FIRE UP CLOSE
By: SAGE 360
Disclaimer: M-X, Don't Own them. Enjoy!
Hello! Thanks for waiting....this chap is for FERELSPRITE, who so lovingly told me to hurry it up! :P
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Unfortunately for the feral, she didn't get a chance. After just hitting the bottom of the stairs, Brennan called in on his COMM link, asking for some assistance at a safe house. And though something inside her suddenly wanted to bolt from the room, Jesse beat her to it . Now she was left with the woman who haunted her. So, she (Shalimar) did the only thing she could.
She hid in her room.
It worked for an hour, before the knock came to her door. Lexa stepped in, leaning on a nearby dresser. "What is it?"
Brown eyes regarded her with question.
"What's up with you...You're all jumpy lately. Did I do something?"
Did you! Shalimar wanted to scream. Ironically enough if there was anyone she could be frank with, it was the brunette. "Lex...I don't know what to think of you."
"This sounds familiar." The woman grinned. Naturally, she sat down on the bed, scratching everyone of the feral's nerves. She could smell her, the expensive perfume, the shampoo she used. It all ran of the radar of her senses. "Can't help if I'm not an open book..."
"No, it's not that....something 'happened'. The other night."
"When?" Lexa's brow arched , emphasizing the deep shade of her blue eyes.
"When you let me feel your'energy'..."
"Shal, did I hurt you, cause I didn't-"
"....Um, no. It wasn't that....I ...Shit!" The feral slipped a hand through her hair, rustling the golden waves. Lexa's sudden reach, caught her off guard.
"From now on, I'm using your conditioner." She grinned, rubbing a few strands with soft fingertips. "Your hair feels like freakin' silk."
"I think you do alright, Lex..." The blonde replied, lowering her head to think( and half heartedly pull away).
"It unsettled you."
Brown eyes snatched up to meet the blue gazing at her. Fingers still stroking her hair. "Wh...what?"
"To touch my energy. Your feral flipped out. I should have known- seen it happen before."
"You have?"
"Yeah..."
Shalimar turned to face her more so, gently pulling the fingers from her locks. She missed them just a quickly. "...For the first time, I got to touch the one thing that's 'supposed' to scare me."
"And?" Lexa asked softly.
Again the feral watched her, before choosing words. "It was unsettling...nearly intimate." She watched as the brunette didn't answer. Still, her eyes held silent understanding. "I don't know, but some crazy part of me suddenly felt....attracted to you."
The silent face suddenly broke out in a grin. "Hey, I told you I'm hot."
"This isn't funny."
"Okay, Shall it isn't. And I'm sorry...You now know what it is? You're attracted to the energy. The flame represented something forbidden, or you couldn't have. And once you saw it wasn't a weakness, the imagination kicked in. Right?"
The feral licked her lips in thought. "Yes....and no."
"No?"
"At first, it was the 'energy', but then...it became you..." suddenly boldness had found her, enabling the woman to slip her own fingers through her teammates hair. A ribbon of midnight brown fell to her touch, leaving the blonde intoxicated. Leaning, in the feral risked it all, having to know the truth behind 'them'. "I think I want you, Lex..."
"Dude, you're full of shit!" Brennan laughed as the men entered Sanctuary. "There's no way you can beat me at basketball..."
"You forget the million times I have..." Jesse smirked. "Anyway, I think that safe house malfunction was do to the surveillance system. I'll run a check to make sure...."
Brennan pulled up to the computer across from Jesse and began another download. "Good...That virus, or what ever it was, caused an automatic shut down. The last thing I need is another lock up with two more canine and feline ferals."
"Almost killed each other, Huh?"
"Almost...I had to zap em' both just so I could go take a piss....Next time you get the shipping job."
"Whatever... Dude." The man grinned as blue eyes processed each screen. "Okay, I think I've got it. But I'll run a test on the Rock's systems first, just to be safe." Each screen flashed before him vividly, displaying Sanctuary's interior components. First the garage, then lab, then the kitchen. One by one, the rooms counted off, bringing the man closer to reloading safe house visual- or more importantly, finding Lexa. He'd cursed the interruption, not wanting to end their conversation. Even now, as the screen continued to load each room, his mind was on her.
Brennan sat across from his teammate, waiting for an okay. Typical, Jesse drummed his fingers against the counter, itching to type and developing another case of carpel tunnel. Sighing, the elemental watched his own screen (Playing solitaire to look like he was working). The drumming fingers stopped. "So how goes it?" He asked. Not hearing an answer, the man looked up, surprised to see the molecular turned away. "Jess, you done?" he asked again. Only this time, the blonde's face returned, disbelief etching his features. Now the elemental stood, his own brown frowning. "Jess-"
"What..." He replied, but it wasn't to his teammate. Before Brennan could ask, he was following a dazed molecular, moving swiftly towards personal quarters. He stood quietly, watching Jesse stop before the bedroom, his hand almost scared to touch the door.
"Jess..." He asked more softly. The door moved quietly, and while obstructing the taller man's view, the molecular saw all too well. His sudden disbelief turned to strain. Frowning the elemental stepped forward. "Dude, what is it?"
"This..." Brennan was too late as his brother moved into the room, a sick anger tensing his form. The elemental gave in, moving through the door only to freeze. He should have know, or at least remembered. And it should have clicked that they'd entered the feral's room. Trying not to focus in the 'natural' way, he couldn't figure out anything to do for Jesse. Between disbelieving fantasy and betrayal, the man's heart broke. Shalimar and Lexa, unaware of their presence, entwined, curling in the sheets.
She was lost in the feel of skin. Soft skin, tan as her own and so different from what she knew. Ths skin curved over elements familiar to her own, feminine as hers and so ...inviting. It was noting like the rough solidarity of any man she'd known.
"WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON?"
No! She thought. Not him!
Breaking, the women turned, facing a tormented Jesse and 'amused' Brennan. And though, still clothed, they held the covers to themselves, attempting to cover their actions. "Jess.." Shalimar began. "Jess, I-"
"Has 'this' been going on all along?" He nearly yelled.
"I wish." Brennan muttered, trying not to smile.
The feral attempted to speak again. "Jess, Let-"
"Let me guess,'YOU' came on to 'LEXA!" His voice boomed.
"Wow," The brunette gasped shocked. "How'd you know...."
The molecular ran a hand through his hair, pacing the short space. "How do I know? She didn't tell you before you hopped in the sack together!"
"Jess, I didn't mean to hurt you..." The feral interrupted. "It all-"
"Just happened. Yeah, It all sounds familiar, Shalimar!"
Now, it was Lexa and Brennan who exchanged questioning looks. "Jess," the elemental asked. "What are you saying?"
"Oh! She never told YOU either?! This....This! Isn't the first time!"
Lexa sat up, her gaze moving from the feral to the molecular. Behind them, Brennan's eyes grew in realization, his voice spilling the words. "Shal....You didn't..."
"Yes she did! She slept with Emma!" Jesse's voice boomed, cutting the man off. "She was the reason we fell apart."
By: SAGE 360
Disclaimer: M-X, Don't Own them. Enjoy!
Hello! Thanks for waiting....this chap is for FERELSPRITE, who so lovingly told me to hurry it up! :P
CAMERAS
Unfortunately for the feral, she didn't get a chance. After just hitting the bottom of the stairs, Brennan called in on his COMM link, asking for some assistance at a safe house. And though something inside her suddenly wanted to bolt from the room, Jesse beat her to it . Now she was left with the woman who haunted her. So, she (Shalimar) did the only thing she could.
She hid in her room.
It worked for an hour, before the knock came to her door. Lexa stepped in, leaning on a nearby dresser. "What is it?"
Brown eyes regarded her with question.
"What's up with you...You're all jumpy lately. Did I do something?"
Did you! Shalimar wanted to scream. Ironically enough if there was anyone she could be frank with, it was the brunette. "Lex...I don't know what to think of you."
"This sounds familiar." The woman grinned. Naturally, she sat down on the bed, scratching everyone of the feral's nerves. She could smell her, the expensive perfume, the shampoo she used. It all ran of the radar of her senses. "Can't help if I'm not an open book..."
"No, it's not that....something 'happened'. The other night."
"When?" Lexa's brow arched , emphasizing the deep shade of her blue eyes.
"When you let me feel your'energy'..."
"Shal, did I hurt you, cause I didn't-"
"....Um, no. It wasn't that....I ...Shit!" The feral slipped a hand through her hair, rustling the golden waves. Lexa's sudden reach, caught her off guard.
"From now on, I'm using your conditioner." She grinned, rubbing a few strands with soft fingertips. "Your hair feels like freakin' silk."
"I think you do alright, Lex..." The blonde replied, lowering her head to think( and half heartedly pull away).
"It unsettled you."
Brown eyes snatched up to meet the blue gazing at her. Fingers still stroking her hair. "Wh...what?"
"To touch my energy. Your feral flipped out. I should have known- seen it happen before."
"You have?"
"Yeah..."
Shalimar turned to face her more so, gently pulling the fingers from her locks. She missed them just a quickly. "...For the first time, I got to touch the one thing that's 'supposed' to scare me."
"And?" Lexa asked softly.
Again the feral watched her, before choosing words. "It was unsettling...nearly intimate." She watched as the brunette didn't answer. Still, her eyes held silent understanding. "I don't know, but some crazy part of me suddenly felt....attracted to you."
The silent face suddenly broke out in a grin. "Hey, I told you I'm hot."
"This isn't funny."
"Okay, Shall it isn't. And I'm sorry...You now know what it is? You're attracted to the energy. The flame represented something forbidden, or you couldn't have. And once you saw it wasn't a weakness, the imagination kicked in. Right?"
The feral licked her lips in thought. "Yes....and no."
"No?"
"At first, it was the 'energy', but then...it became you..." suddenly boldness had found her, enabling the woman to slip her own fingers through her teammates hair. A ribbon of midnight brown fell to her touch, leaving the blonde intoxicated. Leaning, in the feral risked it all, having to know the truth behind 'them'. "I think I want you, Lex..."
"Dude, you're full of shit!" Brennan laughed as the men entered Sanctuary. "There's no way you can beat me at basketball..."
"You forget the million times I have..." Jesse smirked. "Anyway, I think that safe house malfunction was do to the surveillance system. I'll run a check to make sure...."
Brennan pulled up to the computer across from Jesse and began another download. "Good...That virus, or what ever it was, caused an automatic shut down. The last thing I need is another lock up with two more canine and feline ferals."
"Almost killed each other, Huh?"
"Almost...I had to zap em' both just so I could go take a piss....Next time you get the shipping job."
"Whatever... Dude." The man grinned as blue eyes processed each screen. "Okay, I think I've got it. But I'll run a test on the Rock's systems first, just to be safe." Each screen flashed before him vividly, displaying Sanctuary's interior components. First the garage, then lab, then the kitchen. One by one, the rooms counted off, bringing the man closer to reloading safe house visual- or more importantly, finding Lexa. He'd cursed the interruption, not wanting to end their conversation. Even now, as the screen continued to load each room, his mind was on her.
Brennan sat across from his teammate, waiting for an okay. Typical, Jesse drummed his fingers against the counter, itching to type and developing another case of carpel tunnel. Sighing, the elemental watched his own screen (Playing solitaire to look like he was working). The drumming fingers stopped. "So how goes it?" He asked. Not hearing an answer, the man looked up, surprised to see the molecular turned away. "Jess, you done?" he asked again. Only this time, the blonde's face returned, disbelief etching his features. Now the elemental stood, his own brown frowning. "Jess-"
"What..." He replied, but it wasn't to his teammate. Before Brennan could ask, he was following a dazed molecular, moving swiftly towards personal quarters. He stood quietly, watching Jesse stop before the bedroom, his hand almost scared to touch the door.
"Jess..." He asked more softly. The door moved quietly, and while obstructing the taller man's view, the molecular saw all too well. His sudden disbelief turned to strain. Frowning the elemental stepped forward. "Dude, what is it?"
"This..." Brennan was too late as his brother moved into the room, a sick anger tensing his form. The elemental gave in, moving through the door only to freeze. He should have know, or at least remembered. And it should have clicked that they'd entered the feral's room. Trying not to focus in the 'natural' way, he couldn't figure out anything to do for Jesse. Between disbelieving fantasy and betrayal, the man's heart broke. Shalimar and Lexa, unaware of their presence, entwined, curling in the sheets.
She was lost in the feel of skin. Soft skin, tan as her own and so different from what she knew. Ths skin curved over elements familiar to her own, feminine as hers and so ...inviting. It was noting like the rough solidarity of any man she'd known.
"WHAT THE HELL'S GOIN' ON?"
No! She thought. Not him!
Breaking, the women turned, facing a tormented Jesse and 'amused' Brennan. And though, still clothed, they held the covers to themselves, attempting to cover their actions. "Jess.." Shalimar began. "Jess, I-"
"Has 'this' been going on all along?" He nearly yelled.
"I wish." Brennan muttered, trying not to smile.
The feral attempted to speak again. "Jess, Let-"
"Let me guess,'YOU' came on to 'LEXA!" His voice boomed.
"Wow," The brunette gasped shocked. "How'd you know...."
The molecular ran a hand through his hair, pacing the short space. "How do I know? She didn't tell you before you hopped in the sack together!"
"Jess, I didn't mean to hurt you..." The feral interrupted. "It all-"
"Just happened. Yeah, It all sounds familiar, Shalimar!"
Now, it was Lexa and Brennan who exchanged questioning looks. "Jess," the elemental asked. "What are you saying?"
"Oh! She never told YOU either?! This....This! Isn't the first time!"
Lexa sat up, her gaze moving from the feral to the molecular. Behind them, Brennan's eyes grew in realization, his voice spilling the words. "Shal....You didn't..."
"Yes she did! She slept with Emma!" Jesse's voice boomed, cutting the man off. "She was the reason we fell apart."