Chapter 8
Later that night Shalimar heard the sound of her bike pull in. She jumped out of bed and crept hiding at the top of the stairs to see if Stacey and her bike were all right. Stacey walked in looking tired but relieved. She immediately stopped and looked around for the person hiding.
"Stacey where the hell were you?" Mike nearly shouted running up to her. Clearly he had been sitting near the water fountain waiting for her to come back.
"Would you keep it down dude? I don't want to wake everyone up. Then I won't be able to leave this place."
"Leave what do you mean leave"
"Don't be a fool. You've seen the chaos and hate I've caused. I don't belong here. Me and Brennan don't get along, Shal hates me for beating her in the fight. Emma keeps trying to read me and I don't know why she can't and it's getting her mad. I went back to our apartment. No one has taken it and it still has all our stuff in it. I'm going back there. I'm going to live the life we lived before Mutant X was involved"
"No you can't. What if the GSA comes back for you?"
"I'm stronger now and I wont have you to distract me from hurting them"
"What do you mean? I'm coming with you"
"No your not. You like it here you fit in."
"Stace. I'm going with you wherever it may be. The grave, dinner, death I don't care. It isn't home unless your there"
With that he leant forward and kissed her lightly on the lips. Stacey was surprised and moved back. She looked at him and saw he was serious. They moved toward each other again and locked lips. The kiss went on for awhile but then they broke to come up for air.
"How long till you have your stuff together?" Stacey asked.
"Not long most of stuff is still at the apartment except for some clothes"
"Meet you in the garage in 15minutes ok?"
"ok"
With that they headed off into their separate rooms. Stacey walked off utterly stunned. We kissed. I can't believe it. I mean he's the closest thing I have to a brother, a friend, a. . . lover?!?. With that she shook her head and walked off to her room.
*******
Mike walked off to his room almost in a daze. I can't believe I kissed her. I mean I've been thinking about it for so long but she would normally have kicked my ass if I did it. Yet she kissed me back. I really love her. He sighed contently at that last thought and started packing his few clothes.
*****
Shalimar still knelt by the stairs shocked at what she had witnessed and heard. She shook her head. They were going to be leaving soon. She had to hurry and wake Brennan and the gang before they left. I will not give them back into the hands of Eckhart. Not Brennan's sister not someone so powerful. She leapt up and ran to Brennan's room.
"Brennan wake up! Your sister is running away. She's going to get caught by Eckhart and he's going to manipulate her and she's going to destroy us" Brennan stood up and kissed her forehead calming her down.
"Ok try again. What was all that?"
"Stacey and Mike are leaving."
"WHAT"
"Come on we have to go wake the others before they leave"
"You do that. I'm going to wait for them in the garage." Shalimar nodded and ran off. Brennan grabbed his leather jacket and ran out his bedroom into the garage. He was just in time to see the black Mustang Convertible leave. He quickly swore then jumped on his motorbike and sped off after them. In a few minutes Adam's voice came out through his comlink.
"Brennan where are you."
"I'm following my sister"
With that he threw off the comlink and sped up.
Later that night Shalimar heard the sound of her bike pull in. She jumped out of bed and crept hiding at the top of the stairs to see if Stacey and her bike were all right. Stacey walked in looking tired but relieved. She immediately stopped and looked around for the person hiding.
"Stacey where the hell were you?" Mike nearly shouted running up to her. Clearly he had been sitting near the water fountain waiting for her to come back.
"Would you keep it down dude? I don't want to wake everyone up. Then I won't be able to leave this place."
"Leave what do you mean leave"
"Don't be a fool. You've seen the chaos and hate I've caused. I don't belong here. Me and Brennan don't get along, Shal hates me for beating her in the fight. Emma keeps trying to read me and I don't know why she can't and it's getting her mad. I went back to our apartment. No one has taken it and it still has all our stuff in it. I'm going back there. I'm going to live the life we lived before Mutant X was involved"
"No you can't. What if the GSA comes back for you?"
"I'm stronger now and I wont have you to distract me from hurting them"
"What do you mean? I'm coming with you"
"No your not. You like it here you fit in."
"Stace. I'm going with you wherever it may be. The grave, dinner, death I don't care. It isn't home unless your there"
With that he leant forward and kissed her lightly on the lips. Stacey was surprised and moved back. She looked at him and saw he was serious. They moved toward each other again and locked lips. The kiss went on for awhile but then they broke to come up for air.
"How long till you have your stuff together?" Stacey asked.
"Not long most of stuff is still at the apartment except for some clothes"
"Meet you in the garage in 15minutes ok?"
"ok"
With that they headed off into their separate rooms. Stacey walked off utterly stunned. We kissed. I can't believe it. I mean he's the closest thing I have to a brother, a friend, a. . . lover?!?. With that she shook her head and walked off to her room.
*******
Mike walked off to his room almost in a daze. I can't believe I kissed her. I mean I've been thinking about it for so long but she would normally have kicked my ass if I did it. Yet she kissed me back. I really love her. He sighed contently at that last thought and started packing his few clothes.
*****
Shalimar still knelt by the stairs shocked at what she had witnessed and heard. She shook her head. They were going to be leaving soon. She had to hurry and wake Brennan and the gang before they left. I will not give them back into the hands of Eckhart. Not Brennan's sister not someone so powerful. She leapt up and ran to Brennan's room.
"Brennan wake up! Your sister is running away. She's going to get caught by Eckhart and he's going to manipulate her and she's going to destroy us" Brennan stood up and kissed her forehead calming her down.
"Ok try again. What was all that?"
"Stacey and Mike are leaving."
"WHAT"
"Come on we have to go wake the others before they leave"
"You do that. I'm going to wait for them in the garage." Shalimar nodded and ran off. Brennan grabbed his leather jacket and ran out his bedroom into the garage. He was just in time to see the black Mustang Convertible leave. He quickly swore then jumped on his motorbike and sped off after them. In a few minutes Adam's voice came out through his comlink.
"Brennan where are you."
"I'm following my sister"
With that he threw off the comlink and sped up.