The Healing of the Dreams
*** Now they are free from the Dream Girl, but as Emma and Jesse heal, Adam discovers there is something more to Sheila's powers, and Emma is slowly weakening. And there is someone who wants to destroy Mutant X ***
Complete Summary: The aftermath of being ensnared in a reverie. Emma and Jesse deal with the effects of Sheila's powers on them, and together, they are healed. But something is wrong with Emma. Sheila's powers have a different effect on her. Adam and the others must find out what is before it is too late. And there's something else - a man with a dark past intent on wreaking havoc inside Mutant X.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Mutant X.
Note ---- Here I am again, Mutant X mania. This is actually a sequel to my previous fic, "Ensnared in my Reverie" and you may or may not read it first. But if you've already read it, then read this one away!
Hey readers! :) Thanks for the reviews! Keep on giving them! Lots of love stuff in this chapter, and I hope I've made this long enough, although it's only a one-page difference from the other chapters. I'll try to make the next upcoming chapters longer. Oh and, the setting for the story is before Gabriel Ashlocke happened. When the enemy of Mutant X was still Genomex.
Oh, and can someone teach me how to use bold, italics, or underline for a fanfic? So that I can differentiate which is the real thing and which is the vision of Emma. ;)
+read, enjoy, review+
Chapter 3 - The Shadow Lifted
Shalimar rubbed her eyes as she got up from bed. She wondered how Jesse and Emma were doing considering what they went through. She shivered at the thought of being trapped in her mind, with her fears.
She could only imagine a roomful of fire and-
She shook away the thought. She hated having to be weak at something. She told herself that she should start overcoming her fear of fire, because it was a powerful tool against her.
Brennan's head popped in.
"Whoa, Brennan!" Shalimar cried out, frantically pulling on her robe. "I'm not decent!"
Brennan made a face at her. "Come on, Shal. Like I haven't seen you naked before?"
Shalimar gave him a rueful smile. "Alright, smart ass, what is it?"
Brennan grinned. He gestured his head outside, "You should see this."
Shalimar raised an eyebrow. "I'm intrigued."
Brennan grabbed hold of her hand, and made his way towards the kitchen. Shalimar could hear Jesse and Emma both laughing, and talking. She cast an amused glance at Brennan, and remarked, "Sounds like they're having fun."
"More fun than you could imagine," he replied with a mischievous grin.
They both walked in the kitchen. Emma and Jesse both stopped their laughing as though they were two children whose parents had just walked in. "Morning," Emma greeted cheerfully.
"Good morning," Shalimar returned, nodding her head. She eyed the food on the table (eggs, bacon, hotdogs, French toast and fish fillet). "Wow, looks like a lot of food," she commented grabbing some French toast and taking a bite.
"Yeah. Looks like someone was very happy today," Brennan said, eyeing Jesse and Emma. He shrugged, and began filling his plate. "Not that I'm complaining."
Jesse laughed. "I expected you wouldn't."
"Where's Adam?" Shalimar asked, chewing on a fish fillet.
"Something about his contacts," Emma replied, drinking a glass of apple juice. "He left pretty early but we were able to contact him through his comlink."
"Man, I hope Adam doesn't bring home news about more trouble," Brennan quipped. "We haven't had a vacation in a while."
"Yeah, but any trouble is good to me as long as we're riding the world of evil mutants and GSA agents, or whatever," Jesse countered as he followed Brennan to the dining table, carrying a plateful of food.
Shalimar watched them, amused. "The way those two would eat, it's enough to feed an entire country," she joked turning to Emma. She noticed Emma's shirt, and she grinned when she asked, "Hey, isn't that Jesse's shirt?"
Emma instantly blushed. She looked away from Shalimar and shrugged. "I borrowed it from him," she said quietly, as though she didn't want Shalimar to hear it.
Shalimar raised both eyebrows, and crossed her arms, leaning on the counter. "And what reason, may I ask, would you have to borrowing Jesse's shirt?" she asked smugly. She had Emma cornered and ready to spill.
"The same reason you had to borrow one of Brennan's shirt," Emma shot back, with a triumphant look.
Shalimar relaxed her stance and laughed. "Okay, so we're both tied," she said, chewing on another piece of fish fillet. She watched Emma coyly, and asked, "So? Have you two, you know?"
Emma snorted, and rolled her eyes. "Shal, I think you know the answer."
"Oh, I knew it," Shalimar exclaimed. She looked at Emma. "So how is he?"
Emma's eyes widened, and she stifled a laugh. "Shal, I don't ask you about Brennan and don't ask me about Jesse!"
"Alright," Shalimar agreed, nodding her head decisively. "We'll keep our secrets to each other then," she added. She poured herself a glass of milk, and filled her plate with French toast and fish fillet. She couldn't stomach hotdogs and bacons.
Emma watched as Shalimar joined the others, and bent down to give Brennan a kiss on the lips. Jesse said something about being sick, and he got up from the table. He went back to the kitchen, grinning at Emma.
"You're really not going to be sick, are you?" she asked him, as Jesse placed his hands on her waist. She propped her hands on his arms, and looked at him.
"I could be," Jesse replied, drawing her close to him. "Sick from watching Brennan and Shalimar. I never thought I'd see the day Brennan starts talking mush," he added, chuckling lightly. Turning serious, he gazed at her. "But I won't get sick from watching you. In fact, I love watching you."
Emma gazed adoringly in his eyes, as a slow smile crept up her face.
As he bent his head towards her, Emma murmured, "Shal noticed your shirt. I mean, my shirt, I mean, this shirt that I'm wearing which is yours, and-" Jesse stopped moving closer, although his head was only a few inches away from hers. He waited patiently for her to continue. "She thinks we're sleeping together," Emma added, her cheeks going red. She realized now that Shalimar was probably telling Brennan about what she found out from Emma.
"Is that bad?" Jesse asked her. His fingers found their way underneath her shirt. At the touch of his skin against her skin, Emma inhaled deeply. It was slowly working its magic on her, and she knew Jesse was teasing her, playing with her.
Emma fought the pleasurable sensation. "It's not bad," she softly murmured. "It's just that-"
And then, in her mind, she saw a vision. Jesse and Brennan were talking and she was looking at Brennan, sitting where Jesse was sitting. She was having another vision from Jesse.
"So, how was it, man?" Brennan was asking.
"It was great," Jesse replied, grinning. "I never had such great sex my entire life."
Going back to reality, Emma blinked, and she gasped. She narrowed her eyes at Jesse and frowned at him. "I can't believe you were talking about last night to Brennan!" she said accusingly. Inside, she felt completely embarrassed to be the topic of conversation between two guys she'd known for a while, one of which she considered like a big brother.
Jesse sputtered. "How did you know?" he paused, "You're reading my mind!"
"I'm not!" Emma shot back, shaking her head. "I had this vision," she explained, "and you said that you've 'never had such great sex in your entire life' and that's a direct quote."
Jesse gazed at her, in a way that made Emma's heart start to beat faster. "I hope you feel the same way," he murmured to her, in a guttural voice. Emma opened her mouth to say something but right then, Jesse captured her lips, silencing her.
"Hey, hey, hey," Brennan suddenly said, and Emma and Jesse sprang apart. "Nothing like that here where everyone can see," he added, covering his face and shutting his eyes.
Shalimar laughed, and playfully socked him in the chest. "Oh grow up, Brennan," she chided. Turning to Jesse and Emma, she said in an affectionate tone, "Honestly, though, it's good to see the two of you getting better after what happened."
"Jesse's helping me," Emma replied, taking his hand in hers and giving it a light squeeze.
"Em, you're doing the more helping," Jesse said tenderly to her. "Every time I look at you, I grow stronger. As if a shadow in me is lifted. No more nightmares," he raised her hand and kissed both of them. Then with a playful glint in his eyes, he added, "And I sleep better with you in my arms."
Emma playfully hit him, but she looked pleased and happy.
Brennan coughed. "As if you're getting any sleep."
"And you are?" Jesse shot back.
Shalimar laughed. "Stop, you two, you're making Emma and me uncomfortable."
Brennan gathered Shalimar in his arms, kissing her on the forehead. "How are we making you uncomfortable?"
Just as Brennan moved lower, Shalimar pushed him back and shook her head. "Not right here," she warned him, smiling.
Brennan shrugged. "Sounds fair," he said to Jesse. "As long as you don't show us, we won't show you."
Jesse shrugged. "You didn't hear me complaining when I kept walking in on the two of you before."
"That's because you were too busy thinking how to tell Emma how you feel," Brennan countered, grinning and winking at Jesse.
Jesse blushed, and Emma burst out laughing, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. "You're so cute when you're blushing, you know that," she told him.
"You're cute when you're blushing," Jesse said, with a sly look on his face. He pulled Emma closer and began whispering in her ear, at which point, Emma did blush.
Brennan screwed up his face, and looked away in disgust. "Yuck, I can't watch this," he whined turning away. He grabbed Shalimar's hand and led her outside the kitchen. "Come on, Shal. You don't wanna catch the Love Bug."
"Hey, just don't let us walk in on you!" Jesse called.
Shalimar's laughter echoed throughout Sanctuary. A while later, she quieted down.
Emma turned her head in the direction where Brennan and Shalimar had gone. Then she turned back to Jesse, her head titled to one side. She raised an eyebrow. "I suggest you don't go in that direction," she teased.
Jesse chuckled. "I sure won't," he murmured huskily, nuzzling his lips against her neck and his hands traveling up her back, caressing in a way that sent shivers throughout Emma's body. "And I hope no one will go in this direction."
*** Now they are free from the Dream Girl, but as Emma and Jesse heal, Adam discovers there is something more to Sheila's powers, and Emma is slowly weakening. And there is someone who wants to destroy Mutant X ***
Complete Summary: The aftermath of being ensnared in a reverie. Emma and Jesse deal with the effects of Sheila's powers on them, and together, they are healed. But something is wrong with Emma. Sheila's powers have a different effect on her. Adam and the others must find out what is before it is too late. And there's something else - a man with a dark past intent on wreaking havoc inside Mutant X.
DISCLAIMER: I don't own Mutant X.
Note ---- Here I am again, Mutant X mania. This is actually a sequel to my previous fic, "Ensnared in my Reverie" and you may or may not read it first. But if you've already read it, then read this one away!
Hey readers! :) Thanks for the reviews! Keep on giving them! Lots of love stuff in this chapter, and I hope I've made this long enough, although it's only a one-page difference from the other chapters. I'll try to make the next upcoming chapters longer. Oh and, the setting for the story is before Gabriel Ashlocke happened. When the enemy of Mutant X was still Genomex.
Oh, and can someone teach me how to use bold, italics, or underline for a fanfic? So that I can differentiate which is the real thing and which is the vision of Emma. ;)
+read, enjoy, review+
Chapter 3 - The Shadow Lifted
Shalimar rubbed her eyes as she got up from bed. She wondered how Jesse and Emma were doing considering what they went through. She shivered at the thought of being trapped in her mind, with her fears.
She could only imagine a roomful of fire and-
She shook away the thought. She hated having to be weak at something. She told herself that she should start overcoming her fear of fire, because it was a powerful tool against her.
Brennan's head popped in.
"Whoa, Brennan!" Shalimar cried out, frantically pulling on her robe. "I'm not decent!"
Brennan made a face at her. "Come on, Shal. Like I haven't seen you naked before?"
Shalimar gave him a rueful smile. "Alright, smart ass, what is it?"
Brennan grinned. He gestured his head outside, "You should see this."
Shalimar raised an eyebrow. "I'm intrigued."
Brennan grabbed hold of her hand, and made his way towards the kitchen. Shalimar could hear Jesse and Emma both laughing, and talking. She cast an amused glance at Brennan, and remarked, "Sounds like they're having fun."
"More fun than you could imagine," he replied with a mischievous grin.
They both walked in the kitchen. Emma and Jesse both stopped their laughing as though they were two children whose parents had just walked in. "Morning," Emma greeted cheerfully.
"Good morning," Shalimar returned, nodding her head. She eyed the food on the table (eggs, bacon, hotdogs, French toast and fish fillet). "Wow, looks like a lot of food," she commented grabbing some French toast and taking a bite.
"Yeah. Looks like someone was very happy today," Brennan said, eyeing Jesse and Emma. He shrugged, and began filling his plate. "Not that I'm complaining."
Jesse laughed. "I expected you wouldn't."
"Where's Adam?" Shalimar asked, chewing on a fish fillet.
"Something about his contacts," Emma replied, drinking a glass of apple juice. "He left pretty early but we were able to contact him through his comlink."
"Man, I hope Adam doesn't bring home news about more trouble," Brennan quipped. "We haven't had a vacation in a while."
"Yeah, but any trouble is good to me as long as we're riding the world of evil mutants and GSA agents, or whatever," Jesse countered as he followed Brennan to the dining table, carrying a plateful of food.
Shalimar watched them, amused. "The way those two would eat, it's enough to feed an entire country," she joked turning to Emma. She noticed Emma's shirt, and she grinned when she asked, "Hey, isn't that Jesse's shirt?"
Emma instantly blushed. She looked away from Shalimar and shrugged. "I borrowed it from him," she said quietly, as though she didn't want Shalimar to hear it.
Shalimar raised both eyebrows, and crossed her arms, leaning on the counter. "And what reason, may I ask, would you have to borrowing Jesse's shirt?" she asked smugly. She had Emma cornered and ready to spill.
"The same reason you had to borrow one of Brennan's shirt," Emma shot back, with a triumphant look.
Shalimar relaxed her stance and laughed. "Okay, so we're both tied," she said, chewing on another piece of fish fillet. She watched Emma coyly, and asked, "So? Have you two, you know?"
Emma snorted, and rolled her eyes. "Shal, I think you know the answer."
"Oh, I knew it," Shalimar exclaimed. She looked at Emma. "So how is he?"
Emma's eyes widened, and she stifled a laugh. "Shal, I don't ask you about Brennan and don't ask me about Jesse!"
"Alright," Shalimar agreed, nodding her head decisively. "We'll keep our secrets to each other then," she added. She poured herself a glass of milk, and filled her plate with French toast and fish fillet. She couldn't stomach hotdogs and bacons.
Emma watched as Shalimar joined the others, and bent down to give Brennan a kiss on the lips. Jesse said something about being sick, and he got up from the table. He went back to the kitchen, grinning at Emma.
"You're really not going to be sick, are you?" she asked him, as Jesse placed his hands on her waist. She propped her hands on his arms, and looked at him.
"I could be," Jesse replied, drawing her close to him. "Sick from watching Brennan and Shalimar. I never thought I'd see the day Brennan starts talking mush," he added, chuckling lightly. Turning serious, he gazed at her. "But I won't get sick from watching you. In fact, I love watching you."
Emma gazed adoringly in his eyes, as a slow smile crept up her face.
As he bent his head towards her, Emma murmured, "Shal noticed your shirt. I mean, my shirt, I mean, this shirt that I'm wearing which is yours, and-" Jesse stopped moving closer, although his head was only a few inches away from hers. He waited patiently for her to continue. "She thinks we're sleeping together," Emma added, her cheeks going red. She realized now that Shalimar was probably telling Brennan about what she found out from Emma.
"Is that bad?" Jesse asked her. His fingers found their way underneath her shirt. At the touch of his skin against her skin, Emma inhaled deeply. It was slowly working its magic on her, and she knew Jesse was teasing her, playing with her.
Emma fought the pleasurable sensation. "It's not bad," she softly murmured. "It's just that-"
And then, in her mind, she saw a vision. Jesse and Brennan were talking and she was looking at Brennan, sitting where Jesse was sitting. She was having another vision from Jesse.
"So, how was it, man?" Brennan was asking.
"It was great," Jesse replied, grinning. "I never had such great sex my entire life."
Going back to reality, Emma blinked, and she gasped. She narrowed her eyes at Jesse and frowned at him. "I can't believe you were talking about last night to Brennan!" she said accusingly. Inside, she felt completely embarrassed to be the topic of conversation between two guys she'd known for a while, one of which she considered like a big brother.
Jesse sputtered. "How did you know?" he paused, "You're reading my mind!"
"I'm not!" Emma shot back, shaking her head. "I had this vision," she explained, "and you said that you've 'never had such great sex in your entire life' and that's a direct quote."
Jesse gazed at her, in a way that made Emma's heart start to beat faster. "I hope you feel the same way," he murmured to her, in a guttural voice. Emma opened her mouth to say something but right then, Jesse captured her lips, silencing her.
"Hey, hey, hey," Brennan suddenly said, and Emma and Jesse sprang apart. "Nothing like that here where everyone can see," he added, covering his face and shutting his eyes.
Shalimar laughed, and playfully socked him in the chest. "Oh grow up, Brennan," she chided. Turning to Jesse and Emma, she said in an affectionate tone, "Honestly, though, it's good to see the two of you getting better after what happened."
"Jesse's helping me," Emma replied, taking his hand in hers and giving it a light squeeze.
"Em, you're doing the more helping," Jesse said tenderly to her. "Every time I look at you, I grow stronger. As if a shadow in me is lifted. No more nightmares," he raised her hand and kissed both of them. Then with a playful glint in his eyes, he added, "And I sleep better with you in my arms."
Emma playfully hit him, but she looked pleased and happy.
Brennan coughed. "As if you're getting any sleep."
"And you are?" Jesse shot back.
Shalimar laughed. "Stop, you two, you're making Emma and me uncomfortable."
Brennan gathered Shalimar in his arms, kissing her on the forehead. "How are we making you uncomfortable?"
Just as Brennan moved lower, Shalimar pushed him back and shook her head. "Not right here," she warned him, smiling.
Brennan shrugged. "Sounds fair," he said to Jesse. "As long as you don't show us, we won't show you."
Jesse shrugged. "You didn't hear me complaining when I kept walking in on the two of you before."
"That's because you were too busy thinking how to tell Emma how you feel," Brennan countered, grinning and winking at Jesse.
Jesse blushed, and Emma burst out laughing, giving him a quick kiss on the lips. "You're so cute when you're blushing, you know that," she told him.
"You're cute when you're blushing," Jesse said, with a sly look on his face. He pulled Emma closer and began whispering in her ear, at which point, Emma did blush.
Brennan screwed up his face, and looked away in disgust. "Yuck, I can't watch this," he whined turning away. He grabbed Shalimar's hand and led her outside the kitchen. "Come on, Shal. You don't wanna catch the Love Bug."
"Hey, just don't let us walk in on you!" Jesse called.
Shalimar's laughter echoed throughout Sanctuary. A while later, she quieted down.
Emma turned her head in the direction where Brennan and Shalimar had gone. Then she turned back to Jesse, her head titled to one side. She raised an eyebrow. "I suggest you don't go in that direction," she teased.
Jesse chuckled. "I sure won't," he murmured huskily, nuzzling his lips against her neck and his hands traveling up her back, caressing in a way that sent shivers throughout Emma's body. "And I hope no one will go in this direction."