"What is it?" Brennan joined him. Jesse had a perplexed look on his face
and was looking around as if looking for someone amidst the faces bathed in
the fluorescent neon lights. "Jesse?" He had to shout to make himself heard
over the loud, blaring music.
"Did you see a-a girl? She was with me just now?" Jesse twirled, still intent on finding the French beauty. "She's gone now."
Brennan smirked. "Hey, don't they always do that to ya? Disappear?"
Jesse raised an eyebrow. "Very funny." But he still looked distracted. And worried. There was something about that girl which didn't seem right. Something a little off about her.
"Hey, you OK? Did she, like, do something to you or something? Some deep dark mojo?" It wouldn't be the first time that happened. Caleb Matthias happened to Emma and Brennan sure didn't want a rematch with some New Mutant who could kill at will with just a kiss. The Kiss of Death, my ass, he thought, downing the last of his Tequila shot.
"What? N-no, I ah.I don't know," Jesse drawled, sticking his hands into his jacket pocket and gave a slight shudder which didn't go unnoticed. Brennan studied him intently. What's wrong with this guy?
It's just your imagination. Nothing more than that, Jesse thought. With that, he lifted his face and met Brennan's eyes. "Come on, let's call it a night. I'm wiped."
"You sure look it." Brennan followed Jesse with his eyes as the younger blond man pushed his way none too gently through the mass of swaying bodies but before he had gotten too far, Brennan grabbed the back of Jesse's jacket. "Hey, I'll meet you at the car in a while, huh? Got to visit the loo."
"Whatever." Jesse grabbed the keys Brennan was holding out and slipped into the shadows, out the door a moment later, involuntarily groaning in pleasure as he inhaled deeply into the fresh, dewy air, which smelt a lot cleaner that the suffocating, smoke-saturated junk he'd been forced to breathe in for the last few hours. His head cleared a little and a small smile tugged at his lips as he walked further and further away from the club, heading toward the Audi parked a couple of yards down the road. He was even whistling a little when suddenly a voice behind him stopped him in his tracks.
"Leaving so soon?" The drawl sounded strangely familiar.
Jesse turned around slowly. "The way I see it, you left me first."
"Poor baby." The dark-haired beauty glided across the wet pavement with an agility and grace Jesse had never seen before in a woman. Too graceful, even. Could she be a New Mutant? A feral, maybe? Should he feel threatened? Jesse tried to stay calm but that was hard to do, especially with this mysterious lady so close to him. He stiffened as he felt a hot thigh pressing against his, gently pushing him backward against the wall. Oh wow.
"Look-" He started to say, but his words died in his throat as an ice-cold hand suddenly slipped behind his neck and as if hypnotized, Jesse allowed her to pull him closer and as his lips touched hers, whatever doubts he had about her disappeared, as if dissolved in the magic of the kiss. A warm, tingling sensation lingered at the back of his throat, and Jesse voluntarily deepened the kiss- this girl felt so right- and he didn't want her to stop.
"I don't even know your name," he murmured in her ear. Elaine giggled.
"They call me." She splayed her slender hands over Jesse's chest, marveling at the feel of the strong tight muscles under her fingers, the results of long hours of workout, and felt a tiny pang of guilt at what she was about to do. What a waste, a man with such potential. Too bad. "Evie."
"Jesse."
Elaine stood on tip-toe to give him another kiss. "I know. We've met before."
Out of the corner of his eyes, still a hundred feet away, he saw a tall, hulking figure approaching. Brennan.
"We have?" Jesse traced a thumb over her exposed collarbone, fingering the silky ivory skin. At last Brennan was close enough for Jesse to make out his features, but the expression Jesse saw on his face was one of concern and alarm.
Indeed, Brennan WAS worried. From afar, it seemed as though the girl had Jesse up against the wall and for one crazy moment, he thought Jesse was being attacked; like Emma had been the last time she was there. But as he got in closer, he saw that not only the girl did have Jesse riding up a wall, but also that his younger friend was smiling to his ears. His face relaxed and when he caught Jesse's eyes, he gave him a thumbs-up sign and retreated back into the shadows. Guess we won't be heading home just yet, Brennan mused as he went around the block to get to the car at the other end. He figured he'd just wait for Jesse in the car.
"Yes." Evie/Elaine drawled. She smiled again, showing off a perfect set of whites. "Once upon a dream."
Jesse laughed. "I've never met anyone like you. How-" He turned serious. "How come I've never seen you around before? Are you new in town?"
"Something like that," she answered after a while. Questions. She hated them. Another deep, searing kiss took care of that.
"It's getting late," she murmured against his neck. She had made sure his friend didn't see her face. Everything was going according to plan despite the earlier disruption. The location of the Sanctuary would be of no mystery to her and to Genomex in no time.
"I should get going," her voice was muffled as she buried her face into his chest. Now. Her hands slid down his torso slowly and rested on his stomach. Five seconds, she thought with glee. Five seconds and it's bye-bye Jesse. And for the last time, she leaned forward for a kiss.
One. She spread her fingers apart, erotically touching the ridges of his six-pack abs.
Two. She could feel the energy slowly rolling along her elbow, and into her palms.
Three. Slow, go slow, she chanted in her head as she let the tendrils flow from her palms, into Jesse.
Four. She deepened the kiss, knowing that Jesse was too consumed by it to feel anything; at the same time, she kept the venom pumping.
Five. There. Done. With a sly smile, she crushed the last of the energy out, balling her fists against Jesse's warm body, knowing full well that the damage had been done.
Breathless, she broke away from the kiss and looked deep into Jesse's eyes, which still flashed a fluorescent blue in the dark. "It's been nice knowing you, Jesse." She started to pull away.
Jesse wasn't about to let her get away so fast. Not this time. "Evie-"
"I have to go," she said huskily, trailing a blood-red fingernail down her cheek, her raven hair flowing freely over her bare shoulders.
"But-" Confused, Jesse held on to her. "You want to leave? Now?"
"Oh don't worry, love, you will see me again. Soon." She pulled away from him, and the moment she did, Jesse felt a rush of heat course through his body, causing him to gasp a little. The girl was simply electric.
"Can't you at least give me your phone number?" She was already a few feet away from him, walking off into the dark. "I can at least send you home."
She shook her head, her black hair a shiny cascade of dark, tumbling mass. "Your friend is waiting, Jess. Till next time," she blew him a kiss and just as mysteriously as she had appeared, she disappeared, blending in the dark shadows of the alley.
He didn't quite expect the emptiness after she left, but that was exactly what he felt. Empty. Jesse couldn't help wishing that he could see her again. Am I falling in love? With someone I've just met? Suddenly he felt a little sick. Too much alcohol plus a dazzling mystery woman Yep, that must be it.
With a shrug, Jesse dug deep into his pockets and shivered against a sudden chill. What a night, he thought as he walked down the alley toward the car where he knew Brennan was waiting.
"Did you see a-a girl? She was with me just now?" Jesse twirled, still intent on finding the French beauty. "She's gone now."
Brennan smirked. "Hey, don't they always do that to ya? Disappear?"
Jesse raised an eyebrow. "Very funny." But he still looked distracted. And worried. There was something about that girl which didn't seem right. Something a little off about her.
"Hey, you OK? Did she, like, do something to you or something? Some deep dark mojo?" It wouldn't be the first time that happened. Caleb Matthias happened to Emma and Brennan sure didn't want a rematch with some New Mutant who could kill at will with just a kiss. The Kiss of Death, my ass, he thought, downing the last of his Tequila shot.
"What? N-no, I ah.I don't know," Jesse drawled, sticking his hands into his jacket pocket and gave a slight shudder which didn't go unnoticed. Brennan studied him intently. What's wrong with this guy?
It's just your imagination. Nothing more than that, Jesse thought. With that, he lifted his face and met Brennan's eyes. "Come on, let's call it a night. I'm wiped."
"You sure look it." Brennan followed Jesse with his eyes as the younger blond man pushed his way none too gently through the mass of swaying bodies but before he had gotten too far, Brennan grabbed the back of Jesse's jacket. "Hey, I'll meet you at the car in a while, huh? Got to visit the loo."
"Whatever." Jesse grabbed the keys Brennan was holding out and slipped into the shadows, out the door a moment later, involuntarily groaning in pleasure as he inhaled deeply into the fresh, dewy air, which smelt a lot cleaner that the suffocating, smoke-saturated junk he'd been forced to breathe in for the last few hours. His head cleared a little and a small smile tugged at his lips as he walked further and further away from the club, heading toward the Audi parked a couple of yards down the road. He was even whistling a little when suddenly a voice behind him stopped him in his tracks.
"Leaving so soon?" The drawl sounded strangely familiar.
Jesse turned around slowly. "The way I see it, you left me first."
"Poor baby." The dark-haired beauty glided across the wet pavement with an agility and grace Jesse had never seen before in a woman. Too graceful, even. Could she be a New Mutant? A feral, maybe? Should he feel threatened? Jesse tried to stay calm but that was hard to do, especially with this mysterious lady so close to him. He stiffened as he felt a hot thigh pressing against his, gently pushing him backward against the wall. Oh wow.
"Look-" He started to say, but his words died in his throat as an ice-cold hand suddenly slipped behind his neck and as if hypnotized, Jesse allowed her to pull him closer and as his lips touched hers, whatever doubts he had about her disappeared, as if dissolved in the magic of the kiss. A warm, tingling sensation lingered at the back of his throat, and Jesse voluntarily deepened the kiss- this girl felt so right- and he didn't want her to stop.
"I don't even know your name," he murmured in her ear. Elaine giggled.
"They call me." She splayed her slender hands over Jesse's chest, marveling at the feel of the strong tight muscles under her fingers, the results of long hours of workout, and felt a tiny pang of guilt at what she was about to do. What a waste, a man with such potential. Too bad. "Evie."
"Jesse."
Elaine stood on tip-toe to give him another kiss. "I know. We've met before."
Out of the corner of his eyes, still a hundred feet away, he saw a tall, hulking figure approaching. Brennan.
"We have?" Jesse traced a thumb over her exposed collarbone, fingering the silky ivory skin. At last Brennan was close enough for Jesse to make out his features, but the expression Jesse saw on his face was one of concern and alarm.
Indeed, Brennan WAS worried. From afar, it seemed as though the girl had Jesse up against the wall and for one crazy moment, he thought Jesse was being attacked; like Emma had been the last time she was there. But as he got in closer, he saw that not only the girl did have Jesse riding up a wall, but also that his younger friend was smiling to his ears. His face relaxed and when he caught Jesse's eyes, he gave him a thumbs-up sign and retreated back into the shadows. Guess we won't be heading home just yet, Brennan mused as he went around the block to get to the car at the other end. He figured he'd just wait for Jesse in the car.
"Yes." Evie/Elaine drawled. She smiled again, showing off a perfect set of whites. "Once upon a dream."
Jesse laughed. "I've never met anyone like you. How-" He turned serious. "How come I've never seen you around before? Are you new in town?"
"Something like that," she answered after a while. Questions. She hated them. Another deep, searing kiss took care of that.
"It's getting late," she murmured against his neck. She had made sure his friend didn't see her face. Everything was going according to plan despite the earlier disruption. The location of the Sanctuary would be of no mystery to her and to Genomex in no time.
"I should get going," her voice was muffled as she buried her face into his chest. Now. Her hands slid down his torso slowly and rested on his stomach. Five seconds, she thought with glee. Five seconds and it's bye-bye Jesse. And for the last time, she leaned forward for a kiss.
One. She spread her fingers apart, erotically touching the ridges of his six-pack abs.
Two. She could feel the energy slowly rolling along her elbow, and into her palms.
Three. Slow, go slow, she chanted in her head as she let the tendrils flow from her palms, into Jesse.
Four. She deepened the kiss, knowing that Jesse was too consumed by it to feel anything; at the same time, she kept the venom pumping.
Five. There. Done. With a sly smile, she crushed the last of the energy out, balling her fists against Jesse's warm body, knowing full well that the damage had been done.
Breathless, she broke away from the kiss and looked deep into Jesse's eyes, which still flashed a fluorescent blue in the dark. "It's been nice knowing you, Jesse." She started to pull away.
Jesse wasn't about to let her get away so fast. Not this time. "Evie-"
"I have to go," she said huskily, trailing a blood-red fingernail down her cheek, her raven hair flowing freely over her bare shoulders.
"But-" Confused, Jesse held on to her. "You want to leave? Now?"
"Oh don't worry, love, you will see me again. Soon." She pulled away from him, and the moment she did, Jesse felt a rush of heat course through his body, causing him to gasp a little. The girl was simply electric.
"Can't you at least give me your phone number?" She was already a few feet away from him, walking off into the dark. "I can at least send you home."
She shook her head, her black hair a shiny cascade of dark, tumbling mass. "Your friend is waiting, Jess. Till next time," she blew him a kiss and just as mysteriously as she had appeared, she disappeared, blending in the dark shadows of the alley.
He didn't quite expect the emptiness after she left, but that was exactly what he felt. Empty. Jesse couldn't help wishing that he could see her again. Am I falling in love? With someone I've just met? Suddenly he felt a little sick. Too much alcohol plus a dazzling mystery woman Yep, that must be it.
With a shrug, Jesse dug deep into his pockets and shivered against a sudden chill. What a night, he thought as he walked down the alley toward the car where he knew Brennan was waiting.