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write about them. =)
~*~* Chapter 3 *~*~
~*~*Parking Lot*~*~
Brennan had kept close to Shalimar as they exited the club. They were half way through the parking lot and nothing had happened, but that soon changed. Out of no where came about fifteen GSA (Genetic Security Agency) agents and all at once they started fighting.
Brennan was finishing off his agents when he heard Shalimar scream. He remembered. Shalimar was stabbed and then shot right after.
She punched the agent that stabbed her, right in the face, knocking him out and Brennan quickly finished his last agent off as well. Shalimar was in the middle of yanking the knife out of her shoulder, and that's when he saw him. Brennan saw the man raise the gun and point it right at Shalimar's chest. He ran to her as the man fired the gun and swung her around just in time. The bullet hit Brennan's shoulder, above his heart.
"BRENNAN!!!"
Everything disappeared as they returned to the present time. Shalimar found herself in a dark parking lot, full of cars, but Jesse and Emma were no where to be found and there were no agents. She was very confused, but more worried about her love.
"Brennan." She said softly as she started to apply pressure to his wound. He hissed in pain as her hand pressed down on the hole in his shoulder. Tears started to fall from her eyes as she watched him. She hated to see him hurt. "I'm sorry, Brennan."
"Shalimar, you're still alive. It worked." He reached up and gently brushed her cheek with his hand . "Yes, Brennan, I'm alive, thanks to you." She smiled back. He closed his eyes and clenched his teeth as her hand fell to his ribs.
"I'm sorry." Shalimar lifted her hand and then lifted his shirt. "Oh, my.Brennan what happened?!" She asked as she gazed at the purplish bruise.
"I donno, I guess I was concentrating on saving you a little too much. I wasn't able to block all of the punches or kicks.
Shalimar lifted her hand and spoke into the silver com-link ring. "Adam. Adam Brennan's hurt."
"Shal? Shalimar is that you?" He asked in disbelief.
"Of course it's me."
"Where are you?"
"I'm at the club, where else would I be? Brennan's hurt and Jesse and Emma aren't here. I can't find the car so I need you to come pick us up."
"I'm on my way."
~~~~~ 15 min. later ~~~~~~
Adam rushed out of the Helix and over to Shalimar and Brennan. "What happened?" He asked looking at Brennan's shoulder.
"He was shot and he got a pretty good beating."
"Ok, help me get him into the Helix." Shalimar helped Adam get Brennan in and sat him down in a seat. Adam turned and quietly hugged Shalimar before going to the front of the Helix and getting them back to Sanctuary. Shalimar looked at him then took a seat beside Brennan.
~*~* Sanctuary *~*~
When Shalimar and Adam walked through the door with Brennan, both Jesse and Emma looked like they had seen a ghost.
"Hey you guys, we could use some help down here." Shalimar called as she and Adam walked into the lab supporting Brennan on their shoulders.
There minds were so caught up trying to process the fact that Shalimar was back, they didn't even notice that Brennan was hurt.
"Jesse, was that Shalimar who just walked through those doors?"
"I.I think it.it was." He stuttered. After their shocked minds allowed them to move, they both rushed down to the lab.
"Shalimar!" Jesse yelled as he ran through the doors. She was lucky that Emma and Jesse didn't break her ribs when they hugged her.
"Ahh." She hissed in pain.
"Shal, what's wrong?" Jesse asked as he and Emma released her.
"It's just my shoulder. Where did you two go?" She asked, a little angry at them for ditching her and Brennan.
"What do you mean?" Emma asked her.
"You left right after Brennan was shot."
"Shal, we've been in Sanctuary all day."
Shalimar had a confused look on her face.
"Brennan will explain everything after he gets some rest." Adam told her.
"So he's going to be ok?" Shalimar asked as she watched her love sleep in the lab chair.
"He'll be fine. He had a few broken ribs and some bruises, but other than that he's fine. I need you all to leave so he can rest." He replied. Emma and Jesse hugged Shalimar again and then left, but Shalimar hung back for a moment so Adam could fix her shoulder.
"Adam, what's going on?" She asked as she took a seat in one of the chairs. "Jess and Emma leave in the middle of a fight, and then they welcome me back like they haven't seen me in forever. Brennan's hurt because of whatever is going on and I'm clueless. Adam, please tell me." She almost begged.
Adam gave in and proceeded to tell the young feral everything that had happened. She was shocked. "So, a year ago, I died in that fight and then Brennan went back in time to save me?"
"Yes." He replied.
"So, his being hurt is my fault." Sadness was in her voice and a tear fell from her eye as she looked over at the wounded man.
"No, no," Adam took her into a comforting hug. "Shalimar, Brennan went back because he loved you, because he would have given his life for you. He saw that he had the chance to save you, so he jumped on it." Adam explained.
There was a long moment of silence before Adam pulled out of the hug and said, "Why don't you go to sleep? You'll feel better in the morning and your mind will have had time to absorb everything."
She nodded and then walked over to Brennan. Gently she kissed his forehead and whispered, "Thank you." into his ear. Shalimar walked to the door, but stopped for a moment and looked back at Brennan's weak looking figure.
"He'll be fine Shalimar," Adam assured her.
"I know. Good night, Adam."
"Good night, Shalimar."
~*~* 1 Week Later *~*~
Shalimar and Brennan decided to do a little training in the dojo, and Brennan was getting his butt kicked. "Yo, Shalimar, easy!!!"
Shalimar smiled and helped him off of the floor. "You look like you could use a break and I don't want to push you, so why don't we stop and get washed up."
"No, Shal, I'm fine. Let's keep going."
"Yeah, your fine, that's why you flinch every now and then when you breathe."
"Ok, you win; I'm not going to argue with you." Brennan knew she would have won anyway.
"Good, now go wash up and then we can get dinner."
"Sounds good. Meet you in the kitchen."
"Ok." Shalimar gave him a quick kiss and then headed to her room.
~*~* Dinner *~*~
Shalimar was in the kitchen looking through the refrigerator for something to eat, when Brennan came down. He snuck up behind her and grabbed her waist, pulling her back into his arms.
Shalimar almost jumped out of her skin. "Oh my gosh, Brennan don't do that!" She smacked him playfully on the arm.
He just laughed. "Find anything?"
"We have some leftover Pizza, but that's just about it." She said as she pointed to the counter.
"Pizza is good."
"Hey you guys, Emma and I are going clubbing want to come?" Jesse asked as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed a piece of Pizza out of the open box. Shalimar smacked his hand, but let him take it. "What was that for?"
"You ate, we didn't, so keep your little paws off the food."
"Right, so are you two coming or not?"
"I think I'm gonna sit this trip out" Brennan replied.
"Yeah, me too. Besides, he needs someone to keep him out of trouble." Shalimar pointed to Brennan.
"I'm the one that needs to be watched, right." Brennan rolled his eyes.
"Jesseeee! Come on!" They heard Emma yell from the other room.
"Well, I'll see you guys later. Bye." Jesse said as he ran out the door. Brennan and Shalimar sat and talked while they ate and after they were done they went to the rec. room and watched a movie.
After the movie finished Brennan shut the TV off and pulled Shalimar closer to him. She smiled as he kissed the top of her head. "I love you, Shal."
"I love you, too." Shalimar closed her eyes and relaxed in his arms. A minute later he noticed she was asleep. Brennan took the blanked from the back of the couch and draped it over them. "Sweet dreams, love." He kissed her head again and just watched her sleep. *She's safe now, and back where she belongs, with her family, with me.* Brennan smiled, then rested his head on the arm of the couch and dozed off into a peaceful sleep.
****And they lived happily ever after! Well that's it. Hoped you liked it, and again thanks for the reviews! ****
~*~* Chapter 3 *~*~
~*~*Parking Lot*~*~
Brennan had kept close to Shalimar as they exited the club. They were half way through the parking lot and nothing had happened, but that soon changed. Out of no where came about fifteen GSA (Genetic Security Agency) agents and all at once they started fighting.
Brennan was finishing off his agents when he heard Shalimar scream. He remembered. Shalimar was stabbed and then shot right after.
She punched the agent that stabbed her, right in the face, knocking him out and Brennan quickly finished his last agent off as well. Shalimar was in the middle of yanking the knife out of her shoulder, and that's when he saw him. Brennan saw the man raise the gun and point it right at Shalimar's chest. He ran to her as the man fired the gun and swung her around just in time. The bullet hit Brennan's shoulder, above his heart.
"BRENNAN!!!"
Everything disappeared as they returned to the present time. Shalimar found herself in a dark parking lot, full of cars, but Jesse and Emma were no where to be found and there were no agents. She was very confused, but more worried about her love.
"Brennan." She said softly as she started to apply pressure to his wound. He hissed in pain as her hand pressed down on the hole in his shoulder. Tears started to fall from her eyes as she watched him. She hated to see him hurt. "I'm sorry, Brennan."
"Shalimar, you're still alive. It worked." He reached up and gently brushed her cheek with his hand . "Yes, Brennan, I'm alive, thanks to you." She smiled back. He closed his eyes and clenched his teeth as her hand fell to his ribs.
"I'm sorry." Shalimar lifted her hand and then lifted his shirt. "Oh, my.Brennan what happened?!" She asked as she gazed at the purplish bruise.
"I donno, I guess I was concentrating on saving you a little too much. I wasn't able to block all of the punches or kicks.
Shalimar lifted her hand and spoke into the silver com-link ring. "Adam. Adam Brennan's hurt."
"Shal? Shalimar is that you?" He asked in disbelief.
"Of course it's me."
"Where are you?"
"I'm at the club, where else would I be? Brennan's hurt and Jesse and Emma aren't here. I can't find the car so I need you to come pick us up."
"I'm on my way."
~~~~~ 15 min. later ~~~~~~
Adam rushed out of the Helix and over to Shalimar and Brennan. "What happened?" He asked looking at Brennan's shoulder.
"He was shot and he got a pretty good beating."
"Ok, help me get him into the Helix." Shalimar helped Adam get Brennan in and sat him down in a seat. Adam turned and quietly hugged Shalimar before going to the front of the Helix and getting them back to Sanctuary. Shalimar looked at him then took a seat beside Brennan.
~*~* Sanctuary *~*~
When Shalimar and Adam walked through the door with Brennan, both Jesse and Emma looked like they had seen a ghost.
"Hey you guys, we could use some help down here." Shalimar called as she and Adam walked into the lab supporting Brennan on their shoulders.
There minds were so caught up trying to process the fact that Shalimar was back, they didn't even notice that Brennan was hurt.
"Jesse, was that Shalimar who just walked through those doors?"
"I.I think it.it was." He stuttered. After their shocked minds allowed them to move, they both rushed down to the lab.
"Shalimar!" Jesse yelled as he ran through the doors. She was lucky that Emma and Jesse didn't break her ribs when they hugged her.
"Ahh." She hissed in pain.
"Shal, what's wrong?" Jesse asked as he and Emma released her.
"It's just my shoulder. Where did you two go?" She asked, a little angry at them for ditching her and Brennan.
"What do you mean?" Emma asked her.
"You left right after Brennan was shot."
"Shal, we've been in Sanctuary all day."
Shalimar had a confused look on her face.
"Brennan will explain everything after he gets some rest." Adam told her.
"So he's going to be ok?" Shalimar asked as she watched her love sleep in the lab chair.
"He'll be fine. He had a few broken ribs and some bruises, but other than that he's fine. I need you all to leave so he can rest." He replied. Emma and Jesse hugged Shalimar again and then left, but Shalimar hung back for a moment so Adam could fix her shoulder.
"Adam, what's going on?" She asked as she took a seat in one of the chairs. "Jess and Emma leave in the middle of a fight, and then they welcome me back like they haven't seen me in forever. Brennan's hurt because of whatever is going on and I'm clueless. Adam, please tell me." She almost begged.
Adam gave in and proceeded to tell the young feral everything that had happened. She was shocked. "So, a year ago, I died in that fight and then Brennan went back in time to save me?"
"Yes." He replied.
"So, his being hurt is my fault." Sadness was in her voice and a tear fell from her eye as she looked over at the wounded man.
"No, no," Adam took her into a comforting hug. "Shalimar, Brennan went back because he loved you, because he would have given his life for you. He saw that he had the chance to save you, so he jumped on it." Adam explained.
There was a long moment of silence before Adam pulled out of the hug and said, "Why don't you go to sleep? You'll feel better in the morning and your mind will have had time to absorb everything."
She nodded and then walked over to Brennan. Gently she kissed his forehead and whispered, "Thank you." into his ear. Shalimar walked to the door, but stopped for a moment and looked back at Brennan's weak looking figure.
"He'll be fine Shalimar," Adam assured her.
"I know. Good night, Adam."
"Good night, Shalimar."
~*~* 1 Week Later *~*~
Shalimar and Brennan decided to do a little training in the dojo, and Brennan was getting his butt kicked. "Yo, Shalimar, easy!!!"
Shalimar smiled and helped him off of the floor. "You look like you could use a break and I don't want to push you, so why don't we stop and get washed up."
"No, Shal, I'm fine. Let's keep going."
"Yeah, your fine, that's why you flinch every now and then when you breathe."
"Ok, you win; I'm not going to argue with you." Brennan knew she would have won anyway.
"Good, now go wash up and then we can get dinner."
"Sounds good. Meet you in the kitchen."
"Ok." Shalimar gave him a quick kiss and then headed to her room.
~*~* Dinner *~*~
Shalimar was in the kitchen looking through the refrigerator for something to eat, when Brennan came down. He snuck up behind her and grabbed her waist, pulling her back into his arms.
Shalimar almost jumped out of her skin. "Oh my gosh, Brennan don't do that!" She smacked him playfully on the arm.
He just laughed. "Find anything?"
"We have some leftover Pizza, but that's just about it." She said as she pointed to the counter.
"Pizza is good."
"Hey you guys, Emma and I are going clubbing want to come?" Jesse asked as he walked into the kitchen and grabbed a piece of Pizza out of the open box. Shalimar smacked his hand, but let him take it. "What was that for?"
"You ate, we didn't, so keep your little paws off the food."
"Right, so are you two coming or not?"
"I think I'm gonna sit this trip out" Brennan replied.
"Yeah, me too. Besides, he needs someone to keep him out of trouble." Shalimar pointed to Brennan.
"I'm the one that needs to be watched, right." Brennan rolled his eyes.
"Jesseeee! Come on!" They heard Emma yell from the other room.
"Well, I'll see you guys later. Bye." Jesse said as he ran out the door. Brennan and Shalimar sat and talked while they ate and after they were done they went to the rec. room and watched a movie.
After the movie finished Brennan shut the TV off and pulled Shalimar closer to him. She smiled as he kissed the top of her head. "I love you, Shal."
"I love you, too." Shalimar closed her eyes and relaxed in his arms. A minute later he noticed she was asleep. Brennan took the blanked from the back of the couch and draped it over them. "Sweet dreams, love." He kissed her head again and just watched her sleep. *She's safe now, and back where she belongs, with her family, with me.* Brennan smiled, then rested his head on the arm of the couch and dozed off into a peaceful sleep.
****And they lived happily ever after! Well that's it. Hoped you liked it, and again thanks for the reviews! ****