Author's note: Okay guys after this one there is one more chapter to go plus an epilogue. If you guys can give me some fresh ideas on a new fic that'd be great.
Go Bren/Shal!!!!
Shalimar was running like anything. She felt like she had to escape from the torment in her heart that was driving her crazy. How could Brennan do this to her. She was pretty sure that everything would be okay after tonight. But now her thoughts were going haywire. She didn't even notice that she was running in the main street barefoot, and wearing a night gown only. Her senses told her to stop but her heart told her to get away from everything around her and running away felt like a good solution. Finally Shalimar stopped and sat at a street corner. As she closed her eyes all she could see was Brennan's face and Amanda's smirk. Shalimar felt like a fool. Hot tears were covering her face and neck and she was having difficulty breathing, but still she could not think of getting back there.
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Adam found Brennan standing in his room dumbfounded amidst a large number of candles. Although he wasn't very sure what had just happened Adam knew that it had to be about him and Shalimar. Adam gently shook Brennan who seemed totally unacknowledged about Adam's presence in the room.
"What is it Brennan? What just happened here?" Adam asked, worried.
"It's Shal Adam. She was here, she wanted to tell me something. Maybe she has changed her mind about us. And I…Oh god Adam, I just entered the room with Amanda. She…she just left Adam. She wouldn't listen to me, just left." Brennan started sobbing softly.
Adam could see that Brennan was a little drunk, okay maybe a lot drunk. Now everything was clear to him. Shalimar had come here to tell Brennan that she had changed her mind about them. At that moment Brennan, obviously very drunk had come back with Amanda Mason. This must have hurt Shalimar and she went away. Adam knew that they had to find Shalimar before too late and she did something stupid. Adam activated his com link at that instant.
"Shalimar, Shalimar it's me Adam. Can you hear me?" Adam asked.
There was no answer.
"Shalimar.. Shal can you hear me?" Adam asked again. Again there was no answer.
"Now I am worried." Adam said.
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An hour later Adam called an emergency meeting after he had calmed down Brennan to some extent and sent him to an uneasy sleep using a sedative. But now he was truly worried about Shalimar. It was not like her to not even speak to Adam. Jesse came hurriedly when he heard that Shalimar was missing and so did Emma. Although Adam was not sure how Shalimar would respond to her, he had asked Amanda to accompany Jesse and Emma. Adam was fairly certain that both Jesse and Emma were somewhat disgusted with Amanda after hearing what caused Shalimar's sudden disappearance. But he hoped that they would work as a team for Shalimar's sake.
"Okay I want Emma to try and get a telepathic hit from Shalimar. Jesse and Amanda go to all the places that Shalimar frequents. I want some solid results." Adam said with resolve in his voice.
Before they left, Emma took Jesse's hand and pulled him into a deep kiss. To Amanda's mind she projected the image of Shalimar and Brennan together, talking and laughing.
'And don't you forget that I won't be as gentle as Shalimar and run away if you even think about Jesse.' Emma said to Amanda in her mind.
Amanda just smirked nastily and headed out followed by Jesse who blew a kiss at Emma. Although he noticed it, Adam decided that this was not the best time to pursue the said matter.
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Emma sat by the pool trying to get an emotional hit off of Shalimar. She focused on the face of the woman who had become her best friend and tried to get any sort of response from Shalimar.
Suddenly it happened. Emma was hit by images, multiple images of Shalimar. Emma concentrated and tried to make the images more clear. She saw Shalimar lying in a dark alley, eyes closed and lips almost blue from the cold. Emma tried harder to identify the location but the images grew thick with shadows. A few men approached out of nowhere and Emma was sure that the had spotted Shalimar. Emma instantly panicked. She looked frantically for some clue of her location. Suddenly she saw it. A large beer can sign with glowing red lights that made her vision rosy. Emma disconnected and ran to find Adam.
"Adam I think I know where Shalimar is. But she isn't safe Adam. We need to call Jesse now!" Emma practically screamed.
"Okay Emma calm down please. I can't lose you too over nerves."
"Jesse? Where are you guys." Adam asked.
"Adam we're in the car? Do you have a lead?" Jesse asked.
"Yes." Adam managed to say before Emma screamed again.
"Jesse you remember that sign near the highway where Shalimar stopped the car to call the sanctuary the other night?" Emma asked.
"Yeah Em I do. Is Shalimar near that area?" Jesse asked.
"As a matter of fact she is very near. She is unconscious. Just check the alleyway behind it. But hurry Jesse, I think that some thugs have spotted her already." Emma panicked again.
"Calm down Emma. I am on my way." Jesse said.
"Good lord she sounds like a screaming banshee." Amanda remarked.
"Shut up." Jesse gritted his teeth.
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When Jesse and Amanda reached the spot Jesse saw that there were about a half a dozen bikers who had surrounded Shalimar's unconscious body. They had big smiles on their faces, obviously happy with new fresh meat.
"Hey guys who said you could touch?" Jesse said.
They all turned and fixed their gazes on Jesse and Amanda.
They looked satisfied when they saw that their challenger was a man in no way matched to their own physical prowess and another girl.
"Look Kenny's here and he brought us a present." The meanest looking of them who appeared to be their leader looked Amanda up and down.
"Shut up you bloody wankers." Amanda formed a tesla coil in her hands and threw it at the guy, knocking him out.
"Anyone else interested?" she asked
Jesse suppressed a laugh when he saw five men running like little boys leaving their fallen leader behind.
He hurriedly moved to Shalimar to check if she was alright. Suddenly Jesse felt a shock of a large voltage hitting his body. He froze and instantly fell down, unconscious.
"Oh no you don't Jesse. I intend to play with our lass Shalimar for ruining my night with Brennan. Who might I add is the love of my life." Amanda said in a sing song voice.
Amanda's face had a wide smirk on it.
"You ruined my chances with Brennan you bitch. It looks like you are going to pay you stupid bint." Amanda spat out and formed another bolt of electricity in her hand, ready to hit the unconscious Shalimar with it.
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