NOT FADE AWAY
BY: SAGE 360
Disclaimer: M-X, Don't Own Them. Enjoy!
Hello! Thanks to every one for reviewing. Now, I know some of you are asking why I'm torturing Jesse....well, don't worry. The good always get their justice in the end.
NEEDING TO TALK
Adam was worried about her more than anyone. For two days, Lexa had been gone. Her ring was deactivated, as well as the tracker in her car. Ironically, the Dominion seemed not to call in, looking for her. That only meant the knew of her whereabouts.
However, the rest of Mutant X had enough on their plates. Between missions and safe house runs, the once binding relationships sat strained. Of course Jesse and Shalimar were fine- they always would be. Even the molecular and Brennan were coming out on good terms (Adam knew they wouldn't hold grudges for long). But it was one between the elemental and the feral that had him on guard. Something in the man had always told him Brennan would somehow hurt her. He just never wanted to believe it.
Even so, the two were talking. They were quiet conversations out of the way of himself and Jesse. Both were finally opening up, explaining just why they'd act or react when dealing with the other. And for once, Adam found peace in their bond. Now the only problem was what to do with Lexa when she returned.
The main concern was Jesse. Adam truly couldn't determine if the man's attachment to her was one purely out of emotion or simply to replace Emma. Still, the connection between them was one more so of nurturing. Did Jesse just need to protect someone or to save them? No, the scientist thought out loud. He was much simpler than that. Jesse was only in love with the woman. A beautiful, dangerous, destructive woman - the very same qualities that had pulled in Brennan. He was a sucker for dangerous beauties.
Leaning onto the catwalk railing, the older man watched as they began their daily routines. Things were actually calm and for that, he thanked God. His team, his children were finally coming back together. But, in the back of his mind, he knew that, some how, they were only in the calm before the storm.
And on the third day, that storm returned.
It was late when Lexa finally returned to Sanctuary. Days in the city had finally given her the clarity she needed. Pulling from her black Lexus, the woman grabbed her bag and began a slow pace towards her room. The garage corridor echoed softly in the steps of her heels. Somehow, it seemed possible that she just might make it in without running into anyone. But that hope died just moments from her room.
He stopped just short of his own room, watching the brunette emerge from shadow. Still, the very sight of her was always unsettling. As usual, she was dressed in her signature Dominion black. And her hair fell in midnight waves around her shoulders, framing the pale face and blue eyes. He leaned into the wall, crossing his arms and waiting. She only moved to walk past.
"You could say hello."
"Don't exactly feel like it right now, thanks."
"Lex," He started. "Where have you been?"
Turning , the woman moved to face him. Why was she such a sucker for beautiful men? "Around...but, don't worry I'm not staying long."
"What? The Dominion has you doin' something?"
"Not exactly." She started before pushing the door open to her room. "I'm leaving Mutant X."
"Yeah right."
"Seriously." She grinned falsely. "The Dominion is sending you a new agent tomorrow." He watched as the woman went about her room, packing the few items she had left.
"Lex, you can't leave...."
"Oh really? Well, after the other night, I don't think I'm too welcome here."
"Please!" He replied while stepping forward. "What about Adam? And Shalimar?"
"Do you really want to say her name right now?" She watched as he crossed his arms even tighter across his chest. "She wouldn't really be upset."
His eyes narrowed at her, truly searching for some line that'd change her mind. "What about Jesse? He tried to kill me over you."
For the moment, she looked at Brennan. How could she be so torn when the obvious choice was Jesse? Some how, he wasn't so automatic for her. The very idea that they weren't finished, lurked in the back of her mind. Shit! She thought. Why these two? "I remember...I saw you."
The elemental sat down across from his teammate, lacing his hands in thought. "Do you love him, Lex?"
Those blue eyes flashed at him. "....Yeah, I do."
"But its not so simple." He finished for her.
Standing, the woman began to walk the room. "I told him not to trust me. I told him!"
"Jesse knows better. He used to date a psionic, remember?" Brennan leaned back on his arms. "What's holding you back?"
"Brennan, I'm not getting involved with Jesse." She snapped. "And tomorrow, I am leaving."
"You always know when to run, huh?"
"Well, you can't really speak y'know, since you were 'so desperate' to forget Shalimar..."
His brow rose at that. "So, you're not getting with Jess -because of me?"
"Don't flatter yourself..." She smirked. "I'm just tired of the family feud."
Brennan thoughtfully chewed his lower lip. "Lex..."
"Don't start, Brennan."
"You don't even know what I'm going to say!"
"Really?" She replied." Let me guess. If things were different. If there wasn't a Mutant X. If we met some other way, where we didn't hurt any one....right?"
"Okay, so you did know. But that's not the point."
"Yes it is, Brennan. I can't be with Jesse cause it wouldn't be complete. And I love him ENOUGH to not sacrifice any more of his feelings. I want you, but I love him! He doesn't deserve that....Do you know what the ironic part is? I can do with out you..."
"But not him." The man replied. Once again , the woman focused on throwing her things into the bag.
"I'll be gone before you guys wake up." Snatching the zipper closed, Lexa tore out the room. Brennan stayed on her heels. Still, both knew not to say anything till in the garage. Throwing the bag in her trunk, the woman moved to open the door. The elemental slammed it shut. "Brennan-"
Taking the keys, he shoved them into his pocket. Between the narrow space of the Lexus and Jeep, her only exit was closed off by his frame. "You need to talk to him."
"How? Maybe the way to 'talked' to Shalimar? Bet that didn't go too well..."
"Lex! You can leave, but not without settling things with Jesse. He'll try to find you, and you know it."
"Brennan, you need to move!" She knew better that to raise her voice. Sanctuary was just waiting to echo their words.
"Make me." He smirked.
With lips curling into a devious grin, she followed. "You asked for it."
Her hands snatched the man towards her in a desperate kiss, knowing he'd resist. And he did, at first. But as the very feel of one another, flooded their senses, the elemental pushed her back into the wall, parting her lips with a needy tongue. They knew the situation could get worse and finally, she broke. Leaning back against the concrete, large fingers slipped through her hair as foreheads rested against each other. Her fingers were begging the woman not to let go. "I'm gonna say this one time..." She whispered. "If you love Shalimar...then let me walk away."
Hungry eyes connected in sudden understanding. Finding strength, his hands pushed into her shoulders one last time before the man stepped aside. Without a word, Lexa retrieved the keys from his pocket, got into the car and drove away. And though both just knew it was right, deep inside it rang in their ears. Her separation from Mutant X was one big mistake.
BY: SAGE 360
Disclaimer: M-X, Don't Own Them. Enjoy!
Hello! Thanks to every one for reviewing. Now, I know some of you are asking why I'm torturing Jesse....well, don't worry. The good always get their justice in the end.
NEEDING TO TALK
Adam was worried about her more than anyone. For two days, Lexa had been gone. Her ring was deactivated, as well as the tracker in her car. Ironically, the Dominion seemed not to call in, looking for her. That only meant the knew of her whereabouts.
However, the rest of Mutant X had enough on their plates. Between missions and safe house runs, the once binding relationships sat strained. Of course Jesse and Shalimar were fine- they always would be. Even the molecular and Brennan were coming out on good terms (Adam knew they wouldn't hold grudges for long). But it was one between the elemental and the feral that had him on guard. Something in the man had always told him Brennan would somehow hurt her. He just never wanted to believe it.
Even so, the two were talking. They were quiet conversations out of the way of himself and Jesse. Both were finally opening up, explaining just why they'd act or react when dealing with the other. And for once, Adam found peace in their bond. Now the only problem was what to do with Lexa when she returned.
The main concern was Jesse. Adam truly couldn't determine if the man's attachment to her was one purely out of emotion or simply to replace Emma. Still, the connection between them was one more so of nurturing. Did Jesse just need to protect someone or to save them? No, the scientist thought out loud. He was much simpler than that. Jesse was only in love with the woman. A beautiful, dangerous, destructive woman - the very same qualities that had pulled in Brennan. He was a sucker for dangerous beauties.
Leaning onto the catwalk railing, the older man watched as they began their daily routines. Things were actually calm and for that, he thanked God. His team, his children were finally coming back together. But, in the back of his mind, he knew that, some how, they were only in the calm before the storm.
And on the third day, that storm returned.
It was late when Lexa finally returned to Sanctuary. Days in the city had finally given her the clarity she needed. Pulling from her black Lexus, the woman grabbed her bag and began a slow pace towards her room. The garage corridor echoed softly in the steps of her heels. Somehow, it seemed possible that she just might make it in without running into anyone. But that hope died just moments from her room.
He stopped just short of his own room, watching the brunette emerge from shadow. Still, the very sight of her was always unsettling. As usual, she was dressed in her signature Dominion black. And her hair fell in midnight waves around her shoulders, framing the pale face and blue eyes. He leaned into the wall, crossing his arms and waiting. She only moved to walk past.
"You could say hello."
"Don't exactly feel like it right now, thanks."
"Lex," He started. "Where have you been?"
Turning , the woman moved to face him. Why was she such a sucker for beautiful men? "Around...but, don't worry I'm not staying long."
"What? The Dominion has you doin' something?"
"Not exactly." She started before pushing the door open to her room. "I'm leaving Mutant X."
"Yeah right."
"Seriously." She grinned falsely. "The Dominion is sending you a new agent tomorrow." He watched as the woman went about her room, packing the few items she had left.
"Lex, you can't leave...."
"Oh really? Well, after the other night, I don't think I'm too welcome here."
"Please!" He replied while stepping forward. "What about Adam? And Shalimar?"
"Do you really want to say her name right now?" She watched as he crossed his arms even tighter across his chest. "She wouldn't really be upset."
His eyes narrowed at her, truly searching for some line that'd change her mind. "What about Jesse? He tried to kill me over you."
For the moment, she looked at Brennan. How could she be so torn when the obvious choice was Jesse? Some how, he wasn't so automatic for her. The very idea that they weren't finished, lurked in the back of her mind. Shit! She thought. Why these two? "I remember...I saw you."
The elemental sat down across from his teammate, lacing his hands in thought. "Do you love him, Lex?"
Those blue eyes flashed at him. "....Yeah, I do."
"But its not so simple." He finished for her.
Standing, the woman began to walk the room. "I told him not to trust me. I told him!"
"Jesse knows better. He used to date a psionic, remember?" Brennan leaned back on his arms. "What's holding you back?"
"Brennan, I'm not getting involved with Jesse." She snapped. "And tomorrow, I am leaving."
"You always know when to run, huh?"
"Well, you can't really speak y'know, since you were 'so desperate' to forget Shalimar..."
His brow rose at that. "So, you're not getting with Jess -because of me?"
"Don't flatter yourself..." She smirked. "I'm just tired of the family feud."
Brennan thoughtfully chewed his lower lip. "Lex..."
"Don't start, Brennan."
"You don't even know what I'm going to say!"
"Really?" She replied." Let me guess. If things were different. If there wasn't a Mutant X. If we met some other way, where we didn't hurt any one....right?"
"Okay, so you did know. But that's not the point."
"Yes it is, Brennan. I can't be with Jesse cause it wouldn't be complete. And I love him ENOUGH to not sacrifice any more of his feelings. I want you, but I love him! He doesn't deserve that....Do you know what the ironic part is? I can do with out you..."
"But not him." The man replied. Once again , the woman focused on throwing her things into the bag.
"I'll be gone before you guys wake up." Snatching the zipper closed, Lexa tore out the room. Brennan stayed on her heels. Still, both knew not to say anything till in the garage. Throwing the bag in her trunk, the woman moved to open the door. The elemental slammed it shut. "Brennan-"
Taking the keys, he shoved them into his pocket. Between the narrow space of the Lexus and Jeep, her only exit was closed off by his frame. "You need to talk to him."
"How? Maybe the way to 'talked' to Shalimar? Bet that didn't go too well..."
"Lex! You can leave, but not without settling things with Jesse. He'll try to find you, and you know it."
"Brennan, you need to move!" She knew better that to raise her voice. Sanctuary was just waiting to echo their words.
"Make me." He smirked.
With lips curling into a devious grin, she followed. "You asked for it."
Her hands snatched the man towards her in a desperate kiss, knowing he'd resist. And he did, at first. But as the very feel of one another, flooded their senses, the elemental pushed her back into the wall, parting her lips with a needy tongue. They knew the situation could get worse and finally, she broke. Leaning back against the concrete, large fingers slipped through her hair as foreheads rested against each other. Her fingers were begging the woman not to let go. "I'm gonna say this one time..." She whispered. "If you love Shalimar...then let me walk away."
Hungry eyes connected in sudden understanding. Finding strength, his hands pushed into her shoulders one last time before the man stepped aside. Without a word, Lexa retrieved the keys from his pocket, got into the car and drove away. And though both just knew it was right, deep inside it rang in their ears. Her separation from Mutant X was one big mistake.
