Disclaimer: Tell me any avid fan of Mutant X that doesn't know I don't own them. LOL. I don't know how powerful these characters are and I don't even know if they are really like this. All of the actions mentioned below are just my imagination.
Authors Note: Hi! I know you all wanted me to write a chapter which focuses a little with the other chapter but I decided to write two chapters that focuses on Emma before I concentrate with the others, oh but don't worry, I really intend to write about the mounting tension between Brennan and Jesse. Please bear with me a little longer.
Special thanks to:
X-Gangsta's-Brat-X: thanks for sticking around with me this long.
Megara: Yeah! I really thought you would not read my work anymore. Anyways I've written a fic that is specially dedicated for you. (The Pain in Letting Go) It's a B/E story but quite sad though.
Ladiraid: Thanks for editing. I really can't thank you enough. I promise to read you stories as soon as I find time. Thanks again.
Goldstranger: Thanks for the email. I hoped I've answer you question. Sorry for the late response though. I hope you would stick around longer.
Aur: thanks for the review. Of course there would be a time for Shalimar and Brennan, it'll only take a while before you could read about them because as you know, this fic focuses more on Emma. Thanks for posting your review. It is really appreciated.
This chapter focuses too much on Emma. If you have other suggestions, I'd be happy to see it in my email resplendents1@yahoo.com or at Lyza@iamyours.com or you could drop by my web page to access me there.
Underestimated
~Thought ~
Memory
/Sounds/
"Conversation"
Chapter 7
"I told you like a hundred times Em, you have to use your feet not your butt." Cole placed his hands on his hips and mocked Emma as she tried to do the punch-kick somersault, but failed.
"And I've told you like a hundred times Cole, I'm trying." Emma answered as she laid on her back after failing to stand after a somersault.
Meg watched her brother and Emma from afar. She could see how Emma is trying so hard but she could also see Emma's hesitation each try. She also observed that Emma was shaking. Meg walked towards them with her hands in her behind pockets. "Are you done with the rounds that I've asked you to do?"
Emma looked behind her to see Meg. She stood up and brushed away some dust from her pants and nodded. "I've done all that you instructed me." Emma sat beside Cole and sighed. "These weights are killing me, Meg." Emma whined and Meg heard that but Emma was smiling inside her.
Meg has been very nice to her. If Meg had been a feral, she could've very much been another Shalimar. Everything that Shalimar did for her, Meg did for her too. Everything but the extra care and the magical connection they shared. Rather than that, Meg could be a twin she never had.
Meg smiled at her even after hearing her whine. "You could take it off. I guess the weights have done its job." Meg smiled at Emma. "Now try the moves again."
Emma sighed again and then stood up to try another somersault. Focusing on the padded wall, she threw a punch then kicked with her left and using her right leg, she stepped at the wall and vaulted from it. Emma successfully made two twirls in the air but still landed on her butt.
Cole laughed. "For a moment, I thought you would finally get it." He tried to mess with her again.
"God! Thanks a lot for the great encouragement Cole." Emma answered cynically. Emma was really grateful Cole has befriended her but Cole could be a pain in the ass at times. She lifted her brow made face.
"Hey! I was just kidding." Cole walked towards her and helped her.
Meg walked closer to Emma and helped her dusting herself off. "How was the sparring?" she asked.
"It was great. He was only almost killing me." Emma grinned.
"You should have seen her sis." Cole proudly announced. "Emma was beating the hell out of your student, and then she used this move. She was like..." Cole was impersonating Emma's movement. He faced Meg, pretending that she was the sparring mate "...aiming for her spar mate; she threw a punch...bam... and a kick...whoosh...then she leaped from floor, made a successful single turn in the air and...bam..." Cole stopped to giggle. "She landed on her cute little butt." He laughed. He liked making fun of her not for the sake of making fun but because he loves to see Emma's cute facial expression. Cole admire her color every time her face goes red because of embarrassment.
Meg can't help herself not to laugh with Cole but she hid it from Emma so as not to offend her. She turned her face away from her and there she giggled.
"Ah!" Emma dropped her lower lip. "You think that this is easy? Let's see you try it." Emma crossed her arms across her chest. "Come on! Show me what you got." It's not that she was mad at him but she only wanted to know if Cole could really do it. She knew Meg taught Cole some stuffs but she hadn't seen him in action really.
Cole looked at Emma. She was serious. He tried to sense her, expecting to find rage but he only found courage and strength ... well, a little bit of irritation too. Cole looked at Meg, asking for her approval. When he saw her nod, he walked in the center; aimed for the padded wall; with a few steps, he threw a punch; with another few steps, he kicked then springing from the floor, he made two twist in the air plus a half turn and he landed successfully on his feet.
Emma's eyes were wide open and her jaws dropped. She was stunned and filled with awe. She had never seen a psionic in real physical stuffs. Everytime Shalimar teased her about not being able to do something, she would let it pass because she knew Shalimar has the guts to do the stuff. Now, she understood why Cole kept on mocking her. ~He has the guts because he could do it. ~ She was frozen in her position for about a minute until Meg tapped her on the shoulder.
"Emma." Meg shook her lightly. "Are you alright?"
"Huh? Ah, yes." She replied then turned to Cole. "That was great Cole."
"Thanks." Cole blushed and he scratched his nape.
"No, really. You are amazing!" Emma repeated praising him. She remembered the first time she saw someone do some physical action. It was when someone was trying to save her-Jesse, that was Jesse. She smiled as she remembered him.
"You could also do that Ems." Meg told her. "You are so near in doing it."
Emma laughed. "I don't know if that was meant to compliment me or to insult me."
"Really Ems, but you won't be able to get it if you won't trust yourself." Meg told her as she looked at her.
"I don't quite understand." Emma knitted brows a little.
"Look at yourself Emma." Meg took her in front of the large mirror in the training room. "Look Ems. You're shaking. You have to trust yourself that you can do this before you really can." She tapped her.
Emma breathed in and out a couple of times in front of the mirror. She could see Brennan grinning at her; she could virtually hear him say:
"Give it up Emma. You're not gonna make it. You're too weak."
Emma bit her lower lip and shook her head. ~You're wrong Brennan. ~ She whispered to herself. ~I'm going to do this and I'm gonna be one of the greatest physically active psionics in the world. ~ She took a deep breath before she faced Cole and Meg again. "Let me try it again Meg." Emma walked at the center again and inhaled and exhaled aloud.
"No Emma. You're not aiming for the wall this time." Meg told her and she looked at Cole.
"What?" Cole stepped back when his sister looked at him.
"Spar with her." Meg instructed.
"I can't...I won't." Cole disagreed.
~If you won't then you'll have to spar with me instead. ~ Meg threatened Cole in his mind.
Knowing how tough and hellish Meg could be, Cole shuddered as he stepped into the sparring ring with Emma. He faced Emma and smiled. "Don't hesitate to hit me, okay?" he found Emma nodding.
Emma composed herself as she thought of a way to be able to beat Cole without thinking of their friendship. ~Brennan! Oh, it would be easy to beat you if I would think that you are Brennan. ~ Emma posed a creepy smile.
Both psionics faced each other and prepared themselves to fight. Each took a deep breath as they waited for Meg's go signal.
"GO!"
Cole threw couple of punches towards Emma and Emma successfully averted them. When Emma saw an opportunity, she threw an uppercut and she effectively sent him down. Emma smiled as she winked her eyes. She was not seeing Cole as Cole but as Brennan and she loved beating the hell out of Brennan just to get even with all of the mockery he has done to her.
"Come on Cole. Don't tell me you'll let a new comer beat a pro like you." Meg said, effectively stirring up Cole.
Cole stood up and he cartwheeled towards Emma and gave her a light kick on the stomach, sending her twisting in pain. When he landed, he looked worriedly at Emma. "Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I..." he stopped when he saw Emma raised palm, motioning him to stop. He was rather surprised when he saw her smiling.
Emma didn't say a word; she just smiled devilishly and walked towards Cole again. She looked at him once more and she could see Brennan in him, grinning at her. That was enough encouragement to her but her mind didn't stopped there. The image of Brennan suddenly changed into the image of Eckhart. Emma could hear Eckhart saying: "A psionic? How could Adam take a weak mutant in his team."
Emma clenched her teeth. "I'm not weak!" she yelled and without warning, she threw a punch at him, which he effortlessly avoided. Looking at Cole again, she saw Brennan's face for about the fourth time and it made her gave off a sinister smile.
Cole threw a punch at her but she just blocked it with her hand. Still grinning, Emma gave Cole a roundhouse kick in the stomach. And as if she would not like to give Cole a chance to hit back, she vaulted from the floor and made a beautiful twist in the air and half twist then she landed successfully on her feet.
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There was a complete silence in the training room. Emma was holding her breath and she turned to look at Meg and Cole. "I did it." She softly uttered. "I did it." She repeated in a louder voice. "I did it!" she hollered. "I did it! Cole I really did it!" Emma started jumping.
"You did it." Cole run towards her and lifted her in his arms. "You really did it."
"Meg! I did it!" Emma repeated as Cole puts her down.
Meg smiled at her and walked towards her to hug her. "I told you, you only have to trust yourself."
Emma sat on a bench nearby, panting in tiredness as Cole sat beside
her. Meg took a towel and gave it to Emma, ending the session at last.
"I'm so sorry about the kick..." Cole apologized when Emma stopped him.
"No. It's all right. I'm so happy you did that. Just don't do it again on purpose." Emma grinned.
"So I guess that wraps up the training session today." Meg announced
Emma nodded and smiled. She has never been so thrilled in her entire life. The thought of herself, beating Brennan to death, makes her want to jump of a building while screaming to the world that she is not the worthless anymore.
"You still have lots of things to learn Emma. I should remind you not to use those moves just to show off." Meg reminded her and she nodded. Emma knew that there would always be a perfect time to do things.
Emma let out a heavy sigh as she goes straight to the members' bathroom to fix herself before she goes home. "You bet I won't" she replied as she turned her head just enough to see Meg and she winked. Emma has never trusted herself that way. She smiled to her reflection. ~I'm done with the 'physical action-thing' now I'm going home to fix my
'heart-thing'
MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-
***Lyza***
I'm sorry this chapter came up so boring. I'll try and make it up next chapter. It will be very romantic and sexual so I'm warning you now. LOL. please continue reviewing... see you all later...
Authors Note: Hi! I know you all wanted me to write a chapter which focuses a little with the other chapter but I decided to write two chapters that focuses on Emma before I concentrate with the others, oh but don't worry, I really intend to write about the mounting tension between Brennan and Jesse. Please bear with me a little longer.
Special thanks to:
X-Gangsta's-Brat-X: thanks for sticking around with me this long.
Megara: Yeah! I really thought you would not read my work anymore. Anyways I've written a fic that is specially dedicated for you. (The Pain in Letting Go) It's a B/E story but quite sad though.
Ladiraid: Thanks for editing. I really can't thank you enough. I promise to read you stories as soon as I find time. Thanks again.
Goldstranger: Thanks for the email. I hoped I've answer you question. Sorry for the late response though. I hope you would stick around longer.
Aur: thanks for the review. Of course there would be a time for Shalimar and Brennan, it'll only take a while before you could read about them because as you know, this fic focuses more on Emma. Thanks for posting your review. It is really appreciated.
This chapter focuses too much on Emma. If you have other suggestions, I'd be happy to see it in my email resplendents1@yahoo.com or at Lyza@iamyours.com or you could drop by my web page to access me there.
Underestimated
~Thought ~
Memory
/Sounds/
"Conversation"
Chapter 7
"I told you like a hundred times Em, you have to use your feet not your butt." Cole placed his hands on his hips and mocked Emma as she tried to do the punch-kick somersault, but failed.
"And I've told you like a hundred times Cole, I'm trying." Emma answered as she laid on her back after failing to stand after a somersault.
Meg watched her brother and Emma from afar. She could see how Emma is trying so hard but she could also see Emma's hesitation each try. She also observed that Emma was shaking. Meg walked towards them with her hands in her behind pockets. "Are you done with the rounds that I've asked you to do?"
Emma looked behind her to see Meg. She stood up and brushed away some dust from her pants and nodded. "I've done all that you instructed me." Emma sat beside Cole and sighed. "These weights are killing me, Meg." Emma whined and Meg heard that but Emma was smiling inside her.
Meg has been very nice to her. If Meg had been a feral, she could've very much been another Shalimar. Everything that Shalimar did for her, Meg did for her too. Everything but the extra care and the magical connection they shared. Rather than that, Meg could be a twin she never had.
Meg smiled at her even after hearing her whine. "You could take it off. I guess the weights have done its job." Meg smiled at Emma. "Now try the moves again."
Emma sighed again and then stood up to try another somersault. Focusing on the padded wall, she threw a punch then kicked with her left and using her right leg, she stepped at the wall and vaulted from it. Emma successfully made two twirls in the air but still landed on her butt.
Cole laughed. "For a moment, I thought you would finally get it." He tried to mess with her again.
"God! Thanks a lot for the great encouragement Cole." Emma answered cynically. Emma was really grateful Cole has befriended her but Cole could be a pain in the ass at times. She lifted her brow made face.
"Hey! I was just kidding." Cole walked towards her and helped her.
Meg walked closer to Emma and helped her dusting herself off. "How was the sparring?" she asked.
"It was great. He was only almost killing me." Emma grinned.
"You should have seen her sis." Cole proudly announced. "Emma was beating the hell out of your student, and then she used this move. She was like..." Cole was impersonating Emma's movement. He faced Meg, pretending that she was the sparring mate "...aiming for her spar mate; she threw a punch...bam... and a kick...whoosh...then she leaped from floor, made a successful single turn in the air and...bam..." Cole stopped to giggle. "She landed on her cute little butt." He laughed. He liked making fun of her not for the sake of making fun but because he loves to see Emma's cute facial expression. Cole admire her color every time her face goes red because of embarrassment.
Meg can't help herself not to laugh with Cole but she hid it from Emma so as not to offend her. She turned her face away from her and there she giggled.
"Ah!" Emma dropped her lower lip. "You think that this is easy? Let's see you try it." Emma crossed her arms across her chest. "Come on! Show me what you got." It's not that she was mad at him but she only wanted to know if Cole could really do it. She knew Meg taught Cole some stuffs but she hadn't seen him in action really.
Cole looked at Emma. She was serious. He tried to sense her, expecting to find rage but he only found courage and strength ... well, a little bit of irritation too. Cole looked at Meg, asking for her approval. When he saw her nod, he walked in the center; aimed for the padded wall; with a few steps, he threw a punch; with another few steps, he kicked then springing from the floor, he made two twist in the air plus a half turn and he landed successfully on his feet.
Emma's eyes were wide open and her jaws dropped. She was stunned and filled with awe. She had never seen a psionic in real physical stuffs. Everytime Shalimar teased her about not being able to do something, she would let it pass because she knew Shalimar has the guts to do the stuff. Now, she understood why Cole kept on mocking her. ~He has the guts because he could do it. ~ She was frozen in her position for about a minute until Meg tapped her on the shoulder.
"Emma." Meg shook her lightly. "Are you alright?"
"Huh? Ah, yes." She replied then turned to Cole. "That was great Cole."
"Thanks." Cole blushed and he scratched his nape.
"No, really. You are amazing!" Emma repeated praising him. She remembered the first time she saw someone do some physical action. It was when someone was trying to save her-Jesse, that was Jesse. She smiled as she remembered him.
"You could also do that Ems." Meg told her. "You are so near in doing it."
Emma laughed. "I don't know if that was meant to compliment me or to insult me."
"Really Ems, but you won't be able to get it if you won't trust yourself." Meg told her as she looked at her.
"I don't quite understand." Emma knitted brows a little.
"Look at yourself Emma." Meg took her in front of the large mirror in the training room. "Look Ems. You're shaking. You have to trust yourself that you can do this before you really can." She tapped her.
Emma breathed in and out a couple of times in front of the mirror. She could see Brennan grinning at her; she could virtually hear him say:
"Give it up Emma. You're not gonna make it. You're too weak."
Emma bit her lower lip and shook her head. ~You're wrong Brennan. ~ She whispered to herself. ~I'm going to do this and I'm gonna be one of the greatest physically active psionics in the world. ~ She took a deep breath before she faced Cole and Meg again. "Let me try it again Meg." Emma walked at the center again and inhaled and exhaled aloud.
"No Emma. You're not aiming for the wall this time." Meg told her and she looked at Cole.
"What?" Cole stepped back when his sister looked at him.
"Spar with her." Meg instructed.
"I can't...I won't." Cole disagreed.
~If you won't then you'll have to spar with me instead. ~ Meg threatened Cole in his mind.
Knowing how tough and hellish Meg could be, Cole shuddered as he stepped into the sparring ring with Emma. He faced Emma and smiled. "Don't hesitate to hit me, okay?" he found Emma nodding.
Emma composed herself as she thought of a way to be able to beat Cole without thinking of their friendship. ~Brennan! Oh, it would be easy to beat you if I would think that you are Brennan. ~ Emma posed a creepy smile.
Both psionics faced each other and prepared themselves to fight. Each took a deep breath as they waited for Meg's go signal.
"GO!"
Cole threw couple of punches towards Emma and Emma successfully averted them. When Emma saw an opportunity, she threw an uppercut and she effectively sent him down. Emma smiled as she winked her eyes. She was not seeing Cole as Cole but as Brennan and she loved beating the hell out of Brennan just to get even with all of the mockery he has done to her.
"Come on Cole. Don't tell me you'll let a new comer beat a pro like you." Meg said, effectively stirring up Cole.
Cole stood up and he cartwheeled towards Emma and gave her a light kick on the stomach, sending her twisting in pain. When he landed, he looked worriedly at Emma. "Oh my god. I'm so sorry. I..." he stopped when he saw Emma raised palm, motioning him to stop. He was rather surprised when he saw her smiling.
Emma didn't say a word; she just smiled devilishly and walked towards Cole again. She looked at him once more and she could see Brennan in him, grinning at her. That was enough encouragement to her but her mind didn't stopped there. The image of Brennan suddenly changed into the image of Eckhart. Emma could hear Eckhart saying: "A psionic? How could Adam take a weak mutant in his team."
Emma clenched her teeth. "I'm not weak!" she yelled and without warning, she threw a punch at him, which he effortlessly avoided. Looking at Cole again, she saw Brennan's face for about the fourth time and it made her gave off a sinister smile.
Cole threw a punch at her but she just blocked it with her hand. Still grinning, Emma gave Cole a roundhouse kick in the stomach. And as if she would not like to give Cole a chance to hit back, she vaulted from the floor and made a beautiful twist in the air and half twist then she landed successfully on her feet.
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There was a complete silence in the training room. Emma was holding her breath and she turned to look at Meg and Cole. "I did it." She softly uttered. "I did it." She repeated in a louder voice. "I did it!" she hollered. "I did it! Cole I really did it!" Emma started jumping.
"You did it." Cole run towards her and lifted her in his arms. "You really did it."
"Meg! I did it!" Emma repeated as Cole puts her down.
Meg smiled at her and walked towards her to hug her. "I told you, you only have to trust yourself."
Emma sat on a bench nearby, panting in tiredness as Cole sat beside
her. Meg took a towel and gave it to Emma, ending the session at last.
"I'm so sorry about the kick..." Cole apologized when Emma stopped him.
"No. It's all right. I'm so happy you did that. Just don't do it again on purpose." Emma grinned.
"So I guess that wraps up the training session today." Meg announced
Emma nodded and smiled. She has never been so thrilled in her entire life. The thought of herself, beating Brennan to death, makes her want to jump of a building while screaming to the world that she is not the worthless anymore.
"You still have lots of things to learn Emma. I should remind you not to use those moves just to show off." Meg reminded her and she nodded. Emma knew that there would always be a perfect time to do things.
Emma let out a heavy sigh as she goes straight to the members' bathroom to fix herself before she goes home. "You bet I won't" she replied as she turned her head just enough to see Meg and she winked. Emma has never trusted herself that way. She smiled to her reflection. ~I'm done with the 'physical action-thing' now I'm going home to fix my
'heart-thing'
MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-MUTANT-X-
***Lyza***
I'm sorry this chapter came up so boring. I'll try and make it up next chapter. It will be very romantic and sexual so I'm warning you now. LOL. please continue reviewing... see you all later...
