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~*~* Chapter 5 *~*~
~*~* Gabriel's room *~*~
Shalimar slowly regained consciousness and almost immediately noticed she was naked. She groaned as she sat up holding the sheet in front of herself, looking for her clothes. Suddenly the door burst open and Gabriel ran in. Shalimar let out a scream as he mentally pinned her on the bed. "Ashlocke let go of me!" Shalimar yelled as he crawled on top of her.
"This is what was meant to be, Shalimar." His voice almost in a whisper as he leaned down and kissed her neck. He unbuttoned his shirt and threw it across the room leaving only his jeans. He slowly leaned down and kissed her again. His hand crept under the sheet and trailed slowly up her naked thigh as the other rested on her hip. "I want you Shalimar." He whispered into her ear, as he slowly started to undo the button on his jeans and pull the cream colored, satin sheet away from her slender body.
"Well you can't have her." Brennan said sternly from the door way.
Ashlocke jumped up off Shalimar and spun around in shock. "Now, now, you're supposed to be dead and interrupting us like that wasn't nice." He said as he formed a ball of energy in his hand and through it at Brennan.
The elemental jumped out of the way just in time. Brennan threw some electricity at Ashlocke and caught his shoulder. Gabriel fell to the floor with a cry of pain, but got back up and lunged at Brennan.
Brennan stumbled back and fell against the wall when Ashlocke slammed into him.
"Brennan!" Shalimar screamed. Gabriel kicked and punched Brennan again and again, not even giving him a chance to fight back. Brennan's eyes closed and his body went limp. Gabriel smiled as he looked down at his defeated opponent.
"Brennan, no! Get up! Please, Brennan, get up!" Shalimar cried as Ashlocke started toward her again.
"He can't do anything for you now Shalimar." Gabriel smirked. "You're all mine." He climbed on top of her again and kissed her. "Now where were we?" He paused for a minute, but then his eyes brightened. "Ahh, yes, I remember."
Shalimar cringed when she felt the sheet slowly being pulled away from her body again. Tears filled her eyes, she knew she wasn't going to be able to stop him and she knew Brennan wouldn't be able to fight anymore. Shalimar closed her eyes and got ready to except what fate had for her.
Suddenly Gabriel felt a sting in his neck and then turned to see Brennan standing behind him. Brennan had successfully injected him with the poison. In an instant, Gabriel fell on top of Shalimar, motionless. Brennan practically threw him off and then grabbed the sheet that had almost completely slipped away from Shalimar's body.
Just then, Jesse and Emma ran through the door. Jesse immediately went to check Ashlocke's pulse and found none.
Brennan pulled the sheet over Shalimar and gathered her into his arms. Tears were pouring from her eyes as she held the sheet around her shivering naked body. "Oh, Brennan." She cried as she leaned into his embrace.
"Shh, it's ok, I've got you, Shal. I've got you." Brennan soothed as he held her close to him and rocked her back and forth.
"Brennan, h...he was going to...to..."
"It's ok Shalimar, I know, but he can't do anything to you now." Brennan kissed her head and continued to rock her, holding her tightly.
"Hey guys, Ashlocke might be dead, but the links are still livin' and there are more on their way." Jesse stated.
"Yeah, we need to get outta here." Emma said.
Brennan picked Shalimar up, sheet and all, and carried her out to the Double Helix. As soon as they were all in Jesse took off. Brennan sat down in one of the chairs and held Shalimar on his lap. She was still shivering and he could see goose bumps forming on her bare shoulders.
"Jesse, how long until we get back to Sanctuary?" Shalimar asked in a shaky voice as she snuggled closer to Brennan for warmth.
"About twenty minutes." He replied.
"Emma are there any blankets in the back?" Brennan asked, as he rubbed the feral's arms and held her close.
"Yeah, I'll go get one."
Emma came back with a small blanket and put it around Shalimar's shoulders. "Thanks, Em." Shalimar smiled.
"No problem." Emma replied as she sat back down.
Shalimar rested her head on Brennan's shoulder and closed her eyes. He looked down at her and smiled, then kissed her head.
~*~* Sanctuary *~*~
Brennan walked in to Sanctuary with an almost asleep Shalimar in his arms. Adam walked out of the lab and when he saw Shalimar being carried in, he panicked. He rushed over and brushed the golden hair out of her face.
Brennan could see the worry in his leader's eyes. "She's fine, Adam, just asleep."
Adam let out a sigh of relief. "Take her to her room and let her get dressed, but then bring her back down, I want to run a few scans to make sure she's ok."
"No, no scans." Shalimar mumbled; her head still buried deep in Brennan's shoulder.
Adam smiled. "Sorry Shal, but I have too."
"Can't it wait till morning?" She whined as she lifted her head.
"Shalimar..."
"Adam, please, I just wanna go to sleep."
Adam sighed and thought for a moment. "Fine, but if you start to feel that something is wrong I want you to come straight down. Understand?" Shalimar nodded and put her head back down. He smiled and carried Shalimar into her room. Reluctantly he let her down in her bathroom and went to get her, her pajamas.
"Thanks, Brenn, I'll be right out." She said as she took the light blue pants and purple top from him. Shalimar finished changing and walked out into her room. She found Brennan sitting on her bed looking at a picture of the two of them. Both of them were soaking wet and he was hovering over her tickling her unmercifully. "That was when we went out to wash the cars and decided to fight with the water."
Brennan looked up when he heard her voice. "I remember. That was fun." He smiled and then stood and picked her up. Shalimar laughed as Brennan carried her to her bed and gently placed her down. He pulled the covers over her shoulders and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight, Shal," he said as he started to walk out.
"Oh, do you have to go right this minute." She pouted as she grabbed his hand and pulled him back a little.
Brennan turned and gave her a confused look. "I thought you wanted to sleep."
"I do, just not right now."
"So you lied to Adam and told him you were tired to get out of the scans?"
Shalimar smiled shyly and nodded as she sat up.
Brennan laughed. "You're a sly little thing," he said as he sat down on the edge of the bed. They sat there for a moment in silence, but then Shalimar did something Brennan didn't expect. She wrapped her arms around his neck and brought him into a tight hug. He pulled her closer and just held her.
"Thank you for coming for me."
"Shalimar, I'll always come for you," he said softly as he rubbed her back. Shalimar pulled out of the hug and just gazed into his eyes completely lost. Brennan brought his hand up and brushed it over her cheek. Slowly he leaned over and covered her lips with his. Shalimar wrapped her arms around his neck and pushed closer to him as he put his arms around her back and pulled her into a deeper kiss.
She wanted to kiss him forever, but she knew that they both needed some air. Breaking away she took a deep breath and then rested her head on Brennan's shoulder.
"I love you so much, Shal," he confessed.
"I love you, too." She smiled and let out a soft giggle. Shalimar could feel his gaze resting on her. She looked up and saw confusion in his eyes. "That's the first time we've kissed with out being interrupted," she explained.
"You're right, it was. Shall we try for a second time?" He raised his eyebrow.
"I'd like that." Shalimar's eyes sparkled as she looked up into Brennan's. Brennan leaned closer, but just before their lips touched they heard a knock at the door.
"Well, so much for a second time." Brennan said with a disappointed tone as he stood up.
Shalimar sighed. "Come in."
Emma and Jesse walked in. "We just came to see how you are doing and wish you a good night." Jesse said, as he leaned down and kissed her cheek. Emma gave her a hug and then stepped back with Jesse.
"I'm doing fine, thanks." Shalimar replied
They smiled. "Ok, goodnight, Shal."
"Goodnight."
After Emma and Jesse had left Brennan leaned down to give her a small kiss. "Goodnight."
"You're leaving?"
"You need your sleep."
"Will you stay with me in the lab tomorrow?"
"Of, course. Goodnight."
"Night."
Brennan kissed her once more and then left. He walked down to the lab and found Adam cleaning up. "Hey,"
Adam turned when he heard Brennan. "Hey, how's Shalimar? She sleeping?"
He nodded and sat down. "Yeah, like a baby."
Adam smiled and picked up a few more things. "What happened to Ashlocke?"
Brennan fidgeted, he knew Adam wasn't going to like the answer he had. "He died. The serum killed him almost instantly."
Adam frowned and hung his head. "Alright,"
Brennan got up and put a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry, I know you didn't want anyone to get hurt."
"It's ok. Shalimar is safe now, that's the important thing."
Brennan nodded in agreement. "Well, I'm headed off to bed. See ya in the morning."
"Ok, goodnight," Adam said as he picked up some glass vials and put them away.
Brennan waved as he let out a huge yawn and walked to his room.
****** That's not much of a cliff hanger, sorry. It's not done yet, there are still umm...I think 2 more chapters left. Thanks for reading and for the reviews! ******
~*~* Chapter 5 *~*~
~*~* Gabriel's room *~*~
Shalimar slowly regained consciousness and almost immediately noticed she was naked. She groaned as she sat up holding the sheet in front of herself, looking for her clothes. Suddenly the door burst open and Gabriel ran in. Shalimar let out a scream as he mentally pinned her on the bed. "Ashlocke let go of me!" Shalimar yelled as he crawled on top of her.
"This is what was meant to be, Shalimar." His voice almost in a whisper as he leaned down and kissed her neck. He unbuttoned his shirt and threw it across the room leaving only his jeans. He slowly leaned down and kissed her again. His hand crept under the sheet and trailed slowly up her naked thigh as the other rested on her hip. "I want you Shalimar." He whispered into her ear, as he slowly started to undo the button on his jeans and pull the cream colored, satin sheet away from her slender body.
"Well you can't have her." Brennan said sternly from the door way.
Ashlocke jumped up off Shalimar and spun around in shock. "Now, now, you're supposed to be dead and interrupting us like that wasn't nice." He said as he formed a ball of energy in his hand and through it at Brennan.
The elemental jumped out of the way just in time. Brennan threw some electricity at Ashlocke and caught his shoulder. Gabriel fell to the floor with a cry of pain, but got back up and lunged at Brennan.
Brennan stumbled back and fell against the wall when Ashlocke slammed into him.
"Brennan!" Shalimar screamed. Gabriel kicked and punched Brennan again and again, not even giving him a chance to fight back. Brennan's eyes closed and his body went limp. Gabriel smiled as he looked down at his defeated opponent.
"Brennan, no! Get up! Please, Brennan, get up!" Shalimar cried as Ashlocke started toward her again.
"He can't do anything for you now Shalimar." Gabriel smirked. "You're all mine." He climbed on top of her again and kissed her. "Now where were we?" He paused for a minute, but then his eyes brightened. "Ahh, yes, I remember."
Shalimar cringed when she felt the sheet slowly being pulled away from her body again. Tears filled her eyes, she knew she wasn't going to be able to stop him and she knew Brennan wouldn't be able to fight anymore. Shalimar closed her eyes and got ready to except what fate had for her.
Suddenly Gabriel felt a sting in his neck and then turned to see Brennan standing behind him. Brennan had successfully injected him with the poison. In an instant, Gabriel fell on top of Shalimar, motionless. Brennan practically threw him off and then grabbed the sheet that had almost completely slipped away from Shalimar's body.
Just then, Jesse and Emma ran through the door. Jesse immediately went to check Ashlocke's pulse and found none.
Brennan pulled the sheet over Shalimar and gathered her into his arms. Tears were pouring from her eyes as she held the sheet around her shivering naked body. "Oh, Brennan." She cried as she leaned into his embrace.
"Shh, it's ok, I've got you, Shal. I've got you." Brennan soothed as he held her close to him and rocked her back and forth.
"Brennan, h...he was going to...to..."
"It's ok Shalimar, I know, but he can't do anything to you now." Brennan kissed her head and continued to rock her, holding her tightly.
"Hey guys, Ashlocke might be dead, but the links are still livin' and there are more on their way." Jesse stated.
"Yeah, we need to get outta here." Emma said.
Brennan picked Shalimar up, sheet and all, and carried her out to the Double Helix. As soon as they were all in Jesse took off. Brennan sat down in one of the chairs and held Shalimar on his lap. She was still shivering and he could see goose bumps forming on her bare shoulders.
"Jesse, how long until we get back to Sanctuary?" Shalimar asked in a shaky voice as she snuggled closer to Brennan for warmth.
"About twenty minutes." He replied.
"Emma are there any blankets in the back?" Brennan asked, as he rubbed the feral's arms and held her close.
"Yeah, I'll go get one."
Emma came back with a small blanket and put it around Shalimar's shoulders. "Thanks, Em." Shalimar smiled.
"No problem." Emma replied as she sat back down.
Shalimar rested her head on Brennan's shoulder and closed her eyes. He looked down at her and smiled, then kissed her head.
~*~* Sanctuary *~*~
Brennan walked in to Sanctuary with an almost asleep Shalimar in his arms. Adam walked out of the lab and when he saw Shalimar being carried in, he panicked. He rushed over and brushed the golden hair out of her face.
Brennan could see the worry in his leader's eyes. "She's fine, Adam, just asleep."
Adam let out a sigh of relief. "Take her to her room and let her get dressed, but then bring her back down, I want to run a few scans to make sure she's ok."
"No, no scans." Shalimar mumbled; her head still buried deep in Brennan's shoulder.
Adam smiled. "Sorry Shal, but I have too."
"Can't it wait till morning?" She whined as she lifted her head.
"Shalimar..."
"Adam, please, I just wanna go to sleep."
Adam sighed and thought for a moment. "Fine, but if you start to feel that something is wrong I want you to come straight down. Understand?" Shalimar nodded and put her head back down. He smiled and carried Shalimar into her room. Reluctantly he let her down in her bathroom and went to get her, her pajamas.
"Thanks, Brenn, I'll be right out." She said as she took the light blue pants and purple top from him. Shalimar finished changing and walked out into her room. She found Brennan sitting on her bed looking at a picture of the two of them. Both of them were soaking wet and he was hovering over her tickling her unmercifully. "That was when we went out to wash the cars and decided to fight with the water."
Brennan looked up when he heard her voice. "I remember. That was fun." He smiled and then stood and picked her up. Shalimar laughed as Brennan carried her to her bed and gently placed her down. He pulled the covers over her shoulders and kissed her forehead. "Goodnight, Shal," he said as he started to walk out.
"Oh, do you have to go right this minute." She pouted as she grabbed his hand and pulled him back a little.
Brennan turned and gave her a confused look. "I thought you wanted to sleep."
"I do, just not right now."
"So you lied to Adam and told him you were tired to get out of the scans?"
Shalimar smiled shyly and nodded as she sat up.
Brennan laughed. "You're a sly little thing," he said as he sat down on the edge of the bed. They sat there for a moment in silence, but then Shalimar did something Brennan didn't expect. She wrapped her arms around his neck and brought him into a tight hug. He pulled her closer and just held her.
"Thank you for coming for me."
"Shalimar, I'll always come for you," he said softly as he rubbed her back. Shalimar pulled out of the hug and just gazed into his eyes completely lost. Brennan brought his hand up and brushed it over her cheek. Slowly he leaned over and covered her lips with his. Shalimar wrapped her arms around his neck and pushed closer to him as he put his arms around her back and pulled her into a deeper kiss.
She wanted to kiss him forever, but she knew that they both needed some air. Breaking away she took a deep breath and then rested her head on Brennan's shoulder.
"I love you so much, Shal," he confessed.
"I love you, too." She smiled and let out a soft giggle. Shalimar could feel his gaze resting on her. She looked up and saw confusion in his eyes. "That's the first time we've kissed with out being interrupted," she explained.
"You're right, it was. Shall we try for a second time?" He raised his eyebrow.
"I'd like that." Shalimar's eyes sparkled as she looked up into Brennan's. Brennan leaned closer, but just before their lips touched they heard a knock at the door.
"Well, so much for a second time." Brennan said with a disappointed tone as he stood up.
Shalimar sighed. "Come in."
Emma and Jesse walked in. "We just came to see how you are doing and wish you a good night." Jesse said, as he leaned down and kissed her cheek. Emma gave her a hug and then stepped back with Jesse.
"I'm doing fine, thanks." Shalimar replied
They smiled. "Ok, goodnight, Shal."
"Goodnight."
After Emma and Jesse had left Brennan leaned down to give her a small kiss. "Goodnight."
"You're leaving?"
"You need your sleep."
"Will you stay with me in the lab tomorrow?"
"Of, course. Goodnight."
"Night."
Brennan kissed her once more and then left. He walked down to the lab and found Adam cleaning up. "Hey,"
Adam turned when he heard Brennan. "Hey, how's Shalimar? She sleeping?"
He nodded and sat down. "Yeah, like a baby."
Adam smiled and picked up a few more things. "What happened to Ashlocke?"
Brennan fidgeted, he knew Adam wasn't going to like the answer he had. "He died. The serum killed him almost instantly."
Adam frowned and hung his head. "Alright,"
Brennan got up and put a hand on his shoulder. "I'm sorry, I know you didn't want anyone to get hurt."
"It's ok. Shalimar is safe now, that's the important thing."
Brennan nodded in agreement. "Well, I'm headed off to bed. See ya in the morning."
"Ok, goodnight," Adam said as he picked up some glass vials and put them away.
Brennan waved as he let out a huge yawn and walked to his room.
****** That's not much of a cliff hanger, sorry. It's not done yet, there are still umm...I think 2 more chapters left. Thanks for reading and for the reviews! ******
