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(Sanctuary - A week and half later)
It was late when Adam, and Richard arrived at Sanctuary. Adam had told Jesse not to worry about picking him up not wanting him to see Richard right away.
"I'll show you to the guest room Richard and then I'll talk to the team in the morning."
"Actually Adam I really want to see Shalimar. You know Adam she is what got me through being stasis"
"Yes Richard I know you've told me that already but Shalimar isn't home." Adam didn't know what to do he couldn't just leave Richard for dead but he knew that he couldn't stay here. Adam knew just like Jesse, and Emma that Shalimar and Brennan had it bad for each other. He also knew that if Shalimar did choose Richard over Brennan that Brennan wouldn't be able to take it and would ultimately end up leaving Mutant X.
"Oh well where is she?"
"She's on vacation actually, and I'm not sure when she'll be back."
"Oh, okay. That room is really starting to sound appealing Adam."
"I'm sure it is you've been through a hell of a lot."
Adam got Richard settled and then decided to get some rest a little. He was positive that the next couple of weeks were going be tough ones.
(Sanctuary - Next Morning)
When Emma, and Jesse walked into the kitchen Adam was making a cup of coffee.
"Ah, the young love birds are awake early." Adam said picking on the youngest members of mutant x.
"Very funny." Emma replied as she made herself, and Jesse a cup of coffee as well.
" Hey Adam." Greeted Jesse. "Good to have you back it's been real quiet around here with Shal, and Bren not being here."
"So what have I missed, have they stooped fighting yet?"
"Well they weren't exactly fighting when we got back from Hawaii but Shalimar wasn't exactly talking to Brennan either." Emma told Adam.
"So they're not together on their vacation.?"
" Actually they are. Emma and I sent them to Hawaii. Before we left we booked the honey moon suite for them. So."
"So they're stuck together. Clever you two very clever."
"Oh Adam before I forget who is the mystery guest you're bringing or already brought to Sanctuary?" Jesse asked curious from what Adam had said in the phone.
"You guys better sit down. I don't know all the details but a new mutant survived the explosion at genomex."
"Do we know who the new mutant is?" asked Emma
"Actually you do more than you could imagine."
"So who it?" they both said in unison.
After a slight pause Adam said "Richard Saunders"
Jesse, and Emma were speechless. They both looked like two deer caught in headlights.
"How could that be?" Jesse asked.
"I'm not sure. All that I know is that Echardt had Richards body taken from the morgue, I however don't know the rest of the details."
"Adam this could tear Shalimar, and Brennan up, and if the Shal chooses Richard over Brennan we all what Brennan is going to do. But inevitably Shalimar is going to have to choose." Jesse spoke his thoughts.
"I know Jesse and didn't exactly want to bring Richard here but I couldn't just leave him, and I couldn't hide something like this from Shal it is her decision, I just hope she make the right choice for her."
"I don't think you have to worry Adam. Shalimar may have loved Richard once but there is no way she loved him as much as she loves Brennan. Trust me I should know, and it's not from being a telempath."
"I'm going to go see if Richard wants something to eat. Oh, and before I leave when are Shalimar, and Brennan due home?"
"At the end of the week, and I don't think there is any chance of them coming home early." Emma said
"Why do you say that?" Adam asked glad he had until the end of the week to prepare for what was coming.
"Adam we were in Hawaii we know what's like, and we know what Brennan, and Shalimar are like."
Adam just smiled and walked out of the kitchen, and down the hall towards the guest room.
(Hawaii)
Brennan and Shalimar were having the best time ever in Hawaii, and wanted to spend the rest of the week relaxing, and having fun, and also spend all their time together. Both of them knew that they would never have two weeks alone again or at least not for a really long time. They walked hand in hand down the beach that was just outside their hotel room.
"So what would you like to do tonight Shal."
"Umm, how about we check out that club we seen on the way back from scuba diving."
"Clear Blue right."
"Yeah I think that's the name of it. I heard some of the locals say it's a great."
"Let's check it out then."
"We will but I don't want to go get changed yet, I really like it out here the sunset is so beautiful, and."
Brennan silenced Shalimar with a passionate kiss.
"What was that for?" Shal asked
"I just wanted to kiss you."
"Well aren't you just turning into quite the romantic Bren."
"I've always been one just now I get to put my talent to good use."
Shalimar kissed Brennan and they walked back towards the hotel even though both of them could have stayed out there all night.
(Club Clear Blue- Later that night)
Shalimar and Brennan danced so close that nothing in the world could pass through them, and they were both very happy like that. The D.J started to play some techno, and euro beats which made Brennan very happy because if they was one person in the world that could dance to that stuff it was Shalimar.
Shalimar had fallen asleep in the car on the way back to the hotel so Brennan carried her into their suite and tucked her into bed. He washed up and climbed in to bed with his girlfriend. Shalimar felt his presence a rolled over, and placed her head on his shoulder and laid her arm across his stomach. Brennan put one arm under his head, and the he moved the a few loose strands of Shalimar's hair out of her face.
(Airport- Couple days later)
Shalimar, and Brennan grabbed their luggage and headed outside to meet Emma, and Jesse. Brennan wrapped his arm around Shalimars waist as they waited for Jesse, Emma to pull up with the Escalade.
"So you think we should let them think us being together is because of their little plan or should we tell them we got together without their help?" Brennan asked Shal.
"I think we should tell them the truth because Emma would find out anyway."
They shared a quick laugh and then Shalimar kissed Brennan. While Shal, and Bren were sort of making out Emma, and Jesse pulled up and got out of the Escalade with victory smiles on.
"So I take it you two had fun." Emma said as Brennan and Shal broke apart.
"You have no idea." Shal responed
"Well let's head back to Sanctuary, and you guys can start telling us what happened." Jess said not wanting to make it seem as though something was wrong.
(Sanctuary - Rec Room)
"So she's coming back today?" Richard asked as he and Adam had something to eat.
"Yeah her and Brennan are due back today, they should actually be here any minute now." Adam was not looking forward to that minute either.
The gang walked into Sanctuary all giggly and happy like a bunch of highschoolers that just came back from the partying. They walked into the rec room, and when Shalimar heard Brennan stop laughing, she sensed someone she knew and it wasn't Adam. She looked up, and seen Richard. She heard him say surprise and then all of a sudden he kissed her with Brennan right there. Shalimar pushed him away and ran towards her room. She had no clue what had just happened, was she dreaming or was Richard Saunders back from the dead.
Back in the rec room Brennan was stunned he asked Adam what was going on and Richard shook his hand saying it was good to see him again. Brennan just stayed silent as Adam told him everything. Brennan had sat down at the table, and Richard took off towards Shalimar's room not knowing the real reason she pushed him away, he thought she was just in shock.
(Rec Room)
"So what you're telling me is that Echardt took Richards body from the morgue, and realized that he wasn't dead just in a deep sort of sleep."
"Yes that is as far as I know what happened."
"I have to go see Shal." Brennan said as he walked out of rec room.
Jesse chased after him knowing that his best friend was hurting and was more than a little pissed.
"Brennan let Shal talk to Richard while you go take a shower and calm down. You need to talk to her with a level head, and right I know damn well your pissed.."
"You're right but I just want to hold and her and, god why does this have to happen to us I mean haven't we been through enough, hasn't Shal." Brennan was pissed, and hurt and well he didn't know what was going to him and Shal, which scared the hell out of him because he knew he couldn't stay at Sanctuary if she chose Richard over him.
"Just go calm down everything will be fine." Jesse tried to reassure Brennan, and himself at the same time.
"Yeah I hope so." Brennan said as he walked off to his room.
(Shalimar's Room)
Shal heard a knock at the door, and hoped that is was Brennan, all she wanted was for him to hold her. She knew almost instantly however that it was Richard. She couldn't face him right now, she was confused and upset.
//How could this be Richard died right in front of me and I'm happy now. God what am I going to do. Somewhere, deep down inside I know I think I still love him but Brennan. Why me? Why does this have to happen to me.//
Another knock and Shalimar knew she had to face him. Shalimar opened the door, and she seen Richard standing there looking pretty good for a guy that was supposedly dead.
"Can we talk?" he asked
"Sure I guess" Shal responded knowing that no matter what she would eventually have to break either Richard or Brennan's heart.
Shalimar sat down on her bed, and Richard didn't hesitate to sit next her. Richard saw the tears in her eyes, and didn't know how she was feeling. All he knew was the she was amore beautiful then he remembered.
"Hey what's wrong I though you'd be happy to see me." Richard said trying to lighten the mood.
"It's not that I'm not happy to see you it's just that you're supposed to be dead."
"I know. I'll tell you what I know if you want to hear it."
"Of course I do."
For the next half and hour Richard told Shalimar what had happened to him, and how he got out of genomex. After talking with Richard again she didn't know what to do everything in her head was all jumbled. Richard said something funny, and they both laughed, and then all of a sudden Richard kissed Shalimar, and for some reason she didn't stop him.
Brennan knocked softly on Shalimar's door as he didn't want to wake her if she was sleep. Since there was no was no answer Brennan opened the door. When he did he saw something that shattered his heart into a million pieces. Shalimar was sitting on her bed practically making out with Richard. Brennan had never been more hurt and more pissed ever.
"So I guess you've made your choice." Brennan said pissed off as he stormed out of her room.
Shalimar broke apart from Richard, and looked as though she had been frozen in place. On his way to his room, Jesse, and Emma walked by.
"I got Brennan go see what happened." Jess told him and rushed after Brennan.
When Jesse reached Brennan's room he was throwing a bunch of clothes into a blue duffel bag.
"What the hell are you doing?" Jess asked
"What the fuck does it look it like I'm doing." Brennan yelled as Jesse just stood there not wanting to push him.
"Brennan you can't leave we need you here with us."
"No you don't, you got Richard. Oh hail king Richard."
Brennan grabbed the keys to his Harley and stormed out of the room he used to call his own. When Emma got to Shal's room she was crying into Richards chest.
"What the hell happened in here?" Emma asked anyone who was willing to answer.
"I'm not sure, we were talking then we kissed, then Brennan walked in and said something, and Shalimar has been crying ever since."
"Richard can you leave us alone for a minute." Emma said as Shal finally looked up.
"I'm not leaving her like this." Richard protested.
"Richard I'm not asking you, I'm telling you."
Richard noticed Emma was pissed off so he left. Shalimar was finally catching herself.
"Where did he go?" Shal asked
"He was headed towards his room, Jesse is trying to calm him down."
Brennan strapped the duffel bag onto his Harley, and drove out of Sanctuary with tears in his eyes and a broken heart. Jesse ran into Shalimar's room and told the two girls that Brennan had left.
"Did you try and stop him?" Emma asked
"Of course I did but if you seen the look in eyes, that look of fury and pain you wouldn't have wanted to get anywhere near him."
"It's okay Jesse you tried." Emma said
Shalimar couldn't take this. She ran out of her room towards the garage. Richard seen her run out of her room and ran after her. Shalimar ran into the garage, put on her helmet, and was about to peel out of Sanctuary when she felt someone grab her arm.
"Shal, sweetie where are you going." Richard asked still clueless as to the fact that Shalimar had moved on.
"I just need some time to sort things out," and Shalimar left not knowing where she was going she just drove.
A/N:I'll and update again tomorrow night, I know I've been evil with the cliffhangers.
(Sanctuary - A week and half later)
It was late when Adam, and Richard arrived at Sanctuary. Adam had told Jesse not to worry about picking him up not wanting him to see Richard right away.
"I'll show you to the guest room Richard and then I'll talk to the team in the morning."
"Actually Adam I really want to see Shalimar. You know Adam she is what got me through being stasis"
"Yes Richard I know you've told me that already but Shalimar isn't home." Adam didn't know what to do he couldn't just leave Richard for dead but he knew that he couldn't stay here. Adam knew just like Jesse, and Emma that Shalimar and Brennan had it bad for each other. He also knew that if Shalimar did choose Richard over Brennan that Brennan wouldn't be able to take it and would ultimately end up leaving Mutant X.
"Oh well where is she?"
"She's on vacation actually, and I'm not sure when she'll be back."
"Oh, okay. That room is really starting to sound appealing Adam."
"I'm sure it is you've been through a hell of a lot."
Adam got Richard settled and then decided to get some rest a little. He was positive that the next couple of weeks were going be tough ones.
(Sanctuary - Next Morning)
When Emma, and Jesse walked into the kitchen Adam was making a cup of coffee.
"Ah, the young love birds are awake early." Adam said picking on the youngest members of mutant x.
"Very funny." Emma replied as she made herself, and Jesse a cup of coffee as well.
" Hey Adam." Greeted Jesse. "Good to have you back it's been real quiet around here with Shal, and Bren not being here."
"So what have I missed, have they stooped fighting yet?"
"Well they weren't exactly fighting when we got back from Hawaii but Shalimar wasn't exactly talking to Brennan either." Emma told Adam.
"So they're not together on their vacation.?"
" Actually they are. Emma and I sent them to Hawaii. Before we left we booked the honey moon suite for them. So."
"So they're stuck together. Clever you two very clever."
"Oh Adam before I forget who is the mystery guest you're bringing or already brought to Sanctuary?" Jesse asked curious from what Adam had said in the phone.
"You guys better sit down. I don't know all the details but a new mutant survived the explosion at genomex."
"Do we know who the new mutant is?" asked Emma
"Actually you do more than you could imagine."
"So who it?" they both said in unison.
After a slight pause Adam said "Richard Saunders"
Jesse, and Emma were speechless. They both looked like two deer caught in headlights.
"How could that be?" Jesse asked.
"I'm not sure. All that I know is that Echardt had Richards body taken from the morgue, I however don't know the rest of the details."
"Adam this could tear Shalimar, and Brennan up, and if the Shal chooses Richard over Brennan we all what Brennan is going to do. But inevitably Shalimar is going to have to choose." Jesse spoke his thoughts.
"I know Jesse and didn't exactly want to bring Richard here but I couldn't just leave him, and I couldn't hide something like this from Shal it is her decision, I just hope she make the right choice for her."
"I don't think you have to worry Adam. Shalimar may have loved Richard once but there is no way she loved him as much as she loves Brennan. Trust me I should know, and it's not from being a telempath."
"I'm going to go see if Richard wants something to eat. Oh, and before I leave when are Shalimar, and Brennan due home?"
"At the end of the week, and I don't think there is any chance of them coming home early." Emma said
"Why do you say that?" Adam asked glad he had until the end of the week to prepare for what was coming.
"Adam we were in Hawaii we know what's like, and we know what Brennan, and Shalimar are like."
Adam just smiled and walked out of the kitchen, and down the hall towards the guest room.
(Hawaii)
Brennan and Shalimar were having the best time ever in Hawaii, and wanted to spend the rest of the week relaxing, and having fun, and also spend all their time together. Both of them knew that they would never have two weeks alone again or at least not for a really long time. They walked hand in hand down the beach that was just outside their hotel room.
"So what would you like to do tonight Shal."
"Umm, how about we check out that club we seen on the way back from scuba diving."
"Clear Blue right."
"Yeah I think that's the name of it. I heard some of the locals say it's a great."
"Let's check it out then."
"We will but I don't want to go get changed yet, I really like it out here the sunset is so beautiful, and."
Brennan silenced Shalimar with a passionate kiss.
"What was that for?" Shal asked
"I just wanted to kiss you."
"Well aren't you just turning into quite the romantic Bren."
"I've always been one just now I get to put my talent to good use."
Shalimar kissed Brennan and they walked back towards the hotel even though both of them could have stayed out there all night.
(Club Clear Blue- Later that night)
Shalimar and Brennan danced so close that nothing in the world could pass through them, and they were both very happy like that. The D.J started to play some techno, and euro beats which made Brennan very happy because if they was one person in the world that could dance to that stuff it was Shalimar.
Shalimar had fallen asleep in the car on the way back to the hotel so Brennan carried her into their suite and tucked her into bed. He washed up and climbed in to bed with his girlfriend. Shalimar felt his presence a rolled over, and placed her head on his shoulder and laid her arm across his stomach. Brennan put one arm under his head, and the he moved the a few loose strands of Shalimar's hair out of her face.
(Airport- Couple days later)
Shalimar, and Brennan grabbed their luggage and headed outside to meet Emma, and Jesse. Brennan wrapped his arm around Shalimars waist as they waited for Jesse, Emma to pull up with the Escalade.
"So you think we should let them think us being together is because of their little plan or should we tell them we got together without their help?" Brennan asked Shal.
"I think we should tell them the truth because Emma would find out anyway."
They shared a quick laugh and then Shalimar kissed Brennan. While Shal, and Bren were sort of making out Emma, and Jesse pulled up and got out of the Escalade with victory smiles on.
"So I take it you two had fun." Emma said as Brennan and Shal broke apart.
"You have no idea." Shal responed
"Well let's head back to Sanctuary, and you guys can start telling us what happened." Jess said not wanting to make it seem as though something was wrong.
(Sanctuary - Rec Room)
"So she's coming back today?" Richard asked as he and Adam had something to eat.
"Yeah her and Brennan are due back today, they should actually be here any minute now." Adam was not looking forward to that minute either.
The gang walked into Sanctuary all giggly and happy like a bunch of highschoolers that just came back from the partying. They walked into the rec room, and when Shalimar heard Brennan stop laughing, she sensed someone she knew and it wasn't Adam. She looked up, and seen Richard. She heard him say surprise and then all of a sudden he kissed her with Brennan right there. Shalimar pushed him away and ran towards her room. She had no clue what had just happened, was she dreaming or was Richard Saunders back from the dead.
Back in the rec room Brennan was stunned he asked Adam what was going on and Richard shook his hand saying it was good to see him again. Brennan just stayed silent as Adam told him everything. Brennan had sat down at the table, and Richard took off towards Shalimar's room not knowing the real reason she pushed him away, he thought she was just in shock.
(Rec Room)
"So what you're telling me is that Echardt took Richards body from the morgue, and realized that he wasn't dead just in a deep sort of sleep."
"Yes that is as far as I know what happened."
"I have to go see Shal." Brennan said as he walked out of rec room.
Jesse chased after him knowing that his best friend was hurting and was more than a little pissed.
"Brennan let Shal talk to Richard while you go take a shower and calm down. You need to talk to her with a level head, and right I know damn well your pissed.."
"You're right but I just want to hold and her and, god why does this have to happen to us I mean haven't we been through enough, hasn't Shal." Brennan was pissed, and hurt and well he didn't know what was going to him and Shal, which scared the hell out of him because he knew he couldn't stay at Sanctuary if she chose Richard over him.
"Just go calm down everything will be fine." Jesse tried to reassure Brennan, and himself at the same time.
"Yeah I hope so." Brennan said as he walked off to his room.
(Shalimar's Room)
Shal heard a knock at the door, and hoped that is was Brennan, all she wanted was for him to hold her. She knew almost instantly however that it was Richard. She couldn't face him right now, she was confused and upset.
//How could this be Richard died right in front of me and I'm happy now. God what am I going to do. Somewhere, deep down inside I know I think I still love him but Brennan. Why me? Why does this have to happen to me.//
Another knock and Shalimar knew she had to face him. Shalimar opened the door, and she seen Richard standing there looking pretty good for a guy that was supposedly dead.
"Can we talk?" he asked
"Sure I guess" Shal responded knowing that no matter what she would eventually have to break either Richard or Brennan's heart.
Shalimar sat down on her bed, and Richard didn't hesitate to sit next her. Richard saw the tears in her eyes, and didn't know how she was feeling. All he knew was the she was amore beautiful then he remembered.
"Hey what's wrong I though you'd be happy to see me." Richard said trying to lighten the mood.
"It's not that I'm not happy to see you it's just that you're supposed to be dead."
"I know. I'll tell you what I know if you want to hear it."
"Of course I do."
For the next half and hour Richard told Shalimar what had happened to him, and how he got out of genomex. After talking with Richard again she didn't know what to do everything in her head was all jumbled. Richard said something funny, and they both laughed, and then all of a sudden Richard kissed Shalimar, and for some reason she didn't stop him.
Brennan knocked softly on Shalimar's door as he didn't want to wake her if she was sleep. Since there was no was no answer Brennan opened the door. When he did he saw something that shattered his heart into a million pieces. Shalimar was sitting on her bed practically making out with Richard. Brennan had never been more hurt and more pissed ever.
"So I guess you've made your choice." Brennan said pissed off as he stormed out of her room.
Shalimar broke apart from Richard, and looked as though she had been frozen in place. On his way to his room, Jesse, and Emma walked by.
"I got Brennan go see what happened." Jess told him and rushed after Brennan.
When Jesse reached Brennan's room he was throwing a bunch of clothes into a blue duffel bag.
"What the hell are you doing?" Jess asked
"What the fuck does it look it like I'm doing." Brennan yelled as Jesse just stood there not wanting to push him.
"Brennan you can't leave we need you here with us."
"No you don't, you got Richard. Oh hail king Richard."
Brennan grabbed the keys to his Harley and stormed out of the room he used to call his own. When Emma got to Shal's room she was crying into Richards chest.
"What the hell happened in here?" Emma asked anyone who was willing to answer.
"I'm not sure, we were talking then we kissed, then Brennan walked in and said something, and Shalimar has been crying ever since."
"Richard can you leave us alone for a minute." Emma said as Shal finally looked up.
"I'm not leaving her like this." Richard protested.
"Richard I'm not asking you, I'm telling you."
Richard noticed Emma was pissed off so he left. Shalimar was finally catching herself.
"Where did he go?" Shal asked
"He was headed towards his room, Jesse is trying to calm him down."
Brennan strapped the duffel bag onto his Harley, and drove out of Sanctuary with tears in his eyes and a broken heart. Jesse ran into Shalimar's room and told the two girls that Brennan had left.
"Did you try and stop him?" Emma asked
"Of course I did but if you seen the look in eyes, that look of fury and pain you wouldn't have wanted to get anywhere near him."
"It's okay Jesse you tried." Emma said
Shalimar couldn't take this. She ran out of her room towards the garage. Richard seen her run out of her room and ran after her. Shalimar ran into the garage, put on her helmet, and was about to peel out of Sanctuary when she felt someone grab her arm.
"Shal, sweetie where are you going." Richard asked still clueless as to the fact that Shalimar had moved on.
"I just need some time to sort things out," and Shalimar left not knowing where she was going she just drove.
A/N:I'll and update again tomorrow night, I know I've been evil with the cliffhangers.