Disclaimer: Yeah, well, still don't own them.
A.N.: Everybody wanted a next chapter. Your wish is my command. I didn't plan it at first, so I don't think the title suits but hey... You wanted it ;)
Chapter 2: True emotions
They entered Sanctuary remaining silent. They guys went their own way, because they knew Shalimar and Emma had to sort things out on their own. For Brennan it was the safety of his own room, a book of poetry waiting on his table. For Jesse the computer, a long trip on the electronic highway always made him feel better. For Adam his lab, when things got difficult he always buried himself in work and study.
Emma and Shalimar went to the pond. It being the most serene and soothing spot in the Sanctuary, it made the perfect place to talk. But as they got there and sat down there was not much talking. There was no talking to be exact. Just thoughts, emotions pilled up inside themselves. The reason Emma decided to do what she did in the first place. Finally it was Shalimar who broke the silence.
"How could you?" she whispered fighting the tears with all she had.
Emma however didn't bother, she knew it was useless anyway. "I couldn't control my powers anymore. Every time I was around you I could feel your love for him and his love for you. I couldn't deal with it anymore, I wanted it to stop, I wanted it all to stop. I felt so empty inside."
"But what you chose wasn't the right thing to do."
"Maybe not through your eyes Shalimar. But it was through mine. You can't even begin to imagine how I felt these last couple of months." Emma got up to leave. Shalimar took her arm and stopped her.
"Then show me." her saddened eyes shattered Emma's heart.
"Are you sure?" Shalimar got up, took Emma's hands in hers and looked Emma in the eyes.
"Trust me, I'm sure." Emma closed her eyes and squeezed Shal's hands.
Shal heard soft whispers getting louder and suddenly it felt like the room was spinning. A wave of sadness and melancholy soon followed. It literally hit her like a ton of bricks making her drop to her knees. Emma stopped the flow of emotions.
"You see now?"
Shalimar looked up, still shaky from what she experienced.
"Emma why didn't you ever...?" "I couldn't. You two looked so happy, felt so happy. I couldn't."
Shalimar got back on her feet and hugged her friend. Emma in turn holding Shalimar as though her life depended on it and in a way it did. They stood there, it felt like an eternity, a good one though.
*Why does this feel so good?* Shalimar asked herself.
Emma picked up Shalimar's feelings and quickly pulled away. "No, no, this isn't right. You belong with him, not me."
"Emma, why are you being so harsh on yourself?"
"You don't wanna know."
"Yes I do. Very much."
"I don't think I'm ready to tell you."
Shalimar ran her fingers over Emma's cheek. "Tell me when you are." Then left to her room. Emma joined Adam in the lab.
"Hey Emma." "Hey Adam." "Are you going to be all right?" "Yes, I'll be fine thank you. What are you doing?"
"Checking on a new-mutant. Eckhart has his greedy little eyes set on a molecular."
"Who is it?"
"A guy called Brad LeBeau."
"What kinda powers does he have?"
"He can let things explode..." Adam said with a worried face.
"Explode? Moleculars can let things explode?"
"Actually where as some can freeze molecules of a certain object, some can let them accelerate so much that it seems like the object explodes."
"Right. So I guess you'll be needing everyone?"
"Not everyone, I want you to stay here, with me."
"Why?" "Emma you tried to commit suicide, that's pretty serious. I'm not gonna let you walk on the streets an hour after."
"Adam, I told you I'm fine." "No Emma please, stay here. It's for your own good."
Emma sighed "Fine I'll stay. But no mental pep-talk, 'cause I really don't feel like getting one." Adam nodded and called the others in.
"You rang?" Brennan asked with a smile, then he saw Emma and asked her with concern: "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
When Jesse came in he did about the same. Emma got tired of it. "Look guys, I'll be fine, now can we please stop worrying about me and start worrying about this guy."
"This is Brad LeBeau, he's a molecular who can let things explode even you, so watch out and don't get on his bad side." Adam explained. Finally Shal entered the lab.
"Shalimar you need to pick up a mutant with Brennan and Jesse. They'll fill you in on the way." And they left.
"Emma, I do think we need to talk." "No Adam, I already told you I don't feel like it."
"It's not good to pile up all your feelings inside, especially because you're a psionic."
"Besides the occasional headache, I feel perfectly normal."
"Maybe I should scan you for that." "If it makes you feel better."
She sat on the chair and Adam scanned her. "Well, nothing here shows anything unusual, but I still wanna keep an eye on you."
~An hour and a half later~
Shalimar and the guys returned.
"We put the guy in one of the safehouses." Shalimar reported. "Where's Emma? I need to talk to her." "Dojo, meditating." Adam said shortly.
So she went to the dojo. "Emma can I talk to you?"
Emma opened her eyes and took awhile before answering. "Yeah, I guess." She got up. "What's up?"
"Your letter." "You wanna talk about... My letter?" "Yeah, I want you to know something." Shalimar played with her ring. "I don't love him.. like that. I love Brennan like you do, like a brother. He's always around and late at night, unlike you think, we talk." Emma opened her mouth to say something but hushed her.
"We talk about you." Shalimar looked up at Emma. "We talked about my feelings for you. He understood me more than Jesse or Adam ever could. He helped his little cousin out with the same... Thing."
"Shalimar what are you saying?"
"I'm saying that..." Shalimar cupped Emma's and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. "I love you."
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Hmhm, yup, that's right. Who'd thought? Thanks everybody for the explanations and stuff. Keep reviewing so that I know if I should keep updating this little fluffy thing. ~DarkStar~
A.N.: Everybody wanted a next chapter. Your wish is my command. I didn't plan it at first, so I don't think the title suits but hey... You wanted it ;)
Chapter 2: True emotions
They entered Sanctuary remaining silent. They guys went their own way, because they knew Shalimar and Emma had to sort things out on their own. For Brennan it was the safety of his own room, a book of poetry waiting on his table. For Jesse the computer, a long trip on the electronic highway always made him feel better. For Adam his lab, when things got difficult he always buried himself in work and study.
Emma and Shalimar went to the pond. It being the most serene and soothing spot in the Sanctuary, it made the perfect place to talk. But as they got there and sat down there was not much talking. There was no talking to be exact. Just thoughts, emotions pilled up inside themselves. The reason Emma decided to do what she did in the first place. Finally it was Shalimar who broke the silence.
"How could you?" she whispered fighting the tears with all she had.
Emma however didn't bother, she knew it was useless anyway. "I couldn't control my powers anymore. Every time I was around you I could feel your love for him and his love for you. I couldn't deal with it anymore, I wanted it to stop, I wanted it all to stop. I felt so empty inside."
"But what you chose wasn't the right thing to do."
"Maybe not through your eyes Shalimar. But it was through mine. You can't even begin to imagine how I felt these last couple of months." Emma got up to leave. Shalimar took her arm and stopped her.
"Then show me." her saddened eyes shattered Emma's heart.
"Are you sure?" Shalimar got up, took Emma's hands in hers and looked Emma in the eyes.
"Trust me, I'm sure." Emma closed her eyes and squeezed Shal's hands.
Shal heard soft whispers getting louder and suddenly it felt like the room was spinning. A wave of sadness and melancholy soon followed. It literally hit her like a ton of bricks making her drop to her knees. Emma stopped the flow of emotions.
"You see now?"
Shalimar looked up, still shaky from what she experienced.
"Emma why didn't you ever...?" "I couldn't. You two looked so happy, felt so happy. I couldn't."
Shalimar got back on her feet and hugged her friend. Emma in turn holding Shalimar as though her life depended on it and in a way it did. They stood there, it felt like an eternity, a good one though.
*Why does this feel so good?* Shalimar asked herself.
Emma picked up Shalimar's feelings and quickly pulled away. "No, no, this isn't right. You belong with him, not me."
"Emma, why are you being so harsh on yourself?"
"You don't wanna know."
"Yes I do. Very much."
"I don't think I'm ready to tell you."
Shalimar ran her fingers over Emma's cheek. "Tell me when you are." Then left to her room. Emma joined Adam in the lab.
"Hey Emma." "Hey Adam." "Are you going to be all right?" "Yes, I'll be fine thank you. What are you doing?"
"Checking on a new-mutant. Eckhart has his greedy little eyes set on a molecular."
"Who is it?"
"A guy called Brad LeBeau."
"What kinda powers does he have?"
"He can let things explode..." Adam said with a worried face.
"Explode? Moleculars can let things explode?"
"Actually where as some can freeze molecules of a certain object, some can let them accelerate so much that it seems like the object explodes."
"Right. So I guess you'll be needing everyone?"
"Not everyone, I want you to stay here, with me."
"Why?" "Emma you tried to commit suicide, that's pretty serious. I'm not gonna let you walk on the streets an hour after."
"Adam, I told you I'm fine." "No Emma please, stay here. It's for your own good."
Emma sighed "Fine I'll stay. But no mental pep-talk, 'cause I really don't feel like getting one." Adam nodded and called the others in.
"You rang?" Brennan asked with a smile, then he saw Emma and asked her with concern: "Are you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine."
When Jesse came in he did about the same. Emma got tired of it. "Look guys, I'll be fine, now can we please stop worrying about me and start worrying about this guy."
"This is Brad LeBeau, he's a molecular who can let things explode even you, so watch out and don't get on his bad side." Adam explained. Finally Shal entered the lab.
"Shalimar you need to pick up a mutant with Brennan and Jesse. They'll fill you in on the way." And they left.
"Emma, I do think we need to talk." "No Adam, I already told you I don't feel like it."
"It's not good to pile up all your feelings inside, especially because you're a psionic."
"Besides the occasional headache, I feel perfectly normal."
"Maybe I should scan you for that." "If it makes you feel better."
She sat on the chair and Adam scanned her. "Well, nothing here shows anything unusual, but I still wanna keep an eye on you."
~An hour and a half later~
Shalimar and the guys returned.
"We put the guy in one of the safehouses." Shalimar reported. "Where's Emma? I need to talk to her." "Dojo, meditating." Adam said shortly.
So she went to the dojo. "Emma can I talk to you?"
Emma opened her eyes and took awhile before answering. "Yeah, I guess." She got up. "What's up?"
"Your letter." "You wanna talk about... My letter?" "Yeah, I want you to know something." Shalimar played with her ring. "I don't love him.. like that. I love Brennan like you do, like a brother. He's always around and late at night, unlike you think, we talk." Emma opened her mouth to say something but hushed her.
"We talk about you." Shalimar looked up at Emma. "We talked about my feelings for you. He understood me more than Jesse or Adam ever could. He helped his little cousin out with the same... Thing."
"Shalimar what are you saying?"
"I'm saying that..." Shalimar cupped Emma's and gave her a soft kiss on the lips. "I love you."
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Hmhm, yup, that's right. Who'd thought? Thanks everybody for the explanations and stuff. Keep reviewing so that I know if I should keep updating this little fluffy thing. ~DarkStar~