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Cruel Loss

Sanctuary was silent and quiet. It had been ever since Emma's death, Sanctuary empty without her. Tension had filled the air.ever since Lexa showed up. Shalimar hated her with everything she had, if it hadn't been for Jesse she would have already kicked her ass. It disgusted her that Jesse had developed a friendship with her already.

Shalimar lay beside the pond in Sanctuary with tears in her eyes, she missed Emma, her team mate, her best friend. She lay there, motionless. She jumped up as she felt a hand rest on her arm only to find the hand belonging to Brennan with worry in his eyes. "Hey.you okay?" he whispered gently. She embraced him, her tears soaking into his shirt. He just held her closer to his body "Shhh.its okay" he said gently as he rubbed the back of her head gently. "I failed" she whispered "What do you mean?" she choked back a sob. "Ever since Caleb, I promised I would never let anybody or anything hurt her, and..I failed" Brennan put his hands on each side of her cheek as he wiped away the tears with his thumbs. "You didn't fail Shal, there was no way you could have stopped that, anyone of us could have died. It's not your fault, there's nothing any of us could have done" Shalimar just nodded weakly in his hands while grasping his wrists. He pulled her back into his arms "You going to be okay?" she nodded weakly. He smiled "If you need me in anyway, you come find me or call me on your comm. link okay?" she nodded. Brennan stood up as Jesse walked in he looked at Brennan "What's wrong?" Brennan looked at Shalimar and back at Jesse "Emma"

Jesse almost became angry. He stared at Shal. "Shalimar." She looked up at Jesse, Brennan stood at the doorway, he had a feeling this wasn't going to nicely. "Yeah" she said weakly. He looked at her "Emma's gone.you have to get use to it" Shalimar filled with fury, her eyes immediately turned golden. Shalimar immediately stood up and dashed after Jesse and punched him, almost putting all the force she had behind her fist causing Jesse to be knocked off his feet. Brennan immediately dashed forward and braced Shalimar refusing to let her go because he knew if he did, he would lose another friend. "YOU BASTARD! HOW COULD YOU!" she screamed at Jesse trying her hardest to get out of Brennan's arms. Jesse sat on the ground holding the side of his face with a shocked look on his face. Shalimar began to try anyway to get free but lost the remaining strength she had and broke down in Brennan's arms. Sobbing uncontrollably in his arms as Brennan glared at Jesse. "That was cold" Brennan hissed at Jesse.

He gently picked up Shalimar and brought her into her room and laid down with her until she cried herself to sleep. He gently kissed her on the forehead and tucked her in and walked out where the tension had become a whole lot worse for Mutant X.

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