I felt bad for the cliffhanger and didn't want you all to suffer for a week so I decided to throw

in the next chapter.

(Underground)

Shalimar walked around the tbles using her feral abilities to try and find Brennan. She found

where his table, because of his coat, but Brennan was nowhere to be seen.

She figured that they were most likely on the dance floor. She walked onto the balcony over

looking the dance floor. Sure enough in the middle of the dance floor were Miranda and Brennan.

Brennan looked as though no one else was around, and Miranda was just all over him, even though

it was a slow song. Shalimar was pissed she didn't want some other women all over Brennan.

This night was not going how she had planned it to.

//Damn it, I need to tell him how I feel and soon. Maybe he doesn't feel the same way about me.//

Shalimar just watched the two on the dance floor then decided to go down there and put an end

to Miranda.

Brennan was so happy with Miranda in his arms, he liked holding her. They danced close but not

as close as he and Shal did. He hadn't even really thought about Shal much now that Miranda had

shown up. He was absolutely miserable up until that point. Shalimar mafe her way over to the

dance floor. She turned down about 15 guys, one of which that actually looked descent.

She walked right up behind Brennan and tapped him on the shoulder. Brennan didn't even bother to

turn around, so she tapped him again but a little harder.

"Earth to Brennan, anybody home?" Shal teased.

" Huh, Shal I thought you were with your dad?" Brennan sat not even turning around. Miranda just

continued daceing with Brennan, not even noticing that Shalimar was there.

" Well we talked, had dinner, then I decided instead of going back to Sanctuary, I'd come hang

out with my friends is that okay with you?" Shal pissed Brennan hadn't even turned around to

look at her. When she walked behind Miranda so that Brennan could see her, he just continued to

stare at Miranda.

"Yeah, thats cool Shal." Once again Brennan didn't even so much as look at her.

Shalimar was pissed off, she walked to back to the table where Emma, and Jesse were. When she

got there to grabbed her jacket and walked off.

"Jess I'll be right back."

" Sure." Jesse knew full well what had happened and knew to stay out of it.

Shalimar was standing outside with a not so heavy jacket on.

" Shal what happened?"

" Emma just leave me alone!"

" Shal just go in there and tell him."

" Well I was trying but he's to busy with little miss perfect."

" What are you tlaking about?"

" They were dancing, and he didn't even so much as look at me."

" Really?" Emma said pissed as she dragged Shal back into the club.

Shalimar sat down next to Jesse, as Emma headed towards Brennan, and Mirandas table. Emma walked

right up to Brennan and told him to come back to their table. Brennan told her that they'd be

over in one minute. Emma walked back to the table, and told Shal, and Jesse he was coming.

Brennan showed up a minute later, with Miranda. He had his arm around her waist almost like he

had with Shalimar at the Embassey. Miranda then announced she was leaving and Brennan walked her

to her car. Miranda kissed Brennan goodbye, and what a goodbye it was.

The rest of the mutantx walked out just in time to catch the end of the show. Shalimar just stood

there not wanting to see anymore. Brennan was shocked to see Emma, Jesse, and Shal walking up to

him.

" Ready to go loverboy?" Jesse asked Brennan as they headed toward the Escalade. For his smart

remark Jesse got a whack on the arm from Emma.

" Yeah lets go." Brennan said as the girls walked infront of the guys. Brennan finally noticed

how amazingly gorgeous Shalimar looked, even though he thought that about her all the time.

// Wow she is the most beautiful ever.// he tought this as they reached the car and headed off

back to Sanctuary.

Emma, and Jesse sat in the back, and Shalimar sat in the front staring out the window as Brennan

drove.

(Sanctuary - Garage)

Emma, and Jesse headed off to their rooms, leaving Brennan and Shalimar alone. Shalimar was

walking down the hall to her room when Brennan caught up to her.

" Hey Shal wait up." Brennan called. Since she didn't slow down he ran up to her." How did dinner

with your dad go?"

" Like you care." Shal said coldly as she walked into her room.

" Of course I care Shal why wouldn't I?"

"Miranda!" Shal said showing anger, andthen she slammed the her door closed.

//Oh my god what have I done!!" Brennan thought as everything that happened at the club sank in.

Brennan knocked and knocked on Shaliamrs door. The only response he got was for him to go away,

and leave her alone. He wanted to apologize but he wanted to do it to her face.

" Shal please open the dorr." he begged.

" Brennan just leave me the hell alone!"

After fifteen minutes of pleading he decided to just sit infront of her door until she opened it.

(Sanctuary - Next Morning)

Shalimar opened her bedroom door to see Brennan on the floor passed out.

// I can't believe he slept here last night. I guess he really did want to talk.// Shalimar

wasn't angry anymore seeing as though Brennan wan't exactly hers even though she wanted him to

be. A lot of her anger and frustration was her feral side being rebelius. She wanted to just

wake him up and lay in his arms in her bed.Just lay there and be comfortable, and happy at the

same time. But hse couldn't get passed Miranda. She simply walked over him, and headed towards

the rec room.

(Sanctuary - 2 weeks later)

It had been a long two weeks. Shalimar's father was safely put into the underground, so that was

one less hassel. Shalimar still hadn't really talked to Brennan even though he tried despretely

to her.

Once again the GSA, and Mason Echardt were quiet. Most likely plotting another sceem to take out

Adam and Mutant X.

The team had forgiven Adam, and everything was going okay. Emma, and Jesse were a happy couple.

They were almost always together, day, and night.

Adam told the team to get out of Sanctuary because there were driving him crazy. So they decided

to go to Underground once again.

(Sanctuary - Later that Night)

The girls came down the hall towards the garage where Jesseand Brennan were waiting for them.

Both women looked incrediable, and Jesse didn't hesitate to tell Emma right away. Brennan on the

other hand kept quiet. He wanted to just holdShal in his arms and tell her how beautiful she was,

but knew she would kill him seeing as though she was still really mad at him about the whole

Miranda thing. He didn't even really know why. He would have thought she wouldhave been happy

for him.

Brennan didn't exactly know how Shal felt about him, and Emma wouldn't tell him anything. It was

at that point that Jesse whacked him in the head and told him to stop day dreaming.

That night at the club Shalimar danced with every good ot gorgeous looking guy in the place, and she

did it for one reason. To get to Brennan. She found it odd that he hadn't invited his precious

Miranda. She knew damn well that dancing with all these guys was getting to him. She could tell

by the look on his face.

(Sanctuary - Couple Days Later)

Since there was nothing better to do the team decided to do the team decided to go out again but

this time to a club called Nautica.

The girls once again walked down the hall looking drop dead gorgeous. When they walked into the

garage they saw only Jesse who had already started the Audi.

" Where's Bren?" Emma asked.

" I'm not sure but I don't he's coming."

Just then Brennan walked into the garage caring what almost looked like a picnic basket with a

blanket over it. he put it into the trunk of the Mustang, and without saying anything he drove

out of Sanctuary.

Shalimar knew exactly where he was going, and knew that the reason why he wasn't going was

becauseof her. // Maybe he does have feelings that are deeper for me than I thought.//