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Chapter Four: The News
Shalimar barley kept herself from telling Brennan. She wanted to wait until he was all healed. He seemed to be doing pretty good. Brennan was already starting to spar in the dojo. One handed, but with his 'gifts' he was doing really good.
"Guess what?!" Shalimar cried running into the rec room where Emma and Jesse were watching a movie. "Shal! Do you mind?!" Jesse said turning up the volume. "Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed!" Shalimar spat at him.
"Hang on Jes." Emma said pausing the DVD. "What is it Shal?" Emma asked being her polite self. Shalimar looked around to make sure Brennan wasn't coming. "He might get to stay!" Shalimar said extremely excited. The feral was jumping for joy again. "Adam's going to give him a chance! This is great! I hope he stays forever!" Shalimar exclaimed.
"Shalimar! Calm down." Jesse told her. "You're acting like a little girl." Shalimar crossed her arms over her chest and stuck her tongue out at him. "Just thought I'd tell you the good news!" she said returning her attention to Emma. "Enjoy the movie!"
Brennan was sweating as he was taking down holograph after holograph. "How's it going?" Shalimar asked throwing him a towel. "Thanks." He said catching it. "These guys really aren't that bad." He said wiping his face.
"Yeah." Shalimar said trying hard not to let the news slip. "You hungry?" she asked with a smile. "Yeah kinda." Brennan said and followed her to the kitchen.
"We don't have any food!" Shalimar complained shutting the fridge. "Want to order pizza?" she asked turning to Brennan. "Great!" he agreed with a smile." Jesse, Emma, Adam." Shal called into her comm.
"I'm ordering pizza, what do you want?" "Pepperoni." Emma and Adam replied. "Cheese." Jesse said afterwards. "Those good for you?" She asked picking up the phone, but talking to Brennan. "Cheese is good." He said and sat down at the table.
The team plus Brennan were all sitting around the table. "This is good!" Jesse said stuffing his face. "Slow down Jes! You're going to choke!" Emma said hitting him on the back.
'They don't seem like a team.' Brennan thought. 'More like a family.' He couldn't help but smile. 'I'm going to miss them.' He told himself while picking up another slice of pizza. "So Brennan." Adam said after swallowing. "Did Shalimar tell you the news yet?" he asked wiping his mouth with his napkin.
"No, I don't think so." Brennan said shaking his head. "What is it?" the team exchanged glances. "What?" Brennan asked again. "We want you to stay." Shalimar said with a smile. "Join the team." Emma added. "But you have to prove worthy." Jesse said with a smirk.
Brennan waited for more but there was none. "Wow." He said letting it soak in. "That was unexpected. I'd be glad to go for it though." He said smiling again. Shalimar's face lit up. 'He's going to stay! He's going to stay!' she told herself in a singsong type voice.
"After you're healed," Adam took the floor again. "We'll start testing you. It won't be bad." He paused. "Once the testing is done, we'll decided whether you stay or go." He finished simply. "You'll be fine." Shalimar said sensing his nervousness.
They smiled at each other and everything seemed like it was going in slow motion. Every blink they took seemed to last a lifetime. 'They have some connection.' Emma thought eyeing the future couple.
"Something tells me they're going to have a family together." Emma told Jesse while they were walking to his room. "Guess we'll wait and find out." Jesse said sounding very uninterested. "You don't like him, do you?" Emma asked after an odd silence.
"I don't know. I don't like how Shal acts around him, that's for sure." Jesse said sitting on his bed. "That's what Shalimar does when she's in love." Emma said with a slight smile.
There was another strange silence in which Emma a Jesse stared at each other. 'Wow.' They both thought. After a while Jesse spoke up. "So, uh, what do you have planed for tonight?" He asked scratching his neck nervously. Emma let out a quiet chuckle.
"Nothing. Got any ideas?" she asked. "Another movie?" he suggested plainly. "Great. You pick one out. I'll meet you I the rec room in a few minutes." She said and headed out of his room.
Thanks to all of you!!! :D There will probably only be one more chapter so don't forget to review! You are more then welcome to give suggestions, opinions, and requests! :D
ecstasy_of_grief: thank you! Thank you! Sorry if this took a while, I finished my other fic, so I should be able to update a bit sooner! :D
Fiery Feral: thank you! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! :D
PeTiTeCaT: thanks! Hope this was quick enough! Glad you like it! :D
blackpanther2288: thanks! I should be able to update a little sooner now, because I finished the other fic I was working on. :D
goldstranger: heh! I wouldn't either! Thanks for the review! :D
Elemental Psionic: thanks a lot! I wrote! *hint hint* thanks for reviewing! :D
lornein: thanks! Hope you like this chapter as well! :D
bri: thanks a bunch!!! Hope this was soon enough for you! B/S forever! He he! Hope you liked this chapter! :D
Jenn11: thanks for all the good fedback! It means so much! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! :D
Thanks for all my reviews so far! Please keep them coming!!! :D
Chapter Four: The News
Shalimar barley kept herself from telling Brennan. She wanted to wait until he was all healed. He seemed to be doing pretty good. Brennan was already starting to spar in the dojo. One handed, but with his 'gifts' he was doing really good.
"Guess what?!" Shalimar cried running into the rec room where Emma and Jesse were watching a movie. "Shal! Do you mind?!" Jesse said turning up the volume. "Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed!" Shalimar spat at him.
"Hang on Jes." Emma said pausing the DVD. "What is it Shal?" Emma asked being her polite self. Shalimar looked around to make sure Brennan wasn't coming. "He might get to stay!" Shalimar said extremely excited. The feral was jumping for joy again. "Adam's going to give him a chance! This is great! I hope he stays forever!" Shalimar exclaimed.
"Shalimar! Calm down." Jesse told her. "You're acting like a little girl." Shalimar crossed her arms over her chest and stuck her tongue out at him. "Just thought I'd tell you the good news!" she said returning her attention to Emma. "Enjoy the movie!"
Brennan was sweating as he was taking down holograph after holograph. "How's it going?" Shalimar asked throwing him a towel. "Thanks." He said catching it. "These guys really aren't that bad." He said wiping his face.
"Yeah." Shalimar said trying hard not to let the news slip. "You hungry?" she asked with a smile. "Yeah kinda." Brennan said and followed her to the kitchen.
"We don't have any food!" Shalimar complained shutting the fridge. "Want to order pizza?" she asked turning to Brennan. "Great!" he agreed with a smile." Jesse, Emma, Adam." Shal called into her comm.
"I'm ordering pizza, what do you want?" "Pepperoni." Emma and Adam replied. "Cheese." Jesse said afterwards. "Those good for you?" She asked picking up the phone, but talking to Brennan. "Cheese is good." He said and sat down at the table.
The team plus Brennan were all sitting around the table. "This is good!" Jesse said stuffing his face. "Slow down Jes! You're going to choke!" Emma said hitting him on the back.
'They don't seem like a team.' Brennan thought. 'More like a family.' He couldn't help but smile. 'I'm going to miss them.' He told himself while picking up another slice of pizza. "So Brennan." Adam said after swallowing. "Did Shalimar tell you the news yet?" he asked wiping his mouth with his napkin.
"No, I don't think so." Brennan said shaking his head. "What is it?" the team exchanged glances. "What?" Brennan asked again. "We want you to stay." Shalimar said with a smile. "Join the team." Emma added. "But you have to prove worthy." Jesse said with a smirk.
Brennan waited for more but there was none. "Wow." He said letting it soak in. "That was unexpected. I'd be glad to go for it though." He said smiling again. Shalimar's face lit up. 'He's going to stay! He's going to stay!' she told herself in a singsong type voice.
"After you're healed," Adam took the floor again. "We'll start testing you. It won't be bad." He paused. "Once the testing is done, we'll decided whether you stay or go." He finished simply. "You'll be fine." Shalimar said sensing his nervousness.
They smiled at each other and everything seemed like it was going in slow motion. Every blink they took seemed to last a lifetime. 'They have some connection.' Emma thought eyeing the future couple.
"Something tells me they're going to have a family together." Emma told Jesse while they were walking to his room. "Guess we'll wait and find out." Jesse said sounding very uninterested. "You don't like him, do you?" Emma asked after an odd silence.
"I don't know. I don't like how Shal acts around him, that's for sure." Jesse said sitting on his bed. "That's what Shalimar does when she's in love." Emma said with a slight smile.
There was another strange silence in which Emma a Jesse stared at each other. 'Wow.' They both thought. After a while Jesse spoke up. "So, uh, what do you have planed for tonight?" He asked scratching his neck nervously. Emma let out a quiet chuckle.
"Nothing. Got any ideas?" she asked. "Another movie?" he suggested plainly. "Great. You pick one out. I'll meet you I the rec room in a few minutes." She said and headed out of his room.
Thanks to all of you!!! :D There will probably only be one more chapter so don't forget to review! You are more then welcome to give suggestions, opinions, and requests! :D
ecstasy_of_grief: thank you! Thank you! Sorry if this took a while, I finished my other fic, so I should be able to update a bit sooner! :D
Fiery Feral: thank you! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! :D
PeTiTeCaT: thanks! Hope this was quick enough! Glad you like it! :D
blackpanther2288: thanks! I should be able to update a little sooner now, because I finished the other fic I was working on. :D
goldstranger: heh! I wouldn't either! Thanks for the review! :D
Elemental Psionic: thanks a lot! I wrote! *hint hint* thanks for reviewing! :D
lornein: thanks! Hope you like this chapter as well! :D
bri: thanks a bunch!!! Hope this was soon enough for you! B/S forever! He he! Hope you liked this chapter! :D
Jenn11: thanks for all the good fedback! It means so much! Hope you enjoyed this chapter! :D