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Entertainment, Bryan Singer, and Marvel Comics do.
Author's Note: Okay so I know I promised at least one chapter between the next installment of "MX's European Tour" AND "Returning to Westchester," since the last chapter was soooo short and "MX's European Tour" chapter was so incredibly long.so here it is! Oh! And this is for all of you Brennan/Shalimar shippers! Sorry to all of those Brennan/Emma people, but that's just icky! I mean they're too much like brother and sister! Eww! Now Jesse and Emma on the other hand.they look sooo cute together too!
Dedication: To Riley and Quest! You two are the greatest! I think you two get the stories dedicated to you until we get some decent reviewers and/or authors.hehehehe you know what I'm talking about! You two are the reason right now why I'm writing since no one out there obviously appreaciates me! : (
Mutant X "Returning to Westchester" Chapter 5 - Shalimar & Brennan
Shalimar's Room
Shalimar was just waking up when she heard a soft knock on her door. "Come in," she said sleepily. She watched as her door opened and smiled when she saw that it was Brennan.
"Good morning," Brennan greeted laying down next to Shalimar and facing her.
"Hi," she said softly.
"So, are you getting up?" Brennan asked tracing her face lightly.
"Why?" Shalimar asked pulling the covers over her head.
"Because you have class," he said laughing a bit pulling the covers back down. "Hi again," he said getting a smile from her. "Why don't you get up?"
"And what do I get if I do?" Shalimar asked sitting up.
"A kiss."
"Is that all?" she asked and then laid back down.
"Hey! You know I could go and have woken someone else up!"
"Who!?" Shalimar asked jealously.
"Okay, no one.but the point is.I love you Shal'."
Shalimar smiled and sat up. She kissed him, "I love you too!" Shalimar got out of bed and went to change as Brennan waited for her.
Breakfast
Brennan and Shalimar were the last ones down for dinner. They walked down all smiley and immediately got looks from the other teachers. "Good morning," Adam told them as they sat down.
"Sorry we're late," Shalimar told him.
"What took so long?" Jesse asked.
"Yeah," Emma chimed in.
"What?" Shalimar asked her friends.
"What were you two doing?"
"Nothing!" Brennan told them.
"I just really didn't want to get up this morning that's all," Shalimar explained.
"You feeling okay, Shalimar?" Adam asked concerned.
"Yeah, I think I'm just tired."
"That doesn't sound like you Shal'."
"I'm fine!"
"Shalimar," Brennan said putting his arm around her shoulder. "Let Adam run his tests."
Shalimar glared at Brennan and then looked back at Adam, "I'm fine!"
"Shal'."
"Fine.you can run your tests."
"Good, cause I was going to run them willingly or unwillingly," Adam told her. Adam looked over at Xavier, "would you mind if we go down now?"
"Of course not," Professor Xavier told Adam, "Jean, will you please assist Adam?"
"Of course, Professor," Jean said getting up. Scott got up, too.
"I'll come along," Scott told Jean.
"Okay, let's go," Jean said and led the way to the elevator that led below the school.
Infirmary
Jean ran several tests on Shalimar with the help of Adam. They were waiting for the results while Brennan and Scott just stood around. "I'm fine!" Shalimar insisted, she was still sitting on the bed.
"We're just waiting for the results," Jean told her.
"Shal', quit being so difficult," Brennan told her.
"Come on, Brennan, I can't be a difficult patient? You were more difficult when your powers started to mutate!" Shalimar said.
"So! You're the one we're waiting on results for."
The results came up on the screen and Jean and Adam both studied it for a second. "This doesn't look good," Jean said aloud.
"It's not as bad as it seems," Adam told her.
This immediately caught Brennan, Shalimar, and Scott's attention. "What is it?" Shalimar asked curiously.
"Is she sick?" Brennan asked.
"No, it's just that her powers mutating is having a strange effect on her DNA," Adam explained.
"That's why she's so tired?" Scott asked.
"Very well could be," Jean said. "It's putting stress on your body, Shalimar."
"So, how do we fix it?" Shalimar asked.
"We don't.it can't be fixed.at least not here." Adam said bowing his head.
"You're getting that look again."
Adam smiled and looked back up at Shalimar, "which one?"
"That what-have-I-done-to these-poor-New-Mutants look," Shalimar said smiling.
"You know me too well Shalimar."
"Could you fix it if we were at Sanctuary?"
"Even if I could.it's too dangerous to go back now."
"What will happen if it doesn't get fixed?"
"I'm not sure."
"Adam? I know you know.or at least have an idea."
"It could happen to all of you.it will probably effect you all differently if everyone has it.you'll become tired like now and won't want to get up and do what you would normally enjoy.you won't want to eat.you'll stop getting up.and one day you just won't wake up." Adam told her and then sat down holding his head in his hands.
"But it might be alright, right Adam?" Brennan asked upset holding Shalimar as she still sat on the table.
"Yes."
"Is there a way we can maximize the healing effect or the fixing effect?" Scott asked.
"The only thing I can think is for whoever's effected not to over do it," Jean said. "Shalimar, you need to put your class on hold."
"What?" Shalimar asked upset and confused.
"It's the only way to keep you from becoming sicker."
"No!"
"Shal'," Brennan said, "you NEED to."
"But."
"Shalimar, you're class is canceled and that's final!" Adam told her obviously upset as he left the infirmary.
Shalimar looked over at Brennan with tears in her eyes, "Shal' everything's going to be okay."
"Brennan's right," Jean told her.
"Adam's upset," Shalimar said matter-of-factly, "he blames himself."
"That's what the professor does with us," Scott told her.
"It's a fatherly thing," Jean explained.
"I believe in Adam." Shalimar said softly.
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Author's Note: Okay so I know I promised at least one chapter between the next installment of "MX's European Tour" AND "Returning to Westchester," since the last chapter was soooo short and "MX's European Tour" chapter was so incredibly long.so here it is! Oh! And this is for all of you Brennan/Shalimar shippers! Sorry to all of those Brennan/Emma people, but that's just icky! I mean they're too much like brother and sister! Eww! Now Jesse and Emma on the other hand.they look sooo cute together too!
Dedication: To Riley and Quest! You two are the greatest! I think you two get the stories dedicated to you until we get some decent reviewers and/or authors.hehehehe you know what I'm talking about! You two are the reason right now why I'm writing since no one out there obviously appreaciates me! : (
Mutant X "Returning to Westchester" Chapter 5 - Shalimar & Brennan
Shalimar's Room
Shalimar was just waking up when she heard a soft knock on her door. "Come in," she said sleepily. She watched as her door opened and smiled when she saw that it was Brennan.
"Good morning," Brennan greeted laying down next to Shalimar and facing her.
"Hi," she said softly.
"So, are you getting up?" Brennan asked tracing her face lightly.
"Why?" Shalimar asked pulling the covers over her head.
"Because you have class," he said laughing a bit pulling the covers back down. "Hi again," he said getting a smile from her. "Why don't you get up?"
"And what do I get if I do?" Shalimar asked sitting up.
"A kiss."
"Is that all?" she asked and then laid back down.
"Hey! You know I could go and have woken someone else up!"
"Who!?" Shalimar asked jealously.
"Okay, no one.but the point is.I love you Shal'."
Shalimar smiled and sat up. She kissed him, "I love you too!" Shalimar got out of bed and went to change as Brennan waited for her.
Breakfast
Brennan and Shalimar were the last ones down for dinner. They walked down all smiley and immediately got looks from the other teachers. "Good morning," Adam told them as they sat down.
"Sorry we're late," Shalimar told him.
"What took so long?" Jesse asked.
"Yeah," Emma chimed in.
"What?" Shalimar asked her friends.
"What were you two doing?"
"Nothing!" Brennan told them.
"I just really didn't want to get up this morning that's all," Shalimar explained.
"You feeling okay, Shalimar?" Adam asked concerned.
"Yeah, I think I'm just tired."
"That doesn't sound like you Shal'."
"I'm fine!"
"Shalimar," Brennan said putting his arm around her shoulder. "Let Adam run his tests."
Shalimar glared at Brennan and then looked back at Adam, "I'm fine!"
"Shal'."
"Fine.you can run your tests."
"Good, cause I was going to run them willingly or unwillingly," Adam told her. Adam looked over at Xavier, "would you mind if we go down now?"
"Of course not," Professor Xavier told Adam, "Jean, will you please assist Adam?"
"Of course, Professor," Jean said getting up. Scott got up, too.
"I'll come along," Scott told Jean.
"Okay, let's go," Jean said and led the way to the elevator that led below the school.
Infirmary
Jean ran several tests on Shalimar with the help of Adam. They were waiting for the results while Brennan and Scott just stood around. "I'm fine!" Shalimar insisted, she was still sitting on the bed.
"We're just waiting for the results," Jean told her.
"Shal', quit being so difficult," Brennan told her.
"Come on, Brennan, I can't be a difficult patient? You were more difficult when your powers started to mutate!" Shalimar said.
"So! You're the one we're waiting on results for."
The results came up on the screen and Jean and Adam both studied it for a second. "This doesn't look good," Jean said aloud.
"It's not as bad as it seems," Adam told her.
This immediately caught Brennan, Shalimar, and Scott's attention. "What is it?" Shalimar asked curiously.
"Is she sick?" Brennan asked.
"No, it's just that her powers mutating is having a strange effect on her DNA," Adam explained.
"That's why she's so tired?" Scott asked.
"Very well could be," Jean said. "It's putting stress on your body, Shalimar."
"So, how do we fix it?" Shalimar asked.
"We don't.it can't be fixed.at least not here." Adam said bowing his head.
"You're getting that look again."
Adam smiled and looked back up at Shalimar, "which one?"
"That what-have-I-done-to these-poor-New-Mutants look," Shalimar said smiling.
"You know me too well Shalimar."
"Could you fix it if we were at Sanctuary?"
"Even if I could.it's too dangerous to go back now."
"What will happen if it doesn't get fixed?"
"I'm not sure."
"Adam? I know you know.or at least have an idea."
"It could happen to all of you.it will probably effect you all differently if everyone has it.you'll become tired like now and won't want to get up and do what you would normally enjoy.you won't want to eat.you'll stop getting up.and one day you just won't wake up." Adam told her and then sat down holding his head in his hands.
"But it might be alright, right Adam?" Brennan asked upset holding Shalimar as she still sat on the table.
"Yes."
"Is there a way we can maximize the healing effect or the fixing effect?" Scott asked.
"The only thing I can think is for whoever's effected not to over do it," Jean said. "Shalimar, you need to put your class on hold."
"What?" Shalimar asked upset and confused.
"It's the only way to keep you from becoming sicker."
"No!"
"Shal'," Brennan said, "you NEED to."
"But."
"Shalimar, you're class is canceled and that's final!" Adam told her obviously upset as he left the infirmary.
Shalimar looked over at Brennan with tears in her eyes, "Shal' everything's going to be okay."
"Brennan's right," Jean told her.
"Adam's upset," Shalimar said matter-of-factly, "he blames himself."
"That's what the professor does with us," Scott told her.
"It's a fatherly thing," Jean explained.
"I believe in Adam." Shalimar said softly.
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