SHOTS
By; Sage 360
Disclaimer: M-X, Don't Own them. Enjoy!
Thanks for all the feedback! Keep it up! Not to spoil it for anyone, but I just saw Brother's Keeper and it was a great episode! The relationship between Lexa and Brennen was well covered. Now, don't be mad, this is just speculation, but I think there's gonna be 'something' that forms between L & B - not necessarily a closeness, but definitely some kind of 'tension', and it 'will' affect Jesse and Shalimar. So watch out!
Regarding The Ghosts
"Dude," Brennen grinned. "Adam fuckin' knew everything!"
"Not about me and Emma. She made sure of it."
The elemental nearly choked on his shot. "Emma fucked with his mind to keep you two a secret?"
"Yeah." The man answered flatly. "Even you and Shal didn't know till I told you, and that was after she,,," Jesse's words suddenly broke. It felt wrong to speak so nonchalantly about a woman he'd cared for. "After she died."
"I know. But Adam had a finger in everything at Sanctuary. He knew about almost anything under that roof."
"Then I'll put it this way. Adam had suspicions and Emma wiped them out. We always knew his mind was working on all the what-ifs. And we wanted that to be between just us. It wasn't an easy decision to make, she felt guilt at first but the more missions we got and the more stressed we were for time, it all became understandable."
Brennen knew that losing the telepath affected Jesse more than he had ever put out there. Lately, it only seemed as though they were being counted off. Adam, Emma, Lexa' brother, Leo. The later had left a serious guilt on the elemental, especially after the brunette shared her 'feelings' with him. Another shot of alcohol slid down his throat, stinging the inner walls to ease his pain. Whoever had named the stuff courage in a bottle was a freaking genius.
And Jesse knew what the man was thinking. He and Shalimar had run in just as Lexa's brother breathed his last. Moments away, the elemental was slumped on the floor, unconscious. The brunette kept apologizing for what she'd done, and Leo kept forgiving her. But when Brennen woke, the man had past on. "That was never your fault." Jesse started.
"What?"
"Leo dying. Lex knew that it would come down to him or her one-day. And to save you, she had to kill him."
Brennen remembered afterwards when he'd walked into her room at Sanctuary. Lexa thanked him for being there, said she truly appreciated him standing by. Then flipped completely. Her words still rang in his ears. "She asked me to stay out of it." The man started. "First she thanked me, then said if I'd never been there, she wouldn't have had to make a choice and her brother would be alive. And because of it, she couldn't stand to be in the same room with me."
"She was speaking out of grief. We all know what that's like."
"No shit." The man muttered. But seeing Lexa Pierce break down, of all people, only made him realize that she'd sacrificed more for them then she'd ever admit. When a strong person's walls break, the avalanche is destructive in the most deafening way. And a broken Lexa was both dangerous and unsettling. "She really blames me."
"For now, she does." Jesse replied.
"But you should have seen her, Jess. She was bitter. She actually holds hate towards me." Brennen watched the liquid settling in his glass. "Now that I think about it, I can't blame her."
"Just don't blame yourself. Leo was the reason she made a lot of decisions. She thought she was keeping him safe. Eckhart lied to her, secretly ran experiments on the man and kept him in line by saying he'd do the same to her. All the while, she's working for the GSA, thinking Mason's a stand up guy. Lex never had a clue."
The elemental looked at his teammate, now oblivious to the flesh strutting past on the stage. "I can understand it though. Lex's brother was the only driving force in her life. And now that he's gone, she's like a ball of energy bouncing off everything in her path." The dark man's brow creased in his thoughts. "She's lost her purpose."
"Sounds like you two understand each other a little too well." The blonde smirked.
"I guess we do. She reminds me of how I used to be."
By; Sage 360
Disclaimer: M-X, Don't Own them. Enjoy!
Thanks for all the feedback! Keep it up! Not to spoil it for anyone, but I just saw Brother's Keeper and it was a great episode! The relationship between Lexa and Brennen was well covered. Now, don't be mad, this is just speculation, but I think there's gonna be 'something' that forms between L & B - not necessarily a closeness, but definitely some kind of 'tension', and it 'will' affect Jesse and Shalimar. So watch out!
Regarding The Ghosts
"Dude," Brennen grinned. "Adam fuckin' knew everything!"
"Not about me and Emma. She made sure of it."
The elemental nearly choked on his shot. "Emma fucked with his mind to keep you two a secret?"
"Yeah." The man answered flatly. "Even you and Shal didn't know till I told you, and that was after she,,," Jesse's words suddenly broke. It felt wrong to speak so nonchalantly about a woman he'd cared for. "After she died."
"I know. But Adam had a finger in everything at Sanctuary. He knew about almost anything under that roof."
"Then I'll put it this way. Adam had suspicions and Emma wiped them out. We always knew his mind was working on all the what-ifs. And we wanted that to be between just us. It wasn't an easy decision to make, she felt guilt at first but the more missions we got and the more stressed we were for time, it all became understandable."
Brennen knew that losing the telepath affected Jesse more than he had ever put out there. Lately, it only seemed as though they were being counted off. Adam, Emma, Lexa' brother, Leo. The later had left a serious guilt on the elemental, especially after the brunette shared her 'feelings' with him. Another shot of alcohol slid down his throat, stinging the inner walls to ease his pain. Whoever had named the stuff courage in a bottle was a freaking genius.
And Jesse knew what the man was thinking. He and Shalimar had run in just as Lexa's brother breathed his last. Moments away, the elemental was slumped on the floor, unconscious. The brunette kept apologizing for what she'd done, and Leo kept forgiving her. But when Brennen woke, the man had past on. "That was never your fault." Jesse started.
"What?"
"Leo dying. Lex knew that it would come down to him or her one-day. And to save you, she had to kill him."
Brennen remembered afterwards when he'd walked into her room at Sanctuary. Lexa thanked him for being there, said she truly appreciated him standing by. Then flipped completely. Her words still rang in his ears. "She asked me to stay out of it." The man started. "First she thanked me, then said if I'd never been there, she wouldn't have had to make a choice and her brother would be alive. And because of it, she couldn't stand to be in the same room with me."
"She was speaking out of grief. We all know what that's like."
"No shit." The man muttered. But seeing Lexa Pierce break down, of all people, only made him realize that she'd sacrificed more for them then she'd ever admit. When a strong person's walls break, the avalanche is destructive in the most deafening way. And a broken Lexa was both dangerous and unsettling. "She really blames me."
"For now, she does." Jesse replied.
"But you should have seen her, Jess. She was bitter. She actually holds hate towards me." Brennen watched the liquid settling in his glass. "Now that I think about it, I can't blame her."
"Just don't blame yourself. Leo was the reason she made a lot of decisions. She thought she was keeping him safe. Eckhart lied to her, secretly ran experiments on the man and kept him in line by saying he'd do the same to her. All the while, she's working for the GSA, thinking Mason's a stand up guy. Lex never had a clue."
The elemental looked at his teammate, now oblivious to the flesh strutting past on the stage. "I can understand it though. Lex's brother was the only driving force in her life. And now that he's gone, she's like a ball of energy bouncing off everything in her path." The dark man's brow creased in his thoughts. "She's lost her purpose."
"Sounds like you two understand each other a little too well." The blonde smirked.
"I guess we do. She reminds me of how I used to be."