Hey sorry for the wait, I hurt my elbow in our game and couldn't type very
well, so hope fully I'll make up for it but getting two chapters done this
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Chapter 12
(Sanctuary - 5 Hours later)
"So you all ready to go?" Adam asked as Emma, and Shalimar finally walked into the rec room.
"Yup." Emma replied as she sat down on Jesse's lap, who was sitting on one of the recliners.
"Hey there's another chair right there you know." Jesse said to Emma.
"Well I like where I'm sitting right now, and besides I didn't think you'd mind me sitting on you."
Richard laughed at the scene in front of him, as he finally turned his head away from the television.
"Oh you think that's funny do you?" Shalimar asked him as she made her way over to the couch.
"Yeah I do." Richard answered smartly as he realized that Shal wasn't being serious.
"Well maybe you'll find this funny too." Shalimar plopped down onto Richards lap, and showed no signs of getting up.
//Well seems as Shalimar's walls are finally starting to crumble, especially around Richard. I truly am a genius.// Adam thought to himself.
//It feels so good to hear her laugh, and it feels even better to have her sitting on me.// Richard thought as he couldn't stop laughing.
At the same time Emma, and Jesse both thought, // I hope Adam is buying Shalimar's happy act//.
//Forgive me Bren but if this is what it takes to find you, an make sure you're okay then screw the consequences.//
(Alaska)
When Brennan woke up, and tried to get out of bed a dizzy spell hit him, and he laid back down. Fox immediately jumped up on the bed on Shal's side and fell asleep at Brennan's feet.
"I guess a few more hours of sleep wouldn't hurt." Brennan said to Fox as he closed his eyes, and drifted back to sleep.
(Sanctuary - Garage 1 hour later)
Everyone was in the garage as Emma, and Jesse got the Helix ready to leave. Shalimar gave Emma a hug good luck, and Emma told her she'd keep in touch, and also that if Shalimar needed her but couldn't call because someone was around she knew how.
Shalimar then gave Jesse a hug, when Shal stepped back Richard handed Jesse his list of stuff. Emma and Jesse then boarded the Helix, and they were off to Alaska, to get more than a shock. That is of course if Brennan was still at the cottage when they arrived.
After the Helix left Shalimar told the two guys that she was going to watch some t.v in her room, and that she didn't want to be bugged for at least a half hour.
(Shalimar's Room - Half Hour Later)
Shalimar was in her room watching one of her favourite movies that she had made Brennan watch with her a thousand times. It was getting to her favourite part when there was a knock at her door.
"Who is?" she asked.
"It's Richard I was wondering if we could talk."
//Great what does he want to talk about, oh well deal with it, and put on your happy face otherwise they will know something is going on.//
"Ah come in." Shal said not really wanting to get up from the comfortable position that she was in.
Richard opened the door and just stood there for a second as Shal continued to watch the movie.
"Well we can't talk unless you come into the room, and close the door."
"Oh yeah," Richard studdered as he walked completely into the room, and close the bedroom door behind him.
Richard sat down on one of the chairs in Shal's room, and just looked around for a minute. He noticed that the room was very different then the last time he had been at Sanctuary. Even though he had been back for three months he had never entered Shalimar's room. There were more pictures of her and Brennan then he remembered there being the first time. He couldn't help but stare at one picture in particular. He had seen it before but he didn't know where. It was a Shalimar, and she was sitting on Brennan's lap, and they seemed so happy.
//Maybe one day I can make her that happy. I mean after all she was going to give up everything to be with me.//
"So what did you want to talk about?"
"Ah, I don't really know, I was just kind of bored, and Adam kicked me out of the lab so, I though maybe if you wanted to talk about anything then we could."
"I really don't know what to talk about I mean what is there to talk about really?"
"I don't know, but I've actually been wondering about a few things."
"Okay well then let's see if I can help."
"I don't know I mean I don't think you'd really want to answer these questions."
"Is there anyone else that can answer them for you?"
"No, no I don' think there is."
"Then just ask me."
"Alright fine, as long as you promise not to try and kill because we both know you can."
"That's for sure." Shal said as she laughed a little without even faking it.
"I wanted to know what happened after I supposedly died, I mean if you don't mind me asking."
"No not at all, I mean it's only right that you know, I just would have though Adam would have filled you in on all of that when he first found you in Russia."
"I wanted to ask him but I never did for some strange reason."
"Well then I suppose it's up to me then, so what do you want to know?"
"Firstly, do I have a grave lying around anywhere, and if so was there an actual funeral?"
"There was a grave, I went there a couple times after you died to just cry, and you know that sort of mushy stuff, but there was no formal funeral I couldn't handle it emotional at the time. I mean basically locked myself in my room for like two weeks before I actually went to anyone."
"Two weeks, you were in here for two weeks?" Richard asked not believing that the other feral, and been able to stay in one space for so long without getting out."
"Yeah, everyone just acted all weird around me, and I couldn't take it so I just stayed in my room, until everyone went to bed. That's when I snuck out and got some food even though I wasn't hungry at all."
"Sorry."
"For what?"
"I don't know but I caused you pain, and for that I'm sorry."
"You have nothing to be sorry for, you gave your life to save mine, and I'll never forget that even though you were dying anyway." Shalimar thought that it was the right time to give Richard a hug, So she got up and did just, then she went back to her spot on her bed.
"So who was the first person you talked to about "what happened" Emma I bet."
"Actually I would have though Emma too, but with her being a telempath, and all she kept wondering how I was, and like I said I couldn't handle it. The only person who I could actually have a real conversation with was Brennan. He just let me be me without asking if I was okay or if I needed anything. He treated me like, normal."
"Yeah, I know what that's like when everyone hounds over you. When my mom died people did the same thing to me, and I just wanted to lash out." Shal couldn't help but laugh at the expression on Richards face when he said lash out.
"What's so funny?"
"You looked funny just a minute ago."
"Did I?" Richard asked as he stood up.
"Yeah, and therefore I laughed at you."
"There I am trying to be all serious, and you laugh at me." Richard said as he reached where Shal was sitting."
"Well you had the cutest expression on your face so I laughed." Shal rebutted as she stood up to match Richard's challenge. // I did not just say that he had a cute expression on his face. Shalimar what the hell is wrong with you, flirting with another guy while the one you love could very well be dead.//
"In a second you'll look real funny too." "Is that so?"
"Yup." Richard replied as he started to tickle her.
Within a minute they had both falllen onto Shalimar's bed, and laughing like crazy. A few minutes later Richard stopped tickling Shal, and the two just kind of cloapsed to catch their breath. Without knowing it Shalimar had snuggled close to Richard.
Just before things started to feel weird the phone rang, and Shal jumped up to get it.
"Hello."
"Ah Shalimar is that you."
"Yeah dad it's me, how are you?"
"Pretty good, and how's my lovely daughter?"
"Dad hold on one second." Shal covered the phone and asked Richard if they could maybe talk later since she wanted to talk with her father since she hadn't talked to him in a while.
"Sorry about that dad."
"It's no problem at all so how are you?"
"Honestly not that great."
"Why what's wrong?"
"Well three months ago Adam sent Brennan and I on a mission in Alaska, and well Brennan was kidnapped, and we still haven't found him."
"Oh Shal I'm so sorry sweetie I wish I would have called sooner but I've just been so busy, and I figured if anything happened that you would call." Nicholas said sincerely knowing how much her daughter loved Brennan. Nicholas also like Brennan and was glad that he and his daughter were so happy together.
"It's okay dad really. So you said work is really busy that's good."
"I suppose it is."
"So if you don't mind me asking what did you call for?"
"Oh just to talk to my daughter, and to see how she was."
"Okay what else?" Shal asked knowing her father wasn't telling her something.
"Your mother is coming to town for Christmas, and if you feel up to it maybe you could come, and we could all open presents under the tree. I did say that it's never to late, and I intend to make up for my wrong doings in the past."
"Dad that's sounds really nice, and everything but I just don't know with all that's going on right now."
"Come on Shalimar it will do you some good to get out of Sanctuary, and you're mother really wants to see you. I mean I sent that picture of you and Brennan, but she wants to see you in person. That's one of the reasons she's coming to town, that and business."
"Well in that case I guess I'll come. I'll call you to find out more, and set a date." With that Shalimar said goodbye as did Nicholas, and Shalimar hung up the phone pondering the thought of what her mother looked like.
TBC
I'll hopefully have chapter 13 done soon but I can't promise anything. Keep them reviews coming, please keep them coming, I just love to hear what you all think.
Chapter 12
(Sanctuary - 5 Hours later)
"So you all ready to go?" Adam asked as Emma, and Shalimar finally walked into the rec room.
"Yup." Emma replied as she sat down on Jesse's lap, who was sitting on one of the recliners.
"Hey there's another chair right there you know." Jesse said to Emma.
"Well I like where I'm sitting right now, and besides I didn't think you'd mind me sitting on you."
Richard laughed at the scene in front of him, as he finally turned his head away from the television.
"Oh you think that's funny do you?" Shalimar asked him as she made her way over to the couch.
"Yeah I do." Richard answered smartly as he realized that Shal wasn't being serious.
"Well maybe you'll find this funny too." Shalimar plopped down onto Richards lap, and showed no signs of getting up.
//Well seems as Shalimar's walls are finally starting to crumble, especially around Richard. I truly am a genius.// Adam thought to himself.
//It feels so good to hear her laugh, and it feels even better to have her sitting on me.// Richard thought as he couldn't stop laughing.
At the same time Emma, and Jesse both thought, // I hope Adam is buying Shalimar's happy act//.
//Forgive me Bren but if this is what it takes to find you, an make sure you're okay then screw the consequences.//
(Alaska)
When Brennan woke up, and tried to get out of bed a dizzy spell hit him, and he laid back down. Fox immediately jumped up on the bed on Shal's side and fell asleep at Brennan's feet.
"I guess a few more hours of sleep wouldn't hurt." Brennan said to Fox as he closed his eyes, and drifted back to sleep.
(Sanctuary - Garage 1 hour later)
Everyone was in the garage as Emma, and Jesse got the Helix ready to leave. Shalimar gave Emma a hug good luck, and Emma told her she'd keep in touch, and also that if Shalimar needed her but couldn't call because someone was around she knew how.
Shalimar then gave Jesse a hug, when Shal stepped back Richard handed Jesse his list of stuff. Emma and Jesse then boarded the Helix, and they were off to Alaska, to get more than a shock. That is of course if Brennan was still at the cottage when they arrived.
After the Helix left Shalimar told the two guys that she was going to watch some t.v in her room, and that she didn't want to be bugged for at least a half hour.
(Shalimar's Room - Half Hour Later)
Shalimar was in her room watching one of her favourite movies that she had made Brennan watch with her a thousand times. It was getting to her favourite part when there was a knock at her door.
"Who is?" she asked.
"It's Richard I was wondering if we could talk."
//Great what does he want to talk about, oh well deal with it, and put on your happy face otherwise they will know something is going on.//
"Ah come in." Shal said not really wanting to get up from the comfortable position that she was in.
Richard opened the door and just stood there for a second as Shal continued to watch the movie.
"Well we can't talk unless you come into the room, and close the door."
"Oh yeah," Richard studdered as he walked completely into the room, and close the bedroom door behind him.
Richard sat down on one of the chairs in Shal's room, and just looked around for a minute. He noticed that the room was very different then the last time he had been at Sanctuary. Even though he had been back for three months he had never entered Shalimar's room. There were more pictures of her and Brennan then he remembered there being the first time. He couldn't help but stare at one picture in particular. He had seen it before but he didn't know where. It was a Shalimar, and she was sitting on Brennan's lap, and they seemed so happy.
//Maybe one day I can make her that happy. I mean after all she was going to give up everything to be with me.//
"So what did you want to talk about?"
"Ah, I don't really know, I was just kind of bored, and Adam kicked me out of the lab so, I though maybe if you wanted to talk about anything then we could."
"I really don't know what to talk about I mean what is there to talk about really?"
"I don't know, but I've actually been wondering about a few things."
"Okay well then let's see if I can help."
"I don't know I mean I don't think you'd really want to answer these questions."
"Is there anyone else that can answer them for you?"
"No, no I don' think there is."
"Then just ask me."
"Alright fine, as long as you promise not to try and kill because we both know you can."
"That's for sure." Shal said as she laughed a little without even faking it.
"I wanted to know what happened after I supposedly died, I mean if you don't mind me asking."
"No not at all, I mean it's only right that you know, I just would have though Adam would have filled you in on all of that when he first found you in Russia."
"I wanted to ask him but I never did for some strange reason."
"Well then I suppose it's up to me then, so what do you want to know?"
"Firstly, do I have a grave lying around anywhere, and if so was there an actual funeral?"
"There was a grave, I went there a couple times after you died to just cry, and you know that sort of mushy stuff, but there was no formal funeral I couldn't handle it emotional at the time. I mean basically locked myself in my room for like two weeks before I actually went to anyone."
"Two weeks, you were in here for two weeks?" Richard asked not believing that the other feral, and been able to stay in one space for so long without getting out."
"Yeah, everyone just acted all weird around me, and I couldn't take it so I just stayed in my room, until everyone went to bed. That's when I snuck out and got some food even though I wasn't hungry at all."
"Sorry."
"For what?"
"I don't know but I caused you pain, and for that I'm sorry."
"You have nothing to be sorry for, you gave your life to save mine, and I'll never forget that even though you were dying anyway." Shalimar thought that it was the right time to give Richard a hug, So she got up and did just, then she went back to her spot on her bed.
"So who was the first person you talked to about "what happened" Emma I bet."
"Actually I would have though Emma too, but with her being a telempath, and all she kept wondering how I was, and like I said I couldn't handle it. The only person who I could actually have a real conversation with was Brennan. He just let me be me without asking if I was okay or if I needed anything. He treated me like, normal."
"Yeah, I know what that's like when everyone hounds over you. When my mom died people did the same thing to me, and I just wanted to lash out." Shal couldn't help but laugh at the expression on Richards face when he said lash out.
"What's so funny?"
"You looked funny just a minute ago."
"Did I?" Richard asked as he stood up.
"Yeah, and therefore I laughed at you."
"There I am trying to be all serious, and you laugh at me." Richard said as he reached where Shal was sitting."
"Well you had the cutest expression on your face so I laughed." Shal rebutted as she stood up to match Richard's challenge. // I did not just say that he had a cute expression on his face. Shalimar what the hell is wrong with you, flirting with another guy while the one you love could very well be dead.//
"In a second you'll look real funny too." "Is that so?"
"Yup." Richard replied as he started to tickle her.
Within a minute they had both falllen onto Shalimar's bed, and laughing like crazy. A few minutes later Richard stopped tickling Shal, and the two just kind of cloapsed to catch their breath. Without knowing it Shalimar had snuggled close to Richard.
Just before things started to feel weird the phone rang, and Shal jumped up to get it.
"Hello."
"Ah Shalimar is that you."
"Yeah dad it's me, how are you?"
"Pretty good, and how's my lovely daughter?"
"Dad hold on one second." Shal covered the phone and asked Richard if they could maybe talk later since she wanted to talk with her father since she hadn't talked to him in a while.
"Sorry about that dad."
"It's no problem at all so how are you?"
"Honestly not that great."
"Why what's wrong?"
"Well three months ago Adam sent Brennan and I on a mission in Alaska, and well Brennan was kidnapped, and we still haven't found him."
"Oh Shal I'm so sorry sweetie I wish I would have called sooner but I've just been so busy, and I figured if anything happened that you would call." Nicholas said sincerely knowing how much her daughter loved Brennan. Nicholas also like Brennan and was glad that he and his daughter were so happy together.
"It's okay dad really. So you said work is really busy that's good."
"I suppose it is."
"So if you don't mind me asking what did you call for?"
"Oh just to talk to my daughter, and to see how she was."
"Okay what else?" Shal asked knowing her father wasn't telling her something.
"Your mother is coming to town for Christmas, and if you feel up to it maybe you could come, and we could all open presents under the tree. I did say that it's never to late, and I intend to make up for my wrong doings in the past."
"Dad that's sounds really nice, and everything but I just don't know with all that's going on right now."
"Come on Shalimar it will do you some good to get out of Sanctuary, and you're mother really wants to see you. I mean I sent that picture of you and Brennan, but she wants to see you in person. That's one of the reasons she's coming to town, that and business."
"Well in that case I guess I'll come. I'll call you to find out more, and set a date." With that Shalimar said goodbye as did Nicholas, and Shalimar hung up the phone pondering the thought of what her mother looked like.
TBC
I'll hopefully have chapter 13 done soon but I can't promise anything. Keep them reviews coming, please keep them coming, I just love to hear what you all think.
