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Chapter 8
Shalimar opened her eyes, only to shut them at the bright light. She opened them again, this time slower. It took her some time to figure out where she was. She was in the lab. She moaned a bit as the pain came back to bother her. She looked at her arm and found it in a sling. Shalimar could feel the tight bandage around her ribs as well as the one around her head. She then realized that somebody was holding her hand. Glancing down, she found Brennan asleep with his head on a part of the chair she was on.
Before she could help it, she coughed. This caused the man sleeping beside her to awaken.
Brennan blinked himself awake, then noticed Shalimar looking at him. He smiled.
"Hey, you okay?"
"Yeah, I feel like I'm a new feral," she replied weakly.
Brennan chuckled at this and turned serious. "No, but really."
"The truth? Well, my head and ribs are killing me and my whole body aches. Not to mention the dizziness and coughs."
She watched his concerned face. He is so sweet, she thought. Now if only he would hold me.
"Hey, you want more medication? Perhaps more painkillers?"
"That would be nice," her voice still not at a normal level.
"Okay."
Brennan walked over to the counter and picked up a bottle. He filled up a needle and walked back to Shalimar. The feral took one look and exclaimed in the loudest and strongest voice she could manage.
"Whoa! Hold on! You're not getting anywhere near me with that! I thought you were going to call Adam down to do this."
Brennan looked hurt. "What? You don't trust me?" Then he grinned.
"Fine then, you'd just have to do without this stuff. But Adam did show me the right one in case he wasn't available at the time. So, do you want it or not?"
Shalimar thought about it, sighed and was about to speak when a wave of pain and dizziness hit her.
The elemental saw this, placed the needle on the counter and rushed to the side of the chair, concern and fear written all over his face.
"Shal, are you alright?"
After about a minute, she answered truthfully, not really in the mood for her usual remarks.
"No, can you just give me the drugs now? I really need it."
The elemental once again picked up the needle and injected the fluid into her arm, all the while radiating strong emotions of worry.
It took a few minutes for the drugs to kick in, but the pained feral had some questions for Brennan.
"Bren." she stopped, knowing what the answer to her question would be. Switching to the question whose answer she would probably enjoy the most, she tried again.
"Can you hold me?"
Brennan's first reaction was surprise, but then he warmed up.
"Of course,"
He carefully maneuvered himself beside Shalimar, glad that Adam had decided to purchase a bigger and more comfortable piece of furniture. Gently placing his arms around the woman that he loved, he made sure she was comfortable. He noticed that she immediately shifted her head so that it was resting on his chest. He was well aware that she was in pain and wished he could take it away. Brennan felt the medication take effect because Shalimar became more relaxed.
Soon, he was left to his own thoughts, mostly about Shalimar and how he would teach that sorry ass Blaine and his buddies a lesson in not messing with his friends, in particularly Shalimar. He just had to make sure he got to them first, before they try to get to them again.
I promise you Blaine, you and your buddies will pay.
TBC
Note: Hmmm. short chapter, but just had to get this part in, even though it isn't exactly quality. Please tell me what you think. =)
BTW... I'm going to be gone for about two weeks (Going to New Zealand) without access to a computer so, the next chapter will probably be a long wait.... I can't believe I have to survive without a computer for so long!!! I haven't written the next chapter yet so if you have any suggestions, please do give them... though I'm not sure if I'm going to use them, but just as a precaution in case I can't think of anything while on the trip. Thanks, you've all been great readers!!!
Lovin' the reviews!!! Now for the Shal/Bren stuff... kinda. Enjoy!
Chapter 8
Shalimar opened her eyes, only to shut them at the bright light. She opened them again, this time slower. It took her some time to figure out where she was. She was in the lab. She moaned a bit as the pain came back to bother her. She looked at her arm and found it in a sling. Shalimar could feel the tight bandage around her ribs as well as the one around her head. She then realized that somebody was holding her hand. Glancing down, she found Brennan asleep with his head on a part of the chair she was on.
Before she could help it, she coughed. This caused the man sleeping beside her to awaken.
Brennan blinked himself awake, then noticed Shalimar looking at him. He smiled.
"Hey, you okay?"
"Yeah, I feel like I'm a new feral," she replied weakly.
Brennan chuckled at this and turned serious. "No, but really."
"The truth? Well, my head and ribs are killing me and my whole body aches. Not to mention the dizziness and coughs."
She watched his concerned face. He is so sweet, she thought. Now if only he would hold me.
"Hey, you want more medication? Perhaps more painkillers?"
"That would be nice," her voice still not at a normal level.
"Okay."
Brennan walked over to the counter and picked up a bottle. He filled up a needle and walked back to Shalimar. The feral took one look and exclaimed in the loudest and strongest voice she could manage.
"Whoa! Hold on! You're not getting anywhere near me with that! I thought you were going to call Adam down to do this."
Brennan looked hurt. "What? You don't trust me?" Then he grinned.
"Fine then, you'd just have to do without this stuff. But Adam did show me the right one in case he wasn't available at the time. So, do you want it or not?"
Shalimar thought about it, sighed and was about to speak when a wave of pain and dizziness hit her.
The elemental saw this, placed the needle on the counter and rushed to the side of the chair, concern and fear written all over his face.
"Shal, are you alright?"
After about a minute, she answered truthfully, not really in the mood for her usual remarks.
"No, can you just give me the drugs now? I really need it."
The elemental once again picked up the needle and injected the fluid into her arm, all the while radiating strong emotions of worry.
It took a few minutes for the drugs to kick in, but the pained feral had some questions for Brennan.
"Bren." she stopped, knowing what the answer to her question would be. Switching to the question whose answer she would probably enjoy the most, she tried again.
"Can you hold me?"
Brennan's first reaction was surprise, but then he warmed up.
"Of course,"
He carefully maneuvered himself beside Shalimar, glad that Adam had decided to purchase a bigger and more comfortable piece of furniture. Gently placing his arms around the woman that he loved, he made sure she was comfortable. He noticed that she immediately shifted her head so that it was resting on his chest. He was well aware that she was in pain and wished he could take it away. Brennan felt the medication take effect because Shalimar became more relaxed.
Soon, he was left to his own thoughts, mostly about Shalimar and how he would teach that sorry ass Blaine and his buddies a lesson in not messing with his friends, in particularly Shalimar. He just had to make sure he got to them first, before they try to get to them again.
I promise you Blaine, you and your buddies will pay.
TBC
Note: Hmmm. short chapter, but just had to get this part in, even though it isn't exactly quality. Please tell me what you think. =)
BTW... I'm going to be gone for about two weeks (Going to New Zealand) without access to a computer so, the next chapter will probably be a long wait.... I can't believe I have to survive without a computer for so long!!! I haven't written the next chapter yet so if you have any suggestions, please do give them... though I'm not sure if I'm going to use them, but just as a precaution in case I can't think of anything while on the trip. Thanks, you've all been great readers!!!
