan sighed a least he now knew she was up and moving around. He head to meet Emma and Jesse in the lab before they left. When he entered the two were talking to Adam, but suddenly stopped when he walked over.
Brennan gave them a strange look, "what?"
"Nothing," they all replied.
"Suurrrrrre," Brennan just rolled his eyes and stood there with the others waiting for Shalimar to arrive.
"Was Shal up?" Adam asked him.
"Ya I heard the shower turn off when I walked by," Brennan replied leaning up against a chair.
"Now I want you to remember I do not want you to engage these guys, just watch see who they are where they go that kind of thing," Adam made very clear.
"We understand Adam," Emma replied for the group.
The four stood there for almost fifteen minutes waiting for Shalimar, Jesse kept looking down at his watch as they all just randomly chatted about nothing.
"Where the hell is she?" Jesse huffed wanting to get out and do something.
"Stop your groaning Jess," Shalimar huffed as she entered the lab.
"I just don't understand why it takes you girls almost twenty minutes to get dressed," Jesse stated.
Shalimar just shook her head and moved closer to the group. Brennan looked at her; she was wearing a low cut shirt a tight pair of jeans and her leather jacket. He knew what took her so long; she had covered up the hickies on her neck. Emma watched Shalimar closely, her manner was back to normal and she was cleaned up from when she had last seen her.
Emma smiled hoping Shalimar had made the right choice on her decision about Brennan, but Shalimar made no eye contact with Brennan what so ever.
Adam finally broke the silence, "alright take two cars, and make sure you follow them."
The four shook their heads yes and left the lab and headed for the garage. Emma nodded to Jesse indicating for him to quickly take a car. They both jumped into a red Audi, Emma turned to Brennan and Shalimar before shutting her door, "meet you there."
Shalimar glared at Emma who waved as Jesse drove off. She slowly turned to Brennan, "so I guess it's you and me."
"I guess so," Brennan replied softly, he moved over to the black Celica, "come on we can beat them."
The two jumped into the Celica and Brennan peeled out after Jesse and Emma. After a few minutes they saw the red Audi in front of them, Brennan shifted the car immediately picked up speed and whizzed past the Audi. Shalimar just waved from the window as Jesse flipped them off, and Emma just shook her head.
Shalimar and Brennan sat in silence as Brennan drove towards the club. Brennan occasionally looked over at Shalimar; he could tell something was up. "What's up Shal?" He casually asked as he reached over and rubbed her thigh.
Shalimar just sighed and kept starring out the window. "It isn't the right time to say."
Brennan glanced at her, "come on Shal you can tell me now."
Shalimar took in a deep shaky breath but kept her attention outside, "this thing between you and me…it isn't going to work out."
Brennan was stunned at what he just heard, "what?"
"I just can't right now," Shalimar answered not removing her gaze from the window, not wanting him to she how much pain this was causing her.
"Alright Shal, if that's what you want," Brennan replied calmly, holding in his anger and heartbreak from her.
Shalimar finally turned and looked at him; his response totally threw her off. Brennan just smiled at her and she returned to her window. 'Maybe I did make the right choice; I guess he didn't love me as much as Emma said he did.'
Brennan felt like his heart was been ripped out of his chest, he loved her so much but stayed strong in his appearance.
The rest of the ride was in complete silence, not even the radio was on. Brennan finally pulled up to the club, they got out and waiting against the car for Jesse and Emma. After five minutes they finally drove up. "What took you so long?" Brennan asked sarcastically as the two got out of the car.
"Ya well I wasn't driving 90 all the way here," Jesse replied angrily.
The two girls rolled their eyes at the boys, "can we go inside now?" Shalimar asked impatiently.
"Ya," the two replied just starring at each other, and then walked into the club.
"Let's split up," Emma suggested. "Jesse, you and I will go onto the dance floor, Shal, Brennan you two go and sit at a table."
Everyone nodded and moved to a position. The one thing Brennan really didn't want to do right now is sit with the woman that just broke his heart into a million pieces.
Shalimar and Brennan slowly made their way to a table closely watching the people around them. "What are we looking for exactly?" Brennan asked taking a seat.
"Mutants and the people that are after them," Shalimar replied with a smirk.
Brennan just smile realizing he asked another stupid question, "that was kinda stupid wasn't it?" Brennan asked trying not to go into silence.
"Ya," Shalimar smiled sharing an uncomfortable laugh between the two.
The two quickly slipped into silence as they watched Emma and Jesse dance to the loud techno music playing.
Off in a dark corner of the club near the door leading to the basement, stood five people watching the crowd. "Are Adam's people here?" The leader asked.
"Yes, two are on the dance floor and the others are sitting at a table," one man replied.
The man smiled but he was too much into the shadowed for anyone to see it, "Good bring two to me," with that order the man disappeared.
"You heard him, let's do this," the man ordered the other three. "Abby, you know what to do."
The girl shook her head yes, flashed her feral eyes and walked off into the crowd of people.
"Showtime boys," the man replied as they walked off from the shadows.
TBC
A/N: I now I am evil!!! BUT you'll just have to keep reading to see what happens. Hey at least I remembered it was Friday! LOL! OH ya on Tuesday, I'll have a surprise for you guys, well because it'll be my 18th Birthday and for my stupid mistake on last Tuesday. So PLEASE REVIEW!!!