CH3. Two Shalimar's turn out to be more trouble then anyone thought.

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The team did just as they were told, Adam stayed in his lab. The best place to research Shalimar's twinning, while he listened to his young protégé's argue outside the door.

"Well what are we suppose to do now?" Brennan crossed his arms in front of his chest.

Emma turned to him, putting her on his arm and sent him a calming vision. ::I hope that helps him, he is really on edge.::::::::: "We do just as we are told, Jesse you go to your computer and research. Brennan you take one Shalimar and figure out something to do, and I'll take the other one and figure something out."

"Wait a minute, I know Adam said to take them and deal with them." he pointed to the 2 Shalimar's. "But how do we tell them apart, and what do we call them? I mean they look EXACTLY alike… we… we can't just go around yelling Shalimar come here!! No not you the other one!!" Letting out a sigh in frustration and anxiety.

::::What if I never get my Shal back, we'll be stuck with 2 women. Neither of which even come close to MY Shalimar. Ahh this has turned out to be a really sucky day.:::::::

Emma could tell this twinning thing was taking it's toll on her friend, that was something she would have to deal with later. Until then on to the problem at hand. "I got it!!" snapping her fingers. "How about name tags?"

Jesse rolled his eyes and put his arm around his girlfriend, "Honey this is grown up land not second grade, I mean name tags? Kinda like meet me at the playground kind thing"

Emma opened her mouth in offence, "HEY!! It's a good idea." smacking him in his arm lightly.

Jesse leaned in a gave her a quick kiss to make up for his behavior. "That's better, but I'm not done with you, we'll settle this later."

Pulling Emma closer, "Ohh you promise?" lifting his eyebrows.

"Oh Jesse Kilmartin you are a dog, but I still love you! Now behave yourselves and fallow me." Emma lead them to a storage closet, rummaging around for a couple of minutes until she found what she was looking for.

"AHA! Here it is!" holding up a roll of name tags. Looking very proud of herself.

"I don't wanna know what we have those for." Brennan groaned.

Emma ignored Brennan and skipped happily over to the 2 Shalimar's, "Ok this one we'll call Shal." pointing to the calmer Shalimar, handing her the name tag that said "Shal". Then pointing over to the more outrageous Shalimar, handing her the other name tag. "Then we'll call her Shalimar. Work for you guys?"

Both the men shrugged, "Honey you come up with the best ides." Jesse was doing his best to make up for his earlier insult.

Raising her eyebrow, "ah… trying to take the fast track back to redemption are we? Nice try but you still got a long way to go pal. A kiss might help." Emma batted her eyelashes innocently, and Jesse leaned in and gave her another kiss.

Smiling, "Ummm your getting there, Brennan how are you with this idea."

"It's fine I guess it solves the problem of telling them apart. Now keeping them busy till Adam finds a solution is another matter that is in desperate need of solving."

"Ok so now that's the name thing is settle I guess umm…. Jesse you go research, Brennan you take Shalimar somewhere."

"Oh yeah like where Emma?, she's an animal how am I suppose to keep her busy?" The elemental questioned, pushing Shalimar off him for what seemed like the zillionth time. Gesturing to Shalimar, "You see what I mean, so far I've had my ass grabbed, I've been licked, and jumped on about a bazillion times. Do you have any idea how much I'm restrain myself right now? I mean if this were MY Shalimar it would be all well and good if she did those things but, but she.. I don't know her." he stated very solemnly.

"Ok Brennan calm down, why don't you take her to the Dojo and spar for a while, twin or not she's still Shalimar and she always loves a good fight."

Brennan groaned, "But she'll kick my ass!"

Emma giggled giving Shalimar thumbs up, "We'll that I can't help you with, just keep her busy. Now Shal and I are gonna go to the water garden to meditate and talk." taking Shal's hand and leading her towards the water garden. Jesse began walking towards the upper level where the computers were. "Good luck buddy" he yelled over his shoulder.

"Yeah right!"

In an effort to be nice Brennan offered out his hand to the feral, but instead of taking his hand she jumped on his back. "Giddy up Horsy!!" Brennan was going to protest but caught himself before he began. :::Just do what she wants and maybe you can get through this day alive::::::

The 2 ended up in the dojo after some petty squabbling and a lot of come on's on Shalimar's part. Shalimar hopped off of Brennan's back once they were there. Straightening himself, "Oh thank god." he mumbled.

"Oh come on I'm not that heavy."

Brennan cocked his head to the side wondering how she heard his little comment.

"Baby, baby, baby! Feral hearing remember?" Pointing to her ears.

Mentally kicking himself for forgetting, ::You dumbass! Just keep your mouth shut!::::

"Hey sexy you still with me." Shalimar moved in front of him snapping her fingers in his face, "Fine we'll do it my way." She Grabbed his arm and flipping him to his back to bring him out of his stupor.

"SHALIMAR!!!!WHAT?!?!?!?!? What the hell was that for?"

Putting her hands up in innocence, "Hey I was ready you weren't." leaning down, touching the tip of his nose with her slim index finger.

He quickly swatted the blonde's hand away and rolled over, hopping back to his feet, "You little kitty are dead!"

"Ohh, come on big boy show me what your made of, and then once again I'll kick your ass. Just like I always do." smirking behind her blond locks.

Brennan didn't wait to hear another word, launching himself at the feral. A move which she easily dodged. Landing on the floor Brennan rolled and hopped back on his feet. After some intense hand to hand combat in which Shalimar always had the upper hand, Shalimar decided it was time to have a little fun with "rocket boy". Letting him pin her down to the mat.

"Haha I finally got you."

"Ummm you sure did," flashing her eyes to their brilliantly seductive gold. Bringing her head up to his looking into his deep brown eyes, letting out a low purr.

"Ok well I won so uhhh……" starting to get off Shalimar knowing he didn't want to get into something this complicated.

"Nuhu." Shalimar's hand shot out and grabbed the front of Brennan's shirt bringing him down on top of her. "You can't get away the easy." Purring, her eyes still golden. Pulling him down to her lips, melting into him. Brennan couldn't resist, this was Shalimar HIS Shalimar, the woman he loved. But it wasn't, it wasn't all of her, there was something that made her different, some thing was missing. He couldn't resists but at the same time his heart was telling him that this wasn't the woman he loved, this wasn't the woman he had held in his arms that very morning. She was different altered somehow, he didn't know the details of it and come to think of it he didn't want to know. All he knew was this wasn't his Shalimar, and until she was….. whatever he felt for this Shalimar….. He couldn't act on it.

"No…no.. this is wrong, your not her. I can't." Pulling away from the kiss to Shalimar's dismay.

"What do you mean I'm not her!!!! I'm Shalimar, the woman you love how can you say that?" she screamed obviously hurt.

"Because…!!" throwing his arms in the air in frustration, "This morning something happened to you and when you came back and you…you just weren't the same person. Hell you weren't even one person!"

"What are you talking about?" Tears welling up in her eyes which has reverted back to their natural green. Her voice full of desperation and pain.

"What!?! What do you want me to say Shalimar, I can't change the way I feel. For one thing the Shalimar I know doesn't come on to Jesse or Emma for that matter!! And since when did you start licking people? You've been forcing yourself onto anyone within a 5 mile radius!! That's not the Shalimar I know."

"I can't help the way I am Brennan."

"But that's the way YOU are not MY Shalimar. I'm sorry but I just can't do this."

"Do what?" Her voice now full of pain and anger. Her eyes once again gilded.

"THIS!" waving his arms in front of him, moving them from him to Shalimar. "What ever this is." he mumbled under his breath. "I'm sorry, I'll be your friend I'll do what I can to make you feel at home while you're here. Other than that there is nothing else I can do.

Having spoken his mind, Brennan turned on his heels and made his way down the floating stairs. Not looking back at the feral as he made his way to his room. Leaving Shalimar alone with nothing but holograms to keep her busy.

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Please R&R ch4 soon to come now it's Emma and Shal's turn to talk.