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: Hello! I'm trying my best not to hate the writers and producers of mutant x for removing Lauren Lee in the cast… I'm still heartbroken and I haven't stopped asking myself why? Lauren Lee did her best in the last season. Why would they do this to her? Okay…don't mind me… I'm just a little carried away… anyways, this chapter is rated PG13. Let's see how Brennan would react after he discovered about Jesse and Emma.

Special Thanks to:

Aur: LOL, this is not yet the part where your mind would go crazy with the mix pairing… thanks for the support, I really need it nowadays.

Brigitta: like you requested, here's the new chapter…. Please bear with me longer, you know that I'm not that good in writing actions and this is my first fic… thanks for reading my work…

MsCassy: Sorry for the delay…LOL, With all sincerity, I was once a B/E shipper but since the writers didn't bring their relationship into a higher state, I fell out of love of them… I still like them though…LOL…actually I wrote a fic about them but it is a sad one… the title is The Pain in Letting Go.. try reading it… Maybe I'll write a B/E story after I'm through with this one…

Spikes_storm: Why? Don't you want Emma for Jesse? Anyway, thanks for the review.. hope I could chat with you later in the official forum of MX…

Goldstranger: hi girl! Long time no chat… I've missed seeing you name in my screen. Anyways, maybe I would do that to Brennan… LOL… he seriously needs someone!!!

Emma453: thanks for the review dear… I really appreciate our comments… I promise to update as soon as I can…

So…………. Here we go now! Enjoy!

Underestimated

            ~Thought ~

            Memory

            /Sounds/

            "Conversation"

Chapter 11

            Jesse backed away from Shalimar's door when he finally heard laughter from the room. He has been standing there since he heard Shalimar yelling. He couldn't hear them clearly but he knew that the two ladies are having a very serious talk… just between them. He was a bit startled when he almost bumped into Brennan.

"Brennan!" he uttered. He smiled at him but Brennan returned it with a serious look.

"I need to talk to you Jesse." Brennan uttered. He has his hands on his pocket. He looked straight at Jesse without blinking.

"Sure man. What about?" he calmly replied as he tapped him on the shoulder.

Brennan looked sharply at Jesse then at the feral's door. "Not here." He looked back at him. His chocolate eyes firm and serious.

Jesse looked at Shalimar's door too and then he nodded. "Alright. How about the rec room?"

"Fine with me!" Brennan answered back. Without another word, he started his way towards the common room.

Jesse raised his shoulder, dropped a look a Brennan then followed him. It has been long since they have their own small talk. He wondered what Brennan have in mind.

*****

Shalimar and Emma finally ended their small girl talk when they heard Adam calling for them. Emma placed her comlink ring just about her lips.

"Yes Adam!" she answered, brushing her hair back to her shoulders.

"I want you to find Shalimar and bring her in the lab so I could check on both of you." Adam's voice was heard from the ring.

"Alright sir."

Giggles were heard in the background. Adam cringed his forehead and called back… "Was that Shalimar?" he asked.

"Yup!" Emma and Shalimar started giggling again.

Adam smiled on the other line as he placed his hands inside his pocket. "Oh! I see that you two have finished your girl-talk."

Emma could sense Adam smiling and she was signaling this to Shalimar. That made the two mutants laughed some more.

"Okay! Now can I see you both in the Lab?" Adam continued. He was finishing a job in the lab and the girls could hear him tapping onto the computer keys.

"Which lab?" Shalimar grinned.

"Lab B." Adam replied and smiled with them.

"We'll be there in a few minutes." Emma told Adam.

"Okay then. I'll be waiting here."

"Okay." They chorused.

*****

Brennan and Jesse finally settled in the rec room. Jesse sat on the couch while Brennan sat on the other chair to face Jesse.

"Okay. What's up?" Jesse asked Brennan with a smile.

"I'm gonna make it quick Jesse…" Brennan breath out, paused and then continued. "I'm letting you have Emma be…"

"Whoa!" Jesse's eyes widened when he heard Emma's name. He raised his hand in front of Brennan's face to stop him as he shook his head.

"Jesse would you please listen to me first." Brennan hissed as he pushed away Jesse's hands. He could see Jesse's expression and it was not giving a friendly look.

Jesse could see the same expression on Brennan's face but Brennan's sentence stirred him. "Listen? Bren, you're talking like you owned Emma and you're just giving her to me." He leaned forward, cringing his forehead and shaking his head.

"Hey! I didn't say that." Brennan angrily yelled.

"But that was your point, wasn't it?" Jesse tried to control his mounting anger…or irritation at least. He leaned against the couch to put space between him and Brennan.

"Yes, if that's what you want to hear. Emma is MINE!"

Jesse wanted to beat Brennan so badly. It was only the thought that Brennan is his friend that kept him on guard. He was gnashing his teeth as he controlled himself. His fingers dug deeply into the couch's armrest. He looked back at Brennan and he saw a sight of defeat in his eyes. ~He needed this. ~ Jesse told himself.

"Emma is mine. From the very first time that I saw her in that club I knew she was for me. She was meant for me, not for you." Brennan stood up and started pacing back and fort as he run his fingers through his hair.

Jesse stared at his friend, trying his best not to let his heart overcome his mind. He sat there listening at Brennan; trying to make sense of everything that he was trying to say.

"I know that at one point or another, Emma loved me. I felt that and I believed that that made our bond stronger. I couldn't be wrong, I knew she loved me; her reaction when I came in the room, her face glows up when I call her name…it didn't skipped me. I was very aware of that." Brennan blinked about twice as he sighed heavily.

The molecular knew that his elemental friend was telling him the truth. He, too, noticed it. But it was long ago. It was in those days when he and Shalimar used to fool around as they have a little affair. It was even before Emma met Tyler. Jesse looked at the elemental and he blinked when Brennan started again.

"But then I screw it up so badly. I hurt her. I flirted with other women; I slept with an enemy;" he uttered as an image of Lorna flashed into his mind. "I electrocuted her a couple of times;" Brennan bit his lips as his mind play back certain events like when Emma got her new power but was not able to control it. He placed his head on his palm. "I…I… I…" Brennan kicked the chair where he sat a while ago. "I screwed up so badly and now I've pushed her away… more badly, I pushed her into the arms of another man."

Brennan's knees started to fail him. He fell on his knees as tears begun to fall from his eyes.

Jesse was a bit amazed by the intensity of Brennan's word. He knew Brennan has feeling for Emma but he has no idea that it was this serious. He thought Brennan was hooking up with Shalimar and his fear was not about Brennan falling in love with Emma but the other way around. Now, his fear doubled for he should not only worry about Emma falling for Brennan but he also have to worry about Brennan taking Emma away from him.

"Yes. Emma is mine." Brennan tried to smile but he terribly failed. "No." he shook his head. "Let me rephrase that… Emma WAS mine."

That sentence caught Jesse's attention and the molecular looked at the elemental. "Stop it Brennan. You're only…"

"No! I need you to hear me out." Brennan wiped the tears from his eyes and looked at Jesse. "She was mine…until you came in."

Jesse's breathing became constricted and air suddenly became heavy on him. He saw Brennan clenched his fist and unclenched it, forming a small ball of electricity in his palm. Jesse thought that Brennan would probably kill him this time. He was preparing to fight him back when he heard him snorted.

"Don't worry Jesse." Brennan let the spark died out from his palm. "I'm a thief not a murderer." Brennan stood up and walked near Jesse. "I've never seen her this happy since Tyler died."

The change of intensity in Brennan's voice is audible and Jesse noticed it. He even saw Brennan smile at him.

"I've been keeping this for about a month now." Brennan took a deep breath. Both were silent for a couple of seconds then finally Brennan broke the stillness again. "So you see. I'm giving her to you." he smiled. "Take care of her and never let her go." Brennan held his hand out to Jesse.

Jesse nodded and took his hand. "I will man. I swear I would take care of her."

"Thanks!" Brennan sighed.

"Thanks for what?" Jesse cringed his forehead.

"For making the woman of our dreams happy." Brennan grinned.

"Yeah." Jesse chuckled. He thanked the gods silently as the tension dried out between them.

"I could settle with just being the best man on your wedding day." Brennan tapped Jesse on the shoulder.

"Sure." Jesse laughed and lightly hit Brennan on the arms. Jesse looked at Brennan when he saw his face turned a bit serious again.

"But you should always be on guard man. The moment you let Emma go, I'd always be there to catch her and once she's mine again there's no more turning back." Brennan joked but there was the intention.

Jesse got the prank and the intention at the same time. He knew Brennan said that for him and himself. He sighed and nodded. "I'll keep that in mind Brennan."

There talk was over when they heard Adam on the comlink.

"Jesse! Can you please come to the Lab?" Adam requested.

"Is something wrong?" Jesse worriedly asked. What has been happening to them this day? There's a lot of emotional swing… first there was this heavy tension between him and Brennan, then it died out and was replaced by a slightly light air and now… Jesse stood up as he worried. ~is it Emma? What happen to her? Or Shal maybe? ~

"No, nothing's wrong. It's just that I have receive complaints from our ladies here." Adam grinned. "They wanted me to run a test on you and Brennan."

Jesse and Brennan heard giggles on the background. "Scan? I'm fine and I bet Brennan's okay too." Jesse looked at Brennan and he found him nodding.

"I know but these ladies kept on insisting. So would you come here?" Adam requested again.

"Okay." Jesse agreed as he sighed for relief that nothing bad happened.

"And if you see Brennan on your way, would you ask him to come too?"

"Okay!" Jesse said, finally cutting of the connection.

"So the girls wanted us to be scan… just for fun?" Brennan looked at Jesse and waited for his answer.

"I guess so." He nodded

Brennan nodded and then he cringed his forehead. "Why?"

Jesse laughed. "I have no idea." Jesse walked out of the rec room and headed to the lab. Brennan shook his head and followed Jesse. Finally everything will be back to normal in the sanctuary…or is it? ……….

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***Lyza***

I'm so sorry for keeping Jesse that silent. I wanted him to get mad at Brennan but I guess he is too kind to just hit Brennan like that because he happens to love Emma just the same. Anyways, this chapter came out a little shorter. Sorry, I'm already running out of ideas. If you have any suggestion please feel free to email me at resplendents1@yahoo.com or at Lyza@iamyours.com. Please review! Thanks. Have a nice week.