This chapters not very long. I haven't had an opportunity to do much writing lately so this is the best I could come up with. I'll be getting to the action within the next couple of chapters so if its going too slow don't worry, it will quicken up soon.
Thanks for all the reviews. If anyone is reviewing this chapter and they have some clue as to when Mutant X is coming back to Sky One that information would be appreciated so much. I promise to love you forever (if you don't want my undying love then you'll have to be happy in the knowledge that if I knew your address or had any money I would send you a cookie).
Hope you all enjoy...Have a nice day.
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Shalimar walked into the main area of Sanctuary. She didn't know what to do about the whole Brennan thing. She wanted to make up with him, of course she did but he had said things that she couldn't just forgive. And her stubborn nature wouldn't allow herself to be the first to give in.
The part that was killing her was that he was right. He had been right about everything that they had argued over. Her father had left her, and she probably should give Adam another chance. But it was so much easier saying it all than actually doing it.
She remembered when she had first met Adam. She had been lost, confused, scared of everything and everyone including herself and what she was rapidly becoming. She had been living on the streets after making a hurried exit from the mental asylum her father had placed her in. She had found her way into a scummy motel late at night and a couple of hours later Adam had turned up, telling her that he was one of the good huys and that he just wanted to help her. Shalimar didn't know why she had believed him, but she had. Maybe it had been his eyes. They were warm and comforting and honest. She had been living without the kindness of others for so long that she hadn't really known what to make of his behaviour. Or maybe it was that he had offered her the first decent meal she had had in months.
Being a part of Mutant X, working with Adam had given her a new sense of purpose in life. She was finally doing something that made her feel secure in her own skin.
Adam leaving had hit her harder than the others. Jesse may have been just as dependent on Adam and his fatherlike presence but it was different. He had led a hard life but he had always had someone there to help him out. And Brennan was so independent it sometimes felt like he didn't require anybody else in his life at all. Shalimar had always seen herself as being more like the latter than the former. She hadn't even realized that she needed Adam as much as she did until he wasn't there anymore.
But he had broken whatever trust she had with him and now he had brought Lexa back with him. Shalimar was sure that she was a lovely person, she was sure that Lexa would be a great shopping partner but she was replacing Emma, no matter what anyone said to the contrary.
Shalimar turned quickly as she heard footsteps behind her. She looked at Lexa. She hadn't really done so before, having been more concerned with the sudden presence of Adam. Lexa was pretty. She was the same height and build as Emma, had long dark hair and cat-like eyes. She seemed nervous and Shalimar couldn't really blame her. She knew she was intimidating at the best of times to people that didn't know her. But wasn't that the whole reason why she was feeling so much animosity towards Lexa? Lexa knew nothing about Shalimar or Jesse or Brennan, and more importantly nothing about what made them such a strong family. Lexa couldn't understand the effect that losing Emma had had on them. And Shalimar knew she couldn't expect her to. But she wasn't ready to admit that.
'I'm sorry,' Lexa managed to get out before she turned to leave. She didn't want to face Shalimar just yet. And if she was going to face the feral she was going to have someone there to help her out. She was scared of everything that was going on around her. She had spent so long trying to stay away from any kind of trouble and now she was being asked by Adam, the one guy she couldn't refuse anything of to fight with Mutant X. She had no idea when her world had become so confused but it had.
'Why?'
Lexa stopped in her tracks. 'What?'
Shalimar breathed deeply. She didn't have a huge amount of patience, especially not with Lexa. 'Why are you sorry?' she said as if she were speaking to a five year old who was having trouble with 2 + 2.
'I don't know,' replied Lexa. 'I guess I'm sorry for whatever it is that you find so repulsive about me.'
Shalimar looked at her. She knew what Lexa was talking about but she wasn't prepared to acknowledge that she was right. 'And why would you think something like that?'
A laugh escaped from Lexa's lips. She looked up at Shalimar in disbelief. 'You seriously don't think that you're being a bitch, do you?'
'No, I know I'm being a bitch. I just can't believe that you're actually not getting why.' Shalimar's voice was gradually rising in volume. She didn't want Lexa there, why couldn't she understand that?
'If you want me to leave just say so.'
'I want you to leave,' Shalimar said, without hesitation.
Adam had been standing round the corner from where the preparation to a huge argument was taking place. He hadn't wanted to step in, he didn't want to make it look like he was trying to be the leader of Mutant X all over again. And if this was the only way that Shalimar and Lexa were going to break the ice, no matter how damaging to both of them he had to see how that would work out. But he couldn't wait any longer. He stepped out from around the corner and walked forward. 'Shalimar,' he called out.
'You know, I only came here to help,' shouted Lexa. She had been attempting politeness and civility long enough. If Shalimar wanted a fight she was gonna get one.
'We don't need your help,' Shalimar yelled back.
'Shalimar!'
They both turned to look at Adam. His cheeks were flushed and his eyes held an undisguised urgency.
'What?' Shalimar bit out. She couldn't believe he was shouting at her. He had only been in Sanctuary five minutes and he was already trying to play follow the leader.
'Jesse's and Brennan's com-links are off line.'
Thanks for all the reviews. If anyone is reviewing this chapter and they have some clue as to when Mutant X is coming back to Sky One that information would be appreciated so much. I promise to love you forever (if you don't want my undying love then you'll have to be happy in the knowledge that if I knew your address or had any money I would send you a cookie).
Hope you all enjoy...Have a nice day.
***
Shalimar walked into the main area of Sanctuary. She didn't know what to do about the whole Brennan thing. She wanted to make up with him, of course she did but he had said things that she couldn't just forgive. And her stubborn nature wouldn't allow herself to be the first to give in.
The part that was killing her was that he was right. He had been right about everything that they had argued over. Her father had left her, and she probably should give Adam another chance. But it was so much easier saying it all than actually doing it.
She remembered when she had first met Adam. She had been lost, confused, scared of everything and everyone including herself and what she was rapidly becoming. She had been living on the streets after making a hurried exit from the mental asylum her father had placed her in. She had found her way into a scummy motel late at night and a couple of hours later Adam had turned up, telling her that he was one of the good huys and that he just wanted to help her. Shalimar didn't know why she had believed him, but she had. Maybe it had been his eyes. They were warm and comforting and honest. She had been living without the kindness of others for so long that she hadn't really known what to make of his behaviour. Or maybe it was that he had offered her the first decent meal she had had in months.
Being a part of Mutant X, working with Adam had given her a new sense of purpose in life. She was finally doing something that made her feel secure in her own skin.
Adam leaving had hit her harder than the others. Jesse may have been just as dependent on Adam and his fatherlike presence but it was different. He had led a hard life but he had always had someone there to help him out. And Brennan was so independent it sometimes felt like he didn't require anybody else in his life at all. Shalimar had always seen herself as being more like the latter than the former. She hadn't even realized that she needed Adam as much as she did until he wasn't there anymore.
But he had broken whatever trust she had with him and now he had brought Lexa back with him. Shalimar was sure that she was a lovely person, she was sure that Lexa would be a great shopping partner but she was replacing Emma, no matter what anyone said to the contrary.
Shalimar turned quickly as she heard footsteps behind her. She looked at Lexa. She hadn't really done so before, having been more concerned with the sudden presence of Adam. Lexa was pretty. She was the same height and build as Emma, had long dark hair and cat-like eyes. She seemed nervous and Shalimar couldn't really blame her. She knew she was intimidating at the best of times to people that didn't know her. But wasn't that the whole reason why she was feeling so much animosity towards Lexa? Lexa knew nothing about Shalimar or Jesse or Brennan, and more importantly nothing about what made them such a strong family. Lexa couldn't understand the effect that losing Emma had had on them. And Shalimar knew she couldn't expect her to. But she wasn't ready to admit that.
'I'm sorry,' Lexa managed to get out before she turned to leave. She didn't want to face Shalimar just yet. And if she was going to face the feral she was going to have someone there to help her out. She was scared of everything that was going on around her. She had spent so long trying to stay away from any kind of trouble and now she was being asked by Adam, the one guy she couldn't refuse anything of to fight with Mutant X. She had no idea when her world had become so confused but it had.
'Why?'
Lexa stopped in her tracks. 'What?'
Shalimar breathed deeply. She didn't have a huge amount of patience, especially not with Lexa. 'Why are you sorry?' she said as if she were speaking to a five year old who was having trouble with 2 + 2.
'I don't know,' replied Lexa. 'I guess I'm sorry for whatever it is that you find so repulsive about me.'
Shalimar looked at her. She knew what Lexa was talking about but she wasn't prepared to acknowledge that she was right. 'And why would you think something like that?'
A laugh escaped from Lexa's lips. She looked up at Shalimar in disbelief. 'You seriously don't think that you're being a bitch, do you?'
'No, I know I'm being a bitch. I just can't believe that you're actually not getting why.' Shalimar's voice was gradually rising in volume. She didn't want Lexa there, why couldn't she understand that?
'If you want me to leave just say so.'
'I want you to leave,' Shalimar said, without hesitation.
Adam had been standing round the corner from where the preparation to a huge argument was taking place. He hadn't wanted to step in, he didn't want to make it look like he was trying to be the leader of Mutant X all over again. And if this was the only way that Shalimar and Lexa were going to break the ice, no matter how damaging to both of them he had to see how that would work out. But he couldn't wait any longer. He stepped out from around the corner and walked forward. 'Shalimar,' he called out.
'You know, I only came here to help,' shouted Lexa. She had been attempting politeness and civility long enough. If Shalimar wanted a fight she was gonna get one.
'We don't need your help,' Shalimar yelled back.
'Shalimar!'
They both turned to look at Adam. His cheeks were flushed and his eyes held an undisguised urgency.
'What?' Shalimar bit out. She couldn't believe he was shouting at her. He had only been in Sanctuary five minutes and he was already trying to play follow the leader.
'Jesse's and Brennan's com-links are off line.'