Chapter 3 Yeah! I'm back...finally... death to uploads! NEway... now it
gets interesting cuz...well...there are boys now! (Nuff said!) Sadly, I
don't own said boys...nor do I own the rest of the Mutant-X team for that
matter. Oh well....at least I can dream, right? Speaking of dreams...on
with the fic! ......................................
We pulled into garage, hidden near the clifftops by the ocean. I honestly wasn't sure how we'd gotten there; I wasn't really sure of anything. Everything Shal or Emma, or even Beth, had told me was starting to blur together into one huge nightmare. Beth had lied to me. That fact kept ringing through my brain as we got out of the car and headed to an interior door. All at once the door slammed open, and a tall dark man rushed into the garage.
"Beth!" He swept my friend up into a tight hug. "What....I can't leave you alone for two days with out you causing trouble?"
Beth laughed, as he swung her around. "It's not my fault, Bren! How was I supposed to know there'd be agents on the subway?" She laughed again, looping her arm through his and walking through the doorway with him in tow. I stayed behind, momentarily forgotten. So, that was Brennan Mulray (correct spelling...yes I've fixed it!) That was the man who I'd always been told didn't exist. It was going to be hard to talk to him. I smothered a sigh and followed the others inside, ignoring Emma's knowing eyes.
As I entered, another older man approached me. "Ah, Ms. Catalina Ramirez. I'm Adam Kane. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." He held out his hand for mine. I shook it, fighting the urge to comment that the pleasure was surely all his. I hated that these people already counted as 'friends.' That was the only thing keep me out of their heads.
"Umm...it's nice to meet you Mr...." He hadn't mentioned a last name had he? Oh well, I must have missed it.
He grinned good naturedly, "It's just Adam, here." He glanced over his shoulder as a final young man joined the four of us. (Brennan and Beth had disappeared somewhere in the massive place.) "And this is Jesse Kilmartin, the final member of Mutant- X." I actually smiled at this one. He was simply too boy-next-door not to.
"I'm Cat." Man, his eyes were blue. I mentally laughed at myself. Nothing like blue eyes to up my mood. Of course, if I was reading the signals right... Jesse already had his own thing for blue eyes. I inwardly sighed. At least this one might be a friend at least. If he didn't expect me to embody Beth that is.
"So," Shal asked me suddenly, "how's the migraine?" I winced as mention of it, brought back the spilintering pain. "That bad huh?" She grinned wryly. "And I thought only empaths got migraines. Oh well, come on. I'll take you to the lab, and get you fixed up." She turned to lead me off, missing my panicked expression.
"The what?!" A lab? What was this place? I'd thought it was supposed to be safe. I fought down panic as I waited for an answer.
Emma came to my rescue. "It's O.K., Cat." I turned to her, knowing she knew what I was feeling. "Adam...was a geneticist. Now he's trying to help mutants like us. He uses the lab for Research. That's all. Well," she grinned now, "that and fixing us up. Some of us have a tendency to pick fights." She shot an amused glance at Shalimar, who had a practiced innocent expression on her face. "Are you referring to me?" The blonde widened her eyes. "I think I'm hurt." I joined in on the laughter as I was led off to the lab. Things were looking up. Now, all I had to do was avoid Whats-His-Face and Beth, and life would be pretty. So I thought. ................................................. Well...that's that! You know.... I'd actually thought Cat was going to have a 'heart to heart' with Brennan in this chapter... but they decided otherwise. Oh well! Please R&R!
We pulled into garage, hidden near the clifftops by the ocean. I honestly wasn't sure how we'd gotten there; I wasn't really sure of anything. Everything Shal or Emma, or even Beth, had told me was starting to blur together into one huge nightmare. Beth had lied to me. That fact kept ringing through my brain as we got out of the car and headed to an interior door. All at once the door slammed open, and a tall dark man rushed into the garage.
"Beth!" He swept my friend up into a tight hug. "What....I can't leave you alone for two days with out you causing trouble?"
Beth laughed, as he swung her around. "It's not my fault, Bren! How was I supposed to know there'd be agents on the subway?" She laughed again, looping her arm through his and walking through the doorway with him in tow. I stayed behind, momentarily forgotten. So, that was Brennan Mulray (correct spelling...yes I've fixed it!) That was the man who I'd always been told didn't exist. It was going to be hard to talk to him. I smothered a sigh and followed the others inside, ignoring Emma's knowing eyes.
As I entered, another older man approached me. "Ah, Ms. Catalina Ramirez. I'm Adam Kane. It's a pleasure to finally meet you." He held out his hand for mine. I shook it, fighting the urge to comment that the pleasure was surely all his. I hated that these people already counted as 'friends.' That was the only thing keep me out of their heads.
"Umm...it's nice to meet you Mr...." He hadn't mentioned a last name had he? Oh well, I must have missed it.
He grinned good naturedly, "It's just Adam, here." He glanced over his shoulder as a final young man joined the four of us. (Brennan and Beth had disappeared somewhere in the massive place.) "And this is Jesse Kilmartin, the final member of Mutant- X." I actually smiled at this one. He was simply too boy-next-door not to.
"I'm Cat." Man, his eyes were blue. I mentally laughed at myself. Nothing like blue eyes to up my mood. Of course, if I was reading the signals right... Jesse already had his own thing for blue eyes. I inwardly sighed. At least this one might be a friend at least. If he didn't expect me to embody Beth that is.
"So," Shal asked me suddenly, "how's the migraine?" I winced as mention of it, brought back the spilintering pain. "That bad huh?" She grinned wryly. "And I thought only empaths got migraines. Oh well, come on. I'll take you to the lab, and get you fixed up." She turned to lead me off, missing my panicked expression.
"The what?!" A lab? What was this place? I'd thought it was supposed to be safe. I fought down panic as I waited for an answer.
Emma came to my rescue. "It's O.K., Cat." I turned to her, knowing she knew what I was feeling. "Adam...was a geneticist. Now he's trying to help mutants like us. He uses the lab for Research. That's all. Well," she grinned now, "that and fixing us up. Some of us have a tendency to pick fights." She shot an amused glance at Shalimar, who had a practiced innocent expression on her face. "Are you referring to me?" The blonde widened her eyes. "I think I'm hurt." I joined in on the laughter as I was led off to the lab. Things were looking up. Now, all I had to do was avoid Whats-His-Face and Beth, and life would be pretty. So I thought. ................................................. Well...that's that! You know.... I'd actually thought Cat was going to have a 'heart to heart' with Brennan in this chapter... but they decided otherwise. Oh well! Please R&R!